Chapter 809 Crocodile Tears (Part 2)(1/2)
Zheng Lang smiled and said, "Empress Deng, have you never read the Zhongshu I wrote?"
Deng Baoji, Ren Shouzhong and other eunuchs were both Zhao Shu's confidants, but they had nothing to do with Zheng Lang. To put it bluntly, even if Zhao Shu himself is here, he had to give Zheng Lang a three-point face. However, Zheng Lang's overall personality is mainly gentle and he always speaks very politely. This has also been recognized by the eunuchs in the palace.
Eunuch Gan couldn't answer.
Of course I have seen it. This time Zheng Lang practiced Confucianism, which caused a sensation in the world. Not only were almost all the scholars watching it, but the emperor was also watching it. I heard that the little emperors of the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia were watching it. It is not easy to survive in the palace, but also to have knowledge. The eunuchs often read it. As for the benevolence, righteousness and doctrine of moderation that Zheng Lang re-cultivated this time, they were etiquette, filial piety, loyalty, and forgiving the saints. Not only did the eunuchs watch it, but they also read it several times.
Zheng Lang still smiled.
This time and another time, things have changed. At this time, Gao Taotao is leaving the truth aside. Without evidence, not many people believe it. On the contrary, people will think that Zhao Shu and his wife have joined forces to frame them.
But there is no need to fight Gao Taotao.
Zheng Lang said again: "Come with me."
He took Deng Baoji out of the spirit shed and came to the south of the academy. There were countless workshops, several tall buildings, and several tall concrete blast furnaces made of invented cement and smelted steel bars.
Zheng Lang said: "These workshops do not have any products, they are just for research and development. They invested hundreds of thousands of dollars, countless labor, and the efforts of my fellow students from the academy. It was nothing more, just for the country. When Zhang Fangping was a member of the Three Divisions, he asked me if there was a way to make money similar to Ping An Supervision, but I said no. Later, due to the financial difficulties of the country, I thought of a bank. Then Pang Ji asked me if there were any things like bank money-making, but I said no. There were only ones, but it was very difficult to think of it."
"Yes, how can this be done casually," said Deng Baoji.
To put it simply, if the country is not very generous, 100 million yuan a year is enough to spend. When Zheng Xianggong was in the Secretariat, he once controlled the state's expenses to be less than 110 million yuan a year. If there were four or five similar banks to the supervisor, would the country not have to collect taxes? It would satisfy the national expenses? It would be impossible for Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang to do so. But it is impossible. One safe supervision of the other bank is already a miracle.
But Zheng Lang's following words surprised him. Zheng Lang said: "If dozens of projects are successfully studied this time, it will not only bring huge wealth to the people, but it will also become the second safety supervisor. Although it is not as good as the bank supervisor, it may bring more than 10 million yuan in profits to the country in a year."
"really?"
"Eunuch Gan, others may speak nonsense, but I don't like it."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Zheng has always promised a thousand dollars. I want to go back and report to His Majesty."
"No hurry, think about it, how many years have you been studying an artillery? If you haven't succeeded, I will hand it over to the country. But what I want to say is, where does the cost of these research come from? They are allocated from the workshops of His Highnesses of the princesses, and now 50% of the income is used for national research and development, and half of the remaining 50% of the income is used for charity. The few princesses get only more than 20% of them. Why? Is this for Your Majesty, for Your Majesty's country? Do you say I am loyal to the late emperor, are you loyal to Your Majesty? If I are only loyal to the late emperor, why should I be prepared to hand them over to the court? Can't they be classified as the property of His Highnesses of the princesses? Am I classified, and the court will not allow it?"
Eunuch Gan couldn't answer.
"This is one of them, the queen is suspicious. It's just because of my holy wisdom, right?" Zheng Lang walked on the small ridge covered with grass and took Eunuch Gan back to the spirit shed.
At this point, Confucianism has basically constructed the painting, and what is not constructed is only its specific practicality.
The Holy Wisdom is a bit vague because of the taboo.
The general idea is still something that everyone can see, mainly about the monarch and ministers. Those who are ministers look at their virtues and talents, and those who are officials look at their talents. In the past, Zheng Lang was confused about something that Jiaqing killed He Kun and copied out amazing stolen money, but then the country's economy gradually collapsed. How to position He Kun? He was definitely not a good person, but this person almost supported the country's tense finances when Qianlong was in a state of chaos in his later years.
