Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 1008 Roman Envoy
Chapter 1015 Roman Envoy

Ran Ming is well aware of the fact that the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked. For certain policies, the original intention is actually good, but in the following implementation process, there have been great deviations, and even put the cart before the horse.

One cannot compromise easily, otherwise compromise will form a habit and become servile.Especially the ruling class, and more importantly, the founding ruler, must leave a good start for future generations.In the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, two very typical extremes were formed. In the Ming Dynasty, "the emperor guards the gate of the country, does not pay tribute, does not proclaim himself a minister, does not cede the land, and the king dies."But "My Great Qing" pays tribute and cede territory, not only that, but shamelessly whitewashes itself, signed more than 1000 unequal treaties in the whole dynasty, but there is a very obscene pattern "My Qing Emperor so-and-so , what about Enzhun Gaiyi?"

Ran Ming is also well aware that the so-called national tolerance policy, especially the powerful Datang, is a model praised by later generations. It is undeniable that Datang was very powerful in history, especially in terms of martial arts. The Tang Dynasty was the most powerful in ancient China. The most influential dynasty, the "Anshi Rebellion" is generally considered to be the dividing line between the prosperity and decline of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, before the "Anshi Rebellion", there was a bloody battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire. Losing its influence in the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty's national fortune also took a sharp turn for the worse.The reason why the Great Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline was because of the betrayal of the Chenyin Hu tribe, and it still suffered a lot in this regard, the most obvious example of which was the Battle of Talas.

At the beginning of the war, Gao Xianzhi led the 3 Tang Army to gain the upper hand and hold the initiative on the battlefield.However, since Gao Xianzhi only had 20 people, while the Arab coalition had as many as [-] people, the two sides fought bloody battles for five days, and it was still impossible to tell the winner.On the evening of the fifth day, Ge Luolu's troops suddenly betrayed the Tang army.The rebellious Ge Luolu's troops quietly surrounded the Tang army's infantry from behind and severed their connection with the cavalry. The Arab army took advantage of the situation and dispatched elite cavalry to launch a fierce attack on the Tang army's infantry.Gao Xianzhi was attacked from both sides by the Arab army and Ge Luolu's troops who had an absolute superiority, and was unable to support him, so he was finally defeated.

As a result, the most powerful Tang Dynasty lost control of Central Asia, and even Li Bai's hometown Suiye City was also lost.Of course, in this case, Datang suffered more than that, it was the Anshi Rebellion.So Ran Ming learned the lessons of Datang very much, and was usually very cautious in using the servant army.But most importantly, Ran Ming's national assimilation policy is different from that in history.However, it is similar to the immigration policy of the United States in later generations, which only attracts elites from various countries.

On the surface, Ran Ming was only teaching the sixth prince Ran Yi a lesson. In fact, Ran Ming's lecture would soon be spread, so that officials at all levels could understand Ran Ming's true intentions.The national assimilation policy of Wei State is mainly based on the Huaxia nationality. This assimilation policy is not to sacrifice the interests of the main Han nationality, but to focus on the interests of the country and the nation.

This is not because Ran Ming is a nationalist, nor is it because Ran Ming is an extremely angry youth of the nation, but because he stands on the shoulders of historical giants and sees the problem more thoroughly and further.Sage on the outside and king on the inside is the governing principle that has ruled China for thousands of years, but under this principle, they have not gained the true sense of identity from the Hu people. Instead, every Central Plains dynasty weakens, and they will show their minions.What the past dynasties like to do most is to make relatives hurt enemies and make things happy. They try their best to suppress the Han nationality, the main ethnic group, and try their best to please other ethnic minorities. Han people pay the most taxes and enjoy the worst treatment. Most favored treatment, but doing very disturbing.

Ran Ming is actually not willing to spend too much time on this aspect. Some things can be done, but they cannot be written into laws or spoken out. This is the so-called unspoken rule of China's national conditions.Everything in this world is like a lost horse, if there is a bad side, there will also be a good side.Although the racial policy of the United States is unequal, it has attracted countless elites to defect to the United States like moths throwing themselves into the flames.Ran Ming adopted this kind of policy, favoring the people in terms of policy, thereby attracting the loyalty of elites of all ethnic groups and countries.Remember, Wei State's ethnic policy is not defined according to blood relationship, but according to his identity and contribution to the country and the nation. Many real Han and Miao descendants enjoy the treatment of naturalization in Wei State.

