Chapter 9 Preliminary Thoughts
"Father, I seem to understand." Zhao Xing thought for a long time after hearing what his father said.
"Oh?"
The official said with interest: "Then tell me, what do you understand?"
"The so-called loyal and traitorous people see it In fact, it is the emperor's needs, or it depends on whether the emperor himself is virtuous. If the emperor himself is not virtuous, those so-called treacherous ministers are actually loyal ministers in his eyes.
The official praised: "You are right. In fact, the so-called traitorous ministers are smarter than the wise ministers. The traitorous ministers know how to judge the situation. If the emperor is wise, they will naturally serve the country as they should. But if the emperor is stupid, they will They will do what they want and gain favor. It’s not that there were no treacherous ministers in the Ming Dynasty in history, it’s just that they didn’t have the opportunity to show off.”
Zhao Xing nodded. There were many such people in history. .
In fact, apart from eunuchs, among the traitorous ministers with names and surnames in history, who can be recorded in history books, which one is not in a high position?
To gain the emperor's favor, they must be able to enter the emperor's eyes. If their official position is too low and they cannot even see the emperor's face, how can they become treacherous ministers?
To be promoted, one must have meritorious service, which shows that those treacherous ministers are not just flattering the emperor.
Take Gao Qiu, a very famous traitor in history. Affected by the Water Margin, many people thought that he was originally a rogue in the market. He only gained Huizong's favor because of his good football skills.
But in fact, Gao Qiu was Su Shi's junior official at first. Su Shi appreciated his talent and recommended him to Huizong's uncle.
At that time, Huizong had not yet succeeded to the throne, and his uncle sent someone to give him a gift. The person who gave the gift was Gao Qiu.
When Gao Qiu went there, he happened to meet Huizong playing football. He boldly showed off his skills and gained Huizong's love and kept him by his side.
If he hadn't been talented and recommended by Su Shi, he would never have had the opportunity to come into contact with the emperor in his life, even if Huizong was just a prince at that time.
There is also Tong Guan, one of the six thieves. In his early years, he also relied on military merit to rise to the top. He fought some victorious battles. Among them, Fang La was defeated by Tong Guan with his troops.
The official paused and gave Zhao Xing time to think. After waiting for a while, he said, "But what you said is not entirely correct. Some people claim to be wise, but in fact they just didn't get the chance. If given the chance, the so-called wise and loyal ministers may become powerful and treacherous ministers, so don’t blindly trust those so-called loyal ministers.”
“Father, don’t you say that you should not be suspicious of others. If you can't believe it, why use it?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Haha, this sentence is meant for those ministers. In fact, it is exactly the opposite. You must be suspicious of people and use them when you are suspicious." The official said with a smile.
"Father, you should understand when you employ people, but why do you still use people?" Zhao Xing said.
You need to be suspicious when employing people, so that they can still understand. Even if you trust them, you must do the necessary supervision and restraint.
But since you don’t trust it, why do you still use it?
"Everyone has their own strengths and advantages. Even if you don't trust them, as long as they are under control, such people can still be used." Guan Jia said.
The official smiled and said: "The most important thing in employing people is to know the evil and use the evil. As long as you understand these thoroughly, you can become a qualified emperor."
"Father Huang Erchen doesn’t understand why he still uses it when he knows it’s a traitor.”
If the suspect wants to use it, he can still accept it. After all, it is just suspicion. But he couldn't understand why he still used it even though he knew he was a traitor.
"You are still young now. Think about it later. There are many things that others tell you, even if you can understand them, you cannot apply them well. Only if you think them through yourself can you truly understand. It is getting late. "The food at your mother's side should be ready, let's go over and have a meal," the official said with a smile.
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Lying on the bed at night, Zhao Xing was still thinking about his father's words.
To be honest, he always felt that his father was too soft-tempered.
The original reform was stopped after just a few years because it could no longer withstand the pressure.
However, these words of his father made Zhao Xing suddenly feel that his father was not as simple as it seemed.
Zhao Xing thought carefully about the two reforms in the Northern Song Dynasty, and suddenly realized that his father was doing the right thing.
The reforms during the Renzong period seemed to be anticlimactic, but although they failed to solve the internal problems, they did not aggravate them.
On the contrary, it was the reform during the Shenzong period, which had strong support and lasted for a long time. However, not only did it fail to solve internal problems, but it also exacerbated various internal problems.
From this point of view, perhaps his father had already seen the many shortcomings of the New Deal and the consequences of its forced implementation, so he stopped the New Deal so quickly.
Otherwise, the New Deal was proposed by the emperor himself and selected people to preside over the reform.
Before this, he must have anticipated the obstacles that would be encountered in the implementation of the New Deal. It would be unreasonable to stop it in a hurry in just a few years.
Of course, all this is Zhao Xing's guess, but whatever the inside story is, it is a thing of the past.
Now Zhao Xing has to think about a question, that is, whether he should implement reforms in the future.
This problem is very heavy. Even if he is a reborn person, he is not sure that he can succeed.
The long-standing shortcomings of the Song Dynasty were too serious, and it does not mean that the reform can be successful with iron-blooded means.
The reform has shaken the interests of too many people, so we can’t kill all those people, right?
Some people may say that there is no need to kill them all, just kill a part to shock them.
If there is peace in the world, of course it will be possible. However, the Song Dynasty is just showing peace, and there are Liao Kingdom and Xixia who are watching covetously.
Although the peace between the Three Kingdoms lasted for a long time, if there was a big chaos within the Song Dynasty, Liao and Xixia would not miss such a good opportunity.
Zhao Xing thought for a long time and finally thought of a way.
It is said that serious illness requires heavy medicine, but Da Song is now like a weak person, and he cannot withstand heavy medicine.
It can only be treated slowly.
Zhao Xing's idea is very simple. He does not mention reforms, but solves some disadvantages step by step in order to achieve the purpose of boiling the frog in warm water.
Whether it was the reform during the Renzong period or the reform during the Shenzong period.
They all want to solve the internal problems in one step. The reform involves military, political and civilian aspects, so there is naturally a lot of resistance.
If we only focus on a little bit, we won’t talk about reform, but talk about rectification.
Only a small number of people are involved, so the resistance will naturally be small.
However, this plan must be carefully considered. Now that he only knows a little about the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty, he is not in a hurry.
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Because he went to bed too late with random thoughts at night, Zhao Xing rarely got up late the next day.
It was almost past midnight when I woke up. Fortunately, I had a rest today, otherwise I would have been late.
After hurriedly washing up, Zhao Xing came to the main hall to pay his respects to Queen Cao.
When he arrived, Queen Cao was already waiting for him to eat.
"My son, I got up late from sleep. I hope my mother will forgive me!" Zhao Xing saluted.
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