First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"Lecture?" Naha was dumbfounded when he came out, he was a defeated general, and he ran to class, who would listen?

"You can't look at it this way. The ruler is short and the inch is long. What's more, we are not good at using cavalry to learn from you. It is reasonable. I will talk to the lord later. No one would dare to let the lord sit in the classroom. Listen."

Hearing what Zhang Ximeng said, these people are all shining, which is not bad. Although they lost on the battlefield, they can still get back in class!

Especially in the battle on Taiping Road and Jiqing Road, they were beaten so badly by Lao Zhu. To be honest, it's not that they can't do it, but that the morale of the army has already collapsed, and it's hard to save them if they are replaced by gods!

Be sure to review it in class and treat it as a classic example.

Here they were chatting enthusiastically, while Liu Bowen came out holding a piece of advice over there.

A total of eighteen suggestions were sent to Zhang Ximeng.

"The sinner is terrified and doesn't know how to repay the grace of the superior. He only has a little opinion. If he can help the superior in case, the sinner will benefit even if he dies!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Bowen respectfully handed over this item to Zhang Ximeng!

Old Liu put all his heart and soul into his work, which is naturally the fart of the old fairy, which is extraordinary!

Zhang Ximeng took it in his hand, and Zheng nodded, "I will hand it over to the lord and study it carefully. Mr. Bowen, don't be too persistent. This is a big era when the world is changing and the world is changing. Our structure must be bigger and we must see it more carefully." Far, longer, let go of the individual, think more about the world!"

Liu Bowen took a deep breath, bowed and saluted, "Thank you for your experience, sinners know it!"

Zhang Ximeng chatted with the big guy for a few more words before leaving.

That night, firecrackers were fired in the prisoner-of-war camp, and the dumplings were fragrant. A group of old men with different moods sat together, tasting the bitter wine in the cup, with different thoughts.

As a high-ranking official, there are so many fine wines in his possession, but why have he ever been presumptuously drunk?

Get drunk today, and start a new life tomorrow!

On the other side, Zhang Ximeng went to Zhu Yuanzhang's mansion. Empress Ma prepared a New Year's Eve dinner. Zhu Ying, Li Wenzhong, Zhu Wenzheng, including Lao Zhu's sister-in-law and brother-in-law Li Zhen, were all there.

The whole family was reunited, and Zhu Biao, who was less than a few months old, was also there.

Zhang Ximeng didn't come up with this name, but Lao Zhu himself. I don't know how many ancient books he looked through to find this word!

The sign follows the wood and shows, which means astronomical paradigm.

In other words, this child is not only the young master of the Zhu family army, but also the big brother of the future masters, so he must lead by example and set an example.Just from such a name, it can be seen that Lao Zhu has a lot of thoughts on this child.

"Mr. Zhang, Biao'er's teacher is none other than you! After two or three years, let him study with you!" Old Zhu brought up this matter again.

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "My lord thinks highly of me, so it's my good fortune. But if you want me to say that you want the eldest son to inherit the important business, reading is far from enough... The things written in the book are placed there, and you can take them at any time. It doesn’t matter whether you remember it or not. Only what you have personally experienced is really your own. As the son of the lord, there are so many collections of classics and history, poems and songs, if you are willing to learn, if you don’t want to learn, you don’t have to force it. The places worthy of his efforts are not on the books."

Lao Zhu was taken aback, this was the first time he had heard of such a statement.

However, he thought about it for a while, and found that he was able to have today, and those more than three years of wandering were really an indispensable wealth.

It’s not that suffering is worth admiring, but that the tenacity, survival wisdom, and knowledge of people and judging the situation that have been honed in that desperate situation... These qualities have grown with Lao Zhu’s status. The more powerful you are, the more important your role will be, and none of this is learned from books.

"Mr. said so, but we don't know how to teach this little thing!" Old Zhu said, stretching out his hand carefully, and hugging Zhu Biao in his arms like a treasure.

Around the child's neck, there is also a pendant of beautiful jade... Don't lose it, don't forget it, longevity and prosperity!

"To be honest, from our father's point of view, it's good to make the child safe and live a long life, right?"

