Chapter 1597: Not afraid of the sky, not afraid of the ground
"Never judge a crime by words....{3w."
Li Qi muttered it several times and said with a smile: "This is even more difficult to achieve than never adding gifts."
Zhao Kai hummed: "I am dedicated to the people, and I am open-minded in my heart. I am not afraid of heaven or earth. Future generations will say what is right and wrong, so why should I be afraid? Furthermore, the terrible remarks did not happen in front of you.
, but hidden behind you. The same is true for everything. Nothing on the surface is scary. What is scary is the unknown. If the people of the world can loudly express the dissatisfaction of the people of the world in front of me, then I can actually sleep peacefully.
, I am afraid that the people may praise me on the surface, but secretly say something bad about me. This kind of obedience is a taboo for an emperor.
Rebellions have always come from rumors in the dark. Because I have been living deep in the palace for a long time, it is difficult to see what the people's lives are like. Everything I know is heard from other people's mouths, and they have to rely on themselves.
Speak it out so that I can hear it, and then I can find a solution.
It is not the way to be a king to hide diseases and avoid medical treatment. To cover one's eyes and ears for fear of seeing a country riddled with holes, isn't this ridiculous cover-up? You often tell me, using the people
Is it the best way to supervise officials? Promoting freedom of speech can supervise those officials very well, and it can also supervise me very well.
If one day I am really unable to govern this country well, then I will never occupy this position and let people like Wanyan Zongwang see my jokes. Of course, I am sure that I can govern this country well. This is why I am sitting on the dragon
The only reason why I am sitting on the chair is, what reason do you have for me to oppose speech and be afraid of speech? If you don’t face the difficulties, you will never be able to solve them. I am afraid that I don’t know where the difficulties are and I am still complacent about it.”
Li Qi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "If the emperor can do this, then the emperor must be the first emperor in the ages."
Not killing the scholar-officials is actually going too far, because there are good and bad scholar-officials, and the rebellion of scholars is far more harmful than the rebellion of uneducated people. This is
It would be extremely unfair to the victim to commit a serious crime but not be punished. In fact, Song Taizu said this just to encourage people to read, open up the world of speech, and promote freedom of speech.
This is just a policy.
That's all.
In fact, Zhao Kai did not disobey Taizu's holy words. He just made Taizu's meaning more concrete and rational, popularized education, opened more private colleges, and provided subsidies. Isn't this just to encourage everyone to study? Never judge sin based on speech, isn't this?
Is it just to spread the word? No matter what you say, I will not punish you. What you say is not within the scope of the law. Anyway, since Emperor Taizong, incidents of scolding the emperor have become common in the Song Dynasty. The emperor of the Song Dynasty took this aspect quite seriously.
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It can be said that this idea of never judging crimes based on speech could only work in the Song Dynasty. Because the Song Dynasty was very open-minded about this aspect, of course, this is only a possibility. No one can predict what the result will be.
From a political point of view, this is a typical example of giving a stick and a date. On the one hand, it forces the scholar-bureaucrats to bow their heads, and on the other hand, it encourages the people to read and broaden their speech. In the past, only scholars had the right to speak, but this law
Once it comes out, everyone has the right to speak.
In this way, we can prevent the scholar-officials from inciting the emotions of the scholars and let the scholars fight for them. This is the usual trick of the scholar-officials.
But having said that, throughout the ages, no emperor has just said "never judge crimes based on speech". That is because they cannot be magnanimous in their hearts. Even the most enlightened Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Xuanwu Gate Incident doomed the Tang Dynasty.
Taizong wanted to increase control over speech.
Although Zhao Kai has many similarities with Li Shimin, it cannot be said that they are completely similar. Li Jiancheng is not a fool, and he has also made great contributions. There are many generals who follow Li Jiancheng and regard him as a sage. Otherwise,
Li Shimin might not kill him out of pain. The Xuanwumen incident also reflected from the side that Li Shimin was actually very afraid of Li Jiancheng.
Zhao Kai, on the other hand, made extraordinary achievements and ascended the throne. He was widely expected and supported by the people. The most important thing is that his opponents were just two idiots, Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan. These two people have lost the support of the people, and now the people are in Zhao.
