Chen Yichen said this, and everyone who participated in the celebration banquet looked at him, and many people's eyes were filled with surprise and shock.

After experiencing the weakening of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Yuan dynasties, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty had long since no generals and ministers, and they were more bloody and tough in using their pens and swords.

Even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he regarded the warriors as pigs and dogs, and said that they were full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but he became a lamb to be slaughtered.

Even in the early and mid-term, with the decline of military generals and honors, the literary world of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be quite backbone on the surface, and it was said that it was not a marriage gang and would not pay compensation.

But it’s useless to be tough on the surface. If you don’t join the army and serve the country, respect the soldiers, who will help you kill the enemy, and who will defend your country?

This phenomenon is placed on specific examples, just like today. Most literati agree with Liu Qiu's memorial, believing that the battle in Luchuan is a life-threatening loss of money, and should promote education and rely on Confucian benevolence and righteousness to move the other party.

Therefore, no one came forward to refute Meng Fan's remarks, and only Li Min, as an official of the Ming Dynasty, had to come forward to stop him.

These new generation of literati have not yet reached the point of despising martial arts and wars because of the existence of military generals and honors. However, the seeds of valuing culture and over military affairs in their hearts have long taken root and sprouted, and have transformed from generation to generation.

"As the head of the little Sanyuan case, Chen Yichen still has the spirit of a general in his bones."

"Of course that's the case. Have you forgotten that his father was Cheng Guogong?"

"Although Chen Yichen said nothing, the battle of Luchuan has been in trouble for two times so far, and it has been exhausted and countless money. We cannot fight again."

"That's right, just look at Meng Fan and you will know that the border chieftains have been educated, so why should we launch another war?"

The people in the courtyard whispered, and most of them were in the sense of superiority of the Ming Dynasty, and they still agreed with Chen Yichen's words: All the kings under the world, and all the kings under the shores of the earth were the kings.

It is a bit funny to think that this kind of recognition is not based on force, but on the merits of culture and education.

Without the Ming Dynasty's military force as a backing, would the descendants of Luchuan chieftains be educated? Without the military command of the Duke of Qian in Yunnan, today, Luchuan is not necessarily under the expansion of the chieftains Siren Law, nor is it the king's land.

"Okay, since it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, then our tribes are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Why do the emperors continue to fight?"

Meng Fan was still not convinced by Chen Yichen, but instead looked for the loopholes in his words to refute.

"Then I have to ask why you rebel again and rebel again and again."

"That's because the Ming Dynasty wanted to split my tribe, divide our land, and establish Han officials."

"Since it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, why can't the minister of the Ming Dynasty do this?"

The two people's argument began to involve the real core part, which was the southwestern border transformation that began in the Ming Dynasty!

The so-called transformation of land and flow is to put it simply to abolish the original ethnic minority chieftain system in the southwest and be directly managed by officials appointed by the central government.

Just like the Luchuan area, the original Tusi was the local emperor. On the surface, it surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it was a country in the country.

Therefore, after Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty attacked Yunnan, he established the Luchuan Pingmian Military and Civilian Xuanwei Office here, intending to appoint central officials to manage it.

When Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, he directly asked Duke of Qian to go to Yunnan. It was from this moment that Yunnan was truly included in the Han territory and could no longer be divided.

The reason why Chen Yichen stood up and spoke was because he stood at the height of history and knew very well how positive the battles that seemed to have worked hard in the southwest and suffered money in the Ming Dynasty would have for the stability of China's territory in the future.

It’s like most historical books have commented on the cruelty and unkindness of the First Emperor and Emperor Wu of Han’s military and military force. But if they had not completed the unification and expanded their territory, where would the fertile land be cultivated in the future?

Therefore, Chen Yichen's actions have nothing to do with the blood of honor and relatives that those scholars think of.

"Ha, I won't argue with you, you will always be right!"

Meng Fan actually knew very well that from the day when Luchuan chieftain chose to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, the other party had already had the righteousness of the monarch and his subjects.

If the king wants his minister to die, he has to die. Now he is just changing the land and returning to the world. Where do you get the legal principles to rebel?

But understanding in my heart does not mean accepting that it was originally able to be a local emperor with high mountains and high waters, but now it has become a people under the rule.

Even the tribe members were prejudice and contempt from the Ming Dynasty and were not treated equally. Even if they were "unified front" targets like themselves were regarded as educational achievements by Ming Dynasty officials, they would be taken out from time to time to show off, which was a great insult to the literati!

This is where Meng Fan’s heart is.

To be honest, Chen Yichen can understand Meng Fan’s thinking in some aspects. It’s just that the two sides have different positions, and the unification of the world is the general trend and will not change due to personal wishes.

"This is the end of the debate on this matter. If Meng Fan discusses the government again, my official will eliminate your fame and fortune."

Seeing that both sides had fallen into the enduring topic of "distinguishing between China and the barbarians", Sun Tixue finally came forward to stop it.

