Yue Buqun asked expressionlessly: "The emperor is the lord of all the people, and the grass people are just a mere cloth, and they are just one of the thousands of ordinary people under the emperor's rule. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe grass people want to pay a big salute, why does the emperor want to stop the grass people from seeing the salute. ”

The red tide on Emperor Zhengde's face receded slightly, and he smiled forcefully: "What is Master Yue talking about, there is also a common saying among the people: 'A teacher for one day, a father for life.'" This is not the court, and there are no outsiders present, so why do you need to pay a big respect. Houzhao is to meet Master Yue in private, naturally he can only talk about the master and apprentice, not the monarch and the minister, how dare Houzhao be paid homage by Master Yue. ”

"That, I was rude before, and I couldn't meet Master Yue in advance, this is indeed a good photo. Because Houzhao had always been worried that he would be punished by Master Yue, he pretended to be relaxed and pretended not to see Master Yue. On the surface, he is looking at the scene, but he is very worried in his heart. Oh...... There are so many outsiders. Master Yue is my master, and he can only do the usual prostration, but how can he be the same as other untouchables. ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts pursed their mouths, and now they saw that there were outsiders, and this look was really good.

When Yue Buqun heard the word "untouchable", he felt a little harsh, so he walked to the side, and Emperor Zhengde hurriedly followed.

It wasn't until he was far away from others that he asked: "The emperor still remembers what Yue said when he first saw Yue." ”

Emperor Zhengde breathed a long sigh of relief and responded: "How can I not remember that Master once quoted Mencius and said that Houzhao treats Master as a teacher, and Master only treats himself as a courtier, and will teach Houzhao at will." Houzhao regards the master as a master, and the master only treats himself as a teacher, picking up and teaching Houzhao according to the situation. If the master is the master, the master will treat himself as the second father and devote himself to educating the master. Over the years, Houzhao has done it, so Master has also done it. ”

After speaking, Emperor Zhengde made a deep bow and said: "Zhu Houzhao visited the master and thanked the master for his careful teaching over the years. ”

Yue Buqun was happy in his heart, but from the title just now, he felt that Emperor Zhengde had a faint sense of alienation from him.

It's only been two years, and the master and apprentice, who were as close as father and son, have a little sense of alienation.

This is not necessarily the reason of Emperor Zhengde himself, but more of the flattery of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and harem eunuchs, and the most important thing is the corruption brought about by absolute power, which makes Emperor Zhengde a little self-righteous and arrogant. It can be seen how harmful the imperial power and the flattery of others are.

Emperor Zhengde is the son of Emperor Hongzhi after all, although there are many only sons' shortcomings and shortcomings, but he is also approachable in terms of dealing with people, and he does not have much shelf and temper.

Yue Buqun had great expectations for Emperor Zhengde, and he had spent a lot of effort on him, and he had taught a lot of things, including a lot of advanced consciousness knowledge.

I don't want him to be so wise and martial, I just want him to do his part, be a better emperor, be better to the people of the world, and be satisfied.

However, he still drove away the two great virtuous ministers Liu Jian and Xie Qian, and reused Liu Jin and other Eight Tiger Eunuchs and Qian Ning.

even got out the name of "Governor of the World Military Affairs, Mighty General and Chief Military Officer, Zhu Shou" that appeared many years later.

Isn't this kind of playful and playful temperament consistent with history? I wanted to call a good reprimand and pour cold water on him.

But thinking about his identity is different, he is the head of a country. And it is also an adult, and it can no longer be treated with the same strict reprimand for minors as before.

So, Yue Buqun said: "Mencius's words are forbidden, this is a kind of Mencius's good wish and requirement for the king, but since the Song Dynasty, the identity of the king and the ministers is getting farther and farther apart, and more kings regard the ministers as cattle and horses, and kill them if they want to." The envoys and ministers do not treat the king with their hearts, but with great relationships. Secretly, there are countless conspiracies, calculations and pitfalls, which have harmed Daming a lot. Therefore, since the beginning of the founding of the country, the Ming Dynasty has buried a lot of disasters that have fallen into the country, and by this time it has become more and more dangerous. ”

"The experience of the orthodox emperor back then was because of the legacy of the previous generations of emperors, and he was victimized by the dissident ministers. Fortunately, Yu Zhongsu's efforts to turn the tide allowed Daming to continue to survive. During the reign of His Majesty Xiaozong, this point was done very well, and during the Xiaozong Dynasty, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers was greatly eased, so there was a comment on the revival of Xiaozong. I mentioned this when I said goodbye to you the year before. But it was not the words I said when I first met the emperor. ”

This remark faintly alluded to Zhu Yuanzhang, and Emperor Zhengde at that time knew that Yue Buqun was talking about things, and he did not have any opinions on Zhu Yuanzhang.

