Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

On the second day of the morning court session, when Lu Xunhuan arrived at the Golden Throne Hall, he discovered that he was the last one to arrive.

Even His Majesty the King was sitting on the throne, coughing and waiting for him.

He quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, this is my first time attending court. I am late. Please forgive me."

His Majesty smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. It's the first time, so it's inevitable that I won't be sure. It will be fine later."

He said to Lu Xunhuan, "Lord Lu, I went back yesterday and digested everything I had learned. I've gained a lot of insights. Today, let's not talk about state affairs. Lord, do you have any other ideas for governing the country?"

Lu Xunhuan turned his eyes slightly and looked at the prince.

As soon as he entered the city yesterday, the prince warned him to be more restrained and not to take drastic measures as soon as he arrived.

Although he is not afraid of drastic actions because he has the support of His Majesty, if he ignores the words of the Crown Prince, given the Crown Prince's character, he will definitely deal with him secretly.

If I cause myself more trouble, it will definitely affect the top priority of finding the divine bones.

It is better to have less trouble than more, so let's just try to smooth things over first.

He bowed to His Majesty the King and said, "My dear teacher once said, 'Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all things like straw dogs. Sages are unkind, treating the people like straw dogs.' The universe is like a bellows: empty but unyielding, moving and producing more. Too much talk leads to exhaustion; it is better to keep to the middle."

His Majesty the King was stunned when he heard this: "My dear minister, what does this mean? Does the saint treat the people like pigs and dogs?"

Not only the king was puzzled, but all the civil and military officials in the court also found it difficult to understand.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion.

Lu Xun Huan waited for everyone to discuss for a while before bowing to His Majesty the King again: "Your Majesty, let me explain."

His Majesty the King nodded and said, "Please explain quickly, my dear."

He gave Ming Dexi another order: "Ming Dexi, record it."

Today, eunuch Ming has learned his lesson and has already prepared his pen and ink.

He replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Xun Huan spoke incessantly, "Heaven and Earth treat all things equally, without any preference, allowing all things to flourish and die on their own, wither and prosper on their own."

"Similarly, the sage treats the people with no favoritism. He neither spoils nor indulges them, neither deceives nor harms them. He lets them live and die on their own, rise and fall on their own."

"The universe has its own laws, like a giant bellows. Although it appears empty, it is not lacking in energy. Once it is stirred, it will continue to circulate endlessly without interruption."

"To sum it up, we must follow the ways of nature. Interfering too much, going against nature, can easily lead to a dead end. Therefore, we must act according to the rules, let nature take its course, and follow the great principles. Only then can the world be peaceful and the country be stable and secure for a long time."

His Majesty the King listened to what he said, but only half understood it and couldn't help frowning.

"Ming Dexi, did you write it down?"

Eunuch Ming said with shame: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister speaks too quickly..."

At this time, Yu Shangshu stood up again and said, "Your Majesty, I will repeat the Prime Minister's profound remarks again. Please speak slowly."

Lu Xunhuan stood there, listening to Minister Yu's slow retelling, secretly admiring him.

This Minister Yu has an amazing memory!

If he were to repeat what he just said, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to repeat it word for word.

But Shangshu Yu was able to do it.

After Minister Yu's retelling, His Majesty the King finally understood a little better.

However, he was still confused.

"Lord Lu, yesterday you said that governing a country is like cooking fish. You meant that we must maintain the stability of basic national policies, not change them every day, and not let the people get bored. I believe this is the absolute truth."

"But, what you said today means that you don't care at all?"

Should we intervene or not?

Should we follow Lao Tzu's thought and govern by inaction, or follow the Legalist thought and govern the country by strict laws?

There has been much debate since ancient times.

Lu Xunhuan felt that both made sense. As for Taoism and Legalism, who in the future could tell who was right and who was wrong?

He was just messing around at this point.

So, naturally, he won't give everyone an answer, and he can't give an answer.

He bowed to the King and said, "Your Majesty, I, your disciple, have only grasped a sliver of your master's profound teachings. As to their true meaning and how to apply them to governing the state, I'm afraid we must all work together to discuss and research them."

