Chapter eight hundred and seventy-eight good times and bad times
It has been a long time since Chu Kuan experienced such a feeling of frustration. And this kind of frustration is not the so-called inability to fight. After all, according to the current situation, even if Ah Liu can fight, he is just one person. The imperial guard outside
The valet didn't rush in because he didn't get his instructions.
However, Zhang Shou's words and deeds from what he just said to what he does now are all unexpected. In addition, Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing said some words to shake him, even if he only had a little doubt about his desperate move.
, that is also the greatest success of this difficult couple.
However, since Chu Kuan had already analyzed certain things clearly to Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, Chu Kuan would certainly not back down. For a person like Zhu Jing, who speaks and acts as steadily as a civil servant, he does not have to worry about people being loud-mouthed and spreading it all over the world. If
Without him forcing him to see Zhang Shou, perhaps Zhu Jing would have to think carefully about what he said to the emperor for a long time before selectively revealing some of his words.
But he has done everything, and he never regrets what he has done. In addition, now that all his wishes have been fulfilled one by one, and the biggest scourge has been eradicated one by one, he can no longer talk about how much he cares, since life and death are all matters.
It doesn't matter if he ignores it, is treasonous, and deserves death, so why should he hesitate?
Therefore, Chu Kuan took two steps back, and when he saw Ah Liu also retreating in front of Zhang Shou, he said calmly: "Xueshi Zhang may be right, I should really learn it. However, a Jiuzhangtang can't do that."
It is so difficult, and a public school has attracted countless criticisms. Your new learning initiative has caused such a huge backlash. You feel that there is no limit to the sea of learning, but the rotten scholars in the world can drown you!"
"It is said that in the early years of Taizu, there were government-run pharmacies and doctors in the world to ensure that poor people with no money could receive medical treatment; there were countless official schools and free schools in the world to enable poor children to study; there were also countless officials in the world
Yingshantang can prevent the people from having abandoned children die of cold and starvation, and any cruel parents who refuse to give up, drown or be buried alive will be severely punished..."
"And all of this was only possible because after expelling the Tartars, the government hoarded a large amount of unowned land and distributed it to the poor, and collected countless wealth as a reserve. Now, the world has been at peace for a long time, even if the great changes from the outside to the inside are
There have been two changes of leadership, but only a group of former high-ranking officials and powerful officials have been purged, while the gentry and landlords entrenched in various places are still getting richer and richer."
Although Zhang Shou was helped up by Ah Liu, he couldn't help but feel a bit of toothache when he heard Chu Kuan's words. It seems that Chu Kuan's illness is more serious than expected. Is this irreversible?
And just when he was about to open his mouth to refute, he heard the deep voice of his father-in-law.
"Emperor Taizu expelled the Tartars and restored the world's clothes. He was indeed a wise king and wise ruler who is rare in ancient and modern times. But how can you be sure that the so-called scene of people living and working in peace and contentment in the world at that time was really as you say now? The Spring and Autumn Period of Spring and Autumn Period by historians
, it has been the same throughout the ages, especially when it comes to whitewashing the Holy Lord and Ming Lord, they do everything possible!"
"Just like the "Old Book of Tang" at least mentioned Tang Taizong's shortcomings, in the "New Book of Tang", he didn't even mention his evil deeds of murdering his younger brothers. This is still a history of the Tang Dynasty written by people from the Song Dynasty, but people from the Tang Dynasty
Wouldn’t it be even more absurd to write about the history of the Tang Dynasty, or even the history of the Sui Dynasty?”
Chu Kuan did not expect that Zhu Jing, who was usually regarded as the admirer of Emperor Taizu, would suddenly refute him like this. He was stunned for a moment and then became furious: "What do you mean by whitewashing the Holy Lord Mingzhu, Zhu Jing, how dare you do this?"
What a treacherous act! How can our Emperor Taizong, who is proud of his own merits and keeps claiming that he offered his own plan to resolve the siege of Yanmen, be comparable to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty?"
Zhu Jing, however, did not flinch at all because of Chu Kuan's anger. Instead, he laughed calmly.
"From the end of the Song Dynasty to the end of the Yuan Dynasty, for more than a hundred years, there was first war and chaos in the world, then there were repeated civil strife in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, and local exploitation, and finally there was war and chaos in the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Do you know how many people were lost, and how many people were displaced? There is no one in the world.
There are so many fields, do you know how much of them are wastelands? How much manpower was needed to cultivate these wastelands at the beginning of the country, how many people were moved, and how many people died on the road because of this?"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard Zhu Jing talking about the war, population, and migration.
