The twenty-fourth chapter, the following rhetoric, the great prison of Qiping, talk about the king and minister of the comet
Kangxi was about to call Xiong Cilu to discuss Guan Yu's title when he suddenly heard the sound of flutes and zithers on the stage. "Listening to Barnyard", the first play of "The Peach Blossom Fan", started. Hou Fangyu came out with a square scarf and soap boots, swinging his sleeves, and started to speak.
Attracted Kangxi:
Next to Sun Chu Tower and on Mochou Lake, there are a few more weeping poplar trees. It is a scenic spot in the country, where wine is sold in the setting sun, seducing tourists to get drunk and enjoy it, imitating the appearance of the golden powder in the Southern Dynasties. I secretly thought, those orioles and swallows are crazy...
Kangxi looked at the stage quietly, and suddenly thought of Wu Ciyou, who was Hou Chaozong's disciple. He sent Su Lun to Mount Wutai last time and said that he had gone to beg for alms. Where was he now? His heart couldn't help but feel desolate.
Thinking that he was in his old age, the war in Taiwan was uncertain, and there was no time to take care of the rebellion in the west. There were no good generals to take on the important task, and there were no guides or counselors to accompany him.
He got up and entered the hall. A large group of concubines and wives were standing in front of the Empress Dowager, enjoying themselves. When they saw Kangxi coming in, they all knelt down with a "huh" sound.
The Empress Dowager was holding Fanglan's hand and talking about home affairs. Seeing Kangxi come in, she smiled and said: "There are so many ministers outside, what is the emperor doing here? Oh my God, I can't understand these dramas. They are here to chat and laugh with me."
It's just to relieve boredom, I don't want you to set the rules." Kangxi apologized and said, "I want to move around after sitting for a long time. It's getting late, and I'm afraid that the old Buddha is hungry. Come in and have a look. Do you want to pass on the food?" The Empress Dowager
He said, "Look at what's on the table. My old lady is still hungry. Fanglan is so pitiful: a new daughter-in-law has to deal with such a big scene when she steps in. It's really hard for her."
When Fanglan heard the Empress Dowager mentioning her, she hurriedly came out and kowtowed to Kangxi. When Kangxi saw that she was still wearing a bright red wedding dress, her face became as white as the moon, her face seemed dizzy with shame, and her beauty revealed shrewdness, so he smiled and said: "Okay! Get up.
Right. I originally said that I would officiate at Gao Shiqi's wedding, so I finally said it. I have nothing to reward you now, so I'll ask the Ministry of Etiquette to give you a royal decree earlier!" The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "If you have nothing to do, go ahead.
Right! There’s no such thing here, they don’t even dare to tell a joke, just pass the food around when you’re hungry, I won’t use it.”
When Kangxi came out, the play had already reached the middle stage. Emperor Hongguang was in a corner after his defeat. He did not want to cheer up, but he was obsessed with looking for beauty, and refused to speak directly. He asked Ma Shicheng to "guess" his thoughts. The old and cunning Ma Shicheng deliberately guessed repeatedly.
Missed. Kangxi couldn't help frowning and said loudly: "Hypocrite!"
Mingzhu was pregnant with a ghost, so why did she want to watch the show? She looked at Gao Shiqi for a while, and peeked at Kangxi's expression for a while. When she heard Kangxi's voice, she was so frightened that she trembled. It took her a while to remember that Kangxi meant Ma Shicheng.
During the "Selection of Merit" scene, Hongguang and the singers played ten times for fun. Emperor Hongguang held up a flat drum with one hand and beat lotus flowers with the other. He walked among more than a dozen singers like butterflies through flowers, giving a look here and giving a favor there.
He was looking at each other, and his horns were extremely well made. He held his voice and sang:
The old Wu Palace reopened its palace, and the new Yangzhou taught thin horses. Huaiyang drums and Kunshan string ropes, and Wuxi Kou Sujiaowa. One by one, there was a spring breeze, a warm sound, a clear smoke, cold sleeves, and palace maids like hemp.
The Red Mansion and the Green Hall have a beautiful view and the sky is beautiful. They all serve me, the Emperor Wuchou, and they laugh and make noises.
Kangxi was so excited that he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He turned around and said to Xiong Cilu: "A heartless man like this actually became the emperor! How can he achieve glory and glory even if he wants to survive?"
