First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 183

After this conversation, many of Zhu Yuanzhang's literati, old and new, were all like a spring breeze, especially Jia Lu and Zhu Sheng, the two old men couldn't stop laughing, which can be said to be a great consolation.

Actually, the two of them were in a similar situation to Liu Bowen. They were both officials of the Yuan court. Jia Lu was also the Zuocheng in the middle book, and he belonged to the highest level.

Even if they have thoroughly seen the essence of Yuan Ting, they have no intention of evoking Yuan Ting's soul. But past experiences cannot be erased, and there will always be people making irresponsible remarks.

For example, Zhu Sheng, after he assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in winning the world in history, he immediately retreated bravely and no longer interfered with the government. The water was so deep that he couldn't hold it!

But things are very different today.

The discussion chaired by Zhang Ximeng has formed a new discussion... If this thing continues to develop, it will be comparable to Dong Zhongshu's three strategies, or even a higher level!

There are many people who are grateful to Zulong in later generations. They praised Qin Shihuang's contributions. Without his political elder brother, there would be no unified China... These words are absolutely true, and there is no mistake at all. How to praise Zulong is not an exaggeration.

But don't forget that the Qin Dynasty died in the second generation after all, and it took only fifteen years to unify the world. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu was divided into princes and divided the Central Plains world into even smaller pieces than the Warring States period.

If we continue Xiang Yu's path, the short-term unification of China might be like the Peacock Dynasty.

At this time, it was Liu Bang who stood up and took over the foundation of the Qin Dynasty, the Han inherited the Qin system, carried the burden of Zulong, and continued to complete the work that Zulong had not completed... After the efforts of the kings of the early Han Dynasty, it was finally The situation of great unification has been maintained, and it has lasted for hundreds of years.

Since then, the great unification has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. No matter how the dynasty is changed, no one can resist the overall situation of this unification!

It is precisely because of this that in the Central Plains, hundreds of millions of people consider themselves Han people. From this alone, we can know that the Liu family's achievements are not under Zulong in the slightest.

The Liu family did not become emperor all of a sudden. After Liu Bang established his country, he encountered a rebellion by a different surnamed Wang, and encountered the invasion of the Huns.

Afterwards, the foreign relatives took power, and the Lü clan ruled the government, and then there was the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. Although there was the rule of Wenjing, the world in the early Han Dynasty was still chaotic. It is difficult to maintain a unified situation!

At this time, the baton of history was in the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che made great efforts to fight against the Huns. Liu Che not only eliminated all the hidden dangers that threatened the great unity, but also pushed the Central Plains Dynasty to a new peak. The Qinhuang and Hanwu went hand in hand, which is the greatest affirmation to him.

Coincidentally, at this time, another Confucian scholar stood up and proposed the three strategies of Heaven and Man, instigating the Son of Heaven, dismissing a hundred schools of thought, and respecting only Confucianism.

Injecting thought and soul into this unified country!

Dong Zhongshu advocated the induction of heaven and man, the divine empowerment of the monarch, dismissing a hundred schools of thought, respecting Confucianism, advocating the great unity, and emphasizing respecting the king and repelling the barbarians... His set of ideas just provided the best theoretical basis for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Attack the Xiongnu, the great Han rivers and mountains, and enter the peak.

Regardless of whether Confucianism alone is good or not, in fact, for more than a thousand years since the Han Dynasty, no matter how different dynasties have changed, the same framework has continued, and everyone is just tinkering in it.

Until the Song Dynasty, three hundred years of the country fell into the hands of the Yuan Ting, and the pride that once had was shattered... After decades of pain and repression, a touch of red rose between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, a group of people born The humble peasants took up arms and began the war to restore the old mountains and rivers.

Countless heroes from the north and south of the Yellow River, the east and west of the Huaihe River, and the upper and lower Yangtze Rivers were involved in this mighty uprising. Some people called for the reopening of the Song Dynasty. Aiming to restore the old mountains and rivers.

The Yuan court is doomed, what will the new world look like?

How will the future emperor govern the country?

What is the relationship between the emperor, the courtiers, and the common people?

The fall of Zhao and Song Dynasty, the collapse of the Yuan court... Hundreds of years of painful lessons, what should we learn from it?

How should we govern the world?

This series of grand questions has tortured the smart people in the world... Jia Lu, Zhu Sheng, and even countless scholars are all thinking, but none of them have an answer that can convince everyone, so they also have hesitation and entanglement. I have no confidence in the future, and I can't forget the past when I was a courtier of the Great Yuan Dynasty.

One foot has entered the new era, while the other is still struggling in the quagmire of the old era.

There is a more possibility that they faced a revolving door and overthrew the Yuan Dynasty with great difficulty, but turned back to the script of the Song Dynasty. Incompetence, the rise of the barbarians on the border, and the final tragic subjugation of the country... Relive the old dream belongs to yes!

How can I do?

After experiencing the painful lesson of bones like mountains, thinkers in the late Ming Dynasty began to thoroughly reflect on what the real emperor should be like? Why did Daming die?

After countless days and nights of painstaking deliberation, someone wrote a record of Mingyi's interviews, and proposed the original prince... At the beginning of life, people have their own interests, and people have their own interests; And don't or remove it. When someone comes out, he does not use his own interests as profit, and the world will benefit from it; he does not use his own harm as a harm, but the world relieves his harm; the diligence of his people must be tens of thousands of people in the world. . .

