I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 99 Lao Zhu: As expected of us picking out the crown prince, our vision is high!
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The emperor's grandfather started out as a commoner. When all the heroes rose together, he competed in the Central Plains, expelled the Tartars, established the world, and rebuilt China."

"This is a great achievement that has never been seen through the ages."

"Since ancient times, the righteousness of the country has been achieved only in the Han and Ming Dynasties."

"Gaiyin's rebellion is not suspected of relying on prestige. Eliminating violence for the people has no intention of previewing the magic weapon."

"Now, Grandpa Huang is both the Lord of the world and the people of China and the barbarians. Although the surnames are different, the word "Fu" is the same."

"Reform and innovation will create eternal peace for the people."

"But my Ming Dynasty conquered the world immediately, but the civil rule is slightly weaker."

"Grandpa Huang told me that day, using scholars to kill scholars, my grandson really thinks so."

"But if you want to use them, you must first win over the hearts of scholars all over the world."

"Sun Er suggested that we should compile a masterpiece that has never been seen in ancient and modern times, and win the hearts of scholars all over the world, and renew the cultural heritage lost by the Hulu invasion, so as to demonstrate the prestige of the country and benefit all generations."

"Since the book contract, Jingshizi has collected books from hundreds of schools, including astronomy, topography, yin and yang, medicine and divination, monks and Taoism, skills and other books on all people in the world. They have collected them and compiled them into a huge book. What does the emperor think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang has always been resentful of being regarded as a weakling by others, and Zhu Di has also always felt resentful because Confucian scholars said he was rude and illiterate.

That's why Lao Zhu valued his literary talent so much.

Zhu Di made great efforts to build the Yongle Ceremony.

Just to reflect that our family is also a cultured and cultured person.

Therefore, the Grand Ceremony that is number one in the world is built.

In this era, whoever has a library with hundreds or even thousands of books is something that countless literati are extremely envious of.

A family with a collection of books will be sought after by literati and students.

Historically, the "Yongle Canon" compiled by Zhu Di included scriptures, history, sons, and collections, involving astronomy and geography, yin and yang medical skills, divination, Buddhist scriptures, drama, crafts, and agriculture, covering the wealth of knowledge in China for thousands of years , is the world's largest encyclopedia ever.

But later, it was said that the original copy disappeared, and there were rumors that it was taken to the imperial mausoleum by Emperor Jiajing. Whether it is true or not is still unknown.

However, the copy suffered catastrophe, most of which were destroyed by fire and war, and only a few hundred volumes remained in the world.

It has to be said that this is a huge regret.

However, Zhu Yunxuan proposed that besides inheriting the ancient culture, there is another more important thing to compile books.

He wanted to include the teaching materials he wrote when compiling the book.

For example, calculus, gravitation, the three laws of motion, the periodic table of elements, and even the three laws of electricity...

Although Zhu Yunxi didn't have a deep grasp of this knowledge, he only knew some superficial knowledge.

According to the standards of later generations, compiling teaching materials is definitely not qualified.

But in this era, as long as he writes out these thoughts, it doesn't need to be written in detail, it is an earth-shattering move.

As for how to develop and apply later, dig deeper into these laws.

How many smart people are there in the world?
Just give them some inspiration, a ray of light, and they can develop perfectly.

Chinese civilization will be at the forefront of the world.

Leave all countries far behind.

But compiling a book is no small matter, and he is not sure whether Lao Zhu will agree to it?

According to legend, before that, Xie Jin once proposed to compile a large-scale catalog, but Lao Zhu did not agree.

However, Zhu Yunxi felt that there should be other reasons for Lao Zhu's refusal to Xie Jin.

He didn't know the specific situation, but just vaguely felt so.

"Okay! That's a good idea!"

Old Zhu slammed the table and stood up excitedly.

"It's a great idea to collect the books of the world and compile them into a great book!" Old Zhu laughed loudly, pacing back and forth, extremely excited.

