The Ming Dynasty started with caution

I heard Yan Chengjin’s teachings from Neo-Confucianism.

A flash of astonishment flashed in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi, and he murmured: "What the Yan Qing family said is true. Science can really be used to govern the country."

Liu Jian couldn't help but feel a wry smile in his heart.

He vaguely guessed that there were tens of thousands of books in the palace, and he had read through them all, except for the science subjects.

"Who did Yan Chengjin learn science from?"

At this time, the ministers in the palace came to their senses.

Xie Qian nodded. He couldn't just imagine it out of thin air. If he didn't learn from the prophets, wouldn't he be a saint?

Wang Qiong shook his head, he really had deduced it from arithmetic, and said: "I want to ask for a book, but Yan Chengjin asked me to go to arithmetic."

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was thinking about something, and after a long time he slowly opened his mouth and said, "How about including science subjects in the admission examination?"

Zhu Gong's eyes flickered uncertainly, he was one of the Xiao Sanyuan in the hospital examination.

The weight occupied by the imperial examination is not high.

However, the teachers in the Imperial College and academies in various places are not familiar with science, so it is extremely difficult to promote it.

In places such as Yunnan and Guizhou, there are very few teachers, let alone teachers who can learn science.

It is unfair to the scholars in the poor areas of the South.

Jiang Mian said bluntly: "This cannot be implemented overnight. Please discuss it again."

The snow continued to fall in the capital for several days. The soldiers and horses of the five cities shoveled away the snow with shovels, and the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi asked all officials to take a rest for a few days.

Yanfu,

Zhu Houzhao brought Zhu Zaikun and Zhu Houcong to the house. Zhu Zaikun originally followed the etiquette and saluted Yan Chengjin, looking polite.

Seeing Yan Fanglai, his true nature was revealed, and he wanted Yan Fanglai to take them to the backyard to play.

The steam rises and the soup in the copper stove boils.

Zhu Houzhao picked up the red meat on the side and threw it into the copper furnace: "Old Gao, I heard that the envoy is returning to Beijing."

When Yan Chengjin came to visit today, he expected that he had something to say.

"What does the new emperor want to say?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Yan Chengjin in front of him, smiled and said: "Old Gao, you were the one who built the Tang and Song Dynasties, right?"

Gu Dayong choked and the bowl fell to the ground with a clang.

Originally, Yan Chengjin asked him to test the poison before he had a bite of meat to eat, but the meat flew away before it had even cooled down.

"The new emperor should not talk nonsense about things without evidence. This is a serious crime of treason." Yan Chengjin only glanced at Zhu Houzhao and knew that this guy had identified him.

It is extremely difficult to hide anything from Zhu Houzhao.

Especially when he often gets along with Zhu Houzhao. He understands Zhu Houzhao. Why doesn't Zhu Houzhao understand him?

However, just refuse to admit it.

"I won't chop your head off." Zhu Houzhao came over and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Who did you send to build it? When did it be built? How many soldiers and horses were there?"

Yan Chengjin understood Zhu Houzhao's dirty thoughts: I regard you as my brother, and we share the blessings. If we establish a dynasty, of course you will share half of it.

"The new emperor should not talk nonsense. Everything will be known when the envoys return to Beijing."

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Li Mansion, Huxin Pavilion.

Li Dongyang had a worried look on his face and was so distracted by the chess game that he took Xie Qian's white piece without realizing it.

Xie Qian stared at the chessboard intently and said, "Is Binzhi worried about the envoy returning to Beijing?"

"It's natural."

Li Dongyang said bluntly that Xie Qian was no stranger to him, and his worry could be seen in his posture.

Only about this, he couldn't ask Yan Chengjin directly.

Xie Qian glanced at Li Dongyang and then said: "Everyone is also thinking about this matter."

After all, Yan Chengjin sent King Ning away from the capital, and the Tang and Song Dynasties were founded soon after. It was too coincidental.

Fengtian Temple.

The eyes of the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi lit up and he raised his head slightly: "Your Majesty, your grandson didn't pay your respects to me today?"

"The new emperor took him out of the palace. Now, all the princes are secretly looking forward to the envoys returning to the capital, which is coming soon." Xiao Jing did not dare to call Yan Chengjin by his name.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, then put down his pen, "Where are you? Is there any news?"

