Since Zhuge Liang took office, there have been great changes in the Reading Hall. In the past, books were piled on the papers in the inner palace. If someone wanted to read them, they had to go in and rummage through them one by one. It was extremely cumbersome, Zhuge Liang thought.
If this is not appropriate, then the books are classified into categories such as farming, law, and calculation. Of course, there are also poems, poems, and political discussions.
Different books were classified and placed in different areas, and a single category of books was carefully divided. Perhaps he felt that sitting on his knees and reading was a bit tiring, so he got the Hu chair and Hu chair from Hongdu Menxue.
The case was submitted to the Reading Hall, and the previous classification was enough. However, his move to obtain the Hu chair was criticized by many scholars.
While they were cursing these barbarians, they were sitting comfortably and reading books.
Zhuge Liang ignored them and sat in the innermost room to read, leaving other matters to the minor officials. Here, he came into contact with many books, many of which he had never touched before, and some of them impressed him.
There are some that he admires, and some that make him unhappy. However, no matter what type they are, he will read them carefully and accumulate them.
"Zhuge Jun, I wonder where the "Four People's Monthly Order" is?"
"The Seventh Case of Three Houses."
"Jun!!! Where is "Han Lugu Guan Jue"?!?!?"
"The second case in the same house... Also, if you say another word, I will call the guards and drive you out!"
"Zhuge Jun, I'm looking for "Political Commentary"."
Zhuge Liang raised his head and stood in front of him. Isn't it Cao Cao who was smiling? Zhuge Liang stood up and bowed to Cao Cao. No matter how he viewed Cao Cao in his heart, Cao Cao was the third prince in the country, and the etiquette and laws on the surface must be followed. After he paid his respects,
Then he said: "Mr. Cao, the political commentary has been borrowed by others." Cao Cao was a little confused and asked: "Who is it?"
"It's down there."
Cao Cao nodded, didn't say much, and sat next to Zhuge Liang.
"Mr. Cao, do you want to watch first?"
"No, I have read it several times... Every time I read it, I can always find Cui Gong's great wisdom... Cui Gong's talent really makes me admire... It's a pity that I can't talk to him at night. It's a pity.
..." Cao Cao said, Zhuge Liang nodded, and just as he was about to speak, someone next to him said: "That's not bad!!!!"
Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao were startled and turned their heads, but the man smiled awkwardly, quickly lowered his head and continued reading.
"Zhang Jun, if you say another word...you will be blamed for being rude..."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Even Cui Gong's disciples are so extraordinary!"
"Is Mr. Liu okay? Is there any news about him?" Cao Cao asked again.
"Master Shi is fine, but there is no news from Jiaozhou... However, the governor of Yangzhou remonstrated with the emperor, impeached Master Shi, and said that the people of Yangzhou will die with Jiaozhou. Master Master refuses to hand over, and I hope your Majesty will punish you severely."
"Hahaha, it seems that General Liu Gong managed Jiaozhou well. It's a pity that he is such a talented person, but he lives in the frontier fortress..."
"Mr. Cao, compared to these boastful ministers in the court, it is not a pity that my master manages the frontier and benefits the whole country." Zhuge Liang replied. Cao Cao knew he had made a mistake, so he smiled in a low voice and replied: "That's right."
, Zhuge Liang said no more and continued to read his book. Cao Cao was silent for a moment and sat on the chair with a trace of tiredness on his face.
"Kong Ming, if Mr. Liu is still in the temple, will he support the New Deal?"
"He probably won't."
"Why?"
"Master doesn't like to argue with others."
"That's true..." Cao Cao nodded. Zhuge Liang looked at Cao Cao in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Cao, my master often said that things are named after things. No matter who you are, whatever you do must be done.
It is carried out in a certain name...and the more lofty the name, the smoother things will go..."
"Oh?" Cao Cao was stunned, looked at Zhuge Liang, and asked: "Do you think the New Deal is nameless? The New Deal is for the common people of the world and for the tens of thousands of people, so why talk about being nameless?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head, lowered his head and said nothing.
Cao Cao looked at him for a long time, and suddenly realized, he grinned, looked at Zhuge Liang meaningfully, and whispered: "Thank you!", then he left the reading hall, Zhuge Liang still lowered his head,
He looked at his book and ignored Cao Cao.
Cao Cao walked out of the Reading Hall and went all the way back to his mansion. Then, for three whole days, he stayed behind closed doors and didn't know what he was doing. On the fourth day, he walked out of the mansion and went directly to
Many people in the palace who were paying attention to his whereabouts were a little worried, fearing that he would come up with some way to target them.
When he arrived at the palace, the guards immediately reported him, and not long after, Huangmen came to pick him up.
When they arrived at the Hall of Houde, the emperor was dealing with memorials from various places.
Cao Cao stood at the door. The emperor did not raise his head and said directly: "Sit!"
Is there any progress?"
"Your Majesty... I have come up with a plan that may reduce the obstacles to the New Deal!"
"Oh? What's the plan?"
"Your Majesty, the scholars of the country are opposed to the New Deal. This is because the New Deal harms their interests and prevents them from owning a large amount of arable land. However, they dare not say this clearly. They are all talented people with high moral standards.
, how can they oppose the New Deal for these reasons? There is only one reason for their opposition, that is, the New Deal does not value talents..."
"They describe themselves as virtuous and capable, and use ministers as their guides and instigators. They are treacherous and evil people who stay away from virtuous people."
