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

Ming Dynasty, February of the eleventh year of Yongle.

Whether inviting Yao Guangxiao, who was in seclusion outside Beijing, or Liu Yuanran, who was in Nanjing, it would take time.

During this period of waiting.

Zhang Xin, Zhu Gaochi and their three children moved into the Xishan Villa.

Zhu Gaochi began to consider the location of the Summer Resort.

The couple continued their previous pace in the Forbidden City.

After a quiet year, Zhu Di, the country's highest imperial envoy, started moving again.

Previously, Zhu Gaochi rejected Zhu Di's transportation method, and Zhu Di was so angry that he went to Linqing for a walk.

The situation was just as Zhu Gaochi had said, the ports along the coast of Linqing were bustling with traffic.

The river is bustling with ships going up and down the river.

Between opening and closing the gates, Zhu Di, who was in the front line, discovered that many of the eunuchs he sent out to do business were taking advantage of their power.

It would be fine if it was an urgent matter, but Zhu Di was very clear that the eunuchs he had sent out to inspect on his behalf in the past year or two should act low-key and preferably conduct secret investigations.

Zhu Di was so angry that he started another massacre in Linqing.

He also wrote a very severe letter of rebuke and asked Zhu Gaochi to send it to all provinces and cities across the country - if local officials were deliberately harassed by the eunuchs who were on tour on behalf of the emperor, the letter could be reported directly to the emperor.

In addition, Zhu Di personally sent people to arrest Ji Gang and asked Zhu Gaochi to send people to search his house.

"Seized? Smuggling salt?"

Zhang Xin was surprised when he heard what Zhu Gaochi said.

Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, resigned a few years ago when the Jinyiwei was disbanded and was transferred to the Beijing Camp. Zhang Xin didn't pay attention to his specific position, but he was definitely not as powerful as he was when he was in charge of the Jinyiwei. Would he end up going astray?

"Yes, it has been seized today. There are tens of thousands of swords, armor, bows and crossbows in the house, and there are also singing boys and dancing girls in the house. You can't judge a person by his appearance."

Zhu Gaochi was very convinced, as it was right in the capital, right under his nose.

"Do you think that the Tiqi are too few in number to go and see him?"

Zhang Xin understood.

As someone who is familiar with the internal operations of the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang, Ji Gang can find loopholes at any time.

"All the people in his garrison participated. Commander Zhuang Jing, Commander Yuan Jiang, Captain Wang Qian and Li Chun, and Suitor Pang Ying, all participated."

Zhu Gaochi began to realize the seriousness of the military ills that Zhang Xin had repeatedly mentioned before.

His father killed many people in various places along the way, and he thought it was normal.

As for the place, it is out of reach. If the people above are not well fed, how can the people below have food to eat?

Killing him once is like killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

But he never expected what happened to Ji Gang.

A military officer from the capital city was so bold as to play tricks right under the emperor's nose. Unfortunately, it was all dark under the lamp, so they only discovered it now.

It was Zhu Di who discovered it outside!

"Mining, planting trees, in terms of death, or the Yi people?"

Zhang Xin asked again.

"Ji Gang and Zhuang Jing should exterminate their three clans, and execute the rest. Let their families work in the mines. Planting trees is too easy for them."

The court also needed to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, and Zhu Gaochi planned to make Ji Gang an example.

"Divided into corpses by five horses?"

Zhang Xin thought back to those days.

"Not only that, let's do it by slow slicing. To serve as a warning to others. Dad also plans to come back and watch Ji Gang die with his own eyes."

Zhu Gaochi felt that the five horses dismembering a person was a waste of time, and secondly, his father hated Ji Gang to death.

When a confidant who was once very trusted did such a thing, it was like a slap in the face to his father.

Not to mention his face, even his teeth were beaten out. His father wasn't so angry that he came back to catch him himself. He must have been held back by his mother.

"Minister Jin should also know what happened next, right?"

The female official that Zhang Xin sent out to deliver the things came back and told Zhang Xin that when they arrived, Mrs. Jin was washing clothes for Minister Jin and her hands were red from the cold.

"The petitions of apology have all been submitted."

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

"Ugh!"

Zhang Xin sighed.

"Leave it to Dad, he'll be back in a few days anyway."

Zhu Gaochi naturally left this matter to his father.

"Have you figured out how to clean up?"

Every time the father-in-law goes out on patrol, there is a bloody storm outside. Zhang Xin feels like throwing a few dates out.

"It's nothing more than that. Anyway, my father is willful. If he is killed, then he is killed. The people below dare not say anything. Let's build more temples and do more practical things."

Zhu Gaochi had already figured out how to clean up his father's mess.

There are two ways to clean up one's mess: one is to let scholars revise books, and the other is to build temples for the scholars and common people.

As for the compilation of books, the Yongle Encyclopedia was unprecedented and will never be surpassed.

The book to be revised this time will be more in line with the tastes of literati than the original "Yongle Encyclopedia".

The Five Classics and the Four Books have been read thoroughly throughout the dynasties, and various annotations and interpretations have been left behind.

The discussions of Confucian scholars throughout the ages have also led to the passing down of works that expound upon the profound ideas of the sages.

The remarks on nature and principles by the gentlemen Zhou, Cheng, Zhang and Zhu in the Song Dynasty, such as Tai Chi Tong Shu and Xi Ming Zheng Meng, have always been separate books.

This will be a good opportunity for everyone to brainstorm and compile everything into a compilation.

There are only two requirements: to be concise and complete so that it can be passed down to future generations.

If the edited book is really good, it will be distributed throughout the country, and will be read and taught in the two capitals, thirteen provinces, the Imperial College, and prefecture, state, and county schools, and it will become the standard for the annual imperial examinations.

As for building the temple, it is the Confucius Temple in Qufu that has been discussed before.

Confucius founded the religion on behalf of Heaven and emperors of all ages worshipped him respectfully.

But after the development of the previous dynasties, Laozi's temples and Sakyamuni's temples are now spread all over the place, and they are all magnificent and extremely solid.

Only the Confucius Temple is still mediocre.

Even Zhu Gaochi felt bad about this matter.

If you have money, then build it. It will also give scholars all over the world a thought.

"What do you need me to do?"

Zhang Xin listened roughly and only asked about the part she was responsible for.

"It probably won't be necessary. I've thought it through. Imperial Academy scholar Hu Guang, Imperial Tutor Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi will recruit people to open a library outside Donghua Gate to edit books, and let the Guanglu Temple provide food. There's no need for the palace to pay for it. As for the Confucius Temple, we still need to discuss it and see if Dad has any other opinions."

Zhu Gaochi already had a plan in mind.

"Are these the only two? What about the Military Merit? So many soldiers were killed this time? Don't you need to appease a few?"

Although Zhang Xin felt that military heroes were easier to deal with than civil officials, Zhu Gaochi could not be completely ignored.

"This father will come in person, without us."

Zhu Gaochi handed the letter his father had received today to Zhang Xin, and nodded to signal her to read it herself.

[It is proposed to set up a commanding office of the imperial army's vanguard and personal army: select boy scouts to serve as attendants to the crown prince, and set up a commanding office of the imperial army's vanguard and personal army, with five commanders, ten deputy commanders, twelve assistant commanders, ten garrison commanders, five experience officers, twenty-five chief garrisons, fifty deputy garrisons, fifty garrison commanders, and two hundred and fifty centurions.]