The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

Lei Xiaomeng decided to put aside the question of "His Majesty Zulong" for the time being.

[Reply to @一统六合万寿无疆祖龙皇 I am really sorry, this question is beyond the knowledge of the uploader. The uploader will check the information later and reply to your majesty tomorrow. 】

Next time again?

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately replied: "You can answer this question next time, but I have another question: I want to recruit scholars in the imperial examination in Daqin, what should I pay attention to?"

After dealing with the Heavenly Scroll for a long time, Ying Zheng was already very clear about the old lady's tendency to go off topic, so the more general his questions were, the more likely he would get the answers he wanted. He could get more information about the future.

Lei Xiaomeng had no idea that her character had been figured out, so she moved on to the fourth question.

[@All science masters live another 500 years: How can my Qing Dynasty be strong for another 500 years? ]

It was another tricky question, and Lei Xiaomeng was almost overwhelmed. But she really had something to say about this question, and she couldn't help but say it!

So she ignored this question for the time being and looked at the next one:
[@Anti-wolf brother who loves changing his vest: I am ready to use Wang Anshi's reform! Does Tianjuan have anything to tell me? ]

What, Song Renzong is going to use Wang Anshi to reform? This is not impossible. After all, Wang Anshi passed the imperial examination during the reign of Song Renzong. It is said that he was demoted from the top scholar to the fourth place because of the words he used in his answer sheet that violated the taboos of the Song Dynasty royal family.

But this is not important. What is important is, if Wang Anshi's reforms were implemented during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, then what was done during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song?
In fact, during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, his prestige and achievements were much higher than those during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song, especially during the Qingli period.

If he and Fan Zhongyan had not had their own thoughts at that time, one had other plans, and the other was afraid of being purged by the court officials, so they did not dare to go all out, the Qingli New Deal might have succeeded with just a few minor changes.

But Wang Anshi was a staunch reformer. The reforms he presided over were much more extensive than those of the Qingli New Deal. If he were still around, he would have gone all out. Moreover, the environment during Renzong's reign was much better than that during Shenzong's reign, so the success rate would have been higher.

If the reform could have succeeded earlier during the reign of Emperor Renzong, perhaps the attack on Western Xia during the reign of Emperor Shenzong would not have failed, and he would not have died in depression.

After carefully thinking through the logical relationship, Lei Xiaomeng began to reply:

[Reply 1 @爱换马甲的抗狼兄 Congratulations, Your Majesty. If you are truly determined to reform, rather than just reform, it will be a blessing for the Song Dynasty, China, and all the people! ]

[Reply 2 When Song Shenzong came to power, not only was Xixia ready to make a move, but even the Khitans of Liao had other ideas after your death. The Song Dynasty was in a state of internal and external troubles. Under such circumstances, Song Shenzong had no choice but to start reforms. ]

[Reply 3 continued. However, since you have experienced the Qingli New Deal, you should also feel the same way. Many court officials did not support the reform, and even tried every means to obstruct it. ]

Obstruction? Song Renzong smiled bitterly in his heart. It was more than obstruction. He even used the trick of framing him for treason. This was already a life-and-death feud.

[Reply 4: Even though Song Shenzong was determined, his reign was short after all, and he was young and energetic, so he was at odds with those court officials who opposed the reform.]

Song Renzong.

Young and energetic?
Yes, he was young and energetic once, but with the Queen Mother around, it was impossible for him to change even if he wanted to.

Thinking about the time when he first ascended the throne, or even when he first took power, and the indifference of the old officials in the court towards him, he seemed to have returned to that helpless period.

Whenever he proposed some new measures, all the ministers had an expression that said, "The emperor just needs to follow the rules of the previous emperor and ancestors, and don't bother with anything else." This made him feel suffocated and unable to swallow his anger.

Emperor Shenzong of Song.

These ministers, he just wanted to reform, but it was as if he was going to dig up their ancestral graves, which was really infuriating.
That's right. After the country was destroyed and the family was ruined, the first to suffer were the emperor and the royal family. At that time, it was already unknown whether they were still serving as officials in the court. What did it have to do with them?
[Reply 5: Because of the huge resistance in the court, Wang Anshi was dismissed from his position as prime minister twice, forcing the reform to be interrupted.]

[Reply 6 continued. Later, because Wang Anshi's reforms were too radical and even violated Song Shenzong's bottom line, he eventually lost Song Shenzong's support.]

Song Shenzong: Violated my bottom line? Why? It can't be a plot to usurp the throne!
[Reply 7 continued. However, although the reform failed, many new policies were still continued, especially the reform of the military, which was still very effective.]

[Reply 8 continued So Song Shenzong launched a war against Xixia in order to regain the lost territory. At the beginning, the war went very smoothly and the Song army won victory after victory. But when the Song army was about to regain the lost territory, the Xixia army suddenly turned the tables. ]

Song Shenzong (depressed): Stop talking, I just want to know what’s going on.

