People's words are not enough to show compassion, ancestors are not enough to follow the law, and destiny is not enough to be feared. These three sentences were evolved by Cheng Peng from Wang Anshi's famous sayings.
There were many people who opposed Wang Anshi's reform at that time, but he was stubborn and eloquent. When he argued with people in the court, no one could persuade him. So some people criticized him, saying that he was unreasonable.
Wang Anshi did not reject these criticisms hastily. As a result, these three sentences became famous quotes for future reformers to use him as an example to encourage themselves.
Cheng Peng slightly modified these three sentences, from human words to ancestors, from ancestors to destiny, the meanings progressed layer by layer, and the intensity also increased layer by layer, seeming to show a kind of "I am the only one in the sky and the world" spirit.
.Suddenly Di Xin's eyes lit up.
"People's words are not worthy of mercy... Ancestors are not worthy of the law... Destiny is not worthy of fear... Who said this?" He asked in a low voice.
"That man's name is Wang Anshi."
"He...did he succeed later?" Di Xin asked expectantly.
Cheng Peng thought for a moment and replied: "He failed."
"Ah? Failed?"
"Yes, because he is not a monarch, but just a wise man. When the monarch no longer supports him, he has failed."
"What if he can always get support?" Di Xin asked.
"I never fantasize about this kind of 'what if'." Cheng Peng replied very plainly but firmly, "Hope must be achieved by action, but you can't get anything if you just fantasize."
Di Xin was stunned for a moment, then asked: "So if you were in his position, do you think you could succeed?"
"Even if you know you will fail, you still have to do something." Cheng Peng said, "It is better to regret doing something wrong than not doing anything and regretting it!"
"But if you do it wrong, there will be serious consequences..."
"If you don't do anything, won't there be serious consequences?" Cheng Peng asked, "Does it mean that if you lie on the ground in a daze, wheat cakes and tea will fall from the sky?"
Di Xin burst into laughter, realizing that he had asked a stupid question, and quickly changed his words: "I mean, assuming 'if you do it, there may be good results, but it may also be very bad'. Compared with this, 'if you don't do it,'
Nothing will happen. 'Would it be better?"
"I believe that the future belongs to those who are willing to move forward." Cheng Peng said, "Doing nothing is certainly an option, but people who follow the crowd can only follow others, those who have ability and status.
, has the responsibility to lead everyone forward.”
"Responsibility? Don't you think it's too harsh? Why do you have to take on this responsibility if you have the ability and status?" Di Xin protested, "As the son of the emperor, he is capable and eventually inherited the throne.
Is this Gu's own fault?"
This seemingly childish question amused Wen De, and he couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, do people have to eat and drink?"
"certainly!"
"Then the strong must bear the responsibility of leading everyone forward. This is the same as eating and drinking."
"This is really unfair..."
"There is no fairness in the world - not to mention, it is not fair to be born strong. It would be fair to have to shoulder more responsibilities." Wen De said with a smile, "When the strong complain about the burdens on their shoulders,
When the responsibility is too heavy, I don’t know how many weak people are watching in the dark and jealous.”
Di Xin was silent for a while and finally smiled.
"You are right! I know what to do!"
He did know what to do.
The next morning, the meeting began again as usual.
As usual, Shang Cheng came to the meeting hall with the divination results: "Your Majesty, please see, the divination results this time are still the same, showing that the danger comes from the west, but it originated in Chaoge City - please return to the court as soon as possible to avoid
An accident happened!”
If it had been a few days ago, Di Xin would have been arguing with Shang Cheng at this time, maybe even until he was red-faced and thick-necked. In the end, no one could convince the other, the two sides broke up unhappy, and the day's discussion was over. But today
, the situation is different.
Di Xin listened to Shang Cheng's remarks with a smile, and then politely asked Shang Cheng to explain in detail the reasons for reaching these conclusions. Seeing that the old man seemed to be working very hard, he even brought him a pot of herbal tea.
, and asked him to sit down and speak slowly.
Oddly enough, Shang Cheng began to feel sleepy soon after he sat down, and his eyelids were dozing off as he talked. Although the old man tried very hard to resist his sleepiness, he still fell into a deep sleep.
