Chapter 208: The Two Dragons Discuss Politics and Speak of the Ages (I)

These two people,.

Entering the building, Fang Xin asked for the upper private room on the third floor, and as soon as the waiter saw this bearing, he immediately led him upstairs, and sure enough, the upper room was wide, and there were many screens, and the conversation in the room was almost inaudible outside.

After ordering a few times and ordering seven or eight dishes, Fang Xin casually held three silver dollars and said, "I'll wait for the drink to talk about things, don't disturb you." ”

In other words, this silver dollar is still the ten-year system of Taizu Kaiping, one or two yuan, and it will be customized in the future.

Opening the window, Fang Xin took a sip freely, let Mingzong sit down and speak, and said, "Looking at the world today, it is indeed prosperous. ”

Emperor Mingzong smiled modestly and said: "I only saw the divine power of Emperor Taizu today, but after the collapse of his grandson, he felt the rejection of the Yang world, and he couldn't stay in the world for a long time, and he couldn't even communicate with the saints, but Emperor Taizu could take his grandson to descend into the world." ”

From the window, the green trees below are shady, thousands of shops and pavilions stand up, and the streets are pedestrians like crucian carp, and the river is endless, showing its thousands of weather.

Downstairs is a bridge, there are many boats in the river under the bridge, although most of them are small boats of about a ton and several tons, but it can also be said that thousands of sails are competing, and hundreds of boats are competing for the current.

A little farther away, it is an aristocratic area, with houses lined up, including tea houses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, etc. In the store, there are specialized in silk and satin, jewelry and spices, incense paper horses, etc., in addition, there are also medical clinics, cart repair, fortune telling, face trimming, and all walks of life.

Fang Xin couldn't help but think of one of China's top ten famous paintings, "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival". It depicts the prosperity of Bianjing during the Qingming Dynasty, and depicts the busy and tense transportation scenes on the Bianhe River vividly, which adds to the life of the painting.

After listening to Emperor Mingzong's words, Fang Xin said indifferently: "This is a matter of course, yin and yang are separated, gods and men are separated, you also know, there is always a Ming monarch in the history of the real dragon, and Taizu is a generation of heroes. The true son of heaven is really heroic, I am afraid that the real national life will fall, and it can be recovered, so there is the power of isolation between heaven and man, I am using great magical powers today, so that you and I can go to the lower realm, but it is just watching, can not interfere, and can be indispensable. ”

When Emperor Mingzong heard this, he was thoughtful and lost, and Fang Xin smiled: "Your crown prince ascended the throne, looking at the situation that the world is stable and orderly, what are you worried about?" ”

"Hmph, when this rebel son is the crown prince, it is okay, but I can't imagine that as soon as he ascends the throne, he canonizes his relatives as marquis, although he is not a hereditary marquis, and he is subtracted, but there are also criticisms." Emperor Mingzong said.

The lessons of the past dynasties do not allow relatives to interfere in politics. There are also few things to be feuded with, and the new son of heaven has been on the throne for less than half a year, and he has made the queen's brother a marquis, although he is not allowed to participate in politics, which has caused some criticism.

Fang Xin listened to it, and said flatly: "Humane things, we can't interfere now, if the future is a curse, but it is also providential." ”

After a pause, he sighed and said: "You, the prince, have a generous temperament, attach importance to human feelings, and it seems that although it is possible to carry out a generous policy, continue you and I to create a prosperous world, but generosity also means laissez-faire, prosperity and decline, the rule of officials will gradually deteriorate, and it seems that the seeds of future disputes will be planted, but it is also right, the founding of the country for a long time, the sharp spirit will be broken, and the following is completely kept, only by the power of the system, it can continue the national life." ”

Hearing Emperor Taizu's evaluation of the Emperor Sun and grandson, Emperor Mingzong was his father, of course he didn't dare to debate, but at this time, he turned around and said with a smile: "Taizu, your system is very perfect, and you must have a long life." ”

"Otherwise, the law of the sage moves with the world, on the one hand, with the changes in society, the founding decree may not be appropriate, and secondly, it is not uncommon for later emperors to know the deep meaning of their ancestors and destroy the law." Fang Xin said with some regret: "Back then, when I was in charge of the government, there were also many flaws, but now that I think about it, I can't make up for it. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Xin waved his hand and said to the panicked Emperor Mingzong: "You don't always have to come up with the pattern of the monarch and the minister's duet, you are the Ming Jun among the emperors of the children and grandchildren now, I will come to you for you, if you have any questions, you can also put forward, my time in this life will not be too much, and you will have to preside over a few more dragon veins in the future!" ”

"Yes, listen to the teachings of Emperor Taizu." When Emperor Mingzong heard this, he was secretly happy and said.

"Well, I'm just talking as I want, this first one, that is, although inheriting the religious decrees of the ancestors, I didn't pay more attention to it, and it was a pity to enforce vegetarianism."

"Oh, vegetarianism is a matter of merit, what is the rule of the country?" Emperor Mingzong asked intently.

"The competition for the world lies in the armor, the strength of the armor, one is training, the second is weapons, and the third is warriors.

