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Chapter 546 News from Bangladesh

I have read the main part of "History of the Ming Dynasty", followed by the eighteen years of the Southern Ming Dynasty. The content is less than the main book, with only four emperors and one supervisor.

But Meng Yan's blood pressure soared. What kind of people are this Nanming court?

From civil servants to military generals, and even the four emperors and a supervisor, each one is more outrageous than the last.

However, what surprised Meng Yan was that the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty actually affirmed the achievements of Chuangying and Xiying. In particular, the Loyalty Camp established by the Gao family (Li Zicheng's wife) in Huguang was even criticized in his own handwriting by His Majesty: "Sad, deplorable! He Tengjiao, Zhang Kuang and his like are causing harm to the country and their sycophants!"

After seeing the comments written by the emperor, Meng Yan actually agreed very much. Just looking at the historical materials in the book, he found that court officials like He Tengjiao had brought disaster to the country and the people, and deserved death.

If these court officials could march into Wuchang as planned and cooperate with the "anti-thief" troops like the Zhongzhen Battalion, it is hard to say whether the Southern Ming Dynasty could be revived, but the Tatars would certainly not be able to cross the river and destroy the Ming Dynasty so quickly.

All I can say is that it is indeed sad and deplorable!

The two broken ships, Nanming and Qianming, indeed deserved to be sunk.

The rebels were able to rise up to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but Nanming was still fighting among themselves to seize power. It was simply stupid... No, no, Meng Yan quickly shook his head to get rid of the disrespectful thoughts in his mind.

Although the new Ming Dynasty is not the former Ming Dynasty or the Southern Ming Dynasty, it has inherited the legal system of the other party. As a minister, how can I make such arrogant comments about the court in my heart?

The emperor can judge, that is because he is the emperor!

The content of "History of the Ming Dynasty" is wonderful, especially the uncharacteristic one. It even gives positive affirmation to the rebels such as the Chuang Army and the Western Army. Although their faults are also written down, they are less important.

Whether it is literati or ordinary people, this is what they love to watch most. It can also be understood as the ancestral gene of Chinese people who love to watch fun.

On the contrary, "History of the Qing Dynasty", which is quite satisfactory and criticizes the Tatars throughout, has been completely covered up, and its sales volume is not bad.

Not to mention anything else, book dealers in Nanjing City almost abandoned "History of the Qing Dynasty" and only purchased "History of the Ming Dynasty" in large quantities for publication and sale.

However, the common people and scholars love to watch it, but there are also people who are worried about it and make a fuss about it. These people are generally those who are older than the age for the examination, or who have failed the examination, but they are unwilling to condescend to be officials directly. Especially now it is getting harder and harder to get promoted, and you can't even become a high-ranking official right away, so you can only start as a civil servant.

This is inevitable. With the gradual stabilization of the imperial examinations and the parallel development of new official schools and Imperial Colleges, the Ming Dynasty has gradually no shortage of officials. Naturally, it will be more difficult for these candidates to become officials than in previous years.

Unable to become officials, these scholars had nothing to do, so naturally they just wrote and wrote all day long. Although the emperor did not dare to make innuendoes at the current affairs of the imperial court because of the "literary prison" he had established before, he still dared to criticize such history books that did not involve the imperial government.

Many scholars believed that since the new dynasty was called the Ming Dynasty, it was inherited from the previous Ming Dynasty. It should maintain the majesty of the court, so how could it be affirmed by the rebels? Moreover, several emperors of the previous Ming Dynasty were all evaluated poorly.

Especially Emperor Chongzhen, who died for the country as a king, was criticized for being stubborn and indecisive. The historians of the Academy of National History were too unkind.

All right! These people still dared not criticize the emperor directly, but only dared to point their fingers at the historian.

There are those who criticize, and naturally there are those who support it. Even those who support and those who criticize belong to the same class of scholars. I want to find an outlet for my raging desire, and my support is smarter. If I want to attract the attention of the court, maybe your majesty will reward me with an official position?

