Hearing Yi Zhenming's inquiry, Agni Huo waved his hand and said: "Monarch, in fact, my opinion is dispensable for you, and you don't have to seek my opinion, after all, as the king of a country, the most important thing is to be strict with yourself, clean yourself, take history as a mirror and love the people like a son, this is the personal quality that a king should have; ”

Such incisive remarks immediately made the people present listen attentively. Prime Minister Tian Zhong has been impressed by the other party's insightful insights since he was rescued from prison by the fire, and he has benefited a lot from talking with the other party, at this time he is thirsty for knowledge, and then asked: "Lord Liemen, the empire has developed like an old man who is old and will soon come to the end of the road, and we have also thought about various ways of governing the country, but we have never found a path suitable for the development of the empire, can you talk about your high opinions?"

Agni Huo shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Lord Tim, aren't you chasing duck racks?" Alas, as for the big reason, there is no more reason, then I will tell you a story." Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a king who used to have nightmares at night, in which he dreamed that a group of rebellious people broke into the palace and killed him, and this nightmare never stopped day after day, and every time when he was awakened, he always had to curse and say, "There are always people who want to harm me!" So he hated the common people even more, and often sent officers and soldiers to oppress the people and loot the people's fat and ointment, so that the people would not be able to harm him, but he did not know that his actions were just to force the people to rebel. The people who had been afflicted by it rallied together to revolt, and soon attacked the palace, and as you can imagine, the king was slashed by a thousand swords by the people. I don't know what this story tells us, so think for yourselves!"

The story is fascinating, but they don't know what the moral is if they want to break their heads. Tian Zhong spread his hands and said with a funny expression: "Lord Liemen, you can't be so unauthentic?

Agni pouted and said, "Lord Tim, I'm fine, what are you doing with your long head, is it just an ornament?"

Tian Zhong was suddenly made red-faced, isn't this clearly said by the other party to be brainless?But in order to know the moral of the story, he had to endure it, and continued to ask cheekily: "Lord Liemen, our heads are not good in front of you, you still tell us ......" Yi Wenman, who was sitting next to Agni Huo, interrupted in surprise: "Oh, I know, the main thing in the whole story is the sentence 'There are always Diao people who want to harm me!', Lord Liemen, do you want to find someone to talk to you about the next poem?"

Yi Zhenming heard the explanation of the imperial sister, and he couldn't help but squirt out when he was drinking ginseng tea, and this sudden change attracted everyone again, but fortunately, there was no one in front of Yi Zhenming, otherwise he would definitely be splashed with tea. Yi Zhenming saw that everyone was looking at him, and hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, it's all the royal sister's nonsense, which made me laugh, please forgive me!"

Yi Wenman said strangely: "Brother Huang, is this funny? Why don't I think it's funny? Oh, Lord Liemen, I thought of the next sentence, that is, there is always a story that can't be finished, do you think this sentence is quite neat?" Yi Wenman said and ignored Yi Zhenming's embarrassment, turned her head in surprise and asked Agni, she could see the other party's shaking expression, and immediately wilted and didn't speak again.

The fire was turned down by Yi Wenman, and a sentence in a story can also be taken out to chant poetry, which can be regarded as a barbaric princess. Just as he was pondering whether to announce the answer, Tian Zhong spoke again, "Lord Liemen, don't you really want to tell the story of the poem? It's a big joke, do you think this is interesting? We are discussing the ...... of governing the country."

Agni Huo waved his hand and interrupted: "Lord Tian, everything is easy to discuss, don't get excited! The story I am talking about does have a meaning, and this meaning is that there are always people who want to harm me, to put it bluntly, there are always fools who fool themselves, if that monarch does not think stupidly, and changes the idea that there are always people who want to harm me to the idea that water can carry a boat and overturn a boat, then there will be no oppression of the people, and in the end he will not be killed by the people. This implication warns us that we can't just think of one-sided things, and at the same time, we can't do things that hurt heaven and reason, harm others and are not beneficial to ourselves, only by conforming to the will of the people and following the way of heaven, then such a dynasty can have a long history. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that the metaphor that water can carry a boat and can overturn a boat is very appropriate, water is regarded as the people, and the boat is regarded as the king, if the king loses the support of the people, then the fate of the king is also over. When they were sighing to themselves, Agni continued: "The way of governing the country is actually an attitude of being a man, and losing the will of the people is also equivalent to losing the empire, thinking that a few months ago, the natural disaster caused the people to lose their crops, and as a parent official, he did not know how to open a warehouse to release grain to help the people, but instead united with profiteers to raise the price of rice, which led to the people being unhappy and complaining, so in the end, the people starved to death, what did the parents and officials do? Even if there is a good way to govern the country in front of them, what is the use?"

Yi Zhenming listened to Agni's point-to-point exposition, his heart was really full of emotion, and he continued to ask humbly: "Lord Liemen, it's easy to say that you can open a warehouse and release grain, but natural disasters are unpredictable, I don't know if you have any way to put an end to the situation of the people's misery?"

Agni shook his head and replied, "Monarch, as the king of a country, you can't have the idea of once and for all, this is also unrealistic, and no one can guarantee that something will not happen, which is as difficult as preventing humans from not eating. For the current empire, it is not advisable to set up too many rules and regulations, and there is no need to explore what way to govern the country is the best, the top priority is to do a good job in the people's livelihood, so that the people gradually become rich, this point must be strictly disciplined, clean themselves, take history as a mirror and love the people like children;

Tian Zhong nodded in agreement: "Emperor, what the Lord of the Martial Sect said is very true! The top priority of the empire really needs to do a good job in the people's livelihood first, as for the way of governing the country, it can be determined after accumulating experience, the sixteen characters of 'strict self-discipline and self-purification, and love the people like sons with history as a mirror' are not only applicable to the emperor, but also to the people of the entire empire, why not be tentatively designated as the sixteen-character policy of the empire?"

Yi Zhenming tapped the countertop with his hand and said in appreciation: "Tian Xiang's words are very much in line with my heart, then according to what you say! And I also want to frame the sixteen characters of 'recruiting talents and talents, and being humble and willing to follow the advice' and hang them in my bedroom, so that I can always be vigilant against myself! Lord Liemen, this exposition has really benefited me a lot, you are really our mentor and friend!"

Agni Huo arched his hand and said modestly: "Monarch, you are really falsely praised, this is just a discussion and study with each other! Okay, it's not too early, tomorrow I have to rush back to Xianmen, and I have to go back to clean up, I wonder if the monarch can give me a pair of danqing as a souvenir?"

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