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Chapter 381 Five distractions

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This question is really not easy to answer.

It is also the main proposition of future party struggles, because Wang Anshi is the second Sang Hongyang!

Wang Ju thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, start from two aspects. The first is the right or wrong of Emperor Wu of Han's military use and the real role of the state's income. The state's income can be divided into three parts, the wealthy, the self-cultivated farmers and the Chinese merchants, and the poor people and the small vendors and the tragic servants. This is the country's income."

"wrong."

"Does Your Majesty refer to the national income? No, the national income cannot be counted. If so, Your Majesty still does not know the true intention of the national income. Why does the country need income, raise soldiers, fight, recruit officials and yamen, build water conservancy roads, establish education, disaster relief and poverty, and finally support the royal family. Why does it provide for the royal family and royal family? Why does it provide for national security and the safety of the people? Why does it raise officials and yamen to govern the people and maintain national stability? Why does it build water conservancy roads to develop the country? Why does it provide disaster relief and relief to the lower class people? Why does it provide for the lower class people? Why does it raise officials and yamen to govern the people and maintain national stability? Why does it build water conservancy roads to the development of the country? Why does disaster relief and relief provide for the lower class people?

A road of life. But without a strong, stable and sustainable country, how can people's lives be stable and developed? This is taken from the people and used for the people, but the forms are different. Only the royal family has little relationship with the people, but the royal family's expenses are generally very small. The role of state income in this process is only a role of reselling. The responsibilities of kings and officials are how to achieve them at the lowest cost, because these costs are mainly for the country, for the people, rather than for the military, for water conservancy, for the road and the officials themselves. Therefore, the less the cost, the smaller the burden on the people."

Another new word!

Zhao Xu said to the eunuch standing beside him: "Tell me."

Wang Ju frowned slightly, but once he said it, he couldn't be afraid of it.

The eunuch used a pen to record the conversation between the king and his ministers just now.

After Wang Ju waited for him to write, he said: "The Emperor Wu of Han launched a war, and some people opposed it, and some supported it. Sang Hongyang was the supporter. The fact is that the army was deposed and the people were living in poverty. However, why did the entire nation regard the Han as the title? Thousands of years later. When people think of history, when they think of Emperor Wu of Han, they would think of the rise of the Han people. Zhang Tang's words that those who offend me, who will be punished even if they are far away. But when they think of our Song Dynasty, they might think of it, which was a very rich dynasty, a weak country. Why? Emperor Wu of Han demonstrated the mighty and confidence of our Han."

"Taking Han as the national honor..."

"Your Majesty, everything has gains and losses. Just like Emperor Renzong, he can do nothing and can only be an official. Nothing else, a person has limited energy, so Gu Dong abandoned the West. Zhang Qi asked me that I can read books now. I am reading, but I am just reading history books, not the classics. So much energy? Li Houzhu is proficient in all kinds of poetry, lyrics, songs, and lyrics, but he is not a good emperor. Because he took away his energy, put it on piano, chess, calligraphy, and paintings, and poetry, how can he be a good emperor?"

"Tang Taizong and Tang Xuanzong..."

"Tang Taizong wrote good words and poems, but they were just good and good. Can you be called a great master? Emperor Xuanzong of Tang not only wrote good words but also painted well, especially after he handed over the country's politics to Li Linfu. He even became good at music and dance. When his attainments in this area became deeper and deeper, the country also declined. Does Your Majesty want to learn from Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?"

"Haha. I'll say something, I'll say something." Zhao Xu said with a dry smile.

"The truth is the same. The rise of Emperor Wu of Han was the rise of a nation. From generals to soldiers, they were all Han people, and had no relationship with the Hu people. They also created a peaceful external environment. But what they paid was the hardships and difficulties of the people of his generation. This was the gains and losses of Emperor Wu of Han. From the perspective of national dignity, Emperor Wu of Han and Sang Hongyang were right, and from the perspective of the people at that time, they were both wrong. In other words, from the perspective of national rise and border people, Sang Hongyang was a good minister, and from the perspective of ordinary people at that time, he was a treacherous minister."

"That's true, so what about the second point?"

