Zhao Bing said something that made the three of them silent. Although they looked down on merchants who were determined to pursue profits from their hearts, they also knew that without merchants communicating material exchanges and communicating with goods, the entire society would be paralyzed. After so many years of traveling, most of their financial resources were all based on commercial tax income. Even if they knew that they colluded with the Mongol Yuan to make profits and gave up their morality in the face of interests, they could not erase them from society. It was even more impossible to let the small vendors who supported their families give up their survival for the sake of the word "righteous".

"Your Majesty's heartfelt words are already clear in my heart, but if you do not punish it, it will be of no benefit to the country." Wen Tianxiang said after a while, but his expression was no longer as angry as he was in the first place.

"Haha, I have never pleaded not to pursue those profiteers who have misled the country, but we must be moderate. Those illegal businesses who colluded with the Yuan court to serve as minions to help the enemy plunder the people's wealth and hoarded the people's livelihood will be severely punished. Those who forget their righteousness when they see profit and have minor evils but no big mistakes can be punished. As for those who have to trade with the enemy in order to make a living, they do not need to be investigated." Zhao Bing smiled.

"What Your Majesty taught me is that what I did is indeed over. Please give up your crime." Wen Tianxiang said politely.

"The Wen Xiang's actions are very wide-ranging, and there is indeed a mistake in doing extraordinary things at extraordinary times. It is just a warning." Zhao Bing raised his hand and asked him to stand up and said, "The situation is no longer as good as in Qiongzhou. We must not only recover Jiangnan, but also govern Jiangnan. Therefore, past policies must be adjusted in a timely and appropriate manner, and it is now necessary to stabilize people's hearts and consolidate the regime."

"I have recorded it." Wen Tianxiang politely said again, "Your Majesty, Jiangnan has fallen for ten years now, the situation has changed a lot, and the class is not divided clearly. Please tell me what to do!"

"Let each ship bombard the enemy on the city with starboard gun!" At this time, the warship had successfully entered the Yangtze River through Hukou and walked along the west side of the city. Zhao Bing did not rush to answer Wen Tianxiang's question, but ordered the fire.

"As for the order!" Wang Meng received the order and immediately ordered the ships to open the gun door, fill in the flowering bullets, and aim at the city to open fire.

"Your Majesty, why is this?" Just now, the young emperor was banned from firing in the face of the siege of the enemy and the people. He was out of range and ordered the firing, which made him very puzzled. As the crossbows were fired, the flowering bullets exploded one after another at the top of the city. The unprepared enemy troops were killed and injured in an instant, and the city tower was hit by the fire. The Yuan soldiers stationed on the long dike were hit by the arrows fired from the crossbows, and the screams were endless. The onlookers were instantly scattered, hiding everywhere, and no one dared to challenge them.

"Mr. Wen, Your Majesty's intention is to inform the people. The tolerance just now is not afraid of them. It is just because my king's army is a kind and righteous army and does not want to hurt innocent people. In addition, he warns those foolish people not to help the evil, so as not to burn them all." Xie Fangde intervened and explained.

"Your Majesty's actions all have deep meanings. I am really stupid!" Wen Tianxiang understood after thinking for a moment, and laughed dryly.

"No, the affairs of the Wenxiong are just confused." Zhao Bing picked up the kettle and drank the qi water and said, "I, Zhao, established a country and valued scholars. I am willing to rule the world with scholars, but things go against my wishes. Some of them are really heartbreaking and disappointing..."

As soon as Zhao Bing finished speaking, Wen Tianxiang and the others showed embarrassment on their faces, but Zhao Bing was not polite, but bluntly expressed his point of view.

It is precisely because Zhao Kuangyin established the family law to govern with scholars and officials in the early Song Dynasty that emperors of all dynasties have treated scholars well, and it has long been the most glorious period in history. Their movements were in a sense the weather vane of Chinese politics. At the beginning of the fall of Jiangnan, because the panic was not eliminated and the order was not determined, court officials, scholars, Confucian scholars were scattered everywhere, mingled among the people, and took a wait-and-see attitude towards the current situation. Of course, loyal people also recruited troops to continue to resist after returning home.

From a general perspective, the war between the Yuan Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty at this moment was different in nature from the external conquests during the Mongolian period. The original plundering was greatly reduced, and it had basically become an annexation and unity war between the Han governments. Therefore, before sending troops, Kublai Khan proposed the goal of not killing Jiangnan.

