History proves that it doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong, what matters is who has the right to speak!

Public opinion can be raped, and the people can be deceived, as long as the means are superb, there will not be too much trouble, but will leave the title of saint.

A fight, first of all, is far more convincing than a simple debate.

The performance of the readers present once again proved that the readers were not as dignified as they imagined!

"In books, it is always said that we must love the country and the people, but in fact, you will find that patriotism and love for the people sometimes do not coexist, and even conflict violently!"

"The interests of the people are to reduce taxes, exempt them from taxation, or even not to collect taxes; The interests of the country lie in security and stability, and for the sake of security, it is necessary to build a strong army, and it is inevitable to fight or prepare for war. In essence, the two are in conflict, contradictory, and even incompatible! “

"Our officials are concerned about the people's livelihood, and the scholars, whether in the government or the opposition, are extremely concerned about the voices and sufferings of the people; The people also like to discuss the rights and wrongs of the government, and whether it is right or wrong, the court generally does not pursue it. In other words, once the major policies of the imperial court are formulated, the common people will soon know about them and give them praise and disapproval, and the voices of the common people can easily be uploaded to the "holy hearing". Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the imperial court to make decisions without paying attention to the voice of the people. To a large extent, it is influenced by public opinion. ”

"As a result, the peace faction of our dynasty was born, advocating peace with Jin. Because Jiangnan is rich, the people live a happy life; But if the Northern Expedition starts, all kinds of taxes and military service will come endlessly, and even if the Northern Expedition is successful, it will cost a lot of money to rebuild, which will increase taxes in Jiangnan. ”

"The peace faction, some of whom are capitulationists, are those who lack confidence in the Kim war. However, a large part of them are pro-people, representing the interests of the people and the will of the people! ”

Many people who read the book immediately realized that they could still understand it in this way.

It's just that it's even more confusing.

In the previous conversation, this son was a hardcore anti-gold faction, but when he said it, he was a little inclined to the peace faction! Whether it was the peace faction or the anti-gold faction, the scholars present were confused.

Zhao Pu continued: "It is only beneficial to the people, not necessarily to the country. Collecting less taxes, exempting taxes, or even not collecting taxes at all, is certainly in line with the will of the people, but it is not in the interests of the state. There are not enough taxes. The imperial court could not function, the army could not be built. The entire Great Song Dynasty will be completely destroyed. The Northern Expedition will bring severe pain. It will hurt the interests of the people, and make it unbearable for the people, but they must endure it. Once at this time, compromise with public opinion, the entire Great Song Dynasty will be finished. ”

"I lost half of the mountains and rivers for many reasons. For example, traitorous ministers misled the country, the wrong alliance to destroy Liao, the army was corrupt and lacking combat power, and the command was wrong. But fundamentally, it is to compromise with public opinion, and the whole situation collapses; In fact, when it comes to paralysis, there are a lot of paralyzed politics in our dynasty, and there are also a lot of Jin troops, so you don't have to look too highly at the Jin country, and you don't have to belittle our dynasty too much! ”

"Public opinion is like water, it can moisten all things, it can also destroy heaven and earth, as an official, we must guide public opinion, not be driven by public opinion."

Seemingly a little tired of talking, Zhao Pu stopped talking and drank tea slowly.

At this time, the readers present were shocked, this point of view was too sharp, sharp and sharp, and it was difficult to accept.

Public opinion is supreme, the imperial court has always attached importance to public opinion, and the king also attaches importance to public opinion, attaching importance to public opinion is a holy monarch, despising public opinion is a faint monarch, and violating public opinion is a tyrant. However, Zhao Pu put forward a sharp point of view, compromising with public opinion, which was the root cause of the defeat of the Great Song Dynasty.

There are some fallacies and heresies, but I can't find a single flaw.

Sometimes, that's it. Some truths, in logic and thinking, are full of flaws and loopholes, and it can be seen at a glance that they are crooked heresies and incorrect remarks; However, when we prove it from reality, we find that these principles are very correct, and many practical examples prove that they are correct.

The annihilation of Liao by Lianjin seems to be a mistake of the Song Dynasty's policy, but it is actually a compromise with public opinion.

Fools know that their lips are cold and their teeth are cold, fools know how to balance, and fools know how to help the weak and fight the strong. And the doctors of the Great Song Dynasty are all elites, they are all extremely shrewd, and they are all high-IQ people, so they can't figure out this low-level problem.

The truth is that many people know what is wrong, but they still have to keep going.

Because Lianjin's annihilation of Liao is not in line with the national interests of the Great Song Dynasty, but it is in line with public opinion.

The Great Song Dynasty was a democratic society, and the speeches of scholars and the passions of the people influenced the decision-making of the upper echelons to a large extent.

In order to conform to the people's public opinion, even if the high-level people know their mistakes, they have to continue to walk, unless they want to stand on the opposite side of public opinion, unless they are willing to bear the accusations of thousands of people, unless they would rather dismiss the official than submit to it.

It's a pity that the Great Song Dynasty has no such courtiers.

So, knowing that he was wrong, he had to keep going.

I have to say that Zhao Pu's topic is too heavy, which dilutes the breath of Fengyue.

The scholars present kept thinking about these words, and for a while, they were quiet.

"Childe, this is Tianxianglou, don't talk about state affairs, only talk about Fengyue, it's better to give me a face!" Su Mei said softly.

Zhao Pu laughed, with arrogance in his words, and said: "Men have nothing more than three hobbies, one is to love money, one is to love power, and the other is to love beauty." It's a pity that money is like a cloud to me, power is like a mustard to me, and beauty is insignificant. Today, I went to Tianxianglou, not for Miss Xiangxiang, but to meet all the scholars here. I've seen it today, and the goal has been achieved! It's time to leave, too! ”

"Before the official family, it was said that the Qinglou made the world go down, forgetting hatred, forgetting shame, being at peace in the southeast, and breathing in the wind and moon. It's just that when I thought that after the banning of the Qinglou, tens of thousands of women had no food and clothing, and hundreds of people lost their livelihoods, and I couldn't bear it. As the saying goes, a family crying is not as good as crying on the street, the moment a man should make up his mind, he must make up his mind, mother-in-law and mother-in-law, take care of everything, and can't do a big thing! ”

Su Mei's face changed, "Childe, I want to give the slave family a way to live......"

Zhao Pu said: "On the occasion of parting, I will give you a poem, and use "Linjiang Immortal" as a word card to temporarily make a poem. The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, the waves are sweeping away the heroes, and the success or failure is empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. ”

"In life, you can't earn enough money, you can't sleep with beautiful women, and officials also do it. Life is in the world, it is not easy to live, cherish time, do something meaningful, don't indulge in the wind and moon, white young head, empty and sad! ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Pu didn't stay any longer, turned around and left. (To be continued......)