Chapter 1351 Shi Zhong (10,000 words)

The candles swayed in the Zizheng Hall, and the debates between the prime ministers slowly unfolded in a solemn atmosphere. Sima Guang looked pale but had a bright look. He stood in the hall holding a tablet in his hand. Although his voice was a little hoarse due to long-term illness, every word was sonorous.

"The Empress Dowager, I am here to see Your Majesty have been dressed and eaten overnight, to ensure peace of the country and worry about the people and the Yuan Dynasty."

"However, governing a country is like a medical disease, you must first investigate the source of the disease and attack the key points. Now, looking at the lack of money and exhaustion of the people in the world, the root cause is all about military and military power."

When Zhang Yue heard this, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Sima Jun said this, which was still the old tune of "reform is due to lack of wealth, and wealth is due to war."

Sima Guang continued: "Weapons are the weapons of the country. People have no choice but to use them just to eliminate violence and chaos. Since Tianbao, the vassal states have been divided, the five generations have changed, the nine provinces have been scattered, and the lives have been suffering for more than 200 years. This is because the Tang Dynasty is very happy with merits and lightly initiates border quarrels."

Speaking of this, his eyes were like lightning, and he swept across the ministers in the hall and said, "The last emperor followed the throne, and was heroic. He was in the Khitan, Lingwu, Hexi, Dangxiang, Jiaozhi, and Sunnan in Li's family. He had to set up officials, collect taxes and service, and compared the Han and Tang dynasties to the Han and Tang dynasties, but he was ashamed of using them deeply. He was so proud that he had the ambition to conquer and explore, and even gave the will."

When Sima Guang said this, Empress Dowager Gao and Xinjun from the curtain both looked at Zhang Yue at the same time. Although the other ministers did not look at Zhang Yue, they also knew what Sima Guang was referring to.

Sima Guang's long and long speech is similar to his writing style in "Zizhi Tongjian", which is complex and detailed but has hidden sharpness. He first gently brought the grand achievements of the late emperor, and then changed the subject abruptly.

What is the will of the emperor left to Zhang Yue? It is to destroy the party, Xiang, and collect Youyan, and continue the reform. This is also what is entrusted to the Guardian.

Sima Guang denied all these.

If all of them are denied, then Zhang Yue will not be able to come.

"So some of the border despised martial artists, who were obsessed with small profits, dared to speak loudly, only knew how to seek credit, ignored the troubles of the country, spoke shamelessly, and compared themselves as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing."

"And those white-faced scholars put on their texts and followed the pictures, and learned about the old stories. They did not know how to change and competed for the strange strategy, saying that Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were reborn."

"There are also ministers who gathered money and profit, analyze the details, provide military expenses, specialize in the market, do not care about the disabled people, and each has made his own profits. They even used a plan to study the people who harmed the country and the people as role models!"

Speaking of this, Sima Guang changed his tone and said, "These people have misunderstood each other and have been seeking honor and honor!"

These words made the atmosphere in the palace solemn. Sima Guang compared the members of the new party to those who were in trouble with the country, and every word was like a knife.

Without Wei Qing and Huo Qubing's ability, he took on this job. After studying for a few years, he dared to compare himself with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. Some people even picked up Ji Yan Sang Hongyang, a man who harmed the country and the people, and was a model for ministers.

In the end, he missed the entire country for his own selfishness.

Sima Guang, after criticizing the new law, finally said: "I wish Your Majesty would eliminate his holy aspirations. Any new law established by Wang Anshi and others will be preserved if it is worse than the old ones. The rest of the subjects think it is not as convenient as the old law, so they will be more refined."

The prime ministers looked at Sima Guang in surprise. Originally, they said that everything was broken, but now they also said that if they were good, they would keep it, and if they were not good, they would be changed.

"I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will inherit the foundation, and the Empress Dowager will obey the common affairs together, and will be the first to guard the border officials. Do not invade or plunder, so that both China and the barbarians will be safe."

"Make a good job with the Khitan, always pay tribute, do good deeds and give me a chance to conquer and explore the conquest and pioneering! Let the rest and rest in peace with the people, and also show that the emperor of this dynasty has the virtue of the four barbarians!"

"If you take measures and follow the old rules, but make all the political affairs as they were in the beginning of Xining, then the people and things will be prosperous and the country will be peaceful, and there will be nothing left!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yue thought to himself, and said that Sima Guang slightly changed his views, but in the end he returned to Xiningchu's style.

Sima Guang's words were quite touching. Lu Gong listened to his sincere words and sighed silently.

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After the palace discussion, everyone came out one after another.

Zhang Maoze stood on the Danban holding a whisk and said sharply: "You guys are back, so I will come back to Zhang Gong and leave him to talk to him."

