Chapter 13 Chapter 2 Final South Shortcut

During the first Spring Festival in the 1170s, in the most prosperous city in the world, Shi Yue was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He used to think that the knowledge of modern people must be far superior to that of ancient times, but after seeing the bustling scene in the imperial street from Panlou Street to Daxiangguo Temple, Shi Yue no longer thought so.Although the weather is a bit cold, the street has become very lively since the third day of junior high school. There is an endless stream of people coming out to pay New Year's greetings. Such snacks exude a tempting aroma. What attracts Shi Yue's attention the most are those jugglers - some people swallow fireballs, some smash rocks in their palms, a few people set up a stage to sing, some people dance with swords, and others Talking about storytelling, playing and singing are really dizzying.

Shi Yue, Tang Di and a group of six have been writing books behind closed doors for more than a month, and Tang Di has been bored to death. Taking advantage of this national festival, several people couldn't help coming out in groups to breathe.When everyone walked near Tushizi, Tang Di saw that everyone was a little tired, so he suggested, "Let's go to Chenzhou Tower and have a glass of wine before we go." When Shi Yue looked up, there was indeed a restaurant on the opposite side of the street, with a large wine flag fluttering in the wind, under a big "wine" was embroidered with the four characters "Chenzhou Restaurant" in italics, and beside it was a restaurant with only The cloth banner with three-color banners is a sign that the government allows wine to be sold.After everyone walked in, they realized that the store was already overcrowded, and the waiter in the store squeezed to the side of the group of people with difficulty. Tang Di asked loudly, "Xiao Er, is there any seats left?"

"Yes, yes, upstairs. Six officials, wait in one of the upper class seats..." Xiao Er dragged his voice and yelled loudly, and immediately came out to invite them upstairs. After going upstairs, Shi Yue realized that there are actually two worlds upstairs and downstairs.The downstairs was extremely crowded, but upstairs there were still a few tables that could be vacated, and the private seats separated by screens were not full. Shi Yue and the others even had a seat by the window. "It's nice to be a rich man." Shi Yue sighed in his heart, remembering the jokes he had with his classmates before, he couldn't help but be childish, and shouted loudly: "Just serve good wine and good food." —— He was studying When I was in Beijing, I was often troubled about what to order. At that time, I was most looking forward to the day when I could shout at the store: "Just serve good wine and good food." Unexpectedly, this funny wish came true today.

To a rich boy like Tang Di, such things seemed very common. A few people sat down indifferently, and the topic was inseparable from scientific research and "The Analects of Justice".Li Dunmin smiled and said: "Zi Ming is really a god. Yesterday I went to pay New Year's greetings to the students from my hometown. I heard from them that the provincial examination has been set, and it really hasn't changed. However, the imperial examination will only test theory, just as Zi Ming expected." Although Shi Yue knew that this matter was inevitable, he felt somewhat complacent, and said with a smile: "It's actually not difficult for a few of you to get fame. When you take the exam, you just need to grasp a main idea."

Chai Guiyi stuck out his tongue and asked, "From what Ziming saw, what should be the main purpose?" "The imperial court seeks changes and innovations, and wants to wash away the centuries-old evils. If your policies and opinions go against this main purpose, the examiners may not tolerate it." Shi Yue laughed. Hearing this, Sang Chongguo couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, so he asked: "The imperial court should select scholars based on their talents, how can they cater to the ruling?" He was full of justice and looked down on flattery. Shi Yue smiled lightly and said: "In principle, Zhang Qing is right, but it's just the fact that there is nothing to do about it."

Sang Chongguo said sternly: "The country has the way, and it will not change. It is strong to correct. The country has no way, and it will not change until death. It is strong to correct. Fame can be obtained from straightness, how can we seek it from music? Brother Ziming wrote " "The Analects of Confucius and Justice", academics are like heaven and man, how can they drift with the tide?" After speaking, there was a sense of reproach. Shi Yue was not angry, but liked his character. He smiled and said: "Changqing is right, but there are facts and powers. If you don't know how to change things, it can't be said to be the way to know the king. Let me ask you, if the power is held by a villain, how can you use it?" Seeking fame and fame in a straight way is inevitable, so seeking fame and fame in a crooked way and then waiting for an opportunity to help the government and save the people of the world is more respectable than ignoring it and only seeking to be good for oneself."

Sang Chongguo was stunned for a moment, this was a question he had never thought about, and he was silent for a long time, before he said: "Nine out of ten people in the world do not go as they want, I think the two methods mentioned by brother Ziming are justifiable. When it comes to villains in power, it's really lamentable, why didn't there be villains in power during the time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors?" "In the time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors, it's not that there are no villains in power, but that villains are in power, and they will be discovered immediately, so villains cannot stay in high positions for a long time." Shi Yue laughed, as if he had seen the time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors with his own eyes. .

