"The world is the master, the king is the guest, make a people-oriented decision......"

Zhao Xingde's words lingered in the hearts of many people, and everyone had different ideas.

No one continued to ask questions, and the guests at each table returned to their respective groups, but it was as if they had just experienced a gluttonous meal, and the conversation suddenly became dull. Several tables simply continued to talk about the topics of "people-oriented", "governing power", and "right to benefit" that Zhao Xingde had just mentioned. In particular, Gao Su and several other Xia State officers who sat in the middle of the crowd became the object of questioning.

"General Gao, is the founding legacy that Lord Zhao said really true?"

Secret history edicts and the like are always curious, Gao Su nodded and said: "This matter is well known, so ......"

He glanced at the gentry of the Song State at the same table, and said in his heart, Luoyang has returned to the summer, and in order to implement the redemption of land in this place, the treasury has to sell bonds to raise money, and the Protectorate has a lot of complaints about this. If the loss of troops in the Kanto region is too large, it will definitely become a loss-making transaction. The Lizhou gentry had a limited favor for the Song court, and when they heard this, a few of them nodded their heads and praised the founding emperor as a benevolent and virtuous king. Someone else asked: "I heard that Kansai forcibly granted the land system in Luoyang Prefecture and governed the shade with sergeants, if Song and Xia really fought in the future, would the Xia Kingdom also act in Kanto?" With this person's questioning, the gentry at the same table looked over, and even the gentry at the adjacent table pricked up their ears to listen. The Grange is the life of the gentry. Root. Although many of the great families of the South China Sea also operated the Workshop Caravan, they still regarded the Grange as their foundation.

"That's not quite true." Gao Su felt the gaze around him, exhaled, and said vaguely, "What will happen in the future, I have the decision of the Protectorate Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion." As far as Gao knew, the newly acquired land, such as Rus, still retained the old system, and only divided some land. ”

He was fully aware of the concerns of these Song gentry, so he did not directly cut off all expectations.

In fact, the Protectorate was controversial about the introduction of the Xia system in both the Kanto and Rus', but the content of the controversy was very different.

In Rus', the princes and nobles vigorously opposed it, and repeatedly wrote to the Protectorate, insisting that the system of sergeant selection was only suitable for the Easterners, which was very different from the traditional habit of the Rus' people who had been loyal to the strong families for generations. If the Protectorate were to force Ross to implement the election system, Ross would immediately go into chaos. In the Kanto region, the main concern of the Shogun's Office was that the population of the Kanto region was more than twice that of the Kansai region, and it was okay to emphasize literature over military force for now, and if another large group of sergeants appeared in the future, it seemed that it would not be of substantial benefit to the rule of the Kansai region. However, there are also many people who insist that the Kanto and Kansai should be treated equally, and after the Kanto is conquered, the land and shade households should be distributed to the meritorious soldiers.

"Ross only divided some princes, so why must he forcibly grant land in Luoyang?"

The Lizhou gentry muttered in a low voice, and although they knew that it was useless, they still kept persuading.

Gao Su smiled slightly, didn't pay much attention to these people's complaints, and just dealt with them casually.

It all depends on strength. No one is stupid, that's the reality. The absolute rule of the gentry over the countryside was based on the land, and as long as the land was returned to the imperial court, it was tantamount to uprooting the ruling power of the entire gentry group. Coincidentally, although the governance of the sergeant's shadow household relied on military deterrence, most of the foundation was based on the imperial court's land grant system. As long as the Kanto region was implemented to govern the shade of the household, it was necessary to implement the system of granting land. Luoyang was a bridgehead for the attack on the Kanto, and it was naturally impossible to appease the gentry, however, what kind of policy would be adopted in the entire Kanto region in the future, and it would be necessary to take care of the bargaining situation in the national government. If the non-commissioned officer system was introduced, there would be a large number of vacant positions and promotion opportunities for the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and on the other hand, the cost of conquering the Kanto region would increase exponentially.

Shen Mingchen, Lin You and others continued to discuss with Zhao Xingde the division of "governing power" and "right of interest".

Both of them were old foxes, and they soon deduced that although the basis of "people-oriented" was "right of interest", that is, the people "protected their bodies, consolidated their interests, and pursued their interests", but for the government, the division of "governing power" between the imperial court, prefectures, counties, and townships was more important. Because in the past, the "governing power" of the government was almost unlimited, and it was enough to press down one level at a time, and finally all of it could be pressed on the people. Now, however, the common people defend themselves with "power for profit," which means that the room for downward pressure at each level has suddenly disappeared, and the conflict between the upper and lower levels over "governing power" has immediately become unprecedentedly tense. However, for the gentry everywhere, this is not necessarily a bad thing, and it can even be self-respecting.

Judging from the struggle between the imperial court and the state and county after the school election, the strength of the two is not a trade-off relationship. In the past, many things could not be done by the state and county, and the imperial court disdained to do it, but now, the state and county can justifiably use the school to promote officials, hoard money valleys, and recruit regiments to practice, and the court has become more and more tightly grasped the power, and the six ministries and the Jinwei Mansion have sent eyes and ears and minions to various places, and the control of tax cards is far greater than before. Absolutely speaking, the power of the imperial court and the state and county has increased compared to before.

"In the life of the old man, I don't know if I can see that Lord Zhao's 'people-oriented' and 'interests' are written into the Great Rites Law."

In the middle of the moon, when the banquet was approaching and was about to disperse, Shen Mingchen and Lin You got up together to say goodbye.

