golden scales

The allusion Xiang Yu uses is the story of Qin Xiaogong during the Warring States Period.

At that time, the prince Si, who was the son of the world, was convicted of attacking the new law, and should be punished according to the law.Qin Xiaogong didn't want to destroy the majesty of Qin Fa, but he was also reluctant to part with this son. In the end, Shang Yang could only smooth things over by himself, saying: The prince committed such crimes, it was actually the fault of the master and the master.

In the end, the two masters of King Huiwen, Gongsun Jia and Gongziqian, had their noses cut off as punishment for the prince breaking the law.Because Gong Ziqian is a close relative of the Qin State, his surname is Zhao, and he has a higher status, so later generations only use him as a representative to speak out.

"This is to compare the Holy One to Duke Xiao, His Highness to King Huiwen, and compare yourself to the son of God." Liu Ruoyu pointed out one by one.

"In this way, he raised a big banner of morality." Zhu Cihong spat out four words: "Desperate."

In the Ming Dynasty, the general public opinion believed that Emperor Zulongshi was a tyrant and Qin was an unjust country, but the view of Qin Xiaogong was basically positive.Because the Qin State was able to transform from a barbarian country in the West to a warring state in the world in one fell swoop, it was precisely because Qin Xiaogong appointed Shang Yang to reform in the past.

Compared with Song Confucianism who stubbornly insisted on ancestral system and refused to relax, Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats had a much more relaxed attitude towards reform.Therefore, Hongzhi, Longqing, and Wanli all had major changes, but there were no troubles such as the so-called old and new party struggles.

Although the image of King Qin Huiwen is not as clear as his father Xiaogong, he broke Shang Yang by car for Wenzhi; he captured Hexi, Shangjun, Bashu, and Hanzhong, and opened up the passage to the Central Plains, for martial arts.It can be said that he is still the image of a wise master.

What the prince said was "demented", but it was because Xiang Yu classified all other officials who might object to this memorial into the category of "Shang Yang".

Indeed, Shang Yang was not a likable person in a Confucian society.

Although Han Fei and Li Si, who were the masters of legalism, were both disciples of the great Confucianist Xunqing, Shang Yang, as the banner of the legalist outline, has always been extremely controversial, with mixed reputations.His achievements cannot be erased, but behaviors such as "killing eight hundred people every day and turning the Wei River red" cannot be accepted by Shi Ru.

No one is willing to be called "Shang Yang" unless he is such a talented man who disregards material opinions like Zhang Juzheng.

If he wanted not to be Shang Yang, he could only follow Xiang Shuixin's thinking and make contributions to the prince's close ministers; or stand by and watch; or he could only attack the prince directly.

Attacking the crown prince is such a stupid thing as a red line that must not be touched by the officials of Huang Ming.

Even if they want to change the prince, they can only beat around the bush like Xiang Yu and attack the people around the prince, or wait for the opportunity to praise Yongwang and Dingwang.Among the remaining two choices, either become the allies who attack the close ministers of the Eastern Palace, or they can only stare blankly and never become the crown prince.From the perspective of military tactics, Xiang Yu's move can be said to be a siege attack, and ordinary Chinese soldiers have no way to break through the move.

"What's your opinion?" Zhu Cihong still asked from low to high without haste.

Naturally, Wu Weiye hoped that the crown prince could raise the banner and fight Xiang Yu openly to wash away his humiliation.Although he was not close to Xiang Yu, but he kindly agreed to Xiang Yu's request and set him up to meet the prince, but he sold him before he even spent the night, and even labeled him a "sinner of fame". Hate!

As for the filthy palace ban, what is this!

Qian Qianyi, Wenzong of the world, married Liu Rushi, a famous writer, with the ceremony of marrying a wife in broad daylight.Wouldn't this be even more intolerable in terms of etiquette?It even violated the "Law of the Ming Dynasty"...and I haven't even spoken to those female officials!As a romantic talent in the south of the Yangtze River, Wu Weiye only felt that this accusation was absurd and absurd. It really was the madness that the prince said!

but……

"It's really too domineering for a guard to kill an official of the imperial court without permission. I think that since the guard started this matter, it's better to hand it over to a judge." Wu Weiye said.

Liu Ruoyu shook his head slightly, and thought to himself: You are eating the prince's food and smashing the prince's bowl!Alas, if the crown prince does this, who will listen to his orders in the future?Could it be that in today's field, there are still people who don't know that the prince is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking!What the crown prince wants is military power!