"Before the second time, I will talk about this method of equal loss. I think some can lose equally, such as food. Food is the most important thing for people. Especially in the desert, unscrupulous merchants hoard and the people starve. If someone instigates them, thieves will immediately rise. This loss is necessary. Once kapok becomes popular and the price falls, the people can afford it. It can also lose equally, which affects whether the people will be frozen to death. But some cannot lose equally, such as Duan inkstones and rice paper. Ordinary people sigh. Does the country expect everyone to be able to afford it? Even this needs to be regulated, can merchants still have a way to live? They are also the elites of the country, so how can they not object? Moreover, the prices of these things are difficult to settle, such as quilts, and the country sells them, and may not be able to sell ten cents of money, but merchants can sell more than twenty cents of money."

"Sang Hongyang's economic mode is not the people who do not increase the tax and use it for themselves, but the redistribution I just said. But it depends on which perspective, first from the perspective of the country, I will say another metaphor, the Qingli War! The Qingli War only fought a few battles, Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, Dingchuan Fort, and Fulin Battles. But what are the consequences after a few years of fighting? People are living in poverty, even fruits and vegetables have to be taxed. As a result, a severe drought, and thieves such as Zhang Hai and Guo Miaoshan rebelled one after another. Why did the ministers oppose it? What they opposed was not war, not this method of making money. Why?"

"Why?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Because the money collected by ordinary people has nothing to do with the powerful and powerful people. Even the literati and powerful people still do not pay commercial taxes. Why should we oppose it?"

Just one sentence, it seemed like in this weather, I poured a basin of cold water on Zhao Xu's head.

"This is a small scale of the war. If the Han Dynasty fought for so long, and each time they mobilized troops and attacked thousands of miles, the battle was fought in those years and continued the way of making money during the Renzong period, what would happen? The country was destroyed!"

If Wang Anshi had not made money, the Northern Song Dynasty would have been destroyed after a series of battles in the later period of Emperor Shenzong of Song!

"But because of Sang Hongyang's money-making style, although the poor people are very hard, they have a little bit of life, and the Han Dynasty has made a smooth transition. Therefore, from the perspective of the country, Sang Hongyang did not do anything wrong. From the perspective of the poor people, Sang Hongyang did nothing wrong. But from the perspective of the powerful and wealthy people, Sang Hongyang was a treacherous minister, villain, and traitor. Because what he moved was the interests of this group, squeeze out their wealth and maintain the national use."

"I understand. Why..." Zhao Xu didn't say later, why Sima Guang called Wang Ju a villain traitor.

The truth is the same!

"So different angles, depending on his standards. How does Jeongchen evaluate it?"

"I also need Sang Hongyang."

"Your Majesty needs Sang Hongyang, but where is Huo Guang?"

"Huh. Wasn't Sang Hongyang killed by Huo Guang?"

"The death of Sang Hongyang is inevitable. When Emperor Wu of Han was there, he knew that Sang Hongyang's contributions would inevitably be protected. But he was gone, who would protect him? However, he hated him a lot of powerful people, so there was no Huo Guang, but Li Guang and Zhang Guang, and Wang Guang. As long as one Guang wanted to take power and gain power, he would kill Sang Hongyang to please support him. This is the real reason why Huo Guang killed Sang Hongyang. But Huo Guang's wiseness was that he banned some radical reforms of Sang Hongyang, retained some gentle reforms, rather than overthrowing them all. Therefore, the Han Dynasty continued to develop and progress, so Zhaoxuan's revival. Why did Emperor Xuan of Han later paint the eleven heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, and Huo Guang was the first, but Emperor Xuan of Han was very interesting, and he was only respected as the Grand Sima, General, Bolu Hou, and the surname Huo."

"Haha." Zhao Xu also laughed.

"Your Majesty, I believe that some people are willing to be your Majesty's Sang Hongyang, but after many powerful people will offend in the future, there will always be people who will take the lead in liquidation. However, without Huo Guang presided over, the consequences will not be liquidation, but all overturn. The country will have serious distortions and serious party struggles. What I mean, will Your Majesty know?"

