The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 75 Bamboo Chronicles
Fang Xiaoru did not refuse the invitation. He also wanted to know more about his grandson through the other party.

And since Chen Jingke is a reading companion, he should be able to do things that his grandson knows, and maybe it will be helpful to him.

So the two of them left the palace, found a restaurant and asked for a private room.

At first, both parties did not talk about business, but used the pretense of greetings to understand each other's situation.

Only then did Chen Jingke learn that Fang Xiaoru's father was actually implicated in the Kongyin case and killed.

This made him sigh.

He has always believed that Zhu Yuanzhang was too sensitive about the Kongyin case.

The so-called empty seal case was caused by a system flaw that had existed since the Yuan Dynasty.

Specifically:

According to regulations, provinces, prefectures, and counties must submit money, food, fiscal revenue and expenditure, and tax accounts to the Ministry of Household Affairs every year.

The figures of the Ministry of Household and each province, prefecture, and county must be completely consistent with each other before the project can be closed.

If there is a discrepancy, the entire account book will be rejected, filled in again, and the seal of the local government will be affixed again.

However, most of the taxes at that time were in kind, mostly grain, and grain would inevitably shrink during transportation.

Therefore, if you follow the normal procedures and write down the account books before sending them to the accounts department, the accounts will never be reconciled.

It's a place relatively close to Yingtian Mansion. At worst, I have to go back and fill in a new account book.

What about remote provinces like Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan?
With the kind of transportation conditions in ancient times, it would take several months or even a year to go back and forth.

Maybe if you encounter acclimatization, your life will be lost.

So everyone thought of this method.

Blank account book with stamp.

Wait for the grain to be delivered to the household department for weighing, and then fill in the quantity.

This method was used from the Yuan Dynasty to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years.

After Zhu Yuanzhang found out about this, he didn't screen it at all and directly killed all the people involved in the case.

Some people think it's good to kill them, while others think those people were unjust.

Chen Jingke belongs to the latter, and he really feels that this matter is too unfair.

For example, if you apply for a job in a company, if the company's system is defective, it will make it impossible for you to continue your work.

But this flaw has existed for hundreds of years, and no one has ever improved it.

And the predecessors also thought of a way to make the work proceed normally.

Your ex, your ex-ex, dozens of predecessors, all used this method.

After you sit in this position, will you use this method?
Need not?

Then just change jobs.

use?
Suddenly one day, the company said that you were using this loophole for personal gain, and took you to court and sent you to jail.

What would you think?
This is pretty much the case with the blank seal case.

Normally, after discovering this flaw, you should first improve it and then warn everyone not to make it again.

If anyone commits the crime again, he will be severely punished.

If you really feel uncomfortable, you can catch a few typical people and kill them to shock others.

Zhu Yuanzhang was different. He killed everyone first and then improved the system's flaws.

There have been debates about the rights and wrongs of this matter in previous lives, and Chen Jingke also had quarrels with people online.

But then I thought about it, it was really unnecessary.

History is inherently open to comment. Everyone's perspective is different, and the results they get are naturally different.

There is really nothing to argue about, just seek common ground while reserving differences.

After Fang Xiaoru's father was killed, he continued to study hard and was eventually recommended by the county school.

Of course, his status as 'Song Lian's student' also helped a lot.

After all, Song Lian is a core figure in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang factions. Although he is gone, his network of connections is still there.

And Fang Xiaoru is indeed outstanding and qualified to borrow the network left by her master.

He is ambitious to take part in the imperial examination this year.

Then he met Zhu Xiongying, and was almost hit with a blow to the head. His heart was broken.

Hearing this, Chen Jingke laughed secretly in his heart.

Jianwen is such an idiot, no one would want to step on him when he sees him.

When Fang Xiaoru said that he was ready to give up the imperial examination and return to his hometown to study again.

Chen Jingke was very surprised and admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Fang Xiaoru was very naive politically, but he was also a pure gentleman.

Such people are either the pillars of the country, or... Jianwen's three idiots.

I just hope that he can really be woken up and stop doing any Fuzhou rituals or repeat the mistakes of his previous life.Later, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned him to the palace, and Chen Jingke guessed it.

But having him participate in the compilation of "A Brief History of China" was really unexpected.

