Lu Xiangsheng, whose courtesy name was Jiandou and whose nickname was Jiutai, was from Changzhou Prefecture, Nanzhili Province. He was a famous anti-Qing general in the late Ming Dynasty. According to original history, Lu Xiangsheng fought against the Qing army in Julu in the eleventh year of Chongzhen (1639) and died heroically.
Because of the emergence of Emperor Wu Ding, the fate of this tragic hero has changed a lot. It can be said that it has completely deviated from the original historical trajectory. In this dimension, he did not die in battle, and the object of his allegiance changed from the Ming Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Daqi.
In the second year of Taichang, Shen Lian, Lin Yu and others caused a riot in the capital, killed the Jin Yiwei, and burned down the Jiaofangsi. As a result, the examination that year could not be held as scheduled. It was rumored that a good friend of the Minister of Rites was burned to death in the Jiaofangsi fire. , the master was too troubled by love to invigilate the examination, and the emperor was indifferent, so the examination was canceled that year.
This rumor sounds too ridiculous, but Lu Xiangsheng's scientific research journey was indeed wasted for three years because of this.
Three years later, in the first year of Wuding, Lu Xiangsheng took the exam again and successfully passed the Jinshi exam.
In the palace examination that year, the examiner was Emperor Wu Ding, so in terms of teacher-student relationship, Liu Zhaosun was still Lu Xiangsheng's teacher.
When Liu Zhaosun was seriously ill, he was entrusted with all internal and external government affairs by his chief assistant. Yang Hao was an old man in planning for the country, and he had a keen eye for pearls. When he first met Lu Xiangsheng, he knew that this person was not a natural in the pool, so he promoted him and directly appointed him as the head of the household department, and trained him as a confidant of Emperor Wuding.
According to Confucian ethical standards, although Lu Xiangsheng grew up in the Ming Dynasty, he eventually passed the imperial examination in the New Dynasty and became an official in the Qi Dynasty. He was also favored by the emperor and the head of state. Therefore, after he became an official, he was not afraid of rumors and remained loyal to Da Qi.
The core of Confucian loyalty is to eat the emperor's salary and die for the emperor.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ji Kang was killed by the Sima clan. Before he died, he entrusted his son Ji Shao to his friend Shan Tao. Later, Ji Shao served as an official in the Jin Dynasty and served as a servant. During the Eight Kings Rebellion, he blocked the arrows of Emperor Hui of Jin and died heroically. . He is a role model for future generations of loyal ministers. This is the saying goes: "Yan Zhenqing's bones, Ji Zhong's blood" is the truth.
Later, the bandits moved eastward and the situation in Shandong was unstable. Lu Xiangsheng was released to Shandong, preparing to take over the position of governor of Dengzhou vacated by Yuan Keli and pacify Shandong. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden change in the capital and Denglai was also occupied by bandits. Lu Xiangsheng could only follow the 14th Army to Linqing. He first served as a county magistrate in Qiu County to help handle Linqing's civil affairs.
In retrospect, Emperor Wu Ding and Lu Xiangsheng had not had much dealings with each other.
"I sincerely request your Majesty to withdraw the edict and restore peace to Linqing. Linqing has just experienced a military disaster and there must be no further chaos."
Emperor Wu Ding was not familiar with this historical figure, and because of his indifferent temperament, his eyes looked at Lu Xiangsheng even more sharply.
"Zhixian Lu, do you know why the capital fell in May this year?"
Everyone in the hall looked at Lu Xiangsheng one after another. Since the "South Hunt" in Linqing, the emperor has completely changed. Not only has his appearance changed, but his words and deeds are also obviously different from before.
The emperor acted ruthlessly and decisively, and his desire to kill became more and more serious. If the author needs to help Pu Gang and others use one word to describe the current Emperor Wuding, it would be "blackening".
The emperor had never spoken to his ministers like this before, and Lu Xiangsheng was the first.
Zhang Dong glanced at this civil servant with fair skin and thick arms, and felt that this man had an indescribable temperament. Zhang Mazi was also an old martial artist, and he could tell at a glance that the magistrate was a martial arts practitioner with extraordinary martial arts. He thought to himself:
"The emperor is so interested in the man named Lu and talks to him so much. It shows that this person is not an ordinary person."
As if there was no one around, Lu Xiangsheng faced the emperor's sharp gaze and said without hesitation: "I have the courage to speak. If there is any rudeness, please forgive me."
Emperor Wu Ding nodded slightly, and Lu Xiangsheng immediately said:
"Your Majesty, the defeat of the capital was due to the right time, place and people. It was not a crime of war. Even if reinforcements from all walks of life arrived in time, they would be unable to recover and cannot hold on."
The time was right, the place was right, and the people were in the right place. He didn't take advantage of any of them. Failure was inevitable. Liu Zhaosun stared at Lu Xiangsheng and listened to him continue.
"Plagues, droughts, and locust plagues are raging in the northern provinces. This is an unfavorable time. His Majesty's wars every year have already exhausted the national strength of the Ming Dynasty. He still wants to engage in military warfare. The area in northern Shaanxi has become a purgatory. Even if there were no Zhang Zicheng and Li Xianzhong, there would still be Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. , the people were unwilling to starve to death, so they could only follow the intruders. These people could not be killed, which would be a loss of human rights. As for the geographical advantage, in just three to five years, His Majesty did what other emperors could not do in thirty years. Although the territory was too large, the Qi armies from all over the country finally lost contact with each other, and sat in isolated cities, and were defeated one by one..."
