The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son

Early the next morning.

It was slightly bright.

rainy.

The drizzle was light, and it was pouring down, tangled on the bluestone slabs of the pedestrian road in central Beijing.

At this time, people from the five cities and horses were infested in the streets and started cleaning.

After His Royal Highness took office as Yin of the Suncheon Mansion, he ruled the five-city soldiers and horses department and recruited a large number of cleaning personnel. Before that time, he had to get up early to clean the city.

At first, people thought that this was a waste of silver, but slowly, when the garbage on the street and the horizontal sewage were all swept away, people realized the benefits of this cleaning.

This is how people do, and when they get used to something better, they can never go back.

From frugality to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to frugality is difficult.

This statement applies to every subtle place in life.

The dawn in the morning ushered in a new day. Li Dongyang stayed up all night, and his face was a little bad.

The name is Reading, but in fact, it shows anxiety.

The situation in the palace is really treacherous. Your Majesty has not summoned the minister for many days.

So much so that Li Dongyang didn't know what his majesty's dragon body is now.

But since the tuberculosis came out, the situation is very bad.

But now, His Majesty suddenly summoned King Zong and Chongchen, what does this mean?

Everyone is guessing now that your majesty is critically ill and the worst has already happened.

Li Dongyang, a cabinet clerk, said he was not worried, it was fake.

He stayed up all night, speculating about the possibilities.

At this time ... it was dawn.

The son Li Zhaofan saw that the study was still lit, and was busy coming in: "Father ..."

Li Dongyang nodded his head toward him, seeing Li Zhaofan's expression differently, and said: "Why, it seems that he has a bad spirit?"

"This ..." Li Zhaofan glanced at Li Dongyang's haggard face and smiled bitterly: "Don't the father also stay up all night, he will soon go to the palace, can his father's body eat well?"

Li Dongyang's frowned brows could not help but spread out, smiling: "No problem, you can take a nap in the car along the way."

Li Zhaofan sighed: "Whether his father is worried about His Majesty's business."

"Someone is old and sick, his majesty is in place, and he has a feeling of support for the old man. The graciousness is as heavy as Mount Tai. Hey ... pity and pity, it's just ... It's not when I think about these, the old man is worried, but the prince."

Li Zhaofan raised her eyebrows and said in surprise: "Prince?"

Li Dongyang did not shy away from his son, and said bluntly: "If your majesty really has something unexpected, the prince will be reigned, but the situation in Beijing recently has been really treacherous."

Li Zhaofan then said: "Could it be that my father heard about the dissatisfaction of certain lineages in Jingli?"

Li Dongyang said with a smile: "It seems that their actions are not very meticulous. This is what the capital teachers know."

Li Zhaofan also laughed: "Yeah, if the monarch is not secret, he will lose his subjects, and if he is not secret, he will lose his body. However, if he is suspicious, he is not secret. This is the way of death. It can be seen that these people can't make a big deal."

Li Dongyang's condensed smile said meaningfully: "But if ... Are they deliberately trying to get everyone to know?"

Li Zhaofan exclaimed: "Ah ..."

"The news flowing out now is just the tip of the iceberg, but it is already terrifying." Li Dongyang paused, then smiled and said: "Do you remember Dong Zhongshu?"

"Ah ... this ... but whoever reads the book, no one knows."

Li Dongyang said: "This Dong Zhongshu suggested that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respect Confucianism, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted it. Since then, there is only Confucianism in the world. This Confucianism is not only one of the world's knowledge, but the essence is that Even if the car is on the same track, even the knowledge is fixed in one respect, so that the emperor can hold the power, and no one else can covet the power. "

Li Zhaofan nodded, but didn't understand Li Dongyang's meaning.

Li Dongyang immediately said: "The problem lies here. But if the emperor is in power, it seems that there is no one to check and balance. Therefore, Dong Zhongshu also proposed the theory of the induction of heaven and man, which not only added orthodoxy to Tianzi, but also had a problem. Since everything comes from the original intention of heaven, and the heavenly son is the son of heaven, then, if heaven has a vision, such as a fall, or a catastrophe, then ... how to explain? These scholars who have read poetry and books have advocated There was a way to call the catastrophe a warning from heaven to the emperor. However, whenever there is a catastrophe, the emperor must be wrong. The emperor should reflect on his mistakes and correct the mistakes in his governance. "

Li Zhaofan nodded thoughtfully, but ... still puzzled.

Li Dongyang said here, but he couldn't help but laughed: "These scholars who read the poems and books thought it was perfect. The emperor is in power, ordered by the heaven, and heaven has a warning at any time, but heaven is angry and gives out Warning, how to interpret it? "

Li Zhaofan thought for a while: "How to interpret, of course, is in the hands of people who have read poetry and books."

