Chapter 3 3. Qian's Philosophy

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, warlords ruled in separate regimes, and wars were frequent.Various regimes changed in a revolving lantern style, among which, the Qian family of Wuyue had the longest reign.It has gone through four generations and 84 years since Qian Liu founded the foundation.The main reason why the Qian family was able to establish the country for a long time is that the Qian family believes that harmony makes money, and money can make ghosts work, and be a low-key person. Regarding Qian Liu’s birth and background, we have introduced it in detail in the section "It is difficult for grown-up heroes to be neighbors" in the book "Fighting Heroes", so I will not repeat it here.In short, when Laoqian started, he didn't have a rich, high-ranking, or star-level father, and he didn't have much money, so he idled around and fought all day long.Later, Dong Chang joined the army as a soldier in Shijing Town, eastern Zhejiang.Due to his bravery in combat, he soon made repeated military exploits in the suppression of Huang Chao's rebel army and warlords, and gradually rose to the top.

After the death of Huainan Jiedu envoy Gao Pian, Huainan fell into a situation of fragmentation, including internal struggles among various warlord factions, and invasions deployed by Qin Zongquan.Later, after several battles, Yang Xingmi occupied the area north of the Yangtze River and south of the Huaihe River, and Qian Liu occupied the areas of Suxi, Changhang and other areas. In the first year of Tang Zhaozong Tianyou (904 A.D.), the court of Li and Tang named Qian Liu the king of Wu.After Liang Taizu Zhu Quanzhong became emperor, he made Qian Liu the king of Wuyue and the governor of Huainan.Although the Liang Empire added officials to Qian Liu, the standards of the Liang Empire were far worse than those of the Li Tang Empire, and Zhu Quanzhong was known as usurper.Many ministers of Wuyue Kingdom advised Qian Liu not to accept Zhu Quanzhong's title, which meant that he despised Zhu Quanzhong.Unexpectedly, Qian Liu laughed generously and said, "How can I be as ignorant of current affairs as Sun Quan?"

Zhu Quanzhong once asked the envoy of Wuyue Kingdom: "What is Qian Liu's favorite thing?" The messenger replied: "King Qian likes jade belts and BMWs." Zhu Quanzhong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "King Qian is indeed a hero, these things can only be worthy of heroes." So Zhu Quanzhong gave Qian Liu more than a dozen exquisite jade belts, plus ten purebred playing horses.It is equivalent to sending more than a dozen famous watches and ten top racing cars now.It can be seen that Zhu Quanzhong attaches great importance to Qian Liu. More than ten years later, famous and not famous warlords of all colors proclaimed themselves emperor one after another, and some people encouraged Qian Liu to also proclaim himself emperor.But Lao Qian has a good foundation, and his old ideas are very righteous in his heart. He is determined not to claim the emperor, determined not to seek hegemony, and determined not to be the leader.No matter who is the emperor, he will take the initiative to make friends and maintain friendly relations.Even though Yelu Abaoji, who was far outside the pass, became emperor, Lao Qian took the initiative to send envoys to establish diplomatic relations in time.When conditions permit, you are not afraid of long distances, and send money to the emperors in large and small vehicles.When money is not abundant, write a congratulatory letter and take a telegram in time to express congratulations to the emperors for taking power, and to extend good wishes and high respect.

Isn't it to be the emperor to fight north and south with your head up! Why is Lao Qian not interested in being emperor? There is a reason why Lao Qian does not call himself emperor. He deeply understands the relationship between benefits and risks. Anyone who wants to be an emperor has to risk the enemy's artillery fire, the world's disgrace, and the world when the sky is falling. The bright and dark arrows.Being an emperor is hard work. Didn't each emperor fall miserably?Old money doesn't have that vanity. Another important reason is that Lao Qian's territory is small. Although he has the advantage of fishing, salt and silk weaving, after all, he is a small family and cannot be compared with Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong's Dafan town.Leaving aside, Lao Qian had a hard time coping with the invasion of his neighbor Yang Xingmi.How many people in the neighbors will be envious of being an emperor?no need.Lao Qian thinks it's better to keep a low profile.

