The great man will live forever

Chapter 131 The troublesome prince

While waiting for the next court, Prince Liu Ju invited Liu Han to his home as a guest.

The prince of the Western Han Dynasty lived in the emperor's harem when he was young. When he reached adulthood, he entered the crown prince's palace. The crowning age was generally between 15 and 20 years old.

Liu Zheng was born in 128 BC. He got married two years ago and is now 19 years old. Moreover, this guy moved very smoothly. His wife became pregnant just after he got married. Liu Han suspected that he was marrying his son.

Regarding this, Liu Han was very critical. You were acting hooliganally before marriage and it was immoral. Of course, he would not say that it was because he had no son to envy.

There was also the prince's wife, Shi Liangdi, who married him when she was only about 16 years old and then gave birth to a child. It was so ridiculous. Liu Han was also resolutely critical of this, but he couldn't stop it.

That was determined by the situation in ancient times. Children died young, so every family married early and had more children. Survival was all about life. A small cold could kill someone. Those who survived were better than 30 years old. He's dead at the age of [-].

This is also why when Sima Qian recorded Huo Qu's death from illness, he used a pawn and did not write down the cause of his death in detail. He thought it was normal and that dying in his 20s was not a big deal.

The location of the Prince's Palace in the Western Han Dynasty was in the Changle Palace in Chang'an, the capital city. Its auxiliary buildings included Sixian Garden and Bowang Garden, with the latter located outside Fu'an Gate of Chang'an City.

Changle Palace is only slightly smaller than the emperor's Weiyang Palace. It is 2900 meters long from east to west, 2400 meters wide from north to south, has a circumference of 10600 meters, and covers an area of ​​about 7 square kilometers.

The plan shape of the palace is slightly square. The south wall has a zigzag to the west of Fu'angmen, and the other walls are straight lines.The palace city is built with rammed earth walls, which are more than 20 meters thick.

There is a palace gate on each side of the palace wall, of which the east and west gates are the main passages. There are towers outside the gates called the East Gate and the West Gate.Nangong Gate and Fu'an Gate face each other from north to south.

It faces the city wall to the east and south, and faces Weiyang Palace in the west across Anmen Street.Changle Palace covers a distance of more than 14 miles and contains [-] palaces, all facing south.

Later generations often said that the prince was called the East Palace, which was passed down from the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was named because of the location, and it has been used ever since.

"When Taifu returned to Chang'an, Ju'er didn't see him for many days. It's Ju'er's fault!"

I have to say that Liu Zhi's attitude was very good. He saluted respectfully and even knelt down. He kept his posture very low, without feeling artificial at all.

"Prince, get up quickly. For the sake of seniority, I am your cousin. Don't be so senior."

The two chatted for a while. Liu Zogge was kind, generous, gentle and cautious. He was very good at treating others and doing things, making him feel like a spring breeze.

Liu Zheng began to praise, "Zhou'er has grown up listening to the stories of Taifu. I think Taifu was only 16 years old at the time. He immediately killed the enemy. Together with his cousin Champion Hou, 800 people defeated the Xiongnu, and captured more than 2000 soldiers. 2000 people fought in Hexi in two battles, marched more than [-] miles, defeated five countries in six days, and the enemy fled..."

He spoke enthusiastically, as if his admiration for Liu Han was like the endless flow of a surging river, or like the Yellow River bursting its banks and out of control.

"Oh, the prince has also learned how to flatter. I think you want me to say hello to Zhao Ponu and take good care of Dr. Dishan. Others have killed him by the Huns, right?"

Liu Ju smiled coquettishly. Liu Han's words revealed his thoughts, and he nodded awkwardly.

"The master's wisdom is as bright as a torch. Ju'er is really far inferior. You should always listen to the master's teachings."

After more than ten years of military career, coupled with Wei Qing's serious illness, Liu Han has been the well-deserved top boss of the military in these years. In one sentence, he has never been defeated, which explains everything.

Of course, in the early stage, he relied on hugging Huo Qubing's thigh. In the later stage, his men were powerful, and the Han soldiers were powerful. They could crush him with dignity. How could he lose?

Besides, Liu Han is not stupid and loves to learn. Even if he is a pig, he must have learned a lot after following Huo Qubing for so many years. He misses him very much and is grateful to him, but he can only miss him. Some people It glides through your life like a shooting star, but seems to light up the entire night sky.

Even, many years later, when I looked up inadvertently, it was still as bright as before.

"Okay, I'll say hello to Zhao Ponu when the time comes. Just let the doctor suffer a little and prevent the Huns from taking his life. He's a smooth talker and doesn't use curse words when he curses. He's a talent."

Although Liu Han said so, he would definitely report it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty later. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was naturally unhappy after being scolded, and asked Dr. Di Shan to guard the border and serve as a sentry post at the frontier. He obviously wanted him dead.

But Liu Zhi wanted to keep him, so Liu Han gave him face. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not make everyone unhappy for such a person. In their eyes, such a person is an ant. Whether he lives or dies, it is just a matter of words. talk.

The reality is like this. For people with the status of Liu Han, Prince Liu Zhi, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all living beings are like ants under their feet and things in their palms. It is very realistic and cruel.

