"Your Majesty wants to teach?"
Rujun, Minister of the Ministry of War, looked at the Minister Liu Jun in surprise. Liu Jun nodded seriously and said: "The news has spread. Sir, should we also go and listen?"
Ru Yu lowered his head and looked at the document in his hand, shook his head, and said: "Winter is about to begin in the North, and food and materials have not yet been arrived, especially in the Northeast and Northwest health centers. Transportation is difficult and supplies are scarce. The headquarters needs to approve the petition. Okay. Report to the cabinet and the emperor as soon as possible."
"Preparations are being made in various places. We only need to wait for the permission from the imperial court before we can start shipping to the border areas. It will not matter if these memorials are delayed for half a day. The emperor personally held classes in the Imperial College. This has no precedent in the Ming Dynasty. Why do you do this first? Sir, if If you don't go, won't you have regrets? Furthermore, no one knows the content of what the emperor said. If it is related to military affairs and your Excellency is not here..."
Liu Jun persuaded.
After hearing this, Ru Yu reluctantly put down the document. Liu Jun was right. As a courtier, especially the Sixth Ministry, the Cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc., the first priority is to grasp the emperor's mind.
But the emperor Zhu Yunwen's thoughts were difficult to grasp.
Let's just say that when Xu Miaojin entered the Imperial Academy, there was a lot of criticism from the court, but the emperor acted like a rogue and went from house to house asking if the female relatives were literate and if they wanted to learn how to read.
Old mothers all support women to learn and be literate so that they can better support their husbands and teach their children. Why should these sons be disobedient and filial?
The hooligan doesn't matter at all. She is more or less just a woman, not a scourge, and there is no need for the six ministries and the cabinet to jump out and oppose it.
But among Zhu Yunwen's series of new policies, including the new army policy, the one-whip method, the national policy of curbing land and property annexation, the new business policy, and the comprehensive inspection method, which one did not exceed the imagination of hundreds of officials?
The emperor is good at coming up with new strategies. The most surprising thing is that these new strategies may seem unfamiliar at first glance, but if you analyze them carefully, it seems that they have been around for a long time, and they have been refined and perfected before they came into being.
Every new strategy has never been divorced from the reality of the Ming Dynasty, and is like the result of nourishment from this piece of land.
Behind this courage, wisdom and action is Zhu Yunwen's unpredictable mind.
The officials tried to figure out the emperor's thoughts, and they could only try to figure out the emperor's behavior, way of thinking, and facial expressions. Here, the emperor scolded the minister. Well, he is going to be in trouble. Let's go and throw stones into the well...
The emperor over there is in a bad mood, so it's best to say more pleasant words that will help his mood. If he curses at this time, the consequences will not be much better.
During the Hongwu period, officials were good at trying to figure out Zhu Yuanzhang. When he came to court, they would not look at Zhu Yuanzhang's face, but all stared at Zhu Yuanzhang's jade belt.
If the jade belt hangs under the belly, it's over. Someone will lose his head today. If the jade belt hangs on the belly, that's fine. Amitabha can live one more day.
But it's hard to figure out Zhu Yunwen. He is not a conservative monarch. His ideas are novel and elusive. Following such an emperor is good or bad, but the courtiers don't know what tricks the emperor will come up with next, and they are very confused every time. passive.
As time went by, the emperor was the only smart person and all the officials became fools.
Ru Yu didn't want to be a fool, so she followed Liu Jun's suggestion and decided to go to Guozi to monitor the class. A class lasted at least half an hour. Even if the emperor talked nonsense, it must be mixed with his political strategy.
Other ministers and ministers also had the same idea as Rujun. Lian Zining of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also arranged for someone to notify the Imperial College to reserve a seat for himself.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army.
Xu Huizu threw down his wet sweat towel, glanced at Zhu Di who was drinking tea leisurely, and said: "The emperor's lecture attracted many officials. Will King Yan go to watch?"
Zhu Di chewed the tea leaves in his mouth and said, "Have you already arranged it? I want ten places."