"Long live what you said is absolutely true!" Xiong Cilu, who had never been to the theater before, was also entranced. Seeing Kangxi talking to him, he laughed hurriedly and said, "God took away his soul and gave me the Qing Dynasty with a divine weapon! Although this play is a piece of history,
But it is also of great benefit to the world’s people!”
Aunt Sumala, who accompanied the Empress Dowager behind the veil, was filled with emotion. Prince Hou and Li Xiangjun became monks one after another after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. After decades, his students ended up in exactly the same situation as him.
Different, the mood was connected, and there was a soreness and heat in her heart that she almost burst into tears. Seeing her pale face, the Empress Dowager knew that the play had aroused her thoughts, so she smiled and said: "The play is good, but it's just too literary. I can't sit still."
.The sky is getting dark. We might as well go back to the palace while they are lighting the lamp. You don’t have to go back to Changchun Garden, just stay with me for a night..." After saying that, he stood up and told Zhang Wanqiang, "You accompany the emperor to watch the play, let me.
He has a day off, don't tell me that I have gone, which will ruin the emperor's mood." He took Fanglan's hand and said, "If you have nothing to do, come to the palace and talk to me about ancient records to relieve your boredom." After saying that, he drove back to the palace through the back door.
Already.
The play was performed until the early hours of his life. Kangxi watched it happily. After appreciating the actors, he ordered everyone to disperse. He asked for tea with great interest and said to Gao Shiqi with a smile: "It is really the work of a talented man. Such
It's a good play, why didn't you play it to me earlier?" Gao Shiqi said with a smile: "Kong Shangren is a famous bold scholar. The tiger minister was afraid that there would be any obstacles in it, so he performed it in Nanjing before he came in. I wanted to
I saw it first and then asked the master to look at it. Later, I thought about how fine Hu Chen was, how could he be wrong? So he became bold." Kangxi smiled and said: "Kong Shangren is a person recommended by Mr. Wu. Even if he has a small fault, what does it matter?
, do you need to go around in such a big circle to ask me? I just don’t know if Kong, who is studying in Beiwei, has come, so he won’t be deposed like Nanwei again, right?"
Gao Shiqi spent all his energy, thinking about the affairs of Nanwei. He finally got to the topic and said hurriedly: "When the master said this, the slave has to give a warning. Long live my ancestors. I am so angry that the power of God is unpredictable. I am frightened."
After the true soul is gone, you have to wait until the master has calmed down before you have anything to say. If we talk about Nanwei's affairs, we can only say that the ministers are not loyal. If you look at it from the other side, it is still a happy event, worthy of Long Live Long Xin's anger.
Are you so angry?"
"What did you say?" Kangxi asked, "What's so gratifying about cheating in the examination room?"
"Long live, everything must be looked at from the other side to see everything! In my opinion, this is a turning point in the world's intellectuals' hearts towards the Qing Dynasty, and the prosperous age is about to come!"
"Well?"
"I have been in the Dingding Dynasty for forty years, and there are many reasons why people's hearts are fluctuating." Gao Shiqi wrote, "The biggest thing is that the scholars are stubborn, misinterpreting the meanings of the saints' scriptures, and clinging to Huayi views. Therefore, all previous scientific examinations have been
There are not enough people."
"Um……"
"Nowadays, people are willing to spend a lot of money to find their way into the officialdom. This is a sign of great political stability and the prosperity of all kinds of waste." Gao Shiqi held a pot to add water to Kangxi and continued: "The slaves are not obedient. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, even the pearls were like
His poem also won the same Jinshi! During the San Francisco Rebellion, Nanwei applied for less than one-fifth of the exams and did not dare to stop taking the exams. Why didn't anyone spend money to beat the joints at that time? Current affairs are different, and the general trend has changed! Of course, the situation has changed.
, if there is fraud, there must be talent-defeating, after all, it is still a minority. I looked at the list of successful candidates, and there are quite a few celebrities from the south of the Yangtze River who were selected in Nanwei, so it seems that they cannot be wiped out..."
Kangxi stood up and walked back and forth with the cup in hand. When he saw Gao Shiqi mumbled and stopped, he smiled and said, "Keep talking, don't be afraid."
