After Ji Ning finished speaking, he looked around at the people present, everyone's faces were not very good-looking, even the guards of the prince of Chongwang, who had prejudices against Ji Ning before, also had a look of shame on their faces.

Put yourself in your shoes, if it has reached the point where it is easy to eat, and what kind of righteousness and loyalty to the monarch and the country are still talked about, this is simply difficult for a strong man, then He Huan's point of refutation is not valid at all.

He Huan's face was also flushed, and he said: "Ji Gongzi, you are quibbling, no matter whether the drought in central Henan last year reached the point of eating the child, just saying that the drought is a natural disaster and not a man-made disaster, how can the people blame the court for this, so go to the dictionary and forget the sect?" Even the Son of Heaven is bent on relieving the plight of the people. ”

Ji Ning was surprised: "When the people encounter a drought and want to get help from the imperial court, what's wrong?" ”

"When the people are suffering, why should the court be allowed to provide relief? Can you hold a grudge against the court because of this? He Huan seemed to have grasped the straw of life, although he himself felt that he could no longer match Ji Ning in terms of momentum.

Everyone looked at Ji Ning, and from He Huan's words, it was actually understandable. In their minds, the people have suffered a disaster, and it is the grace of the court to help the disaster, and if you don't help the disaster, the people should not be resentful, because the court has no obligation to save you. If the people do the thing of "the water will capsize" because of this, it is still the fault of the people.

Ji Ning sighed lightly: "I thought that He Gongzi was a person with family and country ambitions, but I didn't expect that in terms of governing the country, He Gongzi's theory would be so biased. As two sides of the debate, we should not have made such irrational statements...... Has He Gongzi ever thought about how much tax the imperial court collects every year? How much do people pay each year? How much is the excesses and miscellaneous taxes? ”

"This?" He Huan was speechless when asked again.

"Yongning doesn't have to say any more, it's better for this son to talk about it." Zhao Yuanqi took over the conversation, because he felt that Ji Ning was going to offend people if he continued to talk about it, so he would rather be this bad guy himself, because he was the son of Chongwang and the ruler, and what he said had enough weight.

Ji Ning made a gesture of invitation and said, "Shizi, please." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yuanqi nodded and said, "The water will carry the boat, and the water will overturn the boat, in fact, Yongning's words are not only for the people, but also for the people who govern the country, and it is an exhortation to the king and courtiers, so that they can devote themselves to the people, rather than inciting the people to rebel." If a person who governs the country does not even understand the truth that the people can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat, how can he govern the country safely? Yongning mentioned the great drought in central Henan, the son of this world heard the news, perhaps more than you, the drought in central Henan is indeed starving to death a lot of people, in addition to natural disasters, there are also man-made disasters, there are corrupt officials in the local government to collect money, the court disaster relief food deduction, fill their pockets, local people also have rebellions, in fact, we should not blame the local rebels for their unrighteous actions, but should reflect on the lack of governance, if the court can be one step earlier disaster relief, and there are no corrupt officials in the local government, Why make the people desperate and make enemies of the court? ”

Tang Xie nodded and said, "What His Royal Highness the Prince said is reasonable. ”

"So this son admires Yongning's statement very much, what he said is actually sharing worries for the king, if Yongning can be a courtier in the future, he must be able to advise the king and govern the world well, and this son has also been taught!" After speaking, Zhao Yuanqi was deeply at Ji Ning again, and Ji Ning hurriedly returned the salute.

He Huan stood next to him like a clown jumping off the beam, unable to even say a word.

If he hadn't stood on the opposite side of Ji Ning, he would have agreed with Ji Ning's point of view very much, but from the beginning when he came out to question Ji Ning to ask Liu Rushi and Xiaojuan about the theory of governing the country, he was destined to come out and sing against Ji Ning later, but he was still ruthlessly treated as a green leaf, and in comparison, Ji Ning looked even more shining.

"Come, for Yongning's article, how about you toast him three cups?" Zhao Yuanqi poured a glass of wine, raised his glass and smiled.

Tang Xie and the others originally admired Ji Ning's knowledge, and at this time, they couldn't help but raise a glass to broker Ning's wine, and Ji Ning had no choice but to drink two more glasses.

After drinking, Ji Ning felt that his head was starting to feel a little dizzy, perhaps because he had just come out of the township examination hall and had not rested enough.

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Zhao Yuanqi is a very personable son, he saw that his admiration for Ji Ning was easy for Ji Ning to be attacked, so he simply stopped asking Ji Ning some knowledge and governing things.

It's just that Ji Ning's article "Water carries the boat and the water overturns" benefited him a lot, after seeing Ji Ning's such exquisite articles and discussions, he couldn't read other people's articles and theories, so he just talked about Fengyue.

Liu Ru stroked the piano and toasted from afar through the gauze curtain, her face was like a peach blossom, and after drinking a few glasses, the peach blossom on her face looked more gorgeous.

"Shizi, it's not too early, should you go back?" The attendants of Chongwang's Mansion saw that Zhao Yuanqi was a little greedy, and hurriedly stepped forward to remind him.

Zhao Yuanqi is confidant has a thousand glasses of wine, and he has gained knowledge here in Ji Ning, so he wants to drink a few more glasses under the excitement, but he also has excellent restraint, hearing the advice of the attendant, he stood up and said: "Everyone, it has been two hours since the son of this world came out, and now it is time for the second watch, and it is time to turn back." ”

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness." The people stood up and saluted.

"You don't have to, you just sit down and continue to drink, you can't be swept away by me." Zhao Yuanqi smiled, his eyes fell on Ji Ning, "My sister's birthday is on the twenty-third of this month, and at that time, the prince of this world will send invitations to your mansions, but where must I come?" ”

said that he wanted to invite the people present, but in fact, others could see that they were stained with Ji Ning's light, and Zhao Yuanqi mainly invited Ji Ning.

Ji Ning, Tang Xie and the others got up and responded, and sent Zhao Yuanqi to the door, Zhao Yuanqi still smiled and waved his hand: "You guys go back, you must come, you must come!" ”

He drank two more glasses of his own, and his speech was a little inverted.

Finally sent Zhao Yuanqi away, and a few people came back and sat down again, but they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, saying that they could be dealt with with Zhao Yuanqi's peers, but what is their identity, what is their identity, in front of a powerful person with the power of life and death, they are still very nervous, and they are very restrained in their words and actions.

"Ji Gongzi, I really want to congratulate you." Han Yu smiled, "If I remember correctly, the prince of Chongwang has admired your articles and knowledge more than once, which will be of great help to your fame!" ”

Han Gongzi smiled. Ji Ning smiled lightly.

Ji Ning didn't think much of Han Yu's words in his heart, in this era, the most important thing for a student is not to be appreciated by anyone, but to be able to play his own level in the imperial examination, and then he can only be a staff member of the Chongwang Mansion at most, and obey orders for a lifetime, but if he is promoted in the examination, and then he will be admitted to the Jinshi in the future, he can enter the court as a scholar, or enter the Confucian Temple to study and be admired by the people of the world, and he can still distinguish which is more important.

He Huan's face was very bad at this time, he got up and said: "I can't drink enough, so I will leave first!" ”

Ji Ning saw that He Huan actually had no evil intentions, but was just eager to show himself, and he was inferior to him in talent and learning, but he was targeted. Ji Ning got up and said, "He Gongzi, it's just a scholarly argument, why bother?" ”