Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

When Zhu Di announced in front of all the civil and military officials in the court that he wanted to build the Imperial College.

In fact, it is just an insult that comes to mind, and it is exaggerated.

He felt that he had to leave some room for bargaining, but in fact he just wanted to add a few courses related to war.

But the court officials were roared at by him.

No one dared to tease the tiger's whiskers.

This thing actually came true!!!

You are not kidding! He can't back down on his own.

We are forced to do something that is not possible now.

Of course, the first batch of people sent over were veteran generals and deputy generals in the army. It was during this stage of sending people over that Zhu Di discovered that there were not enough people.

The four great military heroes of the capital.

In the Xu family, Xu Huizu was assigned to hunt pirates on the seaside, and only Xu Zengshou was able to go to the capital to help the old men.

The Li family only has Li Jinglong, who is currently stranded in Japan and has not returned. None of the sons in the family dare to take on this job.

Geng Bingwen was over 60 years old, so it was impossible for him to go to the battlefield. He had three sons who could be used. But Geng Xuan, the eldest son of the Geng family, married Princess Jiangdu, the eldest daughter of Prince Yiwen. He was also very tactful and did not bring his sons with him, but went to the battlefield himself.

The Guo family, Guo Ying is also in his sixties, but his health is not as good as Geng Bingwen, and there is no useful descendant in the family.

With this calculation, it is almost equivalent to having no spare time at all!!!

Not only are there no generals, but there are not many rising stars who can assist the leaders in logistics.

This Imperial College was really opened at the right time by accident.

As Xu said before, this Imperial College has to teach many things, not only how to fight, but also the logistics of fighting, and the research of equipment for fighting.

How to fight a war and how to lead an army should have been passed down orally. For example, he learned from Xu's father and gained direct experience on the battlefield.

The Guo family, the Geng family, the Xu family, and the Li family are all the same, passing it down from father to son, and from son to grandson.

Now it feels like I've completely let go.

Zhu Di always seemed a little careless and seemed like something was wrong.

"So that's called cherishing one's own possessions. Why can scholars always suppress military achievements in the court? How many people in the world study, how many people can take the imperial examination? But how many people in the world can lead an army to fight? Scholars have teachers, and they can go to a private school to learn by just spending a little money. But what about military commanders? Even if they have money in hand, they can't find anyone to teach them. This is an extraordinary time to use extraordinary measures."

Xu could understand Zhu Di's unexpressible thoughts.

If a disciple is taught without the worry of being a master, then the military power may fall into the hands of others.

But Xu felt.

If the Zhu family loses control of this world in the end, it will be the Zhu family’s problem.

If the latecomers are ahead, it must be because the people in front were incompetent.

They are now facing the danger of a lack of military generals, so they need to recruit as many capable people as possible and use them.

Why were most of the students in the Imperial College children, rather than adults like in the Imperial Academy?

That’s because children are a blank slate.

Once the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is instilled in children at a young age, it will remain the same when they grow up.

Just like the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, scholars have been learning them since childhood. If you say anything bad about Confucius and Mencius, the scholars all over the world will drown you in saliva.

"Okay, you have a point. But they can't all be outsiders."

Zhu Di was convinced.

He is just one person and he doesn't have any special powers, so he will eventually need people to conquer the world.

Of his three sons, the eldest son was in charge of logistics, and the second and youngest sons were forwards, which was fine. But none of them had the talent to be a general.

We still have to use some people in the court, and some eunuchs who can only rely on the Zhu family, and everyone will restrain each other.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision. Once we are done here, why don't we just go back to the capital?"

Xu understood state affairs, but did not like to interfere in them.

Living in the capital, I have to meet ladies of high rank every now and then, which is really annoying.

Everybody sat there, and no one had a word to say, it was all just for show. Wouldn't it be better to use this time to play with the cat or the grandchildren?

"Impatient?"

Zhu Di knew Xu very well.

"It's boring. You beat around the bush when you can just say it directly. If you want an official position, then ask for an official position. If you want money, then ask for money. Just say it directly. If you can give it, then give it. If you can't give it, then don't give it. Why don't you say it directly and let Xin'er deal with it. If she can't handle it, I'll take over."

Xu was not happy.

"Who dares to say it directly?"

Zhu Di laughed.

As an emperor known for his unreasonableness, it was his character that made everyone afraid of the empress.

What’s more, she is the only queen who is favored by the emperor.

"I have taught, everyone has been taught, but no one has been taught, forget it."

Xu curled her lips.

Sometimes she thought that she couldn't put all the pressure on her son Zhu Gaochi, forcing him to appease court officials all day long.

But these people just didn't dare to speak frankly in front of her. She listened for a long time but couldn't get the main point. She became impatient and could only serve tea and send them away.

According to the two daughters, none of the ladies of noble birth want to enter the palace because they think the Empress is too difficult to deal with and is always unfriendly to them. She is very much like the Emperor.

Really! What a huge pot!

She is obviously very approachable.

"Hahahaha, come on! I'm the only one who can handle this!"

Zhu Di burst into laughter.

"No matter what, in any case, I can only stay in the capital for three months at most in a year. Any more will be uncomfortable."

Xu concluded.

"Okay, then I'll ask Zheng He to speed up the repairs and quickly build our residence in the capital. Come and take a look. The Ministry of Industry has just issued the blueprints."

At this point, Zhu Di took out the map of the imperial city sent by Zheng He and showed it to Xu.

The Construction Department is very efficient at this time. The site has been fenced off and the preliminary preparations are almost complete, so construction can officially begin.

The entire layout of this imperial city was very much to his liking.

Although the Inner Imperial City actually occupies a smaller area than the Imperial City in the capital, because the capital is vast and sparsely populated, the enclosed land is very square and looks more majestic than the Imperial City in the capital.

The entire imperial city looks majestic and solemn just by looking at the blueprints.

What is even more rare is that there are various annotations on this drawing, which clearly explain the origin of the names of each place and their future uses.

The imperial city is located due south and due north, with the main gates all facing south and the back gates all facing north.

The outermost northern gate of the imperial city is Chengtian Gate, which is named after the meaning of "Chengtian Qiyun" and means "receiving the mandate from heaven".

Inside Chengtian Gate is Duanmen.

It is the ceremonial gate of the imperial city. Court meetings, ceremonies, rituals and trips all start from here.

Behind the Duanmen Gate is the Wumen Gate.

This is the south gate of the Inner Imperial City and also the main gate of the Inner Imperial City. The name comes from - it is located in the center, facing the sun, and at the noon position.

There is another gate inside the Meridian Gate, the Taihe Gate.

Taihemen was where the emperor held court.

The ministers here had to wait for the emperor's summons before they could meet him, make requests, and discuss matters.

[Small science: Sun Chengze's "Records of Chunming Dreams" records: "The name of the Chengtian Gate in the Ming Dynasty was actually 'Chengtian Gate'." Historical books also record that the plaques in the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties were mostly four-character or six-character, and the character "zhi" was used to fill in when there were not enough characters.]