Although Lao Qian does not call himself emperor, his own internal scale and organization are all modeled after the imperial dynasty. Palaces are called imperial palaces, officials are called ministers, and orders are called edicts.Lao Qian did this, one is to satisfy his desire for power in the country, the other is not to show off to the outside world, and the third is to take care of civil and military officials and subordinates, creating more and higher promotion space. The standard of a vassal state is much lower than that of a dynasty and empire. Others are born and die with their heads pinned to their trouser waists. Laoqian can only get governors, generals, Zhongmen envoys, Sima, county magistrates and so on here. Can these subordinates have a balance in their hearts?Imbalances are prone to problems, either job-hopping or rebellion.The old money is in the name of the princes and kings, but the internal government offices and mansions are all modeled on the specifications of the imperial dynasty, in order to arrange the subordinates well.This is also the cleverness of old money.

When Old Qian was young, he was full of vigor, competitive, courageous and ruthless.Firmly occupying the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, he fought Yang Xingmi repeatedly on the Yangtze River.As he grew older, Qian Liu became interested in literature, poetry, as well as Neo Confucianism and philosophy. He often recited poems with some intellectuals to explore the principles of how the world works.To put it bluntly, under the background of warlords fighting for hegemony in the early Five Dynasties, Lao Qian may be the prince with the highest level of education and loves to learn the most. After many years of enlightenment, one day Laoqian suddenly became enlightened, thought through a lot of things, became tolerant and magnanimous, and became indifferent to the world.As long as the land is protected and the people are protected, they are no longer interested in opening up territories, striving for hegemony and starting a business, nor are they interested in power struggles.

After Zhu Quanzhong established the Later Liang Empire, Lao Qian also sent Wang Jingren to Luoyang to lobby Zhu Quanzhong to attack Huainan from north to south.Zhu Quanzhong was doing his best to unify Hebei at that time, and he didn't care about Huainan, so he just sent people to launch a small-scale battle symbolically.Later, Zhu Quanzhong cherished Wang Jingren's talent and forced Wang Jingren to stay in Luoyang.Yang Wo succeeded to the throne after Yang Xingmi's death.One is that Lao Qian thinks that fighting is really meaningless, and the other is that Yang Wo, a prodigal son, does not pose much threat to Wu Yue at all.So Lao Qian did not launch a large-scale war against Huainan again.

Later, Lao Qian decided to make peace with Wu Guo, and the two countries ceased fighting.After Yang Wo was killed by Zhang Hao for committing crimes, Yang Longyan succeeded King Wu, and the power of Wu State was actually in the hands of the ruling Xu Wen.At this time Xu Wen also had a plan to recuperate.In 918 AD, the Wu State and the Wu and Yue families hit it off and concluded a treaty of peaceful coexistence.From then on, Huainan and Wuyue began a period of peace that lasted for more than 20 years.During this period, the people of the two countries lived and worked in peace and contentment, the agriculture and commerce prospered, and the country was prosperous, which was much better than other vassal states or feudal towns.

In order to control natural disasters, Lao Qian also built a huge water conservancy project.He mobilized the people of the whole country to build breakwaters outside the Qiantang River, which is of great significance for resisting tsunamis and typhoons.Since then, fishery and agriculture in the Qiantang area have a good development environment, and the economy has developed rapidly. In 920 A.D., Lao Qian proposed marriage to Ma Yin, king of Chu in Changsha, for his son Qian Yuanxiu. Lao Ma readily agreed, and the two countries established a friendly and good-neighborly relationship. There is no war on the border, and the domestic political and natural environment has improved. Wuyue Kingdom is almost a scene of peace and prosperity.The common people praised Laoqian as the "Dragon King of the Sea".

