Chapter 500: The Vicissitudes of Life
After hearing that Qin Zhao had gone to the women's school, he had been depressed, so Qin Wan called him over and asked him what had happened. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Qin Zhao hesitated for a moment, but still told Qin Wan Zhu Qiuxi's suicide note as it was, and when it came to emotion, he was a little dazed, and his heart was barren, only to feel terrifyingly cold.
How could there be such a thing? Loved ones, in the blink of an eye...... Their family, is their family just this archway?
"Of course, Aunt Six is not bad for this archway." Hearing Qin Wan's answer, Qin Zhao suddenly found that he had asked unconsciously, but Qin Wan's next words made him feel cold, "But many people are poor from this archway, and it is very bad." ”
But all the big families have to raise their reputation, and if they have a good reputation, it will be convenient to be an official, but what is the best way to brush up their fame?
It is good to build bridges and pave roads to benefit neighbors, but it costs a lot of money, and it is easy to be targeted by local officials and feared by superiors. Just do it symbolically, and you don't really need to make a big splash.
It is possible to reduce the tenant rent by a little one or two cents, or to waive the rent for a year and a half, but not for a long time. Otherwise, there is less money, and you have to be wronged, who wants to?
Although the imperial examination is a step to the body, there are few people hired, and the climate has not yet been formed. A world-famous talent must also have enough ability!
It is okay to treat a servant woman with a hand, but how many names have he gained?
After all, there is only one "clean family style", which is the best way to go.
What does it mean to have a "clean family"? It is that men do not spoil concubines and kill their wives, of course, they can even not take concubines, after all, the girls in the room are not concubines, they can only be regarded as things. A woman must be chaste and strong, not to mention not being widowed, and wanting to remarry. Even if the fiancé who has never met dies, he can't marry again, either he dies of martyrdom, or he marries with his fiancé's tablet, and he supports his in-laws for the rest of his life, and he has a child.
Such a story is loved by the rich and powerful, the common people love to hear it, and the local officials are also happy - everyone knows how difficult it is for a woman to be widowed, and the more so, the more "voluntary" widowhood or even martyrdom, isn't it even more rare? There are filial sons and virtuous women in governance, and they are all meritorious in their education, this is their merit!
Sacrificing one or two daughters in exchange for a son's future is too worthwhile, why not do it?
Qin Zhao had only read Zhu Qiuxi's suicide note, but from the elegant handwriting, as well as the plain but three-point sentences, he could also see that Zhu Qiuxi's writing was brilliant, not inferior to the well-educated people he had seen. Looking through Zhu Qiuxi's father's recitals again, I really can't find anything good, and I can't say anything reluctant, and I don't deserve to lift Zhu Qiuxi's shoes.
You must know that Zhu Qiuxi only went to women's school at the age of ten, and she was accompanied by female celebrities, Buddhist scriptures, and Taoist treasures before, and she was enlightened very late. Being able to do this in a short period of time can only be said to be talented.
So what?
If she were a boy, her father would be able to jump for joy, but it's a pity......
Qin Zhao never felt that there was anything weak about women, his mother was the first female emperor in ancient times; His sister was very capable, and she flourished in Yandi, winning over the hearts of the people of Goguryeo, making them willingly submit to Bactria and recognize themselves as the people of Bactria ; Many tribes in Lingnan still retain a very strong clan heritage, the tribal leader is a woman, and the whole tribe also respects women, only knowing that there is a mother, but not a father. These tribes are also very strong in combat, not inferior to other tribes.
But he also knows that there are only a few people who can think like him.
Seeing Qin Zhao's gloomy expression, Qin Wan sighed lightly and did not speak.
This child is still too young to see the anger in the suicide note.
For the sake of Zhu Qiuxi, Ji Qinglu directly fought with the eldest princess of Huyang, and if she wanted to gain the upper hand, she could only borrow Qin Wan's momentum, and it was impossible not to plead to Qin Wan. Even if this seemingly insipid suicide note expounding his heart does not fall into Qin Wan's hands, it will be known by many people. No matter who reads it, their impression of the Zhu family will fall to the bottom.
She doesn't hate the Xie family, even if the Xie family wants her to die, it's just that they don't pity the lives of outsiders. The only thing she really hates is the Zhu family.
Will the people the emperor hate have a good end?
What's more, Zhu Qiuxi's words are not entirely untrue.
She entered the girls' school at the age of ten, but she had to inquire about the news, plan the route, and run out secretly...... For those of their families who are stricter and may only go out once or twice a month, this cannot be done in a day, but at least a year and a half, and they need to plan very carefully and submit at least three or five competent stewards.
A half-grown girl who has never read a book and secretly learns to read can plan so carefully when she is eight or nine years old, and has such a scheming method to control the powerful slave maid in the family. Qin Wan believed that he was also a rare smart person, and at that age, he didn't have such skills.
There was more than one strange thing around Qin Wan, so she probably guessed something.
If this is the case, Zhu Qiuxi's remorse may also have some truth, although Xie Yu's death, although she is not to blame, it may not have anything to do with her.
If you have the chance, you should mention it to a few children, so you don't need to scare them now.
