sweeping the world

Chapter 971 Destined Not To Be A Good Father
It is not so easy to abandon the old era, especially when it is left to the ruler to make a decision. Without great determination and perseverance, not everyone can make that decision.

Liu Yan actually doesn't know much about today's literature. It can even be said that he has only learned one-sided knowledge of modern times. Apart from the daily common sense of life, what he knows is the military literacy cultivated after joining the army.

I don’t know enough about the current level of knowledge, and I can’t come up with a set of practical new knowledge for people to study. If I really want to abandon the old era across the board, what can I use to fill the gap?
Liu Yan couldn't stay in the Temple of Heaven anymore, and he was obviously not happy to go back to Miyagi less than two hours after he came out, so he walked towards the food street after thinking about it.

Those important ministers who had been arguing for a while stopped when they found out that Liu Yan was not there. Everyone seemed to think that the argument just now did not exist. Wherever Yan took the prince and princess, he followed closely.

"Your Majesty won't be annoyed?" Ran Min looked extremely calm, not at all as angry as before: "Did we go too far?"

The point of contention is whether the sages made contributions to the nation. Even if they are in high positions now, and can even be said to be able to influence the formulation of national policies, it is always a bit inappropriate to do so.

There is nothing wrong with them being high-ranking people now, and they can also affect the formulation of national policies, but people like them in history are like crucian carp in the river. How many people can become sages?
There used to be many people who wanted to deny or even slander the sages, no matter how noble their identities were, even as emperors, they couldn’t show the knowledge (achievements) that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the sages. He will be recorded in history as a clown for eternity.

"It's a little too much." Ji Chang smiled wryly, "But I have to do it."

Not everyone in the Temple of Heaven Square knows who they are, but there must be people who know them. No matter how high their status is, what kind of words they say in public, every word will have corresponding follow-up results.

Whether it is in private or in public, the most important ministers of the country will basically not be able to climb to a high position if they do not understand the truth of saying too much and keeping silent.

They know that every word they say will lead to unknowable follow-up, the key is just like what Ji Chang said, no matter how big the risk is, they must take it to trigger Liu Yan's thinking.

"Someone's reputation is already bad enough..." Ran Min said that, but he couldn't see any regrets, and he looked even relaxed: "After today, you will be criticized more severely by words and pens, right?"

"General Hussars, is he taking it easy?" The conflict between Sang Yu and Ran Min has faded long ago. The two of them could not become close friends, but they could calmly tease each other: "Among us, can accompany the big man to be rich and honor forever Those who belong to the Ran clan."

Ran Min glared at Sang Yu fiercely, but did not refute.

For the founding fathers of any dynasty since the Western Han Dynasty, it is one thing to fight the country. After waiting for the country, no one is so afraid of performing the drama of "flying birds do their best to hide their bows, cunning rabbits die and run dogs".After the situation has been settled, all smart people will defile themselves as soon as they can, fearing that their reputation will be too good to cause the king's jealousy, and they will end up in a desolate end of death.

Ran Min should be one of the heroes with the most complicated life experience and origins. He even once became the current king alongside Liu Yan.

There are too many officials and nobles, and their ties with Ran Min are constantly being cut. Ran Min's reputation is not good no matter whether he is not attached or after he is attached.

"I understand very well." Ran Min said slightly proudly: "Just think you are jealous."

Sang Yu let out a "hum" directly, but there was also a smile on his face.

Logically speaking, if Liu Yan wants to carry out the drama of "flying birds do their best to hide bows, cunning rabbits die and run dogs cook", it is definitely appropriate to pick and choose Ran Min first, and then those generals who hold military power, In the end are those who hold civil power.

So far, no matter from which aspect or even from the signs, Liu Yan has not shown any signs of cleansing.This is also because although conflicts and even fierce confrontations would break out among these heroes, they dare not kill each other, lest they kill the first one and break Liu Yan's murderous intention at the beginning.

Liu Yan's surname is Liu, and the country name is Han.

Anyone who reads books will never forget that the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty are considered extremes.

The founding fathers of the Western Han Dynasty, whoever had higher merits, would die faster and more miserablely. Even if the founding fathers did not die for a while, no matter how beautiful the first generation was, the fourth generation would either become one of the nobles. Not into the mainstream, or simply become a commoner.

