Chapter 89 The prosperity of the country lies in martial arts.
Zhu Yunxi was sitting on the throne, his eyes sweeping over these civil servants who opposed the establishment of martial arts.
"You are all lonely teachers. When I studied in the university hall, I learned many principles of life, conduct and life from you!"
"When Gu became the grandson of the emperor, you worked tirelessly to teach Gu how to govern the country and govern the world. You advised Gu to treat his subjects well and hoped that Gu would be a good emperor in the future!"
Zhu Yunxi's voice echoed in the hall, "You learned men, although a bit rigid, are the pillars of the country with strong character and unparalleled moral character."
"Your talents, demeanor, conduct, and conduct are all unique. Grandpa Huang once told me personally that you are all virtuous ministers and upright people, and you can be called a role model for scholar-bureaucrats!"
This was an extremely rare compliment, and all the ministers in the palace could no longer stand still. They all knelt down and praised, "I don't dare to praise my grandson!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and looked at Fang Xiaoru, "Even ministers like Fang Xueshi can be entrusted to the country and the country. If the Ming Dynasty is in trouble, he will definitely die for the country and the country. He will not be afraid of being shattered into pieces, leaving only his innocence in the world.
Mingchen!"
"minister!"
Suddenly hearing this kind of praise, Fang Xiaoru was very excited, feeling happy and sad at the same time. The happy thing is that the emperor's grandson knows his heart and trusts him. The sad thing is that the emperor's grandson is now more close to the warriors and alienated from them. The young man at the beginning
King Wu has grown into a qualified prince.
It's just that this prince is far from what they had in mind. It's a world of difference!
"I, I read the books of the sages and become a wise minister. What I ask for is worthy of heaven, worthy of the king, and worthy of the people." Fang Xiaoru sobbed.
"Your heart, your heart, everyone knows it!"
Zhu Yunxi spoke slowly, "You must be a little sad in your heart. Over the past year, I have been somewhat less close to you. Not to mention that in the past, in the school, I was diligent, studious and obeyed my teachers, right?"
"I don't dare!"
"There's nothing to be afraid of. Now that we have something to talk about today, I will have a heart-to-heart talk with you!"
Today is different from the past. Back then, Zhu Yunxi had to do everything possible to win the favor of the old man and the love of these ministers. Now Zhu Yunxi is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a majestic head and a majestic view of the world.
He admired the character of these people, but on the road to governing the country, he could not fully listen to these people.
"I still remember how hard the bachelors taught me when I was studying in the school. I would get up before dawn. If I stayed in bed, Bachelor Liu would shout at the door of the school, will your highness be Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in the future?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the courtiers in the palace laughed.
"You have high expectations for Gu. Gu wakes up early, but you actually get up earlier. You only sleep for two or three hours every day. When others are sleeping soundly, you have already entered the palace to prepare to teach Gu. You are covered with stars and moon, no matter the cold wind
It’s hot, windy and rainy, so I don’t dare to slack off at all!”
"Your Highness!" In the palace, the bachelors of Zuo Chunfang in the East Palace were already in tears.
These people are all good teachers. Their greatest wish in life is to teach Zhu Yunxi well! That is to make the Ming Empire have a virtuous and kind-hearted monarch who cares about all the people.
"The good things about you are all in Gu's heart. If I have children in the future, I will still have you to teach me."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi slowly stopped the smile on his face and said, "But, you know, Gu will not become the emperor you hope for."
"What you hope for is that I will become a kind and gentle king like Emperor Wen and Jing, who can rule the world with ease."
"What you want is to be tolerant when you are alone, be kind to others, and be a humble emperor like a gentleman."
"But Gu is really not that kind of person."
"The Ming Dynasty has powerful enemies in the north, sea troubles in the south, and Tubo in the west. It is useless to reason with these enemies. You cannot sit in the palace, close your eyes, talk to yourself, and govern the world with virtue."
"The lonely Ming Dynasty is not the gentle Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty cannot be a gentleman, but must be a tiger!"
"The tiger is the king of beasts, and the Ming Dynasty is the lord of the world."
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxi looked around at the ministers.
"The Ming Dynasty wanted to make the country rich and its people strong, but also to have a strong army, good at fighting, and passionate about martial arts!"
"You oppose the establishment of martial arts in isolation, but you only see some disadvantages, but have you ever thought about the other side? To put it more seriously, you oppose the establishment of martial arts. In fact, you are opposed to the promotion of martial arts, and are opposed to the exception of the imperial examination.
There are other ways to draw materials from other sources!”
"The Ming Dynasty in your mind is that kings and scholar-bureaucrats share the world, right?"
"I don't dare!" The ministers apologized and kowtowed.
"You are not guilty, and it is normal for you to think so!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "But you are wrong!"
The ministers looked up in astonishment and saw Zhu Yunxi on the throne, who had stood up at some point and looked down at them.
"The Ming Dynasty cannot lose its martial spirit, let alone its warlike nature as a man!"
"I am reading the history of Song Dynasty these days and read an interesting story!"
