The colors of autumn are undoubtedly the most beautiful in the world. Whether in the past life or in this life, Yuan Zhao's favorite thing is autumn at this moment.

The Weishui is vast, and the South Mountain is vast. Standing on a high place and looking into the distance, I just feel that my heart is extraordinarily open-minded. Those majestic goals, even if they are destined to be full of difficulties, seem to be able to reach out and grasp them.

He vaguely remembered that many years ago, he began to take the first step into this great era from this place under his feet. But when he tried to find it, he couldn't find the meadow or the little stream...... Not to mention the vicissitudes of hundreds of thousands of years, but after such a short period of time, the changes in the world have been so huge. Thinking about the past, how can it not make people's hearts swell with emotion!

"Actually, a long time ago, when my father was still alive, he once said something to me, which I still don't fully understand...... Brother Yuan, do you want to know? ”

At the highest point of the royal hunting ground in Shanglin Yuan, Emperor Liu Ju calmly looked at the clouds above his head, and like Yuan Zhao, he also remembered a lot of things from the past. And the person standing side by side with him just smiled faintly and said casually.

"Tell me about it."

"At that time, I had just been made prince for a few years. My father was full of expectations for me, and invited many well-known masters at home and abroad to teach me knowledge. The subset of scripture and history, the way to govern the world, those strict doctors, under the urging of my father, were eager to stuff everything into my head...... Now that I think about it, those days in Bowangyuan were still very painful. ”

The Emperor smiled bitterly and tapped his forehead, although he loved to learn, he often felt unbearable in the face of those stern and old-fashioned fellows. Even now that I think about it, I still have some speculation in my heart. Yuan Zhao just listened quietly, he knew that Liu Ju must have something more important to say. And Yuanfeng, who was playing beside the two of them, couldn't understand the conversation between the two adults at all. He used a short knife with a gold handle, which was only a few inches long, to carve a few crooked handwriting on the large rock in front of him.

"The Han Dynasty is eternal".

That's the only word he's known so far. While constantly sticking out his head and opening his curious eyes to see everything under his feet. Standing in such a high position, he didn't feel scared at a young age.

But my father didn't think so...... Whenever he came over to inspect my homework and saw me with a bitter face, he would be very upset. Especially when I am studying knowledge, if I can't answer something, I will inevitably be reprimanded. In this regard, he never forgives. Those doctors and masters will be severely punished for this, and even expelled from Bowang Yuan. In this matter, the master who taught me the law of Shen Shang is the most unlucky...... Because, I hated these from the beginning. ”

The Emperor said intermittently, only the three of them were in the vicinity, and all the guards and attendants were waiting in the distance. Perhaps, only in such a place where the world can be heard, can he really say what is in his heart.

"However, this is what my father values most! From Han Fei and Guan Zhong to Shen and Shang, all the speeches of these people were designated by their father as the content that must be focused on learning. And I've made a series of draconian laws for these

The guy felt very repulsed from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't agree with some of their arguments. Therefore, in the process of learning, it is inevitable that there will be places that go against the expectations of my father. Later, he became more and more dissatisfied with me, but a large part of it was caused by this reason! ”

"Actually, the first emperor let you learn these Legalist theories, and he had his own good intentions. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before the establishment of the Han Dynasty until the Qin Dynasty, if the theory of governing the world of these people is properly applied, it can indeed enrich the country and strengthen the people, which is of great benefit to the country. ”

Yuan Zhao nodded and took Liu Ju's words. The knowledge and theoretical ideas of the hundred schools of thought of the pre-Qin princes were not something that he could casually evaluate. He didn't have that ability to ask himself. However, for a certain period of time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to use the Legalist system represented by Han, Shen, Shang and others to govern the country, but he had deeply understood it from the cold sidelines. At the time, he was very unimpressed. It is obviously a very narrow idea to only want to use harsh laws to restrain the people of the world to ensure the longevity of the rule of the Han Dynasty. It's just that, in that situation, he didn't have that much prestige to persuade him.

"However, the Great Qin Dynasty obviously died because of this, and the lesson is in front of you. Why did my father insist on this? At that time, I didn't understand it in my heart. Later, my father saw my resistance and said something to me in the Xuanmur Pavilion, which was the only time he explained to me very patiently, so I remember it very clearly. ”

Emperor Liu Ju paused slightly, as if he was recalling the scene at that time, so that he did not miss anything. At this time, Yuan Feng was a little tired from playing, he leaned on Yuan Zhao's knee and took a nap. Liu Ju glanced down at the child, and took off the brocade robe he had draped outside, wrapping his body, lest the mountain wind be strong and make him catch a cold.

