Chapter 32 second quarter
"Since the age of Han Wu..." Sang Chongguo read Shi Yue's new book "Political Gains and Losses in Past Dynasties" in a cadence, and suddenly said with a smile: "Ziming's book is most wonderfully narrated in the Han Dynasty. No wonder even the Great Su Full of praise!"
Sang Zi'er sat beside her with her chin on her shoulders, suddenly raised her head, and said with a sweet smile: "Brother, do you know who in the world likes Big Brother Shi the most?"
"Who is it?" Sang Chongguo asked in amazement.
"Of course it is Sang Zhicai, the shopkeeper of the book printing shop. Brother Shi kept publishing books one by one, and he couldn't close his mouth from smiling. When he saw Brother Shi, he was as respectful as seeing the God of Wealth." Sang Zier He pursed his lips and smiled.
A few words immediately elicited roars of laughter. Sang Yuchu was drinking tea, spraying water on his wife, leaning forward and backward with a smile.
Suddenly, "Member, holy, imperial decree..." When the whole family was laughing together, the family's report shocked everyone.Everyone quickly opened the door and set up the incense table. Fortunately, the Sang family was already familiar with receiving the imperial decree, and everything was in place in an instant.Everyone thought this time was just another routine, and Sang Laifu even prepared all the money.
"Shiyue Shiyue, a commoner: Qing Bo has learned about the past and present, Zhou explored and governed the body, hidden and used but not reserved, raising peace and joy, a virtuous gentleman, such as Linfeng. I rule the group, sleep with many people, and think well. Liang, Qing should be encouraged to go to Que Court. He has no love for Yunhe and waits for him. He should be more serious. Now Li Xiang'an is sent to summon Qing to the Chongzheng Hall to have an audience."
"Chen Buyi Shiyue accepts the decree, long live the emperor, long live, long live." Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Shi Yue accepted the imperial decree.
"Congratulations, Mr. Shi." Seeing that Shi Yue accepted the order, the Chinese envoy breathed a sigh of relief.He took the wedding money from the Sang family, and said with a smile: "Young master Shi, please get ready and go with our family, the chariots and horses are already waiting outside the door."
"Master Li, wait a moment." Shi Yue knew from the edict that his name was Li Xiang'an.
"Don't dare." Li Xiangan didn't dare to neglect Shi Yue at all.
Sang Yu Chu has been sophisticated for a long time, seeing Shi Yue winking at him, knowing that he has a heart to win over, he quickly asks someone to take out a 100-dollar Jiao Zi, and secretly slips it to Li Xiang'an.Li Xiangan received this great gift for no reason, and his words were even more polite.Respectfully and respectfully, Shi Yue was invited to get on the carriage, and explained clearly to Shi Yue all the etiquettes for entering the palace along the way.
Shi Yue, who was enjoying the treatment of a special carriage, turned a blind eye to the luxurious scenery of the Royal Street outside the carriage, while socializing with Li Xiangan, he was also faintly worried-if he could talk about speculation with the emperor, everything would be fine; If you let the emperor down, you don't know how many detours you will have to take in your ideals. "Zhao Xu..." Shi Yue anxiously recalled all the historical records about Zhao Xu.
Just when he was worrying about gains and losses, he suddenly heard Li Xiangan say: "Master Shi, the imperial city has arrived, please get out of the car and go this way."
Shi Yue got out of the carriage, looked up, he was still on Yujie, and Da Nei was still far away.On the right side of this section of Royal Street is the central government agency such as Shangshu Province. The yamen stand solemnly by the roadside, and the pair of stone lions with their teeth and claws wide open announce to the world that this is the core of the Song Dynasty. Where - if you are still sitting in a car here, it would be a bit ostentatious.Li Xiangan has a heart of perfection, so he was told to get off here.