"Your Highness..." Zhou Jing called out earnestly.

"Speak." Zhu Ciwang looked at the uncle, hoping that he could say one or two words that would catch his ear.

"Don't hand it over to Yousi!" Zhou Jing shouted.

The haze on Zhu Cihong's face finally dissipated a lot, and he encouraged him: "What do you think?"

"Secretly executed the guard, and said to the outside world that he died of the plague." Zhou Jing said confidently: "This way, His Highness will not be implicated!"

roll!

Zhu Cihong took a strong breath, and finally swallowed the word.

The world is like this, often difficult to wish.The current new guard of the East Palace is still a seedling, and if he wants to grow tall and straight up to the sky, the old people like Zhou Jing are indispensable.And these old people are still willing to do things obediently, that's because they still have a hope for "Conglong Gong".

Once Zhu Cihong and Zhou Jing turn their backs and completely lose their hope, all kinds of sabotage in the future are relatively light, and if it is more serious, they may deliberately use black hands to cause trouble.

"Liu Ban, what do you think?" Zhu Cihong turned to Liu Ruoyu.

"Your Highness," Liu Ruoyu murmured, "No matter how we deal with this matter, we have been convicted...Old minister Yu Lu, I really can't think of how to deal with it properly. Why don't we go back to the palace to find out what His Majesty has said?"

"I'm not a three-year-old child. When I got into a fight, I ran back to complain to my parents." The crown prince smiled, and said, "But it's just what Liu Ban said. Wu Weiye, go and draft a report." The memorandum of apology, the general idea is that I was negligent in discipline, so that this kind of thing happened. I will order the guards of the East Palace not to go out, and strictly train them."

Wu Weiye felt that this did not seem to be enough to show the sincerity of repentance, but he could still understand that people were asking for a lot of money, and the prince sat on the ground to pay back the money.

Liu Ruoyu was greatly surprised, this is not the prince's personality!

This His Royal Highness the Crown Prince keeps saying "important and upright" outside, but in fact the city is so deep and thoughtful that no one can see through it!If someone really believes that the prince is a person who only knows "uprightness", he may not be far from death.

And I don't know why I died until I died!

"Li Zhongyun." Zhu Cihong suddenly called out.

Li Mingrui, who has been attending as a nonvoting audience, was so sensible and silent that people almost forgot his existence.Hearing the crown prince calling him, he quickly stood up and saluted, and replied: "The minister is here."

"You have merit in reporting this matter, otherwise it will be ugly when the emperor's imperial edict comes down." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "It is said that one guest does not bother two hosts. I still have something to ask Li Zhongyun for help."

"I obey the order!" Li Mingrui was always worried about offending the prince last time.Thinking about it afterwards, the prince dismissed himself with such an insignificant matter as "working hours", which was really a bit embarrassing and disappointing.However, he is a man with a brain, and he will definitely not make a second mistake.

This kind of behavior of declaring oneself to do it before hearing the decree is obviously a vote of loyalty.

"I am writing to ask Your Majesty to allow me to use female officials for external use," Zhu Cihong said, "The key is just one sentence: In this time of crisis, when things are used to the best of their ability, how can men and women avoid it? The emperor's ancestral system, except for the palace. Eunuchs can be used, but other rich and powerful families can’t use eunuchs, so are they just iron-clad inner houses? Is it filthy to hand over maidservants and servants? It doesn’t make sense.”

Li Zhongyun's eyelids twitched: the prince's words really hit the nail on the head, who in the world doesn't have a handover between men and women?No matter how strict the gate control is in the homes of those state princes, there are still healthy women who deal with foreign servants. Can it be said that they are prostitutes?I also thought that when the prince was giving lectures, he didn't seem to have such a sharp insight into the meaning of the Five Classics. I'm afraid the prince really didn't care about it.

"I understand, I must hand it in before Xiang Yu submits the letter." Li Mingrui replied.

"Don't hand it in." Zhu Cihong shook his head slightly: "The Secretary of the General Administration will be interrogated. You can write it here, and when you finish writing it, send it to Liu Ruoyu, and let him send it directly to the Supervisor of Rituals."

Li Mingrui's heart trembled: This is the prince's personal statement!From now on, am I the prince's private minister?Are you no longer a minister of the country?Thinking of this subtle change in identity, Li Zhongyun felt a little lost in his heart, but also deeply excited, as if he saw a shortcut to his ambition.

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