Under Kai's rule, people live and work in peace and contentment, and their quality of life has improved hundreds of times. Therefore, Zhao Kai, who has the hearts of the people all over the world, is not afraid of what others say.
And Zhao Kai is a very confident person. All these factors contributed to the birth of this law.
"Let's not talk about these false names." Zhao Kai shook his head and asked: "What I want to know most now is, what do you think?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "With the help of this method, plus the escort of the Second Courtyard and Yushitai Troika, we can not only win completely, but also resolve the battle quickly."
"That's enough." Zhao Kai said: "Then about opening a college---."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Qi said: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured, I promise to complete the mission."
"I have full confidence in you." Zhao Kai nodded, the smile on his face faded a little, and suddenly said: "Oh, I heard that you met Wanyan Zongwang in Hunyuan Prefecture."
Li Qi was stunned and said with a wry smile: "I knew the emperor would ask about this."
Zhao Kai pretended to be angry and said, "Then why didn't you say anything just now? You had to let me ask."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Actually, we didn't say anything, we just teased each other a few times, but Wanyan Zongwang is full of confidence in this western expedition. It seems that he is determined to win."
"How could Wanyan Zongwang not have confidence?" Zhao Kai smiled softly and added in his mind, if not, how could I regard him as the strongest opponent, "By the way, how is his health?"
Sweat! Are you mistaken? The Western Expedition of the Jin Army is not a trivial matter to me in the Song Dynasty, but you care about Wanyan Zongwang personally. Could it be that --- this is the legendary story of hatred turning into love?
So who is attacking and who is suffering? Li Qi couldn't help but shudder as he thought about it. He was frightened by his own evil and said in astonishment: "The emperor seems to care about Wanyan Zongwang?"
Zhao Kai said with a solemn expression: "To be more selfish, I really don't want anything to happen to Wanyan Zongwang at the moment. I want to defeat him in an upright manner and return the arrow to him."
Li Qi sighed: "This is really very selfish. I wish Wanyan Zongwang would die soon, but it's a pity that guy has a better appetite than me."
"Then---."
At this point, Zhao Kai's expression suddenly changed and he said: "You are deliberately setting a trap for me again."
"Don't dare, don't dare."
"What are you afraid of?" Zhao Kai snorted lightly and suddenly said: "I almost forgot to tell you that Wu Jie defeated the Tibetan coalition forces in Tubo a few days ago."
Li Qi was overjoyed and said: "Seriously?"
Zhao Kai said: "And the Zhennan Army was not even used. It can be said to be a great victory."
"What a great Wu Jie, you are really amazing!" Li Qi was so excited that he squatted down on the chair.
Zhao Kai didn't care at all and said with a smile: "Wu Jie is indeed a talent. I almost misjudged him at first, thinking he was just a general. You still have the vision."
That is necessary. I passed junior high school history. Li Qi chuckled: "After all, Yan Fu still has a vision. So what is the situation now?"
Zhao Kai said: "Wu Jie reported to us that we should take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, and I have already approved it. The Tibetan allied forces were severely damaged and their morale was shattered. We cannot give them any more chance to breathe. I have no time to waste on them. There are already many
All the tribes have surrendered to the Song Dynasty. However, there is still a political power within the Jinsha River that remains independent."
"Which regime?"
"Eastern Women's Country."
Li Qi blinked blankly and said: "Oh, I remembered it. It is said that women are in power in this country, and it can be said to be a veritable daughter's country."
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "You are right. Dongnu Kingdom has always had contacts with our Song Dynasty and is relatively friendly. And it has not participated this time and has always remained neutral. This is very commendable. But Wu
Jie has also sent people to negotiate, but the other party seems to have no intention of submitting to the Song Dynasty."
Li Qi frowned and pondered for a while, then said: "I think if men were in power, they might have surrendered long ago."
"Yes, this is the problem." Zhao Kai said: "In this Eastern Women's Kingdom, women are in power, and they respect the idea that women are superior to men. Once they submit to the Song Dynasty, they will inevitably have conflicts in this regard. Even if their king agrees, but they
The people will definitely not agree, so what do you think we should do?"
Li Qi thought for a while and said: "I still have to think about this, but I absolutely do not agree with the use of force. I think this can be solved through diplomatic means."
Zhao Kai smiled and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you."
"Ah? Why is this?"
"You always have many ways to deal with women."
