When Ji An arrived, Liu De immediately took out the memorial he had just written and said, "Please take a look at this memorial I wrote. Can you add anything to fill in the gaps?"
In fact, they were indirectly exploiting Ji An under the guise of being courteous and not ashamed to ask questions from their subordinates.
It's a pity that not many people in this era have any sense of labor and management.
On the contrary, it was Liu De's actions that made Ji An even more convinced that he had to meet Master Ming!
He was entrusted with important tasks as soon as he took office. This was the way King Yan Zhao treated Le Yi with courtesy!
So, Ji An was full of enthusiasm and energy and took the silk book handed over by Liu De and started reading.
After reading the memorial, Ji An was secretly surprised.
Although the writing style of the memorial is not very good, at least in Ji An's opinion, there are still many areas that need to be improved and strengthened, but the things described in it opened a door to a new world for Ji An.
"It's no wonder that His Highness has suddenly risen to prominence, and seems to be at the top of the list. His ideas and strategies are beyond those of ordinary people..." Ji An thought to himself.
but……
Why is this memorial so full of Legalist thought and pragmatism?
As a disciple of Huang Lao School, Ji An decided to bring Liu De back to the right path.
Of course, this advice to the Lord is also knowledgeable.
When Shusun Tong, a Confucian scholar, met Emperor Gao for the first time, he talked a lot about ethics and morals and the importance of superiority and inferiority, but Liu Bang didn't understand a word of it... As a result, it was obvious that he received a cold reception.
During the second interview, Shusun Tong fully learned his lesson and did not talk about big principles, but only talked about what would happen if he did this. So Liu Bang was very happy and rewarded him with five hundred gold and the post of Taichang.
When the late emperor was in power, he once wanted to gallop down from the top of a mountain, but Yuan Ang dissuaded him.
How did Yuan An remonstrate?
"A son of a thousand gold cannot sit down in the hall, a son of a hundred gold cannot ride on the balance, and the Holy Lord does not take advantage of the danger but enjoys the good fortune. Today, Your Majesty is riding the six rivers and galloping down the high mountains. If a chariot is frightened and the horse is defeated, Your Majesty will take it easy and ignore the high temple."
, Queen Mother He?"
Therefore, if you want to give advice to a superior, first of all, you must make him listen. If you don't listen, it will be useless even if you cry to death.
Secondly, advice should also start from the other party’s identity, status, and character.
Those who don't understand this and insist on trying to dissuade you are just reckless people. Apart from making the other party hate you and what you say even more because of your reckless behavior, it has basically no other effect.
Thinking of this, Ji An bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will not abandon you, and you will not regard me as a despicable person. I have the courage to report to you. I should add a sentence here..."
Although Ji An is not very old, he has a good family background and is well-read. He has read at least 70,000 to 80,000 words of books...
Well, in this day and age, people who have read books with 70,000 to 80,000 words are indeed considered top talents!
Because the "Tao Te Ching" has 5,000 words, which is already a huge work...
"Please Ji Qing, don't hesitate to give me your advice..." Liu De also said very modestly. He had a specialization in the arts. In the face of a scholar like Ji An, Liu De felt that it would be better for him to be a grandson.
"I thought it would be better to add the sentence 'make things easier for the people so that the people will not be tired'..." Ji An bowed.
This is naturally a test.
This sentence was said by the Yellow Emperor. The Three Emperors and Five Emperors are naturally sages respected by the world. Their words are basically the universal values of this era.
I'm sure the Huang Lao School likes it, the Legalists also like to quote it, and even the Confucians regard it as a guide.
It's just that the specific circumstances vary.
The Huang and Lao schools each loved the Yellow Emperor, while the Legalists used them when they were useful and threw them away when they were not. The Confucians respected Yao, Shun, and Yu.
Ji An thought, as long as Liu De didn't object, he would have to add some personal information to this memorial.
As the saying goes, writing conveys the truth, a piece of writing has life and emotions.
From Liu De's memorial, Ji An saw the flash of Legalist thought.
How can I bear this?
