Han emperor system

Chapter 17 Foolish Loyalty and True Loyalty

"What the prince said was unheard of, but it made the officials suddenly understand. It's just that the words of this translation must not reach the ears of the sage, otherwise it will be very detrimental to the prince."

When Lu Zhi woke up, he immediately looked at Liu Bian in front of him as if he were looking at a piece of treasure. He knew that although this prince was young, he possessed the courage that an emperor should have, and even more so, he had a unique way of thinking. , and these thoughts are exactly the people-oriented thought of Confucianism, and they are the most ideal candidate for the emperor of Confucianism, so the idea of ​​protecting him immediately arose in his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu, for reminding me, but this word came out of my mouth today, and into the ears of Lord Shangshu, I think it will not reach the ears of my father. In fact, in the imperial court, even though treacherous and sycophant are in power, the eunuchs like Shichang attendants are rampant. But Liu Bian also knows that among the courtiers there are many loyal ministers and righteous men like Lord Shangshu, so I hope Lord Shangshu will support Liu Bian and help Liu Bian with one matter."

"Eldest Prince, please tell me, I will do my best to help the Prince."

"This time, the king made an excuse to find a teacher. He originally proposed to the emperor to worship Cai University as his teacher. Does Lord Shang Shu know what Liu Bian is thinking?"

"The prince pointed out that he wants to worship Mr. Cai as his teacher. Could it be that he wants to use this as an excuse to ask the Holy Majesty to send Master Cai back to the capital from Lingnan?"

"Hehe, that's right, but my father is unwilling to agree, so I need Lu Shangshu's help. Of course, I also sincerely admire Master Cai, and I also want to follow him to learn the way of governing the country."

"The prince's move is a great act of kindness. Scholars all over the world will be grateful to you, and after Cai Dashi returns to the capital, he will be able to threaten those young people, so I must fully support the prince's move." .”

"Lord Shangshu, Liu Bian is indeed young and weak now. He wants to change the situation of the world, but he has more energy than he wants. If Liu Bian has the opportunity to take charge of the Han Dynasty in the future, I hope that Lu Shangshu will pay attention to security no matter what the situation is. My useful body will assist Liu Biancai in the future."

"Prince, don't worry, after you are dismissed from office, only the prince's orders will be obeyed."

After Lu Zhi left, Liu Bian checked his personal interface, and found that Lu Zhi really worked for him, because Lu Zhi's loyalty to him had reached 90.00%.

Three days later, Emperor Ling unexpectedly sent another teacher to Liu Bian, that is Liu Tao, the admonishment doctor, and also a distant relative of the royal family, but just like Liu Bei, his blood was not pure.

"Sir Liu, please sit down. Liu Bian has heard that you know people well and is loyal to the imperial court, so I have a question to ask Mr. Liu. If Mr. Liu can satisfy Liu Bian, then Liu Bian is willing to pay homage to his teacher. "

The same opening remarks by Liu Bian made Liu Tao, the admonisher, quite appreciate them. They had heard that Emperor Ling didn't like this eldest prince very much because his behavior was a bit frivolous, but when they saw him today, Liu Tao found that the prince Bian With a solemn expression, he doesn't look like a urchin who doesn't understand anything.

"If you have any problems with Prince Bian, I will try my best to solve them for you."

"Liu Bian wants to ask Mr. Liu, what is true loyalty?"

"What is true loyalty?"

The advising doctor Liu Tao's expression changed, he couldn't help but glance at Liu Bian, and found that he was staring at him intently, so he replied:
"Loyalty is a Confucian classic, which can be divided into great loyalty and minor loyalty. Minor loyalty is filial piety, filial piety to parents and elders. This is the heart of minor loyalty. Great loyalty is also loyal to the emperor, sharing the worries of the emperor and seeking the welfare of the people. "

"My lord Liu, if the emperor can't govern benevolently, then as an admonishing doctor, what will your lord do?"

"If the emperor is not benevolent, I should go all out to admonish the emperor, try to persuade the emperor's mistakes, and do my part."

"If the Son of Heaven not only does not listen to advice, but harms Zhongliang in vain, and is bewitched by villains, and a traitor is in charge, then what should Master Liu do?"

"The humble minister must admonish the emperor with death. He will not hesitate to use his own blood to warn the emperor. The only thing is death."

Facing Liu Bian's questioning again and again, Liu Tao, the admonishing doctor, did not hesitate at all, but replied righteously, but Liu Bian shook his head at him, and said softly to him:
"Confused, confused."

Liu Tao, the advising doctor, was stunned when he heard it. All he had learned and thought in his life was to be loyal to the imperial court and the emperor through death, and he did exactly that in history, so he later had an affair with Situ Chen. Together they were imprisoned by Emperor Ling for admonishing, and finally both died at the hands of Shi Changshi.

But today, the prince Liu Bian scolded him for being stupid, but it really made him a little confused. He couldn't help but look at Liu Bian with a puzzled look on his face:
"The humble minister is loyal to the great man and the emperor with death. I hope the emperor can teach me what is wrong with me."

"Although Liu Bian is young and ignorant, he also understands the word loyalty. It is not the small loyalty and the great loyalty as the adults said, but the stupid loyalty and the true loyalty."

"What is foolish loyalty? What is true loyalty?" The admonishment doctor Liu Tao was moved by this, and hurriedly asked.

"Stupid loyalty refers to being loyal to a certain person, regardless of good or bad, right or wrong, blind loyalty, even at the expense of one's own life to show one's loyalty. Doing so, although on the surface it shows that you His loyalty may still be remembered in history.

But he is a foolish person, an unwise person, because the person you are loyal to is not worthy of your loyalty to him at all.As for true loyalty, it refers to clarifying the object of one's center, and then as long as it is beneficial to this object, then one must firmly support it, and preserve one's usefulness, so that one can do more useful things better. thing. "

"The prince said, what is the object of a person's true loyalty?" Liu Tao asked.

"Ordinary foolish men and women, the object of their loyalty is often their master, so everything they do is for their master; but such an important court official like Mr. Liu, a great scholar in the world, should he be loyal to himself? Are you still confused about who you are? Master Mencius once said: The people are the most important, the community is second, and the emperor is the least. So, does Master Liu think that the person you should be loyal to is the emperor, or the people of the world?"

Liu Bian's last words shook the advising doctor Liu Tao like thunder, and after a burst of thunder in his mind, his eyes suddenly became clear, as if he had found his way from a fog, as if he had found a path from the edge of a cliff. He was sweating profusely but also refreshed.

What's more, Liu Bian's talent, ability, prudence and dignity played a role again, allowing Liu Tao, the admonishing doctor, to see the appearance of a future emperor, and he couldn't help feeling a kind of respect for Liu Bian in his heart, which made him waver and wonder whether he should support him. Which prince's heart has also been decided.

(End of this chapter)