"That's right, with the sages of the Three Kings and Five Emperors, it's hard for a villain to stay in his position for a long time." Chai Guiyou said leisurely, his heart yearning for it. "Jingzhong's words are wrong, and everyone in the world is wrong about it. From what I see, the wisdom of the Three Kings and Five Emperors is not necessarily stronger than that of the current sage." Shi Yue's words are not surprising, "It has been known since ancient times that the Three Kings and Five Emperors, They thought they were saints in ancient times, but no one thought about why saints came out in large numbers during the time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors? And for thousands of years, the most virtuous is no more than Emperor Taizong of Tang? The same is China and Kyushu, the water and soil have not changed, and the gods have not changed, so why is it ancient and modern? Is there a difference?"

"That's because people's customs have changed." "A sage is born to know, what does it have to do with the change of the people's customs?" Shi Yue asked, "But it is not wrong to say that the people's customs have changed. You must know that when the three kings and five emperors lived, the people had no class distinction, ordinary The common people can talk directly to the emperor. If there is a villain who is evil, the common people can first write a letter on the Huabiao to expose their crimes, and second, they can directly tell the emperor. The emperor’s eyes and ears are open, how can he not be holy? Everyone in the world can speak out about the gains and losses of the government. If a person is deceived for a while, how can he deceive the eyes and ears of the world for a long time? Therefore, at the time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors, there were villains in the court who could not gain a foothold, and the Son of Heaven became his sage." Shi Yue said when he was excited. , has stood up, dancing.

"...Afterwards, class distinctions arose, and public opinion was cut off from the emperor. Although there is a Dengwen Drum Academy in this world, if the people sue the officials, it is true, and the people must be punished. Therefore, although there are villains in the court, the people of the world Knowing this, I dare not tell the emperors. You have a look at the Dengwen Drum Court. If the people are not desperate, who would dare to beat the drum? This kind of setup was originally a treacherous person among the officials, who wanted to use it to deceive the king. However, the method of isolating the emperor and the common people that he came up with will not be doubted by future generations. Instead, he is asking for the rule of the three generations. , the villain will not be able to live in peace in the court, and the rule of the three generations can be achieved."

