The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 234 Who is the best at telling dirty jokes?

Zhu Xiongying's performance made everyone smile.

Instead of being angry, Lao Zhu felt that this guy was pretty good, just like us.

When it's time to be ruthless, I'll be ruthless than anyone else.

This was most vividly reflected in Jiangnan.

If you should love your daughter-in-law, you should really love her.

Only in this way can the family live in harmony, unlike the previous dynasties where the harem was so messy that it was hard to look at it.

Queen Ma was very happy on the surface, but felt a sense of urgency in her heart.

She is more rational, and Zhu Xiongying's behavior is likely to lead to a powerful queen mother.

Coupled with the strong power of the Xu family's relatives, it might cause disaster.

In the end, whether it was the Zhu family's misfortune or the Xu family's misfortune, it was not what she wanted to see.

Xu Miaojin must be well cultivated and she must not be allowed to embark on the path of dictatorship.

A few people chatted and laughed for a while, and the topic turned to institutional changes unknowingly.

When talking about reforms and innovations in the past dynasties, we mainly talk about the situation in the pre-Qin period.

After all, the topic started because of the Empress Dowager Xuan, and later traced back to Shang Yang's reforms.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others talked about the reform itself.

Let’s talk about the specific content of the reform and its actual impact on various countries.

Chen Jingke analyzed the reasons for the reform, the reasons for its failure or success, and its impact on the future from a historical perspective.

“In the pre-Qin period, productivity further developed, and society needed new systems that could adapt to the current environment...that is, production relations.”

"Reform is essentially establishing new production relations."

"All countries have implemented reforms. Li Kui's reform in Wei, Wu Qi's reform in Chu, and Shang Yang's reform in Qin..."

"Their reforms once made the country strong..."

"However, the only one who truly preserved the new law was the State of Qin."

"The reforms of Li Kui and Wu Qi were abandoned because the monarchs who supported them passed away."

"Then the question is, why can Qin's reforms be preserved while other countries' reforms have been abolished?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment and said: "King Qin Huiwen was also a man of great talent and talent. He killed Shang Yang because of personal grudges, not because he disliked the new law."

"That's why Qin's new law was continued and was not abolished."

Just as Chen Jingke was about to answer, he heard Zhu Xiongying coughing dryly: "Ahem... my throat is a little uncomfortable."

Chen Jingke couldn't stop laughing. Who was he kidding?

Don't you just want to show off in front of your future wife? I'll give you the chance.

So he said: "I feel a little dry after talking so much. Let my grandson do the talking."

Zhu Xiongying said modestly: "That's not good, I'm afraid I can't explain it well..."

Chen Jingke suppressed his laughter and said, "Yes, how about..."

"Ahem..." Zhu Xiongying glared at him fiercely and said quickly:

"But since you said so, let me explain it to you."

"If something is wrong, don't laugh at me."

The words were spoken to everyone, but the corner of his eyes kept observing Xu Miaojin's expression.

Seeing her look of anticipation, my heart felt as excited as a shot of chicken blood.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma couldn't help laughing.

Queen Ma glared at Lao Zhu and said angrily:

"What a wonderful grandson you are, exactly the same."

Lao Zhu said proudly: "Hey, he is similar to us, quite similar to us."

Chen Jingke suddenly felt so full. He should have brought Fuqing here if he had known it.

We also show affection, and we also feed you dog food.

Zhu Xiongying sorted out his words before saying:

"Why the Qin State's reforms can continue, while the reforms of other countries mostly result in the death of people and the cessation of political power, this is related to the history and geographical environment of each country."

"First of all, history. Except for Qin, the other six kingdoms of the Warring States Period have been around for a long time."

"The longevity of the country means that the nobles are powerful."

"Jing Ke said before that in a society with highly solidified classes, positions are always a carrot and a pitfall, and this pitfall is hereditary."

Just now he saw that Xu Miaojin particularly liked the metaphor of 'radish', so he remembered it in his heart, and now he started to learn and use it now.

"And the reform will inevitably harm the interests of vested interests, which is to disturb these carrots."

"There will definitely be a strong counterattack from the carrots."

"The king is the biggest carrot. If he is stronger and can suppress the voices of other carrots, he can implement reforms."

"When this powerful monarch dies, the successor monarch will not have enough prestige to suppress the domestic nobles."

"In order to keep his throne, he needs to compromise with the nobles, so it is natural to abolish the reform."

"So, it's not that the new monarchs don't know the benefits of the reform, it's that the matter is not up to them."

Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly surprised. This angle was indeed very novel.