When many people talk about which dynasty or generation founded the country, they will praise the vitality and high morale, as if just fighting spirit will lead to subsequent prosperity and prosperity, but they have completely forgotten that no matter the Han, Sui, Song or Ming dynasties, in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in fact
There are not so many songs and dances to bring peace, because the world has been settled for a long time, and it is not easy to have enough food. The increasing abundance of warehouses is the result of the sacrifices of many people.
For example, the Great Migration mentioned by Zhu Jing, in terms of the current sentiment that ordinary people cannot leave their homeland, how many people are willing to migrate, especially from north to south, and from south to north, this large-scale cross-regional movement is simply
Impossible. As for administrative forced migration, if there are problems with material supply and scheduling, how many people will die on the road?
The most important thing is, what beliefs did the people in the early Ming Dynasty have and what fighting spirit they had?
How many of them, who are illiterate, are willing to sacrifice for the imperial government's political strategy? It cannot be said that Emperor Taizu imitated Zhu Yuanzhang. Faced with the situation of ten houses and nine empty houses in the world, no matter which dynasty, did not carry out large-scale population
Migration, how to carry out construction?
Once there is a sharp imbalance in the population between the north and the south, the number of people who pass the imperial examination will continue to be out of balance. Therefore, just like the provincial quotas for university admissions in later generations, in this day and age, the quota for the provincial examination, that is, the number of candidates, is also determined by each province.
Quota, and in the final admissions process for the general examination and palace examination, the north and the south will also be considered in a balanced manner.
After a moment, Zhang Shou realized that he was thinking too far, but he couldn't help but said softly: "In prosperity, the people suffer; in death, the people suffer."
Zhang Shou and Zhu Jing actually sang in harmony like this, and Chu Kuan's face inevitably turned ferocious: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. How can we slander a wise king and his lord because of the complaints of a foolish man and a foolish woman?"
Zhu Jing ignored Chu Kuan. He didn't even give Zhang Shou a chance to steal the conversation again and continued speaking calmly.
"As for the doctors and pharmacies you mentioned, at that time, the world was in a state of peace, and everything was prosperous. There were few good doctors, and the so-called custom of Xinglin was to cherish their brooms. Even if they were ordered to accept apprentices and professors, many people would just do it. So.
Many so-called doctors are just scholars who know a few words, holding a medical book and pretending to take people's pulses, but in fact they don't know how to treat patients at all."
"If you can't even feel your pulse, your treatment is just quack medicine. As for prescribing prescriptions, you just copy them. But if you do this, you can still get lucky and cure a few people out of dozens of people.
But, use your own brain to think about it carefully. The world has just been settled, and taxes have not even had time to collect a few dollars. How can the imperial court have the money to hoard medicinal materials? "
"Do you know how many herbal medicine shops in the world were destroyed at that time because of the system of doctors and pharmacies? Do you know how many good families in the world who used to give up rice instead of porridge and collect less rent because they were forced to lose their medicinal materials?
, and their families were destroyed. Aren’t the gentry in the world all cannibals who eat people without spitting out their bones? If they just escaped from the war and were squeezed out by some officials like this, what would be their way of survival?"
"Also, do you know how many of those schools teach the teaching materials approved by Emperor Taizu, rather than just changing the soup without changing the medicine? Because there are not enough teachers in the world who understand those teaching materials! Do you know what is called kindness?
How many people in the hall are actually harboring filth and evil, or even buying and selling babies? A good system must be implemented by someone!"
"Do you know how many parents who cannot afford to raise their children dig holes in their houses and bury their children alive in order to cope with the so-called ban on childbirth? Do you know how many parents should have been given to their families?
Are the court subsidies for families with five or more children in the hands of some corrupt officials?"
"Emperor Taizu went on a killing spree for this reason and killed many, many people. But it is said that people in the world fear power but not virtue. But do you know that no matter how severe the punishment is, the benefits will be tenfold and a hundredfold, but
Some people are not afraid of death! And among those Confucian scholars who think they are right, how many of them are willing to die in order to uphold the so-called sages’ teachings and combat the so-called heretics!”
"Emperor Taizu finally realized that he could not seek quick success, so he abdicated sadly! Wake up, no matter it was during the reign of Taizu or the era of praise and praise in the history books, they are all nothing but flattering words! How much light there is
, there is so much darkness!”
"And it's absolutely impossible for someone like you to use conspiracy and conspiracy to kill and use these sneaky tricks to change an era for the better!"
"I don't want to talk about running a big country like cooking small dishes. I just want to say that all dynasties from ancient times to the present have been enterprising at the beginning of the country, and then the shortcomings have gradually deepened. By the end of the dynasty, they have never been stupid kings.
The treacherous ministers cover the sky with one hand, but the Jin gentry lives in drunkenness and dreams, and the people do not care about life or death."
