Chapter 51 Section 3 Jingzong Stops Hunting

Teaching the people to cultivate rice and develop agricultural production is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.But why do you say that Gao Xun is testing Jingzong?What is the relationship between rice cultivation and rebellion?Can Emperor Jingzong see through the mystery? When the emperor saw Gao Xun's memorial, he was overjoyed. My important minister will plan for the country!Ready to play!Just as the emperor was about to take up a pen to write an instruction on the memorial, the minister next to him said, Your Majesty, absolutely not.The emperor is very strange, why not?The minister replied that Gao Xun had a different ambition.The emperor said that planting rice can have any ambitions, isn't it just to make the common people full?This is a good thing!

The emperor may live on the grassland all year round without knowing how to farm.The minister explained to the emperor that paddy fields are inseparable from growing rice. What is Gao Xun's purpose of planting rice around Youzhou City?If you want to pour water into the fields, the rice fields will become a quagmire and a natural moat in Youzhou. Once Gao Xun rebels and the imperial court sends troops to conquer the city, how will the army pass through the rice fields?People and horses are stuck in this rice field, so Gao Xun must not be allowed to grow rice.Jingzong suddenly realized, and dismissed Gao Xun's comment.Gao Xun saw that the emperor was not easy to be fooled, so he simply reversed.Of course, the rebellion was quickly quelled, and Gao Xun himself was executed.

Jingzong saw that the Khitan Yelus and Xiaos had many different ambitions, and the Hanchens were more loyal, of course Gao Xun was an exception.These Hanchens understand very well that they are second-class citizens, and the Khitan people are their own flesh and blood, so they have to behave with their tails between their legs.Therefore, Emperor Jingzong used Hanchen very much. One of the Hanchens reused by Emperor Jingzong was Guo Xi, who was very famous.He sent a letter to Emperor Jingzong, advising him not to hunt.You must know that the nine emperors of Khitan were all brave and powerful, and the nomadic people's all-powerful and brave spirit is still there. Their favorite thing to do at ordinary times is hunting, even when Mu Zong is sober, he mainly hunts.Jing Zong learned the lesson of Mu Zong, but he couldn't stop hunting, so he galloped all day long.

Guo Xi sent a letter to the emperor, urging him not to hunt. This letter was very particular, since he had to be able to listen to it and realize his mistakes, but he couldn’t belittle him. It was predictable.Most of the emperor's books written by famous officials in the past dynasties are American, and they are all very skillful. Guo Xi's memorial is very touching to read: "In the past Tang Gaozu was fond of hunting, and Su Shi made a long speech. He was happy when he was less than ten years old. Gaozu will stop now, and history calls it beautiful." , compared the emperor to Li Yuan, the great ancestor who created the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for three hundred years.I didn't say that hunting is not good for you, but that hunting is a good thing. Tang Gaozu also loved hunting, and the emperor should do it right away.But when Tang Gaozu was hunting, the minister Su Shichang told him that it was not enough to be happy in less than ten years after the founding of the country.When Tang Gaozu heard this, he stopped hunting that day, which is called beautiful in history.You see, Mingjun should be like this, love hunting is not a problem, but once the minister gives advice, you should listen, and accepting advice will go down in history.When Emperor Jingzong saw it, he was elated at first. Guo Xi compared me to Tang Gaozu. My good words are the same as Tang Gaozu. Tang Gaozu accepts advice, so should I listen to Lao Guo?

Looking further down: "It is appropriate to guard against fear and practice self-discipline, and to cherish the eternal plan. I heard that hunting wildly is even worse than in the past. If there is a change in the position of the prong, and the risk of being devoured, what will the regret be?" Now, we should rest and recuperate. Let ministers and common people see your benevolent governance.As a result, you are now talking about your wanton hunting. Why is it a bit similar to Emperor Mu Zong? "Kuang Nan has a strong enemy, waiting for the gap to move. I heard that there is no heart? I look forward to the joy of drinking from the poultry on the feast day, and for the sake of the living community, there will be no end." Qiang Song, at that time the situation of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms had ended, the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Pearl River basins had been unified, the Zhao Song Dynasty was established, and when the national power was strong, once Qiang Song knew that we were Wen Tian and Wu Xi, he would take the opportunity to invade.At that time, it will be too late to regret.Your Majesty should give up hunting immediately, so as to protect the country and the country.

Emperor Jingzong was overjoyed after reading the book, and immediately gave Guo Xi the title, praised him as a hero, and accepted his suggestion to stop hunting.Of course, he couldn't be as decisive as Tang Gaozu did, and sometimes he reverted to his old ways later. During Jingzong's reign, Hanchen was reused, so the relationship with the Central Plains Dynasty was relatively good.Jingzong once sent a governor of Zhuozhou to write a letter to a governor of the Song Dynasty. The book said: "There is no gap between the two dynasties. It’s not too late!” (Volume 8 of "Continued Zizhi Tongjian") There is no conflict between our two dynasties, we should send envoys to each other, and if we have something to say, let’s be open and honest, what do you think and I think, face to face Opposite drum.In this way, the two countries will not have to fight, and the people will not be disturbed. We will always be neighbors, and we will always be good neighbors and good partners. How wonderful this is!The governor of the Song Dynasty quickly sent the letter to the court after receiving this letter. Song Taizu thought it was good, and the relationship between the two countries was very good at that time.However, as soon as Song Taizu died, something went wrong.