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Chapter 320 Strength and Weakness

"There is no way to change in heaven?" Sima Guang thought silently.

"Actually, Mr. Jiefu is really a pedantic man. Although his words are a bit biased, they are indeed very reasonable! However, things in the world are impermanent, sometimes they make sense but not really suitable for the current situation. Although the "God Lord" of Han Gong is a little vague and unreal, it is the best solution at this time. In fact, the officials of the Tianjian Supervisory Bureau used telescopes to measure the starry sky and proved that the moon is just a large sphere that rotates around our earth. Some of them even infer that we are revolving around the sun. If we don't make it easy, the earth we live in is also a sphere like the moon. 1 Mr. Wang Fu's "Theory of Insufficient Changes" may be correct. What we do has no natural connection with the disasters that occur in various places. Some people in the court's accusations against Wang Jiefu can be said to be unfounded, because they have no idea whether there are gods in this world..."

“What does this have to do with the newspaper?”

"Mr. is well-versed in history and carefully studied history, and naturally understands what the size of imperial power means for a dynasty. The only thing that the contradiction between Bi and Wang An is the dispute over the restriction of imperial power - Fu Bi wants to use the 'destiny' to limit the imperial power, to be precise, to limit the emperor's abuse of root power. This idea is extremely correct. 1. In order to promote reform, Wang Anshi hopes that the power of imperial power can reach the maximum limit so that the emperor can implement reforms and avoid the obstacles of opposition to reforms. This is understandable. Didn't Shang Yang's reforms succeed at that time under the power of imperial power? Wang Jiefu compared himself to Shang Yang and studied the power schemes in "Laozi", so naturally he thought of this path." Wang Jinghui still did not answer Sima Guang's questions positively, and continued to "catalyze" Sima Guang at his own pace.

"Is it correct to say so? I think it is correct to limit the imperial power?" Sima Guang was not obsessed with the newspaper's problems, so he simply put it down and talked to Wang Jinghui with a mentality of dealing with academic issues.

"To be precise, it is not a good thing to limit the abuse of imperial power and the restriction of power holding is not a good thing, especially when the Song Dynasty is in a critical stage of Zhong Revival. If Emperor Tang Dynasty had its power restricted, it might not have been able to achieve the prosperous Tang Dynasty. If the power of the Han Wugong was restricted, it would not have been forty years of war in the war during his fifty-year rule! Imperial power should be restricted and controlled, but even the Korean Gong was very helpless on this issue - the borrowing of "Destiny" was a bit too fragile compared to the actual situation! However, Wang Anshi's relaxation of the imperial power now seems to be in line with his political purpose. But even Wang Anshi himself would not want to see this situation. After the reform in his mind reached the expected effect, his top priority was to think about how to limit the imperial power!" Wang Jinghui smiled coldly.

As far as historical facts are concerned, what Wang Jinghui knew about is a great change in the feudal era, the imperial power and the general power can be divided into two forms: same-directional growth and decline and reverse growth. This strong delay and weakness means reverse growth and decline is not only not the only form, but also not the normal transformation of the feudal political system, but its abnormality.

The reverse growth and decline are divided into two states. One is the strengthening of the imperial power and the weakening of the prime minister's power. For example, in the late period of Emperor Wu of Han, at that time, the ministers and ministers were empty, but the ministers and ministers had their name and were incompetent to make some comments. The reason is that Emperor Wu of Han trusted the inner court of the Shangshu, composed of his relatives and the Shouxin, and used the inner court to divide the power of the outer court headed by the prime minister. This should not be regarded as normal, in addition to the principle of unity with the ruler and minister. There are three other reasons: First, Emperor Wu of Han was not in the year. The decision-making errors increased significantly; second, after Emperor Wu of Han died, as the emperor personally controlled the state power.

