Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching, and the lively and prosperous festive atmosphere in the capital continues. Before the end of the year, people who do complex things are probably busy for a while, and the summary of the year, the collection of accounts, the outlook for the new year and the reflection on the past are all things for the coming year. In short, after being busy, whether it is a shop or inn, or a government agency, it has entered a slightly leisurely window period, even if it is such a thing as Zhang Jue being killed, the sudden waves are fading. At the end of the year, people have more reasons to keep it in their hearts, and if there are any problems, they will wait until the beginning of spring.

In short, no matter what you say, Zhang Jue is dead, and the Jin people have returned to the dynasty for the New Year...... Let's just live a few good days.

In the right minister's mansion, the initial busyness is also subduing, Qin Siyuan almost fainted on the day he received the news of Zhang Jue's death, but soon after, he also recovered. After all, he is a person who has seen countless storms, and the blows he has experienced in this life are far more than one or two, but at this time, he is very old, and after this stimulation, most of the government affairs were forced to be temporarily put down by his family and a group of staff - if not to mention the north, many old-fashioned things in the country, he did not interfere There are actually not too many problems, so in these few days, he took advantage of the atmosphere of the New Year to quiet down a little.

Ning Yi and the others often went over to gossip with him, and Yao Zunian also rushed over from his home outside the city to check on his condition. In addition to resting, most of the time he will still hold a book and read, sometimes holding a brush and making circles. Compared with his busy business, as a Confucian scholar, he circled these things, which can be regarded as a kind of pastime in his leisure. So as long as it doesn't last long, people don't say much about him.

Regarding Zhang Jue's matter, at least for this time, he has kept his mouth shut. In the past few days, there has been an uproar in the court for this matter, first Qin Hui wrote a letter to impeach Wang Anzhong, and then caused a big discussion in the court, and the final characterization is that Wang Anzhong is painstakingly lonely and endures humiliation, of course, there are mistakes. But it shouldn't be on the line. Whoever is put in that position may not be able to make a better decision.

Right and wrong were decided, and Emperor Zhou Zhe rejected Qin Hui's impeachment, but still decided to transfer Wang Anzhong from Yanjing in the following year. Another minister was elected to take charge of the game. And in fact. Wang Anzhong was not happy in Yanjing at this time. After Zhang Jue's death, Guo Yaoshi once said: "If the Jin people ask for Zhang Jue, you will give it, if you come to ask for the pharmacist." Do you also give? After that, although Wang Anzhong came to the door to ask for forgiveness, he still felt that it was not a taste, and his resignation was actually on the way.

For Wang Anzhong's high-level leniency, the emperor's decision-making was revealed. In fact, at this time, Qin Hui and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion still had frequent contacts, and the relationship was good. But if it was talking about him, Qin Siyuan just said: "It will be too clear and holy will." ”

The day after he fainted, perhaps because he was too depressed, when Ning Yi and others came to see him that day, he talked to a few people about the beginning and end of cutting his robe with Zuo Duanyou.

“…… At that time, the saint had just succeeded to the throne, he was eloquent and strategic, and he had the ambition of a saint. I, Wang Qisong, Liang Mengqi, and Zuo Duanyou whimsically set up the Secret Investigation Department because the Liao State and our Wu Dynasty have been trading for a hundred years, and they have long been assimilated by the extravagance of our dynasty. Although I am more extravagant, if there is a British master, maybe I can prosper because of this. This is...... The origin of the secret investigation department......"

"What happened later, most of the Nian Gong knew about it, Ji Kun, you have been by my side for many years, and you also understand, only after the Black Water Alliance, the reason why Zuo Gong broke off contact with me, I have never told anyone, in fact, this matter should not be talked about with others."

"Once we were valued by the saint, there is no difference in grace, and I once taught the saint to read and be a king, the saint is intelligent, understands very quickly, and in a short time has touched the bypass, and has many ...... of his own After that, they became alienated from us. This is not a big deal, and then the Liao people went south, and we fought to the death, and the saint had already abolished the provocation of the north in secret...... decided to make peace in advance. Zuo Duanyou had a fierce temperament, and persuaded me that I would not be subject to the foreign monarch's order, although the Liao people moved south quickly, but the area north of Bianliang was vast, as long as it dragged on, the rich people of the Liao State would first oppose this big war that affected business. When he said this, I could not do this, and under the continuous urging of the Holy Lord, I had to negotiate peace...... You know that Zuo Gong is the ...... who broke off his friendship with me after that."

"At that time, outsiders knew the reason for the Tao...... The main reason is that the prince and his son died tragically, but the deep reason is not for this. Zuo Gongzhisi, similar to Liheng, said a big rebellious remark, he said...... Jun Shang ...... Zhida and talented, I knew that this was the case, the secret investigation department should not be done, it has no strength, secretly desperately playing conspiracy, if Zhengqi can't get along, my Wu Dynasty will only continue to show its weaknesses to others, the original Guozuo may be able to continue for many years, at this time, like a clown jumping off the beam, just take the death in advance......"

