sweeping the world

Chapter 379

"Xi Zhongshu Yuxi has made great contributions to Wei. Confucius thought that it would be better to give more to the town when he resigned from the city. Only the name and the utensils should not be fake people. The king is in charge of him; the government will fall and the country will follow it."—— "Zizhi Tongjian. Zhou Jiyi. The 23rd Year of King Wei Lie"

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Huanzi, the king of the state of Wei, led his army to attack the state of Qi, but was defeated.

Sun Huanzi's life was saved by Uncle Zhong Yuxi, a new builder, so Sun Huanzi wanted to reward Yu Xi with several cities in return for saving his life, but Yu Xi refused.Yu Xi's request was to ask Sun Huanzi to allow him to decorate the carriage with "Fanying", which is a sign of aristocratic status.

Sun Huanzi was very happy when he heard that, he could repay a great favor without spending a penny, why not do it?But Confucius didn't think so. He said, "It's better to give him a few more cities, but the name and treasures must not be given." Because for Confucius, horse ornaments symbolizing status and fame are far more important than fiefdoms symbolizing wealth. more important.

The phrase "only names and utensils cannot be fakes" actually comes from "Zuo Zhuan".The original intention should be the way of the monarch. If the dummy is serious, the monarch will be emptied, and even the minister will kill the monarch.

To put it in a more general way, what Chinese civilization emphasizes is righteousness and obedience, so "name" is naturally extremely important. Famousness can be fame or prestige. In fact, it is justice and justice, and it is the way of heaven; The tool that can only be used when the status is reached. Earlier, it was "a man can't eat five tripods, and he should cook with five tripods when he dies." The word "gong" should be added in front of "Qi", which means "gong Qi".

"Zhou Li. Tianguan. Yanren" said: All concubines, public objects, and guests who are not handsome, will come in and out a few times, and open and close with time.

Sima Guang of the former Han Dynasty also advised Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty: The ministers and fools think that the law is the public weapon of the world, but those who are good at upholding the law are as close as one, and can do anything, so no one dares to rely on it and commit crimes.

Some are confused and confused, saying that thousands of "names" and "vessels" have never been playthings, names should not be given lightly, and instruments should not be used privately, otherwise a country will definitely mess up, and even the country will fail. Or perish.

"Fame" is not easy to come by. It cannot be claimed by oneself. Only when it is recognized can the name be justified.Whether it is an official position or a prince, or even a king title, if it is not recognized as a "grass number one", it is tantamount to a joke.

Of course, now is not the era of "grass head kings" running around. Although it is relatively common to claim the title of king, but there are not a few counties or tens of thousands of soldiers under their hands, so no one has the face to be king.

The title of emperor is not to be claimed indiscriminately, and it has nothing to do with whether it is upright or not, it is a kind of people's emphasis on the title.In addition to the fact that the royal family of Central Earth has proclaimed the emperor, that is, Shi Le proclaimed the emperor, but Shi Hu later exempted the emperor from proclaiming himself the king of heaven.

In other words, Heavenly King is a title created by barbarians. The starting point is that he feels that the emperor is not suitable, but he cannot be inferior to the Great King, so he should simply call him Heavenly King.

Liu Yan was stunned by Ran Min's proposal, put away his smile and made a "please" gesture and stepped forward.

Ran Min's face darkened for a moment. He knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, so he adjusted his mood and stepped forward to keep up.

The so-called Miyagi doesn't look like what Miyagi should have. Except for a somewhat decent imperial road, the rest of the place doesn't look magnificent at all, and because there are too many construction sites, it looks a bit messy.

Speaking of which, Ran Min's palace in Chang'an is more like a place where a king should stay than Liu Yan's. Not to mention the palace inherited from Liu Yao's period, Ran Min also repaired it later.

Looking at Liu Yan’s palace city, that is, the roads are better, and you can’t see anything brighter in color. The roof of the palace that slowly came into Ran Min’s sight turned out to be ordinary blue tiles, and even the walls were not painted. Bare 1 reveals the blue-gray masonry color.

But one thing has to be admitted, that is, the buildings in Liu Yan's palace are generally too large, especially those load-bearing columns made of unknown materials are thick and large, and some Miyagi guards standing underneath holding halberds look very It's insignificant.

According to the system of the Han family, when the Han Dynasty built palaces, they named the palaces according to the Han system, and Weiyang Palace was the priority for construction.

The Han inherited the Qin system, that is to say, the system of the Han Dynasty came from the pre-Qin period. The palaces are actually similar, but they have increased in number as time goes by. For example, Changle Palace and the like came from this way.

Liu Yan built the palace to the specifications of "China and Xia".

In the usual sense, "Hua" refers to "the beauty of service", and "Xia" refers to "the greatness of etiquette".In fact, both "Hua" and "Xia" are big tribes at the beginning, and pay attention to the word "big", so pay special attention to the two meanings of "extra powerful" and "very".

Since Liu Yan wants to "China and Xia", then the style should be traditional Chinese feelings, and then it must be large, not referring to the size of the land, but the grandeur of the architectural layout, which makes people feel intimidated by their insignificance. feeling.

