Chapter 516: The radiance in the eyes and the candlelight in the palm (Part 1)
New Year's Eve is approaching, and the lively and prosperous festive atmosphere in the capital continues. Before the end of the year, people who do various things are probably busy for a while, summarizing the year, collecting accounts, looking forward to the new year and the past.
On reflection, it’s all about the next year. In short, after the busy work, shops, inns, and government agencies have entered a slightly leisurely window period. Even things like Zhang Jue’s murder have suddenly caused waves.
Fading away. At the end of the year, people have more reasons to keep it in their hearts, and wait until spring to discuss any problems.
In short, no matter what is said, Zhang Jue is dead, the Jinren teacher has returned to the court, and the Chinese New Year is coming... I can only live a good life for a few days.
In the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, the initial busyness was also calming down. Qin Siyuan almost fainted on the day he received the news of Zhang Jue's death, but he recovered soon after. After all, he was a person who had seen countless storms. The blows he had experienced in this life,
It was far more than one or two, but at this time, I was already old. After this stimulation, most of the government affairs were forced to temporarily put down by my family and a group of staff-if we don't talk about the north, many domestic affairs*
*In fact, there wouldn't be many problems if he didn't interfere, so in the past few days, he took advantage of the New Year atmosphere to calm down a little.
Ning Yi and others often went over to chat with him. Yao Zunian also came from his home outside the city to check on his condition. In addition to resting, he would still read a book most of the time. Sometimes
He took a brush and circled dots. Compared with the busy business, as a Confucian master, he circled these things, which can be regarded as a kind of pastime in his spare time. Therefore, as long as it does not last for a long time, people don't say much about him.
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Regarding the matter of Zhang Jue, at least for this period of time, he has kept silent. For several days, there has been a commotion in the court over this matter. First, Qin Hui wrote a letter to impeach Wang Anzhong, and then it caused a big discussion in the court.
, the final conclusion is that Wang Anzhong worked hard and endured humiliation. Of course, there are mistakes in it. But it should not be put on the line. Anyone who is put in that position will probably not be able to make a better decision.
Right and wrong were decided. Emperor Zhou Zhe dismissed Qin Hui's impeachment, but still decided to transfer Wang Anzhong away from Yanjing in the coming year. Another minister was selected to take charge. In fact, Wang Anzhong was not happy in Yanjing at this time.
After Zhang Jue's death, Pharmacist Guo once said: "If the Jin asks for Zhang Jue, give it to him. If he comes to ask for the pharmacist, will you give it too?" After that, although Wang Anzhong came to ask for forgiveness, he still felt that it was not a good feeling.
The resignation memorial is actually on its way.
Wang Anzhong's handling of things this time exposed the emperor's material arguments in decision-making. In fact, at this time, Qin Hui and the Youxiang Mansion were still in frequent contact and had a good relationship. But when talking about him, Qin Siyuan just said: "Yes."
The Holy Will of Taiming."
On the second day after he fainted, perhaps because he was too depressed, when Ning Yi and others came to see him that day, he told a few people about the whole story of severing ties with Zuo Duanyou.
"...Back then, the Holy Lord had just succeeded to the throne. He was a man of great talent and great ambitions. As an official, it was rare for me to meet such a wise Lord, so I should do my best to repay the favor. I, Wang Qisong, Liang Mengqi, and Zuo Duanyou did something out of the blue.
The reason for the secret reconnaissance department is because the Liao Kingdom has been doing business with the Wu Dynasty for hundreds of years, and has long been assimilated by the extravagant spirit of our dynasty. Although the extravagant spirit of our dynasty is even stronger, if there is a British master, maybe it can be revived. This is...
…The origin of the Secret Investigation Department…”
"Most of what happened later is known to Mr. Nian. Ji Kun, you have been with me for many years and you also understand it. Only after the Blackwater Alliance, I have never told anyone the reason why Mr. Zuo broke off contact with me. In fact, this matter
, I shouldn’t have said too much to others.”
