back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 165
Yushi Zhongcheng Li Ran also fell into silence at this moment.The useless death impeachment in the past few days has already made many imperial envoys retreat.Yushitai, which was originally driven by interests, suddenly seemed to have collapsed, and even Li Ran felt a little uncontrollable.

The rest of the officials were also silent.Holding the Chaohu, it seems that there are pictures of ladies on it.Watching intently.Lu Chengqi sat on the dragon chair, seemingly calm, but he saw the expressions of the officials below him one by one.Lu Chengqi pondered over everyone's words more than twice, there was no way, he was not very sensitive to tactics by nature, only in this way could he understand the other information hidden in the hesitant words of these officials.

Are these officials under the true way wholeheartedly for the country?Which one is not sanctimonious, but in fact, the inner selfishness is more serious than anyone else?Daily intrigues, scheming this, scheming that, Lu Chengqi is a fledgling boy, even if he is in power, it is not impossible for him to be played and applauded by them if he doesn't notice.

At this time, Lin Zhenzhong, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, stood up to speak, and only heard him say: "I want to impeach Li Ran, the censor Zhongcheng, to tell lies and slander the good ministers of the country. As we all know, Huang Xishi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is the elder of the two dynasties and has served the public all his life. In the mouth of Yushi Zhongcheng, he became a rebellious minister and a traitor. If he doesn't get rid of it, he will feel sorry for the people of Dashun Li. Such a narrow-minded person, in a high position, is still the highest official. It is a big stain on Dashun court!"

With the support of a Shangshu, the officials below all stood up to speak for Huang Xishi. It was nothing more than that Li Ran was too harsh and forced a veteran of the two dynasties who was over seventy years old into a serious illness.Huang Xishi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is another Shangshu, and even if he is forced to this point, if some officials who have no township party and no support from colleagues are targeted by Yushitai, wouldn't it be dark every day?No matter out of sympathy or sadness, these officials jumped out one after another, complaining about Huang Xishi.

Lu Chengqi saw the expressions and words of these people one by one, and listened to them in his heart, but he still didn't express anything on the surface.He knew that this was not the time for him to finalize the case, the man behind the scenes had not yet emerged, and Li Ran was just a fool who was being used as a gunman.He thought he was strong, but he didn't know what he was doing, which seriously affected the normal operation of an imperial court.These days alone, Lu Chengqi has suppressed a lot of memorials without reviewing them. This is all the sequelae brought about by this turmoil.

Either intentionally or unintentionally, Lu Chengqi wanted to see how the cabinet system created by himself would work when he was lazy.Facts have proved that the cabinet system is still good. After all, the novelty is still there, and these cabinet ministers can be regarded as dedicated to their work.There are more and more things to be drafted every day, and fewer and fewer memorials are sent to Lu Chengqi.These are enough to show that this is a kind of progress.

These officials quarreled fiercely in the Daqing Palace, and the situation was completely one-sided.Li Ran also knew that he seemed to have stabbed a hornet's nest, but he was not afraid. There was only one belief in the minds of these dead-headed people, and that was the mean.
Here, it is not what modern people think to talk about what the mean is. For one thing, to seek a compromise and balance, neither radical nor conservative, neither disobedient nor peaceful, easy to handle, has both ways, is the so-called The study of seeking officials and getting rich and the art of protecting one's life with wisdom and wisdom are deeply rooted in Chinese culture.Later generations often ridicule others for not understanding "the mean", generally blaming him for being aggressive or conservative, frank or dull.In short, it is difficult to find a high-spirited taste when applying "the mean" to others, and it has even become a synonym for not knowing how to be flexible.A clumsy and dull person like Lu Chengqi, who accidentally takes the edge of his sword, often laughs at himself because he doesn't know the way of "the mean".

And reborn in this life, after reading "The Doctrine of the Mean", Lu Chengqi figured out what the Doctrine of the Mean is. This is a very good word in ancient times, which was regarded as the highest moral realm by the ancients. After the Song Dynasty, this word was misinterpreted , and slowly evolved into what we call the mean in later generations.In fact, the original meaning of Zhongyong is not like this, but has three meanings.

The first level of meaning: neutral, mediocre.It means that life does not deviate from one's established goals and does not change one's own ideas.Just like Li Ran, even though tens of thousands of people scold him, he still insists on his own point of view. This is a rare thought.It's a pity that he persisted in the wrong direction. In ancient times, there were mostly such defenders. They spent their lives setting an example and interpreting what is the golden mean.Confucius once said: "The virtue of the mean is the ultimate! The people have been rare for a long time." It means that the morality of the mean should be the highest, and everyone has been lacking it for a long time.

The second level of meaning: refers to neutrality and peace.This is what Lu Chengqi realized by himself. He believes that it is necessary to maintain neutrality and peace. If you lose neutrality and peace, you must be overjoyed, angry, sad, and happy. Anger can only be cured with joy. .This is the highest example of respecting the old, loving the young, and maintaining peace of mind for thousands of years.

The third level of meaning is the highest meaning of the doctrine of the mean, which refers to the meaning of good, the meaning of mediocrity, that is, the meaning of moderation.It means that a person must have a skill and be a useful talent; it also means that a person must stick to his position and seek a job in his position.Although Li Ran insisted on going in the wrong direction, he adhered to the golden mean and didn't know how to adapt, so there was a source.People like Li Ran usually read dead books and admit dead truths, and the reason they believe is very persuasive.

The doctrine of the mean is generally good, but when politics is mixed in, it changes the flavor.So Confucius can only be a sage, not a savior, nor a politician, this is the reason.Lu Chengqi didn't mean to belittle Confucius. He was a very great thinker. He realized the thought of the entire Chinese nation even if ordinary people could not understand one or two truths in their entire lives.

Confucianism is generally good, Lu Chengqi admits, but unfortunately, if one blindly respects Confucianism, then the charm of Confucianism will be lost.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucianism was not the most popular, and even in the Han Dynasty, it was not popular.If it weren't for the idea of ​​the interaction between heaven and man, I am afraid that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not have accepted Confucianism and only respected Confucianism.In the war-torn Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, military strategists were the way of survival, legalism was the way of kings, and military strategists and legalists paid equal attention to each other, so Qin State won the world.

Lu Chengqi always believes that the Chinese nation should not only have Confucianism, but also need other ideas, military strategists, legalists, Taoists, Buddhists, Mohists... As long as there are shining points, as long as you are not rebellious, these ideas should be the wealth of mankind , is the crystallization of Han Chinese thought.

The time of the regular court was spent in the crusade against Yushitai. It was almost noon, and Yushitai was scolded bloody. After Lu Chengqi was surrounded by the siege for the past few days, Lu Chengqi announced his withdrawal. By the way, let the imperial doctor go to Huang Xishi's residence to see a doctor for him.Lu Chengqi saw the sudden reversal of the situation in the court, and even had some doubts, did the old man in Huang deliberately pretend to be ill to avoid this turmoil?Otherwise, how could it happen that at this juncture, he fell ill?

(End of this chapter)