Chapter 736: Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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This "Tower of Babel" thing is indeed an extremely hot thing, and if you want to do it secretly, it is impossible, and it is bound to "make a big noise" in the court.
There are a lot of people coming to the court today, almost catching up with the early court.
This Wenhua Hall can be said to be densely packed with ministers, even outside this gate, everyone has regarded this place as an early dynasty.
Yang Gengai looked at the ministers in the hall, and then looked at the crowd outside and shook his head.
Yang Reform knows that today's matter will be very lively, he knows that there will be many opponents, and he knows that there will be big controversy, but Yang Reform is not afraid, the more lively this matter is, the better, and the more people who talk about it, the better.
After a brief salute, Yang Gai began to speak.
"Hehehe, there are so many people here today, for what's the matter, I don't think I need to say more, then, let's take this matter out and discuss it, everyone, as long as it makes sense, you can take it out and say, whether it's right or wrong, I will listen to it,...... Today, I will first set up a rule, not to be punished for words, and you can speak freely......" Yang Gai said with a smile, first set the rules for today's "conference", so that everyone can speak enthusiastically.
As soon as Yang Reform finished speaking, someone immediately stood up and asked to speak. It is completely different from the scene of seniority in the past.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say...... a minister stood up and said, looking at his expression, it seemed quite tragic.
"The Qing family just has to say ......," Yang said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the ministers want to admonish, Your Majesty ......, building the 'Tower of Babel' is really a matter of labor and money, and it is a waste of national funds, Your Majesty, you can't build the 'Tower of Babel'! ...... "The first one who hurried out was the one who was against." The tragic expression of his expression is moving.
Yang Gai smiled, there was really opposition to this matter.
The next several, are all opposed, Yang Reform listened, and didn't care, although this opposition seems to be very fierce, but in fact, there is really no lethality, he has already explained to several important ministers in the court, these important ministers for this matter, even if they are not very supportive, but they will definitely not object, this kind of thing, no big guy to take the lead in suppressing the formation, want to oppose, this is simply impossible to succeed. How big a wave can you roll with that plate of loose sand and a few small fish?
Yang Reform's trick to deal with this opposition is also very simple, that is, "next", no matter how fierce and reasonable your opposition is, but this is the court, and there are so many people here, it is naturally impossible to leave all the time for you to speak alone. If it's all up to you, then will the others say it? Therefore, this kind of opposition seems to be very turbulent, but in fact, it is really not lethal at all, no matter how miserable it is, no matter how fierce it is, no matter how tragic it is, Yang Reform will unify it as the "next", even if you say it in vain, after a while, who remembers what you said? There's a lot to talk about in the back.
"Your Majesty, the ministers also want to admonish, Your Majesty, the 'Tower of Babel' must not be repaired, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty spent national funds because of the construction ......of the Grand Canal and the conquest of Goryeo, so that the second Sui Dynasty died, Your Majesty, take history as a mirror, no! ......" came out one after another, all of them were opposed.
Yang Reform was originally directly "next", but when he heard this person talk about Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty repairing the canal, and compared himself to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty to educate himself, Yang Reform felt that it was necessary to correct the evaluation of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty.
Yang reformed his hand, quieted everyone down, and said that he had something to say.
This Wenhua Palace, in fact, is not very spacious, there are many people, such a hot day, this is very hot, although there are ice cubes to cool down, but this open door, to take care of the "sight" of people outside, this air conditioning will run away, it is much hotter than usual, many ministers who often come to Wenhua Hall are secretly muttering, very opinion. …,
All the ministers were quiet to see what the emperor had to say.
"This Qing family talked about Emperor Yang of Sui......" Yang Gengai looked at the minister who compared himself to Emperor Yang of Sui, and glanced at the main hall again.
All the ministers were shocked, why, the emperor wants to lose his temper? Do you still blame this guy for comparing the emperor to Emperor Yang of Sui? But it's not right, the emperor won't be so stingy, and he won't be angry at such a little quarrel.
“…… It is said that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty lost money and money because of the construction of the canal, thus ruining the country of the Sui Dynasty......" Yang Reform organized the discourse.
The minister who compared the emperor to Emperor Yang of Sui just now, when he saw the emperor looking at him, he raised his head and chested up, looking not afraid of death.
