This question really stumped Liu Mingzhi, and he subconsciously looked at Wen Renzheng, who was sitting high up, looking for help.
Wen Renzheng sighed softly and shook his head slightly, indicating that Liu Mingzhi was helpless at this time and had no choice but to go along with the trend.
Qi Yun wanted to replace Liu Mingzhi to solve the current problem. Unfortunately, the process of the matter had gone far beyond her expectation. She could only blame herself privately for forcing Liu Mingzhi to follow her to visit Wen Renzheng. Qi Yun couldn't help but think about it secretly. , am I being too harsh on Liu Mingzhi?
Or maybe I want to know too much whether Liu Mingzhi is a real playboy or a handsome young man who wants to hide his stupidity? Is it because I can't change the fact that I want to marry him? The future husband who pushes himself too hard is a dragon, not a poor creature who only knows joy and fun.
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a long time, looking at Li Zheng with a troubled expression.
Li Zheng looked at Liu Mingzhi expectantly without waiting for Liu Mingzhi's next words, hoping to get some favorable opinions from him.
Li Zheng broke the embarrassment: "Mr. Liu, don't you have any good suggestions?"
Liu Mingzhi hesitated for a moment and then chose to speak: "Sir, you will be beheaded if you talk about the government without permission? You don't dare to talk nonsense whether you want to be sealed or not. That is a matter decided by His Majesty the Emperor."
Li Zheng suddenly realized, and finally understood why Liu Mingzhi seemed anxious and uneasy. He stopped laughing and said: "The Taizu of my dynasty ordered that common people discuss the affairs of the state arbitrarily. Those who criticize the affairs of the state will be severely punished by twenty big boards, imprisoned, and punished with hard labor. However, there was an order later that those who have merit and fame can write a letter to remonstrate and remonstrate, and they will not be punished for their remarks without intending to rebel against the superiors. Young man of the Liu family, you seem to have merit and fame. In this case, you can rest assured, I I hope nothing happens to you."
Liu Mingzhi muttered: "What you say is better than what you sing. Can you keep it? I really think I am the emperor."
Liu Mingzhi's voice was too soft, and Li Zheng didn't hear it clearly: "Master Liu, can you speak louder? I am old and deaf, and my ears are not as sensitive as when I was young."
Liu Mingzhi pointed at the roof: "No, it's nothing. I mean, I don't have any good suggestions at the moment. It's up to the higher-ups to decide whether to seal the Lu Department or not." The meaning above is not clear. And metaphor.
Li Zheng frowned slightly and seemed not to be so happy: "Young man of the Liu family, you are not serious. The pros and cons of whether the government rewards the Dulu tribe or not are clearly analyzed by you in a few words. Even the left prime minister Wei Yong and Right Xiangtong thought twice, these two mature guys have not seen through that if you grant a reward to the Dulu tribe, it will give the leader of the Dulu tribe, Ashina, an opportunity to win over the people. You just listened to my words and you will tell the pros and cons. The relationship is broken down clearly, you say you don’t have any good suggestions? I don’t believe it.”
"Don't take the nonsense you say while drunk as true. Sir, don't take it to heart. Just treat it as a joke. I really don't have any good suggestions."
Li Zheng slammed the table: "You are lying with your eyes open. Your eyes are clear, your words are clear, and your sentences are coherent. There is no smell of alcohol on your body. You made a mistake while drunk. What kind of wine did you drink?"
Liu Mingzhi felt an invisible pressure being released from Li Zheng, coming directly towards him, making Liu Mingzhi have the urge to kneel down. Feeling the pressure of this momentum, Liu Mingzhi became pale.
"This...this...is the wine I drank yesterday. I drank it from cattle and horses brought from northern Xinjiang. It is a famous strong liquor. I may have drunk too much. I have a headache today and haven't reacted yet, so I am talking a little bit." irrelevant."
Li Zheng suddenly laughed loudly, and his laughter was full of energy: "Liu Mingzhi, Liu Mingzhi, I thought you were just a playboy before. It can be seen that the rumors are misleading, and being famous is not as good as meeting you. How can you still be so powerful under my momentum?" There are not many people who look so flustered but sober. If you say that your mind is unclear because of drinking, I think you are a drunkard and don't care about drinking."
