Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 582 The World of Great Rule
"Teacher, look, this is what I wrote recently. In the few chapters I wrote, I easily solved many of Mr. Huang's problems. Take a look at this article, how thorough it is. The study of Huang Lao can be renamed as the study of Huang Laochang in the future, the three great sages, the Yellow Emperor, Lao Tzu, and I, Liu Chang"

Liu Chang knelt and sat in front of the bed, holding a volume of books, and happily narrated.

The person on the bed is Gai Gong.

With the increase of age, Gai Gong's condition became more and more serious. Now, he can't speak, can't get up, just lay in a daze, watching Liu Chang without saying a word, his expression became a little dull, The corners of his mouth were drooling, and his eyes were numb.

The imperial physicians don't know how long Gai Gong can last. He has almost lost his perception of the outside world and his ability to be a human being after he is over 90 years old. He reacted and occasionally made some meaningless accents, and no one could understand what he was talking about.

Liu Chang always came to greet the teacher from time to time.

Even though the imperial physicians told him that Duke Gai might not be able to hear your words, and even if he heard them, he would not be able to understand them, nor would he be able to understand your words.

But Liu Chang would still come, happily bragging to the teacher.

"This article is called "Yuan Dao Xun", listen up."

Liu Chang recited the content of the article in his hand aloud, Lu Lu shook his head, and turned around. The prince only dedicated this article to His Majesty yesterday, and today this article has been written by His Majesty. Your speed is really fast Ah, those who have their own sons must be robbed.

Liu Chang read this article, he became more proud the more he read, and his voice became louder. Gai Gong just looked at him blankly, opened and closed his mouth slightly, as if he was talking about something.

"How about it, is the writing really good? Hahaha, this Huang-Lao school is in my hands, and it will definitely develop to a new level. Teacher, don't get too excited, don't praise it like this!"

Liu Chang boasted for more than half an hour, and saw the teacher closed his eyes and started snoring, so he got up and left with the article.

Lu Lu said with emotion: "Time is like an arrow, a person who was so strong at the beginning, but now he is bedridden and doesn't know human affairs"

Liu Chang frowned and didn't speak.

Lu Lu probably also realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly changed the subject, "However, Your Majesty, this is too much, isn't this what the crown prince dedicated to you yesterday? How did it become what you wrote?"

Liu Chang snorted coldly, "Nonsense, I was the one who gave birth to An. If I didn't give birth to him, would he be able to write this thing? I gave him everything. Therefore, his article is also Have my share!"

"Recently, Your Highness seems to be a different person. He leads the housemates to play around all day long, writes new poems in Yuefu, debates with many doctors in Taixue, and leads his disciples to write articles."

Liu Chang was a little displeased, "Yeah, I was thinking that this guy would grow up quickly, so I left everything to him, and I don't know what Zhang Xiang said to this guy. Just get some knowledge, poetry and so on, Zhang Xiang has led this scorpion astray!"

"Zhang Xiang must have his own ideas, right? With Zhang Xiang's talent and virtue, he will not lead His Highness astray."

Lu Lu said cautiously, although Zhang Cang's character is flawed, he will definitely not do this kind of thing, and it is usually your Majesty who will do it.

The two chatted, got into the car, and returned to the palace.

Back in the Hall of Houde, Liu Chang sat in front of the case and began to review the memorials. Yes, Liu Chang would come to review the memorials every day. However, these memorials were specially selected. Ordinary memorials would not be sent up. Those who have come here are all memorials for local meritorious service.

What achievements have been made in the locality, how much the harvest has been increased, how much the tax has been increased, and so on.

Liu Chang likes to review this kind of memorials. Today's big man is making steady progress every year. Whether it is the area of ​​arable land, grain production, or people's living standards, they are all improving year after year. It is extraordinary, these are the achievements of the Elder.

The greatest joy of the Elder every day is to look at these achievements and indulge in the growing sense of accomplishment of the big man.

Liu Chang sipped his tea and looked at the reports from all over the place, watching the local grain production soar, watching someone say that this year's harvest is bumper, and watching the roads reported by the temple complete the achievements of the big man in this year. It is comparable to the achievements made in the past decade or so during the reign of Emperor Gao.

Liu Chang couldn't help but sigh with emotion, sure enough, when it comes to governing the world, you still have to look at yourself, what kind of Emperor Gao, what kind of Marquis Feng, are far worse than him.

While Liu Chang was reviewing the memorial, a person hurried into Houde Hall.

It was Liu Ying who came, and Liu Ying frowned, walked to Liu Chang's side in a hurry, and sat directly in front of him, "Chang! Something big happened!!"

Liu Chang was taken aback, and put down the memorial in his hand, "Second Brother? What's the matter? Was Lu Chan beaten to death?"

"No. It's An, you must discipline An, this scorpion!"

"What a good boy he was before, but now he stays in Wuding Building all day long, drinking and having fun, not doing business, and indulges in excesses. He is still young, how can he be like this?"

Liu Ying frowned and said worriedly.

"This scorpion has been having fun in Wuding Building for five days. As an uncle, I can't go over you to reprimand him. It's better for you to come forward and let him stop acting like this."

