First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 181

In this meeting, I'm afraid how many people will never think of it in this life. One side is the winner, the other side is the loser, and the two sides sit together to discuss a problem.

Don't talk about it, this can be a direct fight!

Now that you've won the battle, won't you listen to the loser?

We've been miserable enough, don't be punished for killing people, let's give people a way to live!

Therefore, in the opinion of Liu Bowen, who is very polite, he would rather commit suicide than come to participate.

But unexpectedly, Timur was also very interested.

He was the first to stand up, "I would like to talk about the defeat of the Yuan Ting... If you want me to say, the Yuan Ting was defeated in the use of people, extravagant and greedy, listened to slander, and relied on villains. In this way, there is no reason to govern the country without perishing. !"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "That's a good point, but I still hear some resentment!"

He also shook his head vigorously first, and corrected: "It's not resentment, it's a pain that cuts through the skin, and it hurts into the bone marrow!"

Zhang Ximeng turned out to be kind, "Okay, it's really painful, but I still want to ask the big guy, and I'll talk about Timur first, extravagance and greed, reuse of villains, and even listening to slander and dismissing loyal ministers... This matter is in the Song Dynasty. Have you done it?"

In a word, everyone present looked sideways, what else did they ask?

Not only did he do it, he was even more ruthless than what other Mongolians did!

In front of Yuewang Temple, there are still several kneeling!

Zhang Ximeng saw that everyone felt something in his heart, but he was reluctant to speak. He simply took the problem deeper and said, "So, the Song Dynasty is also a country that should perish?"

Now everyone is showing embarrassment, shouldn't they die?

Zhu Sheng coughed lightly and said after deliberation: "I still can't say that, although Da Song is benevolent and weak, but in the end, he is Chinese in clothes, and he treats the people with generosity. "

When he said this, several people immediately nodded in agreement, Tao An and Li Xi were among them, Tao An even said: "Nowadays, among the red scarves, there is a saying that the Song Dynasty will be restored, and I think the Song Dynasty is still good. ."

Zhang Ximeng kept smiling and continued to ask: "Since the Great Song Dynasty is good, why did the country perish? Is it because the king is mediocre, or the minister is incompetent? Or is the soldier cowardly?"

Zhang Ximeng's eyes swept over everyone, and he smiled slightly, "You can't say that the destiny is not there, and the dragon's energy is heading north, right?"

Everyone was stunned, this matter is really hard to explain, it seems that the destiny is the safest! But Zhang Ximeng was blocked in advance, who has a better rhetoric?

At this time, Liu Ji, who was at the end of the crowd, brows wildly, and his heart is horrified. He can naturally hear it. Zhang Ximeng both despised the Yuan Dynasty and looked down on the Song Dynasty. He even ridiculed the theory of destiny, which touched the foundation of the Confucian sense of heaven and man.

Liu Bowen felt that he had to speak, and even if he spoke happily, he would be willing to die.

Thinking of this, Liu Bowen plucked up his courage, stood up proudly, and said sternly: "Zhao Song Jiangshan, after more than 300 years, the rites are broken and the joy is broken, and the destiny is not there. The dragon flies north, the saint lives in the desert, and the Mongolian soldiers are invincible and run wild in the world. , attack must be taken, battle must be won! This is not the destiny? Does it mean that when you become a thief, you don't even fear the sky?"

Lao Liu directly scolded Zhang Ximeng as a thief. Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang was also a thief. This was a very mortal act. On Lao Zhu's side, he was so angry that he seemed to be about to attack.

However, Zhang Ximeng kept smiling and didn't care. He even turned his head to Timur.

"He said that Genghis Khan was destined to return, and only with the spirit of the dragon, could he sweep the world and create the great Yuan Dynasty. As Mongolians, what do you think?"

"This..." Timur also gritted his teeth and struggled for a long time before sighing: "Zhang Shi, I look down on the current Emperor Yuan Ting, but if you want me to scold Genghis Khan, this one can't do it! Think back to that time. , We Mongolia started at the end of the world, destroyed the Jin Kingdom, flattened the Western Xia, destroyed countless countries in the west, and also attacked and destroyed the Song Dynasty, and unified the world. Now thinking about it, it is really destiny!

