Chapter 404: The rise and fall of everyone is the same, come and enjoy the good fortune!
What happened at the Fengtian Palace banquet quickly spread throughout the government and the public.
The military attachés were excited, but the civilian officials were dissatisfied.
The next day.
Early in the morning, Liu Sanwu approached Xia Zhibai and wanted Xia Zhibai to sign a letter with him, asking Your Majesty not to open the door to such misconduct.
Xia Zhibai sat on the chair and was quite surprised after listening to Liu Sanwu's plausible 'generous words', and said helplessly: "Master Liu, why are you doing this? Your Majesty has long established that the Ming Dynasty should be both civil and military. Now that His Majesty intends to boost the generals, this should be supported.”
Liu Sanwu said solemnly, "I don't think so. Throughout history, there is no benefit to worshiping martial arts. It is nothing more than militarism or local separatism. It has always been a great harm to the world, especially in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. During this period, nothing could be more dark than this. How can we, the Ming Dynasty, not learn from the lessons of history? ”
"Xia Xia, you are also a person who has read a lot of history books, so you should understand this truth."
"Chongwu is not advisable!"
Liu Sanwu's attitude was very firm and he was not willing to let go at all.
He has a natural aversion and conflict with generals.
The status of today's military generals is already higher than ordinary. If we increase the status of military generals among the people, won't it mean that the tails of those warriors will be raised to the sky? At that time, they, the civil servants, might have to keep their tail between their legs. What's more, if they are provoked, they will inevitably be punched and kicked. Isn't this a good thing for the court?
Xia Zhibai smiled and said comfortingly: "Master Liu, you are serious."
"In my opinion, this is a good thing."
"If you don't support it, at least you can't oppose it."
Liu Sanwu blew his beard and glared, his eyes full of displeasure. He stared at Xia Zhibai closely, glanced at it suspiciously for a few times, and suddenly said: "Scholar Xia, have you known this for a long time? Otherwise, why would you do this? The general speaks!”
Xia Zhibai did not deny it, but nodded and admitted it.
Xia Zhibai handed Liu Sanwu a chair and said slowly: "Master is also a man of temperament. I just heard some news and came to him in such a hurry. If I didn't know something about it, it would be really difficult to resist Master. ”
"Master is right."
"I know about the imperial court's intention to boost the status of warriors. Not only did I know about it, I also suggested it to His Majesty."
"Why?" Liu Sanwu looked in disbelief.
It is impossible for Xia Zhibai, a scholar, not to know the harm that warriors do to the country. Especially the arrogant looks of Lan Yu, Chang Mao and others can be seen from time to time. When the court officials see these people, they avoid them. Not as good as that, many people even privately call these people a scourge.
Warriors are so arrogant now. If their status were higher, would it be okay?
Xia Zhibai said: "Master, please sit down first, and I will tell you slowly. This matter cannot be rushed. When I explain the truth to Master clearly, Master will understand the whole story and will no longer object." ”
"The status of generals is indeed high nowadays."
"But not necessarily in the future."
"The system of the Ming Dynasty has traces of imitating the previous dynasty to a certain extent, and the Yuan Dynasty also borrowed from the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty suppressed military generals. Master should be clear about it. The reason why Master hates military generals so much is simply that there are now Many military generals are arrogant and domineering, do not take civilian officials into consideration, and frequently fight with fists and kicks, making officials in the DPRK and the Central Government dare not speak out, and most of these reasons are actually just one thing. "
"The Ming Dynasty has just been founded."
"These generals are the meritorious service of the Ming Dynasty."
"The status is naturally higher than that of ordinary officials."
"When the world is at peace, the status of military generals will gradually return to its original position and will gradually become inferior to that of civilian officials. This is actually a general trend. The reason why we want to increase the influence of military generals now is not just to improve the status of military generals. But to improve the overall sense of identity of the soldiers in the world.”
"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world."
"When the world is in ruins, everyone is responsible. But when it is in prosperity, the common people suffer and the dignitaries enjoy the blessings. This is unfair to the common people who work hard and do their jobs well. They He deserves the praise he deserves from the world. "Now we are just trying to restore the reputation that our soldiers deserve."
"They have sacrificed their lives and blood for the world before, shouldn't they get the respect they deserve?"
"Master Liu, public is public and private is private."
"You must distinguish between the two!"
Liu Sanwu was silent.
He could hear Xia Zhibai's sincerity.
It was also heard that Xia Zhibai was speaking out for those soldiers at the bottom.
But the status of a warrior should not be too high. Historically, high status of a warrior has not been good.
Liu Sanwu said: "I am not unclear about right and wrong, but the harm done by warriors to the world is too great, and it is difficult to contain it. If you are not careful, you may endanger the stability of the world. As officials of the imperial court, how can we not be cautious?"
"Besides."
"Didn't the imperial court give those soldiers the rewards they deserve?"
"Why bother with this?"
Xia Zhibai said solemnly: "Because warriors have been stigmatized by the world for too long. Now if I ask just a few people on the street, they can tell me several questions about warriors, such as being irritable, liking to plunder, being domineering, and bullying the weak. Wait, there are countless of them. These bad phenomena do exist among warriors, but they cannot all be killed with one blow.”
"There are also those who are upright among warriors."
"And under the influence of this kind of public opinion, how many good families in the world are willing to send their children to the army? If it is not that they really can't survive, or the imperial court forces them to do so, I'm afraid no one will want to send their children to the army. In the military, wouldn’t it just be a vicious cycle under such circumstances?”
"Only those with bad conduct are sent to the military, and bad conduct intensifies the stereotypes of the world, thus forming a vicious circle."
"Then can our Ming army still defend our country?"
"If you want to change the bad habits of those ruffians, you must clean up the army, recruit more good men, and change the current atmosphere of the army. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, the Master should express his support for this matter."
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"Now that the imperial court intends to reverse this evil trend, why not?"
Xia Zhibai looked at Liu Sanwu.
Liu Sanwu suddenly became speechless and speechless.
a long time.
Only then did Liu Sanwu force him to say: "If a good man has such thoughts, why don't he focus on studying instead of going to the army?"
"Everyone in the world is inferior, but reading is the only one who is superior!"
Xia Zhibai shook his head and said: "Master, isn't this a preconceived idea? Who said that only those who study well in the world are good? Aren't there only scholars? In the eyes of businessmen, making money is the highest, in the eyes of farmers, cultivating the land well is the most important thing. In the eyes of soldiers, opening up new territories is meritorious service. Master, you cannot hold your studies to such a high level just because you are a scholar. ”
"Of course reading is important."
"But besides reading, there are many meaningful things in the world."
"Don't be too subjective, and it should vary from person to person."
(End of chapter)