“…… There is a saying among the common people that 'the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade', which means that the predecessors did good deeds and benefited the descendants, and the descendants should also remember the merits ......of the predecessors. Why did Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty build the Grand Canal and do such a good thing, why didn't anyone read him well? Instead, he is used as a negative teaching material, and he is not said everywhere? Yang Gai said.
As soon as Yang Gai's words came out, he almost choked the minister who raised his head and stood tall to death, and when the ministers heard it, their eyes also fell to the ground.
All the ministers looked at the emperor in horror, the emperor wanted to overturn the case for Emperor Yang of Sui? Isn't it time to discuss the Tower of Babel today? How did it change to Emperor Yang of Sui to overturn the case?
"Why, am I not right? Now don't say anything else, just talk about my Ming Dynasty, two hundred years, haven't they all relied on the canal to transport grain? Since this canal was built by Emperor Yang of Sui, and I used it for so many years, isn't it the love of Emperor Yang of Sui for 200 years? How is this not a little grateful? …… The common people know that they don't forget to dig wells when they drink water, and they have used the canal for so long, but they have forgotten the people who built the canal, don't say thank you, and they won't nail Emperor Yang of Sui to the pillar ......of shame in history and humiliate them every day, right? Yang Gai said.
The ministers almost fainted to death, and this argument was said in the glorious court. But if you think about it, it seems that what the emperor said is still reasonable! The canal was indeed built by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty did use the canal for 200 years, and it is still in use, so is this to thank Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty? In other words, Emperor Yang of Sui has a lofty vision and can benefit thousands of years of what he has done, so since this is the case, is it a bit too much to say that Emperor Yang of Sui is a faint monarch and regard him as an example of a faint monarch? What the faint king did could benefit a thousand years? can have such a high vision, is this still a faint king? With this as the standard, what is Mingjun like?
Although this incident had a great impact on everyone, it was not a direct impact, but the minister who compared the emperor to Emperor Yang of Sui, his face was flushed, his chest couldn't stop rising and falling, he was very angry, shocked, and frightened.
“…… Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible, it is absolutely impossible, that Emperor Yang of Sui, even if he repaired the canal and did some meritorious deeds, but he still can't cover up the death of his second life, Your Majesty, the lesson of the death of the second generation must not be ignored! Your Majesty ...... "The minister immediately came out excitedly to defend himself, although the minister tried hard to justify, but no one knew the hesitation in his heart. I thought it was the right point of view all my life, but the emperor shattered it with a word, and this inner world collapsed.
"Hehehe, huh? A thing that can benefit a thousand years, the Qing family actually said that it was something that had some credit, is this evaluation too low? ......, I still have the old saying, drink water and don't forget to dig wells, the Grand Canal has benefited me for 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, and I should not forget this person who digs the canal, otherwise, I will forget my ......, right? Yang continued to scoff. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty has been carrying the black pot of the second death for one or two thousand years, Yang Reform feels that it is not worth it, and his merits and faults should be separated, Yang Reform is now an emperor, but he is particularly sympathetic to Emperor Yang of Sui, that guy, and he is also a little "sympathetic", they are all "the king of the dead country", Yang Reform feels that within his ability, he can rehabilitate Emperor Yang of Sui, so he should be rehabilitated, this "buddy", "peer" is not easy. …,
The minister who said that the emperor was Emperor Yang of Sui was really angry, not only angry, but also shocked and afraid. The emperor actually said that he was a person who forgot his roots, and forgetting his roots was a big sin, and he was about to catch up with disloyalty and unfilial piety.
The ministers looked at the emperor in surprise, looking at this person who was arguing with the emperor, and secretly rejoicing, fortunately, he didn't rush to the front to argue with the emperor, otherwise, the person standing there now would be himself. How embarrassing this is! I'm afraid this is also the first person in history to say that Emperor Yang of Sui has forgotten his roots, this is unlucky, it is not good to talk to anyone, but he is not good with the emperor who does not like to do things according to common sense, and now the emperor is fluttering a few words, so you can't get off the stage.
