Chapter 467: Morality
But how could Emperor Zhaowu give up easily? He was just hiding for a while, waiting for an opportunity.
A month later, the opportunity came. From the south, it was Qin Lei who saved the dying Emperor Jingtai and used it to become the personal doctor of the Emperor of Chu. The guest of the rank of the noble and noble, and he was not sure about a certain princess, and he was quite happy.
Emperor Zhaowu's minions suddenly became energetic and criticized Qin Lei in a huge momentum, and pointed the finger directly at him for the first time.
The censors listed the three major crimes of Qin Lei in the State of Chu:
The first one is to "save the enemy". The Emperor of Chu was about to look for his father, but you saved him. What is this not "save the enemy"?
The second one is "co-co-the-enemy". You are the prince of Qin. How can you collude with the cadres of Chu? Co-co-the-enemy! Co-co-the-enemy must be co-op-the-enemy!
The third one is to "submit the enemy". We understand you. You must have a strong demand at a young age. You can go to that kind of place... I heard that the sister of Shenjing is much better than that of Zhongdu. But you shouldn't go to the princess of Chu. Although Princess Shang can win glory for the country, if you can't marry, it's just to go back to the door. What's the point of surrendering to the enemy?
These three crimes are actually nothing, because they can all be explained as being a last resort to save the prince. However, they are the best magic weapon that pulled Qin Lei off the altar... Look, your idol is not that perfect, he will also tempt the enemy and his private life is not decent!
Although Qin Lei cannot be knocked down, it can chisel a gap in its seemingly strong armor. More importantly, it is to pave the way and create an atmosphere for subsequent impeachment.
Moreover, in the past two months, Emperor Zhaowu further cleaned up officials who sympathized with Qin Lei and brought a group of loyal hawks into the court.
Sure enough, all kinds of memorials to impeach him arrived. When he was a child, he secretly watched his neighbor's aunt take a bath, and to privately cast weapons to steal the country, he had all kinds of charges. If all were confirmed, it would be enough to cut him into pieces ten thousand times... Of course, Emperor Zhaowu would not agree to kill the nine clans.
There are fewer people who help Qin Lei speak this time, obviously fewer. First, many hardliners have gone home to farm, and second, officials cannot offend His Majesty several times for the sake of a nobleman who has lost his return. So they are silent again, but the meaning is completely opposite to the last time.
Even Grand Secretary Tian, ​​who played a key role last time, didn't say anything. He actually helped Qin Lei for two months, which was enough! Even Old Master Jiang could not tell that his fault was not.
Emperor Zhaowu proudly pursued and attacked his thugs again. In addition to Boshang's separation, Qu Yanwu and Qin Shouzhuo and two so-called "backbone elements", this time, Xu Dancheng and Zhuo Wenzheng were also added.
For a moment, the wind was roaring and the turbid waves were surging, and there was a tendency to overturn the behemoth of the King of Longwei County.
This is the third stage of the entire incident, and Emperor Zhaowu finally gained an absolute advantage.
Just when he thought he was sure to win and the overall situation was scheduled, a group of angry people broke out.
These people have extremely low rank, the highest one is only from the sixth rank; they are not old, and the oldest is only in their early forties; and their qualifications are extremely shallow, and those who have all come from Jinshi this year.
Well, as everyone expected, they were the Jinshis of the 18th year of Zhaowu. These people were all Qin Lei's students. The court used the shit basin on Qin Lei's head, which was equivalent to placing them on their heads. Moreover, Qin Lei gave them a very good impression. Whether it was a disaster relief incident, a petition incident, or later spring examination ceremony, he always stood by the weak students and helped them resist the attacks from the traitor.
After passing the Jinshi and becoming an official, these new Jinshi learned about the old customs of the court and realized that it was because of the silent protection of the fifth prince that these talented and unborn young students were able to pass the imperial list and pass the imperial examination, and they were today.
This gratitude reaches its peak, which is unprincipled worship and fearless defense.
So they decided to avenge the fifth prince. But what should we do if we are all slightest? It doesn’t matter, it’s a bit heavier than when we were in the early years... I wasn’t afraid of wearing shoes barefoot at the beginning of the year, but now I’m not afraid of wearing shoes when I put on shoes now.
These guys have been working for half a year, but have not been assimilated by their predecessors. This shows how failed the official newcomer education for Qin State is.
Several leaders began to connect, and they were all familiar with this. In a few days, they wrote a memorial together, writing a letter to His Majesty the Emperor, demanding that he stop slandering and attacking His Highness Longwei County Prince and restore his reputation immediately... After all, he is a state cadre now, so of course he must follow the rules first. If the rules cannot be handled, it is not too late to use irregular methods.
But the memorial signed by 250 people fell to the sea. The adults in the court did whatever they should do, and impeachment and scolding were not delayed. As it turned out, just as few people used bean bags as dry food, almost no one took these rookies seriously.
