Chinese dining table

Chapter 908
It was obvious that Yun Chu, Wen Wen, and Di Renjie had entered the ranks of politicians from ordinary officials.

Since they are politicians, seeking power has become their only goal in life, otherwise, they are not qualified politicians.

Politicians are supported by groups, and those who do not have group support are not politicians at all.

In their group, the most important job is to keep Li Hong's position as prince and send Li Hong to the throne of emperor in the future. Only in this way can their political ambitions be realized.

Therefore, anything that promotes Li Hong to climb to the highest point is the best option for their work.

Li Zhi has actually killed a lot of people over the years, although most of them were carried out through Wu Mei, but not all Tang officials are idiots, and this tricky point can still be seen.

Especially this time after Li Zhi in Henan abandoned his disguise and went into battle shirtless, the ruling class of Datang really felt Li Zhi's bared fangs.

Laozi is a wolf, so the son must not be a sheep.

Many people always think that after Emperor Wu, Emperor Wen must appear. In fact, this is a wrong view. Generally, after Emperor Wen appears, there will be an emperor like Emperor Wu.

What Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty expected most in his life was that his posthumous title could be Emperor Wen. After he controlled Bintian, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gave him the posthumous posthumous title of Emperor Wen according to Taizong's wishes.

Later, the civil and military officials and the subjects of the world thought that the posthumous title of Emperor Wen was so awkward. The main reason was that Emperor Taizong's military achievements were too dazzling, far surpassing his civil rule, and it was impossible to cover up, so he finally added the posthumous title of Wenwu Dasheng Daguangxiao Emperor.

Taizong was Emperor Wen, and Li Zhi could no longer become Emperor Wen here. Therefore, Li Zhi's pursuit became Emperor Wu. Long ago no longer expected.

Li Hong has a chance to get the reputation of Emperor Ren, but Li Zhi has a small mind. Even if he is his own son, he doesn't want to be surpassed. Giving him a mouth is a reason.

Therefore, Li Hong also needs to become brutal.

As long as his son is of one mind with him and does not intend to use his father's reputation as a cruel father to fulfill his prince's reputation as a benevolent prince, Li Zhi will be very satisfied.

The above analysis, profile, and portrait of the emperor were made by Xu Jingzong for Li Hong.

Prince Liu led his horses to trample local officials in Yanzhou and trampled them into a pulp. Xu Jingzong helped the prince plan this.

On the one hand, the royal family's brutal behavior will cause dissatisfaction among many people. As long as these people who are dissatisfied with the royal family are stimulated by the prince's brutal behavior, it will be convenient for the powerful army of the Tang Dynasty to destroy it in one go.

On the other hand, the brutal behavior of the royal family will also effectively deter some people, and then make them fear the authority of the royal family and dare not have any bad thoughts.

Generally speaking, this brutal killing can clarify the situation here in Yanzhou. From then on, the prince only needs to attack those who are disobedient and appease those who are afraid.

It can effectively shorten the time for the army to fight abroad, and at the same time save some political consumption.

Yun Chu did have the ability to see the big picture, but in terms of this specific operation, he was not at the same level as the sophisticated Xu Jingzong.

Even with the political experience of the Tang Dynasty, he is still a county magistrate. Even if he is asked to take action, he can't think of the idea of ​​using cavalry to trample on those living people, let alone not giving these people any chance to defend themselves , a decisive suggestion to kill them all in one go.

When the army camped outside Yanzhou City, Yunchu specially sent Yun Jin to deliver a food box to Xu Jingzong. The staple food was a large bowl of sour and fragrant noodles.

Because the crown prince's tent is next door to Yunchu, Xu Jingzong put his nose in front of the noodle bowl and took a deep breath when he watched Yunjin arrange the noodles and four fresh side dishes one by one on the low table , smiled and said to Yun Jin: "My father's ability to handle delicious food is the best in the world."

Yun Jin handed over a pair of chopsticks with both hands and said: "My father said, Mr. Xu has a desire to eat, so please tell your son."

Xu Jingzong, who was extremely jealous of Yun Chu on weekdays, did not have any suspicions this time. After taking the chopsticks that Yun Jin offered, he began to feast on them, while Yun Jin knelt on the side of the lower table and served Xu Jingzong with the other pair of chopsticks. cloth dish.

Although he was over eighty years old, Xu Jingzong still had a big appetite, filling his stomach with a large bowl of saozi noodles, and only then began to slowly taste the four delicate side dishes that Yun Jin had prepared for him.

While eating, he kept testing and teaching Yun Jin's knowledge, from astronomy, geography, history, and even knowledge of the world of mortals.

Fortunately, Yunjin's ability to memorize his knowledge is not weak, and the Yun's family's understanding of these knowledge surpasses that of Tang society, the old and the young have been talking for more than an hour without knowing it.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Yun Jin respectfully bid farewell. Xu Jingzong smiled and gave Yun Jin the "Book of Jin" he compiled.