During the war, the Yuan court recruited a large number of military generals and officials of the Song Dynasty, used them to continue the war and stabilize the chaos in the local area. After the Song court surrendered, the Yuan court issued an edict: The Song Dynasty was defeated and the people with meritorious officials and talented people were appointed, and the province was submitted to the province for recruitment. A large number of officials who were demoted to the Ministry of Personnel were given to the Ministry of Personnel for use, and the original position was retained by the method of renewal.

Kublai Khan's rule over Jiangnan was quite strategic. After several years of pacifying the Song Dynasty, with the failure of the anti-Yuan forces, the local situation in Jiangnan gradually stabilized, and the candidates for local officials in Jiangnan gradually changed. They were replaced by Ren Man or veterans. In addition to selecting officials from the southern scholars who came to the north, Kublai Khan also directly selected talents from Jiangnan through seeking talents. For a long time, he conducted a wide range of talent seeking activities.

However, after the deposed emperor and the north hunting, the situation of a group of Song ministers who had moved and recruited entered the Yuan court changed. Liu Mengyan, Wang Jiweng and others were all senior officials of the Song court, and they were appointed as Shangshu and entered the cabinet. Zhao Yuziao, Cheng Jufu, Zhao Mengfu, Xie Changyuan, Ye Li and other famous scholars also entered the Hanlin Academy. Especially the call of Zhao Mengfu, the descendant of the royal family, changed the minds of those who were waiting and watching, and a group of speculators took the initiative to move closer to them. This led to the rapid spread of the "political trend", and even some famous scholars and young talents with strong spirits were unable to escape the vulgarity.

However, Zhao Bing believed that changes in the environment could not be used as an excuse to surrender to the enemy. This is a big problem of "conformity". That is, the ancients often said that "wealth cannot be lewd, and mighty cannot bend." Especially when nation-states face the crossroads of life and death, whether they can stick to this bottom line is undoubtedly the most severe test for scholars. In fact, civil society in the occupied areas, including the intellectual group that has always been regarded as social models, is by no means a solid piece of iron. The "reused" of Liu Mengyan and others has accelerated their differentiation process.

Of course, these scholars who were attached to the enemy also knew that doing so would be a disadvantage in morality and violated the words of the saints, so they hoped to gain a sympathetic understanding by saying self-protection. This statement should be said to be very marketable and often used by those who were demoted to officials, because seeking self-protection in troubled times is a very common mentality, let alone in a fallen area with a strict ruling system. Many people say that although they were loyal to the old dynasty, they were forced to take false posts because of livelihood or to protect their own property.

Of course, there are many scholars who stick to the bottom line and maintain integrity. Xiang Xie Fangde, Ma Tingluan, Wang Yinglin and many others, when they were displaced and poor and sick, had to sell their treasured calligraphy and painting classics and open a library to teach disciples to make a living. Even when they were forced to wander around, they were still not tempted by high salaries and refused to "enter the official". This kind of blood-like Confucian scholar who did not make profits and did not surrender to his tyranny is of course worthy of praise and reus.

Between the two poles of losing one's rituals and keeping one's rituals, more scholars chose the intermediate route: they neither actively surrendered to the Mongolian Yuan nor stayed outside the secular world; they neither resisted the arrangements of the Yuan court, and tried their best to safeguard the interests of the country and nation within their responsibilities. After the pacification of Jiangnan, local prefectures gradually restored official schools, and these people were called to take on teaching and library positions, and still spread the saints' learning. Although these people did not actively abide by the enemy, their personality and ethics should still be questioned. Of course, it is only based on this that it is also biased to determine that the group is a gray area where the national position and national concept are lost.

All of these things blur the boundaries between loyalty and treason and right and wrong. In summary, when the country was in decline, the Song Dynasty's legacy divided the boundaries of whether they could stick to integrity and adhere to national justice, but most people still chose the intermediate route of superficial compromise and actually safeguarding national interests as much as possible. This multipolar pattern shows that during this period, the scholars in the south neither formed a united anti-Mongolia front, nor were they a gray area with ambiguous overall position...

"Your Majesty's words will make me suddenly enlightened!" Wen Tianxiang said after hearing this, "What I did in the past was indeed too reckless. I generalized them and failed to make good use of them, which led to the panic of the local area and missed the opportunity to select materials for the country."

"Don't blame yourself too much. Jiangnan has been in trouble for ten years. There are still people who can stick to their integrity, but there are also many people on both ends of snakes and rats. When the war is tense, it is difficult to distinguish one by one and it cannot be entirely up to you." Zhao Bing saw that he realized his mistake, so he was too guilty and comforted him.

