Chapter 1504: Roaring before the Emperor

Cai Bian asked with concern: "Brother, are you serving wine?"

Cai Jing's face turned pale: "Has my brother ever heard this last sentence read?"

Cai Bian was a little surprised: "No, isn't this something that happened casually due to the rise of poetry? Why, my brother has seen someone write about it? Who is it? There is such a coincidence in the world?"

Cai Jing quickly covered it up: "Haha, no, Brother Yu just thinks this is an allusion for Cao Cao's evaluation of Lu Bu, which is not good."

Cai Bian laughed and said: "Ziyou wrote a book about Lu Huiqing and compared him with Lu Bu. Isn't it just right?"

Cai Jing finally calmed down. No matter how magical that person is, he can't detect the thoughts that occasionally appear in his heart, and he can still publicize them through the hands of his younger brother.

After sending the drunken Cai Bian to the envoy ship to Dengzhou, Cai Jing returned to the pavilion, took the poem manuscript from the servant's hand, picked out this one and read it again and again, and finally put it into the wine-warming stove.

Don’t be like a hungry eagle that flies when it’s full!

This was the only sentence he said in the first letter he privately sent to him when he tried so hard to get in touch with Su You and showed his intention to join him!

"Miscellaneous Notes from Sichuan":

"At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Sima Guang reported on the restoration of the military service law. After receiving the decree, Cai Jing of Kaifeng Prefecture immediately ordered more than a thousand people from the two counties to be sent to serve in Baiguang, within a five-day limit.

Guangxi said: "If everyone is to be controlled, why worry about not being able to follow the law!"

The debater said that the capital only wanted to have the wind and power, but it only wanted to be glamorous.

Then on the fifth day, the white light returned to Beijing: "Kaifeng, Chengdu, and Hangyang are all the same, because they have abundant money and food. Beyond these three places, no one is aware of them."

Everyone knows it is a divination, but it is not true."

Yiyingge, the three provinces, and the privy ministers are discussing the pros and cons of abolition of exemption from service and reinstatement of official service.

Sima Guangqiang's illness: "At the beginning of the resumption of military service, there must be a lot of troubles in the prefectures and counties, and the imperial court will hold them, as strong as gold and stone. Although the small interests are not yet fully understood, you might as well change them for Xu, and don't take people's words lightly. Good laws that benefit the people."

Zhang Dun shook Sima Guang's memorial and refuted the articles in Sima Guang's memorial one by one. He gradually began to lose his temper and became harsh in his words.

Lu Gongzhu has been shaken by Cai Jing's governance in Kaifeng. Now he can't even say whether the draft method or the exemption method is better. He said: "Sima Junshi established the idea. Now it seems that the effect is good, but in the meantime Not without omissions.”

"But Zhang Dunyan was motivated by injustice and only wanted to win, regardless of the overall situation of the imperial court."

For some reason, Su You's hateful sneer appeared in Zhang Dun's mind. He finally took a deep breath and took a step back: "I am impatient, but it is definitely not out of injustice. Protect the armor and protect the horse for a day." If you stop, there will be harm in one day. However, the law of labor has been using employment instead of dispatch since the early years of Xining. It is just because it was implemented too quickly that it has today's disadvantages."

"Now that the method of employment is resumed, of course it should be discussed in detail, and it is feasible for common people. But limiting it to five days is more urgent than Xining's initial recruitment law. The disadvantages will be great. Zhang Dun begged the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty has discussed this matter carefully and cannot rush it."

Gao Taotao asked: "Do the other officials have any suggestions on military service?"

Sima Guang said: "Su Shi came to visit the old minister a few days ago and also discussed the law of service. He said that there are advantages and disadvantages to the service and exemption from service."

"The harm of exemption from service is that people at the top are gathered together, and there will be a shortage of money at the bottom; the harm of service is that the people are always in the official position and cannot focus on farming, and the subordinates are considered treacherous. Therefore, the disadvantages, severity and harm of the two laws are, It’s almost the same.”

"The minister then asked him what his opinion was. He said that things would be easy to achieve if things happened gradually, and the people would not be alarmed if things were gradual. In the three dynasties, the army and peasants were one, and by the beginning of the Qin Dynasty they were divided into two. By the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the government had changed.

Soldiers are soldiers of the Long March."

"From that time on, the country became such that the people did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the people; the people gave up grain and silk to support the soldiers, and the soldiers gave up their lives to defend the people."

"The world has its way. Even if the saint rises again, it cannot be changed."

"Su Shi believes that the current method of exemption from service is similar to the same. To complete the service, a professional team is needed. He believes that if the minister wants to dismiss the service suddenly and carry out the service, it is just like calling off the long march and reinstating the militia. It is not easy."

"Fan Chunren and his minister Suhou also once advised the veteran minister that the so-called governance should only be done if it is too extreme."

"When talking about police officers, you should be familiar with it and speak slowly. Otherwise, it will definitely cause disease among the people."

"It is also said that the prime minister's job is to seek help from others, and reform is not the first thing to do. It is important for ministers to be open-minded and encourage others to discuss, and there is no need to plan for one's own success; if one's plans are for one's own success, then flattery can only be catered to."

"His suggestion is that if it is difficult to go back, we can go ahead and see what happens."