But when he thought about it carefully, he had to admit that this was simply the job that was most suitable for him.

While sorting out history books, you can also understand your own Tao.

This is evident from Zhu Yuanzhang's skill in employing people.

It can also be seen from this that Lao Zhu still attaches great importance to Fang Xiaoru.

Of course, this is also directly related to Zhu Xiongying.

After all, he was the first one to serve as the background for Zhu Xiongying to show off his talent. It was normal for Old Zhu to look at him more.

Chen Jingke's own experience was much simpler. He learned the medical skills passed down from his family since he was a child, and saved his grandson by uncovering the emperor's list.

He was highly valued by His Majesty and became his grandson's companion.

Fang Xiaoru already knew this. After all, his grandson had a special status and everything about him attracted everyone's attention.

Chen Jingke’s experience has long been known to everyone.

After introducing each other's identities and the restaurant incident, the two parties quickly became familiar with each other.

Fang Xiaoru finally couldn't help it and directed the conversation to what Zhou Li and Zhu Xiongying said.

Chen Jingke had a good impression of him, so he decided to click on him more.

"Mr. Fang, you have always admired Zhou Li, but who knows what Zhou Li is like? Is it really as good as you think?"

Fang Xiaoru said seriously: "Why did Chen Ban read this? The Zhou rites are among the Nine Classics."

Chen Jingke smiled and did not answer directly, but asked: "What does Mr. Fang think of "Bamboo Chronicles"."

Bamboo chronology?

Hearing this name, Fang Xiaoru's expression changed drastically.

"This was made up by people from Jin Dynasty. Why did Chen Ban read it?"

Chen Jingke was not surprised by this answer.

Because "Bamboo Chronicles" denies many sages praised by Confucianists, it has always been regarded as a scourge by Confucians.

This book was unearthed in the early Jin Dynasty and was dug up by tomb robbers in an ancient tomb of the Warring States Period.

Emperor Wu of Jin ordered people to collect the bamboo slips and organize and copy them.

Then I discovered that this is a history book that records the period from the Five Emperors to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and then to the Warring States period.

And many of the records above are different from historical records.

Many incidents are completely contrary to the idea of ​​sages promoted by Confucianism.

For example, the abdication system is touted by Confucianism as a place where sages and virtuous people live.

However, the bamboo chronicles are full of blood.

There are also Yi Yin and Tai Jia.

In the Confucian story, Taijia was deposed by Yi Yin for being unruly, Taijia changed his mind, and Yi Yin returned the throne to him three years later.

What a beautiful story, serious praise.

However, in the Bamboo Annals, Yiyin deposed Taijia and became the king himself.

Seven years later, Taijia sneaked into the capital, killed Yiyin, and regained the throne.

There are countless similar cases.

This is equivalent to exposing the old foundation of Confucianism, and naturally it has been criticized and resisted by Confucianists.

However, Confucianism was not a dominant one at that time, and their resistance did not affect the spread of bamboo chronicles.

Later, paper became popular and spread even wider.

The content recorded on it is recognized by many people.

Especially during the Tang Dynasty, many people recognized this book. When many people wrote their own books, they would do so because of the records above.

However, during the Song Dynasty, Confucianism completely achieved dominance, and "Bamboo Chronicles" was naturally regarded as a fallacy.

It was lost soon after, and only part of it has been handed down.

Chen Jingke mentioning this book in front of Fang Xiaoru is tantamount to slapping him in the face.

But today he came here just for a slap in the face.

So seeing Fang Xiaoru so excited, he said meaningfully:
"If I say that I have read a history book of the Chu State, and it is very similar to the chronology recorded in the bamboo book, what do you think of Mr. Fang?"

"Or, for Mr. Fang, is the truth more important, or is the truth that Confucianism needs more important?"

　"Marquis Jinghai of the Ming Dynasty"

　　Li Zhengyuan, who traveled through the Ming Dynasty, was going to hug his uncle Wang Zhi's thigh, feel at ease and live happily as a second-generation eunuch, but he didn't know that he was almost sold by his uncle, so Li Zhengwu realized:
　　If you don't want me to live in peace, then no one can live in peace. If I can't be an An Le Gong, I will be a Marquis of Jinghai.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)