"Long live, if you want to do it seriously, you have to build a big prison." Gao Shiqi raised his eyebrows and said worriedly: "It's really like what Xiong Dongyuan said, the chief examiner, the deputy chief examiner, the examiner in Room 18 will kill and chop.
Come on, who wouldn't be frightened by the scribes who have won the exam? The examiners in the future will also be intimidated by such strict regulations! It took many years to cultivate this culture of literati returning to their hearts, wouldn't it be extinguished again? Moreover, Wu Sidao, the main culprit of the Nanwei troubles,
I haven’t grasped it, and I don’t know what the article is behind it. Punishing the examiners severely will surely indulge these people. From now on, they will always carry the God of Wealth to the Tribute Academy. How can I not do it? How difficult is it to deal with the aftermath!”
Kangxi thought about it, tipped the tea cup on the table, and said with a smile: "You are probably entrusted by someone to settle this No. 1 lawsuit in the world while I am happy, right? According to you, it's corruption.
Bad laws, malpractice for personal gain, why can't we stop it?"
Gao Shiqi was taken aback, and knelt down with a thump, saying, "How dare you, slave! I was originally a down-and-out scholar, and I followed my master. I moved many times, and I am already very valuable. How can I dare to test the law with my own body?" What the slave said
Of course, cheating is not good, but the master is in control, and this problem can be easily corrected; it is difficult to undo if it touches people's hearts. The master is wise and wise, with the brightness of the sun and the moon, and he can discern the slaves' hard work!"
Kangxi, who was originally determined to go on a killing spree, was deeply moved by Gao Shiqi's eloquent tongue. After thinking about it, he felt that he had a point. However, he was unwilling to give up and planned for a long time. Kangxi murmured: "
Can’t do it anymore?”
"We still have to do it. We can't make too much noise on the surface and alarm the court!" Gao Shiqi understood Kangxi's eagerness to use troops and did not want to shock the court, and said flatly, "Transfer Zuo and Zhao back to the capital.
Strictly reprimand, seize the official position and return the stolen goods! Issue a secret order to investigate the troublemakers. When the incident in Taiwan is over, the Lord will go to the south to patrol, and the talented and talented people who have been dismissed will be selected. In this way, the selected tributes will not be destroyed together, and only those who fail will be defeated.
The scholars have received the favor of special officials. In the future, it will be better to review their administration and promote those who are honest, honest and capable, and punish those who are greedy and lawless."
When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help but clasp his palms together. Just when he was about to say, "It's up to you," the words came to his lips and turned into: "I'm tired today. Let's summon the chief of the Ministry of Etiquette to discuss it with the study room tomorrow!"
When he returned to Da Nei, it was already the end of his life, so Kangxi stopped looking at the signs and went straight to the Yangxin Hall. The night's drama made him think a lot and found it difficult to fall asleep, so he simply put on his clothes. In the past three years, every half month, Kangxi
They have to watch the stars in person, never stopping. Although it is not the day today, but since I can't sleep, why not watch the stars? The eunuch Li Dequan was still watching the hawks in the corridor. When he saw Kangxi coming out, he hurriedly came over to say hello and asked the night eunuch to come and wait on Kangxi.
He waved his hand and said: "I want to be alone for a while. It's annoying to be surrounded by a large group of people - Hai Dongqing, how are you eating these days?"
"Hey!" Li Dequan stood up from Qian'er and replied: "-Haidong Qing is strong! It's good to eat, but it has to be let go. It seems to be in a hurry, biting and barking when it sees people. No.
This servant is here and refuses to eat even a morsel of food..."
Kangxi paid no more attention to it, got off Danqi, and took a walk in the quiet courtyard. The cold waning moon in the sky was like a jade hook, bright and dark, coating the top of the palace wall, the corners of the palace, and the dull bronze horses with a layer of silver.
Light, everything is shrouded in shadows, hazy, trance-like, real and fake, and a haze that seems to exist and not exist.
