Invincible son

Chapter 772 [771 [Epee Sword Without Front]

When the banquet was approaching, there were more and more literati in the Ming Hall. It was supposed to be in a happy state, but now it turned into a state where people from the Southern Zhou Dynasty besieged Pei Yue.

In fact, they knew very well in their hearts that although Pei Yue's words were sophistry, Zhang Ji's questioning was also untenable.

The two countries have been fighting for decades, and right and wrong have long been unclear. Even if the time is pushed back to the time when the Great Zhou was established, the Emperor Taizu was still nominally the King of Zhou conferred by the former Wei Lingdi.Lingdi Zen is located in Liang Gaozu, and everyone in the world knows what is going on, but in this era, Northern Liang's continuation of the former Wei Dynasty is completely tenable in terms of legal system, and it is beyond reproach in terms of righteousness.

Territorial disputes like this, in the final analysis, depend on the support of the national power. Pei Yue dared to face an enemy without changing his face at the Donglin Cultural Conference. The reason is that Daliang is now stronger than the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and the hundreds of thousands of troops on the border are his confidence. .

No matter in terms of strength or jurisprudence, Pei Yue has a natural advantage. This is the root of his eloquence.

But living in the world depends on one's position after all, and the so-called unreasonable ones have to fight for three points, not to mention that it is related to the righteousness of the country.When many people found that Pei Yue was not a vulgar martial artist who knew everything, but had a lot of research on history books, they could only change the topic and blindly search for loopholes in his words.

For example, at this moment, the young scholar who turned his attention to Pei Yue's own talents.

Knowing that the other party was messing around, Pei Yue still looked calm, and said calmly: "The rich and powerful families cannot represent the hearts of the people, and naturally this Marquis cannot represent them either."

That person obviously didn't expect Pei Yue to be so calm, didn't he mean that he was domineering and willful?
Another middle-aged literati asked: "In the opinion of the Marquis of Zhongshan, who can represent the hearts of the people?"

Pei Yue looked around the crowd and said calmly: "You and I can't represent it. The people's heart cannot be represented by a certain force. It is the simplest wish of the people in the world. Birth, old age, sickness and death, daily necessities, rice, oil and salt, all these can be turned into concrete representations of the people's heart. In other words In other words, if you let the people have enough food and clothing, no worries about food and clothing, care for their children, support for their old age, diagnosis and treatment for illness, and burial for death, the people will support you, and this is the real support of the people.”

At this moment, he thought of the orphans in the torrential rain in Lingzhou, the victims under the scorching sun in Qinzhou, and the old woman in the winter snow in Kyoto. His eyes showed a bit of solemnity, and he said slowly: "I once said to Your Majesty, the king's boat is also People’s hearts are water, water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.”

This sentence is like Huang Zhong Dalu, obviously his tone is not high, but it is deafening to the ears of everyone in the hall.

The respected Confucian Zhang got up suddenly, raised his wine cup to Pei Yue and said: "The old man just made a slip of the tongue, please don't be offended by the Marquis of Zhongshan."

Pei Yue also got up and said: "The old man is serious, today is just a chat."

The two drank and sat down.

The atmosphere in the hall became very strange. Xu Xi repeated the eight words "Water can carry a boat and also overturn it" over and over in his heart, and he couldn't help showing a wry smile.Seeing the strange expression on her brother's face, Xu Churong couldn't help but feel worried, because she knew that Xu Xi was easy to get into the wrong place, and he was essentially a simple-minded literati, not an old fox like Pei Yue who was deep in the city.

She has now determined that Pei Yuelai Wenhui has another purpose, not to prove his literary talent, but to promote the reason why Beiliang is strong in a subtle way.

If Pei Yue was facing a group of military relatives or important court officials today, what he said would not be effective at all, because people who are really in high positions must understand the truth of the people's support, but they will not change because of them. The benefits obtained are precisely obtained by exploiting the people.

However, Mingtang is full of noble and arrogant literati. Although there are many children from aristocratic families like Xu Xi, there are still quite a few who are born in poverty. They will strongly sympathize with Pei Yue's words. Don't you see that even Zhang Ji has begun to change his attitude?

Pei Yue noticed Xu Churong's vigilant eyes like a kitten, felt amused in his heart, and continued to annoy these literati without changing his face: "Daliang, two capitals, one prefecture and thirteen prefectures, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the imperial court pays little money. Although I dare not say that the administration of officials is absolutely clear, but your Majesty sets an example. The palace is extremely frugal, and the people below naturally know how to care for the people. In a word, no one in my court has ever talked about the hearts of the people, and only keep one sentence in mind .”

Everyone looked at him curiously, not knowing how insightful this person was.

Pei Yue straightened his back, and said solemnly: "The people are the most important, the state is second, and the king is the least. That's why the princes are the officials, the emperors are the princes, and the people are the emperors."

No matter Zhang Ji or Xu Xi, or more than a hundred well-known Southern Zhou literati in the hall, they all fell into deep thought after hearing this sentence.

Pei Yue didn't speak bluntly about the difference between the two countries, but they are not stupid, even if they only look at the extravagant and powerful people in Jian'an City, they know the weight of this sentence.

No one stood up and pointed out Pei Yue's nonsense like before, because this kind of thing hardly needs verification. The strength of Beiliang is obvious to all. The defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops in the Western Region last year is a clear proof.What is even more commendable is that there has never been a large-scale civilian rebellion in Beiliang in recent decades. Isn't this enough to explain the problem?

Just when the atmosphere in the hall was extremely solemn, a group of people walked into the Ming hall.

The leader was Shangguan Ding, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, followed by a group of officials of the Ministry of Rites.

He was in charge of hosting today's banquet, so he naturally knew about the debate in the hall, but he didn't start arguing with Pei Yue in a hurry.After saluting with other great Confucian scholars, Shangguan Ding came to Pei Yue and said with a smile: "Pei Hou's words are precious, and I have gained a lot after listening to them."

Pei Yue said indifferently: "Da Zongbo is very nice."

Shangguan Ding said warmly: "Now Zhou and Liang are friendly neighbors, and they should learn from each other's strengths to make up for each other's weaknesses. What Peihou said is exactly what worries my court. In the future, I will definitely ask your country for advice. I hope that Peihou will I can teach you a lot.”

The minister of the Ministry of Rites kept his posture very low, but his spirit was not weak, and his words quickly spread throughout the Ming hall.

Pei Yue's face was calm, but he was a little surprised in his heart. What he said earlier was naturally intended to stir up the ideas of those literati, but Shangguan Ding's understatement with a few words dispelled his offensive strategy.Although he had already planted a seed in the hearts of the literati, Shangguan Ding's statement was enough to temporarily suppress those throbbing.

He is worthy of being Xu Huiyan's right-hand man, seemingly smooth and humble, but in fact, he has reached the peak of understanding people's hearts.

But Pei Yue didn't feel frustrated, because Shangguan Ding's words were easy to say, but hard to implement.The reason why the Southern Zhou Dynasty fell into this situation is that the power of the powerful and powerful is deeply ingrained, and Xu Huiyan can't change his fate against the sky.

The seeds sown today will definitely take root and sprout in the future. This is the fundamental reason why Pei Yue decided to participate in the Donglin Cultural Association.

Xu Churong next to him obviously couldn't understand him using those literati who were lofty, aloof and caring about common people, but for Pei Yue, the most important thing in the war between the two countries is to attack the heart, and disintegrating the internal fighting spirit of the other side is the essence of the art of war.

As soon as he thought of this, he let go of his thoughts and chatted with Shangguan Ding, creating a harmonious scene where the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

Then, the banquet officially began.

(End of this chapter)