The sudden voice and callous words caused the quiet court to explode. Zhao Zhen frowned and looked at an official from the sixth rank who came out and talked: "Cai Boqi's words are heart-breaking. The theory of the Four People is

How can we treat everyone equally if the heaven and earth are the same? Wouldn’t this mean that there would be no respect for superiors and inferiors? Without the etiquette of respect and inferiority, where would the etiquette system of the Song Dynasty be?"

These remarks were instantly approved by the ministers.

That's right, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholars ranked first because of the Confucian Four Theory of the People they advocated. If the officialdom really adopted Cai Boyi's theory, the privileges of scholar-bureaucrats would disappear.

Since scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all equal, should the privileges enjoyed by scholar-officials be equally distributed to the other three people?

No one will sit idly by when their personal interests are at stake. Du Yan, who had planned to go back to school, agreed: "What Dong Yushi said is true. I, the Song Dynasty, govern the world with filial piety and etiquette. How can all the people be the same?"

Isn’t it rude to rule? Your Majesty, please think again!”

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

As if they had made an appointment, all the civil and military officials came out at the same time to start the performance. The princes of the two houses frowned slightly when they saw it, but at this time they could no longer remain silent.

Wang Zeng and Lu Zongdao looked at each other, shook their heads slightly, and followed suit. Seeing this, the remaining princes could only follow the crowd. After all, no one wanted to offend all their colleagues. Ding Wei didn't want to, and Xia Song didn't want to either.

…

Zhao Zhen's plan still failed, but this was also within his expectation. It was indeed too early to improve the status of merchants and craftsmen, but today was not without gains. At least the idea that the four peoples were equal appeared in the general public.

Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen believed that as time passed and the status of merchants and craftsmen was improved, sooner or later a situation in which the four peoples would be equal would emerge.

Clearing his throat, Zhao Zhen said: "In this case, I will tell you that the Four People are still scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, and all the people of the Song Dynasty will be included in them. Monks and Taoist priests are not counted as the Four People for the time being. Taoism

The Ministry of Household Affairs selects people who are proficient in Taoism and they are jointly managed by Xuan Xuanzi, the leader of the Taoist sect. Buddhism is placed under the control of people outside the country and is managed by the people outside the country. Xia Changzhen heard that you are good at Buddhism, so why don't you select talents to build Zhaoxuan Temple?

Specializes in managing Buddhist affairs, including taxation, labor and ultimatum assessment!"

Without even thinking about it, Xia Song went out and said: "I obey the order!"

How could Wang Zeng not know that this was His Majesty's last line? He winked at Ding Wei, and the two of them came out in unison and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The remaining ministers naturally followed suit, and no one could oppose the official again and again.

Zhao Zhen was actually prepared for two things. Either the theory of the four people would be accepted by the courtiers, which would make it easier to deal with Buddhism and Taoism, or he would abandon the theory of the four people and propose that Taoism and Buddhism were not included in the four people.

Who can object to this?

One is to achieve the goal, and the other is to exceed the goal. For Zhao Zhen, it is progress without loss.

The only unlucky ones are Buddhism...and Cai Boqi, who is the first person.

The Zhaoxuan Temple proposed by Zhao Zhen was to reopen the old practices of the Northern Dynasties, and many people knew the implications.

During the reign of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a disaster that destroyed Buddhist teachings. Then Emperor Wencheng issued an edict to revive Buddhism and open Zhaoxuan Temple.

However, the Zhaoxuan Temple in the Song Dynasty was definitely different from that in the Northern Dynasty. Emperor Wencheng opened the Zhaoxuan Temple in order to revive Buddhism, and the officials were afraid that they reopened it in order to suppress Buddhism.

The official attitude towards Taoism and Buddhism is completely different. One is that the head teacher and officials cooperate in management, and the other is that Xia Song, who is a political advisor, selects officials to manage by himself.

The difference between the two is clear. Who doesn't know Xia Song's methods? Although he has great political achievements, he is unscrupulous. There is a great famine in Xiangzhou. As the governor of the state, he does not hesitate to threaten and forcibly expropriate large households in order to raise food to relieve the victims.