I couldn't refute his words, and in the end, he stopped part of the secret investigation department he was in charge of. But as far as I'm concerned, the world is at this point, and if I don't, what else can I do? Even if the world is extravagant, we can only grit our teeth and stiffen up, this time, as long as we survive, it will be the sea and the sky. But now...... I'm afraid I'm going to be laughed at by him...... Hehe, the clown jumps off the beam, the way to die......"

"After I recovered, I knew in my heart that the saint weighed it heavily, and he often couldn't help but suppress a matter when he lifted it up. I was ready, in the past, I occasionally made some mistakes in the court, let him watch, I just hope that he can fight these and help him up for some other serious things. In this disaster relief, I know that I have offended many people, and I only think in my heart, if after the disaster relief, I will become the target of everyone, and the Holy God will push the boat with the water...... He always wants to make sure that the Northern Expedition is carried out, maybe with my old bones, I can still get through it, but I don't know how to fall together...... fell, it fell on Zhang Jue's head......"

Maybe it's physical and mental exhaustion, but there is something in his words that he shouldn't usually say. Fortunately, there are several core staff members of the Prime Minister's Mansion around, and they are basically tied to Qin Siyuan's net worth. In fact, Qin Siyuan's words. It's too gentle to say. In the intelligence of the Secret Investigation Division, Ning Yi has already referred to the laws of many decrees in the Jinghan period, the emperor is indeed a trade-off, but it does not mean that he really attaches importance to the way of trade-offs, in a sense, at least Ning Yi only thinks that he is just playing with trade-offs.

After ascending the throne, Zhou Zhe did have several large-scale actions, including the Secret Investigation Division, and so did Hua Shigang. Originally, Zhou Zhe continued Huashi Gang because there was not enough silver that could be used in state affairs. After the Blackwater Alliance. The amount of money exported abroad has been greatly reduced, and the peace in the political arena has also made the treasury revenue richer, but Hua Shigang has not stopped, and he has already had a good time. Don't have to give it to someone else? Good. Then it's time for me to keep it for myself. He reused Cai Jing, Wang Hao and others to collect valuable things everywhere. If someone participates, he will scold them for suppression. After the suppression, I don't want to go, and then give some power.

After arriving at the worst, Wang Hao and others were scolded a lot, and their power increased day by day. The Emperor received the name of the Holy Monarch. Several years of training have also led to the fact that Yushitai, Qingliu, and Yanlu often weigh and speak, and the ability to figure out the meaning has been practiced to the top. They have participated in countless performances, "so that all officials can say things, and the political arena is clear", but it does not hurt the skin.

If analyzed from a psychological point of view, this is Ning Yi's view. A second-year teenager, whose three views are not stable, after receiving a lot of information, thinks that he has seen through the world. In essence, this emperor doesn't believe in anyone, he doesn't believe that things in the world are right and wrong, he doesn't think that Cai Jing is for the country and the people, nor does he believe that Qin Siyuan and Li Gang are for the country and the people, from this point of view, behind everyone's buttocks, there are only interests, Cai Jing is for his family power, covering the sky with one hand, Li Gang and Qin Siyuan are for the sake of leaving a name in history, for a moment of fame.

In fact, for the sake of superiors, sometimes it is not necessarily a big mistake to have such thoughts. The logical ability itself is not enough, and it is nothing to set the big truth in everything, such a person also has a way to success, however...... As an emperor, his ability to resist pressure is too shallow.

Soon after coming to the capital, Ning Yi already had a superficial view of the current emperor, of course, it is difficult to say whether it is right or wrong, after all, he will not face the other party directly. However, the Zhang Jue incident really made him feel extremely helpless.

For Qin Siyuan and others, although they are heartbroken about the Zhang Jue incident, the worry estimate is not very high, after all, there are not many Jin people, and there may not be no room for return, only Ning Yi understands in his heart that most of the Jin people are going south, and after this incident, it makes him sigh even more.

The success of this matter fell short, and his heart was holding back the fire, but the end of the year has come, and he can't think about it. In the face of Qin Siyuan, who was recuperating, of course, it was difficult to say anything, so he could only greatly adjust the arrangement of Zhuji in his heart...... The emperor is the greatest, he wants to do this, what else can you do......

He often came to sit in the Prime Minister's Mansion and chatted with Qin Siyuan, Yao Zunian, Ji Kun, Wenren Fuji and others, thinking about what he had to do. In the afternoon of this day, when he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, after sitting down in the warm study, after chatting a few words, Qin Siyuan smiled and took out some books to show them, probably his writings.

Those books, including the Four Books and the Five Classics, were manuscripts of Qin Siyuan, and after copying them by hand, many of his own understandings were written on the side. Ning Yi took a copy and flipped through it casually, Qin Siyuan was already pampered and not shocked, but when he showed these things to everyone, his expression was slightly proud. Yao Zunian and the others looked respectful, and frowned for a moment, revealing an expression of attention, while Ning Yi looked at it casually, he didn't understand these, but he had the hidden influence of a thousand years of Confucian inheritance in his heart, and everything in the book seemed to be some simple, self-evident Confucian truths.

