I want to ruin the country

Prince Gong finally witnessed the domineering aura of his fourth brother today!

This scene is no less impressive than Zhuge Liang's debate with a group of scholars. If it were me, could I do it?

Just listen to Mu Zhang's words,

"Your Majesty is being a bit alarmist, isn't he? Can foreigners invade so easily?"

Yining Road,

"In five years they will invade Beijing. This is what the Holy Ancestor said. You may not believe it, or you may remain indifferent. By then, a new emperor will not prevent you from cheering for him!

But I cannot sit and wait for death. I don't want to be the eternal sinner who lost my ancestors' country!"

Mu Zhang'a said,

"If the Emperor wants to strengthen the army, he can increase military taxes, but there's no need to sell off the family property. How would this embarrass me, my servants?"

Ruijin lowered his head and said to himself,

"I had the same idea earlier, but after the Emperor refuted it, I suddenly understood. Now I feel ashamed!"

Yining became even more angry and said,

"Raise taxes? How dare you say that? What has the people come to?

There were many people who could not get enough food, and it was not uncommon for a family of several people to have only one pair of pants. Some people abandoned their homes to escape famine, some sold their children, and some even traded their own children for food!

You still want to increase their taxes. You are not afraid of eating their bloody buns, but I can't do that!"

Du Han, who attended the court meeting for the first time, was a little scared today. Wasn't it said that the court should be harmonious? Why was it so tense today? It turns out that being an emperor is so tiring!

Then the Emperor said,

“Where are those precious antiques stored? They can’t be eaten or chewed, and a huge amount of manpower and material resources are spent every year to maintain them!

What's wrong with me selling them and exchanging them for guns, cannons and armor to keep the enemy out of the country?

Is it treason for me to exchange silver for food and distribute it to the people so that they can survive?

What's wrong with me building an invincible and powerful army to expand my territory?

"To prevent the city from being captured one day and these treasures from becoming enemy spoils and being lost overseas. I'm afraid that even if I die then I won't be able to face my ancestors in the underworld!"

The emperor has elevated the matter to the level of defending the country, so it is difficult for them to speak. The emperor's meaning is very clear, otherwise you will have to pay money!

Not only Mu Zhang'a, everyone was speechless.

Everyone has money at home, but asking yourself to take money out is like trying to get the skin of a tiger!

Everyone has the same mentality: they can talk big, but they can’t take money!

Since you don’t want to take the money, you don’t have to worry about what I want to do!

As for whether foreigners really want to invade, who knows? The emperor has brought up the Holy Ancestor again, so who can ask?

After the silence, Qi Ying spoke.

"Your Majesty, I heard from the imperial edict that craftsmen can also become officials?"

"Yes!"

Qi Yingdao,

"But the correct way has always been to hold imperial examinations to select scholars. If this were the case, who in the world would be willing to spend ten years studying hard in exchange for fame? Wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Yining asked,

"How did this legitimate path of recruiting scholars through imperial examinations come about?"

Qi Yingdao,

"Your Majesty, Confucius said, 'All things are inferior, only reading is superior.' From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, every dynasty has followed the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. Those craftsmen have never been to school, so how can they understand the art of governing a country?"

Yining laughed in anger.

"Nonsense! The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period clearly advocated letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend, and anyone with talent could become an official.

It was only during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han that Dong Zhongshu proposed the idea of ​​"promoting Confucius and suppressing all other schools of thought" that the imperial examination system came into being!

Is Dong Zhongshu necessarily right? Does it mean that after two thousand years of development of Chinese culture, everyone is inferior to Dong Zhongshu? You mean that I am not as good as Dong Zhongshu!"

Qi Yingdao,

"Is it wrong for the emperor to respect the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?"

Yining sneered,

"Master Qi, what do you think of my palace?"

Qi Ying was like, "Isn't that nonsense? I'm talking to you about studying, and you're talking to me about the palace. You're obviously trying to evade the issue. You're just being a scoundrel when you can't win the argument, right?"

"Your Majesty, I don't understand!"

Yining smiled,

"I just want to ask you whether this palace is well built."

Qi Yingdao,

"Yes, of course it is. Only the Emperor of Daqing is worthy of owning such a magnificent palace with carved beams and painted buildings!"

Yining sneered,

"You also say this palace is good. May I ask if the teachings of Confucius and Mencius were used in its construction?"

"Uh, this..."

Qi Ying was speechless. This school of thought should belong to the school of Mozi!

Yining said again,

"Then how about I recruit 10,000 scholars and candidates to build another palace based on this design?"

Qi Ying was stunned.

"Your Majesty, where do you want to build your palace?"

Yining felt a toothache after hearing this. How the hell did you manage to be an official your whole life with such an IQ?

He sneered,

"Don't worry about where I want to build it. I want to ask you, can ten thousand scholars and candidates build this palace?"

Qi Ying quickly shook his head.

"Uh, Your Majesty, the scholars and candidates are weak as a kite, how can they possibly do such a job?"

"You also said they can't do it, right?"

Qi Ying shook his head.

"They are educated people, how can they do such rough work?"

Peng Yunzhang secretly despised him in his heart. With your IQ, you dare to blame the emperor?

The question the emperor asked is exactly the same as the one he asked me yesterday. You haven’t figured it out after all this time, and you’re still embarrassing yourself here, you idiot!

Others also thought, what is the emperor's intention in always raising this issue?

Yining said again,

"Since they can't build palaces, how about letting them farm?"

"Your Majesty, this is even worse. How can a scholar like you farm? Isn't this asking too much?"

Yining Road,

"They don't know how to farm? Then how about letting them go fishing in the rivers, lakes and seas?"

Qi Ying thought to himself, you are just idle, aren't you? There are fishermen fishing, but if you let a bunch of scholars go fishing, won't they all fall into the sea and feed the fish?

"Your Majesty, fishing is not allowed. The sea is very rough and the scholar doesn't know how to sail. Wouldn't he lose his life?"

Yining Road,

"Then let them forge weapons and armor so that our soldiers can wield swords, spears, and halberds, wear armor and go to war, and expand our territory for us, how about that?"

At this time, most people had already understood what the emperor wanted to say, only the old fool Qi Ying was still arguing with the emperor. They silently made the sign of the cross for him and said, "Good luck to you!"

Only Mu Zhang'a was very anxious. He also wanted to say something, but the emperor and Qi Ying were talking, so he couldn't interrupt!

Qi Ying waved his hands again hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, that's even worse. Crafting swords, spears, and halberds is not something that ordinary people can do. It requires specialized craftsmen. How can scholars do that?"

Yining lowered his face.

"Master Qi Ying, after all this talk, these scholars and candidates can't do anything. They can't defend our country, they can't build houses for people to live in, they can't grow food for people to eat. What's the point of having them here?"