"Ah! What's wrong with you, old priest!" Di Xin was startled and hurriedly summoned the imperial physician to examine Shang Cheng.
The imperial doctor hurried over and after some examination, he came to the conclusion that "the old priest may have fallen asleep due to hard work."
"Asleep? Could it be that the old priest is old and lacks energy?... The weather in the north is really weird. It's terribly hot at noon, but very cold in the morning and evening. It's not good for the old man!" Di Xin touched his chin.
He put on the short stubble that had just grown out, and while thinking, he said, "It's Gu's fault! You know that the old priest is not mentally healthy, but you still quarreled with him..."
"You can't blame your Majesty for this! The old priest was in a bad mood today. Yesterday he roared so loudly that half of Chongcheng could hear it!" Huang Feihu immediately defended Di Xin.
"Me too! I was almost deafened by his yelling yesterday, and my head was buzzing all the time until I went to sleep..." Doctor You Hun, who is responsible for recording daily affairs and then sending them to the historian for sorting, also nodded repeatedly, "No
To tell you the truth, when I left the meeting yesterday, I really felt that a herd of wild horses had just trampled over my head..."
His words made everyone laugh - since the old priest is in good health, everyone is at peace, and more importantly, today's discussion will not be delayed.
"We can't let the old priest just lie here and sleep. It will be very uncomfortable for his body." Di Xin thought for a while and then said, "It won't work like this. The old priest comes to quarrel with Gu after divination every day, but Gu doesn't care.
, but he will definitely be unable to bear it - for the sake of his health, let him return to Chaoge for training."
He clapped his fists, obviously very satisfied with this idea: "Yes! This is the best of both worlds! With him sitting in Chaoge, I can feel more at ease when I lead the troops to fight abroad! He is an old man who can ward off all evil, no matter what monsters there are.
, I feel weak when I see him. Even if there are a few mischief-makers occasionally, he only needs to open his mouth and spray like this... and the world will be at peace!"
Di Xin's words made everyone laugh, but several experienced veterans showed thoughtful expressions.
Of course Di Xin also understood that this kind of joke should not be taken seriously, but he seriously called Cheng Peng and Wen De, who were on guard outside the meeting hall, and asked them to set off immediately to escort the old priest back to Chaoge for cultivation. There must be no mistakes!
What he said was very serious and serious. Cheng Peng and Wen De immediately carried it out, raising their heads and lifting their feet, and moved Shang Cheng out who was sleeping soundly. A short time later, a carriage came carrying
The old priest ran towards Chaoge City.
At this time, even the somewhat arrogant Huang Feihu saw the problem: Shang Cheng, as a descendant of the Xuannio bloodline, should not be so tired that he fell asleep in front of the emperor just because of quarreling every day, even if he was more than a hundred years old.
He just fell asleep. He would be fine if he took a good rest. Is it necessary to rush back to Chaoge to recuperate?
And... when Shang Cheng first came in, he was obviously in good spirits and his voice was as loud as ever. It was after drinking the herbal tea given to him by Di Xin's newbie and "sit down and talk slowly" that he started to get tired.
...Not only that, an old man like him can't sleep so deeply even if he falls asleep, and he can't even react when someone carries him out... How can he be a human? Even a pig can't sleep like this
of!
There is no fool who is qualified to sit in this conference hall to discuss national affairs. When the ministers came to their senses one by one, they looked at Di Xin with a slightly different look than before.
Di Xin has always shown a tough and straightforward style. Today's practice of playing tricks to bring down the old priest and then directly packing and couriering him back to Chaoge is unprecedented!
This means that Di Xin's governing methods have become more clever...
This kind of Di Xin is deeper and unpredictable than the simple and tough one in the past. He shows his domineering aura in his strength, which makes people feel awe.
Looking at the eyes of the ministers, Di Xin smiled, very happily and very proudly.
"My ears are clean, let's start today's discussion now." He sat on the throne with a golden sword and waved his hand proudly, "My dear friends, tell me what happened these days!"
