First Minister of Ming Dynasty

This was true in Zhao and Song Dynasties, and it was also true in the late Ming Dynasty. As for Dai Qing, what else is there to say!

"In conclusion, I think that scholars have preferential treatment beyond the dynasty, and they are separated from ordinary people... So I think this is to bury the plot of scholar-bureaucrats and mourn the death of Song Dynasty. Inheriting the unyielding ambition of the army and the people, Restore China!"

"This is also the source of the new dynasty's legal system!" Zhang Ximeng said decisively.

Chapter 381 Everyone is a scholar

Zhang Ximeng revealed the purpose of this trip, and bluntly stated that the legal system of the new dynasty originated from the will to fight of the soldiers and civilians, and did not inherit the orthodox dynasty inherited from the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties.The truth is true. After all, the Great Song Dynasty died in Yashan. At this moment, should we still recognize the orthodoxy of the Yuan court?

Liu Sanwu couldn't say such a thing, the Yuan court still exists, and recognizing the Yuan court at this moment is no less than proclaiming a minister directly, which is absolutely unworkable.

But the problem is that according to what Zhang Ximeng said, thousands of years of history are really going to start again here. Everything in the past will be placed in the antiquities market, like a pile of goods, and you can choose and choose, even the sages of Confucius and Mencius. In addition to dignity, it has become an existence that can be judged and deconstructed at will.

After decades of hard study, disciples of Confucius and Mencius all over the world, are they just watching?

Is there no one to fight hard and fight to the death?

Obviously, there is no such warrior.

After all, those truly brave people have already died in the sea area of ​​Yashan, blue sea and blue sky, and buried 20 loyal souls. For 100 years, there are only sea waves left.

Liu Sanwu pondered over and over again, finally mustered the last bit of courage, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhang, there are some things that can be discussed again."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "This is also true. Next, we will be on this cliff, looking at this ancient battlefield, blowing the sea breeze, eating seafood, being open and honest, and a hundred schools of thought contending. Let's have a good discussion. What should we do? !"

Liu Sanwu's face turned pale with shock. He actually wanted to have a contest of schools of thought here?

Can you really fight back?

Wouldn't it be to deceive the big guys on purpose, to fool things?

He was skeptical, but in the next day, it was ready here. The incident of the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, including the content written by Zhang Ximeng, was combined into a pamphlet, and [-] copies were distributed in one go, not only for them, but also for some The lieutenant generals also got it.

Some people were even arranged to tell people who didn't understand.

In the city of Guangzhou, there are also many voices of discussion.

Although it is impossible to truly contend among a hundred schools of thought, it is quite frightening to discuss it with all the people.

Zhang Ximeng is really not joking, just fooling around.

And here, a considerable number of contemporary famous artists have gathered.

Let alone Zhang Ximeng, Song Lian and Zhu Sheng, who can say that they are uneducated?Liu Sanwu lived in Lingnan for several years, and he also had some great Confucians around him.

As for Gao Qi, Xu Ben, Zhang Yu and others, they are the outstanding talents of the younger generation.

In addition, there are hundreds of people who have just passed the commercial special course. They come from complicated sources and have different opinions.

A large number of people stood up and scolded Zhao Song, accusing them of taking the blame on themselves, at the moment of national subjugation, still fighting among themselves, cowardly and incompetent, sorry for the ancestors of Yan and Huang, and sinners through the ages.

For example, Gao Qi is a representative of this school. He also wrote ten poems in a row, scolding the emperors of Zhao and Song Dynasties.

But on the other side, headed by Liu Sanwu and others, they still tried their best to make up for Zhao Song. What did they do their best?

100 years have passed, why blame the ancients?

Be magnanimous, be magnanimous, come here, just say a few good words, so what about paying homage to the dead?

What's more, there are Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie as loyal and good, and there are so many young emperors, and there are so many soldiers and civilians. A country, when it comes to the end, is also somewhat tragic and epic.

The two sides were in dispute, and Zhang Ximeng was not in a hurry to make a final decision. On the contrary, he hoped that the discussion would be as in-depth as possible, and the longer the better.