"And as long as His Majesty breaks their name, they can no longer oppose it!"
"Oh? How to break it?"
"Of course it is to reflect the temple's emphasis on talents and its desire... Previously, I went to visit my old Sikong Gong Yuan. Yuan Gong once said that if the scholars do not object, one will gain fame and the other will gain. Now, I
I just woke up!" Cao Cao said. The emperor frowned and motioned for him to continue. Cao Cao added: "Not long ago, I had a long chat with the emperor's son-in-law..."
"Hey, what can that kid say!" The emperor heard Zhuge Liang, and his face was a little angry.
"Ahem, Your Majesty, nowadays, there are more and more students in the world. The North and South colleges have newly established Taixue and Menzixue. There are tens of thousands of students... In order to show the temple's determination to value talents, I think that the taxes of these students can be reduced.
Fu, the head of the family, as long as there are students who enter the four major universities, they will reduce their agricultural taxes accordingly and provide financial support to these students until the end of their studies..."
"This is a benefit. It gives them benefits and at the same time shows the temple's determination to value talented people."
"In addition, for those scholars with outstanding knowledge, they can be given a plaque on their doorstep. This is their name. They enjoy this honor and they will definitely not have the intention to refute it."
"And the most important thing is that this can break their lies. They all say that the New Deal does not respect the talented. Your Majesty's order will make them speechless!"
The emperor heard this, but there was no joy on his face. He said: "Meng De... I implemented the new policy to limit the cultivated land of the aristocratic families and protect the common people. If we act like this, then the students will not succeed the aristocratic families in the future. Will we continue to annex farmland and oppress the people?"
"Your Majesty..." Cao Cao paused and said, "Even so, it will take thirty or forty years for the students to gain momentum... During these days, the new policy has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a foregone conclusion. ...At that time, we will think of ways to restrict these students. What's more, now that official schools are everywhere, Liu Xuande is still busy with it...The number of students is gradually increasing...The privileges they have will definitely be shattered. ....”
"Everyone in the world is studying, but who is doing farming?"
"Your Majesty, farming and mulberry farming is not a humble industry... After the official school was established, I wanted to copy and deliver a large number of agricultural books. In addition, I also asked the great Confucians to write important agricultural poems and so on. Children in the world have to learn from an early age... What's more, reading and There is no opposition to farming. Although there are many students, only a few get official positions. If the rest of the people don’t want to starve to death with their books in hand, they must work in farming... Your Majesty, don’t worry!”
Listening to what Cao Cao said, the emperor still had some hesitation on his face. He knew in his heart that the New Deal was an unprecedented innovation. If it could succeed, it would immediately change the general trend since ancient times. Every generation of kings was trying their best to restrict the big families. When it comes to solving the problem of land annexation, some are gentler and will negotiate with the big clans to get them to give up some farmland and hand it over to the people. Some are more tough and will directly imprison the party and execute them!
Others, wanting to solve this problem through other methods, carried out large-scale farming to allow the people to obtain cultivated land.
However, none of these can really solve the problem, because the emperor has noticed that most of the cultivated land cultivated during the Jianning period has been quietly transferred to the hands of the wealthy families. Of course, they do not dare to use violent methods. It is through purchase. For example, after the flood in Youzhou, the people's cultivated land was destroyed and there was no harvest, so the wealthy people exchanged grain for their cultivated land.
There are also some who collude with local officials to forcefully obtain farmland. However, most of those who do this are powerful people, not wealthy families.
During the Jianning period, there were countless farms, and the common people had their own cultivated land. In less than ten years, these cultivated lands have become cultivated lands of the wealthy families. This is something that makes the emperor particularly angry. The implementation of the New Deal is fundamentally restrictive. Living in an aristocratic family, if you want to change this situation, as long as you succeed, your descendants will no longer have to worry about the aristocratic family.
The emperor thought for a moment and said: "Okay, I will do as you say!!"
Cao Cao bowed his hands and left the palace.
Many people say that the emperor is not a wise emperor. He has a bad temper. He is not as calm as Emperor Xiaokang, nor as broad-minded. As a minister who has personally met Emperor Xiaokang, Cao Cao also has his own opinions on this. The emperor is in some aspects , it is true that he is not as good as Emperor Xiaokang, but as today’s emperor, he may not be unable to be regarded as a wise king!
Although the emperor had a violent temper, he was still very gentle to the people. Xiping's benevolent government was far superior to that of the Jianning period.
Although the emperor is not calm, he has a different kind of firmness. Unlike the cautious Emperor Xiaokang, as long as the emperor feels that something is feasible, he will immediately implement it, regardless of how many ministers may object. In this regard, he is still extremely sensitive, and he can smell the advantages of some novel policies and then implement them.
This is an emperor who doesn't like to be restrained. He can accept novel viewpoints and novel affairs.
Do you think Emperor Xiaokang would sit on the Hu chair to handle political affairs?
Can Emperor Xiaokang go all out to promote some novel things, and use the whole country to build some kind of silk weaving machine, rollover, etc.?
Cao Cao even felt that if Emperor Xiaokang saw these unprecedented tributes of his, he would definitely find a doctor for him to look at the brain disease, instead of giving him full power to deal with it like he did today.
Thinking about this, Cao Cao walked out of the palace and stopped.
He turned around, faced the direction of Houde Hall, and bowed deeply.
Perhaps, the emperor is not reckless.
But this big man needs a more reckless emperor today.
Only then can we cut our way out of this chaotic situation.