Chapter 1214 Epilogue: Seventy Future Ming Dynasty Officials

Chapter 1214 Postscript 70: The future Ming Dynasty minister

Chui Gong Hall.

Queen Mother Ye asked: "Southern Yu has been in rebellion for nearly half a year and has been defeated by the rebels. Why is it reported to the court now?"

Lu Dan, minister of Honglu Temple, stood up and handed over his hands: "Reporting to the saint, the king of Nanyu believed that he could quell the rebellion, so he did not want the court to intervene at first. Now that the chaos can no longer be suppressed, he hurriedly sent envoys to ask for help."

"He has firecrackers, artillery, and a solid city. How can he let the rebels attack the city and seize the territory?" Queen Mother Ye asked again.

Deng Gongwu said: "The current king of Nanyu succeeded to the throne six years ago. This man was extravagant, extravagant, and militaristic. When he succeeded to the throne, he sent out a large army to forcibly destroy the queen's kingdom (Haribunchai). The new territory was not yet occupied. Stable, the next year he sent troops to attack Siam (Sukhothai)."

"As a result, its territory grew rapidly, and the king of Nanyu became very proud and became more self-willed. He began to build extensive civil engineering projects, especially Buddhist temples. He also spent a lot of money to hire eminent monks from Luoyang and Kaifeng to teach the Dharma. This man also liked Luoyang nobles often asked how to dress and play with luxury goods from the Central Plains, and even... even when the Nanyu Palace was rebuilt, everything was built according to the Luoyang Imperial City. "

"After several years of violent conquests, not only the foreign tribes in Nanyu rebelled, but also some Han people in Nanyu began to rebel. In the Siam Kingdom that was destroyed, the surviving nobles rebelled last year. Although the king of Nanyu successfully suppressed it, due to the high mountains and high roads, It was far away and the weather was sultry, and the army of Nanyu suffered many casualties. The local forces in the country took the opportunity to rebel again. "

"Because of unclear rewards and punishments and the withholding of military pay, the soldiers of Nanyu Kingdom have no desire to fight. Now they always passively avoid fighting. Some generals even choose to join the rebels. The rebels from all walks of life have gradually merged, and the king of Nanyu has lost most of his territory. ”

Queen Mother Ye asked: "Should the imperial court send troops to rescue?"

"The Kingdom of Nanyu is the country of the descendants of the Ming Dynasty, so it is necessary to send reinforcements out of both emotion and reason." Wu Shenfu, the privy envoy, said.

Han Chong, the Minister of War, also said: "Some rebels from the feudal states can be easily captured."

Queen Mother Ye asked: "The king of Nanyu is so cruel and unkind. This time he provoked his subjects to rebel. If we send troops to rescue him, won't he be more confident in the future? Anyway, no matter how cruel he is, the court will support him. If the Ming Dynasty rescues him once, There will be a second and third time. Do you want to use the money of the Ming Dynasty and the lives of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to satisfy the desires of such a small country?"

Wu Jiying, the Minister of Rites, said: "The country of descendants must be saved, otherwise the majesty of the Ming Dynasty will not survive. But saving the Southern Yu Kingdom does not mean saving the tyrant of the Southern Yu Kingdom. This person imitated the Imperial City of the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt the Southern Yu Royal City, which is a great achievement. He violated the rules and was ruthless, exploitative and cruel. He should be dethroned and a new king should be established!"

Queen Mother Ye nodded to express her satisfaction, and then asked: "Who among the royal family of Nanyu Kingdom can be established as the new king?"

Lu Dan replied: "All the kings of Nanyu are young and may not be able to cope with the rebellion. The third brother of the king of Nanyu, Zhu Fengrou, studied at Luoyang Imperial College for four years. It is said that he is quite wise, observant of etiquette, and has an honest temperament."

"Then let this Zhu Fengrou be the new king of Nanyu Kingdom." Queen Mother Ye said.

The ministers of the cabinet will discuss how to implement it specifically, so there is no need for Queen Mother Ye to worry too much.