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, and this time he set his eyes on Zhu Yuanzhang, "My lord, Liu Ji is a Chinese scholar, he said that Yuan court had destiny, and Timur also said that Genghis Khan also had destiny. My knowledge is naturally I don't know what destiny is, but I'm a little curious why they both have the same opinion!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was suddenly in his heart. He talked with Zhang Ximeng at night, and in fact, he had already made a lot of things clear. Why do they think so, the reason is very simple, because people have common interests!

Mongolian aristocrats and Han scholars, they are all a group of high-ranking people. Although their rank is obvious and the difference is very different, they are all unattainable to the common people.

First, Timur revered Genghis Khan, and it could be said to be a simple emotion. When it came to Liu Ji, the situation became a little more complicated.

Therefore, Zhang Ximeng was also the first to ask him.

"Liu Bowen, since you said the destiny, let me ask you one more question, where is the destiny of the Yuan court now? Has it been lost?"

"This..." Liu Bowen was also speechless for a while, firmly believing that the Yuan Dynasty was as stable as Mount Tai and could quell all rebellions? He can say this, and several Mongolian officials do not believe it.

But if it is said that the destiny is not there, does it belong to Zhu Yuanzhang? Do you want to obey the destiny?

Liu Bowen was caught in a dilemma, "I, I have little knowledge, I don't know what destiny is!"

"You don't understand, how can you justly resign and tell me that Genghis Khan is destined to come?" Zhang Ximeng asked with a smile.

Lao Liu only felt that his face was hot, and Zhang Ximeng's smile was as abominable as a kid's teeth! This person is not very old, but the words he says and the questions he asks are all cunning and strange, and his ideas are clear, which makes people completely helpless.

"I, I am familiar with the history of scriptures, and naturally I know that the Yuan Dynasty's destiny is Longxing. If the destiny is still alive today, it is necessary to ask future generations."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "This is also a rhetoric... But once you say it like this, it shows that only when it is written into the annals of history and turned into a history book can future generations understand the change of destiny. People in this world don't understand the change of destiny at all, so how can they correct the righteousness? The country is governed by the people? How can we talk about the relationship between heaven and man, and how can we talk about obeying the sky and responding to people?"

The people present were either high-ranking officials or Confucian scholars. Although Zhang Ximeng's question was very subversive, it was very subtle, and it could even be said to be thought-provoking, but unfortunately, no one could grasp Zhang Ximeng's true thoughts and could only fall into silence for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already impatient, he was eager to solve the mystery, "Mr. Zhang, you can say everything you have in your heart so far, and then everyone will discuss the details together. Let's be honest today, the speaker is innocent, whatever Say anything!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Since this is the case, we can only be presumptuous... In fact, according to the destiny, the lord can rise, expel Mongolia, and rule the world. When it comes down to it, it is also the destiny of destiny, and it is blessed by God. The lord and the Genghis Khan is the same. At that time, the lord must respect the Yuan court as Zhengshuo. It is also necessary to admit that the Yuan court has been in control of the Central Plains for decades, and the parents and ancestors all depended on the Yuan court to survive and reproduce... The Yuan court is mainly good, but in the end When the mandate of heaven is not there, the ruler is slandered, and the ministers are lost.”

When Zhang Ximeng said this, he just happened to point out some of the attitudes of Lao Zhu towards the Yuan Dynasty after he ascended the throne.

"My lord, dare to ask for advice, are you convinced?"

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Lao Zhu pondered, are you convinced? Naturally dissatisfied?

But you're not convinced, don't you admit the destiny?

"Mr. Zhang, you know exactly what we've been through. Parents, brothers and sisters have died one after another, and they have been displaced and separated from each other... Today, only my sister-in-law and nephew, brother-in-law and nephew are still alive... We have lost about ten relatives. If it is said that both parents depend on Yuan Ting to give birth, do they treat us like this? We are not convinced!"

It was true, but when Lao Zhu said this sentence full of grief and indignation, Zhang Ximeng knew that he had really succeeded.

In history, Zhu Yuanzhang treated the Yuan Dynasty very complicatedly. Of course he hated the Yuan Dynasty, but after ascending the throne, he could not avoid the Yuan Dynasty, so he took the act of honoring the Yuan Dynasty as Zhengshuo, and said a lot of good things about the Yuan Dynasty.

