Chapter 134, The Legacy of the Ancestors

Zhang Xuan naturally understands that the matter of supervising the country is not very easy to do. Let Zhang An let go of everything and come to accompany him, naturally his limit has arrived.

Zhang Xuan asked, "What day is today?" ”

Zhang An said: "In three days it will be the winter solstice. ”

Zhang Xuan coughed, his figure had already lost weight, and he was no longer the same as he was when he was beautiful Zhou Lang. The skin is like a garment worn on the body, and the ill-fitting garment has wrinkles everywhere.

Zhang Xuan suddenly felt in good spirits and said, "I want to go out? ”

Zhang An immediately pushed the wheelchair.

This is a wheelchair with bamboo and iron frame as the main structure, this wheelchair was still made by Zhang Xuan when Luo Yujiao was seriously ill, and he often pushed Luo Yujiao around.

Zhang An and his second son Zhang Xu helped Zhang Xuan to the wheelchair.

Zhang Xuan said to Zhang Xu: "You go down to rest first, I have something to say to your brother." ”

Zhang Xu said: "Yes." Then he retreated.

Although Zhang Xu is also Zhang Xuan's second son, Zhang Xuan is an eccentric father who gives almost all his love to his eldest son.

In other words, Zhang Xuan values Zhang An more as his political successor than his son.

Zhang An slowly pushed Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan said: "There are some things that I don't say, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to say them." Over the years, I've been thinking about how to make the Great Xia Kingdom a little longer. ”

"I estimate that if you don't make changes, just follow the path of the previous dynasty, my Great Xia Guozuo will only be three hundred years, maybe a little longer, but not much."

"In three hundred years, no matter how good the law is, it will change its personality in the future, and you and I can rest assured. But the next generation, even if the next generation is well educated by you, but at most three or five generations will not work. ”

Zhang An said: "Father, don't worry about it, my Great Xia will be able to last for thousands of generations." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently and said: "Any eternity is a lie, even the universe cannot be eternal, what else in the world can be eternal, or the only thing that can be eternal is death." ”

Zhang An didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhang Xuan said: "Tell me how to make Great Xia survive for a long time. ”

Zhang An pondered for a while and said, "My father told me that if you want Great Xia to exist forever, you must solve the problem of land annexation. Land annexation will occur naturally, unless land is no longer the most important resource, so the imperial court must seize the South Seas, relocate the displaced people, and develop industry and commerce, so that the people will no longer rely on the land for food. ”

"And in the center, we must learn to delegate power, personally serve as the first assistant, and the first assistant will serve for five years, and let the people know that the emperor loves the people like a son at any time, but the first assistant is incompetent."

"To prevent the first

Auxiliary usurpation, because of the grasp of military power. ”

"Therefore, the martial arts hall cannot be relaxed, my royal children must be born in the martial arts hall, and if they can't graduate in the martial arts hall, they can't inherit the title."

"Such a system should be able to ensure long-term peace and stability."

Zhang Xuan said: "I also thought about it at the time, but I always felt that something was missing? An'er, what do you want to do before you study? ”

Zhang An couldn't remember for a while, and said, "The child forgot." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Determined." If a person wants to achieve something, the first thing to do is to make a determination, determine the ambition, and then do it step by step. ”

"When I was under Huangling City, my first thought was to make the world peaceful, and after more than ten years, God blessed, I have done it."

"It's a country like people. I think you have to have a goal. ”

"After the previous dynasties sat firmly in the world, they were all self-contained, claiming to sit in the world, but not the eternal and unchanging things in the world, you sat down, lost your enterprising spirit, and had inertia from top to bottom, inertia for a lifetime, and all kinds of disadvantages followed."

"When the time comes, even if the emperor has the heart to cheer up, he can't help the general trend of the world, just like Chongzhen, Chongzhen may not be a Ming monarch before Wanli."

"That's the trend."

"The dynasties of the past dynasties, there are no eight hundred foundations of the Zhou Dynasty, although the late Zhou Dynasty is just a kind of goods, but it is still the co-master of the world, what is the reason, just look at the territory of the world, before the Zhou, the world is only a few provinces in the Central Plains, but Qin unified the world, there is today's territory."

