The rise of the prince

Chapter 843 Gaiyuan + The Children of the Palace
This year's Chinese New Year is extraordinarily lively, internally the whole country has a bumper harvest, people's lives are getting better and better, external good news is coming frequently, and the whole country is jubilant and joyful.

On this occasion when grace and power spread overseas, when the Quartet surrendered and congratulated the country, and when Jingguo's national prestige was unprecedented, the emperor Long Yan was very happy, and discussed with many ministers to change the year name.

Indeed, on the occasion of this great victory, the Kingdom of Jin bowed its head, and all the nations came to court. This year, Jingguo has confirmed its hegemony in the overall situation of the world, which is very commemorative.

The ministers have no objection to this proposal, and even the Ministry of Rites, who always likes to find faults with the emperor's grandson, readily agrees. After all, when it comes to choosing the reign title, it depends on the cultural background. up.

The ministers have their own opinions, and when it's time to show off their knowledge, when it comes to this, everyone is not sleepy at once.

Degong proposed to use "Wu Ping" as the year name, which means that martial arts are abundant and the world is at peace, which echoes the grand martial arts of Jingguo this year.

And Xue Fang, who is a Duzhi envoy, proposed to use "Yuanxing" as the reign name. After all, he is a Duzhi envoy. He cares more about tax increases than military achievements. Jingguo is getting richer every year. continue.

However, Meng Zhiye, the judge of the Ministry of Rites, put forward "the ultimate virtue", emphasizing that virtue is higher than martial arts. Jing Guo can achieve this. In virtue, when virtue is reached, merit will come naturally.

These words did not cause much disturbance in the court, and it was neither painful nor itchy, but Li Xingzhou's face turned black.

Afterwards, there were speeches one after another, but most of them were related to martial arts and prosperity.Most of them are also quoted from the classics and found in ancient books.

Such as "Changlong", "Xianqing", "Dingwu", "Wu De" and so on.

He wasn't going to express his opinion at first, because his level was limited after all, but his position forced him to speak, and everyone was watching.

So he thought for a while and said, "I think 'Zhangwu' is more appropriate." He went to the front desk and wrote down the two words he proposed.

Everyone thought silently after hearing this.

Zhang Wu is Liu Bei's first reign title, Zhang Zhezhang also, Liu Bei hopes to be successful in martial arts and conquer the world, just like the story of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty.

It's a pity that he obviously failed to do so, Yiling was defeated and died, and this year name only took three years.

Li Xingzhou simply felt that it was related to the situation at this time, and it was impossible for him to quote a lot of great truths like they did. In the future, he would also recover the Hetao, the Hexi Corridor, Yunnan, and the land of Vietnam.In short war and preparing for war will be the main topic for a long time to come.

It is appropriate to use the word "Zhangwu".

The emperor asked Fu An to carefully put away the year names written down by everyone, and he had to look again before making a decision.

When he came out of the palace, Degong, He Zhao, Xue Fang, Tang Zhouwei and others walked with him. On the way, Degong said to him: "Your Highness doesn't like Meng Zhiye's words."

Li Xingzhou nodded.

"That old man speaks harshly and doesn't tell the truth. Your Highness's martial arts are world-class. What virtue is he talking about? In my opinion, he is confounding right and wrong, ignoring right and wrong." Tang Zhouwei was indignant.

Then with a flattering smile on his face, "Your Highness, your martial arts are unprecedented, shocking the past and present, I have been thinking for a long time, and I can't find anyone who can compare with Your Highness!"

Li Xingzhou laughed, "I don't study much, so don't lie to me."

This fat old man is really interesting, his goosebump-filled flattery can actually be thick-skinned without changing his face, and he speaks righteously, and De Gong and He Zhao beside him are already full of embarrassment.

"How come, the old minister is a person who has read a lot of poetry and books. He knows history best, so he won't lie to you. There is really no one in history who has made more contributions than His Highness." Tang Zhouwei said seriously.

Now Li Xingzhou couldn't bear it anymore, and laughed loudly, "Master Tang, you still know how to talk, so you can talk more in the future."

Damn, if he didn't read a lot, he might have been fooled by this fat old man.

Li Xingzhou still has self-knowledge, because he is a person thousands of years later, and he knows the history of thousands of years. If his current martial arts is ranked in history, it may be in the top thirty, and there is still a long way to go to be top-notch.

In history, there are many capable people who achieved achievements in the early stage, and then swelled up in the later stage, killing themselves alive. There are countless such people.

So it is true to say that reading history makes people wise, at least the simplest point is: after seeing so many awesome people, they are able to position themselves very well, so that they will not be overwhelmed by credit.

De Gong couldn't help interrupting the topic with a cough, "Meng Zhiye is just a stubborn speaker, so don't worry about it, Your Highness will have plenty of means to deal with these matters in the future, so there is no need to fight for the momentary advantage.

