Chu Kuan hadn't felt such a sense of defeat for a long time. And this kind of defeat was not the so-called inability to fight. After all, according to the current situation, even if Ah Liu was a good fighter, he was just one person. The imperial attendant outside did not rush in because he did not receive his order.
However, everything Zhang Shou said and did now was unexpected. In addition, Duke Zhao Zhu Jing said something to shake his mind. Even if he only had a little doubt about his desperate move, it would be the greatest success of this difficult father-in-law and son-in-law.
However, since he had already made some things clear to Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao, Chu Kuan certainly would not back down. Zhu Jing was a man who spoke and acted as steadily as a civil servant, so he did not have to worry about people spreading his words around the world. If he had not forced himself to meet Zhang Shou, perhaps Zhu Jing would have considered for a long time before selectively revealing some of his words to the emperor.
But he had done it, and he would never regret anything he had done. In addition, now that all his wishes had been fulfilled, and the biggest troubles had been eradicated, he no longer had much to worry about. Since he had put life and death aside, and was guilty of treason and death, why should he hesitate
Therefore, Chu Kuan took two steps back. Seeing that Ah Liu had also retreated in front of Zhang Shou, he said calmly, "Mr. Zhang may be right. I should indeed learn something. However, a Jiuzhang Hall is so difficult, and a public school has attracted countless attacks. Your new school initiative has caused such a huge backlash. You think that the sea of learning is endless, but the corrupt scholars in the world can drown you!"
"Legend has it that in the early years of Emperor Taizu, there were government-run pharmacies and doctors throughout the country to ensure that the poor could get medical treatment; there were countless government-run schools and charity schools throughout the country to enable poor children to study; there were also countless government-run charity halls throughout the country to ensure that there would be no more abandoned children who died of starvation and freezing among the people, and any cruel parents who gave birth to impotent children, or drowned or buried their children alive would all be severely punished..."
"All of this was possible because after the Tartars were driven out, the government accumulated a large amount of unowned land and distributed it to the poor, and collected countless wealth as a reserve. Today, the world has been peaceful for a long time. Even though the throne has changed twice from outside to inside, only a group of former high-ranking officials were purged, and those gentry and landlords entrenched in various places are still getting richer and richer."
Although Zhang Shou was helped up by Ah Liu, he couldn't help but feel a little pain in his teeth when he heard Chu Kuan's words. It seemed that Chu Kuan's illness was more serious than expected. Was there no way to save him
Just when he was about to open his mouth to refute, he heard the low voice of his father-in-law.
"Emperor Taizu drove out the Tartars and restored the people's customs. He was indeed a rare wise ruler in ancient and modern times. But how can you be sure that the so-called people living and working in peace and contentment at that time were really as you describe now? The writing style of historians has always been the same, especially when whitewashing saintly rulers, they will do everything they can!"
"Just as the Old Book of Tang at least briefly mentioned the faults of Emperor Taizong of Tang, the New Book of Tang does not even mention his evil deeds of killing his brother. This is still the Song Dynasty writing the history of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it even more absurd for Tang people to write the history of the Tang Dynasty, or even the history of the Sui Dynasty?"