Wu Zhen never expected that Hua Yun, a tough guy, would actually come in front of him. You are bragging so hard, where is your shame?
Unfortunately, before he could question, Hua Yun was the first to attack, "Wu Zhen, my son is studying martial arts, where is your son?"
Where did it go?
My son is studying at Yingtian University!
He hesitated slightly and did not say anything, but Hua Yun became rude and said, "Okay, I knew you were dishonest? I want to ask Mr. Lan for help! I tell you, it's wishful thinking! Mr. Lan is a role model for others, and he carries a bowl of water.
Ping, I will definitely not help you cheat!"
Lan Yu was startled. In fact, I am not that upright... and I am different from Zhang Xiang. His royalties are enough for several lifetimes.
I can't do that, and if you want to set an example for warriors, you can't take bribes and bend the law. If you can be more filial, I'll be very happy.
Furthermore, Lan Yu also feels rare. What’s going on with these items?
He was obviously filled with righteous indignation, full of grief and indignation, complaining for Tang Lu...how could he lose his face in the blink of an eye?
Lan Yu only felt that he was too young and he couldn't grasp it yet.
He had to ask someone for advice. He wanted to go to Zhang Ximeng's mansion, but Zhang Ximeng went to the palace. He heard that they were discussing advanced martial arts matters.
Lan Yu could only go home. After sitting for a while, he went to his brother-in-law Chang Yuchun's place.
Chang Yuchun's mansion occupies a large area, and its most prominent feature is that it is full of stone locks, wooden piles, and a large sand pit. Surrounded by a circle, there is a flat runway and eighteen kinds of weapon racks.
Not bad.
Chang Yuchun held a spear and played like a tiger.
Lan Yu quickly waved and applauded, "Brother-in-law, with your skills, you can even go to the Confucius Temple and lay waste on the ground, and you will be rich! A dozen kuan a day is more than your salary!"
Chang Yuchun was so angry that he almost fell down!
I'm a noble prince, and I'm going to be a busker?
Lan Yu, if I couldn't beat your sister, I could pinch your brains out.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly; if you have something to say, say it quickly!"
Lan Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Brother-in-law, let me ask you something. You said that Tang Lu died so miserably, but you didn't mean to be sad? Why did you come here so quickly?"
Chang Yuchun frowned slightly, thought for a while, then smiled and said: "If you say you are not sad, you are lying! But what if you are sad? After more than ten years of fighting, who is not used to seeing life and death, and the people around him falling down?
He fell down. No matter how sad you are, you still have to stand up and continue to kill the enemy. If you don't charge forward, why can you stand still?"
Lan Yu thought for a while and nodded. Indeed, this is how everyone has come here for so many years. Now that new interests have been thrown out, such a big piece of fat, who is still entangled in the death of Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng?
My brain is not working well and I can't distinguish between priorities.
"Brother-in-law, do you have any plans? What are you going to do next?"
Chang Yuchun wiped the sweat from his forehead and chuckled: "What can I do? Your Majesty has already arranged a baby marriage with me. We are the prince's father-in-law. You said that besides being honest and leading troops in war, I
What else can you do?”
Lan Yu was startled, don't tell me, her brother-in-law is not stupid.
The prince's father-in-law is the future father-in-law of the king. Strictly speaking, he is also a relative.
This position is actually quite embarrassing. Don’t say that people don’t like you. Chang Yuchun himself doesn’t dare to make friends casually and form gangs...
No wonder, on a good day, I can only practice shooting at home!
"Poor! How pitiful! It seems that I, Mr. Lan, am the most comfortable!" Lan Yu shook her steps up to the sky, feeling very proud, and went home to sleep. She had a particularly sweet sleep this time.
On the second day, Lan Yu was wandering around. As soon as she arrived at school, she received a notice that Prime Minister Zhang was coming to teach martial arts.
"Xiang Zhang, what is he going to say?"
Geng Bingwen and Ping An both shook their heads, "We don't know either, but whatever Prime Minister Zhang can say is good. It's been several years since I heard Prime Minister Zhang lecture, so we all prepared notes."
Lan Yuxin said that I am more lucky than you when I go to Prime Minister Zhang's house all day long. But then I thought about it, I'd better be prepared. There is definitely a difference between casual chatting and formal teaching.
Having said that, Lan Yu was really curious about what Zhang Ximeng could say.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of the lecture actually came. Zhang Ximeng was wearing a moon-white gown and a scarf. He had a slender figure and was flowing freely. Among other things, he had a statue made of him according to his appearance. He could be put there directly.
Go to Dongyue Temple and worship him as Emperor Donghua.
It is worth mentioning that many civil and military officials in Beijing have all arrived.
Lan Yu also saw Mao Gui and was very surprised.
"Isn't your Ministry of Foreign Affairs very busy? Why are you here to join in the fun?"
Mao Gui rolled his eyes at him and said, "Lanyu, I heard that you always regard yourself as a student of Prime Minister Zhang. Let me remind you that after all, I published an article with Prime Minister Zhang, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs relied on the article of Prime Minister Zhang."
Yes, I am considered the direct descendant, and you are at best a spectator."
Lan Yu was immediately stunned and speechless.
"Then let me ask you, my direct disciple, what is Prime Minister Zhang going to talk about today? Do you know?"
Mao Gui just smiled and said, "I know, but I have no comment!"
…
"Today, one of the issues I want to talk about when facing the big guys is how to view the world." Zhang Ximeng said with a warm smile, "In the pre-Qin Dynasty, some people thought that the place where we lived was Xiaojiuzhou, in Chi County.