"However, I believe that it is the duty of the ruler to remove the evil government and provide for the people for His Majesty!"

"I am also confident and cannot be shaken by someone other than a flatterer."

"I am more convinced that if there is an idea that can benefit the country and the people, it does not matter whether the official position is high or low? Why can't the plan come from one's own side?"

"I have my own reasons for insisting."

"Because I believe that the harm of exemption from service is more serious than that of official service. It is definitely not as Su Shi said, the disadvantages are the same."

"Because even if, as Su Shi said, the method of exempting people from service and concentrating on the government will lead to a money shortage in the state capital, the harm is far greater than the fact that the people are not allowed to devote themselves to farming and the officials are considered treacherous!"

"The imperial court can still make adjustments to solve the problem of money shortage, but if the officials are corrupted and become traitors, ruthlessly trying to steal the people, the people will also not be able to have a peaceful career, and they will even be driven into thieves. This is even worse than the fierce tigers and floods!"

"The way to perform official duties is to have special responsibilities for prosecution and promotion, and to be tied by laws and regulations. Officials must not act recklessly."

"It's not like hiring a tyrant to do it. When you take it, it's like a baht, and when you use it, it's like sand. It only enriches the corrupt officials and powerful people, but the thing will never be accomplished and the service will never end!"

"On the contrary!" Zhang Dun immediately said that this was wrong: "The messengers were in the age of our ancestors, and the law has many disadvantages for a long time."

"Registering households into servitude, not accustomed to the government, and being abused by officials will often lead to bankruptcy, and the people in narrow villages may not be able to rest."

"Exemption from service allows people to contribute money from the height of their household, thereby avoiding the pain of service."

"But those who practice the law do not follow the instructions above and take too much money in addition to the actual expenses for hiring servants, and the people become ill."

"I heard that there were many people who were subordinate to Duke Sima, but Zizhan alone told the truth, which made Duke Sima unhappy."

"Shi was presented to the political affairs hall again, and his appearance was very angry."

"Zizhan Chen said: 'In the past, the Duke of Wei of Han assassinated the righteous brave people of Shaanxi. He was an admonishment official and fought vigorously. The Duke of Han was not happy and ignored him. Shi heard about the details of justice. How can he be the prime minister today and not allow Shi to say all evil!

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"Fan Chunren advised Sima Gong to be truthful, and Sima Gong insisted on it. Chunren sighed and said: 'This makes people speechless. If you want to flatter the prince and think you are flattered, how can you be like a young man who can make a stone and get rich quickly!'"

"If all the gentlemen in the palace today allow Sima Zhi's discussion, then the world will be in chaos, and they will be able to fight with you?!"

"Nonsense!" "Zhang Dun, you are so presumptuous!"

But the voices were heard both inside and outside the curtain.

Outside the curtain is Mr. Lu, and inside the curtain is Gao Taotao.

Zhang Dun's words already involved a personal attack and put the royal family in an unkind place, causing Gao Taotao to lose his composure.

In this era, it can almost be called "rebellious and unethical".

The hall suddenly fell silent, no one dared to speak anymore. After a while, a high-pitched and extremely cold voice came out from the curtain: "Zhang Dun, please get out."

Zhang Dun's expression was full of stubbornness, stubbornness and deep disappointment. He turned around and walked out of the palace.

"Wait a minute!" Two more urgent voices sounded at the same time, but it was Lu Gongzhu and Sima Guang.

Sima Guang was already so angry that his body was trembling, but he persisted in playing: "Let me report to the Empress Dowager, even if Zhang Dun behaves inappropriately, he will be reprimanded by the ministers and impeached by the imperial censor."

"How can the great empress dowager and the empress dowager rebuke an important minister of the country? In this way, not only Zhang Dun is at fault, but the empress dowager is also at fault."

Lu Gongzhu directly stopped Zhang Dun: "Zi Hou is stubborn, but what I and my ministers are fighting over are all state affairs."

"When a quarrel is heated for a while, it should be laughed off after the court is over. The demeanor of Qingli's ministers is still a good talk today."

"But Renzong tolerated the beauty of his ministers, and the ministers begged the Empress Dowager to do their best to follow him."

Han Zhen has already gone to Zhang Dun several times to ask for help, and now he only needs to complete the formalities. He has nothing to worry about, but after all, he is of the same faction as Zhang Dun.

Zhang Dun is now fighting alone. Han Zhen also feels a little guilty and explains: "Zhang Dun's fault was that he was in a hurry, but he was worried about state affairs. I dare to guarantee that he had no other intentions."

"I hope the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty will tolerate it for a while. After all, the discussion of military service involves the vast number of people in the world, so we must not be careless."

"I remember that when Su You was in Ningxia, many state officials were still surrendered ministers of the former Xia Kingdom. They did not know the etiquette and yelled at their superiors, and some even made accusations."

"The late emperor was furious when he heard about it and ordered Su You to punish him severely. Su Youfeng returned the imperial edict, saying that as long as the people making the discussion were beneficial to the country and the people, he didn't care about the attitudes of those people."

"Zhang Dun, quickly apologize to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, apologize to Duke Sima, and then ask for punishment yourself."
Chapter completed!