Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 233 Zhu Yuanzhang Was Dumbfounded

A hereditary prince and an iron scroll are what many people dream of. Why doesn’t Zhang Yifan, the great prince-in-law, not want it?

Many civil and military officials in the Hall of Martial Heroes were envious and shocked.

Some of them vaguely guessed some of the Prince Consort's thoughts.

This great consort is really capable of meritorious service. He is now a hereditary prince. If he meritorious service again, what reward will the emperor give him?
A different surname? Wang?There is no precedent for this.Based on their understanding of the current emperor, it is impossible for them to start this!
Marrying more daughters would be even more impossible!

Therefore, a very acute question is posed to the prince consort, what should he do if he makes meritorious deeds again?
If the emperor refuses to reward meritorious deeds, then the rewards and punishments are unclear, which damages the emperor's image of being wise and powerful!What else can be rewarded?
Wealth, he is the God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty, and he has plenty of money!
All that's left is power, but I can't give it to you!
There is a way, that is, the prince consort will eat, drink and have fun in the future and stop making meritorious deeds!

However, the eldest son-in-law is only 21 years old, and he is not an old man with a gray beard like Han Gong!It's impossible to just eat and wait to die!
The so-called prosperity must decline, the prince must be suppressed by the emperor, downgraded and reduced to nobility, and then ups and downs. Only in this way can he be rewarded again later.

Thinking of this, they were a little curious, what was the reason for the son-in-law's memorial?Will the emperor take the opportunity to get angry and suppress the prince-consort on the grounds that he disobeys the decree?
With this in mind, they all stared at the emperor's expression, trying to figure out what he meant.

They were sure that as long as the Prince Consort's reasons were not convincing enough, rejecting this reward would be a challenge to the emperor's authority. Even if the emperor favored him on weekdays, he would still get angry and show off.

However, they found that Emperor Hongwu had already read the memorial of the Prince Consort, and did not look angry. Instead, he was reading the booklet that was sent with the memorial. It was a thicker one, and they didn't know what it was.
This time, these civil and military officials became even more curious.What did the prince consort say in reply?

After finally waiting for Emperor Hongwu to put down the things in his hands, all the officials in the hall were refreshed and immediately concentrated, wanting to hear what the emperor said next.

Emperor Hongwu looked up at them, with a hint of emotion on his face, and then said: "The prince-in-law refused this award because I said that no title can be awarded except for military merit. He thought that this time Merit has nothing to do with military merit, and I don’t dare to break this rule just because of him.”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not say this when he founded the country, and the same was true. Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Wang Guangyang and others who were civil servants were all knighted, but later, he set a rule that no knighthood would be granted except for military merit.

Now, it seems reasonable for the Prince Consort to use this excuse to talk things out.

Li Shanchang below heard this and rolled his eyes. Of course, he could not let go of such a good opportunity to praise him. He immediately went out and said: "Your Majesty, the new muskets and artillery created by the prince consort this time will have a great impact on the strength of our Ming Dynasty military." Improvement. This kind of merit is not military merit but is better than countless military merits. I think that if you don't reward me, the world will think that your Majesty's rewards and punishments are unknown, which will undermine the power of God!"

Zhu Yuanzhang listened, nodded and said, "I know this!"

Having said this, he paused and then said: "The Prince Consort said in the memorial that the invention of new artillery and muskets came from his knowledge. And his biggest wish in this life is to become a saint who founded a sect. Teach his knowledge to the people of the world, and if you think that what he has done is indeed meritorious, then make his knowledge an official study and make it a must-read in social studies all over the world!"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang still did not hold any more imperial examinations, and the recommendation system was still used to select talents.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang knew the shortcomings of the recommendation system and had long wanted to change it. However, the imperial examination system at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China was too simple and had too many shortcomings, so he stopped it.

However, although it was stopped, he had been preparing for the resumption of the imperial examination.In the 14th year of Hongwu's reign, although he was instigated by Zhang Yifan's butterfly wings and changed a lot of history, Zhu Yuanzhang's idea remained unchanged. He chose Confucianism as the orthodoxy from hundreds of scholars and is gradually implementing it.

At this time, Zhang Yifan's sudden request immediately affected this matter.

