Xinshun 1730

Chapter 806 Minister of the State
Although the emperor smiled.

But just a sentence "a gentleman follows the way but not a king", made Li Yan and others break out in cold sweat.

I just felt like being poured with ice water from the top of my head, or as if I was just sweating and thrown into the ice cellar of the warehouse of the French National Commercial Inn.

One by one, the two were fighting, but it was impossible to leave first, so they could only lie on the ground, sweating profusely.

Admonishing ministers, Zheng ministers, assistant ministers, Fu ministers...the ministers of the country and the treasure of the monarch, Xun Qing gave such a high evaluation.

But the first two, such as Jianchen and Zhengchen, are fine.

Then Fuchen, Fuchen... what are they?
Forming cliques and forcing the emperor to listen to him is called assistant minister.

The emperor has an order, but he refuses to obey it directly, or even disobeys the order and seizes power. This is called Fuchen.

Can these two be admired?Can the emperor like it?

Do you follow the way or not?
Where did it come from?Whose way?

Just like what the emperor asked Li Yan just now, he argued with reason, whose reason is he following?
You say that yours is principle, it is reason, righteousness, and correctness, but who stipulated it?

Whether it is the Duke of Zhou or the master, they are all dead.So it can be holy.

But if they survived, the emperor would have to send someone to stuff them into the coffin first.The sage speaks indiscriminately and speaks a bunch of truths that are not good for the king, what should we do?
Only the dead can determine the "reason".

Because there are too many reasons, the ruler can find a reason that is beneficial to the rule from the words of a large group of dead people.

Not because they are saints, what they say is reasonable; but because the ruler needs such truth, they become saints.

Nowadays, with regard to Nanyang, Xiyang, trade, and business affairs, whose "reason" do these people follow?Whose "Tao"?
Li Yan, who has the highest status, is naturally the first to bear the brunt of these words.

Beads of sweat wet his back, and his face was covered with cold sweat. After a long time, Li Yan prostrated himself on the ground and said, "I dare not be a Fuchen or a Fuchen!"

"The ancients said that if you have Yi Yin's ambition, you can do it, but if you don't have Yi Yin's ambition, you can usurp it. The most important thing is to defeat the minister, unless it is in the story, who can be in reality?"

"As for the assistant ministers, I know the story of the previous dynasty. The princes of the clan, who are clear about the righteousness, forced the court and caused chaos in the world. I am afraid that in the name of the assistant ministers, I will do cronies, and the ministers dare not do it."

"My son, I only wish to be a minister and an admonisher!"

However, this answer still drew the emperor's smile.

"Heh... Zhengchen? Advising minister?"

"This time, that time."

"Xunqing said that Jizi is a model of admonishing ministers. He only said that Jizi would not listen to his advice, so he played the piano to feel sorry for himself and did not ask about political affairs. However, you also know why Emperor Hongwu of the previous dynasty gave the Korean country its name North Korea ?”

"After Jizi crossed the northeast, there was Korea."

"Nowadays, the world is in great contention, and barren land can also be plowed into fertile soil."

"If you learn from Jizi, the road will not work, so you travel to the colonies to seek the morality in your heart and build an ideal country. After a hundred years, the population will multiply, how can you know that you can't turn against the guests?"

"At that time, even if you are admonishing ministers, how do you know that there will be no such thing as 'the emperor came out of the earthquake'?"

"When the time comes, the colonies will turn hostile and threaten the Celestial Empire. How can we not guard against it?"

"That's why Xunqing said that Jizi was an admonisher. It was possible at that time, but it is not possible now. Nanyang, Fusang, India, and other places have tens of millions of people, and they are rich and prosperous. In the story of Jizi’s Joseon Dynasty, in the future there will definitely be an incident of turning against the guest and taking the emperor’s surprise!”

"Farewell to Zhengchen..."

"Crash to death at the bottom of the steps, kill yourself in front of the king, throw yourself into the river in Miluo...what's the use of becoming a minister and destroying the virtue of the king?"

"Bigan broke his heart, didn't the Yin and Shang Dynasties perish?"

"Wu Zixu slayed himself and took his eyes out of the city gate. Didn't he see the country of Wu fall after nine years?"

"Sanlu's doctor threw himself into the Miluo River. Doesn't Qin have an ancestral temple that unifies the country?"

Li Yan was sweating profusely when he heard the words, and he really couldn't say anything for a while.

Fuchen and Fuchen don't want to be, dare not be.Damn it, who dares to be the two?
But according to what the emperor said, shouldn't the admonishing ministers and Zhengchen ministers be right?
However, although the emperor's words were scary, his tone was not harsh or reprimanded.

It's just that after he finished speaking, he knew that these people were scared to death, some were sweating profusely, and some were afraid to sweat, but the emperor didn't have anything to say, so he just left everyone alone.

After waiting for a long time, the emperor asked again: "Do you think that Jinghou is a minister of the country?"

"Uh……"

This time, everyone was even more at a loss.

Just finished speaking, the four ministers of admonishment, Zheng, Fu, and Fu are the ministers of the country and the treasure of the monarch; and just now, it seems that the emperor thinks that the four courtiers of admonishment, Zheng, Fu, and Fu are the best. Don't be fooled.

Now I ask whether the Marquis of Jing is a minister of the country, how to answer this?

Said to be?

What kind of whale is that?

Admonishing ministers and Zhengchen ministers are definitely not the case.There is no death if you disagree with a word, and there is no way to float in the sea if you don't follow the Tao.

It can be said that it is neither clarification nor remonstrance.

Fuchen?

Fuchen?

These two are good ministers to Xunzi.But in reality, this is clearly a powerful minister.

Being able to mobilize ministers, form a faction, and force the emperor to change his mind; or think that the emperor's orders are ridiculous, just ignore them, seize the emperor's power, and do things well... Is this a good word?
Some of the quick-witted ones thought badly, could it be that His Majesty thought that Jinghou would be a minister or minister in the future?This... this... are we all Whale Hou henchmen?

Thinking of this, several of them were already terrified. They felt that the saliva in their mouths was not enough, their throats were dry and sore, and their bodies were wet with sweat, which actually gathered into streams on their backs and spines.

The emperor's question had to be answered.

But this question asked by the emperor is easy to answer on weekdays, so what's the point?It must be the minister of the country.

Just after talking about the four kinds of "ministers of the country", the emperor just asked this question, so there is no way to answer it.

The answer is, no.

The answer is no, and it doesn't work.The answer is no, how can we meet Jinghou in the future?What should His Majesty think?Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open?
For a long time, the emperor didn't force them to answer, but he answered himself: "Is this question so difficult? Jinghou is naturally the minister of the country."

"Who dares to say that he is not a minister of the state? It's just that Jinghou has nothing to do with what Xunqing said about Zheng, Admonish, Fu, and Fu."

"In the future, Qing and others may guard one side, or a feudal town, and it will be difficult to say that they will be named marquis and worship ministers in the future, and they will be able to enter the court."

"The person I am teaching you today should only ask about Nanyang."

"But you are all talented for a while, and I am satisfied with Qing's answers about Nanyang matters. But if you talk about the future, you will inevitably have to test some other questions."

"You don't answer, and I know you are nervous and at a loss."

"That's the case, whatever."

"I am quite satisfied with the examination and teaching of Nanyang affairs. Especially Mi Ziming's so-called 'different from inside and outside', you should think carefully!"

"Since the exam went well, in comparison, it's like winning the martial arts palace and being selected in the imperial examination. You should go to Jinghou's mansion to celebrate and ask him about "Chen Dao". Ask him, a minister of the country, who neither remonstrates, clamors, assists, nor dissuades him, how does he actually do things that are beneficial to the country?"

"Let's all back down!"

Everyone didn't know why, whether it was a blessing or a curse, but for a while, they all seemed to be pardoned.After kowtowing one by one, they left step by step.

Only after leaving the Forbidden City did some people feel a little weak.

These people are not frail scholars, each of them has fought in the southeast, or bombed ships in Southeast Asia.Come in the wind, go in the rain, the South Sea is high and the waves are rough, and the East Sea is wanton, they never feel that their bodies can't bear it.

Today I just went to the palace to meet the emperor, and was tested by the emperor, and I said a few words, but all of them were empty.

Although Xunzi was kicked out of the Confucian Temple, had no cold pork to eat, and was criticized all day long, it is not too much to respect a sage.The emperor didn't say anything else, just quoted a few words from the sages, and made these people sore all over.

After leaving the Forbidden City, everyone was frowning.

The emperor said that those who took the exam were very satisfied, and they should be happy.

In other words, this is also similar to passing the Wude Palace and imperial examinations, and of course it is worth celebrating.

But where is this mood now?
Even if the emperor didn't say anything, these people are very close to Liu Yu, so they should go to the door to thank them logically, they are still half teachers.Besides, the emperor said that he would go there.

But go, say what?
Just a group of people, such a group of people who were determined by the emperor to go to Jinghou's mansion to celebrate, almost control most of the imperial court's navy, and stomp their feet in Southeast Asia, Japan, and North Korea to shock the countries, what are they going to talk about at Jinghou's mansion?
What does it mean to talk about "having the same knowledge and the same strength, leading a group of officials and hundreds of officials to fight against the strong ruler, even though the ruler is uneasy, he must listen to him, so as to solve the country's great troubles, eliminate the country's great harm, and achieve respect for the ruler and peace of the country. What is called "assistant"?
Or talk about "those who can resist the king's order, steal the king's weight, oppose the king's affairs, take the danger of stabilizing the country, eliminate the humiliation of the king, and make great achievements enough to make the country great, so it is called a blow"?
A group of people sat around and talked about whether you are uneasy, you must listen, you have to listen, steal you, oppose you, and get rid of you?
The emperor said that everyone should go to Jinghou's mansion to talk about Xunzi's "The Way of Ministers".

But what the fuck Xunzi said makes sense after reading the whole article.But the fuck is separated, how to talk about words such as resisting the emperor, stealing the emperor, and eliminating the emperor at every turn?
Who dares to talk?
And is it still a large group of people talking and talking while eating and drinking?
After everyone calmed down a little, Qiqi looked at Li Yan, who was also frowning.

"Your Highness... this... will you send someone to inform the Marquis of Jing? Will your Highness go too?"

Li Yan thought to himself, isn't this nonsense?can i not goDidn't the father test me?For today's matter, it's better to go there explicitly, since the father has allowed to go to Jinghou's mansion, then go directly.

It's just that I'm a prince, and I'm crowned king again, so I definitely can't go directly, I still have to inform, so that Jinghou can get ready.

This is etiquette and a manifestation of respect for the royal family.Not looking at him Li Yan, but looking at his father Li Yan.

But how to notify?

This is a private matter.Although many of these people are from the navy, they are all subordinates of him, the governor of the navy.

But now it's a private matter.Especially after going through something so sensitive.

At this time, directly send subordinates to notify, isn't it just looking for trouble?Naval officer, is that your personal kin?Although you have been crowned king, you have not established a mansion, so why do you let these people do things directly?They are all officials of the imperial court, and they are the emperor's subjects, not your personal belongings.

However, if you don't send these people, send your entourage and other legitimate private relatives, how can you explain clearly what happened in the forbidden palace today?

Could it be that, without explaining clearly, when we arrived at the Marquis's Mansion, among the crowd, we talked about what the emperor said in the Forbidden Palace?
Li Yan thought for a while, then said: "You go on your own. You are private, and you have a teacher-student friendship with Jinghou, so you should go in person when you come to the door."

He neither said he would go nor said he would not go, he just let these people do what they wanted.As a junior, not as a subordinate... Of course, they have no subordinate relationship with Liu Yu now, so they went to the Marquis Mansion.At that time, I will talk about today's affairs in private, and when I go again, I will talk about it in public, so that Liu Yu can make preparations in advance.

(End of this chapter)