"Liu Qing, do you have anything to say?" Zhao Jiu was silent for a moment, knowing that he had encountered a tough problem, so he inquired seriously.

"Reporting to your Majesty, I didn't have much to say at first, but after the official said he would punish me without teaching me, I felt a little urge to reveal my feelings to the official." Liu Dazhong calmly held his hands in front of him and followed not far behind him.

This is in sharp contrast to the boiling state of the West Lake. "Since I resigned from my hometown and wandered in the forest, I didn't care about it at all, but I still wanted to discuss the recent affairs of the official family, but I didn't want to stop this.

I want the officials to know what I am thinking and why I resigned that day, and I also want to use this to know what the officials are thinking... I also want the officials to allow me to say a few words about this.

."

Zhao Jiu was silent again, and then nodded: "You say."

"In the eyes of officials, the matter of allocating young people into their own land is the same thing as the Green Miao Loan, which was highly recommended by the officials, and the various new laws enacted by Wang Shu and Wang that day." Liu Dazhong was watched by everyone.

, stood on the spot and spoke calmly. "That's because the method is said to be excellent. It always seems to be a good thing, but in fact, once used, it will always lead to endless disasters..."

"Because of improper employment or harassment by slippery officials?" Zhao Jiu responded seriously. "Or are there always new problems that will arise in the future, causing people's livelihood to fall into new hardships?"

"That's right." Liu Dazhong bowed his hands after hearing this. "This is why I have always been against the officials being too hasty and too fast... I will not talk about Qingmiao loan and peace with the Jin people, but only talk about sharing the land...

There are advantages to having a small family in a household, but for this benefit, the government set up a public pavilion to win over people's hearts. But I ventured to ask, if these scholar-bureaucrats and ordinary households join the public pavilion, if the public pavilion is vacant in the future, will they feel that the official family is there?

Lie to them? If the public cabinet has real power, will it in turn harass the local government and prevent the local government from losing its power? Or even blackmail the local government and become the basis for the local government to dominate? Moreover, if power cannot be distributed fairly within the public cabinet, the officials will

How can households be bribed? And if power is distributed fairly, how can the scholar-bureaucrats tolerate the officials and households living above them? These problems will help to break up the officialdom and implement the new policy in a short period of time, but over time they will breed new ideas.

great difficulty.”

Zhao Jiu was silent, but gradually became solemn, while Lu Yihao and Xu Jingheng looked at each other with complicated expressions. They were famous all over the world during the Baima Shaoxing Incident, but they have been silent since resigning, and even their Taoist relations were gradually severed.

The former Minister of Official Affairs.

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel may actually be the most powerful official position under the Prime Minister and the Yushi Zhongcheng, and Liu Dazhong has always been the most confidant of Zhao Ding's party when he was in power, but he was in the White Horse Incident.

Zhong resigned resolutely and remained silent until now. Now that he speaks out, no one can take him lightly.

Zhao Guan's family was silent, and the two husbands also made no sound. Liu Dazhong naturally had no scruples:

"After the stalls move into the property, should they still collect silk? If not, they will collect cash instead. In the summer and autumn, people sell grain and silk in exchange for money. Will profiteers lower the prices? Will this make it more difficult for the people?

?If silk is still collected, how can we compare the prices of silk, grain, and money? Do the prices of silk, grain, and money need to be determined by the government? If it is determined by the government, and coupled with the new order to never increase taxes, will there be inequality between places?

, let some places pay more for nothing, and some places pay less? Moreover, the power and responsibility lies with the government. What should I do if I meet a corrupt official whose family is engaged in silk business? What should I do if I meet a person who is greedy for merit and wants to flatter the official?

?Have the officials considered it?"

Zhao Jiu nodded in response: "My two husbands, Lu and Xu, have already considered this matter. I have already seen the advice."

"So, the officials knew that there would be these new problems, but they still wanted to implement it?" Liu Dazhong was too late to ask.

"yes."

"Well...I'd better finish the story in one breath and then talk about other things...then let's talk about it. In the long run, after the children are divided into acres, the people will no longer drown the babies. As a result, after one generation grows up, the population will increase.

, but most of them are poor people, what will happen then? Will they rise up in rebellion? Will they have to go back to the old practice of Xiangjun and use national finance to support them? Have the officials considered this matter? "

"How could you not think about such a natural thing?" Zhao Jiu responded seriously.

"Then... this time the scholar surnamed Wang in Yuhang committed suicide. Of course I knew that someone was using the topic as an excuse. No one can blame him for seeking death... But Guanjia, this time you wanted to divide the family into your own family, what happened last time?

