After the food and wine were served, the two sat opposite each other, raised their glasses and drank together, chatting and laughing happily.
The two of them rarely sit and drink like this. Zhu Qiyu rarely has free time today, and Liaodong is making good progress, so the frown he is used to frowning has relaxed.
Zhu Qiyu chuckled and said: "Sir, your understanding of the court situation and even the entire Ming Dynasty is unparalleled. I would like to ask you some questions."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Li Qing put down his chopsticks and nodded with a smile.
Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said: "What do you mean by the so-called general trend of the world?"
"...Your Majesty, this question is too general."
"I already know the details, but I don't understand them thoroughly and don't know enough about these seemingly general things, but they contain the truth." Zhu Qiyu said,
"I'm asking you in general terms, sir, that's what you're giving me in general terms."
When he said this, Li Qing suddenly realized that this was indeed Zhu Qiyu's flaw.
Frankly speaking, in terms of political talent alone, Zhu Qiyu is the worst among all Ming emperors so far.
At most, it's like a tie with Zhu Yunwen!
Let alone Lao Zhu and Lao Si, Zhu Qiyu is far behind the fat father and son.
Even Zhu Qizhen's political talents and skills far surpassed Zhu Qiyu's.
Based on this, Li Qing directly abandoned big and empty and started from reality.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Zhu Qiyu. He has never received an imperial education at all. He was forced into this position.
Li Qing pondered for a moment and said: "Laozi said: The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage; the way of man is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage." gòйЪ.ōΓg
Having said this, Li Qing couldn't help but be sincerely convinced and praised: "With these two short sentences, I have fully explained the great truth and the general trend!"
You are too general... Zhu Qiyu resisted the urge to roll his eyes, took a sip of wine and said, "Do these two sentences have anything to do with the general trend of the world?"
"Of course it does."
Li Qing smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please be patient and listen to me slowly."
Zhu Qiyu suppressed his impatience, nodded and said, "Sir, please speak."
"Hmm..." Li Qing thought for a while, pointed to the hot pot with simmering soup, and said: "The way of heaven is to make up for the excess when it is damaged;
Take this hot pot as an example. The heat is boiling, but the temperature outside is far from reaching it. If there is excess heat, it will flow continuously to the side with insufficient heat.
This is: The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more than enough damage! "
Zhu Qiyu nodded slowly. He also knew the general meaning of this sentence, but when Li Qing said this, the image immediately became concrete.
Li Qing continued: "It will continue to lose heat energy and will not stop until it reaches a balance point like the surroundings. But if it stops, can we still eat hot pot?"
"No." Zhu Qiyu shook his head. He was even more confused and didn't understand why Li Qing said such useless nonsense.
However, Li Qing seemed to have a very strong hobby for hot pot, and said with a smile: "This hot pot is so delicious, wouldn't it be a pity if I can't eat it?"
"..." Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but smile.
Li Qing asked again: "May I ask your Majesty, what should I do if I want to continue eating?"
Zhu Qiyu rolled his eyes, "Add soup, add charcoal!"
"That's right!" Li Qing gave a high-five, "That's it."
"Sir, I can't be called smart, but I'm not stupid either, okay?" Zhu Qiyu said angrily, "You are treating me as a fool!"
"Your Majesty, don't be impatient, listen carefully and taste slowly, you will gain something." Li Qing signaled Zhu Qiyu to be calm and calm, and continued, "The way of man is not enough to cause harm, but more than enough benefit;
The way of man is completely opposite to the way of heaven. Does your Majesty know why? "
"Because..." Zhu Qiyu was stopped by the question and asked tentatively, "Man can conquer heaven?"
"..." Li Qing touched his nose and directly announced the answer: "Because humans are superior to all things and are the most intelligent beings in the world, so no one is willing to follow the way of heaven, which is to make up for the deficiencies by making up for the excess."
Li Qing pointed to the hot pot with simmering soup and overflowing with delicious aroma, and said:
"If you follow the way of heaven, you will soon be unable to eat this hot pot. If you want to continue eating, you have to go against heaven and add more soup and charcoal."
