Emperor Ming Dynasty

In feudal society, maps have always been state secrets, and it is difficult for non-state ministers to get access to them. It is very important for ordinary people to know a county or a prefecture.

Therefore, folks rely more on guides.

Especially when leading troops to fight, the map is the most important thing. Are there few generals who died because of getting lost in history?

This is the case with the famous Xiang Yu.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Song also held a map of Bashu by himself, but was arrogant to Cao Cao.

Not to mention, during the reign of Chongzhen, because of the guides like Shanxi merchants, the Manchus entered and robbed five times, but they never got lost and returned with a good harvest.

Zhu Li was stunned.

The Yangtze River is actually longer than the Yellow River.

Yanshan is tapped.

He looked to the south, the Huaihai Great Plain, and Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places are flat and full of rivers, why are they not rich?

Of course, the eye-catching canal runs from north to south, and the cities along the way, such as Gaoyou and Linqing, are all first-class prosperous places.

There is also the Great Wall, layer upon layer, winding to Gansu.

"The northwest is mountainous, the north is flat, and the south is hilly."

Zhu Li turned his gaze to Shanhaiguan. The narrow Liaoxi Corridor is indeed the lifeblood of Daming.

For a moment, he actually had the illusion that the great Ming Dynasty was in his chest.

My heart widened in an instant.

The same is true of the literati around him, shocking inexplicably.

"There's a lot going on here."

Zhu Li shook his head, he guessed that this place was probably made by the emperor.

Therefore, after wandering on the map for a while, he went to another place on the third floor, where there were more things.

For example, the complete and revised "Law of the Ming Dynasty", with 580 volumes, [-] articles, and dozens of volumes.

In addition, it is accompanied by typical cases and legal interpretations of various laws in the past 300 years of the Ming Dynasty. These are must-reads for officials.

Three full bookshelves.

Even if it is an imperial decree, there are two pieces.

Of course, what the literati prefer more is the Sanding Jiadian examination papers that have been held for many years.

The wooden frame is framed by glass, so that everyone can watch it.

And some Xiyi books, such as the Bible, the Koran, etc., and even Korean and Japanese history books, these are not available for purchase.

However, Zhu Li's gaze was fixed again: "Pre-Ming history?"

A whole set of pre-Ming history was just placed on the bookshelf for people to borrow.

In order to prevent loss, there are even guards.

"It can only be borrowed, not taken away."

The person keeping the book said softly: "And only on the third floor."

Even so, there are still a large number of scholars sitting cross-legged, reading this vast history book with gusto, reluctant to leave.

Zhu Li couldn't avoid it either, he sat down cross-legged, borrowed a book, and started reading it.

Suddenly, he who was intoxicated in the book was pushed awake.

It turned out that the time had come.

It was only after he left the pavilion that he realized that the sky was getting dark.

Smiling, he returned to the house in the carriage.

At this time, he suddenly realized that the atmosphere was not right.

There are a large number of strangers guarding in front of the door and behind the house, each of them staring at each other, paying special attention to strangers.

"How is this going?"

The housekeeper stood guard at the door, and when he saw him, he immediately greeted him and led him in personally.

Zhu Li was puzzled.

"Master is back." The butler whispered.

Only then did Zhu Li suddenly realize.

It turned out that his emperor Laozi had come.

Sure enough, when he was taken to the study, he saw a man in his thirties.

Her long hair was casually pulled up by a wooden hairpin, her lips were thinly bearded, and she had a small goatee on her chin. The bridge of her nose was slightly straight, and her cheeks were full.

The black robe is a little thinner because of burning coal.

In front of the desk, stood a boy of the same height as him, dressed in a thin padded jacket, with his head bowed, his lips pursed in silence.

It was his younger brother, Zhu Fang.

"came back?"

Zhu Yixi raised his head, put down the book in his hand, and looked at the bastard in front of him: "Where did you go?"

"Xinming Bookstore." Zhu Li replied respectfully: "Going to the second and third floors, I saw a vast map and a huge library. If you wandered around for a while, you would miss the time."

"There!" Zhu Yixi nodded: "Now that you have passed the examination of a scholar, you are about to go to Juren and Jinshi to work hard. It is just right to go there. It will open your eyes and increase your knowledge."

"It should be noted that today's imperial examinations have no longer the usual routines, and the examinations are getting more and more complicated..."

It's so complicated, isn't it also your gong!
Zhu Li muttered in his heart, but there was no wave on his face.

Enduring his father's pressure, he thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Father, the rural and general examinations are becoming more and more burdensome these days. For those children from poor families, they read too much and their knowledge is shallow."