After a long time, Zheng Lang thought of a truth. If it weren't for these and Kun, would the Qianlong Dynasty decline? Will Jiaqing take over a corrupt country?
Therefore, He Kun has the effect of making money, but the disadvantages are even greater.
After thinking about it, I finally positioned the officials. The wise ministers and forgiven ministers have certain requirements for moral integrity.
Next is the king. In the past, the world is great, and the emperor is the biggest. He either uses the illusory and vague way of heaven to restrain him. But when he encounters a master like Zhao Shu, God is not afraid. What should he do? Therefore, he carried forward the family rules of the ancestors of Zhao Kuangyin brothers and proposed that some restrictions should be imposed on the king's rights.
A king is still a saint, but he must learn from the inside and cultivate virtue, and externally he must be subject to some constraints and constraints from ministers, forcibly making the emperor become a wise ruler.
This kind of remark is mostly not valid in other dynasties, but in the Song Dynasty, scholars would also welcome it.
This is what everyone can see, but it is far from this. It lowers the saints and wisdom and makes the saints go down from the altar. If you do well, everyone can also be saints. They are just some strange people with a sharp knowledge and virtue. Later generations dare to surpass them, and the ideological world will flourish with all kinds of flowers.
Also, the sage wisdom stepped down from the altar and indirectly destroyed the privileged idea that the class was born with noble practice, and the people would become less and less "stayed". In fact, this uneasy is the awakening of thought. It turns out that governing the country was a policy of fooling the people. The Song Dynasty was better, and the government had abolished the government system and gradually paid attention to the common people. However, there were some thoughts of fooling the people. If the people were fooled, it would be easier to manage. If this is true, officials would dare to do whatever they want. When they reached a certain point, just like Gun controlled the flood, the entire country would inevitably collapse.
The awakening of the whole people's thoughts will not be willing to act rashly by officials. Force strong public opinion, the rulers will at least act like a sanction on illegal officials. The social crisis will also decline. Of course, if even strong public opinion is ignored, the country will also mean that it is about to end.
Moreover, the awakening of the entire people and national thoughts will bring countless variables, which even Zheng Lang cannot imagine.
Then all Chinese dynasties will not enter a vicious cycle. The country was established, and the previous generations were corrupt, and they began to rule and accumulate contradictions. They tried to revive, but after they failed, they compromised and eventually perished. So Zheng Lang used the eight characters to describe China's history. Long-term unity will lead to division. Long-term division will lead to unity. What else can be there?
But Zheng Lang dared not write these two lines clearly.
Not to mention, continue, "During the dispute between Puyi, Your Majesty listened to the slander of five or six ministers. I said at the court meeting that Your Majesty has the title of the late emperor. If you deny the late emperor, your status will be incorrect. It is only one. There is no day or two kings in the earth. Even if it is an imperial examination, two imperial examinations cannot appear. The court and imperial power are maintained by etiquette and law. Etiquette and law are destroyed, and the descendants are imitated, and there are endless troubles. I have said some truths, not for me, nor for the late emperor. The late emperor has lasting, only four princesses, and their descendants are becoming increasingly declining because of the branches. The country wants to exist for a long time, but there is no rule. It cannot be square, but what is the relationship between the descendants of the late emperor? Eunuch Deng, do you say I advise you for the benefit of the late emperor or for the benefit of Your Majesty?"
Deng Baoji frowned and thought deeply. Finally, he said: "Mr. Zheng's words are reasonable."
Instead of going back immediately, he asked the guard to write a note to take it to the inner palace.
Gao Taotao looked at it and spat lightly. The genius believed it, but he had to admit that Zheng Lang had no bad intentions towards this country. He also brought a question to the guards: "Your Majesty is the king in the end, just as you wrote. Now Your Majesty refuses to make concessions on Puyi. Why can't you come up with the best of both worlds and resolve it for Your Majesty?"
What the Doctrine of the Mean mainly talks about adjustment. You are also in the manner of etiquette, so you are loyal to the emperor and give it a chance for the emperor.
Zheng Lang smiled again, it seemed that it would be interesting in the future.
