eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 755 Open your eyes to see the world

The emperor went "crazy" and paid attention to strange skills and tricks, which is also unexpected.

The Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty was transformed into a yamen of the imperial court, and the people inside were still serious officials, which opened the eyes of many people.There are many strange things at the emperor's feet, and this is one of them.

But Zhu Houzhao was educated by later generations and had no such awareness at all, and he had many intentions.

Because he felt that Ming Dynasty had reached such a stage.

In terms of food, not only sweet potatoes are used as supplements, but military settlements are effectively cleaned up, and there are also large granaries like the Hetao Plain.

In terms of money, Japan's silver mountain is already in their pocket, and no one in the world can stop them.

There are tens of millions of taels of silver in the national treasury. Although it is not as high as the astronomical figure of more than 100 million taels in the last years of Yongzheng's reign, it is already excellent compared with the previous [-] years. The granaries in Jingtong are full again, and the country is at its peak. moment.

Arrangements have also been made in terms of ideological and cultural aspects.

Therefore, at this stage, if the country wants to improve further, it must introduce science and technology and build an appropriate administrative structure for incentives and protection.

He was very devoted to his work, but when he was walking through the imperial garden that day, he suddenly heard someone whispering through the dense forest and rockery, saying: "The emperor is obsessed with strange skills and tricks, and specially selects places and recruits talents for research. , I must mention those alchemy and alchemy theories in the end. Since ancient times, heroes of all ages have been obsessed with the art of immortality. In my opinion, this dynasty is no different."

Originally, this was just idle chatter among bored people in the palace, but Zhu Houzhao dismissed it.

However, when I returned to the Qianqing Palace and reviewed the memorial, I actually saw a minister admonishing the emperor to pass on the old practice of serving officials in Jiexian Temple, give up the illusion of immortality, and return to the righteous path of benevolent government and caring for the people. .

Only then did Zhu Houzhao realize that the ministers were worried that he had been working hard for ten years and suddenly began to believe in those charlatans. If this was true, wouldn't it be a great chaos in the world?

Originally, he thought that he might go to Fengtian Palace to explain it, but it turned out to be a simple matter.

But reading further, the memorial says that Taoist priests and real people from all walks of life have appeared in Beijing recently, and they have revealed their identities one after another, saying that they have special skills and can communicate with the gods...

Seeing this, he thought that maybe it shouldn't be so simple.

"You address."

"The servant is here."

"Go and find...Mao Yuwen."

The two deputy envoys of Jin Yiwei asked him to be sent out, and this top leader is still in the capital.

"Yes."

Mao Yuwen is now getting older and has gained some weight. At his position, he does not need to go into battle personally, and his life is much better.However, after gaining experience, he became more calm and was considered a good sword for Zhu Houzhao.

"The humble minister Mao Yuwen comes to see the emperor!"

"Get up. Come with me for a walk."

"Yes."

When the emperor comes to find him, it's basically a matter of losing his head and getting blood. People have experience and know that someone is unlucky at this time.Xie Pi and Jing Yang in the attendant's room glanced at each other and knew what was going on.

"...It can't be that kind of thing, right? Those people who have been in the memorial?"

"Silence! The Emperor has his own agenda, don't say anything more between you and me!"

Outside the palace, inside the pavilion.

Zhu Houzhao asked Mao Yuwen: "Are there many alchemists in the capital recently?"

"The Emperor asked this, and it seems to be true." Mao Yuwen was startled at first, and then said.

"Obviously?"

"It seems... he's a bit pretentious and deceptive. He's using all kinds of banners, and he's very clever at what he says."

"You don't believe it, do you?"

Mao Yuwen raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't dare."

"Today I reviewed the memorials, and there were actually six people who advised me not to believe in miraculous tricks. To put it more bluntly, whatever the emperor prefers, there will be more of it in the capital."

"Your Majesty, see you clearly."

Zhu Houzhao lowered his voice and said, "You secretly send some people to keep an eye on these people. Scammers like these are usually not easy to catch, but now they are showing up one after another. Aren't they just coming to your door?"

Mao Yuwen understood this meaning instantly and said with surprise: "Is your Majesty asking for it?"

"Yes. I definitely don't believe in immortality, or the living and dead, or flesh and bones. Emperor Qin even sent people across the sea to search for immortals and medicine. What ended up in the end? Let's take a look at what is on the east side of the sea. What's the matter? As for the gods, it is basically an island country like hell."

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. In this case, I will arrange the manpower to arrest all these people as soon as your Majesty gives the order."

"There's no rush. Let's see who they look for."

If the charlatans want to contact the emperor, they must go through some officials.

But why can these people see officials?Not to mention the third and fourth grades, can ordinary people see the seventh grade county magistrate?
So needless to say, it was the officials who went to find these people themselves.

"At present, the imperial court is clearing land in various places. Han Ziren also reported to me that some vassal kings behaved improperly. You are aware of these things. I think, are there people from them hidden among these people? This is to achieve the purpose of influencing me. .”

Mao Yuwen shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that although some people are bold, they are not to this level."

"I hope not, but let's wait and see. I won't deal with this matter for now. I'll give Jin Yiwei some time to see if there are any problems."