It is best to take it out every once in a while, review the history, and not forget the past.

Only in this way, will not make mistakes again.

And Zhang Ximeng himself didn't watch the show for nothing. He invited Zhu Yuanzhang to inspect the Yashan battlefield together and replay the old war.

Old Zhu readily agreed, this matter is much more interesting than listening to a group of ducks arguing.

Even Zhu Ying followed, unwilling to miss the excitement.

Yashan is [-] miles south of Xinhui City, at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta. Among the scattered islands, Dongyashan and Xipingshan form a waterway leading to the sea. It is the tidal gateway, so there is Yamen. known as.

To the east of Yashan, after passing several islands, there is another sea area, which is Lingding Ocean.

Standing here, overlooking the sea and sky, the mountains are high and the sea is wide, but there is no place to stay.

At the end of the road, luck is exhausted.

The Song Dynasty retreated from the Central Plains to Lin'an, and then retreated from Lin'an to Yashan. There was really no way to retreat. 20 soldiers, civilians, court ladies and eunuchs disappeared in this sea area.

"Sir, this is where Zhao Song's monarchs and ministers finally settled down, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to a bay on the west side of Yashan, and murmured: "Our grandfather was one of these people back then!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded and said: "According to the historical records, there were still 20 ships and 20 people in the Great Song Dynasty at that time. But among these people, more than half were civil servants, court ladies, and eunuchs, and less than half of them were capable of fighting. In order to destroy Zhao Song, the Yuan court also mobilized 500 people and more than [-] ships."

"In order to resist the Yuan army, Zhao Songjun and his ministers connected the boats with iron cables in this bay, and placed the young emperor's dragon boat in the middle."

As soon as he heard this, Lao Zhu was stunned. He was very sensitive to the words "Tiesuo Lianzhou". Didn't there be a Chen Youliang just now, who has lost his pants already!

"Did Yuan Ting succeed in attacking with fire?"

Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "No, the Song army smeared mud on the boat, and set up a big log on the bow to stop the fire boat."

Old Zhu was stunned, "So, Zhao Song Junchen still has some brains?"

"But they didn't seize the estuary. They just guarded the bay. After seven days, the fresh water was exhausted. Some soldiers drank seawater and vomited continuously. They lost their lives in vain."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned black again, I really can't help boasting!

"This is a desperate situation, but it is also Zhao Song Junchen who put themselves in a desperate situation. From what we can see, they don't seem to want to defeat the enemy, but rather want to die. Yashan is the cemetery they chose for themselves."

Zhang Ximeng looked around, nodded vigorously, and couldn't agree more.

"My lord, if it were you, what would be the solution to this situation?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, looked at the narrow bay, extended his eyes outward, and finally sighed: "Maybe we will run away! After all, this place is really not suitable for a decisive battle. We are just a little confused. Obviously Wen Tianxiang is fighting to the death, and these people will not go Aiding Wen Tianxiang, sitting back and watching Prime Minister Wen being captured, and finally in such a desperate situation, he didn't know how to escape, and was wiped out in one fell swoop... So he was at a loss, he didn't understand the overall situation, and he didn't know what to choose... Could it be that everyone is a fool from top to bottom? "

Lao Zhu asked the most important question of this journey, and it was also something Zhang Ximeng had been thinking hard about.

Why is the country's affairs difficult? At the moment of national subjugation, it is most necessary for the big guys to unite as one and overcome the difficult moment. Often, the honest and gentlemen in the court will fight more fiercely. You can even put foreign enemies aside and play yourself to death. ?

Even today, Zhang Ximeng does not dare to say that he fully understands it, but he still has some comprehension.

"For a long time, we have been a huge country with a large number of people and a vast territory. Outsiders can't kill such a huge monster. They must commit suicide before they can be completely defeated! So correspondingly, as long as we solve the internal problems , will be able to overcome the crisis with a high probability. This kind of thinking is correct, but the mistake is that the foundation of Zhao Song Liguo is too weak, and the external troubles are bigger than the internal troubles! And yet another Neo-Confucianism freak is brewing, which will cause endless disasters."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened silently, even Zhu Ying pricked up his ears, very serious.