[Reply 9: Continuing with this matter, the upmaster also mentioned it when replying to the comments before. Perhaps Song Shenzong had too high expectations for this campaign, but the result was too tragic. He couldn't stand the shock and died of a sudden illness at the age of .]

Song Shenzong: The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment!
[Reply 10: Since Your Majesty asked me if I have any advice, I can only say that looking at the reform process of Emperor Shenzong of Song, if you want to reform, you must stick to it. Any hesitation may lead to the failure of the reform.]

Song Shenzong/Song Renzong: Don't waver, stick to it to the end? Isn't this advice too general?

[Reply 11: Continuing from the previous suggestion, Your Majesty can divide the reform into several steps. The goal of each step is to achieve perfection, and then start the next stage of reform. It is better to proceed steadily and step by step than to achieve it all at once and then collapse completely. ]

Song Shenzong/Song Renzong: Steady and cautious, step by step? That's a good idea. You can try it.

[Reply 12 and then two words - persistence. Persistence, persistence, and persistence! As long as you take the right path, you will definitely succeed if you persist! ]

Seeing Lei Xiaomeng's reply, Song Renzong smiled and shook his head: "It seems that this heavenly scroll can't solve everything. I can only rely on myself to judge the situation."
As for the outcome, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

But then, Lei Xiaomeng said:
[Reply 13: Perhaps what I said is rather empty. As the supreme emperor, he is naturally compromising with the bureaucrats and landlords. It is impossible to change it completely. It was not easy to achieve the level of Song Shenzong.]

[Reply 14: It's a pity that Song Shenzong also failed. Therefore, unless the emperor does not serve as an emperor and only serves as a decoration. Or even the emperor is not needed, and the people themselves are left to decide their own destiny, this problem can be completely solved. ]

Song Shenzong/Song Renzong's expressions all changed: Tianjuan, what kind of lewd words are these? Ignore them!

Lei Xiaomeng said this because he was thinking about the historical development of later generations and sighing, but there was not much meaning in it. After all, it was an inventory of ancient emperors, so he did not continue in depth.

After answering the questions about Emperor Song Renzong, Lei Xiaomeng began to answer questions that seemed to be about Emperor Kangxi.

[Reply 1@全科学霸 If he lives another years, will he be Emperor Kangxi? I ​​have long admired him. Only you would think of and ask such a question. However, the up master still wants to tell you a cruel fact. ]

[Reply 2: The Qing Dynasty had twelve emperors and lasted for years before it fell. It was even worse than the Ming and Song dynasties. So I can only say that your idea is good, but the reality is cruel. ]

Kangxi had naturally heard about the founding time of the Qing Dynasty in the heavenly scroll a long time ago, so he asked this question this time: How can the Qing Dynasty remain strong for another 500 years?

But he didn't hold out much hope, after all, people have their beginnings and ends, and so do dynasties. He just hoped that the Heavenly Scroll could learn something from the development of later generations, and maybe he could find another way to develop.

For example, he roughly knew what the science and engineering mentioned in the Tianjuan was. He was also very interested in this kind of science and asked Western missionaries to teach him a lot of things. He even wrote letters to foreign mathematics masters and asked questions.

However, does this kind of science and engineering really play such an important role in the establishment of a dynasty?

Besides, apart from the red cannon, he really didn't know what the West had that could compare to his Qing Dynasty. Even the red cannon, he had cast a few of them, and it didn't seem difficult.

As for the Japanese, they were wiped out on a large scale in the late Ming Dynasty. Although Japan was not destroyed, it had not harassed the Qing waters for a long time.

It is this policy of maritime ban that the Qing Dynasty has been implementing since its founding. But it is not as pedantic as the Ming Dynasty. It is just that the Zheng family in Taiwan is a bit troublesome. However, it is not easy to fight across the sea, and it needs to be done slowly.

Besides, the Central Plains is such a big place, a mere small island is not worth mentioning. As long as the time is right, we can take it back eventually.

Therefore, the common problem of geniuses is to deny everything and only believe in themselves. Especially since Lei Xiaomeng only reviewed the problems of the previous dynasty, there had been a conclusion on these issues. However, Tianjuan did not review the things that happened after him, which made him unconvinced.

That's why this question is asked.

[Reply 3: When reviewing these emperors of all dynasties, I also learned about your deeds in detail. In fact, I was very surprised at that time. Why, as a science and engineering master, did you not promote science and engineering, and share what you have with Westerners? 】

promotion?
Kangxi frowned slightly.

This kind of mathematics and science is not easy to understand. Even if it is promoted, what is the point? Should we let the people who can't even get enough food learn these?
Or should we let students stop writing eight-legged essays and discussing state governance, and instead discuss Pythagorean arithmetic and help merchants with accounting, counting and collecting debts?

