Great Leaving the Night's Watch

Chapter 42 The Prince: Never Return to the Night Watchman
In terms of appearance and stature (it's a bit of a word to use for men...), this general is at best a strong man, and Brother Dian Wei is his ancestor.

So this general who killed countless enemies on the battlefield was scolded in front of many of his subordinates. After being spit out, although his first reaction was to get the place back, but after a little calculation, it is estimated that if he did that, he would be caught. The price may be greater, such as broken arms and legs.

What's more, the prince invited Mr. Shi so grandly, and sent so many guards to show his respect. At this moment, he clashed with Shi's subordinates. Wouldn't that be smearing shit on the prince's face?
At that time, even if he was beaten by the bear, he would still have to be punished by the prince, and the two fools would make this money-losing business.

But now the atmosphere is here.

What should I do?

"Then you are the father of my ancestor, and the grandson has saluted the great ancestor." The general laughed loudly, and bowed down to Dian Wei.In fact, his words are not completely logical and self-consistent.

After being immersed in the imperial court for a long time, you must have the ability to perceive words and emotions.As an excellent chameleon, you have to quickly judge who is suitable to kowtow to you and whom you are suitable to kowtow to.

Face that garbage is for dogs to eat.

If you need it, you need it, if you don't need it, throw it away.

As soon as Brother Dawei spoke, Shi Bin was worried, it was broken, it was too late to stop this big bastard!
It's a great thing for me to have the opportunity to be helped by this group of fierce generals, but the problem is that none of these superb fierce people is a fuel-efficient lamp!
I really didn't expect things to end like this, Shi Bin couldn't help sighing, the officialdom is really difficult.

Arriving at the prince's place, Shi Bin found a strange thing. The outside was very luxurious, and one could imagine that the people living inside must be super nobles.

But when you get inside, let's just say, you are poorer than ordinary people.

The walls are not painted, and the shabby ones can't be more shabby.

The extremely ordinary old tables and chairs have not been replaced in a long time, and they are all peeling.

To put it too far, after Shi Bin came to this world, the furnishings of many inns and restaurants he visited were a hundred times better than this poor place.

The place is not only broken, but empty.

There are only some weapons, countless bamboo slips, and a pile of thread-bound books.

The only thing that can be seen is the single bed. Judging from the material, it seems to be made of bamboo, which is not too high-end.

The words on the covers of those thread-bound books showed that they were all books on the art of war and state governance.

Those books are already wrinkled, some of the threads are broken, and the owner does not know how many times they have been read.

After taking his seat, seeing the strange look in Shi Bin's eyes, Prince Lu Guang asked, "Sir, is it strange why the interior is so simple?"

"Please enlighten me, the prince." Now that their identities have been revealed, it is impossible to remove the thick barrier of class between the two.It is impossible to talk and laugh unscrupulously like before.

The prince smiled wryly, and said: "The emperor's family doesn't care about production. 1.1 The rice is all taken from the people. If there is a lot of construction, it will be the people who suffer. But no matter how frugal, the royal family must have face. So the outside is majestic, but the inside can only be shabby. Some more. Look at this again, sir."

The prince unbuttoned his coat, and the clothes inside were patched three times.

He quickly tied on the coat, which was still embroidered with dragons on the outside.

Shi Bin sighed: "The prince is respectable!"

The prince said: "I'm sorry sir, there is no tea or wine here. I can only feel wronged by such a great man as Mr., and replace tea and wine with water."

"The crown prince is serious. Even your highness, you are so thrifty, what right do you have to be extravagant?" No matter how you spend your time outside, on this occasion, you must obey the crown prince.But when Shi Bin remembered that the dignified prince was suffering so much, he still respected him spontaneously.

If the prince said that he really wanted to do good things for the people, he really wanted to govern the country well.Shi Bin should believe it.

Because it is only for the benefit of the royal family, it should also be done.

Although the ability is not good, the luck is not good.

The prince picked up the kettle and poured water for Shi Bin first, then his own, and clinked glasses with him to show respect.

After thanking him, as soon as the water entered his throat, Shi Bin slandered in his heart: "Lu Guang, you are really picky on yourself. You usually drink this cold water, and you don't boil it. Let it cool, and drink it for nothing. .”

This is clearly the smell of freshly drawn well water.

But this is also good, it can help your royal family save some animal charcoal.

These things that can help you royally show off are too expensive.

After chatting like this, after drinking three bowls of well water, the prince asked the first question since meeting today:
"Mr. Shi, what do you think of the night watchman?"

