Volume 8 Chapter 183 Monarchs and Ministers

Wen Zhenmeng, the unlucky guy, was arrested by Chongzhen and served as the first assistant of the cabinet, leading the Donglin Party to be tough with Zhang Bin.

He was extremely reluctant, because he knew that Zhang Bin was a good official dedicated to the country and the people, at least so far Zhang Bin had not shown any intention of seeking to usurp the throne, but the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to do it.

At this time, he thought of persuading Zhang Bin to retire.

The reason why he thinks so is not that he thinks that he can't do Zhang Bin, he just doesn't want Zhang Bin to give his life in vain, and even implicate his family.

Wen Zhenmeng is really for his own good, Zhang Bin also knows this, but he will not accept Wen Zhenmeng's proposal.

Retreat, that is impossible to retreat.

Zhang Bin didn't think that he couldn't do Chongzhen, but there were some things he couldn't say to Wen Zhen Meng Ming, so he could only persuade Wen Zhen Meng to retire in turn, because he didn't want Wen Zhen Meng to give his life in vain!

Since ancient times, the struggle involving imperial power has been quite bloody, brothers and even fathers and sons may have taken each other's lives, not to mention friends, if Wen Zhen Meng Zhen really went to the opposite side of himself, he would not be soft, because he was responsible for himself and for Tongji who followed him!

The struggle for imperial power has always been a life-and-death struggle, either you die or I die, Zhang Bin doesn't want to die, so his opponent must die!

He thought for a while and asked seriously: "Wen Qi, we scholars learn the way of Confucius and Mencius, right?" ”

Wen Zhenmeng was stunned when he heard this, what do you mean by this, I advise you to go into hiding, you tell me the way of Confucius and Mencius!

He coped absentmindedly: "This knowledge is vast, not only the way of Confucius and Mencius, but now the way of Confucius and Mencius is the mainstream, and most readers learn the way of Confucius and Mencius, so it is not wrong to say that we scholars learn the way of Confucius and Mencius." ”

Zhang Bin asked seriously: "Mencius has clouds, the world is the world of the world, not the world of one person, only the virtuous live in it." How do you understand, or rather, do you think this sentence is right? ”

As soon as Wen Zhenmeng heard this, he understood, Zhang Bin was persuading him in turn!

This kind of thinking is not good, and if you think too much, you will really embark on the road of seeking a dynasty and usurping the throne.

He thought about it carefully, and then replied seriously: "What Mencius said naturally has his truth, but this sentence is not included in the book "Mencius", but from "Liutao. WU Tao. Shunqi Sixteenth", which proves that this sentence is inconsistent with the main purpose of the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, so the ancient sages did not advocate this statement. Shuangquan, I understand what you mean, and I don't want to argue with you, but I still have to advise you, some ideas are dangerous, and I advise you to give up these unrealistic ideas. ”

He is right, the mainstream way of Confucius and Mencius advocates foolishness and loyalty, and even the emperor Lao Tzu has to pull down the horse for the sake of right and wrong, which is not in line with the way of Confucius and Mencius, however, Zhang Bin is not a person of this era, so his thoughts are not swayed by the mainstream ideas at this time.

Zhang Bin thought for a while and said solemnly: "Wen Qi, what you said is right, for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the world, there should be at least reverence for the imperial power, but being a man cannot distinguish between right and wrong, do not distinguish between right and wrong, and blindly be foolish and loyal, which is tantamount to abandoning the country and the people, and the idea of seeing this world as a world of one person is more dangerous, because there is not only one person in the world, for the sake of one person and ignoring everyone in the world, what will the final result be, needless to say, you also know?" ”

What the result will be, of course Wen Zhenmeng has thought about it, but his opinion is different from Zhang Bin, he shook his head and said: "You are a bit extreme, we are not for one person and ignore everyone in the world, but for everyone in the world to support one person, if everyone does not have a unified will, I want to support this, you want to support that, then the world will not be in chaos!" ”

, this guy, there are so many crooked reasons in his head, Zhang Bin couldn't help but ask: "Then this person is wrong, let the world follow the funeral?" ”

Wen Zhenmeng said without thinking: "Supporting one person does not mean that there is no distinction between right and wrong, if this person is wrong, we must persuade him to correct it, he is wrong alone, and not everyone is wrong, as long as most people are wrong." ”

, this guy, there is only one tendon left in his body, he is the emperor, if he doesn't listen to persuasion, what can you do!

What should we do when we encounter this kind of stubborn rotten Confucianism?

It's simple, slap him in the face with facts!

Zhang Bin asked unceremoniously: "According to what you say, then the world should enjoy peace forever, why is there a change of dynasty?" ”

Wen Zhenmeng still said without thinking: "The change of dynasties is not the fault of one person, most people are wrong, and there will be a change of dynasty." ”

My sun, this guy has been poisoned a lot, Zhang Bin thought about it, and simply gave an example: "Then let's not talk about other dynasties, let's just say that we are the Ming Dynasty, when Yingzong favored the eunuch Wang Zhen and let a eunuch control the government, right, who can persuade him to change?" The end result? The Ming Dynasty was almost destroyed by the Tatars! Also, Shenzong favors Concubine Zheng Guifei and intends to establish a young but not a long, isn't it, everyone goes to persuade him, what is the result? There are at least a hundred important officials of the court who have been exiled! Also, the first emperor Xizong also favored the eunuch Wei Zhongxian to let a eunuch control the government, isn't it, is it useful for you to persuade him? The end result? Let's just say that you Donglin, how many people were mutilated to death, don't you know? Another example is the issue of Jiannu, how did Jiannu rise? Can't Daming beat Jiannu? Xiong Tingbi beat it and withdrew! Sun Chengzong fought and withdrew! Yuan Chonghuan beat and withdrew! I, Zhang Bin, have beaten me, and the emperor still wants to remove me! It's not that I'm alarmist, if I am really removed and die, who of you can resist Jiannu, Jiannu is not destroyed yet! ”

"This!" , Wen Zhenmeng's face was beaten by the facts, he finally lost his thoughts, blurted out chic, and all that was left was speechless embarrassment.

Seeing this, Zhang Bin hit the railway while it was hot: "You said that only the virtuous people in the world do not dissolve in the way of Confucius and Mencius, then I will tell you a word that dissolves in the way of Confucius and Mencius, monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, these words are said by Confucius, this is recorded in the "Analects. Yan Yuan, right? The king is not a king, the minister is not a minister, is there still hope in this world? Wen Qi, the reform of the old and the new is not without precedent, such as the abolition of the Han Dynasty Emperor Liu He was mediocre, and the general Huo Guang led his ministers to support Emperor Xuan Liu Xun to replace him, which is the later filial piety Xuan Zhongxing, if you continue to let the mediocre Liu He take charge of the court, you say, is it possible for the Han Dynasty to perish because of this! ”

Wen Zhenmeng was speechless when asked, he was stunned for a long time, and then he said dejectedly: "Perhaps, what you said makes sense, but I really can't agree with this kind of thing, Shuangquan, I hope that you can make Daming really go to Zhongxing." ”

With that, he slowly got up and walked out with a lonely face.

What did he mean by that?