Wang Zhongzheng carefully concealed his existence, eager to melt into the air. But he is also a party, and this matter cannot be avoided in any way.

The emperor was quite calm after reading the "Current Affairs News", but immediately asked him what he said in the newspaper interview, and asked him to go through it carefully. As a result, the more he listened, the more ugly the emperor's face became, and finally he was slightly distorted by anger.

He has also been by the emperor's side for a long time, and he has not read much, thinking that he can understand the emperor's anger.

What is the emperor most afraid of? It is to be questioned about the legitimacy of rule.

If the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State questioned whether the Great Song Dynasty was not Zhengshuo after the Tang Dynasty, then the Zhao official family could ignore it. Because it was originally an enemy country, it was inevitable for the two countries to compete for the orthodox position, and they had been mentally prepared for a long time. Zhao Guanjia can also say to the people: Look, this is a barbarian plan to mess with China.

If a Han person of the Great Song Dynasty questioned that the Great Song Dynasty was not the Zhengshuo after the Tang Dynasty, then he could naturally be sentenced to the crime of rebellion or disrespect. Even if he doesn't kill his head, he can be made disappear wherever he goes. Out of sight, out of mind.

But the Yanyun Han people questioned the orthodoxy of the Great Song Dynasty, so the Zhao official family was more annoying. In terms of blood, those are Han people recognized by the Great Song Dynasty, and they are naturally not barbarians. But these people are in Liao again, and they can't be eliminated! This kind of questioning from the same clan that cannot be concealed, even if it is from the Liao State, makes it difficult for the sensitive Zhao Guanjia to sleep.

And what the emperor should be even more annoyed about is that you ministers have been telling me that as soon as the king enters Yanyun, the Han people will eat pot pulp to welcome the king? Not only did this happen, but people were simply ashamed to recognize Da Song as a family. It turns out that you are all lying to me! What do you do with all this waste that you spend so much money every year?

Fortunately, the emperor was well cultivated, and finally did not get angry. After being silent for a long time, the emperor said: "Summoning Li Bu to meet him." ”

Wang Zhongzheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. In his opinion, Li Buqi has a way to do anything, as long as he comes, he will be able to relieve the emperor's depression.

The emperor did not receive Li Buqi in the Chongzheng Palace, but ordered someone to take Li Buqi to Tianzhang Pavilion.

Tianzhang Pavilion is a place to collect and preserve the relics of Song Zhenzong, and it is also a very sensitive place. Because before the Qingli reform, Zhao Zhen summoned ministers such as Fubi and Fan Zhongyan to open the Tianzhang Pavilion, set up pen inkstones, and give them to sit and wait to ask about the plan of governing the country. After that, Fan Zhongyan wrote "Ten Things in Answering the Edict of Chen", and Shangshu Renzong's "Ming Dethroned and Suppressed Luck" and other ten things as the program of reform.

When Li Buqi was led to Tianzhang Pavilion, he beat a drum in his heart: Did he overstimulate the emperor, is he going to reform again? That's a big joke!

After Li Buqi visited the emperor, the emperor turned around and came to the portraits of Taizu and Taizong, looked up for a long time before saying, "It's been less than ten years since I first saw Buqi, right?" Unthinkable knowledge is already extraordinary. After reading your analysis of the benefits of the world, I realized that the country should have so many things to do. It seems that the meaning of 'ruling the world by hanging the arch' was wrong in my previous understanding. ”

Li Buqi hurriedly said: "Ruling the world by hanging the arch is the hope of a gentleman, but the minister thinks that the era has passed." Now the king and the eater are responsible for the people. Otherwise, the upper and lower arches are all idle, but they don't do what they should do, eat up the family business, and finally the world will be a mess, and there is only one way to Dingge. That's the act of a loser. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Yes!" In fact, I can see clearly that this is something that has to be done. It's just that every line of work is often in an uproar in the world, but what? ”

It seems that the emperor still has not stepped out of the shadow of the failure of the Qingli reform, and Li Buqi had no choice but to explain to the emperor: "The minister said that a gentleman governs the country, and while knowing the interests and disadvantages, he must not only be pragmatic but also have the skill to do things." Doing the same thing is different, and there are those who succeed and those who fail. If you cook small foods in a big country, you need to be more skillful in governing a big country in order to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages. ”