It was different in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The founding fathers lived well and received the grace they deserved, and even future generations could enjoy endless blessings.

There will be a rule and a tacit understanding in everything.

If Xungui doesn't regard himself as a noble, no matter how much credit he has, he won't be dead enough.It's just that the emperor didn't do anything, and the fellow honorables were either marginalized or attacked together.

The same goes for cannibalism. Honorable nobles attack each other, so don't expect the emperor to be merciful. If the first one dies in internal fighting, the emperor will never mind killing a few more by himself or by planning.

No one was careful not to make a start. They kept the utmost caution, but they didn't want Liu Yan to remember the extremes of the two Hans.

It's not that Liu Yan adheres to the concept of not killing heroes for the sake of "perfection", it's that he can control the officials, and his age also has a huge advantage.

If he waits for such a day, for example, if Liu Yan is sick and about to die, he will definitely kill those vigorous and vigorous founding heroes and not leave any of them behind.

It's not cold-blooded. In fact, it's still for the stability of the country. It's the best situation for one emperor and one courtier. The more the older generation dies for their country, the worse it will be for the country.

Sang Yu said that it is reasonable for Ran Min's descendants to be rich forever as long as they don't make mistakes.

Ran Min took the initiative to take revenge on the Jie people, and he didn't care at all if his reputation became worse to carry out the genocide. Anyone who has been insulted and ravaged by the Jie people will no longer want to accept Ran Min's love.

Not everyone is qualified to repay the kindness, if the kindness cannot be repaid, it should be recited.When there are too many people who need to repay their kindness, it is both dangerous and profound for the person involved. As long as the person involved does not go crazy or become a living saint, and the emperor does not have his head caught by the door, he must give the person involved and his descendants enough. rich.

"We need stability most now, so don't mess around." Ran Min looked at the food court in front of him, stopped and looked at Ji Chang and Sang Yu, several important civil servants: "If you are not benevolent, don't blame us for being unrighteous." !"

Ran Min spoke without beginning or end, but Ji Chang and the others knew what they were talking about.

"If you are planning for a big man..." Ji Chang said with a smile: "What should be done will be done."

"You!" Ran Min said angrily, "In short, whoever proposes to abolish the army is the military's common enemy."

Ji Chang simply ignored Ran Min and continued walking forward in a leisurely manner.

"Don't look at me." Sang Yu was not afraid of Ran Min's ferocious face at all: "Who are you threatening? I don't think there is no big war. Is it suitable to continue to raise such a huge army?"

"You can try it." Ran Min continued to sneer: "Who proposed to abolish the standing army..."

Sang Yu laughed "hehe" a few times, ignoring Ran Min passing by.

disarmament?If Liu Yan heard what they said, he could understand why there were so many strange things these days.

At this time, Liu Yan was eating tofu nao at the dining table with his children.

The food street is naturally crowded with people, and there are few empty seats in the shops and street stalls. Even the people walking on the street are mostly holding various snacks in their hands.

"Father, how do you eat tofu nao? There is such a word as 'heresy'?" Liu Shen asked curiously, "My child knows the word 'heretic', and I heard that the distant Great Qin would burn 'heresy' to death."

"Where did you hear that?" Liu Yan remembered that he had never said similar words to the children.He educated with a rare thought: "In Daqin, far in the west, in the early days, blasphemers were crucified on the cross. The one they crucified later became their son of God. It is a bit strange to crucify with a cross. When it is appropriate, other criminal laws are used, and burning is the most commonly used method.”

"Oh..." Liu Shen was obviously not reconciled to getting the answer, and asked, "Then why did mother say that there is a 'heretic' difference in eating tofu nao? burn on the pillar?"

There are two bowls of tofu nao in front of Liu Yin, one bite of the sweet one, and another bite of the salty one.When she heard Liu Shen's question, she stopped and looked at Liu Yan.

"..." Liu Yan saw many of his children all look over in an instant.He remembered, he seemed to have mentioned this to those women more than once, but he was just joking, there was no other meaning!He asked, "Do you like sweet or salty food. How about you?"

Liu Yan's first sentence was to ask Liu Shen and Liu Yin, and the second was to ask the rest of the children.