In the past, when it was mentioned that the reforms of Li Kui, Wu Qi and others were abolished, everyone would subconsciously think that the new monarchs of the two countries were short-sighted.

Such a good new method has been proven to be feasible.

You were actually able to be crippled. You deserved to be destroyed by Qin.

Now that I think about it, maybe it’s not that they don’t know the benefits of the new law, but that they have no solution.

Repealing the new law can still maintain rule.

If the new law is not repealed, the nobles will soon rebel and establish a new king.

Between immediate death and later death, they will naturally choose the latter.

Queen Ma couldn't help but nod. This grandson has learned a real skill.

Looking at Chen Jingke, he felt even more pleased.

Xu Miaojin kept staring at him with her big eyes, full of admiration. His grandson knew a lot.

The more Zhu Xiongying talked, the more immersed he became. He had forgotten his original purpose and talked eloquently:

"Relatively speaking, the history of the Qin State is very short, and it was only granted the title during the reign of King Ping of Zhou Dynasty."

"It wasn't until the time of Qin Mugong that he really got his own land."

"The short history means that the power of the domestic aristocracy is relatively weak, and the King of Qin has a strong ability to control the country."

"Even if a new king succeeds to the throne, he can still suppress the counterattack of the powerful."

"That's why King Qin Huiwen was able to preserve the fruits of Shang Yang's reforms."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly: "Well said, it breaks away from the logic of people making things happen, but analyzes it from the perspective of the general trend, which is more profound."

"Learning from the past serves as a guide for the future. We must remember this lesson and must not let stubborn forces constrain the imperial power."

"This is why we are attacking the gentry and clan forces."

"When you ascend the throne in the future, you must keep this in mind and do not cultivate a power group that is too big to lose."

Zhu Xiongying showed a sneer: "Grandpa Huang, don't worry, I will let them know that I am not just like you in terms of loving my wife..."

Lao Zhu was overjoyed: "Haha... Okay, okay, we can rest assured if you say this."

Queen Ma shook her head helplessly, these two people.

Chen Jingke was also speechless. Can you still be better? You talk about your beloved wife for everything, right?

Even Xu Miaojin felt a little embarrassed.

Lao Zhu said: "My good grandson, continue, you just talked about history, but you haven't talked about the influence of geographical environment." Zhu Xiongying nodded and said: "The ancestors of Qin were first vassals of the Zhou royal family and were enfeoffed in Qin. That is Qinzhou today.”

The enfeoffment here is not to enfeoff the king, but to enfeoff this land to the ancestors of Qin for settlement.

In fact, this land still belongs to the Zhou royal family.

"But Qinzhou is surrounded by tiger and wolf forces such as Xirong and Quanqiu. Several generations of Qin's ancestors died here in battle."

"During the reign of King Ping of Zhou, he was officially canonized as a prince because of Qin Xianggong's meritorious service in protecting him."

"The Zhou royal family, which had just experienced the Quanrong Rebellion, had lost its majesty and lost a large area of ​​its territory."

"King Ping of Zhou could no longer give any land to Qin, so he granted the land west of Qishan to Qin."

"But if Qin wants to obtain this land, it must defeat the Xirong, Quanqiu and other forces entrenched here."

"After a hundred years of bleak management, it was not until Qin Mugong that he officially defeated Xirong and finally had his own land."

"Even after the founding of the country, Qin still faced threats from aliens all the time."

"For example, the Yiqu tribe was not eliminated by Empress Dowager Xuan using a beauty trick until the period of King Qin Zhaoxiang."

Speaking of Queen Mother Xuan's beauty trap, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help laughing.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma knew why he was laughing, so they both glared at him, and then couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Jingke naturally laughed too.

Only Xu Miaojin was very confused and didn't know what was so funny here.

What she didn't know was that Queen Mother Xuan was very fierce in some aspects.

For example, he is very good at telling dirty jokes. He not only talks about it, but also does it himself.

South Korea was attacked by Chu and asked Qin for help.

Empress Dowager Xuan said, I am a female and do not understand so many principles.

I only know that if the late king (King Qin Huiwen) was sleeping with him and he put one leg on me, I would feel heavy and uncomfortable.

But the late king pressed his whole body on me, and I didn't feel heavy and felt very comfortable.

Because I got the benefit.

As for what King Qin Huiwen was doing by pressing his whole body on her, he knew everything.

The implication is that if you, South Korea, want us to send troops to help, you must give us benefits.

If there is no benefit, why should we help you?