Besides, tigers and wolves don't argue with rats, so why care about that, even if he wears his lips, he can't hurt a single hair of your hair. "

De Gong's words were very real, not only to calm his emotions, but also to tell him in a subtle way, don't pay attention to it now, after taking the throne, Meng Zhiye and the others will deal with them as they want, it's not worth fighting with them now.

"I understand." Li Xingzhou nodded.

Seeing that he agreed, De Gong also heaved a sigh of relief.

He Zhao was even more straightforward, saying as he walked, "Your Highness's achievements have truly shocked the past and present. Your Highness is still young, and the road is long. I hope that your Highness will be calm, and guard against arrogance and impetuosity. This is what we ministers hope for most.

There are many things that we dare not think about in the past. With Your Highness, we ministers dare to think about it. When the Han Dynasty was sitting on Hetao, now Xiaguo and Koryo have collected most of the land. Cochin (Vietnam).

We still have a long way to go, Your Highness must not believe what this fat man said about being proud and complacent. "As he spoke, he gave Tang Zhouwei a glare.

He Zhao was straightforward when he spoke, not as tactful as Degong, and he didn't have the face of a fat man, but Tang Zhouwei was not angry, his face was surprisingly thick, and He Zhao couldn't help but blow his beard and stare at him.

Li Xingzhou didn't care either, he understood He Zhao's good intentions: "By the way, He Xu invited me to drink at the mansion today, and I will bring Qian'er with me, and I will go to He Mansion in the afternoon." He informed.

He Zhao nodded, expressing that he would be welcomed.

After returning home, Li Xingzhou and Qiuer Yueer went to Houshan to inspect the growing industrial zone.

What made him angry was not Meng Zhiye's confusing words, but the logic behind them.

Or the word angry is not accurate anymore, but fear!
Yes, it is fear.

Behind Meng Zhiye's behavior is actually the logic of party struggle!

No objective facts, no research, no thinking, just oppose for the sake of opposing!If you discuss things with him, he will reason with you, talk nonsense, and refuse to communicate.

It’s as if you say that a bad actor’s acting skills are bad, but he says good; you use professional analysis to refute why he is not good, and he tells you to have freedom of speech and to allow different voices to exist.

There is no spirit of respecting objective facts, just discussing the matter as it stands, completely changing concepts, changing the topic, refusing to communicate, and opposing for the sake of opposing.

Meng Zhiye's group in the court today behaved like this. Li Xingzhou was not afraid of opposition, and many people scolded him.

But in the past, people cursed people at least because they focused on a specific bad thing he did, even if it was a rumor, it didn't matter, at least people were talking about the facts.

We scold you for doing bad things, and praise you for doing good things. Even if they are fooled, they still make judgments based on the objective information they receive.

But what people like Meng Zhiye are doing is blatantly seeking opposition, not targeting any specific facts. No matter how well they do it, they will find tricky angles to oppose, nitpick objections, this is a butt problem!
This is simply a great disaster. In history, many powerful countries have perished because of this kind of party struggle.

For example, the two important reasons for the subjugation of the Northern Song Dynasty, the relocation of the capital and water control, were both ravaged by party struggles.

Zhao Kuangyin said that he wanted to move the capital because Bianjing was flat and there was no danger to defend. In winter, the Yellow River would freeze in the north, and the northern army would drive straight in, and they could go as far as the capital.

It is dangerous to go to Luoyang, and a large number of forbidden troops can be reduced, and it is safe.

He reasoned with the minister, but the minister objected, and Zhao Guangyi came up with the words "virtue is not danger".

It’s so damn high-sounding that “virtue is not in danger”, you tell him the objective facts, and he kidnaps you morally.

In the end, the Northern Song Dynasty also perished on this "virtue is not in danger". The Jin army went south several times and drove straight in, directly attacking the capital of Bianjing.

As for water control, the flood of the Yellow River has endangered the foundation of the country.

A group of ministers were busy arguing, because they had different opinions on water control, and they didn't want to investigate the objective situation to find the best solution, but started to stand in line with the differences of opinions as the center!
Oppose completely for the sake of opposition. I oppose the opinions put forward by the party members of the other side, whether right or wrong, and support the opinions put forward by my own party members regardless of whether they are right or wrong.

The most amazing thing is that these noisy ministers don't know how to control water at all!
90.00% of the people do not understand what is going on with water control. Anyway, they are standing in line, and they are opposing for the sake of opposing!
In the end, all kinds of reasons and plans were so weird that the Yellow River became worse and worse, consuming a lot of national power and killing a lot of people in Hebei.

So today in the court hall, Li Xingzhou was frightened, frightened, and murderous when he heard the people led by Meng Zhiye talking about opposing for the sake of opposing.

Not even a hint of it!

Discussing things as they stand, true knowledge comes from practice, and respecting objective facts is the foundation of discussing things.

