Chapter 1159: The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant

Qiao Qingping stayed behind and personally escorted Zhao Huan to Luoyang, and asked his nephew to contact the great Confucians of the world to go to Luoyang. Petition Li Jing together to bypass Zhao Huan's life.

This move is not because he still remembers the glory of the Zhao family, but completely because of the scholars in the world. Lu Shisang secretly regretted in his heart, it is conceivable that after this move, it will cause a big turmoil, anyone in the world can be offended, but only these scholars can not be offended, the world's pens are in the hands of readers.

I knew that these guys were so difficult to deal with, so I should have killed Zhao Huan directly, otherwise, where would there be so much trouble, now that the matter has happened, Lu Shisang has no choice but to write a chapter and ask Li Jing for guilt.

Zhao Huan followed the vehicle, slowly entered the Shanhaiguan Pass, and arrived at Youzhou, the escorted soldiers did not abuse Zhao Huan, although it was not brocade clothes and jade food, but there was no difference from ordinary people, so that Zhao Huan, who had been through the wind and rain in the Jin country, was temporarily relieved, this kind of treatment was very different, but when he was sleeping, he would not worry that his head would be cut off.

By the time Zhao Huan entered Youzhou, it was already mid-December, and the atmosphere of the New Year was getting heavier and heavier, because of Qiao Qingping, Zhao Huan's carriage arrived in Youzhou, and some Confucians in Youzhou still came to greet Zhao Huan.

Zhu Wuhe, who was sitting in Youzhou, had already rushed to Youzhou, but Zhao Ding, who was in charge of the overall situation of Yanjing, did not appear in the list of greetings, and even the officials of Youzhou did not appear in it. It's just that the great Confucian Lu Sheng led his disciples, students and friends out to greet him. It caused a sensation in the world for a while, and let the people below also know about Zhao Huan's existence.

"Guanzhong Qiao Qingping came forward, and Youzhou Daru Lu Sheng came forward to greet him, this Jingkang Emperor really has a good face!" Zhu Wu was on the enemy tower, looking at the team below, there were not many people, but there were only a dozen people, but they were all scholars, and even to a certain extent, they still had a certain reputation in the place.

"There are thousands of bells in the book. There is Yan Ruyu in the book, there is a golden house in the book, and there are many cars and horses in the book..."Zhao Ding read Zhao Heng's encouragement in his mouth, his face was complicated, speaking of which, if it weren't for Li Jing, he would probably be Zhao Huan's courtier, but unfortunately, now he is already an official of the Tang Dynasty, and he is not born to deal with the emperor of the Zhao family.

"That is, a poem by Song Zhenzong, it has long been the current readers, so that people with a little ideals in the world understand the importance of reading, so everyone comes to read, Qiao Qingping said, these readers owe the Zhao family a favor, and what they said is not unreasonable." Zhu Wu nodded and said: "Not to mention sharing the world with scholars, such a dynasty, if it weren't for the incompetence of Zhao Huan's father and son, this world would not be in the hands of His Majesty." ”

Zhu Wu glanced at Zhao Ding, in fact, he still didn't say a word, in the Great Song Dynasty, the status of scholars is lofty, everyone envies, Mo said that there are very few cases of killing scholars, and even things like rents are paid, but in the Tang Dynasty, scholars who commit crimes will still be punished, and civil officials will still have the death penalty, even if they are rented, the imperial court can subsidize money, but scholars must undertake the same tasks as ordinary people, and the degree of preferential treatment of scholars is far less than that of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ding did not speak, he knew the meaning of Zhu Wu's words, but it was precisely because of the previous dynasty as an example that a ruler like Zhao Ding felt that this move was wrong, so he did not block Li Jing's upcoming policy.

"Could it be that Zhu Wu also saw it?" Thinking of this, Zhao Ding glanced at Zhu Wu, but saw that Zhu Wu's face was calm, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a flash of sharp light, and he immediately knew Zhu Wu's thoughts.

Although Zhu Wu is a scholar, he is also a military general, if the imperial court treats scholars well, then the result is that like the previous dynasty, the status of scholars has been unprecedentedly improved, everyone is proud of scholars, and military generals have once again become the object of oppression by literati, which is not something that Zhu Wu and others can allow.

Zhao Ding sighed, the balance of civil and military affairs looks very good, but it is also because of the reign of a Ming lord like Li Jing, he will behave very well, but what about the emperor after Li Jing? Is it possible to maintain such a balance? Can those emperors really hold down these generals? At that time, didn't it depend on the power of civil officials?

"I don't know what Your Majesty thinks, according to what I mean, these scholars are really shameless, Your Majesty opened Enke, and I don't know how many scholars have come to me, wanting to be my official of the Tang Dynasty, why didn't they remember at that time, they still owe the Zhao family a favor, but now I think about it, an incompetent emperor like Emperor Jing Kang just appeared, and he was greeted by someone, then Qiao Qingping appeared in Shanhaiguan on a cold day, Lord Zhao, do you think these scholars can still enjoy the mountains and rivers when they are cold?" Zhu Wu said disdainfully: "Are these people taking Your Majesty for fools? ”

Zhu Wu finally showed a hideous face, and he was very dissatisfied with these scholars in his heart. Even Zhao Ding would not think that things were so coincidental, Qiao Qingping's uncle and nephew must have known the news that Zhao Huan was about to come to Shanhaiguan on a cold day, and used their own actions to dissuade Li Jing and treat scholars well.

You see, Emperor Jing Kang has become a prisoner, but the scholars in this world are still grateful for the favor of the Zhao family to the scholars, even if they risk offending Li Jing, they have to come to greet them. If you also treat us well, we will treat your descendants like Zhao Huan in the future, after all, there is no thousand-year-old dynasty, only thousand-year-old scholars.

So things have become very simple, just so simple that if you think about it a little, you can understand the truth. It's not that these scholars are all against Li Jing, it's just that they want to use this matter to gain more power.

"Anyway, this scholar still has some use, don't you need those generals to govern the place? Not everyone is like a general, both civil and military, and the imperial court needs these scholars. Zhao Ding thought about it and sighed.

"People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, since ancient times, Your Majesty has paid money, so that these people have no worries about food and clothing, if they can be officials, they are mostly brocade clothes and jade food, become a master, and even leave a name in history, such treatment is not enough, and I want to learn from the previous dynasty, I can't be a doctor, I don't have to pay my own taxes, and I can shelter my neighbors, how does this world work? What a joke. Zhu Wu's voice became louder, glared at Zhao Ding, and said: "To be a man, you must learn to be content, Your Majesty gives, that is, you give, as if you want to ask Your Majesty, to see if the brothers in the whole army will agree." These rotten people are really hateful. ”