Ming Zuo

Chapter 1196 Discussion
The old gentleman who asked to see Zuo Menggeng was an important minister in the court.

Huang Shijun, whose style name is Liangtan, and whose name is Yuyu, entered the ranks of court officials of the Ming Dynasty at the age of seventy.

"There was a lot of turmoil in the court, each expressing their own opinions, and it became a mess. The old man was upset, but he couldn't bear to increase the entanglement, so he resigned and returned to his hometown. He passed through Shandong and saw many new things, so he bothered His Highness. I hope you will forgive me."

Huang Shijun explained the reason for the visit.

Hearing that he resigned, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help laughing when he thought of this old information.

"Everyone in the world says that Lord Yuyu has the ability to predict the dangers of the court. Could it be the same this time?"

Huang Shijun resigned from office a total of three times in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, counting this time.

And these three times, they all helped him to save his reputation.

The first time he resigned was in Tianqi for three years.

Because Wei Zhongxian was in power, he couldn't be angry, and he knew that there was nothing he could do, so he simply resigned and returned to his hometown.

At that time, his good friends Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others praised him for knowing the opportunity.

The same is true.

Later, the struggle in the court intensified, and Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others all paid the price with their lives.

The second time he resigned was in Chongzhen for three years.

At that time, just after the change of Jisi, Chongzhen completely abandoned the Donglin Party and began to liquidate it wantonly.

Huang Shijun keenly noticed that the emperor seemed to be no different from the late emperor, so he chose to resign and return to his hometown, avoiding getting involved in the disturbance.

This time, it was also discovered that the situation between North Korea and China was unstable.More importantly, Daming's decline could not be stopped.

Originally, the Peasant Army was about to be completely wiped out, and everyone in the DPRK and the central government celebrated with each other, thinking that Annei's move was about to be accomplished.

But the invasion of the Qing army woke up many people at once.

This has caused many people to feel pessimistic about their fate.

After seeing the reckless behavior of Yang Sichang and others and Chongzhen's hysteria, Huang Shijun was completely disappointed, and once again proposed to resign.

Chongzhen did not persuade him to stay, nor did he want to listen to his opinion on recalling Donglin Xianda.

Huang Shijun was full of ambitions but couldn't realize them, so he went south depressed.Because it is going to take the canal, it happens to pass through the territory of Xia State.

Seeing the scene of prosperity and tranquility along the coast, Huang Shijun was so surprised that he simply got off the boat and started traveling around Shandong.

Before arriving in Jinan, he had already traveled to many places.

And the more he walked, the more he saw, the more he felt the prosperity of Xia Kingdom.

Although the thought of loyalty and righteousness in his bones made him nostalgic for Daming since he was a child, Huang Shijun has to admit that the one who can take over the world in the future is none other than Xia Guo.

He also never thought about meeting Zuo Menggeng.

Since he has nothing to do with each other, Zuo Menggeng may not necessarily meet him.

As a result, by coincidence, he witnessed the first divorce case based on law in history, and watched Zuo Menggeng's trial process with his own eyes.

There was really too much curiosity in his heart, so he asked to see him.

"The Master said, but women and villains are difficult to raise. Your Highness opens eyes for women and acts of equality. Aren't you afraid that the universe will be reversed, order will collapse, and the world will be in chaos?"

For this extremely traditional question, Zuo Menggeng showed his sharpness.

"What Confucius said may not be all right. The times are different and the environment is different, so it is natural to adapt. At least in the Xia Kingdom now, the principle of equality between men and women has given the whole people a new look, full of vitality, and it is really good governance."

Huang Shijun was dumbfounded, his mind went blank.

He had prepared a lot of defenses, and planned to discuss them with Zuo Menggeng in depth.

In any case, he never expected that Zuo Menggeng's first sentence would deny the supreme authority of Confucius.

When these traditional scholar-bureaucrats debate with others, they always talk about "Zi Yue" and "the most holy teacher's words".

As long as the words of Confucius are quoted, it must take the initiative.

Now when you encounter someone who doesn't play cards according to common sense, even Confucius denied it, so how can you play?
"It is said that His Highness's teacher is Liu Niantai, who is also a great Confucianist in the world. Doesn't His Highness even recognize his teacher?"

"There is a priority in learning the Tao, and there is a specialization in art. Therefore, the disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, and the teacher does not have to be better than the disciple. I am like this with Nian Taigong, and I think it is the same with Confucius."

Huang Shijun was dumbfounded again.

Makes sense.

In fact, Zuo Menggeng did not think about whether Huang Shijun's promotion of women's status would cause social disorder.

After all, it has already appeared in later generations, and the situation of boxing flying.

He also thought about how to avoid this from happening.

But unfortunately, there is no way to find it yet.

After all, many of the wise moves he can make now are actually taking advantage of soul travel and absorbing a lot of powerful experience.

If you really want him to complete the insight beyond the world, he can't do it yet.

As far as the present is concerned, improving the status of women and advocating equality between men and women is definitely the progress of the times.

Since it is beneficial to the country and the people, how can we not do it?
Huang Shijun was ready to argue until he was full of arguments, although he was beaten back at once, but he has seen the fact that Xia Guotai and the people are peaceful.

He is also a sincere gentleman, so naturally he will not make trouble for no reason.

"Nowadays there are frequent disasters all over the world, and the people have no food and clothing, but they don't know where Xia Guo started to start this great situation?"

He no longer struggles with one point, but focuses on the overall situation.

After all, he is an old man, and his lifelong aspiration is to govern the country and the world.

It is clear that the Great Ming occupies the vastness of the world and holds the most fertile land in the world; it is clear that there are also constant disasters and losses in the territory of Xia Kingdom.

Why is Xia Guo flourishing day by day, but Daming is declining day by day?

Huang Shijun couldn't figure it out, so he could only ask Zuo Menggeng for advice.

This is a big subject, but Zuo Menggeng is not stingy.

"It's almost noon, and Lord Yuyu must be hungry too. Why don't we chat while eating, maybe this food can clear up Lord Yuyu's doubts."

Following Zuo Menggeng's instructions, a special banquet was held by the Daming Lake.

Seeing the grill set up and the hot charcoal fire, Huang Shijun was a little puzzled.

"Why does Your Highness say that the word 'eat' will tell the difference?"

Zuo Menggeng had already seen the servants coming with something.

"For ordinary people, eating is the most important thing. Because only when people are full can they survive. If people can't survive, what else is there to talk about?"

It is very simple truth, it is impossible for Huang Shijun not to understand.

As a matter of fact, the main reason why the Ming Dynasty has come to where it is today is that the common people cannot eat enough.

"The land of Daming far exceeds that of Xia Kingdom, but how does Xia Kingdom satisfy the people's food?"

Zuo Menggeng watched the servants open the box with a smile.

"Although Daming has a lot of land, who owns the land? Besides, no matter how much land there is, if it is not managed properly, the fertility of the land will gradually decline, which is also a disaster. Not to mention, farming now depends entirely on God's favor. The world is not benevolent. , with everything as a straw dog, the common people will not get anything from farming, and naturally they will not be able to live."

Huang Shijun nodded silently, knowing that his words made sense.

Don't say that the Ming court was corrupt or not, nor did it say that those landlords were greedy and cruel.

With the increasing population and increasingly barren land in recent years alone, coupled with the continuous disasters, even if the Taizu was resurrected, he could only hopelessly sigh.

But this made him even more curious.

Why can Xia Guo fight against the power of heaven and earth?
(End of this chapter)