Chapter 10, Millet
"Naturally, if Master Ji doesn't believe it, he can test me."
"Okay."
As he spoke, Master Ji asked her to recite the full text of the three-character scripture.
Meng Guqing felt that she could memorize these enlightenment books at the age of three.
After hearing this, Master Ji didn't say a word, and then asked her for a comment, and she could still answer, which was not bad at all.
She's only been studying for three days?
"Gu Youyingxue's diligence in reading is not enough for the hard work of the mother."
This progress is much better than he thought.
Meng Guqing seemed to have just remembered, and looked at Ji Shidao: "Master, why are you still kneeling, the apprentice is still waiting for the master to teach new knowledge today." ”
Jishi was still a little hesitant.
"I worked hard last night, and today is a little late, and I hope the master will give the apprentice a chance."
Ji Shi's original intention was to let the queen mother take her studies seriously, but now, the mother is working harder than she imagined, so this strategy is still enough.
"Yes, the minister will get up."
Meng Guqing knew.
And Su Malagu, who was about to leave, did not go far, but stood by the window and listened to the movement inside, and when she saw the sound of reading inside, she went back to report.
went to the main hall, and the emperor was also there at this time.
"Shang Ke is happy to return from the battle, how does the emperor plan to reward him?"
"Naturally, I want to give a big reward, I and a few uncles have already drawn up a reward plan, please take a look at the emperor's mother."
Although the queen mother is firmly in the harem, she can't hide the affairs of the previous dynasty, and many officials in the previous dynasty are the queen mother's diehard parties.
Most of the things that are drawn up above are property.
Although the emperor is already in power, he is young after all, and he doesn't know how to win the hearts of his ministers.
That Shang Kexi is an official of the previous dynasty, although he returned to the Qing Dynasty, but who can understand what he thinks.
Material rewards are for him, but they are not enough.
"Taizong once said that the merit is still gratifying, not to spend a bow, not to break an arrow, and to lead the first volume, to return to the fate, the first to build a great honor, for the country to clear the island, this knowledge of the current affairs of the handsome, should have a gift. Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty fled to Wuzhou, Du Yonghe, the governor of Liangguang, refused to surrender, and Shang Kexi captured the army, captured Fan Chengen, and liberated Liangguang. "Fighting in the south and in the north, his own wealth is as much as a cow's hair.
"What does the emperor think?"
"Marriage. Marry my royal princess into the Pingnan Palace. Connecting the Pingnan Mansion with the emperor is the most important thing. ”
In this harem, there is only one Jianning...... There is no shortage of princesses in the royal family.
"Let the queen handle this matter, what does the emperor think?"
"Queen?"
Aunt Su Mala stepped forward at this time, and when the Queen Mother saw it, she asked, "Is the queen okay?" ”
Su Malagu said: "The slave didn't hear Mr. Ji talk about the queen, but she still praised the queen." ”
The queen mother glanced at Fu Lin and saw that he was expressionless, and the queen mother had to say: "Last time, you took the concubine away in front of everyone, causing the queen to be criticized by the harem concubines, Your Majesty, you are not doing things properly." ”
"Is there anything else going on with the emperor?" Fu Lin was reluctant to mention this and directly diverted the topic.
When the queen mother saw that her son was stubborn, she made persistent efforts and said: "The emperor wants to go to see the queen and mention the matter of the stepchild to the queen?" ”
When the emperor saw that the queen mother wanted this, he no longer refused, but got up and said, "Son, this is over." ”
Here, Jishi has changed his view of the queen slightly, and feels that the queen can still be transformed, so after class, he wants to point out to the queen.
He heard that the queen was extravagant, and he gave a lecture today, so he handed over a poem to the queen, sympathizing with the peasants.
Plant a grain of millet in spring and harvest 10,000 seeds in autumn.
There is no idle land in the four seas, and the farmers are still starving to death.
Ji Shi Ze said:
"Does the mother know that there is no idle land in the four seas, why would the farmer starve to death?"
