The Red Mansions

Chapter 91 Emperor Chongping: This son...has the talent of Wang Zuo!

"One hundred and twenty chapters, as for Liu Han Xianzhu..."

Jia Heng had plastic surgery and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Emperor Chongping with a wave of his hand. The emperor smiled lightly and said loudly: "It would be boring to say it in advance."

Jia Heng: "..."

It is you who is asking, and you are the one who is not allowed to talk. Is this the emperor?
Jia Heng paused, and praised "against his will", "Your Majesty's sincere words are words of gold and stone."

On the other side, Dai Quan poured a cup of tea with the eunuch, brought it to the table, and said with a light smile, "Mr. Jia drinks tea."

Jia Heng nodded and thanked in a low voice.

These eunuchs, because of their personal experiences, tend to be narrow-minded, look down upon each other, hold a lot of resentment, and fight for loyalty.

Emperor Chongping also took a cup of tea, and said in a loud voice: "The eldest princess said that you are well versed in historical events, good at talking about ancient and modern times, and when explaining the manuscripts of the Three Kingdoms, the ones who made troubles all over the world belonged to the Yuan family. The family is in chaos, but Song and Ming are not seen, why is that?"

Different from Princess Jinyang, as an emperor, Emperor Chongping's method may not be as scientific and systematic as Jia Heng's, but at a high level, he has the same understanding of the rise and fall of the later Han Dynasty from different angles.

Because the Three Kingdoms returned to Jin, and Jin was Sima in Hanoi, so he was not a family.

Therefore, when the eldest princess was in high spirits the day before yesterday and briefly explained Jia Heng's point of view to Emperor Chongping, Emperor Chongping didn't feel deafened by this theory, but was slightly puzzled by Jia Heng who held this theory.

This is to say that the "student" Princess Jinyang is not good at learning. Even though she listened to Jia Heng's statement and analysis, she did not explain it to Emperor Chongping. ox.

Therefore, the kind of carefree feeling that the mercury poured down the ground from a high-rise building naturally did not attract the slightest bit in Emperor Chongping's heart.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, at that time, Heng was only interested in book business, and he was talking about history with His Highness Jinyang, which was the opinion of Heng's family."

Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "There is no need to hide your clumsiness in front of me, but you have seen something, just tell it. I have to listen to the history of the doctor of history from the Imperial Academy and the Hongwen Museum every month."

On this side, Princess Jinyang turned her beautiful eyes full of water to Jia Heng, and said with a light smile: "Jia Heng, the emperor's brother is magnificent, and has the capacity of a holy emperor who can accommodate all rivers, you just come."

At this time, Li Chanyue also cast a pair of crystal clear eyes on the young man in green.

Jia Heng pondered for a while, looked into the eyes of the pair, and said, "Caomin and His Highness Jinyang have mentioned this matter."

Princess Jinyang blushed, and said: "What you said, I forgot for a while when I told the emperor brother."

Jia Heng said: "In the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, the family was destroyed and abandoned, and the five surnames and seven hopes became bones in the tomb."

Emperor Chongping's face paused slightly, he remained silent, and after a while, said: "It's true."

Jia Heng said: "As for the Song Dynasty, the career path was widely opened, and the printing of books was cheap, so the aristocratic family had no tendency to revive. However, the local gentry received land donations and were exempted from taxation and labor... It is almost the same as the prefects of the Han Dynasty, There is no difference in power."

But in fact there is still a difference, but it is hard to explain clearly in a few words.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongping's complexion was gloomy, and his eyes were gloomy and scary.

Jia Heng was silent again, thinking in his heart.

The tyrants are like onions and leeks, and they need to be harvested regularly, but behind the gentry are retired bureaucrats, who themselves are part of the state machine, how is self-revolution possible?

It's not even as good as a strong man. A strong man is at least the core of the ruling class composed of county guards, county magistrates, and military meritorious service. They are quite class-conscious.

Emperor Chongping took a deep breath, and looked at the young man across from him, he already had a different meaning, this boy didn't say anything else, he took the last sentence as a well-informed one, and hit the nail on the head.

Emperor Chongping said: "Why did the Song and Ming Dynasties die?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said: "The Song and Ming Dynasties were killed by the Hulu in the north. This is recorded in history."

