The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

When Li Renai came to see Yelu Yuliyan, it was certainly not just as simple as a junior meeting an elder.

After a brief awkward period, Li Renai explained his intention and handed over a letter written by Yelu Nanxian to Yelu Yuliyan.

The letter didn't say anything specific, but it was very touching and moving about how Li Renai asked the Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun to send troops to help the Liao Kingdom a few years ago. After the Liao Kingdom fell, Li Renai didn't think about food and drink, and was depressed.

After all, Yelu Yuliyan was the princess of the fallen Liao Dynasty. When she saw what was said in the letter, she couldn't help feeling sad, and she felt a little closer to the young prince in front of her.

"The official family of the Song Dynasty invites you here because they want to keep you in Kaifeng."

"Stay in Kaifeng?" Li Renai trembled: "Why is this?"

Yelu Yuliyan quickly explained: "It's not a pledge, but I want the princes and princesses of several countries to study here."

"What to study?" Li Renai was even more puzzled.

Yelu Yuliyan knew what Zhao Fujin wanted to do, but as for the purpose and what he wanted to learn, she really didn't understand it.

Yelu Yuli thought for a moment, then summoned Chunxia and asked Chunxia to bring Wanyan Quan: "What you should learn is the same as him, just ask and you will know."

Seeing a seven or eight-year-old child standing in front of him, Li Renai felt a little dumbfounded.

At this age, no matter what you learn, it is enlightenment.

Even though the culture of the Song Dynasty was prosperous, he was already past the age of enlightenment, and the scriptures he read were also the scriptures read by the Song Dynasty. The only difference was that the literati of the Song Dynasty may have a better understanding of the interpretation of ancient books and scriptures than those of the Song Dynasty. It is more profound than Xixia. There is really no need to stay here to study.

What's more, with these little brats?

Li Renai was arrogant and didn't want to talk to Wanyan Dan, but because of his aunt's face, he had to ask casually: "What books has Master Wanyan been reading during this time?"

Li Renxin thought that if he answered questions such as "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic", he would touch Wanyan Qua's head, praise him for being so smart, and encourage him to study hard, and he would become a great talent in the future. .

But Wanyan Quan replied: ""Quotations of Zhao Fujin"!"

Li Renai was stunned for a moment, his face fell, and he looked like a big brother educating a child: "This... is disrespectful."

Wanyan Dan raised his little head: "The official said, there is no disrespect, the name is just for others."

That makes sense.

Li Renai looked at his little aunt awkwardly, as if seeking confirmation.

Yelu Yuliyan smiled and nodded: "Officials are not too particular about etiquette."

Li Renai nodded: "What's in the quotation?"

"Strategies for governing the country!" Wanyan Dan replied.

"Hey, you are so young and you only learn how to govern the country. Let me ask you, have you read "The Book of Shang Jun"?" Li Renai was amused.

Wanyan Dan shook his head with disdain: "The officials said, it's a pile of garbage, even if you wipe your butt, it's dirty!"

Li Renai was shocked in his heart. How could such an emperor's art be so slandered?

I haven't read "The Book of Shang Jun", so I can't talk about the way to govern the country. “Since you haven’t read it, why do you call it rubbish?” Li Renai asked with a smile.

Wanyan Dan looked at him and said, "I have read about it, reform and reform, emphasis on agriculture and war, heavy punishment but little reward, focusing on the basic while suppressing the weak, and the infamous technique of controlling the people. Isn't that what I talked about."

Li Renai looked surprised: "How many words do you know?"

Wanyan Dan chuckled and said, "Not much. The things in this book were all told to me by officials. I don't need to know many words to understand them."

"Understood? Then tell me why it is rubbish?"

Wanyan Quan was a little embarrassed. He looked at Yelu and Yu Liyan said aggrievedly, "Third Aunt, these officials have all passed me in the exams, and they asked me to say that I want to go out and play with the prince."

Yelu Yuliyan stood up and came to Wanyandan and touched his head: "This is not a school test. This is for you to answer this big brother's questions. If you say it well, big brother will buy you a candy man." .”

Wanyan Dan was happy when he heard this. He looked at Li Renai and asked, "Seriously?"

Li Renai smiled and nodded: "Seriously!"

Wanyan Dan nodded his head, put his hands behind his back, and walked up and down the hall: "The people are the cornerstone of a country. Without people, there is no country. The people are independent people. Without independence, there are no people. The foundation of a country is that it is people oriented……"

"This doesn't seem to be the Book of Shang Jun?" Li Renai interrupted and asked.

Wanyan Dan glared at him with disgust and explained like an old master: "Of course not, this is "Zhao Fujin's Quotations", which means that the foundation of a country is not elsewhere, but in the people, and the people are not the people of the country first. It is an independent person, followed by a person of the country. If he can think what he thinks and think what he thinks, he will have enough imagination and creativity, and he can innovate. If the people innovate, then the country can innovate. , Innovation is the real innovation. Although "Shang Jun Shu" also talks about innovation, it is wrong."

"Oh? It's all innovation, what's wrong with it?" Li Renai continued to ask.

"The innovations in "The Book of Shang Jun" are just treating the people as tools, letting them not think about anything and just immerse themselves in farming every day. They can't keep much of the food they get, but turn it all over. The people want to find other ways to support their families. , it will try its best to prevent the people from supporting their families, because it feels that only when the people are hungry can they be obedient. So, are the people people, or animals raised in captivity? "

After hearing this, Li Renai laughed and said: "This is the way to be a king. If not, who will support the court?"

"Officials say that the purpose of the imperial court is to serve the people, to allow them to live and work in peace and contentment, and to do their own thing. The imperial court uses laws to regulate the behavior of the people. As long as it does not harm the interests of others or the interests of the court, whatever the people want to do is up to the people. There is no need to meddle in your own affairs. As for the income of the imperial court... the officials said that there is only one way, and that is taxation, but taxation should...should..." Wanyandan paused: "I haven't learned this yet. "

Li Renai felt that this statement was deviant!

But then I thought about it, is this the experience of the Song Dynasty that was able to reverse its decline in a short period of time and successfully resist the Jin Dynasty?

"Then what if the people don't want to grow food?" Li Renai asked again.

Wanyan Dan chuckled: "The officials also asked me this question. I didn't know it at the time, but now I understand that the world is so big and there are many people who are willing to farm. As long as the food they grow can feed their families, no one can Go grab their food, why don't they plant it? Even if there are fewer people farming, you can still exchange food with other countries. For example, if I have sable and wild ginseng in Dajin, I can exchange it with DaSong. Food."

"What if they don't want to change?"

Wanyan Dan was stunned, tilted his head and thought for a long time: "Why don't you want to? Da Jin and Da Song are good friends now."

Although this answer was a bit naive, Li Ren felt that the Song Dynasty officials' approach to governing the country was indeed different from that of any emperor in the history books he was familiar with.

"Little aunt, do you think I should learn these things?"

Yelu Yuliyan chuckled and said: "Maybe it's not just as simple as learning something. If you become a disciple of an official... you will have more power, what do you think?" (End of Chapter)