Laoqian believes that money can enlighten the gods. In terms of external relations, he is willing to spend money, dares to spend money, and actively spends money. The purpose is to buy a good impression and an international image.No matter who was the emperor in the Central Plains, Lao Qian respectfully professed his congratulations, expressed his submission, and worked hard to maintain the tributary relationship. At the time of the Li and Tang courts, the princes of the world left Emperor Zhaozong aside, except that they could think of the emperor when they asked the emperor for official rewards, and the emperor had already been thrown out of the sky at other times.The tax tribute from the local government to the central government, rice, noodles, oil and grains is intermittent.The feudal princes didn't care about the emperor's life or death at all.As a result, the central government often stopped cooking, and the emperor, eunuchs, and prime ministers were busy with their lives together, looking for rice for cooking.

Among the princes with crooked noses, staring eyes and yelling, Qian Liu was regarded as a royalist, and he never quarreled with the emperor, and never made trouble with the emperor.In the large and small wars in the southeast of Liangzhe, Lao Qian always asked the emperor for instructions in advance under the banner of being ordered to beg for thieves, and asked the emperor to deal with him afterwards.Although Lao Qian also has small calculations, but his small calculations are organically combined with maintaining the dignity of the dynasty, without being too explicit.This made it impossible for Emperor Zhaozong not to promote him, and he was promoted all the way, making great strides, no less than the promotion speed of Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong. There is one more thing Lao Qian insists on doing, and that is to pay tribute to the Li Tang court.Speaking of which, Laoqian's Suzhou-Hangzhou area is far away from Chang'an, and Huaiyang, Xuanwu, Hezhong and even Fengxiang are also crossed in the middle, which can be described as thousands of miles.However, Lao Qian has always maintained his tribute to the Li and Tang courts. Those who should pay taxes should pay taxes, those who should pay grain should pay grain, and those who should pay silk should pay silk.This is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow for the emperor who often cuts off his confession.Compared with the warlords of the same generation, Laoqian seems to be thriving, and his loyalty is commendable. In 907 AD, Zhu Quanzhong usurped the throne, ended the Li Tang Dynasty, and established the Later Liang Empire.Lao Qian did not mourn Li Tang's downfall, nor did he envy Zhu Quanzhong's self-proclaimed emperor, but politely wrote a letter of congratulations to Zhu Quanzhong, and also sent a large amount of silver as a tribute.At that time, the people around Lao Qian advised Lao Qian: "Why did your majesty wrong you to submit to Zhu Quanzhong? You are rich and powerful in the southeast country, and you can stand on your own." Lao Qian smiled and did not explain too much. After Zhu Quanzhong's death, Zhu Youzhen became Emperor Liang.Lao Qian was still very polite to this junior, without any contempt, and still regarded Zhu Liang as the orthodox dynasty of the world.Receive coins almost every year and pay tribute every year.Of course, Zhu Youzhen did not treat Lao Qian badly, and he added the titles of Lao Qian all the way to the point where it could not be added.This Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses is not the commander-in-chief of the three armies, but the highest honorary title in the military, which is equivalent to the meaning of a five-star general. Looking at the route of Lao Qian's tribute, we can see Lao Qian's sincerity.The early tribute route to Luoyang started from Hangzhou, passed through Tingzhou, Qianzhou, Chenzhou, Xiangtan, Yueyang, Wuchang, and finally arrived in Luoyang.Later, due to the war, the tribute route was cut off by warlords, and Lao Qian opened up a sea channel to Kaifeng via Dengzhou and Penglai. After the fall of the Later Liang Dynasty, Li Cunxu entered the Central Plains and established the Later Tang Dynasty.Lao Qian did not hesitate, and immediately wrote a letter to the Tang court, accepting Biao as a minister, and warmly congratulating Li Cunxu on becoming emperor.At the same time, trucks and boats donated money, grain and silk to Luoyang.Li Cunxu was very happy and felt that the old man was very sensible.Zhuangzong Li Cunxu didn't care about Lao Qian's support for Zhu