The reason of "slowing down the king" seems to be very simple, but it is in Meng Jiucheng's opinion.

And vanity aside, of course, there are advantages to being king, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people doing it.

Therefore, whether to be the king or not depends on the specific situation. On the premise that the conditions for claiming the throne are not yet in place, this approach is obviously unwise, and the result will only attract more opponents.

In fact, even Yang Miaozhen and Wang Min didn't see this. Wang Min tactfully persuaded Meng Jiucheng to take over Yang An'er's banner in order to recruit heroes from all over the world.

Obviously, they did not have the intention of serving the Southern Song Dynasty, and they did not have a good impression of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Of course, Meng Jiucheng is the same, he is partial to peace and does not want to forge ahead, and the emphasis on literature and light on military force has reached the point of being extreme, how can such a court be his long-term dependence?

But now, Meng Jiucheng needs to make the appearance of defecting to the Southern Song Dynasty, and he must maintain it for a long time.

Although he wanted to make a refuge in the Southern Song Dynasty, Meng Jiucheng still adopted many policies that were different from those of the Southern Song Dynasty, which was inevitable.

The demise of the Southern Song Dynasty naturally had its own causes and shortcomings, if he didn't even dare to correct these, wouldn't it be the same fate waiting for Meng Jiucheng?

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In addition to the sea view, Haizhou also has many scenic spots, Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen took the guards, and the next day they went to the peach blossom stream outside Haizhou City.

Peach Blossom Stream, is the first big stream of Yuntai Mountain Range, 36 scenes are all over it, clouds and mist are swirling, flowing springs and waterfalls, stone walls are steep, the scenery changes step by step, along the stream of lush forests, bamboo and cui, the mountains are full of wild flowers, idle grass and hair, just like a fairyland in a painting.

Of course, now that it's winter, you can't see such a beautiful view. However, the trickle on the peak turns thousands of times into a surging stream, passing through the tall trees on the mountain, and the peach blossom stream and the bare mountain peak stone bones together constitute a Chinese painting with a considerable flavor.

Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen walked around, while the guards spread out their vigilance from afar.

Next to a stream, everyone rested temporarily, Meng Jiucheng found a stone and sat down, looking at the water in a daze.

The breeze came slowly, hitting people's clothes, and the breath of the mountains and wilderness made his mind much calmer.

He tried to keep himself from thinking of nothing, except to occasionally pick up a branch or a rock, and throw it into the water, casting a halo of circles to scare the timid little fish away.

In the past, Meng Jiucheng had such a point of view, thinking that the quality of a country lies in the emperor, and if the emperor is a virtuous monarch, the country can be good; If it is a faint king, it is impossible for the country to think well.

Now it seems that such an idea is still too naïve. Although the emperor lives a life of fine clothes and fine food, and a group of beautiful women, it is also the ultimate goal that Meng Jiucheng yearns for and wants to achieve.

But at the same time, Meng Jiucheng also understood the loneliness of the emperor. Think about it, what courtier would dare to treat the emperor as a friend?

Everyone's approach is purposeful, because only the emperor has the power of life and death in his hands.

"The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die." Too many lies, too many deceptions, and what's worse is that even if you want to change such a state, it is impossible to rely on the emperor alone.

"A companion is like a tiger", yes, everyone may not be able to guess what the emperor is thinking. But on the other hand, everyone was thinking about what the emperor was thinking. If you are the emperor, you don't know what so many people around you are thinking, is there a greater panic?

History always says that "loyalty is against the ear", but how does the emperor judge which ones are loyalty?

There are so many people telling right and wrong in front of him every day, and a lie is told ten times to become the truth. The emperor is also a human being, he is not a god, and he can distinguish which ones are true and which ones are false.

And what about the more emperors who were pushed to the throne by fate? Fate made them emperors, and too many lies whitewashed the world, making them feel that there is nothing wrong with their country and that everyone can live a good life.

The mediocre emperor who asked the victims why they didn't eat meatballs in the famine year was ridiculed by the world for hundreds of years, but was he really wrong?

If he can ask this sentence, it means that he is still very kind, and it is even more inappropriate to change the emperor, as long as he is doing well.

Ordinary people, with sincere feelings, sincere friends, and true feelings, for Meng Jiucheng, these are all precious things that can still be had, and when he reaches a higher goal, even if he is not the emperor, it may become a luxury.

Therefore, Meng Jiucheng realized that even an emperor, even a wise emperor, may not be able to govern the country well.

After all, the emperor is a person, it is impossible to do everything personally, it is impossible to allow trivial things to be managed, he still has to rely on the officials below.

In other words, relying on a wise emperor is ruled by man, and loopholes are inevitable; Only systems and laws can guarantee the stability of the country to the greatest extent.

This is not the rule of law in the true sense of the word, and it cannot be achieved in the true sense of the word.

However, it is possible to emphasize the governing methods, systems, and operational mechanisms of "rule of law" and "doing things according to law", and then gradually transition from the rule of law in this formal sense to the rule of law in the substantive sense.

Moreover, this kind of thinking about the rule of law does not need to be original, but can be borrowed from the ideas of the Legalists and can be implemented with slight improvements.

If it is not broken, it will not stand, it will be broken and small, and it will be broken and big.

Meng Jiucheng has realized that it may be a good time now, under the banner of promoting the good and eliminating the disadvantages, facing the pressure of the Jin army and even the Mongolian army, many troubles will be solved. When a habit is formed and a framework is established, it is not so simple to change it in the future.

Therefore, although the military should be the main focus at the present stage, the building of the rule of law and systems should not be relaxed.

Without down-to-earth subordinates, the smoothness of internal affairs is just an empty word, and Meng Jiucheng is not arrogant enough to be able to turn the tide alone.

Truth be told, he now positions himself as a banner, a slightly lame guide.

Although at this stage, it is still possible to rely on the knowledge of history and take advantage of opportunistic shortcuts.

But when history deviates too much, the prophetic sense will eventually disappear, and a new chapter will need to be written by a group or an advanced system.

This is not a very distant thing, just like the battle against the Mongol army, Meng Jiucheng must take precautions so that in the future, the situation can still be controlled.

Although he has done a lot of work before, the current internal affairs can barely support the army and support the people's food and clothing. But this is not enough, and more and more efforts are needed.

Establishment of the School of Government Affairs; the establishment of military schools; Universal education, at least five years......

The sun is very big, the sky is very blue, the air is very fresh, and Meng Jiucheng, who is slowly smoothing out his thinking, is in a better mood.

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