In ancient times, people did not do things that were good for everyone because of selfishness, and no one dared to stand up for bad things that endangered everyone's interests... Until the birth of the ancient sages, regardless of personal gains and losses, benefiting and eliminating disadvantages, with thousands of It took three times of diligence to govern the people, and only then did three generations rule.

Later, those who became kings of men were different. I think that the power of the world's interests and harms comes from me, and that I attribute all the interests of the world to myself, and that I attribute all the harms of the world to others, so that the people of the world do not dare to be selfish, dare not to benefit themselves, and take my great selfishness as my own. Prince of the world.

After three generations, the monarchs regard the world as private property, take full advantage of the world, treat the people of the world as guests, and treat themselves as masters. It is not enough to be the emperor alone. Children, is this still the true way of being a king?

This is the lesson learned by some survivors from blood and tears after the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

What is the real way to be a king?

How should the world be governed?

During the Ming Dynasty, maybe no one would want to understand it. In the three hundred years after the Ming Dynasty, no one would dare to think about it.

Faced with this huge problem, Zhang Ximeng gave his answer before Daming established the country.

Although the future king will uphold the mandate of heaven, the destiny is both the human heart and the human heart is the land.

The fields and acres of land in the world are not the private property of the emperor, but are received by the heaven and divided among the people.

The core of the future world lies in fairness!

Let the tillers have their fields.

To save everyone from hunger and cold.

Compared with Li Yun Datong, Zhang Ximeng not only longed for a better world, but also gave the world the most solid foundation!

Junda!

What Zhang Ximeng talked about today can be summed up as a golden rule for a hundred years in the future, and it can even be passed down for a longer time... As long as the Zhu family can successfully conquer the world, this set of propositions can be implemented, and a sage whose achievements far surpass Zhu Zi will rise. get up.

This matter is really important.

It's not an exaggeration to call it earth-shattering.

It's no wonder that several old gentlemen are like the spring breeze, like drunken wine.

Among the crowd, the one who reacted the most was Gong Bosui, who thought for a while, suddenly laughed, and then bowed deeply to Zhang Ximeng.

"When you hear the Dao in the morning, you can die in the evening! If you can hear Mr.'s eloquence, there will be no regrets in this life! The Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty are all fleeting, not worth mentioning. Pursuing the mandate of heaven and saving the people is what my generation of scholars should do. However, Gong Mou has no luck, and actually committed himself to the Yuan court, acting as a dog for Tuotuo and others, committing a big crime and making a big mistake! It is absolutely impossible to turn back after this matter!" Gong Bosui With a sigh, tears fell like rain, "God is not fair!"

He beat his chest, full of grief and indignation, it was impossible for him to cheat.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "Mr. Zhang, we want to pardon Gong Bosui and let him do things for us, how about you?"

In normal times, Lao Zhu might have directly ordered a pardon, but today he handed over the decision to Zhang Ximeng.

"My lord, Gong Bo's repentance can naturally be regarded as one of the conditions for pardon, but it is not good to pardon a person's crimes. No matter how much you are in a prisoner of war camp, it is not impossible to do things. Build bridges, pave roads, clean up debris, and even criticize Exam papers, clear acreage, can make him commit crimes and make meritorious deeds, listen to his words and observe his actions, this is the right thing to do!"

Old Zhu thought for a while, but he laughed, "It really is the right way... Gong Bosui, what do you think of Mr. Zhang's argument?"

"The sinner's heart is convincing! The heart is convincing!"

Gong Bo then stood up straight, the stagnation in his heart disappeared, no matter what he did, he could finally say goodbye to the past.

He was completely new.

At this time, Timur was also in a hurry. He was still confused about what Zhang Ximeng said. He only felt that the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty had been guilty of many crimes and made serious mistakes from the beginning, and he did not follow the mandate of heaven at all. The question is what to do with them? Is there any need for rescue?

"Mr. Zhang, what should I do when I wait? Could it be heinous? Isn't there a chance to reform?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "Of course there are~www.mtlnovel.com~ You must first really reflect on it, agree with Juntian Junfu's proposition, and put yourself in the same position as the common people. Only in this way can you be completely cut from the past, To be a man again!"

Although he didn't give him a specific promise, Xian Timur was already very satisfied, and even the other high-ranking Mongolian officials breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, they also understood that this is called the pattern!

It's no wonder that after the Zhu family captured them, they didn't kill them. Their ambitions are lofty, how can ordinary people understand!

From now on, it will be done honestly, and there will always be opportunities.

This was a meeting that everyone was satisfied with... After another day, Zhu Sheng and Jia Lu made an appointment. The two rode out of the city on donkeys, carrying the Zhu Family Army's outline of the division of land in their arms, and went to investigate the situation of the people.

Zhang Ximeng said that he did it by himself. He would not complete the great cause of dividing the land just because of their talk. On the contrary, the really difficult work was still to come.

But the two old men were obviously confident and unafraid.

"We can't let young people look down on us, and old horses should take the lead!" Jia Lu said with a smile.

Zhu Sheng frowned, "But we are riding a donkey!"

"What's wrong with the donkey? This little donkey can't run slower than a horse... If you don't believe me, just watch!" As he said, Jia Lu grabbed the whip and slapped Zhu Sheng's donkey's ass!

"Old Jia, you're doing something bad, you're playing dirty!" Zhu Sheng grabbed the reins and almost fell. Jia Lu's laughter sounded behind him, and the old man gave his little donkey a whip and chased after him...

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