New Shun 1730

These sound like completely bullshit prophecies, and of course Liu Yu doesn't believe them. If Tian Zhenyi believed it, it would be impossible for the two of them to raise eyebrows like this.

However, they themselves don’t believe it, and maybe no one in the DPRK believes it either.

However, it is very possible for the previous dynasty to resort to gossip, make false claims, and record generals.

Moreover, the word "castrate" is not a good word at all. Isn’t it easy for people to put such a big label on people like myself when the time comes? Just because those people read so much?

At the very least, to the outside world, this group of people are eunuchs. At first, they might just tell a joke among the scholars to insult them, but as time goes by, I am afraid that this joke will become a code name. It is really unreasonable to bear such a name. Nice to hear.

After Tian Zhenyi finished speaking about the prophecies of the Red Queen, Mao Beast, and White Tiger, she added: "In addition to these prophecies, Xia Zheng has other characteristics."

"The officials of the fixed government have clear names and are responsible for judging the officials. Nowadays, the navy and army have been reformed. The establishment of the Privy Council of the Staff Department has responded to this move."

"Those who are in charge of Xia Zheng and use troops should pay attention to 'the best is not to fight, but the second is the best. The victor gathers the masses'. Since the third brother trained troops, the methods of using troops have been in the style of Xia Zheng."

"The best thing is not to fight, and the next best thing is to plan before deciding. The best thing is to win without fighting, and the second best thing is to solve it with one battle."

"To put down the Zungar rebellion, the lone army went deep into the enemy to encircle them, and won a single battle at the northern foot of the Altai Mountains."

"In order to defeat the Japanese treason, the navy won without fighting, and there were not many battles, so that those who had trespassed for thousands of years became vassals in one day, which can be said to be the best thing without fighting."

"He went to the South Seas and plotted against the Western Barbarians. He trained his troops for more than ten years. He used the Trojan horse strategy to seize Ceylon, took advantage of the chaos in Europe to attack the Netherlands, and used the Rakshasa domestic strife to plot against the Western Barbarians. These are all the best techniques of not fighting."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Isn't this a good thing?"

Tian Zhenyi shook her head and said: "But, but, but... there is another sentence behind this."

She paused, and after saying a lot of seemingly complimentary compliments, she said the words behind "but, however, but".

"However... summer affairs are carried out with spring orders."

"After many battles, the soldiers will become tired."

"Several wins make you proud."

"The arrogant king makes the people tired."

"If this is the case, the country is in danger!"

"The administration of summer affairs is carried out with spring orders. This is what the so-called 'eunuch' means."

Liu Yu nodded thoughtfully and thought for a moment about the level of the people in the court. In doing this kind of thing, they must be neither higher nor lower than Tian Zhenyi, but even Tian Zhenyi could think of the name "Eunuch Party" , if those people really want to cause harm, how could they not think of it?

It's called stigmatization.

This was already happening before the eunuchs, and everyone in the world knows that this is not a good thing. When the time comes, a list of eunuchs will be created out of thin air, and such a stigma will be attached to it. After a long time, everyone will acquiesce, and it is really difficult to say.

First, put a label on someone, especially since the label itself is a stigmatizing label. This has always been a common method used in the struggle between the DPRK and China.

The cronies are like this, the eunuchs are like this, Donglin... This is because later generations will be stigmatized and then put this label on them everywhere. But now, the title of eunuch has long been filthy without the stigmatization process in future generations.

Seeing Liu Yu frowning in thought, Tian Zhenyi added, "As for the remaining two, I don't need to elaborate."

"Since the establishment of the Shipping Department in the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs from Sanbao have been on voyages to the West. Eunuchs have mostly been responsible for shipping, navy, and voyages to the West."

"Tongjian" says: The Tang Dynasty set up shipping envoys in Guangzhou to collect the profits of merchant shipping, and at that time, eunuchs were responsible for it. Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the first person to know about this shipping business was the Tang Dynasty The eunuch Wei Mou."

"Compared to the Li and Tang dynasties, this dynasty established the Customs and Excise Department. As for the Ming Dynasty, the Three Treasures eunuchs went to the West and tied the eunuchs, customs, navy, etc. to eunuchs and eunuchs."

"This is the second one."

"As for the third one..."

