The middle-aged man on the podium, named Fan Xueqin, is the dean of the School of Humanities and History at Jinling University.
Tang Ming actually knew each other.
Fan Xueqin is not just a university teacher, his true identity is actually the head of the Fan family in Jinling.
Fan Zhongtian, the guard of Jinling, came from the Fan family back then. In terms of seniority, Fan Zhongtian was considered to be Fan Xueqin's elder.
And there's one more thing.
Fan Xueqin's eldest brother was killed by a powerful hidden man during the Jinling turmoil in order to help Tang Ming's father Tang Anyin, leaving behind a fiancée named He Jing.
Tang Anyin even passed down the magical power - "Star Reacher"! "Does Dean Fan come here often to teach?"
Tang Ming asked in a low voice.
"I don't come often."
"It's just that the professional course teacher has been busy recently, and Dean Fan has taken over the class temporarily."
Miao Liyun explained: "Dean Fan is very knowledgeable and well-read. His history class is very interesting. However, Dean Fan likes to ask people to answer questions. Monitor, take a look at these review materials and be careful with him later."
I want you to answer the question."
Tang Ming nodded slightly.
At this time, Fan Xueqin wrote the words "Emperor Hongwu, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty" on the blackboard. The handwriting was vigorous and powerful, with dragons and phoenixes dancing, and it had the charm of a great calligrapher.
"Students, let's pick up where we left off last time."
"Today's topic, I would like to discuss with you the character of Ming Taizu, especially his merits and demerits in his later years."
"There were many dynasties in ancient China, but Ming Taizu was an extremely special one. There are different opinions about the records of the Hongwu Emperor's later years, including official history, unofficial history, and even many rural legends."
Fan Xueqin talked eloquently: "Today is an open discussion class, and everyone is welcome to express their opinions."
Ming Taizu! Upon hearing these three words, Tang Ming subconsciously thought of the mausoleum in the Zhulin Mountain Relics.
There were also sacrificed warriors such as Long Yuan, Hu Ben, and Xue Sha.
…With Fan Xueqin’s guidance, the enthusiasm of everyone in the class was also aroused.
As a domestic institution of higher learning, Nanjing University’s humanities and history major is considered to be at the top, and there are naturally many academic leaders.
At this time, a slightly handsome boy wearing glasses stood up.
"Teacher, I think Ming Taizu's achievements are enough to rank among the top three emperors in ancient China."
The boy pushed up his glasses and said: "From being a commoner, to traveling around the world, and then to pacifying the world and carrying out the Hongwu rule."
"We say it's simple, but in fact, it's impossible for anyone to achieve this."
"Whether it is politics, military or economics, Taizu of Ming Dynasty can be regarded as self-denial, diligence and avoidance. What is particularly valuable is that his farsightedness and ability are extremely rare. He can unify the country overseas without conquering it, including the countries in Southeast Asia.
The suppression and diplomatic methods are extremely powerful.”
The boy raised his eyes and said: "So the student thinks that the Hongwu rule of Ming Taizu ranks among the top three prosperous times in ancient Chinese history."
Fan Xueqin nodded with a smile, without making too much judgment. He just smiled and looked at the other students with some encouragement in his eyes.
"Teacher, I have a different opinion."
Miao Liyun suddenly raised her hand.
Fan Xueqin smiled and said: "Okay, please tell me, Mr. Miao."
"Um."
Miao Liyun stood up and looked at the boy from before: "Classmate Zhang is right. I also admire Ming Taizu very much, but merit is merit and fault is fault. The two must not be confused."
"In the later years of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu fell into strife. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, he killed Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, massacred three ethnic groups, and implicated more than 10,000 people in his party. In the following ten years, more than 30,000 people were implicated in the case."
"In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu's reign, Jin Yiwei's cronies participated in Lan Yu's rebellion, and there was another large-scale purge and implication. There were many meritorious generals among them. There were 25,000 people registered alone."
Miao Liyun paused and continued: "The killings in his later years were too intense, which had a huge impact on the Ming Dynasty's follow-up, and the merits are not worth it. Moreover, the murderous intention made everyone in the court panic, and laid the foundation for future disasters."
These historical materials are briefly mentioned in books, and most of them are summarized using the Spring and Autumn style of writing.
The data Miao Liyun mentioned before were all obtained by reading historical records in the library.
"Haha, classmate Miao is really thoughtful."
Fan Xueqin smiled and said: "I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to find out these data, right?"
Miao Liyun nodded slightly: "This is a topic left by the teacher last week. I feel that since we want to judge a person's merits and demerits, we must do a detailed investigation."
The classmates in the class also cast admiring glances.
It's easier said than done. It's extremely tedious to look for data in those ancient texts that are so obscure and complicated, and most people really can't do it.
"Tsk, tsk, Miao Liyun is really amazing, don't you think so, Old Tang?"
Qi Yunxiao lay on the table, covering his head with a book for fear that the teacher would ask him to answer questions.
"Well..." Tang Ming nodded slightly, looking a little absent-minded.
Ming Taizu killed so many people in his later years, and all of them were his cronies. Although it was under the guise of rebellion, it was too strange.
And listen to the numbers reported by Miao Liyun.
like.
It is almost the same as the number of war spirits in the mausoleum... The boy named Zhang pushed up his glasses and said: "Since Mr. Miao has investigated it, he should have a better understanding of the gap in social and economic levels between the early Ming Dynasty and the late Yuan Dynasty, right?
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"In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the people were in dire straits, the meat of the rich dogs smelled stinky, and the roads were frozen to death. However, after Ming Taizu brought peace to the world, the socio-economic level, including the food level, was greatly improved.
"In addition, the Ming Taizu era was one of the best periods for social welfare in ancient China. Free nursing homes, free hospitals, and free cemeteries all appeared."
“We even piloted a low-income housing policy in Jinling, which was the world’s earliest national free welfare housing.”
Classmate Zhang’s words made many people nod slightly.
The social welfare during the Ming Taizu period was indeed outstanding when looking at ancient Chinese society.
Moreover, overthrowing the rule of the Yuan Dynasty can be regarded as returning the Chinese dynasty to the Han people, eliminating riots, pacifying the world, and abolishing the racial and hierarchical oppression policies formulated by the Yuan Dynasty.
These alone are enough to prove that Ming Taizu became one of the most outstanding kings in China.
Miao Liyun frowned slightly: "Zhang Jieyun, I am not denying the merits of Ming Taizu. What I mean is that merit is merit, and fault is fault. They cannot be confused."
Zhang Jie said: "Ming Taizu was born as a farmer. He worked as a beggar and a monk. Even though these experiences left him with some stains in his later years, I think his achievements were enough to outweigh those shortcomings."
"No!"
Miao Liyun clenched her fists and said firmly: "I still stick to my point of view. He has merit, but his fault is also huge!"
"The massacre of heroes, the previously mentioned 'Hu Lan's Prison', including several later party prisons, killed a large number of heroes in the early Ming Dynasty, which indirectly led to the subsequent Jingnan campaign, and the court had no generals to dispatch!"
"What's even more cruel is that he restored the system of human sacrifice that had been abolished since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the number of human sacrifices committed by Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was the largest, which is rare in all dynasties!"