"Yongning's article is well-written, well-founded, and impeccable, and this is the best article on governing the country that this son has ever seen in his life."

Zhao Yuanqi finally stood up and saluted Ji Ning respectfully, with sincere admiration between his words, which made the people present envious.

Ji Ning can actually be appreciated by the prince of Chongwang?

Does that mean that Ji Ning will become a staff member of the Chongwang Mansion in the future, even if he fails to pass the township test, he can soar in the future?

When I write down my article and compare it with Ji Ning's article, which is better or worse, where are the advantages and disadvantages, how can I make the prince of Chongwang pay attention to me among so many students?

Everyone's mood is complicated, they have a sense of envy and jealousy towards Ji Ning, but the most important thing they ignore is to read Ji Ning's article carefully, some of them don't know what Ji Ning's article is, so they have already given Ji Ning some conclusions in their hearts that "the article is not enough".

"The son of the world is lifted up." Ji Ning saluted respectfully.

"No, no, if this son did say some compliments and words of promotion on weekdays, it was also out of courtesy, but when I saw Yongning today, I saw this article, and after reading it, it really made this son want to read it a few more times, and even memorized it and hung it on the head of the bed, so that you can **** wake up and read." Zhao Yuanqi said with emotion, "The water will carry the boat, the water will overturn the boat, the heart of the saint lies in the generosity, and the king can be poured by the water of the people...... These words, if others say them, this prince may think that he is pretentious, but seeing Yongning, you asked Miss Liu and this girl before, and also proposed to take the well-being of all the people as the first priority in governing the country, and finally let this prince understand that in fact, Yongning, you are people-oriented in your thinking of governing the country. ”

Although even Mencius mentioned the idea that "the people are the most important and the society is secondary, and the monarch is light", the rulers and authorities of the past generations have rarely put this sentence into practice, mainly because the rulers should maintain their aristocratic status, rather than really think about the well-being of the people. On the contrary, the ruler is more willing to promote some flashy ideas, such as "the prosperity of etiquette" and "the coming of all nations" and other prosperous scenes, but even if the country is prosperous and foreign countries come to pay tribute, how much meaning does it have to the people? Those who should not have enough to eat are still not enough, and those who should sell their sons and daughters are still unavoidable.

And Ji Ning put forward the idea of "water will carry the boat, and the water will overturn the boat", your ruler does not seek the well-being of the people, but only blindly emphasizes the so-called etiquette and foreign enemies to transfer the contradictions, then the river formed by the people can capsize your ruler's boat, let you know the consequences of not seeking the benefit of the people!

He Huan read Ji Ning's article, and his face was a little unconvinced, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "The water will carry the boat, and the water will overturn the boat, which is what the sage said, but the truth is not so, the country is a state of etiquette, and all the people are loyal to the monarch and the country, so don't you have to be a rebellious thief when the boat is overturned?" Ji Gongzi wrote such an article, not at all to educate the people, but to make the people not think about the emperor's grace! ”

"Huh?" He Huan's hat is also very fastened, and the sin directly attributed to Ji Ning is "not thinking about the emperor's grace".

Although the Confucian Temple and the imperial court system existed at the same time, the Confucian Temple also had to recognize the legitimacy of the imperial family, and could not openly allow Confucian scholars to betray the monarch, which was also the source of the imperial family's ability to tolerate the existence of a force that could almost compete with the imperial power.

The reason why the Confucian Temple has been able to coexist with the royal family for thousands of years is mainly due to the fact that the people of the Confucian Temple are in pursuit of the avenue, and have no intention of fame and fortune, and have energy but often help the government, so the rulers of the past dynasties would rather use the power of the Confucian Temple to suppress political opponents and resist the resistance of the people, rather than completely eradicate the Confucian Temple and make the scholars jealous of the imperial court.

Ji Ning said: "He Gongzi, why didn't you think about the emperor's grace in the future?" ”

"Didn't you? If you look at your article, the whole article is about the idea that the water will carry the boat and the water will overturn the boat, according to what you say, we are also one of the people, that is, if the boat is to be capsized, then we will all be chaotic ministers and thieves? He Huan's words have a certain provocative nature, and they also steal the concept, under the education of a loyal monarch and the country, Confucian students will not accept themselves as rebellious ministers and thieves.

Ji Ning smiled indifferently and asked, "Can Gongzi He have dinner today?" ”

"Huh?" He Huan was a little confused, so he glanced at Zhao Yuanqi and turned around and said, "Have you eaten, how is it?" ”

"That must be full of food, clothing, and food, if He Gongzi can't eat today, or hasn't eaten for a few days, and is about to die of illness and starvation, then he will definitely not complain?" Ji Ning said.

"Of course, I can't eat, it must be my own refusal to contribute, now in a peaceful and prosperous world, only lazy and vulgar people can't be fed and clothed, and if they don't work hard, can they blame the court for doing nothing?" He Huan just continued to speak according to the meaning.

Ji Ning nodded, he seemed to agree with He Huan's statement, and asked, "Does He Gongzi know what the price of grain is on the market today?" ”

"Are you trying to slander me for not being diligent and not separating grains? That Ji Gongzi can be wrong, although he is a scholar, but he knows a lot about the market, now the price of a bucket of rice is 16 Wen, which is the lowest price in decades, and the people can get about 30 Wen for their daily work, and a labor force is enough to feed four or five people in the family, even if they can't live in luxury, food and clothing are always enough. All this is thanks to the Son of Heaven to govern the country! He Huan said, and also saluted the direction of the capital, and he was also saying good things about the emperor.

Ji Ning still nodded, but he immediately asked again: "He Gongzi understands this, which means that He Gongzi is not a nerd." But dare to ask He Gongzi, during the drought in central Henan last year, can you know the price of a bucket of rice? ”

"This ......"

He Huan was asked for a while, there was indeed a great drought in central Henan in the first year, not to mention central Henan, even the Jinling generation was also affected, many people begged for rain at that time, as for the drought in the middle of Henan generation was the most serious, I heard that many people starved to death, and the imperial court also provided grain relief, but in the end the effect was not good, "a bucket of rice, the most expensive is only thirty Wen, if there is a savings on weekdays, the so-called grain to prevent hunger, then it will be fine." ”

Ji Ning said: "It's true that you can accumulate grain to prevent hunger, but that's only limited to rich households, and no one knows when a disaster will occur, right?" If every household is allowed to accumulate grain, the old grain will easily rot by the rainy season of the following year. ”

"That's okay to save money." He Huandao.

"Then I'll tell you, last year, the price of Chen rice in the middle of Henan was 320 wen a bucket, after the great drought, the imperial court did not provide relief for half a year, and the people were easy to eat. I believe that with the integrity of He Gongzi, he will definitely be grateful for the emperor's grace in this environment, and will never do anything that harms morality and etiquette. But how can He Gongzi ensure that the people in this environment can also be loyal to the monarch and the country? ”

When Ji Ning finished saying this, everyone present was silent.

I also thanked the emperor for his grace, and thanked the emperor for giving me the opportunity to eat other people's sons and give my own sons to others?

But whenever there is a little opportunity, these victims will also fight for it, not to mention being loyal to the monarch and the country, and they can do it when thieves kill people and set fires.