I'm afraid that even if he wanted them to do so, they would sneer and stay away from him, for fear of being tainted by money.

As for communicating with Westerners, they need to learn Western languages, which are difficult and simple. He is a great country, and learning these languages ​​will not help him. Why don't Westerners learn the language of the Qing Dynasty?
[Reply 4: It is said that you discussed calculus with the father of calculus and were pen pals with Louis XIV. It is said that you would give math questions to test your subjects from time to time.] [Reply 5: Even many terms in later mathematics were created by you, such as "root", "element", "square" and so on.]

Well, it is true. It is because the words Mr. Nan said were too obscure, long-winded and difficult to understand, so he gave them some simple and memorable names to help him learn.

To be honest, calculus is indeed interesting. When he is not marking memorials, he can find a few questions to do to change his mind and take a break.

[Reply 6 to continue. But, you are such a top student, why didn’t science and engineering mathematics spread among the people in the Qing Dynasty? It was even worse than in the Ming Dynasty. At least the Ming Dynasty did promote “mathematics”! ]

Kangxi raised his eyebrows slightly: What does it mean, comparing his Qing Dynasty with the Ming Dynasty which was rotten to the core?

What's the point of people learning these? They might as well spend their time learning how to farm and think about how to make the crops grow better and more.

I remember that he had reclaimed a piece of land in the imperial palace, just to see if he could increase the grain yield per mu.

Although potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn can produce a lot of food to fill the stomachs of the people and prevent them from starving to death, these are side dishes after all. To really eat well and have enough food, rice and wheat are still needed. No one can replace these!

[Reply 7 continued So, I can only make a guess. This thing is too simple for you, far less important than other national affairs, you just treat them as toys. But you don't know that it is these "strange and lewd skills" that led to the collapse of the building! ]

As the saying goes, you don’t understand the world of academic masters.

He enjoyed learning things that were extremely difficult for others, but he did not attach much importance to them and never thought about developing them further.

For example, do high school students find elementary school students' word problems difficult? No, because they are too easy!
Naturally, no one would think that solving application questions well would benefit people's livelihood.

So, this is also considered as the darkest place under the lamp!

Capsize?
Kangxi narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had to admit that what Tian Juan said was indeed correct in some places. He really thought that these were just "strange and lewd techniques" used for entertainment and were not worthy of being put on the big stage.

Just as his Qing Dynasty was the Celestial Empire, would it look upon Westerners with new eyes just because the pocket watches they sent were so exquisite?
Toys are just toys, and they can only be used as entertainment after all.

[Reply 8: For example, you think that mathematics, which is just for accounting, is the foundation of modern science and a tool for induction and deduction. Through this tool and modeling, we can find the law and then promote the realization of a certain theorem.]

[To reply to 9, to put it simply, all impossible things can be deduced through mathematics and eventually realized. From the steam engine in the beginning to information technology later, all can be deduced through the tool of mathematics. ]

Mathematics is the true ancestor of “one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things”. It is its development that has led to the development of modern science.
Therefore, if the Song Dynasty perished because it valued culture over military affairs, then the Qing Dynasty was opened to the outside world by Westerners because it valued culture over science.

From top to bottom, everyone regarded themselves as the Celestial Empire, and they were unaware that their empire was crumbling. They were finally awakened by the sound of a cannon from the Westerners, but it was already too late.

Although Lei Xiaomeng knew the reason, she couldn't explain it in detail. After all, she was a student of liberal arts, and she always passed with low scores in mathematics. Calculus was a headache for her to even open.

However, this is the truth. She has seen it clearly.

[Reply 10 continues. As for the others, they are more specific. For example, the promotion of physics is the understanding of matter, which allows people to use it better after understanding the nature of the object, such as the application of electricity and the conversion of energy.]

[Reply 11: The promotion of chemistry is closely related to the development of medicine, etc. The up master has already said all these in his previous replies, so I won’t repeat them here.]

Kangxi's face was solemn: If it was really as Tianjuan said, these "strange and lewd techniques" were really useful.

[Reply 12: In short, the development of Chinese science and technology must not be out of touch with the development of world science and technology, and must even be far ahead.]

[Reply 13 to continue Otherwise, China is a great country with a history spanning five thousand years. I don’t know how many treasures the robbers have coveted. If we lag behind the world, we will only be beaten passively. Just like what we have experienced in modern history! ]

From Tianjuan's answer, Kangxi heard a sentence: A gentleman is innocent unless he is in possession of a treasure.
Tianjuan was right. If you possess a huge treasure but have no ability to protect yourself, aren’t you just waiting to be bullied by others?

