"In ancient times, if you want to bring enlightenment and virtue to the world, you must first govern your country; if you want to govern your country, you must first regulate your family; if you want to regulate your family, you must first cultivate your body; if you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your mind; if you want to rectify your family, you must first rectify your mind.
To be sincere in your heart, you must first be sincere in your intentions; if you want to be sincere in your intentions, you must first know your knowledge; to know things is to study things..."
In the Rixin Building of Nanning Houfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, a young voice read seriously. The little figure sat behind the desk by the window, but his little head turned to the study room next to him from time to time, as if he couldn't help but secretly
glance away.
"Cough!" Liu Xin coughed lightly in reminder, attracting the child's attention. The little guy winced and muttered in a low voice: "Daddy has been in there for a long time."
"So you are distracted?" Liu Xin snorted softly: "Your father will come out for the school test later. If you can't answer the answer, you will be punished by running again."
The little guy said angrily: "But every time my father takes the exam, he will ask me questions about things I haven't studied before. It's not fair."
"It's because you haven't learned it yet. It's obviously because you haven't understood it thoroughly. So as soon as he connected it and asked questions, you didn't answer the question. In the end, you still didn't learn deeply enough."
As Liu Xin spoke, she sat next to him, looked at him seriously and said, "Gao Yuan, have you noticed that when your father took the exam for you this year, he was no longer satisfied with asking you to recite it, but wanted to ask you some of the questions?
Reason, reason, do you know why?"
"Why?"
This child was naturally none other than Gao Yuan, the eldest son of Gao Pragmatic and Huang Zhiting. He was born in the 15th year of Wanli and is already eight years old this year.
"Because when your father was your age, he had already been a reading companion to the crown prince. Many times he even had to explain scriptures to the then crown prince and now the emperor." Liu Xin smiled slightly and said, "If you are asked to do it,
When others are lecturing on the scriptures, can you clearly explain all the principles in the scriptures?"
Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "No." After a pause, he said: "But dad is the number one scholar in the Sixth Ranking and is the smartest person in the world."
The door of the study room next door opened at this moment, and Gao Pragmatic, who was wearing a Taoist robe at home, walked out and said calmly: "Sixth No. 1 scholar does not mean the smartest, but it more likely means the hardest working. If you work harder than dad, you will be better in the future.
You will be smarter than daddy."
"Daddy." Gao Yuan stood up, stood solemnly and called out obediently, then asked cautiously: "Are you done?"
"Well, what did you learn today?" Gao Pragmatic waved his hand for him to sit down. He also walked to the chair next to him and sat down. He looked at the "University Chapters" on his desk and suddenly thought about everything.
Gao Yuan recited the passage just now, and Gao pragmatically asked: "What did Zhu Xi note?"
"Government, calm the voice, and then let it go. He who expresses his bright virtues in the world, so that everyone in the world can understand his bright virtues. The heart is the master of the body. Sincerity is the truth. The mind is what the heart emits.
.In fact, what comes from my heart is to do good without deceiving myself. To reach the extreme is to push to the extreme. To know is just like knowing. To push my knowledge to the extreme, I want to know everything I know. To reach the end.
Objects are still things. When you get to the bottom of things, you want to go to the extreme. These eight are the items of a university.
After observing the object, one can understand it; after knowing it, one can be sincere in one's mind; one can be sincere in one's mind, then one's mind can be upright; one can then cultivate one's body after one's heart is upright; one can cultivate one's body after cultivating one's body; one can have a harmonious family after one's family is in order; one can then govern the country by governing the country; and after that, the world can be peaceful.
Govern, remove the sound, and then put it away. The object grid is the ultimate in physics. The one who knows it well, the knowledge in my heart is exhaustive. Once the knowledge is exhausted, the meaning can be obtained and realized. Since the meaning is real,
Then the mind can be obtained and righteous. Above self-cultivation, it is a matter of clear virtue. Below it, it is a matter of new people. If you know the order of things, you will know where to stop. If your intentions are sincere and below, then everything will be in order.
From the emperor to the common people, firstly, all are based on self-cultivation. Firstly, everything. Above and above the rectification of the heart, all are based on self-cultivation. Below the level of the family, this is the way to take measures. The original chaos will not be cured.
, what is thick is thin, and what is thin is thick, and does not exist! The origin is called body. What is thick is called family. These two verses combine the meaning of the two verses above."
After Gao Pingshi listened quietly, he nodded and said: "You memorized it well. I'll come here today. You can go and rest for a while. Mr. Xiao will come and explain the next section to you later."
