After Shao Song

Chapter 193 Extra: Mr. Qingtian Liu Bowen
Liu Bowen fell into the hands of Hubei native Chen Youliang in the 16th year of Taisho. At that time, he was already famous all over the world, and many of the Han king's subordinates persuaded him to take it as Mr. Qingtian for his own use.But Chen Youliang was headstrong and did not take Liu Ji seriously.

Firstly, Liu Ji regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty, and secondly, he also saw that this man did not look like someone who could win the world, so he deliberately pretended to be a scholar who had nothing to do but just talk. As expected, it didn't take long for him to succeed in making Chen Youliang not pay attention to him. Annoyed, fewer and fewer people were sent to "serve" him.He succeeded in taking the opportunity to run away.

However, a sentence Chen Youliang said made Liu Ji feel that he was still a little level, "If Gu Ruo meets Song Shizu, naturally he should turn his back and disarm for the merits of Han and Yue; If you advance into the Central Plains of the map, if you retreat, you will divide the world into two parts.”

His Majesty Shizu is of course unique and invincible, even Liu Ji, who has been disappointed with the Song Dynasty authorities, thinks so.

However, the imperial court was no longer able to control the south. Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang were fighting fiercely. He took a long detour to reach western Zhejiang. He didn't even dare to return home, so he went directly to the home of his good friend Song Lian. Coincidentally, he Their teacher was Huang Shu, a former student of the Hanlin Academy and the minister of Taichang Temple.

The teacher had an extraordinary background. He was the ninth-generation grandson of Huang Fang, the uncle of Huang Tingjian, the great writer of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the fifteenth-generation grandson of the Shuangjing Huang family.He is also a famous originalist, writer and historian.

Liu Ji is talented and intelligent, and he is eager to learn. He was enlightened to read by his father.The reading speed is extremely fast, and it is said that all seven elements can be read. At the age of 12, he passed the examination as a scholar, and the elders in the countryside called him a "child prodigy".At the age of 23, Liu Ji went to Yanjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, to take part in the general examination, and won the Jinshi examination in one fell swoop. The chief examiner at that time was Huang Jin, so although he was worshiped under Huang Jin's sect unlike Song Lian and Gao Zecheng, he was still able to He said he was a disciple of Mr. Wen Qian.At that time, Huang Jin attached great importance to this young man, and repeatedly recommended him to the then emperor Song Xianzong and the prime minister Zhang Yanghao, saying that this man was "a man of great learning, knowledgeable in both civil and martial arts; his spirit is upright, and his talent is magnificent." He is an unprecedented talent and must be put to good use.

But Liu Ji's misfortune was that Zhang Yanghao, the prime minister of his generation, passed away because of old age. Then Emperor Xianzong, known as the "Little Shizu", also ruled Bintian. His teacher Huang Shu was marginalized and soon resigned and returned home.

The ten-year "Reign of Taiding" disappeared like floating clouds together with the wise kings and wise ministers. The world, which was already experiencing big problems, became increasingly chaotic. Lands were annexed, refugees were everywhere, and maritime merchants gathered wealth that even exceeded the national treasury.But Liu Ji was still young at that time, and he was far from disappointed with the Song Dynasty that gave birth to him and raised him. A year later, he was appointed as the magistrate of Gao'an County, Jiangxi Province.During his tenure, he was diligent in his duties and enforced the law strictly, and he quickly made political achievements.

Because he studied the original teachings in his early years and firmly believed that "practice makes true knowledge", he often traveled to the countryside incognito and discovered that some wealthy gentry and landowners in Gao'an County colluded with corrupt officials, were lawless, defrauded people of their money, took away their wives and daughters, and committed murder and murder.With so much lawlessness in one county, it would be strange if the world could be better.Liu Jiyi was filled with indignation and determined to eliminate harm for the people.After conducting open and covert investigations and obtaining real evidence, several notorious bullies were reported to the court to request severe punishment. Corrupt officials in the county government were also punished. The social atmosphere in Gao'an County soon improved.Liu Ji was upright and upright and won praise from the people.

But the so-called rot is definitely not just local. The current imperial court no longer has a censor Zhongcheng like Zhang Jun and Hu Yin, or even a censor like Li Guang.When the people who came to transfer heard that Liu Ji was from a famous family, they wanted to drag him into trouble at first. But how could Liu Ji be complicit? In the end, he actually "oppressed good people". If the teacher hadn't been running for him, he might have been dismissed from office. exile.

How could the young Liu Ji bear such anger? He immediately resigned and went home to study.However, due to livelihood issues, Liu Ji accepted the invitation of his friend Ouyang Su and came to Dantu with Ouyang Su. They lived in Jiaoxi Bookstore near Ouyang Su's home and lived a semi-reclusive life.He makes a living by teaching children in the village to read, and occasionally interacts with friends such as Yue Hunan and Tao Kai.

