Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"The Imperial College in the capital, you have raised a bunch of people who are good at talking, isn't it enough? You want to raise a bunch of people in the capital as well. Then the two sides will spit at each other?"

"You don't mind the dirtiness, but I do!"

"Can women go out on the street? Can women go to school? Can women find jobs? This group of grown men are still arguing. Are you still arguing? Why don't you argue whether you should have been born in the past?"

"What kind of people are criticizing him? His mother should have strangled him to death when she gave birth to him."

"If you have nothing to do, you can get yourself circumcised and enter the palace. It just so happens that the palace is in need of an eunuch who can teach people to read."

"The accommodation, meals, clothes, hats, shoes, and bedding of the Imperial College are all provided by the court, and they also give money for festivals. Married people can help raise wives and children, and those who are not married can also be given money for marriage, and clothes and money can be given for travel expenses when they go home to visit their relatives. Oh, I heard that those who come to study overseas can also get scholarships."

"The faces of scholars are bigger than those of martial artists, right? Then how about we see whose fists are bigger?"

"Have some shame. Recruiting martial artists and asking them to prepare everything themselves is just a fart that you came up with last night."

"My dad has spoiled you so much that you don't even know your last name."

"And you keep slapping me in the face by claiming to be my father."

"What's the difference between this and the person who hung my father's tablet on the city wall?"

"When someone from the Northern Yuan comes knocking on our door, I'll send these students from the Imperial College in the capital to lead the charge and scold them till they're pissed off."

"The Imperial College in the capital is just for learning how to fight! Reading a bunch of bullshit books is useless!"

"Change the name! Just call it Beijing Imperial College."

"I will teach them myself. All those who are still alive among the military heroes will be taught by me! All the military heroes' children who are rampant in the capital will go to school. I will make an exception and admit them. All those five, six, seven or eight-year-olds from the military heroes' families will be sent to the Imperial Academy by me!"

"I don't eat vegetarian food."

"I love killing."

"Don't mess with me!"

Following the thunder and rain of scolding, Zhu Di was blessed with the power of a chivalrous emperor, and he issued a series of imperial decrees regarding the army.

[Eunuchs with good strategies were selected and sent to accompany Gu Cheng, Han Guan, He Fu and others to garrison Guizhou, Guangxi, Ningxia and other border areas, and they were granted the title of Duke and ranked above the generals.]

【Three major camps were set up, and eunuchs were selected to supervise the Beijing camp army. 】

[Edict to establish rules for succession to office for military merit——

Any officer's servant or remaining soldier of the banner army who has been promoted to a position due to military merit and dies in service shall be inherited by his son. If he has no son, his father, brothers, and nephews shall inherit.

Those who hold smaller positions are allowed to inherit equal positions.

The sons of commanders and thousand-household officers who have made meritorious service in the war and have been promoted to commanders and thousand-household officers first, and who later make meritorious service in the war and are promoted, shall be allowed to inherit the position.

If a retired official died while defending a city or making contributions in a campaign, or if he was too old to take over, his descendants who had served in the campaign or had served in Beijing’s garrisons, or if they were given a smaller position by a preferential award, would take up the same position as their father or brother.

"You can't just give them face. They're always trying to climb up by pushing their noses! When I talk to them in a nice way, they just keep complaining. When I lose my temper, they dare not say a word. Humph, scholars are just cowards!"

Zhu Di returned to the back hall and asked Xu to help him change out of his court clothes. He was still angry and glared at Zhu Gaochi who followed him out of the court.

"Dad, it's a bit too much..."

Zhu Gaochi felt that this madness was quite effective, but, in his opinion, it lacked some structure.

"Offend everyone once, and you will find that things will be much more peaceful. Chi'er, your father is the right person in this matter!"

Xu supported Zhu Di.

Although the eldest son is smart, smart people tend to think too much and do things in a thorough manner.

But in this world, is there anything that will not offend anyone at all?

"Okay, Mom is right!"

Zhu Gaochi thought about it for a moment and accepted the advice.

~~~

Ming Dynasty, the first year of Yongle, October.

"When you see a leaf fall, you know the year is coming to an end."

During his routine evening walk, Zhu Gaochi looked at the fallen leaves on the ground and sighed.

"got windy?"

Zhang Xin also looked at the scattered leaves on the ground.

"Well, when the wind rises, the leaves fall."

It was rare for Zhang Xin to be so emotional. Zhu Gaochi took Zhang Xin's hand and replied.

"The leaves outside are blowing in. Roll up your sleeves and ask someone to sweep. We'll do an extra shift tomorrow. Open the storeroom later and take out the quilted clothes to dry. Go tell Bixi too. Although mom is not afraid of the cold these past two years, you still need to be careful. There's mist on the leaves. I'm afraid it's going to rain. Ask Gou'er, no, ask Wang Yan to find dad's knee pads."

Zhang Xin kicked the leaves, watched the yellow leaves turn over, turned around and told him to roll up his sleeves.

"Yes, Your Highness."

With a rolled-up sleeve and a glance, the young eunuch naturally left the large group of servants who were carrying the sedan chair and accompanying him for a walk.

"Hahahaha-"

Zhu Gaochi laughed out loud with joy.

He was tasting the wind, while Zhang Xin was seeing the cold.

These days, whenever I'm with Zhang Xin, I can't help but smile.

"Your Highness, if you open your mouth too wide, you will get cold and windy, which will cause bloating."

Zhang Xin made sincere suggestions.

"Hehehe, got it——"

Zhu Gaochi obediently covered his mouth and continued to laugh.

"Speaking of catching a cold, Concubine Wu, pick out thick clothes and quilts and send them to the little girls who are being considered for the palace. Put a charcoal basin in each room. They have never suffered from hardship, so it's not a big deal if they get cold in the palace."

After Zhang Xin finished speaking, Zhu Gaochi turned around and gave instructions.

"Yes, Your Highness, but according to the palace rules, it is not time to put the charcoal basin on it yet."

Wu Shanggong responded.

"Things are different now. These are children from official families. How can they endure it? If their fingers and toes are frozen, how can we explain to their parents later?"

Zhang Xin was not trying to break the rule set by her royal grandfather. Marrying a royal relative with the daughter of an official family was already breaking the biggest rule.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Wu Shanggong was just giving a reminder. She agreed without further hesitation.

"Your hands were frozen when you were on the bench?"

Zhu Gaochi was already holding Zhang Xin's hand, and now he lifted it up and looked at it carefully.

"Well, my little toe has frostbite."

Zhang Xin tried to pull her hand back, but failed.

"No more?"

Zhu Gaochi asked again, "Hands and feet get frostbite every year. He was sure that Zhang Xin's feet did not have frostbite."

"Well, when I got home, my mother found a side door for me to recover. After that, whenever the weather got cold, I wore thick socks."

It’s quite fun for Zhang Xin to think about the past.

In the past, candidates to enter the palace were all ordinary women from common folk families. In order to save money, many of them did not burn a charcoal basin for the entire winter.

No one reacted much when there was no charcoal basin in the palace.

If it's cold at night, two or three people will sleep together.

This time, when the daughters of these officials entered the palace, she found that they were completely different from what they were in the past.