The two history books had only been published for less than a month, and a fierce war of words started among Nanjing's literati and poets, and it soon spread from Nanjing to surrounding prefectures and counties, and even to the whole country.

Zhu Yijiong did not interfere in this matter. The publication of any history book will always bring controversy.

A history book not only records the rise and fall of a dynasty, but also expresses a certain political stance. No matter what, there will always be people who are dissatisfied.

Zhu Yijiong wrote in the memorial delivered by the cabinet and replied: "Don't pay attention to it, just let it go."

It was just a dispute over history books. He didn't have to order people to be arrested just because of this.

Castiglione took a break today, so he did not go to study painting with Li Quan anymore, but stayed at his residence in Nanjing and read.

The book he was reading was the complete "History of the Ming Dynasty" that had been published a month ago. There was also another smaller "History of the Qing Dynasty" on the desk. Just looking at the traces of turning pages on it, he had already finished reading it.

Although Castiglione is Italian, he has been in China for many years and has already mastered Chinese and Chinese. I even learned a set of flattery skills from my time in Beijing. Although it is very crude, it is already much better than most foreigners from other vassals.

Throughout the whole day, apart from eating and going to the bathroom, Lang Shining spent most of his time studying the "History of the Ming Dynasty" until evening, when the sky was getting dark.

Lang Shining breathed a sigh of relief, closed the book, lit the lamp, took out the diary he would write in from time to time, and began to write: "Today I discovered another outstanding virtue of the Chinese, that is, their The magnanimity. Especially the magnanimity of His Majesty the Emperor, even the Sun King of the past is incomparable. His Majesty can still recognize the achievements of the rebels who overthrew his dynasty in a fair manner. This What a broad mind!”

"If the European monarchs and the bishops of the Holy See could do the same, learn to be tolerant, learn to be tolerant, and learn to love the world, perhaps the people at the bottom of Europe today would not have to suffer the hardships of this time. This film I will translate Chinese history books into Latin and take them back to Europe to promote the Chinese emperor's magnanimity and magnanimity to the whole of Europe."

"The people of Europe need a benevolent and wise monarch like the Chinese Emperor. But those European monarchs may not want to see it, so I still have to think of some ways."

"By the way, the portrait I painted for the Great Emperor of China is almost completed. His true honor will be forever remembered by the world with this portrait."

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As for the civil war of words and Castiglione's diary writing, these are all trivial matters, and Zhu Yijiong will not pay too much attention to them.

Forbidden City.

The imperial meeting held today is also the first regular imperial meeting after the imperial examination.

Not only ministers from the cabinet and major ministries came to attend, but the eleven-year-old prince Zhu Boxi was also brought by the emperor to listen.

Wang Li, the chief assistant, was the first to report on the work as usual: "Your Majesty, a few months ago, the Tatar Han army, led by Han general Zhang Guangsi, who was exiled from Tianzhu - Bangladesh, surrendered. At present, they have occupied half a county in Bangladesh. , the population of Tianzhu can be controlled. Although the census of households has not been complete, there are at least tens of thousands of people. Moreover, the land of Tianzhu is fertile and has been confirmed by the accompanying supervisor. What should be done next, should we send troops there? "

Zhu Yijiong thought for a moment and asked: "How much did Zhang Guangsi and his party suffer? Is it serious? What is the military strength of Bangladesh? How did the British and Bengalis react?"

This question is not about Wang Li, but about Zhu Chengxun, the Privy Council envoy in charge of the Privy Council.

Zhu Chengxun cupped his hands and replied: "Zhang Guangsi's exiled generals surrendered their troops and suffered almost no battle losses, but only consumed a lot of food and grass. As for the Bangladesh military, although it only covers half of the county now, according to Zhang Guangsi and Geng Shouyi's report, it can only be said to be vulnerable. Moreover, the British and Bengalis there seemed to want to avoid disputes with the Ming Dynasty. The two parties even took the initiative to cede the land occupied by Zhang Guangsi to the Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)