The reduction of imperial power fell into the hands of the foreign relatives; third, more importantly, this was just a transitional stage for the transformation of the central government's highest administrative power. Shangshutai officially became the central government's highest administrative organ in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Another situation was that the power of prime ministers was strengthened and the power of imperial power was weakened. For example, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this was obviously a pervert. First, because the power of prime ministers had been "assisted as the emperor" to "hold the emperor" and "the ministers and ministers Cao Cao were in control of great power, and Emperor Xian of Han was just a puppet of Emperor Xian of Han; second, because when he was detained as Cao Pi, the son of Ying Cao, he took Emperor Xian of Han and replaced him. It can be seen that the power of prime ministers was strong and the imperial power was often just a prelude to change dynasties.

The same is not water swelling, and it is also divided into two states. One is that both imperial power and ministerial power are weak. For example, in the late Tang Dynasty, the Song people said that "the Emperor Wei of Tang caused the loss of Xinque" that the vassal states were divided at that time, "the royal family was low every day, and the orders were not allowed to go abroad." Although the imperial technique was weak, ministerial power could not be strong. Although this was basically consistent with the principle of integration of the king and the king, it was nothing more than the prelude to the division and division of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It cannot be regarded as the normal state of movement and transformation of the feudal political system. It needs no words. However, the Song Dynasty set a precedent for a generation - imperial power and ministerial power were very strong. It is difficult to say who overshadowed anyone in the Song Dynasty. However, in the end of the Song Dynasty, there was an exception. That was the era in which Wang Jinghui lived. In order to promote the reform, Emperor Zhao Xu took action to open the way for Wang Anshi in the early years of Xining. He ruled the top leaders five blood exchanges.

Sima Guang didn't know that Wang Jinghui's evaluation of Emperor Wu of Han was completely derived from his viewpoint of "Zizhi Tongjian". He agreed very much in his heart, because there were few crises hidden under Emperor Wu of Han's huge light ball - Emperor Wu of Han was almost a copy of Qin Shihuang, and he did the bad things that Qin Shihuang had done again. The difference was that Emperor Wu of Han also saw the social crisis caused by his improper work in the later period of his reign. Not only did he reflect deeply and repent, but he also repent.

It was because he selected capable officials in the court and found a helper for his descendants, so the Han Dynasty continued again. Sima Guang knew that Wang Jinghui had a unique historical achievements towards Emperor Wu of Han, which was different from ordinary people. This attitude even indirectly affected Emperor Zhao Xu. Now the emperor no longer took Emperor Wu of Han as an example! It was this view that was deeply in line with Sima Guang's wishes, which also made Sima Guang have an inexplicable favor towards Wang Jinghui.

Sima Guang nodded after hearing this. He could understand what Wang Jinghui said. Since ancient times, the transformation between the strength of the imperial power has obviously dealt with the change of the rise and fall of a dynasty. The strength of the imperial power is directly related to the prosperity and decline of the dynasty, but the relationship between this has an extremely complex relationship, and it is not absolutely followed by a rule. Even he himself only had a vague understanding of this issue. It is rare for Wang Jinghui to make such a judgment on this. This is extremely inconsistent with the age and experience of the prince-consort, which makes Sima Guang's evaluation of the prince-consort a little higher.

"In the view of changing the situation, is the best way to do the Korean government?"

Wang Jinghui shook his head and smiled bitterly at Sima Guang, saying, "Do you think that the 'God Lord' of the Duke of Wei is the best way? Is it natural that I have doubts about this method in my heart!"

After hearing this, Sima Guang also smiled and said, "That's true, but I can't come up with a better way than the Korean government!"

"This may not be true! It may be a better way to discuss with your husband about the issue of publishing newspapers in the court. However, the future is unclear, but it is definitely better than the Korean commons!"

"Oh?! I hope to hear the details!"

"Sir, have you forgotten that Ben is looking for Zhao Pu and Zhao?" Wang Jinghui asked with a smile.

