Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 284 The prince's education

"The issue of the vassal clan in the Ming Dynasty is now a very serious issue. When I was in Xi'an, I had already decided to abolish the hereditary system starting with my son, and the titles will decrease every generation. I believe there should have been rumors in the capital."

Hearing what the emperor said, Empress Zhou immediately put aside other thoughts and listened intently.

"If the suzerain-vassal system is not reformed, this alone will bring down Daming. Therefore, I have made up my mind that the reform of the suzerain-vassal system is imperative. But my son, I must make proper arrangements. "Emperor Chongzhen looked at Empress Zhou and said, "I don't want the kind of people who eat and wait to die. I hope that they can all leave their names in the history, so that they will be born in the royal family!"

Hearing this, Queen Zhou's eyes lit up, leaving a name in history?

"I decided to let them learn all kinds of knowledge from an early age, choose the one they like, and then master it. I believe that with my help, they will definitely be famous in history! As for the prince, he also wants to learn, but not before. The emperor's mentality, I call it management science, the knowledge of managing the Ming Empire."

Although Empress Zhou has other children, she is most concerned about the crown prince.He was naturally happy to hear what Emperor Chongzhen said.The emperor is wise and teaches in person, and if the prince can be as wise as his father, it is naturally the best.

But who knows, Emperor Chongzhen changed the subject and said to her: "However, the prince grows up in the palace and doesn't know the sufferings of the people. This has been shown many times, and I am very dissatisfied. Tang Taizong said that the people are water. , the king is a boat, and water can carry a boat and overturn it. If he doesn't know this, I won't trust that the country will be passed on to him in the future."

"Your Majesty's words are very true!" Regarding this, Queen Zhou, who also grew up from a small family, immediately nodded in agreement, but she also changed the subject and defended her son, "But the prince is still young and not sensible, Your Majesty Teach him, and he will understand naturally."

"Well, so I decided to let him experience life in the palace first, doing things that ordinary maids and servants do, and things that the palace guards do. Then, I plan to let him go out of the palace to see the sufferings of the people , understand the real situation of the people. It is impossible to truly understand the Ming Empire and become a good emperor just by staying in the palace for a lifetime."

Although Emperor Chongzhen had made preparations in advance, when he said it now, Empress Zhou was still shocked. She couldn't help but hesitate and said: "Your Majesty, the prince has a distinguished status, so..."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen snorted heavily, and said immediately with obvious dissatisfaction, "As a superior, if you always remember your status as honorable and draw a clear line from other people, it's a gift for yourself. I have become a loner, how can I manage the Ming Empire well? Nobility is not noble, it is not so superficial. If I go to sweep the ground, am I not honorable? If I go to battle, I am not honorable? To manage an empire well, first of all Want to win the admiration of your courtiers and common people, instead of just relying on your status? Let’s just say this time, whether it’s you or the crown prince, as long as someone has a little more understanding of the people’s sentiments, how can they not know what those two people usually do?”

Emperor Chongzhen's statement had never been heard before, and Empress Zhou was a little shocked to hear it.Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen did not mention this at the beginning, so she was not so sudden. After digesting it for a while, she came back to her senses. When she was about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "Of course, I just raised the question just now. I just gave an example, how to be close to the people, there are various methods, and how to understand the people's sentiments, there are also various methods. But no matter what, when the prince is still young, he should let go of his figure, experience it for himself, and see the real world with his own eyes. You can be a good emperor by following the words of Tang Taizong.”

Empress Zhou was a little confused. These new views were a little unacceptable for a while.But the emperor Shengming, what he said must not be wrong.Also, the crown prince is his own son, so can he harm the crown prince?
Thinking of this, she forced a smile on her face and said: "Everything is arranged by His Majesty, I believe the prince will benefit a lot!"

"Well!" Emperor Chongzhen wanted her attitude, so he nodded and said, "Soon, I will issue an order that Zhang Zilong from the Agriculture Department and Song Yingxing from the Kaiwu Department will teach them, and all other princes and princesses will also listen. After studying for a period of time, I will personally assess them."

It can be said that Zhang Zilong and Song Yingxing actually represent the new learning, that is, the science and technology of later generations.Do a popular explanation first, and then there will be experiments to do. I believe these princes and princesses will definitely be interested.

