Chapter 13: The Old Minister's Heart

"Even so, Sir should take care of himself." Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "I also celebrated my husband's 100th birthday. ”

Hu Hu smiled lightly and said, "The minister is old, and death is coming." It's either this year or next year. ”

Zhu Qizhen was slightly stunned, thinking that Hu Hu was joking. But Hu Hu said with indifference in his tone: "Your Majesty, although the minister also has merits in the world, the old minister has learned all the time, but he is above health. ”

"My own body and bones are very clear, there was a hurdle two years ago, and it was also His Majesty's sweeping of the Western Regions, and the good news was repeated, which aroused the last bit of vitality of my old bones."

"It's okay to get through it, but now I can't escape."

Zhu Qizhen's face changed unpredictably under the reflection of fireworks for a while, and he didn't know what he felt in his heart.

Hu Hu laughed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is so old, one step earlier and one step later, there is nothing." Think about it, in this life, I see the heroism of Taizu, the tragedy of Sheji, the heroism of Taizong, the benevolence of Renzong, the heroism of Xuanzong, the sage of His Majesty, the studious of the prince, the inheritance of Sheji, the generation of Mingjun, and the martial arts of the Han and Tang Dynasties. In the prosperous era, children and grandchildren are around their knees, what are the regrets? ”

"There is just one thing, but the old minister is a little curious, can Your Majesty tell the old minister, what will you do to the world?"

Zhu Qizhen's mood immediately withdrew from his emotion, and said, "Sir, but you have met Li Xian?" ”

Hu Hu said: "Naturally, I saw it." However, Your Majesty thinks that I was pulled over by Li Xian as a lobbyist, right? ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Isn't it? ”

Hu Hu said: "Of course not. The old minister has been in the spring for so many years, how can he be so self-aware. It's just that I saw that His Majesty was confused, and the old minister once gave a lecture for His Majesty, and used some of my experience as a ninety-year-old to solve His Majesty's doubts. ”

Li Xian said something to Hu Hui. No one knows except Li Xian.

Whether Hu Hu has the intention of persuading Zhu Qizhen, no one knows except Hu Hu.

Hu Hu is an old man, and as soon as he heard Zhu Qizhen speak, he knew that this thing obviously couldn't be done, so he naturally retreated to the second.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I want to hear about it. ”

Hu Hui twisted his beard and said: "They all say, Confucianism, Buddhism and Buddhism are one family, Your Majesty knows what the fundamental difference is?" ”

Zhu Qizhen couldn't answer for a while.

Zhu Qizhen received a systematic Confucian education and also dabbled in some books of the Buddha. Without him, this is the common language and cognition of many people in this era.

Zhu Qizhen does not have a systematic understanding of these things. I can't even talk to these doctors.

However, Zhu Qizhen's thinking has long been formed, and what he has learned is more intellectual, to understand

, to understand, not to practice, for many of the nuances, he can't say for a while.

After all, since the Song Dynasty, many ideas between the three families have penetrated each other, and it can be said that you have me, and I have you.

It was really difficult for Zhu Qizhen to make a judgment.

Hu Hui smiled slightly, he was also one of Zhu Qizhen's lecturers. I have some understanding of Zhu Qizhen's level of Confucianism, and it can be seen that after so many years, although Zhu Qizhen has made great progress in many skills, employing people, and emperor's mental skills, his cognition of Confucianism is still two knives.

Hu Hu said: "It's about doing something. ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't understand for a while, and said, "What does this mean?" ”

Hu Hui said: "Taoism is the study of birth, Buddhism is even more illusory, only the door of the master, has always been the study of entering the world." Sincerity and righteousness, the so-called thing, is to know that there is benevolence and righteousness in this world, and there is a way. The so-called book of the sages is nothing more than that. And knowing the righteousness but not doing it, the bright road but not the road, is not Confucian. The Analects say: 'Do what you know you can't do.' Mencius: "Where righteousness is, even though thousands of people go to it." Zhu Ziyun: What is the so-called "preserving heavenly principles and destroying people's desires"? If we preserve heavenly principles for the sake of preserving heavenly principles, and destroy human desires for the sake of destroying human desires, then we will let people not harm justice with their personal feelings, and they will not harm major things with selfish intentions. This is the principle of self-cultivation and the principle of doing things. ”

"Although I am a husband, I am confident that I can make a difference in sorting out the classics of the past dynasties in the Ministry of Rites. Mencius Yun: 'If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world'. His Majesty is in the ninth place, which can be said to be the most attained. If you don't have the heart to help the world. The old minister was going to be disappointed. Since Your Majesty has this heart, it is a blessing for the world. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he only felt slightly excited, and he could hardly restrain himself.

