The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 293

Chen Jingke saw the black line on her forehead, patted her head lightly and said, "What are you thinking about, you are still a child, what kind of child will you have?"

Yi Nu wanted to say that her age was a disguise, but she didn't have the courage to say it out, she was afraid that he would be angry and drive her away.

After hesitating for a while, he lowered his head and said disappointedly: "Oh, I see."

Chen Jingke thought it was just because she was rejected, so he comforted her: "If you want a child, let's talk about it in a few years. At that time, even if you don't want to have a child, you won't be able to have it. If you don't have ten or eight, you won't be finished."

Yi Nu squeezed out a smile and said, "Well, I see."

Chen Jingke asked Yuzhu again: "What about you, don't you want a child too?"

Yuzhu shrunk her neck in fright, and said, "Don't, don't, medical books say it's dangerous to have a child at a young age, I'd better wait a few years to give birth."

Chen Jingke boasted: "This is a smart idea."

After educating the maid, he took the bait and ground it into powder and sprinkled it on the surface of the water, and the group of small fish fry came to grab the food one after another.

After a while, several big fish also came to fight for it, and Chen Jingke was a little worried whether the small fry would be eaten up by the big fish.

Fortunately, the small fry are still very safety-conscious and actively avoid big fish.And this pond is full of carp and red scale (red crucian carp), there is no such fierce carnivorous fish.

Don't worry about the big fish eating up the small fry.

Carp grows very fast, and these small fry will almost take shape in the last month or so, and it will be spectacular at that time.

It’s just that red alone is too monotonous. I hope this brood of fry can have different variegated colors.

These small fry are hybrids of three red carp and common carp, and the probability of color variation is still very high.

……

In the afternoon, while Chen Jingke was reading and practicing calligraphy in his room, an intellectual came to report Wei Zheng's visit.

Chen Jingke was very surprised and said, "He said he came to visit me?"

The Taoist Zhike said, "Yes, he specified that he wanted to see you."

Chen Jingke frowned slightly, not knowing why he came to find him.

So first let Zhike welcome Wei Zheng to the living room to wait, and he himself quickly went to Wu Shu for help.

Wu Shu frowned, and said confidently: "This matter is not too difficult to guess, he must be looking for it at this time to be related to the court's movements."

"Either he really couldn't find a clue, so he rushed to the doctor to ask you about the situation; or he found some clues and guessed that we were related to this matter."

"Based on Wei Xianggong's character, the latter are mostly the latter. In fact, you have exposed a lot of flaws, and it is not surprising that you were discovered."

"Before, everyone didn't doubt it because it was too incredible. Everyone always subconsciously ruled out the real answer, and then looked for the so-called answer. Of course, they found nothing."

"If someone can jump out of the previous cognition and connect everything together, it is not difficult to find that the change of Datang began with the establishment of Zixiao Temple."

"Even if the suspicion is not on you, it can be on the master. There is a high probability that Wei Xiang has doubts on the master, so he came to you to inquire about the situation."

"You can easily send him away as long as you pretend to be ignorant."

After listening to her analysis, Chen Jingke had the bottom line in his heart, and said with emotion: "Thank you sister Wu. The most fortunate thing in my life is to marry you, otherwise such a smart and beautiful girl, I don't know which one is cheaper. the bastard."

Wu Shu rolled his eyes at him, and said: "You should hurry to see Mr. Wei. After all, he is an elder. It would be rude not to greet him at the door in person. It would be unreasonable to keep him waiting for a long time."

Chen Jingke thought about it, and quickly said: "I almost forgot the business, I'll go first, Sister Wu will see you later."

After speaking, he hurried to the living room.

Seeing his hurried back, Wu Shu smiled, this little man is pure and cute.

As for whether he would be tricked out of information if he went to see Wei Zheng alone, she wasn't worried.

It's just that he puts all his mind into research and knowledge, so he doesn't appear to be scheming enough, and he isn't really stupid.

……

Chen Jingke put on his dress robe, walked into the living room unhurriedly with a dust whisk, and said to Wei Zheng who was tasting tea:
"Wei Xianggong came to visit, and the path was far away to welcome him, but he still looked at Haihan."

Wei Zheng put down his teacup, stood up and said, "Really Chen is being polite, I should apologize for taking the liberty to visit."

Chen Jingke came to the side of the main seat and said, "President Wei, please sit down."

Wei Zheng sat down again after thanking him, and Chen Jingke also sat down almost at the same time.