"Eunuchs and eunuchs are the marginalized people in the world. They are rejected by scholars and cannot be tolerated by Yin and Yang."

"The third brother, who was from a new school background, talked about geometry and astronomy, ocean currents and charts, trade, industry and commerce, or the capital market. He was also different from the orthodox scholars in the world."

"Eunuchs and eunuchs are marginalized by their bodies; those who are new to the navy are marginalized by their knowledge."

"The fundamentals are very similar. It can be said that eunuchs and eunuchs are generally out of touch with the world and marginal to scholars."

"These three arguments are enough to slander him as a 'eunuch'."

After saying that, Tian Zhenyi couldn't help but laugh and said: "Besides, the emperor also said that you should not learn Xun Qing's theory of the four ministers. If he doesn't want you to be eunuchs, then what is it?"

"Your Majesty not only said that you should not be ministers of the four kinds of society mentioned by Xun Qing, but also praised Mi Ziming's theory of 'the difference between inside and outside'. Has the profound meaning of it occurred to my third brother?"

"The difference between internal and external affairs is not to praise Mizimin's Nanyang policy. In fact, it means something else - there is a difference between internal and external affairs. You should not think of being foreign ministers, but be royal retainers. This is the difference between internal and external affairs."

"Huang Zongxi, a remnant of the previous dynasty, once talked about the disaster caused by the eunuchs in the previous dynasty, saying: Today, there are six prime ministers, and the government of the government comes from itself. The comments and answers in this chapter are first transmitted orally and then drafted. The wealth of the world comes first from the internal treasury and then from the internal treasury. Taicang, the world's prison, first goes to the East Factory and then to the Legal Department, and everything else is the same."

"This dynasty will take history as a guide and will never allow eunuchs to interfere in government affairs in the world."

"But outside the world, you can clearly distinguish the difference between inside and outside... Hey, third brother, let me ask you:"

"Should the profits from Nanyang and trade... go to the inner treasury? Or should it be in Taicang?"

"Are the policies of Southeast Asia and East Asia under the jurisdiction of the six governments? Or is it under an institution that is not legitimate but seems to be powerful but is not institutionalized?"

"Are the naval and Southeast Asian campaigns first discussed by the six governments and the Tianyou Palace? Or does the emperor's small circle make the decision, use the treasury and trade companies as logistics, and then go on the expedition?"

"Are those who come from new and practical studies qualified to be elected as officials in inland prefectures and counties? Are they qualified to be on par with the ministers of the imperial examinations?"

"All these things say that you are 'ministers', how can this be right? You are not ministers of the world, but retainers of the royal family. There is a difference between retainers of the royal family and ministers of the world. This is the 'difference between inside and outside'."

"And the retainers of the emperor, since ancient times, haven't they all been filled with eunuchs and eunuchs? You are doing the same thing as eunuchs since ancient times. "They are the same as officials and eunuchs; their style of doing things is the same as that of eunuchs; they do not enter the court and have no permanent positions; all their power comes from the emperor's favor and private favor."

"Except for the difference in body and eunuchs, what else is the difference?"

"The emperor wants them to be the royal family servants and slaves. He does not want them to be real ministers."

"The emperor wants them to know the difference between "inside and outside". Some things should not be managed by those people."

"So the emperor said Xunzi's "Minister's Way", and said that the four ministers of the state should not be learned, and said that the difference between inside and outside is the best words, which means that he is talking about this again."

"It's just that this is not nice to hear, and the emperor is not convenient to say it, so let the third brother say it."

Liu Yu frowned and said, "The difference between inside and outside?"

Tian Zhenyi nodded and added, "The affairs of the world are handled by the ministers of the world Do. The ministers of the world have the orthodoxy. "

"Our dynasty changed the policy of "equal distribution of land and exemption of grain" of Taizu and carried out the name of "protecting the world" because of the word "orthodoxy". "

"Third brother, do you understand what the world is? The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every man, and the world depends on the orthodoxy."

"Your "orthodoxy" cannot be used, but you are very capable, you can use it, and you must use it."

"Eunuchs have always been capable, but they have skills but no morality. The emperor uses their skills and abilities, and they are also family servants and slaves, so he can avoid the dispute over the orthodoxy."

"The affairs of the court must be based on the orthodoxy and the right way. The affairs of the inner ministers do not need to be based on the orthodoxy and the right way. Moreover, the inner ministers cannot talk about the orthodoxy and the right way of the world."

