When Liu Yu heard this, he felt a little fighting in his heart.
To be honest, ever since he was a child, he had never passed any of his father's exams.
Just when he was about to refuse, he heard a slight cough from behind him.
He turned around and saw Li Changkong looking at him quietly.
There was no encouragement or encouragement in her eyes, she just looked at him quietly.
But for some reason, under the gaze of Li Changkong, Liu Yu gradually calmed down.
I have stayed in the East Palace for so many years, played so many spy games, and read so many bullshit articles, just for today, right?
Fight!
The worst thing is, it's just a punishment. The queen mother is already here, so even if the father really wants to punish her, how can he get it again?
Liu Yu has never been a courageous person, and after thinking about it, he suddenly became enlightened.
He no longer knelt on the ground like a cowering quail, but straightened up and looked directly at Emperor Jing Xing with bright eyes.
Recalling the information about this article in his mind, he said loudly: "Father, the meaning of this sentence is that in the past, officials lost the people's trust because they were greedy for profit; now they lose the people's trust because they are fighting for fame. What if there is an official?
If we are greedy for profit and lose trust, we should use the benefit to treat him favorably. If an official loses trust because of fighting for fame, we should praise him with a good reputation. In this way, officials can gain both justice and win the hearts of the people, and the world will be well governed.
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When Liu Yu said these words, Emperor Jing Xing was stunned on the spot, rather...in disbelief.
I even had some doubts: Is this guy really my son?
Could it be someone pretending to be it?
Of course, along with the surprise, there was also indescribable relief.
How many years has it been?
It must have been more than ten years since the prince could remember.
In the past ten years, he has been looking forward to Liu Yu's success all the time.
Now... I can't say that he has become a talent, but at least he can say that he is tall and ugly, which gives him some hope.
It's really...not easy!
But knowing a son is better than a father, Emperor Jing Xing knew very well that being able to translate this sentence was probably the limit of the prince.
I have to speak up right away and expose this matter.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yu's voice sounded again.
"This sentence comes from "On the Governance of the World" written by Wang Tingxuan, a famous Chu master. It is intended to teach the kings of Chu how to govern the world."
"There are many views in "The Theory of Government". This sentence is from the perspective of officials to explain how officials in various states, prefectures and counties can govern the people under their command."
"What Wang Tingxuan advocates is that officials lose the trust of the people for two reasons: greed for profit and competition for fame!"
"If he is greedy for profit, then the court should increase the salary of local officials so that they no longer have to be greedy for profit."
"If he is competing for fame, then the court will use his good reputation to praise him so that they don't have to compete for fame."
"In this way, local officials no longer have to worry about fame and profit, and they will naturally win the trust of the people and manage their subordinates well."
Liu Yu has always been a bold man. Either he won't say anything, or if he decides to say it, then he will say it happily. This is the case at this time.
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Jing Xing and Empress Lu, as well as the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, were all dumbfounded.
Although this "On the Governance of the World" was only an article ten years ago, because Wang Tingxuan was so famous, and "On the Governance of the World" was personally read by the king of Chu and regarded as a model.
Therefore, this article is very prestigious both among scholars and officials, and can be called a classic among classics.
The difficulty is not small. Originally, the prince could translate the meaning, which is already considered good. I didn't expect that he could give further explanations. This is really...
One word popped up in everyone's mind: after seeing each other for three days, we should look at each other with admiration.
Did this kid Li Changkong really get it right?
Only Princess Huaiqing gave Li Changkong a meaningful look.
She knows her brother very well.
Liu Yu himself would definitely not be able to say such a thing.
Most of this has something to do with Li Changkong.
Seeing everyone's appearance, Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and gained confidence, and continued: "However, I think this explanation is inappropriate."
"Isn't it appropriate?" Emperor Jing Xing had just recovered from the shock, but when he heard Liu Yu's words again, he frowned slightly.
You should know that although Wang Tingxuan's "Government of the World" was written ten years ago, it was already introduced to Daqian five years ago.
In the past five years, countless famous scholars and scholars have commented on this book.
Liu Yu's explanation just now is consistent with almost 80% of the annotations.
But now, he says that this explanation is inappropriate?
Doesn’t this mean that 80% of scholars are wrong?
This tone... is really a bit loud.
Emperor Jing Xing turned his head briefly, and as expected, most of the civil servants looked a little unhappy.
But now that the matter has come to this, can you still forcefully block the prince's mouth and prevent him from speaking?
"If there's anything wrong, tell me." Emperor Jing Xing's tone was a little more serious, hinting to Liu Yu to say what should be said and not to talk nonsense.
Liu Yu, however, turned a deaf ear and continued, "I think it is the responsibility of local officials to manage their subordinates."
"Since they received salaries from the imperial court, they had to do things for the imperial court."
"If they are resentful and greedy for fame and fortune, this is their fault. Why did it become the fault of the imperial court?"
"If things go on like this, won't we be increasingly encouraging such unhealthy tendencies? Are we going to treat those local officials as bosses?"
"That's why I said, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to explain it this way. In my opinion, it's better to give this huge profit and good reputation to local officials than to the local people."
"In this case, maybe it will be more realistic."
"Of course, maybe Wang Tingxuan originally meant this, but our descendants interpreted it wrong."
"My son, I have finished speaking, please ask my father to punish me."
After he finished speaking, he knelt down again, but his body no longer trembled.
When Emperor Jingxing heard this, he stood there and was speechless for a long time.
To be honest, Liu Yu's words are really a bit deviant.
Wang Tingxuan's "Government of the World" has been hailed as a classic among classics. Even he had read it when he was young.
I find the writing to be brilliant and the truth to be profound.
Now, Liu Yu said in front of the civil and military officials of the court that either Wang Tingxuan was wrong, or more than 80% of the scholars were wrong.
This...this is Na Shilin's face, pressed to the ground and rubbed!
It's not enough to rub him, he has to be whipped!
The civil servants whose expressions were just a little ugly just now were completely darkened at this moment.
But... the reason why everyone hasn't had an attack is because... although Liu Yu's words are a bit rough, his reasoning is not rough!
Putting the people first and the ruler first, this is the national policy set by Emperor Gao, Taizu of Daqian, when he was in power!
It was only because the civil servants gradually became more powerful and famous over the years that they... gradually developed the idea of governing the country with the scholar-bureaucrats.
But...this is not the native governance philosophy of Daqian, it was passed down from the south.
If we really want to fight, can we beat the national policy established during the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao?