Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1604 The Argument at the Birthday Banquet (Part [-])
The two ministers were devastated, and the two ministers had no choice but to go out in person, but it's not enough to show off their identities to calm Gao Pragmatic, they have to come up with some words to do it.However, here lies the problem. Although it is true that the two ministers are deflated, they have actually used all the usual rhetoric. The theory of harming the public and uselessness has actually been said just now.

In this case, what trump cards do the two husbands have?
Wang Xijue, who had just been replaced as a great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, sat in the banquet, but turned his upper body around, and smiled at Gao Wushi on the table of the minister: "Xi Jue has heard that Situ is eloquent for a long time, coughing and spitting into tears." Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to see the pearl today, and it really has the legacy of Zhuge Wuhou.

However, Da Situ must know that Lao Tzu once said in the "Tao Te Ching": "It is not good to believe in words, but not to believe in good words."Those who are good do not argue, and those who argue are not good.Those who know don't know, and those who know don't know'.Confucius also said in "The Analects of Confucius Liren": "A gentleman wants to be slow in speech but sensitive in action", and in "The Analects of Confucius Xueer" said: "A gentleman has no food to eat, no house to seek security, and he is sensitive to things Be careful with words'. "

Gao Wushi smiled faintly, bowed his hands slightly to Wang Xijue, and said: "Jing Shigong taught me that. However, what I just talked about is related to the great government of the court. political strategy.

I have a real school, and I always pay attention to what I do must be beneficial to the world, and I must not be rotten by ants, rats, foxes and apes, so I have never dared to say anything about politics and pragmatism.Furthermore, as the saying goes, if the lights are not turned on, they will not turn on, and the reason will not be clear.If it is useless to argue, I will read thousands of articles after ten years of reading, so why? "

Wang Xijue's heart trembled, and he thought to himself: Gao Qiuzhen is really eloquent!I deceived him with the way of a gentleman, but he refused to be fooled at all. What I said was nothing more than saying that because he was loyal to the court and the great government of the world, he would not hesitate to give up the way of a gentleman.

Gao Yushi's answer is indeed a bit pretentious, because for ordinary scholars, the primary concern is not whether they are "capable ministers", but whether they are "gentlemen".In the minds of most literati in the world at this time, a person should be a gentleman first, and then strive to be a capable minister.

The mind school that Wang Xijue and the others belong to has this kind of thinking, and even the traditional school of Neo-Confucianism, that is, the neutral school in general, in fact, most people also hold this attitude, but some people in the real school have objections to this—for example, Gao Practicality now expresses this idea clearly.

Of course, the highly pragmatic expression is not "Even if I am not a gentleman, I can at least be a competent minister".What he expressed was "If I have to make a choice, then in order to be a capable minister, I would rather not be a gentleman."

These two meanings seem similar, but in fact there is a sequence, cause and effect, and trade-offs in it, and the meanings are actually very different.

Wang Xijue chuckled, and said: "Da Situ, who was established at the end of his life, is both proficient in knowledge and sick in thinking. Naturally, no one can compare with this knowledge and debate. However, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Politicians have always avoided worrying about it." .

There are many things in the world that may be good things, and many policies may be good governance. However, if you act too hastily, if the big policies are accumulated and implemented together, it may backfire.

Just like before, the imperial court was eager to save money and food to prepare for the attack on Chahar, but the Northwest Rebellion broke out.Last year, Da Situ took over the wealth and power of the world in the first office of the Ministry of Households, and set up two new departments and thirteen divisions. This is also a great policy.It will take time and long-term observation to see whether this major policy is effective, and whether there are unexpected variables. We cannot just say that last year’s revenue and expenditure exceeded the past, and we can say that it must be good governance..."

"Whether the administration is beneficial, and whether there are disadvantages in the benefits, it really takes time to prove. On this point, Yushi completely agrees with Jing Shigong's theory." Gao Wushi nodded and said: "However, Mencius said: 'If you love people but don't kiss them, Reverse one's benevolence; govern others but not one's own, one's wisdom; respect others without answering them, but one's respect—those who fail to do things will seek their own, and the world will return to them if they are upright.'

Last year, the Ministry of Household Affairs took over the wealth and power of the world, which was to 'return to yourself' for the chaos in the Northwest.Seeing the rabbit look after the dog, mend the dead sheep, although the past disaster has already happened, it can also make up for the future trouble.

As for what Mr. Jing Shi said about the current governance concerns, although it is practical to introspect, these "big policies" are originally interlocking and interdependent policies.The previous policy will come out immediately, and the future policy should follow. Otherwise, if you look forward and look backward, you may miss the opportunity. "

Regardless of whether it is Ge Laoxi or Shangshuxi, seeing Wang Xijue and Gao Yushi, the two university tyrants, began to fight with reference to classics, they couldn't help being secretly excited.Speaking of which, everyone is a top student, and among these two seats, Zhou Yong, who had the worst exam results that year, was also a top three Jinshi.

According to the imperial examination every three years, about 300 people are selected at a time, and Jinshi is also an average of only [-] talents selected in the whole country every year. How can their knowledge be so bad?As for the others, not to mention, they are basically from second-class backgrounds, and even Shen Shixing and Shen Yuanfu are simply the number one scholar.

Martial arts practitioners have the opportunity to fight against evenly matched opponents, and almost all of them are excited, gearing up and wanting to have a good fight, isn't the scholar?It's nothing more than a move and a move, and as an expert, it is a blessing to be able to observe high-level battles.

What's more, generally speaking, at the level of elders and ministers, unless they are in front of the imperial court, they will seldom end up "fighting" in person, and naturally they should not be missed.

However, although the spectators are happy, the participants may not be. For example, Wang Xijue is a little bit annoyed by the pragmatic coping methods at this time.

Don't think that the two of them are citing classics and thinking that they are debating on the same channel, but they are not.The two sides are actually setting each other up. Wang Xijue's quotations are to draw Gao Yushi into his home court of Wang Gelao, and Gao Yushi's quotations are actually to draw Wang Xijue into his home court of Gao Butang.

What home field?Wang Xijue's home game is called "Gentlemen's Morality", and his high-practical home game is called "The World is for the Public".

For example, just now Gao Yu used Mencius's "you can't do what you want to ask yourself" to describe the Northwest Chaos. Morality', any private virtues that come to me serve public morality."

Why do you mean this?Let's first look at what he meant by quoting Mencius.

Mencius said: "If you love others but you can't get close to others, then you should ask yourself whether your benevolence is enough; if you can manage others but can't manage them well, then you should ask yourself whether there is a problem with your management ability; if you treat others politely, you can't get them If you are polite to others, you should ask whether your own politeness is in place—if your behavior fails to achieve the expected results, you should check yourself in turn, and if your own behavior is correct, people in the world will naturally submit.”

In fact, Gao Pragmatism did not finish quoting, and there is a small sentence at the end, which is ""Poetry" says:'Yongyan deserves fate, and seeks more blessings'." It probably means: ""The Book of Songs" says: "Often think about whether your behavior is good or not. In line with the law of heaven, in order to live a beautiful and happy life'."

The original meaning of this passage is actually about interpersonal communication, which Mencius often discusses. For example, in "Gongsun Chou Shang", Mencius said: "The benevolent is like a shot: the shooter shoots after hitting himself; if the shot fails, do not complain about the victory." Those who are self-centered should only seek others.” The meaning is the same.

In essence, these words are based on personal qualities, and their main purpose is to advocate strict self-discipline, lenient treatment of others, and more self-criticism in everything.That is what Confucius said in "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong", "If you bow yourself down and blame others, you will be far away from resentment."

But this sentence itself can also be sublimated. For example, from the perspective of governance of the country, the meaning of Mencius' words can be sublimated into righteousness and righteousness.As Confucius said in "The Analects of Confucius Zilu", "If one's body is upright, one will follow orders; if one's body is not upright, one will not follow orders."

Confucian politics has always emphasized starting from oneself and from things around you, so it is closely related to personal qualities, and self-criticism is one of its means. Its related discussions can be said in "The Analects" and "Mencius". The list goes on and on.

What is "those who love others, people will always love them; those who respect others, people will always respect them".It is the same principle as "people must insult themselves, and later generations will insult them; a family must destroy itself, and later generations will destroy it".

However, emphasizing personal integrity is what the Heart School, the "moral practical study", is good at. The high-level practical study is the practical study of governance. He must control the topic of governance to be considered a home game.

Therefore, Gao Yushi did not wait for Wang Xijue to make a move, so he turned his back on the guest, first sublimated a "sage's words" about personal integrity to governing the country, and shifted the battlefield in advance.

In this way, Wang Xijue would either have to fight Gao Wushi directly on the details of state governance, or he would have to find a way to transfer the battlefield back. Pragmatically, he knew that talking about personal integrity was his intended method for the elder Wang Ge, so Gao Butang made it clear that he did not intend to take up this trick: If we have the ability, let's discuss the matter, don't play this roundabout trick with me.

So Wang Ge was very annoyed. In this situation where the opponent already knew his own means, it was almost impossible to bring the battlefield back.Just like what Shen Yuanfu said before the Wanshou Festival, high pragmatism is definitely not a fledgling in the officialdom. This kid has been an official for 20 years, and he has already had "central experience". He is definitely the type who stands tall and sees far. .

Therefore, if Wang Gelao continues to bring the battlefield back to personal integrity, Gao Butang will definitely return to governing the country without hesitation. In the end, it may seem that the fight is fierce, but in fact, after talking, you will find that the two of them actually didn't say anything.

Without saying anything, it means that Wang Xijue has failed, because Gao Yushi was actually the one who made the first move——"Great Post" was his move.You, Wang Ge, haven't sprayed out "Renewal Post", so of course it's impossible for you to win.

Shen Yuanfu, as a top student in his early years, had enough experience in the officialdom, so he could see the way of it all at once. He knew that if he continued like this, he would definitely not be able to explain why, and he had to change his thinking.

The problem right now is that Gao Pragmatism doesn't talk about personal integrity, he only talks about governance, and he is only willing to discuss facts.

In fact, Shen Shixing has long seen the ability of high-level pragmatic governance of the country—I don’t know how many times he has seen it—talking about governance with him, discussing the facts with him, this kind of battle is really not easy to fight.

It's a pity that we can't fight this battle, because the School of Mind cannot let the practices mentioned in "Renovation Station Shu" go smoothly under the impetus of high pragmatism.

Why?Is "Renewal Station Book" a great harm to the School of Mind?

That's not it.Essentially speaking, some of the restructuring methods mentioned by Gao Wuzhi in "Renewal Post Book" are self-defeating, which is a bit like cutting flesh and feeding tigers, but there is not much loss in the school of mind-after all, logistics is originally an industry. The strength of the Jinghua Department, the sponsors behind the Heart School rarely set foot in this business.

What do the sponsors of the Heart School mainly do?Fields, sericulture, textiles, Huai salt, sea trade, etc. Among them, the only aspect that has formed a relatively strong confrontation with Jinghua is sea trade.

But theoretically speaking, the so-called confrontation with Jinghua in the sea trade area is worse than competition, and this kind of competition is basically fair competition-because Jinghua did not bully the weak, relying on its strong armed strength at sea to prevent Jiangnan maritime merchants from going Where and where to trade.

Jinghua is amazing and only collected a protection fee, and this protection fee is not collected forcibly. When it comes to pirates, you can ask for more blessings, so in fact, most of the Jiangnan sea merchants are willing to pay this money.

But why do Jiangnan maritime merchants still regard Jinghua as their enemy?Because it really can't compete.

First of all, Jinghua has crushed Jiangnan maritime merchants in all aspects from the level of shipbuilding to the scale of trade; secondly, in terms of goods themselves, Jinghua has a group of monopoly commodities, not to mention its purchase of goods in Jiangnan for "foreign trade export" The ability is no worse than that of Jiangnan Haishang - because Jinghua has an advantage in logistics and can transport goods by itself, and secondly, the market scale is larger and sales are more guaranteed.

If you were a big silk merchant or cotton cloth merchant, you would definitely be willing to give the goods to Jinghua, not to mention saving time and effort, and the profits are almost like enjoying the benefits.

That being the case, why did Shen Shixing still oppose "Great Posts"?There are two reasons.

First, Jinghua abolished his martial arts and slashed his own logistics capabilities. From Shen Shixing's point of view, this must be a fraud.Or don't say there is fraud, at least there must be other backers.

What backhand?Shen Shixing thought about it and thought that Gao Pragmatism would not really cut down its own logistics, because Jinghua’s logistics was not done by Jinghua alone. Impossible to ignore.

So, after throwing away the business in the "Innovation Station", how to use this power?It is nothing more than continuing to expand sea trade and strengthening this logistics force to purchase various goods in the Jiangnan area.

This is going to be fatal, which means that the local supply chains of the Jiangnan chaebols will be strongly squeezed by the Jinghua Department, and the two sides may fight a decisive battle in the supply of Jiangnan goods.

What is Jinghua's strength?Anyway, Shen Shixing will never underestimate it. He would rather choose to attack "Renewal Station Shu" from the court level, and he is unwilling to see Jinghua, under the superficial self-abandonment of martial arts, go to the Jiangnan lair of the Xin School to stir up trouble. .

So shishihang had to speak.

Shen Yuanfu laughed, waved his hands and said, "Da Situ said, 'The former government will come out, and the future government will follow. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll miss the opportunity'. It's true. But Da Situ has been busy recently, I'm afraid I don’t know about the news that Jin Yiwei just sent from Chahar a few days ago—this time, I’m afraid I really have to miss it.”
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