"However, those sons of gentry can invite famous teachers and read poems and books one by one. The advantages are too great."

"If things go on like this, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the imperial court..."

Zhu Yixi smiled slightly upon hearing this.

Zhu Fang on the side was taken aback, when did the eldest brother have such courage?
In fact, Zhu Li was also surprised by his own courage, he never thought that he would be able to say such a thing.

I'm afraid it was the stimulation I received in that bookstore today!
Zhu Yixi looked at his illegitimate son with great interest, and became interested for a while.

Today, among the three beauties of the Bian family, there are four sons and three daughters. Only Zhu Li and Zhu Fang are adults and can make a career. The other two are relatively young and are still studying.

Comparatively speaking, the Zhu Li brothers are at a disadvantage because they can only be born as commoners, but they are considered outstanding by relying on their own ability to be admitted as a scholar.

Originally, he planned to connect the two illegitimate sons with a succession of titles, but he thought that Gao He would be enough among the nobles, and it would be good for these two to be civil servants.

Now that these words are spoken, it is in line with the age of 17 years old.

Young and vigorous, full of justice.

Zhu Yixi pondered for a moment before saying, "Li Zhi, do you know?"

Zhu Li was stunned for a moment, and immediately the books he glanced at on the third floor appeared in his mind: Burning Books, Continued Burning Books, Collection of Books, and Continued Collection of Books.

They are exactly Li Zhi's works.

He was deeply influenced by the "Taizhou School", a branch of "Yangming School", and regarded himself as a "heretic", criticizing Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, advocating "renewing the old and reforming the new", and opposing ideological imprisonment.

It is proposed that "Confucius's right and wrong can not be regarded as right and wrong".

In particular, he scolded the Taoists at that time as false Taoism: "Yang is Taoism, yin is wealth and honor, and the clothes are refined and refined, and the behavior is like a dog."

Taoists talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but they actually use Taoism as a stepping stone to "defraud the world for profit" and seek high-ranking officials and fortunes for themselves.

Therefore, before the great prosperity of Neo-Confucianism, not only Neo-Confucianists could not tolerate him, even most of the School of Mind could hardly coexist with him.

After all, no matter how subversive the study of mind is, it still recognizes the way of Confucius and Mencius.

Only the Shaowu Dynasty, where Qin Xue gradually rose, can be regarded as giving it a place.

There are still some similarities between the two.

Such as emphasizing business, opposing empty talk, etc.

"Li Zhi, my son only hears his name."

"Although Li Zhi is frivolous, he has always opposed Confucianism, which is not tolerated in the world, but you don't know that when he was in Macheng, there were thousands of people who taught from him."

"Many people travel thousands of miles just to listen to his lectures."

Zhu Yixi said softly: "Are these people trying to listen to their thoughts?"

"No, but listen to his talk about the stereotype."

After more than 200 years of baptism, the eight-legged essay format has been tested tens of thousands of times, and smart people have already grasped the trick.

Among them, the dignitaries and gentry accounted for the majority.

However, Li Zhi opposed stereotyped writing and demanded the emancipation of the mind, so he did not hesitate to talk about the tricks of stereotyped writing.

Because of him, even remote places like Guizhou and Yunnan have produced many Jinshi.

"So, the fairness of stereotyped essays can only be used in children's examinations, rural examinations and general examinations. It is no longer fair, but has become the cradle of gentry, and poor families are scarce."

Zhu Yixi sighed: "Li Zhi's request to abolish stereotyped writing is why he is worried that stereotyped writing will imprison thought and be monopolized."

"Now that I have a new policy, it will only take two or three hundred years. Let's wait for future generations to reform it again."

Zhu Li was silent.

Only now did he truly understand the disadvantages of stereotyped writing.

"Okay." Zhu Yixi said casually: "Your biggest goal now is to pass the provincial examination next year and become a Juren."

"Strive to enter the officialdom before the age of 30 and become a good official close to the people."

Zhu Li nodded.

For the future, he has always been content with the situation. Even if he was admitted to be a scholar, it was the result of his mother's pressure. Now he really has some ambitions.

"Work hard, take advantage of your youth to reach a higher level, and I can help you again."

Zhu Yixi smiled and let the two leave.

"Brother, you are so brave."

Zhu Fang leaned in front of him and said in amazement, "You can actually say these words in front of your father."

"When the words come to my lips, I can't stop."

Zhu Li shook his head: "However, I think most of the reason is because of that bookstore, which has too much impact on people."

"Really? Then I'll go and have a look tomorrow!" Zhu Fang laughed.

The two brothers walked side by side, discussing what happened today.

