Zhao Zhen sat down on his seat and looked at the lights not far away. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

To read the books of the sages is to look at the original text and understand their original meaning, which sounds very true, but it is just a likeness. Since Mencius said this sentence, after the interpretation of later generations from generation to generation, it has already had a richer connotation. The reason why sages are sages is not only because they are outstanding figures of that era, but also because of how many people have accumulated in them for thousands of years, which can be said to be stripped away?

Xu Ping went to explain the word "li" from the original text of "Mencius", and it was clearly said that it was still the set of Tuogu's reform. Zhao Zhen has been taught by famous teachers since he was a child and has received a good education, but he still doesn't understand this truth.

Mencius's interpretation of poetry emphasizes the need to "oppose the will with the will", which Xu Ping said, which is in line with this principle. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Zhen carefully thought about the pros and cons in the middle, and did not directly refute it.

From Wang Anshi to the reformers who followed him, the reason why Mencius was raised was actually slightly different from Han Yuti's purpose and position of Mencius's Taoism. Wang Anshi and others respect Meng, and a very important point is that the four words "will against the will" are an important theoretical basis for the reform of the Tuogu system. To deduce the aspirations of the ancient sages with their own intentions is actually to put aside all the Confucian classics below the Qin and Han dynasties, which is equivalent to starting anew.

Although Mencius was broad and his theories were mostly inconsistent with the reality of the time, he fundamentally appeared on the stage of history as a reformer. This was true for the countries of the time, and even more so for Confucianism. His characteristics as a reformer are the reason why he was lifted up from Zhuzi and entered the Confucian Temple.

Until the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Mencius's main label was the banner of reform, and with the failure of reform, this aura was slowly lost. As for Mencius, who later entered the Confucian Temple, he naturally let himself dress up, and it didn't matter how he was.

Xu Ping had already noticed that Mencius in the hearts of people in this era was very different from his previous life, and he was very hesitant about Li Jing's extreme opposition to Mencius. After all, he is also a reformer, and he always has to have a signboard. Whether such a signboard is borrowed from such an ancient, or to create something else, it is necessary to explore in practice, and practice will give the answer.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Zhen let out a breath: "There are naturally many things that are beneficial to the country, but with money and food as the key link, as long as this word comes out, the world will inevitably boil!" This matter can be discussed later, and I can't help but talk about it, let alone focus on the edict, and let's take it step by step. To change the government, let's start with what is easy to do. ”

Xu Ping's heart also breathed a sigh of relief, he was not afraid that Zhao Zhen would put it aside, time was on his side after all. What he was afraid of was that Zhao Zhen would argue directly with him, after all, he was not ready.

Arching his hand to Zhao Zhen, Xu Ping said: "Your Majesty is cautious, and it is because of the common people in the world. The minister is still young, and he has not experienced much in the world, so he may not be thoughtful. It's always good to be by His Majesty's side and learn and do, and do and learn, and take your time. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, and his face softened: "I don't have to say anything about this matter, but you are in the third division, and what you are in charge of is the world's money and grain, so you can let it go." If something really happens, I am responsible! You and I work together to beat countless useless scholars! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! It's just that such a heavy responsibility falls on the minister's body, but it is like Mount Tai pressing on the top, but I am afraid that the minister will not be able to bear it. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "If I can afford it, you will naturally be able to afford it!" ”

After speaking, Zhao Zhen pointed to the seat next to him and asked Xu Ping to sit down.

Xu Ping thanked him and sat down, and said: "As long as you have money and food in your hands, the people of the world will have no worries about food and clothing, and there will be no major events in the country." As for the outside, at this time, the Khitan was also a new monarch who succeeded to the throne not long ago, and there was no major change. There is only the party item, and now it seems that sooner or later there will be a big mess. However, the party is there, and it is naturally impossible to underestimate it, and its soldiers who pour the country into the country are said to have hundreds of thousands of people, and the pressure on the two roads in Hedong is extremely high. But don't overestimate them too much, the party is a small country after all, the land is barren and the people are poor, and what attracts the court is only a two-way land. The war is about money and food, and as long as the court has enough money and food, they can survive for a few years. In fact, what I am most afraid of is not the military threat of the party, but the huge amount of money and food consumed by this, and the internal strife caused by external strife. In the final analysis, as long as the treasury is full, there is nothing to be afraid of inside and outside! ”

"Yes, as long as you have money and food in hand, the world can go! However, Xu Ping, I am the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven must have the virtue of the Son of Heaven, and he must govern the world with benevolence. I also know that money and food are important, but for the Son of Heaven, it is never the most important thing. You are in Yongzhou to raise the sugar business, the Xitong affairs, the right to know the state, the Beijing as a judge, as the deputy envoy of salt and iron, in addition to the promotion of Xitong to govern the barbarians, you are dealing with money and grain. I already know what you do, and I won't let you be a two-system minister, hmph, you can't do it if you want to! In the edict, if you dare to write a sentence based on money and food, I can tolerate you, and the civil and military officials will never tolerate you! In the future, you should be honest with the three divisions. ”

"The minister understands, there is indeed a lot to learn!"

The ministers of the two systems drafted the edict on their behalf, and good writing was only a basic requirement, and it was also required to be politically sensitive. Scribbling a sentence can have serious consequences. Yan Shu is also a person who has participated in political affairs, and it is not because he did not have political sensitivity to write Li Chenfei's words when he was a bachelor of Hanlin back then, so he was knocked out at once, and he can't be promoted now.

Xu Ping's current theoretical level, he can't do it if he wants to do it, otherwise he will wait for people to see the joke.

