Chapter five hundred and thirtieth advice and suggestions
When the secret letter from Luoyang was sent to Jianye, it was already in March, and a major event happened in the state of Wu. Zhu Ran, the great minister of the left, suddenly died of illness in Jiangling City.
Yesterday, Ma Mao went to the palace to pay homage. He had just seen Emperor Sun Quan wearing plain mourning clothes with a look of grief on his face.
The relationship between Sun Quan and the big families of the Wu Kingdom is very delicate. He neither wants to break up with each other, but also secretly suppresses him. Among these big families, only the Zhu family (originally Shi) has a particularly close relationship with Sun Quan!
Zhu Ran was not only Sun Quan's right-hand man, he also made outstanding achievements for Sun Quan in many battles in the north and south, and he also had a good personal relationship. That's why Sun Quan was so sad when he lost Zhu Ran.
Unlike Zhou Gongjin and others, Ma Mao once met the emperor and only praised Zhou Gongjin, but the emperor was not very happy. Even after so many years of death, the emperor's grudge has not been relieved.
As for the Zhang family, Sun Quan also had resentment in his heart for so many years!
After the Battle of Shaopi, Zhang Xiu, a descendant of Zhang Zhao, was framed by Princess Dahu, the Quan brothers, King Lu and others. After the battle, Zhang Xiu was not rewarded for his merits. Instead, he was first exiled and then exiled.
Give death.
The blood debt was all blamed on King Lu and others! Because it was those people who were involved in the slander. But without Sun Quan's attitude, who would have the ability to treat a wealthy family like the Zhang family like this?
Zhang Xiu's late father, Zhang Zhao, was once a very important minister in the State of Wu and one of Sun Quan's most capable generals. Therefore, Sun Quan never expressed his resentment in public, and most of it was hidden in his heart.
Ma Mao gradually learned about some past events in the Kingdom of Wu, and felt that Sun Quan's resentment towards the Zhang family was mainly due to two major events. During the Battle of Chibi, he was against Zhuge Liang and Lu Su, and the people who had been urging Sun Quan to surrender were Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zhang.
Zhao thought it was good to surrender at that time. After all, Cao Cao was flying the banner of the Han Dynasty at that time. Zhang Zhao thought that if he surrendered, he could be an honest official of the Han Dynasty. So Sun Quan felt that Zhang Zhao and he were not of the same mind.
Later, Sun Quan accepted the enfeoffment from King Wu of the Wei Dynasty. At first, he promised to fight to the death, but when Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty, everyone turned back and became ministers of the Wei State. Zhang Zhao was furious! The relationship between Sun Quan and the Zhang family has always been
not too good.
Ma Mao was thinking about what happened in the Kingdom of Wu when someone suddenly announced that Sun Jun, the servant, was here!
Sun Jun rarely came to Ma Mao's house before, and he was not easy to trust others. At this time, Ma Mao was quite surprised. He glanced at the secret letter from Luoyang that was still on the case, and hurriedly got up and went to the bookshelf to find a temporary place.
Hidden. He randomly found a roll of bamboo slips, sandwiched the paper in the middle of the bamboo roll, then put it into a cloth bag and placed it inside.
Then Ma Mao hurried out and met Sun Jun and others at the gate.
Only then did Ma Mao remember that the place he had been staying just now was the main hall of the courtyard here. When receiving royal guests like Sun Jun, he could only go to the main hall.
However, it is impossible for guests to wander around in other people's homes. Ma Mao thought of this and felt a little at ease.
It turned out that Sun Jun was going to the palace for an audience, so he stopped by Ma Mao's house to see if he could get some advice.
The two talked for a while, and Sun Jun actually walked to the bookshelf. Ma Mao felt nervous when he saw this, and thought to himself: There are few people in the house, so there should be no spies mixed in. He can't possibly know that there is something hidden in the bookshelf!
Ma Mao's palms immediately started to sweat, and he had to pretend to be nonchalant, without even looking at the bookshelf.
I saw Sun Jun directly picking up a roll of Deheng paper (made by Ma Jun) and unfolding it.
Ma Mao calmly said: "I bought it in Stone City. It was produced in Cao Wei and is called Deheng paper. It is lighter and cheaper than bamboo slips, and it is also better than the previous Zuobo paper (Zobo is the word "Zobo" during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty).
People) can be stored for a longer period of time. If the general likes it, wait for the servant to collect some and send them to the general's mansion."
Sun Jun made a noncommittal sound, immediately put down the Deheng paper, and picked up a paper booklet to read.
The paper book was very thin, and there were several Taoist scriptures printed in it. This book was very novel because the articles were not copied by hand, but printed like rubbings on tablets.
Sure enough, Sun Jun also discovered its uniqueness, holding it in his hand and looking through it.
Ma Mao said: "This is also a product of Cao Wei. It was given to me by a merchant when I was buying paper in Stone City. The production process involves first turning the characters upside down, embossing them on the wooden board, and then brushing them with ink and rubbing them. It is time-consuming to make the engraving, but once it is carved
Once completed, many copies can be made easily, which is far better than hand-copied copies. Therefore, merchants are willing to give them to customers as gifts."
Sun Jun's face suddenly became happy and he said: "Deheng paper and rubbings of books like this are prohibited from entering the Kingdom of Wu! Especially rubbings. When I came to the audience later, I remonstrated with this matter in front of all the ministers.
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Ma Mao frowned and said, "Why?"
Sun Jun asked: "What do the nobles really want?"
Ma Mao didn't know what he wanted to say, so he responded casually: "Large tracts of fertile land? Serve as an official for many lifetimes, and live in fine clothes and fine food?"
Sun Jun shook his head slowly and smiled. His eyebrows were very narrow, his face was serious and violent, and his smile still gave people a cold feeling.