If you don't talk about respect for opinions and freedom of speech without discussing the facts, it is simply nonsense. It is completely aimed at party struggle and standing in line, and it cannot solve any problems.

Li Xingzhou thought about it all the way, and came up with a solution. Those old and stubborn people in the Ministry of Rites may be stubborn, but there are still newcomers entering the Ministry of Rites this year, and perhaps the newcomers are a breakthrough.

But now he is afraid of the Ministry of Rites' attack, because last year, someone from the mansion quietly informed the Ministry of Rites, which almost harmed Qifang.

But so far, he still hasn't found out who made the report, which makes him very uncomfortable, and he can't be too bold in his actions.

In the afternoon, he took He Qian to the He Mansion for a banquet. After returning, He Qian wanted to play mahjong with Gillian and the others, but was left behind by Li Xingzhou, who did some indescribable things.

The next day, he called for Bao Zheng and Mao Luan. Because of Li Xingzhou's support and his own ability, Bao Zheng was trusted by the emperor.Mao Luan is still a matter of the Ministry of Industry and Judgment.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households are almost emptied because of the existence of the Privy Council, the Department of the Department of Households, the Department of Duzhi, and the Department of Salt and Iron.

However, the power of the Ministry of Officials is still very large, it is the real power department, and the Ministry of Industry is not taken seriously.

He invited the two people here because he wanted them to act as middlemen and help them get in touch with the newly recruited officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Wangfu might be the eyeliner of Meng Zhiye, Cheng Jin and the others, so it's not easy for him to make a direct move.

Bao Zheng has a more rigid temper, seeing him use such methods, he frowned a little, Mao Luan immediately agreed, now not everyone has the opportunity to please the emperor's grandson.

But Bao Zheng is not a chaste and strong woman, and her moral cleanliness is not that big, so she agreed after hesitation.

With their help watching, Li Xingzhou felt relieved.

Years ago, the children in the Wangfu Academy were on vacation, and the Wangfu suddenly became lively. Gufeng’s grandson Guqi and granddaughter Guyan; Ji Chunsheng’s son Ji Xiaming, daughters Ji Xiali and Ji Xiayu; Zhao Si’s youngest son Zhao Pu , Yan Kun's grandson Yan Li and others.

These are all his own family members, as well as the young royals who have a good relationship with him, Li Si, the son of his cousin Li Yu, Li Qi, the 35th child of Prince Kang, and Li Shuang, the six children of No.30.

After all, the children of the royal family are ignorant and know better, so they know how to please him at a young age.

After several years of study, these children almost all have their own strengths, and gradually have a direction and a way out.

All of Ji Xiaming's homework is mediocre, but he has practiced martial arts with his father Ji Chunsheng since he was a child. He is good at martial arts and can read and write.

Li Shuang has bright eyes and bright teeth at a young age. She is a little beauty at first glance. She admires Li Xingzhou very much. Although she is young next year, according to her seniority, Li Xingzhou wants to call her sister-in-law
Because she is good at mathematics, she often runs behind Qiu'er's buttocks and becomes Qiu'er's right-hand man.At Li Shuang's age, she can already marry in this era, and Prince Kang has also arranged a marriage for her.

But the little girl obviously doesn't have this ambition, marrying at a young age and having a husband and a child will only ruin her, Li Xingzhou stepped forward to suppress this matter, and gave Li Shuang a free environment to study with Qiu'er.

Li Qi is a loyal fan of Xunzi. He is obsessed with exploring the laws of heaven and earth that Xunzi said. He gradually became more and more interested in physics and chemistry. Speechless, do not know how to answer.

Gu Qi took over his grandfather's class because of what he heard and saw, and began to slowly take charge of the winery in the palace.

Ji Xiayu likes poetry and songs, and all kinds of books. She is a talented girl with a good reputation. She admires Gillian the most, and often goes to Gillian for advice.

Ji Xiali is a lively and active girl. She likes to communicate with people at a young age. She often goes to the back mountain to chat with various workers. Everyone likes her very much.Such a wild girl would attract criticism outside, but it's fine in the palace.

Zhao Si's son, Zhao Pu, is not as stupid as his father, but smarter, eloquent, and never afraid of anyone in a quarrel. Look at the world.

But he is Zhao Pu's only son. So Li Xingzhou urged Zhao Pu to have another one.

Yan Kun's grandson, Yan Li, is relatively mediocre, with nothing outstanding in all aspects. He belongs to the kind of child who works hard but has limited talent.

However, the environment of the palace is good, even if it is mediocre, it will not be sad.

It was like this when I was young, and it changed every year. Watching the children in Wangfu Academy continue to grow and gradually become talents, my heart is full of accomplishment. Maybe in the future, some of them will be the mainstay of my subordinates.

Li Xingzhou thinks this way, this year's Spring Festival is full of hope and has more meaning.

(End of this chapter)