The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

"Your Majesty, I didn't do that!" Fan Zhongyan kowtowed, "How could I do such a thing?"

"I know." Song Renzong nodded.
"Thank you for your trust in me." Fan Zhongyan's face was grim. "I am willing to go out of the capital to patrol the border to silence the gossips in the court."

Since the memorial has been submitted to the emperor, someone in the court must have been pushing for this matter. They must want to put him to death.

If the emperor does not punish him today, more people will impeach him tomorrow, and even His Majesty will be implicated. I am afraid that a bunch of censors will bang their heads against the pillars in the court to force the emperor to punish him.
The government trusted him, how could he let this happen? And, that day, Juan said...

"The reform is at a critical moment, why did Xiwen leave the capital to patrol the border?" But at this moment, Song Renzong's face darkened, "Could it be that Xiwen has given up before I have given up?"

"But Your Majesty..." Fan Zhongyan was stunned. If what was said in that scroll was true, didn't Your Majesty want him to stop the reform now?
Now the Song Dynasty and Xixia have negotiated peace, and the annual tribute is on its way to Xixia. Those rebels who have revolted should be suppressed, those who should be recruited should be recruited, and those who should be pardoned should be pardoned.

As for those court officials, when the Empress Dowager was alive, they obeyed her orders in everything. Even after the Empress Dowager passed away, they were still disrespectful to the emperor.
This time when the government implemented the new policy, these old ministers often went to the government and cried, which was considered as a favor to them.

As he walked along, he listened to Tianjuan's inventory and smiled bitterly in his heart.

In fact, he had thought about it before, but he didn't dare to think deeply about it. In addition, before the implementation of the new policy, the government approached him several times with a sincere and urgent attitude. This made him full of hope for the implementation of the new policy, and he put all his mind on the new policy, so how could he be distracted to think about other things.

But just now, Tianjuan's words opened his eyes. He remembered that before the new policy, the court was full of internal and external troubles, and everything was just as Tianjuan said.
It is true that your heart is hard to predict!

When His Majesty told him that he was impeached for treason just now, he knew that the old party had taken action with the purpose of forcing him to leave the court.
And now, perhaps it is really time for him to leave.

But Your Majesty actually said this today?
Since ancient times, treason can only be believed if it exists, not if it does not exist. Since the opponent has made such a move, the evidence must be complete and he must be unable to refute it.
But even so, does Your Majesty still want him to stay in the court?
"Xiwen, after reading what the Heavenly Scroll said, do you think that I don't really want to implement the new policy? I just want to divert attention from the Song Dynasty being defeated by the Western Xia?"
"I dare not." Fan Zhongyan said hurriedly.

"To be honest." Song Renzong threw the memorial on the table, "In the beginning, I really only paid 50% attention to the new policy."
Fan Zhongyan sneered, Tianjuan was right indeed.

"However, this does not mean that I am unaware of the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty and do not want to implement new policies." Song Renzong said seriously, "I am just looking for the right opportunity."

Tianjuan was right, this method must be changed. If he didn't change, the people who came after him would have to change. Although Tianjuan said that he and the people who came after him had failed, what if he succeeded from now on?
If successful, would it be possible to change the course of future history, so that the Song Dynasty would no longer suffer humiliation and there would be no more shame of the Jingkang Incident and the two emperors Huizong and Qinzong?
He really couldn't bear to see the people living on the border suffer, couldn't bear to see his ministers being convicted, couldn't bear to see the military households being left homeless, and couldn't bear to see the noble families gradually decline.

However, if he knew that all his unwillingness would eventually lead to the destruction of the country, the destruction of the family, the breaking of the mountains and rivers, and the complete extinction of Taizong's bloodline, then all this unwillingness would seem to be nothing.

Tian Juan was right. He should not only be a benevolent ruler, but also a wise ruler. Small benevolence and love are precious, but great benevolence and love are even more rare.
Otherwise, after he passed away, how would he face Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, and how would he face his father?

