I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 288 This is not benevolent, it is a hurdle in Zhao Zhen’s career as emperor!

Su Liang was out of confinement in Chiyi. The officials claimed that he was ill and did not see his ministers.

This incident caused a tremor in the court, and all the ministers were panicked, but no one knew what happened.

That night.

Wen Yanbo, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Tang Jie, Bao Zheng and others all went to Su's house, but Su Liang did not see anyone because he was infected with the cold.

This time, Su Liang's heart was completely broken.

……

Late at night, in Queen Cao's palace.

Zhao Zhen sat at the table and unknowingly drank two pots of lamb wine brewed by Empress Cao herself.

Queen Cao sat quietly aside, only responsible for pouring wine.

Zhao Zhen didn't speak.

She didn't say a word, just served silently from one side.

Since Empress Cao had a son, the relationship between Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao has become much closer, but in terms of favor, Concubine Zhang is the most favored in the harem.

However, when Zhao Zhen was depressed, he still liked to find Queen Cao.

Empress Cao loves peace and understands Zhao Zhen's hardships and tiredness. This kind of considerate protection makes Zhao Zhen very comfortable.

Zhao Zhen drank while thinking about Su Liang's words.

He was very confused, very confused.

Ever since Zhao Zhen can remember.

The strategies for governing the country that Emperor Zhenzong, Empress Dowager Liu, Yan Shu, and many officials instilled in him were all Confucian strategies of royal benevolence and martial arts.

now.

The Song Dynasty has reached a crossroads due to the reform.

Zhao Zhenruo followed Yan Shu's words.

Implementing the strategy of "fighting Xixia but not Liao", insisting on honoring the Chanyuan Alliance, and focusing all energy on internal governance to enrich the country and the people may be able to buy a hundred years of peace for the Song Dynasty.

Of course, this premise is that the Liao Kingdom does not tear up its alliance and go to war with Song Dynasty.

Judging from the current trend, the Liao Kingdom is unwilling to go to war with the Song Dynasty.

If this is the case, the Song Dynasty will be prosperous.

Then Zhao Zhen will definitely become a moderately successful master of ZTE in the rest of his imperial career.

on the contrary.

Zhao Zhenruo followed Su Liang's words and took the recovery of Yanyun or the destruction of Liao as the ultimate goal of the reform.

Then you need to plan in advance.

Invest a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources into the military, and may be the first to start a war in order to seize the opportunity.

The former is safe, the latter is dangerous.

The former embodies the benevolence of Confucianism, while the latter imitates the hegemony of Confucianism.

The former has a high probability of making him a successful king and making the Song Dynasty enjoy peace and stability.

The latter may make him surpass Taizu's merits and become a holy king, or even be infinitely close to the emperor of the ages, but it may also make him become a tyrannical monarch who resorts to militarism and makes the people miserable, or even a king who subjugates his country.

to be honest.

Zhao Zhen is still not confident.

Not confident in himself, not confident in the military strength of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, a memorial written by Yan Shu made him want to give up his career.

But Su Liang's words made him unwilling to accept this.

……

Zhao Zhen picked up the wine glass, drank it down again, and then looked at Queen Cao.

"Queen, at this moment, there are no monarchs and ministers, only husband and wife. Let me ask you, am I sometimes too indecisive in dealing with things? It can be said that I am the most emperor-like emperor in the world?"

In fact, Zhao Zhen knows his own shortcomings better than anyone else.

Today, the main reason for his depression.

It wasn't Su Liang's advice, let alone Su Liang Chiyi's release from prison, but his hesitation and wavering.

At present, Zhao Zhen has absolute power to control the direction of the reform throughout the Song Dynasty.

If he follows Yan Shu's words, let alone Su Jingming, even the entire Reform Department will not be able to stop him.

But Zhao Zhen had no opinion. After reading Yan Shu's memorial, he followed Yan Shu's idea.

This kind of character is really taboo for kings.

Many people say that the Qingli New Deal was defeated by party struggles and the resistance of countless scholar-bureaucrats.

But Zhao Zhen knew it very well and was defeated by his indecision.

As the leader of a country, he wanted to achieve success but did not dare to bear the consequences of failure.

Zhao Zhen used to call this character flaw: benevolence.

But this time, after Su Liang's tearful admonishment in the Chui Gong Hall, he felt that this was a character flaw.

This defect remains unchanged.

He will never become a competent official of the Song Dynasty.

Empress Cao slowly stood up and said with a tender face: "The official family is in charge of the affairs of the world, and everything is related to the country, the country, and the people of the world, so she is more cautious in handling things. This is by no means indecisive, but a sign of careful consideration."

"However, there are endless things in the world that are perfect. The more carefully an official thinks about it, the more tired he will be. If there is something difficult to resolve in the official's mind, and the previous officials cannot share their worries, they might as well listen to public opinion."

"Public opinion. Yes, I really should listen to public opinion more." Zhao Zhen suddenly became energetic.

Immediately, Zhao Zhen walked up to Queen Cao, suddenly hugged her, and then said: "It's getting late, it's time to go to bed!"

Queen Cao's face turned red and she hugged Zhao Zhen's neck tightly.

When she first got married, she was so neglected that she thought she could only be a minister but not a wife. But recently, the officials returned all the things that belonged to her.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Zhao Zhen then came to Chui Gong Hall and reviewed the memorials as usual.

Su Liang's official uniform, official hat and fish bag were still placed on a chair not far away, very eye-catching.

At this time, Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping and Song Xiang met again.

This time, Zhao Zhen did not refuse to see him.

The three of them came to the back of Chui Gong Hall.

Wen Yanbo took the lead and asked, "Officials, I don't know...I don't know what happened yesterday. Why did Su Liang leave the prison naked?"

Zhao Zhen said: "I have a dispute with Su Qing on certain things. I don't know who is right and who is wrong at the moment. We will discuss the matter again after I am sure."

"Officials, I don't know what's going on. Should I ask my ministers to wait..."

Before Wen Yanbo finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Zhao Zhen.

"This is a private matter between me and Su Qing. You don't need to know about it. After I think about it and understand it, I will make a judgment on Su Liang's behavior that exceeds the rules. The two governments will urge each yamen to do their job well."

After Zhao Zhen said this, Wen Yanbo and others stopped asking.

Judging from the current situation, the problem should not be big.

The reason why Zhao Zhen did not talk about what he had argued with Su Liang yesterday was because if officials were to get involved again, the matter would easily escalate, and Zhao Zhen wanted to seek an inner answer first.

He murmured in his heart: Today, I must determine a path and then walk on it without any distractions.

……

Su Zhai.

At three o'clock in the morning, Su Liangcai woke up from his sleep.

He slept very soundly.

No matter what happened in the court, it would not affect Su Liang's eating, drinking and sleeping.

After Su Liang had a simple breakfast, he returned to his study and prepared to continue writing memorials and advice.

There is no use in getting angry, and there is no use in escaping.

Now that he met such an official, all Su Liang could do was to continue writing memorials and admonitions.

Whether you listen or not depends entirely on Zhao Zhen.

Su Liang has already thought about it.

If an official insists on pursuing "peace is the most important" and wants to be a peaceful monarch, then he should become an official as soon as possible, go home to buy some land, and live a happy life in his family.

If the official found his way back, he would do his best to create an unprecedented prosperous age for the Song Dynasty.

The current situation is actually a hurdle for Zhao Zhen, a hurdle in his character, and a hurdle that the entire Song Dynasty will definitely experience.

Whether he can cross it or not depends on what Zhao Zhen thinks.

(End of this chapter)