Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 378
Then, Liu Weichao carefully searched Ruan Dacheng's information, and after he had an idea, he contacted Emperor Chongzhen.

As soon as he was connected, he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "This Ruan Dacheng has a very bad reputation. According to the original history, he would be used by Ma Shiying, and then he would compile the "Records of Locusts and Grasshoppers", and "The Public Announcement of Preventing Chaos in Liudu" would be of great importance to him. People from Donglin and Fushe decided to retaliate and revitalize the party prison. After the city of Nanjing was destroyed, King Fu fled to Qiantang, where he surrendered to Jianlu, and then went up and down to operate. He wanted to be the governor of Fujian, and finally died on the road. "

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he frowned and said, "If that's the case, then this person is absolutely unusable!"

"Wait, don't jump to conclusions too early, I haven't finished yet!" Liu Weichao smiled and said, "In our era, there is still such a saying, you should listen to it first."

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little puzzled when he heard it, and said to Liu Weichao, "Well, tell me!"

So, I heard Liu Weichao say to him: "We have a saying that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, many people in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Donglin Party members and Fushe, surrendered to Jianlu, and then they wrote the "History of Ming Dynasty" , a total of 94 years, and also built a literary prison, burned an unknown number of books, and most of the remaining books in the world are beneficial to Jianlu. At the same time, because the people who wrote the history of the Ming Dynasty were all Donglin Party members and their descendants, so they Naturally, their pens are biased towards themselves, which is to beautify the Donglin Party and slander their opponents."

"You mean, this Ruan Dacheng might have been slandered?" Emperor Chongzhen asked a little suspiciously upon hearing this.

When Liu Weichao heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "After all, it has been so long, and there is no way to know what the history is like. Whether it is slander or not is hard to say. However, we can analyze it based on the information we have so far."

"Oh, I would like to hear the details!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a little curiosity after hearing this.

Liu Weichao listened, looked at Ruan Dacheng's information on the computer, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "This Ruan Dacheng was a student of Gao Panlong, the leader of the Donglin Party in his early years, and he was a cadre of the Donglin Party, but Gao Panlong of the Donglin Party The internal strife with Zuo Guang affected Ruan Dacheng, making it impossible for him to be an official. Afterwards, Wei Zhongxian made a move to split and disintegrate the Donglin Party. This Ruan Dacheng took refuge in Wei Zhongxian. But he resigned within a month of taking office. back home."

After a pause, he went on to say: "Later Wei Zhongxian summoned him to Beijing to be an official, but all the time he served as an official was only more than two years. Why did the Donglin Party members hate Ruan Dacheng later? Don't give him the chance to be an official? I think it may be because of his high talent. If he is an official normally, he will overwhelm other people. Moreover, a talented traitor is even more hated."

Emperor Chongzhen also has information, but the records are not detailed, they just explain when and what official Ruan Dacheng was.

At this time, after hearing Liu Weichao's analysis, he was also thinking and didn't interrupt.

I heard Liu Weichao continue to say: "This Ruan Dacheng, judging from his experience, is a full-fledged official fan, because he has been working hard for him as an official, and he has never stopped. From this, we can also see that whoever does not give him As an official, who does he hate, from the initial defection to Wei Zhongxian, to his revenge against the Donglin Party after he became an official, we can also see that we can understand his motives for behavior.”

Speaking of this, he shook his head and smiled and said: "As far as our future generations generally recognize, the Ming Dynasty died due to party disputes. This Ruan Dacheng has indeed shown such a side. However, no matter how you look at it, the Donglin Party People's party disputes are also very fierce. In order to eliminate dissidents, they ignore the business. However, from the information of later generations, the good guys, one by one, are all honest officials and loyal ministers. To be honest, I was very puzzled after reading it before. Chongzhen With so many upright and loyal officials, how did they perish? How incompetent this emperor is!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's expression was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Liu Weichao saw it, and immediately smiled and said: "After reading a lot of materials, I realized that it was because of the compilation of historical materials. Most of them were written by the descendants of the Donglin Party members. Better ones."

After a pause, he returned to the topic and said: "Another one, this Ruan Dacheng, many people in later generations have concluded from his only handed down works that he is the No. 1 poem in the Ming Dynasty. This is several A famous literati in later generations said that it was because of his reputation that his talent was not recognized in later generations, and at the same time, there were very few works left in later generations, all of which were burned."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression.No.1 in poetry in the entire Ming Dynasty, such an evaluation is definitely very high!