"All true warriors in the army must eat meat, not meat, how can they wear heavy armor, hold soldiers, and play with strong bows? Even in the night can not be seen, where the army is strong, although everyone can not eat meat, but before the war, the conditions must eat meat, in order to accumulate their strength, this world of religious people, if they can really eat vegetarian, although there is an exception in ten thousand, but most of them must have no power to fight, but the so-called Taiping killing is not bloody. Fang Xin groaned and said slowly.

"Sun Chen wrote it down." Emperor Mingzong said.

"Last time, I talked to you about the upper and lower space, in fact, if you want to talk about national life, you really look at the space, if the people have no land to live and live, there will be chaos, although Mingjun will not help, do you know?"

"The minister remembers that the minister reads history books and also draws on the rise and fall of the past dynasties, and now he knows that the root cause is here." Emperor Mingzong said, and asked unwillingly: "Taizu is now a supernatural person, can he have a good plan?" ”

"In fact, it's also simple, space matters, have their own space to solve." Fang Xin said indifferently: "But there are three strategies available. ”

Emperor Mingzong originally just asked with ethereal hope, but then he was overjoyed and asked, "What are the three strategies?" ”

"The next policy, as far as the people are concerned, raising box soldiers, that is, in the event of natural disasters, it is difficult for refugees to make a living, in order to avoid chaos among the men, they will all be charged into the box soldiers, and they will be subject to military law, so they will naturally have nothing to do, but the court will have to bear the food and salary, which will lead to an increase in expenses for a long time." When Fang Xin said this, he was full of emotion, and he had a deeper understanding of the two dynasties of the Song and Ming dynasties on the earth: "This soldier is not used for war, the natural rations are very small, barely making ends meet, those who do not eat meat are not warriors, and even the food is not even more unbearable, this is also the weak method of the Ming army, which is similar to the weakening of religious vegetarianism." ”

It turned out that this soldier was originally filled with landless and strong people, and from the beginning he had the intention of controlling and weakening, he would treat it like this, and after a long time, these refugees would naturally be vulnerable to a war, and there would be no danger to the imperial court at all.

During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, if this strategy was carried out and the strong men in the chaotic area were removed in one fell swoop, it would naturally be in chaos.

"And as far as the people are concerned, the people are the food for the sky, and the scholars and the officials are the sky, but they cannot be equated, do you know that the popularity of reading among the people is becoming more and more popular, which is a good thing for the long run, but a disaster for the short term."

The front can be understood, but this article is difficult to understand, Emperor Mingzong asked in confusion: "Please also ask Emperor Taizu to make it clear." ”

"In ancient times, there were very few readers, and the ignorant had no desire, as long as the children of the family were appeased, the world was open, and the number of readers gradually increased, and this reading was not only reasonable, but also increased the desire - read the book of soldiers, and thought that there was chaos in the world to lead the army as a general, read the art of governing the country, and also wanted to rank in the temple to show their ambitions, you can see, read the book, and really willing to be with the farmer and the pawn, and die in the countryside?"

"Ahh Emperor Mingzong was originally a Ming monarch, but when he heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, but he understood the mystery.

"If you are not virtuous, you will not fight the people; Inexpensive and rare goods, so that the people will not be thieves; If you don't see what you want, the people's hearts will not be disturbed. It is the rule of a saint, who is humble in his heart, solid in his belly, weak in his will, and strong in his bones. He often makes the people ignorant and desireless.

The wise man does not dare to do it. If you do nothing, you will not be cured. Fang Xinsong read Lao Tzu's moral scriptures, but deeply understood the meaning: "The country of ancient longevity, it is really a small number of readers, and the long-term stability of the country, Lao Tzu does see thoroughly, Ming thoroughly, if the implementation of the right way of governing the country, the spread of culture and education, although it can educate people's hearts, but also make people enlightened, this is the root of the collapse of the dynasty." ”

Educating people's minds is brainwashing, which is conducive to rule, but if you stand in the position of the ruler, this gradually opens up wisdom, and it is very bad, so in the long run, the gain for the ruler outweighs the loss.

"How?" Emperor Mingzong's face changed greatly, and even his voice was hoarse, and he asked.

"There is also a strategy, that is, the imperial examination, the so-called imperial examination, is really to let the folk scholars, can have a way to enter the office, in order to calm their hearts, I have already said, the scholar is the sky, if you don't have the office, you will have a heart of resentment, it's okay in peacetime, once something happens, the country will be ruined!"

Speaking of this, Fang Xin remembered the policy of the Song Dynasty and said: "Go further, it is to treat scholars well, open a list to take more people, and expand the number of officials, rather than let the outflow become the enemy's talent." ”

The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty relaxed the scope of admission and function, and the official system also swelled several times, in fact, for this purpose, there was a Song Dynasty, scholars rarely turned to Jin Liao (which is why there was a Southern Song Dynasty), and rarely turned to the rebel army.

Later generations of children were ignorant, and always felt that the disadvantage of the Song Dynasty was that the bureaucracy was inflated, and there were a large number of useless soldiers, desperately trying to reduce the government and reduce the elite army.

Emperor Mingzong listened, thought for a while, and said: "This is a good policy, but it will make the imperial court spend a lot of money, and for the people, the taxes will also be heavy, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for the imperial court to bear it for a long time." ”

"Yes, that's it, that's it!" Fang Xin nodded and said: "Moreover, no matter how much the imperial court relaxes its official position, it will be difficult to meet the growing class of scholars, so this is also a symptomatic strategy!" ”