Outside of Shenzhou, there are eight small Kyushu, which constitutes Central Kyushu. And outside of Central Kyushu, there are Greater Kyushu."
"Before the Qin Dynasty unified the world, in our land of Chixian and Shenzhou, the emperor was in the middle and surrounded by princes, guarding the emperor. This was called the five-uniform system. I'm not talking about this in detail. You can ask the Ministry of Rites to come over. They
It must be better said."
Zhang Ximeng continued: "After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the world was unified. When we look at the world, we live in the world, surrounded by mountains and seas, and are all barbarian lands. However, with the Mongolian expedition, countless countries were destroyed. We know that outside the Western Regions,
There is also a land far larger than the Central Plains, so it would be inappropriate to say that we are the center of the world."
"These are our past understandings. I just briefly mentioned them. What I want to talk about next is what kind of order our Ming Dynasty needs! How should we treat the outside world and how should we treat barbarians..."
When Zhang Ximeng said this, he deliberately paused for a while to let everyone think for a while.
The first person to realize something was not the civil servants or Lan Yu, but Mao Gui.
What Zhang Ximeng said is exactly what he has been studying. He really thinks highly of himself!
"What kind of world we need? I think some time ago, when we re-planned the equalization of land, we have already revealed the clues. It is in our land of the Central Plains, in the country of China, that we pursue the policy of equalizing land and allow women to study.
As an official, we take care of the poor, promote education, and make everyone read and write. We have strict laws, a holy king reigns, and virtuous ministers assist us. Although geographically, we may not be the core of the world, but we have the most prosperous culture.
It has the highest civilization and the most knowledgeable people. In terms of national governance, it far surpasses other barbarian lands."
"This is the core of China. This core area reaches the sea to the east and south. To the north it reaches the desert grassland, and to the west it reaches the Western Regions. Generally speaking, it is the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties that our ancestors reached. limit."
"Beyond this core area, the closest circle should be dominated by royal family members and vassal kings' fiefdoms. This circle is controlled by the vassal kings. They try to imitate the Ming Dynasty and adopt a governance method similar to the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, Outside, a circle of territory is formed to protect the Central Plains."
"Besides the vassal king, there must be a circle of governor's land. The main characteristics of this circle are that we will send governors, arrange soldiers and horses, communicate with each other, and try to keep them close to the Central Plains. However, we can allow the existence of local kings, as long as they accept the Ming Dynasty If you are canonized, obey the will of the Ming Dynasty, and are willing to accept the jurisdiction of the governor, you can enjoy peace."
"Beyond this circle, we need to control key nodes, such as some maritime transportation routes, which we must control. As for the outermost circle, as long as we can trade smoothly with the Ming Dynasty without conflict, that's it. .”
Zhang Ximeng talked loudly and rowed around and around.
Many people couldn't understand it at all, especially Hua Yun. He moved his butt back and forth, looked left and right, and thought to himself, after drawing so many circles, which circle are we in?
Isn't it just a circle outside and no one cares about it?
At this time, Mao Gui coughed lightly, "Mr. Zhang's classification of levels made me suddenly enlightened! Chixian Shenzhou, the core of the Central Plains. This is the place where we must put in our efforts and do our best. Juntian , there can be no mistakes in education. Whoever dares to violate the rules of heaven will lose his head!"
"As for the next level, the territories owned by the vassals can be a little more relaxed, and the policy of equalizing land does not need to be so strict."
Hua Yun's eyes lit up, could it be merged?
But it seems that he is not the feudal king yet!
"Beyond the jurisdiction of the vassal kings, it was actually similar to the original vassal states. Originally, they only needed to pay tribute to the Central Plains and become vassals. The Central Plains dynasty would not interfere with their affairs. But in order to ensure that these countries are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and pursue Chinese education, it is necessary to Arrange for the governor to go."
Mao Gui turned his attention to Hua Yun and others. These warriors finally understood that they were being asked to go overseas to serve as governors!
What kind of governor is he? He is obviously the local emperor!
This is good, it’s really good!
In Zhang Ximeng's view, the territory of any country has its limits, just like the Mongol Empire, which has such a vast territory, but sorry, even when Meng Ge Khan was in power, the western half of the territory was still controlled by Batu.
After the Yuan Dynasty was established, outside the Western Regions, the relationship with the Yuan Dynasty was only nominal.
Zhang Ximeng planned these three levels, which were almost the limit of Ming Dynasty's control.
Next are some key nodes, which must be controlled by Ming Dynasty.
Finally, for those places that cannot be reached, it is enough to ensure trade and understand their situation.
Everyone present, relying on Mao Gui's explanation, barely understood what Zhang Ximeng meant.
But the question is, why is Mr. Zhang talking about this?
What can it be used for?
Just let us fight outside, and grab wherever we can!
Mr. Zhang’s speech this time was not as good as before, bad review!
But just after the class ended, news came out from the Ministry of Rites that the Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom admired the magnificence of the Ming Dynasty and voluntarily surrendered, requesting the superior kingdom to send officials and people to civilize the barbarians.
Zhu Yuanzhang paid special attention to the request of this small country... Ryukyu cherished his country and was very loyal. He admired China. Although he was a barbarian, he was no different from the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, he sent a governor to lead scribes, carry manuscripts, and cross the sea to teach. From then on, Ryukyu became a country of China!
After this decree, although Ryukyu is not a big country, it takes the lead.
Moreover, Goryeo had previously encouraged the idea of a country without conquests. Unfortunately, here in Zhang Ximeng’s case, there was no country without conquests. There were only the Chinese countries that voluntarily surrendered, and the barbarian countries that were not so obedient and needed to be taught a lesson!