Zhu Yunxi was dumbfounded.

Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu's interest in compiling books was so great.

However, it is normal to think about it.

Lao Zhu didn't know much when he was a child, so he could only be regarded as a beginner.

But even after fighting everywhere, he never forgot to learn to read and write.

It shows his desire and emphasis on knowledge.

Otherwise, after becoming the emperor, he would not be able to handle so many memorials.

You know, reading articles written by people of this era requires a fairly high level of cultural literacy.

In particular, many ministers also like to write literary articles, which are extremely rare and difficult to understand.

Compilation of the grand ceremony just hit Lao Zhu's heart.

But that being the case, why was he indifferent to Xie Jin's proposal to revise the book?

Zhu Yunzhen thought secretly.

At this moment, I heard Lao Zhu ask: "In your opinion, who should be in charge of compiling this canon?"

Then, without waiting for Zhu Yunxuan's answer, he seemed to be talking to himself: "This requires finding a great Confucian who is proficient in hundreds of classics and has a wealth of knowledge."

Does this sentence seem to imply something?
Zhu Yunxuan understood it all at once and said with a smile: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson has even thought of a name for this book. It is called "Hongwu Grand Canon". As for the editor-in-chief, grandson thinks that it must be Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled when he heard the words, and then laughed.

"The name Hongwu Dadian is really good, a good name."

"However, with Lao Zhu's culture, is it really feasible for us to serve as editor-in-chief? I'm afraid it would be better to hire another great scholar?"

As soon as Zhu Yunxuan heard it, he knew that his flattery was the right one.

Old Zhu was very happy.

Just be intentional about being humble.

Maybe that's the reason why you ignored Xie Jin's proposal in the first place?
It's not easy to come out by yourself, so I just ignore it.

At least one of the reasons.

There have always been rumors that after Lao Zhu refused, he asked how to edit it, but there was no further text.

"Grandpa Huang is the son of today, and his achievements are comparable to those of the Three Emperors, and Yao and Shun are better than Yao and Shun. The Hongwu Grand Ceremony gathers the essence of Chinese culture for thousands of years, so it should be Grandpa Huang as the editor-in-chief."

"Moreover, Grandpa Huang himself serves as the editor-in-chief, which can also reflect the emperor's emphasis on culture and buy the hearts of scholars all over the world."

"Furthermore, what content is suitable for inclusion and what is not, also needs to be checked by the emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang touched his beard, obviously very moved.

In fact, Zhu Yunxuan guessed a little wrong.

One of the most important reasons why Lao Zhu rejected Xie Jin's proposal to compile the book was because Xie Jin objected to him reading a lot of miscellaneous books.

Xie Jin believed that the emperor should read more Confucian classics and not indulge in unselected books.

Books should be selected by great Confucians for the emperor to read.

Those "harmful" books cannot be shown to the emperor.

To put it bluntly, I just want to restrict Lao Zhu's freedom of reading.

It is best for them, the scholars, to decide what books the emperor should read and what books he should not read.

This is also the reason for proposing to compile a book.

Anything that does not meet their approval will not be included and will not be seen by the emperor.

How could such a shrewd person as Lao Zhu be fooled by him?
However, in order to show that I value culture, I still praised it verbally.

For his suggestion, he ignored it and did not adopt it at all.

Now that Zhu Yunxuan proposed to let Lao Zhu check it out and make his own decision, his interest became even greater.

You don't have to be restricted by those Confucian scholars, and you can still gain a good reputation for a long time.

He was thinking like this in his heart, but he said on his mouth: "But we are old and frail, I am afraid that our energy will not be good."

"Grandpa Huang, just don't worry. My grandson has already had an idea. He can choose another scholar to check it. Grandpa Huang will finally select one or two of them and review them. It doesn't take much effort."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, expressing his approval of his statement.

That's it.

Zhu Yunxi was overjoyed, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"Grandson is not talented, maybe he can barely serve as an associate editor."