Shi Yue followed Li Xiangan forward while looking at the buildings on the side of the road.In front of almost every yamen, piles of officials gathered, waiting to be received by the officials.These officials gathered together in twos and threes, chatting and chatting to pass the waiting time.Although it was late autumn, the leaves on the trees on both sides of the road were yellow, but there were not many fallen leaves on the ground, obviously someone often cleaned it.Occasionally, people greeted Li Xiangan along the way, and those officials looked at Shi Yue behind Li Xiangan in surprise, not knowing which noble son this young man was... Occasionally, one or two people who knew the inside story hid beside him and whispered Whispering, casting envious or jealous glances at Shi Yue; and those who are a little clever, show Shi Yue their goodwill with their eyes, but it is difficult for people to distinguish whether the smile in those eyes is sincere kindness or hypocritical flattery.
Entering the palace through a side door of Xuande Building, Shi Yue didn't dare to look around, for fear of being rude and being looked down upon.He followed Li Xiangan step by step and walked for 20 or 30 minutes before seeing Li Xiangan stop.Shi Yue looked up, and in front of him was a palace with carved columns and jade pillars, on which was written "Chongzheng Palace" on a vertical plaque, and he knew that he had arrived.
He didn't know that all the officials thought he was a "Great Confucianist" and "Master of Confucian classics", and it was impossible for him to understand the court etiquette. Moreover, the emperor already knew that he had just entered the Imperial Street. Zhao Xu was anxious to meet this famous Beijing teacher, The young man who couldn't afford to be summoned hastily sent people to the Zhengshitang to announce Wang Anshi and others, and at the same time brought a group of attendants to the Chongzheng Hall, so no one explained to him the various etiquettes of meeting him—he couldn't Let the emperor wait for Shi Yue in Chongzheng Hall?
When he arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall, Li Xiang'an thanked Shi Yue for his sins, and then went to deliver the order.Not long after, a young man wearing a crimson official uniform, a three-beam crown on his head, and a silver fish bag on his waist came out of the hall—the three-beam crown is a seventh-rank costume, and the scarlet silver fish bag is a special gift from Jia En. At first glance, Shi Yue knew that this person must be a lecturer, attendant or something.He only heard him shout loudly: "Announce that Yi Shiyue will see you—"
Shi Yue hurriedly straightened his clothes, went up the steps, entered the hall, and kowtowed again: "Cao Min Shi Yue, I pay my respects to Your Majesty." After the salute, Fang dared to raise his head, but saw a man in a light yellow robe directly in front of the hall. The young man sat on the dragon chair, smiled and said to him: "Shi Qing is free from courtesy."
Shi Yue thanked him again, then got up, and took a peek at the young emperor: Zhao Xu, who was in his twenties, was slightly pale, with sunken eyes, and looked very thin, but he seemed to be in good spirits and full of heroism.
Zhao Xu also looked at Shi Yue for a while, and said with a smile: "Why is Shi Qing so late?"
"People in the mountains and fields are really of no benefit to His Majesty, so they dare not respond to the expedition of Maocai." Shi Yue replied loudly.
"I am in the palace, and I have heard your name for a long time."
"Don't dare, I'm afraid that under the prestigious name, it will be difficult to live up to the truth and disappoint His Majesty."
"The Analects of Confucius and the Gains and Losses of History and Politics, can they be written out of thin air? Shi Qing doesn't have to be overly modest. I see that Shi Qing has quite a talent for economics and latitude. I just want to work hard to govern and make the country rich and powerful. Shi Qing should teach me something." I." Zhao Xu's eyes were a little eager, but also a little suspicious.
"Who are you, dare to be the emperor's teacher? I heard that a virtuous lord seeks governance, and he must appoint a scholar-bureaucrat. Your Majesty wants to be a wise lord, work hard to govern, revitalize the Song Dynasty, be close to virtuous ministers, and far away from villains. I think your majesty should take this as the first priority. .”
"These are just ordinary words." Zhao Xu thought in his heart, but said with a smile: "This is very kind."