"I was favored by the Holy One and was favored by the Holy One. I once taught the Holy One how to read and how to be a king. The Holy One was smart and understood very quickly. It didn't take long for me to draw parallels and have many unique insights of my own.
After that, they also became alienated from us. This was not a big deal at first. Later, when the Liao people went south, we advocated a deadly fight. At that time, the Holy Spirit had already abolished Dali’s secret plan to stir up trouble in the north. Seeing that the Liao soldiers were marching southward, the Holy Spirit
... then decided to give in and negotiate for peace in advance. Zuo Duanyou had a fierce temper and advised me that I would not accept the order of the foreign emperor. Although the Liao people moved south quickly, they had a vast area to the north of Bianliang. As long as they were dragged on, the Liao people would
The rich people in the country would be the first to object to this war that affected their business. He said this, but I could not do this. Under the continuous urging of the Holy Father, I had to negotiate a peace... As you know, Zuo Gong broke off diplomatic relations with me after that...
…”
"The reason that outsiders knew at that time... was mainly that the prince and his son died tragically for the country, but the underlying reason was not this. Zuo Gong's thoughts were similar to Li Heng's. He said something treasonous and unethical. He said...
... Your Majesty... you have great ambitions but few talents. If you had known this, the Secret Investigation Department should not be run. It has no strength at all, and it is secretly playing conspiracy. If Zhengqi cannot be reconciled, our Wu Dynasty will only continue to make mistakes.
By showing his own weakness to others, Guo Zuo might have been able to continue for many years, but now he is like a clown jumping off the beam, only to die early..."
"I can't refute what he said. In the end, he stopped part of the Secret Investigation Department he managed. But as far as I'm concerned, the world is at this point. If I don't do this, what other methods can I have. Even if the world is extravagant, we will wait for it.
I can only grit my teeth and grit my teeth. This time, as long as I survive, the sea and the sky will be brighter. But now... I'm afraid he will laugh... Haha, the clown jumps off the beam and takes death..."
"After resurrecting, I knew in my heart that the Holy One weighed heavily, and he often couldn't help suppressing something when he supported it. I was well prepared. In the past, I occasionally made some mistakes in the court, and let him watch.
, I just hope that he can help with these things and help with other serious matters. I know that I have offended many people during this disaster relief, and I just thought in my heart that if after the disaster relief, I become the target of public criticism, the Holy Spirit will go along with the flow... He will always
To ensure the Northern Expedition, maybe with my old bones, I can survive by chance, but I don’t know that this fall... fell on Zhang Jue’s head..."
Perhaps due to physical and mental exhaustion, his words contained some meaning that he should not usually say. Fortunately, he was surrounded by several core staff members of the Prime Minister's Mansion, who were basically tied to Qin Siyuan's net worth. In fact, Qin Siyuan's words.
It's too gentle to say. Ning Yi has already referred to the laws of many government decrees during the Jing Han years in the intelligence of the Secret Intelligence Department. The emperor does pay attention to balance, but it does not mean that he really pays attention to the method of balance. From a certain
In this sense, at least Ning Yi felt that he was just playing around with trade-offs.
After ascending the throne, Zhou Zhe did make several big moves, including the Secret Investigation Department and Hua Shi Gang. Initially, Zhou Zhe continued Hua Shi Gang because there was not enough money available for state affairs. After the Black Water Alliance
.The amount of money exported to foreign countries has been greatly reduced, and the peace in the political arena has also made the national treasury income increasingly abundant. However, Hua Shigang did not stop. He has had enough fun. No need to give it to others? Okay. Then it’s time for me to keep it for myself.
Well. He used Cai Jing, Wang Fu and others to collect valuables from everywhere. If anyone participated in the performance, he would scold them to suppress them. After the suppression, he would feel sorry for himself and give him some power.
