Chapter 165: It's easy to go to thieves, but it's hard to go to friends (II)
Chen Kang hoped to use such exaggerated language to describe the dangers of Shi Bu, but even Li Shimin did not believe it. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info If Li Shimin knows that his country is so easy to collapse because of a friend, then Li Shimin will have to reflect on his own level. Even a single crook will collapse if it appears, and the country is already rotten. However, it is also fortunate that talking to a smart person and doing things with a smart boss is sometimes easy to do. At least you know that the boss is smart and he knows that a lot of things can't be avoided. If it is the kind of stupid boss, he will subconsciously think that you are his subordinate, and you must listen to him 100%, and you can't have any selfish intentions. This kind of is obviously difficult for strong people, and the smart boss knows that this kind of thing is inevitable, and everyone has selfish intentions, and he has to control and use it, not suppress it. This kind of thing can't be suppressed, just like the truth that blocking is better than sparse, and in the end it is just to guide and use. Otherwise, direct suppression will only make people go from the light to the dark, which is even more difficult to prevent.
Li Shimin obviously understands this truth, and naturally he will not make trouble because of some friends and party affairs. Only the stupid and mediocre emperors would be truly angry at this. Even if Chen Kang said that if he didn't get rid of the cronies, the Tang Dynasty would perish, which was obviously alarmist. Li Shimin won't believe it, because Datang is not so fragile.
"Your Majesty, Chen Kang's words are really unreasonable. I said I'm a friend, so what? The so-called friends, we must first start with the word 'friends', generally speaking, the same family is friends, comrades are friends, and this is why the word friend is born. So I think that friends can only exist among gentlemen, otherwise there are non-villains. Only a gentleman has a friend, and there is no such thing as a villain. For this reason, the minister wrote a special chapter to discuss the theory of friends! ”
Next, Shi Bufan began to read aloud endlessly: "The ministers have heard the words of the friends since ancient times, but only ......"
Shi Bufan's loud words immediately circulated in the ears of many people around him, especially this article read by Shi Bufan, which is obviously an argumentative essay, and the topic of the argumentative essay is to discuss the affairs of this friend. Especially in this way, it was circulated among them, and when everyone heard this argumentative essay at first, they still thought that who was dying, and they dared to say anything in front of the emperor.
But after hearing it later, I realized that this punter theory was not talking about the disadvantages of punk, but rather about what punks are and the good or bad of punk. Even this conclusive conclusion states that only good people and gentlemen can be called friends, but those bad villains are not qualified to be called friends. So this is obviously to show that this friend is not evil, and it is not forbidden as most people think. Even, such a friend is a good thing. At that time, there were more than 3,000 people in King Wu of Zhou, forming a party of friends, and finally defeated King Zhou.
This "Theory of Friends" immediately attracted many literati, because these literati are actually a friend, and if they are not friends, it would be a strange thing. In particular, the exchange of interests between those scholars is an out-and-out friend, but no one has said it before. Now that I've heard that some people talk about friends like this, it's really amazing!
"Woohoo! The traces of the rise and fall of the husband and the chaos can be learned by those who are kings! Shi Bufan finished reading the last sentence.
And Li Shimin was also shocked, Shi Bufan was able to make an argumentative essay so quickly, so that everyone also felt that Shi Bufan's writing was really powerful, and he created a paper in such a short time, which was difficult for the ancients to imagine.
"In ancient times, Cao Zijian made a poem in seven steps, I'm afraid that the county man is no less than Cao Zijian!" "That's right, Shi Xiannan is so talented, he is really well-read, and he is really extraordinary!" ……
Many nobles also expressed their appreciation, and this level of literature does not lie in origin. Just as art knows no borders, good writing and talent will impress those who don't stand with you. A political stance is a political stance, but in the face of good articles and art, that does not prevent them from appreciating temporary instruments.