The civil and military officials in the Hall of Martial Heroes were shocked when they heard this.They never expected that the eldest son-in-law would have such an idea?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at them, patted the memorial on the imperial desk with his hand, and said angrily: "This great prince consort has a very loud tone. He said that there are many princes, generals and ministers in the past dynasties, but preaching and teaching The saints only appear once in a thousand years. And his goal is indeed to surpass those saints and become an unprecedented saint who will never come after him!"

The saint in Wuying Hall: "..."

If one's jaw really dropped due to shock, and if there was a sound of jaws falling to the ground, then there must be a "crackling" sound of a bunch of jaws falling to the ground in Wuying Hall at this time.

No matter whether it was Li Shanchang, the first hero in the founding of the country, or Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde and others who were invincible in the battlefield, they all never expected that the son-in-law would be such a target.

The princes, generals and prime ministers don’t even look down on him. He wants to become a saint through the ages. No, he is an unprecedented saint who has never been seen before or since. He is a more powerful saint than that saint through the ages!
This kind of breath can probably eat everyone in Wuying Palace in one bite!
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. No matter how good a person's knowledge is, he would not dare to be so crazy, right?
Take Li Shanchang, the first hero of the founding of the People's Republic of China, for example. His knowledge is absolutely no problem, but does he dare to say such things?

However, after they were shocked, when they thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was only natural for the prince consort to say such things.

He is definitely a genius. He was born as an orphan in Liujia Village, but he can invent many very useful things, which can even be called national treasures. They are like treasure trays, whether it is for people's livelihood or military affairs. On the other hand, all kinds of fantastic ideas came to him easily, how dare he refuse to accept them?

The sum of all the people in the Hall of Martial Heroes can't match a finger of the Prince Consort in these respects, right?
The Prince Consort is indeed crazy!
However, he has the confidence to be crazy!
Now, he doesn't look down on princes and generals at all, he just wants to become a saint, which seems to be a logical thing.Therefore, he does not seek the glory and wealth of the secular world. In fact, he already has it. What he cares more about is the holy karma of establishing a sect, preaching and teaching.

If he had the support of the emperor and allowed all people in the world to learn from him, then his path to sainthood would be far smoother than that of Confucius and Mencius.

Speaking of which, when Confucius accepted disciples and traveled around, didn't he also want to ask the kings of various countries to promote his knowledge?

Thinking about it this way, it all makes sense. It turns out that this is the pursuit of the great prince-in-law!

After thinking about this, everyone in Wuying Hall, including Li Shanchang, became jealous.

The Prince Consort can come up with golden ideas just thinking about them, just like a cornucopia of ideas.You really want to learn some skills from the prince consort, but you are still greedy. You can make countless money by yourself casually, and you still need to worry about dozens of dollars being peeled off and used as grass?
Learn, the great consort’s knowledge must be learned!
What I'm afraid of is that the prince-in-law refuses to teach.Now that he proposed it himself, he wants to pass it on to the world, so why not learn from it?

This idea quickly flashed in the minds of the civil and military officials in Wuying Palace.

So, one by one, they immediately came out and played to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, this is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty. This move by the Prince Consort will benefit the country and the people. I am so happy and congratulated!"

"My minister seconded the proposal, the son-in-law is high-spirited and upright, and ignores what he has learned. He is indeed a role model for the world!"

"Your Majesty, if the knowledge of the Great Prince Consort is learned by everyone in the world, even if only the Great Prince Consort is as good as the Great Prince Consort, but everyone is as good as the Great Prince Consort, I can't even imagine how rich I, the Ming Dynasty, will be by then, and the Ming Dynasty will certainly be rich as well. It will become an unprecedented Ming Dynasty!" "..."

Among these civil and military officials who came out to report, even Li Shanchang was included.Although he is petty-minded, he is knowledgeable. Why not take advantage of it?

As for Zhang Yifan's wild words about not taking the princes, generals and ministers into consideration, no one cared at all!
If Zhang Yifan had just traveled to the Ming Dynasty and shouted out such a goal, he would probably be treated as a mental illness. Even a random government official could teach Zhang Yifan how to be a good person and "make him a saint".

But now Zhang Yifan has countless facts proving that his knowledge is unparalleled.Even Xu Da has lamented over and over again why his brain is so smart!

