Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 644 I have a student who is really good

  Empress Zhang was overjoyed.

  The requirements for males in this era are based on the standard of family inheritance.

  You can be a scumbag, you can be ignorant, but you need to be able to pass on the family line in order to have successors.

  That nanny is obviously the person Empress Zhang trusts the most. With her words, Empress Zhang seems to be reassured.

   "Okay, get married according to the original wedding date." Empress Zhang made the final decision.

  She couldn't help but glance sideways at Xiao Jing, and said angrily: "You are an eunuch, who dares to slander my son-in-law?"

   "Slave..." Xiao Jing wanted to explain, it was clear just now, the empress was more hesitant than himself, is it our fault?

   But facing Empress Zhang, there is no reason to speak, Xiao Jing bowed down without saying a word: "Your servant will die."

"Keep in mind this lesson, don't think that this palace doesn't know about you, you are in the palace, everyone calls you the ancestor, your majesty relies on you, you should stick to your duty, don't think that you have won your majesty's trust You can be self-righteous, Jifan is young, honest, and has old illnesses. For an honest boy like him, if you have any bad intentions or speak ill of him behind his back, Fang Jifan is honest and doesn't care about you. This palace cut you."

  Xiao Jing shivered, feeling extremely wronged in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it, just kowtowed like garlic: "Death!"

  ...

  The wedding is imminent.

   Now, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

  The wedding ceremony has been prepared, and it depends on how much dowry the emperor gives.

  But at this time, Fang Jifan was ordered into the palace by a piece of imperial edict.

  In the Nuan Pavilion, Emperor Hongzhi was dressed in plain clothes, talking and laughing happily with Liu Jian and others.

  My daughter is getting married. As a father, to be honest, I feel a little bit reluctant.

  Fat water doesn’t flow into the field of outsiders, but when you think about it carefully, Fang Jifan is not an outsider. He grew up watching him, which is better than just pulling a son-in-law.

  Girls can't help themselves, there is no other way.

  But right now, Ming took down Annan with ease, the government and the public shook, and the whole country celebrated.

  Emperor Wen did it with difficulty, but now, he did it with ease. The wish that Emperor Wen couldn't fulfill at the beginning, now, Daming will try again to rule the old land of Jiaozhi.

  In fact, people of later generations always look at the ancients from the perspective of later generations.

  Think why the ancients were always afraid of war, unwilling to conquer foreign countries, and expand their territories.

   But in fact, this time the Annan battle, although it was a big hit at first, and countless people criticized it, but once the triumphant victory was won, the whole world immediately celebrated.

  Confucianism today emphasizes convincing people with virtue, not because the ancestors have completely lost their blood, but because the cost of war is higher in the farming society. If you let people farm, you can get enough income. Why do you want to conquer hundreds of thousands of people in order to conquer a piece of territory that is not related to you, spending years of work, exhausting the treasury, and letting countless people die on the journey?

The Han people have already occupied the most fertile land they know. To the north is the desert, to the east is the vast ocean, to the south is the high mountains covered with miasma, and to the west is the plateau where it is difficult to breathe. , These places, in this era, are almost worthless land, which is equivalent to people in later generations who obviously have large flats and large villas in the city, but they insist on spending huge sums of money to buy land 30 miles away from the city. Above are nuclear power plants, garbage incineration plants, and places where the roads are impassable, but weeds are still overgrown.

The essence of the formation of the tribute thought and the idea of ​​Enze Sifang lies in this. The ancients are actually more realistic than the later generations. They are very clear that the benefits are not directly proportional to the cost, but the ancients also have the need to pretend. You are not worth it, you are not even worth being robbed by me, I will not rob you, and then, on the basis of this reality, put a moral imprint on it. A cloak of a moral system.

  Why don't you hit you, because I am educated, because I am a fastidious person, because I am moral.

However, the income from the conquest of Annan this time far exceeded everyone's expectations. It cost almost no cost. In January, Annan was completely captured, and all the prefectures and counties in Annan fell on the wind. Although it is said that there are still people who are not convinced, the Ming army Finally, without the natural barrier of the high mountains in the north, some thieves who refused to submit, marched in mightily, and were wiped out in ashes.

  Annan is a wonderful flower among the mountains and mountains in the south, because the current Annan is different from the Annan in Emperor Wen's time.

At that time, the so-called Annan was only the northern part of Vietnam in later generations. It was this area that the Ming conquered Annan. Resisting, the Ming army had to continue to lose blood.

  After that, after the Ming army withdrew from Annan, the Annan Kingdom fell to Champa.

  Now, this city, that is, the south-central part of Vietnam in later generations, is now completely in the hands of Ming Dynasty.

  Fang Jifan went to Nuange, and saw Emperor Hongzhi and others were there. Fang Jifan saluted, and Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "My unicorn is here."

  Liu Jian and others smiled and looked at Fang Jifan, amused.

