After hearing Xu Ping's words, Zhao Zhen nodded. This is indeed the problem. If Liu Sanyu had only had conflicts with the princess and had no place to commit crimes, he fled to the Song Dynasty to seek shelter when the Khitan was in danger of his life, and the Song Dynasty sent him back regardless of the situation, which would be difficult to hide the public and the people's hearts.

Xu Ping said: "Liu Sanji, a native of Hejian Prefecture, was originally invaded the Khitan and wandered to the north. He was appointed as a Jinshi, and the Khitan Saint Sect liked his talent and knowledge. His wife gave him a daughter and became the commander of the Khitan. Therefore, he should not simply regard Liu Sanji as a Khitan citizen, otherwise he would easily lose the hearts of the people in Hebei. The people fell into foreign lands and lived a happy life, and the court was also happy. Difficulties, hardships, or even soldiers, the court could help him and save his life. How could it be ignored? This is the righteousness of the world, and the righteousness should not be lost."

Liu Sanyu was not a Khitan native. His ancestors were from Hejian. He was in the Khitan for various reasons. The Khitan obtained the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. There were many such people, and the Khitans were called Yan people. They included the Han people under the Khitan rule, and a small number of other ethnic groups such as the Bohai people. These Han people returned to the Song Dynasty, and should be considered as the reincarnated people, and they were not simply the Khitans who came to escape.

He was both a political prisoner and a converted man, so Liu Sanyi could not simply be sent back to the Khitan. Otherwise, the Song Dynasty would lose the hearts of the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, which would be detrimental to the restoration of the old land in the future. Moreover, not accepting Liu Sanyi would also make the people of Hebei feel heartbroken. For morality, if Liu Sanyi was not a converted person, or a Han person, the Song Dynasty would have a simple method of handling it. The Khitan agreed that after the person returned, he would not be killed or punished severely, and then deported the person.

Lu Yijian said: "What Zhao Wen said is that Liu Sanyu was originally a Han Chinese. If you are in trouble, how can you ignore it? There are great righteousness between inside and outside, and great justice should not be lost!"

Pang Ji held the scepter and said, "I heard that China and the barbarians are the same, and they are all the people of the world. Today, the so-called Chinese and barbarians are just Qin people on weekends. The people of Chu people have not mixed up and become one, and they are just divided. In ancient times, the kings did not deceive the world, and the domineering ones did not deceive the neighbors. Trust is the great treasure of the king and the foundation of the country. They have already had an affidavit with the Khitan, and they will not accept the escape, and the great country cannot be spoken without trust."

Xu Ping sighed secretly. He wanted to distinguish between Huayi and the Yi and strictly distinguish between his own people and outsiders. There was not no opposition in the court. The one who jumped out to oppose the most intensely was Sima Guang, and many of Sima Guang's thoughts came from Pang Ji. It was not that Pang Ji instructed Sima Guang, but because of his words and deeds, Sima Guang naturally inherited from Pang Ji.

When the Song Dynasty wanted to change the old system and strive for the recognition of the world, it first faced a question of how to understand the Tang Dynasty that had just passed. This is not surprising. Xu Ping wanted to restore traditional culture in his previous life. The first thing that emerged was to restore the voices of the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the Qing dynasties. At this time, the Song Dynasty also faced the need to eliminate the accumulated traits of the Five Dynasties and emphasize the Han system. The first thing came out was to emphasize the Tang system and inherit the culture of the Tang Dynasty.

The most important influence of the Tang Dynasty culture on later generations was the difference between Yan and the barbarians or the same as the barbarians. Emperor Taizong of Tang said, "Since ancient times, they all valued China and were inferior to barbarians, and I only loved them as one." It did not disappear with the demise of the Tang Dynasty, but was actually believed by some people in later generations. At this time of the Song Dynasty, Sima Guang was the one who believed and took action.

The reflection in the ideological theory of Pang Ji and others was that the Song Dynasty, Khitan, and Dangxiang in this era were no different from inside and outside, or between noble and humble, just like the countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. What the Song Dynasty faced was whether the world could be unified again, and the ideological theory of the pre-Qin philosophers was transplanted here. Even in the eyes of Sima Guang and others, the regime established by foreign tribes was still orthodox.

After a deeper understanding of this era, Xu Ping believed that these people had opened the door to modernization and were conducting ideological enlightenment. One of the important reasons was that the ideological theories of this era gave him a strong sense of déjà vu. China and the barbarians were the same, and they did not recognize the differences between national and culturally. They believed that it was immoral that he had seen too much in his previous life and heard too much in his previous life.

Weakening national identity and strengthening national identity. In this era, Pang Ji and Sima Guang were doing it. In his previous life, countless people believed that this was the universal truth. The consequence was that they first lost the hearts of the Han people in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures and other places, making them feel at ease to become Khitan people. When the Jurchens replaced the Khitans, they became Jurchen people. After that, the Central Plains dynasties suffered this bitter fruit in the face of invasion of foreign races. They first lost part of the land, and the people there were assimilated, strengthened the invasion of foreign races, and lost more land again, and eventually the world was destroyed.

Lu Yijian and Pang Ji argued endlessly about the difference between China and the Chinese. Several prime ministers in the Secretariat did not speak for the time being. The Privy Council was in charge of military affairs and also in charge of foreign affairs. This was their internal affairs, and it was difficult for others to participate without Zhao Zhen's words.

