"oh?"
"I see!"
"That boy really looked up to the old gentleman before!"
Su Yang sneered, not hiding his ridicule.
As soon as Zhang Bing heard this, his face turned pale and he stared at Su Yang fiercely.
You, a street boy, even if you are the son-in-law of King Zhu Di of Yan, can't ridicule an important official in the court like this, right?
But before Zhang Bing could reprimand him, Bao Zhao asked: "What do you mean by this, little friend?"
Su Yang looked at the Minister of Punishment coldly, and rarely became angry.
"Mr. Do you think that even if you really come back to Beijing to remonstrate, the new emperor Zhu Yunwen will change his mind and stop cutting the vassalage?"
Bao Zhao's expression froze when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"His Majesty the Emperor...will not stop cutting down the vassals."
Bao Zhao knew this very well.
He had given so many memorials and said all kinds of good things, but the new emperor Zhu Yunwen still insisted on having his own way.
In other words, even if he returns to Beijing and remonstrates with him, what will happen?
It was just that he opposed the new emperor Zhu Yunwen in person, preventing the Ming emperor from stepping down. In the end, the new emperor was furious and had him imprisoned for punishment. That was all.
"I have read the books of sages all my life, and the words of sages have always been engraved in my heart."
"So what if I sacrifice my life for justice? As long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I will fight to the death!"
"The hearts of the people in Beiping belong to Zhu Di, King of Yan. However, Zhu Di is about to launch an army to rebel, but the court has repeatedly forced him to do so. Once Zhu Di seriously raises his army, a raging war will inevitably begin. How can the common people and soldiers be so innocent?"
"Emperor Taizu Gao has worked hard all his life to restore some vitality to the world, but he can no longer withstand their internal fighting!"
Bao Zhao sadly expressed his true feelings. His real purpose was to stop the war that was sweeping the world.
However, Su Yang laughed loudly after hearing this, and even laughed so much that tears almost came out.
Seeing this situation, even Baozhao's old face couldn't stand it and sank directly.
Zhang Bing's face was even more livid. If eyes could kill, Su Yang would have been cut into pieces by him at this moment.
The great Sikou was prepared to sacrifice his life for righteousness, to sacrifice himself for the righteousness of his family and country.
Even if you don't agree, you still have to respect me on the surface, right?
How could you ever laugh at someone so directly?
"Little friend, what do you mean?"
Bao Zhao was a little angry.
He originally thought that Su Yang could understand him. The two of them were like old friends, and they would know just by patting their butts...
"what for?"
Su Yang said coldly.
"I'm laughing at you. You've spent your whole life reading books about saints and sages in vain. Did you end up reading them all in a dog's belly?!"
"Bastard!" Zhang Bing shouted angrily, almost taking action.
Not only did this bastard call Da Sikou by his first name, he also dared to hurt him with malicious words in public!
Bao Zhao also looked at Su Yang coldly and said in a deep voice: "Let him say it!"
He wanted to see what this bastard could say today!
Su Yang started to rant unceremoniously, and there was no trace of respect in his words.
"Why do you think Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen will listen to you?"
"Is it just because you are the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment that you are Bao Zhao?"
"My great Sikou, please wake up. What the two of them are fighting for is the Ming Dynasty and the throne. What can you change as a minister?"
Fortunately, Bao Zhao and his two guards were guarding the stairs at the moment, and Su Yang's voice was not too loud. Otherwise, if someone heard what he said, it would probably cause an uproar in an instant.
And Su Yang continued to output.
"You Baozhao are indeed a loyal and loyal minister to the country. There is no problem if you plan to return to Beijing to remonstrate to death. The worst that can happen is that you will be dismissed from office, or more seriously, you will be imprisoned. Anyway, you Baozhao have shown that you are a scholar. Character!"
Su Yang's words were extremely bitter and bitter, causing Bao Zhao's old face to turn red.
Well, it was obviously Su Yang who made him angry.
"But what happens after this?"
"What's the use of your violent remonstrance?"
"After you are dismissed from office and imprisoned for your crimes, Zhu Yunwen should still cut down the feudal vassals, and Zhu Di should still rebel. What can you change by your violent remonstrance to death?"
