These are the three problems Zhu Cixang faces in making things difficult for the beautiful girls!
The first is how to treat the Queen Mother's coming to court - this matter is actually how to ensure the stability of the imperial power when the young master ascends the throne.
The second is how to view the Royal Chamber of Commerce making money - this question is clearly stated, it is still a question of safeguarding imperial power! Going further, in fact, how the crown prince and queen also participated in the management of the Royal Chamber of Commerce to help the king consolidate his power.
The third is how to treat the military strategy of the noble daughter Xi - this problem extends to the issue of how to maintain the combat effectiveness of the central military nobles. Going further, it is still about maintaining the Ming imperial power...
The essence of the three issues is one - maintaining the authority of the Ming Dynasty! It may seem reactionary, but in fact, it is just the duty of a king.
Zhu Cixiang was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so of course he had to do everything possible to maintain the feudal dynasty. The reasons for the decline of the feudal dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the contradiction between man and land, are mainly three reasons. First, there were too many child emperors. Not including Zhu Cixiang himself, 10 of the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty came to power. Either a child or a middle school student.
Moreover, these children and the middle school students all grew up in deep palaces. They have narrow visions, do not know the sufferings of the people, and do not know the sinister hearts of the people. They do not have the ability to govern at all.
Zhu Cixiang's solution was to strengthen the prince's physical training and at the same time train a "female heroine" to serve as a candidate, so that in the event of the monarch's early death, the heroine would be the regent and control the imperial power!
Although this approach is not in line with traditional Chinese political correctness, throughout Chinese history, there have been many female protagonists who came to court (referring to the Queen Mother), and most of the female protagonists actually did a decent job...for example, Li from the Ming Dynasty The Empress Dowager (Wanli's mother), Empress Dowager Zhang (Ming Renzong's wife), Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Dowager Cao of the Song Dynasty, Empress Dowager Liang of Xixia, Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Dynasty, etc.
Even during the periods of Empress Lu and Wu Zetian, who were used as negative teaching materials, the country's governance level was not bad, but the heroine was too authoritarian and became the enemy of the Han and Tang dynasties.
However, in the Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and the historical Qing Dynasty, the queen mother who became the enemy of the dynasty never appeared again. Except for Queen Mother Xiaoliang of Xixia, all other ruling queen mothers were able to restrain their families so that they would not pose a threat to the imperial power.
The second reason for the decline of the Ming Dynasty was that the Ming court lacked the ability to manage wealth. In Emperor Zhu's view, managing wealth, like managing the army, are abilities that the emperor (the queen mother) must master. The ability to manage wealth includes not only the ability to collect taxes and manage the royal industry, but also the ability to spend money rationally and manage the royal industry. If managed well, the royal family will not only have a large amount of wealth at their disposal, but also be able to keep abreast of the development of industry and commerce, which is very beneficial to maintaining imperial power.
And Prince Zhu Hexing obviously does not have the talent to manage wealth... Zhu Cixiang also doesn't know whether he can turn this "silly guy" into a shrewd businessman through nurture. So he planned to train a princess who could manage the Royal Chamber of Commerce!
The third reason for the decline of the Zhu Ming Dynasty was, of course, that the entire noble class did not know how to educate their descendants, so that the Beijing Xungui Group, which followed Zhu Di in the south and north, had no successors in the Yingzong Dynasty. The combat effectiveness is also greatly reduced!
In order to avoid the sharp decline of the Kenan Xungui Group that followed him in the future, Zhu Cihong not only established a new elite education system, but also included noble women into this system. Because the noble men have a lot of military and government affairs, it is up to the wives to take care of their children's education!
To be fair, these three questions given by Zhu Cihong are not difficult. All the beautiful girls who can pass all the way and get the opportunity to interview know the answer, but most of their performance in the interview is not very satisfactory.
What troubles them is mainly the first and second questions... The reason is very simple. Most of them have noble relatives and plutocratic backgrounds.
The family behind them and the royal family have common interests, but there are also conflicts of interest!
For these beautiful girls who are fifteen, sixteen or seventeen years old, and the oldest are no more than eighteen years old, and have no experience in the world, how to position themselves and the families behind them is really a big problem... So Most people’s answers don’t get high marks.
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"My concubine, Ding Yuying, respectfully wishes His Majesty the Emperor to be in peace, and His Majesty the Prince to be blessed with peace..."
Now it is the turn of Ding Yuying, a girl from a small folk family (in fact, the Ding family is also a big family in Huya Mountain) to answer the difficult question.
This was not the first time she kowtowed to Emperor Zhu, but it was the first time she met the prince. This little girl was really courageous. While kowtowing, she was still peeping at the prince sitting next to Emperor Zhu.
Tall and big, with dark skin (tanned), he looks very strong... What a good man!