In the 12th year of Taisheng [-]th year, Emperor Song and Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Qiyan appointed him as the envoy of the Liangzhe Road System. His main task was to help the local government pacify the thieves in eastern Zhejiang, especially Fang Guozhen.Tie Tuotuo, the deputy privy envoy who was born in Mongolia, wanted to recruit An Fang Guozhen. Liu Ji believed that the Fang brothers were the chief offenders and would not be punished if he did not punish them.But in this world, money is more important than knowledge. In the end, Fang Guozhen bribed the government and was successfully recruited and given an official position. Instead, he criticized Liu Ji for being good at power.Liu Ji was furious and resigned for the second time to express his dissatisfaction with the corruption and ignorance of the imperial court.

For this reason, he also wrote in a correspondence with his good friend Song Lian: "The saint king appears and the famous ministers appear. Jingkang and Jianyan are separated by a thin line. The monarchs and ministers of the two dynasties are more than a thousand miles apart?" He almost scolded a bunch of ignorant kings and sycophants in Yanjing City.

But so far, he only plans to return to the countryside and make a living by teaching and writing like his mentor Zheng Fuchu, a famous scholar in Chuzhou. He is looking forward to the future generations, maybe there will be another emperor?Until he met the man in his life: Zhu Yuanzhang.

It was the autumn of the 18th year of Taisho. This monk from Fengyang had already occupied his hometown. Hearing about the reputation of Liu Ji and Song Lian, he came to invite him all night. Unfortunately, they were both educated people and lacked physical strength, so they failed to run. So he was "invited" to Yingtian.

As the saying goes, a scholar can know the affairs of the world without going out. Liu Ji also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled because he couldn't survive. Moreover, since he took charge, he had treated his subordinates and the people in the occupied areas as a bunch of anti-king Bodhisattvas, so he also looked up to him. , gave him advice, and based on the situation at that time, he proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang the strategy of avoiding a two-front war and defeating each other. In addition, he also suggested that Zhu on the one hand break away from the "Little Ming King" Han Lin'er to establish his own power, but on the other hand use the name of "Da Ming" to recruit The hearts of the people of the world.But if you want to accept his official position and formally break with the Song Dynasty, I'm sorry, I, Liu Ji, am the queen of Liaoyang County Prince Liu Yan, Shi Mu Guoen, and there is no way I can do this.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang won the world, he was still very courteous and virtuous. He asked curiously: "Song Shizu is indeed worthy of allegiance to the king of the world, but the Song Dynasty was in chaos only 20 years after his death. Are his unworthy descendants worthy of your death?" "

If it hadn't happened just now, he wouldn't be so shocked. He sent people to Qufu to recruit Yan Shenggong to surrender. He had already succeeded, but the descendants of King Han Shizhong of Qin, who were the general soldiers of Shandong (later restructured), heard about it and actually killed the Kong family. There were more than [-] people in his direct lineage, and then the Ming army who lost to him led his whole family to self-immolate.

Liu Ji was not polite, and said: "The ancestors expelled the Tartars and restored China. The land was exempted from taxation. His life's achievements are hard to measure. Afterwards, Emperor Xuanzong and Wuzong were all Ming emperors. Now that the king has come to this point, it is inevitable that he will pass on the position to his sons and grandchildren. , can you guarantee that your descendants will all be wise kings? If your descendants become immoral and the people of the world turn against your family and the country, does it not matter?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said flatly: "No, we come from a poor background. Our children and grandchildren must know how to cherish the people's power. There will not be such a thing." Seeing Liu Ji's look of "just deceiving yourself and others", he was very angry. He came and said: "Even if the descendants are unworthy, we will formulate ancestral precepts in every aspect and tell them what to do. Song Shizu did this because he did not believe in the law of eternity."

Then he said: "I am only in my thirties this year, and my standards are not bad. In short, I can give the people a good life. I think Song Shizu valued the people more than his own country. We don't believe he is willing to watch. People like you are living in seclusion when people like you are dying of hunger everywhere. In this world, the living are more important."

Liu Ji remained silent, and then Zhu Yuanzhang became more courteous, and even Mrs. Ma often brought his maidservant to give him some clothes, pens and ink. Finally, a year and a half later, Liu Ji said: "Now that Chen Youliang has captured Taiping (now AH Dangtu County), he intends to go east. The momentum is very arrogant. Does your Majesty want to listen to my advice?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.In the first year of Wu (1367), Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Liu Ji as Taishi Ling.

From then on, another turbulent meeting between kings and ministers began.

　I still feel that Liu Guangshi's reputation is too bad, so I wrote Liu Ji as a descendant of Liu Yan. Please don't pay attention to this.

　　Huang Shu and Zongze are related
　　
　
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