Chapter 198 Liu Bowen's Grand Strategy

Zhu Biao still didn't understand what his father said, but felt that there were too many people, so he started crying after a while.

This time, Lao Zhu was frightened into a panic, so he quickly handed over the child to his wife. Mrs. Ma took Zhu Biao down, and the big guys had dinner together, but they didn't say much. Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong went down early, and they dragged Zhu Ying went riding together.

Li Zhen and sister-in-law also left, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng in the end.

They looked at each other, and Lao Zhu smiled first, "I will not live in peace during the New Year!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord has worked hard for the common people, there are still many days to come!"

Old Zhu was startled, as if hesitating, but he didn't say anything.

"Sir, you went to Liu Ji, what did he say? Is this old man repentant?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Not only has he repented, but he seems to be a bit strong!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Ximeng stretched out his hand, took out what Liu Bowen wrote, spread it out in front of Lao Zhu, and the two of them watched together... What can a living god write?

First of all, Liu Bowen founded the sect and clarified the righteousness, the Yuan government fell into disrepair, and there was a lot of turmoil in the country.Sincerity can follow Tang Wu's example and punish the people and punish crimes. Although a division of a journey, a hundred miles away, is enough to replace it.

This is a simple statement, but it is the basis of all arguments. Yuan Ting is finished, as long as the strategy is right, even if it is only a hundred miles away, it can win the world.

There is no doubt that this is to strengthen Zhu Yuanzhang's confidence and seize the country.

"Mr. Li said this a long time ago. Mr. Li, Mr. Jia, and Mr. Zhu have all said it, and it can only be regarded as a cliché." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, and Zhang Ximeng just laughed, dealing with the same problem. It's still different, just look down, Liu Bowen won't generalize.

Sure enough, in the second article, Liu Bowen proposed to form an alliance with Han and Song, and use the soldiers of Han and Song to attack the land of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so that they can consume each other, and both sides will suffer.And Zhu Yuanzhang wants to go south with all his strength and develop and grow.

Here, Liu Bowen put forward a point of view, that Han and Song can be honored temporarily, and the dragon and phoenix calendar can be used.

In the next article, Liu Bowen analyzed Zhu Yuanzhang's two major opponents. Although Tianwan's power is extraordinary, but the minister is strong and the master is weak, there will be serious trouble sooner or later.As for Zhang Shicheng, he is only a master of success, so there is nothing to worry about.After analyzing this, it is still nothing new, after all, Zhang Ximeng, Zhu Sheng and others have seen it.

But Liu Bowen then said, "If you attack Zhang Shicheng, you will be rescued at the end of the day. If you are attacked by the enemy, our army will be in danger!"If the sky is destroyed first, Zhang Shicheng will definitely have no courage to launch an army and miss the opportunity!

It is not difficult to see the level of the level with just this sentence, and it is not difficult to see the shortcomings of the characters on both sides, but it takes wisdom to confront each other and come up with a strategy.

Some people may say, shouldn't Zhang Shicheng be eliminated first?

In fact, the analysis of this problem is even more complicated.

Although Zhang Shicheng had no ambitions, his tenacity was well known during the Battle of Gaoyou.Going all out to attack Zhang Shicheng will win, but it will take too long. At that time, Tianwan's soldiers and horses will be killed, which is too unfavorable for Zhu's army.

After all, a Yangtze River flows down the river, and it takes only a few days to reach Jinling.

Conversely, Tianwan's internal chaos is chaotic. Although they can fight, if they are defeated badly, they will also fall apart and will not last long.

First destroy the sky, then destroy Zhang Shicheng, and unify the south!

In less than a hundred words, Liu Bowen explained Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy to conquer the world clearly. Aiming at the four major opponents, let Han Song and Dayuan consume each other, and between Chen and Zhang, Chen first and then Zhang.

So what should Zhu Yuanzhang himself do?

Liu Bowen then wrote that Jinling, the ancient capital of the six dynasties, was dominated by tigers and dragons, and was full of imperial aura.

The combination of farming and war is invincible!

Another key measure was proposed by Liu Bowen, the combination of farming and warfare is indeed suitable for the Zhu family army today.

Lao Zhu also gradually became interested. He browsed down, and Liu Bowen made several important suggestions in succession... After reading the whole article, the biggest feeling is that Liu Bowen is a pragmatic person who can propose feasible strategies.