"Your Majesty is so lenient to me, I am ashamed." Wen Tianxiang felt even more ashamed when he heard this and said politely.

"My words are not to protect Wen Xiang, but to go to the other side, there are also many problems. Although what you do here is not perfect, there will be no chaos, but there is no way to say it!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and sighed.

"Your Majesty, has there been any change in the court?" Wen Tianxiang looked at each other and turned to the little emperor and asked in surprise.

"No, there is Prime Minister Lu over there in charge of the government affairs, and Zhang Shijie is in charge of Lin'an City, so it is still possible to deal with it." Zhao Bing looked at Wen Tianxiang's anxious look and hurriedly said.

"Why are Your Majesty worried?" Wen Tianxiang asked again with relief.

"After Lin'an recovered, some people's ideas in the court changed." Zhao Bing said with a wry smile.

"Can they still want to rebel?" Xie Ao asked excitedly.

"It's not that serious, it's just that the ministers have differences in the concept of governing the country!" Zhao Bing shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, where is the difference between the court?" Wen Tianxiang asked with a frown.

"In fact, Jiangdong is facing the same problems as Jiangxi. Because the situation is developing too fast and there are insufficient local officials. Although some are allocated from the court, it is still not enough. Some people advocated the selection of old officials, and I am sure. But they did not identify them and recruited a large number of old people in the name of seeking talents, including many of whom abandoned the army and fled without fighting. I was very disappointed and rejected them one by one, but they still frequently wrote letters and recommended them, and I don't know what to do?" Zhao Bing said slowly.

"Your Majesty, they want to use this to gain fame and gain personal gain. They have ulterior motives, so they should wake up more." Wen Tianxiang thought.

"This is also what I am worried about. Now that Jiangnan has not yet stabilized, I am anxious to let such people enter the court. Not only do they feel ashamed of the martyrs who died in their country, but also makes the war-torn people. It also makes me worry that such a person in the court will control the government. If they are not done well, they will repeat the mistakes of destroying the country." Zhao Bing said with concern.

"Don't Prime Minister Lu know?" Wen Tianxiang frowned.

"I just entered the city and there were many things. As a result, the two governors Liu are still in Qiongzhou. Wen Xiang is fighting outside. You need to take care of each other for everything. You have to go out of the city every day to see you. It is difficult to take care of everything without sleeping every day. Even if you find something, they can explain it in the past. What else do you say?" Zhao Bing sighed and said.

"Your Majesty has not entered the city yet?" Wen Tianxiang said in surprise when he heard this.

"That is, since His Majesty recovered Lin'an, he has been living in Qiantang County outside the city." Chen Dun intervened.

"I live in the city, but Your Majesty lives outside the city. How can this be justified?" Wen Tianxiang said angrily after hearing this.

"They said that the old palaces have been burned and the reconstruction needs to be vast. Your Majesty once said that they were temporarily living in the North Palace, and they also said that it was the place for the Emperor's retirement. Your Majesty lived here to damage his reputation and was inconsistent with reason. Anyway, it was because of the resolution that Lin'an City had been recovered for nearly a month and could only live outside the city." Chen Dun pulled a long voice and was obviously resentful of this arrangement.

"It's really outrageous. They are clearly negligent. Even if there are thousands of reasons, they cannot stop His Majesty from entering the city. Do they have other plans?" Wen Tianxiang said furiously.

"It is indeed abnormal for them to do this. It seems to be suspected of suppressing Your Majesty's reputation, so that the people in the world do not know that there is a king, but only show their merits." Xie Fangde also felt that there was a big problem and said with a dark face.

"That's right, I'm worried that there is a ghost in it, Your Majesty must be guarded!" Xie Ao also said.

"Don't be upset, my dear friends, it's okay to be where I live." Zhao Bing smiled and said, "The important matter at the moment is not only about identifying officials, but also about not neglecting."

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Wen Tianxiang politely said.

"Taizong once said: Water can carry a boat and can also overturn the boat. Therefore, the people's hearts are the foundation for whether we can stabilize the south of the Yangtze River and win the hearts of the people. Just a few unscrupulous scholars cannot cause storms." Zhao Bing said.

"What Your Majesty said is reasonable, but although the people in the countryside have no resistance to the king's army, their attitude is not clear. Out of our sphere of influence, there are few rebels who respond to the rebels. The raising of grain and fundraising is almost entirely supported by the granaries of the prefectures captured. It seems that they are not happy that the king's army will return to the north." Xie Ao said.
Chapter completed!