Chapter 758: Tough Bones
But no matter how you say it, Li Yuanming is a second-grade Shangshu order, and he has a lot of authority, and it is definitely unruly to do such a big move in the household department without telling him. It's not just Chu Xian who thinks so, but when they went to find Taishi Xiao Yu and Da Situ, these two also mentioned Chu Xian, and they wanted to know Li Yuan in advance.
This is the most basic respect.
Of course, Chu Xian understood this truth, so he made a special trip to visit Shang Shuling Li Yuanming.
This Shangshu Ling has been an immortal for sixty years, and as for the time when he was admitted to the list of students, he was more than a hundred years ago, and he was just two hundred years old, and among the officials of the Holy Dynasty, he could be regarded as 'young and promising'.
And Li Yuanming has a good background, he is a child of a family, and the Li family is also a wealthy family in Youzhou, and he has produced many big officials, and he is a scholarly family, and he is very self-controlled. In addition, this Li Yuanming's wife is even more amazing, she is the young lady of the Zhuge family in Jingzhou.
It is equivalent to saying that this Li Yuanming is the uncle of the Zhuge family.
A hundred years ago, the Zhuge family was a wealthy family in Jingzhou that was on a par with the Yang family, although it has declined over the years, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the energy in the officialdom is also quite huge.
Therefore, Li Yuanming also used the power of the Zhuge family in his early years, and his career was definitely smooth. It's just that later, Li Yuanming and the Zhuge family seem to have some 'suspicions', but the specific reason is unknown, and later I heard that there are few contacts, and in the Shoufu Pavilion, Li Yuanming has a lot to do with Liu Jiwen, the right attendant of the household department.
These Chu strings had already been discovered when they came.
Chu Xian didn't expect that this Holy Dynasty Shangshu Ling Li Yuanming actually had such a deep relationship with the Zhuge family and Liu Jiwen, of course, it would have been nothing before, but in the current situation, this Shangshu Ling is very likely to obstruct his own land reform decree.
This is not Chu Xian's alarmism, after all, even if it is his top boss Hubu Shangshu, his top boss is this Shangshu Ling, the so-called official level crushes people to death, this is the official and the big two levels. Even with the support of Taishi Xiao Yu and Da Situ, this matter may not be able to be carried out smoothly.
Of course, Chu Xian is more willing to believe that he is too worried, Chu Xian is willing to believe that Li Yuanming, as one of the high-level leaders of the Shoufu Pavilion, is in such a high position as Shang Shuling, and he should also understand the disadvantages of the old system, and for the sake of the overall situation, he should support himself.
As Shang Shuling, Li Yuanming should have this kind of mind.
Therefore, Chu Xian went to visit Li Yuanming in the house, and this Shang Shuling was also polite, and received Chu Xian warmly, after all, Chu Xian is also a first-level immortal official at the level of the First Auxiliary Pavilion, and he is also a high-ranking existence in the Holy Dynasty.
Li Yuanming obviously attaches great importance to appearance, even at home, he is meticulous in dressing, and even his clothes do not have a trace of wrinkles, and the furnishings at home are simple and neat. Chu Xian had heard of some quirks of this Lord Shangshuling, this Lord talked and did things too much about the rules, and for some things, it was already to the point of obsession. It's like the furnishings in the house, even if the tables, chairs, benches, and flower pots are misplaced, he will be furious, or like the position and order of the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the desk, or the pen and paper he uses to write, must be the top quality made by a certain inheritance workshop in Jingzhou.
There are many rumors like this, but in the final analysis, it can be shown that Li Yuanming is a conservative, rigorous, and even harsh person.
"This is the first time Chu Shilang has come to the door, and I have long wanted to have a good talk with Chu Shilang, a literati model, but I didn't expect this opportunity today. Even if Li Yuanming was entertaining guests, he couldn't find the slightest fault with his sitting posture, and Chu Xian noticed that after he drank tea, the place where he put the teacup back must be in its original position, and there was no deviation at all.
From this detail, it can be seen that this Lord Shang Shuling, as rumored to be, is a person with a strong sense of order.
People are polite, Chu Xian also has to lose a smile, polite words, Chu Xian did not waste time, directly took out his land reform plan and handed it to Li Yuanming, and at the same time explained his plan in detail.
Including the results of this three-month inspection in various prefectures, it can be said that Chu Xian's explanation is clear, and the drawbacks and hidden dangers of the current land system are also the head of the analysis, which is extremely thorough.
I believe that with a character like Li Yuanming, it should not be difficult to understand the priorities and drawbacks of this matter.
It's just that Li Yuanming's reaction next made Chu Xian chuckle in his heart.
This Shangshu Ling listened carefully, his fingers gently tapped the wooden table with rhythm, and the interval and size of each sound were the same, and when Chu Xian finished speaking, Li Yuanming picked up the book and looked at it, and then put it down.
"There are pros and cons to everything, Chu Shilang, I'm going to criticize you for this matter, you look at things too one-sidedly. β
One sentence made Chu Xian's heart sink.
Sure enough, things didn't go as smoothly as he thought, and they began to develop in the direction they were worried about before, this Li Yuanming's first sentence of reprimand, Chu Xian knew that today he wanted to get recognition in the hands of this Shang Shuling, I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult.