His Majesty the King stroked his beard and said, "The ancient sage's profound and unfathomable ideas are filled with mysteries and are truly worth studying."

He turned his gaze towards one of the ministers: "Grandmaster Du."

An old man with a white beard stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I am your humble servant."

His Majesty the King said, "I order you to organize a society of ancient sages. The members of the society must be the top scholars of Southern Liang. Together, we will study the profound theories of the ancient sages."

Grand Tutor Du replied, "As you wish."

After hearing this, Lu Xunhuan thought to himself, this is bad, I need to study it.

He could only recite a few chapters of Lao Tzu's articles.

But after a moment, he didn't take it seriously. Those few chapters of Laozi were enough for them to study for a long time.

Besides, besides Lao Tzu, there is also Confucius. He can recite more of Confucius's articles than Lao Tzu.

They are all sages and great principles. They will be slowly revealed in the future and left for everyone to study slowly.

His Majesty the King then said to Grand Tutor Du, "After you organize the society, you will serve as the vice president. The president will naturally be Lord Lu."

Master Du nodded and saluted: "Okay."

His Majesty the King stroked his beard and said, "After the court is dismissed today, you will organize this matter. At the same time, all princes and grandsons, regardless of gender, must study it every day and recite it by heart."

He asked Ming Dexi, "Ming Dexi, have you written everything down?"

Ming Dexi replied, "Your Majesty, I have recorded it."

His Majesty the King nodded and said, "After the court is dismissed, you will organize everyone in the Jingshifang to copy 300 copies of yesterday's and today's records. Then give them to the Queen and have her send someone to distribute them to the children."

Eunuch Ming bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After arranging these matters, His Majesty the King said to his ministers, "Come, let's discuss this."

In the hall, everyone was talking and discussing, and for a moment, the place was bustling with noise.

After coughing for a while, the king drank some tea and fell into deep thought.

Beside Lu Xunhuan, Minister Yu whispered, "Prime Minister, according to your understanding, what is the main meaning of what the sages said?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "I am not a skilled practitioner, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to understand the essence of my mentor's thoughts."

Yu Shangshu smiled and said, "It's just a discussion. It doesn't matter if you talk about it."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Master's intention should be to maintain a stable national policy and not to make changes easily, but as a disciple, I also have many doubts."

Minister Yu asked, "What's the doubt?"

Lu Xun Huan also smiled: "If you say there is no trouble, I went through a lot of trouble when I was in Baocheng."

"So, my understanding is that Master means that if the overall policy is correct, then don't mess with it. If there are deviations, just like cooking a small delicacy, you need to add the appropriate amount of oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar to make the adjustment..."

Minister Yu laughed and said, "It's not wrong to respond flexibly."

The ministers discussed the matter for a long time, but in the end, they all had different opinions. In short, they all felt that it was very contradictory and that many of the opinions could not be combined with reality.

When His Majesty the King saw that there was no result, he announced the adjournment of the court and asked everyone to go home and think about it. He also wanted to go back and think about it.

Lu Xunhuan followed everyone out of the hall and wanted to go back home, but was stopped by Ming Dexi.

"Xiangguo..."

Lu Xun Huan turned around and asked, "Why are you dragging me along if you're not going back to copy books? I'm not going to your Jingshifang."

Mingde laughed happily and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. Even if I had a hundred and twenty guts, I wouldn't dare to drag you to that place."

He whispered, "Prime Minister, I... to be honest, I don't remember everything..."

Lu Xun Huan said, "If you don't remember everything, you can ask Minister Yu. His memory is even better than mine. I can't even repeat what I said before."

Ming Dexi looked around and said, "Minister Yu is old and in poor health, so it's not easy to disturb him. That's why I didn't plan to look for him. Prime Minister, please help me. Ming Dexi will be very grateful."

Lu Xunhuan thought that it would be okay to go with Ming Dexi to take a look. He could get to know more people and get to know the area within the palace, which would also help him find the dragon bones.

Besides, Ming Dexi is the chief eunuch. Is there any place in the palace that he cannot go to?

It's always a good idea to get to know someone like this who has free access to all parts of the palace.