Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 114 The Legacy of Confucius, Propaganda of New Learning

However, after getting to know Zhu Han, Hua Shou knew that Zhu Han was enthusiastic about preaching and resolving doubts, especially in the field of medical skills, and he was not stingy with his talents.

"Haha, in the final analysis, this magic medicine can only be developed by using the posthumous texts of Confucius!" Zhu Han laughed.

Kong Yuanlang and Hua Shou were stunned when they heard the words.

They never imagined that they could be involved in Confucius.

Kong Yuen Long, the authentic descendant of Confucius, was even more confused. He didn't even know what medical skills his ancestors knew, let alone the powerful medical skills that could cure tuberculosis.

"Duke, what do you say?" Kong Yuanlang said hastily.

"To be honest, these magical medicines were made by chance after I obtained a set of 36 volumes of the posthumous texts of Confucius and learned a little from them!" Zhu Han said with a serious face.

"Confucius posthumous texts in 36 volumes?"

Kong Yuanlang was even more confused, he didn't know anything about his ancestors.

"I've only heard of Confucius's poems, books, etiquette and Analects, but never heard of 36 volumes?" Hua Shou also frowned and asked in doubt.

"So it was a coincidence! Our Red Turban Army marched in Huaixi before, and found a hidden cave by chance. We got a set of ancient suicide notes in it. After careful study, I found that it was the 36 volumes of the true biography of Confucius. For some unknown reason, it has been hidden in the cave for 2000 years, what a pity!" Zhu Han said very seriously.

This set of rhetoric, if people in the future hear it, they will definitely scold the vulgar martial arts fantasy routines.

But for the ancients, it was unheard of.

Kong Yuen Long was excited like "my ancestor is so arrogant".

"Confucius knew medical skills?" Hua Shou asked with a confused face.

Zhu Han smiled and said: "The way is true, and all roads lead to the same goal. A sage's article is enough to explain the pathology, and it can be cured naturally."

Afterwards, Zhu Han explained to Hua Shou what is a virus, what is a bacterium, and what is an infection.

After these words, Hua Shou was stunned. He never expected that such a treatment could be done like this.

"Dare to ask the Duke, what else is recorded in these 36 posthumous chapters?" Kong Yuanlang exclaimed.

"Actually, there were more than 36 posthumous chapters of Confucius, but unfortunately, after leaving the cave, they were quickly turned into dust, and I only remembered 36 chapters." Zhu Han sighed.

"What a pity!"

"It's a pity that the book of sages can educate all peoples!"

Both Kong Yuanlong and Hua Shou sighed regretfully.

"However, relying on my memory, I still recorded these 36 articles. As for other incompleteness, I can only rely on Mr. Kong's family background to make up for it step by step!" Zhu Han said.

Kong Yuanlang nodded solemnly, "Kong is duty-bound!"

"Duke, what are those 36 records?" Hua Shou asked.

Zhu Han cleared his throat, and then said: "36 articles, namely mathematics, extensive knowledge, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, navigation, metallurgy, pharmaceuticals, medicine..."

Zhu Han reported 36 majors in one breath. These are basically the books of various subjects that are rewarded by the system.

Kong Yuanlong and Hua Shou were all dumbfounded after hearing these so-called "Confucius 36 posthumous chapters".

Almost [-]% of them are completely incomprehensible.

"This, these are really the teachings of Confucius?" Hua Shou couldn't help asking.

Although he studied medicine, he came from a scholarly family. He had memorized the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, but he never thought that Confucius would have so many messy theories.

"Really, of course it is true!" Zhu Han said seriously.

"I have little talent and learning, and most of them have never heard of it. Could you please show me those books?" Kong Yuenlang said.

Zhu Han waved his hand, "No problem, no problem at all!"

Afterwards, several attendants came out holding several thick stacks of books that had already been prepared.

With excitement, Kong Yuanlang and Hua Shou carefully flipped through the books.

Who knew... after reading only two pages, the faces of the two of them completely collapsed.

Where the hell did this come from, what Confucius posthumous article!
Because it is all written on high-quality rice paper, and there are colorful illustrations!

In the age of Confucius, where did the paper come from?Where are the color illustrations from?