But at least they took themselves seriously... You should know that these Jinshi are quite aggressive. Seeing that the rules came, they really couldn't handle them, so they immediately became unruly. It was still the old method, and they knelt down in front of Chengtian Gate to petition, which was familiar with them.
However, Emperor Zhaowu never relaxed his surveillance of these guys... After all, they all have a criminal record, which makes it difficult for His Majesty the Emperor to rest assured! So the day before they set off, Emperor Zhaowu received the news and was shocked. He still remembered the scholars' demonstration in spring... He could not resist even the cunning Wen Yanbo!
So he can't let history repeat itself, because it will be him who is in a mess this time.
Two hours before the scholars set off, the emperor finally came down: ‘Suspend the investigation of Prince Longwei and his accomplices, and make a conclusion after he returns to the country.’
This can be regarded as the fourth stage of the entire time... The contradiction was temporarily suppressed, but Emperor Zhaowu would not give up.
Time passed, and another month later, the news of Qin Lei falling off the cliff and dying returned to China.
Emperor Zhaowu felt relieved and had no estimation... In fact, the reason why he was afraid of Qin Lei's counterattack. Who knew what could a prince with military power and power in the court and the country do?
But now it's gone, the disaster has been killed, the sky is clear, and the time to settle the scores after autumn is also here. In just seven days, Dali Temple successively detained the nine new Jinshi leaders, including Shang Dezhong, Xin Litong, Tu Gongchun.
Emperor Zhaowu then issued an edict: The Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Three Departments of Dali Temple tried the case of the Prince of Longwei County forming a clique and plotting rebellion, and granted him the right to arbitrarily summon and detain relevant personnel...
This is the fifth stage. After three months, the liquidation of the Qinlei Group, which was secretly planned and initiated by Emperor Zhaowu, finally reached a bright spot. His claws were ready to try and swear to make Qin Yutian and his followers slander, and left them for thousands of years.
These five stages totaled about 100 days, which had a profound impact on the direction of the Qin Dynasty's government. The great historian Fan Zhongyan called it the "100-day countercurrent".
After fulfilling loyalty to the country and escaping death several times, Qin Lei can only say that the emperor who specializes in making bad moves behind his back is so shameless! Too bastard! Too bad!
Even if he is his own father, Qin Lei would say this, not to mention that he is not his own father.
Counterattack! Qin Lei needs a clean and neat counterattack to sweep away the haze! Boost morale! Give people's hearts! Strike opponents!
But he couldn't burn Emperor Zhaowu's house because the place was called the palace; he couldn't threaten Emperor Zhaowu's son, because those guys were his brothers; he couldn't knock Emperor Zhaowu's slap because he called that guy his father...
Because he was a son for someone, Qin Lei's best gangster tricks were all invalid. In his infinite depressedness, he had to put down his sword and gun and pick up his pen, and fight back in the most difficult way... He wanted to write a letter to defend himself, but found that he was not that material and could not write a few words even if he scraped his stomach.
This cannot be blamed for this. As a guy who failed the essay since he was a child, he was not good at writing and exams except for his good writing and exams. But he would never write exams to Emperor Zhaowu, and he couldn't swallow his breath.
Fortunately, there is no way out. When this trip to Nanchu reached its last stop, Baling City, Qin Lei blurted out and made a debut: "In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was exiled to Baling County." Inspiration suddenly fell from the sky!
Thank you Wen Zhenggong! Thank you for the nine-year compulsory education! Thank you for the hateful Chinese class representative!
This is why Qin Yutian's famous "Yueyang Tower Notes". We have said before that this is a very political article and the most mysterious stroke that Qin Lei has written in his political career. It is worth interpreting throughout:
The beginning says, "In the winter of the 18th year of Zhaowu, I passed by Baling County." This sentence is very intriguing, because if I set out reasonably and legally from Shenjing City, I would just go north from Jiangxia City in the middle of the river to Xiangjiang River and would not pass through Baling City upstream. But why did I "pass through Baling"? That was to point out in a vague way that I fled and returned to China. This is called the beginning showing my thoughts, and I simply refuted the slander of my 'cooperation with the enemy','s surrender', and'traitor'.
Then the second paragraph: "I see the beautiful appearance of Baling in Dongting. I hold the distant mountains and swallow the Yangtze River, and the vast and endless streams; the morning sunset is sunset and sunset, and the weather is endless. This is the grand view of Yueyang Tower. The previous generations have made a complete account of it. However, Wu Gorge is connected to the north and Xiaoxiang in the south. Most of the migrants and poets know this here. I see the feelings of things. This paragraph is about the scenery, but that is not the point. The focus is on describing the scenery and expressing emotions, bringing out the following... complaints.
