Chapter 976: The First Emperor’s Problem

After the turmoil, the court dispersed, and no one cared about the fate of the three censors anymore.

Su You, however, was retained by Zhao Xu, and the monarch and his ministers faced each other alone.

Secret report, in the side hall outside Zhao Xu's palace, this is a place that no foreign minister has ever been to.

Zhao Xu's residence is actually quite simple, but it is more convenient. These are all due to Su Youkai's pioneering interior design.

There was Renzong in front of him who was reluctant to change his old bedding, and Zhao Xu's simple residence did not surprise Su You.

Zhao Xu looked at Su You for a long time: "Actually, I still like the Su Mingrun inside the secret road outside."

Su You smiled: "That was above the court just now. In fact, I also like the person inside the dense folds of the outer road."

Zhao Xu laughed and laughed, being amused by Su You's weird statement: "Listening to what you said, it turns out that he is really the original Su Mingrun."

Su You replied: "In fact, I have always been myself, but the public is public and the private is private. Even on the outside, the memorials are just like the ones in the court, but in the secret documents to His Majesty, there are some trivial and private matters.

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Zhao Xu was happy again, and after he finished laughing, he said seriously: "The days still go by so fast, Mingrun, thank you for your hard work these years."

Su You also said calmly: "Your Majesty has sent you thousands of letters. In fact, your Majesty has really worked hard since Mr. Wang passed away."

Zhao Xu pursed his lips and seemed a little touched. Everyone among the ministers believed that the emperor was the emperor and worked hard for the country and the country.

The words "You are the one who worked hard" cannot be said by any other ministers. They will only admonish the king to work diligently and do things that they themselves cannot do.

But just this simple sentence made Zhao Xu feel warm in his heart.

With his stubborn character, it is impossible for him to admit it. Traditional people think that it will make him look a little weak.

Quickly get to the point: "I have been reading your articles carefully every day. The more I read, the more frightened I am. It turns out that the Song Dynasty still has so many problems."

Su You said: "Your Majesty, those are certainly problems, but now that we have seen them, we will find a way to solve them."

"With your majesty's valor and sagacity, you don't bother your ministers to remind you. Whether you act arbitrarily or entrust your ministers, you can always handle things well."

"What I want to say now is my real advice to His Majesty."

The problems in the article are not problems, what could be more serious than those?

Zhao Xu solemnly changed his direction: "Mingrun, just say it."

Su You looked at Zhao Xu and said seriously: "It's about my life and fortune. I didn't want to say it at first, because if I don't say it, the government can still do anything."

"But the Empress Dowager's response today made Su You feel ashamed. Therefore, Su You still wanted to speak out."

Zhao Xu suddenly thought of what Empress Dowager Cao had said to him back then. A minister like Su You was really smart and capable. He only needed to use his mind casually and he could live a better life than others even if he worked very hard.

This leads to the fact that things that others have worked hard to obtain are easy for him, but he has developed a character of having no desires or demands.

Such a casual person has no shortage of money and has never cared about official positions, so why should he try his best to assist the king?

Fortunately, he values ​​​​love, and he can only win over him through emotions and make the monarch and his ministers agree with each other, so that he can gain his ultimate power.

Zhao Xu always thought that he had done a good job, but the Empress Dowager still remembered the poems Su You wrote when he was six years old, which made Zhao Xu secretly lament that he was still not as good as her.

He quickly said: "Ming Run's words are serious. Even if there are virtuous ministers in the past, it is difficult for anyone to match your achievements. I am not a foolish king, how could I not know?"

"I have decided that you, the Young Protector, have long been your choice. It's a pity that you are so unlucky and have not received any teachings."

"I think Bian Guan's cleverness and cleverness, Mingrun, and your educational achievements are also brought from the mother's womb? From now on, my children will also be entrusted to your care. You can't refuse."

"Now that I am suggesting something, I only have a desire to be taught. How can I blame you?"

Su You quickly bowed, not daring to refuse, so he could only say: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. What I want to say is actually very simple. Your Majesty, you have been in charge for ten years. Do you still remember how you felt when you first took the throne?"

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment.

In the ten years since I took office, I have made progress every day. I have worked hard to learn how to deal with political affairs, study regulations and systems, and study the classics of saints.

