Han Dao world

Chapter 1096 Seek Truth From Facts
Fu Shou lowered his eyebrows and didn't speak for a long time.

She understood Liu Xie's implication.

Although Liu Xie is very protective of her queen position, it does not mean that the emperor's son will definitely become the prince.

This made her somewhat disappointed.

She originally thought that Liu Xie summoned Sangong to Nanyang with such fanfare just to establish the crown prince.

But now it seems that although Liu Xie loves the emperor's son, he doesn't think that the emperor's son will definitely be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the emperor.

She could understand Liu Xie's consideration in doing so.

If Liu Bian, the emperor's concubine, was not incompetent, he, the emperor's concubine, might not have the chance to ascend the throne.If Liu Bian knew the result in advance, and then let Liu Bian choose, Liu Bian might choose to become Hongnong King directly, and be a wealthy and idle person in peace and stability.

But she also has her worries.

The last dystocia left a psychological shadow on her.It went well this time, but it doesn't mean it will go well next time. When will I have an heir that satisfies the emperor?
To have a choice, at least three or four first.

Didn't she experience life and death several times?

"What's wrong?" Liu Xie asked seeing Fushou's expression was not right.

Fu Shou took a deep breath and let it out slowly to calm down. "Your Majesty, my concubine... I'm a little scared."

"What are you afraid of?" Liu Xie held Fushou's hand, suddenly felt that Fushou's hand was a little cold, and suddenly understood Fushou's anxiety. "Afraid of dystocia?"

Fu Shou nodded embarrassedly. "I don't know if I have the courage to regenerate, I thought..."

Liu Xie pondered for a moment. "This is the heavy responsibility you must bear as a queen."

Fu Shou's face turned pale immediately.

Liu Xie patted her face again. "But you don't have to worry so much. Difficult labor is usually the first child. Since you have successfully given birth to the emperor's son, as long as you can exercise properly according to your current experience, there should be no problems in the future. Besides, the imperial physicians also A lot of research has been done in this area, and the danger will be minimized."

Fu Shou responded in a low voice.

Liu Xie didn't persuade her anymore, but just hugged her quietly.

As he said just now, this is the responsibility Fu Shou must bear as a queen.

Unless she is willing to let go of the obsession with the inheritance of the emperor's son.

Everything has a price.

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It is not only Fushou who is entangled, but also ministers and ministers.

The direct reason why the emperor called them to Nanyang was the birth of the emperor's son, and it was inevitable to discuss the inheritance of imperial power.It's just that the son of heaven is rich in age and has not yet reached the point where he has to be a prince, so the focus of the discussion is not limited to whether to make the emperor's son a prince, but has expanded a little.

Under the background of implementing the New Deal, whether the original imperial succession system needs to be reformed.

This question may seem simple, but it is actually very different.

As a matter of fact, the principle of establishing a son for a son rather than a virtuous one was not well followed from the very beginning, especially in the Han Dynasty.It is very rare that the emperor's son is established as the prince, and then succeeds to the throne, and most emperors have not arranged this rule.

Facts are not ambiguous, but opinions vary widely.

Some people think that this shows that this principle is useless, impossible, and unnecessary to uphold.

Others say that the reason for the chaos in the world is precisely because this principle is not well adhered to, which has aroused too many people's covetousness, and made any royal family want to succeed. Even Zhang Jiao knows to support King Ganling and King Anping , want to abolish the establishment of things.

But this question cannot be circumvented by an obstacle: who should succeed the young emperor or the present?
Like many debates in history, when you encounter such a problem, you cannot continue.

In order to avoid such a situation during public discussions, Yang Biao discussed a principle with Jia Xu and Zhou Zhong.

The cases are limited to this dynasty, only to Xiaoling, and do not involve the young emperor and the present.

The reason is also very simple: Dong Zhuo's abolition of the establishment was an accident, the result of a warrior's chaotic government, and it cannot be regarded as a routine.

