"Not bad, are there any more?"

Taizu Sheng looked into the distance. Although there was some approval on his face, it seemed that he was still not very satisfied with Meng Yuan's answer.

This question made all the audience in front of the screen stunned.

Any more?

It should be... gone, right?

Expelling the barbarians, rebuilding China, establishing the principles and discipline, and rescuing the people. This is already recognized as Taizu Sheng’s greatest achievement. Is it possible to force a third point?

In fact, most people can see that Sheng Taizu is not the kind of person who is overly complacent about his own achievements.

On the contrary, he is not very interested in his well-known achievements, but rather wants to be seen by others for other things he has done.

Meng Yuan was not stumped. He paused for a moment and continued: "The third thing that juniors admire most about seniors is: never change your original intention and perseverance!"

As soon as this statement came out, the audience in front of the screen was a little confused.

Because there is a huge gap between this third point and the first two points. They are not on the same level at all, and they can’t even be considered meritorious.

What's there to say?

"I thought the third point would be something shocking, but this is it?"

"Remain true to your original intention and persevere despite setbacks? What is this? This should be regarded as a necessary condition for successful people, right?"

"Yes, compared to the first two points, this third point is a bit underweight, and it is suspected of being a fake."

"I also think there is no need to force three points!"

Taizu Sheng was a little surprised and asked with an expression of approval: "Why do you admire this the most?"

Meng Yuan raised his head and looked into the distance, and the thoughts of all the viewers seemed to be flowing into the distance along with the long river of time.

"When Taizu was seventeen years old, there was a drought, locusts, and a great famine. His parents and brothers died one after another, and he was too poor to be buried.

"At the beginning, Hou came from the emperor's army and suffered a great loss at the end of the year. The emperor was also suspicious of Peng, so he had no food. Hou stole cooking cakes and used them in his arms, but the meat was burnt.

"Later he fell ill. The ministers asked for prayers and asked for a good doctor. Later he said to the emperor: 'Death and life are all about life, so what's the use of praying for it! And how can a doctor bring life to life! If the medicine is ineffective, there is no need to blame me for being a concubine.

Is it curable?' The illness was urgent, and the emperor asked what he wanted to say. He said: 'Your Majesty may seek wise people and accept advice, and be cautious until the end, so that your descendants will all be wise, and your subjects will get what they want.' He died in Bingxu of the month, at the age of fifty-one. The emperor was in mourning.

He cried, and then he did not stand up again.

"At the end of the leap month and Guiwei, the emperor's illness became serious. Yiyou died in the West Palace at the age of seventy-one. The posthumous edict said: 'I bear the destiny of thirty-one years, worry about dangers and work hard, work hard every day, and do good to the people. But it started from

It is humble and does not have the profound knowledge of the ancients. It is better to like good and evil than to be far away. Now that we have understood the natural principles of all things, it is possible to express ridicule and sorrow... No gold or jade should be used in funeral rituals. For this reason, Xiaoling Mountains and Rivers should not be used.

Change it to: All the subjects of the world will weep for three days, and they will all surrender. There is no need to marry.'"

When Meng Yuan said these four paragraphs, he paused slightly in each paragraph.

After saying these words, most of the audience in front of the screen were confused.

There are also many questions floating around on the bullet screens of many video websites.

"What's the meaning?"

"I don't understand. Can you speak plainly?"

"It seems to be the original text in the history books?"

It's normal to not understand. After all, what Meng Yuan said was the original text in the history books, which is ancient Chinese. It's hard to guess the meaning if you haven't read it.

Even those who have read the original text have no reaction for a moment, because these are records from four different periods.

However, there were many talented people in the audience, and soon someone found the original texts of these four historical passages and guessed the intention of Meng Yuan's words.

"I understand, these four paragraphs seem to talk about four things, namely the tragedy of Sheng Taizu's youth, the Queen's gift of cooking cakes to him when Sheng Taizu was young, the Queen's death from illness, and the edict when Sheng Taizu died!"

“Then what does this have to do with the ‘remain true to the original intention’ mentioned before?”

Sheng Taizu did not respond, but his expression became more complicated.

Obviously, for Sheng Taizu, when he heard Meng Yuan's words, there were some changes in his heart.

Because what Meng Yuan said contained too much information!

It is impossible for Taizu Sheng to know what was recorded about him in the history books of later generations.

But Meng Yuan’s words clearly come from history books!

There is a saying called "the final conclusion". What kind of record an emperor finally leaves in the history books is always the most important thing.

The words the queen once said to him before her death are still in his ears. Although some of the words have changed in the history books, they still make Sheng Taizu feel so real;

As for the edict, Taizu Sheng had never considered the specific wording at this time, but after hearing Meng Yuan's words, Taizu Sheng was sure that this was indeed the edict he would issue.

Such complex emotions stunned Taizu Sheng, so much so that he temporarily lost his expression.

Meng Yuan calmed down his emotions and continued: "She is a queen, but she was also an ordinary woman. Even in the extreme situation where her husband was imprisoned and could be killed at any time, she still stayed with her.

Don’t give up and give bread to your husband even if you get burned.

"After becoming rich and powerful, she always maintained a simple style, neither arrogant nor extravagant, and worked hard to save everyone she knew or didn't know.

"Don't call for a doctor after you are seriously ill, because you know that doctors can only cure illnesses, not lives, and you don't want to implicate innocent people with your own death.

"At the last moment of her life, she just told her husband to accept advice and be cautious, and then she passed away with a smile on her face.

"And her husband, after experiencing countless sufferings, his heart has long been as hard as iron stone, but at this time, he can only cry endlessly!

