Chapter 317 Queen Ma: Mr. Lin’s lectures are closely linked, and he is not showing off his skills to you! After a pause, Queen Ma continued: "Those who benefit from it are not the ones who should be used in government affairs." "But people who need to be used in government affairs cannot benefit from it." “So no one was engaged in agriculture anymore, no one was in the army anymore.” “On the contrary, farming hypocrisy is so prevalent that it is bound to face decline.” "This is actually also a problem of the Song Dynasty." "And the problems that Ming Dynasty will face in the future." "Chongpachi, do you understand what I mean?" In response to Empress Ma's sudden question, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt a lot more courage on his shoulders and said sadly:

"Young lady has good intentions, how can we not understand?"

"Mr. Lin has also said before that the wheel of history moving forward is nothing more than the process of reincarnation." "If it weren't for the inability to jump out of the wheel, Ming Dynasty would have to follow in its footsteps sooner or later." "If this were not the case, would we still be so anxious?" Queen Ma shook her head slightly when she heard this, feeling a little sad for no reason: "It's useless for you to get entangled. On the contrary, it will make things superfluous. It's better to just let everything take its course and lower your expectations. Maybe you will get something unexpected." "Governing a country does not depend on words of wisdom. If the subjects cannot understand the etiquette and laws established, it will naturally be difficult to abide by them. This is a very realistic thing." "Actually, I, a woman, shouldn't say these things, but I hope you two can understand the truth behind them." "At least don't cause any more trouble for Mr. Lin." After receiving the tea from the prince, Queen Ma took a sip and said suddenly:

"Those who cannot even eat chaff will not pursue exquisite meals; those who cannot even wear coarse cloth will not think about those gorgeous clothes." "So, instead of using principles that ordinary people understand, and instead looking at preaching that is difficult for smart people to understand, it will only have the opposite effect." "For the common people, there is no money to use and no power to threaten. They can only be forced to promote honesty." "But the emperor is completely different." "The emperor can use his power to make clear rewards and punishments, so why should he seek absolute loyalty?" "Besides, there are not many loyal people nowadays, but there are so many officials needed to govern the country." "Even the second child understands that saints cannot rule the world. Why don't you understand?" Looking at the astonished Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma said again: "Isn't the reason why Mr. Lin talks so much about rights just to reverse your wrong ideas and lead you back to the right path?" "But you didn't listen to a word, and you started to fall into your old habits again." "Co-authorship, I've talked about it so much, it's like playing the piano together as a couple."

"Don't tell me sir, I'm tired, I'm tired too." The words fall. Silent. On the side, Prince Zhu Biao swallowed hard and looked at his mother with eyes full of disbelief. It's really amazing. The tone and words used by my mother to reprimand my father were exactly the same as Mr. Lin's. This is too exaggerated. However, what Queen Ma said next made the prince's jaw drop in shock. "Not...a girl?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt something was wrong the more he listened, and he looked at Madam with doubts in his eyes. "Did you go to Mr. Lin's place?" "What's going on today?" "Why are you saying exactly the same thing as Mr. Lin?" Faced with Lao Zhu's complete confusion, Empress Ma neither admitted nor denied, and brought the topic back to reality in an understatement. "Because I understand."       "You don't understand." "It's really a waste of all the effort Mr. Flynn has spent on you." Zhu Yuanzhang: "???" Without waiting for him to ask further questions, Queen Ma said directly: "Stop talking nonsense and keep talking." "The emperor likes people who speak kindly and benevolently. Then the whole court will talk nicely and just say a few empty words to please the monarch. Who will do anything?" "This is also a problem currently existing in Ming Dynasty." "Be it Li Shanchang or Hu Weiyong, including important ministers like Liu Bowen, who is not the best among the best?" "Speaking sounds better than singing, and every sentence touches people's hearts." "If the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, and hundreds of officials follow suit one after another, how can the atmosphere of the court be improved?" Hear this. On the side, Zhu Biao, who never dared to interrupt, nodded, fully agreeing with his mother's point of view. For those ministers in the court who only knew how to flatter, he only felt disgust and disgust in his heart, but the emperor enjoyed them. It's not that you are nepotistic or partial, but that you enjoy the fun of playing games with hundreds of officials.

I really don’t know what’s so fun about it. "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true." "Just like the chaos in the late Qin Dynasty, every household has the code of Shang Jun, but the country is getting poorer and poorer. The reason is that everyone talks about farming and no longer engages in hard work." "Every household has Sun Tzu's Art of War, but their military strength is getting weaker and weaker. The reason is that they are all talking about the art of war and no longer participate in life-threatening battles." "As Mr. Lin said, a sage king is good at using the power of the people. He never listens to those who talk loudly, rewards people for their merits, and prohibits useless words and deeds." "In this way, people will have a sense of belonging and contribute to the country." After hearing Zhu Biao's sharp comments, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were as wide as a bell, and he almost choked and couldn't breathe. Who would have thought that the little bastard could turn against him in the face of battle? Someone in the imperial court would make a stab at him. "Boss is right." Queen Ma couldn't help laughing. "Look at you, then look at the boss, how dare you say that you are not confused?" "Children understand better than you. Your child is running into a dead end." "Is it shameful?" Zhu Yuanzhang: "..." His face twitched, his face was full of despair, his head was buzzing, and he felt like he was being plotted. Could it be that this mother-in-law and Mr. Lin are colluding? Did you work together to arrange it for us?

"If farming can bring prosperity, then no matter how hard it is, there will be people to do it. If joining the army can bring nobility, then no matter how dangerous it is, there will be no shortage of soldiers." After a pause, Queen Ma looked away and continued:

"But now there are a hundred people talking in vain, only Yi people are cultivating the fields, and a hundred people are guiding one person to fight." "Therefore, in the country of the Ming Dynasty, there are no writings on the writing slips, the law is the teaching, and there are no words from the previous kings." "This is the core of Legalism, and it was predicted thousands of years ago." "And you look at yourself again?" Queen Ma shook her head and sighed:

"What Mr. Lin said before was so right, you are now like a butler, not an emperor at all. "You have to let go when you need to. How much trouble can you solve for your children and grandchildren, and you want future generations to listen to you?" "Thank God if it doesn't cause any trouble." Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was blushing and embarrassed, Empress Ma took a sip of tea to soothe her throat:

"Also, when Mr. Lin talked about the art of vertical and horizontal before, you just listened to the excitement and then finished? Then you need to summarize it more!" "Mr. Lin never talks nonsense. Every class is interconnected. Do you think he is just showing off his skills with you?" (End of this chapter)