  Fang Jifan was confused, why is it a unicorn? Qilin looks so ugly, it's too evil.

Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back and said in the warm pavilion: "Now the Jiaozhi capital has been established. In terms of military affairs, I rely heavily on your father. With your father and his wife Liu, I can feel at ease. I also plan to move 80,000 military households. , brought his family into Annan, occupied the important towns in Annan, and guarded the fields. The prisoners who were exiled in the future were also assigned to Cochin. I heard that there were a large number of Han immigrants in the old place of Cochin. In order to escape the war, they moved to the There, isn’t it? I have issued an order to order people to make a yellow book in Jiaozhi Dusi and calculate the specific number.”

"I am very relieved about the matter of Ma Zheng. There is only one thing that I am still worried about. The military occupation is of course important, but it can be educated but not neglected. Annan is known as a small China. They learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese. Of course, what I study is also Sinology; but to win the hearts of the people of Jiaozhi, these are not enough, but it is necessary to have high-ranking scholars, go to Annan, teach the people, and cultivate scholars who can be used by me, so that the scholars of Jiaozhi can be convinced of Daming, so... It's a long way."

  He paused: "Therefore, I am very concerned about the candidate for Annan's study. Zhang Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, recommended Chen Wangzu. You have heard of this person, how is it?"

   It turns out that His Majesty just came to ask for his own opinion.

After all, Annan was brought down under the plan of himself and the prince. The emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty don’t know much about Jiaozhi. After all, the heavens are too concerned about the kingdom, and they don’t bother to understand you poor neighbors. Come and pay tribute obediently. , don't make trouble, it will be done.

  Fang Jifan and the prince, in order to win Jiaozhi, must have been paying more attention to Jiaozhi, and they have a better understanding of their situation.

Fang Jifan had heard of Chen Wangzu a little bit. He was a famous Confucianist in the world. He used to be an official in the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Academy. Later, because of the impeachment of Liu Ji and others during the Chenghua period, he was finally dismissed from office and returned to his hometown. He gave lectures in the village and had a great influence. Da, because of his uprightness and talent, many people flock to him.

  This time, with the recommendation of Zhang Sheng, Minister of Rites, Emperor Hongzhi hoped to conscript this famous Confucian and went to Jiaozhi.

  Fang Jifan thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't think so."

  Zhang Sheng's face trembled, he really didn't give face. Anyway, he is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and this matter of enlightenment is his duty. As a result, Fang Jifan directly refuted it without giving any face.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly: "Why not?"

  Fang Jifan said: "Mr. Chen, I have also heard about him, but the situation of Cochin is different from the situation in the mainland. To educate Cochin scholars, it must be a man of great wisdom and courage."

  Zhang Sheng couldn't help but said: "Captain, don't you think that Mr. Chen is not a man of great wisdom and courage?"

  Fang Jifan said: "I don't know."

   "..."

  Zhang Sheng couldn't help saying: "You don't know, why are you against it?"

   "Just a guess."

   "..."

Fang Jifan said again: "Your Majesty is right. Military occupation is not a long-term solution. Enlightenment is the most important thing. Therefore, this person must be 100% sure. In exchange for cochin, it may be completely alienated. Therefore, I dare not easily think that Mr. Chen is suitable for the post of education."

After a pause, Fang Jifan said loudly: "I have a student named Wang Shouren. I wonder if Your Majesty has heard of it? I think that this student is the most outstanding among all the students of the minister. He is in Xishan Academy. Lectures have already achieved results, and if he is allowed to go to intercourse, I think that he can sit back and relax."

  As soon as this remark came out.

   Many people are confused.

  Wang Shouren...

   That Hanlin editor.

   This is just a junior official of the seventh rank. He has just entered the official career not long ago. Of course, everyone knows that Fang Jifan's students are very good, but... at a young age, he is entrusted with important tasks...

   Besides...

   Zhang Sheng's face changed, and Wang Shouren taught new learning everywhere. If this person went to Jiaozhi, wouldn't he want the whole Jiaozhi to instill new learning?

  I am the Minister of Rites, how can I be so laissez-faire, Neo Confucianism is the right way, it’s not that new learning is bad, but...

  Zhang Sheng said: "Wang Shouren is too young."

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "It's good to be young. Cochin is thousands of miles away. If you are not young, why don't you let the old pedants who can't walk go?"

  Fang Jifan recommended Wang Shouren for a reason.

  My student, to be honest, although his temper is weird, but when it comes to learning, Fang Jifan is not bragging, everyone here...Fang Jifan carefully looked at Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian, as if he was a little afraid of being seen through his mind.

  Of course, knowledge is secondary. Wang Shouren is still a very charming person, and the charm of personality is actually the easiest to conquer others.

   In this regard, Wang Shouren is very similar to himself, with a convincing aura.

  (end of this chapter)