Chapter 1473: Reasoning

Su You continued to persuade: "Brother Zihou is a loyal and upright man. Su You has never doubted this. However, Zeng Zigu once commented on Prime Minister Anshi's bravery and generosity and his stinginess to change. Su You did not want anyone to add to it.

On Brother Zihou."

Zhang Dun felt cold in his heart: "Didn't you see, Mingrun, Sima Junshi's evaluation of Mr. Anshi in his memorial? The actions of these gentlemen are really chilling."

Su You said: "That's because Brother Zihou made the same mistake as Mr. Anshi, that is, all those who raised objections to the new law, whether they decided to abolish it or decided to improve it, whether they were well-intentioned or out of

Those who are malicious are all grouped into one party, and their enemies are too narrowly defined."

"Scholar Sima opened his mouth widely and said that thousands of people were inconvenienced by the new law. Seeing the fierce attack, Brother Zihou felt uneasy."

"Actually, calm down and think about it. Even if Cai Zhizheng and Xing Shu are not safe, Brother Zihou and many people under Anshi Xianggong's previous banner are different from them."

"The Empress Dowager came to court and proposed to make His Majesty the Crown Prince. Brother Zihou personally wrote and approved of it. Based on this, I can ensure that Brother Zihou is safe."

Zhang Dun sneered: "Mingrun looks down on me, Zhang Zihou, so much? Are you asking me to betray my comrades?"

Su You smiled: "Comrade? Who is Brother Zihou referring to? Lu Jifu? Zeng Bu? Lu Jiawen? Or Cai Que? Xing Shu? Or Li Ding, Shu Yu?"

"Do you still have correspondence with Mr. Anshi and Lu Jifu? I do."

"Zeng Bruga also asked, do you know their current views on the new law?"

"Cai Que's actions before Academician Sima entered the court. Are they looking for an opportunity to betray their position, betray Prime Minister Anshi, and betray you, or are you betraying them first?"

"Brother Zihou, those who have a different stance from yours are likely to be your true friends; those who have the same stance as yours may also be your true enemies. This is called dialectics."

Zhang Dun's complexion finally improved a little, and he waved his hand and said: "In terms of righteousness and theory, none of the ten Zhang Duns are the opponents of Zizhan and Mingrun. Brother Yu, hold your hands, let's not talk about this."

Su You said: "Then let's be honest - after many years of implementation of the new law, all its disadvantages have become apparent. Since Yuanfeng, the late emperor has been making adjustments. This is a fact."

"When the Empress Dowager came to power and Your Majesty took charge of the government, whether he issued an internal edict to abolish the laws of the Beijing and Zhou dynasties, or he adopted the Sima Scholar's suggestion that the whole country abolish the Bao Ma Shi Yi, he was adhering to the legacy of the late emperor, which was to correct bad laws, not to change them.

This section of the Way of the First Emperor must be understood clearly."

"As for the methods of young crops, protection of armor, and exemption from military service, Brother Zhang must argue hard, or ask for the useful parts to be retained; or ask Sima Bachelor to come up with feasible methods that can convince the officials of the two systems of Korea and China before abolishing them.

Effective measures must be taken, otherwise they cannot be neglected lightly.”

"This move is not only to protect your position, Brother Zhang, but also to take into account the status and evaluation of Mr. Anshi."

"In view of the weak situation of the Song Dynasty, the late emperor made a painful decision, worked hard, and made sweeping changes to clear away the accumulated shortcomings. This is certain."

"Xiangong Anshi was not afraid of the current situation, dared to be the first, worked hard, and reformed to become stronger. This is still undoubtedly the case."

"However, the Song Dynasty has accumulated shortcomings for hundreds of years. How can it be easy to correct them? The road to reform is like walking on spring ice and crossing deep valleys, or walking at night and crossing thickets."

"It is inevitable to take more detours and make some mistakes due to emotions and reasons."

"But Mr. Anshi has already shouldered the responsibilities he should bear. He has left us alone and left it to the late emperor to take charge."

"During the reign of Prime Minister Anshi, although people's lives have not improved or even deteriorated, the state affairs of the Song Dynasty have been fully accumulated, and the reform has gained considerable experience and lessons. These have been over the years. Annual income data is available.”

"So starting from Yuanfeng, the late emperor learned lessons, made corrections with determination, promoted good and eliminated evil, and worked hard to make all laws better."

"This is how our Song Dynasty is now in such a good situation."

"It's a pity that I didn't do my best and abandoned the world."

"The Empress Dowager and Her Majesty came to the throne. Before mourning, she first thought of the people, continued to improve the new law, and benefited the people."

"This is the correct conclusion of the late emperor's reforms in the past twenty years."

"Brother Zhang first followed Prime Minister Anshi, and then the late emperor. He must be aware of the hardships and reputations of reforms along the way."

"As the person most familiar with the new laws and measures in the court today, shouldn't it be more important at this time to help the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty to carry forward the legacy of the late emperor and make the Song Dynasty prosperous and strong?"

"Scholar Sima has many prejudices against the new law, and he wants people like Brother Zhang to clearly distinguish them at court; and don't forget that there are veterans like Mr. Lu who are well versed in current affairs at the court."