Although most ministers only want to make soy sauce, there are also ministers who feel that the issue of defining Emperor Yang of Sui cannot follow the emperor's thoughts, or because the "legitimacy" of history should be maintained.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that even if the Grand Canal is beneficial for a thousand years, it can't cover up the historical facts of Emperor Yang of Sui's mediocrity and tyranny...... as for what His Majesty said can't forget the roots, the minister thinks that this is a bit too much, and it can be seen from right and wrong with historical facts as a mirror...... "Another minister stood up to help, intending to prevent the emperor from "changing" historical facts.
"Your Majesty......"
"Your Majesty......"
Immediately, several ministers followed up and resisted the emperor's indiscriminate alteration of "history".
Yang Gengai smiled and pressed it with his hand again.
The ministers also quieted down to see what the emperor had to say.
"Hehehe, you still think that Emperor Yang of Sui is not good? Still refuse to admit to benefiting from Emperor Yang of Sui? Still can't admit that you can't forget your roots in Emperor Yang of Sui? Yang Gengai asked with a smile.
“…… It was ...... that Emperor Yang of Sui was both mediocre and brutal, and appointed traitorous ministers, resulting in the misery of the people and the misery of life......" immediately stood up and said a lot of disadvantages of Emperor Yang of Sui.
The word "Yang" is not a good word, especially when it is used for the emperor, its badness is beyond measure.
Immediately, several ministers followed up, Emperor Yang of Sui is an emperor who is too evil to be evil in history, this is history, this is a fact, and "history" must not easily change the evaluation of Emperor Yang of Sui.
Yang Reform pressed his hand again, and the ministers quieted down again.
"Hehehe...... yes, since that's the case, I can't help it,...... Actually, I still think that it's not just that I want to thank Emperor Yang of Sui, with him, I have a canal for Ming, actually, I think that all of you have to thank Emperor Yang of Sui, if I'm not mistaken, you're all Jinshi, right? They are all from the imperial examination, right? Who created this imperial examination and the Jinshi journey? Not Emperor Yang of Sui yet? This book, do you want to forget, I won't say much, you can think about it yourself...... this matter, that's it, there are other important things to discuss today, not the time to discuss this matter......" Yang Gai smiled and threw out such a statement. Then immediately end the matter of Emperor Yang of Sui and bring the topic back to the topic.
To overturn the case for Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Reform also took it with him, not to be determined to overturn the case for Emperor Yang of Sui, although Yang Reform sympathized with the "buddy".
What an embarrassment for the ministers! can be a high-ranking official in Daming, isn't that a Jinshi background? It was not the one who took the road of the imperial examination and was admitted step by step, and the inventor of this jinshi and the imperial examination was Emperor Yang of Sui, who they hated so much......
The embarrassment is really indescribable, it's like eating a thousand flies, and these thousand flies belong to the kind of things that can't be spit out.
Especially the few people who were still saying bad things about Emperor Yang of Sui just now, they were so ashamed that they wanted to bury their heads in ...... crotch, which was really shameless.
Han Yi has been shaking his head, he is also erudite, as soon as he heard the emperor say Emperor Yang of Sui, he knew that it was not good, what was not good, but compared the emperor to Emperor Yang of Sui...... although the emperor didn't like to spank people, he didn't like to be angry with anyone, he was a kind emperor, but he could provoke the emperor, and the emperor was not easy to mess with, a few words of light and fluttering words leveled the siege of many ministers, and criticized those ministers to the end,...... This is more poisonous than spanking people and taking them out of anger. …,
The ministers were unanimously embarrassed, this soy sauce is also dangerous, and he will be shot while lying down, obviously he has nothing to do, and he didn't drag Emperor Yang of Sui out to talk about it, but he owed Emperor Yang of Sui a favor, but he received the favor of Emperor Yang of Sui, what is this unclear!
There were still a few ministers who wanted to fight again, but they were ashamed of the emperor's words, and the emperor said that he would no longer discuss this matter, but these words were blocked and could not be said.
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After such a small episode, the court meeting continued to begin.
The people who opposed in front were originally considered to be highly moraled, numerous, and quite imposing, but they were said by the emperor in a few words, and they were almost unable to form an army. This opposition voice can be regarded as a sudden downturn, which is really unspeakable, for fear that the emperor will come up with another "Emperor Yang of Sui" to talk about things.
The ministers only have one feeling, that is, the emperor is really not easy to fool, and it is getting worse and worse.