"How fast!" Kangxi leaned on the glazed screen wall, looked up at the stars in the sky, and couldn't help but let out a deep breath. Twenty-two years ago, he took a dragon carriage from this courtyard to the coffin of Qianqing Palace and ascended the throne, ruling the world. What he felt at that time is now vague. But he will never forget the scenes that happened here in the twelfth lunar month ten years ago until his death. Wu Sangui’s son, Huangfu Baozhu, an assassin sent by Wu Yingxiong, came from the west side of the house. Yang Qilong jumped down from the top and surrendered to him on the spot. Yang Qilong rebelled on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and there was a riot here. Mu Zixu and Wu Dan killed more than a dozen eunuchs to suppress the arrogance of rebelling against the party... These things have not happened in recent years. , but the important affairs of the court seemed to be more complicated and heavier than before, weighing him down. Suo'etu and Mingzhu, these two slaves, eight years ago, Kangxi was so good that he was too fat to wear a pair of pants, but now they are fighting openly and secretly, and they are getting more and more fierce. ——Kangxi was not worried about their discord. There should be some distance between his trusted ministers, but it was inappropriate for them to be so incompatible!
Kangxi patted the cold bronze crane and walked a few more steps, but he couldn't help but think: Suo'etu is the prince's maternal uncle, and it is reasonable to protect the prince in everything. But Mingzhu is a very smart person. , why are you in trouble with the prince? The prince wears a strange dress and instigates the officials to impeach him? What's in the way of a ten-year-old baby? Mingzhu doesn't know that sooner or later, the prince will be the emperor one day, so he is not afraid of destroying him. The door? Kangxi's eyes were bright and he guessed this riddle over and over again.
"A lost child!" Kangxi's eyes flashed, remembering the story of "a child without a mother" told by his wet nurse Grandma Sun when he was a child. If a stepmother has a stepfather, he must have had this idea. The prince has no mother, and there is no one in the palace. If someone protects me, I will be in my prime again. In the future, my beloved mother will inevitably seize my legitimate son!" Kangxi looked at the harem, smiled coldly, and walked forward again.
It was already the end of the Chou period, and in the dark blue night sky in the northwest, a long blur of light appeared. It was white, as if someone dipped a pen in mercury and lightly smeared it. Its appearance immediately attracted Kangxi's full attention. He rubbed his eyes and felt that it was still unclear, so he quickly returned to the palace and took out a kaleidoscope-like thing from the top of the big gold cabinet - this was a thing that the Westerner Zhang Cheng paid tribute from Europe, called " "Telescope". For this reason, Kangxi granted permission to build three Catholic churches and one Orthodox church in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Then Kangxi adjusted the focus, looked at it, and couldn't help shouting: "Comet!"
It was a comet. It had just appeared and was moving toward the southeast of the constellation Purple Micron at an imperceptible speed. Gradually, it became clear without a telescope.
"So close to the Emperor Star!" Kangxi's heart sank and he shouted sternly: "Come here!"
"Cha!" Li Dequan and four eunuchs on night duty came in response.
"Chuanqin Tianjianzheng!"
The appearance of the comet soon aroused serious concern among the government and the public. However, Kangxi did not immediately issue an order for the ministers to discuss it. It was not until the fifth day of the court meeting that the ministers of each ministry were ordered to express their opinions. At the time of the five drums on this day, the ministers went to the study and went straight to the palace in sedan chairs. There are sixty or seventy people from various ministers, ministers and above. Some are standing in front of the eaves, some are whispering to each other, and some are looking northwest on Tianjie, waiting, while thinking about how to respond to Kangxi's questions. Pearl Kangxi must have ordered the raw materials to be delivered to the temple in advance. However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no news. When he called the eunuch of Qianqing Palace to ask, he learned that Kangxi had been fasting for five days and went to the Temple of Heaven to worship early this morning. When he came back, he would be honored by the Emperor. According to the decree of the Queen Mother, she was forced to sleep for an hour before being allowed to see the foreign ministers. It was not until the beginning of the morning that Kangxi's chariot was carried into Tianjie. Xiong Cilu and others knelt on the ground, silently waiting for him to enter the Qianqing Gate.
"Everyone knows about the comet." Kangxi sat down, waited for the ministers to file in one after another, and after saluting, he said straight to the point, "This kind of thing has countless history, it is not unusual, but it is not the right time to happen.
It’s not a place, so I’ve summoned you to discuss it.” He calmly took a sip of the fresh milk that had just come in, and then said, “What the Empress Dowager just said makes sense. If the day changes, you need to think about personnel, but if the day changes,
You have to carefully consider who you are in the company - you can talk about whatever you want, and there is no need to be taboo."
