"Is it just Wang Lun?" Jin Bu Shi finally spoke, but still stared at the other party.
"Of course it's not just Wang Lun." Xu Jing hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed. "Once I returned to the capital, although I became a seventh-rank official, none of my old acquaintances were there, and I still felt a little bit of estrangement... Moreover, all the officials in the court were former minor officials. Although I know that this is a chaos in the world and it is caused by the current situation, I still feel a little bit uneasy... I always think about making further progress and not bringing shame to my ancestors."
At the end of his speech, Xu Jing actually blushed and lowered his head.
"I understand." Jin Bu Shi nodded slightly and continued. "Then I had a vague resistance to the entire court and your family... This is actually human nature. Even when I was in Goryeo, because I led the two classes of Kaesong (Seoul), wasn't it also like water and fire with the two classes of Seokyeong (Pyongyang)? But Uncle Ming, the Song Dynasty is different from Goryeo..."
"Yes." Xu Jing raised his head with great effort, his face still looking somewhat embarrassed.
"In Goryeo, I am always 30% sure that I can get rid of those people." Seeing that the other party looked uneasy, Jin Bu Shi slowed down his tone and smiled. "But here in the Song Dynasty, it is the official Zhao who has the final say! But there is nothing we can do about it. Your official Zhao has been in chaos, and he has been calming people's hearts and building the imperial camp. It has taken seven or eight years to bring the country to this point. Even if there are one or two people who are dissatisfied, so what? Who can really oppose him? Li Gang and Li Boji are such great figures. Have they ever wavered in the slightest after submitting such a fierce memorial? And you are just a seventh-rank official in the capital. If you really have grievances, what good can you find?"
Xu Jing sat opposite Jin Bu Shi, holding his hands on his knees, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh, as if he had let go of some burden: "Who said it wasn't?"
"And what you said before actually made sense." Jin Bu Shi continued to persuade. "You are the so-called remnant of Cai Jing, and you are hated by the current Jiangnan slow-advance faction, and the old ministers of Yuan Sheng who have been expelled by this emperor. If it weren't for this emperor and the prime minister who came from a minor official, how would you have the opportunity to return to the official career? Even if it's you and me, how would we have the opportunity to open our hearts and minds here? You should cherish the present moment."
Xu Jing sighed, and finally stood up and bowed his head: "Mr. Lei Chuan is right, I was wrong."
"It's good that Uncle Ming understands this." Jin Bu Shi was relieved to see the other party admit his mistake and nodded immediately. "Now the politics of the Song Dynasty is clear and the emperor is enterprising. You are so young. As long as you have the right attitude and work hard, you may be better than your ancestors in the future... Please sit down."
Xu Jing sat back in his original seat, nodded in vain, and felt more and more relieved.
Jin Bu Shi leaned over and said earnestly: "Now let's look back at what you said. Even if you didn't express any resentment, what you said was not right! Think about your emperor. There are only two concubines in the harem and only a few hundred eunuchs, most of whom are old friends from the Jingkang period. The palace gardens are used as fish ponds, and some are turned into Cuju fields... When I saw him in the palace three or four years ago, I knew that this emperor had great ambitions and was determined to avenge the Jingkang shame... This kind of emperor has not cared about his private pockets for seven or eight years, so how could he care about his private pockets today? In my opinion, the so-called private pockets are probably also public pockets. The sea trade plan sent by Zhang Jun will most likely be saved for the country's use."
Xu Jing was silent for a moment, but still raised his eyebrows and shook his head: "That's right, valuing inanimate objects and ignoring diplomatic relations is also a case of losing the big picture for the small..."
"That may not be the case." Jin Bushi suddenly smiled bitterly. "I think your officials are reminding me and the Japanese next door... Uncle Ming, didn't you read the latest issue of the court bulletin?"
Xu Jing was slightly startled: "What does Lord Lei Chuan mean? What's in the official newspaper?"
"Uncle Ming, please be more careful!" Jin Bu Shi smiled bitterly, but folded up the newspaper on his knees and stuffed it to him. "Here, I just asked someone to buy it. I just read the front page. You should also read the front page first!"
After saying this, Jin Fushi stood up with his hands behind his back, and paced around the courtyard where he was staying, shaking his head.
Xu Jing opened the imperial report in his arms, and after just one look, he stood up in shock, then turned his head to look at Jin Bu Shi: "How can the court come up with such a ridiculous policy? How can this be tolerated?!"
"The Jingkang Incident, that was indecent!" Jin Bushi didn't even turn his head, just paced with his hands behind his back, sighing. "The country is short of 30 million guan for the Northern Expedition, and openly asking the world for a way to gather wealth, how can that be considered indecent? Besides, isn't this action in accordance with your Zhang Shuxiang's strategy of building wealth? It can also be regarded as showing sincerity to the people."
"Can……"
Xu Jing hesitated, obviously thinking of something. "This move has some flavor of the Xining Reform. Prince Wang Shu wanted to seek new laws, and he met with everyone... It's just that there were no such powerful court reports at that time... And our government really respects Prince Wang Shu."
"That's right." Jin Bushi continued to pace in the courtyard with his hands behind his back. "The current situation is indeed like the Xining Reform. I have always admired Wang Shu's knowledge, but I don't think much of the Xining Reform... Because everyone knows that the reform did not succeed in the end, Xixia was not conquered, and the people were boiling with resentment."
"Then..." Xu Jing spoke instinctively.
"I know what you want to ask or say, but today, the actions of the Song emperor have made me dare not easily comment." Jin Fushi continued to pace with his hands behind his back. "Because I really don't know if he can succeed in the future... Ten years ago, who knew that the Jurchens could cause the Jingkang Incident in one day? Seven years ago, who knew that your emperor could take back the old capital, sweep the northwest, and even conquer the Khitan and Mongolia?"
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