The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 565 Emperor Wen of Han: A True King of Yao and Shun
Ming dynasty.

"Is he an emperor just for free?"

The emperor was furious!
Veins bulged on his forehead, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened and he cursed loudly!

"Seventeen years!"

"He has been in office for seventeen years but he has no knowledge of the affairs of the world!"

"You work hard? You're not hardworking at all!"

"Where is your Zhengqin? In the dog's stomach!"

"Return to the benevolent Lord?"

Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed the teacup and threw it to the ground!
"We're the fucking boss of yours!"

Empress Ma looked at the furious Zhu Yuanzhang and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

After all, the various restrictions he imposed on officials since he came to power were because he was afraid that the officials below would deceive the emperor.

I originally thought that if the prime minister was abolished, there would be no such things as the Yuan Dynasty where powerful officials deceived the public.

Unexpectedly, it not only came back, but also got worse.

Seventeen years... That's how many years an emperor normally reigns on average.

……

Song Shenzong Period
"Deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates."

Zhao Xu's face looked solemn.

This is the problem. Once the emperor loses his ears and eyes, he becomes a blind man and whatever the people below say is what he believes.

He thinks things like the Western Factory are pretty good.

But now I dare not use it.

Zhao Xu tapped the table, frowning in thought.

The law of our ancestors.

……

Datang.

"The ruler and his subjects do not get along."

Li Shimin knew what the problem of the Ming Dynasty was, but this problem could not be solved at all.

If you want to govern a country, you have to employ people, and you must employ scholars.

This thing can't be solved at all.

The only thing that can be done is to let the monarch and his subjects have a common goal to strive for.

Let the monarch and his ministers ride in one car and use power to maximize the benefit to the people's livelihood.

"My virtue is weak, far inferior to Emperor Wen."

Li Chengqian didn't want to listen.

"Father, why do you have to belittle yourself? In my opinion, I am... not worse than... uh... Emperor Jing..."

Li Chengqian stuttered halfway through his speech.

Li Shimin found it funny.

"It's better for you not to say anything, but Aye understands your intention."

Li Shimin touched Li Chengqian's head.

Look up at the sky and sigh.

"Emperor Wen of Han, single-handedly told the world what a truly benevolent and holy ruler is."

"So no matter how Emperor Wu of Han tormented him, as long as he admitted his mistakes, the people of the world would forgive him."

"Because they remember the benevolence of the reigns of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing."

"So no matter how Wang Mang pretended to be a saint, Emperor Guangwu raised his arm and people all over the world came to cry out."

"Because the glory of Chinese language covers the whole world."

“So no matter how much the Han dynasty declined, there were always people like Zhuge Wuhou who sought to pursue the Han Dynasty’s political and social harmony.”

"The Three Dynasties are too far away to be traced back, only the Han Dynasty can be compared to Yao and Shun."

"The ruler is the subject, and the subject is the ruler."

"What is the difference between ruler and subject in the world?"

Li Shimin's eyes were blurred.

He knew that there was still a distinction between the ruler and his subjects in his heart, and he still wanted to indulge in enjoyment.

"When Yao and Shun were in power, they were sages."

“So if you learn from the best, you will only be average; if you learn from the average, you will be below average.”

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
"Yao Shun Yao Shun..."

Liu Che muttered.

"You deserve to be cheated!"

"Is it so easy to be Yao or Shun?"

While he was muttering, Liu Che suddenly leaned over and said to the chubby little Liu Ju:
"Don't take the appearance of Yao and Shun as your goal in the future! Otherwise, I might as well leave you alone and then kill you."

Wei Zifu's expression, which had just shown joy, froze.

Liu Che ignored him and just poked his son's silly face, saying in a complicated tone:

"The sky contains all virtues, and the earth carries all things."

"But people only see the splendor of the day and ignore the mystery of the night."

"We see the vastness of the earth and its abundant resources, but ignore the ability to conceal life and death."

“It is important for a person to know himself.”

"People like your great-grandfather don't appear once every thousand years, but once every two thousand years."

"More than two thousand years ago, it was Yu Shun, and then it was your great grandfather."

"They are all gods, saints, and supreme beings."

Liu Che looked at little Liu Ju and muttered to himself.

"Mortals cannot compare..."

He seemed to understand why he had made a mistake in his later years.

The rule of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing was praised by the world.

Why don't you want to go a step further than this?

If civil governance cannot reach its peak, then use military force!
But before the martial arts could reach its full potential, people's livelihood collapsed.

Maybe I was scared at that time?
He began to suppress all dissenting voices, trying to pretend that the world was peaceful. Then things got worse and worse...

The fog was not broken until the very end.

He originally wanted to surpass his great-grandfather and father, not to destroy their hard work!

My grandfather and father integrated the people of the six countries into the people of the Han Dynasty.

