Chapter 290: Testing His Father
This says that although Gao Bo was wrong, he should not be punished so severely.
That scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Gao Bo's family should not be treated like this.
He also compared the officials to the officials, but did not directly say that Zhao Xing was too cruel and asked him to learn from the officials' generosity.
Zhao Xing had an expressionless face and said nothing. After they stopped, he looked at Han Zhang, who had been silent, and said, "What do you think of the Grand Prime Minister?"
"Back to Your Highness, I believe that although Gao Bo was at fault, His Highness's punishment was too severe. Gao Bo can be punished, but his family should be exempted from punishment!" Han Zhang bowed.
"Hahaha..."
Zhao Xing laughed, but there was no smile on his face. Instead, he was full of sarcasm: "Several husbands have been telling me that the punishment is too severe, you have Have you ever thought about what qualifications you have to say these things to Gu?
You are the father-in-law and the pillar of the country. Do you really not know about these bad debts in the inspection department?
Don’t you think so? To hold you accountable, do you still have the nerve to tell me that the punishment is too harsh?”
Zhao Xing didn't think these people knew about this, and even his father knew about it.
Back then, his father was able to force those lords to repay the money they owed the court. Did he not know about this?
This is millions of taels. When the court is so short of money, how can it be hidden from the officials?
But my father could force the Lord to pay back the money, but he was unwilling to force these civil servants to pay back the money.
Just because they are scholar-bureaucrats!
Han Zhang and others were speechless by Zhao Xing. They did know something about this matter.
But for various reasons, he turned a blind eye to this matter.
Faced with Zhao Xing’s questioning, what could they say.
Zhao Xing said lightly: "Gu has been kind enough. He has not held accountable those officials who knew and failed to report, nor held accountable those officials who have not paid back the money. If several ministers dismissed Gu's According to the decree, Na Gu Ke will be investigated. "Your Highness, the female members of Gao Bo's family can be demoted or promoted to the Jiaofang Division!" Han Zhang said.
The rest of the people moved their mouths, but finally said nothing, acquiescing to this.
Zhao Xing was silent for a while and said, "Just do as the Grand Prime Minister said."
"I'll leave." Han Zhang and others bowed and left.
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“Father!” Zhao Xing saluted.
"Fu'er, come sit here." Guan Jia pointed to the seat next to him.
"Yes!" Zhao Xing came to sit next to his father.
"I said that I would ignore the affairs of the government from now on. I should not have interfered with the affairs of the government, but what you did today was a little too much." The official said.
"I don't think so." Zhao Xing shook his head and said: "There are strong enemies outside and many internal shortcomings, so I can only do this."
The officials looked at each other without moving an inch. Rang's son was silent for a while and said: "Fu'er, what do you think of Emperor Wu of Han?"
Zhao Xing said without thinking: "The merits outweigh the faults!"
The official shook his head when he heard this and said: "In my opinion, the merits are greater than the faults. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expedition to Mobei to promote the reputation of the Han people, but The two emperors, Wen and Jing, spent decades of accumulation and resorted to military warfare, causing the people to live in poverty. If Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty had not worked hard to govern, the Han Dynasty might have perished if it had been a mediocre emperor."
"The Han Dynasty. Although Emperor Wu's achievements in conquering Mobei were accumulated over decades by Emperors Wen and Jing, his own abilities are undeniable."
Zhao Xing said: "Emperor Sui Yang also had many years of accumulation of money and grain from Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. Rushan, the attack on Goguryeo led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty. "
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had both merits and demerits, but in Zhao Xing's opinion, his merits outweighed his faults.
The north has been harassed by northern nomads all year round. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition led to aggressive military campaigns, which greatly weakened the strength of the nomads and ensured the security of the north.
The merits and demerits are always mutual. Some things may seem disadvantageous now, but the merits will be in the future.
But there are also some things where the success lies in the present, but the harm will be in the future.
Take the Song Dynasty as an example, which emphasized literature over military affairs. This was not wrong at the time.
Taizu's counselor claimed that half of the Analects could govern the world. Although it is a bit exaggerated, he did not read much.
From the chaos in the world at the end of the Tang Dynasty to the stability of the world, it lasted for nearly a hundred years.
The long-term war has led to people’s livelihood being in dire straits, and even fewer scholars.
Taizu Chongwen was not wrong.
As for Qingwu, it is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.
Although Emperor Taizu restricted the rights of generals, he could not say that he was light on force.
The real Qingwu Emperor was Emperor Taizong.
But if Emperor Taizong didn’t despise martial arts, wouldn’t there be a phenomenon of despising martial arts?
Zhao Xing feels that the phenomenon of light martial arts is inevitable.
Because of the emphasis on scholars, the status of scholars was too high. Even if Emperor Taizong did not despise martial arts, civil servants would still suppress military generals.
This is an inevitable phenomenon since ancient times, and it is not that Zhao Xing is defending his ancestors.
Many policies have good intentions from the beginning.
However, it is inevitable that it will be exploited by others during the development process and cause some disadvantages.
Placing all the blame for the subsequent impact on one person is a bit too one-sided.
If you really want to argue this way, the issue of vassal separatism that led to the demise of the Tang Dynasty needs to be investigated, and it must be blamed on Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was destroyed and annexed many regimes in the grassland, and became known as the Khan of Heaven.