Ran Ming actually wanted to make the royal family a little more commoner, but he encountered great resistance in the Wei state. Many ministers knelt down to remonstrate, and Ran Ming had to give up this idea. There are more than 20 children of a concubine, more than 500 guards of honor, guards, maids, and eunuchs, and more than 100 heavy-duty carriages for transporting grain and grass. In addition to grain, there are also a large number of tents, tables, chairs, and blankets. Bedding, oil lamps, and toilets are still installed in more than [-] cars.Thanks to the traffic in Wei, especially the traffic from Luoyang to Yecheng, the expressway has been fully connected.Otherwise, the transportation alone will consume a lot of human resources.

After a long while, the sixth prince, Ran Yu, said in a daze, "I still haven't fully understood what my father said. The master taught me to love everyone, and the benevolent love others. The sage asked us to love those around us, and to be close to those virtuous and virtuous. Respect the elders, respect the virtuous, and be filial to your parents.”

Hearing this, Li Jingshu's face immediately turned red, she didn't know if she was angry or anxious.Seeing Ran Ming's furious look, the anger is still lingering at this time. Ran Yi shouldn't continue this topic at this time. The more he talks, the more mistakes he makes. If he is not afraid of Ran Ming, Li Jingshu would like to Go up and cover your son's mouth.

"Xiao'er, the words of a sage are not wrong." Ran Ming was surprisingly not angry, but seriously reasoned with Ran Yu: "Confucianism advocates benevolence, and "the benevolent loves others". The thought of benevolence is the concentrated expression of Confucius' thought. It is a kind of universal love. We should love the public and advocate fraternity. Confucius believed that it is the way to practice benevolent government. But you can’t just understand it from the literal meaning, and we can’t sympathize with others just because we look at others pitifully. Flooding. Just like those few barbarians just now, they knocked over the vegetable cart of the vegetable farmer because of their own mistakes. The whole family of the vegetable farmer needs these vegetables to live. They were all broken, the vegetable farmers suffered a lot, and their lives were greatly affected. Shouldn’t those Hu people pay the price for their mistakes? Compensation is a must. If you make a mistake, you will be punished for your mistake.”

Ran Yu said again: "But the master said that those who don't know are not guilty, and knowing the mistakes can make things better!"

"Those who don't know are not guilty. In fact, this sentence is not valid in law!" Ran Ming said: "Killing to pay for life and debts to pay back money are justified. You can't just say that you don't know, and you can't expose all the faults of murder." If you are not a sage, you can do nothing wrong!There is nothing good that can be improved after passing by. "But have those fools changed? Even if you don't have money to pay for damage to other people's things, you should correct your attitude and try to get the understanding of others, instead of relying on your status and being arrogant!"

At this time, Ran Ming realized that his sixth son was simply a child prodigy. He was only six years old and was still ignorant and ignorant. I'm afraid he couldn't even recognize a few words.Now Ran Yi has already familiarized himself with "Thousand Characters", "Hundred Surnames" and "Disciple Regulations", and even dabbled in "The Doctrine of the Mean", "University" and "The Analects of Confucius".

Three generations cultivate an aristocrat, the first generation looks at food, the second generation sees through, and the third generation looks at love and article culture.Ran Yu is only six years old. Judging from his conversation, it is obvious that he has worked hard and read books.Li Jingshu obviously worked hard in cultivating her son.Otherwise, even if a poor person suddenly broke out and wanted to imitate the style of the rich and noble, he would not know how to imitate it.I only know that there are big fish and big meat, and they are made with great effort.

However, Ran Ming didn't like his son like this. He should play carefree when he was a child. Although Ran Ming knew that his sons began to have the idea of ​​competing for his seat, they definitely didn't know that Ran Ming In the future, the system will be perfected as much as possible, leaving an empty shell of the throne and becoming the spiritual leader of all the people in the entire Wei Kingdom.

Ran Ming laughed and said, "Xiao'er seems to have read a lot of books, but has he ever understood the truth?"

When Ran Yong heard that Ran Ming was testing his knowledge, he immediately showed off.Ran Yu said: "The way of a gentleman is to be close to the virtuous and far away from the villain."

Ran Ming said: "What is a villain?"

Ran Yu replied: "If you have a bad character, you are a villain. If you are close, you will not be inferior, and if you are far away, you will complain. Only women and villains are difficult to raise."

