Chapter 33 Martial Arts(3/5)
"Bai Shen is ashamed." Zhang Jiuzheng came back to his senses, but felt that he was a little embarrassed, and quickly bowed and saluted. "Bai Shen, please ask Sheng'an."
"I beg you." As a loud crow came again, Zhao Jiu also became serious. "Zhang Qing is here, is there anything you want to teach me?"
"I am ashamed of myself. Before writing a letter, I dare to ask your Majesty something."
"Tell me."
"Your Majesty is asking questions about politics today. I wonder if you have the same attitude in reading these suggestions and submitting the letter?" This piece of nine results was indeed extraordinary from the beginning. It was not the same kind of coquettish bitch as those who were 'for consultation' next to it.
And Zhao Jiu also nodded slightly and said seriously: "Not only today's political consultation, but also this southern tour, I have only one sincere attitude."
Zhang Jiucheng nodded slightly, and then continued to stand in front of the emperor, holding the Chinese document in his hand and asked: "Bai Shen also thought that the official's southern tour, from the original intention to this martial arts competition, was a sincere attitude... With everyone's attention, everyone knows, this action
No falsehood allowed.”
Zhao Jiu was slightly proud.
"But Bai Shen dares to ask the officials. Officials are sincere to others outside. They are sincere when they come to the south. They are sincere in martial arts competitions. How about they always be sincere in Tokyo? When they return to the harem, they are still sincere. When they get along in private, whether they are concubines or close ministers,
, are they all sincere?" Zhang Jiucheng still asked.
Hearing these words, Zhao Jiu finally changed his color slightly, but he hesitated for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking of.
After waiting for a while, seeing that the official could not speak directly, Zhang Wuji directly raised his head and said: "If the official is so deep in thought, I'm afraid he won't be able to admit his sincerity."
Zhao Jiu sneered, shook his head, and then nodded to each other in the seat: "What Zhang Qing said is true. If I hesitated just now, it would be dishonest... What's more, I really can't be cautious and independent, let alone do it.
Be sincere to everyone."
When the two met and had their first confrontation, it was Zhang Wugou who came away with the victory. However, the victorious Mr. Wugou did not show any joy at all. Instead, he became more respectful. He leaned over and presented the document in his hand respectfully with both hands.
On the side, Yu Yunwen, a member of Zhongshushe, stepped forward to receive it and then presented it to the emperor.
As soon as the document arrived, Zhao Jiu opened it on the case in front of him. He only glanced at the opening format before closing it directly, and then said sincerely to the person below:
"Zhang Wugou, I have admired your reputation for a long time. As early as in Tokyo, Prime Minister Zhao Ding mentioned your name and said that you are a talented prime minister. When he arrived in Hangzhou, the Prime Minister Lu Xianggong also told me that you are a prime minister.
It’s not just that. Although the Prime Minister Zhang Jun did not mention you, he said that there is a great wisdom monk in the southeast. He is knowledgeable and obedient. If I want to deal with temples in the south, this person may be more useful than the abbot of Shaolin Temple, and I
When I came to the southeast, after a little questioning, I found out that you and the Dahui monk were friends in Tiji, so I looked forward to you even more..."
At this point, Zhao Jiu and Zhang Jiuzheng almost all looked at Monk Dahui who was doing silent meditation in the row of bald heads, causing the latter to jump with fear... At this time, the great monk only felt that this official palace was too deep.
, now that he knew that he was related to Zhang Shuxiang's family, and that he was so close to Zhang Jiuzheng, he actually didn't come to ask him, and he didn't even show it at all. He just pretended to force himself to pay an extra two hundred shi of new rice.
Why is this so?
While panicking, he was also worried about his friend Zhang Jiucheng, fearing that this Zhang Wugou would be exposed by this highly skilled official at the martial arts competition today.
"Of course, I also know that you are Yang Shi's disciple, and I know the difficulties in your position, so I have not asked directly. Since we meet today, I will not read your documents. What words and thoughts do you have? Let's talk about it today.
Just take the word Chicheng as a guide and explain it clearly to your face." Zhao Jiu just glanced at the monk and turned around, not knowing that the monk had so many things going on.
On the other side, Zhang Jiucheng was somewhat moved when he heard these words, but he left Monk Dahui beside him and bowed respectfully to Zhao Guan's family: "The officials are so sincere. If Bai Shen can't speak out, he would feel guilty."
"Say it!" Zhao Jiu waved his hand.