Of course, this is only one aspect of Lao Zhu, and the other side is that Zhu Yuanzhang kept sending troops to the Northern Expedition to the Remnant Yuan.

The entire Hongwu Dynasty continued to pursue the remnants of the Yuan court, and it never softened.

So far, it can be concluded that Zhu Yuanzhang undoubtedly hated the Yuan Dynasty, but in order to be orthodox, he had to recognize the Yuan Dynasty, that's all.

And today's Zhang Ximeng wants to break this view of destiny, completely reshape the three views for Lao Zhu!

"My lord, I am not convinced. My parents died at the hands of Yuan Bing, and I almost lost my life! There are too many people who have the same experience as me. Yuan Ting has indeed occupied the Central Plains for decades, and it is indeed my Chinese history. On the page above, but just because of this, let me say good things about the Yuan Dynasty, admit the destiny, and even say good things for the Yuan court, apply rouge and powder, I still can't do it!”

Zhang Ximeng raised his head suddenly, his eyes fell on the sixteen characters hanging on the wall.

"To expel the barbarians and restore China, in fact, this means the destiny, where the dragon energy is, God blesses, the lord picks up a three-foot sword, sweeps the world, and beats the Yuan court. Sooner or later, the rivers and mountains of the Han family will be restored!"

"But after these eight words, there are still eight words...Equally divide the land and acres to help the people." Zhang Ximeng smiled lightly, "I think the key lies in these eight words, the land and acres are equally divided, and the people are relieved! These eight The word is not only aimed at the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Song established the country, and did not suppress mergers. The rich have fields and fields, and the poor have no place to stand. Because of this, after the rise of the Mongols, they swept the world, and the people of Zhao and Song Dynasty had nothing left, and they had to change to another emperor. , how are they willing to sacrifice their lives for the great Song Jiangshan? This is the reason for the great defeat of the Great Song, which is the real destiny!"

"After the Mongols entered the Central Plains, not only did they not reflect on Zhao Song's bad governance, but they occupied land and squeezed the people. A Han Chinese life is not as valuable as a donkey! The Song Dynasty had a bit of exploitative tactics, but the Yuan court carried it forward, which the Song Dynasty did not have. , Yuan Ting introduced the old and brought forth the new. All in all, the Yuan Ting's knocking on the bones and sucking the marrow is ten times and a hundred times better than that of the Song Dynasty!"

"In less than a hundred years, the people of the world have already been driven to the limit, and they have to raise troops to rebel~www.mtlnovel.com~ This is how the red scarves spread all over the world! This is also the key to Yuan Ting's loss of destiny!"

"Speaking of this, what is the destiny? I thought that destiny is the people's will! The biggest key to affecting the people's hearts is the people's livelihood! And the foundation of the people's livelihood is the land! "

Zhang Ximeng analyzed it, and when he talked about it, it was already shocking, but he still felt that it was not enough, so he continued: "So the purpose of our uprising is twofold... The first one is to expel the Yuan court, restore the Han people's country, and recover the land. Abolish the decree that oppresses the Han Chinese, and the North and the South are unified, and there is no distinction between Mongolians, Semu people, and Han people... Human life depends on the sky, and it is not allowed to equate the lives of some people with livestock! It is absolutely not allowed!"

"As for the second level, it is to cut off the long-existing maladministration, which can be traced back to Zhao Song, or even earlier... Crack down on the tyrants, divide the land equally, and realize that the cultivator has his own land. The average corvée and taxation, and the establishment of a fair and just Kingdom! This is the fundamental purpose of this uprising!"

Zhang Ximeng swept over everyone again, and his last gaze fell on Liu Bowen. He found that Liu Bowen's forehead was covered with sweat.

Zhang Ximeng has completely established the height, don't worry about the Yuan Dynasty, what we have to do is far more than the rise and fall of the dynasty, and what we need to cut off is thousands of years of malpractice!

If you are willing to join it, you are naturally welcome, even Mongolians are no exception. I don't want to join, I still think about the days of being a superior man, oppressing the people, oppressing the poor, even if you are a Han Chinese, you are also an enemy!

Zhu Yuanzhang finally showed a gratified smile, "Who is in favor of what Mr. Zhang said, and who is against it?"

Chapter end