Ran Ming felt a little headache when he heard this. Because there were no punctuation marks in ancient times, the meaning of the article was easily misinterpreted. For example, the sentence that only women and villains are difficult to raise is actually a very wrong answer.Women are associated with villains. Anyway, in a word, women are as inaccessible and untrustworthy as villains.But in fact, there have been similar debates in later forums. Women include not only wives and daughters, but also mothers. This sentence in "The Analects" links women and villains. Doesn't it mean that Confucius discriminated against women and discriminated against himself? His mother is a disobedient and unfilial person?Of course, such an explanation is absolutely impossible for Confucianists to refute.

Li Jingshu also felt very relieved to hear that Ran Tong and Ran Ming had a fluent conversation.However, at this moment, Ran Ming said: "Xiao'er, you misunderstood this sentence. The villain refers to children. This sentence means that girls and children need People hurt and need to be cared for. Women are like children. If you spoil her too much, she will be arrogant, and if you ignore her, you will feel resentful. Therefore, at this time, education is the most important. Both women and children need to read, Only by reading can you understand the truth of being a person and doing things. A villain is a child. It does not mean a person with a low character, nor does it not mean a vulgar person. Confucius also said, "I am also cheap when I am young, so I can do more despicable things." From this In a word, Confucius also came from a poor background, so naturally he would not despise ordinary people."

Not to mention Ran Yi, even Xie Daoyun and Li Jingshu were dumbfounded. It was the first time they heard many truths today. On the surface, it seemed to be deviant, but after thinking about it carefully, it became more and more reasonable, and they didn’t know it. How to argue.Not to mention the six-year-old Ran Yi, even Xie Daoyun, a talented girl, doesn't know how to reply.

In fact, it is not that Ran Ming is so knowledgeable and talented. Ran Ming is not good at understanding culture, but there is a program called "Lecture Forum of Hundred Schools" in later generations. Listening to it once is more effective than reading a book a hundred times.

At this time, only the voice of Ran Ming teaching Ran Yu was left in the entire Dajia Yuren, but everyone had different thoughts at this time, especially Xie Daoyun, who felt that Ran Ming was a bit biased.Since Ran Ming is so knowledgeable, why doesn't he personally teach his son?Instead, let those ignorant people teach Ran Yun?

Suddenly, Lin Heishan's loud voice sounded from outside the jade gate: "Your Majesty, I have something to play!"

Ran Ming had no choice but to stop showing off, stood up and said, "Come up and talk!"

Lin Heishan said: "Your Majesty, those barbarians?"

"What happened to those barbarians?" Ran Ming asked in confusion.

Lin Heishan said: "The identities of those Hu people have been confirmed. They are all envoys of the Byzantine Empire. It is said that they have important matters to see His Majesty!"

"An envoy from the Byzantine Empire? How is it possible? When did Wei establish diplomatic relations with the Byzantine Empire?" Ran Ming was even more puzzled at this time.

Li Jingshu said: "Your Majesty, I know a thing or two about this matter!"

"Oh!" Ran Ming said, "What's going on?"

Li Jingshu's face softened and said: "In the third year of Yonghe (347), the Eastern Jin Dynasty Grand Sima Huanwen attacked Chengdu, sent envoys from Chengdu to Xiliang, and formally established diplomatic relations with the Byzantine Empire."

Xie Daoyun said: "As early as the Western Han Dynasty, China had contacts with the Great Qin (Ancient Roman) Empire. They called China the State of Seres, which means "Silk Country". With the opening and prosperity of the Silk Road, China and Rome The trade relationship with China is getting closer and closer. Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms opened up a new North Road for communication with Rome, turning from Yumen Pass to the northwest, passing through Hengkeng (now Kuluke Mountain), turning east of Wuchuan and turning west to the front of Cheshi (Ha Then, turn to the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, pass through Wusun, Kangju, and Yancai, and then cross the Black Sea or the Caucasus Mountains to communicate with the Roman Empire, and finally arrive at Byzantium, the new capital of the empire.”

Ran Ming said: "Since you are an envoy, let Honghu Temple receive you!"

"But!" Lin Heishan said hesitantly.

"But what?" Ran Ming asked.

Lin Heishan said: "It is said that they brought information about the Western Regions, which is closely related to the country."

"What?" Ran Ming said, "Is there something wrong in the Western Regions?"

Ran Ming finally decided to meet the envoys of the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and ask Helena to be the interpreter. There was no way. Ran Ming didn't know Italian, and there was a big difference between ancient Roman and today's Italian.In order not to hurt his nose, Ran Ming ordered some envoys to be washed.

At this time, the smell on the Romans was very strong, and Ran Ming couldn't bear it.In fact, not only Ran Ming, I am afraid that everyone can hardly bear this kind of torture.

(End of this chapter)