"Everything in the world is easy to know but difficult to do. The virtuous ministers are far from the villains. The monarchs of all dynasties, no matter how wise or foolish they are, all did not know it. However, there are virtuous people like Tang Taizong, and there are also unworthy people like Sui Yang Emperor. Knowing is easy and doing is difficult. "Shi Yue talked eloquently, "Your Majesty is trying to reform the law, and wants to get rid of the bad government and establish the foundation for all generations. At this time, the success or failure of employing people is actually related to the success or failure of the reform, and it is also related to the success or failure of the Great Song Dynasty. The time', but if there are no good ministers, the ministers are afraid that painting a tiger will not be an anti-dog."
Zhao Xu nodded secretly when he heard this.Unexpectedly, someone refused to agree, and came out to question: "Based on Mr. Shi's intention, who are the traitors and who are the sages in the current court?"
Shi Yue turned his head to look at the person who questioned him, and saw that he was in his fifties, his hair was slightly white, and looked a little messy from under the hat, he was wearing a purple robe and jade belt, and he wore a goldfish bag on his waist. Looking at it, there was an inconspicuous oil stain on the purple robe - he immediately thought of a person, but pretended not to know him, and said with a smile: "My lord, you can ask the prime minister about it; The prime minister is virtuous and foolish, so you can ask the censor. But why ask me an idler in the mountains?"
The person who came out to question Shi Yue was Wang Anshi. He heard that Shi Yue's words seemed to contain sarcasm, so he couldn't help but come out to refute, but was pushed back by Shi Yue nonchalantly.
Seeing that Wang Anshi's face was flushed, Zhao Xu thought he was about to argue with Shi Yue. He knew that this important minister had a stubborn temper. If Shi Yue said that he couldn't step down, he really didn't know what would happen, so he quickly laughed and said: " What Shi Qing said is indeed the most reasonable." Once he said this, Wang Anshi couldn't say anything more.
Shi Yue thanked Wang Anshi for his crimes, and said: "Although your majesty has the heart of loving the people and seeking governance, it still depends on good officials to implement it. Only the sages of local officials can carry out their aspirations. And good officials are not easy to come by. Your majesty should Deep Ringer."
"Exactly!" Zhao Xu laughed.
Shi Yue smiled slightly, and said again: "If your Majesty can put people first, then prosperity and peace can be achieved. The blessing of the Great Song Dynasty is also the blessing of the subjects of the world."
"People-oriented?" Zhao Xu pondered.
"Yes, people-oriented! Your Majesty, if you want to practice good law, you must first get good officials. Even if all officials cannot be good officials, you must make all officials dare not be treacherous. Otherwise, there will be good laws, and it will be an opportunity for villains to make things happen. Your Majesty has the intention to love the people, but the people are suffering, and although there are three generations of laws, they cannot be practiced today." Shi Yue's words implied.But Wang Anshi didn't care about this, he didn't think his subordinates were treacherous, he just felt that Shi Yue's overemphasis on the administration of officials was a bit lacking in knowledge.
"Then, how can the world's officials not be evil?" The young emperor asked eagerly.
Shi Yue smiled and didn't answer.
Zhao Xu pondered for a while, and then realized: "Does Shi Qing think that all the laws mentioned in "The Rule of Three Dynasties" can be practiced in the world?"
"Not for the time being." Shi Yue flatly denied it.
"Then..." Zhao Xu didn't think that Shi Yue would blatantly deny his point of view.
"The right time, the right place, and the harmony of people are incomplete. Although the law spoken by my minister "Three Dynasties" is good, it cannot be practiced in the world. If it is forced, it will rebel against the government." Shi Yue will not be so naive as to meet the emperor for the first time , put forward his own ideas that are much more idealistic than Wang Anshi's reform.
"So what exactly is Shi Qing's method?" Zhao Xu asked puzzled.
"It depends on the prime minister and the censor. If the prime minister and the censor are both virtuous, why worry about villains?" The empty words are extremely correct but not offensive.
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