"The so-called difference between inside and outside means that in the future, matters such as Nanyang, industry and commerce, and trade will not be under the control of the emperor. The affairs below are internal affairs. They are not under the jurisdiction of the six governments or the Tianyou Palace, but are the private affairs of the royal family. The navy is the royal navy, trade is the royal monopoly trade, and Nanyang is the royal Nanyang. "

"For the affairs of the world, the policy of Chunling is still implemented, unchanged, tolerant, and compromising. For the affairs outside the world, the emperor can use the profits from competing with the Western Barbarians and seizing profits in Nanyang to subsidize the national treasury with his own money; on the contrary, those who compete with the Western Barbarians and seize profits in Nanyang are all internal officials, who do not enter the court, but are the private servants of the emperor. "

"Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics or comment on the court's policies. You do what you are told to do; if you are not told to do something, don't shout that the policy is wrong... Since you are not a minister of the world, you have no right to discuss the politics of the world. "

"In the future, overseas affairs will be the private affairs of the royal family, not the affairs of the world; since you are a family servant of the royal family, you will do it if the royal family wants you to do it; if not, you will not do it. "

After Tian Zhenyi said this, Liu Yu understood it all at once. He had always felt vaguely that there seemed to be such a trend, and it could even be said that it was a similar trend since he started training troops.

The advantage is that there is no need to talk so much nonsense, and things can be done with the emperor's support. But there are many disadvantages. The other side of not having to talk so much nonsense is that they are not serious ministers.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that the emperor wishes we were all real eunuchs."

Tian Zhenyi shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Real eunuchs are not good, on the contrary."

"Mr. Chuanshan said: The evil of eunuchs is worse than that of scholars, only because they have no integrity and worry about their descendants, so they are not afraid of death."

"Real eunuchs have no moral constraints and no worries about their descendants and families, so they are not afraid of death when doing bad things."

"The navy has both moral constraints and concerns about their descendants and families, so they are more concerned when doing things. ”

“Because of their knowledge, they are laughed at by the gentry and marginalized in the world. In fact, they are no different from eunuchs, but they are not like eunuchs who do not consider their family and descendants, and only consider their own uncontrollable things when doing things. Therefore, real eunuchs are not good. ”

“The current situation is the best. However, someone needs to point out their identities and tell them not to regard themselves as court ministers. There is a difference between inside and outside, but they are just the emperor's family ministers. ”

“Among them, it seems that you, my third brother, have done the best. ”

At this point, Tian Zhenyi covered her mouth and chuckled again. This sounded like a ridicule of her husband's "talent to be a eunuch."

Liu Yu looked at Tian Zhenyi who covered her mouth and chuckled, and said helplessly: "I don't have this talent, how can I do the best? Besides, how can I say this? ”

“These words, we can just talk about it between the two of us. Could it be that we really go and tell them to put their identities in order and learn to be eunuchs? Who would be willing to be insulted by this kind of temper? The emperor must want me to make my point clear, but he definitely doesn't want me to be so direct and insulting.

Tian Zhenyi said: "Since Your Majesty mentioned Xunzi's "The Way of Ministers", you still need to answer from Xunzi's "The Way of Ministers". "

"Your Majesty, when you talk about the four ministers of the state, the two types of assistant and fu are absolutely not allowed. Although Xunzi praised them a lot, the emperor must be taboo. Mobilizing all officials to force the emperor and going against the emperor's will as long as the matter is done, this is not tolerated by the emperor."

"As for the remonstrant ministers, the emperor mentioned the words "the emperor came from Zhen" and "turning the guest into the host" when talking about Jizi. Third brother also thought about it. Going to the colonies to implement the great way in his heart, is it possible to turn the guest into the host in the future?"

"Even if it is a eunuch, has the third brother forgotten the words of the eunuch Zhonghang in the Han Dynasty, "I must be a trouble for the Han Dynasty"? "

"But among these four ministers of the state, the only one that the emperor said he was not very worried about was the "Zheng minister". At most, he sighed that the death of Sanlu doctor was of no benefit to the country; Wu Zixu committed suicide and the Wu Kingdom also perished. But he did not worry about them having the disaster of "Zheng, Fu, Fu".