The second chapter is here, there is still one behind, please don't go away~――"Brother Li, you don't have to worry about me, I just want to be quiet here......" Li Zhao started first, but he didn't know how to continue, but it also alarmed Yang Shen, and the young man turned around, although his expression was sad, but it was not to the extent that people were too worried. [No pop-up novel network]

"That's the best, you know it's best to take care." Li Zhaoxian's unparalleled eloquence disappeared, and he just muttered, secretly wondering whether he should rest assured.

"Do you know, Brother Li, I have been thinking about a problem since last year......" Li Zhaoxian didn't say anything, but Yang Shen suddenly had an interest in talking, "The reason why I went to the academy to study and quarreled with my father was because of the trip to Tianjin, and it has been almost a whole year now." ”

Yang Shen's topic was a little fluctuating, Li Zhaoxian didn't know how to answer, and he felt that his friend didn't seem to need him to answer, so he just nodded silently.

"The new bureaucratic system is very good, everyone in it puts the interests of the country first and takes care of the people's livelihood; The new law that is being brewed is also very effective, and the interlocking supervision system is enough to eliminate most of the dereliction of duty and corruption, and the people in it are dedicated, hardworking, and full of hope to create a strong and prosperous Ming ......"

"Yes, it is the honor of my generation to be in this great change that has not been seen in a thousand years, and it is also the mission of my generation." Li Zhaoxian sincerely agreed.

However, Brother Li, among the Confucian sages, there are also many people who take the world as their own responsibility, and the children of Confucianism are not all people who only care about the rise and fall of their own family and put aside national affairs. No matter which school or faction, there are strengths and weaknesses, but why is the gap between the old and new systems, and between the old and new bureaucrats, so big? ”

Yang Shen's voice was mixed with some desolation, and he said slowly: "For example, my father...... In fact, my father is a good official, the Yang family has some industries in Sichuan, but they are all passed down from ancestors, my father has been in Beijing for many years, although the scale of the land has expanded, but it is all from some donations, and the Yang family has not been greedy for them. ”

"Things in the court may be more complicated, but my father is also following the path of Qinggui Hanlin, even if there is something wrong, it should be okay with the law, at most, that is, in the past few years in the cabinet, it is just a little tilted." At this, his tone suddenly became sharp, and his tone also had a hint of anger.

"But I never thought that he would commit collusion with the Tartars to enter the customs and sit idly by...... No, it is secretly supporting King Ning's rebellion, which is enough to leave a sin for 10,000 years! I really can't figure it out, he has entered the Wenyuan Pavilion, a very popular minister, even if the new policy will weaken the authority of the cabinet, but if he is willing to change his course, he may not be able to occupy a place in the Senate, after all, ......"

The Senate has not yet officially ascended to the court of the Ming Dynasty, but as time goes by, the enlarged version of the cabinet has become more and more perfect. At present, the Senate is mainly composed of academy students, mixed with many enlightened low-level officials, but it is Jiao Fang who presides.

In terms of political strategy, Jiao Fang is actually inferior to Yang Tinghe, and his advantage is just an opportunity.

The latter's city government is very good, and the general trend is already like this, if it is important to focus on national affairs, it will not be able to do something in the Senate at the beginning; Even if you can't swallow this bad breath, it is a good way to retreat from the rapids; Even if you really don't touch the south wall and don't look back, you should use politics and strategy to contend and affirm your own ideas.

If it is a different place, Yang Shen can only think of these three methods, no matter which one, there is a feasible way. Take the legislative work he participated in as an example, in fact, it reflects the way of checks and balances.

Safeguarding the interests of the weak people with law and discipline, and eliminating privileges with law and discipline, don't look at these things that Xie Hong advocates, but he can't get any advantage in them. When the legal system is perfect, his power as a champion will shrink a lot, and at that time, he will still be admired by the world, but it will all come from his past deeds, not that official position.

To some extent, both sides of the fight seem to have no selfish intentions, at least Yang Shen can be sure that Yang Tinghe has no selfish intentions. But he really couldn't figure it out, in the spirit of justice, how could Dad do that kind of thing? Doesn't he know that the difficulty of this kind of thing is tantamount to walking a tightrope, and if one is not good, it will be the situation of the world overturning?

"Use the ...... to repair," Li Zhao wanted to speak before stopping.

Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang are the kind of people who make a fuss in their stomachs, but their surnames are different.

Li Dongyang's scheming is not so gloomy. Although he has a reputation for being resourceful, Li Dongyang is good at weighing and likes to use upright means, and his methods are not related to ruthlessness. Therefore, Li Dongyang in history was plotted by Yang Tinghe in the seventh year of Zhengde, and he left the court in a depressed manner, and finally died of depression.

Another difference is that the relationship between Li Dongyang and Li Zhaoxian's father and son is also a little strange, since the latter is sensible, he has not been very careful, he hates traditional things, and finally embarked on a completely contrary road to his father.

According to the concept of this era, with this kind of disobedient son, even if the father is angry to death, it is not a strange thing, implementing the family law, driving out of the house, and scolding when he meets, is what Li Dongyang should do.

But in fact, before and after Li Zhaoxian entered the academy, the relationship between father and son did not change at all. Probably because Li Zhaoxian didn't pay attention to it for too long, Li Dongyang is used to it, the two are still the same as before, they will greet each other when they meet, chat and exchange opinions in their spare time, and even quarrels rarely occur, which can be regarded as an outlier.