"The Empress Dowager and Your Majesty are not the obstacles to Brother Zhang, so you have to win over them and analyze clearly why the reform is needed."

"The spirit of party struggle is by no means a phenomenon that a prosperous country should have, but I think it is perfectly fine to be pragmatic in political struggle."

"Everyone prepares for the shortcomings and strengthens them with resources. The purpose is not to bring down the people, but to bring the country up."

"Otherwise, the nest will be overturned and the eggs will be safe? Don't forget, the Liao people are still waiting for me to negotiate in Dutingyi."

"To bring peace to the king, Yao and Shun, and to bring peace to the world, this is the responsibility of the scholar-bureaucrats."

"Brother Zhang, you have the talent to govern and you have always taken responsibility for the world. So you must protect yourself and be useful. Don't walk into a corner, let alone fall into the trap of others pulling you to destruction together."

"If you say I am a lobbyist, then I admit it, because today I am lobbying for the people of the world."

Zhang Dun picked a grape again and put it in his mouth, but this time he chewed it much slower: "If I promise to do what Mingrun said, will you support me, Mingrun?"

Su You said: "Whether you agree or not, I will try my best to report this incident to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, and leave a seal in the court, because you have nothing to blame."

"After Master Sima and Duke Lu leave, Brother Zhang will be the prime minister waiting to be selected."

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"how about you?"

"With Brother Zhang's support at court, I can go to Hebei with peace of mind to fulfill the late emperor's last wish..."

Seeing that Zhang Dun wanted to speak, Su You quickly stopped him: "Don't compete with me, because I think Yuan Zi is more suitable than you."

Zhang Dun finally gave in and suppressed the excitement in his heart: "Brother Yu has never given up to anyone in his life. Today, the whole clan has to thank Meng Mingrun for his guidance."

Su You couldn't help but laugh: "Thank you for being so pretentious, why? I won't accept it either."

"But when you are fighting with others, you should pay attention to your manners. If you are emotional when dealing with official matters, you will be the first to fall behind."

"The Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, you need to pay more attention to your attitude. Brother Zhang, the easiest trap for you to fall into is that you can't control your temper, and someone will deflect the blame to someone you can't offend, and then you will be attacked in a group."

After saying that, he began to despise Zhang Dun, as if he hated iron but could not make steel: "The skin looks like a fairy, but inside there is such a temperament? You are suffering from irritation, and you are easily irritable. Why don't you come with me?

Go to Ningshan Hall and ask my Xianqing to nurse you back?"

Zhang Dun chuckled and sneered: "Is your family's surname Shi or Su? You dare to say that you are a famous doctor's family. There is no one who fears his wife like a violent tiger in this world more than Su Mingrun."

Su You also followed suit and sneered: "I didn't know who was eating grapes just now and forgot to spit out the seeds. He was obviously in a state of agitation, but he had to force himself to calm down. Now he is in the mood to expose others..."

Zhang Dun was immediately embarrassed: "It's not like you, a political advisor, are so eloquent! I was ready to fight to the death, but your rhetoric ruined my fighting spirit!"

Su You smiled and said: "What should be insisted on is the late emperor's intention to make progress, but it is not that he cannot muster the courage to correct deviations and reform."

"It's okay to reason and act righteously. If you hear something wrong, you can correct it without waiting for morning and evening. In this regard, whether it is Mr. Anshi, Brother Zihou or I, we are all far behind the late emperor..."

After this theater viewing activity, Zhang Dun finally dug deep into the root cause, corrected his attitude, and became deeply aware of his ideological shortcomings. He picked up the ideological weapon of Neo-Confucian dialectics, re-armed himself, actively carried out self-criticism, and used his own experience to

With a writing style that even Zhuang Yuantang's nephew could not appreciate, he carefully wrote a large article "Self-Reflection on Comrade Zhang Dun's Work Mistakes during the Reform Period".

This is what happened, but the real title of the article is "A Note on the Pros and Cons of the New Law in the Fifteen Years".

Following the ideas provided by Su You, the article conducted a detailed analysis and explanation of the gains and losses of the fifteen years of reform, and gave a comprehensive and objective display of the legislation, reform, implementation, and improvement process over the past fifteen years.

The article lists some key node periods during the fifteen-year reform and the actual situation of the country at that time, emphasizing the necessity of Anshi Xianggong's reform under the objective conditions of powerful enemies, empty national treasury, three redundancies and accumulated disadvantages, repeated defeats, and successive years of disasters.

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Although in the early stage of reform, many shortcomings such as excessive accumulation occurred, which made the people have a hard time, it also enriched the national treasury and laid a solid foundation for subsequent development.

During that time, people all over the country tightened their belts, and even the royal family reduced expenses. However, the Song Dynasty also managed to survive those years of frequent disasters, achieved a lot, and prevented the country from continuing to decline.

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The Yellow River was suppressed and stopped raging, Hebei was gradually restored, Qingtang, Shaanxi, and Hengshan were consolidated, Southwest, Meishan, and Jiaozhi were pacified, water transportation was renovated, and Zhejiang and Jinghu were developed.
Chapter completed!