For the sake of youth loans, the Military Command Division and the Imperial City Division were gradually let go, allowing them to have greater and greater powers and responsibilities, and to intervene in more and more things. Is this true?" Liu Dazhong continued to ask, and his emotions became more and more intense. "Yang Yi

Zhongchen knew that although he had a bad reputation, he was actually a calm and loyal person, and Yu Yunwen was an outstanding underachiever. But if the officials let the Second Division go so far, they were not afraid that one day Yang, Yu and others would be gone, and the Second Division would be replaced by a junior one.

When a person is in power, he will bring out someone who will lead his ministers, and Zhouxing will be prosperous, and it will cause great disaster?"

Zhao Jiu still nodded: "You are right, there is such a hidden danger."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Yizhong and Yu Yunwen could not control themselves, and they went out together to bow down and apologize.

"Then the officials and ministers' intentions are already very obvious..." Liu Dazhong did not pay attention to these two people, but continued to express sincerely. "Since ancient times, why do Taoists talk about governing by doing nothing, and why do Confucian scholar-bureaucrats talk about one virtue?

As for why there is a dispute between the old and the new parties, why I am against the pursuit of quick success... It's not because I don't know the good intentions of the officials, nor is it because I don't understand what good laws are and what bad sesame oil is, but I also know that those sages

We also know that no matter what, the people have no power to resist in front of the government or the government! No matter how good the law is, no matter how good the design is, over time it will become more harmful to one party and the people than before the change.

The burden always changes to be heavier than before!”

At this point, Liu Dazhong was heartbroken: "I borrowed an old saying, the wealth of the world lies not in the officials but in the people, and the officials are right-wing and will always plunder the people, just like tigers and leopards eating sheep and rabbits, don't the officials believe it?"

Hearing this, the people behind him were too scared to say a word, but Xu Jingheng had already been touched. If it weren't for the promise he made to the official family after the martial arts competition that day, he would almost have defected... After all,

Liu Dazhong's words are the heartfelt dilemmas that these former Confucian idealists encountered when they came into contact with the actual operation of society.

The more you do it, the more problems you end up with.

Xu Jingheng lowered his head and remained silent. Lu Yihao opened his mouth to speak, but when he raised his head, he met Zhao Guanjia's eyes and fell silent.

After Zhao Jiu stopped Lu Yihao with his eyes, he continued to respond sincerely to Liu Dazhong who suddenly appeared: "I believe in the sincerity of Liu Qing's words, and I also believe in the true meaning of Liu Qing's words."

This sentence completely made Liu Dazhong lose control. The latter immediately asked: "So, even if the situation is known, the officials have to do these things?"

"That's right." Zhao Jiu nodded in response. Although his words were calm, he was also decisive.

"Why is this so?" Liu Dazhong was almost furious. "Why is this so? Don't the officials consider it for all eternity?"

"Liu Qing, please allow me to speak to you slowly." Zhao Jiu said seriously. "We are talking about the heart-to-heart relationship between king and minister. Can I also ask you a question?"

Liu Dazhong sighed and spread his hands.

When Zhao Jiu saw this, he suddenly removed the futou from his head, stood up and walked to the case with the gold and red belt, and then did something that everyone expected - he bent down and

Yang Yi found something on his waist and pulled it out directly.

The moonlight was bright and the lake was shining brightly. Everyone could see clearly that Zhao Guanjia actually pulled out Yang Yizhong's sword, and they were shocked.

The sword was as bright as spring water, and with a simple wave of Zhao Guanjia, it appeared less than a foot in front of Liu Dazhong, and the official immediately asked a question that made everyone present cringe:

"Liu Qing, do you think this sword is too powerful?"

Lu Yihao and Xu Jingheng all changed their colors and were about to step forward. The members of the Southeast Gongge who were behind saw such a scene for the first time were even more stunned when they remembered those legends and stories.

But just as he was wielding the sword, Liu Dazhong was much calmer than the others. He calmly looked back to his left and right, stopped those around him from approaching, and responded directly to the sword's edge: "I'd like to report this sword to you, I think this sword is sharp enough."

Zhao Jiuping held the sword motionless, but his expression turned gloomy: "Liu Qing, this is a layman's talk, and it is also the time. This sword was regarded as a good sword in Chengping years ago, but now, it is a sword. In fact, it is not a good sword."

It's not sharp enough. Because nowadays, on the battlefield, armor is becoming more and more uniform and harder. A sword like this looks sharp, but in fact, after fighting, when one sword cuts a person, there will be slight cracks covered by blood marks.

When two swords are struck down, a small crack will quietly appear. After three or five swords have really killed one person, they can no longer be used."