Seeing that the dispute could not come to an end, Zhao Zhen said to Xu Ping: "What do you think the prime minister is holding the responsibility of the country?"

Xu Ping held the scepter: "The defense of the barbarians and the Xia Dynasty cannot be lost. There is no difference between inside and outside. How can we unite people's hearts? Inside and outside, inside and outside, the country is based on the people, and the people are the foundation of the country. Let me ask, the people in the world regard the outsiders as outsiders? Or their own people? I think that some people regard them as outsiders, and some people regard them as their own people. When governing, they should follow the people's will and follow the people's desires. How can they ignore them?"

Following the will of the people, following the desires of the people, and serving as the foundation of national politics is the consensus of the government and the opposition decades later. No matter the new and old party, there is no distinction between the two new and old parties, including Wang Anshi and Sima Guang in history, they all know this. Xu Ping only proposed it for decades based on his previous life's insights, which was in line with the historical trend. Putting the foundation of the regime into the public opinion of the world is the result of the development of political civilization. If he breaks away from this track, it is a regression of civilization.

There is no absolute truth in politics, and there is no universal value. Truth is the hearts of the people. When the hearts of the people change, political culture must change, otherwise they will be disconnected from the will of their will. As long as they win the hearts of the people, it is not uncommon for religious civilization to show a stronger cohesion than secular politics. As a secular regime, cohesion is not even comparable to religious civilization, so there is no face to mock others' cultures. If you say that others are backward, you must first have a culture that is widely recognized.

Faced with the superiority of religious civilizations or other civilizations, I have not completely removed the concept of destiny in my heart. I think that the system I have implemented and the degree of economic development is absolutely correct, and it is nothing more than the destiny in my heart.

If this kind of debate wants to have a result, it can only be found in the hearts of the people. The truth cannot convince people. If you have your truth, I have my truth. Is there anyone else who has a greater truth?

Speaking of people's hearts and opinions, Pang Ji finally stopped insisting. He just went to the street to ask whether the Han people in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures were their own people. I am afraid that they think they are their own people's majority. People should not be deceived, and it would be too much to persist.

Xu Ping said: "Liu Sanyu was a returnee, and he was a source of Han people, so the court should not ignore it. The affidavits of the country should not be easily violated, otherwise it would not be possible to show trust to the four barbarians. Therefore, you can write the Khitan first and ask him to list the reasons why Liu Sanyu came from the south in detail. If it is because of his crime of committing crimes and being punished by death, he will be repatriated to the Khitan and show his crime to the people. If it is just a quarrel between husband and wife, and the Khitan princess uses power to harm others, he will be able to win the crown.

If you accept it, return it to the Khitan, leave it to rest in vain, and live a life of rest. You can make an agreement with the Khitan, and then all such things will be handled in this way. If someone in this dynasty is injustice and finds trouble, you will not have to force the Khitan to return it. Like this, there will be people who commit false entrusted entrusted responsibilities and commit crimes in the future. To govern the country, you should implement benevolent government and not seek violence. If you live without any silence, you will not cause any major harm."

In normal diplomacy between the two countries, there must be regulations that do not accept escape, that is, repatriation of each other. Without constraints, everyone is rushing to recruit each other, and most of the people who are in a state of hostility. However, repatriation cannot be without conditions. The whole country believes that this person should not be sent back. If you force someone to send him back in the name of obeying the oath, you will lose your heart.

Xu Ping's method was very simple. Let the Khitan prove whether Liu Sanji had committed a damn crime. If the evidence was conclusive, even if he was a converted person, he would still be sent back to the Khitan for disposal. If not, it was just a conflict between the couple, and the Khitan princess wanted to take his life with the power, and sent all his Fengchang from the Khitan back and protected him.

In this era, etiquette has not yet been formed. It is common for couples to divorce and remarry each other. The Khitan princess was unhappy when she saw this husband, and she killed him and married someone else, without any psychological barriers. It was just a conflict between husband and wife, and Liu Sanyu might also be in danger of life.

Trust and righteousness only have faith. It is not that you can strictly follow rules and regulations such as vows and win trust from others. If you want to gain the trust of the people, you can do some contingency when necessary.

After the final discussion, it was decided according to what Xu Ping said. Pang Ji proposed to send the censor to examine Liu Sanyu to see if he had any crime of death, but Yan Shu opposed it. What crime was he committed by the Khitan matter, and what was the Song Dynasty based on the trial? Is it according to the Song law or the Khitan law? It is not appropriate for the Khitans to use the Song law to determine the crime, and it is even more inappropriate for the Song people to use the Khitan law to examine the case. It is still possible for the Khitans to determine the blame for Liu Sanyu, and the Song Dynasty will consider it and decide what to deal with it.

As the reform progressed, debates over the political system became increasingly fierce. The most important thing was that some officials believed that the Tang system should be restored. A few days ago, Fu Bi proposed the abolition of the palace examination out of such an idea. Pang Ji's Chinese and foreign countries were the same, including the reform of the official system, and the same requirement was the same.

Xu Ping's basic attitude can be inspired by ancient thoughts and systems, but he firmly opposes the ancients. Systems and policies should adapt to the times. Times have changed, so there is no need to pursue retro systems.
Chapter completed!