Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 687: Your Majesty, I am requesting you to compile a grand ceremony

"Your Majesty, this is a big book! It can also be said to be a large encyclopedia!"

Guo An explained with a gentle smile, "For thousands of years, for thousands of years, your majesty, the Great Emperor Hong Ding, has been able to make our Chinese dynasty, the people rich, and the frontiers free from any border troubles.

In addition, our Ming Dynasty can continue to make money from overseas barbarian countries, making our Ming Dynasty's treasury abundant.

Nowadays, the treasury is stacked with gold, silver and jewelry. It is the time to compile the Hong Ding Ceremony! "

"go on!"

Zhu Di said slowly with a solemn look on his face.

However, don't look at Zhu Di's calm face now.

However, there was a huge wave in my heart.

He knew that when his father was in power, he had the idea of ​​compiling the classics and history of hundreds of schools of thought into "Lei Yao".

However, for various reasons, it did not succeed.

After he came to the throne, he also had the idea of ​​​​organizing knowledge and compiling books.

However, there were many affairs in the court at that time, and Guo An and the prince were spending money like water. He planned to compile this kind of encyclopedia again when the Ming Dynasty was richer.

Unexpectedly, before he had thought it through, Guo An was the first to bring it up.

Moreover, Guo An seems to have already figured out how to compile it!

Guo Qing deserves to be an important minister of the Ming Dynasty!
"Since the time of the Book of Deeds, the classics and history have been collected from hundreds of schools of thought. As for astronomy, geographies, yin and yang, medical divination, monks' Taoism, and technical skills, they have been compiled into one book, which is endless..."

"Your Majesty, now that our Ming dynasty's treasury is stacked with gold, silver and jewels, it is the right time to compile this book.

Moreover, all the great scholars of the Ming Dynasty still have some energy left. "

"Once this book is completed, it will surely demonstrate the country's prestige and benefit all generations!"

"Compile such a canon?"

Zhu Di murmured to himself, feeling a little moved.

Zhu Gaochi and Guo Shen, who were on the side, also had their eyes shining when they heard this.

For any scholar, compiling a book, especially such a great book that can be passed down through the ages and be passed down through history, is an unbearable temptation.

Zhu Gaochi also raised his hands and said: "Father, I think what Prince Shunde said is feasible!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

"This matter is important, Guo Qing needs to report it!"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi and Guo Shen looked overjoyed.

Guo An also looked happy, "Your Majesty, I will go to court tomorrow!"

"Go to court?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, glanced at Guo An strangely, and then laughed.

"also may!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"However, Guo Shen and Xianning must get married as soon as possible!"

"I obey your majesty's instructions, but I would like to ask your majesty to fix an auspicious day!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but glance at Guo An again, and said helplessly: "Yes!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Guo An quickly thanked him.

After Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi both left the Shunde County Prince's Mansion, Guo Shen quickly asked Guo An.

"Dad, are you going to participate in the compilation of the "Hongding Dadian"?"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, looking proud.

"In the entire Ming Dynasty, is there anyone who can surpass me in craftsmanship?"

Hearing this, Guo Shen nodded slightly.

Guo An added: "However, although I have benefited the people of the Ming Dynasty with my craftsmanship, I have never made much achievements among the scholars.

If the Hong Ding Canon is proposed, then participate in the compilation.

In this way, the reputation of the Prince of Shunde County among the civil servants will not be so low! "

"But……"

Guo Shen said with some confusion, "Didn't dad always say that our Shunde County Prince's Palace is already the richest family in the Ming Dynasty, so we should keep a low profile?

Why is it that today, the "Hongding Dadian" has been proposed again, and why should I compile it myself? "

Guo An smiled slightly and said: "I asked you to keep a low profile because I don't want you to fight for power or make friends!
In this way, it will easily cause disaster to my Shunde County Prince's Mansion. "

“However, craftsmanship is the foundation of our Shunde County Prince’s fortune.

Therefore, I have been thinking about inventing better objects to benefit my Ming Dynasty.

I also know that no matter what wonders I invent and create, Your Majesty will only be happy and will never have any suspicion.

Even, His Majesty will always encourage me to invent various strange things! "

"Although "Hongding Dian" can enhance the prestige of Shunde County Prince's Palace among the civil servants, it will not bring any power to Shunde County Prince's Palace.

It only allows my reputation as the Prince of Shunde to be passed down through the ages with the ceremony.

By the way, after you, the prince of Shunde County, enter the officialdom, you will also be recognized by the civil servants, and you will not be too excluded and bullied by the civil servants! "

Guo Shen nodded slightly, now he understood what Guo An meant.