It was definitely not possible to declare the abolition of Li Li directly. The reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty had to take over the Nanyu Royal City first, and then capture the tyrant without bloodshed.

Moreover, summer is not the time to send troops. It is too hot in Southeast Asia.

The important cabinet ministers bowed and resigned.

Xie Yan and Zhu Tangxi, who had been waiting outside, were finally summoned inside.

The ministers who had just exited met the couple outside the palace, bowing and greeting each other.

Although Xie Yan does not have any real power now, he is theoretically on the same level as the Six Ministers, and his standard treatment is half a level higher than that of the Six Ministers.

"Is there something big going on again?" Zhu Tangxi ran to Queen Mother Ye's side.

Queen Mother Ye sighed: "Alas, a tyrant has emerged in the Southern Henan Kingdom. If we don't send troops to rescue him, the country will soon be destroyed."

The aunt and sister-in-law stopped talking and did not discuss political affairs in depth.

Xie Yan came forward to greet him, and the Queen Mother smiled and offered him a seat.

Queen Mother Ye joked: "Looking at your radiant face, your married life must be very comfortable."

Zhu Tangxi smiled happily: "It's just that the weather is too hot, so I can't take Liulang's family around."

Queen Mother Ye said to Xie Yan again: "Since Liu Lang has become the prince-in-law, it is inconvenient for him to study in the imperial palace. What are your plans for the future?"

Xie Yan replied: "Just study at home."

Empress Dowager Ye said: "Although the prince-in-law cannot participate in politics, he still has four places to go. One is to work in the Hanlin Academy, the other is to work in Zongzheng Temple, the third is to work in the Royal Society, and the fourth is to be a teacher in Luoyang Imperial College."

Doctors, professors, lecturers, and teaching assistants in Taixue were all high-ranking Jinshi officers in the Song Dynasty.

This was also the case at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, but it had been changed during the Taizong Dynasty.

From the central government to local governments, administrative positions in schools at all levels are mainly held by non-commissioned officers. Promotion within the education system is usually achieved, and promotion to Minister of Rites is often the ceiling. But in theory, the highest possible level is the third-ranked cabinet minister.

Teaching positions in schools at all levels are given priority to royal bachelors.

But the number of bachelor's degrees is definitely not enough. There are also many low-ranking scholars to serve as teachers at university (high school) and above. For teachers in primary schools and middle schools (junior high schools), candidates are usually asked to apply. This is a way out for candidates who fail.

As a Furong scholar, Xie Yan could be a teacher at Luoyang Imperial College. But he could only teach, not interfere in the school's administration.

"You don't have to reply now, you can go home and think about it slowly." Empress Dowager Ye said.

Xie Yan said: "I am willing to teach at Luoyang Imperial College."

Empress Dowager Ye reminded: "You are too inexperienced and too young, so you can only teach students from the outer dormitory for the time being."

Xie Yan said: "As long as there is something to do."

The little emperor had finished his homework and ran over.

Empress Dowager Ye said to her son: "A gentleman's promise is worth a thousand gold. Since you are competing with your uncle in reading, you have to decide the winner today."

"Oh." The little emperor was dejected.

He was very interested in the bet at first, but a lot of names of countries, people and places in the Middle East made the little emperor's head big. After only two or three days of hard work, the little emperor lost interest, and the rest of the time he was forced to study by the empress dowager.

Xie Yan smiled and took out a stack of manuscript paper.

Spreading out the maps one by one, the little emperor was stunned on the spot.

Xie Yan explained: "These are the maps of the Mekong countries, arranged according to the Yellow Emperor's era, and a map is drawn every twenty years."

He took out a few articles and said: "These are the political and religious systems of the Mekong countries, as well as the achievements and failures of several important monarchs."

"The above maps and articles are mainly based on the "Records of the Mekong Countries" and the papers on the Mekong countries in the journals. I have not studied the Mekong countries for a long time, so I can only excerpt the general content like this."