After hearing this, Sima Guang suddenly became clear - once, Song Taizu asked Zhao Pu, "What is the biggest in the world?" Zhao Pu replied after careful consideration, "The truth is the greatest." But then Sima Guang shook his head again, saying that the statement is not the emperor's biggest but the truth is the greatest. Song Taizu "repeatedly praised good". However, after all, the truth is not a kind of power. Moreover, it has uncertainty and is not binding. Although Sima Guang agreed with this statement in his heart, he was not a nerd. He has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years and is certainly clear about how big the " truth is".

In fact, Wang Jinghui did not believe that "the truth is the greatest". In his opinion, according to the local political tradition of the Song Dynasty, there were two things that could be seen as a part of the imperial power. One was that Fu Bi proposed in the early years of Xining: "A king fears only the heaven. If he does not fear the heaven, what can he do, there will be few things to do, and there will be no trouble and death." Therefore, scholars and husbands often regard their intention as the will of heaven and use this to restrain the emperor. However, even Fu Bi knew that "disasters and strangeness are the numbers of heavens. Those who are not caused by my gains and losses" were illusory and did not exist; the other was Zhao Pu's "the truth is the greatest".

But rather than saying that Wang Jinghui and others have the greatest reason, he would rather choose Fu Bidi "God Lord and Lord". It was because Wang Jinghui grew up in later generations and lived in a life, and was more convinced of the supervision power of theories maintained by newspapers and other media, so he chose Zhao Pudi "God Most Reason". However, Zhao Pu's view only applies to a small number of officials of his court. At this time, the "God Most Reason" may not be the greatest. In the face of the powerful imperial power, Zhao Pu's people were helpless. However, through relatively developed media methods, Zhao Pu's circle was enlarged and expanded, and a few Zhao Pu in the court expanded into thousands of Zhao Pu. At that time, the "God" might be able to compete with the imperial power. The key lies in the newspaper!

"The newspaper can make everyone in the world become Zhao Pu!" Wang Jinghui opened his trump card to cheer up Sima Guang: "Maybe he thinks he is a little naive, but the restrictions on imperial power cannot be trusted by 'destiny'. Throughout history, the 'destiny' has been used by those with bad intentions and what kind of harm has it caused? I believe that Mr. understands this very well!"

"Although this is uncertain, it is always better than 'life-lossing'!" Sima Guang said with a wry smile.

"Sir, don't be too pessimistic about this. In fact, our political system is different from previous dynasties. In order to prevent the abuse of imperial power, our dynasty has very strict restrictions on concepts and systems, but it is difficult for ordinary people to find out. In fact, if we take action, it is very clear that the abuse of imperial power is not considered to be abusive!"

"Ideas and systems?" Sima Guang asked back.

"Yes, in terms of concept, in addition to the two arguments of Zhao Pu and Fu Bi, there are many other concepts set for limiting the abuse of imperial power. 'The king is selfless', 'the king has made mistakes,' the king's way is inaction', etc. are all good concepts that restrict the abuse of imperial power. There are also similar functions that the current system of rules and regulations have. These concepts of formulation and policy may ignore their existence, but in fact, it can indeed become a law for all ages!" Wang Jinghui said lightly.

Sima Guang quickly calculated in his mind that what Wang Jinghui said was indeed what he had never thought about. To be precise, he had never noticed it. Not to mention those ideas, even the rules and regulations of the court, he had never delved into the content. Wang Jinghui was able to see so profoundly and thoroughly from these subtleties, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

Cai Kan said: "Only a monarch should regard the world as the public." Once the emperor favors the royal relatives, officials from other courts often raise and shout: "The law of the world should be shared with the world, and there is a minister to guard it to die. Even if the emperor cannot get it, it will be the great public in the world." If the emperor insists on his own, the scholars and officials often criticize: "The world is the world of China, the world of ancestors, the ministers, the people of all surnames, and the world of the three armies. It is not the world of Your Majesty." This is "the king is selfless". In principle, the emperor generally agrees with such remarks.