"Hehe, Ouyang Xiu's "Theory of Friends" is really useful. As long as you change the 'Tang Zhaozong' in the last paragraph, it can be regarded as a very good paper, so you won't worry about being suspicious. Shi Bufan thought.
After Shi Bufan said this, Fang Xuanling took the initiative to say: "Shi County Nan's "Theory of Friends" really made me suddenly, only a gentleman can call it a friend, how can a villain be called a friend?" Only comrades from the same door can be friends, and the collusion of interests between those villains, how can they be worthy of the word friend? A gentleman is a righteous person, a villain is a good man, and a friend is a gentleman's friend, how can we use a friend to describe the interaction between our thousands of courtiers in the Tang Dynasty? Shi Xiannan's words are really justifying my 'friend' and clearing his name for the gentleman who was slandered as a villain, which can be used as a famous article for the ages. ”
Fang Xuanling took the initiative to praise, and then Du Ruhui, the eldest grandson, Wuji and others also began to praise, thinking that Shi Bufan's "Friends of the Party" is a very good article, and it is a famous article that can be used as a famous article in history!
A rare scene in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty actually appeared, everyone said that an article was good, and even touted Shi Bufan here, as if he was giving Shi Bufan a stinky foot, regardless of the literary level and various factors in it, no one said it was bad. Of course, what they describe the most is not the extraordinary literary brilliance, but the content of it.
They said that Shi Bufan had justified the names of those "friends", because only a gentleman could call it a friend, and a villain could not be called a friend. A friend is a gentleman's moral statement, and a friend party is an organization between comrades who share the same ideas and ideals, not an organization established solely for the purpose of exchanging interests. This is a good name for the friends, and it feels good for everyone to be friends all the time. In particular, friends have always been not a good word, and they have always been an important basis for attacking each other. However, Shi Bufan's article on the friends came at a very good time, if anyone dared to continue to criticize the friends in the future, then not only would they not be angry, but they would proudly say that everyone was together for the sake of gentlemanly morality. Now, the friend party has changed from a derogatory term to a positive word, which is simply not too pitiful.
Shi Bufan turned his head and asked Chen Kang, the palace attendant, and said, "Chen Kang, what do you think?" ”
"You, you, you ......" Chen Kang pointed to Shi Bufan, unable to say a word.
Chen Kang was really embarrassed, he couldn't imagine that Shi Bufan would actually create an article on the spot, and it was dedicated to this friend. Shi Bufan's argumentative essay really once again carried forward the characteristics of Shi Bufan's ability to speak well and think quickly. Shi Bufan's past methods often had sophistry, but this "Friends Theory" once again shows everyone that it is okay for Shi Bufan to debate in a dignified manner. There is no sophistry in this "Theory of Friends", but it is full of uprightness, and anyone is impeccable.
Therefore, most of the people present praised Shi Bufan and thought that Shi Bufan had done a good job.
"The emperor's ......" Chen Kang was present and asked Li Shimin for help.
However, Li Shimin couldn't help this time, especially when Li Shimin saw that so many ministers also praised the extraordinary "Theory of Friends", and even took the initiative to praise Shi Bufan. Even Fang Xuanling, who has always been among the scholars, put down their identities to praise Shi Bufan's article, obviously this article is well-said, and it is too good. Of course, Li Shimin can't contradict at this time, although he is the emperor, but he knows very well that the emperor is just the spokesman of a power group, if he has to go against the will of all the courtiers, then I am afraid that he will not get support in the end. The emperor is not quite deserved, someone must support him, and if there is no support behind him, then the emperor will also collapse. Li Shimin will not really be stupid to think that he is the destiny of heaven, it is okay to fool ordinary people with this set, but don't believe it yourself, so that is the beginning of the death of the country.