Liang, and still let Lao Qian continue to be the king of Wuyue and the general of the world's soldiers and horses. Lao Qian bribed the ministers around Li Cunxu to ask the emperor to grant him a gold seal and a jade book.The golden seal is the seal of the king.Gold seals can be used at the king level, and general princes are just copper or stone seals.But the jade book is particular about it. The jade book is also called the book of heaven and the jade book. It is specially used by the emperor to worship the heaven and the earth, or to record secret matters.Princes and ministers can only use bamboo books. Many ministers in the later Tang Dynasty objected to the treatment given to old money and jade books.Li Cunxu was on his way to unify the world, and he focused on recruiting princes, so he reluctantly agreed to Lao Qian's request.So far, Laoqian is essentially no different from the emperor. Lao Qian was not so low-key about the remote countries outside the Central Plains. He magnanimously regarded himself as a big country and sent envoys with his edicts to confer titles on Silla (now North Korea), Bohai (now Mudanjiang area), East China Sea, Yellow Sea and even Some island countries in the South China Sea have established diplomatic relations with them.Taking advantage of the residual prestige left over from the Li and Tang empires, Wuyue Kingdom canonized the kings or chiefs of these small countries.These countries have been proud of being canonized and recognized by the Chinese regime for hundreds of years. In the Li Siyuan Dynasty, Lao Qian continued to maintain friendly relations with the Central Plains court.But then there was a misunderstanding with the court, which made Lao Qian and the court very nervous.At this time, An Zhonghui was holding state power, and all major military and political affairs were decided by An Zhonghui.Lao Qian once wrote a memorial to the court of the later Tang Dynasty. In the opening sentence, he used such words as "King Wuyue sent a letter to the privy envoy and deacon", and then he said things straight to the point.I didn't follow the format of the official document, but I still have to ask how the weather is?Is Master An in good health recently?These pleasantries were omitted by Lao Qian.An Zhonghui thinks that this is old money playing big cards, putting on old qualifications, and looking down on the court.So An Zhonghui was very angry, and the consequences of An Zhonghui's anger were very serious. Not long after, the Later Tang Dynasty sent envoys to Wuyue Kingdom.After the two messengers came back, they had conflicts and attacked and slandered each other.One said that the old man Qian Liu was too arrogant, and he spoke and behaved like an emperor, and attacked the other envoy for being spineless and bowing to the old Qian.At this time, Lao Qian was almost eighty years old, and it was possible to be a little bit awesome, but it was not an exaggeration.It's just that the envoys of the later Tang Dynasty were too sensitive on the one hand, and on the other hand, the two people looked at each other disliked, so they made use of it. It doesn't matter if the two little people make use of the problem, if the little person makes use of the problem, it is still a small problem at best.But it is not a small problem for big people to make use of the problem.An Zhonghui originally had a heavy military mindset, and always wanted to bring peace to the world.He seized this opportunity and made great use of it, accusing Lao Qian of having no dynasty and having a heart of disobedience. This hat is not small, and the old money can't bear it.Now that the hat is put on, things will not be easily given up.An Zhongjiao mobilized Emperor Li Siyuan to deprive Lao Qian of all his official positions, and told Lao Qian to retire and go home. The thing that people fear most is being completely denied by others after old age.An Zhonghui knocked down the old money, how could the old money swallow this breath.However, Lao Qian still had room for it. He did not directly come forward to fight and argue with An Zhonghui, but sent his son Qian Yuanguan to write to the court, defending in every possible way.This actually reflected that Lao Qian didn't think highly of An Chonghui or even the court of the later Tang Dynasty in his heart. Under the instruction of his father, Qian Yuanguan mobilized the literati in Zhejiang and Zhejiang to write memorials with silk.The capacity of silk is really limited, far worse than that of paper disk chips, and the one-meter-long cloth is filled without writing a few words.Furthermore, classmate Xiaoqian was really