"My lord, this... this picture is really, very unlikely to be handed down by Kong Sheng!" Kong Yuen Long really didn't know how to organize the words, this is a blatant fake.

"Oh, didn't I tell you just now that the real posthumous scriptures of Confucius have been destroyed, and I ordered people to transcribe and print them all based on my memory," Zhu Han said.

Kong Yuanlang and Hua Shou looked at each other, the reason was justified, anyway, the original work is gone, so naturally any transcribed version is fine.

"There are so many books, I'm afraid there are a million words, and adults all wrote them from memory?" Hua Shou couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Zhu Han couldn't help cursing inwardly: As long as you talk too much, it's so hard for me to fake it, so I don't feel sorry for it, and I know how to question it!
"Zhu has always had a good memory, so it's nothing." Zhu Han smiled pretentiously.

"I don't know what my lord needs me to do?" Kong Yuen Long asked.

"It's very simple. These posthumous articles of Confucius are all true knowledge that can benefit all generations. I want scholars all over the world to learn the true knowledge of Confucius, instead of the rigid moral articles of the past!" Zhu Han Said.

That's right!

Zhu Han's new imperial examination is precisely to use the name of Confucius to adopt his own new learning.

"Ah? The Duke really has great ambitions!" Kong Yuanlang said with some embarrassment.

Kong Yuen Long was not a fool, he had already guessed Zhu Han's intention of inviting him out of the mountain, and he wanted to use his name as a descendant of the sage Kong to be his so-called 'Confucius 36 posthumous chapters' as a propagandist.

He wanted to refuse, but he was a little afraid of retaliation from the Red Scarf Army.

And he just read some '36 posthumous chapters', but there are some epiphany knowledge in it.

"These are the true knowledge of Confucius, but I don't know what is willing to be hidden for thousands of years. Now that I have seen the light of day again, I must let the world learn the real knowledge of Confucius. In order to prevent ordinary people from doubting the origin of these knowledge, I need Confucius. Please cooperate, sir!" Zhu Han said.

"Cooperate? How can you cooperate, my lord!" Kong Yuanlang was stunned.

"You will find these posthumous articles of Confucius in the future from your family's collection of books. If the authentic descendants of Confucius say this, no one should doubt it," Zhu Han said.

Kong Yuanlang's face was blackened immediately, but he didn't dare to have any other opinions in his heart, so he could only agree.

Zhu Han was overjoyed when he saw this, and gave Kong Yuanlang instructions on how to 'falsify' step by step.

After all, although we Huaxia scholars have villains, traitors and villains, there are not many fools, and they cannot be fooled by the clumsy tricks of the West.

Like the discovery of ancient books in caves, not many people believe it when they think about it seriously.

As for the poor blind man herding sheep who could write a million-word epic on expensive parchment, that was so absurd that no one would believe it.

And if it is collected by the descendant family of Confucius, nine out of ten people will believe it.

The aristocratic family that has been passed down for thousands of years has some incredible features, which are completely reasonable.

At this time, Zhu Han saw Hua Shou next to him, who was holding a medical anatomy book and was fascinated by it. He immediately thought that this is a ready-made medical expert, and he can completely borrow the ancients to make a book.

"Mr. Hua, if you like these books, you can take them back and read them carefully!" Zhu Han said.

Hua Shou's eyes widened immediately, and he held the medical book in his arms like a treasure, "Is what the Duke said true?"

"Of course it's true, but there is one thing that requires my husband to agree to it." Zhu Han said.

Hua Shou's breath became short of breath, "Duke, please tell me, Hua Shou will agree to everything!"

Just after reading a few pages, Hua Shou was already deeply attracted by the contents of the medical book, such as anatomical diagrams, visceral diagrams, skeleton diagrams and other introductory medical knowledge for later generations, enough to make Hua Shou, the number one doctor in the south of the Yangtze River, I admire the five-body cast.

Just a few pages of paper can already benefit many people a lot.

Hua Shou has already made up his mind, as long as he can read these books, he will agree to any conditions of Zhu Han.

"Haha, actually, it's a trivial matter for sir. These books are all a bit obscure. As for the sentence and wording, it is even more inconsistent with the current situation. Please go back and read it carefully, and then adapt it, so that it can make you feel better." More doctors and doctors can understand it," Zhu Han said.