The following four are the heads, the Hanlin Bachelor, the Imperial History, the Three Envoys and the Kaifeng Mansion. Except for Zhikaifeng Prefecture, which also has the status of a magistrate, the other three all have a backup position. The backup of the Hanlin bachelor is the knowledge system, the backup of the imperial history is the imperial history of the miscellaneous, and the backup of the three envoys is the deputy envoy of the three divisions that Xu Ping is now serving. There are naturally many other positions that are roughly equivalent to these positions, such as the Third Class Court, the Liunequan, the Magistrate's Court, the Sentencing Court, and so on, but they are not as clear as these three positions, and they are far less important than these three positions.

Among the three, the Zhizhi is also noble and high-ranking as a minister, and he can be directly promoted to the bachelor of Hanlin, which is the closest position to the ruler. The imperial history is second to the miscellaneous, and the imperial history picks up hundreds of officials, far beyond the same level in etiquette. The deputy envoys of the three divisions also have a lot of weight and responsibility, and their efforts are thankless, and from the perspective of adding officials to knights, they are the worst.

There are qualifications in the imperial history, and the general imperial history is not directly promoted. Since the envoys of the three divisions are in charge of finance, have heavy powers and responsibilities, and have stricter requirements for qualifications, it is basically impossible for the deputy envoys of the three divisions to be directly promoted.

Xu Ping has faced such an embarrassing situation by now. If you want to work in the Third Division, you can only finish this term as the deputy envoy of the Third Division, or even serve two terms. Then, due to the defects of qualifications, he still could not be promoted to the third envoy, and he had to go out to work. Or, move to another order, and the curve shifts.

Zhao Zhen wanted to promote Xu Ping, and the reasonable arrangement was to let Xu Ping be transferred from the deputy envoy of salt and iron to the knowledge system, and then the knowledge system would be promoted to the bachelor of Hanlin, and then the bachelor of Hanlin would be the ruler. I had this idea in my heart, but when I talked to Xu Ping, I found that Xu Ping couldn't do the work of knowing the system at all, and forcing him to do it hurt him.

So what's the solution? I had to go and slowly boil up the qualifications. Fortunately, everyone is still young and still has time.

The night was already dark, Zhao Zhen looked out the window and sighed softly: "After talking for a long time, it turned out that I still said what you did in Sansi, but I just sorted out my head in front of me." Now, what worries me the most is the rule of the imperial court. You don't say a word about it. Are you afraid that if you say it here, you will offend your colleagues? ”

Xu Ping thought about it, shook his head and smiled: "If the minister says that he is not afraid, it is also a lie." I was originally the son of a wine seller in Kaifeng City, and I was lucky enough to get a Jinshi, and all kinds of luck added to my wealth. I naturally know in my heart that this wealth is not easy to come by, and I have always been careful to get along with my colleagues, are you born here! But if I was afraid of offending my colleagues, I didn't dare to speak in front of me, that's too much, Xu Ping is not that kind of person. ”

"Fear, fearlessness, yes! Then tell me what you want to do now to reform the bureaucratic system? ”

Xu Ping lowered his head and thought about it, the reform of the official system, this is what Zhao Zhen is most concerned about. What other big truths, as a minister, you just have to study it yourself, what's the use of telling the emperor? Don't listen to these if you're the emperor.

Sorting out the clue, Xu Ping said to Zhao Zhen: "Forgive the minister, being a minister in the court, being a minister, a king, and a person in charge of the people, is a person with two identities. The minister once went to Goolan to hear people talk about novels, and said that there was a section in the third of the three, and it was Liu, Guan, and Zhang who formed a righteous alliance in Taoyuan, and swore to become brothers by burning incense——"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen suddenly became excited: "You also like to hear people talk about novels?" I love to hear it too! It's just that in the deep palace, there is no chance, and you can only occasionally listen to it when you are enjoying with the people in major festivals such as Shangyuan. Speaking of the section of Taoyuan Righteousness in Three Points, I have spent several years of hard work, alas, I still haven't heard the whole thing! ”

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment and closed his mouth. Zhao Zhen is quite interested in these market gadgets, likes to listen to novels, and likes to watch sumo wrestling. Especially one year, there was a women's sumo wrestling in front of him, and he couldn't take his eyes off it, and it was a joke for a while.

Those sumo wrestling women were strong and had very few clothes on their bodies, and it was extremely unsightly for an emperor to look at this. However, the Shangyuan Festival was happy with the people, there was no restraint, and the officials and the people of Kaifeng City were just laughing.

But in normal times, it is extremely difficult for artists to enter the palace. Zhao Zhen dared to ask someone to enter the palace to say a novel, or perform sumo, just wait to be sprayed to death by hundreds of officials. The emperor is not doing his job, he is obsessed with these vulgar entertainments, do you want to be it? I have time to listen to the great Confucian lectures. So Zhao Zhen is looking forward to the New Year, and his mood is warmer than that of a child.

Xu Ping suddenly felt that it was not easy for Zhao Zhen, the emperor, to be the emperor.

(Note: The emperor claims to be "I", but it doesn't mean that the people who become emperors are all "I", in fact, most of the time, they still call themselves "I".) Generally speaking, when emphasizing one's identity as emperor, one uses the title of "I", and when emphasizing oneself as a person, one uses "I" to refer to oneself. This is the same as everyone else, the official calls himself a "minister" in front of the emperor, the subordinate calls himself a "lower official" in front of his superiors, the children call themselves "children" in front of their parents, and the wife and concubine call themselves "slaves" in front of their husbands. Of course, this is not absolute, just a general principle, after all, not everyone has this chord in their hearts all the time. (To be continued.) )