He replied: "When I was a young man, the law cannot be changed, and only the regulation is regulated. Puyi's affairs are not only related to the reputation of the monarch and ministers, but also filial piety and etiquette. This is impossible to adjust. However, the empress was worried about the country and loves the people, so the ministers could make a statement. Yan Rong worked diligently when he was in charge of the bank. However, the Secretariat tried several times to put his hand into the bank supervision. He also tampered with the imperial edicts of the late emperor, which caused uneasiness among the various stock contracts, and then the current changes were caused. Although the imperial court issued an order to restore Yan Rong, the edict was finally made by Han Qi, and Yan Rong was still uneasy. Why didn't Your Majesty write a letter in person, and Yan Rong did not abide by it, that would be a traitor."
Don’t blame Yan Rong, nor can I blame Yan Rong. Yan Rong is the emperor, not Han Qi, and I didn’t interfere.
Gao Taotao laughed and scolded.
It’s not surprising that Zheng Lang knew that it was impossible for him to put his husband above his uncle. Take your time and you have to resolve the current crisis in the country first.
So Zhao Shu wrote the order in person.
Yan Rong then reluctantly returned to the banking surveillance, and was in a mess. In less than two months, Sun Sigong actually moved out more than 16 million yuan in money. Yan Rong was an honest man and was so angry that he cursed in the banking surveillance.
A bigger controversy arises.
It was hot, and another crisis quietly surfaced, drought!
At the beginning, no one noticed it.
But drought is becoming more and more common, so everyone thought of a question, what Zheng Lang said.
The ministers became restless again and all advised and impeached.
Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu felt very distressed, are there still some ends? The crisis was like waves on the sea. One wave had not subsided, and another wave arose. In fact, both of them were a little regretful at this time. It was not that they wanted to be a bad official, but they asked themselves that they had not put a single child in their pockets since they entered politics.
The main thing is the emperor's all kinds of rebellious things that have brought him into the sea.
Now that things have come to this point, regret is useless. There is no such thing as a drug in the world. Ouyang Xiu is knowledgeable and talented. He has read the study of the study of matter written by Zheng Lang. In the face of the impeachment of ministers, Ouyang Xiu used Zheng Lang's study of the study of matter to fight back.
The way of heaven is ruthless, what does it have to do with humanity? Then he explained the reasons for rain, snow and drought. He was actually half right. Zheng Lang had a study of judging matter, so he knew that this year's drought was deliberate and deliberately used this to hit Zhongshu.
He saw that others were watching, such as Zeng Gongliang.
After March in history, the Puyi dispute gradually subsided, and Zeng Gongliang continued to be a good man. However, because of Zheng Lang's intentional or unintentional push, it not only did not subside, but was intensifying. Zeng Gongliang was also tired of this dispute that lasted for several years, and was discouraged and stood up to refute.
Ouyang Xiu made a point, but when Zheng Lang was writing about studying things, he was afraid that people would think it was weird and trouble. He used some confusing words and sentences in Confucianism to comment, and did not deny the existence of gods. He had no choice but to remember some learned content, such as the theory of the atomic bomb, which he had learned long ago. Can it be done? It is possible to do it. With the backward industrial foundation of the Song Dynasty, can it be done? It has to be promoted slowly. Even after hundreds of years, everyone thinks that they are a person like Da Vinci and will not have any other ideas.
There is a way of heaven and a god. It is also a restraint on the supreme emperor. Otherwise, the sky would not be afraid of the earth, and it would not be possible to see how many Emperor Yang of Sui would be released in the future.
Ouyang Xiu studied it. Zeng Gongliang studied it very carefully, but he was ranked as prime minister, and he was also concerned about the ordnance supervisor, and even offered some useful help.
As for whether Zheng Lang can predict the future weather, this is actually easy to understand. At this time, the legendary astronomical officer could predict the weather if he was proficient in a certain way. Zeng Gongliang also asked about this, and Zheng Lang answered vaguely. After all, he had been a weather forecaster several times, and he did not say that he could speculate or understand. He only said that he could speculate like the astronomical officer, but he dared not say that his speculation must be accurate. Otherwise, it was not knowledge, but monster. I remember that Zeng Gongliang laughed at this time.
However, no matter whether the country has developed or not, the country has developed to this day, and the two governments have certainly made mistakes, including themselves.