"It took the old man eight years to compile this book. After reading this book, I know that the old man has a lump in his chest."

Yun Jin bowed respectfully and received the book, then left the big tent amidst Xu Jingzong's laughter.

After Yun Jin left, Li Hong came in from outside the tent and said, "How is this little junior brother?"

Xu Jingzong said: "The material of Shangshu."

Li Hong said in surprise: "Why do you think he should be a prime minister?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Not as many as Yunchu."

Li Hongdao: "Junhou Duozhi is close to a demon, Yunjin is only a young man, how can master compare them with father and son?"

Xu Jingzong said: "It doesn't matter how much knowledge you have. As long as you are willing to learn, you will eventually gain mastery one day. The same cannot be said for your vision and mind. How broad your vision is, how broad your mind will be."

When I am the Minister of the Six Books of the Tang Dynasty, I only need to be knowledgeable. If I want to be the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, I need both vision and a heart. "

Li Hong frowned and said, "Li Yifu..."

Xu Jingzong waved his hand and said: "The old man is talking about Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, the two prime ministers. The crown prince is young and these two died early. They have never experienced the era of Fang and Du. It's amazing, and I don't know that Du Ruhui's decisiveness is as decisive as a mountain. Only such a talent is worthy of the position of prime minister. The rest are just mediocre people. Even the old man only took the high position when there was no one in the Tang Dynasty .”

Li Hong scratched his hair and said, "So that's how it is. The master said that Yun Jin is a talented scholar, which is already a very high evaluation."

Xu Jingzong sighed and said: "In the past, this old man was jealous of Fang Du and wished he could not kill him. Now that he is old, he just realized how high people are divided into three, six, and nine classes. It is a gift from God, beyond the reach of human beings..."

Li Hong came out of Xu Jingzong's tent, a little greedy for the Xunzi noodles that Xu Jingzong had just eaten, and brought the eunuch's personal guards to Yunchu's camp, ready to eat a bowl of noodles before going back.

Today, Yun Jin visited Xu Jingzong for the first time as the eldest son of the Yun family. This is a very high standard of etiquette in the Xungui family, second only to Yun Chu's personal visit.

The food that Yunjin offers today is naturally part of the etiquette, even if it is an enemy, as long as it is sent up according to this rule, it can be accepted and eaten. As long as the etiquette is still in place, it is absolutely safe of.

Li Hong was very curious about why the master gave Xu Jingzong a gift, so he came here in a hurry.

When I came here, I saw Li Sizheng eating noodles outside the tent with a bowl bigger than her head. Wen Huan and Di Guangsi followed suit, eating Zhenghuan with his back against the fence, and Yunjin obviously just got his job. , holding a rice bowl in his hand, and biting chopsticks in his mouth, he is actively joining the noodle trio.

Seeing Li Hong looking at the four children outside while eating, Yunchu said to Li Hong: "After the rules and etiquette have been taught, they need to learn what it means to do whatever they want."

Li Hong took a sip of the soup and said, "Is there a limit to what to do?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "Rules, etiquette and laws are the bowl in your hand, and the outside of the bowl is the space they need to explore. What we call rules, etiquette, and laws are the standards for distinguishing right from wrong, not to restrict their hands and feet. rules.

In the new environment, there are new rules, etiquette, and laws. As long as you know how these rules come from and are to prevent any consequences, you can quickly understand each new world. "

Li Hong swallowed a mouthful of noodles and said, "Will this help me?"

Yunchu shook his head again and said: "The consequences of changing you are too serious, you should take your time, don't look at Chang'an's rapid development, it can't be used as a reference at all, the people's sentiments and customs here in Yanzhou are the most important thing. The real appearance of Datang place.

In many cases, slow is the right thing to do, but fast is not normal. "

Li Hong put down the empty bowl and said, "Master, you mean that the Tang Dynasty cannot be greatly changed in my hands?"

Yun Chu said: "When any emperor implements government orders, there are good government orders and bad government orders. Moreover, this is unavoidable. Every government order is like a stone at the bottom of the river to you. You need to touch it. Cross the river with the stones, don't discard it well, keep the good ones, in this way, you can still cross the river in the end, although it takes a little longer, but be safe!"

Li Hong asked the eunuch to make him a bowl of noodles, added some oil and pepper, and waited for the master to continue teaching. Unexpectedly, the master stopped talking and began to eat wholeheartedly.

After the noodles were finished, Li Hong patted his stomach and said to Yun Chu: "Grand Xu said that Yun Jin is a talented scholar."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Grand Xu has seen it."

Li Hong looked at Yun Chu and said, "Master, is it possible that only people like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are worthy of the position of prime minister in your hearts?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, and Lou Shide can all become prime ministers after 20 years of hard work."

Li Hong said puzzledly: "I still want to let you, Master, be my first chancellor."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Anyone in the world can be your prime minister, except me."

Li Hongfa asked anxiously, "Why?"

(End of this chapter)