Yizhen County, Yangzhou Prefecture, that is, Yizheng City in later generations.

As the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Cao River, there is an endless stream of passing boats, and the residents along the river have become accustomed to this scene.

I don't know when more and more officials appeared.

There are often people walking on the embankment, and from time to time three or five people are pointing and scribbling, not knowing what they are doing.

The wind blows the willows on both sides.

Countless small lands have been refined by countless rivers, and countless greens have also been born, which is unique from the scenery of the north.

"When~"

In the mountains, the big bell of the temple is long and loud, so that the people in the countryside at the foot of the mountain and the people working in the fields have a clearer understanding of time.

Cooking smoke wafted from the roof.

A middle-aged and elderly man wearing a long robe, holding a wine jug in his arms, looked at the foot of the mountain drunkenly, his eyes were full of yearning.

The mountains are not high.

So middle-aged people can even see a spinning wheel at the foot of the mountain, in the courtyard of the farmer's house, under the eaves.

A small table was set up in the middle of the courtyard.

Seven or eight people ate around the table, including old people and children.

Outside the farmhouse are countless plots of farmland that have been carved out by the ridges, and you can see the plowshares left in the fields.

After eating, the people rested for a while, then returned to the fields, brought the cattle out, and continued plowing the fields in the morning.

After plowing an acre, start a new acre.

This ordinary farmhouse scene made middle-aged people fascinated and reached the realm of selflessness.

"Amitabha."

A Buddha horn sounded, and the presiding officer of the temple walked up to the man and accompanied him to the foot of the mountain.

"The people live and work in peace and contentment, cultivate virtue and forge their hearts, it can be described as the world of the avenue, and the poor monks and monks come back from the north, and they don't know what obstacles are born."

The mountain is not high, the temple is not big, but it is a good place to cultivate the mind, Lian Zining has been living in this temple for half a month.

"Master."

Lian Zining muttered: "Look at the clothes on their bodies, although they are simple and clean, but they are not new, and you look at the food on their tables, although they can be fed and clothed, but it is only like this, you look at their work, although they are diligent and hardworking, they are also full of hardship." ”

The old monk looked at him inexplicably.

Isn't this life good?

"Though their clothes are old, they cover their bodies and make people understand manners; Although their food is not abundant, it can fill the stomach and make people virtuous; Although they work hard, they can harvest and make people have a way. ”

The old monk's face was full of great wisdom, like a man with high morals. "Only with these can people advocate education and explore the truth of the universe, which is the responsibility of our way."

"Yu, the side of the house."

"The sky, the boat is overthrown."

"Zhuangzi": "Next to the sun and the moon, the universe, for its coincidence." At this time, "universe" refers to all space, and "universe" refers to all time.

From "the past is called the universe, and the four directions are called the universe." "To" the snow is endless, and the clouds are cloudy and Chengyu. ”

And then to "Ze dip insects, Wei Zhen Bayu." "There is a real but nowhere to be done, Yu also; There are those who have long but no roots, and the universe is also" and so on.

"Yu" no longer refers to a specific direction or place, but to all spaces; The "universe" here already means infinite time without beginning and end, and the "universe" is already infinitely large.

The exploration of the world by the ancestors has always been recorded in writing, and has been passed down and improved from generation to generation.

And now it's the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

After a hundred years of decline, the civilization achievements of the Song Dynasty have not survived, such as the achievements of mathematics, and in the Ming Dynasty, we can only talk about recovery, not progress.

Ancient Chinese civilization, the Song Dynasty was a watershed.

Before the Song Dynasty, the ancient civilization was constantly progressing, including Vientiane, even in the period of the Wuhu Rebellion, the fire of civilization still survived; After the fall of the Song Dynasty, civilization entered a period of ups and downs: slipping, rising, and slipping again.

The integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism can no longer distinguish you and me.

The remarks of the temple host, if he went to Beiping before, Lian Zining would be very touched and felt that it was justified.

But he had seen Beiping.

One factory after another in Beiping, especially the first time I went to the headquarters of China Heavy Industries, the big chimneys lined up, made Lian Zining feel a huge impact.

What terrified him even more was that he felt a new social model in Beiping.

Look back and see the village at the foot of the mountain.

The cultivator has his field, and the dweller has his house, which is obviously a desirable social model, but compared with the model of Beiping, Lian Zining has already felt the difference between the two.

Now Lian Zining is confused in his heart, he can't find the direction of his life, and even feels that the avenue he is pursuing is wrong.

Not only can we not confine people to the land, but we must release people from the land, isn't this the model of Beiping?

What Lian Zining didn't know was that times had indeed changed.

The level of agricultural technology in the Song Dynasty has developed to solve the problem of field labor, that is, through the farming model of the Song Dynasty, a surplus population outside agriculture has been born.

It was precisely because of the birth of a surplus population that the economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty was supported.

So the Song Dynasty gave birth to many ideas. Among them, the change of imperial power is one of the representatives.

In the Qin and Han dynasties, because of the backwardness of agricultural technology and crops, it was impossible to support industrialization, and people had to be restrained in the fields.

In a nutshell.