For example, Liu Bowen proposed to reduce the punishment, but then he added that the Yuan government was innocent, that is to say, it is necessary to eliminate the wrong punishment of the Yuan court, not simply reduce the punishment.

There is also Liu Bowen who proposed to recruit talents and open courses to obtain scholars... But Liu Bowen immediately advocated the establishment of schools, and all talents must first enter the school before they can become officials.Before becoming an official, the ability of talents must be inspected, and then the official can be awarded!

Seeing this, Zhang Ximeng couldn't help admiring.

In fact, in the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination was not the only way, and even the imperial examination was not the most important way to obtain scholars.

As the highest institution of learning, Guozijian has a complete learning system.

They also have the method of scoring points, and according to the points, they will be promoted in turn in the six halls, and if they perform particularly well, they will also invite the holy judge.

Moreover, there is also a system of supervising students' history, that is, internships, to understand government affairs, so as not to become a waste who does not work hard.

At the stage of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Guozi supervised students, and Jinshi, Hanlin, who were selected by the supervisors, abounded, and their abilities were even higher than ordinary Jinshi.

Even from the perspective of future generations, this set of learning methods is remarkable, and there is nothing wrong with it. At most, it is just a little adjustment in the content of learning.

Then someone will ask, Guozijian is so good, why did it become disgusting in the middle and late Ming Dynasty?A bunch of trash just dawdling in it?

This matter can be written into a paper of hundreds of thousands of words. It is roughly about how the country lost control over talents, or how privately run schools defeated government-run schools...

All in all, it is to keep mixing sand and stuffing some bureaucrat children into the Imperial College. After Jingtai Chenghua, they are simply allowed to spend money to enter the school, and they can donate millet to the prison.

Things have come to this point, the Guozijian will be abolished without accident... And these suggestions come from the loyal and virtuous ministers in the court. They are not corrupt and pervert the law, but they corrupt the national code and destroy the ancestral system. They are not polite at all. .

At this time, Liu Bowen proposed to run a school, but it was obviously aimed at attacking the local gentry, and it was also one of his plans for revenge.

With the level of government-run schools, what to learn and what to teach are all in the hands of the government, and students can be blessed at any time and let them do things faithfully.

Although the school cannot guarantee 100% loyalty, the people who go to the official school and the Jinshang school are probably different.

Liu Bowen advocated that Meng children should be enrolled in school, that the people should be given land, and that households should be allocated to all the people. He suggested that Lao Zhu should focus on development with a few powerful enemies...

After reading it all the way, there are a total of [-] advices, and almost every one hits the point. After reading it repeatedly, Lao Zhu couldn't help admiring it.

"This person is sincere and talented!"

Similar words, these civil servants have also told Lao Zhu, but it is still impressive to be able to speak so comprehensively like Liu Bowen.

"What do you think of Liu Ji, sir?"

Zhang Ximeng praised: "His talent is ten times that of my minister!"

Old Zhu couldn't help snorting, "He may have some advantages, but he is definitely not as good as Mr. Zhang... Well, let him be your deputy, and also be responsible for handling official documents, so as to see the effect."

Hey, Zhang Ximeng's secretarial team has grown again.

A few days later, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Ximeng took the initiative to find Liu Bowen and told Zhu Yuanzhang what he meant.

"Mr. Bowen, I'm afraid I will wrong you here."

Liu Bowen quickly waved his hand, bowed deeply to the commander-in-chief, and then said to Zhang Ximeng: "Experience is higher than that. The experience of that day is far higher than Bowen. Bowen is all over the ground. It's just that Bowen doesn't know good and bad, and he doesn't know how to count." , almost ruined the family, now that the superiors can forgive Bowen, and don’t look into Bowen’s fault, even if he is a groom, he is willing to do so!"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Mr. Bowen, you are too polite. You mentioned the establishment of a school. In fact, I have already had this idea. In Xuancheng, I ordered a lot of the Four Treasures of the Study. But then again, if you want to start a school, you must learn from everyone. I wonder if Mr. Berwin can recommend some?"