good at writing. A hundred or eighty people wrote frantically day and night, and within a few days they wrote a room full of memorials.Xiaoqian sent people to load the silk memorials into cart after cart, and sent them to Luoyang in an endless stream.There is a posture of not giving up unless he is rehabilitated. In less than a year, An Zhongjiao's official ship capsized and died.The efforts of Laoqian and Xiaoqian finally saw results.Later Tang Mingzong Li Siyuan rehabilitated Lao Qian, restored his reputation and all his positions, and asked him to come out to work again and continue to preside over the military and political affairs of Wuyue State. Qian Liu has developed many strange habits during his years in the military, some of which are good habits, and he persisted in these habits all his life. Lao Qian joined the army at a very young age, and since marching and fighting requires constant vigilance, Lao Qian has learned the hard work of not sleeping.His so-called not sleeping is actually not falling asleep deeply, not sleeping for a long time.No matter how sleepy and tired he was, Lao Qian tried his best to restrain himself so as not to oversleep and cause trouble.If he was really sleepy, Lao Qian would lie down and take out his special small pillow to put it under his head.Lao Qian's little pillow is a smooth log, or a brass bell the size of a bowl.Is it comfortable to sleep on this thing?It's both panicky and unstable.You can only sleep on it if you are careful.Whenever Lao Qian fell asleep, his little pillow would roll over or roll away.Lao Qian would wake up with a start, and quickly regained his spirits. Fighting and marching during the day is miserable, and it is impossible to rest steadily at night.For ordinary people, this is simply suffering, even if they are not sick, they will suffer from neurasthenia.But Lao Qian adapted to this unique way of resting, and named his little pillow "Police Pillow". Even though Lao Qian later became king and could live in a spacious and comfortable palace as the king of a country, Lao Qian still maintained a high degree of vigilance.If Lao Qian is sleeping, no matter whether it is a nap or a night nap, as long as someone comes to ask for instructions and report work, he will never delay and immediately accept and handle it.The subordinates were worried that waking him up would disturb his sleep, so they had concerns in their hearts, and they didn't dare to get too close to Lao Qian.Lao Qian told the court ladies: "If you have official business, you must not delay it. You shake a piece of paper, and I can hear it and wake up." Lao Qian's dedication to work is admirable; Lao Qian sleeps lightly, daunting. Lao Qian not only keeps himself alert all the time when he sleeps, but also uses various methods to keep the guards on duty alert.He invented many unique methods by himself.Lao Qian slept in the palace, and when he woke up, he took out a small slingshot from under his body, and shot a copper ball the size of a pill out of the palace gate or palace wall with a bang.When the copper ball hits the wall, roof tiles and stone steps, there will be a crisp metallic sound, and the guards on duty will be awakened, so that they will not be paralyzed and fall asleep.Lao Qian checked the post from time to time in his unique way.When encountering this kind of superior leader, anyone on duty is really worried and nervous enough. Lao Qian's weird sleep skills are even worse than Cao Mengde's.Cao Mengde spread rumors that he could kill people in his dreams, which was to scare the assassins away from him while he was asleep.And Qian Liu's method has the same effect, it can not only protect his safety, but also has other practical functions. Qian Liu loves learning and thinking. He has a certain level of education and philosophical thinking.He has a knack for accumulating bits and pieces of knowledge and inspiration.Every day when I go to bed, I put a large plate by the bedside, and the plate is covered with a layer of fine sand.Lao Qian also likes to think about problems while lying down and sleeping, and often has sudden inspiration or remembers important things.Worried about forgetting after waking up, Lao Qian used his fingers to make simple records in the sand table.He kept this habit all his life, and he still used this method until he died in his eighties.Lao Qian's ability to learn and think has reached a certain level. I am also very emotional after reading the history books.I have a similar habit myself. In the early years, I kept a two-inch square notebook and a pen in my clothes pocket, and wrote down my