Chu Xian knew that what Li Yuanming said next would be a storm-like blow.
"Chu Shilang, you rose from the bottom, and you have also made a county and government order, you should be very clear about the local situation, if you are a child of those people from a Jingzhou family, say such childish words, this official does not blame you, but you know it, but you still put forward this ridiculous proposal decree, it is really disappointing. β
While speaking, Li Yuanming slammed a book in his hand on the table, his strength was quite great, and this time the thin thread was broken, and the pages were scattered all over the ground.
"Chu Shilang, don't blame the official for losing his temper, it's really too naΓ―ve for your idea, you have to know that existence is reasonable, the existing land system has lasted for thousands of years, has the Holy Dynasty declined? Has the people rioted? No, the Holy Dynasty is thriving, and the people are rich, this has been proved, good, indeed good, if it is a bad thing, it will be eliminated long ago, can't you see this?"
This is Li Yuanming's first rhetorical question.
And he obviously didn't intend to give Chu Xian a chance to speak at all, followed by the second question.
"Also, you wrote on it, saying that the current system is too disadvantageous, but as the official said before, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and things are divided into two, just like the Tao is divided into yin and yang, this is the truth, where is there a perfect strategy in this world? I know that you are a new official and want to burn a few fires to show your existence and value, and when you become an official, you all have this idea, everyone understands it, and I understand it, but you can't burn everything, is it so easy to reform the land? Chu Shilang, do you know what kind of chaos will happen if you do what you say? Your so-called cost of balancing some landless people is to let those who have owned land for generations to give up their interests? Do you know how many of these people there are? Will they agree, will they riot? If you really do what you say, it will inevitably cause chaos in the world, and if you say it better, you are a failed reform, and if you say it badly, you are just messing around. β
The last sentence is equivalent to characterizing Chu Xian's proposal to cover the coffin.
Moreover, Li Yuanming criticized Chu Xian's body as incomplete, and replaced it with someone else's being said by Lord Shang Shuling, who was afraid that he would tremble with fear for a long time, and he was extremely frightened, and he directly destroyed the reform thought in his heart, or he was dissatisfied and resentful, and finally was dominated by hatred and annihilated all sentient beings, either he continued to suffer and be bullied, or he killed himself and took a road of self-destruction.
This is also where Li Yuanming's cleverness in bombarding Chu Xian is this, on the surface he is talking about this decree, but in fact he is attacking Chu Xian, this method is indeed clever.
Chu Xian thinks so.
Fortunately, Chu Xian is not an ordinary official, and he has much more knowledge than other officials at the same level, and Chu Xian has long planned for the worst, so Li Yuanming's attack actually did not have much effect.
Although Chu Xian knew that it was useless for him to say anything, it would be just nonsense, and he would continue to be attacked and denied by this Shang Shuling.
But at this time, it must be said that both for oneself and for oneself to implement the decree.
This decree Chu Xian knew that he would encounter difficulties and obstacles, and now he was the first one, even if he hit his head and broke the blood, Chu Xian had to do it.
This is his obsession, the obsession of being an official, just like being a blacksmith, vowing to create an artifact, just like an alchemist, vowing to refine a supreme elixir, which is nothing to others, but for Chu Xian, this is his 'goal'.
What Li Yuanming didn't understand was that he thought that these few words could scare Chu Xian, hit Chu Xian, and even make the other party retreat, but he didn't know that Chu Xian was very excited now.
For the sake of the ideal of the career, the head broke and the blood flowed, which was extremely tragic, which is the greatest happiness of a dreamer.
So Chu Xian began to 'fight back'.
"Shang Shuling said that Chu Xian was taught, and there is indeed no perfect technique for everything in the world, including strategy, but it is easy to choose whether to lose sesame seeds or watermelon. Yes, when the Holy Ancestor of Taizong founded the Holy Dynasty, everything started from scratch, from scratch, there is nothing to learn from, the Holy Ancestor of Taizong was wise, and the land system lasted for thousands of years, which is indeed to lay the foundation for the glory of the Holy Dynasty, but everything changes, which is also the way of the law, when the fire becomes water, when the water grows wood, the solid wood is afraid of gold, the gold is dissolved in the fire, the way of change, the wonder of the Tao. β
Chu Xian's 'counterattack' was obviously also extremely sharp, Li Yuanming frowned, and Chu Xian's next combination punches also followed.
"Shang Shuling, standing far away, thinking about things, must surpass Chu Xian, but the way of the decree, lies in thinking, in the discussion, and two people for the debate, three people can make a statement, and the matter is done, that is, Chu Xian is not thoughtful, the decree is difficult to implement, but also brainstorming, repair and improve, so if it is a fluke, its credit is not in Chu Xian, how to talk about inviting merit? With the talent of the Shangshu Ling, you must come up with a way to repair it, Chu Xian will throw bricks and lead to jade for the time being, there are three methods written in the book, Shangshu Ling can be corrected and perfected, how to neutralize the influence, calm all parties, Shangshu Ling is far-sighted, there must be a good plan, and tomorrow can be introduced in the court, if it is not feasible, Chu Xian will not be persistent. β/13_13476/