Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

"But the really powerful ones are Imperial Master Yan Changqing and Master Wang Shouren!"

Yan Feihong looked at the information introduction of Imperial Master Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren displayed on his personal optical computer, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

In the memory of his "previous life", from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Guozuo had more than three hundred years of dynasty, only the Han Dynasty and the Song Dynasty.

But even the Han Dynasty, which lasted for 405 years, actually had Wang Mang usurp the Han Dynasty in the middle, and was thus divided into the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties.

The Song Dynasty, which also lasted for 319 years, was also divided into the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties.

Therefore, in a true sense, both the Han Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were destroyed once.

It's just that the dynasties that came back after their collapse still used the Han or Song Dynasties as their country names.

So in essence, from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, no dynasty truly lasted more than three hundred years.

Therefore, in Yan Feihong's "past life" memory, there is also the saying "three hundred years of dynasty cycle law".

But the Ming Dynasty in this world broke this "three-hundred-year dynasty cycle law".

Although the Ming Dynasty was also destroyed once after that, when it was destroyed for the first time, the Ming Dynasty had already lasted for 520 years [almost becoming the second phase of the Ming Dynasty].

And even Guo Zuo, who revived the Ming Dynasty for the second time, also broke the "three-hundred-year dynasty cycle law" and enjoyed the country for 350 years.

This is unique in history!

Things like this naturally arouse the interest of historians in this world.

After all, this world also has a saying similar to "a dynasty in three hundred years".

Therefore, a group of historians finally came to a conclusion after spending a lot of time and energy in research.

That is, at least half of the reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to break the rule of "one dynasty in three hundred years" was due to the two masters, Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren.

The reason for this conclusion is that under the centralized monarchy system of the classical feudal dynasty, the upper and lower limits of the emperor with supreme power were too great.

For example, the emperors of Qin, Han, Wu, Tang, and Mingzu, who are the emperors of the ages, can really lead the entire country to take off by themselves!

As for the lower limit of emperors, Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, Huiqin and his son, Wan Yangou, Zhu Qizhen, etc., they can really cut into half the prosperity of the entire country with their own efforts!

Even if the entire country is destroyed because of him, it is not impossible.

It can be said that the destruction and harm a rubbish emperor brings to a country is, in a sense, no less than that of an enemy's million-strong army!

Therefore, if you want to make a classical feudal dynasty last long, the first and most important point is to find a way to ensure that the emperor of this country is not at least a faint king.

Therefore, the emperors of all dynasties would do their best to select the best teachers for the princes and princes to teach them.

The purpose is to hope that their crown prince will not be a foolish king in the future.

And this is something Yinming does very well!

In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang did very well!

When historians of later generations studied and discussed the rights and wrongs of various decisions made by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang throughout his life, they all agreed that one of the most correct decisions Zhu Yuanzhang ever made was to choose Yan Changqing as the tutor for the prince and emperor's grandson. Imperial Master!

Because all the emperors who have been personally taught by the imperial master Yan Changqing, not to say that every one of them is a great emperor through the ages, but at least none of them are mediocre people.

This kind of teaching ability can be said to be the best among all the imperial teachers in the past dynasties.

More importantly, before his old age and death, Imperial Master Yan Changqing personally accepted Wang Shouren, a closed disciple.

After the death of Imperial Master Yan Changqing, Wang Shouren also assumed the responsibility of the Ming Emperor's Master. And all the emperors who were personally taught by Imperial Master Wang Shouren were not mediocre, at least they were qualified Shoucheng disciples. Jun.

This outstanding ability to teach the prince and prince can be said to be inferior only to the previous imperial master Yan Changqing, and also surpassed the princes, Taifu and Taishi of all previous dynasties by a hundred and eighty streets.

These emperors who were taught by Imperial Master Yan Changqing and Imperial Master Wang Shouren played a positive role in the country.

Therefore, in their hands, the Ming Dynasty continued its prosperity from generation to generation!

The second requirement for a classical feudal dynasty to last long is to ensure that the country has fewer foolish kings!

The reason is the same as mentioned before. After all, the destructive power a foolish king brings to a country is too great.

As long as a country does not produce a weak king, then even if the emperor of this country is a mascot without any ability, or a mediocre king, it will not be able to solve the shortcomings that have existed in this country for a long time.

But as long as he does nothing, then it can rely on the strong family wealth accumulated by its ancestors to survive for a while longer.

Chongzhen is named here again, even if Chongzhen did nothing after taking office and continued to let Wei Zhongxian and other court ministers compete in the ring, and he became a mascot.

Then maybe the Ming Dynasty can survive for a few more decades, or maybe the Ming Dynasty will eventually exceed three hundred years.

Although the Ming Dynasty could not avoid the end of its demise in the end, at least Guozuo was not separated from it like the Han and Song dynasties, and it truly lasted for three hundred years from one end to the next, which is nicer to say.