Gao Yuan was quite surprised. He looked at him, then turned to look at Liu Xin. He seemed to feel that there was something wrong with today's plot.
Liu Xin held back her laughter and deliberately said with a straight face: "Why, do you have anything else to say?"
"No, no, no." Gao Yuan quickly denied it for three times. He hurriedly packed up his books and bowed to Gao Pragmatically to say goodbye: "Dad, please leave me."
"Go." Gao Pingshi nodded and said, then he seemed to remember something and stopped Gao Yuan who had just turned around to leave, and warned: "The autumn water is getting colder, so don't play in the water."
Gao Yuan's face fell slightly, but he obviously didn't dare to express it. He lowered his head and said, "Yes, daddy."
As soon as Xiao Gaoyuan left, Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh and said: "Every time I see your father and son talking to each other, I find it very interesting."
"What should I say?" Gao Pingshi didn't need to put on his father's airs at this time, and smiled slightly.
"There's nothing else. I just think that being a father is something that was done before the 'modern times'." Liu Xin shook her head and said, "We were back then. When I think about it, it's probably not called being a father. I'm afraid it's not a good idea.
I am doing long-term work in the name of being a father."
Gao pragmatic also laughed, but he did not expand on it, but quickly asked: "You have read the letter just now, what suggestions does the secretariat have?"
"The Secretariat has no suggestions, because this matter first depends on your attitude towards Japan in the future." Liu Xin said: "To put it simply, if you plan to support the Tokugawa family in Japan in the future, then Tokugawa Ieyasu's proposal this time is
Very good; if you don't have this intention - whether you want to rule Japan directly, or the object of support is not the Tokugawa family, etc., then Tokugawa Ieyasu's suggestion is worthless."
Gao Pragmatic didn't seem to have any reaction after listening, which was probably his acquiescence. After a while, he said: "Actually, compared to whether Tokugawa Ieyasu's proposal has practical significance, I think what is more interesting is the attitude he showed.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Xin thought for a while and asked: "You mean, he plans to use you and Ji Feiji's son as his heir. This move itself is
What does it mean?"
Gao Pragmatic nodded, while Liu Xin frowned and said, "But haven't you said many times that the Japanese martial arts family values family name over bloodline? According to this premise, there is nothing wrong with him doing this."
"Tradition is indeed like this, but have you ever thought that the so-called 'valuing the family name and devaluing the bloodline' itself has a premise." Gao Pragmatic said with bright eyes: "The premise is between 'preserving the family name' and 'preserving the bloodline'
When a contradiction arises, you cannot have both, you can only choose one."
Liu Xin reacted and said in surprise: "Ah... you mean Tokugawa Ieyasu realized that if he wants to preserve his bloodline, the family name will be unsustainable?"
Gao Pragmatic stretched out his index finger and tapped the book table twice, and said: "To put it more bluntly, Tokugawa Ieyasu has realized that Japan will undergo major changes in the near future, and the person who can decide Japan's direction by then is not Toyo.
I am not Tokugawa, but the Maritime Trade Alliance—that is, me."
Liu Xin said in amazement: "No wonder you have always attached great importance to this person. It seems that this guy really has some discernment, but why did he suddenly understand?"
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and said: "I think it should be caused by the death of Toyotomi Hideji."
"Is the death of a second generation really so serious?" Liu Xin seemed a little confused and wondered: "If the relationship between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Toyotomi Hideji is like that between Li Yuan and Li Shimin, then what will happen if Hideyoshi kills Hideji?
It will indeed be very serious, but Hidetsu's contribution is not that big, right? In this case, his death should not have such a big impact."
Gao Jingshi shook his head and said: "Your analogy is wrong. Li Yuan has a lot of sons. After taking over the world, he will have his own sons, Shimin, and Yuan Ji. It doesn't matter who among them dies. It's even an exaggeration to say that even this brother
Even if all three of them died, there wouldn't necessarily be big trouble. The bastard son could still inherit - as long as all the legitimate sons died, the bastard son's inheritance rights would be undisputed.
Moreover, Li Yuan not only had many sons, but most of them were already adults in Li Yuan's later years. Li Tang did not need to worry about his young master, which was completely different from the current situation in Japan.
In his early years, Hideyoshi did not have a son, so he had to adopt Hideji as his heir. In his later years, he first had a son, Hematsu, but he died soon after.
Now this Ashi is still in his infancy, and there is no doubt whether he can grow up smoothly, but Hideyoshi was killed first. His death made the Toyotomi family, which was already small in number, become even less blood-related. Once Hideyoshi himself died,
The Toyotomi regime will not only cast doubt on the country, but will also fall into a dangerous state without any relatives or feudal lords."