"I don't know yet, but the envoy group has not sent any spies back to report." Xiao Jing said.

"The new emperor went to Yan's Mansion, what did he hear?" The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi turned back and glanced at Xiao Jing. There was a kind of eagerness in his eyes, which made Xiao Jing's heart tremble.

"I didn't say anything." He didn't dare to arrange spies for Zhu Houzhao, and it became increasingly difficult for Xiao Jing to find out the information.

Spring begins in March, the sky in the capital gradually becomes clearer, and the snow has not yet melted.

An urgent memorandum was sent back to the palace, and the envoys returned to Beijing.

This mission to the Tang and Song Dynasties lasted more than five months. When they heard the news that the envoys had returned to Beijing, the Supreme Emperor and the princes became active and waited for a few more days.

One morning, in the Fengtian Palace,

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi sat on the throne, with his hands on his knees and a majestic look on his face.

Hundreds of officials stood on both sides, with solemn faces, all looking towards the palace door.

After the Secretary of General Affairs sang and shouted, a group of officials walked into the hall one after another. The faces of these people were a little thin, obviously due to traveling for days.

Zhang Tai, the minister of Dali Temple, Xu Qin, the young minister of Honglu Temple, Fangxue, the deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhang Zilian, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Yao Feng, the chief secretary of the Ministry of War, and others bowed slightly to the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi.

All the officials held their necks high and looked forward to it, as if they couldn't wait for the envoys to tell them what they had learned about the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Waiting to unravel the mystery in your heart.

Jiang Mian and Zhang Sheng had anxious looks on their faces.

This time we sent the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the information they got was convincing.

A flash of light flashed in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi, who was obviously very interested in the Tang and Song Dynasties. He glanced at Zhang Tai, the head of the envoy group and the minister of Dali Temple.

"The Zhang Qing family was really built by the descendants of Said during the Tang and Song Dynasties?"

The palace became quiet, and his fiery eyes turned to Zhang Tai.

Zhang Tai nodded slightly and said, "It was indeed built by Seyi. I met the kingdom and its officials in Arag. This is a written ultimatum, asking the Supreme Emperor to grant me the title."

When a vassal state requested a royal seal from the Ming Dynasty, it meant that it submitted its vassal status to the Ming Dynasty.

Just like North Korea, once the king changes and the new emperor ascends the throne, it requires the decree of the Ming court to establish it.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhang Zilian, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment: "Is the same thing true for Zhang Qing's family?"

"Yes, what I saw is indeed what Mr. Zhang said."

Jiang Mian, Zhang Sheng and others' doubts were dispelled.

Zhang Tai and Zhang Zilian opposed the reform and had served as officials in the court for many years. They had reputations of integrity and would never be bribed by Yan Chengjin.

Li Dongyang let out a sigh of relief.

With the words of the Minister of Dali Temple and the Minister of Punishment, Yan Chengjin finally had nothing to worry about.

Yan Chengjin murmured in his heart that only Wang Shouren, Yan Song and Zhu Gongqiao knew about this matter.

Perhaps Seyi, the king of the Tang and Song Dynasties, also thought that he was the real king.

After the morning court was dismissed, the Supreme Emperor left his envoys behind. Except for Yan Chengjin, the cabinet and the six ministries were all there.

Zhang Tai handed over the new residence newspaper.

"The Han people I saw were hungry people fleeing from the south, as well as Confucian merchants who were traveling there. The royal family was selling their property to raise military pay, attracting many Han merchants."

This is a painting by someone from Zhongshu who was accompanying him. The Tang and Song dynasties were thousands of times poorer than the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, due to the Turkic invasion, they could only hide in the mountains and grow sweet potatoes and corn.

But there are also markets set up with cloth tents, where Han people can be seen.

After reading it, the Supreme Emperor sighed and said with a straight face: "Now that we have found out, I don't want to mention this matter anymore."

Jiang Mian and others nodded. Zhang Tai and others saw it with their own eyes, what else could they say.

Arag is where the Taj Mahal is. However, it has not been built yet. The Taj Mahal is a product of the Mughal Dynasty. Now the Mughals are gone, so... it cannot be built.