Guihai (the second day of the lunar month) in the eighth month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng.
The sutra banquet was held again in Jiying Hall.
Yeluju, the Liao envoy in Beijing, Weiming Moduo, the Xixia envoy, and Shi Yitian, the Goryeo monk, were all invited to listen in Jiying Hall.
The ministers in charge, civil servants in Beijing and above, and military ministers from Yaojun and above were all invited to attend the ceremony in Jiying Hall.
Today’s scripture feast will focus on the Book of Rites.
Due to the presence of foreign envoys, the speaker was temporarily replaced by Cheng Yi.
Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang serve as assistant lecturers, and Su Che and Lu Xizhe serve as secondary lecturers.
The Book of Rites is one of the Five Classics of Confucianism and the most important classic and core book of Confucianism.
The entire "Book of Rites" is not so much an academic work as it is a collection of Confucian ideology.
In this classic, all the propositions of Confucianism can be found.
On the other hand, you can actually use it to assert all your claims.
Therefore, whether it is Wang Anshi's new learning, Zhang Zai's Qi learning, or Ercheng's Neo-Confucianism...
They are all entangled with the Book of Rites.
Later Zhu Xi also selected "Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" from the Book of Rites, and assembled a luxurious collection of the Four Books and Five Classics, thus starting the era of eight-legged essays in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Cheng Yi is naturally one of the few masters in the world when it comes to teaching etiquette.
Therefore, after finishing the first part of the first chapter of the Book of Rites, "Qu Li", he stopped, looked at Zhao Xu, and asked respectfully: "I respectfully ask the official, do you understand the meaning?"
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, stood up as a disciple, and in accordance with the requirements of etiquette, stood upright and cupped his hands, and replied: "Sir, I know a little bit about it!"
The entire group of ministers in the Jiying Palace, including the Liao envoys and Xixia envoys, all looked at him sideways.
Even if they have been taught in advance and prepared in advance.
This is also rare!
Especially since the movements are so standard!
Of course Cheng Yi didn't dare to accept it, so he quickly stepped aside, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me..."
Zhao Xu smiled and said slowly: "I think this is what the teacher taught me..."
"It is said in "Quli" that a person of status should always have the word "respect" in his heart..."
He spoke slowly, his voice neither soft nor serious, neither fast nor slow.
The entire hall suddenly became quiet except for his voice.
"Don't be arrogant, don't let your desires be unbridled..."
"For those whose moral talents are born from you, you should be close to and respect them..."
"For the knowledge you have learned, when you answer others, you should attribute it to your teachers and friends, and you should not regard it as your own invention..."
After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he cupped his hands and bowed again.
Cheng Yi and other banquet officials immediately congratulated: "Your Majesty is a benevolent and sage, and the world is lucky!"
The ministers in the palace collectively paid their respects to the two palaces behind the curtain and congratulated them.
Although the envoys of Liao and Xixia were arranged separately, they sat on both sides of the palace.
But they lowered their heads at the same time, feeling a bit of a crisis, and at the same time they were thankful in their hearts: "It's okay...it's okay..."
“It’s just that I’m good at reading!”
The Bian Kou (Southern Barbarians) originally followed the path of cultural victory.
If you read the articles of Confucius and Mencius when fighting wars, then Daliao (Dabai Gaoguo) would have been destroyed countless times by the Bian bandits (Southern Barbarians).
However, how could Zhao Xu let go of such a good opportunity?
He raised his head, looked at Cheng Yi and other banquet officials, then looked at the ministers, and continued: "I have been taught the "Quli" by all the gentlemen... I remembered that two days ago, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager taught I read "Zou Ji Satirizes the King of Qi for Accepting Admonition"..."
"I think that the meaning of the scriptures taught by you and the teachers today are very different and have the same purpose!"
"Emperor Huang Kao Ying Lie Wu Sheng Xiao also taught me: The first thing a human master should do is to accept advice, and the most important thing is to listen to advice!"