Thinking of this, he sighed to Fan Zhongyan:
"Xiwen doesn't know, the words of the heavenly scroll are like a revelation. It opened my eyes. I can't just for the sake of the word "benevolence" not seek merit, but only seek to avoid mistakes. It is true that inaction can be used, but inaction cannot be done for the sake of inaction!"

That would be putting the cart before the horse!

Here, Fan Zhongyan also understood what Song Renzong said and was very surprised. In other words, the government still had to implement the new policy.

Maybe he had wavered before, but the prediction of the Heavenly Scroll had made the government determined to implement the new policy. For this alone, he should thank the Heavenly Scroll.

However, since he was impeached for "treason", those people must have other tricks up their sleeves. If they are not given an explanation, they will definitely not give up.
After much thought, he decided that the most appropriate approach would be for him to stay away from Bian Jing first. As for matters in the capital, he could temporarily leave them to Mr. Ouyang and others.

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty is very kind. But I think it is best to leave the capital for a while, so that I can observe the implementation of the new policies in various places.
As for the capital, with the government in charge and Mr. Ouyang and others coordinating, there won’t be any major problems.”

Fan Zhongyan's words made some sense, but Song Renzong remembered something and handed him the impeachment memorial: "Take a look at this memorial first."
As long as Renzong believed him, there was no need to look at the memorial. But since the emperor asked him to look at it, there must be other reasons.

Fan Zhongyan opened the memorial, and his expression changed slightly, especially after reading the letter that was sandwiched in it.
"Is this letter written in my own handwriting to Lord Shi Jieshi?"

"That's right." Song Renzong nodded.
"so……"
Therefore, this false accusation was not directed at him alone, but at those officials who strongly supported the new policy.

It's impossible for all of them to leave the capital to patrol the border!

Fan Zhongyan was having a hard time, but Lei Xiaomeng had already clicked on the third message:
【@十全老人拷贝怪: Renzong's rule was unparalleled in the world. Even if there were some flaws, the merits outweighed them. The old lady was too harsh on Song Renzong. Why did she start to criticize him after praising him?】

The "Graffiti Monster" is indeed a true fan of Song Renzong and won't tolerate her saying anything bad about him.

However, she did not say that he did a bad job. It's just that no one is perfect. He was a benevolent king but not a wise king. Could it be that this "graffiti freak" couldn't stand it?

But it is no wonder that although the Emperor Qianlong played by this gentleman did achieve some success at the beginning, his later achievements were unremarkable.
Except that he stayed on the throne a little longer, had more gossips, and was a little more ambitious, his life as an emperor was smooth and uneventful. He was somewhat similar to Song Renzong.

So, when he praised Song Renzong, he was actually praising himself!

Thinking of this, Lei Xiaomeng immediately replied:
[Reply 1@十全老人抓绘, do you blame Emperor Qianlong? You admire Song Renzong so much, is it because you, like him, only want to avoid mistakes as an emperor, not to achieve merits? ]

[Reply 2: When you first came to the throne, you were indeed diligent and caring for the people. You exempted many taxes and corvée labor, reduced the burden on the people, and even expanded the territory of China.]

[Reply 3 continued. But later on, you became more and more lazy, and even nurtured a corrupt official, He Shen, a big borer. Do you also think that the flaws do not outweigh the merits? ]

Heshen?
Qianlong was stunned and couldn't help looking at Heshen who was also looking at the heavenly scroll attentively at the steps below.

He Shen was shocked, turned around and looked at Qianlong with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

Although he was not happy with Tianjuan's complaints about his idol, after watching Tianjuan for so long, he knew that Tianjuan would not easily talk nonsense. At least what Tianjuan said about the things in the previous dynasty was very pertinent.

However, before that, he was just there to watch the fun. After all, compared with Qin Shihuang, he had experienced two thousand years, and many things could be concluded without the introduction of the heavenly scroll.
But he didn't expect that he was just speaking up for his idol, Song Renzong, but Tianjuan actually revealed so much information to him.

