After appeasing the ministers, Zhao Xu knew that it was time to make chicken soup for them.

Chicken soup is a necessity in human political life.

Like salt, it is indispensable.

After just sorting out his thoughts, Zhao Xu pointed to the one hundred and twenty-nine squares on the sand table and said: "I heard that King Zhao Han (Zhao Pu) once said: Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food."

“I’ve also heard people tell the story of the Foolish Old Man who moved the mountains.”

"There is a saying in the Book of Rites, and the inscription on the plate says: It is new every day, it is new every day, and it is new every day."

"Bianjing is a big city and has many disadvantages. However, I and you will work together to eliminate a small disadvantage in a day and a big disadvantage in a year!"

"Bianjing has one hundred and twenty-nine squares, one square per month, and ten years old can make Bianjing completely new."

As Zhao Xu spoke, he became generous and his voice rose a little higher.

He knows his weaknesses and also understands his strengths.

They all have one point - youth.

Being too young makes it difficult to convince the public and convince others.

Especially those officials who are far away from him and can't even see him are unlikely to foolishly devote any loyalty to a little emperor who has no idea of ​​his background or abilities because of legends or other reasons.

But conversely, this is his greatest advantage.

He is young, as long as he proves that he has the motivation and determination to do something.

Then once the ministers are willing to follow, no one will give up easily and lose the team.

Because time is on his side.

Based on the normal lifespan of the emperors of the Song Dynasty, in the next ten, twenty, or thirty years, he should have the final say in the world.

And Zhao Xu has also participated in some election activities on modern campuses.

Speech skills have actually been developed.

It's just that he has been enduring it and rarely uses it.

Now is the right time.

Zhao Xu appropriately displayed his speech skills that he has honed in modern times.

Therefore, he did not simply speak.

Instead, he incorporates many techniques he has learned in modern times.

Voice, tone, accent, body language and most importantly eye contact.

They were all used by him.

So when he spoke, he looked at the officials in front of him, looked into the eyes of these ministers, communicated with them as sincerely as possible, and gave them timely feedback.

And his age has become his best BUFF.

How could any scholar-bureaucrat resist a young emperor who, with enthusiasm and sincere eyes, spoke the principles of saints and expressed his ambitions and goals?

Fan Chunren was the first to be moved.

Then there are Cheng Yi, Su Che, Lu Dafang...

All the ministers paid their respects one after another: "Your Majesty has great ambitions, and I will do my best to assist you!"

The fellow readers also bowed their heads and worshiped.

Zhao Xu stepped forward, stretched out his young hands, and personally helped the ministers up one by one.

Showmanship and performance, he is top notch.

When he helped the last person up, he said to everyone sincerely: "The poem says: The country is thousands of miles away, but the people stop at it; it also goes: The wild yellow bird stops at the corner of the hill. Confucius said:

When it comes to stopping and knowing where it stops, can it be better for humans than birds?"

The ministers felt their heads buzzing, and they all prostrated collectively. Even the youngest companion, who was the youngest companion, worshiped on the ground and replied: "King Mu Muwen, please stop at Jixi!"

This is the original text of the Book of Rites.

No one will remember it wrong.

At the same time, this is also the most important paragraph in the "University", the most important chapter in the Book of Rites.

It directly leads to the saint's way of cultivating oneself, governing the country, bringing peace to the family and bringing peace to the world.

The original text of the Book of Rites directly states: To be a king should end with benevolence; to be a minister should end with respect; to be a son should end with filial piety; to be a father should end with kindness; to be a friend of the country should end with trust.

Therefore, it further leads to the conclusion that a gentleman has a great road, and the great road lies in loyalty. There is also a great road in making money, and the great road lies in righteousness and benefit.

But for Zhao Xu, all of this, the entire "Book of Rites" chapter, can be condensed into one sentence.

That’s why a gentleman will do everything possible!

In order to cultivate my moral integrity, govern my country, bring peace to my family, and bring peace to the world, I will hold on to the fearless spirit of "I won't go to hell, who will go to hell!" I will be brave and do whatever it takes just to increase wealth and revitalize the country.

Even if it ignites the world's war and causes millions of people to die, he will not hesitate.

Because this is what the saints taught.

He was specifically named in front of the principle of self-cultivation, governing the country, bringing peace to the family, and bringing peace to the world.

As for what you want to say, this is not the original intention of the saint.

So I would like to ask, in today’s world, who can know the true intention of the saint?

The scholars in the Song Dynasty today are no longer the "Six Classics Zhuwo" in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

People of that era only needed to learn the commentaries on the classics and meanings of those great scholars. Only by studying the commentaries on the classics and meanings of the great magnates could they practice the morality of saints and their own ambitions.

The Song Dynasty has now entered an era that modern people call "I Annotate the Six Classics".

Individuals can communicate directly with saints across time and space.

Use my thoughts to make the Avenue of Saints great again.

Therefore, this is an era without absolute authority, an era in which everyone can interpret the saints.

Therefore, Su Shi could openly make up an article "On Loyalty in Punishments and Rewards" in the imperial examination room.

Therefore, Wang Anshi could openly establish the Jinggong New School and use the articles of Confucius and Mencius to endorse the new law.

A monk can touch it, a poor Taoist can touch it, and of course I can touch it too.

Therefore, Zhao Xu raised his hand with a smile: "I will make an agreement with you and the world!"

Everyone's heads were buzzing again.

Agreement?!

Everyone's first reaction is not the story of the three-chapter agreement between the Han Emperor Liu Bang and the people of Guanzhong.

Because when the Emperor of the Han Dynasty made the three-chapter agreement with the people of Guanzhong, he was still the King of Han.

The object of the treaty is only the common people, not the ministers.

So, when he was the emperor, who made an agreement with the ministers and made an agreement with the world?

Trace upwards!

The era of three tombs and five canons, that distant period of three generations.

Pan Geng moved the capital and made a covenant with his ministers and people - at that time, it was called an oath.

Almost everyone can remember this thing.

Because this is the ideological stamp engraved deep in the memories of the scholar-bureaucrats.

Pan Geng made a grand vision, summoned ministers, admonished them, and spurred them.

He summoned the people to explain the reasons for moving the capital and promised a bright future.

Therefore, the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty followed Pan Geng and moved the capital to Yin, allowing the business foundation to be revitalized again.

To the scholar-bureaucrats, the Yin Shang Dynasty was able to rule the world for eight hundred years, and most of the credit was due to Pan Geng.

So, everyone held their breath, pricked up their ears, and listened respectfully to the young emperor in front of them promising a grand blueprint to them.

"I will work together with you to reform Bianjing. Within ten years, we will eliminate all the shortcomings of Bianjing today one by one."

“In my eyes, Bianjing City in ten years’ time will have clean roads, strict public security, and people with jobs. Twenty or thirty years from now, the people will have homes to live in, the elderly will have support, and the children will have education.

"

Zhao Xu spoke slowly, describing the future he constructed.

Of course, this is an utopia.

Maybe he won't be able to see it in his lifetime.

But that didn't stop him from describing it.

Because he has really seen it!

Moreover, it can definitely be achieved!
To be continued...