These words moved everyone with horror, and there was a moment of silence in the audience, and everyone was thinking carefully about this unheard-of grand theory in their hearts.But someone next door applauded and laughed: "It's a lot of discussion, which is really unheard of, but it's very sensible. I don't know which sage is here?" While talking, someone opened the door curtain and came over. Everyone looked at it together, but it was a man in his thirties, with a Chinese character face, handsome expression, and a bit of elegance in the wilderness.Shi Yue quickly stood up, gave a deep salute, and said, "You brat is presumptuous, you don't know how deep you are, and you unexpectedly disturb your feet." When the visitor saw that Shi Yue and the others were very young, there was a look of surprise in their eyes, and they clasped their fists and said with a hearty smile: "Where, where. I'm under Su Shi, and I hope to forgive you for disturbing the sage." When Shi Yue heard his self-registration number, he was taken aback, opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak for a long time.Everyone also stood up, and Sang Chongguo asked excitedly: "Is this really Master Su Zhi Shi Zizhan?" "If it's fake." Su Shi said with a smile, looking around the crowd, his eyes stopped on Shi Yue, and asked: "If Su's guess is not wrong, the Ziming you mentioned just now must be this one? I don't know, but it's just recently Shi Jiubian Shi Ziming, whose name is famous in the capital?" At that time, Su Shi was famous all over the world, and everyone was very excited to see Su Shi with their own eyes, especially a few Shu people.Shi Yue stared blankly at Su Shi, wondering in his heart: "Why doesn't Su Shi have a beard?" But he didn't know that Su Shi's beard didn't grow until he was in his forties. Seeing that Shi was in a daze, Tang Di hurriedly poked him lightly behind him.Shi Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he came back to his senses, cupped his fists and said, "Don't dare, I'm next to Shi Yue. I have long admired Master Su's name." Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and gave way to the seat of honor and Su Shi. Su Shi was not polite, he sat down straight, and looked at Shi Yue carefully, as if he couldn't believe that the words just now came from a young man in his twenties.Shi Yue also looked at Su Shi in a daze, and forgot to speak for a moment.After a long while, Fang heard Su Shi laughing and said: "Just now I heard Mr. Shi's words, it is really reprimanded through the ages. Su is not talented, so I want to ask Mr. Shi--Confucius said that there is no one who is not good at committing crimes, but good at making trouble, so A gentleman is fundamental, if the common people are allowed to report on the officials without any scruples, wouldn’t it be a great chaos? How is this different from Wu Zetian’s world?” ——Shi Yue said that the common people should be allowed to criticize the government, and he cited Wu Zetian to let the world Let us refute the objection with the example of a whistleblower.Sang Chongguo and others all held their breaths, waiting to see how Shi Yue would reply. Seeing Su Shi asking questions, Shi Yue said with a smile: "Among the five ethics, I heard that there is the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, but there should be no distinction between officials and the people. During the three generations, the emperor set up a hundred officials to help the people, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. , because there are wicked people in the world, it is necessary to pretend to be a hundred officials to show their majesty. Therefore, between officials and the people, the people are more important than the officials. Later generations said that the scholar-officials are superior, far from the meaning of the ancient saints. As for Wu Zetian's law, it is not enough to be called the ancient Will. The Wu family won the world's injustice and made the people report to the officials without questioning the court. It was just to suppress the mouths of the scholars and bureaucrats. This was the original intention. How can there be great governance because of this? In addition, during the three generations, the people were few. There are few officials, the government is simple and the affairs are easy. If future generations want to restore the good law of the previous kings, they should first seek their intentions and not stick to their forms. In ancient times, the kings were no more than a hundred miles away. Today, the emperor covers the world, how can it be generalized?" "But how do we follow the king's will?" Sang Chongguo asked impatiently.Su Shi smiled and said nothing. Although Shi Yue's argument is brilliant, it is not far from Wang Anshi. Shi Yue nodded slightly at Sang Chongguo, stared at Su Shi, and said slowly: "Although I have a good law, I foolishly think that if you want a great cure in this world, you must take it slowly. People who are seriously ill should not use urgent medicine. Treating a big country is like cooking a small one." fresh." This sentence hit Su Shi's heart, Su Shi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It should be so." Shi Yue said with a smile: "In the long run, if we want to achieve the state of rule of three generations, we should gather gentry, gentry, and elders in each county, and set up a council to discuss the gains and losses of the county magistrate's governance, and whether he is virtuous or foolish. Criminal liability. If there are suggestions, the county magistrate can be asked to implement according to law. If the county magistrate has neglected his duty, he can also be impeached at any time, and the court should appoint another capable person. The gentry and the old in the county know the pros and cons well, but the county magistrate dare not Do it arbitrarily. In this way, a county can be governed. Then according to this law, the county assembly will elect celebrities to form the state assembly to monitor the gains and losses of each state's governance. Parliaments from all walks of life recommend people to the imperial court to monitor the political quality of a country-the emperor can rule for three generations! Under this system, the emperor's eyes and ears are all over the world, and traitors cannot stay in power for a long time, let alone Committing chaos——Under the supervision of the parliament, even if there are people with extraordinary intelligence, they can't hide it from the eyes and ears of the world..." Before Shi Yue finished speaking, everyone was already shocked.No matter how profound his knowledge was, Su Shi had never heard of the parliamentary system, so he sighed again and again: "Wizards! Wizards!" "Don't dare." Shi Yue bowed slightly, and continued, "The parliamentary system has another advantage, that is, it can prevent the system from becoming too big. All the counties need to set up a parliament is an edict from the imperial court, which guarantees the power of discussion among gentry and village elders. There is no need to add half an official, and there is no need to pay the gentry a monthly salary, so that millions of censors can be added; the gentry can also use this to safeguard the interests of the village and improve their status. If we unite as one, and the whole country works together, how can the country not be governed?" Even though Su Shi was extremely smart, he was completely shocked by Shi Yue's claim at this time, and after a while, he asked: "Mr. Shi said, is this a long-term solution?" "Exactly." "Why is it a long-term solution?" Shi Yue said with a smile: "Although this method is good, if the people in the world don't understand its original intention, it will definitely go wrong if it is implemented. I'm afraid that painting a tiger will not be an anti-dog." "I'm really worried, I'm really worried." Su Shi suddenly realized that although the idea of ​​the young man in front of him was novel and higher than that of Wang Anshi, the cautiousness of his own political views was very suitable for him. "Then how do we realize it step by step?" Sang Chongguo also heard Shi Yue talk about the parliamentary system for the first time. "Let the people of the world know the advantages and disadvantages of this system, there must be more scholars, the people should be more prosperous, and there must be careful implementation measures..." "It doesn't seem to be difficult." Sang Chongguo opened his mouth and said. Tang Di gave him a sideways glance, and said jokingly, "Why is it not difficult? Everything is more difficult." Su Shi didn't pay attention to this, he looked at Shi Yue with a smile, and asked: "Young Master Shi just said that you want everyone in the world to know the advantages and disadvantages of this system?" "Exactly! Any system has advantages and disadvantages. Only by clearly knowing the disadvantages of this system can we truly implement this system." Su Shi nodded, picked up the wine suddenly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shi, for this sentence, Su will toast you!" After finishing speaking, he drank it down.Shi Yue quickly picked up the wine, saying that he didn't dare, but he drank it in one gulp.The two looked at the empty wine glasses in their hands and laughed at each other. At this time, Su Shi was already sympathetic to Shi Yue, and the two exchanged glasses and drank freely, talking about everything.Li Dunmin and others talked about "The Analects of Confucius" again, which made Su Shi speechless.A few hours later, Su Shi had completely disregarded his own status, and became brothers with Shi Yue.

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