"Ah? Duke Guo intends to teach these medical skills to all doctors?" Hua Shou was taken aback. This is a secret!

"That's right, not only do I want to teach all doctors, scholars and officials, but I also plan to set up a medical imperial examination in the future. Anyone who wants to practice medicine must pass this medical imperial examination and obtain the imperial honor before he can practice medicine!" Zhu Han said.

Ever since a group of rotten Confucians in the Song Dynasty advocated the bullshit theory of 'if you are a good look, you can be a good doctor', a large number of half-baked quack doctors have started to do harm to the world.

Zhu Han naturally wanted to use this to eradicate these situations.

When Hua Shou heard this, tears filled his eyes.

He got up and gave Zhu Han a big respectful gift.

"Duke has a heart for all the people in the world, please accept Hua Shou's bow!"

"Mr. Hua Shou, please get up!"

Zhu Han was delighted, and easily settled the issue of 'Xinxue''s background.

A few days later.

In Jinling City, there was a sudden burst of news that excited and shocked all the scholars.

Whether it's officials, soldiers, or wealthy businessmen, people are discussing it one after another.

"Hey, you guys have heard that the family of the descendants of Confucius in Quzhou found an ancient posthumous chapter!"

"That's right... Master Kong Yuanlang personally escorted these posthumous chapters of Confucius to Jinling and dedicated them to the commander in chief!"

"Haiyan Heqing, a saintly man! This is an auspicious sign from heaven, which means that the Red Turban Army has won the hearts of the people and the destiny!"

"Destiny? What does that have to do with us little people?"

"Hey, you don't know that, my neighbor's second uncle's nephew said that the Jiangnan provincial government will hold the imperial examination in Jinling soon, and I heard that all of them will use the posthumous works of the sage of Confucius, called "Confucianism Science"! "

"Science? I've only heard of science, but never science!"

"Anyway, it's different. Don't need any fame as a scholar or state school, and be a real meritocracy!"

Next, as Zhu Han arranged for people to spread it intentionally.

The "new learning" of Kong Sheng's family in Quzhou instantly attracted the attention of a large number of people in the south of the Yangtze River.

It has to be said that Kong Yuen Long's writing skills are indeed high enough. Many books that have been polished by him not only have the same original meaning, but also have a bit of antiquity, which is very bluffing.

"Mr. Kong is indeed a great talent. This new science will be used in the imperial examination in Jinling in two months!" Zhu Han laughed.

According to the plan of Zhu Han and his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, several different disciplines were set up in Jinling's imperial examinations, which were used as an alternation of new and old Confucianism. Opportunity to obtain imperial examinations.

"This set of new learning books not only has a lot of text, but also has a lot of color illustrations. I'm afraid it's not affordable for ordinary students." Kong Yuenlang said with some concern.

He is in charge of compiling all mathematics, physics and chemistry, and naturally various graphics and pictures are indispensable.

"Haha, sir, that's a good question!" Zhu Han laughed.

"Guo Gong has the ambition to allow people all over the world to take part in the imperial examinations, which is similar to the education of saints, and Kong is also eagerly looking forward to it!" Kong Yuenlang said.

Unlike the gang of officials in the northern Confucius who were obsessed with nothing but fools, the descendants of the sages of Confucius in the southern Confucius still devoted themselves to teaching and learning.

"Actually, I've already thought about this issue. Anyone who takes part in the imperial examination, no matter who they are, will all be given a set of new learning books. You can choose each of the three major categories. All of them only need [-] cents!" Zhu Han Said.

"Thirty Wen?" Kong Yuanlang was startled.

Thirty Wen, not to mention buying a new set of books, and books with exquisite illustrations, even the thinnest scriptures, it is not enough.

This is not selling books at all, it is giving books away.

"That's right, it's thirty Wen. I don't want to sell books to make money, I just want to win the hearts of scholars!"

Zhu Han smiled slightly.

After some operations by Zhu Han.

Coupled with the help of Kong Yuanlang and others, the new Confucianism immediately created a trend in the Jiangnan literary world.

Many scholars were originally unwilling to follow the trend of new learning, but according to the notice of the Jiangnan Yamen, the number of people admitted to the traditional imperial examinations is really limited, which is far from enough for the number of new academic examinations.