"Is it possible that I, Su Yang, have misjudged the person? You have revealed that you are not a pure and good minister who cares about the country and the people, but a hypocrite who is just trying to gain fame and reputation, and slandering the emperor and selling his integrity?"
"Shut up!" Zhang Bing was furious, "Su Yang, you have gone too far!"
The outstanding moral character of the Minister of Punishment is known to both the government and the public. How can you, Su Yang, be allowed to slander him here?
However, instead of shutting up, Su Yang continued to increase his firepower.
Well, he, Su Yang, is durable and is best at long-lasting combat.
"My great Sikou, have you read the books of sages all your life just for the emperor?"
"You keep the words of the sages in mind, but have you really put them into practice?"
"Returning to Beijing to remonstrate is just a meaningless sacrifice. You can't change anything at all. Apart from putting yourself in jail, what's the point of it?"
Su Yang's series of questions made Bao Zhao lower his head and fell into deep thought.
Perhaps, returning to Beijing to remonstrate is really not a wise choice.
But what can he do now?
Once he returns to Beijing, he will definitely be dismissed from office, and there will be no chance for him to remonstrate with him.
Bao Zhao just thought that he still had the opportunity to try his best to do more for this Ming Dynasty and this country!
"Boy, remember, there is a saying from the Confucian sages."
"The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the most important!"
"You have been reading the books of sages all your life, do you still want me, a kid from the market, to teach you?"
As soon as these words came out, both Bao Zhao and Zhang Bing looked horrified.
Today Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is a prominent school in the world and is respected as a "famous teaching".
The core idea of Mingjiao is loyalty to the emperor!
As for the words of the sages that Su Yang just said, they were said by the sub-sage Mencius.
The great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely resistant to Mencius' thoughts, and interpreted "Mencius" as saying "Heaven sees me and the people see me, and God listens to me the people listen"; "If the ruler has serious faults, he will remonstrate; if he repeats them and does not listen, he will change his position"; and similar Eighty-five items such as "I have heard that one husband, Zhou, has been punished, but I have not heard of regicide"; "If a king treats his ministers like grass and mustard, then his ministers will regard the king as a bandit", etc. Eighty-five items that are not in line with the "famous teachings" are all deleted.
Moreover, he personally ordered that "from now on, within the eighty-five articles, students will not be awarded by propositions, and scholars will not be selected by imperial examinations." Therefore, "Mencius" only has more than 170 articles left, which are rigidly promulgated in schools across the country.
In other words, Mencius’ thoughts were taboo in the Ming Dynasty, and no one dared to mention them.
However, Su Yang said it openly and used it to persuade him to expose this chief criminal of the Ministry of Justice!
"Su Yang, is it possible that you are a disciple of Ya Sheng?"
Zhang Bing exclaimed in a low voice.
This is really shocking!
Su Yang just shrugged when he heard this.
"Su has never read a book, and he is not a 'disciple of Yasheng'."
"But Su thinks what Yasheng said is very reasonable. The common people are the most important!"
"You have spent your whole life reading books about sages and have been in officialdom for so many years. Have you forgotten your original intention of becoming an official?"
"Cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world is the highest pursuit of you Confucian ministers. But if you want peace and tranquility in the world, the premise is that the people must be fed and clothed, instead of making meaningless sacrifices and wasting them in vain. My own life!”
"Old sir, you are the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. You can strengthen the Ming Dynasty's strict criminal laws, establish the majesty of the judicial department, and deter officials from strictly investigating corruption. Isn't this benefiting the common people?"
"If you seek death and lose your career because of Zhu Yunwen's fault, then the court will lose such a pure and good minister like you in the future, and I'm afraid the people will have a hard time in the future!"
"Da Sikou, this is all I have to say, I'm resigning!"
After Su Yang finished snarling angrily, he just felt comfortable all over, and he immediately rubbed oil on his soles and ran away.
If you don't want to run away, why don't you just sit here and drink tea, waiting for Bao Zhao to come to his senses and clean yourself up?
Su Yang patted his butt and left, leaving the two of them looking at each other.
Bao Zhao murmured, a different light blooming in his eyes.
"The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the most important!"