Mingzhu was still frightened by the incident in Nanwei, and fearing that someone might take advantage of the topic, she moved her knees half a step forward and took the lead in saying: "I believe that comets have always appeared in response to the country's military deployment. Comets come from the northwest and move towards the Emperor's Star.
, just as the Junggar tribe invaded Monan Mongolia, the Rakshasa general Molinike led the Cossacks in the Heilongjiang area to plunder our wooden city and Yaksa city, so the celestial signs are warning, please ask the Holy Spirit for clear guidance!"
"The incident between Heilongjiang and Jungar has been going on for a long time, and Heilongjiang is in the northeast." Suo'etu said melancholy, "The Lord came forward and ordered Bahai, and Zhou Peigong used his camera to suppress it, which was quite effective - this day of change
Why does it still appear? I am really stupid and ignorant." Suo Etu was very angry about the Qiu Wei incident in the south of the Yangtze River. Because Kangxi advocated strict measures, he had already dismissed several places with thunder and lightning among the officials.
However, as soon as the imperial edict was issued, the "positive and evil" chief examiner, the deputy chief examiner was dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown, and the officials in each room were only given a fine salary and cast a rank. A huge and spectacular case was inexplicably "done in the dark"
" Suo'etu lost his reputation as mean and unkind. Seeing that Kangxi was silent, Suo'etu was about to play again. Li Guangdi said loudly from the side: "I thought that the northwest and the northeast were irrelevant. It was the villains in the court who were causing trouble and the chaos.
In the affairs of the country, the country’s talent promotion ceremony is ruined, and the Lord is deceived by being greedy for money and perverting the law. Therefore, the comet appears on the side of Ziwei!”
These words were very generous, and all the ministers were moved with horror. Kangxi thought for a moment, leaned forward and asked, "Who is Li Guangdi referring to? You might as well say it clearly." Li Guangdi was startled, knowing that it must be a pearl, but there was no evidence. For a long time,
Then he said: "I don't know the inside story, so I can't tell the truth. But it is obvious to all that the crime is heavy and the punishment is light. May the Lord's Sacred Heart observe carefully, and it will not be difficult to find the villain. Once the villain is gone, the comet will disappear by itself!"
Gao Shiqi has always had smooth sailing, but this is the first time he has encountered such a direct threat to his own safety. Looking at Suo'etu's unyielding face, he can't help but shudder in his heart. But to act rashly at this time is tantamount to "there is nothing here."
"Three hundred taels of silver." He helped Suo'etu find out who the "villain" was, and then he made up his mind: as long as you don't mention my name, I'll treat it as if you're talking about someone else. I felt calm and my face became calm.
, just stared at Kangxi in a daze. Xiong Cilu didn't know the grievances inside, so he didn't dare to speak nonsense; Mingzhu knew that if he opened his mouth, he would be criticized by more people, so he kept silent. If the ministers in the study did not speak, who would be willing to do so?
Out of the limelight? For a moment, the air in the palace seemed to have solidified, and it was as quiet as death.
Kangxi drank the milk calmly, glanced at the minister, who was eye-to-eye with Liang Qingbiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, and said with a smile: "The speaker today is not guilty. Liang Qingbiao, you seem to have something to say?"
"Yes!" Liang Qingbiao cleared his throat and said loudly: "Since God has given a warning, it must be the biggest thing. What is the biggest thing for the court today?" He asked himself, and then said, "Of course it is Taiwan! Remember.
The chaos of the "Three Feuds" was roughly settled. Our emperor once issued an imperial edict saying that now that the Great Rebellion has been flattened and the wounds have not recovered, we should stop the troops, support the people, and rest with the world. When I heard the edict, I was overjoyed and burst into tears with gratitude.
There will be peace in the world. Unexpectedly, the Holy Edict was not issued for two years. For some reason, the emperor changed his original intention? Taiwan is a corner of the world, where stubborn bandits are entrenched and fight across the sea, which is a waste of time for the people and money! The war is fierce and dangerous, and the victory is
If something unexpected happens, where is the so-called 'stopping troops to support the people'? I also heard that the emperor is still planning the war in the west. From this point of view, with the army being raised in successive years, isn't the so-called 'rest with the world' just empty talk?"