"That's it." Liu Dazhong was puzzled for a moment, so he asked again, "Then..."

"Liu Qing, you said we would talk to each other today, so I will talk to you. I am actually this sword." Zhao Jiu interrupted the other party and gave an unexpected explanation. "What I said to Zhang Jiucheng that day was external.

It's the situation. What I'm telling you today is the inside, it's me... Liu Qing, why do you think I'm seeking some eternal solution? Why do you think I'm seeking some long-term solution?"

Liu Dazhong was confused for a moment.

"Liu Qing, what you did today is enough to show that although you share my beliefs, you are still a gentleman, and you are a gentleman who knows the root of the problem insightfully... I didn't say a word to Zhang Jiucheng that day. Although he is that person

He can stand up to the sky, but he has never stood on the ground, and today I can say that Liu Qing is a gentleman who can stand up to the sky and stand on the earth." Under the full moon, Zhao Jiu put down his sword-holding arm and faced the opponent with a sigh.

Liu Dazhong was slightly startled and quickly handed over his hand: "I'm ashamed to say that I don't deserve it."

"This year is already the ninth year of Jianyan, and I am already twenty years old... Zi said in Sichuan, the deceased is like a husband." Zhao Jiu ignored the other party and continued to sigh to himself. "I looked in the mirror by chance, and I have already passed away.

Even if I don’t look in the mirror and just look at the old ministers around me, I can probably tell that there are some slight wrinkles in the corners of my eyes..."

"Officials!" Lu Yihao couldn't hold it back. "Don't belittle yourself."

"I am not belittling myself." Zhao Jiu shook his head and smiled. "On the contrary, it is precisely because of this that I am so urgent... The so-called ants exaggerate the country because of the locust tree, and how easy is it for the earthworms to shake the trees? The west wind is blowing, and the fallen leaves are flying in Chang'an.

Ming Dy. Many things are always in a hurry; the world is turning, and time is running out. Ten thousand years is too long, so you only have to seize the day."

Lu Yihao was slightly touched and finally felt sad. Even Xu Jingheng and Liu Dazhong couldn't help but look at each other, thinking for a moment.

And Zhao Jiu continued to lower his sword and responded calmly: "What Liu Qing said is very good and the truth is correct, but so what? Don't you want to do anything? Besides, why do I ask for some eternal law? Look at this

How many times can the sword be wielded before it becomes blunt? Liu Qing, first of all, I re-issued Qingmiao loans, sold lottery tickets, issued national bonds, lowered my profile to trade with the barbarians, and won over Xiliao, Mongolia, including Baima.

The purpose of expelling me was never to achieve eternal perseverance or to seek eternal admiration. I was just for the Northern Expedition, to regain the two rivers, and to make short-term preparations so that I could feel no regrets! As for my Northern Expedition, even if it was smooth sailing and reunification

If you want to conquer the country, it will cost you more than thirty. Then spend five or six years cleaning up the broken north, and work hard for another five or six years to restore the general plan and reduce some taxes in the southeast. It will already cost you forty or fifty... By then, you will be both physically and mentally exhausted.

If you are tired, you should directly pass on the throne and go to Taixue to study original learning... What happens next, what does it have to do with me? To put it bluntly, after my death, it doesn’t matter if Mount Tai collapses and the Yellow River splits, it means Mount Tai collapses and the Yellow River splits, and so on.

What does it have to do with me? What does it have to do with you? When we live, we just have to do our best and do what we think is right!"

When Liu Dazhong heard this, he was half depressed, half emotional, and even burst into tears: "I...I don't know what to do...but there should be a way for everything in the world! Officials don't have to be like this!"

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"Perhaps." Zhao Jiu suddenly grinned. "But it's not your turn for me to worry about it... I have such a sword at this time, and I am full of wishes. I just hope that before this sword becomes blunt, I can move forward indomitably, cut through the shackles, and gain

Just to see the country unified! We can wait until this incident to discuss what happens next."

Liu Dazhong became increasingly sad.

And Zhao Jiu also dragged his sword all over and walked a few steps. When he was about to return to the back of the case, he probably felt that his words were a bit bleak, especially for a retired veteran like Liu Dazhong.

I have gone too far, but I finally look back in a positive light:

"Liu Qing just said that the wealth of the world is not with the officials but with the people. I deeply agree. But is the wealth of the world really a certain amount? The fields are left uncultivated and no one is cultivating them. It is not the same thing as being plowed to produce food, right?

?Putting gold and silver in the ground without anyone discovering it is not the same thing as being discovered and owned by others, right? Therefore, I have always believed that things depend on people, and wealth is made by people. If you can work hard for it, the wealth of the world will increase.
To be continued...