So, Zhao Xu opened his eyes and looked at Cheng Yi, as well as at Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang, Su Zhe and other banquet officials. He stood at attention and held his hands. In the standard etiquette of a disciple of the Book of Rites for a teacher, he asked: "Unknown sir. Do you think this passage in the Book of Rites is saying that a leader should accept advice with an open mind, listen to the voices of his ministers, and then weigh the left and right and discuss over and over again before implementing it?"
Cheng Yi swallowed.
This was his first time giving a sermon to His Majesty.
Although he had made enough preparations, even though the emperor's previous interpretation of the "Book of Rites" in popular language also gave him enough buffer.
But the emperor showed wisdom and understanding of the meaning of the sages.
It still shocked him.
After a long time, he bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty asked the benevolent saint and explained the saint's humble words and great meaning..."
"I congratulate the world!"
Other officials attending the banquet paid their respects one after another: "Congratulations to the world!"
The ministers in the palace collectively held fluorene and bowed to the two palaces sitting under the curtain of Jiying Palace: "The emperor is benevolent, sage, wise, and handsome, and it is actually the merits of the protection and support of the two palaces..."
"I congratulate the world and the country!!"
The mood of the two palaces at this moment was extremely brilliant.
Especially the Empress Dowager, who was a little carried away and couldn't control herself.
but……
The Empress Dowager would not have thought that it would be at this sutra feast.
Whether they were civil servants or military ministers, some people had an idea in their minds that should not have occurred at this time.
Almost all of these people are thinking secretly in their hearts: "In another two or three years, or four or five years..."
"The emperor is getting stronger, and the two palaces can be returned to power!"
It’s not just one person who thinks this way, it’s a large number of people who think this way.
And regardless of whether they are the new party or the old party, there are a large number of people who think this way.
The emperor only needs to show that he can control the government and control the power.
Then it should be returned to power!
What's more, today's emperor is so smart and talented!
This is the human heart, which is indescribably wonderful, endlessly changing, and has incredible power.
In a dynasty with a civil servant system like the Song Dynasty, its power was far superior to weapons!
Therefore, even if the ministers know that even if it takes two or three years, or even four or five years, the emperor will still be far from reaching adulthood. But they still couldn't help thinking and being excited.
In other words, the two palaces have been slowly allowing the emperor to participate in government affairs.
Otherwise, after today's banquet, someone should write a letter asking the two palaces to let the emperor gradually participate in the government, and even listen to the government alone.
…
The sutra class ended after half an hour.
Zhao Xu spent the next time sitting upright on his seat, sitting upright.
He listened quietly to the banquet officials such as Cheng Yi, Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang, etc., taking turns explaining to him the allusions, annotations and Confucian language in "Qu Li".
Although Zhao Xu fully understood, he still listened carefully and took notes from time to time.
This satisfied the scholar-bureaucrats and ministers even more, and also reassured the military ministers.
The emperor is wise, handsome, benevolent and sage, and is good to everyone!
When the banquet was over, all the ministers took their leave.
Zhao Xu suddenly said: "Envoy of Liao, please stay..."
Yeluju stopped, looked at Zhao Xu, and bowed respectfully: "What are your orders, His Majesty the Emperor?"
At this time, Yeluju no longer regarded the little emperor as a child.
Instead, he seriously regarded himself as a monarch on equal footing with his master.
Zhao Xu picked up the notebook he had just recorded in the banquet class.
Then he called Feng Jing to him, handed the notebook to Feng Jing, and said: "I heard that the great grandson of the Liao Dynasty was only slightly younger than me... I also heard that the great grandson of the Liao Dynasty was very smart..."
"I can't help but think of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager's loving and sage teachings..."
"Emperors Shengzong and Xingzong of your country and I, Chaoren Temple, have exchanged letters with each other, each sending us calligraphy and painting reports..."
"I have admired you for a long time..."
