Gu Qingling recorded these questions on the blackboard next to her, allowing everyone to experience the style of the Ming Dynasty with these questions.
Gu Qingling opened the first page.
She had already prepared and marked the paper below with east, west, south and north, and attached a detailed note to introduce the geographical characteristics, customs and habits of the place, and what is here.
She told the group of children that these contents can be found in which geographical records and which travel notes have been mentioned.
If they don't believe it, they can record it and check it out later.
All these information were calculated by predecessors with their feet.
Because they step on their previous shoulders, they can easily get these messages. So what is the use of these messages to them?
Gu Qingling gave several examples, such as a northerner who only studied hard and became an official in the south. He knew nothing about the south. When he came to the prefectures and counties in the south, did he know how to manage this place?
Because the customs and habits of the north and south are different, or even in the opposite direction, there may be "misunderstandings" that cause death.
If you don't believe it, you can read it...
In this book, a tragedy that occurred due to "misunderstanding".
"Is this a trivial matter?"
"Yes, a very small thing."
"But for those who really exist in this case, this is not a trivial matter, it is the price of life."
"It seems ordinary and even seems ridiculous afterwards, but what if it is given to the people of the world? What if there are more than one such 'misunderstanding', but many? You can imagine how terrible this 'misunderstanding' is."
"So, no matter what, no matter what, anyone, 'cognition' is a very important thing. For the bystander, the whole picture is unknown and there is no comment. But for the person living in it... it may change his life."
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While telling stories, the big truth is unfolding according to the stories, which is much more shocking than just talking about big truths. Moreover, there is a "real map" in front of Gu Qingling, telling everyone that this is a real story.
Behind this story is a Ming Dynasty with a huge geographical range, a large population, and a huge difference between the north and the south.
Therefore, it is definitely not easy to manage the Ming Dynasty well.
A small official makes a mistake, which may lead to serious consequences, not to mention the higher-ranking superiors.
Gu Qingling asked them to consider this issue with the attitude of "uppers" and asked: "Some of you are not young anymore, and may even be engaged. They will leave the palace soon and go out to build a man, become a man of upright career, and achieve a career. Then I ask you, do you really know the questions I mentioned? Are you really ready? What will you do if you encounter the above problems?"
Emperor Mingguang came suddenly without any preparation.
When his figure suddenly appeared at the back door, Li Wenchong's heart almost jumped into his throat.
Depend on!
What is Gu Qingling doing?!
She was digging a hole for herself, do she think the grass on the grave is too short?!
He was about to stand up and apologize, but Emperor Mingguang raised his hand and told him to be quiet and not to disturb the princes and grandsons in class.
He also signaled Gu Qingling to continue because he wanted to hear what his princes and grandsons would answer.
The twenty-second prince Li Zheng frowned: "Auntie, what do you mean? The father is worried about this kind of thing. We are just some princes, so there is no need to worry about this kind of thing. Besides, being an official is the official's business, so what does it have to do with us princes?"
"The twenty-two emperors, that's not what he said," said the eldest grandson Li An, who heard this and stood up to refute, "Grandma Huang has already said that we are princes and grandsons, and the princes and grandsons should be the example of the people in the world. Officials are also one of the people, so we should also serve as examples for officials. If we are all confused and don't understand anything, then officials will follow the same examples, will they become what Grandma Huang said?"
"Do you want to rebel? Worry about your father?" The twenty-second prince Li Zheng suddenly felt faceless and said angrily.
When Yao Jiuye saw that his buddy was "bullied", he immediately said, "What do you think in your heart that you think of others like this. The Grand Prince's Grandson clearly said that he was the example of the people. As the eldest grandson of the Grand Prince's Mansion, he shouldered the responsibility of being the example. Isn't it normal for him to consider this issue?"
Several princes and grandchildren with good relationship with Yao Jiuye spoke out, saying that the princes and grandchildren are indeed the example of the people and should indeed take the lead in demonstrating. This is nothing wrong.
When the Emperor Aunt/Grandma asked this question, she just wanted them to consider their identity as "prince", study hard, and share their worries for their father, emperor and grandfather in the future.
Gu Qingling smiled, ignoring the Emperor Mingguang and Li Wenchong who were not discovered at the end, and continued, "Since that's the case, should we first understand the Ming Dynasty? "Sun Tzu: The Chapter of Attack": 'Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles; if you don't know your enemy and know yourself, you will win and lose; if you don't know your enemy and don't know yourself, you will lose in every battle.'This principle is extremely applicable to governing a country, governing a prefecture and county, or even governing a county. Then I ask you again, do you really know what the world outside the Ming Dynasty looks like?"
Then I ask you, do you know which countries are outside the Ming Dynasty?
"I know, there is Maoqiuguo, I have seen it in XX Geography."
"Fusang Kingdom, they have come to pay tribute."
"Peacock Country..."
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The princes and grandchildren reported these countries one by one.
Gu Qingling asked again: "Are you sure? Are there any other countries?"
Until everyone shook their heads and couldn't think of any other countries, Gu Qingling asked them with a smile, since they said the names of these countries, and whether they knew which of these countries were allies and which of them were enemies.
If a war breaks out, how will the Ming Dynasty protect itself?
Well, only the older prince has thought about this problem, but the younger ones have even reached it, and they don’t understand it at all.
Someone asked Gu Qingling: "Does the emperor know? If the emperor doesn't know, is it not good to ask us like this?"
The person who said this was not someone else, but the twenty-two prince Li Zheng.
Obviously, he was still calculating about his shameful things before and wanted to get back the scene.
Gu Qingling shook her head: "I don't know, so I asked you. I am just a woman, and an old woman. I don't know how long I can live. But you are different. You are princes and grandchildren, you are still young and have an infinite future. There are various possibilities in the future, so I need to ask you to see if you are ready."
"Since you are not ready, then this question will end here. You can think about it slowly after you go back."
"Next, let's go back to the question just now - what countries are there around the Ming Dynasty? They are enemies and friends to us, and how do these enemies and friends judge?"
Chapter completed!