Seeing that Zhu Youtang was confused, Li Qing changed his question: "What kind of emperor do you want to be?"
He added: "It's not limited to the Ming emperor."
Everyone has an ideal, especially when he is a teenager, and this ideal is often the future he has longed for for a long time.
Zhu Youtang is the crown prince and the future emperor of Ming Dynasty. His ambition is very important!
Based on this, Li Qing would ask such a question.
Zhu Youtang thought for a long time before saying: "An emperor like Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty."
"Emperor Hanwen..." Li Qing pondered for a moment, nodded and smiled: "The political soil for the next term is in line with your ambitions."
After Zhu Jianshen finishes things, many potential hidden dangers of the Ming Dynasty will be eliminated. It is best for the successors not to bother, and there is no need to bother.
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty admired Huang Lao's studies, which was indeed in line with the political soil of the next emperor.
Li Qing nodded and said: "Not a bad ambition."
After a pause, "But do you know what it takes to be like Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty?"
"Be diligent and love the people."
"Emperor Hanwen loved the people, but he was not diligent in his administration." Li Qing shook his head.
Zhu Youtang scratched his head and asked, "What do you need?"
"Extreme Machiavellian tactics!" Li Qing said, "Emperor Hanwen came to Beijing as a vassal king. The background he was in at that time, the temple was treacherous, and extremely dangerous. His emperorship was determined by ministers..."
As he spoke, he suddenly frowned.
This script... seems to have been taken by Emperor Jiajing.
"gentlemen?"
"Ah? Oh." Li Qing cleared his throat and said: "When reading history, you can't just look at what a person did. You must consider how he did it based on the background of the time. What history books leave us are only conclusions. We must learn to use Think backwards and extrapolate.”
After a pause, he said: "Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was a very accomplished king. Although he admired Huang Lao's learning and was not diligent enough, once the people were well and the treasury was full, Emperor Wen was definitely worthy of being called a wise master;
But if you combine it with the background at the time, you will find out how difficult it would be for him to be able to do that;
But he still did it, and this is the power of Emperor Wen. "
Li Qing doesn't teach specific and detailed things. He teaches methods and methods to grasp the general direction and the angle of thinking about problems.
"Using history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; but the prerequisite is that you have to understand it and read it thoroughly. If you just see that this emperor is wise and that emperor is fatuous, it is just a waste of time." Li Qing said, "The country Governance should be determined by the times and circumstances. It does not mean that if you want to be an emperor like Emperor Wen, you can just follow Emperor Wen's example, do you understand?"
Zhu Youtang didn't quite understand what he said, but he felt that what Li Qing said made sense. He nodded and said, "I remember it."
He didn’t pretend to understand, he just kept these words in mind and was not ashamed to ask:
"But I don't quite understand what you are saying. Please explain it clearly."
Li Qing held out two fingers and said, "I will teach you two methods, one is to study, and the other is to summarize."
"Study, summarize..." Zhu Youtang muttered and repeated, and asked: "What are the specifics?"
"You have to study the details yourself and summarize."
Zhu Youtang: "..."
Li Qing said: "It is much better to understand it yourself than to rely on others to break it and grind it into pieces.
Remember, when you become the emperor one day, every decision you make will bring benefits or disadvantages to many people, and everyone has selfish motives, so you must have your own opinions and take things seriously. strict judgment. "
Zhu Youtang listened very hard and couldn't help asking: "Sir, how can we do this?"
Human beings are lazy by nature, and Zhu Youtang was not used to the teaching method that only taught methods without detailed teaching aids.
He still wanted to learn something simpler. It was best to give a case to explain what happened and why.
This is just a seven-year-old kid after all.
Li Qing was not angry or impatient. This was human nature. Besides, the young prince had never received such teaching.
He said patiently: "Let's do this. Write down what I said before, and then write it down in a small notebook when you get back."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang nodded sadly.
He felt that Li Qing's teachings were too rough, and it was extremely taxing to learn, far less easy than usual.
But he didn't understand that it wasn't Li Qing's teaching that was rough, but that the dry food was too concentrated, and he had 'indigestion'.
…
Zhu Youtang had a good memory and was good at handwriting at a young age. In just over a quarter of an hour, he wrote down all the important information that Li Qing had just mentioned.
This made Li Qing quite pleased, as it showed that this child had an online IQ and was willing to work hard.
Handwriting cannot be mastered in a day or two, so the little guy obviously put in a lot of effort.
Li Qing checked it over and showed satisfaction: "Put it away. I will take it out from time to time."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang was very obedient.
He was a little afraid of Li Qing, not because of how strict Li Qing was, but because in front of Li Qing, he seemed to have lost his aura as a prince and was just an ordinary child.
If you don't listen well and make the teacher angry, the consequences will be serious.
He asked weakly: "Sir, he said that the country's governance depends on the times and circumstances. Doesn't that mean that... reading history is useless?"
