Jiming Temple.

Dao Yan did his homework every day, he was very religious, and the wooden fish knocked on the ground very rhythmically, which was not interrupted by Li Qing's arrival.

Li Qing didn't interrupt, found a futon and sat down, waiting for Dao Yan to finish his work.

After a quarter of an hour, Muyu stopped, and Dao Yan smiled and asked, "Why do you have time here today?" ”

"The emperor said that you are sick, let me come to see you." Li Qingdao said, "Since you are unwell, you should not do your homework, and take a good rest." ”

"It's normal to get sick when you're old." Dao Yan didn't care, "I'm used to doing homework, and if I don't do it for a day, my thoughts won't be clear." ”

Li Qing smiled, looked at it, and prescribed a prescription.

"Take it once in the morning and once in the evening, after meals."

"Thank you, Marquis Yongqing." Dao Yan put away the prescription and said with a smile: "Yongqing Hou has superb medical skills, but he doesn't have the means to restore his appearance?" ”

"You ......" Li Qing said angrily, "which pot is not opened, which pot is not mentioned, I am kind enough to treat you, but you expose my scars?" ”

Dao Yan smiled and said meaningfully: "Yongqing Hou seems to be different from others. ”

"Everybody is different." Li Qing interrupted, "Take you as an example, you are almost eighty years old, and your body is quite strong, and it is estimated that it will not be a problem to live for a few more years." ”

Daoyan: "......"

After a pause, "The poor monk is good at yin and yang techniques, and he can calculate the life of a person through his face, is Yongqing Hou willing to let the poor monk calculate it for you?" ”

You want me to take off my hood and eat my fart...... Li Qing said: "Since the master can pinch and calculate, it is better to calculate the fortune of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Count the national fortune?"

Dao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Is this still worth it?" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Since the dynasties, the dynasty has only been three hundred years, how can the Ming Dynasty be exempt from vulgarity?" Dao Yan said, "If you talk about the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, then it is the highest point, after the Yongle Dynasty, the national strength will definitely weaken, and continue to weaken......"

Li Qing was silent for a moment and retorted, "If the next monarch, the next monarch is like the current emperor, the national strength can still be maintained. ”

"The national strength continues to be at its peak, and the people's power can't stand it!" Dao Yan sighed, "Today's emperor is wise and martial, and he is a rare saint, but the Ming Dynasty can't afford a second such saint, at least not for a short time;

And after a long time, even if the successor monarch has this heart, he will not be able to do what the emperor does. ”

"Time, life." Dao Yan said helplessly, "The general trend is inviolable!" ”

Li Qing sighed lightly and asked, "Where does the master think the so-called general trend should be?" ”

"Heaven, earth, man!"

"It's too mysterious." Li Qing said, "Specifically." ”

Dao Yan got up and said, "Let's go to the side hall and say." ”

"yes, okay."

The old monk still has two brushes, and Li Qing also wants to hear the general trend in the old monk's mouth and what is the difference between his own understanding.

When the two came to the side hall, Li Qing deliberately tied the door to the door and signaled to Dao Yan: Speak freely, your mouth will enter my ears.

In this way, Dao Yan also had no scruples, and asked, "Which one do you want to listen to first?" ”

"God."

Although Li Qing is a Taoist priest, he does not believe in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, as a three-good young man in the 21st century, he only believes in science.

"Heavenly Running ......"

"Don't talk about this uselessness." Li Qing interrupted, "Let's just talk about things that are reasonable and well-founded, instead of talking about Buddhism, Taoism and metaphysics." ”

"Huh...... Yongqinghou is also a real person. Dao Yan nodded, "Then let's start from the end of Shang and the beginning of Zhou." ”

Li Qing was speechless: "Why don't you follow the Three Emperors and Five Emperors?" ”

"The time is too long, and the historical materials have no reference value." Dao Yan shook his head, "Do you still want to listen?" ”

"Uh...... You said. ”

Dao Yan said, "The poor monk is familiar with the history of the scriptures, and has read many historical materials about that time period......