"Choose scholars from all over the world, select Confucian scholars, and compose great books."

"The two elder brothers can also participate, and a royal child will participate in it to show that they value it."

"Secondly, my grandson thinks that the two elder brothers just take this opportunity to cultivate their moral character and read a lot of poetry and books, which will bring infinite benefits to the future."

If these two are thrown away to compile books, they will not be able to hinder themselves from doing things and make trouble for themselves.

The best place for them is to spend their entire lives shutting up in the attic and reading books for a lifetime.

More importantly, letting them study is also showing love for them!
How wonderful it is to talk and laugh every day with great Confucianism and no white people in communication!
Moreover, Zhu Yunxuan and Zhu Yunxie have a faint tendency to go "evil ways". Isn't it good enough for them to let them study and "reform evil and return to righteousness" from now on?

This arrangement also shows his younger brother's good intentions for the two elder brothers.

Lao Zhu is absolutely unable to find any faults.

As for himself, since Lao Zhu has become the editor-in-chief, he, as the crown prince, is also the most "talented" poet in the world, so it is logical for him to be the deputy editor-in-chief.

"Good! Great idea!"

Sure enough, Lao Zhu high-fived and praised him after hearing what he said.

"Zhen'er, you are a talented person, recognized by the world, and you happen to be the deputy editor-in-chief. This arrangement is really the most suitable."

"Your care for the two elder brothers, this kind of friendship, they will definitely remember it in their hearts."

Well, they're sure to hate me.

But that's okay.

I do not care.

Zhu Yunxi thought silently in his heart.

"We are all biological brothers. They have broken bones and connected tendons. How can I not think about them?"

Lao Zhu looked at him with a very satisfied gaze, his affection was beyond words, and the more he looked at Zhu Yunxi, the more satisfied he became.

He is worthy of being the crown prince we picked out.

Our vision is really accurate and high.

"Okay, okay, okay! This matter is settled like this, and you can just let go of the specific editing matters."

"Grandfather." Seeing that Lao Zhu was in high spirits, Zhu Yunxi knew that the opportunity had come.

"Grandson also wants to write a few books by himself."

Publishing a book in this day and age is no small matter.

There have been three immortals since ancient times.

Lide, meritorious service, Liyan.

In fact, Lide relies on the evaluation of the outside world, and different people have different opinions.

Some people criticize, and some people praise.

Especially in the field of interests.

Only dead saints are still considered to have great virtues.

Living people, very difficult.

Moreover, the virtues recognized by feudal ethics are often very "abnormal".

For example, there is no rice at home, and the mother-in-law is overbearing and unreasonable, angrily beats the daughter-in-law and blames the daughter-in-law.

Then, the daughter-in-law cut off the meat from her body and gave it to the mother-in-law to eat.

This is "virtuous".

Cannibalism!

To make meritorious service needs to make great contributions to the world, which is very difficult for scholars.

Only Li Yan, which is the most pursued by countless literati.

Many scholars take "creating words" as their first priority in order to achieve immortality.

Zhu Yunxi has written shocking poems before, but few poems are not as good as special classics after all.

If he were seven years old and handed down a book, he would definitely cause a sensation in the government and the public.

Lao Zhu laughed and said: "You are so young, do you still want to write your own book?"

"Grandfather, can't it be possible?" Zhu Yunxi raised his head, looked at Lao Zhu, and asked crisply.

The immature face, the eyes are full of hope.

If Lao Zhu approves him to write a book, he will be able to write down a lot of knowledge from later generations.

I'm afraid it will surprise everyone.

"Yes, of course." Lao Zhu was extremely happy and walked over and picked him up.

"The grandson of our old Zhu's family can write at the age of seven, and he can also publish books and biographies. What a good story it is to spread the word!"

"Our old Zhu's family is the family of the emperor, the most powerful family in the world, and the most talented family. Who else in the world can match? Hahahaha..."

Old Zhu's hearty laughter echoed in the imperial study.

(End of this chapter)