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ministers below and listened to their performance one by one. In his heart, like Ming Jing, he knew that these ministers were envious of Zhang Yifan's knowledge.

This is also the case for Yifan. Can't he keep a low profile and only teach the children of the Zhu family's royal family?I am preparing to set up a clan court to take charge of the royal family's children. I can let him be the clan leader!

However, he aspires to be an unprecedented saint through the ages. He is just a descendant of the royal family, so he may not be able to satisfy his ambition!

It’s true that even the emperor himself is an example of his contempt!I want to be a saint!

After the commotion in the palace subsided, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the books from the imperial desk, shook them in his hands and said: "The prince consort said that his knowledge is to carry forward the study of physics and the knowledge of all things in the world. The method of methodical inquiry and proof, and the discovery of the truth of all things, is completely different from previous knowledge and forms its own system. The three volumes here are the foundation of his knowledge, divided into three categories: mathematics, physics and chemistry."

He didn't say that he couldn't understand, but after a pause he said: "I listened to the opinions of all the ministers and thought it was OK. In this case, let's first select a group of students and go to the Prince Consort to learn these knowledge, and then turn around Then decide whether to enter social studies!"

Upon hearing the emperor's words, the civil and military officials in Wuying Hall lost all face and immediately started to play.

"Your Majesty, my son, who has been extremely intelligent since childhood and is known as a child prodigy, can go to Peking!"

"Your Majesty, the grandson of an old minister, who is a child prodigy that everyone praises, can also go to Peking!"

"His Majesty……"

"..."

Suddenly, countless prodigies appeared in the Ming Dynasty, which shocked Zhu Yuanzhang.

Originally, he hadn't thought about it, thinking that this matter was very simple, so he would first send some people over to learn it.

As a result, there are only so many people in Wuying Palace who want their children to learn.Is this quota not enough?
If the number of places is increased, Zhu Yuanzhang can hardly imagine that his son-in-law is alone, and he is still on business in Beiping, is he too busy?
Zhu Yuanzhang had a headache thinking about it.

Originally, he wanted to send a few of his own underage sons!

It seems that everyone really wants to learn the skills of the eldest son-in-law!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that almost all the courtiers had come out, and looked at him with expectant eyes, he was a little speechless, and said by name: "Liu Qing, I remember that your son is already thirty or six. ? Are you going to go here?"

"No, Your Majesty, the old minister's little daughter is of school age and very smart. Besides studying, she can also serve the teacher, which is just right!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Seeing that the other courtiers were also about to speak, he hurriedly spoke, and spoke first, otherwise, he was sure that there would be another yell in the Hall of Martial Heroes.

I heard Zhu Yuanzhang announce: "Then let's do it this way. If you want to send your own children to study, you should first write about the situation of your own children. I will send them to Peking and let the prince consort choose suitable people. How about this?"

Looking at the postures of these ministers below, if they agree with this or disagree with that, they will definitely have some arguments.This kind of matter is not a state matter, and it is not easy to rely on the authority of the emperor to arbitrarily decide it. It can simply be left to the instigator.

Hearing the emperor's words, which sounded reasonable and reasonable, the civil and military officials in Wuying Hall were naturally speechless.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang handed over this matter to Prince Zhu Biao.He is the emperor and has too many things to worry about, so he doesn't care about this matter.

As a result, what he never expected was that three days later, Zhu Biao came to him to complain with a grimace on his face.

"Father, Yifan's matter is a bit difficult to handle!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised when he heard this. He frowned and asked, "Just send the document directly to Yifan. What's so difficult?"

He was a little unhappy that she came to him to complain about such a small matter.

After Zhu Biao heard this, he said helplessly: "Father, the documents received by my ministers in the past three days have been packed into three big boxes, and there are also a steady stream of documents for self-recommended children sent to the East Palace. Some even have more than one copy." The most exaggerated document is from the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. He sent 35 copies by himself, including his clan members and children."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Seeing his father's stunned look, Zhu Biao said with emotion: "It's all because of Yifan's ability to turn stone into gold. It's so dazzling that everyone wants to learn it. I doubt that if all of them are the same, If you send it to Peking, I guess Yifan won't have to do anything else. Reading these self-recommendation documents every day is enough!"

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