Although there is an element of exaggeration in history, there must have been a long period of extreme cold at that time, and there should be nothing wrong with this, the people looked at the sky to eat, and there was no harvest in the ground, so they could only rebel. ”

After a pause, "During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, historical materials once again recorded this extremely cold weather, and this kind of weather is not a day or two, nor a year or two;

It will last for quite a long time, not in an instant, but in a little bit for the better, and in the process, the number of people attrition is simply terrifying;

Don't think that the sharp decline in population is caused by war, and natural disasters are the main culprits. ”

Dao Yan took a sip of tea and continued, "At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the beginning of the Song Dynasty, at this point in time, there was once again severe cold weather, and the impact was ...... Alas!

Again and again, this extreme cold has appeared, do you think it is a coincidence? ”

Without waiting for Li Qing to answer, Dao Yan said again, "According to the calculations of the poor monks, at the latest two hundred years, this kind of weather will come as promised, and it is definitely not human power that can change it." ”

Li Qing was silent for a long time, and then asked, "Where is the land?" ”

"Land annexation." Dao Yan spread his hands, "Land annexation has been in previous dynasties, but none of the dynasties can change it and avoid it;

Is it that those in power don't want to?

No, it can't!

The emperor is also a human being, and individuals cannot govern the world, and the emperor needs bureaucratic agents to govern the people.

The bureaucracy cannot control the people without power, and the emperor must give the bureaucracy power and privileges.

But bureaucrats are also human beings, and everyone has selfish intentions, and in addition to seeking benefits for the emperor, they will also seek benefits for themselves and their families.

As a result, the bureaucracy would rely on its power to annex land, which is why the emperor and the scholars ruled the world together since the beginning of the dynasties. ”

Li Qing sighed: "Let's talk about people!" ”

Dao Yan said that he was thirsty, drank the cup of tea in one go, and then continued: "Let's talk about the people first!"

If all the wealth of the Ming Dynasty is compared to a big cake, then from top to bottom, layer by layer, to the hands of the people, there is only a little crumb left, now the Ming Dynasty is still young, the rule of officials is relatively clear, plus there is a comparison between the end of the previous dynasty, so they will not be chaotic,

However, with the greed of human nature, the constraints on officials in the change of kings will decline, and the layers of exploitation from top to bottom will become more intensified, and when the interests of the people are constantly compressed to the limit from the top down, they will rebel! ”

Li Qing nodded, he also understood this, but Dao Yan said it more thoroughly.

"Master Takami."

"Hehe......" Dao Yan smiled, "After talking about the people, let's talk about the officials!" ”

"Since ancient times, civil and military forces have not been separated, it can be said that since the establishment of the dynasty, the contradiction between civil and military generals has begun;

The struggle between civil and military forces, to put it bluntly, is a struggle for power and interests.

The country was defeated by the generals, so at the beginning of the founding of the country, most of the Wenchen were not the opponents of the generals, but this situation did not last long.

Because to govern the world, you need Wenchen!

At this time, civil officials will compete with military generals for power, and of course, military generals will also fight back, but with the death of the founding heroes, their influence will seriously decline;

During this period, if the generals are open-minded, it will cause great turmoil, and if not, then the generals must make compromises.

As the emperor, he will never let the generals out, so since the dynasties, the civil and military battles have ended with the victory of the civil ministers. ”

Dao Yan let out a long breath and said with a smile: "All of the above is the poor monk's interpretation of heaven, earth, and man, does Yongqing Hou think so?" ”

Li Qing smiled bitterly and nodded: "Master Gao Zhi." ”

Dao Yan explained the so-called general trend particularly thoroughly, but it is precisely because of thoroughness that it makes people even more desperate.

At this point, Li Qing finally fully understood his master's words: the general trend is irreversible, and it is necessary to follow the trend.