Zhang Yue cleansed his clothes and returned to the hall with the eunuch. The figures of Empress Dowager Gao and the young emperor appeared in the candlelight behind the curtains.

"Zhang Qing," Empress Dowager Gao's voice came from behind the curtain: "After winter, there was no rain or snow outside, and the disaster was very wide, and the people's sentiment was raging."

Zhang Yue's hand holding the scepter tightened slightly. The Empress Dowager's words were to directly connect natural disasters with the government, implying that the priest had lost his morality.

"The officials below said that the country should prepare political affairs and pray for the relief of the sacrificial affairs. Now the prime ministers are not united in hearts and virtues, and often make sarcastic remarks when discussing politics. Zhang Dun was particularly unruly and even allocated the words of the inner court to the outer court. The left prime minister even disobeyed the government orders and did not issue documents to the local government. Isn't it the way to assist the master?"

"There are many friends among officials, and there are first-class unhealthy trends and evil spirits, both inside and outside.

Zhang Yue knew very well that when Empress Dowager Gao criticized the court officials in front of others, the other party's political career would come to an end.

Because it is not a matter of one day or one night to remove the prime minister, it is necessary to solicit public opinion and form a public opinion.

As the prime minister, Zhang Dun was the Privy Councilor, and they were not ordinary officials. The two were also deeply rooted in the court, and many officials came from their subordinates. They suddenly took it down and said that your new king turned against others as soon as he ascended the throne. Once the emperor and his ministers were once, the hearts of the people below would be turbulent, everyone would be in danger, and middle- and low-level officials would be at a loss.

Therefore, when the removal of important officials, they have to throw stones and ask for directions. There is a prelude to create public opinion and make some public comments. Now this public opinion is almost done. This is also the letter of vote they sent and the positive manifestation of their surrender to Empress Dowager Gao.

Last time, Empress Dowager Gao hinted that she would take Cai Que and replace him. This time, she was completely sure of the problem and had almost finished the transition. After asking herself, she would kill her.

Compared with the fifty prime ministers of the Chongzhen Dynasty, Empress Dowager Gao was also a politically mature place.

Of course, Cai Que and Zhang Dun's impeachment were also the crime of Empress Dowager Gao hated them.

Zhang Dun's mouth was stinky, and he either criticized people or was sarcastic at court meetings all day long, and even took out the matter of Empress Dowager Gao, the founding of the crown prince, and gave a lot of talk about it.

As for Cai Que's face, he was silent, but he was slanderous.

In the final analysis, it is the result of the two competing with Empress Dowager Gao to fight for the "strategy".

"I am brave," Zhang Yue's voice was calm, "The left prime minister was entrusted by the late emperor to be the important minister. Even if he had any huge mistakes, he would ask the Empress Dowager to remember his past contributions and be decent."

He paused for a moment, and the young emperor behind the curtain moved uneasyly: "As for the Shuxiang, the Liao envoy Xiao Xi was about to enter the capital, and the Liao lord was in the process of fighting in Baigou, and he was in charge of the general. Can you wait for the border trouble to be relieved?"

"Zhang Qing!" Empress Dowager Gao suddenly raised her tone, "Doesn't you know the importance of it? The foreign court said that the court had been promoted and then the political affairs were relaxed, and the old man could not sit idly by. Is this also caused by border trouble?"

"Zhang Dun was frivolous and even spread the secret of the establishment of the crown prince in the market. "The Queen Mother suddenly turned gentle, "I lost my composure, but the state affairs were difficult, so I need old people like me who are planning to take charge of the overall situation."

Shengcai means that the last emperor's god lord entered the Taimiao, which is the period after Cai Que returned to the court from the mountain tomb.

However, although Cai Que was about to give up, Zhang Yue completed the agreement. However, Empress Dowager Gao never mentioned Zhang Yue's resignation to the minister, and Zhang Yue was not in a hurry.

Those who travel a hundred miles are half a dozen. The more you reach the last few steps, the more you should keep your breath and not be anxious.

Empress Dowager Gao said: "In two months, another year will be another. The new king ascended the throne and was about to change the emperor. The ministers discussed a year name, and some ministers said that they would use Jiayou's method to save Yuanfeng's evils. However, the old man thought that Yuanfeng's policies were inconvenient, so he should use Jiayou's method to save it, and Yuanyou was not bad either."

"Of course... Yuanfeng's method cannot be changed completely. It is probably the same as the new and old methods. As long as it is convenient for the people, both new and old methods can be used!"

"What do you think?"

Zhang Yue seemed to be a compromise when he heard the Empress Dowager's words, but in fact he had a hidden cleverness. Whether it was Yuanfeng or Yuanyou, there was a tendency to change political affairs.

