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Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Harm the farmers? Harm the farmers?"
Emperor Hongzhi could not accept Zhu Houzhao's change.
And Yang Tinghe couldn't understand it even more.
Zhu Houzhao nodded heavily.
"Yes, the person who wrote the book is simply indifferent to all kinds of crops, but yet, he actually spoke so boldly and taught the people how to farm. Father, don't you think this is harmful to the people? A man who has never even seen a battlefield has made people so proud. It instructs soldiers with blood-licking swords to fight; a man who has never raised a horse teaches others to raise horses. In the past, if Master Yang read this article to his ministers, they would definitely not be able to tell the difference between the good and the good of "Book of Encouragement to Farmers" It¡¯s bad, but it¡¯s only since I was farming in the Western Mountains that I realized how hard farming is.¡±
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao's muddy body up and down. Zhu Houzhao said that he had gone to farm, and he couldn't help but believe it.
This guyactually went to farm?
Zhu Houzhao was full of confidence: "I still remember that Master Yang taught me a poem, sow one grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn. There is no idle land in the world, and farmers are still starving to death"
He recited it word by word and took a deep look at Yang Tinghe.
Then he continued: "It's noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate has been worked hard. This poem is called "Compassion for the Farmers". Master Yang, I must have memorized it correctly."
"" Yang Tinghe composed himself and nodded: "Yes, I did not recite it wrongly."
"So Master Yang, you read the classics and are familiar with this poem I would like to ask, what is said in the poem, who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work, do you really feel it?"
Yang Tinghe was questioned by Zhu Houzhao and had to say: "I feel the same way."
"Okay, then I would like to ask you, every grain of grain is worked hard, what is the method of hard work?"
"Thishard work is hard work."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and looked very confident: "It seems that Master Yang doesn't know the word "hard work". This kind of hard work is ten times more difficult than Master Yang imagined. Master Yang has experienced it before, under the scorching sun. Are your hands and feet feeling it all the time?"
"It's conceivable."
"You can't imagine it!" Zhu Houzhao suddenly had a feeling of emptiness in his mind. He was very happy. In the past, he always thought that he was uneducated, so he didn't understand what others said, and he could only be submissive. But now, I, Zhu Houzhao, also have time to teach you a lesson.
"You can't even imagine the soreness you feel when you bend over in the field for several hours and want to straighten up. Has Yang Tinghe ever eaten steamed cakes?"
""
These questions were thrown out one after another, leaving Yang Tinghe unable to resist.
Seeing that he couldn't answer, Zhu Houzhao looked at Emperor Hongzhi and asked seriously: "Father, Master Yang has never eaten steamed cakes before. Father, has he?"
The anger on Emperor Hongzhi's face had dissipated, replaced by a strange look. He couldn't imagine that the prince actually asked Yang Zhan, let alone that the prince was so confident.
Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "I have eaten steamed cakes, and they are difficult to swallow. I have also heard that this is a common food for the common people. The common people work hard, but this ration is enough to show their hardship."
Emperor Hongzhi was obviously a little better than Emperor Hui of Jin. At least, he wouldn't say what to eat steamed cakes, why not eat minced meat.
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips.
"My father is wrong. This steamed cake is hard to swallow in my father's mouth, but he doesn't know that this steamed cake is a rare delicacy for the common people. The reason why my father finds the steamed cake hard to swallow is because there is no real I have only experienced the hardships of farmers. If my father has worked hard for two hours under the scorching sun, at this time, his whole body is sweating profusely, and all the muscles and bones in his body are exhausted. His stomach feels like it has been burned by fire, and he feels that his chest With his back pressed against his back, the only thing his father longed for at this time was to have a sip of cold tea, to sit among the fields and eat a steamed cake. That was truly a fairy-like enjoyment, the most delicious food in the world. , can¡¯t be exchanged for it.¡±
"My father finds it unpalatable, but the farmers who actually farm have regarded it as a luxury."
"Really?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly. He obviously couldn't imagine it, but if he thought about it carefully, it made sense.
Zhu Houzhao then added: "So, the "Book of Encouragement to Farmers" is simply nonsense. If you have not farmed before, you may still believe his lies, but when you really go to farm, you will know that this article is unbearable, but This kind of article is what Master Yang wants to teach to Erchen. He also teaches Erchen "Poems of Compassion for the Farmers". Erchen is thinking that Master Yang wants to use theseLet your sons and ministers know the hardships of people's livelihood through this article. "
"But he was wrong." This time, Zhu Houzhao made a mistake and never made Emperor Hongzhi angry again.
"His mistake is that if he wants to experience the hardships of farmers, he doesn't need to spend so much effort sitting in Minglun Hall and talking loudly. He only needs to go to the fields, cultivate a piece of land, plant a handful of rice seedlings, and harvest. A piece of wheat can naturally feel the same way, but every day, I take some people who have never farmed at all and use their articles to teach my son the so-called 'big principles'."
Emperor Hongzhi stared at Zhu Houzhao. He had a strange feeling. This guy plowed the ground, and his tail was about to reach the sky.