"So the dynasty that has lost its enterprising spirit is just to see when he can lose the foundation of his ancestors."

Zhang An said: "What my father means is to aspire to this dynasty. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Exactly. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Go to the Wuying Palace." ”

Zhang An then pushed Zhang Xuan into the Wuying Palace.

In the Wuying Palace, there is a map that almost covers the entire wall in front of him, which is a world map, and this world map is drawn by Zhang Xuan according to all the information that took several years for the Houhu Lake.

It can become an important weapon of the country.

Zhang Xuan said: "Qin Fen VI's Yu Lie dominates the world, what will happen if Qin Shi Huang is allowed to see this map?" ”

Zhang An followed Zhang Xuan's words and said, "What will happen? ”

Zhang Xuan imitated Luo Yujiao's accent and said in Shaanxi dialect: "Yes." Then he laughed a few times and said: "What the Qin Dynasty has done with six generations, can't this dynasty do it, the world must be one, the Qin Dynasty has expanded the world to the current territory, and this dynasty will also expand the world to the world." ”

Zhang An was actually stupid for a while, and said: "Father, this, this, this, it's unlikely." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I also know that it may not be possible, but if it is difficult, I will not do it."

Finish? The system of this dynasty, as you know, is that there is no division at home, but overseas, the governor is divided and used. I have sent your brothers to the South Seas, Australia. But now I've made a rule. ”

"If you don't have the merit of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, then your son can't tear the soil and seal the king, but can only be an idle king, and it is a title of succession."

"My Great Xia Sect must be an existence that can defend one side."

Zhang An said: "In this way, it will be difficult for future generations to have an inch of land. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "The Northern Expedition has long been prepared, and I don't think it will be past this year." ”

When Zhang An heard this, he wanted to persuade and said, "Father." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You don't have to say it. I know my body, I will test you again, right here, draw up a testament for me, as I just said, by the way, I will also write the biography to you. ”

"By the way, let Li Dingguo be the envoy of the mountain tomb, Yao Qisheng, you can find a crime to dismiss the prime minister, from now on, the first assistant of the imperial court can only serve two consecutive terms, and he will automatically resign."

When Zhang An heard this, his heart was even more moved.

Li Dingguo has been in the Privy Council for a long time and has deep roots, especially after the Wang Jincai case. The Privy Council is almost all Li Dingguo's territory, but the major military leaders in the local area are not very Li Dingguo's.

And Yao Qisheng, as an old minister, can't be disrespectful to Zhang An, but the influence is too great, they are there, Zhang An can't always be a little uncomfortable.

However, Yao Qisheng and Li Dingguo are still different.

Yao Qisheng has too many people to replace, but Li Dingguo is different. A general like Li Dingguo is simply rare but undesirable. Especially when preparing for a big war, it cannot be neglected.

When Zhang An heard this, he wanted to persuade and said, "Father." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You don't have to say it. I know my body, I will test you again, right here, draw up a testament for me, as I just said, by the way, I will also write the biography to you. ”

"By the way, let Li Dingguo be the envoy of the mountain tomb, Yao Qisheng, you can find a crime to dismiss the prime minister, from now on, the first assistant of the imperial court can only serve two consecutive terms, and he will automatically resign."

When Zhang An heard this, his heart was even more moved.

Li Dingguo has been in the Privy Council for a long time and has deep roots, especially after the Wang Jincai case. The Privy Council is almost all Li Dingguo's territory, but the major military leaders in the local area are not very Li Dingguo's.

And Yao Qisheng, as an old minister, can't be disrespectful to Zhang An, but the influence is too great, they are there, Zhang An can't always be a little uncomfortable.

However, Yao Qisheng and Li Dingguo are still different.

Yao Qisheng has too many people to replace, but Li Dingguo is different. A general like Li Dingguo is simply rare but undesirable. Especially when preparing for a big war, it cannot be neglected.