back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 236
However, this kind of common sense of hygiene that has become popular in later generations cannot be explained to the Zunci Empress Dowager Liu.If Lu Chengqi disregarded the secular views of this era and rashly told Mrs. Liu these common senses of hygiene, Mrs. Liu would probably regard him as a monster.Is there any emperor who studies these things even if he has nothing to do, and even "understands" women better than women?
Hearing the urgency of Liu's "birth", Lu Chengqi felt very disapproving.There is still a long time to come, so why rush?
But this kind of words can't come out of his mouth, he can only nod his head submissively, answering repeatedly.Zunci Empress Dowager Liu has stayed in the palace for so long, who hasn't seen it?The ability to observe the face and read the color is by no means inferior to some old foxes in the officialdom.Seeing that Lu Chengqi was so perfunctory, he knew that the little emperor in front of him would not listen to a word of what he said.He sighed in his heart: "After all, it's not your own, so speaking is worthless!"

In fact, the Empress Dowager Zunci also judged people by their appearance a little bit. It's not that Lu Chengqi couldn't listen to it, but just didn't take it seriously after hearing it.However, through these few words, Lu Chengqi felt that this cheap father's concubine was really good for him.

Lu Chengqi still half-believed Zhou Zhiruo's words that the Empress Dowager Zunci and his biological mother, the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian, were very close.Even though he hadn't watched many TV dramas about palace fighting, he naturally thought that the battle for the harem in the palace would be fierce.How could I have imagined that not only was there no struggle, but even less daily bickering. "This is unscientific!", Lu Chengqi shouted in his heart, "This Empress Dowager is so concerned about my son's problem, don't she have any intentions? But there is no reason, the Lu family's incense is generally not very strong, The five successive generations are all passed on to one person, and there is no need to fight for the throne. Could it be that the Empress Dowager Ci wants to imitate Wu Zetian? Impossible, this is not the Tang Dynasty with an open atmosphere, and Wu Zetian will never appear..."

The reason why Lu Chengqi is so sure is because at the beginning of Dashun's dynasty, he established the tone of literati governing the country.What do literati rely on?Naturally, it is Confucianism, the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles.

The dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Principles have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of scholars.Not to mention the Liu family from a scholarly family, no matter how courageous she is, she will not dare to go beyond these rules that are reviled by the world.

Confucianism, the reason why the imperial family reused it, said that there are a thousand ways and ten thousand, but it is for the word "harmony". If it is according to Confucius, it is "benevolence" and "propriety".To further explain, it is to teach everyone that harmony is the most important thing, and each person cultivates himself to achieve harmony with himself, with others, and with heaven and earth.If everything is in harmony, the society will be stable.The society is stable, and the emperor's rule will last forever!
Why can Confucianism unify the thoughts of the Central Plains dynasty?The roots are here!The rest of the induction between heaven and man, the divine right of kings, etc., are all add-ons. The emperors of all dynasties will not be so mentally retarded. They even hope that the ministers who are smarter than him will believe in things that they themselves do not believe.A lie can be deceived for a while, but it cannot deceive the people for hundreds of years.

It is precisely because Liu knows these three cardinal principles and five constant principles that he dare not have any outrageous thoughts.On the contrary, she herself was thinking of Dashun.Is she planting wheat and raising silkworms just for the sake of Bo Yi's reputation?wrong!Her ideological realm is higher than anyone else's. The so-called marriage obeys the husband, and the husband dies and obeys the son.After marrying into the Lu family, her mind has long been on the Lu family.All the thoughts in my heart are for the Lu family.As a distinguished queen mother, she set an example and advised Nongsang.If the people of Dashun knew about it, how could they not praise Zunci Empress Dowager as a generation of virtuous queens?Even the queen mother has plowed the fields and raised silkworms, so what reason do they have for not farming well?

Liu also has an exquisite heart, knowing that Lu Chengqi is the king of a country after all.If the criticism is too much, I'm afraid it will look bad.He is no longer young, and he should understand the truth a little bit.Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu changed the subject and said, "The most consoling thing for me is that my son understands my painstaking efforts."

Lu Chengqi was at a loss when he heard it, and looked at Liu's face that looked like he was in his thirties, wondering what she meant.

I only heard Mrs. Liu continue to say: "My son has already understood that doing business is always like a castle in the water. It is beautiful but not practical. Only when there is food in hand can the people live and work in peace..."

Lu Chengqi couldn't laugh or cry, it's not that he didn't pay attention to agriculture, nor did he abandon commerce, both are indispensable.Agriculture is the foundation of commerce, and commerce is the lubricant that improves the quality of life of the people.The two complement each other, and if one is missing, Dashun is walking on one leg.

But Liu's thinking is a typical small peasant thinking, how can he listen to Lu Chengqi's policy of administration?In this era, the misunderstanding of businessmen is too deep.The people of Dashun all thought that businessmen were only interested in profit, immoral, collusion between officials and businessmen, etc... The emperor was also afraid of the wealth of businessmen, and ordered to restrain business, and not allow businessmen to be too high.

In fact, the name merchant comes from the Zhou Dynasty. During the Zhou Dynasty, the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties were called merchants, and they were not allowed to own land and real estate.Gradually, people who do business are called merchants.The businessman was misunderstood, I am afraid it started from here.

And because the ancient economy was mostly self-cultivating farmers, most farmers were self-sufficient, and there was not much demand for commodities.In fact, this is also related to the fact that the ancients did not have a good way to manage businessmen. This is the limitation of vision.Abandoned food because of choking, abolished martial arts.Lu Chengqi once imagined that if the ancient Chinese did not suppress commerce, the civilization of the Central Plains would have dominated the world long ago, right?

Mrs. Liu didn't know what was going on in Lu Chengqi's mind at the moment, and kept praising Lu Chengqi's "correct approach" in encouraging agriculture, and kept belittling Lu Chengqi's "advocacy" of business to nothing.

The person in front of Piansheng is his mother and concubine in name, so he can't say harsh words.Since ancient times, only mothers teach their sons, so where is it the son's turn to teach the mother?Lu Chengqi, who had gradually adopted the thinking of the ancients, did not refute, but nodded silently.

The mother and son talked for a long time before closing their mouths.At the end, Mrs. Liu said: "I am old and my energy is not as good as before. I have talked a lot, but I am a little tired. My son's state affairs are important, so let's go back!"

After listening to "Tang Monk Chanting Sutras" all afternoon, Lu Chengqi's ears almost got callused.With filial piety, I just listened to Mrs. Liu's nagging.After leaving the inner hall, Lu Chengqi didn't dare to stay even a step.It's really scary for a woman to nag.

When I got to the outer hall of Jingfu Hall, I saw Zhou Zhiruo learning how to spin and weave from the court lady in a serious manner.Seeing this scene, Lu Chengqi was a little amused.Zhou Zhiruo, who was born in a scholarly family, has never done such heavy work?Clumsy, yet very serious, this contrast made Lu Chengqi want to laugh.

(End of this chapter)