The emperor asked Song and Ming famously, but he actually asked about this dynasty.

In fact, he didn't want to discuss this issue all at once, because there was no groundwork in place.

Not only does writing a novel need a foreshadowing, but the rhythm of speaking also needs a foreshadowing.

The ancient strategists used a common method called reasoning with examples.

Just to attract the king's idea, I will first say a small fable to warm up the scene, and then move on, while observing the words and expressions, some words may be very reasonable, but I can't say them at this time, there is a sequence of words .

Emperor Chongping said: "You can talk about your family."

Jia Heng said: "With the fall of the Song and Ming Dynasties, internal and external troubles combined, and in the end the artifact changed hands, and the society was destroyed."

Still the same sentence, the emperor asked Song and Ming about famous books, but he actually asked about this dynasty.

The Guochao system is undoubtedly a strengthened version of the Song Dynasty and a weakened version of the Ming Dynasty.

But the emperor asked this question very tricky, even a little embarrassing.

Because, you have to find commonalities and differences.

This is the finale question in the essay questions.

This is not a question of him, even the grand scholars of the dynasty have to think for a long time before they can answer.

He felt that this was more like a random question from Emperor Chongping, and he probably didn't expect him to give a refreshing answer that he worshiped as Shangqing.

It's more like a teacher's test of a student.

But his student... In fact, he wants to be a teacher instead.

"Internal troubles and external troubles?" Emperor Chongping regained his composure and said, "Where are the internal troubles and where are the external troubles?"

Jia Heng said: "There is no cloud barrier outside the Song Dynasty, and the military affairs are weak. The Hulu hang in the sky like a sharp sword in the north. It is not surprising that they died outside! Chronic disease, resulting in poverty and weakness, the reason is that since the Tang Dynasty, the warriors have ruled the country and the feudal towns have caused disasters, thus creating a chaotic world for the Five Dynasties. Song Cheng stood up in the troubled times, and if he wanted to rule the world, he had to implement the strategy of strong branches and weak branches, but time changed. , the Song Dynasty insisted on the ancestral system, embraced the crippled and guarded the incomplete, the central government seized the power of the local area, and emphasized the culture and restraint of the military. , Shame on posterity."

The demise of the Song Dynasty is actually very interesting. The Song Dynasty is often called the Fu Song Dynasty, but it was poor and weak. It sounds contradictory, but it is actually two different things.

Because of the three redundant issues and national defense issues, the financial black hole caused frequent financial crises in the Northern Song Dynasty, but the financial revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty was not lacking because of encouraging commerce and trade.

When Emperor Chongping heard the words, his complexion moved slightly, and his heart shook violently.

Three redundant difficulties, strong stems and weak branches... This is the opinion of the prime ministers and ministers!
How could this be an insight that a teenager who is over sixteen years old can express?
Emperor Chongping's reaction was not surprising. Whether it was the technique of slaying the dragon or meeting Chen Guohua, these were things that could only be controlled and seen by the core circle of the ruling elite.

In later generations, because of the development of the information society, the key political situation has become popular, and sometimes it is really the same thing.

Emperor Chongping hid the change in his face and looked at the young man opposite him.

He secretly thought, this Jia Heng is really different from those Confucian students in Hongwenguan holding the words of sages.

This son...has the talent of Wang Zuo!

Because Emperor Chongping had just finished reading the manuscript of the Three Kingdoms, his mental activities had some flavor of the Three Kingdoms.

Jia Heng was silent for a while, and said: "As for the former Ming Dynasty, although there were dark clouds as a barrier, the former Ming Dynasty established the country for 80 years, established its capital in Beiping, faced the barbarians directly, and could still maintain the state society without losing it in the face of a strong lord. By the time of Jiajing , his people are not frugal, and they are obsessed with Xuanxiu. For decades, the world's rules and regulations have been abolished, and the people's livelihood is dying... The northern grasslands entered, Beiping had no danger to defend, and then the country was overthrown. Fortunately, I, Chen Han Taizu and Taizong, were in luck To be born, obey the fate of the heavens, and recreate the Chinese artifact."

In fact, in this time and space, Jia Heng believed that the death of the Ming Dynasty in Jiajing was more like a "grey rhinoceros" incident.

It's just that I answer may not be ready to re-enter the Central Plains like Meng Yuan, and then let Chen Han Taizu pick a cheap one.