But it also settled large numbers of surrendered nomadic democracies in the north.
In order to suppress these nomads, heavy troops were stationed in the north.
At the same time, there were many nomadic generals in the early Tang Dynasty.
Even without An Lushan, the situation of separatist feudal towns has already been formed. It's just a matter of time before it breaks out.
But can you blame Li Shimin?
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, which resulted in the destruction of the country. Can you blame him for not conquering Goguryeo?
Zhao Xing will definitely solve the situation of Wengui and Wuqing in the future.
He wasn't sure he could succeed.
But if it succeeds, the Song Dynasty may be destroyed by a certain military commander a few years later.
Wherever there are gains, there must be losses, and merit cannot be judged based on the past.
“I didn’t say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty should not attack Mobei, but there is no need to go to the point of going militarily. He could have stopped after weakening the strength of the northern nomads. Why bother to fight all the way to Mobei?< br>
It is far away from the central land and cannot be cultivated. It is not suitable for the survival of the Han people at all. It is just a waste of national power." The official shook his head.
"Maybe, but it didn't happen after all. Maybe if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't attack Mobei and completely defeat the Xiongnu, how long would it take for the Xiongnu to recover and come back again? In many things, the choice is different, what will be the result? Who knows?" Zhao Xing said.
“What you said makes sense.”
The official nodded slightly and said: "I am telling you this because I hope you can take it step by step and not be too anxious. I know you have great ambitions, but since you just mentioned Emperor Sui Yang, you should know the reason why Emperor Sui Yang failed. , it should be because he was too eager to achieve success and always wanted to win in one battle.
Tang Taizong also sent troops to Goguryeo, but retreated when he saw that the situation was unstoppable. In the end, he succeeded in destroying Goguryeo.
I know that you want to solve the long-standing problems in the imperial court, but it cannot be solved in a day. The more urgent you are, the more the long-term problems will not be solved, but it may make them worse. ”
“ My father understands what I said." Zhao Xing smiled and said, "The reason why I was so tough this time was because I had a show with the Prime Minister. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done this."
< br>“Did a scene?” The official was stunned when he heard this.
Zhao Xing explained the reason to the officials.
In fact, Zhao Xing never thought about what he could really do to Gao Bo's family.
The original intention was just to send Gao Bo to the frontier.
As for dealing with his family, although Zhao Xing wanted to do so, he also knew that the resistance was too great and it was unrealistic.
As the saying goes, if you ask for the top, you will get the middle, and if you ask for the middle, you will get the bottom.
If his original intention was to send Gao Bo to the border areas, he would still encounter resistance.
Zhao Xing also did this for the purpose of testing.
The first is to test the attitude of the courtiers, and the second is to test Han Zhang's attitude.
The courtiers did not disappoint him and came as soon as the decree was issued.
And Han Zhang did not disappoint him.
The rest of the people were opposed to sending Gao Bo to the border, let alone implicating his family.
But Han Zhang opened his mouth and directly said that Gao Bo could be assigned to a mate, but his family could not be implicated.
Zhao Xingqiu's success was also effective, and the others had little intention of protecting Gao Bo. When Han Zhang said that, they also acquiesced in this statement.
As a result, Zhao Xing became furious and scolded everyone.
Han Zhang took the opportunity to say that Gao Bo's family members could be distributed but not transferred to Jiaofangsi.
Let Zhao Xing, who originally only wanted to be the best, became the best.
The rest of the people also acquiesced to this result.
After hearing this, the official was silent for a while, and laughed and scolded: "Since you are acting, I just said that you went too far, but you didn't explain it. Instead, you argued with me here. I'm afraid it's the same. Are you testing me?"
"My father has really wronged me," Zhao Xing said with aggrieved expression.
He was indeed testing his father.
Although my father had said that he would not interfere in government affairs after becoming emperor.
But if he really wants to intervene, can Zhao Xing stop him?
When Zhao Xing didn't want to do something in the future, his father ran out to stop him because he didn't agree with it.
He didn't say it outright at the beginning, just to see if his father would stop him forcefully.
Zhao Xing was very satisfied with the results of the test.
Although his father disagreed, he had no intention of forcibly stopping him. Instead, he reasoned with him and tried to persuade him.
Even in the end, he just warned him not to act too hastily.
However, this kind of thing can be done but cannot be admitted.
The officials did not admit it when they saw Zhao Xing, and did not delve into it further.
He was not angry at Zhao Xing's temptation, but was very pleased with Zhao Xing's city.
Zhao Xing could understand the importance and was not just tough, but had his own plans. He was relieved to leave the country to Zhao Xing.
In fact, the official has always been worried. He knows what Zhao Xing wants to do, but he is afraid that Zhao Xing is young and eager for success.
Not only does it not make the situation better, it actually makes it worse.
When he heard the news before, his first thought was to stop Zhao Xing.
But given his physical condition, if he stopped it this time, how long can he stop it in the future?
The officials were pleased with Zhao Xing's performance, and Zhao Xing was also satisfied with his father's actions.
To be unfilial, if his father wants to stop him, he really has no intention of taking the throne.
What's the point of ascending the throne? It's better to be his prince and wait for his father's death before he succeeds.
(End of this chapter)