"Yes!"

In fact, Mao Yuwen has not encountered these problems yet, but the emperor always thinks about it first and waits until others are almost ready to act. Sometimes it will be very slow and there will be some losses if it is not done well.

Now, it is nipped in the bud.

When Mao Yuwen left, Zhu Houzhao shook his head. In fact, he was in a daze. These were all weird things. It was really a headache to govern the country.

And many things surprised even him.

In the evening, it came even more unprepared.

It wasn't the former dynasty, but something happened in the harem.

A eunuch came to report that Concubine Shen Shu was suddenly angry with the boss and had Xiuyu slapped on the palm and locked up. No matter how hard she tried to persuade her, it was useless.

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew that there was someone here who knew how much he loved his daughter, and someone asked someone to report it to him so that Xiuyu could be 'rescued'.

No matter what the reason was, Zhu Houzhao didn't stay too long and immediately walked around the Qianqing Palace and walked into the harem.

Concubine Shen Shu saw the emperor and understood. She was afraid that someone close to Princess Xiuyu might have gone to bring in reinforcements, but this was not the time for an attack. "I, my concubine, came to see the emperor and could not welcome her from afar. Please forgive me, the emperor."

"Get up." Zhu Houzhao entered the hall with his hands behind his back. After sitting down, he looked around, "Shu Fei, I am a straight person. I know what you are thinking. What's the matter, are you so angry? And you beat Xiuyu?" "

"Your Majesty, I am not angry for no reason, but Xiuyu is too naughty. I asked her to study "Nu Xian" and "Nu Yu", but she always said that these books are very boring, and she can only learn a few sentences. , but as a girl, if she doesn't read these books well, how will she abide by women's ethics in the future? How will she look like a princess? It turns out that she has always been dignified, but today she has some evil nature, and she insists on contradicting me. I didn't think about it for a while. If you hold back, you will be punished a few times."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and asked all the servants on the side to get out, and then walked to Concubine Shu, "You are a mother. I can't refute your face in front of the child. You said you would imprison her for a few days, so I will imprison her for a few days." . However, Xiuyu has always been polite and sensible. Why is it suddenly like this? You still have to ask carefully. If you don't ask, how about I go and ask?"

Concubine Shu said: "I thank the emperor. I will do whatever the emperor says. However, the emperor has a body of thousands of gold. Don't go there. I will just ask someone to call Xiuyu."

"Okay, okay. You should calm down. You want her to look like a princess, but I am different. I like my daughter no matter what she looks like."

After saying this, Concubine Shen Shu felt relieved. After all, she was worried that the emperor would hate Xiuyu, but now it seems that the emperor still attaches great importance to her, which is of course very good.

Not long after, this little girl came over with red eyes. When she saw the emperor, she called out softly, "Dad."

"Kneel down!" Zhu Houzhao deliberately put on a face, "Look at you, how angry are you with your mother? Do you know that she cares about you the most on weekdays? How sad will she be if you don't listen to her?"

Concubine Shu's nose became sore when she heard this. After all, the emperor still knows how to speak and deal with things.

Xiuyu was still young and burst into tears, "My daughter knows she was wrong."

"Tell me, what is it for this time?"

"Because "The Commandments of Women" is really boring, I have read it a hundred or ten times, and my daughter doesn't want to read it anymore."

"I've recited it a hundred times, why can't I stop reciting it today? Isn't there any other reason?"

At this time, Concubine Shen Shu came and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't make it clear just now. Xiuyu is indeed observant of etiquette. It's not that she doesn't study, but she wants to read... she wants to read a book like Western geography. How can this be done?" ?”

"What kind of book is that?" Zhu Houzhao felt very strange, "Is there such a book?"

"It's a book compiled by Jing Wan, the daughter of Jing Yang, the attendant in the attendant's room. It's full of weird and exotic things. It's interesting for children and they can't put it down. But what's the use of reading more of these casual books?"

Zhu Houzhao walked up to Xiuyu and squatted down, "Xiuyu, tell dad why you like reading books like that so much?"

"What you say is meaningful and reasonable, and it is better than the commandments." Her little mouth curled up, and it really meant something.

"Your Majesty, look at her!"

"Haha, it's a bit like my temper." Zhu Houzhao turned around and comforted, "Concubine Shu, my child, if she likes to see it, then let her see it."

Concubine Shu was shocked, "But Your Majesty, Xiuyu is a princess!"

"I'm sure, I like such a princess, isn't that enough?"

Xiuyu suddenly raised her head hopefully.

"But... you make your mother angry. This is wrong in every way. Even if you like it, why can't you tell your parents first? Instead of contradicting your mother? I will allow you to read those books from now on, but this time You can’t escape the punishment.”

"Thank you dad, thank you mom. A daughter deserves to be punished if she makes her mother angry."

Zhu Houzhao himself didn't know that there was such a book. Even the palace reacted to this matter. It seems that after the sea ban was lifted, the intellectuals of the Ming Dynasty began to open their eyes to see the world?
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Chapter 751: The names of the two princesses were mixed up and their minds went crazy. They have been corrected.Xiuyu, Xiurong and Xiuli are arranged in this order

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