"It doesn't have to be this way...... Pay attention to your own body! ”

Yuan Zhao glanced at him, and there was a deep worry buried in the depths of his eyes. Because he saw that the emperor was in the crisp autumn weather, and there were faint beads of sweat on his sideburns. Not long ago, he had felt weak and cold, so the attendants dressed him in several robes. However, after half a day's effort, his body turned from cold to hyperthermia, which proved that although his condition was temporarily suppressed by medicine, it was difficult to cure.

"Well, it's not a big deal. Your own body knows for itself...... They still put so many clothes on me, am I so weak in everyone's eyes? Hehe! ”

Liu Ju's pale face barely smiled. It is true that only he knows his physical condition, but he has never been a person who only wants himself. In the early days of walking on thin ice, life and death were fate, and the years were impermanent, he had already understood it at a very early age.

"The father said that the reason why the Han Dynasty ruled the world was different from any previous dynasty. In just sixty or seventy years, it has unveiled the beginning of a glorious and prosperous era, and the most powerful guarantee behind this is the various rules established from Emperor Gao! The Great Qin Empire was extremely powerful and dominated the world, but it eventually died because of its strength. However, most of the vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period blindly believed in the royal road, so that they were swallowed up one by one and disappeared in the long river of history. Only the Han family system is different

Different. The most reasonable way to govern the world's major affairs is to mix the royal road and the domineering one, adapt measures to the situation, and learn from each other's strengths! Therefore, regulating the behavior of the people only with benevolence and righteousness is the way to self-destruction. As for the law of Shen Shang, how can you not pay attention to it as a king?! Although I have always kept in mind what my father said, I don't understand what is a mixture of royal and domineering. Especially in the years that followed, it was clear that there was no more stringent code norms, but the world developed so rapidly. So much so that it greatly exceeded everyone's expectations...... I am afraid that even the two emperors Wen and Jing, who worked hard to govern the country back then, would not have thought that in just a few decades after their death, the Han Empire had developed into an unprecedented behemoth. What has changed? Brother Yuan, you may crack the mystery of this world? ”

Emperor Liu Ju finally said the question he wanted to ask. His father did not leave him an answer to this doubt. No one in the court could explain it systematically. If even Yuan Zhao can't solve his doubts, even if he leaves in the future, he won't be able to look at it.

Without waiting for Liu Ju to finish speaking, Yuan Zhao had already understood it. There was some bitterness in his heart. The words that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said to the crown prince in the secret room were actually the concrete embodiment of the emperor's heart. From the emperor's point of view, he was not wrong at all. If you want to maintain the stability of imperial power, domineering and royal road are indispensable. These are the emperor's only two sharp blades, in his hands, can control the world, imprison the world, all subjects, etc., no one can resist this majesty. And the reason why Emperor Wu left this entrustment, who dares to say that there is no meaning for him in this Yuanzhao?

According to the vision of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he will inevitably guard against Yuan Zhao becoming a powerful minister in the future. He left the crown prince with the Han family system that was a mixture of domineering and royal ways, and originally hoped that Liu Ju could understand and use it well, and inherit the huge power that he himself had concentrated in the hands of the Son of Heaven. In order to keep the imperial power forever, it will not change color!

It's just a pity that Liu Ju, who has taken benevolence and righteousness as his spiritual world since he was a child, finally abandoned his domineering means. In the more than ten years that he inherited the throne, he gradually dispersed the power that Emperor Wu had so hard to concentrate, and let them return to the hands of the imperial court.

"The imperial power is unfortunate in the world"!

Yuan Zhao, who deeply understands the mystery of this, did not use his own strength to deliberately do it. He just subtly guided Emperor Liu Ju to change in this direction, and everything fell into place. Aside from the clan rebellion, there was little other turmoil that stirred up. This kind of method of listening to thunder in a silent place and secretly moving the whole world can not but be said to be a miracle.

"Your Majesty, because of the emergence of something that has broken the pattern of rise and fall for thousands of years, and to maintain the stability of the society, there is no longer any need to rely only on the way of the king!"

"What do you mean by that...... Brother Yuan? ”

"Your Majesty, now that the matter has come to this, I will tell you clearly. The main conditions that govern the rise and fall of dynasties have changed, everything else has to be relegated, and only the economy is the most important...... The reason why His Majesty has ruled for more than ten years without doing anything and is called Renjun by the people of the world is because we have money, and everything is solved! ”