thoughts occasionally.Later, the functions of the mobile phone developed, and it was recorded on the mobile phone.Accumulated to a certain extent, and then sorted out in detail.After more than ten years, I have accumulated hundreds of thousands of words. Although Lao Qian was a low-key person in the later stage, after all, he was once dominant when he was young, and the heroic spirit in his bones will not dissipate.When returning to his hometown once, Lao Qian showed his unrestrained temperament.Accompanied by the mighty armed forces and hundreds of civil and military officials, Lao Qian returned to his hometown, the Yijin Army.The folks in the village lined the road to welcome, with the sound of gongs and drums, and the sound of firecrackers.With lanterns and festoons, cattle and sheep slaughtered, singing and dancing all over the county, immersed in the ocean of celebration.Surrounded by the neighbors and folks, after a few cups of hot wine, Lao Qian was so proud that he recited a song "Homecoming Song", the lyrics are as follows: "The three armies return home and hang brocade clothes, and the fathers and elders come to follow each other from afar. There is no bullying and no bullying, and the king of Wuyue returns with four horses." Lao Qian's poetic style is dry, expressing the mood of successful people returning to their hometowns, with a high-spirited and heroic posture. Laoqian's "Song of Returning Home" is similar to "Song of the Great Wind" written by Han Gaozu Liu Bang a thousand years ago. The environment is similar, the lyrics are similar, the mood is similar, and the theme is similar. Liu Bang's lyrics are: "When the strong wind rises, the clouds fly, Vega comes home and returns to his hometown, and the warriors guard the four directions!" The meanings of the poems of the two are similar, but if you taste it carefully, Lao Qian's artistic conception is still a bit smaller than Liu San's artistic conception.However, in those years when wars were raging and the world was in chaos, Lao Qian had enough qualifications to express his feelings like this.Look at the other princes, which one is as successful as him, and whose happiness index is as high as him?Lao Qian is almost the only feudal prince who can write poetry. The other princes are basically 100% big bosses. They are busy fighting and fighting all day long. Having no descendants or dying unexpectedly is a common pain point of warlords or emperors.In terms of inheriting the foundation, Qian Liu also has the capital to be proud of.He not only passed on the Wuyue Jiangshan in a safe and stable manner, but also passed on the seat to his son smoothly.Compared with him, Zhu Quanzhong died unexpectedly; compared with Li Keyong, the territory of Hedong Township has shrunk severely; compared with Wang Jian, a lot of sons are useless; Compared with him, Li Cunxu had a country without heirs; compared with him, Li Maozhen lost both his foundation and his descendants; compared with him, Liu Rengong not only did not have a good death, but died. . Old Qian lived peacefully to the age of eighty-one, which is simply a miracle of life!He finally had the last laugh. On March 28, 932 A.D., Lao Qian came to the end of his longevity after enjoying himself to the fullest in Wuyue Kingdom, a peaceful and peaceful country.It's time for Lao Qian to find a successor for his foundation. Qian Liu, who was lying on the hospital bed, said to the civil servants and generals around him: "I can't do it anymore. My sons are not talented enough to inherit the great government of Wuyue Kingdom. After I die, you will choose another master of Wuyue Kingdom." Bar." Lao Qian's words are completely nonsense. They are his lies to test civil and military officials. This is also an old trick of Chinese society trying to get him.Lao Qian can say it so lightly, but who dares to think so among civil and military generals?Especially when the old money is still alive, once they show bad intentions, they will definitely be beheaded and ransacked by the old money. The civil and military officials wept bitterly, not only expressing their sorrow for the old money, but also expressing their loyalty. Everyone swore in unison: "My son Yuanguan has followed the king for many years in the south and north, and has made many military exploits. Loved by the whole country, he is the most outstanding among all the princes, please make him his heir, Your Majesty!" These words were right in the heart of Lao Qian, and he thought so too, but he deliberately asked everyone to swear allegiance in order to create a solid political foundation for his son