"Today is my happy day, don't impeach this or that at every turn!"
"You are all the pillars of our great Chen Kingdom. Don't criticize each other at every turn. Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity."
Wang Dachui, who had just taken a sip of wine, almost spit out the sip of wine. Wang Dachui never expected that Emperor Chen could actually speak such classic words.
If this were normal, Emperor Chen Li Xuanji would probably feel that Zhou Yi's memorial was extremely disrespectful to him, and would punish Zhou Yi for being disrespectful.
But today, his fiftieth birthday, he is in a good mood, and he also feels that sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is all that matters.
Yan Kuan stood up and said: "The news of His Majesty's fiftieth birthday has been spread to all states and counties a year ago. In order to celebrate His Majesty's birthday, all ministers and officials have racked their brains, but Zhou Yi, the prefect of Yongzhou, hastily sent it off. To send a memorandum to His Majesty, this is not disrespectful, but what kind of expression is it?"
Li Xuanji suppressed his smile after hearing this, and turned to Wang Dachui, who was standing aside, and asked, "General Li, did Zhou Yi show any disrespect towards me when he was in Yongzhou?"
Wang Dachui swallowed the piece of venison he had just torn into, and replied: "That nerd doesn't have it, and he doesn't dare!"
"The reason why the man surnamed Zhou sent His Majesty a memorial is simply because he was poor and had no money to find good things to present to Your Majesty. I am different. These treasures presented to Your Majesty were all mine from more than ten robberies. It was put together by merchants from the Western Regions!"
As soon as these words came out, the ministers and officials were stunned, and then they remembered that 'Li Feiyu' was originally a bandit.
And Li Xuanji, who was sitting at the top of the table, burst out laughing happily.
"Hahahaha, General Li is quick to talk and is indeed an honest man!"
If someone else mobilized the army to do such banditry, they would probably be impeached and removed from office. But at this moment, Li Feiyu's behavior has been approved by His Majesty, so no one dares to impeach Li Feiyu for this bad luck.
Furthermore, 80% of the people in the court were officials from Yan Song's party. Although these people did not know that Li Feiyu was Yan Song's adopted son, they saw that Li Feiyu had joined Yan Song's command.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be following Yan Song and Yan Kuan today.
Another honest and upright official stood up and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you have someone read the memorial of the prefect of Zhou to see what he wrote?"
Li Xuanji nodded and ordered Wei Zhongxian to read the memorial from Zhou Yi.
Admonish Emperor Chen Shi Si Shu!
I heard: If you want a tree to grow long, you must strengthen its roots; if you want a tree to flow far, you must dredge up its source; if you want the country to be safe, you must accumulate virtue and justice.
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It is advisable to be very cautious when carrying a boat and overturning it...
As a ruler, if you can sincerely see what you want, then your knowledge will be sufficient to restrain yourself;
When something is about to be done, think about it and stop it in order to reassure others;
If you think of high dangers, you will be humble and self-motivated;
If you are afraid of overflowing, you will think of the rivers and seas and the hundreds of rivers;
If you are enjoying your travels, think about the three driving forces;
If you are worried and slack, then think carefully about the beginning and respect the end;
If you are concerned about obstruction, you should be humble and accept the consequences;
If you want to slander evil, then think about rectifying your body to depose evil;
If you are given grace, you will be rewarded with joy without reason;
If the punishment is within reach, then think about the indiscriminate punishment because of anger.
In summary, these ten thoughts should be emphasized and the nine virtues should be promoted. If you can do it simply and follow it, choose the good and follow it, then the wise will do their best, the brave will do their best, the benevolent will spread their benefits, and the believers will be loyal. Civil and military competitions, in the absence of the king. Things can bring you the joy of traveling in Henan, you can support the longevity of pine trees and trees, and you can play the harp and hang the bows, all without saying a word. Why bother to think hard, perform duties on behalf of others, and serve smart eyes and ears? This is a failure of the great path of doing nothing?
The "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing the Emperor Chen" listed in the Book of Changes comes from the "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Emperor Taizong" written by Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty.
Originally, the Book of Changes wanted to copy Hai Rui's "Public Security Shu", the best book in the world, but considering that there were too many allusions in it, the people of Chen State did not know these allusions at all, so they copied "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Taizong" 》Moved up.
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, understood from Wei Zheng's "Ten Thoughts on Remonstrance to Emperor Taizong" that "it is advisable to be cautious when carrying a boat and overturning it." Water can both carry and overturn a boat.
In order to alert himself, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin also wrote it on the screen, reminding himself day and night that under Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's hard work, he finally created the prosperous era of Zhenguan and became a generation of holy emperors.
Unfortunately, the Chen Emperor Li Xuanji was not Li Shimin. In his view, the Ten Thoughts mentioned in the Zhouyi memorial were pure farts to the emperor.
If you can't do whatever you want as an emperor, then what's the point of being an emperor?
Just like the words "I am the only one in heaven and on earth" engraved on the jade seal of the Chen Kingdom, Li Xuanji has always held the belief that "if I were the emperor, I would indulge in my desires, and if anyone disobeyed, I would kill him or her." " idea.
However, there is one point in "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Emperor Chen" that he, Li Xuanji, agrees with very much.
Civil and military affairs are strenuous, and you have nothing to do. You can enjoy the pleasure of traveling in Henan, support the life of pines and trees, and sing the harp and bow the bow. It goes without saying.
He, Li Xuanji, also felt that since those generals and civil servants were devoting themselves to Chen Zhilu, they should be loyal to Chen's affairs!
This is also one of the reasons why Li Xuanji vigorously delegated power to the traitorous prime minister Yan Song. He believed that as long as he delegated power to hundreds of officials, he could rule the world.
But what Li Xuanji didn't take into account was that the officials he promoted were all rubbish. They were all corrupt and corrupt, and the people were squeezed to the point where they had no way to survive.
He, Li Xuanji, was also a man who loved great achievements. He liked to build temples and palaces, seek treasures, travel around, and waste money and people.
If things continue like this, given time, there will definitely be a situation in which a tree is chopped off and a flag is raised.
"I am in a good mood today. This matter is over here. I don't care that Zhou Yi, the prefect of Yongzhou, used this memorial to fool me."
"Fooled?" All the loyal ministers present were stunned.
Co-authored If Emperor Li Xuanji was not happy because of his birthday today, then Zhou Yi, the prefect of Yongzhou, would probably have come to an end because of this memorial?
"A thousand-mile horse always exists, but a bole does not always exist!"
"I, Chen, have such a loyal and courageous remonstrator, but he is not pleased by His Majesty! What a great loss to our Chen country!" At this time, all the honest officials and loyal ministers present had the same thought.
In the eyes of the honest and loyal officials present, Zhou Yi's "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing the Emperor Chen" is an excellent masterpiece from both a writing and a political perspective, and can definitely be famous throughout the ages. Compared with those rare treasures given to the emperor by corrupt officials, they are much more valuable!
Yan Song had also read Zhou Yi's "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing the Emperor Chen" from Wang Dachui before. He also felt that Zhou Yi, the prefect of Yongzhou, was a talented person. If he went further in the future, he might be able to reuse this person and let him govern the world for him.
But Yan Song didn't expect that his son Yan Kuan would continue to target Zhou Yi, and even put Zhou Yi's list down to the end, and roasted it in front of all the ministers and officials.
"But fortunately, Your Majesty did not blame Zhou Yi, otherwise I would have lost a talented person in the future." Yan Song thought to himself.