Emperor Wu Ding was a little disappointed. He had the impression that Lu Xiangsheng was really good at fighting. He fought against bandits and won many battles. He was called the King of Hell, but his strategy was insufficient.
Everyone knows these truths. They are unnutritious and overbearing arguments. They are also what Liu Zhaosun, who just came to this world seven years ago, liked to say at the time.
"I risk my life to advise you that your Majesty should obey the way of heaven, recuperate and recuperate, be virtuous and benevolent, eliminate war with Jiangnan (Southern Ming Dynasty), and no longer engage in military warfare and devastate lives..."
But the people in Nanming were unwilling to end the war. They became weak when they were strong, and became strong when they were weak. They were exactly the same as the iron-blooded Song Dynasty. How could Liu Zhaosun let such an opponent go?
The plague and war that lasted for half a year caused the northern provinces to lose millions of people. Large areas of fields in Henan and Shandong were abandoned, and there were fewer people. However, the price of rice has not fallen. Not only has it not fallen, it has also skyrocketed. Merchants kept prices low and were reluctant to sell. They colluded with state and county officials to raise food prices and forced people to borrow money. When they could not repay the money, they asked people to sell their children. When the famine passed, they sold the poor children bought at low prices to high prices. Go out and make another fortune...
Liu Zhaosun will not spare any such profiteers and slippery officials.
Emperor Wu Ding said with a cold expression:
"The words of corrupt scholars! I read through the history of various dynasties and found that disasters were frequent. Every thirty years, there were records of cannibalism. In disaster years, father and son cannibalize each other. How is the situation different from now?"
Liu Zhaosun suddenly stopped here. He looked around and observed the reactions of his subordinates.
Several generals were silent. Li Sanguang stared thoughtfully at the empty sleeve on his left side. Francis kept crossing himself on his chest and whispered "Archbishop forgives" in a low voice.
"Since last year, there have been floods, droughts, locust plagues in various provinces, and strange phenomena from the sky (referring to the explosion in Wang Gong Factory). All of the people who died are my people. I stayed in the capital. I wanted to go to the national disaster with the people and die with the bandits, but nothing happened. "
Emperor Wu Ding looked at his mutated body, and until now he still doesn't believe it is himself:
"But God refuses to abandon me! Empress Zhang has a spirit in heaven and protects me secretly. I am lucky enough to survive! Those who cannot kill me will make me stronger!"
"Millions of people died so that more people could live. But right now, there are some people who don't want my people to live. They want to rob the people, they want to break the bones and suck out the marrow, and they want to force everyone to sell their sons and daughters."
Emperor Wu Ding talked non-stop, feeling calm in his heart.
Before mankind realizes the industrial revolution, no dynasty or any regime at all times and in any country can avoid the Malthusian trap.
Of course, there are exceptions, such as Mite Clear.
"Zhixian Lu, do you know what the way of heaven is?"
Lu Xiangsheng was speechless for a moment.
Liu Zhaosun recalled how Miteqing solved the overpopulation problem in the Little Glacier climate.
Their method seems to be killing.
Simple yet effective.
Yangzhou Tenth Day, Jiading Three Massacres, Jiangyin Eighty-one Days, Jinan Massacre, Datong Massacre (only five people survived), Hunyuan Massacre, Fenzhou Massacre, Taigu Massacre, Bizhou Massacre, Zezhou Massacre Massacre in Shuozhou, Massacre in Nanjing, Massacre in Suzhou, Massacre in Wuxi, Massacre in Kunshan...
This massacre began in 1616 AD and lasted for about half a century. It did not gradually subside until the 21st year of Kangxi (1682). Even according to the most conservative estimates, the population of China has decreased by at least five million in the past few decades...
"Disasters occur frequently in the north and south, and countless people die. Where is the way of heaven? Empress Zhang was killed by Zhu Youjian. After her death, she was unable to live in peace and her tomb was robbed by Wu Sangui. Where is the way of heaven?! Shen Lian was killed by Zhang Chun, where is the way of heaven? ? When Li Sanguang’s left arm was eaten by a Rakshasa ghost, where was the way of heaven? I helped Shaanxi and rescued the refugees. Finally, the bandits besieged the capital. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians died. I almost died and the country was destroyed. Where was the way of heaven at that time? ?!”
Lu Xiangsheng was stunned and speechless for a long time.
"Come, Magistrate Lu, I will show you the way of heaven!"
Liu Zhaosun picked up Lu Xiangsheng and took him to the wall. He pointed at the hanging map and said loudly:
"Millions of waterworkers have become thieves, and the Huaiyang area has become a hell on earth! Father and son cannibalize each other, and all human relations are lost; profiteers from the north and south break bones and suck out marrow, forcing people to sell their sons and daughters, and a girl can be bought with just two steamed buns! Jiangnan Hongguang Court Indulging in wealth and extravagance, this time the four towns in the north of the Yangtze River went on a northern expedition and taxed the people to Hongguang for ten years! Where is the way of heaven?"
Liu Zhaosun's voice trembled. All the things he had experienced during the seven years of time travel came to light at this moment:
"I have worked hard to be kind to others, struggled for seven years, exhausted all my energy, and finally got this ending!"
After a brief mood swing, Emperor Wu Ding quickly regained his composure. He looked back at Pu Gang and ordered:
"In three days, I will capture all the merchants involved, and I will kill all these moths in Aotouji. I will be the tyrant of the ages and kill all the demons and demons in the world. Then the country of Daqi will be consolidated forever, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Emperor Wu Ding looked around and said coldly:
"Slaughter the enemy, guard against the slightest, and eliminate all threats invisible. This is the way of heaven."
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