Therefore, in order to prevent the emergence of stupid kings in their country, emperors in the past dynasties have done many things.

For example, the first way is to do our best to select the best teachers for each generation of princes and princes to teach them, so as to prevent the princes and princes from growing into a foolish king in the future.

The second way is to find more loyal and upright ministers to supervise the current prince and prince and the future emperor at all times.

Once in the future the emperor is greedy for pleasure and may behave like a coward [then immediately give advice and so on.

However, not every dynasty can find a suitable teacher and teach the prince and prince well.

Similarly, not every dynasty can have loyal and upright ministers who dare to speak out and advise.

In addition, not every emperor can listen to the teachings and advice of those teachers and ministers.

Therefore, although other dynasties wanted to prevent their countries from having as few faint kings as possible, in the end they could only do their best and then obey fate.

At this point, "Da Ming was very lucky to meet the imperial master Yan Changqing and Lord Shouren.

Let’s talk about the imperial master Yan Changqing first. He lived for a full 148 years and was the longest-lived person in official records of the Ming Dynasty.

And living a long life means that Yan Changqing can not only teach a generation of princes, princes and emperors, but also several generations of princes, princes and emperors.

Among them, although Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang never officially admitted that Yan Changqing was his teacher, it was recorded in "Records of Ming Taizu" that Zhu Yuanzhang secretly addressed Yan Changqing as sir.

Therefore, between Yan Changqing and Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, there is no name of master and disciple, but there is the reality of master and disciple.

Although Zhu Biao, Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, did not really pay homage to Yan Changqing, he still directly addressed and treated Yan Changqing as his teacher.

This is enough to confirm the name of Yan Changqing as the emperor's master of Ming Taizong Zhu Biao, but this title of emperor's master has not been announced to all the people in the world.

When Emperor Gaozong of the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Xiongying came, the fact that Yan Changqing was the mentor of Emperor Gaozong of the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Xiongying was truly spread throughout the world and announced to all people when Zhu Yuanzhang conferred Zhu Xiongying as the grandson of the emperor.

Therefore, it can be said that there is no doubt that Yan Changqing was the emperor's teacher of Zhu Xiongying, Emperor Gaozong of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Xiongying, Emperor Gaozong of the Ming Dynasty, succeeded to the throne and became the emperor, he still trusted his teacher very much, and also handed over his chosen prince, the future Xiaozong Zhu Wenbi of the Ming Dynasty, to his imperial teacher Yan Changqing to teach him.

Therefore, the fact that Yan Changqing was the emperor's tutor of Emperor Xiaozong and Zhu Wenbi of the Ming Dynasty is also doubtful.

Later, Ming Shizong Zhu Zunming, Mingming Zong Zhu Zuxuan, and Ming Suzong Zhu Xunji also handed over their chosen princes to Yan Changqing for instruction.

So if you count Zhu Qinhuang, the last Ming Xuanzong who was taught by Imperial Master Yan Changqing, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu, then Imperial Master Yan Changqing alone taught seven generations of Wise Monarch!

If you include Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, then the imperial master Yan Changqing taught eight generations of Wise Monarchs one after another!

Among them, Ming Xuanzong Zhu Qinhuang abdicated as Emperor Taishang in the 30th year of Jingxi in the Ming Dynasty (i.e. 1545 AD).

In other words, Imperial Master Yan Changqing alone protected the Ming Dynasty for 177 years!

After the first Imperial Master Yan Changqing, the second Imperial Master Wang Shouren also did very well.

Although Wang Shouren did not live a full 148 years like his teacher Yan Changqing, he taught seven or eight generations of outstanding princes, princes, and emperors.

But Wang Shouren also lived to be a full 128 years old. He lived until the eleventh emperor Mingzhezong Zhu Junze succeeded to the throne, and then died in the fifth year of Jiguan in the Ming Dynasty (i.e. 1600 AD).

And during this period, he also taught four generations of pretty good princes, princes, and emperors one after another.

For example, the ninth generation Ming Shenzong Zhu Wujun, the tenth generation Ming Mingzong Zhu Dacuo, and the tenth generation Ming Zhezong Zhu Junze. two

As well as the twelfth generation Mingjingzong Zhu Shengjie (Zhu Shengjie was born in the seventh year of Tianming, that is, in 1582 AD, and was taught by Wang Shouren from the age of five to eighteen), they were all taught by Wang Shouren.

The twelfth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Jingzong Zhu Shengjie, abdicated in the 25th year of Yongzhao in the Ming Dynasty (i.e. 1645 AD).

From the abdication of the eighth emperor Ming Xuanzong Zhu Qinhuang to the abdication of the twelfth emperor Ming Jingzong Zhu Shengjie, exactly one hundred years passed.

In other words, Wang Shouren alone protected the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years!