Although this reason is far-fetched, no one objected, and all accepted the principle.

Everyone knows that if you want to discuss a result, or even solve the problem, you have to make a choice.

On this basis, Yang Biao clarified two points: one is to learn from history, and the other is to seek truth from facts.

Taking history as a mirror means focusing on practice, not limited to what should be, so as not to be too vague and idealized.

In short, history is more important than classics, and we must be pragmatic and not empty talk.

The meaning of seeking truth from facts is to emancipate the mind, not to have too many scruples, and strive to explain things clearly, and put all the gains and losses clearly.

For example, the history of the Xiaoling Dynasty was experienced by many people, and it is the most suitable example for analysis.If you are scrupulous everywhere, then there is no way to discuss it, which is tantamount to giving up a case that is most likely to make it clear.

Regarding this point, Yang Biao asked Liu Xie for instructions in advance and got Liu Xie's support.

He has been preparing for the compilation of the Emperor Xiaoling Chronicle, and has accumulated a lot of historical facts, and he just wants to hear the comments of the ministers.

As a son of man, in terms of etiquette, he has the obligation to avoid taboos, but... he is not actually the son of Emperor Xiaoling, so he has no psychological barriers, so he can be more frank.

He even said that if necessary, matters of the last ten years or so can be discussed without setting limits.

Yang Biao declined.

The emperor can be magnanimous, but the ministers must maintain the necessary respect.

After the premise and principles are determined, the discussion begins immediately.The Sangong and officials from various prefectures first discussed internally, and the county guards and officials who came to the plan also participated in the speeches, and it was very lively for a while.

Soon, a group of officials in the prime of life, with both knowledge and governance practice, became opinion leaders.

Chen Gong is one of them.

Since the third year of Jian'an, he has been the prefect of Jiujiang for more than six years.

For him, these years were very tormenting, but it also forced him to think a lot.

Before that, he only looked at whether it met the teachings of sages and the requirements of classics, and he didn't care much about whether it was feasible.In his opinion, it is more precious because it is not feasible.

Are sages easy to do?It is to do what no one can do.

After taking office, he got a bad nose.

Du Tian was unable to push forward for a long time, but many people saw that he was talkative, and came to him, demanding compensation for Yuan Shu's debts.At the beginning, he tried his best to meet their demands and wanted to be a benevolent monarch, until he found that more and more people were overwhelmed and began to flee and move to the adjacent Lujiang River.

It is because Yan Xiang is more vigorous in promoting Dutian in Lujiang, and the Zhou family in Shu County, as the first family in Lujiang, relatively supports Dutian.

Facing the greed of a small number of people and the poverty of most people, he realized the good intentions of the emperor's resolute promotion of Dutian.

When Han Sui was ordered to supervise the two states of Yanyu, although Jiujiang was not among Han Sui's supervisors, he still took advantage of this rare opportunity to start farming.On the one hand, he used Xiliang soldiers to intimidate the big clans in Jiujiang and suppress their arrogance; on the other hand, he used the benefits of Lujiang to promote land saving to motivate the people and win the support of the people.

This approach may seem deceitful, but it has achieved good results.

Du Tian, ​​which has been dragged on for several years, has finally been completed.The results of Jiujiang's plan this year are finally looking better, and it is no longer overwhelmed by Lujiang.

And the number of people who moved to Lujiang has decreased a lot, and some people even plan to move back.

If they did these things, they would of course be scolded as cruel officials, but Chen Gong didn't care much.

Because there are more people who are grateful to him.

With such practice, Chen Gong's understanding of the classics and history was qualitatively different.

He put forward a point of view, which attracted the attention of many people.

"Spring and Autumn" is the history of the state of Lu, and it cannot be used to guide today's practice at all.

What is desirable is the heart of a sage who loves others, which is the core of Confucianism and Taoism - benevolence.

(End of this chapter)