Liu Chang glanced at him, "No wonder you are in such a hurry, it turned out that he took your place, and it lasted five days."

"That's not the case, I'm just worried that he will hurt his body if he indulges in sex at a young age"

Liu Ying lowered her head a little lonely, "As the head of the clan, I play around all day long. If it makes the clan follow suit, it will be my fault."

Liu Ying looked a little guilty. He seemed to blame Liu An's changes during this time on himself, thinking that he was influenced by himself.

Liu Chang put away the memorial in front of him, "Second brother, the reason why An became like this is all because of you!!"

"As the elder of the clan, you go out to have fun all day long, which has a very bad influence on the younger generations of the clan! Look, even An is addicted to Wudinglou because of you. If I go down, won't I become a libertine after my great Han clan?"

"What kind of formality is this?"

Liu Ying was a little startled, he sighed and shook his head, "It's all my fault, you have to discipline Ann well, in the future, I will never be so dissolute again."

A gleam of joy flashed in Liu Chang's eyes. He never thought that he would have such an unexpected harvest. The second brother's health is not good, and he does some bad things all day long, which makes his condition worse. It was getting worse and worse, and Liu Chang tried to persuade him several times, but nothing worked.

Unexpectedly, after a few days of playing with Liu An's scorpion, it made the second brother feel remorseful.

"An there, I will tell you. Second brother, you can go back. In the future, you should study more and indulge less. You must give the clan's descendants a good start."

Liu Ying left Houde Hall with a face of shame.

Liu Chang stroked his chin and continued to look at the memorial in front of him. The first official assessment was quite successful. Next, it will be extended to the whole country. In the future, officials from all over the country can be recruited through the assessment. , can effectively break the monopoly of the rich and powerful, and can solve the problem of insufficient officials.

There is no need to worry about the issue of officials. For a long period of time, the big man will not have the problem of insufficient officials. Then the next goal is to focus on the matter of enlightenment.

Dahan's current system of rural school, county school, national school, and imperial school is still a bit too rough. Liu Chang wants to follow the example of the future and create a system of elementary school, middle school, and university.

At present, there is no distinction between upper and lower levels in the education of Dahan. Whether it is rural school, county school, or national school, the things taught are actually similar. The difference may be that the quality of education is different. The higher the status, the better the teacher. At present, even the teaching materials cannot be completely unified.

Liu Chang thinks that the education system of the future generations is very good, but six years of primary school and six years of middle school are still unrealistic in the big man, because the offspring of the big man are considered adults at the age of 15, and they have to Participate in corvee, get married and start a business.

It is unrealistic for the youngsters of Dahan to study until they are eighteen or nineteen years old. Moreover, it is hard to say whether Dahan's current financial situation can support such a large-scale education system.

There are many very magical operations in Liu Chang's mind, but it seems difficult to realize them in this era. The selection of officials is the easiest to achieve, because there is no need for too much cost, and there is no need for the temple to bear anything.

But with a mature education system, temples have too much to bear.

With the teacher's resources alone, whether the big man can handle it is a big problem.

In addition, the children of Dahan will automatically become members of the family's labor force after they are eight or nine years old. It is also a big question for those parents who are willing to give up the labor force to let them study.

Liu Chang once asked An to compile county school textbooks, but those things are still much worse than later generations.

The current big man has achieved the extreme in all aspects, and the grain production is more than 20 times that of Emperor Gao. Liu Chang feels that unless he can build tractors or engage in hybridization, otherwise the grain production will be short-term. It is impossible to improve on a large scale again.

This is already the pinnacle of the agricultural age.

If you want to let the big man go further, there are only two ways left. The first way is Shang Fang. You have to let Shang Fang research more good things. Not to mention, as long as the steam engine is made, the big man will be able to use it in all aspects. The development of the industry will be instantly upgraded to a higher level.

It's a pity that Chen Tao is really outrageous. After such a long time, he couldn't even build a steam engine.

Another way is to use the policies I have seen to change the system of Dahan and let Dahan usher in development, such as the education system, medical system and so on.

This method seems to be much better than waiting for Shangfang to come up with research, but the problem is that this thing is very expensive, and the bureaucratic system is easy to talk about, but for education or medical treatment, which one does not need temples to bear expensive expenses?
However, this is not without a solution.

The best solution is to be poisoned.

The tribute from the body poison and the trade with the body poison will bring extremely rich income to the treasury of the big man. When the treasury becomes rich, the temple can find a way to establish an education system and continuously use the money of the foreign king to come develop locally.
That's why Liu Changhui went to meet King Baicheng in person.

Liu An lived quite comfortably during this period of time. He changed his old style, followed Zhang Cang's teachings, and led his family and followers to do what he was best at and loved the most.

When he let go of those knots and started to try to do what he is best at, his ability was immediately highlighted. He wrote more than ten poems in one day in Yuefu, and even talked about current poetry with Yuefu Ling Changes in Fu, and future development.

He debated with many doctors in Taixue, and the few people he talked about were speechless, unable to answer, and covered their faces and left.

He also led his disciples to write an article, an article that he has always wanted to write, and has already conceived most of it, but always has no time to write it.

