Ling Jinhua laughed and did not refuse to answer Luo Ziling's question: "Ma Zhou was born in a poor family. After helping Chang He, the general of the Central Army, was valued by Li Shimin and finally became the Minister of the Central Secretariat. Although the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was not inferior to ten thousand people, he was also the ultimate of a minister. Ma Zhou was very good in character and political talent. He was a famous minister from the poor family. Born under the rule of a famous king in the prosperous era, talented people were rarely buried. Didn't Li Shi once say that all the talented people in the world were valued by him?"

"Wei Zheng is an example set by Emperor Taizong. He is upright and dared to speak out. Although his political talents are not very outstanding, his reputation in history is very good. He is also a model for being a minister. He worked with famous officials such as Ma Zhou, Fang, and Du in the early Tang Dynasty to assist Li Shimin and do his part to the emergence of the prosperous Zhenguan era. Without these famous officials, the rule of Zhenguan might not have appeared."

"Great Grandpa's evaluation is very normal!" Luo Ziling smiled and asked Ling Jinhua again: "Great Grandpa prefers Ma Zhou, or Wei Zheng?"

"Ma Zhou!" Ling Jinhua said the answer without thinking and said his own reasons: "Ma Zhou has good abilities and almost no stains. He is also from a poor family and is a role model for many people. Besides being honest and bold, Wei Zheng is indeed not very good in other aspects."

"I think that people who can be honest and speak upright are really worthy of admiration. A thousand people are not as vindicated as a single person." Luo Ziling said seriously: "I think the important reason for the emergence of the Zhenguan era is that Li Shimin has so many honest and speakable ministers, not only Wei Zheng, but also Xiao Yu, Wen Yanbo, Cen Wenben, and Dai Zhou. These people dare to speak out, and they dare to accuse the emperor Li Shimin of the faults in front of the civil and military officials of the court meetings. This situation, except for Li Shimin often, has rarely appeared in other dynasties."

"The most important reason why the Tang Dynasty had a prosperous era more than ten years after its founding was that there were so many upright ministers and an emperor who was humble. Looking at history, the social atmosphere was open and the people could randomly evaluate the gains and losses of the government. It was a prosperous era. During the Zhenguan period, Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo, and Xiao Yu dared to scold Li Shimin so much that they covered their faces and escaped, and even chased him into the harem to continue scolding him. Bai Juyi dared to write the story of Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan into "Song of Everlasting Sorrow". Haha, in fact, we are not as good as the ancients."

Luo Ziling's last words of "hehe" made Ling Jinhua change his expression.

"What do you mean?" He asked Luo Ziling expressionlessly.

He found that he had misunderstood Luo Ziling's meaning.

Luo Ziling stopped his smile and said seriously: "Tang poetry is a peak of the Chinese Culture Hall, which is difficult to surpass in later generations. The top-down tolerantness during the Tang Dynasty was also difficult to reach in later generations. Nine Heavens Changhe opened the palace and the clothes of all nations. Grandpa, do you think that you have worked hard all your life and reached the height of the prosperous Tang Dynasty?"

"How could it not be?" Ling Jinhua's face looked a little ugly, "Can the life of the Tang Dynasty be compared with the present?"

"I mean horizontal comparison, vertical comparison is boring. The development of the times and technological progress, no matter which aspect, it will definitely get better and better." Luo Ziling shook his head, "I think the advantages that the Tang Dynasty praised by future generations do not have in our era. Grandpa, before you retire, who dared to point at your nose and correct your mistakes like Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu, and Wen Yanbo back then, and scold you in front of others?"

"I'm not Li Shimin!" Ling Jinhua replied hard.

"Your whole is Li Shimin, but no one among you can do the generous and tolerant as Li Shimin. Our entire society is not as tolerant and generous as the Tang Dynasty, nor is it as humble as the Tang Dynasty. Everyone likes to listen to good things, cannot accept other people's opinions, and no one dares to give you opinions. You are good and I am good to everyone everywhere." Speaking of this, Luo Ziling paused and expressed his final point of view: "I think if we let this situation continue, it will only be a fantasy to overcome the old Americans. The current Americans are similar to the prosperous Tang Dynasty in that year, and can tolerate the world..."

"Do you think it's appropriate for you to say this?" Ling Jinhua interrupted Luo Ziling's words.

"Yes, it's not appropriate, because it's not the Zhenguan Tang Dynasty now, all I need is obedient people, not different opinions. The ancient saying of good medicine and honest words has long been forgotten by everyone." Luo Ziling said, pointing to Ling Ruonan, "Actually, what I think is better than most people is that she dares to tell the truth. Because of this, I really hope that she can go further and reach the point where she can influence the entire China. If there is really one day, I will urge my mother to regard 'a thousand men' as the highest principle of governance. I also think that if one day I finally enter the officialdom, what I want to do is hope that the whole society will become like this."

Ling Ruonan could not have thought that Luo Ziling had just arrived at Ling Jinhua and just started talking nonsense, and even pulled her in. He couldn't help but feel a little amused. But after looking at the expressions of Ling Jinhua and Luo Ziling, he did not stop him, but let Luo Ziling continue to talk nonsense there.

Ling Jinhua was not angry, but was a little excited, and things were not out of control.

Moreover, she also agreed with what Luo Ziling said.

She is relatively straightforward. Although her integrity has become "constrained" with her age and her status, she still likes those who dare to tell the truth. She hopes that her subordinates are loyal, but she hates those who are flattering. She feels that those who never give you opinions are not really loyal. A truly loyal person is the person who dares to point out what you did wrong and make suggestions.

She also knew Luo Ziling's temperament very well.

Although my son is a little smooth to do things, he is also a very straightforward person at heart.

If someone who is not of this kind of personality would not have turned against other Ling family children at Ling Jinhua's 90th birthday party.

It is even more impossible to say those straightforward words to Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui.

She also wanted to see what kind of reaction did Ling Jinhua react after Luo Ziling said these things directly.

"You are too idealistic." Ling Jinhua was not angry. After looking at Luo Ziling, he looked at Ling Ruonan again and smiled again, "Nannan, your son is an idealist. He thought things too simply. If he did not change his temperament, he would definitely suffer in the future."

"Great grandpa," Luo Ziling replied before Ling Ruonan: "I will not change it. I think this is not idealism, nor is it impossible to achieve it. Since you are reading history, and it is the history of the early Tang Dynasty, you can see what the atmosphere in the court was like at that time. As long as the superiors set an example and are not formalism, the top-down influence is still very powerful. I think if you can tolerate me talking nonsense in front of you, then I will definitely tell you more of my own suggestions and tell you a lot of truth; on the contrary, you will not hear the truth. I think most people like to tell the truth to others, and hate to be false and false when they get along with others, right? Since everyone is like this, why do you have to let yourself be hypocritical?"
Chapter completed!