Regardless of Ye Li's intention to secretly visit Zhao Yu, in Jiangling Mansion, the controversy about the ancestral law has also entered a white-hot state.

Standing in Zhanghua Temple, Zhang Jian's eyes moved slightly, swept from the people on both sides, and sighed slightly in his heart: "It seems that this chairman is not easy to do." ”

On his left, there are Southern Song Dynasty scholars headed by Yan Gongnan and Ma Shao, and on his right are Chang'an parliamentarians headed by Zhao Wenying, Zhang Shangying, Su Wei, Huang Fucheng and others.

"Everyone!"

Zhang Jian raised his voice and said to everyone: "What do you think of the review conditions of this councilor?"

"What else? Naturally, you only need to pay more than a certain amount of taxes to be a member of parliament. Besides, is there any other condition?" Zhao Wenying replied as he should.

"That's not going to work!"

Yan Gongnan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he shouted directly: "Councillor, you should take the world as your own responsibility, how can you take it on any person? If it is according to your wishes, then this council will not be occupied by the businessman who is full of copper smell." What will the world look like then?"

Zhao Wenying was dismissive, and said: "So what? Isn't it according to what you said, if you want to become a councilor, you must pass the so-called Confucian examination?"

"That's how it should be!"

Yan Gongnan replied unceremoniously: "After all, the businessman is unkind, the farmer is rude, and the craftsman is untrustworthy, how can he be in charge of the country." Naturally, only scholars like us can help the world and shepherd all the people. And how can the merchant and the farmer, who has learned nothing but crude learning, be on a par with the righteousness of the saints?"

They professed to be sages and sages, and their studies were all philosophers, and when they heard that they intended to measure their status as members of parliament only by their tax contributions, they were naturally furious and opened their mouths to retort.

It would be ridiculous for these scholars to have the copper-smelling merchant sit at the same table as themselves.

When the rest of the scholars heard this, they were all excited, and they cried out: "If the merchant and the craftsman are to be seated at the same table as me, how can we accept it? ”

"Ridiculous!"

After listening to what Yan Gongnan said, Zhao Wenying only felt ridiculous, and immediately argued: "Don't forget, for the sake of this world, we and other merchants, craftsmen and farmers have also worked hard, and those who are in the country are no less than Er. If it weren't for the merchants, how would we have the prosperity we have today? If it weren't for the painstaking study of the craftsmen, how would there be guns, firearms, and warships? If it weren't for the peasants' suffering, how would the people of the world be able to make the people of the world healthy? How could their exploits be erased with a single word from you?"

"Huh. ”

Sitting on the side, Su Wei looked at this scene, and also had a mockery on his face, and said: "No wonder the main guild asked us to come here, it turned out that the reason why these people took refuge in us and others was just harboring evil intentions." If you have to take advantage of these people, why let them into the council?"

Zhang Shangying was even more annoyed, and scolded in a low voice: "These scholars are also full of Confucianism, why are they so narrow-minded, but they put the people of the world elsewhere?"

"What else can it be for? It's just profit. As for the so-called subtle words and admonitions of the saints, they are just tools in their hands, and they must not be taken seriously. After all, these people have mastered the Song Dynasty for more than 300 years, and their roots are naturally deep, and it would be inconceivable if they were stopped like this. Su Wei explained, looking at the people in the distance with great interest, remembering all their ugly faces.

As Su Wei said, Yan Gongnan was squeezed by Zhao Wenying, his face suddenly flushed, and he argued forcefully: "But what they have learned is not the way of a saint, how can they help the world?"

"The way of a sage? If it is really the way of a sage, what can it do? Then the Song Dynasty's treatment of you was not thin, and the policies it implemented were naturally also the way of sages. However, it has only been a few years since the fall of the Song Dynasty, haven't you forgotten?" Zhao Wenying stabbed Yan Gongnan like a gun: "Just this example, it shows that the way of the sage in the mouth of Er and others is nothing more than that." ”

"You!"

Being squeezed by this, Yan Gongnan felt a tightness in his chest, and he was almost out of breath.

He looked sideways at Zhang Jian and said, "Chairman Zhang, you have seen such a situation, if you continue to argue, you don't know how many things will happen, it is better for you to decide directly, and save yourself from wasting time here." ”

"I'm sorry. ”

Zhang Jian shook his head and refused: "According to Prime Minister Xiao's request, what I am tasked with is only to maintain order in the parliament and ensure that you and the others will not make a big move, but hurt the peace." As for the matter of the Ancestral Law, I am only respecting the principle of majority, and I am only responsible for announcing its contents, and cannot interfere in it. ”

As Zhang Jian said, the so-called chairman of the parliament has the responsibility of this.

He could neither veto a parliamentary decision nor pursue his own policies, everything was decided on the basis of the majority principle.

In terms of power, the power of the chairman is far below that of the prime minister and the prime minister, and it can only be regarded as a symbol of the representative of the people.

