At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 518 The State of Etiquette
When the Confucian scholars rushed to tell each other, Zhu Qizhen was formally receiving Kaneyoshi Kanbaiichi of the Wa Kingdom in Fengtian Hall.

Zhang Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Yang Shan, Minister of the Honglu Temple, Wang Jiuao, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, Xu Pu of the Academy of Sciences, and others accompanied him.

Wang Jiuao was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Yongle. In terms of qualifications, he was of the same generation as Yang Shan. Although Zhang Yi had a high official position, in front of these two people, he was a junior.

As for Xu Pu, he is just a Jinshi in a new discipline, and his qualifications are even shallower.

If it was before, the status of the head of the Imperial Academy is not trivial, and can even be compared with the cabinet bachelor, because the Imperial Academy is the stepping stone of the cabinet, and even the reserve talent pool of the entire imperial court.

However, with the rise of the Academy of Sciences, everything changed.

Today's Imperial Academy has been completely reduced to an important department, the main work is to compile books and study, no longer participate in the political affairs of the court, and even have no qualifications to give opinions.

Even the Hanlin waiting for imperial edict next to the emperor, besides recording daily life, the only function is to draft the imperial decree, but it can only be a ruthless code word machine, you can write whatever people say, but you can add, delete or change it at your own discretion. One word and the head is gone.

After several years of living a life that was worse than a dog, today he suddenly felt proud again. Wang Jiuao seemed to be ten years younger and full of energy.

A Kaneyoshi kowtowed and saluted, long live.

Zhu Qizhen sat in front of the imperial court and said: "Pingshen, give me a seat!"

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor!"

One of Kaneyoshi's words is very good, if you don't listen carefully, you won't even notice anything unusual.

Zhu Qizhen didn't bother to say those polite words, and said directly: "I have read the Qing family's memorabilia, since Daming and Wa are neighbors, they should live in friendly relations and develop harmoniously."

Ichiyo Kaneyo immediately beamed with joy, this opening remark is very good, it seems that the request he made is not too much, and it is likely to be fulfilled!

"Your Majesty the Emperor's grace, I can't repay you. When I come to Beijing this time, I will present more than a hundred volumes of Tang and Song classics in my family. I hope Your Majesty will accept it!"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help curling his lips. This guy's words are high-sounding, but he's actually very picky.

I promised you so many requests, but you want something real, such as gold and silver, and you end up with a bunch of books, what's the use?

How many books do I miss at home?
"Very good, the Imperial Academy accepts it!"

Zhu Qizhen was unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't express it too clearly on his face. After all, he is the king of a big country, and the state of etiquette should be big.

Wang Jiuao, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, hastily bowed and said, "I obey the order!"

One Kaneyoshi said again: "I came from the East and saw the steamship of the Ming Dynasty. After landing, I saw the steam train and all kinds of new things. All of them are amazing. I sincerely ask for advice today. I hope that your majesty will give me some advice." !"

"Good talk, good talk!"

Zhu Qizhen was speaking, glanced at Xu Pu, then turned to look at Wang Jiuao, and said, "Wang Qing's family, come and tell the envoys of the friendly countries how these new things were invented and created?"

Seeing this, everyone felt a little strange.

It stands to reason that these are new gadgets created by the Academy of Sciences, so you should ask the Academy of Sciences.

Although Beilin and several important officials were absent, at least there was Xu Pu, who was a senior official and a bachelor's student, so he was ignored?

Wang Jiuao was secretly happy in his heart, no matter whether the emperor thinks Xu Pu's official position is too low, or for other reasons, in short, people see hope!

He even felt that this was done on purpose by the emperor.

Because the momentum of the Academy of Sciences is so strong, the six yamen are full of research institutes separated from the Academy of Sciences, covering almost the entire imperial court.

If these people are plotting wrongdoing, then the emperor's situation is actually very dangerous.

Yes, it must be so!
This is the king's trade-off technique!

Whether the Hanlin Academy can stand up, the success or failure depends on it!
"Return to the emperor, all this is the way of a saint!"

Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "Go on!"

"Yes!"

Wang Jiuao cleared his throat and started talking.

"The way of the sage is not to fight, and the husband is not to fight, so no one in the world can compete with it..."

Before this, he had prepared for too long, and today he finally got the chance to say that the spit stars are flying around, and he completely attributed the achievements of Ming Dynasty today to traditional Confucianism.

Zhang Yi and Yang Shanting shook their heads secretly. This guy is too eloquent. He forced the development of natural sciences to be attributed to Confucianism, and all scientific and technological developments are the work of saints.

Xu Pu was also very puzzled, but what he was even more puzzled was why the emperor didn't stop him, but listened with gusto.

He didn't believe that the emperor didn't understand science. In the Academy of Sciences, everyone admired the emperor not Belin the most.

The initial drafts of many drawings were drawn by the emperor himself, and many inspirations and ideas were also proposed by the emperor himself. It can be said that in the field of natural sciences, if the emperor considers himself second, no one would dare to recognize the first.

"A gentleman has nothing to eat, nothing to eat, nothing to live in, peace to live, sensitive to things but cautious in his words, he has the way and righteousness, and he is eager to learn..."

Wang Jiuao has been suppressed for too long these years, and today's high-spirited talk is to vent all the years of depression in his heart.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help nodding his head, casting approving glances.

The others had different questions in their minds, but seeing that the emperor didn't speak, they all held back and said nothing.

"...a country with a thousand chariots, respecting things and trusting them, being frugal and loving others, so that the people can use the time..."

Wang Jiuao's mouth was dry and he wanted to stop for a drink, but he was worried about being interrupted, so he swallowed hard, and continued to talk, quoting from many sources, and talking with great joy.

"...What does the sky say, how the four seasons move, and how all things come into being, what does the sky say! Therefore, Master Zhu said, the sky does not give birth to Zhongni, and the ages are like a long night!"

After he finished speaking, he almost lost his strength. He raised his hand to wipe his sweat, but found that his arms couldn't help shaking.

Zhu Qizhen nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I understand, all of this is due to classical Confucianism. As long as you study the Four Books and Five Classics diligently, you can build railways, steam trains, and steam ships. Is that what you mean?"

Wang Jiuao panted heavily, and said: "Although the sage Kong did not directly give the blueprint for making the steam train, he left it to future generations to think about it. As long as you keep moving forward according to the sage's theory, the steam train and steam ship will sooner or later come out."

Xu Pu couldn't bear it any longer, and was about to explode when he saw the emperor winking at him.

He was puzzled, but he knew that the emperor must have a deep meaning, so he continued to endure.

"Zhang Qing, Yang Qing, do you think Wang Qing's statement is correct?"

Zhang Yi and Yang Shan looked at each other with embarrassment on their faces.

This is strange, too strange!
(End of this chapter)