Unlike an administrative officer like Li Min who can only warn verbally, the admiral of academic affairs and administration can control the culture and education of a province and can eliminate primary fame such as scholars at any time.

So Sun Ding either doesn't care. Once he gets serious, your amulet of fame will not work so well.

Sure enough, when he heard Sun Ding's words, Meng Fan, who had been complaining before, could only stop and sit down and shut up honestly.

As for Chen Yichen, since the other party has stopped talking, he is not interested in arguing. Compared with this kind of verbal dispute, Chen Yichen actually believes that the truth is only within the scope of the cannon.

Of course, I am a literati now, and I still need to be low-key with such simple and crude military remarks for the time being.

In this way, a celebration banquet that should have been lively, but it was turbulent one after another. At the end of the final banquet, Sun Tixue and others did not have much interest in talking more. After saying a few simple words, they announced the end.

In the Xuezhengyamen, watching the students leave, Sun Tixue's expression on his face felt thoughtful.

After hesitating for a while, Sun Ding still spoke to the prefect Yingtian beside him and asked: "Mr. Li, have you ever felt that Chen Yichen's aura was not very like a literati, but more like a general who fought on the battlefield all year round?"

"I do feel this way, it may be related to Duke Chengguo."

Li Min also felt that Chen Yichen was different from ordinary literati. He seemed to be more keen on border martial arts and did not like to mix with various dances and writing.

But after thinking about it, he was Zhu Yong's son. Duke Cheng Guo was fighting on the battlefield all year round, so he would definitely be affected by some.

"Yeah?"

Sun Tixue looked into the distance, and at this moment he suddenly felt that he did not understand Chen Yichen as much as he imagined.

At the exit of the Xuezheng Yamen, Chen Yichen and Meng Fan met again. Because of the previous dispute, neither side had any good looks at this moment.

"Chen Yichen, I know you are the son of Zhu Yong, Duke Chengguo, and are used to conquering and killing border tribes. But have you ever thought that wherever the troops reach, corpses are everywhere, and your hands will be covered with blood from civilians?"

Meng Fan's words may have some effect if they say to traditional Confucian literati.

But Chen Yichen was unmoved at all.

"I only know that if there were no Ming soldiers coming, then the people who were bleeding would be the people on the Ming border. Do you dare to say that the Luchuan tribe did not commit robbery?"

In other aspects, Chen Yichen is rarely so aggressive. Even if others ridicule him behind his back, he often chooses to look down on him.

But this time, Chen Yichen always competed against Meng Fan because it was not for his own personal interests, but for the rights and interests of the Chinese people.

It is enough to have an Annan in history, and Yunnan must not be turned into the second Annan.

"After all, I am not willing to work together. I will continue to fight for my own tribe."

Meng Fan understood that he could not convince Chen Yichen, but he also did not want to see his tribe members and always faced the blade of the Ming Dynasty.

"Then this may be the only way we have in the same way."

Chen Yichen replied lightly, he would also fight for China. After saying this, he turned around and left.

From the perspective of God in history, Chen Yichen knew very well that the Second Battle of Luchuan, which won the victory in February this year, was far from the end. In the 13th year of Zhengtong, a larger-scale Battle of Luchuan will be launched.

Even the troubles of Luchuan continued to the Battle of Bozhou, one of the three major expeditions of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. Countless soldiers and border residents were deeply trapped in the quagmire of war.

After all, only if one side falls completely will the war end.

Walking slowly on the way home, Chen Yichen did not continue to think about what happened at the celebration banquet.

Because of this kind of family, country and world affairs, it is still far from me at the moment, and the senior executives in the center of power should consider the problem. I am just a scholar and have only one passionate statement. How can I affect the situation?

In the small courtyard in the corner of the street, Shen was paced back and forth in the courtyard with some anxiety. When he saw his son coming back, he immediately went up and said, "Chen'er, hurry up and take a look. The Duke of the State wrote you a letter from the capital."

In fact, Shen had already received this letter from Duke Cheng Zhu Yong at noon. However, she didn't know much and couldn't understand it even if she opened it, so she had to wait anxiously for Chen Yichen to come back.

Zhu Yong wrote me a letter?

When Chen Yichen heard this news, he was puzzled and had not brought Li Da to the capital yet.

Unexpectedly, I received a letter from the other party first.

From birth to the seventeen years since he was born, Chen Yichen has never received any letters from Duke Cheng Guo, Zhu Yong. He even doesn't believe that this cheap man would write to himself. Could it be that his mother recognized the wrong person?

With this doubt, Chen Yichen walked into the house, and an envelope was placed on the table. The opening was sealed with fire lacquer, and it was covered with Duke Cheng's private seal. In theory, no one dared to imitate it.

"Mom, do you know why the Duke of the State wrote me?"

Chen Yichen asked casually, and his understanding of Duke Cheng was definitely not as good as his mother.

"I don't know, open it and take a look."

Shen urged him, excited and looking forward to it. This was the first time that the Duke of the State wrote to Chen'er.

At least it means that Chen Yichen has a place in his heart!
Chapter completed!