The two parties started to argue. Then Zeng Gongliang said, "I have lost my court ceremony and have not done well in the Secretariat. Your Majesty. Please let me go. Ouyang Xiu saw that it was not good, so he automatically shut up. This kid began to turn against him. We won't fight with him."
He didn't win, the problem came. And this time it was different. With the incident of the banking supervision incident, more people realized that there were serious troubles in the national finances. Yan Rong returned to the banking supervision, and the more than 10 million yuan of money could no longer be moved back, and many powerful people were worried.
These two people were in charge of the Secretariat. Wen Yanbo did not say anything, and there was a vague trend of collusion. The emperor was only in his thirties and the national finances were corrupted to a certain extent. They also had to make the bank's idea, even the Ping An Supervision, the Sand Criminal, and the Sugar Criminal. This was the role of allowing private individuals to hold half of the shares. The scale was so huge that countless powerful people were closely tied to the country. The country was glorious, and the country was insulting, and they were insulting. They spontaneously protected the interests of the country.
This is definitely not going on.
It is not difficult to solve the problem. If you replace several prime ministers and lead one person, there will be no problem.
So they wrote letters or used various channels to make suggestions. Emperor, what did you think? Zheng Lang was loyal to the late emperor. This is a virtue. Why don’t you use him?
The private discussion was unpleasant, saying that Zhao Shu was a foolish monarch and was ruthless. Not only did he not repay Zhao Zhen's grace for raising him, but he also repaid his grudges for his grace. Not only did he retaliate against Zhao Zhen's concubines and children, but he even affected some loyal ministers that Zhao Zhen had used.
Ouyang Xiu had no choice but to find Jiang Zhiqi and asked him to give advice with his ministers, which would hit the bad situation in front of him.
Not only is it not good, but it is also very bad. I and Han Qi dare not go down. The officials below questioned themselves and Han Qi together. Some officials enforced the Central Secretariat's government orders, while some officials did not take the same thing seriously and did their own things.
If someone is sent to scold me, I can answer one sentence, no matter how much I do, I will be better than you. At worst, I will dislike me. If another official comes, or another close friend comes. Anyway, the Song Dynasty is not surnamed Zhao, half of the surname Han, and half of the surname Ouyang.
All officials cannot be demoted together.
In fact, many officials asked to resign and sell their names to the public.
The more like this, the more chaotic the national government will be, and the financial crisis will be greater.
Jiang Zhiqi was stuttering for most of the day, and finally said, "Okay."
Ministers brainwash Peng Siyong every day, and Peng Siyong brainwashed him every day. He was originally very respectful to Ouyang Xiu, but now he is gradually becoming spontaneously alienated. But Ouyang Xiu doesn't know.
When Ouyang Xiu came to find him, he had to write a book, but the writing was neither light nor light and did not work.
Zhao Shu was worried internally and fearful externally, and finally got sick, and his health became worse and worse.
The ministers didn't understand. God knows whether you are really sick or fake? It's a coincidence. The country happened to be in crisis and you are sick again. The discussion came to the palace, and Zhao Shu was so angry that he was humming. Gao Taotao looked a little anxious.
Her husband pretended to be sick, but most of them were really sick. He often fell ill in Xingqing Palace, but he covered up the news herself. She fed medicine in front of the bed and said, "The government, now the plan is that if Zheng Lang is not invited to Beijing, the national crisis cannot be resolved."
Zhao Shu opened his eyes.
Gao Taotao said again: "Officials, you have always been very talented. Do you really don't know the importance of it?"
"Taotao, you don't understand, this boy may not be used by me. Although his Dingyou period has expired for a hundred days and Wu Niang is dead again, he can take the love, but he will not go to Beijing and don't believe it. I will make a bet with you." Zhao Shu's head was very clear.
He didn't say that Zheng Lang was not good. Can he understand some of the things that this minister could have done for his uncle overnight?
"How do you know if you don't try?"
"If you try, follow you."
So an imperial edict was issued in the palace. He took over the love and appointed Zheng Lang as the Grand Tutor of the Ministry of Personnel, Duke of Lu, Zhaowenguan, and the Minister of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, and the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Ping Zhang, to supervise the national history, and quickly came to the capital to take office. But he was afraid that if it was the case, in addition to the Central Envoy Deng Baoji, he also sent Sima Guang as the Central Envoy. If Zheng Lang disagreed, he would persuade the court.
To be continued...