Moreover, Zhang Jian himself does not have the habit of fighting for power and profit, and he knows better the reason for the two waves of competition in front of him, so he naturally does not want to be involved, but his reputation is tarnished.

Yan Gongnan saw Zhang Jian's refusal, and suddenly felt lost, and muttered: "How did you become like this?"

He still had some difficulty accepting what had happened.

"Seriously!"

Zhao Wenying said to Yan Gongnan: "Sometimes I really don't understand, why do you always think that as long as you abide by the sage learning, you can really restore peace to this world? ”

For these sour Confucian students, Zhao Wenying also felt impatient.

Yan Gongnan's face turned blue, stared at Zhao Wenying coldly, and got up with his sleeves suddenly: "Let's go!" As he spoke, he walked directly to the outside of the temple.

"Oh, are you really going to leave?" Looking at Yan Gongnan, Zhao Wenying opened his mouth and asked, "Don't forget, this ancestral law is not finished yet!"

Yan Gongnan's body trembled, but he remembered the dead Kang Di, although he dared to be afraid, he was still strong and calm, and asked, "So what?"

"It's nothing! It's just that the lord has also said that he wants us to complete the ancestral law as soon as possible. But now it has not been completed for a long time, and after all, it has been entrusted by the lord. What do you think will happen if the lord is held accountable then?"

Zhao Wenying's words spread in Zhanghua Temple, and the words he said were like sharp thorns, directly piercing Yan Gongnan's heart.

At this moment, Yan Gongnan couldn't help but recall Kang Di's death, and the reason why Kang Di was killed in the first place may also be related to this.

"Are you threatening me?" lowered his voice, Yan Gongnan stared at Zhao Wenying.

Zhao Wenying chuckled and said, "No! I just want to remind you that this ancestral law is also the benevolence of the lord, so you are allowed to participate in it." But if this ancestral law has not been finalized for a long time, then the lord is afraid that he will forcibly push it, and I don't know how you plan to act when the time comes?"

"This ......"

Threatened by this, Yan Gongnan suddenly shuddered, and sneered: "Isn't this that there has not been an agreement yet, so can you tolerate us to retreat temporarily?" Compared to the previous threatening tone, his current tone was almost flattering.

After all, Yan Gongnan really didn't want to end up with no bones like that Kang Di.

"Okay. ”

Zhao Wenying sighed slightly in his heart, it was still a little difficult to make this group of people succumb, and then reminded: "It's just that you have to remember, you can't continue to drag it out if time is limited!

Yan Gongnan immediately responded: "I understand!" Compared with Ye Li and Kang Di, he was still much more cowardly after all, and he didn't dare to confront the other party head-on, and then staggered away from here, leaving nothing.

The rest of the scholars also looked like each other, and left one by one, and soon the silence in Zhanghua Temple was restored, and there was no noise as before.

A debate ended with nothing in the end.

"Alas, how can these scholars be so brainless, don't they know how to compromise?" Thinking of all this, Zhao Wenying scolded suddenly.

Su Wei also said: "It's also because we are too few in number, we can't overpower them after all, otherwise where would it be so troublesome?"

"This is indeed a problem!" replied Zhao Wenying.

When they came to Gangneung Mansion this time, there were not many of them, only twenty-seven, and the number of scholars of the Southern Dynasty was sixty-nine, which was more than twice as many as them.

Of course, because the number of opponents is not overwhelming, Zhao Wenying and others still occupy a dominant position, so those Southern Dynasty scholars have to be afraid of it.

And after the death of Na Kangdi, among these scholars of the Southern Dynasty, naturally people's hearts are also fluctuating, and they are not as persistent as before, otherwise how would the matter of imperial power be passed.

Just because these people also understand that this era has changed, and it is an unchanging fact that the imperial power has slipped and the relative power has increased, and they do not want to see everything about themselves being destroyed by the Tartars.

It's just that about the power of the Nashi doctors, they still want to maintain, maintain the high position in the Song Dynasty before, and even instinctively exclude others, and this is the most difficult thing to do.

"Well, let's go back and discuss how to deal with the next strategy. With a slight sigh in his heart, Zhao Wenying turned around and planned to leave Zhanghua Temple.

At this moment, Zhang Jian suddenly spoke: "Can you stay?"

"Huh?"

Zhao Wenying was puzzled, and opened her mouth to ask, "Chairman Zhang, do you have anything to do with us?"

"Naturally!"

Zhang Jian replied with a smile: "I just don't know if a few people are willing to accompany the old man? After all, I am also old, and I am not as young and vigorous as you." Isn't it?"

"Absolutely!"

Although he didn't know why Zhang Jian made the invitation, Zhao Wenying still accepted it, after all, the other party was the chairman of the council.

If they can get help from the other party, it should also be beneficial for them to fight against the Southern Song Dynasty scholars.

After letting the others go back, Zhao Wenying, Zhang Shangying, Su Wei, and Huangfucheng also followed Zhang Jian and came to Zhang Jian's mansion together.