"Ming Fa edict," Zhao Qi hesitated, "The Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people?" ”

"Exactly." Seeing that Zhao Qi was still hesitant, Deng Su took a step forward and asked, "Your Majesty, among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, now the lord is weak and the ministers are strong, and the people's hearts are 'chaotic' and 'chaotic', which minister can help His Majesty to remove 'chaos' anyway?" He looked at Zhao Qi with blazing eyes, but Zhao Qi was speechless and muttered, "Which minister?" "Cai Jing and Li Bangyan, who he once relied on the most, have been killed by the 'chaos', and Cao Di supports the army and respects himself, and Zhao Qi is also secretly wary of the national master. Looking at the central government, there are no important ministers who really hold power, such as Chen Dong, Deng Su, Cao Liangshi, Wu Zilong, etc., who are more than 50. It used to be full of old ministers, but unconsciously, now it is all "young" faces, which is really unreassuring. It is even more disturbing that a rising star like Shuzhou Shi Tingjian is still aggressively 'forced' to rise up.

"The only thing Your Majesty can rely on is righteousness and the hearts of the people in the world." Deng Sujin said, "Although my Great Song Dynasty is not as strong as the military strength of the Xia State and the Liao State, the 'State of Etiquette and Righteousness' is well deserved. Since the founding of the country 100 years ago, the name of 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 nothing more than righteousness. If the board is 'swinging' today, people will be at ease. In order to establish the stability of the country, it is necessary to restore the three outlines and five constants, and the first thing is to rebuild the guidelines and norms of the monarch and the ministers. And the so-called guidelines, carefully implemented, that is, etiquette. In this sense, the king and the ministers are under the law of etiquette and the law, and it will not damage the face of His Majesty in the slightest. ”

"Etiquette?" Zhao Qi said in a low voice, "What does Deng Qing's family mean?" ”

He is gifted and intelligent, and he has dabbled in all the articles of modern and ancient times, but his efforts in rituals and scriptures are far inferior to the 'flower' thoughts drawn in the dazzling skills of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting. Deng Su shifted the topic from the Shuzhou case to "the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people", and logically shifted to the reconstruction of the "Monarch and Ministers Gangchang" and "Etiquette Law", and Zhao Qi also tried his best to recall which of the etiquette and laws he had learned was beneficial to him. He originally learned from his talents, but now he knows that compared with Chen Dong, Deng Su and others, he is just a bookcase, far from reaching the level of integration.

"Without etiquette, there would be no three outlines and five constants. And it is related to the system of the monarch and the minister, and it is the great etiquette, which can be called the 'great etiquette law'. Deng Su explained, "After the minister came out of charge of the Ministry of Rites, he learned that his predecessor Wu Shangshu 'wanted' to restate the ancient system of 'going out of rites and entering punishments', and was compiling a "Song Rite Law". This inspired Weichen, if there is no great etiquette law, the outline is often 'mixed' and 'chaotic', and other etiquette laws do not need to be discussed. In order to restate the 'law of rituals', we must first restate the 'law of great rituals'. He saw Zhao Qi nodding thoughtfully, and continued, "The so-called 'Great Rite Law', the most important thing is the righteousness of the name. The virtuous ministers of this dynasty recounted the way of righteousness and righteousness, and Sima Wenzhenggong was the most 'fine'. Wenzheng Gongyun: 'The duty of the Son of Heaven is greater than the courtesy, the courtesy is greater than the point, and the point is greater than the name'. The ministers have always thought that the system of the Zhou family, the Son of Heaven, the princes, the doctors, the secretaries, and the people are all under the etiquette and law, so each has its own place, and the world is safe. For example, Zhou Tianzi divided the princes, set the name and righteousness, and enjoyed the country for more than 800 years. The princes of Zhou Youwang Fenghuo played, although they did not damage the national strength, but the righteousness of the name was 'chaotic'. The monarch is a minister, and if the monarch is not a minister, then the minister is not a minister. Therefore, the Zhou room declined, first embarrassed by the dog Rong, the king of Ping moved eastward, after the 'spring' autumn, the rites collapsed, and then it was destroyed by the violent Qin. The decline of the Zhou family, at the root, was that the king of Zhou first 'messed up' the etiquette. ”

"Deng Qing, can you explain this etiquette and righteousness more simply?"

