I studied in modern times

Chapter 114 Sima Niu

It was already noon the next day when Sima Guang met Zhang Xun.

At this time, Sima Guang was preparing to transfer from Sishui Pass to the Luohe-Bianhe Canal.

When he took the letter from Bianjing from Zhang Xun and read it, Sima Guang was still at a loss.

"Why did the old man write a letter about the Gao and Xiang families?"

His letter was only aimed at the so-called "seeking outspoken edict" that Dao Dutang made known all over the world a few days ago.

Is that called being frank?
That's a gag!

Can't say this, can't say that.

You can only sing praises, right? !

That's why he wanted to cite the examples of those relatives, and also the examples of Ming emperors who killed their relatives in the past dynasties, and told the two palaces: Employers should use gentlemen!
Ok……

In the eyes of Confucian scholar-bureaucrats, relatives, close ministers, and fortunate advances can all be classified into the same category-villains!
But now in the court, it happens to be a villain who is in charge of the country!
This is a reference!
Why did Liang Gong interpret those words as targeting the Gao family?Xiang Jia?
Zhang Xun had no choice but to tell the story of Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji getting sent to Xihe Road.

It was fine if he didn't say anything, but Sima Guang's eyes widened when he said it: "What!?"

"This is chaos!"

"Zhongshu Sheren should seal back the prefix, and the matter should be rejected!"

"Why are Zhongshu Sheren and Shizhong indifferent?"

"I want to impeach them!"

In a place like Xihe Road, what else can my relatives do if they go there?
Get credit!

In order to gain credit, they will definitely encourage the border ministers to provoke, so that the war will cause endless disasters!

Zhang Xun was in a hurry immediately!

Hurry up and grab Sima Guang: "Sister...Sanggong... This is the first time that the young master has dismissed the official post personally after he ascended the throne!"

At this moment, Sima Guang seemed to be struck by lightning.

"what?"

"When did this happen..."

Zhang Xun sighed: "Last month, the young master Ding Wei said about the virtues of the two palaces' protection and support, so he wanted to extend favor to his relatives, so he ordered the Dutang Shangtang Bo to remove the conferment because he thought that the country's relatives chose beautiful officials..."

"Therefore, Shangshu Zuocheng and the door servant Zhang Dun entered the hall before the emperor, and the young master spoke golden words in the Funing Palace. Under the witness of the empress dowager and Zhang Shilang, they selected the relatives of the country, the empress dowager's nephew Gao Gongji, the empress dowager. The Empress Dowager’s younger brother, Xiang Zonghui, was dispatched by the Department of Frontier Defense Finance and Utilization of the Xihe Lanhui Road..."

"Why didn't the empress dowager stop it?" Sima Guang frowned, he subconsciously skipped Zhang Dun, because in his eyes, Zhang Dun was a treacherous minister, and he would definitely not do good things!

"The young master is only eight years old! What does he know?"

"When I was in Beijing last month, why did no one mention this matter?"

Zhang Xun sighed: "The young master said: This is the virtue of respecting the empress dowager and the empress dowager. The young master also said: When the two relatives come to Xihe Road, they should choose an auspicious place to build a temple, and appoint eminent monks to preside over the war day and night for many years. The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty who died in the Xihe River chanted the scriptures and surpassed..."

"For this reason, the young master asked for the grace of the two palaces, and ordered the emperor Daxing to temporarily store the tooth relics of the Buddha in Daxiangguo Temple to send to Xihe, hoping that the Buddha's teachings will dispel the hostility and save the souls of the dead..."

"This is the most benevolent and holy thing...the government and the public, there is only praise, no criticism..."

Sima Guang listened and fell silent.

The young master's motivation is pure holiness and benevolence.

No scholar-bureaucrat can criticize a single word.

but……

Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji went to Xihe Road, would they obediently obey the young master's order and only build temples and worship Buddha treasures?
What if they set off a storm in the Xihe River, create a big war, and cause disaster, how will it end?

It should be noted that disasters often come like this.

