Zhang Ba Nian returned to the Imperial City Department.

"Everyone knows, can you intercept the Liao envoy?"

Zhang Wulang was still handsome and looked more straightforward.

Zhang Banian sat on a stool, shook his head and said, "Start."

He then summoned everyone to discuss the matter.

"The Liao envoy remains unmoved for the time being."

"Why?" Someone raised objections, "The Liao envoy investigated everywhere in Bianliang and should be prohibited from walking out of the inn!"

"But what can he see?" Zhang Banian said: "Can he see how many troops the Song Dynasty sent? If he dares to spy on the military camp, the secret spies who follow him dare to kill him, so what is he doing? He is luring us to take action!"

"Why?" Some people didn't believe it.

Zhang Banian shook his head, "I have sent someone to stare at the messengers, take a look... and see..."

His voice gradually became deeper.

Later, a secret spy disguised as a hawker came back.

"Everyone knows it!"

"how?"

Zhang Banian stood up suddenly and everyone turned around and looked around.

The secret spy said in front of him: "Envoyees from all countries are gathering together, and there are people around us who are watching us. Our people are ready and have received the news."

"explain!"

Zhang Banian sat back.

"The envoys gathered together and talked about the upcoming Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty. Some said that the Song Dynasty was powerful, some said that the Liao Kingdom was powerful. After all, the Goryeo envoy said that the Liao people were not very powerful."

Um?

Everyone was puzzled.

"Is Liao Kingdom powerful? Liao Kingdom suppressed all countries for many years, isn't this powerful enough?"

The secret spy was stared at by the big guys, and Zhang Banian said in a deep voice: "Let him say it."

"The Goryeo envoy said that the Liao people had fought against the Song Dynasty, the Western thieves, and the Goryeo. They seemed to have won, but they could not destroy the country."

"What does this mean?" asked a manager of the activity.

The secret spy was confused, "The villain didn't know."

"Go down."

Zhang Banian waved his hand and waited for the secret spy to leave, he stood up and said, "I want to enter the palace."

Some people think about those things, while others look confused.

"Zhang Duzhi, what does this mean?"

Zhang Banian shook his head, not wanting to explain to these people.

He went all the way to the palace to ask for a meeting.

"What's the matter?"

The grand court meeting was right in front of me, and Zhao Shu was very busy.

Zhang Banian said: "The officials and envoys from all countries gathered together. When talking about the Northern Expedition, the envoys of Goryeo said that the Liao Kingdom was not powerful. They could not destroy the country even if they fought against the Song Dynasty, the Western thieves, and the Goryeo. I think he was bewitching the vassals and supporting the Liao Kingdom."

Zhao Shu snorted coldly, "This is a bewitching! He wants to say that once the Song Dynasty succeeds in the Northern Expedition, will the Song Dynasty continue to attack the vassals? His heart is punishable!"

Zhang Banian's heart trembled, and then he realized that he was really not smart enough.

Shen An only judged the idea of ​​the Liao envoy from one sentence, and Zhao Shu only saw the idea of ​​the various countries from the words of the Goryeo envoy, and this kind of sensitivity was something he lacked.

"Yes, during the Han and Tang dynasties, whenever there were unjust officials, the Central Plains army headed north and south, and bowed down everywhere they went. What they feared was this!" Zhang Ba Nian understood all the things he understood and understood a lot.

Zhao Shu got up and walked down, "It's better to be afraid. This battle will make the surrounding areas afraid. The kingly way... Some people say that they should be treated with courtesy, but in the end, there must be no lack of shock."

Is this what you mean to be domineering?

Chen Zhongheng felt his blood was boiling.

"The Han family has its own system, and it is originally mixed with overlordship."

Zhao Shu went back and bowed his head to continue handling political affairs.

Chen Zhongheng looked at Zhang Banian and found that there was a look of excitement in the eyes of the century-old iceberg.

yes!

After hearing what the official said, everyone will be excited.

The two went out quietly.

Zhang Banian stood outside, letting the cold wind blow on him, "Do you know the origin of this?"