"Does that Qing family have anything else to say?" Yang continued to ask. For today's incident, Yang Reform also encountered it by chance, and Yang Reform originally did not plan to take Emperor Yang of Sui out to talk about it, nor did he plan to rehabilitate him. Yang Gai knows that there must be opposition voices in this matter, the original arrangement is to let the opposing people express their voices, and then let another group of people express their voices on how to build, such as Han Yi, such as Shi Fenglai, in this way, the problem ......of whether to repair and how to repair is mixed together, and then guide the question of how to repair it slightly, this question of whether to repair or not is not a problem, the question of whether to repair and how to repair has been stalemate several times, who still has the heart to discuss whether to repair or not? Obviously, how to fix it is more interesting and worth discussing.
Yang Reform didn't believe that when it came to the relief of who should be on this monument, everyone could still sit still. Then there is no argument for whether Confucius can go up or who can go up?
Unexpectedly, when I encountered this incident again, my own arrangement had not yet played a role, and the opponents collapsed.
"Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask, how can such a high monument be repaired? Thirty zhang, it can be regarded as a ...... of Babel Tower, even if it is built with cement, I am afraid that it is difficult! ......" Shi Fenglai finally found a chance to speak. What I said is an obvious question of how to cultivate, not a question of whether to repair or not, and there is still a big difference between this question and when you study it carefully.
“…… Is the Ministry of Works available? Yang Reform himself was too lazy to talk nonsense, and was ready to let the Ministry of Industry Shangshu come out to speak. How to repair it specifically, I don't have a score, Sun Yuanhua has not yet arrived in Beijing, whether it is to repair 30 zhang, or 20 zhang, Yang Reform is not sure, there is no precedent for building such a high thing with reinforced concrete.
“…… The minister is here. The Ministry of Industry Shangshu stood up and agreed.
“…… The Qing family said, is it okay to build such a high monument? Yang Reform asked, now is to trigger a big discussion on this matter, the first to attract the world's attention is, although how to repair, the technology is not in place Yang Reform has not been solved, but there is one thing Yang Reform can be sure, this reinforced concrete can not only build a 30 zhang high building, 130 zhang can also be repaired, this is enough, this is Yang Reform dependent.
The Ministry of Industry Shangshu secretly shouted bad luck, why didn't he come to ask him when he wanted to build it, and why did he come to ask him again after repairing it? His ministry is a working life, and there are a lot of complaints in his stomach. Since he heard about this yesterday, he knew that his trouble was coming, and such a big construction thing could be missing his Ministry of Engineering? He couldn't hide from it, so he knew that the emperor must ask him about the construction, so he also did some homework in advance.
"Returning to Your Majesty's ......, the minister thinks that the building of 30 zhang high is not high, and it is not short ...... say that it is short." …,
"Oh? Hehe, let's talk about it carefully......" Yang Gengai asked with a smile.
"Back to Your Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty has heard of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda?" The Ministry of Industry asked.
"This, naturally, I have heard of it......" Yang Reform said with a smile, Yang Reform of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda naturally knew that anyway, this tower was always mentioned in the nine-year compulsory education book, and Yang Reform still had an impression of him.
“…… Your Majesty, this tower was built in the Tang Dynasty, it was built for the Tang Xuanzang Tibetan scriptures, after several changes, reconstruction, still existing in the world, the last overhaul, is the 23rd year of my dynasty Wanli, this tower is now built of bricks and stones, the tower body is seven layers, there are nearly 20 zhang high,...... Therefore, Your Majesty, if you say that the tower is built, 20 zhang is no problem, 30 zhang, it is not that it can not ......be repaired, the minister believes that with the help of cement, the tower can be easily repaired to 30 zhang...... "the Ministry of Industry Shangshu has also done enough homework, all over the existing "high-rise" buildings, it is easy to find the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a look, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is not ......much shorter than the monument that the emperor wants to repair, immediately take the Big Wild Goose Pagoda as an analogy.
"Hehehe, the Qing family is erudite! ......" Yang Reform also praised a sentence, Yang Reform said to repair thirty zhang, not without a little confidence, even if there is a little problem with repairing the stele, it can be built into a tower, but there is no problem, although the stele tower is different, but it is also such a high man-made building, Yang Reform is really not ready, just take the tower to the top number. However, Yang Gengai wanted to build a monument like a monument to heroes, rather than a tower with religious overtones.
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