There are more people who come to the mansion to visit, it is originally within the first month, and it is normal to visit each other, this kind of thing that attracts and sends, Su Tiancheng is still very familiar with it, and he is very comfortable with it, he will not offend the officials in the capital, no matter whether other people's rank is high or low, and whether others have actual power. In the capital, Su Tiancheng's relationship is not close, except for Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou, Lu Shanji and Xu Eryi, the rest of the relationships are average, as for his other two mentors, Weng Tongzhang and Fu Youliang, the relationship is not very close, and there is no contact on weekdays.

On the twenty-second day of the first month, Su Tiancheng went to visit Zodiac Zhou.

Previously, he had already visited Liu Zongzhou and Lu Shanji.

To say that the relationship between Zhou Tianhao and Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou is extraordinary, if it were not for Su Tiancheng's reasons, it would be impossible for the two to enter the imperial court to continue to be officials, Liu Zongzhou would not be able to enter the cabinet, and Huang Daozhou would not be able to become the imperial history of Zuodu, but as time went by, the relationship between them was somewhat estranged, this estrangement was not estranged on the surface, but inner estrangement, this estrangement was very terrible, Su Tiancheng gradually felt that Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou were two people, as great Confucians, There are insurmountable defects, that is, admitting death, not knowing how to be flexible, once the right thing is recognized, death does not look back, there is a more typical scholarly atmosphere, this scholarly atmosphere, it is very good to do learning, but as a court official, and an important official, it is definitely inappropriate, officialdom needs to coordinate and compromise, many things, it is impossible to measure simply by right and wrong. Moreover, Su Tiancheng also discovered that Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou both insisted on highlighting the power of their subjects, and they had some intention of suppressing the imperial power, which was very fatal. Sooner or later, Zhu Youjian will not tolerate it.

After perceiving these problems, Su Tiancheng understood very well that when Sun Chengzong was alive, as the first assistant of the cabinet, he was able to tolerate Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou, in front of Sun Chengzong. Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou are also impossible to be arrogant, let alone insist on their own understanding, they admire and respect Sun Chengzong, and they can obey what Sun Chengzong said and made from the bottom of their hearts, but Sun Chengzong died, this atmosphere does not exist, and the current cabinet chief assistant Yang Sichang does not have that kind of patience, nor does he have the same prestige as Sun Chengzong. Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou's problems will not be tolerated by Yang Sichang sooner or later, and the final result of the two may be to dismiss and go home.

Therefore, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou are unreliable, Su Tiancheng and them can't get too close, otherwise they will have a certain impact on themselves, as for Xu Eryi, there have been great changes. After all, it was sharpened in the household department and the military department, especially during the period in Liaodong. I have been exposed to too many specific things, and I know that in this world, it is not as simple as black and white.

Su Tiancheng is really reliable, or Lu Shanji and Xu Er, and the future of these two people is far from their current position. According to Su Tiancheng's judgment, when the cabinet is adjusted in the future, it is possible for both of them to enter the cabinet, especially Lu Shanji, who has a very good relationship with Yang Sichang.

Huang Daozhou specially waited for Su Tiancheng at home.

The two of them smiled and entered the study. Huang Daozhou sighed, saying that Su Tiancheng was the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, where was the problem, where did Su Tiancheng go, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Liaodong, and now Dengzhou, as long as Su Tiancheng arrived in these places, all problems could be solved. Su Tiancheng said again and again that he didn't dare, he was just doing things according to the emperor's requirements, he didn't have such a big ability, Huang Daozhou didn't seem to understand what Su Tiancheng meant, and continued to talk about Su Tiancheng's merits, including exterminating the Liukou, striking the Mongolian tribes, and striking the Houjin Tartars, etc., Su Tiancheng had no choice but to stop talking, and Huang Daozhou said these words.

In his heart, Su Tiancheng was very emotional, Huang Daozhou's words were originally to praise himself, and it is estimated that he has also said them in the imperial court, but these words will bring negative effects to himself, in this era of monarchs and ministers, the merits of his subordinates must not be exaggerated too much, otherwise it will attract the attention of the emperor and the adults who maintain the imperial power in the court, and if they are not careful, they will become the target of everyone's attacks.

It's just that Zodiac Zhou, who is a great Confucian, doesn't understand these things very well. The last time Huang Daozhou came to Dengzhou, when it came to the matter of Liaodong, Su Tiancheng felt a little incomprehensible, the situation in Liaodong was slightly better, Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou actually thought that the imperial court could directly launch an attack on Houjin, this kind of Confucian pedantic understanding is incompatible with reality. The understanding of Confucianism has a certain degree of extremism, and you can't completely blame them, once there is a problem with their suggestion, they will not shirk their responsibility, and even choose to commit suicide to apologize, but this kind of apology will not help, it can only add some tragedy.