Qin Siyuan lay on the chair and slowly opened his mouth: "These things were written by me when I was at home, and I discussed them with Kang Mingyun and others, and later there were several revisions, and after the resurgence, the revisions and annotations were done intermittently, but the trimming was the largest." It's the first time I've taken it out for everyone to see. ”

He closed his eyes, folded his hands in front of his chest, and patted his fingers gently: "In this life, the old man first established his name as a Confucian, and later did a lot of things, which is difficult to conform to the way of Confucianism. After becoming an official, my path is not as upright as Li Xiang's, if objectively speaking, in order to have a good result, I am a little ...... used too much, but fortunately, the old man has always maintained a little literary name, and in the end he was not criticized too much for this. But after reading these Confucian studies over the years, I have always had a doubt, or ...... Expectation: If this world is just, why should I use it like that......"

Over the years, the old man has been studying, and has had many small talks with Nian Gong and some other great Confucians, during which Liheng claimed to be not a Confucian, but in some truths, it is the most obvious. I remember that Liheng and I once talked about the dynasties, every time they overturned, there were often traitors who caused chaos and disaster to the country, Dong Zhuo in the Han Dynasty, An Lushan in the Tang Dynasty, Jia Nanfeng in the Jin Dynasty, ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and Shi Jingjiao, these people were nailed to the history books and were scolded every day, but if Dong Zhuo met the Han Dynasty, would there be a rebellion in the Three Kingdoms? If An Lushan meets Li Shimin, can there still be a change in Ma Weipo, Jia Nanfeng meets Sima Yi, how dare the eight kings make trouble? In this way, people at the time thought that they were traitors and misguided the country. As a matter of fact...... Just like this food shortage, if it weren't for all kinds of cockroaches, weak to a certain extent, hollowing out a country, how could outsiders dare to covet this country! ”

"In this food shortage, in order to reduce the pressure on the court, the old man drank water to quench his thirst, and instigated some merchants to secretly manipulate their speeches and write to lobby for the merchants. Liheng once told me about business, if the business is prosperous, how can the current Wu Dynasty restrain the expansion of the mercenary atmosphere. I can't let go of the promotion behind me this time, whether it is good or bad, but many people want to do it, and the old man has to do it. After thinking about it, these sets of books can be regarded as some compensation for my cruelty in this matter and over the years......"

Ning Yi raised his head...... When Qin Siyuan decided to use the means, he thought that this old man must have made a decision after a long period of psychological construction, and later the atmosphere of justifying the name of the businessman in the court, Ning Yi also guessed that there was an old man's push. Although Ning Yi got up as a businessman, he always believed in his heart that the capitalist idea of mercenary and red fruit in later generations was a poison that could not be touched at all in this era. He guessed that Qin Siyuan would inevitably have some backhand, but he didn't expect that the backhand would be these books......

What does he want to do...... Well, he wants to untie the class of Shinong industry and commerce a little, and then put more detailed and precise criteria, which is indeed a way of thinking......

Ning Yi looked at the book in his hand, and deduced in his heart, he was still thinking about his own plan at this time, and he had a lot of appreciation and recognition for the old man's actions one by one, in any era, people who do great things will not be simple...... However, just moments later, a flash of thought thundered and completely exploded him out of such thoughts.

"How foolish people are." The old man said, "The writings of the sages are also intended to bring people out of this ignorance. For thousands of years, the sages have taught people to see things, teach people to make choices, make decisions, all the differences, nothing more than the short and long vision, Zigong ransomed people, after he ransomed people for the Lu country, do not reward, think it is noble, but Confucius said, your noble preaching, harmful to the country. Nowadays we preach to repay grievances with virtue, but Confucius said, how to repay virtue, repay grievances with straightforwardness, and repay virtue with virtue. In this world, all those who wish to be in the countryside are often thieves of virtue. What is virtue, the so-called morality, virtue because of the Tao, this way, is morality, but also the truth, is the way that our generation can make the world better...... How do you go this way......"

"When people, only care about one person, regardless of a family, only care about a family, regardless of a country, is the blinding of people's selfish desires, is the difference between selfish desires and heavenly principles, the principles of heaven and earth determine that people get along with each other, combined, become a family and a country, to put down some selfish desires in a timely manner, in order to make the country stronger and more prosperous, from time to time, endlessly, my generation of research and learning, it is precisely to find such a way, try to make the interests of the two into one. According to Liheng, this is the difference between the greater self and the lesser self. ”

Qin Siyuan sat in the recliner with his eyes closed, raised his head slightly, and took a breath.

"And in the old man, it is to arouse people's desires and follow heavenly principles."

At that moment, the wind stopped. (To be continued......)

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