Because the progress of technology has brought opportunities for the transformation of social models, the development of civilization at the natural speed of the Song Dynasty is the right path.

Although the Song Dynasty was conquered, it does not mean that the direction of civilization is wrong.

Lian Zining is undoubtedly a smart person.

In the same way, he is a seeker of the Word.

Otherwise, he will not stand out from the competition and rank in high school, otherwise, he will not reprimand Zhu Di regardless of his life.

Under this era.

As one of the top people in wisdom, character, and learning, it is normal for Lian Zining to fall into confusion.

It is precisely because he understands the huge gap between the Beiping model and the existing Daming model.

Not only the theory, but also the real thing.

The facts made Lian Zining unable to change.

"If the truth is in the hands of someone who shouldn't have it, is the truth still the truth?" Lian Zining couldn't help but take out the wine jug and took a big gulp greedily.

He wished he could get drunk.

"Amitabha."

The old monk folded his hands, lowered his head and closed his eyes, and then looked at Lian Zining with compassion, in the old monk's opinion, the benefactor in front of him fell into a sea of suffering.

"Human nature is greedy, but learning is innocent."

The words of the old monk are full of philosophy.

In terms of philosophy, since ancient times, China has been the world's crown, this not high mountain, not big temple, any monk, said convincing words.

Lian Zining put down the wine jug and looked at the foot of the mountain with a lonely expression.

He has been watching the foot of the mountain here for half a month, and he sees the sunset every day, which is very painful, because he can't find a solution.

The people who most hope that the world will be full of order and rules are definitely not ordinary people, and since ancient times, scholars have been pursuing this realm.

No matter what the personal morality of the scholar is, but in terms of external learning, he must be upward and tirelessly improve.

For example, food.

From the hundred grasses to the five grains, the Song Dynasty changed the production crops of the ancestors for thousands of years, just like introducing and improving rice.

Just like at the end of the Ming Dynasty, sweet potatoes were introduced.

Barbarism allows people to retain the ferocity of fighting against nature, while civilization makes people get rid of animal nature and become human.

A civilized man, in a barbaric world, is bound to be defeated by barbarians.

Even civilized worlds can be conquered by barbarian worlds.

But civilization will not disappear, but this world does not exist anymore, waiting for a new era to regain its glory.

"Master."

"If the price of this truth is to take the lives of tens of millions of people, or even to plunge the world into hell, is that still the truth?"

Lian Zining straightened his waist, and became the man with great ambition who suppressed many competitors in the palace back then with an excellent article on strengthening the country and enriching the people.

The old monk bowed his head.

This is a question he could not answer.

On the same day, Lian Zining left Yangzhou, sat on the back of a donkey, and returned to Yingtianfu soon after, where he was questioned by many people.

"Yan Wang's Mansion is full of ambition!"

Lian Zining said to the people, and he didn't just say so much.

Of course.

Some people believe his remarks, and some people believe it, but they think that the biggest object of vigilance should be King Jin.

Some people don't even think that there can be any moths, King Qin is dead, and the biggest threat is gone.

……

Ying Tianfu.

The commander of Jinyiwei, who supervised the Lanyu case, died, and the new generation of commander was Li Daoxin, whom he recommended.

Originally, it wasn't, but the saint suddenly agreed.

Li Daoxin was promoted by Jiang Xian, and in front of a tomb, Li Daoxin paid tribute to his old boss, because of his care, Jiang Xian's family was well taken care of.

As the "old man" of Jinyiwei, he has seen the changes in the political situation of the court over the years.

Since the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, the political situation of the Ming Dynasty has become fierce from a smooth battle, which has promoted the scale of the Lanyu case in disguise.

After the death of King Qin last year, the political situation seems to have calmed down again, at least not as much as it was in the previous two years.

To accurately describe it, the status of the emperor's grandson has been stabilized.

For example, a few months ago, the sage decreed: "I will dismiss the prime minister, set up a government, a ministry, and a metropolitan procuratorate to manage the affairs of the government, and the power of affairs will be vested in the imperial court." ”

"The heir is not allowed to reinstate the prime minister. His Majesty dared to put the petitioner seriously. ”

"The royal family is only rebellious. For the remaining crimes, the clan council will take the ruling. The Dharma Division is only allowed to play, and is not allowed to be arrested. Abide by all the rules and regulations forever. ”

This decree laid the foundation for the future political landscape.

It allowed the imperial court to gain administrative power and drew a red line for the vassal king.

There are also provisions prohibiting the use of punishments such as slashing, slashing, slashing, and castration, so that the criminal law can be greatly reformed from severe, and the significance behind these changes is very great.

Li Daoxin returned to the city in a carriage, sat in the Ban Si Ya, summarized the recent ciphertext, and then respectfully entered the palace to face the saint.

The ciphertext is from Ge Cheng's hand.

This Zhu Di is convinced that in the future battle of Jingjing, he has alienated the situation in Beiping to the imperial court, and Zhu Di found out that he was angry and killed in the long history, and once again gave the situation in Beiping to the imperial court in an all-round way.

To be precise, that is, the emperor.

(End of chapter)