"People without capital will be poor, poverty will be violent, people without industry will be blind, and blindness will lead to chaos. In ancient times, the art of governance is to calm the people and prosper things. Without capital and industry, it will lead to riots, and the rule will be peaceful. The death of the Liang family, how can Hou Jing
A single person did it? How can the people be foolish if they follow riots instead of following rituals and music? The Liang family has been out of control for a long time, and the whole world has abandoned it..."
When it comes to the governance of the country, Nanliang can be said to be the best example. Li Tai often expressed his opinions by criticizing the politics of Nanliang.
Most of the teachers and students at the Xiangyang Selection Institute were considered to be the ruling class in the original Nanliang society. Of course, Li Tai's method of slicing Nanliang into pieces and whipping corpses was emotionally unacceptable. But intellectually
On the other hand, they also want to hear where the decline of Nanliang lies in the eyes of Li Tai, the world's leading general.
As for the decadence of the ruling class in the Southern Liang Dynasty, some scholars had introspected and advised Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty long before the Hou Jing Rebellion. The most famous one was He Chen, a regular servant of the Disciplined Cavalry during the Datong period of the Southern Liang Dynasty, who advised Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty on the national household registration.
The losses were serious, local officials were corrupt, the court was extravagant and wasteful, at the same time the emperor was surrounded by unruly people who competed for advancement, rewards and punishments were unfair, the court was redundant and expensive, and so on.
This remonstrance directly defeated Emperor Wu of Liang at that time. He directly dictated the edict and asked He Chen, "If you say someone is corrupt and illegal and is a slave to the common people, if you have the guts to name anyone and say it, I will kill him!"
I have believed in Buddhism for decades. I have not spent any public money on food or drink. At banquets, officials only use vegetables. I have not slaughtered the three animals sacrificed to my ancestors for a long time. I have made dozens of dishes from a single cucumber. I have not had sex for more than thirty years. In my life,
I don't like singing and drinking, but when I'm busy, I only have one meal every day. Back then, my waist was more than ten inches, but now I'm more than two feet thin, and I still have the belt I had back then! Who am I doing this for? Isn't it for the common people!
I have already come this far, and you smart people are still here talking nonsense. Come on, do you have any clever tricks to deal with these messes you mentioned? If you don't say it out, you are deceiving the court. Let's see if I can mess with you.
That’s it!
He Chen was frightened by the old Bodhisattva's behavior. He just knelt down repeatedly to apologize and never dared to mention the remonstrance. But not mentioning it did not mean that there was nothing. The people in Nanliang Kingdom couldn't stand the old Bodhisattva's behavior, but he himself
Wanting to challenge the difficulty, I took the initiative to welcome Hou Jing, who had never suffered from his PUA, and I couldn't take a bite of sweetness until I died.
Li Tai talked about this not to discuss the political gains and losses of Nanliang, but to teach these preparatory officials what attitude they should maintain when facing the people they manage. In particular, the general public will have different opinions under different circumstances.
What kind of state and reaction will they have, and how will these reactions affect them?
After entering Jiankang City, the capital of Nanliang, a foreign rebel general in Hou Jingqu District was able to feel as comfortable as a fish in water, inciting a large number of people at the bottom to follow and rebel, which exposed the fragility of Nanliang's rule and made Liang Liang
Emperor Wu's self-praising became a complete joke!
The ruling class of Nanliang has a characteristic, that is, it pays close attention to ideology through academic debates, interpretation of scriptures and religious propaganda, including everything from top to bottom. Even Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty had a strong influence on the ideological construction of Nanliang.
They all said it was not enough.
But Bodhisattva Xiao and those powerful people ignored it, or didn't care at all. No matter how good their ideological construction was, they couldn't relieve their hunger!
Without income, the people will become poor and violent, and without industry, they will engage in unrest. The situation could still be maintained before because there are hundreds of thousands of armed forces in the region. But after these troops were lost in the Hanshan War, Huainan killed another one.
Brother, take the lead, I’m not going to flock here to buy it for zero yuan, I’m still waiting for you to become a saint and explode the relics!
In the political ecology of the Middle Ages, the general public did not have the qualifications to express their political demands at all. Of course, they did not have any political demands. They only had the most basic desire for survival, but they were often not satisfied.
Even the people of Nanliang who still remember the devastation of Hou Jing's rebellion are more frightened by Hou Jing and his rebels, but they ignore that most of the rebels are civilians who had allowed them to exploit their flesh and blood.
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Li Tai's remarks are not very new, but the perspective is very special, emphasizing the subjective initiative of the general public. The world is of course unfair. Some people have more and some have less, but if you must treat people
Forced to have nothing left, when they only have this life left, there is a high chance that they will risk their lives with you.
This kind of angle of talking about things is still a bit unaccustomed to people, so after Li Tai finished one of his political courses, many teachers and students inside and outside the faculty were still sitting silently, digesting and understanding all this.
"The people have nothing to protect, so they should fight for it. The king does not take advantage of the tired and weak people, but teaches them to use property as the foundation of governance. This is truly benevolent and righteous! When the king is prosperous, the seas and rivers are clear. The world has been in chaos for a long time, and the people have suffered.
It has been a long time since the deeds of the sages and saints have spread throughout this world! The rest of you are lucky enough to receive this teaching, so you should prosper and help the world, and you will not dare to slack off!"