"Please, your sworn brother Gao Yanei is known as the Saint of Love."
"You can ask my sworn brother to help you. As long as you need it, you can leave me alone."
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "The emperor's kindness is appreciated by me, but I'd better forget about Gao Yanei. All things are inherently limited, and it won't be possible without him."
Zhao Kai chuckled and said: "I am not in a hurry about this matter. Anyway, the Dongnu Kingdom does not pose any threat. As long as other tribes are eliminated, it will only be a matter of time before the Dongnu Kingdom is included in our territory of the Song Dynasty. The key lies in the Jin Kingdom.
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Li Qi hummed and said: "Wanyan Zongwang once made it clear that we in the Song Dynasty should not buy weapons for Xixia---."
Zhao Kai frowned and said, "Do you agree?"
Li Qidao: "Please, at that time hundreds of thousands of their elites lived next to me. Can I not agree? At that time, any situation was better than not going to war. Besides, this matter still needs to be negotiated."
Zhao Kai frowned and said, "You mean the Jin Kingdom plans to use force against Xixia?"
Li Qi nodded and said, "It's very possible."
Zhao Kai said with a solemn expression: "If they want to march into Xixia from the west, they must first capture the Gaochang Uighurs. Once they capture the Gaochang Uighurs, they will threaten the Hehuang area."
Li Qi said helplessly: "I know this too, but we can attack the Tubo, but we are not yet able to attack the Gaochang Uighurs. The reason why we can easily defeat the Tubo is because the Tubo of today is no longer the Tubo of the past, but Gaochang
The Uighurs are a complete country, very united internally, and are separated from us by Xixia. If there were no Jin Kingdom and Xixia, we could give it a try, but with the current situation, the Jin Kingdom and Xixia will never let us set foot in the Gaochang Uighurs.
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"That's true." Zhao Kai sighed and said, "Then what do you think we should do now?"
"I have been thinking about this." Li Qidao said: "The best way is to wait and see what happens. If they start fighting, then we can take advantage of it. If they don't start fighting, then we have no good way.
We can only develop to the west, combine with Yelu Dashi to ensure our road to the Western Regions, and prevent the Jin Kingdom from continuing to develop westward. I don’t know whether the Jin Kingdom and the Gaochang Uighurs can go to war, but they will definitely go to war with Xixia.
, this is our opportunity. In fact, after this trip, I discovered a problem, that is, in the eyes of the Jin people, we will not dare to attack them in the next few years. They did not choose to go south this time, not because they were scared away by me.
Yes, just because they felt that the Western Expedition would be more beneficial to them, but--who knows?"
Zhao Kai laughed and said: "That's right, who can predict what will happen in the future? Let's see Jin Guo's actions first. We have to endure it for the time being."
Li Qi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there seems to be one more thing you haven't asked me."
"What's up?"
"Japan!"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said.
Zhao Kai smiled and said, "Didn't I leave this matter to you?"
"Then your Majesty, you won't pay any attention to it?"
"Now that our army is still on the road, you have written to me about the situation in Japan. What do you think I need to ask?"
"Uh... Yan Fu."
"Yan Fu?"
Zhao Kai said: "What does this have to do with Yan Fu?"
Li Qi coughed lightly and said: "Didn't we discuss it before when we were reforming the military system? Civil and military affairs are indispensable. Although Niu Gao is good at fighting, he is still not good at diplomacy, so I sent Yan Fu to help Niu Gao deal with it.
Diplomatic matters."
"Is there anything else?"
Zhao Kai frowned and glanced at Li Qi, then suddenly smiled and said: "Everyone has been sent, why do you still come to ask me?"
I'm asking, I'm telling you! Li Qi said nonchalantly: "To inform the emperor, I decided to send Yan Fu when I was in Laizhou, and troops were about to be sent out at that time, so I did not inform the emperor in advance."
Zhao Kai said: "It's okay. Didn't I say that I'll let you have full power to make the decision?"
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"that's all?"
"Otherwise, what else?" Zhao Kai waved his hand and said: "Let's put Japan aside for now. There is nothing to talk about at the moment. Let's talk about Tubo. It is not easy to manage such a large piece of land.
ah!"
Li Qi glanced at Zhao Kai thoughtfully, nodded and said: "That---okay."
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