On this day, he came to Jia Yi's mansion.

"I heard that you have written to Your Majesty many times, requesting to govern the world with the etiquette of the past, but you also proposed to change the Zhengshuo of the Han Dynasty, change the clothes of the present, implement the laws of the new era, and promote the etiquette and music of the Han Dynasty. If you change all these Now, is that still the etiquette of the past week?"

Jia Yi narrowed his eyes and replied calmly: "The etiquette in the past is to require each dynasty to use its own theory of the five elements to establish a system that suits itself. How can this be said to be inconsistent with the etiquette of the past?"

"Confucianism always wants to imitate the ancient way of governing the world. If there were no counties in the time of wise kings in the past, how would they know how to govern counties?"

"There is no difference between a county and a state. Although there are no county guards, the people who govern the place are the same. What is wrong with governing the world today in the same way that wise kings governed the place in the past?"

Liu An laughed, "From this point of view, Huang Lao is still the most suitable knowledge for governing the world. In terms of wise kings in the past, no one can compare with Huangdi, and in terms of the most learned sages, no one can compare with Lao Tzu. , if it is governed in the way that wise kings of the past governed the world, then naturally it must be governed in the way of the Huang-Lao School."

Jia Yi was taken aback for a moment, but then shook his head and chuckled lightly.

"Your Highness is tired of debating in Taixue, and came here to discuss with the minister?"

"Haha, brother, don't be angry. This sophistry talent shouldn't be used in front of you. I came to look for brother this time. In fact, I don't understand some Confucian knowledge. I want you to explain it to me."

Because Jia Yi married Zhang Yan, he became the same generation as Liu An, but Jia Yi was a little surprised, "Your Highness came to me to talk about starting a business, but today you come to ask me?"

Liu An didn't care too much and said: "When it comes to politics, there are talents like Zhang Xiang. When it comes to business, you come to sit in the town. When it comes to farming, there is Duke Luan. When talking about war, there are countless generals in the country. These fields are not mine. What I am best at, why should I meddle in it?"

Jia Yi looked at Liu An in front of him again. At this moment, Jia Yi had just seen some figure of his father in him. He nodded approvingly, "It should have been like this a long time ago."

"Your Majesty never manages the country with his own hands. He always appoints and removes the most suitable talents to do it. His Highness thinks that everything must be done by himself. This is wrong. Now that His Highness can figure this out, the future will definitely be He will also be a generation of Mingjun."

Thank you Liu An, and then asked some academic questions about Confucianism.

As Zhang Cang's second most outstanding disciple, Jia Yi's knowledge is only second to that of his fellow disciples. Whether it is poetry, prose, or the concept of governing the country, he has blazed a new path. The questions Liu An asked are actually not the same. It's too difficult, it's just that several different factions of Confucianism differ in their interpretation of the classics.

Although it is not difficult, it is not something ordinary people can do to answer, because only those who are proficient in all schools of Confucianism and who know the content of their interpretations can answer it. This requires very profound knowledge. Although there is a lot of understanding, it is obviously not up to this point.

Jia Yi answered very seriously. Jia Yi did not hate other schools of thought. He was keen to learn about other schools of thought, including other schools of Confucianism, including Huang Lao and Legalism.

The two chatted enthusiastically. At first, Liu An asked, and Jia Yi replied. Later, the two started to exchange academic experience with each other.

When Jia Yi sent Liu An out of the house, Zhang Yan also came to see him off. Watching the prince's figure gradually disappear, Jia Yi still stood outside the door and said with emotion: "A world of great rule."

"what did you say?"

Zhang Yan didn't hear clearly.

But Jia Yi said with a smile: "This is the great blessing from the sky and the great man. The emperor Gao established the universe, his majesty laid the foundation for agriculture, and the prince wrote a book in Japanese. This is the world of great rule."

Zhang Yan still couldn't understand what he meant, and just looked at her beloved in admiration.

Liu An sat in the carriage and returned to his mansion in a leisurely manner. Just as he returned to his mansion, someone from the family came to tell him that Young Master Ci had come to look for him just now.

"Ci came to find me?? What about others?"

"Knowing that His Highness is not here, I left."

"This Zhuzi, he didn't study hard, and he ran around."

Just as Jia Yi sent Liu An away, he welcomed Liu Ci. Looking at Liu Ci who was covered in dirt, mud, and his face was blackened, Jia Yi stared at him for a long time before he recognized him.

"Ci?? What's the matter with you? It's so dirty? Did you roll around in the pigsty?!"

Liu Ci was taken aback for a moment, and then shouted: "Yes!!"

"No wonder everyone says you are the most knowledgeable, you can tell at a glance that I am going to roll! You are so knowledgeable!!"

Jia Yi's face was dark, but Zhang Yan beside him couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare water to clean up the little thing. Zhang Yan wiped Liu Ci's face, but Liu Ci was still chattering: "I I came to see my elder brother. I have been studying and studying recently, and I have made some achievements. I heard that my elder brother is debating in the Taixue, and there are few opponents."

"I want to debate with him on behalf of the Ram School, and praise my reputation!"

(End of this chapter)