"Wei Xiang has a lot of opportunities every day, and being able to take time off to come to Xiaoguan really makes Zixiao Temple flourish."

"Really Chen is too famous." Wei Zheng sighed heavily, and said, "To be honest, there is a lot of fog in the court recently, which makes me tremble like walking on thin ice, but I still can't grasp the direction."

"Sun Guanzhu and Chen Zhenren are both immortals. I have the audacity to come here to ask for advice, and I hope that the real person can give me some advice."

Chen Jingke is [-]% sure, he guessed what came to inquire about the news.I thought secretly in my heart: Sure enough, I am worthy of Sister Wu, she is really smart.

But he said in embarrassment: "Wei Xiang may have found the wrong person. Zixiao Temple is a place outside the square. If you have a knot in your heart, we can try to help you solve it. The truth about the court is unknown."

Wei Zheng said: "That's great, I just have a problem with my heart, so I would like to ask the real person to explain it."

Chen Jingke looked at him in surprise, thinking in his heart that you, an old man, are going to be shameless.Wei Zheng looked back at him calmly, as if saying that you didn't want it first.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Chen Jingke said helplessly: "If Wei Xiang trusts you, you can tell me your knot, and I will try my best to help you answer it. It's just that my ability is limited. If you can't answer, I hope Wei Xiang can force you."

Wei Zheng withdrew his gaze in satisfaction, and said, "I believe the real person will give me a satisfactory answer."

Chen Jingke said noncommittally: "You say."

Wei Zheng sighed first, and said: "As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and the luckiest thing for a minister is to meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty."

"I'm unlucky. I wasted half my life and achieved nothing. I'm also lucky. In the second half of my life, I will meet Mingjun to show what I have learned."

"I thought I would be able to reunite with saints, monarchs and ministers until the day of my death. It's just that life is unsatisfactory. Since more than two years ago, the court has become incomprehensible to me."

"Your Majesty doesn't seem to trust me anymore, and many things exclude me..."

As if he had changed his face, he said disappointedly: "I think I have made contributions to the country and society. I am worthy of the trust of the saints at the top, and worthy of the people at the bottom...Why did I end up in such a state?"

"Really, tell me what happened in the past two and a half years, why there is such a big change? What should I do to get back to the past?"

Chen Jingke's face was calm, and he asked: "What do you think the problem is? Or how do you know that what you think is right?"

"Is there a possibility that what you thought was correct was just what you thought from the beginning to the end?"

Wei Zheng retorted: "Impossible. The national power of the Tang Dynasty is booming day by day, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Although it can't be said that it is all due to me, there is still a part of my hard work in it."

"If my thinking is wrong, how can there be such a good situation?"

Chen Jingke smiled, shook his head and said, "Do you really think that the world has become what it is today because of you people?"

Wei Zheng said, "Isn't it?"

Chen Jingke said: "It can't be said that it is completely wrong. If the credit is divided into ten parts, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty will add up to three parts, and the remaining seven parts will be attributed to all living beings."

Wei Zheng scolded: "Absurd, the common people are ignorant, what do they know?"

Chen Jingke raised his voice and said: "They don't understand the big truth, but they know that the country can have a stable place if the country is peaceful, and they know that spring planting and autumn harvest..."

"It is their simplest and simplest pursuit that can bring the world back to life quickly after peace is restored."

"It is because of their hard work that you have the clothes on your body, the food in your mouth, and everything in this world."

"If it wasn't for the exploitation of you meat eaters, if it wasn't for those ambitious people to start the war, they would be able to be self-sufficient and have enough food and clothing."

"Without you, their life would be even ten times better than it is now."

Wei Zheng's face suddenly changed, and he reprimanded: "It's ridiculous, deviant. If there is no court, who will resist foreign aggression, and who will govern the country without officials, the world will not be in chaos."

Chen Jingke said sarcastically: "Yes, Wanmin hopes that the country can protect their peace, and that officials can govern the world and educate all living beings."

"But they didn't let the state exploit them, and they didn't let the bureaucrats ride on their heads to shit and pee."

"They are even more unwilling to raise a group of carnivores, eat the food they grow, wear the clothes they weave, and despise them from above and enslave them."

Wei Zheng said: "The sages have long said that those who work hard govern others, and those who work hard are controlled by others. It is inevitable that officials who pay more will gain more."

Chen Jingke said: "The sages also said that the old and the old are the same as the old, and the young and the young are as well as the young; the poor are the only ones who are good for themselves, and they are good for the world."

