The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Island country,

Yang Yiqing led the army to conquer the daimyo Ashikaga Yoshiharu, seized the southern territory, and the 150,000-man army continued to march north.

"It's time to send a letter back to the capital, and order people to prepare ships."

The shogunate is becoming increasingly weak, and this winter expedition will definitely fail. I don't know what to do with this island country. There is not much land suitable for farming. It is better to send a letter back to the court to see how to settle it.

"Sir, why don't you attack Iwami's silver mines?"

"Iwami is guarded by the Ouchi clan. If we send troops, they will definitely ask for help from the shogunate. It is better to defeat them one by one."

Yang Yiqing ordered people to send a letter back to the capital to see how to settle these lands.

...

Beijing,

Yan Chengjin followed the retired emperor Hongzhi to Liangxiang.

The scholars like this new private school teacher very much. He is full of knowledge, knowledgeable about ancient and modern times, and his knowledge is no worse than Liu Gong.

"I have doubts about what Mr. Zhu said, and I want to discuss it!"

The retired emperor Hongzhi was a little unhappy. He was talking with great interest, but was suddenly interrupted by this scholar, as if he was as annoying as Zhu Houzhao's rebellious son.

Yan Chengjin looked over slightly. This scholar was really angry. He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Jing. I wonder if this scholar can live to tomorrow.

"What do you want to ask for advice? Can't you ask me in private?" The retired emperor Hongzhi said.

Several scholars below were a little unhappy.

Since the old scholar surnamed Zhu came, Mr. Liu and Mr. Jiang have talked about fewer scriptures, and most of them have been occupied by this person.

What if he is a talentless person, wouldn't it be misleading? =

"May I ask, sir, do you have any fame?"

The retired emperor Hongzhi's old face was slightly stunned. Fame is given to you. What do I need fame for.

"No."

There was a burst of criticism in the hall. It turned out to be a paper talk.

Liu Jian looked grim. Although the emperor had no fame, if measured by today's knowledge, it would not be a problem for him to get into the top three.

He is also a great scholar of the time!

"May I ask, sir, what does it mean that birds live in deep forests and fish swim in wide rivers?"

Hmm?

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly. He didn't expect this stupid scholar to have some talent. If he answered the question literally, it would be wrong. He needed to sublimate and insinuate.

"Go check the details of this scholar."

Zheng Qian ran out quickly.

"When the forest is deep and dense, hundreds of birds will live there, and when the river is deep and wide, schools of fish will swim there. It means that when benevolent policies are accumulated, the people will naturally submit."

The emperor Hongzhi's words were concise, but he said it all.

The scholar was anxious. He knew that his talent could not compare with the old scholar in front of him, so he sat down angrily.

Half an hour later, on the carriage.

The retired emperor Hongzhi looked a little unhappy. It could be seen that the scholar was still not convinced. "I will come again tomorrow to see if he is convinced."

Xiao Jing lowered his head. Should he send someone to push the Confucian scholar into Liangjiang tonight?

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly and said, "I just sent someone to check the details of the scholar. He is a Confucian scholar. If he was a science scholar, he would not ask like this."

As he said, he handed the family volume given to him by Zheng Qian to the retired emperor Hongzhi.

The scholar studied Confucianism for more than ten years, failed twice, and passed the provincial examination with difficulty. He only waited three years to come again.

The retired emperor Hongzhi closed the book: "What does Mr. Yan want to say?"

Yan Chengjin speculated for a long time, and then he said after a moment of silence: "I want to add science to the imperial examination."

Xiao Jing rolled his eyes at Yan Chengjin. This guy specially accompanied the retired emperor to Liangxiang.

He even suspected that the scholar just now was arranged by this boy.

The retired emperor Hongzhi stroked his goatee. A few days ago, this kid had just begged to be admitted to the prince's lecture, and now he was going to take the imperial examination.

"Did you think about it a few days ago? That's why you let me come to Liangxiang to listen to the lecture?"

"Yes."

Is it considered deceiving the emperor?

Although the retired emperor Hongzhi trusted Yan Chengjin, he didn't want to be deceived by him like this. He always felt that he was fooled by this boy.

"How dare you hide it from me."

Yan Chengjin was speechless for a while. The emperor was omniscient and omnipotent, and now this omniscient and omnipotent function seemed to be taken away by himself. The retired emperor was also a person who wanted to save face.

Just like those people who went on stage to give speeches, they were obviously panicking, but they had to pretend to be calm.

The emperor shouted "bold", in fact, he also meant to give himself face.

But he didn't want to argue with the retired emperor.

"I dare not."

"You, you have already done so."

"I am also thinking about the court. I want to say hello to the emperor first, and then report to the new emperor." Yan Chengjin said.

The emperor seems to be indifferent to political affairs, but if it is a major event that hurts the bones, he will jump out.

...

In the East Warm Pavilion,

Zhu Houzhao is painting this hall, "Gu Banban, how much silver do you think I should sell to Lao Gao?"

Your painting is really not worth silver.

"... It's not worth money, why don't you give it away for free?"

Gu Dayong was afraid of offending Yan Chengjin, so he simply told the truth.

"My paintings are not worth silver, but Lao Gao insisted on buying my paintings. Lao Gao, you came at the right time." Zhu Houzhao looked at the person who came in and smiled immediately.

Yan Chengjin saw Zhu Houzhao painting, and he didn't need to ask, he wanted to sell it to him again.

"I won't accept it. The new emperor, please stop painting. There are important matters to discuss."

"...You say." Zhu Houzhao threw away the brush without interest.

Yan Chengjin walked to Zhu Houzhao's ear and whispered a few words.

Now, there are more than two years before the provincial examination, so it's still in time.

...

The sun is setting in the west,

Mao Ji came out of the duty room, walked very slowly, stretched out his hand to stretch his neck bones, but bumped into someone.

"Master Mao, please read the new emperor's edict yourself. I have to leave first." Gu Dayong threw the edict into Mao Ji's hands.

Eunuchs nowadays don't even read the imperial edict?

Mao Ji opened the imperial edict and took a few glances. Several chief clerks beside him also came up, and the outline of their eyes gradually became rounder.

The new emperor wants to add science to the imperial examination?

"Find the chief clerk on duty today and copy it on the imperial list."

"Master, don't you need to show it to the cabinet?"

According to the past process, such an important reform imperial edict should be first this, then this, and finally this.

In short, it is not possible to directly agree to show the pride of civil servants.

"When have you seen the use of presenting it to the officials? Go quickly, I have to go back to the mansion to carve a fish basin."

"..." Chief clerk.

Mao Ji strode out of the palace. He finally understood that Yan Chengjin's advice, even if the cabinet opposed it, this boy would still be able to issue an imperial edict.

So why bother with so much effort?

The clerk sent the imperial edict back to the duty room, and the chief clerk copied it on the imperial wall and sent another copy to the Tongzhengsi.

………

Cabinet, duty room.

Li Dongyang sat on the desk, and in front of him were officials from the six ministries and five temples, all of whom came because of the new emperor's edict. The court wanted to include this subject in the imperial examination. Isn't it forcing the descendants to study science?

But if you pass the examination, you can become an official.

"Mr. Li, how can you issue an edict without discussing this matter?"

"After three debates and five discussions in the court, it still can't be decided. Now we don't know anything, and there is this edict."

Li Dongyang felt a headache and said to the people in front of him: "Why don't you go to the Censorate?"