The golden scales descended and the auspicious signs brought prosperity, and the common people kowtowed and bowed to the north.
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I hope that the Holy King will come from the east and bring peace and tranquility to the world.
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These were all written by Cui Shi, the leader of the literary and poetic circles of the dynasty. Although the writing style is a little straightforward and the language is a little simple, it still allows the emperor to see his patriotic heart and expresses his extremely strong patriotism and love for the people.
, so he is loved by the people. Although this dear man has no political achievements, he has been promoted all the way. From Yilang, he became a waiter and received doctor's sacrificial wine, and then he was promoted to Guang Luxun, which was just one step away from the core of the temple.
It's hard for everyone to say anything about this kind of behavior. The emperor likes it, so what else can you do?
However, when this person dedicated two of his works to the emperor, the contents of these two books shocked everyone. They never thought that someone who only focused on licking...not writing poems and poems
The minister actually had such insight and talent. After submitting the "Political Commentary" he wrote to the emperor, the emperor was stunned and immediately passed it on to the ministers to read.
According to Cui Shi himself, in the first year of Yuanjia, the imperial court ordered the ministers and counties to recommend the most filial and virtuous people. He was recommended by the county and was conscripted into the official carriage. Due to illness, he could not do anything, except for being a man. During his time as an official
, discussed dozens of things that were convenient in the world, called "Political Commentary", but it was not completed into a book, and his political commentary was not accepted by the emperor.
The little fat man watched it carefully and repeatedly.
Cui Shi's argument was to the point, and his words were touching and accurate, which even moved the emperor. The first point of his argument was to prohibit extravagance and tyranny, and to oppose corruption and oppression. Because of the great rule of the country, the people were rich, and powerful families were suppressed.
, but in such a prosperous and prosperous time, people naturally became rich, and the resulting influence was that luxury became common.
Cui Shi was very opposed to such a trend. Many ministers believed that luxury was a reflection of the prosperous age and could also show the so-called celebrity style. Cui Shi thought that such a trend meant that the scholars became corrupt and had no interest in state affairs and were unwilling to do so.
After the little fat man came to the throne, he devoted himself to thrift because the treasury was empty. Now, although the treasury is rich, he can only continue to be frugal due to the influence of famous people.
In this regard, he agreed with Cui Shi.
In addition, there is the issue of corruption and bribery. Because of the system of meritorious service in civilian villages and the appointment of officials in government schools, most officials have problems with their moral cultivation. As a result, many things such as corruption and bribery have occurred, which has made officials such as He Xiu even more miserable.
With sufficient reasons to oppose the meritorious service system, Cui believed that the problem could be solved by improving the treatment of officials and raising their salaries to maintain integrity.
In addition, he pointed out that today's cultivated land is not proportional to the population. For example, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places have little cultivated land but a large population, while Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places have vast land and sparsely populated areas. He proposed that the court still needs to implement large-scale implementation
The ratio of population to cultivated land was adjusted by relocating people to different areas.
Finally, there is the issue of the legal system. In terms of the legal system, he also proposed that "punishers are the medicine to control chaos; moral teachers are the meat to promote peace." He advocated that the use of virtue and punishment should be based on
Time changes. In troubled times, when "the power of hundreds of kings is met with misfortune", severe punishments should be used, while in prosperous times, the two should be combined. He especially praised Emperor Xuan for adopting severe punishments to stabilize society.
It is also mentioned that the Yuan Emperor followed Confucianism and "adopted many lenient policies" and became the "lord of fundamental disasters" in the dynasty.
The little fat man nodded. Indeed, he implemented severe punishments and was forced by the times. It can be seen that he is also a wise master like Emperor Xuan. I think Yang Qiu, Zhang He and others will also like this political commentary.
, he continued to look, and Cui Shi was very opposed to the matter of pardon, believing that "pardon is used to amend an adulterer, and an adulterer is pardoned to amuse others." Frequent pardons to criminals not only fail to stop crimes, but also make people "take offense lightly."
"There are many evildoers", so that they promote each other and "the two cannot rest". It is advocated that amnesty should not be issued easily, and it is best to give amnesty only once every ten years or more.
As soon as this complete political treatise came out, all the officials were shocked and praised it one after another. The priests from Taiyuan College and Menzi School were the first to take away the article and copied it with their own hands, so that many scholars could learn from it. This made Cui Shi famous immediately.
At home, his reputation was known all over the world. Later, Cui Shi came up with another killer weapon, the "Four People's Monthly Order".
This was a real killer weapon. The emperor almost jumped up when he saw it, and he was astonished to Cui Shi.
This book has nine sections in total, describing all the agricultural activities in the farm from January to December, the order of seasons, and many handicrafts. The first section mainly talks about how to offer sacrifices, how to carry out family rituals, and how to treat children in the family.
Education, how to maintain and improve family relationships, how to deal with old and new relationships in society, etc., have also written detailed regulations from many aspects.
The second is how to arrange farming and harvesting according to the seasonal climate, how to grow oil crops and vegetables, and how to process them.
The third is to teach the people how to carry out spinning, weaving and dyeing, scouring, tailoring, washing, remaking and other handicrafts. The detailed and accurate records in it made the little fat man wonder whether this guy was at home all day long.
Working as a female worker??
The fourth is to teach the people how to process food and brew. Seeing this, the little fat man was already a little doubtful. How could a great scholar who read and wrote poems all day long be proficient in these agricultural tasks?
The fifth is how to build houses and farmland water conservancy projects. In this section, the Confucian scholar turns into a master of construction and teaches the people how to build houses and even water conservancy projects. He also has very good insights, which should be shown to Wang Fu.
The sixth is how to collect wild plants, mainly medicinal materials, and prepare medicinal herbs. This guy really knows how to prepare medicinal materials! The little fat man even asked the imperial physician in the palace to come and take a look at this.
Whether the content of the article is true or not, who knows, the imperial doctor just took a few glances and took out his pen and ink to copy it down. This has convinced the little fat man of the authenticity of this book.
The seventh is how to preserve all the various tools in the collection, which the little fat man didn’t care too much about.
The eighth section talks about the daily necessities and miscellaneous matters.
The ninth section was about how to bathe, keep clean, and the importance of cleanliness. The little fat man didn't pay attention to this. How important can keeping clean be?
After reading all nine chapters, the little fat man was already amazed by this great scholar. He handed the book to He Xiu and asked him to read it. He Xiu just took a few glances and felt a little uncomfortable.
He believed it and asked: "But it's an ancient book in the palace?" The little fat man told him that it was written by the great scholar Cui Shi, but He Xiu didn't believe it at all. He still believed that he could write political commentaries.
But this book covers everything from farming to construction, handicrafts, medical skills, and even mentions animal husbandry and breeding. How could this be something he could have written? He Xiu took the book and read it again.
After a while, he shook his head and said: "I absolutely don't believe it. He can write poetry and prose, but he will never be able to write this book!"
The little fat man looked at He Xiu quietly and asked, "Master He, how about we make a bet?"
He Xiu looked at the little fat man, why did these words sound so familiar?