Turbulent Times Chapter 942: The art of Huang Lao

On the other hand, Fang Qiao prefers to be a good official, a competent official, which can be seen from the fact that he can help Yang Guang review the memorials now. But compared to Du Ruhui, Fang Qiao today lacks one very important thing - ambition.

We must know that ambition is often the motivation for a person to achieve great things, and it is also the motivation for a person to dare to do outrageous things. What Wang Junlin will do next in Fanyang County is outrageous for the court. He wants to All kinds of talents are needed to help him accomplish things together. If these people do not have enough ambition and revenge, it will be difficult to fully exert their subjective initiative to achieve things together.

Wang Junlin knew very well that he got Du Ruhui as a treasure, so he stopped pretending to be deep and bowed to Du Ruhui in the large carriage: "Ruhui, tell me your thoughts in detail without reservation." !”

Since the Spring and Autumn Period, between the lord and the counselors, there has been a very high-paying seat-to-seat ceremony. Du Ruhui didn't even dare to say anything, and paid homage to Wang Junlin, and then said: "Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, the two kingdoms have For more than a hundred years, first the Three Kingdoms struggled for hegemony, and then the Western Jin and Eastern Jin dynasties fought endlessly. , killing people and filling the city, laying waste to the people's spring plowing and autumn harvesting, countless people died of hunger, cold and hunger, and finally formed the pattern of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. A peaceful and prosperous age can be expected, but the current Majesty has ruined the savings of the late emperor for more than 20 years in just four or five years. Originally, now that the country is unified, the people of the Li people are free from the suffering of war, and people's minds are at peace. One, the new capital is nothing more than that. In order to get rid of the control of the Guanlong nobles, moving the capital is a must. But let’s not say whether the Great Wall, Chidao, and the Grand Canal are right or not. How can they be so urgent? The labor required every year now There are more and more people, so the common people are rushing to the road, the fields and crops are abandoned, and the people of the world want to rest but can't spend countless money and food. Now they are going to fight Liaodong. At that time, it will inevitably become a constant external war and internal affairs. The pattern..."

"There are also problems such as too high rents for the people, too frequent taxation, and too heavy value-added taxes on wine and salt. Everyone will be tired, let alone a human being?"

Now that Wang Junlin has made his statement, Du Ruhui said all the words he held in his heart in one breath. He has been working as a county lieutenant in the county, dealing directly with the people, and he knows that the people have long been tireless of hard labor. Even so, let alone other places.

"In short, in the view of the subordinates, Tai Sui is already a patient who is strong on the outside but **** the inside. Under such circumstances, doing this, doing that, beating this, beating that will only aggravate the condition and make the inside even more empty."

Wang Junlin looked serious, and said: "You are a good metaphor. If you were asked to prescribe a blind medicine for this patient, how would you prescribe it?"

Du Ruhui obviously had thought deeply about this issue long ago, and immediately offered what he thought was a good medicine: "The lower officials think that Huang Lao should be used to treat it!"

"Old Huang?"

Wang Junlin nodded, and did not read to express his opinion. He also knew that Du Ruhui admired Huang Lao's techniques.

"The lower officials think that at this time, the tyranny of the court should be stopped immediately. Since the Eastern Turkic Kingdom, which is the most threatening to the Sui Dynasty, is temporarily unable to threaten the border, why not combine strength and softness to make the world prosperous."

To put it bluntly, it is politically advocating governance by doing nothing, and economically implementing light corvee and light taxation. This is a typical Huang-Lao thinking, but it is appropriate at this time. Wang Junlin thought about it, maybe what he did behind Fanyang County, even if he didn't use Huang-Lao's method to treat it, he should still treat it. Use for reference.

Du Ruhui obviously admired Huang Lao's art very much, and said with bright eyes: "Taoism does nothing, and it is called doing nothing. Among them, Huang Lao's learning is based on the smoothness of yin and yang, and the goodness of Confucianism and Mohism. The essentials of name and law, change with time, change in response to things, act according to custom, everything is suitable for everything..."

Du Ruhui talked about it for a long time, but what he actually meant was that "the purpose should be easy to implement, and the work should be done with less effort."

However, Du Ruhui is different from the typical Huang Lao. For example, when dealing with a powerful family like the Lu family, he must not use the Huang Lao's method, but should use the method similar to the Legalist method like Wang Junlin, and use the law. Use the law as a weapon to eradicate them completely without leaving any future troubles. Afterwards, he will use Huang Lao to nourish the scholars and recuperate with the people, but it does not mean doing nothing, and the government can also take the lead in doing things that benefit the people.

Wang Junlin nodded, expressing his deep understanding, and said: "You are right. In this season, especially in the coming period, using Huang Lao to rule the country is indeed a good way to save the crisis... However, after the country is stabilized, it is not possible to blindly use Huang Lao's methods to govern the country, because although Huang Lao's techniques are easy to strengthen a country's economy, it is also easy to weaken a country's army."

Du Ruhui clapped his hands and praised, saying: "Your Excellency is wise, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, Qi became rich under Huang Lao's administration, but also died under Huang Lao's administration!"

The biggest problem with Huang Lao's art is that the people are used to it, and they all become sheep-like characters. Qi State has such a large population and such a wealthy country, but under Qin's increasing oppression, it is an example of being useless after all.

Hundreds of years later in history, the Song Dynasty ruled the country with Confucianism and at the same time integrated the techniques of Huang and Lao into it. As a result, the economic and cultural prosperity did not turn into military strength. There have always been wolf-like nomads in the north. Once Huaxia turns from a lion to a fat sheep, it is doomed not to survive. Song was bullied by Khitan, Xixia, Jin, and Yuan successively, and the final destruction of the country is a clear proof.

So, in Wang Junlin's view, Huang Lao can be used to save the world in troubled times, but it must not be used to govern the country.

Wang Junlin shook his head, but he didn't say anything about how to govern the country in the future. When doing things, I still feel that Da Sui's chariot horse is not fast enough, and he is waving his hands and whipping vigorously, and he is not willing to stop or even turn his head, so as Ruhui said, let's prepare for troubled times!"

Du Ruhui seemed to have been talking for a long time, waiting for Wang Junlin's words. He bowed deeply to Wang Junlin and said, "Your Excellency is right. As long as the current emperor is in power, Huaxia will not be able to drive a horse-drawn carriage." May stop!"

Wang Junlin was taken aback for a moment. Du Ruhui didn't say that Sui drove a carriage, but Huaxia drove a carriage. This is already a very bold statement. Obviously in Du Ruhui's heart, he thought that Wang Junlin had already been tested. Knowing Wang Junlin's thoughts, in fact, it was Wang Junlin who deliberately revealed some of his ambitions, which gave Du Ruhui a lot of encouragement.

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