Outside the capital city, a horse was galloping on the official road. The armor and clothing of this sergeant were completely different from those of other Ming soldiers.
Moreover, this man was extremely tall, with a fierce face, enlarged pores, and extremely rough skin. His sword was not the Ming army's standard saber, but the machete used by the Mongols.
Not long after, the fast horse arrived at Desheng Gate. The guard sergeant was about to question him when he saw the messenger shouting:
"Northwestern Army Report, take me into the city to the military headquarters immediately!"
General Qian, who was in charge of city gate defense, immediately got on his horse and shouted:
"follow me!"
The two rode straight into the city, and the leader Qian shouted all the way:
"The military reports are entering the city, and everyone else needs to get out of the way!"
The people along the street consciously moved out of the way. There were a lot of military reports during this period, but the Ming army had great victories in the past few times, but I don't know what will happen this time.
The capital was very large, and there were so many people along the streets that it was overcrowded. Even if they rode fast horses, it took them more than half an hour to reach the inner city.
After entering the inner city, the speed was much faster, and the two of them quickly arrived outside the imperial city.
"Where is this? It can't be the palace, right?"
The messenger asked in confusion.
Mr. Qian replied in shock:
"Hey, you kid still recognizes the palace? You are not simple!"
"I heard my general say that the emperor of Ming Dynasty lived here!"
Mr. Qian looked at the man carefully and saw that his appearance and words seemed not quite right, so he asked doubtfully:
"Aren't you Han?"
The rough man raised his hands and said:
"I am Hu Dawei. I was originally a member of the Mongolian Tumote tribe. A few years ago, I joined the Ming Dynasty with my tribe. Now I am the chief soldier under the command of the Yulin Town branch guard general!"
"Not long ago, the Tumut troops in Hetao invaded the border on a large scale and attacked the Great Wall in three groups. They have been repelled. My general asked me to go to Beijing to report the victory!"
Mr. Qian suddenly realized that this was the case, no wonder he always felt something was wrong.
This tiger Dawei looked at the palace and said:
"Shouldn't we go to the Ministry of War? Why did you bring me to the palace?"
"Hahahaha, what about the Ministry of War? Now all major military and political matters are decided by His Majesty himself. First, report your victory to Your Majesty, and follow me to the palace gate!"
This made Hu Dawei confused. Didn't it mean that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't care about things and his ministers were responsible?
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzheng was discussing with Sun Qifeng about the literature of Huangming Academy.
He had to sigh that the cultural heritage of thousands of years was indeed profound. He had never heard of Sun Qifeng, but after some understanding, Zhu Youxiao found that his knowledge was no worse than those of the so-called famous scholars.
And for such a capable person, he does not cling to powerful people, nor participate in any debates or parties, not even the imperial examination.
Just because he doesn't fight for fame or power, he is infinitely stronger than those people. This is what he needs.
However, such a low-key and pragmatic person is still very famous among scholars. This shows that he is not a one-minded person. At least he knows how to be flexible, which will definitely be helpful to the new learning he wants to preach.
Zhu Youxiao confessed all his inner thoughts, and the literature of Huangming Academy no longer focused on the Four Books, Five Classics, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, etc.
Sun Qifeng did not disappoint him, and soon understood what the emperor meant.
The emperor must learn and test the six arts of a true gentleman. He must read history books, examine politics, and learn military strategies. The most important thing is to inject new ideas into them. Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism will become the mainstream culture of academic literature.
There are very few literati in this era who are truly capable. From the time they can remember, they have memorized books like The Analects of Confucius every day. When they grew up, they began to focus on eight-legged essays, and some people were completely submerged in it. In the sea of books, what they call studying the Confucian classics is actually useless.
If your qualifications are mediocre, you can win the imperial examination after twenty or thirty years of memorizing. If you are lucky, you can even be promoted to Jinshi to honor your ancestors.
If you have good qualifications, you can pass the joint examination and become a Jinshi (Jinshi) at about thirty years old. Those who are extremely smart can do so at a young age.
But what's the use? Being an official and governing the country is not an exam, it is not something that requires you to be there all day long.
Similar to Song Yingxing, Mao Yuanyi, Bi Maokang, etc., if you are not proficient in eight parts, do you still want to become a Jinshi and become an official?
The literati in the late Ming Dynasty were most polarized. They either wanted to die to serve the country and be done with it, or they surrendered and lived an ignoble life. They were almost completely single-minded.
When the enemy came to the city, he felt powerless, so he drew his sword and committed suicide, leaving behind his so-called eternal name.
The representative figure in this regard is Shi Kefa. Although this person is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, his ability is really unflattering. He is simply terrible. He is the representative of that kind of incompetent mediocrity.
When the Qing army entered the pass, Nanming, not to mention anything else, had no big problem in defending the south of the Yangtze River and confronting the north-south confrontation between the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. However, this brother killed himself with a series of fierce operations.
The Manchu troops of the Qing Dynasty captured Yangzhou without a fight, and then continued southward, heading straight towards Nanjing.
Isn't it difficult to block the Manchus with the natural barrier of the Yangtze River and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses?
But in my opinion, Shi Kefa, it was as difficult as climbing to the sky. When the Manchu Qing Dynasty went south, he didn't even have any precautions. The huge Yangtze River is not even as useful as a river?
In less than a year, the Manchu Qing Dynasty occupied several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. It can be said that Nanming was ruined in his hands. He himself made a few bold words and said he was done with it, but he destroyed several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. Thousands of people were pushed to the sword of the Qing Dynasty.
Duduo's thousands of Manchu and Mongolian soldiers marched south. The army fought more and more, soaring to hundreds of thousands. Apart from a few small cities, all strategic cities were captured almost without a single soldier.
No wonder the witch Cixi herself said that she picked up this country for free. Isn’t this just for free?
This is because these single-minded literati are not living up to their expectations. They are the main culprits. The Manchus were just peaches picked up by passing by. Without them, the Han people would not be like this.
The current trend is the same as that of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. These officials only eat nothing but drink and write poems every day, and gather people everywhere to criticize the government. In their mouths, this is the so-called free talk.
To put it simply, they rule the country with their mouths. In this regard, they are the best in the world and unmatched.
"I already know your Majesty's intention, but this new study may encounter many obstacles, and students all over the world may not accept it!"
Don't accept it? It seems that he still doesn't understand the true face of these literati, so he directly reassured Sun Qifeng:
"Just do it, I must implement this new thing successfully!"
"If you encounter any difficulties or obstacles, you can go directly to the palace and report to me, and I will help you solve them!"
Sun Qifeng took a deep breath, this life is not easy.
"In that case, let me go!"
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