"I want to follow my ancestor's story and renew my ancestral friendship with your great grandson!"
Yeluju listened, although he was very resistant to the future of the grandson taking the throne.
But he didn't dare to show it in public.
I can only thank you respectfully: "This is a gift from His Majesty the Emperor. On behalf of me, I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness Prince Liang!"
Zhao Xu smiled after hearing this.
He did it on purpose.
This was done not only to stimulate the Xixia people, but also to stimulate the Liao Kingdom.
I am afraid that the internal conflicts in the Liao Kingdom are not big enough.
At the same time, it can be regarded as a bond.
In the future, if Yelu Yanxi is really useless, what else can Zhao Xu do as the imperial brother?
The only way is to let him go to Bianjing City to receive personal instruction from Zhao Xu for a few years in accordance with the covenant between the Song and Liao brothers.
otherwise?
Can we still watch the monarch of the country of brothers fail?
That can't be done!
…
Wei Ming Mo Duo watched the intimate interaction between the southern barbarian emperor and the northern envoy.
I also heard the Nanman Emperor mention the old interactions between the Northern Dynasties Shengzong, Xingzong and Nanman Renzong.
His heart sank to rock bottom.
Because he knew that the best relationship between Liao and Song was when Nanman Renzong was in power.
Both Liao Shengzong and Liao Xingzong liked the Southern Dynasty monarch who was weak but very good-tempered, especially Liao Xingzong, who had a very good personal friendship with Nanman Renzong.
so……
Did the Nanman Emperor do this on purpose?
It must be, and someone must have taught him this!
What is the purpose?
Hurry up and make a covenant!
The Song-Liao alliance is about to be completed, and the Gao Kingdom is in danger!
The sense of urgency made Wei Ming Mo Duo's bald head begin to sweat.
But there was nothing he could do, not even stop it.
We can only report this matter to the junior high school immediately.
I hope the Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, and the Wu soldiers can find a solution!
…
Xingqing Mansion.
After a whole day of deliberation, the sick Empress Dowager Liang finally made the final decision!
Send someone to inform Wei Ming Mo Duo and agree to the terms of the Nanman Empress Dowager!
It doesn’t matter even if you change the contract!
At the same time, he immediately sent people to the capital of Liao Kingdom to pay homage to the emperor of Liao Kingdom and ask for the marriage of a Daliao princess to Prince Qian Shun.
First stabilize both Song and Liao, and then find out their details.
Anyway, Dabai Gaoguo was not founded on faith!
What's more, although the Nanman peace treaty did not cede land and grant coins, it did allow the opening of the market, allowed the Dabai Gao Kingdom to resume the chamber of commerce in Bianjing, and also allowed the Dabai Gao Kingdom to sell green salt.
This can make a lot of money.
Then let’s make money first!
At the same time, in order to show her sincerity, Empress Dowager Liang did not hesitate to sell the ghost seal of Qing Yijie, the Qing Tang and Tubo general who came to Xingqing Mansion a few days ago to express her sincerity.
He also took the fact that Dong Fei was dead, but the news of his death was concealed by Ali Gu, as a letter of surrender, and wrote it into the letter together, and asked Wei Mingmo Duo to sell it.
In short, it is a principle to moderate the Southern Barbarians and Northern Dynasties at all costs.
The main idea is to pretend to repent and do it again in the future!
This is also the survival instinct that Dangxiang people have honed in the dangerous environment since the late Tang Dynasty.
Without this technology, the small party would have been crushed into dregs in the turbulent times of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.
Well, although there are only three chapters today, there are 11,000 words!
PS: There will be a big push on the 7th next month. I have to save some manuscripts for explosive use.
See how much you can save!
Well, last month’s monthly pass update is finally completed!
This month, I just checked and it seems like there are 16,000 votes!
There will be no additional monthly tickets next month. Let’s pay off this month’s debt first, otherwise we will have endless descendants.
(End of chapter)