Emperor Zhu, who was sitting high up, certainly noticed the little girl secretly looking at Zhu Hexing - to be honest, this move was a bit frivolous.
But Zhu Cixiang thinks this little girl is pretty good. It’s better for girls to take the initiative. When a girl chases a boy, there’s no barrier between them!
"Flat body, give me a seat!" Zhu Cixi waved his hand, and the aunt and palace maid serving beside him moved a stool for Ding Yuying.
Ding Yuying stood up, then sat down on the stool upright, glanced at Zhu Hexing again, and then showed a happy smile.
The beautiful girl's heartfelt smile is of course charming. Zhu Hexing, who was originally a little listless (after watching more than a dozen interviews, was a bit tired), saw Ding Yuying's smile and suddenly became energetic.
This girl looks good...
Zhu Cixiang was also looking at Zhu Hexing from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that his son was in high spirits, he smiled and asked.
"Ding Yuying, do you think that the empress dowagers of the past dynasties have done more good than harm or more harm than good for the country and the world?"
Still the same problem!
Ding Yuying didn't expect that Zhu Cixiang would ask such a question, so she was stunned for a moment, but she didn't hesitate for long before she thoughtfully replied: "I am young and ignorant. I have not read the history books thoroughly, and I don't know anything about the heroine's coming to court." Not much...I think about it, as a king, there are bright and dark, and as a queen, of course, there are also wise and dark. If a young king is in charge of the country and is unable to judge the world, he can have a wise queen mother to assist the country. Of course the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.”
Zhu Cixiang nodded, it’s a simple question...some people just worry too much, so they can’t answer it well!
"Then how do you think a late mother can become wise?" Zhu Cixiang asked again.
"I think," Ding Yuying frowned slightly, "a wise man is a wise man first, and a wise man knows! And if you want to know more, you can only be diligent in learning, good at thinking, and quick at doing."
"Hahaha!" Zhu Cixiang laughed.
Zhu Hexing, who was listening in the audience, quickly stared at his father, and then looked at Ding Yuying - his father actually smiled. Could it be that she was the princess? But Zheng Min and Luo Xiaohe are both cuter than her!
Zhu Cixiang then said: "I manage internal funds and accumulate tens of millions of wealth, but most of the wise kings in ancient times did not compete for profits with the people..."
Still the same old problem!
Ding Yuying replied: "In ancient times, those who wanted to show virtue to the world must first rule their country; those who wanted to rule their country, first put their families in order... Our Ming Dynasty is about the family, state, and world. If the king cannot first rule his country, How can a family govern a country and bring peace to the world? Your Majesty manages the internal funds for the sake of managing the family. If tens of millions of wealth are obtained in a proper way, it will be beneficial to the country and the people."
Zhu Cixiang nodded with a smile and glanced at his son - what a good daughter-in-law! Blessed are you silly boy!
Then he added: "Why should we choose it in the right way to benefit the country and the people?"
Ding Yuying said: "Because if you want to harmonize your family, you must first cultivate your body; if you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your heart; if you want to rectify your heart, you must first be sincere in your intentions; if you want to be sincere in your intentions, you must first understand it. The way to know is to study things. After studying things, you will know them. After knowing them, you will be sincere. After your thoughts are sincere, your heart will be right. If your heart is right, you will cultivate your body. If you cultivate your body, you will have a harmonious family... Your Majesty's family has tens of millions of wealth, all of which are collected in a wise way. Naturally, he is a king who knows the truth, is sincere, has a righteous heart, and has a well-cultivated body. To have a king like this will certainly be a blessing to all the people in the world!"
"Hahaha!" Zhu Cixiang laughed again.
This is a close friend! To earn so much money is not to compete with the people at all, but to benefit all people in the world!
Then comes the third question!
This third question is different from what Zhu Cixiang asked others, because Ding Yuying is not a student of an aristocratic girls' school and has never studied military strategy.
Zhu Cixiang asked: "Yuying (the title has changed), do you think the princess needs to learn military strategy?"
"Of course!" Ding Yuying was a smart girl. Of course she found out how satisfied Emperor Zhu was with her. Her heart was pounding at that time, but she still tried to calm down and answered Emperor Zhu's last question.
"Why?" Emperor Zhu asked again.
Ding Yuying replied: "The military is a major event for the country, a place of life and death, and politicians must pay attention to it! The prince is the crown prince of the country, and the princess is the crown prince of the country. In the future, she will be the mother of the world, and she will regent and supervise the country when the king goes on an expedition. If you want to educate your children for the king, how can you not monitor military matters?"
Zhu Cixiang laughed and thought to himself: How dare you say that! Before she became the crown princess, she dared to say that her mother is worthy of the world. The answer was very good, but it violated some taboos. The charter king did not dare to say it... It seems that no one taught her what she said today. She came up with it all by herself!