Zhao Zhen was taught to be an emperor since he was a child, and when he heard Li Buqi attach so much importance to art, he asked: "Is art really so important?" ”

Li Buqi said solemnly: "For example, Emperor Yang of Sui, conquering Goguryeo and digging canals collapsed the country. However, the Tang Dynasty also conquered Goguryeo three times and dug canals, but the country was thriving. This is the difference between having a skill and not having a skill. It has been nearly 100 years since the founding of our dynasty, and the minister thinks that while creating a prosperous and prosperous world, some of the accumulated shortcomings are also old and old, such as the long-term suffering, to solve these problems, it is not possible to just talk about the Tao, we must pragmatically study, and use more technology to solve them. This is like treating Shen Zhen, which requires more careful medicine. Those with poor medical skills often take strong medicine for the cause, but because of long-term illness and weakness, the disease may not be cured, and often the person is gone; The one who is skilled in medicine is either to treat the symptoms first and then to cure the root cause, or to correct the evil at the same time, and slowly try to figure it out, although it takes a longer time, but there is always a day when the disease is better. ”

Zhao Zhen originally wanted to do things, otherwise he would not have forced Fan Zhongyan to give him advice and reform. But he had no idea that as soon as he was reformed, the political struggle in the court would intensify to the point where he was terrified. In the end, he had to give up Fan Zhongyan and stop reforming.

The failure of the reform not only dealt him a huge blow, but also left him completely in a state of flux. He realized that what he had learned in the past did not seem right! Teachers taught him since he was a child that he was an emperor, and as long as he stood in the name of righteousness and raised his arms, he should be obeyed by the world. However, whether it is the starting point of this reform or Fan Zhongyan's ten-point program, in his opinion, it is absolutely in line with the general righteousness, so why can't it be implemented? Later, he reflected on this matter and could not understand it for many years. Now that Li Buqi said that he wanted to be pragmatic and re-skilled, he felt that his eyes were bright, and he immediately regarded Li Buqi as a straw.

Zhao Zhen immediately asked: "If it is pragmatic and heavy-handed, then can you govern the country and accumulate disadvantages?" ”

Li Buqi said: "The minister thinks that there must be some conditions to govern the country and accumulate evils. ”

Zhao Zhen asked, "What is it?" ”

Li Buqi said: "First of all, it is necessary to conduct in-depth research on each malaise, not only to know its malpractice, but also to know how it arises and what methods to use to reform. Second, it is necessary to make a plan according to the priority of cleaning up all kinds of accumulated defects, and we must have a rough idea of what to change first, what to change later, when to change, and how to change. Finally, don't be in a hurry, don't be greedy for a day's work, but be persistent, like moisturizing things silently. The minister thought that the dynasty still had time to solve these accumulated evils, as long as they did it slowly and continuously, one day they could get rid of the accumulated evils. ”

Zhao Zhen just hasn't done anything practical, although he has been hit a few times, he still remains naïve. As soon as he heard Li Buqi say that one day he would be able to eliminate all the evils, his mood immediately became sunny, and he said impatiently: "What should I do if I don't give up and tell me carefully?" ”

Looking at Zhao Zhen's style of acting during the Qingli reform, Li Buqi didn't dare to tell the emperor his plan, but there were some things that the emperor could do much easier than doing it himself. What will the emperor do? This needs to be carefully considered, but don't let this emperor sell it like Fan Zhongyan.

Moreover, the emperor summoned himself alone in such a sensitive place as Tianzhang Pavilion, and as soon as this matter got out, it had to cause all kinds of speculation in the court. Li Buqi didn't want to pull inexplicable hatred for himself for the sake of the unreliable emperor. He thought for a moment and said, "The minister should consider this matter carefully. Rong Chen will talk to His Majesty in detail tomorrow. ”

The emperor is now scratching his heart like a hundred claws, and he can't wait to hollow out Li Buqi's head now, but seeing Li Buqi's solemn appearance, he has to say yes.

Li Buqi said again: "What the minister said is only that most of Bao Xiren knows, and the minister asks His Majesty to summon Bao Xiren tomorrow, and if there is anything wrong with the minister's suggestion, it is better to consider it with Bao Xiren." ”

This request was a little strange, but Zhao Zhen still agreed. He also knew that Bao Zheng was a square character, and he would never say anything that should not be said casually.