Due to the lack of food in people's homes, many wealthy families were attacked by hungry people and suffered heavy casualties.

But after all, he saved hundreds of thousands of hungry people, which also made it difficult for the court to deal with him arbitrarily. Although it was a good thing, the method was too heavy.

What makes everyone even more despised is that Xia Song did not hesitate to work as a faggot in order to climb up the ladder, and was disgusted by the officials in the court. However, in the eyes of Zhao Zhen, he was a good subordinate who did practical things and took the blame, otherwise he would not have informed him.

political position.

It's great to have it available at any time, but Xia Song's reputation is not good anyway, not even as good as Ding Wei's.

There is no doubt about the benefits of Xia Song. With his exquisite heart, he can always figure out Zhao Zhen's intentions. Xia Song can see the meaning in the treatment of Taoism and Buddhism, so he will try his best to suppress Buddhism.

That’s it.

The court meeting finally ended, and everyone left with their own thoughts. I am afraid that many people are looking forward to the outcome of this court meeting.

Zhao Zhen, who had just returned to the back hall after the court, was a little hungry. As he was about to go to the back garden for a meal, he was attracted by the memorial in Sancai's hand: "Whose memorial is this?"

"This is to be reported to the officials. This belongs to Mr. Cai. For some reason, when the court was about to leave, he stopped the servant and insisted that he submit this memorial to the officials!"

Zhao Zhen touched his empty chin: "Don't this kid have the right to perform exclusively? Why do he still ask you to help him...kill talents!"

As Zhao Zhen's words changed, Sancai knew that Cai Boyi was asking for something from the officials again. He didn't know what he wanted this time, but he actually made the officials so angry.

"Go tell Cai Boqi now that I will never give him the right to brew high-strength wine. Don't even think about it. He has already gone into the military ration business, and now he has the idea of ​​​​baijiu. This bastard is really greedy!"

Sancai smiled bitterly and said: "Guan family, this Cai Ji belongs to you. Cai Boyi's brewing is also making money for you, Guan family, right?"

"What do you know? If I say no, it means no!"

There is no way, the brewing of liquor consumes several times more grain than ordinary liquor. Now the grain output of the Song Dynasty is not very high, and the factories built in the Song Dynasty have robbed some farmers.

If Cai Boqi brews liquor on a large scale, he will not only consume a huge amount of food, but also cause other merchants to follow suit. By then, the food issue will definitely be on his desk!

Sancai trotted and stopped Cai Boqi who was about to go home. He recently bought a yard in Xiaohuoxing Street. Not to mention mountains and rivers, even the pavilions and pavilions have the charm of Jiangnan. More importantly, it is only a short distance from Donghua Gate.

Very close, the princess will be there right after she leaves Donghua Gate...

"Young man from the Cai family, stop! The official family has a decree for you!"

"Three Talented Officials, why don't you have to go there in person for this kind of thing? Can't you just ask Chen Tong to deliver the order?"

Sancai walked towards Cai Boqi with a sinister smile, suddenly stretched out his hand and gave him a violent shudder, and coldly snorted amidst the screams: "Of course the slave is here, does Chen Tong dare to beat you like this?"

"Just talk nicely. Why do you have to beat people like an official?"

Seeing Cai Bo's aggrieved look, Sancai smiled and said: "This is what the officials rewarded you for!" Here are the officials' original words: "Cai Boqi, if you still dare to pay attention to Baijiu, I will definitely strip you naked and leave you in Tokyo City."

On the city wall!”

Cai Boyi said with disappointment and dejection: "I obey the decree..."

Sancai watched him leave with a smile. Although this boy was extremely intelligent, his overall view could not be compared to that of the officials. What the officials saw was the harm and impact that large-scale brewing would bring to the Song Dynasty, and this boy was

I saw the profits before my eyes.

On the waterside pavilion in the back garden, Zhao Zhen looked at his sister teasingly: "Why are you angry with me? I haven't even made things difficult for him yet, and you're here to call me to justice?"

Wang Yuyan smiled and said: "Okay! If you tell her clearly, can Miaoyuan still be ignorant?"
Chapter completed!