After hearing what Shen Shixing said, Zhu Yijun only looked outside the hall.
At this time, a heavy rain fell outside the palace, making everything look brand new and the vegetation lush.
Zhu Yijun stood up and walked outside the hall, stepped on the wet gold bricks, stretched out his hands, took a deep breath, and then said:
"It's God's will for me!"
"Then according to my wishes, the people of this dynasty, no matter what their status is, must treat their compatriots well, and all must make the world Han!"
"There are learned and great Confucian scholars who can explain the reason why Your Majesty holds this Holy Will!"
Shen Shixing smiled slightly and replied.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "So, it is better to study the classics as the body and practical learning as the application?"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"The study of Confucian classics is deeply rooted in people's hearts, the system is mature, and there are many people who can be teachers; therefore, it is easier for the poor and humble sons of poor family members to study Confucian classics and become officials."
"However, practical learning has not yet become a system. There are not many people who are familiar with it, and there are even fewer people who are proficient enough to be teachers. Most of them come from the families of the powerful and wealthy gentry. It is difficult for ordinary poor and humble children to get in touch. It will take time to become an official through this."
Shen Shixing replied.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "What the master said makes sense. It is easier for the common people to buy and see the Four Books and Five Classics! "Shui Jing Zhu", "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and so on are difficult to know unless you have a collection of books, so let's study the classics first. Let’s first increase the number of people who can read and write before we talk about anything else.”
"yes!"
Zhu Yijun then said: "But since my will is God's will, then I will issue an edict to encourage the people of the world to play Cuju, and set up a national Cuju competition system. As for the reasons for doing this, it is up to you to think about it."
"Your Majesty, in order to strengthen the health of the people of the world, you combine education with entertainment so that the sons and daughters of the country will not be weak and unable to protect the country and the family, and also use this to make business more active?"
Shen Shixing thought for a while and then asked.
Zhu Yijun smiled and nodded.
Afterwards, Zhu Yijun said: "Then let Chen Younian and the others be released from prison. Since the world has not yet abandoned the study of Confucian classics, I will not harshly blame them for their stubbornness in adhering to the status of Confucian classics!"
"yes!"
As a result, Chen Younian, Shi Xing and others were released on the same day.
After Chen Younian, Shi Xing and others were released, the drought in the capital was resolved due to the rain, so Zhu Yijun restarted the move to Xiyuan.
Zhu Yijun no longer wanted to live in the Forbidden City.
Because the pool in the Forbidden City is not big enough and has poor temperature control capabilities, it is very hot in summer. In addition, the garden is not big enough and the greening rate is not high. Naturally, after living there for more than ten years, I became a little tired of it, not to mention that it is too close to the front hall. .
Of course, Zhu Yijun didn't mean that he would never come back after going to Xiyuan.
He advances when he needs to, and retreats when he needs to retreat to the background.
When Zhu Yijun moved to Xiyuan, no ministers objected, mainly because they did not dare to object.
Of course, it's not that Hai Rui and others dare not object, but they understand that the emperor needs to do this today after more than ten years of reform.
In fact, the Forbidden City did not consider people's residential needs much, but rather considered the country's ceremonial needs.
Xiyuan, on the other hand, takes more into consideration people’s living needs, so it is more livable.
Zhu Yijun naturally had to travel around after moving here, but he did not delay political affairs because he asked the Imperial Secretary to move here, so he could control the entire court affairs through the Imperial Secretary in a timely manner.
On the fifth day after Zhu Yijun moved to Xiyuan, it was the time when the frost and dew were heavy, but the Taiye Pool had not yet frozen on ice. Liu Yao, the eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremony, Bingbi, accompanied Zhu Yijun to visit Taiye on this day. Chi Shi said:
"Your Majesty, the Taiye Lake has not yet frozen, so you can take a boat trip on the lake. Recently, the Imperial Shipbuilding Office has built a new warship, which is quite fast. It uses the kind of soft sail you mentioned. You can go and see it. look."
Zhu Yijun was slightly startled after hearing this.
After a while, Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Okay! Let the Queen's Supervisor prepare it tomorrow."
"yes!"
The next day, eunuchs such as the eunuch Sun Xin and the eunuchs who were on duty in front of the emperor accompanied the royal chariot to the ship.
As soon as Sun Xin arrived on the ship, he looked at Wang Zhen, the eunuch who was supervising the ship, and asked, "Has the ship been inspected?"
Wang Zhen replied: "Checked."
Sun Xindao: "Then let's set sail."
"yes!"
Not long after, the ship started sailing on Taiye Pond, but just halfway through, the ship suddenly hit something and shook violently.
Sun Xin quickly looked at Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen jumped directly into the water.
thump!
Suddenly, many of the eunuchs on the ship jumped into the water.
Only Sun Xin, the eunuch Li Wen who came with him, and several imperial deacons and eunuchs were left.
Li Wen couldn't help but look at Sun Xin and asked, "Someone wants to harm the emperor?"
As Li Wen spoke, he saw water overflowing the cabin and rushing towards him. This made him panic and he forgot what to do for a moment.
Sun Xin was also stunned at this moment.
"Your Majesty fell into the water!"
"Your Majesty fell into the water!"
"Your Majesty fell into the water!"
At this time, there was already a eunuch on the shore shouting loudly.
But no one dared to go into the water, they only dared to stand around and watch.
After hearing this, only some of the Jin Yiwei jumped into the water and swam towards the sinking hull.
"ah!"
But the Jin Yiwei who was swimming over screamed, and soon red appeared around him.
Sun Xin finally came to his senses at this time and couldn't help but said: "How brave! There are assassins underwater!"
Li Wen hurriedly asked Sun Xin: "What should we do?"
"It's okay, the emperor is not here."
"Our family just sent the chariot here to try it out first according to the order."
"Don't panic, you and me. Once you sink into the water, remember not to put your hands out of the water. If you can, try to reach behind your head under the water! Then wait for someone to rescue you."
After Sun Xin said that, he asked Li Wen: "Do you remember?"
Li Wen nodded.
"Your Majesty did not fall into the water!"
"There is no emperor!"
At this time, Wang Zhen had already gone ashore and changed his clothes, and was warming himself by the fire in a large building. Jia Benhou, a handyman, walked quickly and wet to report something to him.
After hearing this, Wang Zhen stood up suddenly and looked at Jia Benhou.
"This is impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"Really! We didn't see anyone at the bottom of the boat, and Sun Xin and Li Wen, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, didn't panic either. They obviously knew the inside story."
Jia Ben is kind.
Wang Zhen couldn't help but stamp his feet after hearing this: "Oh no!"
After Wang Zhen said that, he said: "Go quickly, don't notify others, leave immediately!"
"How to go? What if the Jin Yiwei outside interrogates me?"
Jia Benhou asked.
Wang Zhen said: "Just say that I went out to purchase according to the order. In short, it is better than waiting to die here!"
Wang Zhen said and walked out quickly with Jia Benhou.
But not long after the two left, they saw a large number of royal guards appearing around them.
Zhang Maoxiu also walked out of a pavilion with a knife at this time: "According to the decree, if Wang Zhen leaves the ship, he will be arrested immediately, including his accompanying people!"
Wang Zhen collapsed to the ground and was then taken to Zhu Yijun.
…
"I like boats, but that doesn't mean I like water."
Zhu Yijun had already spoken to Liu Yao who was being escorted here, and then looked at him:
"Tell me, why are you doing this? Have you never thought about it? Did my husband tell me that he fell into the water while fishing in the Wu Temple?"
(End of chapter)