On weekdays, he praised Zhu Yuanzhang a lot, believing that Zhu Yuanzhang was the only good emperor who loved the people, respected the people, and protected the people since the beginning of the dynasty.

He expelled Hulu, eliminated riots, saved the Han nation, pacified the world, and successfully restored the social affairs of the Han nation. The racial hierarchy and oppressive policies formulated by the Mongols were abolished, and China was restored, leading the revival of China.

The position of emperor was obtained from the hands of the Tartars, and the righteousness of the country was more orthodox and formal than that of all dynasties. It is far from the opinion of the corrupt Confucian literati ministers at this time, who think that Zhu Yuanzhang's birth is too low and he is not worthy of being the emperor.

Yue Buqun can praise Zhu Yuanzhang higher than the founding emperors of all dynasties, but he is not a pure sycophant. Yue Buqun's reasons are sufficient and well-organized, and although his views are different, he is also very tenable.

So he won the favor of Emperor Xiaozong, and added a new stroke to the history books. "Emperor Taizu made great contributions to the restoration of Shenzhou's clothing, etiquette, patriarchy and civilization. He is not the emperor, who can be. ”

Emperor Zhengde asked suspiciously: "I don't know what the master is referring to, I don't know for a while." Please also ask Master for advice. ”

Yue Buqun said: "It is Mencius who said, 'The people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light', I asked the emperor when he was still the prince, how do you know this phrase." ”

Zhengde was stunned for a moment, and suddenly stopped talking. Because at that time, as he said today, he thought that the people were untouchables, and what could they call them noble?

Yue Buqun said a lot to Zhengde at that time, and finally said: "At the beginning of the country, Emperor Taizu thought that Mencius was not worthy of being holy, so he moved him out of the holy temple. However, what Mencius said may not be true, and what he said is that "the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light" is the consensus of all the people in the world. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also often said: 'Water can carry a boat, or it can overturn a boat'. ”

Even with the power of Emperor Taizu, he finally had to give in and invite Mencius back to the temple. As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, you can't help but keep in mind Mencius's words 'the people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light', and you must not be arrogant and disdain them as untouchables. You must know that although the throne of the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty was brought down by Emperor Taizu, the stability of the court regime came from the people. If you don't pay attention to their needs, you will be abandoned by all the people, and you will lose the throne and even be in danger of extinction. ”

Emperor Zhengde thought about it, and after becoming the emperor, he naturally had different thoughts and opinions from when he was the prince, and responded in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, Houzhao is wrong, and Houzhao will abide by the teacher's orders." We should treat all the people of the world as our own relatives and children, not as untouchables. ”

Yue Buqun shook his head, Emperor Zhengde grew up in the care and flattery of thousands of people, and never encountered setbacks, nor did he enjoy a difficult life.

It is one thing to understand the truth, but it is another thing to have a deep understanding of the truth and a feeling of life.

If you want to truly understand, it will take time to polish.

Yue Buqun didn't continue to investigate, he didn't understand at this time, he just didn't understand, and it was not beneficial to say more. Only time will have to wait to educate him.

So Yue Buqun asked: "You don't want to be your emperor in the capital and deal with the important tasks played all over the country, but you came to Taihu Lake to catch what bandits? The emperor is not right, but he is a general? The behavior is so grotesque, how can it be like a human king. ”

Emperor Zhengde's face turned red, and he explained glutinously: "There is another reason for this matter, when I was in Beijing, I heard that the generals and soldiers in Jiangnan were incompetent, and the ministers were vague about this situation. The main reason for coming to Nanjing this time is to see whether the morale of Nanjing's generals and soldiers and the proficiency of the battle array can be used. Today's incident is purely when I was in the Taihu Lake exercise, and I accidentally learned that there were thieves in the Taihu Lake. Thousands of men and horses were pursued, but they were quickly arrested by hundreds of soldiers who were wounded and rounded up. That's why Houzhao was only on a whim, and he came to the meeting to suppress it. I don't want to disturb Master, your cultivation. By the way, the master is related to this thief, and he can be pardoned by decree. ”

Yue Buqun muttered: "He has no relatives with me, it's just that he saved an old friend of mine." However, this so-called thief is also a rebellion forced by the government and the people, and he has to rebel for the sake of his own life. It is okay to be forgiven, but the capital sin can be forgiven, and the living sin is unforgivable. Let them be exiled for 3,000 miles and exiled to the land of Yunnan, so that it will be difficult for them to return to their homeland for the rest of their lives, as a precept. ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded and said, "Master is fair and selfless, and he admires him." ”

Yue Buqun's old face was red, but his skin was too thick, and he couldn't see anything. He asked again: "After seeing the combat strength of the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army, what is the result?"