"The world is bustling, all for profit." Qin Wan looked at Qin Zhao and sighed, "Do you understand now?" ”
The death of a daughter, in exchange for the stability of the career and marriage of the children and grandchildren of the whole family, and the excellent evaluation of officials, is not only "profit", but also "heavy profit", so many people will do such things. Just like Qin Zhao's subordinates who betrayed him with his heart, one is life and death, and the other is interests, and there are too few people in the world who can investigate these two at the same time.
If Qin Wan wants to crack down on the family, suppress Confucianism, restore the martial style, and return to the situation of a hundred schools of thought, he must attach importance to military merit. Therefore, she rewarded thirty percent of the spoils of the war to the troops, and in addition, there were countless rewards such as land, mansions, and titles, which was equivalent to eighty percent of the restoration of the military merit system of the Qin Dynasty.
In this way, she is equivalent to tying up a large number of nobles, heroes and people who have benefited from this, and pulling them to the same chariot. For the sake of their own status and survival, these people are bound to fight to the death with the original family, Haoqiang, and Confucian children.
In this regard, Qin Wan also does not have enough confidence.
But she has an innate advantage because she is the emperor.
Officials love to take the arch of chastity to ask for recognition, no problem. She didn't see the relevant excerpts. She also has to carefully check the promotion evaluation of the official, and she often stays in the middle and does not send it. If it drags on like this, the people in the ministry don't know what it means, but a good position doesn't wait for anyone, won't the other party be delayed?
The official may not care about the life and death of the people, but he will definitely not wonder what the emperor means, knowing that the emperor doesn't like to read these and write, isn't that looking for a draw?
No one dares to ignore the emperor's intentions, and this is the same everywhere.
"Those who are kings should be treated favorably."
Qin Zhao raised his head, a little puzzled, not understanding why Qin Wan suddenly said such a sentence.
Qin Wan shook his head and didn't explain much.
She hoped that Qin Zhao would understand.
That's right, for the sake of rule, it is necessary to re-emphasize the use of literature and military force. Because literati are not easy to rebel, and martial artists are arrogant, they may rebel at any time.
But once the foreign enemy invades, the only ones who can defend the country are those who are despised by the literati.
Of course, literati have hard bones, but most literati have very light bones, and they can be loyal to Great Xia, and naturally they can be loyal to the ruler of the next dynasty. Anyway, no matter who is in power, it still depends on the civilian government to govern the country, right?
Qin Wan didn't expect these scholars to do their best for the country of Great Xia, and believed too much in civil officials, maybe the family and the country would become child's play, and the border would become a place of political struggle. It doesn't matter if you lose the battle, anyway, there are military generals who take the blame, and you can't blame the noble civil officials.
Even if the dynasty changes, the new emperor will be more tolerant of these scholars who have the right to speak. In this case, isn't it the same who is the master?
Literati can be used and reused, but they cannot be relied upon, especially not to be allowed to point fingers and interfere in the military.
As for the military generals, priority is given to the selection from the founding heroes.
Imagine if the emperors of Great Xia were all kind to the descendants of the founding heroes. The descendants of these people also have more opportunities than others to pass on the glory of the family. Over time, these families have been "blessed by the emperor" and are known to the world. Once the country is in trouble, they have to work harder.
Not only for the sake of the family, but also because, once Great Xia collapsed, they would not be as good as those Confucian scholars to bend down and take refuge in the new master.
Even if the new master accepted them, he couldn't help but think that the emperors of the previous dynasties were so generous to them and thought of them everything. I treat them, can I have a previous dynasty? They bow down so easily, how can they trust their loyalty if they encounter a strong enemy in the future?
Qin Wan knew that the emperors of all dynasties had taken great pains to centralize the power of the monarch and weaken the power of the prime minister, including the ancestors she revered. Otherwise, there would be no three provinces and six ministries, and there would be no prime minister who would enter the government hall to discuss politics, and it would be just a ridiculous thing for a five-grade official.
She will not reinstate the position of prime minister, but she does not want to continue to disperse the power of the prime minister, and she does not want her children to do so.
The emperor is already the only one in the world, and once he is crooked, he is likely to go further and further down the wrong path, and he will not be able to stop. At this time, the prime minister needs to pull it.
It is impossible for people to never make mistakes, they are afraid that they will make mistakes, and there is no one around them to stop them, only a voice of praise for virtue.
At that point, it's really over.
Qin Wan wanted to tell Qin Zhao these truths, but she hesitated for a long time, and still didn't say it, because these were all things that Qin Wan gradually realized when she sat on the throne, before that, even if she had been in charge of the regent for many years, her eyes were staring at the chair and the court, and she didn't have much mind to care about anything else.
Therefore, even if he tells Qin Zhao now, if Qin Zhao can't empathize, it will only be deaf to his heart.
Just like she was back then.
She thought she was doing a good job, and when she became the emperor, after so many years, she looked back and realized how ridiculous she was at the beginning.
It is never the same to be serious and want to do practical things and to make political achievements with false intentions.
Therefore, if there are ministers, especially prime ministers, who want to do something practical for the people, they will not hesitate to clear their names for a hundred years. Even if he likes to play with power, or is greedy for money and lustful, and has all kinds of problems, as long as he can benefit the people, Qin Wan can tolerate it.
Abandon those meaningless imperial tricks, as long as you don't get your eyes covered, don't do the things that should be delegated to your courtiers.