Not only that, he also bluntly said that Heshen was a big parasite.
This... is a bit difficult.

[Reply 4 continues with "Put yourself in others' shoes". In fact, your request for others not to be too harsh on Renzong is a reflection of your willingness to relax your own demands.]

[Reply 5 to continue: Do you think being an emperor is enough as long as you are able to get by? However, if the emperor gets angry, blood will flow and pestles will float! Similarly, if the emperor is lazy, the world will be in chaos. ]

[Reply 6: After you, the Qing Dynasty gradually declined from its peak. And fifty years after your death, when your great-grandson became emperor, Westerners opened the door to China, and a century of humiliation also opened a chapter that people could not bear to look at! ]

Fifty years after his death, when his great-grandson was alive, the door was blasted open by Westerners?
Wasn't it the last emperor?
How many emperors did the Qing Dynasty have?
[Reply 7 continued So, if you are just muddling through the education of your grandchildren like you did with Emperor Renzong of Song, it is not difficult to understand why there were no more wise rulers in the Qing Dynasty after you. ]

Since him, has there been no more wise ruler in the Qing Dynasty?
Qianlong's expression changed slightly.

The fourth commenter was a fan named “@黄袍加身都见点”.

Lei Xiaomeng knew that the "yellow robe" referred to Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin. But he still didn't understand what this meant.

However, Lei Xiaomeng determined the identity he played based on the first few characters of the name, and his message read:
【@黄袍加身都檢点: Is it wrong that I have set a national policy of emphasizing culture over military power? 】

As expected, she was not wrong, it was Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin.

[Reply 1 @黄袍加身都檢点Song Taizu Majesty? The national policy you set was naturally applicable at the time. And we have also mentioned that the national policy you set avoided the shortcomings of the Jiedushi system and strengthened centralization. It still has positive significance. ]

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin felt slightly relieved.

[Reply 2 continued, but there is a saying that goes "too much is as bad as too little". Your descendants take your words as the golden rule, dare not change them at all, and do not apply them flexibly. This leads to the rigid and dogmatic implementation process, which is over-interpreted by those with ulterior motives.]

[Reply 3 to continue. Moreover, when you established the relevant national policies, you showed too much favor to them, so that in the end, they became the main force hindering the reform. ]

In the Song Dynasty, officials were treated the best. Not only were officials treated well, but the nobles were treated even better. The military commanders who had been deprived of their military power by Zhao Kuangyin received a lot of rewards, which could be passed down from generation to generation.
Not to mention the enclosure trend that emerged later in the Song Dynasty.

[Reply 4 continued: For example, although you gave up your military power with a toast, you gave these generals who laid down their arms generous rewards, allowing their achievements and salaries to be inherited for several generations, causing the court to spend a huge amount of money. This is a waste.]

[Reply 5: For example, your military household system. Although it ensured the source of soldiers for the Song Dynasty, it also resulted in the soldiers' combat effectiveness being unable to be guaranteed, wasting military pay.] [Reply 6: As a result, in the end, the Song Dynasty claimed to have million soldiers, but once they fought, they immediately collapsed and were unable to resist foreign invasions. This is redundant soldiers.]

Redundant expenses and redundant soldiers?
Zhao Kuangyin frowned.

Indeed, under his rule, those officials did not dare to fool him casually. But what about after his death?
Could his descendants really match his methods? Besides, they lived in the deep palace all day, so how could they know so many twists and turns?

Suddenly, he envied the Ming Dynasty in later generations. Although Tianjuan said that many emperors of the Ming Dynasty were unreliable, and there were even cases where uncles took the throne from their nephews, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty was much more abundant.

Unlike their Song Dynasty, there was not a single general who left his name in history.

No, there is one, and that is Yue Fei who was unjustly killed by Song Gaozong Zhao Gou!

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable Zhao Kuangyin felt.