"Yes." Li Dongyang said: "Who reads many books, who is in the position, and who is the prime minister, whoever has the power to explain the warning of heaven, so he can use the reason of heaven to accuse the emperor's fault. So, Jun Ke By esteeming Confucianism alone, one person is determined to control the hundred officials; the princes can rely on the sense of heaven and man, and at the same time check and balance the emperor, who can come up with this set of Confucian laws.

Li Zhaofan's chick nodded like a peck: "Dong Gong has all his ancestors indeed beyond the reach of future generations."

Li Dongyang waved his hand and said lightly: "You and my father closed the door, so we don't have to say these nerds. Later, this set of checks and balances induced by heaven and man was broken by the emperor's backhand. How to break it? , Yier, God was angry, there was a catastrophe, the emperor was wrong, then the emperor would have to correct it, how to correct it ... replace the prime minister! "

Li Zhaofan's face was dumbfounded, and he thought about it ... really.

Li Dongyang said: "God warned once and then replaced one. God was angry, and he could never allow the emperor to be punished. But the prime minister is the executor of the emperor's governance. By the way, the emperor realized his mistake, so the so-called sense of heaven and man became a joke. The one who was most afraid of God ’s anger was no longer the emperor, but these officials who had read poetry and the head of the group. Long, since then, no one has casually linked the natural vision to the fault of the emperor. This is the same as the letter to admit that the fault of the emperor, is this not to find your own trouble? The following minister, if it is written, is it not? Can you get along with the prime minister? "

Speaking of which, Li Dongyang smiled: "So, the crux of the matter lies here. Father is also Jasuke. He knows that the world is set by the Son, and that the Son is angry is the root, so for all these years, he has worked hard for his father, Fortunately, fortunately, your majesty is still holy, and as a father, there is nothing wrong with it. Today these clansmen want to take the opportunity to make trouble, whether it is to force the association with the sense of heaven and man, or move out of the ancestors. As far as the Son of Heaven is concerned, it is instantaneous, and their life and death, honor and disgrace, are all in the mind of the Son of Heaven. Come to think of it, they understand this truth very well, but ... Why do they dare to do this again? "

Li Dongyang replied to himself: "Want to come ... They want to seize the nodal point of His Majesty's critical condition. The emperor is most afraid of accidents at this nodal point. Anything that might happen is extremely terrible. This is related to the father. The deceased son ... neglected every minute. The kings of the emperor made troubles at this time, they were taking a dangerous move. "

Li Zhaofan nodded and sighed before saying, "Yes, my father thinks that your majesty will give way."

"The emperor today is well aware that even if he is seriously ill, he would not have fulfilled their wishes. As for the prince, although in the temple hall, the praises are mixed, but in the folk, in the public, the people treat him, But I am grateful. I do n’t worry about it for my father ... This is also a place where my father has broken his head and ca n’t understand it. If these sect kings, if they have the heart, they should know that they want to succeed, not easy! But why? It is necessary to take risks. "

Seemingly awakened by a word, Li Zhaofan said in surprise: "Could it be ... Could it be ... father, could they still have a move?"

"Good." Li Dongyang sighed: "What the old man is thinking hard about is what the killer behind them is, can he force His Majesty to make a determination ..."

Li Zhaofan couldn't wait to continue to ask: "Did your father think of it?"

"I thought of it." Li Dongyang got up, it was not early, and he had to go to the palace early: "Think about it, their only way is to cook raw rice with raw rice."

"Raw rice cooked mature rice?"

Li Dongyang glanced at Li Zhaofan and sighed: "Zhao Fan, although he is a father, he has nothing to pass to you in this life. Let me leave you with something today. You will be stable. , You can also worry about food and clothing, and will not shame the ancestors. "

Li Zhaofan looked at Li Dongyang ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ blinked and puzzled: "I don't know what it is?"

"Human relationship, a relationship for His Royal Highness the Prince and Qi Guogong, you have to let them owe you this relationship."

Then, Li Dongyang smiled and said: "It's not too late, hurry, you go to Xishan Academy in person. Qi Guogong is just afraid to be ready to enter the palace at this time. More guards are needed to protect it. Not only that, Xishan Academy must also take precautions ... otherwise, a big disaster will come. "

Li Dongyang said, squinting his eyes, flashing a complex light in his eyes, do n’t have a deep meaning: "For the father, it ’s time to go, today ... it will be a long day, I hope ... It ’s okay to be safe. "

Li Zhaofan remembered his father's words seriously in his face, and did not dare to neglect and quickly went out.

He went all the way to Xishan, and halfway through, he really saw Fang Jifan's horse and carriage coming.

He yelled: "Qi Guogong, Qi Guogong ... My surname is Li, my father confessed to Dongyang, and I have something to tell!"