In the end, Wang Fu and others were scolded a lot, but their power increased day by day. The emperor got the name of the Holy King. Several years of training also led to the Yushitai, Qingliu, and Yanlu often weighed his words and speculated.
Yi's skills have been trained to the top. They participated in countless performances, "making all officials speak their minds, and the political arena was clear" without scratching the surface.
If analyzed from a psychological perspective, this is Ning Yi's view. A middle-aged boy with unstable outlook, after receiving a lot of information, thought he had seen through the world. In essence, this emperor did not trust anyone.
, he does not believe that things in the world are right or wrong. He does not believe that Cai Jing serves the country and the people, nor does he believe that Qin Siyuan and Li Gang serve the country and the people. From this perspective, everyone has only interests behind them.
, Cai Jing did it for the power of his family, covering the sky with one hand, Li Gang and Qin Siyuan did it for the sake of leaving a name in history, and for a temporary fame.
In fact, for a superior, it may not be a big mistake to have such thoughts sometimes. His own logical ability is not enough, and it is okay to apply general principles in everything. Such people also have ways to succeed. However... as an emperor, he
The ability to withstand stress is really too low.
Not long after arriving in the capital, Ning Yi already had a rough impression of the current emperor. Of course, it was hard to say whether he was right or wrong. After all, he would not face the other party directly. However, the Zhang Jue incident really made him feel
Extremely helpless.
For Qin Siyuan and others, although they are heartbroken about the Zhang Jue incident, their worries are probably not very high. After all, there are not many Jin people, and there may not be any room for return. Only Ning Yi understands in his heart that most of the Jin people are going south.
After this incident, he sighed even more.
He was feeling angry that he had failed in this matter, but as the year was approaching, he couldn't think about it anymore. Facing Qin Siyuan who was in recuperation, of course it was hard to say anything, so he could only adjust his attitude in his mind greatly.
Zhuji's arrangement... The emperor is the biggest, if he wants to be like this, what else can you do...
He often came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to sit and chat with Qin Siyuan, Yao Zunian, Ji Kun, Wenren Buer and others, while thinking about what he wanted to do. This afternoon, he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After sitting down in the warm study room and chatting for a few words, Qin Siyuan smiled and took out some books for them to read, probably his writings.
Those books, including the Four Books and Five Classics, are Qin Siyuan's handwritten copies. After hand-copying, he wrote a lot of his own understanding on the side. Ning Yi took one and looked through it at will. Qin Siyuan was already very polite, but for everyone to see
These things were slightly proud of themselves. Yao Zunian and others looked at them respectfully, then frowned for a moment, showing serious expressions. Ning Yi looked through them casually. It was not that he couldn't understand these things, but he
The implicit influence of a thousand years of Confucian inheritance has entered my mind. Everything in the book seems to be simple and self-evident Confucian principles.
Qin Siyuan lay on the chair and spoke slowly: "These things were started when I became an official at home. I discussed them with Kang Mingyun and others, and later revised them several times. After I resumed my work, I revised and annotated them.
It has to be done intermittently, but the trimming is the biggest. It’s the first time I’ve shown it to everyone like this.”
He closed his eyes, folded his hands on his chest, and patted his fingers lightly: "In my life, I first became famous as a Confucian scholar, and then I did many things. It is difficult to conform to the way of a Confucian scholar. After becoming an official, my path will be
I'm not as upright as Li Xiang. To be objective, in order to get a good outcome, I went a little too far. Fortunately, I still maintained a little literary reputation, and in the end I wasn't criticized too much for it.
.But after reading these Confucian studies over the years, I have always taken the wrong approach, and I have always had a doubt in my heart, or...expectation: If things in this world are upright, why would I bother to use tactics like that..."
