First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Mao Gui took Zhang Ximeng's propositional composition, and did not dare to neglect it at all. He devoted 120 percent of his efforts, began to consult the classics, and worked hard to complete the article.

With the deepening of research, Mao Gui increasingly felt that how to deal with the outside world is a huge knowledge.

According to the information found by Mao Gui, the early diplomacy should be proton exchanges in the pre-Qin period. For example, Qin Shihuang's father was once a proton. Qin Shihuang spent his youth in Zhao State.

This kind of situation of sending protons was very common in the pre-Qin period. It was probably just to show sincerity, and to send a son over there.

With the unification of the world, the Central Plains became a unified great country. At this time, foreign exchanges were not exchanges between vassal states with roughly the same status, but exchanges with the surrounding barbarians.

Therefore, between the Han and Tang Dynasties, protons were not sent, but marriage was carried out.

Marry your daughter in the past. Turn the barbarian leader into his son-in-law.

When Zhao Song arrived, he felt that it was too shameful to be in a relationship, or else... let's send New Year coins!

Mao Gui combed it all the way, and it was still very rewarding, but when it fell on Daming, it seemed worth scrutinizing.

First of all, Zhao Song's year-old coins are absolutely impossible to give. As for claiming to be a minister, it is a shame and shame, and he would rather die than do such a shameless thing.

Secondly, the harmony between the Han and Tang Dynasties is also not acceptable.

How can I marry a barbarian from Fanbang?

Even if you come to kneel to beg for a kiss, it is absolutely not acceptable.

Because this matter involves national dignity.

As long as you marry a daughter, if you say it was begged, others can say it was stolen, and things will be unclear. And once kissed, girls are miserable.

The foundation of our Ming Dynasty is that everyone is the same. From this point of view, we cannot treat women as commodities and send them to barbarians in exchange for temporary peace.

And weak in-laws are simply unable to truly defend peace. The so-called reconciliation is often one tragedy after another.

We have a bright future!

Don't befriend, don't be a minister, don't make money... This is the principle that Daming should abide by.

Mao Gui looked at what he had written, and seemed to have an eyebrow, but something was missing.

He didn't dare to disturb Zhang Ximeng, but went to see Liu Bowen.

To be honest, Mao Gui is still a little embarrassed. He is a vulgar martial artist, and Liu Bowen is a great scholar in the world.

But when Mao Gui twitched and took out the text, Liu Bowen took a few glances, and his expression became solemn.

"General Mao, you wrote this well!"

Mao Gui's old face flushed, "Mr. Bowen praised, I, I just wrote casually..."

"No!" Liu Bowen waved his hand, "You can't say that, you summed up the way of foreign exchanges in the past dynasties, and Zhao Song fell to the hands of the Mongols, and eventually China fell, and China was dusty. For a hundred years, we have all suffered from Zhao Song's clinging , the shame of bowing to the knee! We really need to sort out the experience of foreign exchanges, and we need to clear the source, we Daming must not repeat the same mistakes!"

Liu Bowen said with emotion: "This article must be done well, and the truth must be explained thoroughly, so that the world can clearly understand! General Mao, if this is written well, it will surely be famous for a lifetime, and even be selected as a classroom textbook!"

Mao Gui's eyes widened even more, wasn't he joking?

He is now tormented by the word "school".

For fear that his grades would not be as good as his son's, and that he would be punished for repeating grades, it would make the whole person unwell. But to be able to write an article, an article that is enough to be included in the textbook, this is amazing, and you can straighten your back in front of the three stinky boys and regain your father's dignity!

Even with the help of Zhang Xiang and Liu Bowen to complete the article, it will be a lifetime of pride.

Mao Gui became more energetic, and with Liu Bowen's assistance, Mao Gui quickly enriched the information.

For example, in foreign exchanges in the past dynasties, in addition to sending protons, befriending relatives, and paying indemnities, it also included ceding land. For example, in the Six Kingdoms theory, there is a saying that five cities will be cut off today, and ten cities will be cut off tomorrow.

It's just that Lao Su may not be clear. When it comes to ceding the land, it is still the Song Dynasty. They first gave up the land of Yanyun, and then they were robbed of the northwest by Xixia, and then they even lost the Central Plains.

As a result, Lu You had to go to Dasanguan to write poems on the frontier fortress, which was considered a complete cut off.

Therefore, after their summarization, they came to four basic principles: no amicable relationship, no annual currency, no ceding land, and no courtship. These are the four basic principles.

Mao Gui discussed with Liu Bowen for some time.

They found that in addition to these diplomatic means of dealing with powerful enemies, targeting ordinary barbarians, chieftains, and vassal states would not involve the dignity of the country, but they would suffer losses in exchanges.

It is the so-called situation of thick and thin.

Mao Gui thought about it again and again, and felt that a core principle must be added, which is to resolutely defend the interests of Daming.

Liu Bowen nodded in agreement.

"But General Mao, there is also a situation involved here. If we don't give those benefits, and the other party is unwilling to take Da Ming as the master, what should we do?"

"Then send troops to conquest?"

