"The second is to collect more information. Not only all kinds of history books, but also the collection of some books in various eras, handwritings and other things, and even the genealogy of some large families are also collected. ”

"Genealogy also collected?" Liu Pei was surprised now! In his mind, the genealogy was just a branch. said: "What are you doing collecting genealogy?" Did it work? ”

"Of course it works!" Yuan Zicheng said seriously: "What do you think the genealogy is?" Is that the thing that records the list of this family? It's not that simple. A genealogy is not just a list of the names of everyone in the family. There's even a brief history of each one, including what things he participated in! These important things will be recorded. Especially for important people in the family, the history of his life is recorded in detail to educate the children, and at the same time, the genealogy also has a use, that is, it will record every major event related to the family! So, the more information you gather, the more likely you are to uncover the true face of the event! ”

"I see." Liu Pei said thoughtfully. It seems that there is still a long way to go! Collect some of this stuff in the future.

Liu Pei said that he would collect more things in this area, but he actually planned to collect more things from the Ming Dynasty as research historical materials. You must know that the Ming Dynasty where Liu Pei is located has not yet gone through war, and it is quite easy to collect some notes and other things. During the Ming Dynasty, scholars were willing to share their writings with others in order to make themselves famous.

"Well, and most importantly!" Yuan Zicheng continued: "That is, after getting these things, you have to learn to analyze the meaning. ”

"How do you analyze it?" Liu Pei was a little surprised. It's history, not math! What do you need to analyze?

"This is the most important thing in reading history books!" Yuan Zicheng's attitude was quite serious, and he said: "Reading history can't analyze, and in the end it can only be left on the surface!" So now I'm asking you a question, and you're going to answer it, how about it? ”

Liu Pei was immediately interested when he heard this. He felt that his brain should not be bad, and the general questions should not be difficult for him, so he said, "Okay, you can solve the problem!" ”

Yuan Zicheng smiled slightly and said, "What do you think about the Empress Dowager Cixi's misappropriation of military funds to repair the garden?" ”

Liu Pei was happy! How easy it is! Liu Pei said: "It's not easy! It's a heinous crime! If she didn't embezzle military funds to repair the garden, how could the Beiyang Fleet lose the war? Maybe we can win that! ”

After listening to Liu Pei's answer, Yuan Zicheng smiled and said, "I knew you would answer like this!" Fail! ”

Liu Pei said unconvinced: "I must answer so!" Is there something wrong? ”

Yuan Zicheng said: "From the perspective of our current people, your statement is good. But you don't see the deeper purpose of that. ”

Liu Pei was confused when he heard this! Is there a deeper meaning in this? Isn't that old witch like to enjoy! Where is the specific significance?

"Don't worry, I'll tell you slowly, and you'll understand what's going on." Yuan Zicheng moved his body, put on a comfortable posture and said: "Looking at the problem should not only look at the surface and results of the matter, but also analyze it together in combination with the historical background at that time to get the real answer." ”

Liu Pei put on a deferential look and said, "Then you can talk about it carefully." I also want to hear what the deeper meaning is here! There was still an unconvincing momentum in his tone.

Yuan Zicheng smiled indifferently and said, "Let's talk about the first point first." The Manchu occupation of the Central Plains was a form of colonial rule. They have a small population and a large Han population; It's also a big text prison! So what are they most afraid of? ”

Liu Pei didn't want to answer: "I'm afraid that the Han people will rebel!" ”

Yuan Zicheng nodded and said, "That's right! Let's keep that in mind first! Looking at the situation at that time, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia have completely degenerated and are unusable! Even the Green Camp is useless! In fact, the extermination of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom relied on the landlord armament represented by the Hunan army of Zeng Guofan! ”

"I know Zeng Guofan." Liu Pei interjected and said: "He is a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. Now there are also books from Zeng Guofan's family that have been published! ”

Yuan Zicheng nodded and said, "That's right! With the end of the war, the power of the landlords' armed forces grew rapidly and occupied the court. You must know that they are all Han Chinese! Do you say that Cixi are not afraid? ”

Liu Pei thought for a while and said, "They must be afraid!" As you said, the Eight Banners are useless, and the Green Camp is also corrupt. And the only people who had experience in fighting at that time were these landlords armed! If they want to rebel, I'm afraid it's even more terrible than the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! Maybe it can really overturn the Qing Dynasty! ”

"That's it!" Yuan Zicheng agreed with Liu Pei's statement and said: "Later, these landlord armies gradually evolved into military groups such as Beiyang and Nanyang. At that time, Cixi was powerless to suppress these Han forces, and did not want these Han military groups to become stronger, so as to threaten the Manchu people! But there is no formal excuse to weaken them! You can't afford not to pay money and buy ammunition for a country's army, right? So Cixi finally chose a compromise solution, which was to embezzle military funds to build a garden for herself! He has both enjoyed and weakened the Han army, and can ensure that the rule of the Qing Dynasty can continue! So from the perspective of modern people, Cixi is guilty. But from the perspective of the Manchurians at that time, Cixi was meritorious! Objectively speaking, the existence of Cixi. At least lasted for decades in the Qing Dynasty. ”

"I see!" Liu Pei listened to Yuan Zicheng's words like an enlightenment! said: "Sure enough, things just need to be analyzed!" It seems that I will have to learn more from Uncle Yuan in the future! ”

Yuan Zicheng smiled proudly and said: "I can't talk about learning, I can still do it with a little guidance!" There are fewer students like you who draw inferences! Especially now that there are even fewer people willing to read history! You know, the history books of mankind record all the wisdom of mankind! Especially in a country like China that is thousands of years old, no matter what happens now, you can find a similar shadow as long as you look through the history books. So it's still good to read history!

In this way, the connection between the two became closer and closer. If Liu Pei didn't understand something, he called Yuan Zicheng directly, and even went to his house to check some historical materials. Yuan Zicheng's wife was also born in a scholarly family. She also likes to have a young man in and out of the house. After all, the children and grandchildren at home are not at home, and only the old couple are left, which is inevitably a little lonely. And Liu Pei often comes and goes, which can add some excitement to the house. So every time Liu Pei came, she always tried her best to get something delicious for Liu Pei, and Liu Pei was not empty-handed every time she came to the door. Slowly, the relationship between the two families became closer and closer.