Zhao Qi half understood. If he had talked to him at length about etiquette with his former temperament, he would have been impatient. But now I faintly feel a glimmer of hope, but I don't fully understand, my heart is like a cat, so I have to ask Deng Su for advice. When the first emperor was still alive, the world often thought that the third prince Zhao Qi was only eight buckets high, not inferior to his father. Only when Deng Su got along with him for a long time did he know that Zhao Qi, like the emperor, was too distracted, and he was superior to others in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he did not understand the scriptures and rituals at all. As a human king, he should have devoted himself to the study of scriptures and thought that his subjects would set an example. Zhao Qi is simply a floating 'prodigal' disciple intellectually, if he is an idler, Deng Su is too lazy to pay attention to him, but Zhao Qi is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he can only enlighten him step by step.

"What is the law of propriety, in short, is to make people in their place, to each his own way, and not to exceed the rules. Those who are kings and fathers have the way of being kings and fathers, and those who are courtiers have the way of being courtiers. If everyone abides by his duty, there will be nothing in the world. Occasionally, there are deviants, and the world will fight against them. In the past, King Li had no way, and the people chased him, and Zhou Zhao republicned for 14 years, and when King Li's son King Xuan grew up, he returned to King Xuan, so that the Zhou Dynasty society returned to the old way of the monarch and the courtiers. Deng Su paused at this time and looked at Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi said with emotion: "Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao, who can return to the government of King Zhou, are really great virtuous ministers, but it is a pity that most of the people who will govern in later generations are 'traitors' and heroes." "What he remembered was that the powerful ministers of later generations, such as Wang Mang, Dong Zhuo, Cao 'Cao', Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan and others, no longer have the same high style and bright festival as Zhou Gong Zhaogong. Less than three generations, it can be described as the collapse of etiquette and the decline of the last days.

"Your Majesty," Deng Su nodded, "Three generations later, the great 'traitors' and great evils have emerged one after another, which is the evil result of the collapse of etiquette and happiness. Qin Zheng was inferior to the world and noble, so that the father and son were jealous of each other, the clan killed each other, and the princes, scholars, and the common people all lost their positions. However, the Han Cheng Qin system, although it is known as 'deposing a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone', is fundamentally very different from Zhou Li. The life and death of the ministers are still in the king's thoughts. Therefore, the sages of this dynasty did not bluntly say that the Han and Tang dynasties were not enough to emulate, and that they had to take the rule of three generations as a model if they wanted to restate the ritual law. Do not do to others what you do not want. Dare to ask Your Majesty, if you put yourself in the shoes of others, life and death, honor and disgrace are all in the thoughts of others, can you be content with it? ”

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 Society, and now to restate the etiquette, it is necessary to obtain Zhao Qi's absolute trust and support. Therefore, he did not hesitate to risk angering Zhao Qi and explained to him the way of etiquette in the future. With this question, Zhao Qi's eyes became complicated, and he remembered the days when he was trembling after his imperial brother ascended the throne.

