The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 80 Listening to Official Teachings
The spring of March does not necessarily have to be March. At the end of February, all the flowers are in bloom and the green willows are budding.

Genyue, in the southeast corner of Kaifeng Imperial City, is full of spring scenery, and the scenery is charming every step of the way.

If the Old Summer Palace is a masterpiece of art created by many skilled craftsmen with thousands of years of gardening experience, then Genyue is the origin of the natural Zen aesthetics in garden art.Every plant, every tree, every stone and every water is taken from nature.

We don’t build gardens, we are just porters of nature.

Tao follows nature, this is how the Tao Lord and Emperor understood it.

The reason why Zhao Fujin summoned Sima Pu here was purely for a spring outing.

"I only have one request for your mission to the Kingdom of Jin this time, and that is to try my best to delay their dispatch of troops. If necessary, it is not impossible to do some villainous things, or even scold the emperor for violating the covenant."

Sima Pu was frightened: "I don't dare, this is disloyal."

Zhao Fujin smiled and waved his hands, and said as he walked: "You scholar-bureaucrats are just too good at reading. You hold those scriptures all day long and demand yourself and others according to the standards of the ancient sages. I don't think it's appropriate."

Sima Pu did not agree with Zhao Fujin's words, but he only dared to point out Taizu's deeds to argue: "The ancient sages wrote books and established theories, which are of course useful. Taizu read the scriptures and understood the principle of 'when a son is in charge, how can he use killing', so I have had a great Song Dynasty for a hundred years, and the political affairs have been peaceful..."

"How did Shao Zhengmao die?"

Sima Pu was stunned: "Then...that person is spreading fallacies..."

"Since it is heresy, just argue it. If you can't argue it, then kill it?"

Sima Pu was speechless. Confucius' murder of Shaozhengmao could not be vindicated. Although all Shaozhengmao's books were burned by Confucius, none of them have been handed down to the world.However, later generations infer that the reason why Confucius was so intolerant of Shaozhengmao should be that he directly opposed the orthodoxy of feudal imperial power. He might even have shouted slogans like "God is dead" and wrote a book about it, comprehensively And profoundly negated the imperial power of heaven.

If such people are allowed to live, the age of awakening will be advanced thousands of years, the feudal imperial power will be in danger, and Confucianism, which relies on imperial power and emphasizes class, will have no foundation.

do not kill?Do you want to dig a hole for yourself?

Zhao Fujin smiled and said: "I'm not saying that Confucius is wrong. What I mean is that saints do not stick to small details when doing things, and what they do must be in line with the current situation. Take Gen Yue as an example. When the Supreme Emperor built Gen Yue, Does the DPRK have any objections?"

Sima Pu shook his head: "The imperial family of the Song Dynasty is not prosperous. The purpose of building Gen Mountain was to promote the prosperity of the imperial family. Naturally, there is no objection in the court."

Zhao Fujin stopped, looked around, and sighed: "If the Jin army invades Kaifeng and the Song Dynasty is destroyed, do you think future generations will use Genyue as an excuse when making attributions, such as Emperor Daojun?" Spend extravagantly, draining the country’s wealth to build gardens?”

After all, Sima Pu comes from a family of historians. He is no stranger to these post-mortem reviews: "You should know how to do it, right?"

"Definitely!" Zhao Fujin continued: "So it doesn't matter how you do things. If it succeeds, you will have great achievements. If it fails, you will bring disaster to the country and the people. Do you understand this?"

"A successful king or a defeated bandit, I understand! You don't have to rely on etiquette and virtue, as long as you make the Jin people happy and buy time for the officials, this is a service to our great Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Fujin nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you understand this, I will ask you again, do you understand the three people with real power in the Jin Kingdom?"

Sima Pu shook his head: "Please give me guidance from the official." Zhao Fujin pointed to the pavilion in the distance: "Sit down and talk!"

The pavilion is built on a huge rock with a wide view on all sides, overlooking the palace.

