Perhaps the biggest difference between Zhu Yuanzhang and other emperors is that there are no ministers who are very close to Zhu Yuanzhang today.
In the past, Liu Bowen, Hu Weiyong, Tang He and other courtiers who often followed Zhu Yuanzhang to make suggestions died of illness, old age, or were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Queen Ma, who was able to comfort His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are no longer here.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who lived in the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, had no doubts about the arbitrariness of Qiankun.
In the morning, when Zhu Yuanzhang proposed the establishment of three major schools of agriculture, craftsmanship, and firearms, the ministers had no reason to object or question it.
Maybe they didn't even know the details and could only agree.
The civil servants in Hongwu had no choice but to obey. Who dared to question whether it was because His Majesty did not kill anyone recently that he thought the sword was not fast enough?
No one thinks so. Even the most courageous censor does not dare to dictate policies. The only thing he can do is accuse his majesty of not abiding by etiquette.
However, if Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to become stubborn, the censor would have to make concessions, otherwise he would not be here now, with Zhu Yuanzhang still calling himself "we" instead of "I".
After the establishment of the three great halls was confirmed, Zhu Yuanzhang's edict also began to be spread throughout the world through the post station.
"We have established three schools, and everyone in the world can come and take the test. The Agricultural School is for studying rice and wheat, and the Craftsman School is for forging weapons and making tools."
"The Firearms School is about making muskets and artillery. Those who enter the school this time will have a minimum monthly salary of twenty dan and twenty coins. This is known both at home and abroad."
Zhu Yuanzhang's edicts are spoken in plain language, something that everyone is familiar with, and even broken sentences are included in order to allow the people to understand.
The meaning of these words is very clear, that is, the capital of the Ming Dynasty has established three schools and is now recruiting talented people from all over the world.
As long as they can pass the entrance examination, they will receive a generous salary at the minimum.
This is a general outline, and of course it is accompanied by detailed introductions and requirements for the three major halls.
These relevant edicts and notices will be conveyed to the 1,427 counties of the Ming Dynasty.
Anyone who can pass the preliminary test in the county seat can go to the prefectural city for the mid-term test, and then the thirteen chief secretaries across the country, that is, the final test in the thirteen provincial cities.
Finally, I was sent to the capital for an interview.
In a sense, this is almost not much different from the imperial examination. The inner meaning is exactly the same, which is to recruit useful talents for the country.
You must know that even if you are an official from the ninth rank, your monthly salary is only sixty dan of rice and thirty guan of treasure notes.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that when the three major colleges are opened for the first time, the selection criteria will naturally not be too high. Now is the best opportunity...
The butterfly flaps its wings, and the storm will eventually appear.
The emergence of this edict also meant the beginning of the entire Ming Dynasty reform.
The arrival of Zhu Ying began to truly change the future direction of the entire Ming Dynasty.
"Your Highness, we have no chance anymore. The current situation is that His Highness King Yu has completely gained His Majesty's trust."
In Chunhe Hall, Huang Zicheng said bitterly to Zhu Yunwen.
This matter of electing capable people has actually bypassed most of the literati class, and many literati are dissatisfied.
In the past, it was only necessary to read the Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly, and either take the imperial examination or be recommended to serve as an official. But once this method is introduced, future choices are no longer limited to the circle of literati.
How could the civil servants in the imperial court not understand this truth, but they were dissatisfied and looked at each other, but no one dared to put forward any opinions.
Throughout ancient and modern history, such a thing has never happened, but under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule, it actually happened.
Even civil servants do not dare to oppose His Majesty and fight for their own interests that belong to the civil servants.
Once you open your mouth, not only does it mean that the hair on your head is not safe, but even the suicide note at home can be used.
Everyone can see that the five ministers standing in front of the officials lowered their heads quietly without any movement.
Just because this time, His Majesty did not discuss this issue in a deliberative manner, but issued a direct decree, which means that there is no room for negotiation on this matter.
Anyone who dares to oppose is working against His Majesty.
After hearing Huang Zicheng's words, Zhu Yunwen was not as disappointed as expected, but seemed more calm.
"Although I haven't met my eldest brother yet, I have already felt his talent. The establishment of the three major colleges means that my eldest brother's ability far exceeds mine."
"Not only that, if my prediction is correct, these three major schools will be led by the eldest brother himself, and all the people who come out of the schools will become the confidants of the eldest brother."
Zhu Yunwen said lightly, since he and his mother began to communicate about the current situation, Zhu Yunwen was like a sponge, quickly absorbing the knowledge other than Confucianism passed down by his mother.
Huang Zicheng was still worried, but when he heard His Highness's words, his eyes were filled with surprise.
As the saying goes, people should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. Zhu Yunwen gave Huang Zicheng a completely different feeling.