Empress Dowager Ye carefully browsed the articles and maps, nodded and praised: "Although it is not in-depth, it is rare to have a bird's-eye view. Liu Lang has the potential to study classics."

Zhu Tangxi's heart skipped a beat when she heard it, and she even felt a little uneasy.

What does it mean to have the potential to study classics?

Those masters of classics in the Ming Dynasty were either folk Confucian scholars or important officials of the court!

This is equivalent to saying that Xie Yan has the talent to be an important official. Zhu Tangxi instantly felt that she had delayed her husband.

Queen Mother Ye asked her son: "Do you know why your uncle-in-law can take such a high-level view?"

"Grasp the main contradictions and distinguish the primary from the secondary. I remember the teachings of Taizu." The little emperor muttered.

This is not some royal secret book.

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In his later years, Zhu Guoxiang had already proposed epistemology, methodology, contradiction theory, practice theory, etc. This discipline now also belongs to the category of Confucian classics and is a compulsory subject for many people who study Confucian classics.

Xie Yan sighed in his heart at this moment: the senior time traveler has done everything.

Queen Mother Ye said to her son: "You are studying "Zizhi Tongjian" and follow the method of your uncle-in-law to roughly draw the pre-Qin countries. There were many vassal states at that time, so you can draw the important big countries. You can also ask the teacher for help, but you can't leave everything to the teacher."

"Oh." The little emperor wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.

My uncle-in-law is so hateful, I will never bet with him again!

Queen Mother Ye said, "Let's go play."

The little emperor said, "It's hot, I want to go swimming."

Queen Mother Ye told Tao Jinfeng, "Send a few more people to watch."

When Zhu Ming was in power, he dug two royal swimming pools. The bottom and walls of the pools were all paved with ceramic tiles.

The swimming pools are deep and shallow, and the shallow one is for children to play.

Xie Yan said, "I'm a good swimmer, I can teach your majesty to swim."

"Go." Queen Mother Ye nodded.

The little emperor ran excitedly.

Before, because the crown prince died in succession, the little emperor was not allowed to go into the water. It was only in the past two years that he was allowed to swim in the summer because he had grown up a little and was no longer sick.

The swimming pool was dry at the moment. The water was drained a few days ago, and it was disinfected with lime and cleaned repeatedly.

The little emperor brought Xie Yan to the side of the swimming pool, where the eunuchs and palace maids were cleaning it again, and then opened the sluice gate to fill the swimming pool with water.

Xie Yan jumped in first, and the water level was only up to his waist.

Several more eunuchs jumped into the pool, ready to prevent accidents to the little emperor at any time.

There were guards standing on the shore, watching the little emperor and supervising the eunuchs.

"Oh oh oh~~~"

The little emperor happily jumped into the pool, paddling around like a dog.

After a long time, the little emperor admired: "Wow, uncle, you can swim while lying down, you can lie on the water without moving and not sink!"

"This saves energy and you can get some sun." Xie Yan really lay in the water without moving.

It doesn't require any great skills, just keep your balance.

The little emperor pushed his feet on the bottom of the pool and walked over with his hands: "Teach me, teach me!"

"You have to learn to swim upright first." Xie Yan began to teach the essentials.

Not long after, Empress Dowager Ye and Zhu Tangxi also came for a walk.

Zhu Tangxi took a glance and was afraid that the Queen Mother would be angry, so he pretended to be angry first: "How come this bad guy took off his shirt completely? He doesn't care about the etiquette of the palace at all!"

Queen Mother Ye said with a smile: "I didn't expect it, but he is quite strong."

"Sister-in-law, let's go somewhere else." Zhu Tangxi said.

Queen Mother Ye instructed the guards: "Let your majesty get up in half an hour, and don't let him soak in the water for too long."

"Yes!" The guards took the order.

Xie Yan was still teaching the little emperor to swim.

He didn't have a system or a golden finger. If he wanted to live a life of ease, he had to make the little emperor happy.

I not only want to be the Newton of the Ming Dynasty, but also the number one flatterer of the Ming Dynasty!