Emperor Zhengde praised: "The 20,000 Jiangsu and Zhejiang naval forces are extremely powerful, and the tactics are not chaotic, but they are not bad. ”

Yue Buqun shook his head and said, "The navy army in Jiangnan has never been weak, but the army on land is weak. Of the 300,000 or 400,000 land troops in the south of the Yangtze River, only one-tenth of them can be used. ”

Emperor Zhengde was taken aback and asked, "Is that really the case?"

Yue Buqun said: "The land south of the Yangtze River has not heard of war for a long time, and since the Xuanzong Dynasty, there has almost never been a large-scale drill. Especially during the Yingzong and Xianzong dynasties, they experienced the oppression of the emperors of the four dynasties of Taizu, Chengzu, Renzong, and Xuanzong, and the corrupt civil and military ministers became active in an explosive manner. It is the norm to withhold military salaries and lie about soldiers, and they cannot bear the heavy burden of oppression and oppression by the generals, and the phenomenon of a large number of soldiers and military households fleeing is commonplace, and the military in Jiangnan is constantly corrupted. If it weren't for the wisdom of His Majesty Xiaozong, the land south of the Yangtze River would not be able to maintain one-tenth of its combat power. ”

Emperor Zhengde asked in shock, "Is this really the case?"

Yue Buqun said: "What do you think? It is recorded in the history books that during the Tumubao Incident, the 200,000 army was defeated by 40,000 Mengtars, which was the confusion and incompetence of His Majesty Yingzong and Wang Zhen? As a result, both of them were wiped out. The emperor also ordered Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, to lead 30,000 horsemen to block, Zhu Yong and others ventured to march to Harrier Ridge and fell into the siege of Wara, although they fought bravely, they were outnumbered, and all 30,000 troops were annihilated. ’”

"There were only 40,000 cavalry in total, and against Wu Kezhong and Wu Keqin's broken soldiers, and Zhu Yong's 30,000 cavalry, there was the word 'encircled, outnumbered'. It can be seen how serious the lying of the soldiers was at that time, and I am afraid that the so-called 200,000 troops would be good if there were 50,000 or 60,000. What's more, the army marched all the way in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and when Taizu and Chengzu were in the dynasty, where did the grain that was built in various places, the granaries, and the grain that was built in various places go to the grain that was not sold? “

"At the beginning, His Majesty Yingzong's failure was because he was in charge of government affairs at the beginning and did not know about it. And although Wang Zhen knew a little, he never thought that the official army would rot so thoroughly. If not, why would His Majesty Yingzong later set up a temple for Wang Zhen. It was because he knew that Wang Zhen was not guilty of the defeat of Tumubao. Do you still remember the battle in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi when His Majesty Xiaozong was in power? I was ordered to go to the Beijing camp to select warriors, and the more than 100,000 troops in the Beijing camp only selected 1,500 elite soldiers who were good at riding and fighting. Although I was a little more demanding at the time, I could also learn a little bit about the decay of Jingying. ”

Emperor Zhengde asked blankly: "In this way, the Ming Dynasty claims to have an army of three million, of which only 300,000 can be used. ”

Yue Buqun said: "If you defend the city, there may be 500,000 people available, but if you go to war, it may be less than 100,000. ”

Emperor Zhengde gasped and said: "No wonder when Master left Beijing two years ago, he said to me ten important things, the first thing is 'to find out the inferior soldiers, eliminate the inferior generals, clear the army, reorganize the armament, and operate the new law.'" ’。 ”

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "Yes, if this matter can be completed within three years, I will be very happy." Because the next nine things will endanger the emperor's throne. And the stability of the emperor's throne depends on whether the military in his hands is strong. As long as there are a large number of strong troops in hand, and the hundreds of millions of people in the world are treated well, then the emperor can sit firmly on the throne. Don't worry too much about other people. As long as we govern in a way that is beneficial to the country and the people, it is enough. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "But Master Yang always said that you should be kind to the literati and stay away from the martial arts. Only literati can help me stabilize the world......"

The Master Yang in the mouth of Emperor Zhengde is the famous Yang Ting and Yang Dashoufu in history.

Yang Tinghe was Yue Buqun's colleague back then, five or six years younger than Yue Buqun, and he was the most orthodox three-rank jinshi from the most orthodox background, and he co-taught Emperor Zhengde, who was the crown prince, with Yue Buqun.

Bishop Yue Buqun taught a variety of miscellaneous studies, while Yang Tinghe taught orthodox Confucianism.

That Yang Tinghe is an old-fashioned Taoist, who has always been at odds with Yue Buqun, a person who does not abide by the rules of ancient times, and even more scorns Yue Buqun's doctrine.

He asked Emperor Hongzhi several times to drive Yue Buqun away, but unfortunately Emperor Hongzhi thought that Yue Buqun's doctrine was of great use to the state, so he was not punished.

Emperor Zhengde also respected and trusted Yang Tinghe very much, and he had already let Yang Tinghe enter the cabinet this year and was promoted to a scholar of Dongge University.

(To be continued.) )