On the other side, Zhu Yixi embraced Bian Yujing, Kou Baimen, and Li Xiangjun, who was uncomfortable and nestled on the bed.

"Master, do you really want Li'er to go to officialdom?"

Bian Yujing said reluctantly.

"Sooner or later." Zhu Yixi tucked the Jade Rabbit up, and said casually, "Officials are the real qualities of a man. Besides, his surname is Zhu, no matter what, there is a guarantee, and there will be no danger."

In the Ming Dynasty, when there was no danger of seizing the heir, there were fewer political turmoil, and the security of civil servants was greatly improved. Being an official is indeed a relatively promising job.

The three girls smiled knowingly.

They had forgotten that the person in front of them was the emperor.

In the future, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne, facing a few illegitimate children who have no right to inherit, he will not look at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha, nor will he be cruel.

Under the relaxed atmosphere, the three women felt the heat unconsciously, their clothes became thinner, and their skin became redder and tenderer.

……

Cullen.

Zeng Ying stood up abruptly, led the soldiers out of the city, and met a man in his forties.

Wearing a leather jacket, his figure is not fat, but as usual, strong and strong, with straight eyebrows and thick lips, he looks like an honest and trustworthy person.

Zeng Ying didn't dare to trust her, and directly cupped her hands and said, "I have seen General Zhenglu."

"Marquis Zeng is too polite."

Chen Dong laughed, and came over while leading the horse: "This time, I'm going to eat my brother's food."

Chen Dong, Marquis of Runing, the hero of Zhongxing Fuguo, the best among nobles, and the first-class existence among marquises.

Without it, because Chen Dong was born in the emperor's personal army camp, he has been in control of the military, and later he controlled the bodyguard department, and the emperor's safety was protected by him.

It can be said that the emperor trusted him the most.

So when vying for the handsome position, on the surface it seems that there are many choices, but in fact, Chen Dong has always been one of them.

It's just that everyone thought that the emperor couldn't bear him and didn't want to let him leave the capital.

But I never thought that the emperor was nostalgic after all, and in order to reward him for his meritorious service, he awarded Chen Dong the position of general and asked him to lead the army in the Northern Expedition.

Seeing his face, Zeng Ying sighed in his heart: this Duke of Jinjue is probably as stable as Mount Tai.

Thinking like this, the smile on his face didn't change at all, but became more and more eager.

Chen Dong was not proud of his university, but he was also very polite.

After all, facing the prince's father-in-law, his capital is not too thick.

In this way, the two came to the city of Kulun.

Chen Dong was not surprised by the prosperity of Kulun.

"Now Kulun has built five military cities, with nearly 200 million shi of grain and nearly [-] troops."

Zeng Ying stated in detail: "There are [-] cavalry and [-] infantry. If there is a need to recruit, Mobei can still send [-] cavalry."

"Enough." Chen Dong said softly: "I went north this time, and I brought [-] Mongolian cavalry from Chahar and Suiyuan, and [-] cavalry from the Beijing camp."

"In addition, there are [-] Musketeers and Artillery, totaling over [-]."

"10 people are enough to overthrow the so-called Fengjing Mansion."

For this march, in order to reach Mobei as soon as possible, Chen Dong didn't carry much food, just enough food for the road, and the rest was eaten in Mobei.

Obviously, two years of food transportation has made Mobei a big granary, and there is no shortage of food at all.

Two million shi of grain is enough to support an army of 200 shi for half a year.

If the number of war horses is reduced and only soldiers are used, it will be fine for a year.

After chatting about the situation in Mobei, Zeng Ying took out a road map:

"Before that, in order to avoid getting lost, I followed the example of Liang Dao and built camps one after another. The army just marched along the direction of the camps."

"Kulun is nearly 10 miles away from the North Sea. If [-] people were cavalry, then ten days would be enough, but as it is now, it will take at least half a month."

Chen Dong was noncommittal: "Infantry can also travel on horseback."

"These people have practiced one after another before the Northern Expedition. Although they are not very skilled, they can ride a horse after all."

"In this way, let's try to reach Beihai in ten days and completely take down the Qing Dynasty."

Hearing this, Zeng Ying's face was full of solemnity: "This station is four thousand miles away from Beijing, and that is an unprecedented battle."

"The Mongols of the past have all reached the Raksha Kingdom. If they can, so can we."

Chen Dong said casually: "As long as you don't get lost and there is no shortage of food, a certain person will be able to take over Su Wu's Beihai where she herds sheep, and the Ming Dynasty's east, west, north and south seas will be completely complete."

"Where is Le Shi Yanran enough, we are drinking horses in Beihai."

(End of this chapter)