Zhu Qiyu somewhat understood, but not thoroughly enough. "Sir, continue."
Li Qing nodded: "The way of man is to lose more than it is to benefit. It probably means that resources will be tilted from the side with less to the side with more. This is completely opposite to the way of heaven, and the behavioral logic is also fundamentally different."
"Sir, please tell me quickly." Zhu Qiyu vaguely realized that the useful information was coming, and leaned forward with a serious expression.
"The way of heaven is the law of development of all things, and the way of man is not the law of nature... To put it bluntly, it is man-made plunder." Li Qingdao, "If there is not enough damage, there is more than enough benefit; to be precise, it is those who have more than enough who plunder what is not enough. people."
Li Qingdao: "The most intuitive example is land annexation!
This phenomenon has occurred in all dynasties and no emperor can avoid it. Is it because they don’t want to do it?
No, they can't do it, because this is human nature! "
Feeling thirsty, Li Qing picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup, moistened his throat, and then continued:
"There is a very appropriate saying: Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, and shrimps eat mud; shrimps cannot eat small fish, and small fish cannot eat big fish. Therefore, plundering has always been from top to bottom, not from the bottom up. Bottom up.”
Zhu Qiyu picked up the teapot and refilled Li Qing's cup, and said hesitantly: "But in my opinion... this is not absolute."
"Indeed, because humans are not fish." Li Qing nodded, "In order to keep the remaining people plundered for a long time, they usually don't do anything to catch the fish.
When they reach a certain level, they will target those who have the same size, or even those who are much larger than themselves;
But it was difficult for them to fight against someone with the same strength as themselves, let alone someone much stronger than them. Therefore, they chose to join forces and join forces. After twisting into a rope, their strength would be straight. soar; soar;
A group of landlords joining forces can kill a landlord; a group of officials joining forces can resist the imperial power; all officials and landlords joining forces can take down the imperial power! "
Li Qing took a breath and said: "Specific manifestations: landlords exploited tenants, but also gave tenants a piece of food; many officials and gentry in the past dynasties would collude with each other to resist the plunder of the imperial power, and even plunder the imperial power;
In the way of man, there is not enough damage but more than enough benefit; when the body of the officials and gentry reaches a certain level, those who have more than enough will no longer belong to the imperial power;
Therefore, in all dynasties, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world together. In fact, the emperor also wanted to rule alone, but without exception, he could not do it. "
Zhu Qiyu said in a daze: "Have I exploited them?"
"We have different positions and cannot judge." Li Qing sighed: "The country needs officials and the army to maintain the operation of the country and protect national security; these all require resources, so resources need to be collected from downwards;
Officials and gentry also need resources to maintain their dignity and quality of life, so they also need to collect resources from downwards;
Of course, people also need resources to maintain their most basic survival, but these little shrimps are too weak and can only eat from the soil. "
Li Qing took a bite of food and said: "The food in the human stomach will gradually decrease as it is digested, so it is necessary to eat. The body temperature will also be affected by the temperature and gradually lose, so it is necessary to wear clothes to keep out the cold; people want to survive. , we can only keep asking for resources.”
"Just like this hot pot, if you want to keep it boiling, you have to add soup and charcoal, otherwise it will stop, and once a person stops, it means death." Li Qing said, "Your Majesty, now you understand these two sentences Do you understand what you said?"
Zhu Qiyu leaned on the back of the chair, narrowed his eyes, and whispered to himself: "The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage, and the way of man is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage. The two sentences seem to describe different objects and illustrate opposite views. But there is an inevitable causal relationship.”
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but show the same expression as Li Qing just now, and praised sincerely:
"I am truly a god!"
After that, he said nothing sadly.
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Li Qing's words were like putting on myopia glasses for a short-sighted person.
Zhu Qiyu finally saw clearly and saw the essence.
Unfortunately, what he saw was not beauty, but clear ugliness!
The clearer he sees and the more thorough he understands, the stronger his sense of powerlessness becomes.
It’s difficult!
He looked at Li Qing and saw that Li Qing's deep eyes also revealed a deep sense of powerlessness and an indescribable tiredness.
It’s so difficult!
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