"Sir, you really think highly of me. I wonder why you said this?"
Li Zheng calmly turned the jade ring on his thumb, and said in a neither salty nor cool tone: "Liu Mingzhi, you have to say it today, whether you say it or not. No matter whether you grant me the title or not, I can guarantee it." You're fine, as long as you tell me the reason, but if you don't tell me, what will be the consequences..."
Wen Renzheng's face turned ugly when he heard what Li Zheng said: "Yanhe, Liu Mingzhi is just a rough man who doesn't read the Four Books and Five Classics, and doesn't read the classics and history. Even his fame is just the fame donated by his father. Why should you embarrass him about such a major matter that concerns the family, country and the world?"
Li Zheng's expression softened a little after hearing Renzheng's words, and then he became enigmatic again: "Teacher, there are some things that cannot be learned from the Four Books and Five Classics of Classics and History, such as talent, courage, and strategy. Some people develop it, but some people People are born like this, what do you think? Liu Mingzhi."
"Oh, by the way, especially those who are talented but pretend to be a fool. Is this kind of person really indifferent to fame and wealth, or is he hiding trouble?"
Liu Mingzhi laughed bitterly: "Sir, just speak frankly. As the saying goes, what is rushing in the road is not business. This matter of the Lu Department is just like a transaction. Since the boy has no goods, why should I buy and sell by force? It makes such a fuss. Not happy."
"That's because the buyer doesn't know the goods, so there's no way for the seller to take action. But I'm different. I think that my ability to read people is unparalleled in the world, and no one can match it. If you have goods or not, I can tell at a glance."
Liu Mingzhi thought for a while: "Since the gentleman thinks that I have the goods, I would like to ask the gentleman a question before selling the goods."
"Ask me, I will try my best to satisfy you."
Liu Mingzhi hesitated for a moment and then asked a question: "I wonder if you all know about the grace order?"
'In ancient times, the princes were no more than a hundred miles away, and the shapes of strong and weak were easy to control. Nowadays, the princes may have dozens of cities and thousands of miles of territory. If they are slow, arrogance and extravagance can easily lead to sexual immorality. If they are urgent, they will be hindered from becoming strong and united to rebel against the capital. If you use the method to cut it now, the reverse knot will sprout, which is what Chao Cuo did the day before yesterday. Nowadays, there are perhaps ten sons of the princes, and they are suitable for the establishment of successors. Although the remaining ones are flesh and blood, they have no size and land title, so the principles of benevolence and filial piety are not preached. May your majesty order the princes to favor their younger brothers and make them princes of the land. Everyone is happy to get what they want, and they use their virtues to distribute their country. It is not weakened but a little weak. '
Therefore, the Tuien Order was an important decree issued by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in order to centralize power. This decree required the princes and kings to allocate their fiefdoms to their children. Later, according to this decree, the vassal states were divided into smaller and smaller states, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took the opportunity to weaken their power.
Since the two generations of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty in the Western Han Dynasty, how to limit and weaken the expanding power of princes and kings has always been a serious problem faced by emperors. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Jia Yi proposed in the "Public Security Policy" the suggestion of "building more princes but less power" in view of the rebellion of the King of Huainan and the King of Jibei.
The specific method is to divide the princes and kings into several kingdoms, and let the descendants of the princes and kings share the fiefdom in turn. The Han Dynasty originally implemented a system of prefectures and counties, so the formulation of the Tuien Order was an improvement on the system of prefectures and counties. The areas under the jurisdiction of the previous princes were only inherited by their eldest sons. Instead, the eldest sons of the princes and kings inherited the area. The second son and the three sons inherit together.
Liu Mingzhi was not only asking Li Zheng, but also several other people.
Li Zheng and others looked puzzled, recalling whether they had seen the grace order that Liu Mingzhi mentioned.
Qi Yun was a little confused: "Brother Liu? What is the grace order?"
Wen Renzheng also stroked his beard: "I have read thousands of history books, if not ten thousand, and I have never seen any favor orders."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there had been a fork in history, or that this world was not the original one, but it would have been easier without the grace order.