……

The two chatted for a long time, during which Li Qing asked a lot of questions, and Dao Yan was a wise man who could basically answer them.

In this process, Dao Yan was also shocked by Li Qing, because many of Li Qing's theories, although too idealistic to implement, were extremely amazing.

It wasn't until twilight fell that Li Qing ended the topic.

Dao Yan sighed: "If one day the dynasty falls, when a new dynasty is established and the order is reformulated, these theories of the Marquis of Yongqing will not be able to be implemented. ”

Li Qing was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and then said with a smile: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years, and Li Qing has benefited a lot." ”

"Yongqing Hou is polite." Dao Yan also laughed, "Actually, there is no need to be pessimistic, this world has always been like this, it is changing from good to bad, from bad to good." ”

"Amitabha." Dao Yan called a Buddha and said a very philosophical sentence to conclude: "It will be good, it will be bad, it will be bad, it will be good;

The seasons alternate, dynasties change, over and over again, endlessly. ”

……

Following.

Li Qing went to see Sanbao.

Sanbao has been adrift at sea all these years, and every time he comes back, he will immediately be busy going to sea for the second time, and this time, Zhu Di gave him half a year off.

Zhu Di said that he felt sorry for Sanbao, but in fact, he wanted to expand the scale and let Sanbao supervise the construction of some more ships.

Years of exposure have made Sam Bao look much older, just forty years old, he looks like he is fifty years old.

Sanbao welcomed him into the guest hall, asked his subordinates to prepare wine and food, and the two ate and drank to catch up.

Li Qing raised his glass and said with a smile: "Sanbao, your exploits will definitely go down in history." ”

"It's all the emperor's talent." Sanbao raised his glass and touched him, and said reservedly, "If you change others, you may not be worse than me." ”

"Huh? Merit is merit, so why be self-indulgent. Li Qing drank the wine in his cup and said with a smile, "How is life at sea?" ”

"The sea is magnificent, vast, and you never get tired of seeing it!" Sambo put down his wine glass, "Sir, if you have a chance, Sambo really wants to take you to see it." ”

Li Qing smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid I don't have this opportunity, the emperor can't wait to let me work every day, so he won't let me go." ”

He didn't think about going to sea, he couldn't get out of his body, mainly because it took more than two years to go to sea, which was too time-consuming.

He has a lot of time, but the three daughters are different.

"Tell me about the sea." Li Qing said with a smile.

"That's a lot." Speaking of this, Sambo came to the task, "Trade is too boring, tell Mr. about fighting pirates." ”

Li Qing nodded, "Are there many pirates on the sea?" ”

"When you go to so many countries, how can you always be calm." San Bao said with a smile, "In addition to fighting pirates, I also want to represent the Ming Dynasty to help small countries mediate disputes, promote national prestige, and promote peace among countries, not only trade." ”

……

Sambo tirelessly talked about the fight against pirates and the interesting things that happened in the exchanges with other countries.

He said it with great interest, and Li Qing listened with great interest.

A drink, the two drank for two hours before it ended.

Sanbao said regretfully: "I really want to take my husband and prince to the sea, share what Sanbao has seen and heard, so that you can also see the vastness of the ocean, such a spectacular scene, which can be expressed in words." ”

"There's always a chance in the future." Li Qing smiled.

——

The court is calm, the boss works, the second finds fault with the boss, and Zhu Di coordinates the overall situation.

The competition for succession is still continuing, but it is all in the rules formulated by Zhu Di, and the construction of the capital and the canal are also carried out in an orderly manner.

Li Qing saw that there was no difference between him and him, so he asked Zhu Di for a leave.

In fact, Zhu Di refused at first, but later Li Qingxiao reasoned and moved with emotion, and Zhu Di agreed.

He asked for leave this time, not to take the three girls to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but to go to the previous Taoist temple to see if the master was there.

It has been ten years since Zhu Di entered Beijing, and in the past ten years, Master Zhang Sloppy has not shown his face once.

Li Qing misses the old man.