Yipin Jiangshan 357_Yipin Jiangshan full text free to read_Chapter 357 Auspicious Rui (Part 2) from
Only then did Sima Guang realize that the situation was serious. Zhao Zongji was still in Guangxi... Although there was an armistice there, he could not return to the capital until a formal treaty was signed... Even Chen Ke was sent to Bianjing, and his side was at its weakest period.
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Although Wang Yu often had the idea of replacing him, even he admitted that at this difficult time with uncertain prospects, only Chen Ke could unite the loose coalition under Zhao Zongji.
"Does Zhong Fang know?" Sima Guang asked.
"At first I just thought it was an anecdote, so I didn't notify him. When I found out that the other party had other plans, it was already too late to wait for his reply." Wang Yu was eager to support the overall situation alone, otherwise how could he show his ability to turn the tide?
"Yes." Sima Guang nodded slowly and said, "We have to try to delay His Highness before he returns to the capital." After saying this, he smiled bitterly in his heart, what would happen even if he came back?
To be honest, he actually regretted it.
Now that Zhao Zongshi has achieved great success, even if his side has made some small gains, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. Regardless of the eight central masters, four of them seem to be on good terms with Zhao Zongji. But if you look closely, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng and others only know how to offend.
People don't know how to unite people with loyal and lonely ministers, such as Zeng Gongliang and Wang Gui, who are also cautious and independent gentlemen who protect themselves wisely. No matter how many such figures there are, they can't be as disruptive as Han Qi.
Outside of the center, Zhao Zongji’s party has even less chance of winning.
But who made him impatient to be idle and left alone, relying on Chen Ke's strategy of dumping salt, he was able to wash away his shame in one fell swoop, which made the officials and princes look at him with admiration. The subsequent development of the situation was even more unexpected. Wu Zang was actually favored by blackmail.
Li Liangzuo was killed. Xixia took the initiative to seek peace with the Song Dynasty.
The internal power struggle in Xixia was the main reason for this, but given the self-centered nature of the Song Dynasty, all credit was naturally attributed to Sima Guang.
So Sima Guangguang, who was ridiculed by others a few years ago, turned into a powerful city with a clever plan to bring peace to the world, and his future was limitless.
All of this started from Chen Ke's clever plan... The most feared thing in officialdom is owing favors to others. Sima Guang undoubtedly owed Chen Ke a huge favor, and ended up being dragged into the pirate ship by him inexplicably.
Now that Sima Guangjian is at the emperor's side, he is a confidant of the official family, so his net worth has naturally doubled. Recalling Chen Ke's investment when he was frustrated. Now it can be said that he has made a lot of money, but I really admire this guy's vision... Well, it seems like this.
Somewhat narcissistic...
In any case, he has been identified as a member of Zhao Zongji's party because of Su Che's incident. Although he regretted it a little, Sima Guang knew very well that he had no other choice - it was not a gentleman's behavior to seek refuge with Zhao Zongshi again, and his reputation would be ruined.
Now, this official can't do anything. It's not impossible to withdraw in the middle, but he has offended others. The future will be difficult, and there is no hope.
Sima Guang was so familiar with that feeling that he really didn't want to experience it again.
After much deliberation, I can only make up my mind that the road is going to be dark. If I can break out of the bloody road, I will have an iron-clad future and a golden reputation.
If he loses... Sima Guang smiled bitterly and thought to himself, the worst he can do is become an official and go home. Go and revise my "Tongzhi"!
After Wang Yu left, Sima Guang closed the manuscript, put it in the box, and locked it. It seemed that he had no intention of taking it out again in the short term.
Standing up, Sima Guang let out a long sigh and said to himself, Chen Ke, Chen Ke, I hope that as you said, there will be a big turnaround in the autumn. Otherwise, I will be tricked out of my mind by you...
Seeing Sima Guang's abnormal behavior, the twelve-year-old Sima Kang was a little afraid and said: "Father, what are you going to do?"
"Kang'er." Sima Guang looked at Sima Kang kindly and said, "Do you want to see Qilin?"
"I want to..." Sima Kang was afraid of being taught a lesson by his father who had strict family discipline, so he quickly turned around and said, "I don't want to."
"Then I'll go and see it myself, father." Sima Guang walked to the door with a straight face, looked at his confused son, and then laughed loudly: "You silly boy, you haven't followed me yet!"
"Yes, daddy!" Sima Kang's eyes lit up and he hurriedly jumped up and down to follow.
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Two days later it's morning.
Today's topic for all the officials is no longer the major national affairs such as military, agriculture, and river engineering, but the auspicious beast Qilin that has arrived outside the south gate of the capital... The goods actually arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday, but the Qin Tianjian said that the day after tomorrow
It is an auspicious day, so we have to wait a little longer.
But the officials couldn't wait any longer. The aura of the mythical beast had enveloped the capital, making them all commotion. From how majestic the unicorn was to the etiquette of welcoming the sunrise, the most important thing was whether the officials wanted to kiss each other.
Ying... Some people say that the most important official is the Son of Heaven. No matter how divine the beast is, it is still a beast. There is no reason to welcome him. But more people object that the Son of Heaven is the son of God. The auspicious beasts that appear in the world are the gifts from God.
The emperor's message, the officials do not look at the beast's face but the father's face, they have to welcome it personally.