And the Imperial Master Yan Changqing and the Master and Disciple Wang Shouren together can guarantee the safety of the country for the next 277 years!

This is one year longer than the Ming Dynasty Guo Zuo who passed through sixteen emperors and lasted for two hundred and seventy-six years in Yan Feihong's "previous life" memory!

For the remaining twenty-three years, to put it bluntly, even if a dog was allowed to act recklessly in the position of emperor, it would be able to survive by relying on the huge wealth accumulated by the twelve successive generations of emperors and emperors in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, in a sense, it is actually very simple for the dynasty to break the three-hundred-year limit.

First, find an imperial master who can live for 148 years and has the ability to teach the princes and princes of the past generations well.

Second, find a second emperor who can live for 128 years and is equally capable of teaching the princes and princes of the past generations.

So as long as this country does not encounter some kind of dimensionality reduction blow that cannot be resisted by human power, there is basically no big problem in surviving the three hundred years of the dynasty.

Therefore, later generations have such a sentence to summarize the imperial master Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren, that is: ". [Two masters and disciples, upper and lower, served the country for three hundred years."

If we talk about Imperial Masters Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren, their ability is only to teach Li Li

The words of the acting crown prince.

So although they can make the Ming Dynasty Guo Zuo last for three hundred years, it is still very difficult to make the Ming Dynasty Guo Zuo last for five hundred and twenty years.

Fortunately, both Imperial Master Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren are far more capable than that.

The imperial teachers Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren were unparalleled in all previous dynasties except for their ability to teach the prince and prince.

It is also unparalleled in the world in terms of its insight into the fundamental contradictions of national social development.

For example, when Ming Xuanzong Zhu Qinhuang, the eighth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was in power, although the Ming Dynasty was still at its peak of prosperity.

However, after more than 150 years of development, the Ming Dynasty actually had many hidden dangers.

It's just that these positive hidden dangers have been covered up by the rapid development of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Even if Ming Xuanzong Zhu Qinyao and Wang Shouren did not deal with these hidden dangers, they would not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty at that time.

At most, when the Ming Dynasty declines in the future, these hidden dangers will accelerate the decline of the Ming Dynasty.

However, I don’t know how many years later that group friendship will be.

However, Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qinhuang and Wang Shouren did not indulge in the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and be complacent. Instead, based on the tips left by the former emperor Yan Changqing, they

After careful consideration, he resolutely launched a top-down reform of the Ming Dynasty!

Although they encountered great resistance during the period, they even killed many people.

However, with the concerted efforts of Ming Xuanzong Zhu Qinhuang and Wang Shouren, the reform was finally successful.

And after Ming Xuanzong-Zhu Qinhuang abdicated and Ming Shenzong Zhu Wujun succeeded to the throne, Wang Shouren, who was the disciple of Ming Shenzong Zhu Wujun, also became the same as Ming Shenzong Zhu Wujun.

We must work together to protect the achievements of reform and reform from being undermined.

After Ming Shenzong and Zhu Wujun abdicated and Ming Ming Zhu Da Cuo succeeded to the throne, Wang Shouren, as Ming Ming Zhu Da Cuo's emperor's mentor, still paid close attention to the national and social foundation at that time.

conflicts, and make timely adjustments, relief, and resolutions.

Therefore, when Emperor Master Yan Changqing and Master Wang Shouren passed away, the Ming Dynasty had already existed for 277 years.

However, the fundamental contradiction between the social classes in the country is as mild as it was at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

It was not until the death of the imperial masters Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren, and another 243 years, that the fundamental contradictions between social classes in the Ming Dynasty developed to the point where they could no longer be eased.

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In the end, the Ming Dynasty of Ming Taizong and Zhu Biao's lineage perished.

So in a sense, it would have been without the continuous reforms, big or small, for hundreds of years by the imperial masters Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren, as well as the former masters of the late Ming Dynasty and the last son of the past dynasties.

Well, the Ming Dynasty in this world has actually not broken through the periodic law of the three-hundred-year dynasty limit.

Therefore, the reason why the Ming Dynasty in this world was able to break the rule of "one dynasty in three hundred years" is indeed due to the two masters Yan Changqing and Wang Shouren.

And the reason why Guo Zuo after the second revival of the Ming Dynasty was able to break the cyclical law of three hundred years of dynasty limit and enjoy the country for three hundred and fifty years.

This is due to the rapid advancement of science and technology and the increase in social productivity brought about by it.

The substantial increase in social productivity has enabled the vast majority of people to still live with enough food and clothing, even if they are exploited and squeezed.

As long as they can still live with enough food and clothing, even if the common people are exploited and exploited by the emperor and the ruling class, most people will not choose to risk their whole family.

It even cost the lives of the whole clan, young and old, to rebel.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the Ming Dynasty, which was revived for the second time, still broke the cyclical law of three hundred years of dynasty limit and was able to enjoy the country for three hundred and fifty years. .