Moreover, the traditional imperial examination and the new academic examination can be carried out in parallel, giving everyone two opportunities for the imperial examination.

If you don't learn, you don't learn!

Learning the new Confucianism is equivalent to having one more chance to be admitted to the imperial examination.

Zhu Han's strategy stunned Kong Yuen Long, who was originally worried that the new learning would not be popularized.

"What kind of sage theory seems to be just a stepping stone for scholars all over the world to gain fame!" Kong Yuanlang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Zhu Han has the confidence to give books to readers at a cost price, not because he has a lot of money, but because he already has this extremely low-cost book technology.

Now Chuzhou's printing and papermaking has fully adopted new technology, not only can it be made faster, but also the cost price is greatly reduced.

All of this is due to Zhu Han's system signing and obtaining the new type of lead type and new type of ink printing.

Inside Jinling Jiangnan Province Yamen.

Liu Bowen, Shi Naian, and Hu Weiyong are reporting their administrative progress to Zhu Han.

"My lord, the registration of the imperial examinations in the various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River has basically ended. Almost 20 scholars have participated in this imperial examination, which is an unprecedented number!" Liu Bowen said with a smile.

Although the style of writing in various places in the south of the Yangtze River is strong.

But no dynasty has ever been able to gather so many literati to take part in the imperial examination.

To participate in the imperial examination before, not only need to have the fame of scholar, government school and so on.

And for most families, it is also a huge expense burden.

Traveling to Beijing from various places to take the exam requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the average family cannot afford to leave with a strong laborer.

Nowadays, most of the participants in the imperial examination are for the new learning, and basically they don’t have to worry about their long journey, because the state capitals in various places can draw up their own merits.

Like the original imperial examinations, the titles of Xiucai, Juren, Tongjinshi and Jinshi were awarded respectively.

Low-level talents admitted by state schools can be awarded the title of scholar, and those who are slightly better can be awarded the title of juren.

As for the higher Tong Jinshi and Jinshi, it is necessary for people from various states to come to Jinling to take the exam, and select the particularly outstanding ones to award Tong Jinshi and Jinshi.

The new imperial examination created by Zhu Han is far more influential than the previous 'old imperial examination'.

First of all, the number of participants in the new imperial examination has greatly increased, and the number of people admitted has also greatly increased. The original old imperial examination only admitted a few hundred people each time, but this time the number of people admitted can be tens of thousands. With a little new learning level, you can basically get a scholar.

The scholars in Jiangnan Province can already be officials in an aboveboard manner!

For scholars or ordinary people, it doesn't matter what fame or fame is, as long as they can be an official.

"My lord, the Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau has reported that there are too many orders and not enough work day and night. They want to transfer [-] craftsmen from Jinling to Chuzhou!" Hu Weiyong said.

"Too many orders? Isn't it almost the new books that have been sent out now? How can there be so many orders?" Zhu Han wondered.

Since the new printing technology came out, the books printed by the Chuzhou Red Turban Army have suddenly emerged. Not only the paper of the books is white and crisp, but also the printed handwriting is clearer, and it even uses the unique three-color printing in this era!

Especially after the large-scale distribution of various new learning books.

Booksellers from all over the country saw the strength of Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau, and they came to their door with money to beg to print books for themselves.

"This order has just increased recently. It costs a lot to print new books. The people in the publishing bureau also want to make more money, so they have received many orders from various places. The biggest one is the Bianliang Prime Minister Liu Futong. The Huangsong almanac that I came to ask for, and the second is the order from Jiangnan Bookseller." Hu Weiyong hesitated a bit.

The Emperor Song calendar, Zhu Han naturally knows that no matter it is the imperial government or ordinary people, it can be used until the 24 solar terms and other calendars are on it, which is a must-have for every household, especially the Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau. For mass production, Liu Futong immediately asked Liu Futong to take out 5 taels of silver to specially publish the "Huangsong Almanac", in order to provide a copy for every household under his rule.

Zhu Han had read the revised version of the "Huangsong Almanac" a long time ago. In addition to the calendar, there were many doggerel poems promoting the Red Turban Army's White Lotus Sect. It was a propaganda weapon that Liu Futong wanted.

However, Zhu Han did not expect such a large number of Jiangnan booksellers' orders that Hu Weiyong mentioned.