"But it's not that time yet. Watching the world, not only the few servants in the palace are doing it, I am also doing it under orders, and more people are also paying attention quietly. As long as the superiors can know the inferiors, they will not
As for that outcome. But now, the emperor has appointed the third prince as the crown prince. He is a studious yet resolute prince. No matter from which point of view, you don't need to worry!"
"If you still want to say that the weapons blueprints in the Ordnance Bureau are not properly kept, and the magic weapons are in danger of being lost, who is behind this to make the imperial court fight less wars and expand territory?
, if the military ministers can keep their peace and the civil servants can hold great power, then what I want to say is that you have overplayed the role of the so-called conspiracy."
"Even if there are really no blueprints in the Ordnance Bureau, there are likely to be manuscripts elsewhere. And craftsmen who are proficient in assembly will not be really helpless just because one is missing. There must be a brave man under a heavy reward, just like Zhang Shou
Being able to make so many things with a young untrained craftsman, even earning him the name of a great craftsman, aren't there more skilled craftsmen like this in the world?"
"You are the emperor's confidant, but you are not the only confidant of the emperor! Just like I am a good general, but there are many generals in the world who are stronger than me. There have been in the past, and there will be no less in the future. The world has always been
There is no shortage of capable people!”
What should be said was all said by Zhu Jing, the father-in-law. Zhang Shou felt very satisfied, and because of his relaxed mood at this moment, he couldn't help but murmured softly: "No matter who is missing, the earth will still be the same."
Turn as usual."
But the moment the words came out of his mouth, he suddenly felt a chill coming towards his face. But immediately afterwards, his eyes blurred, and when he looked closer, he saw that Ah Liu was directly in front of him, and the young man was facing each other tit for tat.
He used his fists and kicks together to fend off Chu Kuan who was rushing towards him.
However, instead of feeling frustrated, the latter laughed and said, "Sure enough, Zhang, you also know that the earth under your feet is round. How dare you say that you didn't know it from birth?"
"Why, Emperor Taizu once left the theory of the round earth?" Zhang Shou had already smashed the jar. At this moment, instead of showing any fear, he smiled and said, "I have already told the students
It has been said that the earth is round, and it has also been said that the stars in the sky will rotate... This is not something that is known from birth, it is just a truth summarized from practical observation."
"And these truths that seem to have nothing to do with the actual situation are the cornerstones of improving things like looms, spinning wheels, etc., which is the so-called knowing what is happening, and then knowing why it is happening. So, Eunuch Chu, what kind of world are you persistently pursuing?
Is there a second Emperor Taizu who was born to know it? This is completely unnecessary."
"The wise and mighty Emperor Taizu has encountered obstacles in the face of reality, let alone other people who are not as good as him?"
"You expect me to use my brain and draw you a bunch of drawings of magic weapons? If I had this ability, wouldn't it be better for me to find a small, remote country to make these things and dominate them? And I would go to all the trouble of bringing so many students with me.
?”
Chu Kuan looked coldly at Zhang Shou, who was so close and within reach, but couldn't do anything to him because there was Ah Liu in the distance. He narrowed his eyes and finally laughed: "It seems that you are the master Zhang after all."
The kind of person who refuses to reveal his flaws even when pushed to a dead end. Although you are the teacher of His Highness the Crown Prince, a person whom the Emperor values very much, and you are more likely to be the Emperor's son-in-law, but..."
"Since you don't admit that you are a person who is born with knowledge like Emperor Taizu, and you are unwilling to translate the Taizu's Notes in the Ancient and Modern Tongji Library, let alone restore the magical weapons in the Ordnance Bureau that are likely to be lost from generation to generation,
Then, if you stay alone in this world, you may be as gentle and harmless as the cannon thrown by Ah Liu just now, but..."
"But it may also become a huge evil in the world, with endless consequences!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he shouted sharply: "Listen to me, let's set off rockets!"
Zhu Jing's expression suddenly changed, especially when he saw Ah Liu rushing up to fight with people almost instantly, he couldn't help but shouted angrily: "You are crazy, you are using rockets in such a narrow place, and you are also hurting yourself."
Can’t run!”
"Zhao Guogong, I have told you so many things, but I never thought I would survive." Although he was the most difficult opponent in front of him, Chu Kuan was still smiling. Although his words were broken, he still remained the same.
He spoke clearly, "You are all people who stick to your word, so as long as you agreed just now, I can apologize on the spot. But it's a pity that you two are too gentlemen in your behavior."
"You don't even bother to lie to me and lie to me. In that case, let's die together. I will either dig out the rotten sores or burn them with fire to let them reappear, and then I can calmly
Treat it. I don’t know if it’s a good or bad sore in Academician Zhang. If I just let it go, it would really go against the purpose of my life.”
"Since you, Mr. Zhao Guo, have done all you can to protect him, I have no choice but to say I'm sorry!"