Liu Xin had already entered the state at this time and said: "If the Toyotomi family is still strong, they can actually maintain their rule at this time. After all, judging from Hideyoshi's final arrangement, he has the greatest threat to the two daimyo Tokugawa and Mori
They are all on guard.
He arranged for the Toyotomi clan daimyo to guard the areas around the Tokugawa and Maori Rivers. As long as his successor or the actual ruler can maintain the internal stability of the Toyotomi regime, the crisis will be over when the successor reaches adulthood and establishes prestige.
.
However, judging from the history you told me before, it was Tokugawa Ieyasu who was superior in the end. He not only provoked the internal fighting between the general faction and the loyal faction within the Toyotomi regime, but also dared to use troops at critical moments... It seems like this
, I am afraid that the truly powerful figure in Japan in the future will be Tokugawa Ieyasu, and I don’t think you will agree with his suggestion.”
Gao pragmatic laughed and said: "The premise of supporting a puppet is that the other party is suitable to be a puppet, and the premise of 'suitable to be a puppet' is divided into two points: First, the opponent's strength cannot be too strong, and it must be within the scope that he is fully capable of controlling.
Within; secondly, the other party must know how to assess the situation and not just kill the enemy at every turn.”
He paused and continued: "Tokugawa Ieyasu actually complies with the second clause. He is a very tolerant person. He will not go on a rampage without making clear considerations and ensuring victory is almost certain.
But... do you know how the British generally ruled the colonies during the colonial empire?
The British have always used the minority to rule the majority, and the second strongest to attack the strongest. If the minority wants to rule the majority, they have to rely on the power of the British; the local second strongest wants to suppress the strongest in turn.
They also had to rely on the British, so that the British could achieve the greatest ruling effect with the least force.
After Hidetsugi's death, once Toyotomi Hideyoshi himself dies, the military commander faction and the observant faction in Toyotomi's regime will inevitably fall out. This is determined by objective reality, and by then Tokugawa Ieyasu will become the de facto strongest.
Obviously, if I support him, he will indeed easily conquer the world, and then restore the shogunate system and become a general to conquer the barbarians. But by that time, although I am still stronger than him, I have to worry about what if he really regrets it.
.
And if I am not supporting him, whether it is supporting the young master of the Toyotomi family or supporting Mori, Tokugawa Ieyasu will in turn become my help in controlling the puppets - the puppets are worried about Ieyasu and have to rely on me."
Liu Xin also smiled and said: "But you don't want this kind of puppet, right? In other words, you may need such a puppet in the short term, but not in the long term, so you said before that you want such a puppet.
Let Japan have two armies, East and West, as it did in history, and let them fall into a continuous war. Only when both sides are exhausted will you step in to clean up the mess... Then, I guess you will directly accept Japan."
Gao pragmatic curled his lips and said: "This is roughly the rhythm, but it is not as simple as you said, especially when you said 'direct rule', this is wrong, and the decoration of face is still needed."
"Fashionable?" Liu Xin thought for a while and asked: "For example, there still needs to be a shogunate, but this general is just in name, and is actually the leader you sent to take charge?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The governor is a shogunate official. It is the highest position to assist the general in handling government affairs. It is the abbreviation of "general commander" and was originally also called a deacon. From the history of Japan
You see, this position was originally held alternately by three families: Hosokawa, Shiba, and Hatakeyama. In fact, the general was often left out.
However, Gao pragmatically shook his head and said: "Japan's power system is often a bad debt. The generals ignore the emperor, the leaders use the generals, and the leaders use the leaders... In fact, the name is not that important. The key is that the power system requires actual strength.
to maintain.
The reason why I still think that I need a name to decorate it after making so many arrangements is just to hope that I will encounter less resistance. However, the decoration is just a decoration after all, no matter whether the people I send directly serve as generals, or they serve as leaders under the name of the general,
I even took the Toyotomi system back and asked him to do Guanbai, but actually it didn't matter.
As for the name, just pick one at random, it's just reasonable, it just gives people a reason to convince themselves that they don't have to rebel. But now, I think it's best not to reject Tokugawa Ieyasu's proposal immediately.
This man is very smart. If I refuse now, he will definitely be thinking about a way out. But if I refuse even such a 'favorable' offer, he must think that I must destroy the Tokugawa family, so he might not
He will provoke infighting within the Toyotomi family to delay my schedule...
Therefore, I want you to draft a reply and agree vaguely, but you must not write it clearly to prevent it from being true in the future."
Liu Xin nodded in agreement.
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