"When things happen, they like to reflect on themselves, and they are used to safeguarding their own interests. When facing a crisis, the scholar-bureaucrats demand stability and fear change. Whoever dares to jump out, they will attack in groups. Even if no one jumps If they come out, they will also find a villain to come out and criticize them, they are not solving the problem, but to make people feel that they are solving the problem."

"Isn't that self-deception?" Zhu Ying couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "It's true that I'm deceiving myself, but what can I do? Most scholar-bureaucrats don't know anything except poetry, poetry, and moral articles. Although a few scholars know a lot, because of their interests, they have no choice but to follow the trend. For example, Wen Tianxiang This kind of person, who has some ability and is willing to come out to do things, will become the target of public criticism, if you don't kill him, wouldn't it be that the big guys who set off are particularly incompetent!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. As an emperor who was about to ascend the throne and rule the world, he felt disturbed and uncomfortable when he heard these truths.

In fact, what Zhang Ximeng said did not only happen to Zhao Song, but they were more obvious.

Go and see the current Yuan Ting, isn't it the same as killing Tuotuo?

Da Song, Da Yuan, elder brother, don’t laugh at second elder brother, when the time comes, they will all look like birds!

"Sir, let's talk about how to avoid this situation?"

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, and then said: "My lord, there are too many reasons for this matter, but I think the key lies in a high-ranking scholar class... My lord asked, why are they at a critical moment of life and death, why are they at a loss, and they are so confused? ?After dynasties have changed, scholars have always been on top. They will not perish with the dynasty. If so, why risk their lives? Therefore, except for a few scholars who put state affairs first, they can forget their lives and die for the country Other than that, the rest are just scumbags."

"And to solve this problem, the answer seems to be coming soon... that is, everyone is a scholar. All the people in the world can be scholars, and all the people in the world are the common people."

"Scholar for the common people, and the common people for the scholar?"

"That's right, in the past dynasties, scholars ruled the world, and scholars did not agree with the people of the world, so I think that regardless of the three cardinal guides and five permanent principles, benevolent government and kingly principles are not the core."

"What should that be?"

"In this country, the so-called scholars are patriotic first!"

Chapter 382 What Kind of Country to Establish

Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang were sitting on the cliff, looking at the waves of the sea, the two monarchs and ministers, compared to the height of the sky and the vastness of the sea, they looked very small.

And two small people are talking about a very big thing.

"My lord, after the great victory at Hukou, my lord once asked me, what should I do to be worthy of the virtue of a king and rule the world? I suggested that my lord go south to Yashan to bury the Song Dynasty and build the foundation for the new dynasty. I also wrote this This article expresses my opinion. But today, in the face of this ancient battlefield, facing the land where Zhao and Song were subjugated, I have other ideas. Instead of discussing why the lord ruled the world, it is better to discuss it. What kind of country should we build!"

Scholars should be patriotic. The core of this sentence is what is a scholar and what is a country...

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, thinking in his heart, he had many answers, but at this moment, he felt that none of them were suitable, so he had no choice but to say: "Please enlighten me, sir."

"My lord, let's take a look at the country in the past...Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, especially after Confucianism became prominent, the emperor ruled the world with the support of a few scholars. The common people, on the other hand, are in a daze, completely controlled by the gentry, one person, ten people, hundreds of people... This is the country that has always been."

Naturally, one person is the emperor, ten people are scholar-bureaucrats, and a hundred people are ordinary people... There may be some discrepancies, but the meaning is undoubtedly correct.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and said: "The gentry control the people. If someone promises to keep their status, these people can naturally take refuge in the new master. If they kill the people below and can maintain their status, they will do it without hesitation. Mr. Said, let’s look at the defeat of Zhao and Song Dynasty again, and it will be clear. The country is ruined and the family is destroyed. At the last moment, they still have so many court ladies and eunuchs, and they still have to maintain the court. Realistically, they were unwilling to bend down to rely on the people, gather the strength of all people, defend the enemy and restore the country... Also, in the final decisive battle, they even refused to seize the exit. They were afraid that the people below would all run away .Be on guard against the common people and always defeat the enemy. This is the defeat of Zhao Song!"

