Since Tang Ping said this, these students stopped talking.
Whether it's a mule or a horse, you'll know if you pull it out and run around.
Li Bai didn't have any stage fright. He saw many emperors and princes on weekdays, and he could even add a few words to Fang and Du when they came here to drink tea and chat. How could he be afraid of these students who had not yet entered the official ranks?
I picked up an article and read it for a while, then started reading:
"Feudalists must keep their own land, raise their own people, adapt to their customs, cultivate their laws, and carry out changes. Those who guard the throne must be stubborn and only want to change their order. How can they be ignored?"
As soon as he finished reading, Tang Ping coughed twice.
Li Bai secretly smiled. He had long known that his second master knew almost everything about astronomy and geography, and could also write good poems, but he didn't know much about articles.
So he said in vernacular: "In this article, you want to suggest that the imperial court should increase its efforts to enfeoff, right?"
"Do you think that as long as he is a hereditary ruler in the feudal system, he will govern the area under his jurisdiction as his own land, take good care of the people under his jurisdiction as his own children, improve the customs there, and make the people there better? If the political governance is good, it will be easier to carry out education.”
"But the local officials of prefectures and counties in the county system have a muddling mentality and only want to be promoted. How can they manage the local area well?"
With such an explanation, Tang Ping could understand it clearly.
The student who was reading this article also stood up, raised his hands and said, "That's exactly it!"
Li Bai shook his head slightly and said lightly: "Yu Feizhi!"
Tang Ping understood this sentence, but Xiaobai said he disagreed.
"I would like to hear the details!" The student looked directly at Li Bai without giving an inch.
It is said that the Tang Dynasty was not punished for words, so many of these students had their own political ambitions and ideals, especially those who contributed articles. In addition to being a blockbuster, they also had to follow their own interests.
Since Li Shimin came to power in the Tang Dynasty, there have been very few titles awarded. Even if there are, they are basically not hereditary.
That is to say, when their descendants inherit each title, they will be demoted one level.
This student's article suggested that the Tang Dynasty should increase the enfeoffment of titles. Of course, his reason was pointed out at the beginning of the article.
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
The nobles will be more dedicated to managing their fiefdoms, while local officials will be constantly promoted and assigned, so it is difficult for them to manage a place well.
Of course, he had his own opinions in this, and because Tang Ping was one of the few people who had been granted a title in recent years, he might not have the intention to do what he liked by joining Tang Ping.
After all, Tang Ping was a vested interest in the title. In his opinion, it was impossible for Tang Ping to deal with such a thing.
It's a pity that if it weren't for Li Bai, Tang Ping wouldn't have known what he wanted to say. What's more, Tang Ping really didn't feel anything about the knighthood.
Li Bai thought for a while and then said: "The deeds of the Zhou Dynasty can be clearly seen: the princes are arrogant, the gangsters are wary, the country is in chaos, the country is many, and the country is few. There is not one person in a hundred. The failure lies in the system, not in the government, it is the way things go."
Tang Ping looked confused, what are they talking about, but at this time, apart from him and Lao Cui and Lao Du, there were probably two people present who were listening to the Book of Heaven. It seemed unrealistic to ask Li Bai to translate it for him in vernacular. .
Fortunately, Luyi was considerate and whispered in Tang Ping's ear:
"Xiaobai is saying that the situation of the Zhou Dynasty can be clearly seen without a doubt: the princes are arrogant, greedy for money and warlike. Generally speaking, there are many countries with political chaos and few with good governance."
"The overlord of the princes cannot change the political measures of the chaotic country. The emperor cannot remove the incompetent monarchs of the princes. There is not even one prince in a hundred who truly cherishes the land and the people. The cause of this evil lies in the feudal system. It’s about politics. This was the case in the Zhou Dynasty.”
After saying this, Tang Ping understood and couldn't help but give Li Bai a thumbs up.
Sometimes, when genius appears in front of us, it is really incomprehensible.
Just like Tang Ping, he didn't know why Li Bai could find practical examples to refute it in such a short time.
And this is not over yet, Li Bai continued: "Qin's deeds can also be clearly seen: there is a system of rational people, without assigning counties and cities..."
The Luyi brand simultaneous translator also said in Tang Ping's ear: "The situation of the Qin Dynasty can be clearly seen: the imperial court has a system to govern the people, and it is correct not to allow counties to have exclusive power; the central government has management It is also right for ministers of government affairs not to allow local officials to act on their own."
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
"But counties cannot play the role of the county system correctly, and county guards and magistrates cannot govern the people well. Cruel punishments and heavy labor make all the people resentful. This fault lies in politics, not in the county system itself. . This is the situation in the Qin Dynasty."
"When the Han Dynasty flourished, the emperor's government was carried out in the county, but not in the country..."
Tang Ping needs translation for these things, but the students below do not. After Li Bai said these few paragraphs, the faces of everyone below him became serious.
Although Li Bai was young, from Zhou to Qin to Han, he clearly analyzed the practices of the feudal system and the prefecture and county system in each dynasty, as well as the pros and cons.
Moreover, the student spent many days and nights writing this article, but what about Li Bai?
Li Bai just saw this article and immediately made a rebuttal based on the content of this article.
The degree of difficulty can be said to be vastly different, and the look they looked at Li Bai changed from disdain to awe.
Finally, when Li Bai ended his point of view with the sentence: "I Gu said: It is not the intention of the saint, it is the power."
The whole courtyard began to become silent. After a long time, the student bowed with a shameful expression and said, "I have learned a lesson. Brother Li's words are thought-provoking. It's because I have limited knowledge!"
After speaking, he took his article from Li Bai with both hands, and said with a slight bow to Tang Ping: "I have not learned enough, so I will go home and study hard for the coming year."
Tang Ping looked at him and said, "Where are you from?"
The student nodded: "Student Chen He is from Longyou Road."
Longyou Road is the generation of Gansu in later generations. Basically, it has not been a very wealthy area due to its geographical environment since ancient times.
Although Chen He's clothes were clean, there were several visible patches.
"How long did it take to arrive in Chang'an?"
"About four months!"
Tang Ping couldn't help but admire these students. It was obvious that it was impossible for them to take a car like this. It would definitely take a lot of perseverance to walk for three or four months to Chang'an to participate in the imperial examination.
"How about staying in my Shanghe Village temporarily and studying in peace?"
(End of chapter)
We provide you with the fastest update of "Datang Convenience Store" by the master Mu Chen Yuanzhi. In order that you can check the fastest update of this book next time, please be sure to save the bookmarks!
111 Free reading of Li Bai’s Capital.
