Money can derive many kinds of new things, and war also has this function. It can make great contributions to the development of mankind in the history of human progress and development, but it can also bring endless pain to mankind.
Nothing is absolute, just like war, while developing science and technology, has brought huge harm to mankind. While money makes human progress, it also brings huge harm to human beings, even more cruel than war.
In the history of human progress, especially in the history of modern industry, human beings have developed rapidly. We have only seen products that are more beneficial than harmful to human beings, but we have ignored more products developed by European and Western countries that are completely beneficial to human beings. A product without profit.
Nowadays, the so-called Western etiquette is very popular in China, but the etiquette left by our Chinese nation has been slowly forgotten in the vast history and has been sealed in the river of history.
This does not prove how noble Western etiquette is, or how suitable it is for the Chinese nation, but because the etiquette of the Chinese nation coexists with Western etiquette. Our etiquette always combines people's thoughts and souls. They are tied together, so that etiquette is not a reflection of personal qualities, but a shackles of other people's will, which is set on us.
Using other people's will as the carrier and others' interpretation as our own qualities and etiquette. Obviously, in the long river of history, if we want to pass it on forever, there is a huge gap in difficulty compared with Western personal qualities and etiquette.
Similarly, when European civilization was developing rapidly, their courage to explore, innovate, and not be afraid of failure allowed them to create more technologies that were beneficial to mankind while possessing huge wealth.
Looking at the entire Chinese nation, after the so-called four great inventions that make the Chinese people proud, what else can we come up with? What's more, even the term "Four Great Inventions" was actually proposed by the Englishman Joseph Joseph, and was later commonly used by Chinese historians.
In the history of five thousand years, it takes an average of one thousand years for an invention that can affect the world to appear. This algorithm is obviously unreasonable and extremely ridiculous.
But what makes us even more sad is that when we have been claiming that the four great inventions were first proposed by the British, we can still think of the ones proposed in the tradition of the Chinese nation: the four beauties, the four masterpieces, The Four Books and Five Classics, etc.
From this we can also find that wealth is the basis of human technological progress, but among many factors, etiquette and morality are important reasons that constrain our creation of inventions.
The ancestors used all their imagination and thoughts on etiquette and virtue, fame and fortune, and the control and enslavement of human nature. The literati have always disdained fancy skills, merchants and craftsmen. Gu, in Li Hong's view, it is quite thrilling that four great inventions can appear under such a traditional and social moral background.
"It is better to chase the poor bandits with bravery, and not to be a famous scholar. If heaven is sentimental, it will also grow old, and the right path in the world will be vicissitudes of life. Are you sure this is his new poem?" Wu Mei was in the main hall of Xingqing Palace, while talking about the incoming This poem in the palace was asked by Wang Lou, the eunuch next to him.
"It was your Majesty's new work. He did it when he was about to board the train at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, but His Majesty said that it was a poem by a great sage whom he admired. Your Majesty just quoted it, and it was not written by Your Majesty." Wang Lou further explained. Details.
The Supreme Emperor Li Zhi, who had been sitting silently on the recliner for a long time, recited the poem silently in his mind several times before speaking: "The method of punishment is unique and novel, and it even prohibits people from using anything related to him, Taiyi City and the Imperial College." Items, if this happens, I'm afraid... Haha, Su Gui, Du Shenyan, and Cui Rong, I'm afraid their families are now bare, right?"
"It is not enough to live in a house with only four walls. Even if some things can be replaced, it is difficult to discard them after more and more objects have been integrated into daily life in recent years. Li Hong wants to use this It is a matter of reminding and beating those Qi Wang and some scholars of the Five Surnames who are still unwilling to give up. But in this way, it is really impossible to weigh whether this matter will do more harm than good or harm to Li Hong. " Wu Mei sighed, Li Hong had been fighting against the traditional forces headed by the Five Surnames and Qi Wang for so many years, but he could never subdue all of them.
It has to be said that compared to being firm and decisive, cold and ruthless on the battlefield, in the officialdom and in the class struggle, Li Hong obviously had no better way to completely eliminate the five surnames and seven people in the past twenty years. The influence of hope.
"And I haven't heard him compose poetry for many years. How could he suddenly compose such a poem this time? Besides, I always feel that this poem is not complete. Is there something else? Banque didn't say anything?" Wu Mei turned around and glanced at the old Li Zhi. Although he has been in Zen for five years, the vertigo that has tortured him has not left him. These days, It always happens from time to time.
"When you become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you will naturally focus on national policies and government affairs. If you still have the mind to write poems and compose poems, how is it any different from a foolish emperor? It is good not to write poems, and to be his emperor properly. Just manage the country of Tang Dynasty." Li Zhi had a headache and closed his eyes, while the palace maid behind him was massaging his temples.
