Prehistoric: My mythical Daluo was exposed by my sister Daji

Chapter 1929: The Way of Balance

They did not expect that His Majesty would actually help Li Qingzhao speak to them.

What should I do?

The two of them quickly looked at Wu Fu and Shangguan Wan'er who were standing aside.

I hope these two important ministers can say something to make His Majesty change his mind.

After all, the weight of these two people in the heart of the Holy Emperor is not comparable to that of Zhu Xi and Dong Zhongshu.

Wu Fu naturally noticed the looks in Zhu Xi and Dong Zhongshu's eyes.

Her heart moved, and she said to Li Er:

"Your Majesty, after all, the Analects of Confucius was written by the saint of Xuandu. Li Qingzhao and Cai Wenji, as senior officials of the Immortal Tang Dynasty, represent the Immortal Tang Dynasty to a certain extent. They misinterpreted the meaning of Xuandu Sage so much that they even changed the pseudonym of Xuandu Sage, Confucius, into"Xingzi". If Xuandu Sage mistakenly thought that it was done deliberately by our Xian Tang, and thus created a barrier to Xian Tang, this would be terrible. Not so good?"

Shangguan Wan'er also said:

"What Prime Minister Wu said is true. It is unwise to offend the Xuandu Saint for such a trivial matter."

Li Er listened to Wu Fu and Shangguan Wan'er's concerns, and his face couldn't help but become a little more serious.

Although the Tang Dynasty was not afraid of saints, it was really inappropriate to offend a saint rashly.

Cai Wenji saw that Li Er was worried Showing signs of being persuaded by Wu Fu, he quickly said:

"We, the Tang Dynasty and the Ten Thousand Dynasties, came to congratulate us and exerted pressure on the three realms. When did we need to look at other people’s faces? Shangguan

Wan'er retorted:

"Why is this called looking at other people's faces? This is just basic respect for the saint."

Wu Fu put his hands behind his back and said loudly:

"The reason why our Tang Dynasty has come to congratulate us is mainly because His Majesty pursues to persuade people with virtue and govern the country with benevolence and righteousness. It is not about coercing the three realms and letting others see their faces. Banning a book so that you can be friends with a saint is a completely beneficial and harmless thing. Why not? Zhuo

Wenjun said disapprovingly:

"It is natural to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness. But if you only talk about benevolence and righteousness without corresponding strength, do you think others will listen to your benevolence and righteousness?"

Wu Fu:

"In short, I think it is unwise to offend a saint for a sensational demon book. So," she cupped her fists at Li Er and said:

"I sincerely request your Majesty to prohibit the publication of this book for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhu Xi, Dong Zhongshu, and Shangguan Wan'er also bowed and said:

"Please put your Majesty's interests first and prohibit the publication of this book."

Li Qingzhao, Cai Wenji, and Zhuo Wenjun were not to be outdone and said:

"Your Majesty, I believe that we, the Immortal Tang Dynasty, should put the country first. Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism should be restricted, so as not to shake the foundation of the country."

Cai Wenji:

"Our Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty of the Tang people, not the Tang Dynasty of Buddhism, Taoism or Confucianism."

"……"

Li Er couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he saw the two sides arguing.

He really didn't want to be at odds with Saint Xuandu because of a book.

After all, this is a saint.

It is best not to offend someone as much as possible.

However, Li Qingzhao and others are right.

Although Confucianism advocates the conferment of divine power by the emperor, the idea of ​​​​immortal power being conferred by the emperor won Li Er's favor.

However, if Confucianism is allowed to develop barbarically, it may not threaten my imperial power in the future.

It would also be beneficial to use"Wanyu" to suppress Confucianism.

After all, this is the secret of balance.

Li Er was hesitant in his heart. He decided not to rush to a conclusion and prepared to use the procrastination technique.

So, he curiously asked Li Qingzhao:

"Li Qingzhao, which of you wrote this book"The Whispering Language"?"

Li Qingzhao:

"Replying to your majesty, this"Whispering" was not written by us, but by someone else. We thought it was very interesting, so we published it. Unexpectedly, once it was launched, it was well received"

"It wasn't written by you? Who wrote that?"

Li Er was a little surprised.

He thought that this book"The Whispering Words" was deliberately written by Li Qingzhao, Cai Wenji, and Zhuo Wenjun to disgust Zhu Xi and Dong Zhongshu.

After all, Li Er was well aware of the conflicts between Li Qingzhao and Zhu Xi. Ming.

He was also happy to see this happen, and even intentionally contributed to this situation.

After all, if his subordinates were too united, it would be detrimental to his rule.

Li Qingzhao hesitated and said:

"This is written by a friend of Weichen."

She didn't say Li Yuan's name because she was worried that Zhu Xi and Dong Zhongshu would hate Li Yuan for this, which would be detrimental to Li Yuan.

Although Li Yuan always said that he was awesome,

Li Qingzhao was not sure whether Li Yuan was true. Awesome.

Therefore, he didn't want to bring trouble to Li Yuan.

Seeing that his majesty asked about the author of the demon book, Zhu Xi couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that his majesty asked about the author of the demon book and seemed to have no intention of blaming Li Qingzhao and the others.

He said to Li Er with a heartbroken look. :

"Your Majesty, the words of a saint should not be insulted. Please seriously consider the advice of my senior minister."

Li Er felt a little unhappy when he saw Zhu Xi intending to use Xuandu Saint to suppress him.

Xuandu Saint is a Saint, but my daughter is still a Saint.

And my brother-in-law is the Supreme Dao.

A mere Saint, if I am in a good mood , give him some face. If he is in a bad mood, the other party can't say anything without giving him face.

Li Er was thinking in his mind, but his face was expressionless.

He said lightly:

"If Sage Xuandu felt that this"The Whispering Words" was insulting to him, he would definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. If he sat back and ignored it, it meant that Saint Xuandu didn't care about it. Therefore, as to how to deal with this matter, we can just wait and see what happens. There is no need to be so proactive. I, Xian Tang, am not a subordinate organization of his Xuandu."

Hearing the hint of dissatisfaction in Li Er's tone,

Zhu Xi and Dong Zhongshu were heartbroken, and a few drops of cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw that His Majesty did not intend to ban"The Whispering Language".

She hurriedly said :

"Your Majesty is wise."

As for Wu Fu and Shangguan Wan'er, they are always happy and not angry, but they don't know what they really think.

Li Er issued an order to expel the guests:

"If there is nothing else, you can go back"

"The ministers and others resigned."

Everyone immediately left the imperial study.

After everyone left, Li Er quickly picked up"The Whispering Language" and read it with gusto.

"Gentlemen don't use weapons: A real warrior doesn't bother to kill his opponent with weapons!"

"If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand: If you don’t learn etiquette to respect me, I will beat you until you can’t stand."

"……"

Hahaha, so funny.

How do you understand the Analects of Confucius to mean this?