After Zhu Jianshen listened to Yu Qian's words, he put down the book in his hand.
"The sage said that government should be governed, and punishment should be used to regulate the people. The people should be exempted without shame. The Tao should be governed by virtue, and the government should be governed by etiquette. It should be shameful and dignified. This is to tell future generations that the people are the foundation of the country. As long as our Ming Dynasty can Only by helping people live a prosperous and happy life can we truly achieve lasting peace and stability.”
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. When I saw this sentence, I was deeply touched. I was thinking that if the country wants long-term peace and stability, it must allow the people to live a happy and stable life."
"How can the people live in peace and contentment?" Yu Qian said slowly.
What Zhu Jianshen said did not go against the way of the saint, but was an extension of the way of the saint. Yu Qian did not reject it, and was even optimistic about it. It is better to have no book than to believe in the book.
"Without the oppression of officials, without the impact of war, without the burden of heavy taxes, the government is clear, the country is stable, and the weak servants are lightly shaken, then the people can be happy. As the Book of Rites says, the young will be taken care of and the old will be finished, the strong will be useful, and the young will be useful. Those who have talents, widows, widowers, lonely people and those with disabilities should all have something to support them. The court should pay more attention to people's livelihood and put an end to the trend of luxury from top to bottom."
"How to do it?" Yu Qian then asked.
"Rectifying the administration of officials will make it possible for officials to govern the Ming Dynasty in a clear and clear manner, and rectifying military armaments will make our army of the Ming Dynasty strong and capable of protecting the people of the country. We should find shortcuts in taxation to reduce the burden on the people." Zhu Jianshen said eloquently.
To rectify the administration of officials, Zhu Jianshen hoped that the Ming Dynasty could have a self-examination process for officials, so that officials would be honest and capable, not bully the people, understand the sufferings of the people, and dare to speak out for the people.
Rectifying armaments is what Zhu Jianshen hopes to vigorously develop firearms, so that a strong army can strengthen the country, minimize all external threats, and provide a relatively stable living environment within the Ming Dynasty.
Another shortcut is that Zhu Jianshen does not want the country to put all the burden on the people. This should be the most difficult of the three roads. For a farming country like the Ming Dynasty, agricultural taxes will always have the upper hand. No, we need to change and find new methods. This is also a pavement for opening up the sea in the future.
Yu Qian was very satisfied: "It is indeed not easy for Your Majesty to think so much, but Your Majesty should know that not everything can be accomplished overnight."
Although Yu Qian was moved when he heard this, he also knew that what Zhu Jianshen said would take a very long time. He was still afraid that His Majesty would think too much and do too little.
"I know, and I also know that it is very difficult to change. I just want to ask the teacher if he is willing to be a lonely minister for the people." Zhu Jianshen looked at Yu Qian with a worried look.
Zhu Jianshen had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and finally asked about it while questioning the scriptures.
Although there are only three things, it requires an extremely long process, which may take twenty or thirty years.
Zhu Jianshen also hoped that Yu Qian could walk for him first. That's what the lonely minister said.
A lonely minister?
Are you willing to be a lonely minister?
Haven't you always been a loner?
Yu Qian was silent.
Zhu Jianshen was also waiting quietly.
The whole palace was eerily quiet.
After an unknown period of time, Yu Qian raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, you know that if we take this wrong path, Ming Dynasty will no longer be determined to reform and enterprising."
The outstanding figures of an era can actually see the shortcomings of their own country, but the politicians never think about changing it.
Some people are uncertain about their own abilities and are afraid that if they fail to change in a big way, it will be difficult for future generations to shake these old laws. There are also many people who just want to muddle through, and their generation will still be able to survive anyway. If it can operate normally, don't think about what will happen hundreds of years or even decades later. Of course, a large number of people think this way.
"But if you didn't leave, how would you know you were on the wrong track?" Zhu Jianshen's face was very firm.
In fact, Zhu Jianshen was also very scared at first. Sometimes he also wondered whether he had the ability to bring such a big country to glory.
He had hesitated, been confused, and flinched.
Why not just be a peaceful emperor, play with porcelain, and find a good-looking queen and a few beautiful and coquettish concubines when you get old? Isn't this the end point that most men want?
But after a brief period of hesitation, confusion, and retreat, what was gained was a firmer heart time and time again.
Since he came to this place and became the emperor of Ming Dynasty, he should make some contributions to the country. This is something he cannot escape or refuse.
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After the Ming Dynasty went north to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Koryo Kingdom also changed. Its general Li Chenggui overthrew the Koryo Dynasty. In order to gain recognition from the Ming Dynasty, he sent envoys to Nanjing to ask Emperor Hongwu to give him a name, and Emperor Hongwu chose Korea from the ancient name. , and believed that "Kosori Mingmyeong" was quite elegant, so he issued an edict and changed the Goryeo Dynasty to Joseon.