The reason why Zhu Qizhen was moved was because of two aspects.

The first aspect is Hu Hui's status.

Different people will feel different when they say it.

Hu Hu was one of the five ministers of the auxiliary government at the beginning, and the three Yangs all went, and Zhang Fu drove the crane, but he was the only one who was old.

Zhu Qizhen actually has a teacher-like affection for the five auxiliary ministers. Zhu Qizhen also learned how to be an emperor from them.

This special feeling allows Zhu Qizhen to listen to Hu Hu's words. Hu Hui's words of support for Zhu Qizhen made Zhu Qizhen feel no different.

Secondly, Hu Hu used Confucian classics to justify what Zhu Qizhen did.

Most of the scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty adhered to the idea of following the Tao and not following the king. Holding the golden rule of Kong, Meng, and Zhu Cheng to restrict Zhu Qizhen's actions.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen actually understands it in his heart.

This kind of checks and balances between monarchs and ministers is inevitable. The authority of slave owners, as in the case of the Manchu Qing dynasty, was not conducive to the development and operation of the imperial court.

But

This kind of balance fell on him, but Zhu Qizhen was unbearable.

However, Zhu Qizhen's cultivation in Confucianism can only be regarded as two knives. There are a lot of words that he feels wrong, but he can't refute them back.

This is actually a question that Zhu Qizhen has been anxious about.

Can just a retro concept carry the banner of law change?

Hu Hu saw that Zhu Qizhen's face was slightly softened, and said: "The old minister is only worried about two points. ”

Zhu Qizhen said respectfully: "Sir, please speak." ”

"The most important thing to do is to avoid repeatedness, or not to do it, and to do it consistently." Hu Hu said this, suddenly smiled, said: "This old minister is not too worried about Your Majesty, Your Majesty was going to destroy the tile thorn, was punished by the Queen Mother, the old minister also felt that His Majesty was too rash, but I don't want Your Majesty to uphold this heart for more than 20 years, and finally now the tile by the tile in the desert land, the desert in the territory, this is Emperor Taizong did not do the work, want to come to the Queen Mother Spring to know, but also gratifying." ”

Zhu Qizhen thought of the Empress Dowager, and couldn't help but feel sad and proud in his heart, sad that the Empress Dowager couldn't see the grand occasion now, but pride was the wild words he said when he was a child, and he did it.

Hu Hu was silent for a while, and said, "Second, it is the unity of the monarch and the minister. In fact, there is no difference between doing things and fighting a war, the one who wants the same wins, the old minister looks at what Li Xian has done over the years, and thinks that he may not be as good as Yang Shiqi, but it is not far behind, such a minister, if Your Majesty does not use it, it would be a pity. ”

"Even if Your Majesty can't use it, you have to figure it out, why? The old minister thought that His Majesty should have a good talk with Li Xian. ”

Zhu Qizhen only knew at this time that Hu Hu was here to make peace.

Sure enough, the old peace between the Ming Emperor and the Ming Shoufu is not something ordinary people can do. Thinking about it, only he, an old minister, is suitable.

Zhu Qizhen actually understands that the heart of fame in Li Xian's heart is actually not light. It is impossible and unwilling to give up the position of first assistant easily.

This may be Li Xian's last effort to reverse Zhu Qizhen's thinking.

Zhu Qizhen remembered what Li Xian had done at the beginning, and sighed lightly in his heart, although he was about to part ways now, but in his heart, Zhu Qizhen did not have no feelings for Li Xian at all.

And Zhu Qizhen listened to Hu Hui's words, and also had an expectation in his heart, if he could convince Li Xian, maybe he could really let Li Xian join his camp.

Things will be much easier then.

After all, the biggest principle of politics is to make more of one's own people and less of one's enemies.

And Li Xian is better than Liu Dingzhi in many aspects.

"Okay." Zhu Qizhen said: "Mr. Lao informed Li Xian and asked him to come to Chengguang Hall tomorrow morning to see me." ”

Hu Hu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The old minister understands. ”