[Reply 7: Your measures to prevent refugees from disturbing the people and to force criminals to join the army, although they have ensured social stability under certain conditions, have led to a mixed bag of good and bad in the army and lowered the quality of the soldiers.]

[Reply 8 continues with the patronage system. Although the Song Dynasty had an imperial examination system to select talents, more officials were promoted because of the patronage system. As a result, one position was later held by multiple officials. There were not many things to do, but the court salaries increased exponentially. This is redundant staff]

It was indeed his idea to recruit refugees and prisoners from exile to join the army, and he was proud of it. Refugees are prone to rebellion, and what he did was equivalent to controlling them in his own hands, and then giving them military pay, they would naturally not rebellion.
As for the prisoners, since most of them were vicious, he only needed a small amount of money to get them to help him fight. Moreover, military merit could redeem sins, wasn't this a good idea?

However, he was a little speechless when he saw that one position was held by multiple officials. He did not remember doing such a thing.
How did his princes and grandchildren do their work? Isn't this the same as throwing their salaries into the sea?

What's more, if more people do the same thing, but the salary remains the same, then who would be willing to work? Of course, it would be the most comfortable to be an idle person and get paid for nothing! The less you do, the fewer mistakes you will make!
The more he thought about it, the angrier Zhao Kuangyin became.

[Reply 9 to continue, and so on and so forth. There are many more. The upmaster will not discuss them one by one. You can ask Baidu when you have time. In fact, the later Qingli New Deal and Wang Anshi's Reform were mainly aimed at the bad policies of redundant soldiers, redundant expenses, and redundant personnel. ]

Not only Zhao Kuangyin, but also other emperors who looked at the Heavenly Scroll asked: Who is Du Niang? Could she be like the Heavenly Scroll, able to see through the past and present?

【Reply 10: Maybe your original idea of ​​setting the policy was good. But different people will have different results when implementing and mastering it. The strategy is correct, but it is like carving a boat to find a sword. How can it ensure that your Song Dynasty will be worry-free forever?】

Carving a boat to look for a sword?
As he murmured these four words, Zhao Kuangyin's expression was unpredictable.

The fifth commenter is an old acquaintance, @超智巧中二病严重患者
His question was still unrelated to this inventory, but his train of thought was very clear.

[V@Super IQ, serious chuunibyou patient: Is a steam engine a train? ]

When Zhu Houzhao saw the GIF sent by Lei Xiaomeng showing flames burning at the rear of a car, he thought it was the so-called train, so he asked about it.

This... this classmate Zhu Houzhao takes role-playing too seriously.
But it’s just role-playing, she should be serious about it.

Lei Xiaomeng immediately replied:
[Reply 1V@超智巧中二病严重患者 The animated picture I gave you last time was actually the earliest car, a steam-powered locomotive.]

[Reply 2: This steam car, powered by steam, replaced horse-drawn carriages and became very popular in later generations. Moreover, its appearance and performance were richer and more beautiful, and it also had more functions. ]

[Reply 3: I forgot to mention last time that the place where the fire is burning is where the steam is generated, theoretically it is like our Chinese Kongming Lantern. However, in the can in the picture, although alcohol is burning, in fact, in the real steam car, the position of the can at the back is burning coal. ]

He naturally knew the principle of the Kongming lantern, but what is coal?
Zhu Houzhao frowned.

Is this coal related to charcoal? If so, why not just say charcoal?

[Reply 4: The model connected to the steam car is easy to make. If your Majesty is interested, you can give it a try. But before that, I think you may be more interested in bicycles. You can make a bicycle first to practice. ]

Bicycle? Why is there another bicycle? What is that?
Zhu Houzhao's interest was aroused again when he was exposed to new knowledge.