"Because looking back on his life, the Queen was the anchor in his heart and the scabbard that could put away this sharp sword. From then on, he no longer lived for anyone, only for the common people in the world!

"A widower, a widower, an orphan, alone. He lost his father in his early years, his wife in his middle age, and his son in his later years. Even after becoming an emperor, his life was full of anger, sadness and doubt.

“The childhood story of ‘parents and brothers died one after another, and poverty was too much to bear’ was just a microcosm of his life’s sufferings. Fate had always given him only pain and not much warmth at all.

"When he was a boy, he used a broken bowl to inherit China, which was riddled with holes and in turmoil; but when he died, he expanded the land thousands of miles away, leaving behind a powerful dynasty where the people lived in peace and the foreigners were convinced!

"However, in his last edict, he did not talk about his achievements, but only expressed his sincerity.

"He said: I work hard day and night just to benefit the people;

"He said: I came from a humble background, and my talent and knowledge are far inferior to those of the sages;

"He said: Death is the principle of all things. Do not disturb the people because of my death. Don't use gold and silver vessels for funeral sacrifices. The landscape of Xiaoling Mausoleum should remain as it is and should not be changed. All the people of the world, after three days of mourning,

All take off their mourning clothes so as not to affect the marriage.

"He and the Queen met in the turbulent and troubled times, and went through countless ups and downs hand in hand, and stayed together until the glorious and prosperous era they created with their own hands.

"From the beginning to the end, he never forgot that he was the son of a farmer or his responsibilities as an emperor. He worked diligently like a model worker and wished he could solve all problems once and for all in his lifetime.

"Perhaps many of the things he did were in vain, and he even made some mistakes, but no one can deny that he accomplished an almost impossible feat with his own hands alone. Until the last moment of his life, he never forgot his original intention. There is never any slack!

“Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and confuse his actions. Therefore, tempting his heart and forbearance will benefit him in a way that he cannot do.

"Every head of state, who has inherited the fate of heaven and scenery, always talks about it with worry. When success is achieved, his virtue will decline. Those who have a good beginning will be successful, and those who can overcome the end will overwhelm the few. How can it be that it is easy to obtain but difficult to maintain? The blame is not great. , but you should be afraid of people; if you are carrying a boat and capsizes it, you should be very cautious. If you are running in a car and the rope is rotten, how can you be careless?

“No matter what kind of setbacks you encounter, you will never be defeated, no matter how much wealth you have, you will always practice frugality, and even if you become an emperor, you will never forget the sufferings of the people!

“There are many people who can grit their teeth and bear hardships, but there are very few people who can remember the hardships after becoming wealthy.

"So, the younger generation believes that, 'Expelling the barbarians, restoring China; setting up the principles and discipline, and rescuing the people' are achievements that can be passed down for generations. But in the younger generation's view, a person can truly achieve 'the original intention is not changed and the people are persevered' , is also the most admirable thing!"

Different from the impassionedness of the first two points, when Meng Yuan made the last point, he deliberately lowered his tone and emotion, but his appeal was not reduced at all.

Because of this sincerity, it resonated with the audience even more!

On video websites, comments from many viewers quickly flooded the screen.

"That's so good! I almost want to cry!"

"Hey, Taizu Sheng's life was indeed not easy. If we only looked at his achievements, most people would regard his life as a great novel. But if he were an ordinary person, his suffering would have crushed him. There would be no talk of rebuilding China. ?”

"It is true that there are many heroes in Chinese history, but people like His Majesty who can never forget their original intentions from beginning to end are indeed rare!"

"The queen of Sheng Taizu is undoubtedly ranked among the top three among the virtuous queens of the ages. She is simply 360 degrees of truth, kindness and beauty. Oh, the love between husband and wife is really a good story. It is a pity that she died too early, otherwise The entire history of the Dasheng Dynasty will probably be rewritten."

"In fact, Taizu Sheng's crazy killing of corrupt officials later was probably a sign of not forgetting his original intention. After all, he never forgot the pain of his childhood, so naturally he will never forget his hatred for corrupt officials!"

"Expel the barbarians and restore China; establish principles and disciplines to help the people; never change your original intention and persevere! This evaluation is indeed appropriate!"

When Meng Yuan mentioned the third point before, "the original intention remains unchanged and the perseverance persists," many viewers were puzzled and thought that this was not an achievement at all, but was suspected of making up the numbers. However, it was not until now that they realized that this was not Make up the numbers.

Sheng Taizu, who "expelled the Hulu and restored China", is more like a cold statue, aloof but difficult to touch;

Sheng Taizu, who "established principles and disciplines to help the people", transformed from a god to a wise king. He was at the height of the temple, but he still did not forget the sufferings of the people;

And it was Sheng Taizu who "did not change his original intention and never gave up", who truly transformed from a statue of a god into a living person of flesh and blood!

If we only look at Sheng Taizu's achievements, his evaluation can easily go to two extremes.

Sheng Taizu indeed made great achievements that were almost impossible to accomplish, but it was not without any mistakes.

It is certainly wrong to deliberately exaggerate his mistakes and distort his intentions, but it is naturally biased to deliberately deify him.

After Meng Yuan evaluated Sheng Taizu's two major achievements, the third point fell on his characteristics as a human being, and this characteristic covered not only Sheng Taizu's achievements, but also some of the weaknesses in Sheng Taizu's character.

Some people say that some of the systems established by Sheng Taizu were out of date and were not successful; others say that Sheng Taizu was murderous and cruel, and the rules he set for officials were too strict and unrealistic.

Some people even asked: "There are so many corrupt officials in the world, why should we kill them all?"
To be continued...