Liu Bowen shook his head, "As far as I know, there are quite a few Tusi tribes with sparse population and rugged terrain, and they won't affect much if they are placed there, but if they send troops to attack, even an army of 100,000 might not be able to take them down. trouble."

Mao Gui thought for a while and said, "Well, then we still have to give something... But when we communicate with each other, we must have contacts, and we can't suffer too much!"

Liu Bowen nodded, "Then add four words: Mutual benefit!"

Two people with different identities and different experiences get together, and the more they discuss, the more joyful they become, and they feel like they meet each other too late. Liu Bowen felt that although Mao Gui was a martial artist, he was upright, frank, and a good friend.

Mao Gui also felt that Liu Bowen did not have the arrogance of a literati at all, but instead cared about the world, and could be regarded as a few literati with conscience. The two got together, and after more than ten days of discussions, they finally came up with a draft.

Mao Gui called Liu Bowen to see Zhang Ximeng together and asked Zhang Xiang to comment.

At this time, Zhang Ximeng had just walked around with his wife... Originally, he was only staying in Shandong for a while, and after dealing with the Kong family's affairs, he went to Yingtian.

Jiang Nan also planned to go to Yingtian, but one thing after another, the Fudan Academy was created, the troops were reorganized, and Gaoli appeared... Zhang Ximeng couldn't leave for a while, Jiang Nan came back from Kaifeng, but he didn't I went to Yingtian, but rushed over to be with my husband.

My first child, still can't be neglected.

Jiang Nan didn't work with a big belly.

The Du Branch Bureau is a matter, and it is temporarily handed over to Han Xiuniang. The two consecutive promotions are women, and the Du Branch Bureau also likes to mention the title of the Women's Bureau.

However, if you think that women are in charge of the family, it is not enough to worry about the sub-bureau, then it is a big mistake.

Han Xiuniang's actions were even more ruthless than Jiang Nan. At the beginning of her tenure, she successively investigated and dealt with officials, two servants, three prefects, and twelve county magistrates, which was the answer she handed over to the world in less than half a year.

The sharpness of this butcher's knife was enough to make the Three Laws feel ashamed.

Seeing that Han Xiuniang was so cruel, Jiang Nan felt more at ease. As the delivery date approached, she was more and more looking forward to adding another offspring to the Zhang family.

And Zhang Ximeng, who is about to become a father, is also full of spring breeze and smiling.

Seeing Mao Gui and Liu Bowen and bringing their articles, Zhang Ximeng was taken aback... No way? No way? These few words that were put on the lips of later generations were actually summed up by them?

Zhang Ximeng just wanted Mao Gui to write an article that could guide foreign exchanges based on his own interests.

But Mao Gui's surprise to Zhang Ximeng was really big.

After looking at it for a long time, Zhang Ximeng picked up the pen, crossed out the word "year-old coin" and replaced it with indemnity.

Then Zhang Ximeng said: "The old coin was used in the Song Dynasty. This indemnity, that is to say, any form of giving away to outsiders for the sake of peace, is not allowed! After this article, the so-called generous exchanges, It will not be self-defeating. It is inevitable to insist on mutual benefit.”

Mao Gui and Liu Bowen nodded together in agreement.

After all, writing this kind of article is still Zhang Ximeng's specialty, and he is also an authority in the world.

What Zhang Ximeng has written over the years is naturally not a splendid, imposing and majestic prose... Putting him together with the essays of famous Tang and Song masters, it will appear very rough, and even the writing is immature.

But aside from the appearance, what Zhang Ximeng wrote was different. He was re-annotating the classics, summarizing the past, and expounding the theory... What he was going to do was done by Confucius, Dong Zhongshu, and Zhu Xi.

Not only did Zhang Ximeng do it, but he also tried to make the article understandable and understandable to ordinary people.

Therefore, under the advocacy of Zhang Ximeng, Daming's official documents have become more straightforward and concise, and even have a taste of vernacular.

"You summed it up well, but it seems that there is still something missing."

Mao Gui immediately bowed and said, "Sir, please advise!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "You said what to do~www.readwn.com~ But what we want, it seems that we only talk about mutual benefit. This is only economic and trade exchanges, and it is not enough. We need to add a goal, direction!"

Liu Bowen was stunned, and immediately said: "Zhang Xiang, we have indeed discussed it, but there is no conclusion yet, please ask Zhang Xiang for advice."

Mao Gui also said, "Sir, don't hesitate to teach me, and the students are all ears."

Zhang Ximeng thought about it for a while, then smiled: "I'll just say a few words to safeguard the interests of Daming and restore the dignity of China!"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Ximeng added: "Since Yashan, the Central Plains have fallen, and whether China can still survive, this is a very serious question! We established the Ming Dynasty to tell the world that China is back! Foreign exchanges are to restore China. To regain the glory of the past, establish an order dominated by Huaxia... In a word, rebuild Huaxia!"

"The country is Daming, and the interests of Daming are safeguarded. The world is China, and the order of China is established. This is the root of our foreign exchanges!"

Mao Gui and Liu Bowen nodded together, "See you Zhang Xianggao!"