to succeed. Old Qian tremblingly said: "Since you all think so, let Wuyue Kingdom be handed over to Yuan Guan." As he said that, Lao Qian pressed a button in a corner of the bed, and a large drawer slowly slid out from under the bed, and there was a box in the large drawer.After the drawer slides along the track to the position, the lid of the box opens automatically.The chest contained a box full of keys of all kinds. Old Qian called Qian Yuanguan to him, pointed to the key of the box, and said, "Son, civil and military officials all think you are capable and can provoke the country's great responsibility. You should do it well." Qian Yuanguan broke down in tears and kept nodding. .Old Qian took a breath and said again: "Your descendants must serve the Central Plains Dynasty for generations. Don't abandon etiquette because of the change of dynasty. You must remember that this is the foundation of my Wuyue country's protection of the country." Old Qian looked at the crowd again, and closed his eyes in peace. Neither the crowd nor Qian Yuanguan knew that there was such a mechanism under Lao Qian's bed, let alone that there were so many keys in Lao Qian's drawer. key.Good guy!What a fortune the old money left behind.This is as important as the handover of the nuclear arsenal code when the country's leaders change hands. When Xiaoqian was young, he was clever and quick-witted, good at comforting soldiers, made decisions on the fly, never procrastinated, and had outstanding military exploits.After succeeding to the throne, Xiaoqian continued the old Qian's policy of cessation of foreign troops and curtailment of martial arts.Xiaoqian prefers literature, and writes poems and paintings with a large group of literati every day. He has composed more than 1,000 poems in total, and compiled 300 of them into "Jinlou Collection".Xiaoqian's poems seem to be well written, so that the common people on the ground in Wuyue can sing them. In addition to continuing to follow his Lao Tzu's policy on the national economy and the people's livelihood, Xiao Qian is in the same line as Lao Qian in terms of enjoyment.Wu Yueguo is rich and powerful, and has plenty of money.Xiaoqian prefers to make large-scale construction projects, build palaces and build gardens, and the pavilions are the number one in the south of the Yangtze River.They eat and wear famous brands, make luxury cars, ride BMWs, wear gold and silver, and have countless jewels and jaspers.But Xiaoqian, the rich second generation, is different from the rich second generation of Shu King Zongyan. Xiaoqian knows how to spend money, he is not a prodigal son, he does not sell officials and nobles, he does not fish in marshes, and he does not waste politics.On the contrary, at the same time of high consumption, the governance of Xiaoqian is clear, and the political environment of Wuyue Kingdom is relatively normal and orderly.Therefore, Xiaoqian is much more tasteful than Wang Zongyan. During Qian Yuanguan's nine-year reign, international relations coexisted peacefully, domestic people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and economic and cultural life continued to prosper.In the sixth year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty (942 A.D.), the palace of King Wuyue in Hangzhou caught fire.This fire burned down the luxurious royal palace that Qian's father and son had rebuilt and expanded again and again for decades, and Xiaoqian felt very sorry for it.The palace burned down, and Xiaoqian temporarily moved to another place to live.But the strange thing is that Xiaoqian's temporary residence caught fire again, and it was completely burned down.Xiaoqian was frightened by the ghostly fire that was chasing after him, so that his spirit was greatly stimulated.Since then, Xiaoqian suffered from mental illness, died of madness, and died of fright at the age of fifty-five. After Qian Yuanguan's death, his son Qian Zuo succeeded to the throne. In the chaotic world where wars are raging, warlords are fighting, and there is no justice at all, Wuyue Kingdom, under the governance of Qian's father and son, can be called a paradise.There are many people who criticize the Qians and their sons for their lack of aggressiveness and integrity, and even despise them.From the perspective of the original purpose of human survival and development, isn't it to live a good life?From the perspective of human nature, isn't it to create conditions for as many people as possible to live a good life while they can live a good life?Qian and his son deserve respect. The peace and prosperity of Wuyue Kingdom continued.