He treated old ministers such as Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, and Lu Gongzhu with great respect, hoping to gain their approval and instruction.

Gradually, while studying and amidst the differences in ideas among his ministers, Zhao Xu established his own three views.

After Wang Anshi left, Zhao Xu began to take full control of the government, and gradually showed his ability and courage in the struggle with the governors.

It can be said that the current ministers were all promoted by him deliberately. The biggest reason why they can become prime ministers is because of two words: obedience.

Now this reform has changed from Wang Anshi's will and Zhao Xu's support to Zhao Xu's will, with only execution and no support.

Those who support him are mostly people like Cai Que and Li Ding. These people have no lofty political ideals at all. There is only one reason for supporting Zhao Xu to retain his position, and he is lucky to advance.

The generation with ideals has withered away.

So when Zhao Xu read the sentence "It's too cold in high places" in Su Shi's "Shui Tiao Ge Tou: When Will the Bright Moon Come", he would sigh like this: "Su Shi is always loyal to the emperor."

A question made Zhao Xu sigh with emotion: "I have little virtue and incompetence, and my late emperor returned to the mountains long ago. At the beginning of his reign, there were not even ten warehouses left, the people's life was difficult, foreign enemies were arrogant and domineering, and the courtiers were suspicious and uneasy."

"If the military armor is not trained, the tax revenue will be exhausted, and the three redundant problems will be like a serious illness that is difficult to recover from."

"I'm afraid that if I make a mistake, my country will be in ruins. I need the help of wise ministers."

"When Lu Gongzhu told me that Mr. Anshi finally agreed to come out, do you know how happy I was? It turns out that I was not abandoned by God, and the Song Dynasty was not abandoned by God. God finally sent a man to the Song Dynasty that could save the situation. people."

"I entrusted the state affairs to him and followed him to learn with humility. I was greatly inspired by Wang Xianggong's reform proposals."

"The people will not be taxed, but the country will be fully utilized. What a beautiful promise is this?"

"However, what I didn't expect was that the political differences between the gentlemen in my mind would be so great."

"Including you, there are so many objections to Wang Xianggong's proposition."

"Who is right? No one can help me answer it. I can only find the answer myself."

"I have been groping for ten years, and the current situation in the Song Dynasty makes me feel that we have finally found the right path."

"Following this road, the country will become strong, the people will become happy, the internal affairs will be straightened out by us, and the foreign enemies will be eliminated by us. The Song Dynasty will eventually return to the prosperous days of the Han and Tang Dynasties. You and I, our monarchs and ministers, will

In the end, he will make great achievements and be recorded in the annals of history forever!"

"Mingrun, am I right?"

Su You cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is right. You are in the court and I am outside. After ten years of experience, everyone has grown up."

"But Your Majesty, you have become confident because of your growth, but you have forgotten how you felt when you took the throne."

"Confucianism believes that contradictions will always exist, they will not disappear, they will only transform."

"Even if all your ideals are realized, contradictions will still exist and will transform into new contradictions."

"The conflicts at that time will be transformed into conflicts between various ethnic groups in the Song Dynasty; conflicts between central government decrees and local governance; land conflicts caused by population surge; class conflicts caused by the disparity between rich and poor; emerging wealthy classes

, and the contradiction between the traditional nobles; the contradiction between the great profits of industry and the small profits of agriculture; the contradiction between the lazy administration of officials and the urgent needs of the people; the contradiction between the uneven development of various regions and the huge income gap among the people..."

"So Your Majesty, after solving the old problems, many new problems will arise. Facing these new situations and new problems that have never been encountered before, the skills and methods developed in solving the old problems will definitely be able to

Does it apply?"

"The remaining heroes of the First Emperor, Fen VI, resolved the huge conflicts that had not been resolved by the ancestors and achieved the great unification of the country."

"However, new conflicts followed one after another, but the First Emperor continued to follow the previous national policies. As a result, not only was the conflict not resolved, but the conflict was intensified, and finally the second Qin Dynasty died."

"As for the First Emperor's problem, when faced with the new problems of a unified country, I believe that previous experience must be reliable."
Chapter completed!