"Snapped!"
Li Qing raised his hand and slapped him.
"Oops..." Zhu Youtang was in pain, feeling aggrieved and frightened; all he could think about was: He really knew how to hit me, how dare he hit me.
"Are you not convinced?"
"No, no." Zhu Youtang shook his head hurriedly, becoming even more afraid of Li Qing.
"Studying history is not for you to copy them, but for you to learn from their experiences of success and lessons from their failures!" Li Qing snorted, "You forgot what I just said so quickly?"
"No, I didn't forget."
"Then tell me, what should it be?"
"I, I don't know." Zhu Youtang felt that his brain was not full. He did not forget it, but he didn't know which answer was right.
"Pa!" After another slap, Li Qing said: "Listen, I'll say it again. If you still can't remember, go to the classroom... and stand outside."
Zhu Youtang nodded aggrievedly: "Sir, please tell me."
"You should consider the background of the time and think about why they succeeded and why they failed, so as to enrich yourself." Li Qing said seriously, "Can you remember this time?"
"remember."
Li Qing nodded and continued: "Next, let's learn how to govern."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang wanted to say: Don't teach so quickly, I haven't learned what I just taught.
The words came to his lips and he swallowed them again. He had a shadow on Li Qing.
Of course Li Qing knew that he couldn't digest it, but these were equivalent to mathematical formulas and were eternal truths.
It doesn't matter if you can't digest it, as long as you remember it deeply.
Of course, the main reason was that Li Qing didn't have much time and couldn't teach him in a detailed and systematic manner. He could only use this method to let him know what was going on.
Later, as he grows older and his knowledge deepens, he will understand why and apply what he has learned.
Education is never an immediate thing; it lags for a long time, but feedback will eventually come.
Li Qing pondered for a moment and said: "There are three core principles of governance: stability, slowness, and warmth."
"Is the last one a gentle Wen?"
"Yes." Li Qing nodded, "Remember, what I taught today will be tested another day."
When he heard that there was still an exam, Zhu Youtang felt extremely stressed, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he grabbed a pen and wrote quickly.
After Li Qing had finished writing, he said, "Next, let's talk about how to implement a good national policy."
Is that all?
Zhu Youtang couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Sir, the students are stupid. You should tell some cases as reference. The students' heads will explode."
"Okay." Li Qing took a sip of tea and said, "Do you know Wang Mang?"
"I know!" Zhu Youtang nodded: "The Duke of Zhou is afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang is humble and does not usurp the time."
"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about Wang Mang's New Deal." Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said: "To be honest, Wang Mang's New Deal benefited the country and the people, but the result was that it died in one day and caused the death of more than ten million people. Because he does not follow the three elements of governance;
This is also a huge disaster caused by the emperor's lack of understanding!
Remember, if you don’t have the ability to control and understand the current situation, doing good deeds with good intentions will often have the opposite effect, especially for the emperor, it will be a disaster! "
Zhu Youtang said: "Sir, the students are not very clear about Wang Mang's new policies. Can you explain it in more detail? Also, can you talk about the specific process of his governance?"
Mr. Li's class was too dry and fast-paced, and he really couldn't handle it.
"Okay then, let's start with the well field system..."
Li Qing saw that the child was choking, so he fed him some soup and water...
~
When noon was approaching, Li Qing stretched himself, stood up and said, "That's it for today."
"Huh~"
It was finally over... Zhu Youtang felt as if a century had passed. At this moment, he only felt one thing, tired!
So tired!
Unexpectedly, Zhu Jianshen just finished his work at this time and walked in and said: "Sir, don't leave in a hurry. Come and have dinner with me. I will teach him a lesson in the afternoon."
Before Li Qing could speak, Zhu Youtang couldn't hold back and cried out:
"Father, I don't understand Mr. Li's class very well, and I don't know how to learn it. It's too difficult!"
"This kid..." Zhu Jianshen was sullen and scolded: "Wild boars really can't taste fine chaff... Ahem, did you listen carefully?"
"Listen carefully."
"Then why can't you learn?"
"My...son is stupid."
"Fart, you just didn't listen carefully." Zhu Jianshen was furious: I worked hard to hire a tutor for you, but you don't cherish it at all!
Li Qing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please don't do this. You're scaring the children."
Zhu Youtang didn't appreciate it very much. He had been slapped by Li Qing a lot this morning.
You were not like this when you hit me... Zhu Youtang said hopefully, "Father, I am so tired. I... want to take a rest this afternoon."
"Have a rest?" Zhu Jian smiled angrily. There was no such shop after passing this village. "Have a rest!"
Zhu Jianshen ignored him and said to Li Qing: "Sir, every inch of light is worth every inch of gold. The prince is growing up, so you should work harder."
"The emperor is right." Li Qing nodded: "Time is indeed precious. To anyone, every inch of time is worth an inch of gold."
Zhu Jianshen: "..."