"Jiangnan booksellers? What books are they publishing on a large scale?" Zhu Han asked with concern.

Since ancient times, the imperial courts of all dynasties have strict requirements on the publication of books. Although Zhu Han's publishing bureau is a tool for making money, it cannot be taken lightly. But the gain outweighs the loss.

Hu Weiyong is good at guessing, so he can see Zhu Han's thoughts.

"My lord, those Jiangnan booksellers are not strangers. They are all acquaintances in Suzhou and Jinling. The books they publish are basically small booklets with colorful illustrations." Hu Weiyong said.

"Oh? A booklet with coloring pages and illustrations?" Zhu Han suddenly became curious.

Published books with color illustrations, but the exclusive secret books of Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau, basically offer [-]% more than ordinary books. The Jiangnan bookseller, who has always been scrupulous about saving money, printed so many color illustrated books, which immediately made Zhu Han curious.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Han had just finished speaking.

He saw that Liu Bowen, Shi Naian, and Hu Weiyong were all blushing, and there was a bit of embarrassment.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhu Han asked.

The three faltered, but couldn't say a complete sentence.

"Hu Weiyong, are there any samples of the printed books you mentioned?" Zhu Han immediately asked in displeasure.

According to the rules set by Zhu Han, all the books of the Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau must first produce sample volumes, which are submitted and sealed in Dingyuan County where Zhu Yuanzhang is located, Jinling where Zhu Han is located, and local libraries in Chuzhou, so that they can be consulted at any time. review.

Of course, there are too many books produced by the Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau, and Zhu Han and the others basically don't have the time to check them out.

"Yes, yes! I'll fetch it now!" Hu Weiyong hurriedly said.

After a while, Hu Weiyong trotted back with several books in his hands.

After Zhu Han took these books, he found that all of them were made of Chuzhou's latest fine white paper, a high-grade paper product bleached with new technology.

"These Jiangnan booksellers seem to be making money!" Zhu Han couldn't help saying when he saw the paper.

Afterwards, when he saw the title of the book on the cover, he immediately understood why Liu, Shi, and Hu were so embarrassed just now.

good guy...

The titles of these books are "The Dance of the Lord of the Tartars", "The Biography of Qishi's Goryeo Bewitching", "The History of the Tartars" and so on.

Zhu Han looked at the content again. Except for a small amount of story text, there are all kinds of illustrations describing details, and they are basically the ones that wear very little clothes. Every few pictures, there will be an exquisite illustration in color , depicting the relationship between men and women very vividly.

"Hey, that's how it is!" Zhu Han suddenly laughed.

"My lord, I will issue an official document tomorrow to ask the Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau to stop these books!" Hu Weiyong said cautiously with his head down.

Zhu Han stared, dissatisfied at Hu Weiyong: "Nonsense, who told you to stop!"

"Ah? What does your lord mean that you can continue to print?"

Hu Weiyong confirmed again and asked that the Publishing and Printing Bureau was under Hu Weiyong's co-management, and he was to blame for any problems.

"Old Hu, let me ask you, does the publishing bureau make money by making these books?" Zhu Han asked.

"Earn! And it's very profitable. Our paper and ink costs are very cheap. After printing the first two batches of books, we have already earned more than 5 taels of silver!" Hu Weiyong said hastily.

5 taels of silver is basically equivalent to the annual tax of a moderately wealthy county.

"Since making money, why should it be stopped? Not only must it be impossible to stop, but it must be printed on a large scale!"

When Zhu Han saw these three vulgar little emperor uncles, he could already imagine in his mind how the common people eagerly absorbed cultural knowledge from these books, and he could also imagine how the image of the Mongolian Yuan imperial power completely collapsed.

"Hu Weiyong, send an order tomorrow to assign another five hundred craftsmen to Chuzhou, and give them half of the oil reserves in Jinling to prepare a lot of ink. I will use it in the future!" Zhu Han said.

Propaganda position, it belongs to the vital point that if you don't occupy it, the enemy will occupy it!
"Obey, my lord!" Hu Weiyong hurriedly responded.

"Also, you send someone to find me the painter of these books. He is very skilled in meticulous painting, and it's too incompetent to work for those black-hearted booksellers!" Zhu Han said.