At that time, the Korean envoys were stunned, and everyone present was stunned.

This damn queen is a queen mother of a country. Can she still tell dirty jokes in public?

Then there is the matter of using a honey trap to eliminate the Yiqu Department.

At that time, Yiqu was very powerful and threatened Qin's rear area at all times.

King Qin Zhaoxiang wanted to destroy them.

Empress Dowager Xuan said that Yiqu's power was too strong and it was hard to say whether Qin could destroy them.

Even if it is barely exterminated, our vitality will be severely damaged.

Leave this matter to me, I have a solution.

Then she hooked up with King Yiqu for some reason, and the two of them lived a small life behind closed doors.

During this period, King Qin Zhaoxiang urged him several times, can we take action?

Empress Dowager Xuan kept evading, waiting and waiting.

After waiting for more than thirty years, she gave birth to several sons for King Yiqu.

It can be said that no man would doubt her at this time.

However, Queen Mother Xuan finally decided to take action when she looked at the old man who was no longer in glory.

Then he notified King Qin Zhaoxiang that the time was ripe.

Then King Yiqu was killed and the Yiqu tribe was annexed.

Do you think this matter is over?

No, Empress Dowager Xuan is old-hearted and has found another pretty boy.

When she is about to die, she wants the pretty boy to be buried with her.

The pretty boy panicked and found an eloquent lobbyist to lobby the Queen Mother Xuan.

When the lobbyist saw Empress Dowager Xuan, he said, "Aren't you afraid that the late king will find out if you raise a pretty boy?"

It’s too late to hide this kind of thing, so why are you still taking the pretty boy underground with you?

When Queen Mother Xuan thought about it, it was true.

Letting the pretty boy be buried with him, isn't it equivalent to going to see the late king with a witness?

So I gave up the idea.

It can only be said that Queen Mother Xuan is indeed a wonderful person.

After laughing for a while, Empress Ma said: "Okay, okay, don't laugh. After all, we are ancients, so you should be more respectful."

Only then did everyone stop.

Xu Miaojin really wanted to ask why she was laughing, but seeing that no one seemed to be explaining, she didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Zhu Xiongying continued: "Qin is always under the threat of foreign enemies. The sense of crisis is heavier, and people are more utilitarian."

"They relied on teamwork to achieve their current status step by step... They have a deeper concept of home and country."

"So, they are more receptive to the new law."

"Because the new law makes Qin stronger, only when Qin becomes stronger can they keep their wealth."

"Correspondingly, the other six countries have a much better geographical location than Qin."

"From the nobles to the slaves in Guizhou, they all lack a sense of urgency."

"The aristocratic group that holds power has even weaker national awareness."

"In the face of changes that harm one's own interests, tolerance is even lower."

"Once the king who can suppress them is gone, they will fight back with all their strength until the new law is abandoned."

"Therefore, the Qin State's reforms can continue, and the Six Kingdoms' reforms and people's rule will cease."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly: "The deeds of the six countries confirm the saying that 'if a country has no foreign patients, the country will perish'."

Empress Ma continued: "The rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty confirms the saying 'born in sorrow and dies in peace and happiness'."

"Mencius's words still have some insight."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression froze, wasn't this exposing his shortcomings?

But there is no way, who knows that it is his wife, so he can only pretend that nothing happened.

Xu Miaojin is also very happy, and her grandson is so amazing and knows so much.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang said approvingly: "That's right. He doesn't blindly follow the experience of his predecessors and has his own ideas."

"Be able to analyze various issues from a historical perspective..."

"It seems that you have learned some of Jing Ke's abilities."

Queen Ma couldn't help but nod in agreement, this style was too strong.

No one would believe it if it was not taught by Chen Jingke.

This is what they are most satisfied with about Chen Jingke. They really give everything to their grandson.

Chen Jingke said modestly: "The main thing is that Taisun is smart. He understands many things as soon as he explains them, and he can also draw inferences from one instance to other cases."

Empress Ma smiled and said: "There is no need to be modest. Without you as a good teacher, it will be useless no matter how smart he is."

"It is said among the people that Ying'er is the destined king and you are the wise minister who obeys the destiny."

"Whether the first half of the sentence is true remains to be seen, but the second half is no problem. You are indeed a worthy minister of my Ming Dynasty."

Chen Jingke hurriedly said: "My Majesty, I am not worthy of my words. I am just a little clever."

"Thousand-mile horses are always available, but Bo Le is not often used. If not for the appreciation of Your Majesty and the Empress, I would not be where I am today."

(End of this chapter)