"Your Majesty, this poem has been circulated in the court in the past few days. The part of the poem that should be left brave to chase the poor bandits is the most discussed by the courtiers."
"What's there to talk about? Li Hong has been fighting with them for so many years. In order to show the freedom of the Tang Dynasty, he did not kill them. What's more, now that they are in a foreign land, they are still counting on them to help Li Hong further expand the Tang Dynasty. Influence, so Li Hong compared them to poor bandits, which is probably more of a warning. As for Su Gui and others, it can only be said that they are unlucky." Wu Mei sat down in front of Li Zhi and held her hand. Li Zhi's hand analyzed.
"You can't abandon it and you have to suppress it, but the literati in the world are the most difficult to manage. Forget it, wait for him to come over later, and you can ask him for me what he thinks." Li Zhi pressed his other hand on Wu Mei's Said on the back of the hand.
"Today in the court, His Majesty read this poem again in front of the courtiers..." Wang Lou saw that the harmonious and quiet Emperor and the Empress Dowager were in a good mood today, so he began to talk about something Interesting things in the court.
"Are you praising yourself again?" As expected, after hearing Wang Lou's imitation, Wu Mei turned around and asked.
And even the Supreme Emperor, who had been keeping his eyes closed to rest, opened his eyes and wanted to hear how Li Hong praised himself in front of the courtiers again.
"His Majesty said to the ministers after the morning court today: I am the best poet among the emperors, and the wisest emperor among the poets..."
"Oh... what a shameless statement. Such a thick-skinned person really has no solution at all..."
"My sons and ministers pay homage to their father and the queen."
Just as Wu Meizheng was chatting with Li Zhi and Wang Lou, someone's voice rang out from outside, and then there were the sounds of palace maids and eunuchs saluting in unison.
Li Hong, who is twenty-two years old, has entered middle age according to what people in this era call age, but his beard on his chin has never grown long, unlike today's Tang Dynasty people who like to grow their chin beard. Stay long.
But his tall figure, and his body that he had continued to exercise since he became emperor, still looked so heroic and strong. Although he was wearing casual clothes, he still couldn't hide the growing imperial aura in his body.
"Hey, what kind of wind brought you here?" Wu Mei glanced sideways at Li Hong and said lightly.
After hearing the sound, the Supreme Emperor immediately closed his eyes tightly and began to fall asleep again or closed his eyes to rest.
"Is your father still taking a nap? I..." Li Hong pointed to the door behind him and continued: "I asked the palace maid that my father was already awake, so I dared to come in to see my father and queen."
"What's the matter with you?" Li Zhi closed his eyes, but since the Zen throne, and the various behavioral analyzes the Empress Dowager gave him about Li Hong on weekdays, he now understands his son better than before.
Moreover, his son's words of "bring it in, bring it all in" were heard in his ears, which made Li Zhi feel that this guy must be asking for something, otherwise, he would never come to visit him with anything in person. With the Queen Mother.
After so many years, this is the first time that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty came to Xingqing Palace in person with gifts. Normally, either Pei Wanying, Bai Chun, or others would bring gifts when they came to visit, but Li Hong It's the first time.
So at this moment, whether it is Li Zhi or Wu Mei, looking at someone, they feel like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken.
"Nothing's going on. I just came here to take a look. These items happened to be delivered to you and your mother by the envoys from foreign countries who paid homage to me at the court today. Therefore, I didn't dare to delay for a moment, so I gave them to you and your mother. Come here." Li Hong said, pointing to rows of large boxes, small boxes, and large items of gold, silver, and jade.
After all, he came here to borrow money. If he came empty-handed, Li Hong could guarantee that he would not be able to borrow a single cent of money from Long Ma. He would even be chased by a feather duster and escape in embarrassment, so he thought about himself The purpose of coming here, in the end, I had to bite the bullet for the first time and brought many things over to show my courtesy.
Of course, Li Hong pretended not to notice Long Ma's disdainful eyes and mocking look. In short, the purpose of coming here today is that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager can do whatever they want to him, as long as they are willing to lend him money.
"Is nothing wrong? Are you giving away these boxes of things for free? Or are you searching these boxes from the homes of Su Gui, Du Shenyan, and Cui Rong? There is no place to put them. Put him here like me, an old woman?" Wu Mei obviously didn't believe Li Hong's words. She knew better than anyone the virtues of her own son.
"So... both the father and the mother know about it? In the past few days, because of the affairs of Su Gui and others, some people with the fifth surname, Qi Wang, or literati have begun to plan and refuse to work with Erchen, Taiyi City, and Imperial College. Everything is related, you know? After Erchen heard this, he was so excited that he stayed up all night. "Li Hong pulled up a chair and wanted to get closer to Father Long to talk to Mother Long. , but midway, a feather duster was pressed against his chest and he could not move forward even half a step.
(End of chapter)