"The important thing I want to say is that although the disaster of Jingkang shocked the world, I ask the officials not to worry about it, because in my opinion, although the Jin Kingdom is powerful, it will definitely not last long, and although China will be trapped for a while, it will inevitably
We can revive!" Zhang Jiucheng straightened up and faced him proudly.
Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged, calm as usual, and just nodded slightly: "I know what you want to say, but in my opinion, this is only half the truth... The half truth is that the Jurchens are like wild beasts out of the forest. Once they get two
The river fertile land is wasting away wildly and decaying very fast. It is really difficult to last for a long time. Although China has undergone the changes of Jingkang, the overall situation is still there, and the local area has not reached the point where it cannot be maintained, so it is still difficult to start again.
There is no problem... But I also think that it all depends on man-made efforts. If the Jurchens can have the determination to reincarnate themselves, they may not be able to imitate the Liao Kingdom and stay in the north for a long time. But if China is counting on destiny to surrender and does not cooperate with the power of the world to forge ahead,
Then ZTE is just empty talk."
Zhang Jiucheng was silent for a while, and finally said the most crucial words: "But please take it slow."
"Can't slow down!" Zhao Jiu shook his head in response, his face suddenly extremely serious. "If you slow down a little, maybe the power of the Jin Kingdom will become more and more declining, but I don't think that China can stand on its own, maintain peace for a long time and maintain its morale, and will not follow the Jin people.
Defeat...what's the use of having more troops and horses in Jingkang?"
"Your Majesty, the reason why Bai Shen said that the Kingdom of Jin will not last long is because although the country is large, it will be destroyed if it is warlike; although the army is strong, if it forgets its customs, it will be in danger!" As the topic deepened, Zhao Guan's family became completely serious.
Those who were close to him for consultation had already become solemn, but Zhang Jiuzheng remained unmoved. He just stood there with a calm tone and continued to debate with Zhao Guanjia. "Your Majesty only regards Jingkangzhong as our country."
As a warning, shouldn’t we guard against repeating the same mistakes as the Jin people?”
Zhao Jiu saw the tension in the atmosphere and laughed instead: "I will not argue with you about this topic anymore. If we continue to argue, it will be nothing more than you saying that Jiangnan is a burden, and I saying that the people of the two rivers shed tears to treat Master Wang...
We can’t argue with the result... You might as well say it bluntly, what exactly do you mean by slowing down? What is the specific way to slow down? "
"First, please withdraw the Yuechun money, stop raising taxes in the southeast, and increase taxes in Jingxiang, so that the people in the southeast can breathe a little." Zhang Jiuzheng was not polite at all. "Bai Shen just passed by the West Lake and heard that there are vegetables in Xiaoshan.
The demon sect association has been arrested, and I also ask the officials to consider that they are all poor and helpless people, to be a little forgiving, and to deal with them leniently... Lu Yihao is in the southeast, and he is strict and serious. Since the officials are patrolling the south, they should correct them.
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After these two paragraphs were said, Wu Di was the only one who was quiet on the spot. Li Gang and Xu Jingheng instinctively looked at Lu Yihao, who was sitting closest to the official's house. However, they were surprised to see that this man was not annoyed at all and just sat upright.
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"Then what?" Zhao Guanjia couldn't wait to ask. "Without Yuechun money, how can the imperial camp maintain its troops and horses?"
"This is exactly what I am going to say. After Yaoshan, the Jin Kingdom's weariness with soldiers has become very obvious. It does not want to maintain so many troops. It can be slightly dismantled and clean up the imperial camp to remove corrupt generals and domineering officers.
." Zhang Jiucheng responded immediately. "To sort it out."
"Who is the corrupt general and who is the domineering officer?" Zhao Guan's family did not stop at all amidst the cries of the crows.
"Han Shizhong, Qu Duan, Zhang Jun, Zhang Rong." Mr. Wu Gu did not hesitate at all. "Qu Duan is domineering, Zhang Jun is greedy, and Zhang Rong was born as a thief. Han Shizhong is not as greedy as Zhang Jun, and is not as domineering as Qu Duan, but he is greedy, lustful and domineering.
He is frivolous and possesses all five poisons. If the old virtuous general is gone and the imperial camp is re-established, he will be able to equal ten in the future."
"Maybe!" Unlike the frightened "prepare for consultation" people around him, Zhao Guanjia was not annoyed at all. "What about after cleaning up the imperial camp?"
"It is better to depose the incompetent and virtuous villains and select those with excellent talents and virtues to serve as emperor."