After the class was over, Li Tai stood up and left. A student in the class bowed to him deeply, holding the meticulous class notes in his hand, and said loudly with admiration on his face.
Li Tai is now considered to be well-informed, and it is not surprising to be flattered in person. However, seeing that this young man still has a dignified expression and clear eyes while flattering him, which shows that it is not just simple flattery.
But I sincerely believe in my own words.
So he stopped, looked at the young man and said with a smile: "The people have nothing to defend, so they should fight. The transition between fighting and defending is the focus of political governance. This can be regarded as an insight into the subject.
Who are you from, and how did you get here to be selected?"
The young man was even more flattered when he heard this question, and his tone was trembling with excitement. He hurriedly replied: "My name is Liu Xingben. I have been living in Hanzhong for a long time with my uncle. When the king entered Nanzheng, he came under his rule.
Later, he joined the government school and was a candidate for selection for the government school this year."
Hearing the young man's self-introduction, Li Taicai vaguely remembered that Liu Xing was originally Liu Fan's nephew. After the capture of Nanzheng, Li Tai and his uncle Liu Fan brought him back to Mianbei. At that time, Jingzhou Fuxue was established.
Soon, there was also a lack of enough teachers, so he was forced into a private school.
Xu Heng, the academic officer next to him who was the chief registrar of the academy, also stepped forward and added: "Liu Lang has always been among the best in the school's performance evaluation, and he has a deep understanding of what Wang Fan taught. Many students in the school have occasionally failed to understand or are one-sided.
, also seek more advice from Liu Lang to resolve your doubts!"
After hearing this, Li Tai looked at Liu Xingben with even more admiration, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "One's own knowledge is not true knowledge. Learn and teach to others, know and practice. Liu Lang is very good at learning.
It’s impressive. I hope I can perform well in my work in the future!”
"You must do your best and live up to your Majesty's teachings!"
Liu Xingben said quickly after hearing this.
After the lecture, Li Tai did not leave the selection hall immediately. Instead, accompanied by academic officer Xu Heng and several others, he came to the main hall of the college to learn about the current situation of the college.
The chief minister of the Selectorate is Li Tai's cousin Li Shiyuan. Except for Li Pi, who is serving in Longyou, the other four of his cousins are now serving in the Tai government and outside.
The highest-ranking person is Li Pei, who serves as the general manager of Jingzhou, followed by Li Miao, who serves as the general manager of Jiangling, and Li Shicao, who serves as a wine sacrificer in Taifu. In addition, he follows Zhou Hongzheng and others to edit the books shipped from Jiangling.
Li Chao, and his third brother Li Ao who was sent to Xiangzhou.
Nowadays, the cousins of the Li family in Longxi and Li Tai's contemporaries are mainly those who do not have nothing to do. They all hold different positions according to their talents and temperaments. Although not everyone is in a confidential position, they all have their own performance.
Li Shiyuan was also used to Li Tai coming to the selection hall for inspections every once in a while. While he was still teaching the apprentices, he had already prepared all the content that needed to be reported. When Li Tai came to the straight hall, he took a short break and exchanged greetings.
Then he began to report on the affairs of the hospital in an orderly manner.
"This month, there are 103 new elected disciples in the academy. The total number of selected disciples in the academy is 1,365, and there are 263 people living in public houses..."
The admissions regulations of the Selection Institute are relatively liberal. Thousands of candidates were recruited after a major examination in May, and the number has increased since then. Many who were inconvenient to participate before, or were unwilling to participate, see
After the Electoral Council grew in size, they all joined in one after another, and Li Tai also accepted them.
The increase in candidates means that the appeal and recognition of the Taiwan government is increasing. Otherwise, no matter what we do, there will be no response, and this one-man show will not be very easy to sing. Because most of the candidates who join here are self-funded, even though the number of students is increasing,
However, the cost of running the school has not increased much, but a lot more tuition fees have been charged.
Of course, profit is not the purpose of running a school. In addition to selecting talents, the Selection Institute also assumes the role of correcting and reshaping ideologies. Therefore, in addition to the format of government orders, it also teaches subjects such as economics, history, law, and literature.
As for the teaching materials required for teaching, they all need to be approved by Li Tai before they can be used for teaching.
However, this review and approval work is also very arduous. The doctrines of the classics are all about subtle meanings. How to interpret and express what kind of political intentions, many great scholars like Bai Shouqiong Jing are still unable to distinguish clearly, not to mention that Li Tai is already alienated from the academic world of the times.
the soul of the hereafter.
Faced with this problem, the most reasonable approach is of course not to start from scratch and improve oneself to become a scholar and then debate the scriptures with the masses, but to attract another group of doctrines and let them collide and debate with each other, thereby extracting the correct meaning. Doctrine content that is beneficial to oneself.
When it comes to this point, the Li family in Longxi is considered to have an advantage. After all, their ancestor Li Hao has inherited the Confucian classics. In modern times, Li Gang's father Li Yanzhi was an academic representative of the Northern Wei Dynasty. At least he was able to Be able to absorb and criticize Southern learning.
However, facing the huge and complex academic system of classics and meanings built over hundreds of years in the Southern Dynasties, the Li family in Longxi was also weak in strength, so Li Tai naturally thought of shaking people off.