With the interest, coupled with the royal resources, it is not difficult for them to do something proficient in a certain aspect.What's more, there is also the knowledge and vision of Emperor Chongzhen from later generations. As long as they are slightly instructed, they are enough to leave a long history in a certain industry.

This arrangement, in Emperor Chongzhen's view, was not much better than the kind of vassal kings who were just eating and waiting to die.

Emperor Chongzhen made it clear to Queen Zhou, and he will explain it to other concubines later.But it would be better for Queen Zhou to talk about it first, let those concubines digest it, and then talk about it.

Two days later, Emperor Chongzhen settled the palace and officially issued an order to transfer Zhang Zilong to explain "Nongzheng Quanshu" to the princes and princes, and Song Yingxing to explain "Tiangong Kaiwu" to the princes and princes.

As soon as this decree was sent out, it immediately attracted discussions from the ruling and opposition parties.

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen set up a new yamen for the two of them, and we can already know how much the emperor valued the agricultural affairs involved in the "Nongzheng Quanshu", and how much he valued the agricultural and industrial encyclopedia involved in "Tiangong Kaiwu".However, they didn't expect that the emperor would let his sons, especially the crown prince, also learn this. Doesn't that mean that the next generation of emperors of Ming Dynasty will also be familiar with these things and value them?Looking at this posture, is it going to be passed down as a millennium project?

After understanding this situation, there are still people who resist these miscellaneous studies in their hearts and don't pay much attention to them, but they have to pay attention to them.Therefore, rumors spread at the same time that the emperor and the crown prince were so concerned about these things, that there might be changes in the imperial examinations in the future!
This statement has a nose and an eye.

After all, the emperor attaches great importance to it, and everyone can see it. Not only the chief officials from all over the country are required to be familiar with the "Nongzheng Quanshu", but even the princes and princes have learned it. Can you guarantee that the emperor will not go further?
For the situation that may appear in the future, most scholars actually reject it. In their view, the Four Books and Five Classics are orthodox.

However, now it is just a rumor after all, and they can't oppose it even if they want to, so they can only emphasize the importance of the Four Books and Five Classics in their daily conversations.

Regarding this situation, Emperor Chongzhen knew it very well and expected it.

In fact, he was the one who released that rumor, just to let them get used to it first, and when they are familiar with the conditions, of course the imperial examination must be reformed.Otherwise, Ming's science and technology would not be able to reach the height of orthodox academics.

After finishing this work, the time has come to the end of October in the 12th year of Chongzhen, and it will be November soon.

At this time, the Jianlu army led by Duoduo and Hauge finally arrived in Guanning after trekking.

Seeing that he was about to reach Tashan, Hauge couldn't help but said to Duoduo: "I heard that when you attacked Tashan last time, many people died and were even killed by them. Is there such a thing? "

The last time they entered the customs, during the First World War in Tianjin, the Manchu Qing army suffered heavy casualties, and even lost half of the looted population and supplies.Huang Taiji deliberately handled this kind of matter in a low-key manner, but he couldn't hide it from the upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty.Therefore, Hauge was ridiculed by some people, including Dodo, who didn't deal with him very much.

Therefore, when he saw Tashan in sight, Hauge seized this opportunity and wanted to take revenge.

Duoduo acted together with Huang Taiji, and of course also participated in the siege of Tashan.Hearing Hauge mocking himself with this at this time, he really wanted to say that it was your father who was afraid and didn't dare to attack with all his strength, otherwise, he would have taken it down long ago.

But at this time, Huang Taiji was no longer something that Duoduo could satirize, otherwise, if Huang Taiji dealt with him, it would definitely be too much for him.

Therefore, when Doduo felt a little aggrieved, he yelled in a cold voice: "Last time, the Ming army on Tashan was disabled. This time, I will definitely take down this Tashan. As for you, no Do you know what you can get? There is no food to grab for those who are slowing down on the road!"

After he finished speaking, he didn't want to hear Hauge's rebuttal, so he clamped his legs on the war horse and jumped out with a "whoosh".

Hauge opened his mouth and was about to speak, but was disappointed. He couldn't help but became furious and shouted loudly behind him: "Aren't you unable to beat me down? I'm here to show you, this Tashan is mine!"

