When Zheng Lang was brought to the palace, Lao Cheng almost treated him as his little ancestor and was not wronged in the prison cell. Even because Jiang Xing'er and Si'er often visited each other, their clothes were changed frequently, and they were clean. Seeing that Zheng Lang was not wronged, the little emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zheng Jieyuan, it was my fault."

"It's not your Majesty's fault, but my Message's fault. No matter what, the King of Yan is the only elder of Your Majesty's closest relative. Even if I'm angry, I can't speak in that tone. Besides, Your Majesty was in a turbulent mood at that time, so I should not cause trouble. It's not an exaggeration to keep some people at risk. It's not an exaggeration to just treat it as a small punishment."

"Hey, Zheng Jieyuan, why do you always speak differently?"

"Your Majesty, I am learning the art of Confucianism, not the words of the Legalists. Zhou Shu said that if you want to defeat him, you must assist him. If you want to take him, you must follow him. Mencius also said that if you are knowledgeable and detailed, you will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one

The Legalist righteousness is legislation, forcing the people to abide by the state system, but Confucianism wants to take it first. Zheng Lang said this sentence and said: "If you want others to understand you, you must first understand others. I have not suffered much in prison these days. If you think from the perspective of Your Majesty, you will not resent Your Majesty."

The little emperor felt embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "You sit down."

Zheng Lang sat down calmly.

The little emperor casually drew out a few memorials, threw them in front of Zheng Lang, and said, "Look at it."

Zheng Lang opened it and saw that it was all about impeaching the old lady before. After only seeing three books, he did not read it again. He said, "Does Your Majesty think that as soon as the Empress Dowager passed away, the ministers later changed their qualities. Compared with the ministers, the solar terms are not enough?"

"It's not that serious, but I always feel it's inappropriate."

"They did nothing wrong."

"Why?" The little emperor widened his eyes in surprise again, and said strangely again.

"I am locked in a cell, but the two maids around me often come to visit me. When I heard some rumors about the meaning of the house, I asked Gong Cheng a little something on the way. Since Your Majesty must ask, can you please continue to talk?"

"Tell me," the little emperor smiled bitterly. You went to Beijing three times, once criticized my adoptive mother, Empress Dowager Liu, who was powerful all over the world, and once scolded my uncle. What else can you dare to fight?

"One monarch and another monarch, your Majesty is preparing to make major adjustments to the ministers in the court?"

"Can't talk nonsense."

"It's not nonsense, Your Majesty wants to do this."

"Tell me why," the little emperor smiled bitterly again. He could not deal with this person with an ordinary mentality.

"For example, in the morning court, if Cai Zhongcheng did not say that, but said, "The Queen Mother's will, who dares not to obey, what will the consequences?"

The little emperor made him sweat.

"It is reasonable for Your Majesty to call his confidant as an important minister. This is not Your Majesty, but for the sake of national stability."

"Why did Emperor Taizong of Tang use Wei Zheng?"

"The times are different. Emperor Taizong of Tang has too many civil officials and military generals, and only one Wei Zheng is used, which is insignificant."

In fact, the little emperor was about to do this, but after hearing this, he remained silent for a long time.

"It is precisely this that these ministers are afraid that His Majesty will think they are the confidants of the Empress Dowager, so they wrote letters to impeach the Empress Dowager to show their innocence so that His Majesty would not demote them and preserve their glory and wealth."

"Where is the integrity?"

"Your Majesty, how many are there really strong and capable ministers?"

The little emperor cannot speak, and he can look at Zheng Lang with his eyes, which means that you seem to be counted as one. Zheng Lang shook his head: "Your Majesty, don't look at me. I have no proof. Among the civil and military officials in the court, I only see one person who is truly honest and talented."

"who?"

"Prime Minister Fan Tong."

"It's a capable minister..." The little emperor suddenly said, ***, what's wrong with me? I'm talking to a child about the minister, but he was about to recall Fan Zhongyan back to the court.

Zheng Lang did not say much about this issue. Fan Zhongyan was talented, but he was too pedantic and let Ouyang Xiu and others make the ignorant spoof of the ignorant spoof, which ended up leaving many disadvantages. In fact, the treacherous heroes in history books, Lu Yijian, Pang Ji and others did a lot of practical things.

So he thought about it again in prison these days, but the more he thought about it, the more he was, the more he was, the more he was, the more he was, the more he was, the more he could not distinguish. He also took the initiative to avoid this topic and said, "I am not afraid, but I am calm and I am determined to pass the provincial examination. In order to get into the Cui family, I will not let my concubines be sad and not worry about the career of the officialdom. I am strong if I have no desires. Therefore, I think what is right should be praised, and what is wrong should be pointed out. Before my death, the empress dowager summoned me to see me. If I knew that I had this kind of character, would it disappoint her in the underworld?"

After saying that, he looked guilty.

The little emperor was speechless. People thought that his adoptive mother was good and should repay kindness. So what? But he sighed in his heart. No matter what the reason was that he was strong without desire, it was true. At least in terms of moral integrity, most of the ministers in the court were not a little worse than the Zheng family.

Zheng Lang continued: "If you like me, you may have integrity, but you will never have ambition. But what about these ministers?"

