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Volume 4] Chapter 107 Good Shepherd is called a god-1

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? “The imperial edict was issued,” Zhao Qi hesitated, “The emperor violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people?”

"That's right." Deng Su saw that Zhao Qi was still hesitant, and stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, among the civil and military affairs of the court, now the lord is weak and the minister is strong, and the hearts of the people are confused. Which minister can help Your Majesty make trouble right?" He looked at Zhao Qi with a bright look, and Zhao Qi murmured: "Which minister?" Cai Jing, Li Bangyan, who was the most trusted person, has been killed by the student who was a mess, and Cao Di has a respect for himself. Zhao Qi is also secretly wary of the father-in-law. Looking at the court, there are no more than fifty people who hold power in the court, such as Chen Dong, Deng Su, Cao Liangshi, Wu Zilong, etc. The court that was originally filled with old ministers, unknowingly, is now full of "young" faces, which is really uneasy. A rising star like Shi Tingjian in Shuzhou is still rising aggressively, which is even more uneasy.

"What Your Majesty can rely on is the name of great righteousness, and the hearts of the world." Deng Sujin said, "Although our Song Dynasty is not as strong as the Xia Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom's military strength is strong, the 'country of etiquette and righteousness' is worthy of it. Since its establishment for a hundred years, the name of great righteousness has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Chen Dong and others are just unarmed scholars, and what they rely on is the name of great righteousness. If you are down and you are at peace today, you will be able to restore the Three Bonds and Five Constant Resistance. The first thing is to rebuild the principles of the king and the ministers. The so-called principles of the king and the ministers are carefully implemented, that is, the etiquette and law. In this sense, kings and ministers are all under etiquette and law, and they will not harm Your Majesty's face at all."

"Etiquette?" Zhao Qi whispered, "What does Deng Qing's family mean?"

He was talented and had a lot of knowledge about the articles of the ancient and modern times, but his efforts in etiquette and classics were far inferior to those of the fancy thoughts of painting and painting, such as the sensation of music and chess, calligraphy and painting. Deng Su changed the topic from the Shuzhou case to "the emperor violated the law and the common people", and naturally turned to the reconstruction of "the rule of the rule of the king and his subjects" and "etiquette". Zhao Qi also tried to recall what he learned in the rituals and laws he learned were beneficial to him. He was originally proud of his talent, but now he realized that compared with Chen Dong, Deng Su and others, he was just a foothold bookcase, far from reaching the level of integration.

"Without etiquette, there will be no three pillars and five regularities. The system related to the rule of the monarch and ministers is even more important, and it can be called the 'great etiquette'." Deng Su explained, "After I came out to take charge of the Ministry of Rites, I learned that my previous minister, Shangshu Wu, wanted to re-state the ancient system of "lecture and punishment", and was compiling a "Song Li Law".", which inspired the ministers. If there is no great etiquette and law, the general rules and regulations are chaotic, and there is no need to talk about other etiquette. The so-called outline is to re-state the 'lecture and law', and to re-state the 'great etiquette' first." He saw Zhao Qi nodding thoughtfully, and continued, "The most important thing about the so-called 'great etiquette' is the name of great righteousness. The wise ministers of this dynasty re-state the way of name of great righteousness, and Sima Wen

Zheng Gong is the most incisive. Wen Zheng Gong said: 'I heard that the emperor's duties are greater than etiquette, and etiquette is greater than division, and there is no greater than reputation'. I always think that the Zhou Dynasty's system, the emperor, princes, officials, officials, and all people are under etiquette and law, so each has their own position and get their place, and the world will be at peace. For example, the Zhou Dynasty's emperor divided the princes and established the title of title and the great righteousness, and enjoyed the country for more than 800 years. King You of Zhou played the princes with beacons, but although the national strength was not damaged, the title of title is unrest. The king, the ministers and ministers, and the kings were not ruled, the ministers were not ministers. Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty was declining and the Quanrong was first embarrassed, and the King moved eastward. After the Spring and Autumn Period, the etiquette and music were broken, and then it was destroyed by the violent Qin Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty's decline was at its root, and the Zhou Dynasty's decline was the root cause of the Zhou Dynasty.