Since he visited Huang Daozhou, he naturally wanted to eat, Su Tianwei thought that Huang Daozhou must have said that the banquet was arranged in the mansion, but he didn't expect Huang Daozhou to be arranged in the restaurant, which made Su Tiancheng a little crying and laughing, and when he went to the restaurant, he was majestic, but unfortunately he lost that trace of warm atmosphere, didn't Huang Daozhou know.

What made Su Tiancheng even more unexpected was that Liu Zongzhou also came.

When the housekeeper took Liu Zongzhou into the study, Liu Zongzhou saw Su Tiancheng, and Ha Lu Ha Da Lu smiled.

"Kun Yuan, the old man was originally going to accompany you, yesterday you went to the old man's house, the old man because of some things in the court, delayed time, did not have time to accompany you, has always felt uneasy, today I heard Brother Dao Zhou said, it is necessary to come, Kun Yuan don't blame."

"Don't say that, my lord, I visited my lord's house yesterday, and I didn't say it in advance, my lord is busy with things in the court, which is also very normal."

"Alas, the old man is not very comfortable when he thinks of yesterday's events, and today in Brother Dao Zhou's house, they are all his own people, so it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

Su Tiancheng was a little surprised, Liu Zongzhou is a cabinet scholar, the cabinet discussions, are all national affairs, can not be said at will, although their rank is not low, but always need to obey the cabinet of many decisions, to put it mildly, many things discussed in the cabinet are related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty, although sometimes, the cabinet will also put forward some unbelievable decisions.

Huang Daozhou had a smile on his face, as if he was accustomed to it.

Seeing this scene, Su Tiancheng's heart sank a little, it seems that Liu Zongzhou often talks to Huang Daozhou about the affairs of the cabinet, if he can't keep it secret, some things are leaked out, and he may break into a big disaster, but unfortunately on an occasion like today, Su Tiancheng can't directly criticize it, and even there will be no such opportunity in the future, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou are both great Confucians, with very strong self-esteem, and they can't tolerate criticism from others, unless the person who criticizes them makes the two of them convinced, such as Sun Chengzong.

"The old man and Master Fu had some disputes, because of this news."

Liu Zongzhou looked at Huang Daozhou and Su Tiancheng, and seemed to have returned to the scene of yesterday's dispute.

"The old man thinks that this news is reported by the emperor, and the Ming Dynasty has adhered to it for hundreds of years, and the rules of this kind of news and report cannot be shaken in the slightest, and the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan.

"I don't know what kind of attitude Master Lu Daofu has?"

"Master Fu believes that the situation is different now, and the things that have been reported must be changed."

"Oh, why would Master Fu say that?"

Maybe Su Tiancheng asked two questions in a row, Liu Zongzhou looked at Su Tiancheng and was a little dissatisfied.

"Master Fu thinks that the rumors have affected the decision-making of the imperial court, some of them have been impeached for their own interests, but the impeachment based on the facts, and some of them have been used by some adults in the imperial court, and the old man doesn't see it that way, the old man thinks that these are all nonsense."

Su Tiancheng was a little stunned, he thought that Fu Guan's point of view was completely correct, and he didn't know why Liu Zongzhou opposed it.

"At the beginning of the people, the nature is good, if the cabinet can not believe in the matter and the imperial history, the court is not in danger, if the emperor can not hear the advice, is not the building will fall, the old man thinks, these things and the imperial history, are through the imperial examination into the imperial court, are familiar with the four books and five classics, can not distinguish between right and wrong, political views have different understandings, this is a matter of course, for everything, it is impossible to understand the complete same, the old man is in favor of prudence, but also looking forward to the world's readers, can always self-demand and self-reflect, so that the world can be governed. ”

Su Tiancheng finally understood, what would Liu Zongzhou oppose Fu Guan's understanding, to say that Liu Zongzhou's understanding is also good, but it is too naïve, he did not understand a basic truth, that is, everyone does things for their own interests, in this world, people who do not do things for the benefit are rare, those who give things and imperial history, I am afraid that they are not this kind of people, they all have their own interests.

The viewpoint of political economy, no one has yet summed it up, and no one has realized that the economic base determines the superstructure, and putting aside this basic truth, talking about the view that people are originally good is not the same as the horse's mouth, and it is destined to be the opposite of each other.

Su Tiancheng didn't speak, he didn't want to debate with Liu Zongzhou, such a debate didn't make much sense, Liu Zongzhou had his own fixed understanding, he used to think that through the facts, or the purpose of the Zhongxing Society, he could change Liu Zongzhou's understanding, it seems that he is naïve, people's academics have been formed, how can it be completely changed, as long as there is a suitable soil, Liu Zongzhou will promote his thoughts. (To be continued......)