After Li Chenggui became queen, he followed his elder brother Ming in everything, governed the country with Confucianism, and learned traditional Han culture. Confucianism also replaced Buddhism as the country's governance concept.
The actions of the Korean king were also listed as a country not to be conquered by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty.
After each of their monarchs succeeds, they have to send envoys to Beijing to tell the Ming Emperor that we will change the king and ask the Ming Emperor to canonize him. Otherwise, this king will not have enough legitimacy.
But now it is Li Ao who is in power in North Korea, who is the uncle of the current King of North Korea.
During her third year in Chenghua, Li Yao once visited Beijing, but she did not see His Majesty the Great Emperor. Instead, she was received by officials from the Ministry of Rites, and met Yu Qian as she wished. He constantly revealed that in North Korea, the monarch was young and the court was In fact, he wanted to test Yu Qian's views on this matter and whether he could support him in stabilizing the domestic situation or even replacing him.
When Yu Qian listened to Li Yao's words, he thought he was making a mockery of the Ming Dynasty, so he gave a few words of instruction. Li Yao was obedient to the Ming Dynasty, saying that he must assist his nephew and stabilize the situation.
But this guy also said one thing and did another. When he returned to North Korea, in the fourth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, he launched the Guiyou Rebellion to eliminate the forces in the country including Lord Anping and the important minister Jin Zongrui beside the King of North Korea. , completely eclipsing the King of Korea and dominating the small court of Korea.
The current King of Korea is just a cover, and everything is controlled by him, the King of Shouyang.
But now the Ming army is building their city walls and fortresses in North Korea, which makes Lord Shouyang panic.
Could it be that someone in the DPRK secretly leaked the coup that took place in DPRK to the Ming Dynasty? Is it possible that they built fortresses in their own territory to help their little nephew regain power?
Careerists also have many things on their minds.
If Li Yao had known that Shi Heng just wanted to get a hundred miles away, he would have agreed happily, but it was because he didn't know Shi Heng's true intention that he started his suicide journey.
Li Yao is afraid of the Ming Dynasty. He must be afraid. Now that the domestic forces have been subdued by him, it seems that he is as stable as Mount Tai. But once the Ming army starts to attack North Korea, the internal forces will surge and even endanger his life.
Li Yao had to act cautiously.
The team of envoys he sent was very grand, and was personally led by Han Minghui, who helped him win the coup.
Li Yao often calls himself Han Minghui as his son-in-law.
After Han Minghui arrived in the capital, he did not go to the Ministry of Rites immediately. Instead, he used various means to find out who was most favored and who had the most power in Ming Dynasty.
After two days of research, I got a little clearer.
The young emperor of the Ming Dynasty favored Xu Youzhen, the censor of Youdu, and the most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty now are the chief ministers of the cabinet Yu Qian, Li Xian and others.
Han Minghui had visited the Ming Dynasty several times and learned some about Yu Qian's character from the officials of the Ministry of Rites. If the Ming army really wanted to interfere in the internal coup in North Korea, he would not be able to impress Yu Qian no matter how much gold and silver he spent. biquge.biz
In this way, Xu Youzhen, who had a not very good reputation and was trusted by the little emperor, appeared in Han Minghui's sight.
You should be able to learn some of the Ming Dynasty's ideas from Xu Youzhen, and even bribe Xu Youzhen to influence the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty and make them change their policies towards the DPRK. This is the idea.
As night fell, Han Minghui and his entourage found the Xu Mansion.
Xu Youzhen in the mansion was sitting in a rocking chair, looking at the stars in the sky and counting in her hands.
"The celestial phenomena show that I have good fortune in twenty years. It seems that not letting the Emperor come back is the right choice for me, Xu Youzhen." When Xu Youzhen was feeling complacent, a servant tiptoed over.
"Master, there are a few people outside asking to see the master."
"Who?"
"They said they were from North Korea. From their tone of voice, it certainly didn't sound like they were from Ming Dynasty."
"Why do people from North Korea come to me? You, take them to the Ministry of Rites." Xu Youzhen was a little impatient. Can any small fish or shrimp see me, Xu Youzhen?
After this person responded, he walked out.
And Xu Youzhen started to raise her head and look at the stars again, and quickly made calculations. Oops, how come her luck has dropped by one point. She could have been a grand master, but now she can only be a Shaobao.
Could it be that these North Koreans are closely related to their own destiny?
After thinking about this, Xu Youzhen stood up and said, "You, please take them to the living room. Master, I will go there after I change my clothes."
After the servant heard this, he turned around and nodded. After turning around, he could not help but whisper: "Master is good at everything, except for the God of Love. Especially in the past two years, he has been obsessed with it..."
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