The status of painters in ancient times was not very high, especially the painters who specialized in realistic and fine brushwork, they basically belonged to the status of semi-artisans, and basically had no connection with artists and cultural people.

Once Zhu Han was inspired by these Jiangnan booksellers, he immediately had his own plans.

Don't look at the decadent rule of the Mongolian Yuan court and the rampant corruption of officials, but for many gentry and powerful people, they are very supportive of the Mongolian Yuan rule.

Because for them, the debate between Hua and Barbarians, and barbaric civilization, are not as beneficial as their own family's entrenched village people.

However, the Mongolian and Yuan courts' weak control over the grassroots gave these gentry and powerful people great autonomy, allowing them to deceive the people and act recklessly.

Zhu Han just wanted to use miscellaneous operas, story books, and picture books to completely smash the nonsense of "Da Yuan Kuan He" woven by those gentry and powerful.

When the common people think of Dayuan, they immediately think of the fatuous and lustful monarchs, queens and concubines of the Tartars, the monstrous monks of the Western Regions, the barbarians of the grasslands, and the beautiful girls of Goryeo...

What kind of great Yuan Kuanhe, go to hell!

Under Hu Weiyong's hard work, Zhu Han quickly found those skilled meticulous painters.

Regarding these painters who were trembling and thought that a catastrophe was imminent, Zhu Han didn't waste any nonsense, and directly announced that they would be included in the shogunate of the Jiangnan Province as painters for the Jinling Publishing and Printing Bureau.

Although the name is still a painter.

But it doesn't belong to a simple craftsman, but has another reputation as a "scholar".

The thing of "Tong Xiucai" was just created by Zhu Han. All the senior craftsmen and small officials under him were awarded the title of "Tong Xiucai", which marked that they could get rid of their humble status.

All of a sudden, several painters were moved and kowtowed, wishing they could break the floor tiles.

"How much was your salary a month?" Zhu Han asked a painter.

"Report to the Duke, the villain is eight dollars a month!" said the old painter.

"Eight coins? So little?" Zhu Han couldn't help but secretly scolded those Jiangnan booksellers for being so dark-hearted.

This old painter's "Qi's Koryo Bewitching Biography" is vivid and expressive, especially the exquisitely crafted color pages, which are even more superb, making people full of reverie about Qi's family, the current Empress Dowager of the Great Yuan Dynasty.

Even those two guys, Lan Yu and Chen Baodao, who don't like reading.

It was also discovered by Zhu Han that he was holding "The Legend of Qi Shi" every day to absorb cultural knowledge diligently, and even yelled the slogan "Break into Dadu and capture Qi Shi alive" when he was drunk.

"In this way, your wages will be in accordance with the Jiangnan province from the ninth grade to the official, two taels of silver a month, and there will be seasonal rewards!" Zhu Han said with a big wave of his hand.

The treatment of officials in the shogunate of the Jiangnan Province already has a complete system. Basically, senior craftsmen can be dispatched by the lowest-ranking clerk.

Several painters just got up, when they heard the good news, they knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed excitedly.

"Great kindness, duke!"

"The villain is smashed to pieces, and I will repay the great kindness!"

"Duke Gaojue for thousands of generations, happiness and longevity are boundless!"

Zhu Han was already used to this, and then asked them to get up.

"There are naturally higher requirements for you to be promoted and get rich. I have also seen your paintings. They are considered very good, but there are also many shortcomings, especially the realistic ones. There are always some unsatisfactory places."

While talking, Zhu Han took out a book from the table and handed it to the old painter.

"This is a painting secret book that I got by chance before. Take it back, study it carefully, and thoroughly understand the techniques in it. After ten days, I will test you again. If I am satisfied, then you will immediately take office. If you haven't made any progress yet, you have to go back where you came from!"

When the old painter and others heard the words, they immediately became nervous again.

There is no way not to be nervous.

This is not only a matter of skyrocketing wages, but also a matter of the future of himself and his children and grandchildren.

Originally just a low-status painter, now he has the opportunity to become an official in the shogunate of Jiangnan Province.

Although it is the lowest official position under the ninth rank, it is also a serious official position!
And the inspector of a county can walk sideways in the county just from the ninth rank.

Several painters bowed again and again, and took a closer look at the secret manual of painters given by Zhu Han.