Xu Huizu jumped up immediately and shouted: "Master Yan, there are only ten places in total, you take them all
Now, are the people from the Governor's Mansion still going? Yang Shiqi was unable to get in, so Song Sheng went to ask for a seat, and was given five. I personally stepped in, so it was worthy of adding five seats. The dignity of the Duke of the country is worth five seats. "
Damn Yang Shiqi, you are so bullying.
Zhu Di stretched out his right hand and said: "Five positions."
Xu Huizu shook his head and said: "Two at most. The commanders of the three battalions need to attend the emperor's speech, and Song Sheng will also go. How about Lord Yan go to the Imperial Academy?"
Zhu Di snorted coldly and said: "Aren't you embarrassing me? Yang Shiqi beat my three sons, and the debt has not been settled yet. How can I lower my head and beg him?"
Xu Huizu smiled slightly, and that was true.
Yang Shiqi was in charge of the Imperial College and treated everyone equally, regardless of whether he was a relative of the emperor or a member of the imperial family. As long as he was a supervisor of the Imperial College, he had to abide by the rules of the Imperial College.
Zhu Gaoxu deserved the beating. He was placed in the Imperial College by Zhu Di. He didn't study hard all day, so he thought about skipping classes. With good kung fu and a low wall, it was not a problem to do it several times a day.
Seeing how powerful his second brother was, Zhu Gaosui also climbed over the wall with him.
It's just that these two people were a little careless. They caught a position to climb over the wall. After jumping down once, they were caught by Yang Shiqi. In front of everyone, they beat Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui thirty ring feet.
After he was done, Yang Shiqi pulled Zhu Gaochi over again and beat him fifty ring feet.
Zhu Gaochi was depressed and unconvinced. Why were they the ones jumping over the wall, and he was the one who got beaten the hardest?
Yang Shiqi gave Zhu Gaochi’s reasons:
My brother made a mistake, it was a small mistake.
It is a big mistake to know something for your brother but not to teach him.
Then he gave the ruler to Zhu Gaochi and asked him to take a good look at his two younger brothers. That meant: If he didn't want his own hand to become a bear's paw, it was best to beat their hands into bear's paws.
This matter naturally reached Zhu Di's ears. Although Zhu Di was angry at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui for their stubbornness and disobedience, he also felt sorry for his own children being beaten.
Zhu Di had nothing to do with Yang Shiqi. These days, "corporal punishment" is popular among students in the Imperial College. Besides, people do things according to the rules, and the Imperial College still offers wine. Even if they complain, they can't complain...
"The Sword Comes"
"Four positions."
Zhu Di stood up and walked out quickly without allowing Xu Huizu to refuse.
Seeing Zhu Di walking away, Xu Huizu raised his hand and rubbed his face. He suddenly became relaxed and said, "Fortunately, I signed up less, otherwise I don't know how many places would have been taken away."
At present, the training of the three major battalions has basically taken shape, and the cooperation between the various arms has become tacit. However, the three major battalions have not experienced actual combat, which has become the biggest problem.
Although the three major battalions of the Beijing Army and the Deputy Battalion had conducted confrontation drills, they were just gestures and could not test the real effect. You couldn't fight directly with blunderbuss and cannons, right?
The direction of the new army's training seems to have reached a dead end. Just practicing formation and coordination day after day is too boring and has little effect. Moreover, the creation of the three major battalions is directly aimed at Tatar and Oara. Suitable for large-scale combat, and more inclined to defense.
How to make the three major battalions more aggressive, suitable for both cluster warfare and small-scale battles, has become the main direction of the military strategy research of the Dudu Mansion, the Ministry of War and the King of Yan.
No one knows if the emperor is going to give a lecture now, whether it will involve military strategy, but as the governor of the Chinese Army, he still needs to take people to listen.
Wuying Palace.
Yang Shiqi entered the palace and after seeing the ceremony, asked: "Your Majesty, the Imperial College is ready. We are just waiting for the Emperor to come on stage to teach. In addition to the Imperial College officials and teaching staff, there are also court officials and some graduate students participating, a total of three hundred people."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said, "I know, let's set the time at Yin Shi tomorrow."