"Your Majesty, the minister and General Li Ji are also this kind of like-minded friends, but the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, we don't have any interests, so why can't we see people? I met with General Li Ji today, and we didn't deliberately hide it from anyone. But this Chen Kang actually listened to the wind and rain, which made people panic, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Ji and I were going to rebel, which was really unreasonable. General Li Ji and I are loyal to my Datang, conscientious and conscientious, and we have died with all our might. But to be slandered as a friend by such a villain, I have to make this "Friends Theory" to justify the name of the friends. A friend is a gentleman's friend, and the villain's interests can never be called a friend, which is an insult to the word friend. Although General Li Ji and I are not from the same family, we can be regarded as comrades with common aspirations, so we are naturally friends. ”
"And almost all of my courtiers in the Tang Dynasty are loyal to the Tang Dynasty and are willing to die for the emperor. We all share the same goals and aspirations, so it doesn't matter if we are friends. The court is almost all friends. So, I'm proud of my friends! Shi Bufan said.
Fang Xuanling also took the initiative to nod and said: "We are also friends, and we are willing to be loyal to the emperor, and we are friends who have died for my Tang Dynasty!" ”
Many ministers now refer to themselves as "friends", because now that friends have changed from a derogatory term to a positive term, of course they have to call themselves "friends", and now it has become fashionable to call themselves friends.
Li Shimin's face was a little not good, but he said: "Okay, the winter hunt in the past few days, just let my Tang soldiers carry it out." We, the kings, and our ministers, will also go home tomorrow, and we will continue our work after a day's rest. ”
Li Shimin was obviously not in a good mood, but he didn't say anything more. Especially after Shi Bufan's essay came out, Li Shimin's mood became even more complicated. What's even more terrifying is that the ministers of the imperial court actually said that this partisan theory is a good article, which makes Li Shimin even more depressed.
When everyone gradually dispersed, Li Shimin said: "It's easy to go to thieves, but it's hard to go to friends!" ”
When Shi Bufan heard this small exclamation, he immediately remembered that Tang Wenzong at the time of the Niu Li Party Struggle also once said a sentence, called "It is easy to go to Hebei and it is difficult to go to the party in the DPRK and China". Li Shimin has also said such a sentence now, obviously lamenting the seriousness of the "friends" in the court.
Li Shimin's "friend party" is not the friend party in Shi Bufan's "Theory of Friends Party", but the previous friend party who formed a party for personal gain for the sake of interests. It is impossible for anyone to stop this pundan, and any emperor will encounter a pundo. Fang Xuanling is a friend, why is Du Ruhui not a friend? Everyone is a friend, so after Shi Bufan's "Friends Theory" justifies the name of the friends, it can be regarded as a help to solve the unpleasant saying that the friends are hungry. In fact, the more friends they are, the more they praise this "Friends Theory", which is because they have a weak heart. So when they heard Shi Bufan's "Theory of Friends", they really didn't agree with it, especially since they themselves are all friends.
In this way, they can communicate openly in the future, because they are all "friends" as Shi Bufan said, and they are the kind of "gentlemen's friends" who are combined for the sake of morality.
Although Shi Bufan said that they were gentlemen, no one knew what the specific situation was. Anyone knows that whether it is Fang Du or Shi Bufan and Li Ji, they are actually forming a party for the interests of their own family and class, and they are not really forming a party because of a gentleman. As long as there are classes in this society, then parties are inevitable. Even within the same ruling class, there will be differences in the direction of interests, which will lead to differences between the parties. This hope is impossible without friends. There is not much difference in essence between the partisans and the parties of later generations. They are nothing more than people who represent a class or a certain community of interests to compete for control of the state apparatus, realize their own political ideas, and suppress other classes through the state apparatus.
So Li Shimin sighed, it's easy to go to thieves, it's hard to go to friends! This party of friends can never be removed, as long as there are people, there will be politics, and if there is politics, there will be friends. Unite to deal with competition and fight for benefits, not to mention human beings, even if there are many animals who do the same, unite to compete for benefits, there are many animals in this, let alone humans? (To be continued.) )