Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

What Young Master Heng said was very bold.

However, on the basis of Qingji's establishment of "Dengwen Drum" and "Lu Drum", it is not easy for him to draw inferences from one instance and propose the establishment of two things, the tree of slander and the drum of dare to advise.

Qing Ji squinted his eyes, and didn't make it right, because he was still thinking about whether to follow what Gongzi Heng said, and set up such a thing that could be used to criticize current affairs.

"If you want to know straightness, you must measure the line; if you want to know the radius, you must follow the rules."

"If the master wants to know himself, he must straighten the scholars. Therefore, the emperor established a minister and set up a teacher to protect him, so it is also a mistake."

"Madam, you can't know yourself, and you are the master. Life and death are in danger, don't ask outside, the thing is to know yourself..."

Qing Ji said in a slow voice: "There are people who dare to remonstrate and those who have done wrong can gather wisdom for the society and improve the state's governance. Of course, it is commendable."

"Second and third sons, do you agree with Young Master Heng's request?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials under His Majesty's platform couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

"Your Majesty, I think it's wrong!"

What is quite surprising is that the first person to raise objections this time was Tingwei Deng Xi, who had always supported Prince Heng.

After Deng Xi stood up, he said to Qingji, "Your Majesty, it's an important matter for the country. Where can meat eaters seek it?"

"Husband Wu is a big country, with millions of people and countless officials and scholars."

"In every big country, how can there be a scholar who leapfrogs his rank and speaks to the monarch? Today is different from the past!"

"It is true that brainstorming is valuable, but state affairs cannot be participated in by non-court officials and officials. If everyone can participate in and discuss state affairs, what is the use of this court?"

Deng Xi pointed out the disadvantages of setting up a tree of slander or a drum of daring to remonstrate.

However, Kong Qiu, the right prime minister who had always advocated the restoration of the ritual system, did not dare to agree with Deng Xi's proposition.

"Your Majesty, I thought what Ting Wei said was great!"

Kongqiu held a wat in his hand, and with his beard and hair all stretched out, he said loudly to Qingji, "When I heard about Yao and Shun, I admonish drums and slander trees, and set them up in the court."

"Emperor Yao, his benevolence is like the sky, his knowledge is like a god. He is like the sun, and his hope is like the clouds."

"Wealthy but not arrogant, expensive but not comfortable. Huang receives pure clothes, bright chariots ride white horses."

"Be able to understand and tame virtue, so as to be close to the nine clans. Once the nine clans are in harmony, they will govern the people. The people will be clear, and the nations will be united!"

"Now, if Your Majesty sets up a drum of courage to remonstrate, a tree of slander, and accepts admonitions, he will follow the good like a stream."

"Its merits and virtues will surely go far beyond Yao and Shun, surpassing Tang and Wu! Wouldn't it be beautiful to create a prosperous world like this?"

"..."

Confucius can indeed fool.

Who were Yao and Shun?
That is the sage king of the ancient world, the eternal sage king praised by the world!
How can Qing Ji have any virtue, dare to compare himself with Yao and Shun?

Of course, the history is too long, and Qingji doesn't know whether Yao and Shun are as great as the legends say.

"Prime Minister You's words are wrong."

Deng Xi sneered, and said: "The people of Yao and Shun are better than the subjects of Yao and Shun. The Tang and Yu worlds all depended on the four mountains, nine officials, and twelve shepherds. At that time, the monarchs and the people all enjoyed the karma of doing nothing."

"The responsibility of ministers and labor is tied to the country, great!"

"It is for this reason that if a hundred officials are idle, the king will work, and the world will not be able to find its place."

"So, how dare Prime Minister You say that the world of Yao and Shun was very beautiful?"

Deng Xi's words can be described as "killing people and punishing their hearts".

It means: in the age of Yao and Shun, the common people were more at ease than the ministers in the age of Yao and Shun. In the time of Yao and Shun, they relied entirely on officials such as the four mountains, nine officials, and twelve shepherds.

