Zhenguan's prosperity and fame

Chapter 319 Ask about the national policy and answer the world

"Yu'er, let me ask you, what is a country?"

Just finished talking about the fishermen, Li Shimin changed the subject and asked Li Fangchen a very difficult question.

In Li Fangchen's view, this kind of question often has a deep meaning.

"I feel that the family of a country is for everyone. The country of everyone is a big country."

How could I know these things? Li Fangchen made a nonsense casually, intending to deal with it.

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, "Avoid the important and take the light, if you don't say it, I'll throw it into the lake for you."

Li Tai's eyes were unavoidably curious. Is the father intending to test the school's second brother?Does the second brother have a chance to get the crown prince?
Although he also has thoughts of fighting for the position in his heart, he knows how to give way to Xian.

If the second brother doesn't fight, he will fight. If the second brother fights, he will be the strongest supporter of the second brother.

The second brother has treated me so kindly all these years, if he fights with the second brother, how will he deal with himself in the future?
Sometimes, Li Tai even suspected that his mother should have given birth to twins with his second brother. Look at the prince, what do you have in common with your second brother?
Li Fangchen looked at the lake in a daze, and thought carefully about Li Shimin's question.

"Territory, people, culture, and rulers, when combined together, is a country!"

"Ruler? This title is interesting? I don't know who you are talking about as a ruler?"

Li Fangchen glanced at the lake from the corner of his eye, "It can be a person, or a group of people."

"A person? A group of people?"

Li Shimin thought that what Li Fangchen said should be related to the court and the position of the emperor.

One person's emperor, a group of people's court, what's wrong?

Li Shimin asked again: "Then which person do you want to be, or one of that group of people?"

Li Tai's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help being surprised, "Did it start so soon? If the prince knew, would he burst into tears?"

Li Fangchen didn't know the vicious thoughts in Li Tai's heart, but answered Li Shimin's question very freely.

"Of course it is one of the group of people. If there is someone to stand for my son when the sky falls, why not do it?"

Li Tai sighed slightly, second brother, you probably don't know what you missed, right?

Disappointment flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, but luckily he quickly hid it.

Sitting back and forth, I have no interest in fishing.

Raise your left hand and point it in front of you, with your mouth slightly open, "Sit!"

Li Fangchen hurriedly knelt down, judging from Li Shimin's expression, it was obvious that there was going to be a match between the monarch and his subjects.

"I ask you, how do you treat the people?"

"Develop the wisdom of the people, establish the law, and benefit the people!"

"Why?"

"Opening up the wisdom of the people can enable the people to know the rules of etiquette and the rules of etiquette; to establish laws and laws can enable the people to know what to do and what not to do, so as to avoid disasters; to benefit the people, to make the people benefit, and those who benefit will loyally support them, So as to avoid power struggles.”

Li Shimin raised his brows, and couldn't help but ask, "I can understand how to benefit the people, but why is it so important to benefit the people?"

Li Fangchen cupped his hands and said, "Father, can you know that if the people are stupid, the country will be stupid, and if the people are poor, the country will be poor?"

Li Shimin shook his head slightly, "There is a saying in the Analects of Confucius, people can follow it, but they can't make it known, how do you explain it?"

Obviously, he does not agree with the matter of enlightening the whole people.

Although he also hopes that the poor family will rise, he must control it within a certain range.If all the people are scholars, it is inevitable that there will be a feeling of being unable to control slowly swallowing in their hearts.

Li Fangchen sighed and said: "This topic has not changed for thousands of years. The people: if you can make it, let it go; if you can't make it, you know it. What does the emperor think?"

It seems that every traveler will encounter this kind of problem. The strategy of fooling the people is all because of the excessive interpretation of a sentence?
A hundred schools of thought contend, the foundation of the great world, when will we see it?
One is that the people can only make them work, but not make them know.

Another, Li Fangchen explained in a clear voice: "People: if you can make them do what you want, if you make them free, you can do it; also."

Even though Li Shimin could understand the meaning, Li Fangchen chose to interpret it again.

It surprised Li Tai who was behind him, and couldn't help asking: "Second brother, is this really true? Could it be that there are really omissions in the Analects of Confucius?"

Li Fangchen asked rhetorically: "The essentials of punctuating a sentence may be a little bit wrong, but the meaning is a thousand miles away!"

Thousands of miles apart!

Li Shimin's heart was shaken, and his face was a little lost. It took a long time before he came back to his senses and continued to ask: "If this is the case, I, Tang, really want to enlighten the people's wisdom? To win the people's benefit?"

Li Fangchen nodded, "The aristocratic family has books, so they can be passed down for generations. If everyone has knowledge, how many generations can I pass it down?"

Unbelievable, Li Shimin had no choice but to say: "We will discuss this matter later, I still have a question!"

"Father, please ask."

"How can the Tang Dynasty last forever and be immortal?"

Perhaps, this is the ambition of every monarch, right?
Li Fangchen quickly gave the answer, "Inheritance!"

"what?"

"Inheritance! It will last forever and be immortal!"

"You mean?"

Li Fangchen pointed to the surface of the lake and looked at the fish in the lake, "Like Qin Huang and Han Wu, each has its own shortcomings, but its achievements will be sung by generations of people in the world. Qin Huang ruled the world and ended the troubled times. Set the hearts of the Han people. Father, why don't you be No.1?"

No.1?
Li Shimin's heart was slightly touched, and he hurriedly said: "Speak!"

"To build a country that will last forever, to create honors that will last forever, to be admired by future generations, and to be a swan song in history books!"

"it is good!"

At this point, Li Shimin couldn't help but applaud, these few words really reached his heart.

Why do you want to fight for power? Because he is confident that he can do better than the former hidden prince Li Jiancheng.

Every time I see Li Fangchen, I feel like seeing myself.

Prince Li Chengqian is neither arrogant nor impetuous. Although there is nothing outstanding, there is nothing wrong with him.

It is more in line with the golden mean that the prince should have, otherwise the prince would jump up and down like the king of Qin every day, and Li Shimin would not be able to sleep well.

Therefore, he repeatedly wanted to see the desire for power in Li Fangchen's eyes.It was also good for him to compete with the prince, and finally handed over the throne to Qin Wang Li Fangchen in good faith.

Perhaps he felt that Li Fangchen was himself when he was young?
Now, a round of rounds has completely broken the darkness in his heart.

What is Li Jiancheng?Can he compare to Emperor Qin and Han Wu?
Does he still have a chance to match the two?

In the past, sitting in a high position, apart from worrying about state affairs, Li Shimin was more concerned about himself.

Facing the constant compliments from all the officials, he seemed to have almost forgotten what he really wanted to do?
I still remember that when he first registered, he let go of his bold words in his heart and decided to create a peaceful and prosperous world.

Let the emperor see that Li Shimin is not only not inferior to Li Jiancheng, but even better than him.

What Li Shimin wants to do is to be an emperor through the ages, and to become the most important stroke in history books!
"Yu'er, if I grant you the throne of Qin, you have to take on the responsibility of being the king of the Tang Dynasty. Do you know why you are the king of Qin after me?"

(End of this chapter)