"I have already asked Grandpa Huang to cancel the appointment of my grandson who is about to be crowned. Now that my eldest brother is back, the position of grandson will naturally be held by my eldest brother."
"Sir, please follow me out of the palace tomorrow. I will go to visit my elder brother."
Zhu Yunwen continued, with a calm look in his eyes, as if he completely accepted what happened to his eldest brother.
Hearing this, Huang Zicheng sighed slightly, then bowed to Zhu Yunzhen and said: "I obey your order."
Zhu Ying looked at the tiger charm in her hand and couldn't laugh or cry.
Just when he summoned Liu Sheng and Li Xiucai to talk, Liu He, the eunuch and eunuch of the ceremony, came over and handed the tiger talisman to Zhu Ying.
This is the tiger talisman of the Emperor's Twelve Guards. When Zhu Ying gets this tiger talisman, it means that Zhu Ying will now control the entire Emperor's Twelve Guards, including the Jinyi Guards.
The Twelve Guards of the Son of Heaven are directly subordinate to the emperor, and neither the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies nor the Ministry of War has any command authority over them.
It is equivalent to Zhu Yuanzhang handing over all his security forces to Da Sun.
This fully proves Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in Dasun.
Even the prince Zhu Biao has never been given the jurisdiction of the Twelve Guards, which shows how much Zhu Yuanzhang dotes on and supports Zhu Ying.
Of course, what prompted this incident was trust on the one hand, and more on Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in the soldiers who were trained in Zhu Ying's camp in just twelve days.
Zhu Yuanzhang was really envious, but it didn't seem good to directly snatch away the soldiers under Da Sun.
After all, it was Dasun who accompanied him in training day and night, so he could train soldiers who could obey such orders and prohibitions.
Fortunately, the twelve guards were handed over to Da Sun for training. Liu He, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, whispered:
"What your Majesty means is that during this period of training for the imperial guards, I hope that His Highness can live in the palace."
Hearing this, Zhu Ying smiled and replied: "Tell grandpa, I still need two days here, and then I will go to Ouchi to train the guards."
"I obey the order." Liu He bowed and replied.
At this moment, Liu Sheng and Li Xiucai looked at each other and felt reassured.
After Liu He left, Zhu Ying said: "Thank you for the hard work this time."
"Teacher's affairs are the disciple's responsibility. There is no need to worry about it." Liu Sheng replied respectfully.
He was not stupid. How could he follow Li Xiucai's instructions and change his title to "His Royal Highness" in private?
"Being able to serve the boss is a blessing for the common people." Li Xiucai also said quickly, which was quite nondescript. He called himself the boss but also called himself a common man.
Zhu Ying said no more and said to the two of them: "It's a long journey. Now that we've arrived in the capital, I happen to be short of manpower here, so there's no need to go back to the Western Regions."
"You guys stay here to help me. Send a message from the Western Region and I'll make a list and call everyone here."
"Today is different from the past. The people from Qunying City should be transferred to the capital."
After hearing Zhu Ying's instructions, Liu Sheng said with some embarrassment: "I owe you my teacher's forgiveness. I didn't know the teacher's situation in the capital, so I took it upon myself to summon many people to come to the capital."
This was Liu Sheng's previous arrangement, and coupled with the time of sending the message, there are probably thousands of people lurking around the capital.
Zhu Ying paused after hearing this, and then laughed and said, "Old Liu, you've got it wrong. Please notify us and call all the people here."
Zhu Ying then called Uncle Zhang in. Now Ye Yueqing was not with Zhu Ying, but following Zhu Ying's instructions, coordinating matters related to matchlock guns in the Gunpowder Department.
After instructing Uncle Zhang to meet the people coming from the Western Regions, deserts, and grasslands, Uncle Zhang also told another piece of news:
"My boss, the people who came from Annan have been arriving at Tianjie Temple for many days now. My boss will see how to arrange it."
The team of Annan envoys disguised by Annan Zhao Fei arrived in the capital and lived in the Tianjie Temple majestically.
It's just that Zhu Ying was practicing Xuanjia Guard during this period, so he didn't care about this.
Hearing Uncle Zhang's words, Zhu Ying said casually: "Let them come directly, and the soldiers will be placed in the Xuanjia Guard's barracks first."
Just as Ye Yueqing and Zhao Xiangxi left, Zhu Ying unexpectedly sent Zhao Fei to Annan's princess again.
It's really, really good.
However, Zhu Ying doesn't have much time now. He has become a busy man, coordinating the school, training the guards, and planting sweet potatoes and other crops.
Even the previous proposal to jointly compile new imperial examination books with the Hanlin Academy has not yet been considered.
Not to mention Zhu Ying now has a package plan in the future.