Prince Liu Zhi was very happy and said, "Thank you, Taifu. In fact, this doctor is dedicated to the people, but he is a bit pedantic." "Shang Shu" says that destiny is unpredictable and violence cannot be relied on. If you have virtue, you will have a country, but if you don't have virtue, you will lose your country.

It is said in "The Great Learning" that in ancient times, those who wish to establish virtue in the world must first rule their country; those who wish to rule their country, must first regulate their families; those who wish to regulate their families, must first cultivate their own bodies; those who wish to cultivate their own bodies, must first rectify their own affairs. If you want to rectify your mind, you must first be sincere in your intentions; if you want to be sincere in your intentions, you must first gain knowledge; to gain knowledge is to investigate things.

There is something in "The Doctrine of the Mean"..."

Good guy, Prince Liu Ju kept talking and started preaching, first "Shang Shu", then "Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects" and "Mencius".

Then came the "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes"...

It's just open-mouthed, but the poem Yunzi said that these classics emphasize the concept of benevolent governance and less war, emphasizing moral cultivation, benevolent governance, and a harmonious and stable social state.

Liu Han sounded like he was reciting sutras and had a headache. He finally understood the reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gradually disliked Liu Zhi. This prince could be said to be knowledgeable. He could read ancient books and classics without repeating them. Let's go to the back. After the Tang Dynasty, were you not allowed to take the imperial examination?

But high knowledge does not mean that he can govern the country. Ruling the country is the way of kingship, domineering, and benevolence. The three ways are in one. But the world is invincible, only benevolence, and death is not far away. I feel that his personality is very similar to Fusu, he is simply the 2.0 version of Fusu.

Unable to bear it anymore, Liu Han interrupted him, "Does the prince usually read Confucian classics?"

"Master, do you think Confucianism is not good? I have also read some Taoism."

"It's not a bad thing. It's better to have no books at all than to have no books at all. In the past, when His Majesty had conflicts with the Huns, some generals from aristocratic families were stationed on the border.

However, General Wei Qing gradually rose from humble beginnings, while your cousin Champion Hou showed extraordinary bravery at a young age.

They fought thousands of miles away, conquered all directions, and were invincible. Their fame and achievements shocked the world, and even the famous generals in ancient times could not surpass them.

Do you know why? "

Liu Han did not ask him to give a definite answer, and said to himself: "Back then, His Majesty hoped to use the books of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Wu Zi" to teach the champion, but he said: 'Gu Fanglue is so deaf that he does not want to learn ancient military arts. '

Therefore, Prince, if you want to become a great and outstanding person, it is not enough to just read books. You must read books, but you must have your own ideas. Hold a book every day and talk a lot. The sage said that governing a country with benevolence and righteousness is useful, but it is useless. No, those who wrote the books were sages, but they had never been emperors, and many of them had never even governed a country.

Even if they were governed, their national system and legal provisions at that time were completely different from those of the Han Dynasty today. It can be used as a reference, but it cannot be completely believed that many things have been changing from ancient times to the present, such as habits, diet, and national systems.

The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were slave systems. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, princes fought for hegemony, and each country was different. The Qin State became rich and powerful through reforms and unified the world, but its laws were cruel and inconsiderate of public opinion. After his death, he changed the feudal system to a county system. , this is progress and change.

At first, Emperor Gaozu had no choice but to continue the feudal system, but he discovered the shortcomings and actively corrected them later. Basically, all the kings with different surnames were gone, leaving only the kings of our Liu family. Emperor Jing and His Majesty have been weakening the vassal states in order to prevent the recurrence of the Seven Kingdoms. Chaos, and even chaos in the world.

Now my Han Dynasty has a system of counties and counties that are parallel to the system of counties and states, but we are advancing towards counties and counties and actively weakening vassal states. These are things that cannot be seen in books. It cannot be done with just one or two sentences of benevolence and justice and resting with the people... …”

No one has ever told Liu this. It has been 24 years since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism". At that time, Prince Liu Zhi had not yet been born.

In the first year of Yuanguang (134 BC), Emperor Wu summoned virtuous and upright literary people from all over the country to Chang'an to personally inquire.Dong Zhongshu pointed out in his countermeasures that the great unification of the Spring and Autumn Period is "the constant scripture of heaven and earth, the common friendship between ancient and modern times." Nowadays, teachers have different ways, people have different opinions, and hundreds of schools of thought have different purposes, which makes ruling ideas inconsistent, legal systems have changed, and hundreds of schools of thought have different opinions. The family is at a loss.

He suggested: "Anyone who does not follow Confucius's skills in the six arts should practice their own way and do not advance at the same time." Dong Zhongshu's ideological rule policy that was adapted to political unification was highly appreciated by Emperor Wu.

As a result, he deposed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism.

Liu Zheng grew up in such an environment. Now Confucianism dominates the court, so he speaks the words of saints. No wonder he is. To be precise, it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was responsible. Many things were finalized when he was a child.

"The Taifu's words made Ju'er enlightened. How should I govern the country?" Liu Zhi knelt down again.

"There is no precise answer to this. It is necessary to rest with the people, and it is also necessary to conduct foreign expeditions. Listen more, see more, and learn more. Your Majesty has done a good job. You can learn more, but don't learn everything. After all, you are not him. As the saying goes, those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die. Think about it more."

After Liu Han finished speaking, he left without looking back, leaving Liu Zhi stunned.

(End of this chapter)