There are a few large characters written on the thick book——

"Sketch Zero Basics Beginner's Encyclopedia"

. . . . . .

After sending away a few painters, Zhu Han just wanted to go out for inspection. Recently, the Prince Wu's Mansion in Jinling City was planning to start construction, so Zhu Han naturally needed to keep an eye on it.

After all, Jinling is a city of imperial spirit, and the Wu Palace is not only the Wu Palace of the old brother Zhu Yuanzhang, but also will be regarded as a palace in the future. Naturally, Zhu Han needs to plan in advance.

Before he changed his clothes, Chen Baodao reported from outside the door.

"My lord, please see Mr. Liu."

"Please come in." Zhu Han said.

After a while, Liu Bowen walked in.

He brought Zhu Han unexpected news.

"My lord, someone from Qufu in the north has come to Jinling and wants to see your lord." Liu Bowen said.

"Qufu? Could it be Beikong?" Zhu Han said.

In Qufu, Shandong, apart from the Kong family, Zhu Han couldn't think of anything else.

"That's right, it's the Kong family, Yan Shenggong's eldest son, Kong Xixue, who came here in person," Liu Bowen said.

"Qufu is far away from our Jinling. Even if Yan Shenggong wants to be a fool, isn't that a bit too fast?" Zhu Han joked.

Yan Shenggong's sloppy style has been very proficient since Jin Meng.

"Hehe, my lord is joking, Jinling is far away from Qufu, but Xuzhou is close to Qufu." Liu Bowen laughed.

Zhu Han nodded, he almost got into this matter.

Since the Red Scarf Army captured Bianliang, Mao Gui and others led the army eastward, regaining Xuzhou and other places that had been lost before, only a few hundred miles away from Qufu, Jining Prefecture.

Da Yuan Chao was about to be powerless to resist, so it was natural and reasonable for Yan Shenggong to send someone to see him.

"My lord, do you want to see me?" Liu Bowen asked.

Zhu Han smiled slightly, "How did he get here?"

"They came quietly. The Kong family dressed up as merchants and brought a lot of northern goods and silver." Liu Bowen said.

Nowadays, the business tax in Jinling is light, and there are no officials and soldiers who wantonly exploit it, which attracts businessmen of all sizes from many places to come to Jinling to sell and buy.

"Hehe, this Yan Shenggong is really good at calculating. Not only is he here to be a fool, but he is also here to do business!" Zhu Han sneered.

Afterwards, he said to Liu Bowen: "Tell that Kong Xixue that they are Yan Shenggongs enshrined by the Tartars. It doesn't work here in Jinling. If they want to do business, then of course they can. If they want to ask to see me, they are officials of the Tartars. , not enough qualifications, unless you can give Jining Mansion land and surrender!"

"What does your lord mean, you really don't see him?" Liu Bowen said.

"Of course it's true. This Yan Shenggong is really a disaster. I heard that he offered advice to Meng Yuan and wanted to mobilize Liaoyang Jurchen savages and other tribes into the Central Plains. He is very vicious. I will be magnanimous if I don't settle his old accounts in the future. It’s too late, and I still want to take advantage of it, the old bastard has a good idea!” Zhu Han scolded.

Liaoyang Province is basically the territory of Jurchen and other powerful fishing and hunting peoples. Once they are armed, they are definitely a powerful force. The Northern Red Scarf Army attaches great importance to this enemy, so they hurriedly started to seize the territory, just to fight against these barbarians. Before arrival, more capital can be obtained.

In order to curb Meng Yuan's strategy of mobilizing troops, Zhu Han had to mobilize his forces recently.

More than 3000 Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers were retrained and armed, ready to let the Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers counterattack Goryeo.

Stabbed fiercely in the back of Liaoyang, so that the Jurchen barbarians in Liaoyang province did not dare to go south and leave.

"This Young Master Yansheng must leave Jinling within three days, otherwise I will send someone to beat them out!"

"Oh, by the way, tell them again, here in Jinling, we only recognize the orthodox direct lineage of Confucius from Quzhou, and we don't recognize any Beikong with unknown origins!"

Zhu Han couldn't help stepping on Shenggong Meng Yuanyan's face severely, and even wanted to punish him!