I can't let the Han Dynasty repeat the mistakes of the Qin Dynasty!
So, I was wrong.

Announce everything to the world. It was me who was wrong. It was me who ruined the rule of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing.

But the Han Dynasty was not wrong, and the emperor after the Han Dynasty would not be wrong either!

Don't abandon the Han people.

I am the only one guilty.

Liu Che looked at the sky and understood it in a trance.

Sometimes bowing your head is not because of fear.

But for a greater continuation.

……

On the canopy.

The emperor, with a melancholy look on his face, put the memorial into the minister's hands.

"Li Dongyang said that the people of the country are poor and the country is broke."

"I remember you said something like this, but since our ancestors founded the country, we have always levied taxes regularly. How could it have come to this point today?"

The white-haired minister opened the letter, took a look at it, closed it and said in a trembling voice:
"But your majesty, the problem is that the collection of taxes is not regular."

"The timber from Guangxi and the spices from Guangdong are worth tens of thousands of silver dollars each year."

"If this is the case with such trivial matters, you can imagine what will happen with other things."

Zhu Youtang stared blankly outside the palace gate.

"But the army gets monthly rations when stationed. They also get subsidies when they go to war. Why are they poor?"

The minister put the memorial back on the table, looked at the emperor and said:
"How can the army not be poor when those generals withhold more than half of the military rations?"

Zhu Youtang looked at the flying swallow flying across the palace gate and sighed:
"I have been the emperor for a long time, but I didn't know that the army was poor and the people were suffering."

"Why should I be the master of mankind..."

……

【Zhu Youtang knew the problem.】

[I now know to what extent I have been fooled during my seventeen years in office. 】

[In his eyes, the world is just a world made up of ancestral laws and formal regulations. ]

[Indeed, if everything was done according to official regulations, the military and civilians should not be so poor.]

【According to the Confucian governing philosophy, if the emperor himself is very frugal, there will be no corrupt officials under him. 】

[The problem is that everyone talks about Confucianism, but not everyone actually follows it.]

[The emperor is almost completely ignorant of the actual operating mechanisms of society, which are not mentioned by saints or written in books.]

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
"When the great principles are abandoned, there is benevolence and righteousness. When wisdom emerges, there is great hypocrisy."

"When there is disharmony among the family, there are filial piety; when there is chaos in the country, there are loyal ministers."

Liu Heng leisurely recited the sentences from the "Tao Te Ching".

He then turned around and read another article from the "Li Yun" chapter.

“Use people’s wisdom to get rid of their deceit, use people’s courage to get rid of their anger, and use people’s kindness to get rid of their greed.”

Liu Qi was stunned for a moment.

"Father, this seems to be consistent with your meaning, right?"

Liu Heng nodded, then shook his head and said:

"Kindness is a good thing, but too much kindness becomes nagging."

"You are so weak in dealing with people..."

Liu Heng paused.

"Of course, it's not advisable to lift the chessboard and hit it on the head like you did."

Liu Qi's face darkened.

"Father, we agreed not to mention it!"

Liu Heng waved his hand.

"It's all recorded in history, so stop deceiving yourself. By the way, where was I talking about?"

Liu Qi had no expression on his face.

"Extremely weak."

Liu Heng took over the conversation very naturally.

"This kind of behavior is the kind of behavior that only cares about the name of 'benevolence and righteousness' but does not delve into the essence and application of benevolence and righteousness."

"It has a good name but lacks substance."

"From my superficial observation, I'm afraid some of Zhu Youtang's achievements are just flashy and superficial."

Liu Heng looked at Liu Qi who agreed with him and suppressed his next words.

'People hide their hearts, which cannot be measured. Good and evil are all in their hearts, which cannot be seen or felt.'

……

[Liu Daxia and Li Dongyang are both called "virtuous ministers" in history books. ]

[One of the criteria for a good official is to dare to tell the truth to the emperor.]

[This is of course good, but the problem is that governing a country cannot be done by just telling the truth. The key is to ensure implementation.]

【The Confucian view on this point is that if the emperor sets a good example, being loyal, filial, benevolent, righteous, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, then the world will surely be "upright", with fathers being kind, sons being filial, officials being clean and generals being brave.】

[The emperor's will is in accordance with the way of heaven and the will of the people. Officials will certainly work hard to implement it, and the world will surely be well governed.]

【But is this really the case? 】

……

[As we all know, when talking about Zhu Youtang's achievements in governing the country, almost all materials mention his contribution to the management of the Yellow River.]

[This was also the largest governance action during the Hongzhi period.]

[Regarding this matter, all historical documents that write about Zhu Youtang or Bai Ang and Liu Daxia, the two people responsible for "controlling the Yellow River", mention their control of the Yellow River. 】

[Whenever there is any water conservancy literature that studies the Yellow River management, there will be criticism when this matter is mentioned]

(End of this chapter)