"Wanyan Zongwang, this man has a disgusting and kind face. He can raise an army, but he has never thought about destroying the Song Dynasty. As for Wanyan Zonghan, this man has a cruel nature, likes to kill, and has a good face. He can destroy the Song Dynasty as long as he can steal money and women. , this person is very happy. As for the Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Kingdom, this person has a deep mind and is good at maneuvering according to the wind. Whether he can destroy the Song Dynasty depends on how much benefit he can get. If he destroys the Song Dynasty, his reputation will greatly increase. , he will definitely be destroyed. If Zong Wang and Zong Han take all the credit for destroying the Song Dynasty, he will never be destroyed."

Sima Puduan sat opposite Zhao Fujin and pondered every word Zhao Fujin said: "The official's intention is to let the minister win over Zong Wang and give Zong Han enough benefits. As long as the two people reach an agreement, Jin Even if the emperor wants to send troops to destroy the Song Dynasty, is it impossible?"

Zhao Fujin smiled and said: "This is a way. In addition to bringing these two people together, it can also make them feel at odds. Of course, it can also make Wanyan Sheng feel that even if Song Dynasty is destroyed, not only will he not get any credit, but Zong Wanghe Zonghan may still be superior to his master because of this, but in short, it will depend on the situation when you arrive in the Kingdom of Jin."

While the monarch and his ministers were talking, they saw Li Bangyan climbing up panting: "Guanjia...Guanjia, you are so easy to find."

Ever since Zhao Fujin knew about the shameful things Li Bangyan presented to Emperor Daojun, he hadn't summoned Li Bangyan alone for several days. Every time he saw Li Bangyan, he felt uncomfortable all over. He just felt that this guy was too wretched!
"What's the matter?" Zhao Fujin looked at Li Bangyan with a cold expression.

Li Bangyan took a few deep breaths and forced out a smile: "Xiangzhou... Xiangzhou Zhizhou... got married."

As Li Bangyan said this, he took out the note from his arms and wanted to hand it to Zhao Fujin.

Zhao Fujin was not willing to accept anything, but he always felt that it was too dirty to take something from Li Bangyan's hand.

Zhao Fujin glanced at him in disgust and said, "Zha Zi won't read it anymore. Just tell me what's going on."

Li Bangyan then took back the zhazi and paused for a while: "The magistrate of Xiangzhou encountered a divorce lawsuit. He didn't know how to judge it for a while, so he went to the zhazi and let the officials decide it personally."

When Zhao Fujin heard this, he almost laughed angrily.

The majestic leader of a state can't even decide a divorce case, and still wants to go straight to heaven. How can there be such a stupid person!
"Exterminated marriage? Let me decide? Then let me decide everything in the Song Dynasty from now on. What use are you people? We don't have laws in the Song Dynasty?"

Li Bangyan saw Zhao Fujin getting angry and waved his hands repeatedly: "I...I also think it's ridiculous, but...but Zha Zizhong said that originally, separation should be based on the law, but King Kang doesn't allow it."

"Prince Kang? Didn't Zhao Gou go to Taiyuan with Han Shizhong? Why did he go to Xiangzhou!"

Li Bangyan curled his lips, this matter had nothing to do with him.

Zhao Fujin frowned and thought for a moment: "What kind of complaint against divorce?"

Li Bangyan then told Zhao Fujin Liu's complaint. When Zhao Fujin heard the word "Yue Fei", he stood up and asked, "Yue Fei?"

Li Bangyan was stunned, and quickly lowered his head and looked through Uncle Wang's papers again to confirm that they were correct. He smiled and handed the papers forward again: "It's... Yue Fei."

Zhao Fujin didn't care about his own mysophobia at this moment. He grabbed the note from Li Bangyan's hand and read it carefully. He smiled silently, but muttered in his heart: "Zhao Gou, Zhao Gou, can we Stay away from Yue Fei, you two don't get along!"

(End of this chapter)