"The Empress Dowager is wise." Zhang Yue's voice was as steady as ever: "The Empress Dowager is wise and wise, and the people are the foundation of the country, so Mencius regards the people as the basis of the people as the basis of the country."

Empress Dowager Gao smiled when she heard this.

During the Yuanfeng period, Zhang Yue respected Mencius as the scriptures and put forward the theory of people-oriented, which was also an agreement with her politics and all the proposals to make the people stay and leave.

Zhang Yue said: "However, I think the Empress Dowager said just now that Yuanfeng's policy is inconvenient, so I save it with Jiayou's method. This argument is still upside down."

The pearl curtain trembled slightly, and Empress Dowager Gao said "Oh" and the ending sound rose slightly.

"I think this is a discussion of who is the first and who is the last. For example, a doctor uses medicine, "Zhang Yue uses the tablet to make a flaw, "The main symptoms should be based on the symptoms and supplement them with conditioning. If Yuanfeng's policies are the symptoms and Jiayou's methods are the medicine, then it should be said that "Prefer to Yuanfeng as the basis and consider Jiayou's treatment."

"It is not against the guest." Zhang Yue paused, "Just as the Empress Dowager said, "Just" is in the back, and the order of the cart and the end is revealed."

This is the question of who is the first priority in philosophy.

For example, theory or practice, which is more important? It is definitely not the first time that we said that we should completely need theory and not a little practice. Or that we completely give up practice and just study theory.

In reality, theory is definitely guiding practice, and practice supplements theory.

The first thing is which one we focus more on in theory and practice.

Sima Guang just made a little compromise and said that the new law would not need to be completely modified, but later he said that he would go back to the beginning of Xining.

You can tell at a glance that said.

Sima Guang's claim to abolish the new law was strongly criticized by Zhang Yue and others, so he gave in a little, but it does not mean that he thought he was wrong, but it was just forced to compromise due to the situation.

So, Yuanyou, is it mainly the character Yuan or the character You?

Zhang Yue continued: "When the late emperor changed his reign to Yuanfeng, he once said to his ministers that Feng was great. If he changed his reign, he should know that "you" was helping him - God helped him help himself, isn't it a secret to the empress dowager's teaching of "convenience the people as the foundation"?"

After hearing Zhang Yue's words, Empress Dowager Gao frowned and turned to soothe. Zhang Maoze looked behind the curtain and thought to himself, Zhang Yue was really amazing, even a person with a heart-hearted heart like the Empress Dowager could speak.

Empress Dowager Gao smiled and said, "In the fifth year of Yuanfeng's reign, the law of Xining was not good. I thought it was a good thing, but the late emperor was too stubborn and could not do it well."

"So the word Yuan You is also recognized by the old man. Otherwise, You will be in the dynasty of the Yuan Dynasty."

"The Empress Dowager is aware of it." Zhang Yue followed the trend and said, "I think those who want to govern the world should use their hearts and not work hard. I think about Yuanfeng's politics and gain it lies in thinking about it here, and the four words "day and night"

Zhang Yue knew that Empress Dowager Gao had a low level of education. Now, ministers have to "paste yellow" after the memorials and letters, that is, write another paragraph of content on yellow paper, and "draw the key points" of the memorials and letters.

Zhang Yue then explained.

"If you do something, you must always focus your heart on things. If you think about it, there will be a resounding response. This is what you think about."

"The morning is from the morning and evening is from the morning and the evening is from the meaning of perseverance."

Empress Dowager Gao, who was behind the curtain, listened to Zhang Yue's words: "I am thinking about it now, and I am going to be here."

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Like the novice monk practice, it is not about the number of morning bells and evening drums, but whether to keep the Buddha's heart at all times. The same is true for governing the country. Xining's failure is to use too much force, and Yuanfeng's gains are just about perseverance."

"Just as I was a young man, many of my classmates were just as talented as they were, and in the end, only those who could persist were able to distinguish themselves from this matter."

Empress Dowager Gao, who was behind the curtain, listened to Zhang Yue's examples and was easy to understand, and looked happy.

The new king next to Empress Dowager Gao said in a tender voice: "Is Zhang Qing saying that the new policy should be adhered to?"

As soon as this statement was made, Empress Dowager Gao Zhang Maoze was shocked. In May, Empress Dowager Gao was behind the curtain, and the new king never spoke, but Zhang Yue spoke when he was in the palace today.

The whole hall was solemn, and Zhang Yue was shocked and bowed deeply to the imperial seat behind the curtain: "Your Majesty is wise. It is like the Yellow River water controls water. It is better to be diffused than to be blocked than to be diffused, and it is better to be guided than to be diffused. The policy of the late emperor Yuanfeng was to guide the Xining torrent on the right track."

"At the same time, this is also the last order of the late emperor!"

I am in power for the sake of Empress Dowager Gao, but for the new emperor.
To be continued...