But the next moment, Gou Longruyuan stopped Minister He from thinking completely: "There is no need to investigate this case, because the one who told those Fujian scholars that Minister Hu and Liu Mianzhi had a grudge was none other than me, and I really wanted to drive Minister Hu out to see if I could make further progress."
He Zhu was completely stunned on the spot, but Hu Yin did not have any extra reaction, just nodded slightly: "I know."
Gou Longruyuan hesitated for a moment, then sighed and replied, "Has Minister Hu ever read the Book of Rites?"
Minister He just came to his senses, and then became confused again... What is this?
Hu Yin, on the other hand, remained calm and said, "I read it when I was six years old."
"It is said in the Book of Rites: 'Lu has its beginning.' Also, your father once quoted the words in Liezi when he was teaching, saying: 'The beginning is the beginning of qi'... Minister Hu should know the meaning of this 'beginning', right?" Gou Longruyuan continued to ask seriously.
"I know. It means that everything has a cause and a beginning." Hu Mingzhong remained calm.
It was from this point on that the completely confused He Zhu wisely gave up the intention of interrupting and just sat there quietly listening to the conversation between the two.
"Minister Hu, before I knew the truth that 'everything has a beginning', I had been in the state for more than ten years..." Gou Longruyuan replied with a sigh. "I worked hard and tried hard to figure out the intentions of my superiors, but I was always unable to get ahead because of this and that, and I kept sinking to the bottom. Later, as I grew older, I gradually figured out this truth. Although I was trapped by the overall situation due to the Jingkang Incident and could not rise to prominence for a while, I was able to get a glimpse of the true meaning of the court and was no longer muddle-headed."
Hu Yin looked at the other person and asked seriously, "Is this Chu so powerful?"
“Everything has a beginning. If you can act according to the ‘beginning’ of things, then things will always be simple. On the other hand, if you don’t understand where and what the true ‘beginning’ of things is, you will definitely fall into difficulties.”
Gou Longruyuan ignored the other party's ridicule, but became more and more emotional. "From a small matter, the beginning of the Quanzhou Foreign Temple case was that the emperor had long been vigilant against foreign merchants and was unwilling to give them royal documents and flags. It was ridiculous that other officials thought that the court would tolerate evil for a little business tax, but they never thought that the emperor's temper remained the same. From a big picture perspective, the beginning of the court was the Jingkang Incident... With this 'beginning', it is natural to understand why the new and old parties no longer exist in the court's personnel, but a dispute over war and peace, attack and defense, and urgency; it is also natural to wake up why the emperor and the two emperors have such a conflict; I also understand why the court's major policies are all on the war between Song and Jin."
"That's right." Hu Yin nodded immediately. "What you said makes sense... Since the Jianyan period, the country's politics, customs, and personnel have changed, and the root cause is Jingkang. Even the Quanzhou Foreign Temple case was the source of your glimpse from thousands of miles away."
"Also, why is war between war and peace? Attack between attack and defense? Urgency between urgency and slowness? In fact, there are also 'beginnings'." Gou Longruyuan raised his left hand, and with his right hand, he stretched out his left hand fingers, and spoke seriously one by one, and he did not relax at all because of the other party's recognition. "If your majesty succeeded to the throne, this is the first 'beginning'. He came to the throne unexpectedly, and he had to talk about war to justify his name, and he encountered unexpected changes, so he often took extraordinary measures..."
"The defense of Huai River is the second 'first'. Once we stop the exhausted Jurchens, we know that they are also exhausted. It shows that China is big and may not be undefendable..."
"Moving the imperial court to Nanyang is the third 'first', to show everyone inside and outside the Zhao family that they will never live in complacency..."
"Returning to Tokyo is the fourth 'beginning', Ming Dynasty is still alive in the country..."
"Yao Shan's desperate death was the fifth 'beginning', letting the world know that China still has potential..."
"After reaching Yaoshan, the Northern Expedition was irreversible. It's ridiculous that some people still wanted to surrender, make peace, defend, or slow down, but they didn't know that things had already been decided." Gou Longruyuan put away his palms that he used to count and shook his head. "From then on, I had no more scruples, so that everything I did could follow the central government's plan... So, my transition to officialdom went smoothly... However, I knew this 'first and last', and knew where the 'first' of the government's employment was, but I was still obsessed and did such a thing, which is also ridiculous!"
"What exactly do you want to say?" Hu Mingzhong finally became impatient.
"I would like Minister Hu to tell you a few things..."
"Tell me."
"First, I know the state's policies. I did something so filthy. It's because I was blinded by power. I hope you can keep me in office for a while."
Hu Yin said nothing, but just looked at the other person coldly. Even Minister He, who had been silent next to him, couldn't help but glance at his colleague.
"Secondly, the establishment of the six departments is necessary, but the focus should be on the supervision and assessment of the six departments, rather than monitoring and spying on people's hearts... Because I, Gou Longruyuan, am just a small man who has only been in the capital for more than a month. It is normal for the court to fail to notice me. Please don't doubt that the central government officials have degenerated so quickly."
Hu Yin finally nodded, but his expression did not change at all: "I will definitely report this matter to the emperor."
"Third." Gou Longruyuan continued to talk seriously. "The six departments were established as a continuation of the censorate. They were in the censorate at the beginning of the system, and should be under the censorate."
Hu Yin's expression finally eased a little.
"Fourthly, it is right for the government to go to the south of the Yangtze River, because the people's hearts are the real origin. However, since they have gone to the south of the Yangtze River, it is better to hold the power of thunder rather than the heart of rain and dew; it is better to ask about the customs and morale rather than the heart of scholars and officials; it is better to peek at the countryside and fields rather than the famous cities and counties; it is better to investigate the land tax and labor service rather than the commercial taxes and mineral resources..."
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