Chen Zhongheng said in a tangled manner: "It sounds exciting, but I don't know."

"It's not good to not read." Zhang Ba was in charge of the Imperial City Department, so it was naturally impossible to not read. He said: "In the former Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Han rarely used Confucianism and used more criminal law. The prince... Later, Emperor Yuan liked Confucianism and suggested that he should use virtue and politics to educate.

Emperor Xuan was furious and said that the Han family had its own system and was originally mixed with overlords. These words have always been taboo by Confucianism, so you should keep an eye on them today. If anyone is unstable, he will kill him."

He looked at Chen Zhongheng sideways, and there seemed to be ghost fire burning and flashing in his deep concave eyes.

"Okay!" Chen Zhongheng agreed without hesitation.

Zhang Banian nodded slightly, "Chen An taught students in the academy that he was very bold. He said that simple morality and politics were not reliable, and simple criminal law was not good. He could only combine it together, taking Confucianism as the skin and law as the bones. This is a mixture of overlords and overlords."

Chen Zhongheng sighed, feeling that it was really difficult for the emperor.

"What happened to Emperor Yuan later? Is he a benevolent monarch like the previous emperor?"

In his opinion, the late emperor also practiced benevolent politics, which was similar to that Emperor Yuan.

"The late emperor did not want to do the kingly way, but he had to do it." Zhang Banian felt that Zhang Banian was a little embarrassed, "After Emperor Yuan ascended the throne, the former Han Dynasty began to be in chaos. Do you know why those people refused to mention Emperor Yuan? It was because Emperor Yuan was the culprit of the previous Han Dynasty, and the cause was that he believed in Confucianism, which led to chaos in the court..."

Chen Zhongheng suddenly realized, "Confucianism also has such a time? I think Mr. Han and others are good."

"You go and ask Chen An if you want to ask me, don't ask me! It's a taboo!"

Zhang Ba Nian left, and Chen Zhongheng seemed to have been half-heard of listening to the book, so he felt so uncomfortable that he went out of the palace to talk to Chen An.

"Emperor Yuan of Han?"

Chen An thought for a while, "That's a naive emperor."

"Innocent?"

"right."

Chen An asked him to sit down and then made tea with his own hands.

"Who would simply believe in benevolent politics as an emperor? An emperor should be born with a keen eye for power. Too kindness means handing the long sword to the enemy. The next moment the long sword will cut off his head. Do you think... Can any emperor with some brains do so?

"What about the late emperor?" Zhang Banian could not forget the kind emperor, his eyes were a little red.

"The late emperor..."

Chen An also thought of the generous emperor, "The late emperor was kind, but not pedantic. He was also ambitious, so the Qingli New Deal was introduced."

"Old Chen, why do you look a little sentimental today?" Chen An reached out and shook his hand in front of Chen Zhongheng's dazed eyes.

Chen Zhongheng blinked, "The official said before... the Han family has its own system, and it is originally mixed with overlordship."

"What's wrong?" Chen An felt that it was normal.

Chen Zhongheng felt that he was not honest, "Zhang Banian asked someone to stare at the person present. If anyone is inappropriate, he will kill him."

"I'm afraid that this will be heard?"

"yes!"

Chen An covered his forehead, "Zhang Ba Nian didn't know about this, so don't learn it."

"Why?" Chen Zhongheng felt a little confused.

"He thought some people would be afraid, but he didn't know that those prime ministers were not just Confucians."

Confucianism has been changing continuously over the long years, and Han Qi and others will not be simple Confucian scholars.

"The so-called kingly way and domineeringness depend on people, and it has nothing to do with knowledge."

Lao Han is waiting for others, even if you use Confucianism to influence him a hundred times every day, he is still the same. What kind of benevolent politics is the best to kill him.

"Confucianism is just an influencing, and for some firm will, it is just a science."

Chen Zhongheng understood, and on the way back to the palace, he saw the Liao envoy quarreling with people on the Imperial Street.

"fraud!"

Liao envoy took a cow horn and shouted: "This is not rhino horn, you liar!"

The guy was yelling there, "Who ever said that this is rhino horn?"
To be continued...