Liang Qingbiao had a killer move as soon as he opened his mouth. At the beginning of the withdrawal of the "Three Feudatories", he served as an imperial minister and went to Shangzhixin in Guangdong to deliver the decree. He escaped back to Beijing with a narrow escape. Everyone regarded him as a loyal man, so he spoke without any scruples.
, did not even look at Kangxi's face, and just talked about it with spittle and sputtering: "God is warning me, and I think it means that the emperor broke his own words. If we can change our tune, withdraw Shi Lang's navy from farming and recuperate, and give up the plan of the Western Expedition, then the comet will
It will pass away quietly..."
Kangxi's face turned pale with anger when he heard his wild words and said that he had broken his promise. Thinking about what he had said before, "He who speaks is not guilty," and he had to endure it several times before he finished listening to his eloquent remarks. He asked coldly: "Have you finished speaking?
Is there anything else?"
Liang Qingbiao had already heard that Kangxi's tone was wrong, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Rong Chen has finished playing - I think that what Laita, the general of Fujian Province, played is Lao Cheng's words to seek the country - North Korea with Taiwan as a basket, Xu Fu's Japan, and the world
There will be no trouble, no fighting with others, and the creatures along the coast will never be in danger!"
"Taiwan has been included in the territory of China since the Han Dynasty, and it has been under the jurisdiction of Jinjiang County in the Song Dynasty. Liang Qingbiao, you are just like Laita, you are ignorant and want to be a teacher!" Kangxi stared at Liang Qingbiao hard, just for the promise that "the speaker is not guilty"
, restrained himself from roaring, "I did say 'rest with the people', but now the country is incomplete, there are gaps in Jin'ou, there are stubborn bandits in the sea area, and there are restless people in the four fortresses. I dare to ask you, Liang Qingbiao, what do you want me to do?"
'Rest'?" Although he did not get angry at the table, his anger was palpable, and every sentence he spoke was very loud. Liang Qingbiao lowered his head and was thinking about how to reply when Li Guangdi behind him loudly said: "I think what the Lord said is dignified.
It's right, Liang Qingbiao doesn't know the principles of heaven and human nature, he is really stupid! The sky is pointing to the northwest, and the comet is moving to the southeast of the Emperor Star. It's time for the heavenly soldiers to sweep the sea area - he should immediately issue an edict, ordering Shi Lang's troops to cross the sea and plow the court to sweep holes.
, you can accomplish all your work in one battle!"
Li Guangdi was the first person in the imperial court to submit a letter to invite troops to invade Taiwan. Because there were few supporters, he suffered from the cowardice for many days, so when Kangxi was scolding Liang Qingbiao, he stepped forward and added. Liang Qingbiao was already speechless.
Yes, Li Guangdi was excited by his words and became stubborn again. He kowtowed and said, "Although Li Guangdi knows the laws of nature and understands human principles, he doesn't know that it is easy to use troops and difficult to raise food! I think that even if we want to take Taiwan, we should wait until the canal transportation is smooth and the troops can be taken."
When there is enough food to dispatch, you must know that a defeat in the first battle will cause endless troubles in the southeast—please ask the Lord for a clear warning!”
"This statement is still reasonable." Kangxi frowned and sighed, and said, "Listen to what Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng have to say about Taiwan, and then make a decision." After saying that, he stood up, slowly got off the dragon throne, and stood on the throne.
Among the large number of kneeling courtiers, he paced squarely and raised his voice and said: "It is the sage's words that a gentleman should fear destiny, but the laws of heaven must be extremely cautious. In the eighth year of Kangxi's reign, a comet appeared. Some people said that it was not good for me, but I happened to be there.
Except for Aobai that year; in the tenth year of the earthquake, rumors arose in the capital, but I kept it quiet, and everything was fine; in the twelfth year of winter, the comet reappeared, Wu Sangui rebelled, and I decided to withdraw the feudal vassal - what was the result? You have all seen it! I advise you
In a word, you should be a wise minister, a capable minister, not a loyal minister, a martyrful minister. If you have virtuous ministers, you will have a wise king, and if you have capable ministers, you will have governance; if you have loyal ministers, the king will be confused and the country will be in chaos.
Gong Qingye asked himself, in what you said and did, did you think more about me, the people, and the country, or did you think more about gaining fame and reputation for your family and building cliques and party members? - San Dynasty." (To be continued)