At that time, both the king and the people enjoyed a peaceful life of governing by doing nothing and living and working in peace.

The minister's hard work maintains the future and destiny of the country, so great!

Therefore, it is said that if the officials are idle, the monarch will be tired, and the people in the world will not be able to get what they want.

It is worth mentioning that the four mountains, the nine officials, and the twelve shepherds are all official names in the Yao and Shun era.

Siyue, according to legend, is the fourth son of Xihe, who is in charge of the princes of the four directions.

The nine officials, that is, Boyu is Sikong, Abandoned is Houji, Qie is Situ, Gaoyao is a scholar, Sui is Gonggong, Yi is Zhenyu, Boyi is Zhizong, Kui is Dianyue, and Dragon is Nayan.

The Twelve Shepherds are the governors of the Twelve States...

"Deng Xi!"

Before Kong Qiu blushed and got angry, Zhi Su Nei Shi Zeng, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help staring, pointed at Deng Xi angrily, and spitting and cursing, "You idiot!"

"Eternal sages like Yao and Shun, and the prosperity of the ancient world, can you maliciously slander them?"

"It really makes no sense!"

"Ha ha!"

Deng Xi sneered dismissively and said: "Everyone in the world is here for profit, and all the temples and temples are here for fame. I, Deng Xi, come here for fame and fortune!"

"You have the heart to talk about the world, and you really don't have the habit of proving and defending yourself!"

"I don't know, even if the fate is in place, it still needs human efforts?"

"Blindly restoring the ancient system without thinking about renovating the tripod, is it beneficial to the country?"

"you!"

Zeng Dian couldn't refute Deng Xi's remarks no matter what.

After all, under the leadership of Qing Ji, Wu Guo is now taking "innovation" as a mainstream!
Seeing that no one dared to argue with him, Deng Xi thought for a while, and after choosing words and sentences, he bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty!"

"To rule the world, use upright men and men, in decline, use mediocrity, and in troubled times, use sycophants."

"A husband who is a sycophant is prosperous, but a hero is not good."

"If you don't stretch, but if you try to stretch, you will perish!"

"Therefore, the Lord of Ming Dynasty must first pacify the feelings of the people of the country, subdue the heroes and heros to their aspirations, and let them be restrained by me, and let them succeed without accumulating their courage!"

"If the king imitates the ancient system and sets up a drum of courage and a tree of slander, the ministers are afraid that scholars will rush up and take pride in criticizing the current affairs, which will cause the government of Wu to fail, and the mountains and rivers will collapse!"

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

Hearing this, Qingji, who was sitting on the throne, was speechless for a while.

This guy Deng Xi speaks in a very polite way, which makes Qingji need to digest...

Deng Xi's meaning is probably that the era of peace appoints upright people, the age of decline appoints mediocrity, and the era of chaos appoints treacherous and flattering people.

When the treacherous and flatterers prosper, the heroes and heroes will not flourish.

Because they cannot be stretched, their hearts are depressed, and if they try to stretch, the country will perish.

Therefore, when a wise monarch is in power, he must first calm the minds of the people of the country, make the heroes have a place to use for us, and prevent them from accumulating resentment, so as not to bring disasters of subjugation to the country when they try their best...

What you say makes sense!

If Qingji casually set up a drum of remonstrance and a tree of slander, he would certainly be praised by the whole country.

But what is the benefit to the country?
It may be to open the way for Wu Guoguang, so that more scholars can show their strengths.

However, there are also many disadvantages, and they will cause endless harm.

This reminded Qingji of the "Speaking Officer System" in history.

In ancient times, supervisors and admonishers were called Taiwan admonishers, commonly known as Yanguan.

Supervisors are officials (eyes and ears) who supervise officials at all levels on behalf of the monarch.

An admonisher is an official who bluntly advises and corrects the monarch's mistakes.