"Over the years, I have been studying and chatting many times with Nian Gong and other great Confucian scholars. During this period, Li Heng claimed that he was not a Confucian, but in some ways, he was the simplest. I remember that Li Heng and I once talked about
, every dynasty overthrew, there were often traitors who caused trouble and harmed the country. There was Dong Zhuo in the Han Dynasty, Anlu Mountain in the Tang Dynasty, Jia Nanfeng in the Jin Dynasty, and the sixteen states of Yanyun were ceded, and Shi Jingtang was nailed to the history books, and they were punished every day.
People reviled, but if Dong Zhuo met Han Wu, would there still be chaos in the Three Kingdoms? If An Lushan met Li Shimin, would Maweipo's change be possible? If Jian Nanfeng met Sima Yi, how could the eight kings dare to cause chaos? All these things, from time to time
Everyone thinks it's a traitor who is harming the country. In fact...just like this food shortage, if it weren't for all kinds of insects that weaken to a certain extent and eat up a country, how would outsiders dare to covet this land!"
"During this food shortage, in order to reduce the pressure on the court, I drank poison to quench my thirst. I once encouraged some merchants to secretly manipulate public opinion and submit letters to lobby for the merchants. Li Heng once told me about business. If business flourishes, now the Wu Dynasty will also
How to restrain the expansion of the profit-seeking trend. I can’t let go of the promotion behind this time, whether it’s good or bad. However, many people want to do it, or I have to do it. After thinking about it, these sets of books,
This is my compensation for this matter and my ruthless scheming over the years..."
Ning Yi raised his head... When Qin Siyuan decided to use means, he thought that the old man must have made the decision after a long period of psychological construction. Later, it was the custom in the court to rectify the names of businessmen.
, Ning Yi also guessed that the old man’s promoters were involved. Although Ning Yi started as a businessman, he always believed that the profit-seeking and naked capitalist ideas of later generations were poison that should not be touched in this era. He guessed
There must be some backup plan to pass Qin Siyuan, but I never imagined that the backup plan would be these books...
What does he want to do... Well, he wants to untie the peasant, industrial and commercial classes a little, and then set up more detailed and precise standards. This is indeed an idea...
Ning Yi looked at the book in his hand and thought this way. He was still thinking about his plan at this time. He had a lot of appreciation and recognition for the old man's actions step by step. In any era, those who do great things
No one is simple... However, just a moment later, a thought flashed like thunder, completely blasting him out of such thoughts.
"There are many people who are ignorant at that time." The old man said, "The writings of sages are also to lead people out of this ignorance. For thousands of years, sages have taught people to see things and make choices and decisions.
All differences are nothing more than short and long-sightedness. Zigong redeemed people. After he redeemed people for Lu, he did not want rewards because he thought it was noble. But Confucius said, if you spread this kind of nobleness, it will be harmful to the country. Now we preach to repay evil with kindness,
But Confucius said, how to repay virtue, repay hatred with straightness, and repay virtue with virtue. In this world, any country wish is often the thief of virtue. What is virtue? The so-called morality, there is virtue because of the Tao. This Tao is morality and also the truth.
, is the way we can make the world a better place...how should we go on this road..."
"At that time, people only cared about one person and did not care about the whole family. Only caring about the family and not caring about the country was blinded by human selfish desires. It was the difference between selfish desires and the laws of heaven. The laws of heaven and earth determined that people should get along with each other, unite, and become one family and one country.
Only by putting aside some selfish desires in a timely manner can the country be stronger and more prosperous, flowing from time to time, and endless. Our study of knowledge is precisely to find such a way, and try to make the two interests merge into one. According to Li Heng
It used to be said that this is the difference between the greater self and the small self.”
Qin Siyuan sat in the recliner with his eyes closed, raised his head slightly, and took a breath.
"But for me, it is to attract people's desires and follow the laws of nature."
At that moment, the wind stopped. (To be continued...)
ps: ps: The chapter title is taken from "A Look at the Spring Breeze" written by Xiaolou and sung by He Tu.