After answering the question of "Chuunibyou Patient", Lei Xiaomeng decided to stop answering questions for the time being as planned before, and wait until the next video starts.
So she stopped answering and then read out the names of the remaining five fans:

[To the following @子控凶残老父, V@一统六合万寿無疆祖龙皇, @穷路末路刘亭长, @斧光烛影皇太弟 and V@鞠躬尽瘁李二郎, I am very sorry that the rules of our live broadcast room may change from today. ]

[Because time is limited, the upmaster has received your questions, but in order to save time, we will answer your questions before the inventory starts tomorrow. Of course, we will also conduct the lucky draw before the inventory starts tomorrow. ]

[Okay, that’s all for this review. See you tomorrow, friends! ]

As he finished speaking, Tian Juan disappeared from the air cleanly and Zhu Yuanzhang smashed another cup.

"Why! Why! It's not fair. Why do I have to wait until next time when I come here? I don't accept it!"

Zhu Di and Zhu Biao, who were standing by, could only pretend not to hear and did not even dare to persuade him.
They were really afraid that their dad would complain again.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang learned a lesson and said that he would not complain this time. He has now completely compromised with the Heavenly Scroll and only hopes that the next Heavenly Scroll will start earlier.

This old lady always said "see you tomorrow" at the end of each session, which means that in her time and space, the Heavenly Scroll was played every day. Unfortunately, here, no one knows when it will appear, and the longest time it took was 15 days.

But during this time, they can do other things.

After calming down his anger, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered: "Biao'er, find people and a place immediately to prepare to open that Western school!"
"Yes, father!" Zhu Biao responded loudly.
He had already decided that as soon as this Western school opened, he would send Xiongying, Yunwen and Yunhu there so that they could learn more skills.

"Old Four, have you checked out the previous dynasty's shipyards?"

"I have already checked it out. Because it has not been used for many years, many of the wood has rotted away." Zhu Di said truthfully, "And I have not seen the so-called treasure ship blueprints in the shipyard."

"It doesn't matter. The treasure ship may not have been built in the previous dynasty. I guess it still depends on our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang twisted his beard and thought for a while, "Among the people, there must be talented people who are good at ingenuity."

Zhu Di also immediately opened up his mind: "Father, why don't we set up an imperial decree to recruit talents and let these people design some ships. Then we can find an opportunity to ask the Heavenly Scroll, and we should be able to build it successfully."

"That's a good idea!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, "Let's do it!"

Lei Xiaomeng was about to close the video when she heard a message alert. She opened it and saw a concise reply from a "Chuunibyou patient":
[V@Super IQ, serious chuunibyou patient replied to @me: What is a bicycle? Do you have a picture or a drawing? ]

Ah, this...she really has it!
[Reply 1V@Super IQ Chuunibyou severe patient please wait! ]
Lei Xiaomeng flipped through the folder and found a picture of a 28-bar truck produced in the 1960s and 1970s and sent it to the private chat box.

[Reply 2 and send the actual picture to Your Majesty first, and I will send you the blueprint next time. ]

She really didn't have the bicycle's blueprint, but it must be available on the Internet. Isn't the first page of every bicycle's instruction manual a diagram of the bicycle's structure?
Lei Xiaomeng felt that just having that picture was enough.

Although there were only pictures of the real thing, Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed and immediately asked someone to quickly draw the pattern.
Fortunately, the artist was quick and just as he finished drawing the sketch, the scroll disappeared from the sky.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the bicycle drawn by the painter with satisfaction, his eyes full of interest.

Bicycle? As the name suggests, it should be a bicycle that you use alone.
This wheel and this chain were the first time he had seen them.

"Come here, post this blueprint on the board. If anyone can make a real object according to this blueprint and can use it, he will be allowed to enter immediately... enter the Institute of Technology. The emperor will personally grant him an official position!"

If someone can make a bicycle based on this picture alone, he must be a talented person.
And when he gets the blueprint next time, he will compare the various "bicycles" he has built with it, make improvements, and work backwards. This will definitely be easier to figure out than directly following the blueprint.

So, he could just start a science and engineering major.
And this “bicycle” could be considered the first question he gave to these science and engineering students!

(End of this chapter)