In fact, in the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties, there were already rumors that the successor of Yan Shenggong of the previous generation had caused great trouble abroad, and was later selected by the Mongols as an outsider to pretend to be the successor of Yan Shenggong.

Zhu Han has put Confucianism on his own "new learning" skin, so naturally he doesn't need the support of Duke Kongyan.

Two days later, Kong Xixue, who had come here full of confidence, was kicked out of Jinling City by the officials of Jinling Mansion with a look of disgust on his face.

Such a gap made Kong Xixue lose his soul. After sailing for two or three days, he couldn't figure it out. Where did Zhu Han, the leader of the red scarf bandits, have the confidence to refuse the offer of his descendant of a saint?

"Hmph! The bandit is indeed a bandit. If he doesn't know how to respect the sages, he will die sooner or later without a place to bury him!"

Kong Xixue has already made up his mind in his heart that he must show Zhu Han brothers a good look in the future!
After half a month.

The autumn imperial examination in Jiangnan Province was launched vigorously.

The most eye-catching thing is naturally the new academic examinations in Jiangnan Province.

As the head of Nankong, Kong Yuenlang of the Kong family of Quzhou, as the governor of the Jiangnan province, personally presided over the opening of the imperial examination.

Unlike the old imperial examinations, which took seven or eight days, the new imperial examinations only took two short days.

After some examinations, the state capitals quickly assessed the merits of scholars and candidates from all over the country.

And all the candidates were immediately sent to Jinling to prepare for the next Jinshi examination.

As the most important Jinshi examination, Kong Yuenlang, the general manager of Jiangnan, did not dare to be the chief examiner anymore.

According to the past practice, there is no one else in charge of the Jinshi department except the emperor.

The grassroots team of the Red Turban Army can do all kinds of nonsense, but Kong Yuen Long dare not follow suit.

In the future, if Han Lin'er or Liu Futong, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, were to question him, it would be no joke.

Jinling City, inside the Yamen of Jiangnan Province.

Zhu Yuanzhang was dressed in a purple royal robe.

Two attendants were tidying up the corners of their clothes, with smiles on their faces, they said to Zhu Han.

"Qiwu, don't you think it's inappropriate for us to be the chief examiner for those scholars who come from a mud-legged background?"

Zhu Han skimmed and said, "Brother, what's wrong with this, we have already said that whoever is admitted to Jinshi will have a future as an official. Since they came here to become officials, it is natural that whoever gives them an official , whoever will be the chief examiner."

"As for the mud-legged background, huh! These scholars all claim to be from farming and studying families, farming and studying, they are also mud-legged, just like us!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing.

After Kong Yuanlang resigned as the chief examiner, he also whispered to Zhu Han that it was only suitable for Zhu Yuanzhang to be the chief examiner.

People in the Jinshi department are the disciples of the emperor!
In the entire south of the Yangtze River, except for Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang, who has this qualification?
I started the imperial examination first in the south of the Yangtze River, and I had already bypassed Bianliang's Song court and emperor, so I had to use my elder brother, the king of Wu.

Jinling's Jinshi University Examination is actually not that difficult, it is nothing more than a comprehensive Confucian "new learning" assessment.

People from these state capitals can basically get a good ranking if they can master the newly learned mathematics, physics and chemistry. After all, there are no tutoring institutions and teachers in this era, and whether they learn well depends entirely on their personal ability.

After a three-day exam.

After all the examination papers are completed, the Jinshi Section of Jiangnan Province will finally be announced soon.

Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang personally appointed a scholar from Wucheng, Zhejiang as the No. 1 Xinke Jinshi in Jiangnan Province, that is, Jiangnan No. [-] Scholar.

This scholar from Wucheng, Zhejiang is called Tao Guangyi, but he is only in his 20s, but he is very proficient in the new Confucianism. He has no difficulty in the exam questions given by Zhu Han himself, and he even has some questions. Difficult test questions can be answered.

"Tao Guangyi?"

Looking at the Jinshi No. 1 that his elder brother ordered, Zhu Han couldn't help but feel strangely familiar.

Looking at Tao Guangyi's hometown and resume, he immediately remembered another name.

"God, this is really fate!"

"This Tao Guangyi is the famous Wanhu in history!"

(End of this chapter)