Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 616 The right to know Hangzhou military affairs 61
Zhu Lian pretended not to notice that she was just a little brat, childish and impulsive, and it would be superficial if she took it seriously, she continued: "The term of Xianggong Mushou Hangzhou is about to expire, and the Ai family and several Qing families are also Wang Xianggong. In troubled times, there will always be people below who are restless, and you need to work hard.”

Zhao Chen frowned slightly. He was a little reluctant to return to the court. It turned out that it was the empress dowager hanging down the curtain. He was still able to balance himself. The Shan Academy does not practice the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, but specializes in ingenious and obscene techniques. The folk customs of Liangzhe Road are originally seeking profit. When they take office, they do not teach education, but promote business and industry. It is against the way of a sage, Wang Xiu..."

"Shut up, you can call me by your name." Zhu Lian's complexion changed, and she scolded Zhao Chen immediately, but she immediately realized that she had slipped her words, and hurriedly changed her words: "Xianggong is a pillar of Zhongxing, a great benefactor of the official family, and he must not do it casually." call."

Zhao Chen was surprised by Zhu Lian's agitation, but he was very dissatisfied with Zhu Lian's defense of Wang Xiu, and he didn't have time to think too deeply, so he argued: "Mother, Wang... Oh, he is the King Qin's rescue, but he is also a minister. Duty, what is he going to do when he leads the army not to be the king? I heard that he once watched the troops of Chenzhou not go forward."

Zhu Lian stared at Zhao Chen, his eyes were surprisingly angry, and he said sharply, "Who is slandering in front of the officials? Could it be that the officials listen to the wind as the wind and see the rain as rain?"

"It's all slander, it's all the truth." Zhao Chen felt a little guilty when he saw Zhu Lian was angry, so he couldn't help lowering his voice.

"You are so confused." Zhu Lian hated iron for being weak, she understood a little bit, it must be those villains who are unwilling to be lonely, chewing their tongues in Zhao Chen's ear, and couldn't help saying angrily: "Listen up, my lord, Mr. It’s true to observe soldiers in Chen Zhou, but how much do you know about the events back then? Do you know how dangerous the night was when Xianggong guarded the Taishang ascended the throne with a sword? Lien Zhan Lianjie defeated Mou Tuogang with thousands of people, and even Wu Libu was almost taken down. If they hadn't taken your ninth uncle as a hostage, the prisoner would have been defeated long ago, but Xianggong was framed by a villain and left in the cold .”

"Back then, Xianggong knew about Mengzhou. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Zheyanzhi was hesitant in Dahe, and Li Hui was as timid as a mouse. The whole river was useless. Only then did Xianggong decisively kill Zheyanzhi, and collected a hundred thousand The so-called observation of soldiers in Chenzhou is just to reorganize the remnant soldiers and defeated generals. The official is the king of a country. How can he not know that the defeated soldiers need to be organized and trained before they can go to war? Come to King Qin to save you?"

"You were ten years old at the time, and you should have seen that the battle was in full swing. Mr. Xiang personally led the army to break through the siege, beheaded those rebellious officials and thieves, and kept my mother and child safe."

"The officials remind me that the world belongs to the Zhao family, but the world belongs to the people of the world, and those who are virtuous live in it. For thousands of years, how many emperors have changed in the world, and the princes and generals will be kind to each other. Almost, have you read your book for nothing? Without a gentleman, who knows how many people are called kings and how many people are called emperors?"

"Xianggong is loyal to the country, so what's the problem with Yuquanshan Academy teaching miscellaneous studies? What the world lacks is not empty-talking scholars, but talents who govern the country. Xianggong founded the academy to cultivate useful talents for the country, not those who are poor. .”

"So what's the point of promoting industry and commerce? Without industry and commerce, rice cannot be transported from south to north, and equipment cannot be manufactured. How can the Ministry of Households and the Taifu increase the cost of Liangzhe Road by 600 million yuan? Can Cuoda, who is a self-proclaimed scholar, produce sophisticated machinery? Can we weave cloth that can bring wealth to the court? Will they have the ability to prevent the captives from going south?"

"You are a scholar who is useless. He talks high-spirited and self-righteous on weekdays. He knows how to point and point at others. Seeing that everyone is inferior to them, it is ridiculous to accuse non-Confucian and Mencius academics and heretics. You have also seen Huang Yao, That is a military weapon, I heard that the clock is about to be successfully developed, and it can tell the time even when it is cloudy and rainy, so is it all a clever and obscene skill? The crossbow arrows increase the range by eighty steps, do the officials know the benefits of it?"

"It's always right to rule the world with half of the Analects." Seeing Zhu Lian's stern words, Zhao Chen replied weakly. Under his mother's bombardment, he really had no temper.

"What the sage said is truth, and the sage is also a human being. The master said that repaying grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue? Don't the officials understand the truth. The so-called son of heaven, the way of Confucianism outside, Confucianism inside, and law of kings and tyrants, should be used by the leaders of a hundred schools of thought to govern the country , Sufficient food, enriching the people, reading books by reading the text but not the annotations, Confucianism to appease the people, law to govern affairs, miscellaneous schools of thought to manage all directions, this is a qualified emperor."

"Those so-called gentlemen criticize their husbands on the surface, but in fact, which ones don't make profits from them? Look at those seafaring businesses, which ones don't have the participation of aristocratic families? Even if they don't do it, they have no ability, and they are jealous."

Zhu Lian was angry. She looked down on those pious scholars very much.

Zhao Chen was still dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to provoke Zhu Lian's anger anymore. The accumulation of prestige for many years is no joke.Of course, he had to admit that Wang Xiu's achievements were obvious to all, and even the Confucians who criticized Wang Xiu's pursuit of profit the most had to admit that there were merits in the reforms of the New Deal.

This year, even Chen Dong was amazed by the increase in taxes on Liangzhe Road. After the Fangla Rebellion and the chaos in the world, the dilapidated Liangzhe Road rose again. , it only takes five years, and there will be no road in the world comparable to it.

Some scholars didn’t say it, and they didn’t want to say it. Wang Xiu’s new policy didn’t touch their fundamental interests. Instead, it gave them a new way to inherit their families. To more good fields and beautiful houses.

"Okay, let's not talk about those troubles, the new military system is step by step, and Xianggong's improvement trial is going well. Have the officials ever planned for the future?"

"The court is stable, all the Qing families have settled down in their positions, and we will work step by step together."

Zhu Lian sighed secretly, the return of Wang Xiu and Li Gang would inevitably lead to a change in the political situation. She was extremely reassured about Wang Xiu and had certain prejudices against Li Gang, but it did not hinder the imperial court's system of checks and balances. Zhao Chen hadn't thought about it and had to He reminded: "The Privy Council, how should the officials deal with it?"

Zhao Chen pondered for a while, and said, "It should be enough to have Shu Tan Shiji and Zhu Sheng preside over it."

"The Shufu is related to the stability of the military and the country, so we must not be careless." Zhu Lian's meaning was very clear, and he wanted to adopt a system of two officials and one deputy, but unfortunately his son couldn't see through it.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the child understands."

"Okay, I don't want to say more, the second sister is going to wait until the next year, and the officials should pay more attention to the palace exam next year." Zhu Lian felt very tired, and wished that Wang Xiu would come back immediately.

(End of this chapter)