Of course, to put it another way with high EQ, it is Chen Han Taizu's destiny.

Jia Heng pondered for a while, and sighed: "Song and Ming Dynasties lost their country. If there are one or two similarities, it may be because of insufficient financial use... As for financial use, it is nothing more than four words of increasing income and reducing expenditure. It is like sand, the urgency of governing politics, with the great talent of the first emperor, the general plan of Sui Yang, and the death of the second emperor, it is like a military arrogance, and the master is angry to revive the army, like the prosperity of a strong man's feather forest, especially the edict of Emperor Wu to sin against himself ...However, the rise and fall of the ages, does it stop at the two words of money and use? The way of rise and fall, prosperity and prosperity, this is the sincerity of heaven and the most reasonable."

The cycle of governance and chaos in Chinese dynasties has both diversity and unity. We cannot just look for unity and ignore the specific problems faced by each dynasty in different historical periods. Otherwise, we will commit dogmatism.

Finding the law of unity is itself an analysis of diversity.

Such as the border troubles in the Northern Song Dynasty, the rise of the northern minorities...

The demise of the Northern Song Dynasty was not only due to the annexation of land, the corruption of people's hearts, and the failure of the state apparatus, but other factors must also be considered.

Using economic analysis tools to look at the financial crisis in the middle and late dynasties, such as the weak ability to resist natural disasters under the small-scale peasant economy, and land mergers... are only one of the main angles of entry into the cycle of the dynasty, but it does not mean that all other angles of entry are all. Incorrect.

Corrupt officials are filled up and down, so that the administrative efficiency is low, and it even involves the changes in the hearts of the first generation of entrepreneurs, the second generation of entrepreneurs, and the third generation of losers, and changes in social atmosphere... These laws of human nature, unless you run into the "Datong" society, As long as human nature remains unchanged, the historical cycle of chaos and chaos will come back in a different way.

Therefore, Jia Heng has always thought that if the metaphor of a blind man touching an elephant is used, one method may be more comprehensive and in-depth, but other methods may not be completely worthless.

Emperor Chongping's eyes were faintly strange, and he thought of four words repeatedly in his mind: Insufficient financial resources, increasing income and reducing expenditure.

Isn't that what the big man is like now?

The frontier wastes money and food, and millions of dollars are wasted every year. The officialdom is corrupt. There is a minor disaster in the country every three years, and a major disaster in five years.

The treasury is beyond its means!

Emperor Chongping's face moved slightly, his eyes were aggressive, and he said: "Jia Heng, what about my Chen Han's disadvantages?"

Jia Heng arched his hands and said: "The grassroots are nothing more than an idiot, and they dare not speak falsely about state affairs."

You can say whatever you want about the affairs of the previous dynasty, but you can talk about which dynasty the affairs of the current dynasty are in... Maybe it’s all 404.

Emperor Chongping's face was calm at the moment, and he could not underestimate the young man in front of him at all. He sat upright unconsciously, and his tone was somewhat solemn, and said in a deep voice: "The ancients said that those who know the government are in the government and the people, and those who know the house are leaking." Under Yu, you are a young man, even if you say something wrong, I will not blame you, maybe in your eyes, I am that kind of narrow-minded king?"

Worried that the young man in front of him would hide his words, Emperor Chongping even used the method of provoking generals, which is a bit... out of touch with political rules.

As for the eldest princess of Jinyang who was at the side, she had already heard that her beautiful face was beautiful, her beautiful eyes were shining brightly, and her pair of wonderful eyes were shining brightly at that young man with a face full of humility, talking about ancient and modern times.

"As expected of Mr. Xiao Jia, even her brother... is solemn about it."

How could she not see the change in her emperor's brother's attitude, if at first she still made random comparisons, but later asked Zhuang Se, and even quoted scriptures.

I can't help but think of those strategists in the Warring States Policy. At the beginning, the monarch still hugged the beauty, washed his feet, or had a playful smile, or was condescending, and asked, "Why do you teach me, sir?"

The voice was drawn out, with casual banter.

Then, listening, the beauty stopped hugging her, she calmed down, avoided the table and worshiped, retreated to the left and right, and consulted about military affairs.

　Don't wait, it's gone today.

　
(End of this chapter)