"Who is incompetent and who has no virtue?"
"Those who are incompetent are like Zhang Jun, the prime minister; those who are unvirtuous are like Hu Yin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry; the prime minister of Guanxi is like Yu Wenxu, who is incapable of being gentle and soft, and the prime minister of Southeast Lu Yihao is exploitative to the point of being ruthless; none of them can be regarded as prime ministers.
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Monk Dahui was so frightened that he secretly broke his silence for the day and began to secretly recite the Buddha's name... This was not for his old friend, but for himself. He was prepared to jump out at any time and risk his life.
Save your old friend.
However, upon hearing this, no one said anything except Lu Yihao who snorted coldly. Zhao Guanjia also just grinned and his voice slightly overshadowed Wu Ti: "Where are the capable and virtuous people? Your teacher, Cheng
Is this Yang Shi from Men Lixue?"
Zhang Jiucheng hesitated for a moment.
But it was this hesitation that made Zhao Guanjia catch the flaw: "Mr. Wu Guo is not sincere enough!"
Zhang Jiuzheng bowed his head and responded: "My teacher is of sufficient virtue and his talent in Confucian classics is unparalleled, but I dare not say that he is good at common affairs..."
"Where are the virtuous and capable people... Do you count?" Zhao Jiu still maintained a good response attitude... I don't know why, but he maintained a great kindness towards this Zhang Jiuzheng, which made the few behind him
Nearby ministers were amazed.
"Baishen... his talents and virtues are not up to standard." Zhang Jiucheng still gritted his teeth and insisted. "But if Lu Hao asked Xianggong Lu, Xu Jingheng, Xianggong Xu, they are all people with excellent talents and virtues. Although Xianggong Zhao Ding and Zhao are weak in some matters, in the end
There are still those who are virtuous and can do things well. Even among the generals, there are Li Yanxian and Yue Fei whose virtues are obviously higher than those of the same rank. It can be seen that if the officials open up their studies and recruit talents, people with excellent talents and virtues will always be
some."
Before Zhang Jiuzheng could finish his words, Xu Jingheng, who was named and praised, immediately became embarrassed. He was even more embarrassed than Lu Yihao, who was named and criticized. However, Li Gang, who was not mentioned, was even more embarrassed than the two of them combined...
...As the main battle leader of the year, he was accused of being incompetent in political, military, and financial strategies, so much so that this celebrity from the southeast who was willing to speak out was unwilling to mention himself at all, fearing that it would be more embarrassing than being mentioned.
Just when the three husbands had different thoughts, Zhao Guanjia smiled, but his voice was erratic, as if he was talking to himself: "Let go of your studies..."
"Yes!" Zhang Jiucheng gritted his teeth and responded, about to start this almost hopeless topic. "Bai Shen thought... Yuan Xue was top-heavy after all. It lost its Confucian roots and was not as pure and upright as Taoism..."
However, Mr. Wugou below had just begun to speak, but unexpectedly, Zhao Guanjia above stood up suddenly, then turned around with his hands behind his back, and saw Zhang Wugou standing in front of the husband, pointing with one hand.
In the winter afternoon, under the clear sky reflected by the West Lake, he started chanting loudly, which directly forced Zhang Jiuzheng to shut up.
As the saying goes:
"It is pitiful that Kyushu is angry because of wind and thunder, and thousands of horses are in silence."
I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind!"
The poem is majestic and the voice is passionate and loud. It can be said that it is suitable for the time and the situation. The people around were dumbfounded. Even the close minister Lu Benzhong felt a little embarrassed... It can only be said that Zhao Guanjia responded to Zhang Jiucheng.
A casual recitation of the poems confirmed his title as a famous poet.
And this is what Monk Mahamati calls internal strength...it cannot be learned.
Without further ado, after reciting a poem without restraint, Zhao Guanjia looked up to the sky and took a long breath, then turned to face the interrupted Mr. Wu Guo: "Is this what Zhang Qing meant?"
Zhang Jiucheng was also obviously a little absent-minded. In other words, as he was next to Zhao Guan's family, as the main target of the poem, he was the most shocked. But at this time, he slowly came back to his senses and could only say with all his strength: "Yes."
, this is exactly what Bai Shen means.”
"I also have this intention, but your intention is not the same as mine." Zhao Jiu sighed with his hands behind his hands.
Zhang Jiuzheng didn't know how to deal with it... Zhao Guanjia's words were almost harder to understand than Monk Dahui's jingle.
To be continued...