"You should be able to recite the words of these sages backwards, right? How many people have followed them?"

"Wei Xianggong has been a doctor of imperial history, so he should be very clear about the government of the Tang Dynasty. Please tell me, how many of the officials in the Tang Dynasty are clean?"

"If officials were to be governed according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, how many of them would be able to escape the blow?"

Wei Zheng's face was embarrassed when he was asked, and he couldn't speak.

Chen Jingke saw that he couldn't answer, so he continued: "I have never opposed more work, more pay, nor against honorable and wealthy families."

"My ancestors have put in so much effort, what is the purpose of becoming a master? Is it because I hope that future generations can enjoy prosperity and wealth."

"But there is a limit to everything. It's okay for their ancestors to pay more children and grandchildren to enjoy melting wealth. But if they harm others and cut off the channels of advancement, it is a serious crime."

"It's not just a serious crime, it's also the kind that is full of evil and should be punished by the whole family."

Wei Zheng's face turned redder, but he also keenly noticed the hidden information in Chen Jingke's words, and quickly grabbed the topic to lead the topic to the gentry:
"Although the gentry are arrogant, as you wrote in your first article, they have made great contributions to China's inheritance after all, and some flaws can still be forgiven."

"Arrogance? Flaws?" Chen Jingke laughed and said, "Contempt for the imperial power, form a party for private gain, annex land, enslave and harm the people, can all the flaws be covered by your words of arrogance and flaws?"

"Sure enough, there are two official words, and you are not allowed to tell the truth."

This naked ridicule made Wei Zheng sullen.Normally, he would have thrown away his sleeves and left long ago, but today he came here with a purpose, and the conversation is about to reach the key point, how can he give up.

He suppressed his anger and said, "Chen Zhenren has a prejudice against the nobles?"

Chen Jingke didn't hide it either, and said bluntly: "It's not a prejudice, but this cysticercus should have been cleared long ago."

Wei Zheng was taken aback for a moment, apparently he did not expect that he had such deep hatred for the nobles, so he asked:

"It is said that Chen Zhenren comes from Chen Yangong's lineage, and he is also among the gentry. Why do you hate the gentry so much?"

Chen Jingke said: "Don't, I don't dare to associate with noble gentry. The lineage of Yan and Huang has been passed down for thousands of years, and the blood of intermarriage has already merged into one. Who is not the descendant of Yan and Huang?"

"You are, I am, so are the beggars on the street, and so are all those beings who are being enslaved and exploited."

"When meat-eaters exploit and enslave others, have they ever thought that the people they are enslaving are compatriots, and should they be rescued?"

"This..." Wei Zheng was speechless.

Chen Jingke continued: "And you got one thing wrong from the beginning to the end."

Wei Zheng asked subconsciously, "What is it?"

Chen Jingke said: "The inheritance of Chinese civilization has not relied on the gentry, nor any group, but everyone in the Chinese ethnic group."

"The gentry is just a product of the Jin Dynasty. Even if we force the powerful families to be counted, it was only formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty."

"Western Han Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Pre-Qin Dynasty... Going back thousands of years, there is no gentry, and the Chinese civilization has not been cut off, but has evolved even more brilliantly."

"So the emergence of the gentry is not inevitable. Even without them, there will be other groups that will appear to pass on the Chinese civilization."

"On the contrary, it is because of their appearance that they have monopolized learning, cut off the way for ordinary people to study and become officials, and turned the whole country into a stagnant pool."

Just when he was talking most excitedly, Wei Zheng asked abruptly: "So the sage wants to suppress the gentry?"

Chen Jingke said: "Yes, but you still underestimated His Majesty's appetite. He didn't want to suppress the gentry, but to completely bury this decadent group."

"Hiss." Wei Zheng couldn't help taking a breath, and said, "Bury? You mean the sage wants to exterminate the gentry?"

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "No, no, no, it's not to exterminate the gentry, it's too cruel. What the saint has to do is to re-open the promotion channels blocked by the gentry."

"Once ordinary people can study and become officials, what do you think the gentry will have left?"

Wei Zheng's complexion improved a lot, and he asked, "You admit that all this has something to do with Zixiao Temple?"

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "Where did Xiang Wei say that? At this point, even passers-by on the street know what the sage's plan is."

"As the son-in-law of Princess Jinyang, I go in and out of the palace every day, and most of the people I make friends with are the children of officials and dignitaries. Don't you know that this is normal?"

(End of this chapter)