At this time, Zhu Ying had begun to feel that she was getting busier and busier.
No matter where he was, the old man would always arrange eunuchs at any time to deliver memorials for review on time.
Now Zhu Ying, in addition to getting up early, also goes to bed late at night.
Only when he really came into contact with the arrangements for state affairs did Zhu Ying understand that being an emperor was really very busy.
If you want to be responsible, there are simply too many things you have to deal with every day.
The most important thing is that in Zhu Ying's mind, we are currently in a state of reform. Many things cannot be left to others and must be personally involved before they can be implemented.
Now Zhu Ying is preparing to rush to the outskirts of the military camp to check yesterday's arrangements for sweet potato planting.
Just as he was about to leave, Uncle Zhang came in again and reported: "My boss, Duke Cao Guo wants to see you."
Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment, and then realized it was Li Jinglong.
Zhu Ying was somewhat interested in this person, but now he had to rush to the outskirts of the city. After thinking for a while, he said directly:
"Let him talk to me in the carriage."
Even though Li Jinglong had heard about it many times, he imagined how His Royal Highness the Changsun and the Crown Prince looked like, but he was still shocked when he actually saw them.
This is not only the appearance, but also the temperament.
At the same time, Li Jinglong did not expect that his first detailed conversation with Zhu Ying would be on a carriage.
"Your Highness, Li Jinglong, has met."
In front of Zhu Ying, Li Jinglong didn't have the courage to call himself a cousin or a relative, even though he was indeed a cousin.
He is indeed handsome and can be compared with me.
The first time she saw Li Jinglong, Zhu Ying had this idea in her mind.
This is a truly handsome guy. Even from the perspective of future generations, he is truly handsome and has an extraordinary temperament.
It's not the feeling of being a young lady, but rather graceful and graceful, and there is nothing to be picky about in terms of facial features and appearance.
The people in Mo are like jade, and the young master is unparalleled in the world. It is no exaggeration to apply these words to Li Jinglong.
Seeing Li Jinglong with her own eyes, Zhu Ying also understood why Zhu Yunwen trusted him so much. It was because Li Jinglong's appearance was so deceptive.
"I heard Master Daoyan say that you came here to look for me before. Why did you come here again this time? Or did you say you were looking for me for something?"
Zhu Ying was not very polite and did not call her cousin.
Although her first impression of Li Jinglong was very good, Zhu Ying knew that this guy was Zhu Di's secret son.
Regarding Zhu Di and Zhu Ying, there is currently no pressure at all, but this does not mean that he needs to look good on Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He didn't expect that his appearance and aura would be completely useless in front of Zhu Ying.
You must know that no matter who he is or where he goes, Li Jinglong has always been very happy with his appearance.
Today I hit a wall.
"I heard that you are in charge of the tea and horse trading market in Xifan." Zhu Ying asked directly without waiting for Li Jinglong to speak, with a slight sense of oppression in his tone.
Li Jinglong trembled when he heard the words, and then said: "Since October last year, I have indeed been responsible for matters related to the tea-horse mutual market under the orders of His Majesty."
His words were more cautious, but at this moment, Li Jinglong's heart was not as calm as on his face. Instead, he was stirring up huge waves.
Master Daoyan has already surrendered to His Highness King Yu in front of him. Master Daoyan is responsible for the secret deal between him and King Yan.
How could Li Jinglong not be nervous when asked about this matter.
"I wonder how many fine war horses Mr. Cao Guo has given to my fourth uncle over the past few days." Zhu Ying didn't hide it and asked directly.
Li Jinglong shuddered. At this moment, he felt extremely regretful. He knew that Master Daoyan had surrendered, so why did he stupidly send it to his door?
Facing Zhu Ying's inquiry, Li Jinglong also knew that there was no room for quibbles. He gritted his teeth and said: "There are a total of 5,786 war horses of various types."
Hearing this, Zhu Ying looked at Li Jinglong with a half-smile.
Yao Guangxiao didn't tell him the specific value. He just cheated so casually, and Li Jinglong told him honestly.
In fact, the first time she saw Li Jinglong, after Zhu Ying sighed at Li Jinglong's temperament and image, a sudden inspiration came to her mind.
In fact, ancient people were far more exaggerated about appearance than later generations.
With Li Jinglong's incredible good looks, even ordinary people would be easily favored by officials for promotion, not to mention that his knowledge is not low.
Although Li Jinglong was known as a fool in later generations, he actually still had some talent.
Putting aside Zhu Di's secrets, there was an element of deliberate waterproofing in the Battle of Jingnan, and his abilities in all aspects are considered excellent.
Zhu Ying immediately thought that it was of great strategic significance for people like Li Jinglong to serve as ambassadors of the Ming Dynasty to overseas countries.