"Thank you dad, but I am confident enough to enter the officialdom to deal with those evil villains!"

"There's no need to worry about it!"

Guo An looked at Guo Shen and told him: "No matter what, you are the heir apparent to me, the Prince of Shunde County, and you will definitely be the Prince of Daming County in the future.

You can do whatever you want, there is no need to waste time with those evil villains, and there is no need to fight with them.

You have to know that unless they are beaten to death with a stick, or their homes are confiscated and their families are exterminated.

Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as you fight them, they will always get great benefits in the end.

And you may not get any benefits! "

"Yes, Dad!"

Guo Shen's eyes flickered and he nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, you go study, I'm going to prepare for the court tomorrow!"

"Yes, Dad!"

Guo Shen bowed respectfully and then left.

When Guo Ang heard that Guo An was going to court tomorrow, he was suddenly shocked.

The same goes for Liu Baiwei, Yuelan and others.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

"It's not a big deal, I just want to ask Your Majesty to compile a book!"

Guo An said helplessly.

At this moment, he also felt a little regretful. He should not have said that he would go to court.

Not to mention whether you can get up early.

Let's just say that he, the Prince of Ming Dynasty, who had not been in court all year round, suddenly wanted to go to court, and everyone in his house was so surprised. Then the civil and military officials in the court were not allowed to chase him and ask him all the way?
However, now that he had said it, he did not dare to let go of Zhu Di's pigeons. He could only ask Guo Ang, Liu Baiwei and others to wake him up early tomorrow.

……

"Your Highness, Your Highness, it's time to get up!"

The sky was still dark, and Guo An was drowsy when he was woken up by Liu Baiwei beside him.

"What time is it?"

When he opened his eyes, it was still dark outside. Even in the bedroom, there were only a few candles lit, no different from when he was sleeping.

Liu Baiwei said: "Your Highness, it's time to be ugly!"

Guo An frowned slightly, "Why are you calling me when you are so ugly?"

"Your Highness, you have to go to court!"

Liu Baiwei said helplessly, "You have to get up early to wash up, change clothes, and eat.

Then, you have to wait outside the palace gate. If you can't afford it, you won't be able to catch up! "

"Ugh……"

Guo An couldn't help but raise his hand and give himself two slaps to make you talk bad!
Immediately, he got up weakly, washed and had a meal under the service of his maid, and then put on his court clothes. Under the escort of Xu Yong and a group of personal guards, he walked towards the palace.

At this time, countless carriages or sedan chairs were also gathering outside the imperial city gate.

A group of familiar officials gathered together in twos and threes and greeted each other after getting off the carriage or sedan chair.

Sudden.

Some ministers seemed to have discovered something, and couldn't help but raise their heads, squint, and stare into the distance.

"Mr. Zheng, what happened?"

"Xia Gong, what's wrong?"

Soon, all the court officials noticed something different and started looking outside.

Then, everyone frowned slightly, with confusion on their faces.

"Whose driver is this?"

"Yeah, never seen it before!"

"Guo..."

"Prince Shunde?"

"what?"

"How could it be the chariot driven by the Prince of Shunde?"

"Yes, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty knows that the nature of Shunde County Prince...never goes to the morning court!"

"Stop!"

The courtiers were noisy and kept staring at the carriage.

When Guo An got out of the carriage, the officials who gathered around him suddenly tightened their eyes and felt a little unbelievable.

Immediately, everyone was full of surprise and doubt.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Prince of Shunde!"

"I have met His Royal Highness the Prince of Shunde!"

"I wonder why His Highness suddenly came to court today?"

"Yes, Your Highness, but what happened?"

"Your Highness..."

A group of courtiers who had a good relationship with Guo An immediately surrounded him.

Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and Wei Guogong Xu Huizu asked directly.

Doctors such as Jin Zhong, Shang Kezhou, Chang Guoting, etc. were also gathered outside.

As for the courtiers who were not familiar with Guo An, they all followed Guo An closely, trying to hear something.

Guo An explained slowly: "Okay, okay, don't be so nervous, nothing will happen!"

"Then His Highness is coming this time?"

There were still officials who refused to give up and shouted in the crowd.

"I just want to ask Your Majesty to compile a book!"

Guo An said something and walked straight inside.

They still had to cross most of the imperial city, stand outside the Meridian Gate, wait quietly for the drums to sound, and then start queuing up.

then.

The bells rang and the palace doors opened.

