Chapter 413 I Want to Be a Saint, the Three Immortals: "Achieve Merit"

"I request an order to punish Yin Zhi!"

In the Fengtian Palace, as Xu Xin's words fell, the civil and military officials in the court fell silent.

No one expected that this "little pavilion elder" could be so ruthless and wanted to kill the Minister of War to sacrifice the flag.

Countless pairs of eyes were looking at the dragon chair, and they saw the emperor's deep gaze falling, not at Xu Xin, but at Yin Zhi. No more words were needed, everyone knew that Yin Zhi was going to be unlucky.

From Xu Xin's opening to the emperor's reaction, smart people could see that the emperor and this "little pavilion elder" had already decided what to do.

This situation is normal. The court's resolutions are basically held in small meetings for major matters and general meetings for minor matters. Many things have been decided before the morning meeting. And these individuals who negotiated peace are basically doomed if they get caught in the horse's legs.

"I second the proposal!"

After a long silence, the first seconding voice came out. It was Mr. Liu, the chief assistant of our cabinet, "Liu Mianmian". Otherwise, he is a smart man. Among the three three pavilions, this is Liu Ge. The old man is still in the cabinet and has become the chief minister.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal..."

…

The voices of seconding one after another resounded throughout the Fengtian Palace. Including Yin Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, the officials who had previously negotiated for peace were all trembling with each other, paralyzed on the ground, speechless.

"Where is the Han general!"

Zhu Youtang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, narrowed his eyes and said loudly.

"The general is here!"

A group of Han generals responded quickly and came to the front of the hall to salute the emperor.

"There is no war department in the world to negotiate peace!"

Zhu Youtang first emphasized Xu Xin's previous words, then stared coldly at Yin Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of War, and said: "Detain all those who negotiated peace from the Ministry of War and put them in the sky prison."

"The last general takes command!"

A group of Han generals responded and led their men to seize the criminal officials from the Ministry of War and drag them out of Fengtian Palace.

In the Fengtian Hall, all the civil and military officials were silent. All eyes were focused on Xu Xin and the emperor, waiting for their performance.

…

After the imperial meeting, Xu Xin took the rare step of getting off the morning shift and returned directly to the palace from the Forbidden City. He was preparing to lead his troops to leave the capital, and many things had to be prepared and explained early.

"Dad, where is Shouren..."

Xu Xin arranged various expedition matters in the palace. In the afternoon, Wang Hua, who had just received an errand from the Ministry of War, hurriedly came to the lobby to look for Xu Xin. Mr. Wang was drinking tea to rest his mind. He was so frightened by his son that he was almost killed. Choking.

"Have the matters at the Ministry of War been handed over?"

Xu Xin walked into the hall and saw Wang Hua giving orders to Mr. Wang. The first thing he did when he came in was to ask Wang Hua how the handover work at the Ministry of War was going.

"I have been assigned the position of a fifth-grade officer and a foreign minister, so there are not many things that have been handed over long ago. Shouren, I heard from your uncle Xie that the trouble this time was a bit big. Officials from the Ministry of War were taken into custody and troops were mobilized on a large scale. Ma, what are you going to do?"

Wang Hua mentioned Xie Qian when he spoke, so the matter he asked was not just for himself, but also on behalf of the Zhejiang officials. Xu Xin was not a loner in the court, but after all, he was still young and his prestige was still a little lacking.

"I want to be a saint!"

For the first time, Xu Xin revealed his true thoughts to the two members of the Wang family. Wang Shouren was a "sage" in history. It was impossible for Xu Xin to travel through time and lose his character.

"Saint, saint?"

Wang Hua was frightened by Xu Xin's words. Throughout the ages, no scholar would say so directly that he wanted to be a saint.

"What Shouren said are the three immortals?"

Mr. Wang is more responsive, or he can chat with Xu Xin more often, so he understands him better.

"Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Xiang" mentioned: "The supreme leader has established virtues, followed by meritorious services, and the third has established words. Even if they are not abolished for a long time, this is called immortality."

The so-called three immortals are derived from this, which refers to an ideal state, including three aspects: establishing morality, meritorious service, and establishing reputation.

This concept emphasizes that individuals must reach a certain height in three aspects: moral character, performance and speech. If they can be called "immortal", they can be called sages.

According to harsher standards, Confucius and Mencius, the founders of Confucianism, cannot meet the standards of the three immortal saints.

Throughout the ages, it seems that no one has truly achieved the Three Immortals.

Although Confucius was highly praised by later generations, his "contributions" during his lifetime were somewhat lacking.

The one who is closest to this goal is Zhuge Liang. If he can help the Han Dynasty destroy Wei and Wu, return three parts of the world to the Han Dynasty, and then achieve higher achievements in "establishing words", then he will have achieved the three immortals in the true sense.

It's a pity that Zhuge Liang died of illness in Wuzhangyuan, and he was unable to revive Yanhan. In addition to Confucius and Zhuge Liang, there are some other celebrities in history who are pretty good in terms of meritorious service and reputation, but in terms of morality... Ahem, it seems that Confucius also had problems in this aspect, punishing Shaozhengmao and so on. .

In Xu Xin's memory, Wang Yangming seems to have achieved achievements in these three aspects, and he, Xu, cannot be left behind. In terms of "establishing words", books such as "Investigating Things to Know" have already formed a system, and he will wait for him in the future. When he was in power, the "scientific way" pioneered by Xu would be the right path for the imperial examination, so "making a statement" was not a problem at all.

As for "making merit", it would be OK to just do Fenglangjuxu, Yanran Stone, and Drinking Horses in the Vast Sea, etc. How about another Hongzhi Liting? Or an expedition to Japan? Anyway, fighting is not stressful for him.

In terms of "making virtue", at least until now, his reputation has always been good, and it will be good in the future. After all, on the surface, he is a "gentleman" without any stain.

"Shouren, how sure are you about this matter? Fighting is not a joke. War is dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be ruined."

After listening to Xu Xin's words, Wang Hua did not intend to persuade him anymore. He just asked Xu Xin about his confidence in this battle, so that he could go back and persuade his colleagues to support him.

"I asked His Majesty for two people, the tenth prince as my general, and eunuch Cao as the military supervisor of my army. This battle will win..."

Xu Xin was full of confidence and picked out some of his arrangements to talk to the two Wang family. This time, Xu Xin had no pressure on leading the army in the northwest.

As for fighting, he had fought through the chaotic situation at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Now he was just a little Mongolian prince, which was nothing!

Let alone a little Mongolian prince, even if his ancestor Genghis Khan Temujin was reincarnated, Xu Xin would not be afraid.

They were all founding emperors. Xu Xin also wiped out several major khanates of his Mongolian Empire. Fighting Mongolians was something he knew well!