Fan Zuyu said: "The ruler does not suffer from mistakes, and he cannot correct his mistakes." Liu said: "A general ruler cannot be without mistakes." This is based on the concept of "a ruler has a mistake". At that time, people emphasized that "the prime minister takes the right monarch as his duty", and the scholars and officials take the court to fight for the court as their duty." When the emperor was clear-headed, he did not think he was correct. Song Taizu made occasional mistakes. Historical history must write about it and wrote it out. Song Taizong warned the prime minister: "If I do not do it, you will follow the "psu Zhenzong asked the prime minister to fully play his role, and

Striving to make decisions without any mistakes. "Psu Renzong was worried about himself and his concerns were not reasonable. If he followed the officials, the harm would have been added to others." As for Song Kaozong, who was known as the King of the Southern Song Dynasty, he reflected on himself from time to time. He sighed many times: "The achievements are not as good as those of Emperor Taizong of Tang, and his wealth is not as good as those of Fang Jing of the Han Dynasty." In Wang Jinghui's view, the first half of Emperor Renzong's sigh was undoubtedly correct, but in the second half, Emperor Renzong's comparable texts in resting and developing the economy, the two emperors Jing were much better.

Emperor Taizong of Song said more than once: "I should do nothing." This is the "right of the king and the way of doing nothing". Of course, Emperor Zhenzong of Song claimed that he had never made arbitrary decisions. He Wuquan agreed with this proposition: "Your Majesty, except for the great rituals and conquering the enemy, the rest of the matters of conquest, has the rest of the meticulous matters." Emperor Renzong of Song said that he had formed a decentralization of power and asked him to "put it" to discuss it. Therefore, under the premise of the monarch's autocracy, a decentralization pattern was formed: "The top is the ruler, and the following is the hundred deacons, each with their profession, and they should not invade each other. "The emperor passed on the throne and replaced the sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial

Sima Guang understood that these concepts may not play a good role, but under the constraints of these concepts, the emperors of the Song Dynasty respected the power of foreign officials, especially the prime ministers. For example, Song Zhen "listened everything" to Wang Dan, "there is nothing big and nothing is not determined by the public." In fact, prime ministers with greater power like Wu Dan were unable to act. However, Wu Dan had the opportunity to become a famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty, but he played a very disgraceful role in the "Shistorical Book Incident" of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, so his personality and ethics were much worse than his peers, and he was a mixed person.

Sima Guang sighed and said, "What do you need to do this time? Even if you are tired!" After saying this, he leaned on the chair and had such a conversation with the prince consort. The karma was too expensive, and this topic was strictly within the category of forbidden and unswerving, but even if the emperor knew what it was, the political environment of the Song Dynasty would be much more relaxed, which would not constitute any crime at all.

"It is certain that the court issued newspapers, but I hope my husband can understand that it is difficult to rely on just one or two newspapers, but we need more newspapers. This is what I hope that the emperor can recommend that the emperor be able to relax the control of newspapers and encourage the people to create newspapers too. Of course, the court does not let the newspapers go without regard, but still adopts necessary confidentiality rules for some major military affairs in the court." Wang Jinghui said.

Sima Guang nodded and said, "Actually, the role of newspapers has been seen in recent years. Although the handling method of newspapers in some places is not appropriate, to be fair, this is indeed as Qiezhi said at the beginning - the world has added thousands of faces of censors, and is generally unworthy official Kong Ming is very frightened and praised by scholars all over the world! As for what Qiezhi said, I should weigh the pros and cons, and I can rest assured as possible!"

Wang Jinghui nodded after hearing this. This was the best effect he could expect. If Wang Anshi's reform was dominant according to the original historical trajectory, I believe Sima Guang would never block it. However, the internal contradictions between the reformists and the conservatives have been suppressed, differentiated, and resolved by him. Although the conservatives and reforms are also weak in the power balance between the court, they are far from reaching the severe situation in history. It is reasonable that Sima Guang refused to make the best statement.
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