Lao Zhu raised his head and said with a smile, "Sir, what we concluded this time is not wrong, right?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord, Sheng Rui, these words are really penetrating. I thought that every time I rebelled against Song, it would come true. The answer that my lord wants seems to be gathered before my eyes."

Zhu Yuanzhang got up, took a deep breath of the fishy sea breeze, his heart surged like the ups and downs of the sea, and finally sighed, and couldn't help saying: "Actually, from the very beginning, there is an answer!"

Zhang Ximeng was taken aback, but nodded vigorously in agreement.

Indeed, the answer is there, just waiting for someone to figure it out.

And Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely the most suitable one. He has more qualifications than Zhang Ximeng. After all, he is the future lord of the country. It is natural for him to answer what the country he wants to rule should look like.

Returning to his residence from Yashan, Zhu Yuanzhang retreated from the left and right sides, including Zhang Ximeng. He sat in front of the table calmly, deliberated over and over again, and finally raised his pen.

What is Zhu Yuanzhang going to write?

He thought of Haozhou, and the time when he started his own business. At that time, the Yuan army was besieging Haozhou city and Haozhou city was in danger.

Zhu Yuanzhang can still remember the names of those who died on the battlefield. Their appearance seems to be in front of him, still waiting for an order.

After Haozhou, he embarked on the road of independent development.

Hengjian Mountain, Chuzhou City, hundreds of thousands of Yuan Ting's army, Mount Tai overwhelmed, and the support of countless people, abundant money and food, made him survive the biggest crisis.

Immediately after crossing the river, capturing Jinling, conquering all directions, expanding strength, every step is like this, if there is no support from the people, how can we come to where we are today?

Conversely, what did Zhu Jiajun do?

From the very beginning, it was to eradicate the tyrants and divide the fields equally.Putting forward the slogan of expelling the barbarians and restoring China, putting forward the program of the third rise, and then dividing up the fields for women and vigorously developing schools, the actions of Zhu's army are also constantly releasing dividends to the people who support him.

Between the Zhu family army and the people, there is a love between fish and water.

And a long time ago, Mr. Zhang said that the mission of the emperor is to divide the land equally and maintain fairness.

Now that things have come to this point, there really shouldn't be any hesitation.

The emperor shares the world with all the people, and the common people will have a share in the future country.

Only in this way can we bid farewell to the past and take a completely different path from Zhao Song.

Since the common people also have a share, what should we say?

Just talking about it?

Obviously not, the reason why the people have a share is first of all to share the land, the land belongs to the country, and the people who enjoy a share of the land are naturally the people of the country.

Secondly, we must give the common people the opportunity to study, and enable the wise people of the common people to enter the government and serve as officials to assist the country in governing the people.

Due to the popularization of education, opportunities are given to everyone. Naturally, the country and the people work together and share weal and woe.

The fate of a person, the fate of a country, resonated at this moment!

Zhu Yuanzhang kept reminiscing about his rise, thinking about his interaction with the common people, thinking about the future...writing like flying, thinking in his heart, turning into words on paper.

An indescribable joy filled my heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally realized Zhang Ximeng's happiness!

That's right, over the years, Zhang Ximeng has written so many articles, expounded his ideas, and then turned them into strategies, put them into practice, and won the approval of the people... It turns out that this sense of accomplishment is much more interesting than the so-called decisiveness.

No wonder Mr. Zhang is addicted to it and can't extricate himself!

Lao Zhu wrote all night, still in high spirits, and wished to write for another night... But it is a pity that Lao Zhu's words are poor, and the goods in his stomach are gone.

Still looking for Mr. Zhang, how should I sum it up to get it right?

Lao Zhu came to Zhang Ximeng with his manuscript.