The third paragraph looks like a description of the scene at first glance, but as long as you think about it, you will understand that this is a portrayal of his own situation: the so-called "drizzle is drizzling, and the moon is not open" refers to the persecution and suppression of court officials by Emperor Zhaowu for several months, so that the "yin wind and roaring" in the court, and the kind and righteous people were all "emptied from the turbid waves" and were exiled and detained. So that the "sun star hidden and the mountains hidden" made these virtuous ministers and loyal officials unable to serve the country.
Instead, the "tiger roars and apes are crying", a group of treacherous little girls are bathing in the monkeys and doing things wrongly, causing the Qin Dynasty tossing and storm, and howls. Under this kind of backcurrent, "business and travel cannot be done, and the mounds are destroyed", and the government cannot operate normally, and the country is always incurring huge losses.
Thinking of this situation, he couldn't help but "go to the country and worry about slander and fear ridicule." As the saying goes, he is timid in his hometown. He wants to return to the motherland as soon as possible, but he is also afraid that someone will slander his Majesty, which will end up in a miserable situation. So, "the eyes are full of bleakness, and the feelings are extremely sad." He portrays the contradictory mood of the dilemma at this time to the fullest, making people unable to help but ask, "What should I do?"
As a result, his pen turned around, and changed the heavy weight of the previous text, and even imagined the beautiful scenery on Dongting Lake in spring: "As soon as spring and the scenery are bright, the waves are calm, the sky is bright, and the sky is bright, and there are thousands of green acres; the sand gulls gather together, the scales swim; the shore is zhiting orchid, and the green is lush and green."
The haze in his heart was also swept away, becoming "the smoke is gone, the bright moon is thousands of miles away, the floating light leaps gold, the quiet shadow sinks into the jade, and the fisherman's songs answer each other, how fun is this!" It is obvious that he has figured out something that he will be "relaxed and happy, forget about favors and disgraces, and drink wine in the wind, and he will be happy."
While people were happy for him, they couldn't help but ask, what did you figure out in front of this Dongting Lake where the sky and water are the same?
Without any more silence, his answer was resounding: "Don't be happy with things, nor do you feel sad with yourself." I, Qin Yutian, will not change my innocent heart because of personal gains and losses, honor and disgrace. Whether it is in a high place in the temple or far away in the grass, I will devote my whole life to the Qin Dynasty and the people until I die. "It is to advance and worry about retreating." Whether it is advance and retreating, it is always the same.
‘But when will I be happy?’ You want to ask me when I can let go of everything and live a relaxing life for two days? I tell you that it is impossible. Because I have already sworn, ‘Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later’!
If you are willing to live your life in this life, you will not benefit the people and will not be the husband's lifelong ambition!
After making this deafening oath, he ended with a very deceptive question: "Oh! Wei Si, who will I return?" Even if I can't find a partner with ambition, I will continue firmly...
We cannot estimate that on Qin Lei’s future path, this article, this oath, and this sigh brought him many loyalties to the loyal and brave men, won him a lot of support and support, helped him capture many strong cities and deep buildings, and prevented him from seemingly inevitable losses.
But we can be sure that Qin Lei completely reversed his innate disadvantage in front of Emperor Zhaowu through this beautiful "fighting and turning". He is no longer a disobedient son, but a loyal minister with a bloody and loyal heart!
In the simple understanding of the people of the world, loyal ministers are great good people. The ministers who deal with loyal ministers are treacherous ministers, and the emperors who deal with loyal ministers are also foolish rulers.
This is the height of morality.
How important is morality? Teacher Meng Ke taught us: "If you have the Tao, you will have many helpers, but if you lose the Tao, you will have few helpers. If you have few helpers, you will have relatives. If you have many helpers, you will be obeyed by the world." In other words, if you have lost your morality, even your third aunt will not like you; on the contrary, if your morality is on your side, your brothers on the Tao will dare not bully you.
Haven't you seen this all the time since ancient times:
The way of Shang Tang was to fight against Jie of Xia and return the people to peace; the way of Zhou Wu was also the way of Shang Tang.
Qin Shihuang's way was to end the wars in the world and return the people to pray for a hundred years of peace; Han Gaozu's way was to follow the remaining beauty of the First Emperor.
The ways of Emperor Wu of Wei and Emperor Shizong of Zhou were also the ways of Emperor Qin Shihuang, while the ways of Emperor Wu of Jin, Wen of Sui, Gao of Tang were just the ways of Emperor Gaozu of Han.
Today, there have been more than 200 years of disputes, so where can the Tao remain? Who can achieve Tao?
From this article, we see Tao, a Tao that is different from or even surpasses the predecessors. Perhaps the time it spreads throughout the world is the day when Qin Lei obtains Tao. From then on, he may have experienced many difficulties and obstacles and faced countless life and death tests, but he will only become stronger and will surely achieve the final victory.
Chapter completed!