"Deng Qing, can you explain the etiquette, law and status and great righteousness in a simple and clear way?"

Zhao Qi understood halfway. If someone had talked about etiquette with him in his past temperament, he would have been impatient. But now he felt a glimmer of hope, but he didn't fully understand it. He was as heartbroken as a cat, so he had to ask Deng Su for advice. When the late emperor was still alive, people often thought that the third prince Zhao Qi was very talented and not inferior to his father. Only Deng Su had been with him for a long time before he realized that Zhao Qi was too distracted and distracted, and was as outstanding as others in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he had not understood the etiquette in scriptures. As a monarch, he should have devoted himself to the study of classics and techniques and was a model for his subjects. Zhao Qi was simply a prodigal child in intelligence. If he was an idle person, Deng Su would not bother to pay attention to him, but Zhao Qi was the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and he could only enlighten him in a tempting manner.

"What is etiquette and law? In short, it makes people feel at their own position and keep their own way, and cannot transcend the rules. Those who are kings and fathers have the way of being kings and fathers, and those who are ministers have the way of being men and ministers. Each one follows their duties, and there will be nothing in the world. Occasionally, if there are those who are deviating from the scriptures, the world will attack them together. In the past, King Li was unrighteous, and the people of the country chased them. In the 14th year of the republic of Zhou, when King Li's son, King Xuan, grew up, he returned to power to King Xuan, so that the Zhou Dynasty and the country would return to the old way of etiquette and law." Deng Su paused and looked at Zhao Qi when he spoke.

Zhao Qi sighed: "Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao were able to return power to King Zhou. They were really wise ministers. Unfortunately, those who ruled later in the years were mostly treacherous heroes." He remembered that the powerful ministers in later generations, such as Wang Mang, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, etc., were no longer as noble as Duke Zhao of Duke Zhou. Below three generations, it can be said that the rituals and music were broken, and the decline of the last days.

"Your Majesty," Deng Su nodded, "After three generations, great traitors and evils emerged one after another, which was the result of the collapse of rituals and music. The Qin government was humble to the world and valued one person, and even fathers and sons were jealous of each other, and the royal family was jealous of each other, while the princes, scholars and officials, and the people lost their positions. Therefore, the world attacked them together, and the Qin was strong, and they still died in the second generation. However, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and although it was known as "abolishing all schools of thoughts and respecting Confucianism alone", it was already very different from the Zhou rituals in the roots. The life, death, honor and disgrace of the ministers were still in the thoughts of the king. Therefore, all the wise men of this dynasty said bluntly that the Han and Tang Dynasties were not enough to imitate the law. If you want to re-explain the etiquette and law, you must use the rule of the three generations as a model. The so-called "Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. How dare you ask Your Majesty, if you put yourself in your shoes, life, death, honor and disgrace are all in the thoughts of others, can you be content with the position?"

Deng Su's eyes were burning and he looked directly into Zhao Qi's eyes. Since assisting Zhao Qi, Deng Su has been isolated in the management society. Now that he wants to retell the etiquette and law, he must gain Zhao Qi's absolute trust and support. Therefore, he risked to anger Zhao Qi and explained to him the future etiquette and law. With this question, Zhao Qi's eyes became complicated, and he remembered the days when the emperor's brother ascended the throne.

After a long time, Zhao Qi sighed: "No."

"This is the opposite way. The Qin system valued one person and despised the people of the world. Compared with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, they despised the ministers. The ministers despised the clerks, and the clerks and officials who despised the people, and the people of the world were uneasy. The "Shangshu" said, "If you care for me, you will be the last, and if you abuse me, you will be enemies." If you don't have the position of the world, you will be wary of day and night, and the country will not be stable. Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty lasted for eight hundred years, and the Han Dynasty lasted for more than four hundred years, while the Tang Dynasty only lasted for three hundred years. Although the Zhou Dynasty had the rebellion of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, no princes had ever killed the heavens.