After entering the New Year, due to the death of Yang Tinghe and other courtiers, the conspiracy on Chinese New Year's Eve last year slowly surfaced. After taking control of Datong, Xie Hong had already interrogated the relevant people and others, and he was also well aware of the conspiracy, and of course he would not be polite to the participants.

As soon as the news of Yang Tinghe's death came out, Hou Defang and the roadside club immediately went all out to make the conspiracy public, and before Shilin had time to build momentum, the charges of these people had already been finalized.

In the Li Mansion, this matter has also become a topic of discussion between the father and son, with Li Dongyang's guidance, Li Zhaoxian also has some understanding of the mentality of Yang Tinghe and others, but the words are not easy to say.

"Brother Li can solve the doubts of the younger brother, but it doesn't hurt to say it directly."

"Well, my dad has said something, and if it can be summed up, it is nothing more than two meanings, one is to get used to it, just like the usual surname in physics. They are either accustomed to the privileges of scholars, or accustomed to the strength of scholars in the court, and always feel that these things are unchanged for thousands of years, so they cannot adapt to changes, so they will make a lot of ridiculous decisions. ”

Moreover, as with legislation, the foundations of Confucianism are questionable. The new law was created in the spirit of protecting the interests of the people and making the country rich and the people strong. Confucianism, on the other hand, assumes that the sages are all right, and enshrines their remarks as if they were golden rules that cannot be changed, and then on this basis, when the system is established, the foundation is crooked, and how can the built buildings stand? ”

Of course, these will not be Li Dongyang's original words, although in the face of a defeated situation, he is also reflecting, but for the spirit of the new law, he can't accept and understand it at once, these words are all summed up by Li Zhaoxian himself.

Just like the declaration of freedom in later generations, Confucianism also established a standard, and then supplemented and improved on this basis, the model is the same, but the spirit is fundamentally different. On the basis of the theory of the sages, the magnitude of change is very small, even if it emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action, as Wang Shouren did, it will be regarded as heresy.

After understanding the spirit of the legal system brought by Xie Hong, and then getting Li Dongyang's in-depth explanation of Confucianism, Li Zhaoxian explained the mentality of the scholars in detail.

"Confucianism has been inherited for more than 1,000 years, and there are countless sages and great Confucians, and the same is true of their speeches. If you get used to it, you will fall deeper and deeper, even if it is to damage the public and private interests, put the family before the country, or even collude with the enemy, it is forgivable and can find a reason. ”

With a long sigh, Li Zhaoxian mentioned Yang Tinghe again: "Uncle Yang may not have much selfishness, he just follows what he has learned since he was a child, and wants to preserve Confucianism and Taoism, but he is a feminine surname, and under such a system, it is actually reasonable to do these things......

Yang Tinghe in history was a little eccentric, in the Zhengde Dynasty, he won the trust of Zhengde, and he was in the position of the first assistant, and there were countless henchmen under him, even if his power was compared with Wang Anshi back then, it was not much better. If he wanted to, he could even be like the latter, and carry out something that is rare in hundreds of years.

But he didn't, but calculated with all his heart and mind.

Zhengde went to Yingzhou, he withheld food and salary, trying to drag his feet; King Ning wanted to rebel, he turned a blind eye and intended to connive; In the end, he won over Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong, successfully overthrew Zhengde in Jiangnan, and then helped Jiajing up and put him on the throne.

Within two years of doing these things, he fell in the great ceremonial incident of Jiajing's third year, and he collapsed, achieving a reputation for rewarding unauthorized power.

In fact, Jiajing's three years of affairs were nothing more than a counterattack by his political enemies. Without Xie Hong under Jiajing and no henchmen in the DPRK and China, how could it be possible that in just over two years, he had the strength to overthrow Yang Tinghe?

It is nothing more than the surname of the scholars who are keen on infighting, and Yang Tinghe has been in the position of the first assistant for more than ten years, which has attracted everyone's eyes. Although Yang has the great merit of supporting the design and supporting the new monarch, since the matter has passed, how can the eyes of the scholars keep staring at the past, and it is the right thing to quickly establish a new cabinet.

tirelessly doing this kind of fruitless and even harmful thing, Yang Tinghe seems to be very stupid. Obviously, with the support of the righteous virtue of affection, he can occupy the position of the first assistant, maintain his power, and baregate the lintel, but he just did the opposite, isn't this stupid?

However, there is a reason why he does this, and the reason is very simple, it is nothing more than a habitual surname, he calculates righteousness, in order to maintain the Confucian Taoist system, and he doesn't even care about his own future, how can he have the spirit to control others.

In his eyes, he can be martyred, and he can also push others to be martyred, and this kind of person can be called a defender, which is similar to the kind of fanatics in religion, which is quite terrifying. Those suicide bombs in later generations, on the spiritual level, are no different from Yang Ting and Ben.

If Confucianism really represents the truth, this spirit can be regarded as great.

However, the truth is something that changes with the times, and with the passage of time, the Confucian concept of ruling has long been out of date, so Yang Tinghe's actions also seem very stupid and naïve, and it is also a little despicable.

(To be continued)