Zhu Houzhao suddenly said sharply: "Master Yang and the others are wrong here!"
"Wrong" Yang Tinghe looked very ugly. He was the prince's teacher, and the prince said to his face that it was his own fault
Zhu Houzhao sneered.
"Many people in this dynasty are also wrong here. There are few people who do things and too many people who talk. When talking about articles, everyone shakes their heads and quotes from scriptures. When talking about the way of saints, they talk endlessly. But what is it? As for the way of a saint, the way of a saint is nothing more than loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. Children and ministers who want to learn from the saints only need to know that they must be loyal and filial to their father and emperor, and be benevolent and righteous to the soldiers and civilians."
"It is enough to learn these knowledge. But since you already know loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness in your heart, how can you be loyal to filial piety, benevolence and righteousness? Father, if your son, in front of his father, tells him every day, what is loyalty? , what is filial piety? If you parrot the words of this saint every day, is this your loyalty to your father and your filial piety to your father?"
"Master Wang said, this is not right. The so-called loyalty and filial piety are just conscience. If you understand in your heart that it is right, then you should do it. Your father is sick, and your children and ministers should serve you at the bedside. This is loyalty. Father. When you are worried about the country, your children and ministers share the worries of your father. This is loyalty. Once you know, you should act. Keeping these consciences in your heart and practicing them personally are the most important things."
Zhu Houzhao spoke so eloquently that Emperor Hongzhi nodded subconsciously.
It has to be said that the fact that the prince was able to tell such a great truth was beyond his expectation.
But something is wrong.
It seems very reasonable.
But it seems like
Emperor Hongzhi was furious and slapped the table: "You little beast, you can speak out. Where did you hide when I fell ill? What did you do all day long when I was worried about the country?"
"" Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment. In an instant, all his confidence was gone. He hurriedly said: "This is just a side detail. Didn't I just learn these principles"
He coughed desperately: "My son has been taught since he was a child that agriculture is the foundation of the country and the country. When agriculture flourishes, all industries will prosper, and when agriculture declines, all industries will wither and the country will be in danger. Therefore, in order to let my son know what farming is, Master Yang , I taught Er Chen articles about advising farmers, but Er Chen learned countless articles and poems from Mr. Yang, but he still didn¡¯t understand what the farmers were doing about farming.¡±
"Mr. Wang is different. He didn't tell his son any big principles, but he took him to the fields to farm for two days, but he understood everything all at once."
Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao.
Then, he took a deep look at Fang Jifan.
Thisis that Mr. Wang, no, Fang Jifan's knowledge?
Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful.
"Your Highness has only learned how to farm, so what's the use?" Yang Tinghe felt something was not good and couldn't help retorting.
"Your Highness is the prince and the crown prince of the country. There are thousands of farmers in the world, and there is no shortage of princes. What the prince has to do is to learn to govern the world, so studying should be the first priority."
Zhu Houzhao was not annoyed at all, but said: "Master Yang really has never done farming himself, so he would say such a thing."
"What I have learned is more than just farming. Through farming, the first thing I have learned is empathy."
"Sympathy!" Emperor Hongzhi's expression gradually changed.
"Just like Master Yang, although he has read countless "Poems of Compassion for the Farmers", he still can never understand the true hardships of the farmers. If he cannot understand it, he will not be able to have empathy. Without empathy, he will be a "Poetry for the Farmers". Articles like "Book of Encouragement to Farmers" are applauded. However, I have a deep understanding of it and truly know that thousands of farmers in the Ming Dynasty have worked so hard. They farm all year round, eat steamed cakes to satisfy their hunger, and are dressed in ragged clothes. , pay farm taxes, and have to deal with corvee labor in winter. This feeling can be summed up in the words "every grain of work is hard."
"While I was farming, I was still thinking that the farmers are so pitiful, but the court talks about great principles, but how can it really sympathize with them? Officials all keep talking about loving the people, but they Their love for the people is only in their own poems and articles. How many people stoop down to do something and know what farmers are thinking about and what they want in their hearts? You have never farmed, so you don¡¯t know anything. I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t know how to distinguish the five grains, and I don¡¯t work hard on all four bodies, but all of them are crowned like monkeys, thinking that they already know the truth of the world. I, a man who is deeply favored by the country in the Ming Dynasty, only know how to read articles to understand his own people. Just a few words of emotion about the suffering of the people, and then you think you love the people like your own children. This is such a shameful thing!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The households are so pitiful, but the court, although they talk about great principles, has no real sympathy for them? Officials all keep talking about loving the people, but their love for the people is only reflected in their poems and articles. A few more people bent over to do something, knowing what the farmers were thinking about and what they wanted in their hearts. You have never farmed, so you don¡¯t know anything. You don¡¯t separate the grains and the four limbs, but you are all crowned with monkeys. You think you know the truth of the world. I, the Ming Dynasty man who has been deeply favored by the country, only know Reading articles to understand one's own people, saying a few words about the suffering of the people's rise and fall, and then thinking that one loves the people like one's own children, this is such a shameful thing! "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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