He smiled calmly and said: "A fertile farmland without people is just useless wasteland. There are lowly villagers and there are gentlemen of noble birth. They have been superior to others for many generations, so that is what everyone wants. They need a lot of food and clothing."
, only those who were farmers in the villages who had a difficult livelihood could cultivate good fields and fertile soil for the princes, and the daughters they gave birth to were selected and sent to the princes' mansions as maids (the reactionary situation of the ancient feudal dynasty)."
When Ma Mao heard this, he thought that Sun Jun was indeed that kind of person. Once, Sun Jun caught a brother and sister on the road and suspected that they were spies. At that time, Ma Mao thought that Sun Jun was doing nothing. Looking back now, maybe he did that
, which fits Sun Jun’s temperament very well.
Ma Mao couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that the people use it, or are they driven by the powerful nobles?"
Sun Jun said calmly: "Isn't it?"
Ma Mao suppressed his anger, thought for a moment and said, "Since this has been the case for generations, with one's own suffering becoming the luxury of others, why should the villagers and farmers continue to have children?"
Sun Jun said: "You can talk about filial piety and incense sacrifice. In addition to being driven by the powerful nobles, the descendants can also share the benefits with their parents. In addition, the princes can also rob people from Cao Wei and the mountains."
Ma Mao suddenly felt that it was a very terrible thing that these people who did not believe in Confucianism were using Confucianism at all. Moreover, Confucianism did have various interpretations and annotations, which would even completely violate the original intention of the sages.
What Sun Jun was talking about should have something to do with the Yu people and the weak people, but it was not entirely true. Ma Mao looked at the book in Sun Jun's hand and knew that even with this thing, the villagers and farmers would not have the chance to study.
Ma Maosui pondered: "Only people from poor families and with better family backgrounds can use this to lower the threshold for reading and literacy."
Sun Jun nodded and said: "Yes, if too many people are educated, literate, or even serve as officials, they will need villagers to support farmers. Is there such a large population to divide it? So I only need to propose a ban on paper rubbings in front of all the gentlemen, and tell the pros and cons.
, will definitely win the favor of the nobles."
Therefore, what Sun Jun meant was that the people he was guarding against were not the villagers who had nothing. Their fate would not change much, but the number of landlords who drove them would increase. What Sun Jun wanted to guard against were the competitors of the gentry.
Ma Mao said again: "As long as this thing comes out, it cannot be banned. Seeing that Cao Wei has not banned it, it has been sold to the state of Wu."
Sun Jun said: "The situation in Cao Wei is different from that of Wu. Since the Jian'an period, Cao Mengde has used many ordinary powerful people from poor families. All kinds of people are serving as officials, and the gentry is not the only strong one."
Ma Mao himself was born as a commoner, so naturally he was very disgusted with Sun Jun's remarks. He silently recited Mencius several times, the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the king is the least. This slightly alleviated the poison in his heart.
But Ma Mao never felt that he was from Wu, so he didn't want to quarrel with him, so he had to deal with it: "The general's words are reasonable."
At this time, Sun Jun invited Ma Mao to come with him for an audience. Ma Mao could not refuse, so he asked Sun Jun to wait while he changed his clothes.
Ma Mao retreated to the hall and saw Ma Qing, the clan leader, and immediately ordered: "On the bookshelf in the main hall, there is a roll of bamboo slips in a cloth bag with secret books inside. After I go out, you go find it and hide it.
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The clan leader responded nervously and in a deep voice. Ma Mao quickly changed his clothes and followed Sun Jun out.
Today the emperor summoned a few ministers in the inner hall, which is equivalent to the Yan Dynasty. Several people entered a courtyard together and suddenly saw three female relatives. When the older one saw the ministers, he stood generously in the corridor, facing
With the ministers.
At this time, someone said in a deep voice: "Princess Zhu."
Princess Zhu is the little tiger grandson Lu Yu. Because she is the princess of the Zhu family, people are used to calling her Princess Zhu in private. As for the big tiger grandson Lu Ban, many people call her Princess Quan.
So several people stood still and bowed to Princess Zhu from a distance. Princess Zhu did not come, but immediately returned the bow, and the two very beautiful girls next to her also followed suit and bowed in a decent manner.
This was the first time Ma Mao saw Little Tiger with his own eyes. He didn't expect that the sister of Princess Big Tiger, whom he was so disgusted with, turned out to be very beautiful.
I saw that Sun Jun's eyes were strange, and he also looked at Xiaohu twice. Obviously Xiaohu was prettier than Princess Dahu, and she was younger, probably only in her twenties.
When everyone continued to walk forward, the veteran who had just spoken said: "Princess Quan looks like your Majesty, and Princess Zhu follows Madam Bu." Madam Bu is the foot trainer. She was once a most famous beauty in Wu Guoyan. The little tiger follows its mother, no wonder she looks good.
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The two little girls next to Xiaohu, the older one is about ten years old, and the younger one is only a few years old, but the younger one is actually the most beautiful, with an air of being otherworldly.
Ma Mao didn't know them. Fortunately, the ministers along the way were well-informed. Soon someone muttered: "Big Zhang and Xiao Zhang, why are you with Princess Zhu in the palace?"
Sun Jun immediately told Ma Mao: "The daughter of General Zhang (Zhang Bu), the captain of Changshui School, is very famous."
Ma Mao suddenly realized that he had heard of it but never seen it, but he didn't expect that Xiao Zhang would become famous at how young he was.
Everyone entered the inner hall to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor. The first thing the Emperor mentioned was that he wanted to select an envoy to go to Han in order to contact Han to launch an attack on Cao Wei.
Ma Mao once again believed that Wu State was really going to embark on the Northern Expedition.