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

"This is the opposite of the extreme. Qin is a noble person and despises the people of the world, compares himself to the three emperors and five emperors and despises the ministers, the ministers despise the officials, and the officials practice the people, and the people in the world are not at ease. The so-called "Shangshu" is 'after touching me, and abusing me is revenge'. If the people of the world are uneasy about their position, the people and the king will have to be vigilant day and night, and the society will not be stable. Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty lasted for 800 years, the Han Dynasty lasted for more than 400 years, and the Tang Dynasty was only 300 years. Although there is a 'chaos' in the Zhou room in the 'spring' and autumn and the Warring States, there are no princes who kill the Son of Heaven, the second generation of the Han and Tang dynasties, eunuchs, relatives, ministers, and those who kill the monarch do not know how many. His Majesty 'wants' to restate the etiquette, if according to the Qin system, then the wisdom of one person will be used to defeat the wisdom of the people of the world, and the strength of one person will be used to defeat the power of the people of the world. If the Zhou system is followed, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, the state and county officials, the scholars, and even the common people can all be in their respective positions, the world is safe, and His Majesty is as safe as Mount Tai. Follow the trend, and the power of the people in the world will be used by His Majesty. ”

"What Deng Aiqing said is very true." Zhao Qi's face was a little confused, "However, even the authenticity of "Zuo Chuan" is no longer verifiable in the Han Dynasty. The Zhou system is too old and the language is unknown, so how can it be followed? ”

"Zi said, lose the courtesy and ask for the wilderness." Deng Su looked up into the distance and said slowly, "What is the meaning of virtue with heaven, there is a cloud in "Shangshu": 'Heaven sees itself as the people, and the sky listens to itself and the people listen'." This is exactly what happened today. Judging from the case of Shuzhou, although Ezhou is known as the 'reality of the hypocrisy', Chen Shaoyang is just a minister, as long as he does not want to seek the dynasty and usurp the throne, the forces of all parties, the state and county are strong, he cannot categorically eradicate it, and he is even very jealous. And the squires, scholars, and even ordinary people everywhere are very dissatisfied with the court because of these corrupt officials. At this time, His Majesty conformed to the people's sentiments, and on the grounds that the Shuzhou case was an oversight of the court's etiquette, he ordered Chen Shaoyang to convene the state and county schools and discuss a 'great ritual law' to rectify the dynasty. The people of the world will praise and obey. When discussing the 'Great Rites Law', the parties were in dispute, and His Majesty was the Son of Heaven and was above him. No matter what they discuss, the 'Great Rites Law' will definitely come down, and the upper and lower levels will be in their own places, and in any case, Your Majesty will surely regain the respect of all the people, far better than the chaos of the court, and the powerful ministers will turn the clouds and rain as they want, and even coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. ”

"The ...... of the 'Great Rites'"

Zhao Qi muttered a few times, and said worriedly: "Chen Dongquan leans into the imperial court, and the palace is full of the eyes and ears of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If I issue an edict, it will be a problem whether this edict can continue to be issued or not? Will he be able to tolerate me? When he had finished speaking, he glanced at the bushes not far away. A 'waiter' was over there, and when he saw His Majesty looking over, he hurriedly bowed his head upright. Zhao Qi turned his face away in disguise, not daring to look at the 'guard' again.

"Your Majesty also knows that Wei Chen and Chen Shaoyang and others 'intertwined' back then, and they can be called like treating each other with all sincerity, and the ministers guarantee with their 'sex' lives, although Chen Shaoyang has monopolized power, he is not a 'traitor', and he has no intention of usurping the throne and stealing the country. His Majesty's decree to discuss the 'Great Rites Law' also alleviated the current dilemma of the state and county, which can be regarded as a helping hand. Moreover, all the clans were captured by Liao thieves, and even if Chen Shaoyang was dissatisfied with His Majesty, it was impossible to abolish the establishment. Your Majesty can revitalize the dynasty when you advance, and there is nothing to lose when you retreat, so you should make a decision quickly. ”

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

"Your Majesty," Deng Su said in a low voice, "Chen Shaoyang is not a 'traitor', it doesn't mean that others are not. If the Great Rite Law is not established, Your Majesty will be in danger every day. If the opportunity is lost, His Majesty should decide on it, 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.

As the time passed, Zhao Qi grabbed the dragon robe with his right hand, hesitated for a long time, and finally "snapped" the stone case.

"I have made up my mind, draft the edict, and discuss the 'Great Rite Law'!"

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