Back then when Wang Shao opened the border, he was lucky enough to get some useless bitter cold land from Xibo, but this led to a war that lasted for more than ten years.

Countless flesh and blood and copper coins were stuffed into the frontier fortresses along the border, and nothing was returned except for the bitter cold wilderness that was useless for thousands of miles.

So we have to guard against the passing of time, so we need to strictly guard against death.

The young master is so young, it is the best age to learn the words of a sage and receive the teachings of a gentleman.

If it's unfortunate, Gao Gongji and Xiang Zonghui have really done something on Xihe Road...

I am afraid that the disaster will be endless again.

Thinking of this, Sima Guang took a deep breath.

"If this old man is in power, I would rather give up the land of Xihe to the western thieves in exchange for a truce between the two countries and the peace of the people, and I will never let this kind of disaster have a chance to germinate!"

Everyone in Zhang Xun was dumbfounded.

My Sima Xianggong, what are you talking about?
Ceded land?Spoil?
During the Xining period, Emperor Daxing forced Han Zhen to cut off the land of Dongguan and the northern captives hundreds of miles away, and he is still being scolded even now!

In the land of the ancestors, the size is the king's land!Who dares to give up?
What's more, the Emperor Daxing's body is not cold, so he has to abandon his life's hard work?

What would the young master think if he knew? !

Although he is only eight years old, sometimes he matures frighteningly!
Especially when it comes to the Emperor Daxing!
There is no way, Zhang Xun can only persuade: "Master, now we should think of a way, how to solve the misunderstanding between the two palaces..."

Sima Guang nodded: "It's natural..."

"When the old man enters the capital and is in front of the two palaces, he will naturally explain clearly..."

"Every word that the old man wrote in the letter did not involve any relatives..."

"It's just that the so-called edict of 'seeking frankness' has been issued!"

"That's good... that's good..." Zhang Xun heaved a sigh of relief.

however……

Sima Guang looked in the direction of Bianjing: "However, I have to go to the two palaces for the dispatch of the two relatives from Xihe Road. Please choose another beautiful official to arrange for them!"

Zhang Xun's eyes widened, and he could hardly believe his ears.

"Msanggong!" He was about to kneel down: "It's absolutely impossible!"

"This is the first time the young master has removed the position of a minister!"

"So what?" Sima Guang didn't care: "The young master is kind and honest, so he will definitely listen to the old man's loyal words and understand the old man's good intentions!"

"Xihe is a troubled place. If the relatives go, it must be a disaster!"

Isn't Gao Zunyu's lesson enough?

How many times will I suffer? !
Of course, Sima Guang also knew that he needed to pay attention to the way and method of speaking.

Be tactful and slow.

It is best to invite Wen Yanbo and other elders in the capital to discuss this matter together.

If possible, it would be best if Han Jiang could be persuaded to participate.

However, Sima Guang's determination has already been determined - Xihe is originally a place of disaster, a place of right and wrong, foreign relatives and relatives are gone, no matter how good the original idea is, it will definitely become a disaster in the future.

In order to prevent it from happening before it happens, but also to stop fighting and restore peace to the world.

Sima Guang knew that he had to stop this matter!
In any case, it also needs to be blocked!
reason?

This is for the common people in the world!
As for the result?What do others think?
Sima Guang didn't care, and didn't want to care!

If this matter fails, he would rather resign and go into hiding!

When Emperor Daxing was in Japan, he could live in seclusion in Luoyang for 15 years.

Now that he is an old and broken body, how can he still be attached to that bit of fame and power?
Is he greedy for power?no!

Wang Anshi's evil methods must be exhausted!

The endless war along the border must end!
The world wants peace, and the people want to recuperate!
However, this is exactly what Sima Guang and Sima Junshi will do for the rest of his life!

　Wait for more!
　　PS: In his later years, Sima Guang was paranoid to the point of becoming obsessed.

　　The only good news is that he can still listen to the persuasion written by Lu Gong.

　　Bad news: Lu Gong's work is now in Yangzhou
　　
　
(End of this chapter)