As soon as Liu Bowen heard it, he said: "If you want to talk about talents, Song Lian is the first choice. This person is far above me in Confucian classics, and his character is upright and his knowledge is solid. He is the best choice. Besides him, there is also Ye Chen. , Zhang Yi are all great talents, you can recruit them all, and start a school together."

Zhang Ximeng nodded slightly, but pondered a little: "How about this, Mr. Bowen writes a letter of recommendation, and you send it to Li Shanchang later, and let Mr. Li decide."

Liu Bowen was taken aback, what does this mean?

"It's not interesting, it's just the rules. Mr. Li is still under the rule of the lord, the head of the civil servants, we can give advice, but when it comes to the use of talents, except for the direct order of the lord, the rest must go through Mr. Li. Any decision must be made by Li. Mr. is in charge of execution. From now on, Mr. Bowen will run to Mr. Li more often. There is no harm in talking to him more."

Liu Bowen pondered for a while, then realized something, and nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Ximeng was able to have a New Year's Eve dinner with Lao Zhu's family, so he was not an outsider. Speaking of which, he could probably get rid of Li Shanchang and do whatever he wanted.

But Zhang Ximeng is very clear-headed. The most important thing for a team and a country is to follow the rules.If he can surpass Li Shanchang, then he should just take Li Shanchang's job, okay?

Or under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule, there were two systems, one named Li Shanchang and the other named Zhang Ximeng... If the trouble came to this point, Li Shanchang would certainly have no face, would he be fine?

Zhang Ximeng's cautiousness surprised Liu Bowen.

Although he didn't know about Zhu Jiajun's situation, he knew exactly how powerful Zhang Ximeng was.

Even Zhang Ximeng puts the rules first. For Liu Bowen, he really shouldn't be arrogant.

Sure enough, he went to Li Shanchang, explained the strengths of several people in detail, and finally asked Li Shanchang to make a decision respectfully.

Lao Li was naturally happy, and immediately ordered, sent someone to invite him, and chatted with Liu Bowen a lot, very cordially.After being a cow and horse for so long, someone finally respected him.

Li Shanchang excitedly said to Liu Bowen: "With the power of the above, you can be called the king. If you take a step back, you should also be called the Duke of the country. What does Bowen think?"

Chapter 199 The Pattern Opens

Hearing Li Shanchang's words, Liu Bowen pondered. His suggestion to Zhu Yuanzhang was to make fewer enemies. How to make fewer enemies, of course, is not to show off. When Zhu Sheng was there, he would become king slowly. Zhang Ximeng also had similar suggestions.

They can be said to be of one school of opinion, and they all advocate making a fortune in silence.

But Li Shanchang seems to have more ideas. He hopes that Zhu Yuanzhang can go to the next level.

"Li Shen, the current situation is gloomy and unclear. Although the superior occupies the land of Jiangbiao, looking around, they are all powerful enemies. If he rashly becomes the king, he may be surrounded by siege. What a difference!"

Li Shanchang gradually became dignified.

"I'm not troublesome, and I'm not coveting the merits of persuasion from the dragon. It's just that there is a saying that if the name is not right, the word is not right, and the word is not right, things will not succeed...Brother Bowen, you have also been an official in the government, so take Speaking of which, some time ago, I signed an agreement with several merchants in Xuancheng to purchase the Four Treasures of the Study, and the name of the inscription, how do you think I should write it?"

Liu Bowen was slightly taken aback, "It seems that we should write about the Grand Marshal's Mansion?"

"What year?"

"This... has been used for up to 15 years!"

Li Shanchang nodded, "That's right, it's how to write it. But once you write it like this, wouldn't it become the Grand Marshal's Mansion of the Yuan Court? Brother Bowen, what do you think should be done?"

Liu Bowen was taken aback, this is really the case.

As the territory grows bigger and more things happen, a government order will have to deal with millions of people. It is really not a simple matter to order so many people under what name.

Just like the example given by Li Shanchang, although Zhu Yuanzhang did not profess his vassal to the Yuan Dynasty, he wrote the Grand Marshal's Mansion and used the Zhizheng year name, which is secretly saying that Lao Zhu is a courtier of the Yuan Dynasty.

If Zhizheng is not used, it is the same reason to use the Longfeng Year Name.