"No, I'm still very young."

The key issue is that you don’t live long.

But Wang Ju knew that Zhao Xu's idea of ​​reform had been decided.

Then change it.

So he changed the topic: "Your Majesty, I divide the hearts of the ministers into five distractions."

"Five distractions?"

"The heart of Shesu, the heart of loyalty to the king, the heart of individual, the heart of family, the heart of clan and relatives."

"Isn't Shesu the same thing as Zhongjun?"

"It's not the same thing. For example, I was awarded an official in the imperial examination. It was the favor of the Song Dynasty system to me and it had nothing to do with Your Majesty. But Your Majesty's trust in me is your personal favor. Your Majesty is also part of this country, but it does not represent the entire country."

"You said it very directly..." Zhao Xu said in a daze.

"This is the fact. In fact, as long as you can place the country and loyalty above your own family, relatives and friends, then this minister will be a loyal minister."

“It’s a lot.”

"Your Majesty, not many officials, Sima Yi, including Han Xin, if Emperor Gaozu of Han did not give him the power to enfeoff the king of Chu, would he send troops to Gaixia? Therefore, Zhuge Liang was born, and praised it for generations. Because regardless of success or failure, his public aspirations surpass selfishness. Please remember, don't listen to the high-sounding words of the ministers in the court. Eighty percent of the ministers say it is one thing, and do it is one thing. This is the second question that I want to talk about, that is true. What I want to talk about is Fan Wenzheng. In fact, although Fan Zhongyan was outstanding in his life, he had all his merits and demerits, and countless ministers who were better than him. Why did he be respectful when he mentioned Fan Wenzheng? Because he is true."

"real?"

"It is simpler to be the unity of words and deeds. He said he was worried about advancing and retreating, and he did it, and he did not do falsehood in his life. After the failure of the Qingli New Deal, he went to Shaanxi, passed by Lu Yijian and talked to Lu Yijian. I don't know what they talked about. But since then, Fan Zhongyan disappeared. Because maybe that conversation made him completely realize that politics was not as simple as he thought, but he couldn't do the Lu Yijian's trick. So he was silent from then on. He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't say it. What such ministers said were basically from the heart, so no matter whether it was right or wrong, he could believe it. But there were not many such ministers. Please think twice about what other ministers said."

"Five distractions, really..."

"In this way, I will make another analogy. Why did the ministers such as Zhang Zhao negotiate peace when Cao Cao went south? Because they surrendered to Cao Cao, they were still famous scholars in Jiangnan and ministers, and their interests did not hinder. If they were defeated, they would have nothing. If they were evenly matched at that time, there would be many ministers in charge of the war. At that time, Cao Cao came to plunder the power of the two Yuans and destroy Liu Biao, and was full of momentum. Therefore, the ministers who were in charge of peace had the upper hand. This was the five distractions, and the untrue. They were in the name of various righteousness and persuaded Sun Quan to surrender. In fact, they were thinking about themselves, their families, and their clan relatives and friends. His Majesty wanted to reform the country's ills and wanted to fill in the accumulated debts.

If they want to make the finance surplus, if they make a small move, they will harm the interests of some powerful people or not, but they will not accept it without gaining money, just like the Zheng Baiqu farmland distribution of the minister. If they win every battle, they will naturally have nothing to say. But this is impossible. For example, Li Yuanhao has also suffered many defeats. However, once they are defeated, no matter how big or small, the court and the country will oppose it immediately. Unless they will not violate the interests of their own, their family, their clan relatives and friends, and the country will be prosperous. But the hereditary power will decline, the country and the poor will decline. This is a problem that cannot be solved at all."

In other words, your majesty, you want to make a move. Are you ready?

That was not the little powerful Zheng Baiqu faced, but the big powerful and powerful nationwide!

“Will it be difficult?”

"It's very difficult, the road is long and arduous, and I will search up and down. This is what Qu Yuan said. This is a very difficult and difficult road. Emperor Wu of Han was criticized by scholars and officials throughout the ages, but he succeeded. Many people have not even seen the shadow of success, just like Qu Yuan, who died halfway through the road." (To be continued)
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