I am a dynasty of the Han and Tang dynasties, eunuchs, relatives, powerful ministers, and monarchs. Your Majesty wants to re-explain the etiquette and law. If you follow the Qin system, you will use one person's wisdom to defeat the wisdom of the world, and use one person's power to defeat the power of the world. If you follow the Zhou system, you will be able to maintain your position, and the world will be safe. Your Majesty will be as safe as Mount Tai. If you follow the Qin system, you will be as hard as the court officials and the people will work hard for the country. Follow the trend, and the power of the world will be used by Your Majesty."

"What Deng Aiqing said is very much." Zhao Qi's face was a little confused with excitement, "However, even the authenticity of "Zuo Zhuan" cannot be verified in the Han Dynasty. The Zhou system was too long and vague, so how could it be followed?"

"The Master said, if you lose etiquette, you will seek the wilderness." Deng Su looked up at the distance and said slowly, "What does it mean to match the sky with virtue? The Book of Documents says: "Heaven sees oneself, the people see, the heaven hears oneself, the people hear.' The current situation is just like this. Judging from the Shuzhou case, although Ezhou is known as the "real truth of the king", Chen Shaoyang is just a minister. As long as he does not want to usurp the throne, all forces and powerful states and counties will not be able to decisively eliminate it, and he is even very afraid of it. The gentry, scholars, and even ordinary people in various places are very dissatisfied with the court because of these corrupt officials.

At this time, Your Majesty followed the people's sentiments and issued an edict to Chen Shaoyang to summon the scholarship and government of various prefectures and counties to discuss the "Great Etiquette Law" to rectify the court's principles. People in the world will praise it and follow the people. When discussing the "Great Etiquette Law", all parties argued, and Your Majesty was the emperor's honor and transcendence to the superiors. No matter what they discussed, the "Great Etiquette Law" will definitely come down, and the upper and lower levels will hold their positions. In any case, Your Majesty will be respected again by the people, far better than the chaos of the court's principles. The powerful ministers will turn around as they please, and even use the emperor to command the princes."

“‘Great Etiquette’…”

Zhao Qi murmured several times and said worriedly: "Chen Dongquan is in power in the court, and the palace is full of the prime minister's palace. If I clearly issue an imperial edict, will it be a problem whether the imperial edict can be issued? Can he still tolerate me?" After he finished speaking, he looked at the bushes not far away with fear. A guard was there. Seeing His Majesty looking over, he hurriedly stood upright. Zhao Qi turned his face as if he was concealed, and did not dare to look at the guard again.

"Your Majesty also knows that I have had a close relationship with Chen Shaoyang and others back then, and they can be said to be loyal to each other. I guaranteed my life that although Chen Shaoyang monopolizes the power of the country, he is not a treacherous person, nor does he have the intention to usurp the throne and steal the country. Your Majesty issued an order to publicly discuss the "great etiquette and law", which also alleviated the current predicament of prefectures and counties, and was considered to be a helping him. Furthermore, all the royal families were captured by the Liao thieves. Even if Chen Shaoyang was dissatisfied with Your Majesty, he would not be able to decree the matter. Your Majesty can revive the court's principles, and there is no loss to retreat. You should make a decision quickly."

"This..." Zhao Qi was still a little unresolved.

"Your Majesty," Deng Su whispered, "Chen Shaoyang is not a treacherous hero, it does not mean that others are not. If the great etiquette and law are not established for a day, your Majesty will be as dangerous as a day. If the opportunity is lost, you cannot be restored. Your Majesty should be cut off, so as not to miss the opportunity and regret it." After he finished speaking, he stopped talking and waited for Zhao Qi to make a decision.

Time passed inch by inch, Zhao Qi held the dragon robe tightly in his right hand, hesitated for a while, and finally slapped the stone table with a "slap".

"I have decided to draft an edict to discuss the 'Great Etiquette Law'!"

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