"Father likes sweets." Liu Shen said slyly: "My children naturally like sweets too."

Liu Yin immediately pushed the bowl of salty food away, and used this to stand aside with her father.

At the same time, the child who was eating the sweet food showed a smile, while the child who was eating the salty food showed a bitter expression.

As an ordinary person, facing his own child like this, Liu Yan would jokingly tell the questioner that heretics who eat salty (or sweet) tofu nao should indeed be burned to death, but he is an emperor who has a constitution in his mouth, and he cannot take This matter is just a joke, otherwise, maybe in a certain place in the empire, some people would be burned to death after eating salty tofu nao or sweet tofu nao.

"The territory of the Han Dynasty is very large and wide." Liu Yan put down the tofu brain and signaled Liu Shen to pay attention: "From the frozen soil in the north to the sea in the south, the whole journey is nearly ten thousand miles. From the ice field in the east to the plateau in the west, the whole It is more than [-] miles long. With such a vast territory, people in every place will not have the same living habits, and their food will also vary from region to region.”

Liu Shen was a little at a loss, he only understood that the territory of the country is very large, but he didn't quite understand the rest.

"Because people on the prairie eat cheese and people on the coast eat seafood, you can't think they are different people." Liu Yan has noticed that Ji Chang came behind him, and he didn't stop preaching: "As long as they wear my big man's clothes and say that I am big If you speak Chinese, respect your ancestors, and have the same customs, you are all Han Chinese.”

"Yeah." Liu Shen probably understood everything later on, and concluded, "For my father, what he cares about is not whether they eat sweet or salty food, but his fellow villagers."

Liu Yan immediately looked like he was laughing. He felt that Liu Shen used the word "father and fellow countrymen" very well, far better than "subjects", "common people", "limin" and other words.

With the current culture and boundaries, not everyone is qualified to mention "fellow folks". They must have made enough achievements or have a high enough status.

For example, if someone has made great achievements, he will be qualified to say that he has been cultivated by the elders and folks of a certain township, village, city, or town.

You can mention "fathers and folks" when thanking, but only the emperor has the right to say that "fathers and folks" are his people, and anyone except the emperor who dares to say that his fathers and folks are his people will be regarded as rebellious.

It was the first time for Ji Chang to see Liu Yan teaching Liu Shen with his own eyes. At first he felt happy, but later he was slightly shocked.

The Han Empire has always been in a state where the position of the crown prince is vacant. Some of their important ministers have repeatedly suggested that a crown prince should be established, but Liu Yan has never made a clear response.

At present, there is no rule for setting up the crown prince. From the pre-Qin period in ancient times until the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the position of the crown prince in the land of Xia has always been to establish a virtuous person.This can be seen from the past dynasties. Only when there is no particularly virtuous prince, will the eldest son of the emperor succeed to the throne.

Ji Chang originally thought that Liu Yan didn't choose the crown prince so quickly because the princes were too young, and he wanted to wait for the princes to grow up.Today when he saw Liu Yan teaching Liu Shen, he had a different view.

"Shen'er." Liu Yancai didn't care about Ji Chang's abnormality, and he couldn't see it because the back of his head didn't have eyes.He asked Liu Shen warmly: "After this winter, you will be 11 years old. Think about it for your father. It is not appropriate for you to stay in Miyagi. You should go out and practice."

"Okay, okay." Liu Shen didn't seem to think much, and said happily, "I want to go to northern Xinjiang!"

"Northern Xinjiang?" Liu Yan did not mean to let Liu Shen go out to play, so he asked again: "You have to think about it carefully, this time you go out this time, you will not only stay for ten days and a half months like usual, maybe you will have to stay for a long time. several years."

Before Liu Shen had left the palace to stay somewhere for the longest month, when he heard that this time he would stay at least a few years, his small face was full of surprise.

"Your Majesty." Ji Chang really felt that it would be too late to say nothing, so he said, "Prince Shen is still young!"

Liu Yan is waiting for Liu Shen to make the final decision himself.He has thought about it in detail, even if he has chosen Liu Shen as the prince, but it is impossible for his son to stay in the capital all the time, he should go out to find out what the world outside the capital looks like, and even encourage him to go abroad to have a look.

(End of this chapter)