Gaizhou, the original yamen of the guard has been renovated, and Lu Xiangsheng is looking at Zhu Youxiao's letter and pondering. Last time, Lu Xiangsheng reported all the situations he encountered after arriving in Liaodong, and also wrote a private letter to express his views on the affairs of Xu Mingsheng and Xu Dajin.

He thinks that Xu Dajin, as a former official, did not resist or commit suicide after the Later Jin occupied Haizhou, which was really a shame for the imperial court. And Xu Mingsheng also said that he thought that the court was at fault and was unwilling to leave, he felt that Xu Mingsheng did not understand the general situation and did not obey the arrangement, and this kind of person should also be despised.

But Zhu Youxiao obviously didn't see it that way, he wrote a special letter, although it was also brought by Li Chaoqin, but it could not be regarded as a holy decree. Because the envelope said Lu Xiaotian received.

"Xiaotian: I felt something after reading what you said in your letter, so I wrote a letter instead of using a holy decree or an oracle to explain my opinion."

"Regarding Xu Dajin and Xu Mingsheng, my brother thinks that both of them should be held responsible, but I feel that what Xu Dajin did is understandable, and what Xu Mingsheng said is reasonable."

"First of all, when it comes to Xu Dajin, there is a saying that he is not in his position and does not seek his politics. Xu Dajin was originally a county commander, he had no office, no power, and no responsibility to defend the land. As for the words of suicide, he didn't do anything wrong, so why did he commit suicide? ”

"Of course, my brother thought that he should commit suicide because he had been a court official, and he was also born as a son, and he had read the book of sages, but I felt that the book of sages did not say that everyone in the areas occupied by the enemy army should commit suicide, and if they all committed suicide, there would be no one in China when they were in the time of the Mengyuan Dynasty."

"Let's talk about Xu Mingsheng, Xu Mingsheng's words are deeply heartfelt. What is the country? The state is a collective, and everyone has their own responsibilities. If he is a citizen, then he should pay taxes, and my court, which collects his taxes, has the responsibility to protect him. ”

"Xu Mingsheng is not wrong, he paid taxes to the imperial court, and now the imperial court has lost Liaodong, not that he has lost Liaodong, the fault is already in the imperial court, of course he can hold the imperial court accountable. It's like if you spend money to buy something, and the money is spent, but you don't get it, then of course you can't do it, who is at fault, of course it's not you, it's the merchant who sells it. ”

And Xu Mingsheng and the court are now such a relationship, Xu Mingsheng pays taxes, then he buys his own security guarantee, and the court loses Liaodong, that is, the court has not fulfilled its responsibilities, and it is the fault of the court. Of course, he can not hold the court accountable, but he can also and has the power to hold the court accountable for failing to protect him. ”

Lu Qing will be very surprised when he sees these words, yes, that's not what you read in the book, especially since I, as the emperor, actually instigated others to find the court accountable, isn't it uncomfortable to find it myself? You'll think I'm going to be evil, talking nonsense here, but I'm telling you that I'm sober. ”

"There's a lot of injustice in this world, and when you see it's unfair, you think about changing it. But there are some unfairness, you don't feel that it is unfair, you feel normal, and this is actually the biggest unfairness. ”

"For example, Xu Mingsheng just said such a sentence, and even Lu Qing, who has always been open-minded and kind-hearted, felt that he had slandered the court and offended me, but he never thought about whether his statement would be exactly right?"

"This is a private letter, I am willing to say something to Lu Qing. If I said these words publicly, almost everyone would think that I was crazy, but for some reason, I didn't think Lu Qing would think so. ”

"I have heard a saying a long time ago, the Son of Heaven represents the herdsmen of heaven, since they are herdsmen, when the people have nothing to eat, the Son of Heaven should tell them where to find food and how to find food. If the people are still hungry, it is the fault of the Son of Heaven. When the people were threatened by the cold, the Son of Heaven should instruct them to weave clothes to fight the cold. If the people are still cold, it is also the fault of the Son of Heaven. So now the Liao people are enslaved and even killed by Jiannu, of course, it is the fault of the Son of Heaven. ”

"I once had a dream, in which I was surrounded by exiles and thieves. The anti-thieves captured the Jingshi, and the emperor could only hang himself on Jingshan, and then Jiannu entered the customs, defeated the anti-thieves, and occupied the beautiful country of the Ming Dynasty. This dream was like experiencing it myself, and I couldn't calm down for a long time. I don't want my Han people to die in barbarianism, and I don't want China to fall into hell, so I want to rise up, and I want to revitalize the Ming Dynasty. ”

"In my dream, many ministers surrendered to Jiannu, and many of the people obediently changed their hair and clothes, and I thought, why would they surrender to the barbarians? Why don't they fight to the death for this nation, for this country? I've been thinking about this question for a long, long time. ”

"At first, I also felt that they surrendered to Jiannu because they had low character, and they didn't love Huaxia enough, and they didn't love Daming enough, and I just wanted to kill these people or depose them, so that I could live forever."

"But after thinking about it for a while, I decided that it was not okay to blame them alone. We only thought about what we wanted them to do for the court, but we never thought about what the court would do for them. ”

"Shenyang Liaoyang Hanmin welcomed Jiannu into the city, I couldn't understand it, and then I asked Fang Shoufu, Xu Shangshu, Wang Jingluo, Zhao Shichang, Yang Qianhu, except for Fang Shoufu, the rest of the people thought that it was because the Liao people were exploited too hard, so they would centrifuge the court and throw themselves into Jiannu."

"Therefore, I feel that they would rather shave their hair and change clothes than surrender to Jiannu, that is because the Ming Dynasty treats them badly, so they have no sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty, and I only blame them for that is unfair, and at the same time I must reflect on what the court has done."

"I've heard a saying before: don't ask what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. This sentence sounds very reasonable at first, but when you think about it, it is actually wrong. The first is that the state can protect the people and give them a fair environment, so that the people will support the country and think about what to do for the country. ”

"I only think that my subjects will be loyal to you and die for you, but I don't think about making my subjects richer and more dignified. When they were wronged, they had a place to speak out, so I founded a weekly newspaper, and when they were hungry and cold, they could have a place to give them food and clothing, so I strengthened the management of the almshouse, Huimin Pharmacy, and Drain Garden. ”

"But is that enough? Not enough, far from enough, I feel that in order for the people to have a sense of identity with the nation, the country, and the court, we must first make them feel that this nation, this country, and this court belong to theirs, not to me alone, nor just to the ministers, it must be theirs. ”

All kinds of requests, thank you for your support! Kennedy's words are quoted in the article, not to deny him, but because the version circulating in China is a castrated version, which does not correspond to the original meaning. In addition, Lu Xiangsheng has always been a character I like, so it is written in this book that he looks the same as Zhu Xiaotian, which is just a little careful thinking by the author, and I hereby warn you!