Only then did all the ministers file in.

During this process, the news that Guo An, Prince of Shunde County, came to court has spread among civil and military officials.

therefore.

In the morning, even though Yi Shiha asked several times, someone reported that all the courtiers were silent and kept looking at Guo An, who was standing at the front.

The atmosphere is extremely weird.

Seeing this, Zhu Di on the dragon chair didn't say anything, but looked at Guo An.

"The Prince of Shunde has not come to the morning court for a long time. What is going on at the court today?"

Guo An came out of the queue, bowed his hands and reported respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I would like to inform you that our Ming Dynasty is under the rule of your Majesty. The officials govern the Qingming Dynasty, the people are prosperous, and the national treasury is abundant. Our Ming Dynasty is already prosperous, far surpassing the prosperous Tang Dynasty of the powerful Han Dynasty.

However, "Wei Chen's Observation of Ancient and Modern Things in the World" is published in scattered books. The chapters are vast and difficult to review.

Therefore, I would like to ask your majesty to collect the things recorded in various books and group them together, and to unify them with rhymes.

Since then, the classics and history have been collected from hundreds of schools of thought. As for astronomy, geographies, yin and yang, medical divination, monks' Taoism, and craftsmanship, they have been compiled into one book..."

Following Guo An's words, all the officials in the court couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock.

This is not compiling a book, this is compiling a canon!

Classics, histories, chapters and collections, involving astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, Tibetan Taoism, drama, crafts, agriculture... I don’t know how many books have been accumulated over thousands of years. If they were all collected into one book, it would take a long time. How many years does it take?

And if this book is completed, what a great achievement it will be?

Comparable to a holy book!

Moreover, this book must be a tribute to His Majesty’s great achievements!
The most important thing is that it can be passed down through the ages!
No matter what it is, if they participate in the compilation, they will definitely leave their name in history!
The more they thought about it, the more excited the officials became.

"Fan Jing Shi Zi collects books from hundreds of schools of thought, and compiles and compiles a book on astronomy, geographies, yin and yang, medical divination, monks' Taoism, and technical skills..."

On the dragon throne, Zhu Di seemed to be hearing this for the first time, and couldn't help but be surprised.

After muttering a few words to himself, he said: "Guo Qing, it would be a good thing if my Ming Dynasty had this book.

But how long does it take to compile such a book, and how much money does it cost? "

"This……"

Below, Guo An was also stunned, "Your Majesty, your internal money..."

Zhu Di hurriedly interrupted Guo An and said angrily: "Guo Qing, I have some money in my bank account.

However, you and the prince have built three straight concrete roads of thousands of miles for the Ming Dynasty. They also need to build railways and cast iron cars. Even if I have a few gold mountains, my internal funds will be empty now! "

Hearing this, the courtiers below suddenly understood and their eyes flickered.

Still, no one came forward.

Guo An couldn't help but look gloomy and sighed slightly, "In this case, we can only wait a few more years for Weichen to make more money!"

"This method is not impossible!"

Zhu Di also nodded slightly.

Did you understand this matter so casually?
Seeing His Majesty above having such hasty discussions with the Prince Guo An, the officials could no longer bear it.

Especially Zheng Yi, Xia Shu and other elderly ministers did not dare to remain reserved any longer.

"Your Majesty, the compilation of such a grand ceremony is an important matter for our Ming Dynasty. It is a major event that demonstrates the prestige of our Ming Dynasty and benefits all generations. We should use the money from the national treasury!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, what Zheng Libu said is absolutely true!"

"Your Majesty, you can use treasury money..."

"Using money from the treasury to compile this book? That's right, the army that conquered the west demanded a lot of compensation from Timur's kingdom!"

On the dragon chair, Zhu Di frowned.

"Ikudobe, is this okay?"

Yu Xin, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up quickly and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this book consumes a lot of money, but our Ming Dynasty's treasury is abundant, and my Ming Dynasty is getting richer day by day, so I can definitely afford to compile this book!"

"What about the noble families?"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and looked at the courtiers below.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I second my opinion!"

"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!"

All the courtiers agreed unanimously.

Zhu Di said: "Since everyone agrees, let's compile this book!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

All the courtiers were immediately overjoyed.

Zhu Di looked at Guo An again, "Since this book was proposed by the Prince of Shunde, I wonder if the Prince of Shunde has corresponding regulations?"

Guo An cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that when compiling this book, we should set up supervisors, presidents, vice presidents, and general presidents to be responsible for all aspects of work..."

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(End of this chapter)