After taking pictures of these memorials, he said, "They want to be rich and honor, but where does wealth and honor come from? Your Majesty is not a fool, so he has to come from his political achievements. I suddenly thought of the story of Master two students. The law of Lu State, those who were the people of Lu were the ministers and concubines in other magistrate countries, and those who could redeem them could take out the bounty from the treasury. Zigong redeems the people of Lu in the magistrate countries many times, but still did not take the gold. The Master said, the gift was lost, and since now, the people of Lu have not redeemed people. As expected, why?"

"I understand what you want to say. There are few people like Zigong. Zigong can do this, but others can't. But because Zigong did it, others are unwilling to accept the gold, and Zigong will continue to compare with the gold, so it's better not to redeem it."

"Your Majesty is wise, so the person who rescues the drowning people from Zilu, and the Master also said that the people of Lu must rescue the drowning people. This is also the reason why Mencius criticized the Mohism many times. Confucianism can eventually be carried forward. Its righteousness is not pedantic and broad, and its words are profound and realistic." Zheng Lang suddenly thought of what kind of money was lost in later generations, and what he did not care about when his own children died, and he wanted to save other children. All kinds of things, and his head was so funny. How many people could have such a pedantic and broad-minded behavior that reached such a moral level to learn?

He could no longer turn Confucianism into a pseudo-Mohist school, he thought.

But his own power...

Alas, he sighed in his heart and continued, "So Your Majesty, you cannot ask the ministers with the moral height of a saint. It would be too difficult, and your Majesty would have no one to use it."

"I am happy to talk to you," said Zhao Zhen.

After Zheng Lang's analysis, the various behaviors of the ministers who lost the solar terms in the morning court released the pressure on the young emperor. Moreover, at this time, Zhao Zhen looked at Zheng Lang, perhaps as he said, casual, but his posture was calm and gentle, and he was very happy to see, and he actually used the title of "jun".

"Your Majesty, don't use it. In the past, Wei Zheng told Emperor Taizong of Tang that he would be good ministers, and not loyal ministers. Emperor Taizong said that the reason was that Wei Zheng replied that the so-called good ministers should be like Ji, Qi, and Gao Yao, gain a good reputation, the king received a reputation, his descendants passed down from generation to generation, and his fortune and wealth were boundless; while the so-called loyal ministers could only be like Long Pang and Bi Gan, who would be punished by the king, and his family and country were destroyed, and they were only famous. The same is true for the advice of the ministers. Your Majesty is not an evil king, so why can't he use a tactful way to advise, so that Your Majesty can not listen to it, and also maintain the reputation of the country and Your Majesty, and he will not be hated by Your Majesty. Therefore, I said that I was not wrong in my fierce intention that day, but my behavior was wrong, and I stayed in the prison for a while, and I could only be punished."

Zhao Zhen was already a little guilty, and he was even more ashamed and embarrassed.

Zheng Lang patted these memorials again and said, "Mr. Zhuge Wu said that listening to both sides will make it clear, and believing in partiality will make it secret. As a monarch, you must not only learn to accept advice like a stream, but you can listen to advice without listening to advice. It is also very important. I am not qualified to read these memorials one by one, so they are all right. But Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is really like this? Look at what ministers the late emperor left for the Empress Dowager, only Wang Xianggong is both virtuous. As for the ministers of the Grand Secretary Wang, he also commented, and people at that time criticized him too much, and there were indeed many charming acts. Feng Xianggong was still virtuous, but he pretended to be poor and deceived the Empress Dowager five thousand gold and heavy money, and lost his morals. Although Cao Cao died, he was too angry and arrogant in his later years and asked for disaster. As for Gong Ding, I forgive me for saying it for the time, it would be better if this person didn't talk about it, and it was a dirty word for me."

Wang Qinruo and Feng Zheng and Cao Yong can forgive him, but Ding Wei and Zheng Lang have no favors at all.

But Zheng Lang didn't know that this sentence was destined to be miserable. The little emperor's heart was always soft and he wanted to give Ding Wei a chance many times. Zheng Lang suddenly made this statement, and the little emperor shook his head when he thought of Ding Wei.

Zheng Lang continued: "After the Empress Dowager's death, how many ministers will be left behind in His Majesty? It can be said that the court is full of talents. His Majesty can form a team to handle the national affairs smoothly. With this alone, the Empress Dowager is really unbearable? As for these mistakes, I remembered an inappropriate metaphor. It is difficult to adjust all the gusts. Whether it is the rule of the Empress Dowager in the past or the rule of His Majesty, if a chef cooks a delicious dish for everyone to taste. Then, your Majesty, can you make a dish that will satisfy our nearly 100 million people in the Song Dynasty?"

The little emperor smiled bitterly again, how could this be possible?

But by saying this, these memorials are even more relieved.

Don't take it seriously, let them go. At worst, you can stay and not send it.

"I will say one more thing, look at the general situation and take into account the overall situation. Unless you don't care about the matter, you would rather not act than leave a message for others. If all the ministers hold on to this idea, be wholeheartedly inaction, and rely on qualifications to get to the top, will it be okay?"

The little emperor shook his head.

"Once you want to do something, you can always find some clues. What should you do if you are a minister? Therefore, the argument of the censor is to listen if you can, and if you cannot listen, you will not listen. But you cannot ignore it. In this way, the supervision effect will be lost. From the local government to the central government, officials will be unscrupulous and act recklessly, and lose the good intention of the ancestors to value censors at that time. That is what the ministers said."

"Zheng Jieyuan, it seems difficult to hear what you said."
Chapter completed!