Meng Guqing knew that his next words were to count her extravagance.
Although I really want to be silent, I have some guilt that I can't bear and can't let the original owner bear.
It's like the Tang Dynasty when Emperor Tang Ming liked Yang Yuhuan, and when the court was stable, there was a good story of 'riding the red dust concubine laughing, no one knew that it was a lychee', and then something happened, and the culprit of the Anshi Rebellion was poured on a woman, as if without Yang Yuhuan, the Anshi Rebellion would not happen.
It's ridiculous.
Meng Guqing asked Ji Shidao: "Does Mr. Ji think that the scene of planting a grain of millet in spring and harvesting 10,000 seeds in autumn is real?" ”
Jishi, who was going to teach Kankan, didn't expect the queen to ask rhetorically.
And he didn't expect that the queen would understand this poem.
"Nature."
Meng Guqing shook his head.
When it comes to agriculture, she can really talk to him.
"We in the Qing Dynasty make a living by hunting and animal husbandry, and we are not very good at agricultural development, so it is understandable that Mr. Ji does not know."
"Real farmland, and judging from the current development of the Qing Dynasty, a grain of millet can produce two or three thousand grains, which is far from the 10,000 grains in this poem."
"Sir asked me why some people starved to death when a corn tree could produce 10,000 grains before, so the student has a few points to say."
"First, there are people who lie that the rulers do not serve agriculture and do not know the truth, so the laws and tax laws given are not very reasonable. Second, those in power did not attach importance to the development of agriculture, and there is a lack of people in the world who are really responsible for agricultural affairs, and if they are not taken seriously, no one wants to face the loess with their backs to the sky. Third, the misrepresentation and comparison between officials contributed to the tragedy. ”
These words made Ji Shi speechless, this is reasonable.
Meng Guqing stepped down from the top and bowed deeply to Ji Shi.
Jishi didn't dare, and hurriedly knelt down.
"The minister is terrified."
Meng Guqing straightened up and said:
"Sir's words today, I understand, but sir, I married His Majesty at the age of six, and all I learned at the age of six was the etiquette of being a queen, and as a queen, there are clear rules for a few plates and bowls to eat every day. The queen of Xianzong Zhu Jianshen of the Ming Dynasty was born in a poor family, simple, only ate pickles a day, and married for only a month, don't abolish it. ”
Ji Shi wanted to open his mouth to refute, but Meng Guqing took the first step and said: "Mr. doesn't have to refute, as a queen, you naturally have the majesty of a queen, this is the rule." Emperor Tang Ming first messed up the rules, ignored the rules, the law, and pampered his daughter-in-law, and finally almost lost the country, but later generations said that it was a beauty who brought disaster to the country. ”
Ji Shi said: "That's not how things are said. ”
That's because of the prejudice in your heart.
"Plant a grain of millet in the spring, and harvest 10,000 seeds in the autumn. There is no idle land in the four seas, and the farmers are still starving to death. When everyone read it, the focus was on starving to death, not on the possibility of arguing for 10,000 seeds, and there was no idea of realizing the expectation of planting a grain of millet in the spring and harvesting 10,000 seeds in the autumn. People always complain first, and over time, they forget their original intention. ”
"You see, as a queen, I can let everyone like Mr. Ji teach the technique, and what about others, Mr. Ji is willing to accept a poor ...... Maybe take the concubine in the palace as a student? ”
"......" Jishi was completely speechless, he bowed steadily to the queen, "The minister is dull, please atone for the queen's sins." ”
The emperor listened to his words, and couldn't help but snort lightly, this person is really nonsense, what is Tang Minghuang? What is she to be?
The emperor was angry, so he walked in directly and said:
"Get up, sir, she knows something, but you really believe it when she lies to you with nonsense."
Meng Guqing snorted coldly in his heart, hum, your kid is not much better than Emperor Tang Ming, Emperor Tang Ming also built the Tang Dynasty, what about you? It is irresponsible to make a fuss for a woman.