After listening to Ji An's words, Liu De held his cheek and thought for a while, then he remembered that Ji An's words came from "Yi", which is said to be what Huangdi once said. After this sentence, what followed immediately was "Shen Er Transformation"
To make it suitable for the people'.
As soon as this sentence was added to this, and connected back and forth, some Huang Lao school thoughts were immediately inserted.
Liu De thought for a while, nodded and said: "If you have a specialization in the art industry, let your opinion prevail!"
Indeed, the Legalist color of the whole article is so strong that people who read it will inevitably exclaim: There is another prince who loves Shen Han.
This is of no benefit to Liu De.
It would also be good to add something from the Huang Lao School to dilute the Legalist consciousness.
Ji An was secretly happy. This was just the beginning. This test showed that His Highness did not reject Huang Lao's theory.
Just don’t reject it!
Over the years, the Confucian school has developed rapidly. Although they still lacked sufficient power in the court, among the people, Confucianism has overtaken Huang Laoxue and became the number one doctrine.
This is a dangerous sign!
Although Huang Lao's theory itself is a high-level line, anyone with some knowledge knows that if this continues, it is difficult to guarantee that one day, the palace will be influenced by the people and turn to Confucianism.
Especially in the past ten years or so, the imperial teachers have been basically controlled by Confucian students...
Ji An's coming here can be said to be burdened with the task of cutting off the evil tentacles of Confucianism reaching out to the princes. Countless teachers are eagerly looking forward to it!
Thinking of this, Ji An nodded happily and said, "No!"
With Liu De's permission, he can use his talents in a big way.
As a result, the next half hour turned into a tug-of-war between Liu De and Ji An.
"Your Highness, I think this sentence is inappropriate..." Ji An held up the silk book and said, "I think it is too radical. I should replace it with a more moderate sentence, such as this sentence..."
"Then change it..." Liu De didn't realize Ji An's intentions at first, and he almost responded to every request.
But slowly, Liu De realized that something was wrong. This Ji An was trying to beat the snake and follow the stick, and change the memorial he had worked so hard to write beyond recognition!
The meaning of what is finally changed may not change much from the most important strategic part, but the central idea and political philosophy may be completely different.
So, when Ji An once again held the silk book and presented it for the Nth time.
Liu De couldn't bear it anymore: "Ji Qing, you can never change this sentence..."
Are you kidding me? If I change it again, it will become a comprehensive memorial to the Huang-Lao School’s governance philosophy.
But his cheap dad likes Legalism...
If a few or five sentences of Huang Lao's thoughts are mixed into it, Cheap Daddy might laugh it off, but if it is full of them, then Liu De's impression on Cheap Daddy will be that he is young and full of old people.
Thought'.
There will be no good fruit to eat from this!
Ji An chuckled and knew wisely that he had stepped on the bottom line, so he said: "I obey!"
Then I honestly took the memorial and went back to revise and improve it.
An hour later, Ji An held up the revised and re-copied silk book and presented it to Liu De: "Return to your highness, I am glad that I have lived up to my command!"
Liu De took it, read it carefully, and then nodded with satisfaction: "I'm here to thank you..." Ji An's literary level is beyond doubt. Originally, Liu De's memorial could only be regarded as a qualified memorial, but it passed through his hands.
After revisions, additions and polishing, not only did it read much more smoothly, but it also quoted many famous sayings from sages and examples from previous generations, making it look instantly more sophisticated.
"I have memorized the turbid wine, and I would like to ask Ji Qing to have a cup of wine with me!" Liu De put the silk book away and invited him cordially.
"Your Highness has requested me, how dare you disobey me?" Ji An said with great joy.
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Thanks to someone in the book review section for your advice. Well, I was confused. I didn’t read the Biography of Ji An in the Historical Records and I just assumed that this thing was Confucian. How could I have been fooled!!!!!!!!!
Is there any!!!!
Well, not only do I have to rewrite this chapter, but I also have to rewrite the chapter I wrote at night!
The only thing that doesn't come singly is that I also caught a cold and had a severe cough. It seems that writing another chapter today is the limit!
I'm going, I'm going, I'm going!
Sanjiang has been reviewed. I want to save some manuscripts...