Because everything is still under construction, the artistic conception that Liu Yan wanted could not be expressed. Ran Min felt that Liu Yan was too simple and a bit lacking in the air of a king after seeing it.

Extravagance is never a sin for nobles, let alone for kings.Because according to the concept, as a king, you should live in a luxurious palace, and you should live in a luxurious palace. That is a kind of life that upper class people should live. Not only people of the same class think this way, but also the common people. .

In that case, the king must have a certain degree of simplicity, and must have what he should have, but he can't be really simple, otherwise the possibility of being despised and disappointed by the crowd is higher, and he will not receive sincere praise.

Therefore, every era has its own characteristics, not every era is the same.

Ran Min thinks that Liu Yan is too simple, but Tiao You has his own opinion.

It must be that the enjoyment is ignored because of the great plan. Tiaoyou found a very rare opportunity and reminded Ran Min: "The one who said that he would restore the glory of the Han family is definitely not just talking. A person who can build for his ambition A king whose swordsman ignores his own enjoyment must be a person who can act on it."

Ran Min's disdain just now was extinguished immediately, he was dumbfounded for a while, and then lowered his voice: "So, is it right for me to build the palace first?"

What can you say?He just shut up.

At the beginning, it was not that no one advised Ran Min not to spend his national power on repairing and building palaces in the civil and military affairs of the Ran family Qin, but most of Ran Min was not a person who could listen to advice, and everyone would have their own I understand, especially as a king.

Liu Yan chose not to hold the banquet in the main hall of Weiyang Palace, but in the apse. He believed that Ran Min would understand the purpose of doing so.

Not everyone can enter the apse of a country casually. It is about trust and intimacy, and it is arranged as a private banquet. Obviously, there are some things that should be made clear in advance.

Ran Min decided to be a minister, no matter what his true thoughts were, he would show the respect that a courtier should have anyway, like saluting to Liu Yan before taking his seat.

Not many people participated in the private banquet, Ji Chang and Lu Yi were on Liu Yan's side, himself and Tiao You were on Ran Min's side, and there were no other people around.

There is vocal music, there is beauty, but beauty does not exist in actors or beauties, which will make people who are used to eating, drinking, sleeping, and being served by beauties uncomfortable, but this is really not negotiable.

After chatting about some gossip, such as the movement of Fu Hong, Tiao You also asked Liu Yan to send troops or distribute ordnance and food, even if Fu Hong's troops could not be wiped out, they should be driven far away.

Ji Chang's reply was very straightforward. He believed that everything had to wait for the two parties to negotiate, and this negotiation was not simple, and it could even be said to be very complicated.

"Your Majesty will not proclaim himself emperor in a short time." Regardless of the change of expression on Ran Min's face, Ji Chang said rationally: "Nowadays, the big man is already enemies on all sides, so it is not appropriate to over-irritate the nations, especially the little~ Chao~Ting."

Ran Min looked at Tiao You.

Tiao You immediately answered, and said, "The great man is powerful. He has won consecutive victories in several battlefields, and he has a strong national power and a strong army. The king has a great plan and strategy. Proclaiming the emperor as soon as possible is to show his determination to the world, and then... ", and said a little embarrassedly: "Proclaiming the emperor is really a way to rectify the body and name. Isn't it justifiable to change the name if you bear the title of emperor and then crusade against the world?"

It's all nonsense, after all, Liu Yan's proclaiming the emperor is to clear away the obstacles to making Ran Min the king.

"King Qin?" Liu Yan seemed impatient, and asked Ran Min expressionlessly: "Do you have to be king?"

"Yes." Ran Min knew that now is not the time to be cowardly, so he said with a straight face, "The whole country is merged into the territory of the king, not only the land, but also the subjects. It is not unreasonable to want a throne."

Liu Yan appreciates Ran Min's directness, and this is the Ran Min he knows, but appreciation does not mean liking, and things will appear very difficult.He suddenly smiled, raised his head and pointed at Ran Min, and said, "Let's not talk about being emperor or not, does Yong Zeng know a word?"

Ran Min still didn't give in, straightened his waist and saluted before saying, "Your Majesty, show me."

"What you want, I will give you what you should give." Liu Yan stared at Ran Min, paused and said sonorously: "What I don't want to give, you can't snatch it."

Tiao You was already in a daze, his cheeks twitching constantly.

Ji Chang looked at Liu Yan adoringly, his eyes widened with excitement.

Before Ran Min could react, Liu Yan smiled mockingly.

"I've never heard that a subject can force the king to reward you." Liu Yan wasn't laughing at Ran Min, it wasn't necessary, and he wasn't up to the mark.He patted the table to let the idlers back down, and stood up slowly: "Furthermore, Yong Zeng is not yet the widow's minister."

Falling out?In fact, it is not like that, but some things cannot be vaguely dealt with, whether it is for Liu Yan or Ran Min.

……Dividing line……

Still owe ten chapters?The widow should buy some nutrition express, or the brain hurts after typing.

By the way, we are crying and begging for recommendation tickets!
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