While he was thinking, Liu Weichao continued to say: "As far as I am concerned, speaking of Ruan Dacheng's matter in general, he definitely has talent, and he is willing to give up all his reserve in order to become an official. It can even be said that, It has reached the point of being shameless. You see, among so many famous scholars and Jinshi-born people, he is the only one who wrote an article in response to the way of science. It can even be said that he is suspected of flattering. Simplified words."

Emperor Chongzhen listened, and when he was about to speak, Liu Weichao said first: "Also, this script of his completely put aside the face-saving ways of literati in your era, and did not use insinuations, and directly performed it nakedly. A drama about tax collection is good or bad. It can be seen that his relationship with Jiangnan literati, especially Donglin party members, is already very bad."

After hearing so much from Liu Weichao, Emperor Chongzhen had already realized his intentions, so he inquired, "That is to say, is this person available?"

After hearing this, Liu Weichao did not give a direct answer, but continued: "The release of his drama will definitely not be welcomed by the gentry in Jiangnan. This will make his reputation in Jiangnan even worse! In other words, it is very important for rectifying the gentry in Jiangnan. , he will definitely be very positive."

Hearing this, although Emperor Chongzhen did not get a definite answer, he understood what Liu Weichao meant.

When he was about to speak, Liu Weichao became more serious and said to him solemnly: "Some people say that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, you must use people from all over the world. I think the key is the people you use. , can you help him do what you want him to do. If there is something you don't want him to do, you can restrict him. This way of employing people is the way an emperor should have, what do you think?"

Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded vigorously, and said earnestly: "You are right, the so-called no one is perfect, the most important thing is that I have to learn how to use people!"

When he said this, he actually thought of himself.The Edict of Guilt has been issued so many times, how many emperors will there be?If you don't give a chance, can you still be the emperor?

Although I have done many things wrong in the past, and I can't even tell the real purpose of my courtiers' words, I was fooled by them and became a tool for the subordinate courtiers' party struggle!
And this Ruan Dacheng, as far as the current situation is concerned, is actually a loser in the party struggle, or a pawn or a victim in the hands of those party struggle bosses;
From a certain point, Emperor Chongzhen felt that this Ruan Dacheng, like him, was a victim of party struggle.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt that this Ruan Dacheng would not be annoying at once.

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Chongzhen asked Liu Weichao, "Then I asked him to temporarily act as a political envoy, and he will be full-time in the south of the Yangtze River to promote the national policy of checking out hidden households and measuring land, and by the way, promote the way of science in the place where the style of literature in the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous. ,how do you feel?"

After hearing this, Liu Weichao said with a smile: "I think it's okay. This political envoy has no right to attack others, but only to promote the national policy of the imperial court. In this way, it can prevent him from retaliating against the Donglin party members, continuing to fall into party disputes, and initiating party disputes. .To some extent, it can be regarded as the best use of talent!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard that Liu Weichao also affirmed his thinking, he was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "When I saw his drama, I thought it was good. I had this idea at that time."

Hearing this, Liu Weichao also thought about it, and without thinking about it, he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I don't really agree with you when you say that, but I feel that this is still a bit highbrow."

"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard it, so he asked curiously, "How can you be a high-ranking man?"

As soon as Liu Weichao heard it, he immediately asked him: "Who do you think the target of this propaganda is?"

"Local gentry! Let them cooperate with the imperial government's national policy and stop causing trouble!" Emperor Chongzhen said without thinking about it.

The words have been influenced by Liu Weichao, and there are more words used by later generations.

After hearing this, Liu Weichao immediately shook his head and said, "No! I think that the people you should really face are the most common people, that is, ordinary people!"

His speech was also influenced by Emperor Chongzhen, but he didn't know it himself, and then explained: "Those hermits are also exploited by local gentry. Hi, I know that re-measurement of the land is more beneficial to them, so even if those local gentry want to fight against the imperial court, no one will support it. When the national policy is supported by the majority of the people, the locality is as stable as Mount Tai, and only a few squires There is no way to stir up any waves!"

Emperor Chongzhen heard it very strangely, but at the same time felt a little familiar.

The reason why it is novel is that in the eyes of those in power in ancient times, the so-called common people actually refer to squires.The real common people are all invisible people, represented by the squires.

And he felt a little familiar, because Liu Weichao's statement matched some things Liu Weichao said to him before, which made him feel familiar.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked, "How do you say it?"

(End of this chapter)