Shi Bin was taken aback, why did he suddenly ask about this?
Could it be that he has some clues?Like the thing between me and Zhe Kecun?
No matter how hard you think about it, you don't want the prince to wait too long.But for a while, I didn't know how to answer.

The royal family has abolished the night watchman system for hundreds of years, and Zhe Kecun has clearly informed that the imperial power does not support the night watchman.

So does the deity say that the night watchman is good or bad?
In order to be safe, Shi Bin decided to kick the ball back to the prince: "What does the prince think?"

Crown Prince Lu Guang did not hesitate at all about this question: "Never raise the night watchman!"

"Why? Please enlighten the prince." Shi Bin stepped down the donkey.

The crown prince raised his left index finger and said solemnly: "The ignorant and foolish people in the world only know the benefits of the night watchman, but not the disadvantages of the night watchman!"

This is a new idea.

From the perspective of the people, the evaluation of the night watchman is: a man of gods, seeking justice for the people.

But from the royal point of view, how would you comment?
Shi Bin didn't say a word, and waited quietly for the prince to speak.

"Emperor Taizong was better than the common people, so he raised a large number of night watchmen. In addition to letting them uphold justice for the people, eliminate traitors, spy on intelligence, and patrol hunting on behalf of the emperor, there is another most important purpose, which is to check and balance the influence of the aristocratic family!"

When the prince said this, Shi Bin quickly digested the information.

What the crown prince said was not difficult to understand for someone like Shi Bin who loves historical knowledge.Throughout the ages, the relationship between the aristocratic family and the royal family has always been particularly delicate.

It is absolutely impossible without them, and the country cannot be governed by the illiterate people alone.

Shang Yang, the supreme legalist in the pre-Qin Dynasty, once said a famous saying, the fool hides the success, the wise sees it in the bud, and the people can't start with worry, but can succeed with happiness.

A fool does not know how to succeed in what has been done, but a wise man foresees it before it happens.Ordinary people can't plan and create things with them, but they can share the joy of success with them.

Therefore, governing the country must rely on aristocratic families, not ordinary people who do not know a few big characters.

But the aristocratic family is even more harmful!

Their children are educated, ambitious, and capable, and many of them are both civil and military.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Biao entered Jingzhou alone. In such a chaotic situation, with the support of powerful families such as the Kuai family and the Cai family, he could secure his position as the prefect and rule the eight counties of Jingxiang (Note: Nine counties are the language of novelists, not convincing).

Needless to say, these big families can't help you in vain, they want to take huge profits from you.

So Liu Biao became the master, and the descendants of the family spread all the noble positions.

After Liu Biao's death, the Kuai family and the Cai family once again forced Liu Biao's son to surrender to Cao Cao for their own benefit.

The heir didn't dare to fart, and surrendered obediently, unwilling to be reconciled, he was imprisoned by Cao Cao for a lifetime like a bird.

The aristocratic family can control the government at the top, and threaten the imperial power at the bottom!
They can do good, and some of the children of the aristocratic family are talented people who care about the country and the people.

They can do evil, and they are responsible for all the most treacherous and evil things in the world.Ordinary people have neither the ability nor the energy.

For thousands of years, the means used by the royal family to deal with them can be described as dwarfed by comparison.

Let them develop, they will ride on the emperor's head and shit.

If one dares to use the simple and crude method of sending troops to attack the big family, the result is often that the family is not dead, and the royal family is defeated first.

Because the opponent's power is too great, intertwined, involving the interests of countless people in the government and the opposition.

Don't say that you are dealing with aristocratic families openly, you are dealing with other people, and you have no direct relationship with aristocratic families, only indirect relationships, and that doesn't work either!

Even if the interests of aristocratic families are indirectly harmed, they will still do their best to transfer the increased burden on them from the court to innocent people.

The bastard of the Ming Dynasty suggested that Chongzhen abolish the post station, and the postman Li Zicheng lost his job.This has nothing to do with the aristocratic family, but these people continue to exploit the people, monopolize the people's livelihood, and block all the ways for the people to make a living.Under the circumstances of continuous disasters and man-made disasters that day, Li Zicheng had no chance to find a job to make a living, so he rebelled and destroyed the Ming Dynasty.

"Later, Emperor Suzong succeeded to the throne and abolished the night watchmen. He would rather protect the family than guard the night people!" The prince's words interrupted Shi Bin's meditation.

(End of this chapter)