The officials were discussing there in full swing, but Zhao Zhen seemed to be in a waning mood. That's right, the official family has never greeted anyone in the suburbs in this life. Now, this precious first time has to be dedicated to a beast. No one would be happy if he changed it.
Get up.
But Fu Bi and Han Qi, who had been dealing with Zhao Zhen for twenty years, saw that something was wrong... With Zhao Zhen's temperament, he would only take this attitude when he was extremely indifferent to this matter.
Han Qi naturally remained silent, so Fu Bi asked softly: "May I ask what your Majesty's wishes are?"
The prime minister spoke, and the question was from the emperor, and the noisy hall could be heard immediately. Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said: "Haha, I think of a poem that Sima Aiqing submitted this morning." He paused.
He said at once: "The name is "Ode to Jiaozhi Presenting Strange Beasts", right? Sima Aiqing?"
"Yes." Sima Guang put down his pen and stood up to answer.
Everyone couldn't help but secretly curse after hearing this. Sure enough, it was the people near the water who got the moon first. We all wanted to wait for the ceremony before entering the congratulatory table, but this guy took the lead.
"Ai Qing's poems are naturally excellent, but I am more interested in the "Enter the Biao" at the beginning of it." Zhao Zhen said calmly: "Read it to all the ministers."
"According to the decree." Sima Guang took the note sent by Hu Yandui and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty said: This month there is an order for all officials and people to go to Jiaozhou to view the strange beast called Qilin. On the 25th, I went with my young son to have a look. I was stupid and ignorant and could not recognize the strange beast. I stole the auspicious beast Qilin."
, unparalleled in the world but invisible. It is famous but invisible in the scriptures, tangible in its biography, and has passed away forever..."
The hall echoed with Sima Guang's righteous voice. The officials listened to him describing the shapes of the strange beasts he saw...the neck was like a bear, but the mouth was like a bird, the head of a pig but the body of a horse, the head of a pig but with horns, the neck of an elephant but with scales.
, it is very powerful but has a gentle temperament. It was probably born in a distant place, so it cannot be found in books.
When the conversation changed, Sima Guang imagined the flood of compliments from the ministers, and then imagined the emperor's answer: "This monster was born south of the Five Ridges, out of the swamp shore. If I get it, my virtue will not increase, even if it does not increase my virtue."
If it goes away, my virtue will not be diminished... It is better to welcome the beasts instead of welcoming the scholars, and use the expense of raising the animals to raise the scholars...'
It means that although we can't figure out whether this thing is a unicorn, it has made the whole country crazy. If it is not a unicorn, it will make other small countries laugh at our jokes. Even if it is a unicorn, it is just a gift from others.
Those who came here did not appear in our land of the Song Dynasty. It was other people's auspiciousness and had nothing to do with us.
Therefore, in Yichen’s humble opinion, we should not recognize it and return it to Jiaozhi. Of course, in order to show our style of the Song Dynasty, we can give gold and silver to the Jiaozhi envoy, give him an edict, and express his kindness, and so on.
If the guests from all over the world are in uniform, the auspiciousness will come to them on their own... Let's wait for the auspiciousness to come by itself, and don't care about it being sent by others.
In this way, the small country of Cochin cannot laugh at us, and we still have a long-term strategy. There is no great good.
In the end, Sima Guang did not forget to raise his head and said: From now on, as long as the emperor's heart is correct and self-cultivation is the foundation, the world will naturally be "clear with three lights and blessed by all spirits; if there are storms and rains, the grains will be plentiful". Only then will
It is truly auspicious!
The ministers were stunned when they heard this, but Zhao Zhen nodded approvingly and said: "What do you think, dear sir?"
The ministers were still stunned, and even Han Xianggong changed his expression... He thought that by transferring Chen Ke out of the capital, Zhao Zongji's party would lose its soul. Unexpectedly, Sima Guang actually jumped out, and his level was even better than Chen Ke's.
high!
Regarding this matter that everyone was helpless about, Sima Guang's handling opinions can be said to be both decent and comprehensive, watertight and flawless!
The originally lively discussion came to an abrupt end, and no one among the officials dared to refute Sima Guang, because this guy firmly occupied the moral high ground, making it impossible for anyone to refute!
The so-called "one bird crows and hundreds of birds sing" refers to the current scene...
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A grand ceremony to welcome auspiciousness ended like this, leaving the people of Bianjing very disappointed.
However, what was even more disappointing was Xianggong Han. His carefully planned plan of ‘taking advantage of auspicious luck to establish a prince’ was completely ready, but it was stillborn...
"Little Sima!" Xianggong Han made a rare loss of composure... Of course he was in his own room... He smashed the tea bowl to pieces and roared at a few of his silent confidants: "How dare you ruin my important affairs several times!"
"My lord, please calm down." Wu Kui, the counselor and political officer, said bravely: "If the official family doesn't see the unicorn, can't we make a fuss about it?"
Han Qi calmed down, yes, the so-called auspiciousness is just an excuse to find an outlet for officials to ask for a prince. If this excuse doesn't work, just change it.
"We can't let Sima Guang go!" Han Qi set the tone first, and then asked: "What are your ideas?"
"My subordinate's method can kill two birds with one stone and turn the tide." It was not easy for Wu Kui. He had already participated in political affairs and had to keep a low profile in front of Xianggong Han.
"Stop being too pretentious." Han Qi spat, "If you have anything to say, tell me quickly..." At least the last sentence didn't come out, which made Wu Kui secretly glad that he wasn't too embarrassed to come to the stage.
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