Originally, he wanted to laugh at Doduo and say that he would call it down to show him, but unexpectedly, Doduo took the first step and ran away without giving him a chance to speak. Suddenly, Hauge felt so angry!
Earlier, these Manchu Tartars had already learned that Tashan Guard General Jin Guofeng had been promoted and added troops, but they were all new recruits, old and weak.

This was all within their expectations.After fighting against each other for so many years, these Manchu Tartars also have a clear understanding of Guan Ning's situation.Know that the elite of the Guan Ning Army is the Ancestral Army.As for the others, they are all motley crews.It is also for this reason that Huang Taiji attaches great importance to Zu Dashou, and does everything possible to win over the power of the ancestors.

In the past, the few direct descendants of Tashan guard Jin Guofeng had already fought hard.Moreover, Tashan is not as high as Jinzhou. It does not have such a high city wall and there are not so many Hongyi cannons. Therefore, in the eyes of these Manchu and Qing Tatars, they can at least easily capture Tashan if they come here this time.

Duoduo in front actually knew that Hauge also wanted to grab credit, so he ran fast and was ready to strike first.

But after running for a while, the Tanma turned around, and when he saw Duoduo, he hurriedly reported: "The guard of Tashan is not Jin Guofeng, the banner is the ancestor, he should be the troops of Zu Dashou."

When Duoduo heard this, he was stunned. How could Zu Dashou come to guard Tashan?It doesn't make sense!

Just when he couldn't figure it out, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind him, rolled his eyes, and immediately waved his hand to tell the horse to probe again. Then he stopped and turned around to look, and sure enough, he saw Hauge catching up.

So, he immediately shouted in a cold voice: "Just now you said that Tashan is yours, so let me ask you, what if you can't take it down?"

"It's impossible!" Hauge was stunned and didn't pay attention to the matter of scouting the horse. He immediately pretended to be confident and said, "Even in the pass, the Ming army would not dare to fight me. If I hadn't been in the rear army , How could the Ming army win the battle of Tianjin! Tashan, if I really want to fight, it's not a problem at all!"

Hearing this, Duoduo couldn't help asking: "What about Jia's Village?"

When Hauge heard this, his face turned pale, and he immediately retorted: "It's my fault? Why didn't you ask Dorgon? If it wasn't for the death order, I would have brought down Jiajiazhuang!"

However, he also understands that Jiajiazhuang has not been defeated for so long, and he has nothing to do with it, so he took the initiative to change the topic and said: "Stop talking nonsense, don't fight with me this time, and see how I win Tashan !"

"Okay, if you can't take down Tashan, you have to obey the rules and call me uncle!" Duoduo sneered immediately.

Although he is younger than Hauge, he is the son of Boarskin. Logically speaking, he wants to be called uncle, but Hauge is willing to call him uncle. Not much to say.

When Hauge heard this, he immediately asked back: "Then what if I take down Tashan?"

"What are you talking about!" Doduo replied without hesitation, as if he was also a bachelor.

When Hauge heard this, he pointed at Doduo proudly and said, "I think the woman you just snatched looks good, so send it to my house!"

After speaking, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and drove his horse away first.

Duoduo looked at his back with hatred in his eyes, sneered, and shouted in a low voice: "Idiot!"

Don't look at him submitting to Huang Taiji, but in his heart, he always remembers that Xian Khan intended him to succeed Khan.It was Hauge, the idiot's father, Huang Taiji not only forced his mother to death, but also took his position and suppressed him all the time.This hatred is buried deep in my heart.

Besides, Hauge excitedly led his men to Tashan and took a look, and was immediately dumbfounded.He knew how powerful the Zu Family Army was.If Tashan was guarded by Zu Dashou himself, he wouldn't be able to defeat it casually.

The original battle of Daling River was won by Huang Taiji who gathered all the troops from all over the country. Taking advantage of the unrepaired Daling River, he used the method of siege, which took several months and forced the city to run out of food and grass before winning.But this Tashan, with his current strength, how could it be possible to defeat it!

At this time, Hauge thought of Duduo's change in attitude, and immediately knew that he had been deceived by Duduo, and couldn't help but itch with hatred.

The guard of Tashan is indeed Zu Dashou.He just finished changing defenses. He originally thought that he would be able to return to Jinzhou after staying for half a year. Unexpectedly, this Jianlu didn't stop, and he really came back so soon.

So, he immediately held a military meeting to discuss the military situation.

(End of this chapter)