Yang Shiqi agreed and asked carefully:
"I wonder what the purpose of the emperor's lecture is?"
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said: "Let's give a lecture on the third and twelfth courtyard of the Imperial College. As for the main theme, let's make it: the sea is open to all rivers, and tolerance is great."
"Be tolerant to diversity, tolerance is a virtue?"
Yang Shiqi carefully tasted these eight words and couldn't help but praise: "Your Majesty, this is a wonderful statement. Now the Imperial College is open to all rivers, isn't it? With these words, the new path of the Imperial College will be smooth and worry-free!"
Zhu Yunwen said with a smile: "I also look forward to the results of the new study of the Imperial College. A century-old plan, education is the foundation, and the prosperity of the country is based on education. Without talents, how can the Ming Dynasty talk about a prosperous age? Half of the Analects cannot govern the world."
Yang Shiqi saluted solemnly and said: "I will take new learning to the Imperial Academy and mold talents for the emperor's use."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said, "I believe in you."
Yang Shiqi felt hot and bowed before retreating.
Zhu Yunwen sat down and told Shuangxi: "Ask the economics factory to send some paper to Kunning Palace, three feet wide and five feet long."
Double Happiness arranged for someone to pick up the paper.
Zhu Yunwen took the memorial and reviewed it. Benefiting from the decisions of Zhang Xianzong and Song Li, the water of the Yellow River flowed northward to Shandong. There were no major floods in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The chief ministers from Shandong, North Zhili, Shanxi, Henan and other places came to report that the autumn grains were growing. Can be expected.
It's mid-August now, and the autumn harvest is not far away. As long as this year's finances are sufficient, the new army strategy can be expanded to other vassal territories early next year, and the three vassal guards will be completely included and completely obey the imperial court.
Zhu Yunwen opened the map and looked at Daning Mansion and the Duoyan Sanwei in the northeast. Finally, he shook his head and focused on Kaifeng.
Zhou Wang Zhu Ju!
Kaifeng is an important military area and there is no room for failure.
The White Lotus Sect has serious problems, and the black hands behind it are even more threatening!
Qu You was a tough guy. Xiong Wucheng interrogated him many times in Dingyuan, but he was not allowed to reveal who Mr. Gu and Jin was. He even withstood the physical torture.
People from the Security Bureau went to Qiantang to look for Qu You's family, but in vain.
This made Zhu Yunwen realize that Mr. Gu and Jin lurking in the dark not only had strategies and methods, but also had huge energy, driven by an unknown hand.
"I am in charge of my territory. If you want to play tricks, then try it and see who has the most tricks."
Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth secretly.
Yu Xin, Huang Zicheng and others are on their way to Kaifeng. Is the Yellow River's seizure of the Huaihe River in the 24th year of Hongwu related to the White Lotus Sect and the King of Zhou? Zhu Yunwen wants to know the truth.
"Your Majesty, Qu You has been secretly detained in the capital. He is currently being held in the deepest part of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The Security Bureau has sent special personnel to guard him."
Gu Sanshenhui reports.
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said: "Qu You's ability to hold on and refuse to confess shows that he knows very well that once he speaks out, many people will die, including his own family. Punishment has no effect on him anymore. Let's find another way and let him not do it." Sleep, not even for a moment.”
Gu Sanshen frowned. He had used all kinds of cruel torture methods, but nothing worked. He was not allowed to sleep. What kind of punishment was this?
Zhu Yunwen's eyes froze slightly and said: "Let's arrange it, let him wake up, explain when, and let him rest when."
Gu Sanshen did not dare to neglect and was ready to make arrangements in person.
Sleep deprivation is an inhumane torture. Later studies have shown that once a person does not sleep for two days, he is likely to lose his perception of reality and have hallucinations. If he does not sleep for three days, he will basically lose his ability to regulate emotions, let alone keep secrets.
Zhu Yunwen knew that this was torture that was prohibited by later generations, but this was the Ming Dynasty, and he was the emperor, and no one could stop him...
Inflicting inhumane torture on the inhumane White Lotus Sect is more or less repayment.