Could it be that the speed at which those "strange and lewd techniques" of the West developed was much faster than that of his Qing Dynasty, which led to the eventual demise of his Qing Dynasty for this reason?
Kangxi still found it a little hard to believe.

[Reply 14: Continuing from this point, I think any explanation or description is pale. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, burned down the Old Summer Palace, and looted all the treasures inside.]

Old Summer Palace?
Why does the name of this garden sound so familiar?

Kangxi thought about it carefully.

By the way, he did want to build a garden, and it seemed that this was one of the names he proposed.
However, the sketch has just been completed and construction has not yet begun.

The garden was eventually built, but it was taken away by Westerners!
This is in the capital city, how is this possible!
Kangxi took a breath.

At this moment, the screen switched to a 3D real-life picture of the Old Summer Palace and a picture of the ruins at the original site. The contrast between the two, one was magnificent and the other was in ruins, was very glaring.

Kangxi's breathing became rapid: this was the royal garden of his Qing Dynasty, the inner court of the palace that held countless rare treasures. How was it possible, how could it be ruined like this by thieves?

What did the emperors, princes and ministers who came after him do!
[Reply 15 continued: It was not just the Old Summer Palace. During that period, all cultural relics in China suffered from the disaster. Even cultural relics such as murals were too large to be transported, so these robbers would cut them into pieces and load them onto ships to transport them away.]

The Tianjuan camera swept across the scene, and several pieces of murals that had been cut and hung on the wall flashed by. It looked like they were in a large room!
[Reply 16 continued. As for the jade carvings of Buddha statues, they couldn't transport the huge statues, so they cut off the Buddha heads and packed them up and took them away.]

Then, the scene changed again. In a room arranged as an exhibition stand, beautifully carved Buddha heads with vivid expressions were lined up in a row, as if telling the greatest shame.

[Reply 17: It's not just the Old Summer Palace and the Imperial Palace. Even in a temple, if the Buddha statues are a little bit delicate, they will cut them off and take them away.]

[Reply 18 continued So if we visit some ancient temples now, we can often see Buddha statues without heads. ]

The scene flashed again, and only a series of broken sculptures without Buddha heads were seen, still standing quietly on the high platform of the temple, silently accusing the robbers of their numerous crimes!

Cut off the head of the Buddha statue and take it away?
What kind of crazy countries are these!
Aren’t they afraid of divine punishment?

Looking at the images displayed in the heavenly scroll, Kangxi's breathing became more and more rapid, and his hands trembled slightly.

What a shame, what a shame!

He had previously laughed at the weakness of the Song Dynasty and satirized the incompetence of Emperors Huizong and Qinzong.
But now, what is the difference between his Qing Dynasty and his descendants and this "sending off the dynasty"?
[Reply 19: Continuing from the future, there is a huge museum in a certain Western country. In this museum, there are countless cultural relics that were stolen from our China. These cultural relics are known as the national treasures of this country. They are not easily touched.]

The scene changes, and the decoration is similar to the room with murals and Buddha heads, but this time it is pulled into a distant view. In this distant view, without looking for it deliberately, you can see many objects, paintings and sculptures that are unique to the style of Eastern countries.
Obviously, it is the huge museum that the up master mentioned.

This time, seeing this scene, not only Kangxi, but all the emperors who viewed the Heavenly Scroll clenched their fists. Some of them saw artifacts from their own era, and some even saw objects they were using.

The thought that these people would be captured and taken overseas and displayed in front of the public in the future made him feel as if he were being skinned alive in front of the whole world!
[Reply 20, continued But, these are obviously my Chinese treasures, why have they become treasures of other countries, displayed for the public to see? As the owners, the only thing we can do is to watch from afar, but we have no way to take them home. ]

[Reply 21 to continue Chinese people believe in returning to one's roots. It's a pity that these cultural relics were hijacked overseas by robbers and became national treasures of other countries. When can they return to their roots? When can they go home? ]

Not only do people need to return to their roots, but cultural relics also need to go home?
Hearing these words, all the emperors were moved.
It was stolen and displayed in a museum for people to see. How shameless and how corrupt is this!

What kind of monsters and demons are born in this kind of country!
[Reply 22, to follow up on His Majesty Kangxi, to be honest, most of these cultural relics were looted by Westerners during your Qing Dynasty. So do you still think these "strange and lewd techniques" are dispensable and insignificant? ]

[Reply 23: The negligence and indifference of those in power have made the country and the people stagnate. The short-sightedness and arrogance of the Celestial Empire have made those in power short-sighted and missed one historical window after another to change their destiny.]

[Reply 24: The administrators' idleness has brought our great China to a point of no return, and we are almost in the abyss of national destruction.]

There is no return! The nation will be destroyed!
Dear emperors: This Qing Dynasty is even more hateful than the "Send Dynasty"!

(End of this chapter)