Chapter 26 Extravagant twenty-fifth

In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Ma Zhou, the official censor, wrote to Chen Shizheng and said: The minister has seen the previous dynasties, since the Xia, Yin, Zhou, and Han clans ruled the world, they have been handed down successively. The most are more than 800 years, and the few are as long as four or five hundred years. Is there no secluded king?Lai Qianzhe lest you!Since the return of Wei and Jin, down to Zhou and Sui, most of them died within 50 or 60 years, and some of them died within 20 or 30 years.The lord of a good cause of entrepreneurship does not do his best to spread grace. At that time, he could only defend himself, and he will leave nothing to think about in the future.Therefore, the heir's master, politics and religion, are few and far between, and one husband shouts loudly, and the world collapses.Although His Majesty is using his great achievements to rule the world today, but his accumulation of virtue is diminishing day by day, he should firmly uphold the ways of Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu, spread virtue widely, make room for kindness, and establish the foundation for generations to come.Do you want to keep politics and religion intact, just to keep the past!Moreover, since ancient times, although the kings and sages of the Ming Dynasty set up teachings according to people, they were lenient and fierce at any time, but they generally focused on frugality on themselves and grace on others.Therefore, they love them like parents, look up to them like the sun and moon, respect them like gods, and fear them like thunder.This is why Bu Zuo is long and does not cause disasters.

Today, after the common people have inherited the mourning and chaos, it is only one-tenth of that in the Sui Dynasty, and they serve the officials as corvees, and the roads follow one after another.Those who are far away travel five or six thousand miles, in spring, autumn, winter and summer, without a break.Although His Majesty ordered him to save money every time he had an edict of grace, but he would not abolish the work of the Secretary, he would naturally need people, and he would serve in the same way as before.Every time the minister visited, for four or five years, the people complained a lot, saying that your majesty did not keep it.In the old Tang Dynasty Yao Maoci soil steps, Xia Yu poor clothes poor food.Such a thing, I know that it is no longer feasible today.Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty spared a hundred gold fees, quit the battle on the terrace, and collected books and bags as palace curtains. Fortunately, his wife's clothes did not drag the floor.When Emperor Jingdi used Jinxiu Qi group to harm female workers, he issued a special edict to get rid of them, so the people were happy.As far as Emperor Xiaowu was concerned, although he was poor and extravagant, he inherited the virtues of Wen and Jing, so his heart was not moved.After Xiangshi Gaozu, there will be Emperor Wu, and the world will not be complete.This is close to the times, and the deeds can be seen.Today's capital and Yizhenguan politicians · 102 · prefectures are building worship utensils, and the princesses are dressed in costumes.The minister heard that the ignorance was obvious, and the later generations were still lazy, and the method was based on reason, and the disadvantages were still chaotic.Your Majesty rarely lives among the people, and knows the hard work of the people, the success or failure of the previous generations, and what he has seen with his own eyes is still the same. However, the crown prince grew up in a deep palace, and he does not care about foreign affairs.

The ministers secretly searched for the successes and failures of the past generations, but there were Li Shu who resented and rebelled, and gathered together as thieves, and all their countries were destroyed.When it comes to cultivating politics and religion, it should be practiced when it can be repaired. If things happen together and you regret it, it will be useless.Therefore, every time the master sees the death of the previous generation, he knows the reason for the loss of his politics and religion, but he does not know his own loss. So Yin Zhou laughed at the death of Xia Jie, and You and Li also laughed at the death of Yin Zhou.At the beginning of Sui Emperor's great career, he laughed at Zhou and Qi for losing their country, but now he regards Yangdi as Yangdi regards Zhou and Qi.

Therefore, the Jingfang said that Emperor Han and Yuan said: "The officials who are afraid of the future look at the present, just as the present looks at the past." This statement must be avoided. In the past, at the beginning of Zhenguan, the earth was frosty and frugal, and only a piece of silk got a bucket of millet, and the world was calm.The common people know that His Majesty is very worried and pitiful, so everyone is at ease, and there has been no slander.Since five or six years, the years have been rich and prosperous, and a bolt of silk can get more than ten stones, but the people all complain that your majesty does not worry about it.Also, there are quite a lot of urgent affairs for those who are doing business today.Since ancient times, the rise and fall of a country cannot help accumulating much, but the joy and sorrow of the people.Moreover, it has been verified by recent events that the Sui family stored warehouses in Luokou, and Li Mi used them; Tokyo accumulated cloth and silk, and Wang Shichong kept them;Xiangshi Luokou and Dongdu have no millet and silk, that is, Shichong and Li Mi may not be able to gather the masses.But hoarding is a common thing in the country, and it should be collected when people have enough energy.If people work hard and collect it by force, they will use it to fund bandits, and it will be useless to accumulate it.However, frugality is used to keep people safe. At the beginning of Zhenguan, Your Majesty has already done it, so it is not difficult to do it now.For one day, the world will know it, and it will be sung and danced.If people are exhausted and use them endlessly, if China is plagued by floods and droughts, and there are wind and dust police on the border, and crazy cunning will steal their hair because of it, then there will be unpredictable things, and it is not just saints who eat and sleep.If you use your Majesty's sageness, sincerely desire to be diligent in governing, and don't bother to seek ancient techniques from afar, but reach the beginning of Zhenguan, then the world will be very fortunate.

Emperor Taizong said: "It was recently ordered to make small portable utensils, but the common people complained. This is my fault." It was ordered to stop.