He was over fifty years old, and although he was still talking, his expression was tired, and he stood up and said goodbye, and said to Zhao Xingde with some regret. No doctrine, especially the doctrine related to government and government, such as "people-oriented," is not so easy to achieve. When Huang Zhoushan was young, he put forward the theory of school recommendation, which was regarded as a deviant alternative, and some people even accused him of rebellion, and he was almost ruined, but fortunately, the party struggle was not as fierce as it is now. According to the school's recommendation, it took decades for the gentry from all over the country to slowly figure out the wonders, however, if it were not for the Liao army, the center of the imperial court would have been almost wiped out, and there would have been no chance to implement it. Zhao Xingde's people-oriented theory, the future shock to the world, may not be inferior to the school recommendation, although he is high and powerful, will not be ruined because of this, but Shen Mingchen feels that he is unlikely to see the day when the "people-oriented" theory will prevail in the world.

"Mr. Shen has won the prize." Zhao Xingde said modestly, and he sent Shen Mingchen and the others to the side.

The bamboo basket can only send one or two people off the ship at a time, the side deck of the ship is narrow, and the gentry and sailors of the Lizhou State Division all stood up, but no one came forward to disturb the three of them to say goodbye, although Zhao Xingde was in a high position, he also held a junior salute and personally sent Shen Mingchen off the ship. "Lord Zhao, there are many abrupt talents." Shen Mingchen's gaze swept to both sides, and then returned to Zhao Xingde, not waiting for him to be polite, and said in a low voice, "My lord is people-oriented, if we really want to make a choice in the future, we will leave the state and tens of thousands of people to advance and retreat together with Lord Zhao." ”

"Lord Shen......" Zhao Xingde was surprised in his heart, and he forced himself to maintain his expression unchanged.

"Lord Zhao doesn't have to worry too much, people-oriented, we are in unison."

Shen Mingchen said with a smile, Lin You also nodded slightly, and the two didn't say much, and left together.

Obviously, before going to the banquet, the two had already discussed. The gentry of Lizhou have always had little regard for the imperial court, and after meeting with Zhao Xingde today, they finally made up their minds after testing each other. Zhao Xingde's old ministry owned the three towns of Jingdong, which influenced the ownership of millions of people, and had a close relationship with many gentry in the southeast through Zhengxintang and maritime trade. His power is very important in the Song and Xia dynasties. In the future, if the world really comes to make a decision, just look at his attitude from the state, and you will know the general trend of the world.

After Shen Lin and the two took their leave, the gentry from the state also got up to say goodbye, and not long after, the deck of the building ship was empty.

"Lord Zhao."

"What?" Zhao Xingde was still watching the figure on the dock, and when he heard the words, he turned around, but it was Xu Xiaoyun standing beside him.

"The grand theory of adults, the people-oriented, the division of governance and interests, filial piety is very impressive."

Xu Xiaoyun was straight and took a deep look. With his dignified character, it is naturally not flattering, and Zhao Xingde hurriedly helped him up. "However, have you ever thought about it, and what your lordship says, whether it is moral discrimination, gentleman's theory, or people-oriented, is more suitable for the situation of co-governance between my Kanto doctor and the Son of Heaven. If the Xia State really raised troops to march eastward, forcibly granted fields, and governed the shade with soldiers. The governance of the Xia Kingdom has its own heritage, and Kansai may not accept the words of adults like us Kanto people. I am afraid that this set of good governance prescriptions will only be realized in some years and months. Xu Xiaoyun sighed and said regretfully, "Could it be that adults can't bear to put it on the shelf?" ”

"Lord Xu, you are serious." Zhao Xingde said in a low tone.

"Lord Zhao, the so-called Chaowen Dao, you can die at night."

"Xiaoyun thinks that the people-oriented statement is actually a good system for my Kanto," Xu Xiaoyun interrupted Zhao Xingde's words and said in a deep voice: "It is related to the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty and the well-being of tens of millions of people." If an adult has the heart to return to heaven, Xu is willing to assist the adult, and he will not give up. Xu Xiaoyun's eyes stared at Zhao Xingde, a picture of death and martial arts, with his personality, and Wu Zilong's disciple, if it weren't for the excitement of his heart, it would be impossible to say these words to Zhao Xingde. If Zhao Xingde nodded, in the future, if Zhao Xingde and Wu Zilong had a bad relationship, or even fought for power and profit, Xu Xiaoyun would be difficult to deal with, and would even be infamous for betraying his master. However, as he said, the morning heard that it was okay to die at night. This young face reminded Zhao Xingde of Chen Dong many years ago, when he did not hesitate to offend Cai Jing, he ran to the dock to send Huang Zhoushan to exile in Lingnan, and was almost arrested by the officers and soldiers, they all looked like this.

"Chaowen said, it is okay to die at night. Good ambition! Zhao Xingde nodded and said, "However, my way is people-oriented, not people-oriented." If I give up the former for the sake of the latter, then I will be Ye Gong Haolong. As the so-called one who chases two rabbits, there is no one ...... him" He looked at Xu Xiaoyun and said slowly, "In the past, Master Chao taught me that the way of heaven is like the direction of the north and the south, the righteous are like the magnetic needle of the guide, and the number of fortunes is like the mountains and rivers. People-oriented, is the magnetic needle of my heart, Tianxingjian, the gentleman to self-improvement, the people of the time, for the things of the present. The people-oriented approach will not be shelved forever. Let me encourage you. ”

"Thank you, sir, for your advice." Xu Xiaoyun said in a deep voice, he straightened up and stood beside Zhao Xingde, his mood was complicated and heavy. Although what Zhao Xingde said was reasonable, he was as unwilling as a silent volcano in his heart. The two watched in silence as the lanterns of the gentry slowly left the pier pier, gradually becoming small flickering points of light in the distance, and finally disappeared completely into the black night.