Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

It's a pity that how many current historical online article authors know this sentence?

There is even something ridiculous - "The Ming Dynasty did not allow people to discuss government affairs" has come out...

I really don’t know if this is to whitewash the scholars, or if they themselves are just talking like three-year-olds?

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Song Yingxing looked at the thin cheek of the emperor beside him, and felt an inexplicable pain in his heart:

The country is so unfortunate, with treacherous ministers at the top and partisans at the bottom.

How did the emperor spend these years?

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Zhu Youjian stood for a long time, until the moon fell and the stars began to fade, and the fireworks in the city gradually went out. Only the lights on the dockside were still shining brightly.

Zhu Youjian sighed:

"Song Qing's house and the location of the Royal Academy of Sciences have been chosen on the high hills between Xichuan, Dengzhou and Junzhou."

“I decided to place the capital in a mountainous area, just when starting a business from scratch requires a lot of bricks and tiles.

I intend to recruit refugees and use soil to burn bricks and tiles.

The capital needed a lot of bricks and tiles, so just where the soil was taken out, the foundation of the moat would be laid.

By then, as long as the Danjiang River and Hanjiang River are connected, it will be able to serve as a moat outside the city. "

Song Yingxing praised:

"What your Majesty said is true. Make a plan first and then build various buildings. This is the most labor-saving way."

Zhu Youjian smiled:

"This mountainous area at the end of the southern branch of Funiu Mountain, a branch of the Qinling Mountains, is in a particularly dangerous location. My new capital is located in this mountainous area.

At the foot of this mountainous area, towards the Central Plains, there are all criss-crossing high hills.

The outermost city wall of the imperial capital will be built according to the terrain of high hills, all built on the top of the high hills. "

Song Yingxing understood the benefits of the emperor's doing this as soon as he heard it. He laughed and said:

“Your Majesty’s move is best for defense.

Once the new city was built, if the enemy came, they would have to go up the hillside and withstand the attacks of the defenders on the city wall.

Moreover, the siege equipment is heavy and heavy. If it is pushed up the hillside, the casualties must be huge!

This is a place for military strategists to win! "

Zhu Youjian turned around, looked at Song Yingxing and smiled:

"I have always believed that young people are the future of the country. As the saying goes, strong young people make the country strong.

I intend to place the Academy of Sciences outside the moat, close to the Danjiang River, between Xichuan and the capital city wall.

Song Qing's family built the Academy of Sciences immediately outside the moat.

The walls of the Academy of Sciences must be built according to the standards of city walls. "

Song Yingxing said curiously:

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the Academy of Sciences is a satellite city of the capital?"

"Yes!"

Zhu Youjian nodded:

"I hope that the scholars trained by the Qing family will abide by one word!"

Song Yingxing cupped his fists and bent over:

"Please order, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian's face was serious:

"The rivers and mountains of our ancestors are hard-earned. Every place under our feet was bought by our ancestors by throwing their heads and blood!

It’s just an inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood!

I hope these young scholars can remember - how can we forget our ancestors, our country, one hundred thousand young people and one hundred thousand soldiers! "

Song Yingxing was shocked.

I just felt a chill coming towards my face.

He finally understood why the emperor specially called him here, and it was not until midnight, in the dead of night, that he revealed his plan!

Your Majesty is preparing to cultivate an army composed of high-level intellectuals!

Song Yingxing's heart was beating violently.

His Majesty entrusted such an important matter to himself...

The royal grace is mighty!

The emperor's grace is mighty!

Song Yingxing burst into tears...

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The next day.

The morning sun has not yet risen, and Song Yingxing has already led the travelers and is ready to set off.

Song Yingsheng and the third generation of the Song family were all prominently listed.

Behind them were two hundred Yulin soldiers specially sent by the emperor to protect them.

Zhu Youjian took Song Yingxing's hand and handed him a brocade box:

“This is the soil acquisition route that I have been considering, which is also the moat route.

The Qing family will conduct an on-site inspection to see where optimization is needed. "

"What I mean is to start from Danjiang, pass through the border of Xichuan, pass through Pengjia Town in Dengzhou, to Linpa east of Menglou, directly to Dusi and Xueji in Guanghua territory, and then connect to the Han River.

This is the route of the moat.

There are plains, low hills, and almost all loess along the way. In this way, not much labor is required, and the soil dug out can be made into bricks and tiles. "

This route is an artificial river route excavated in later generations.

It's called "Xipaizi River".

It is a river that was dug purely by manpower around 60 years later.

This river is divided into two Paizi rivers, east and west, extending from the head of the Danjiangkou Reservoir to Xiangyang and merging into the Han River.

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Song Yingxing was a little confused.

What His Majesty said was too detailed. He has not conducted an on-site investigation and cannot give an opinion.

However, the emperor wanted to connect the Danjiang and Hanjiang rivers...

This kind of idea is indeed impregnable from a defensive perspective.

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Zhu Youjian smiled and patted the back of Song Yingxing's hand:

"The Qing family is a real person, so naturally they won't flatter you.

Moreover, I have not measured it in detail, so there must be errors and omissions in the route.

Everything depends on the Qing family’s sharp eyes! "

Song Yingxing bent down and bowed:

"I will definitely find an optimal moat for Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian responded with a smile and walked to Song Yingsheng again.

(Special note: Song Yingsheng’s character for Sheng is Sheng, and Sheng is a simplified way of writing the character Sheng.)

Song Yingsheng hurriedly bent down and bowed.

Zhu Youjian stretched out his hand to help him up:

"If I remember correctly, I gave you Mr. Wen Lin?"

Song Yingsheng hurriedly said:

"That was given to Weichen generously by His Majesty when he was the magistrate of Guangzhou."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "Your ancestor was a Jinshi during the Hongzhi period, and was the Minister of Song Jing?"

"Your Majesty has learned enough to remember that the great-grandfather of Weichen is none other than Duke Zhuang Jing."

Song Jing was a Jinshi during the Hongzhi period, and served successively in the Hongzhi, Zhengde, and Jiajing dynasties. He was an honest and good official, and a capable minister who could do practical things.

Zhuang Jing was the posthumous title given by the imperial court after Song Jing's death.

This is a high-class posthumous title. This posthumous title alone can show Song Jing's ability.

Zhu Youjian smiled and patted Song Yingsheng on the shoulder:

"Song Jingduo has a virtuous reputation, and his military skills are not bad either!"

"We thank you for your majesty's praise on behalf of our ancestors!"

When Song Yingsheng saw the emperor praising his grandfather so much, he was as happy as if he had eaten honey.

Zhu Youjian said seriously:

"I admire Song Jing very much.

After you become Song Jing, you must not lose the name of your ancestors! "

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if I die, I won't dare to shame our ancestors!"

Song Yingsheng hurriedly made guarantees one after another.

Zhu Youjian nodded.

Song Yingsheng in history finally lamented the demise of his country and committed suicide...

The third and even fourth generations of the Song family had already received Chongzhen's blessing, allowing them to teach at the county school.

However, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the two brothers Song Yingxing established their ancestral motto - descendants of the Song family were not allowed to serve in the Qing Dynasty.