"When the Jin soldiers came to Kaifeng for the first time, the Song Dynasty summoned the soldiers and horses from all over the world to make peace with the Jin."
"The Jin soldiers are strong and the Song people cannot defeat them, so I amend the state of the country and send a peace letter to the Jin Kingdom to stop their troops!"
"The Jin people got the treasure and returned home with a full load. A group of cavalrymen, about seventeen in number, traveled to Hebei and encountered the soldiers and horses of King Qin of the Song Dynasty, numbering two thousand in number!"
"The two sides are facing each other. Jin Bing said that the two countries have made peace. We have been ordered by the prince to send a message back to the emperor. Don't stop me!"
"But the generals of the Song army saw that the Jin soldiers were outnumbered and wanted a share of the credit, so they ordered a battle!"
At this time, Zhu Yunxi smiled again, "Do you know the result of the battle? Seventeen Jin soldiers rushed into the Song army's position and galloped to kill, but there was no one to join them. There were only seventeen Jin soldiers, and they chased two thousand people all over the mountains and plains.
Run!"
"Are the soldiers of the Song Dynasty really incompetent, or are the Han people too cowardly to fight?"
Zhu Yunxi's voice suddenly sounded sonorous and powerful, "If Han is cowardly, how can there be Yue Wumu and how can there be a loyal King Wu?"
(King Zhongwu and Han Shizhong, both the Ming and Qing dynasties were worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty especially admired this man!)
"The Song Dynasty was weak because it used culture to control force and used culture to suppress force!"
"Reading the history of the Song Dynasty alone, the early Song Dynasty can be said to be an iron-blooded and powerful Song Dynasty!"
"The Chinese barriers in the sixteen states of Yanyun are all in the hands of the barbarians. There are Khitan in the north, Xixia in the west, and even Tubo is eyeing it!"
"The enemies of the Han and Tang dynasties are nothing more than the Huns and Turks. They are just tribes, not unified countries. They are like scattered sand. Tribes behave like wild beasts. Whoever has the big fist will listen to whoever has it! Let alone taxing and cultivating land.
, conquer the common people, recruit talents and become scholars, and establish laws and regulations."
"But what about the enemies of the Song Dynasty? The Song Dynasty's Zizhi Tongjian wrote in the continuation that the Khitan captured the north of Yanji and the Tuoba captured the west of Ningxia. The heroes of the land, both Han and Hu, were for their use. They imitated Chinese official offices and used Chinese characters.
, implemented the centralization of power in China, ruled the Hu country with Han law, and its military power far exceeded that of the Hu people in the Han and Tang Dynasties."
"Khitan, Xixia and other enemy countries, like the Song Dynasty, are highly centralized countries. They can mobilize more than ten thousand times the civilian power and military power?"
"Moreover, horses are produced in the north. The Khitan army had 600,000 horses in its heyday. When Taizu, the founder of the Song Dynasty, had only 10,000 horses in his heyday. And the appearance of the army horses cannot be compared with those of the Liao people!"
The ministers were a little surprised, wondering why Zhu Yunxi brought the topic to the Song Dynasty.
"At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, in order to maintain peace in the Central Plains, they fought against the Liao Kingdom and Xixia for several years. They fought against the cavalry with foot. Although there were defeats, China did not lose half of its territory."
"One of the Hu cavalry was worth ten. The Han men lost the Great Wall, used their bodies as walls and their blood as rivers, and refused to give in. They rejected the Liao Kingdom in the north and conquered Xixia in the west. How could these powerful soldiers be considered weak to the Song Dynasty? They could be called iron-blooded.
It’s too much.”
"But what happened next? Later, when the Jin invaded Kaifeng, the two thousand Song people couldn't retain the 17 Jin cavalry, and they even deteriorated to this point!"
"The death of the Song Dynasty was precisely because the world was peaceful with singing and dancing, and the literati and officials suppressed the warriors by showing off their articles. All the men in the world put articles first, and lost the Han family's style of advocating martial arts and being good at war!"
“Soldiers have tattoos on their cheeks, they are kept like pigs and treated like prisoners!”
"From the emperor down to the officials, they regard warriors as ferocious beasts and be on guard day and night!"
"If this is the case, where is the spirit of martial arts? Who is willing to fight to the death for the country as a warrior?"
"When the Jin people arose from the white mountains and black waters, and the Mongols arose from the grasslands outside the Great Wall, the Song Dynasty, which fought hundreds of battles, had no soldiers or generals who were good at fighting. Who is to blame?"
"The two emperors of Huiqin were plundered, and it is entirely the fault of the emperor and his officials who valued literature over military affairs!"
There was silence in the hall, Zhu Yunxi picked up the tea bowl and took a deep sip.
"The Ming Dynasty cannot follow the old path of the Song Dynasty!"
"The men of the Han family must not throw away the martial arts they have gained through hundreds of years of humiliation!"
"The purpose of establishing martial arts in isolation is to cultivate generals who can fight for the country, to give dignity to warriors, and to inspire the pride of men all over the world with their military exploits!"
"Open martial arts, train generals, and eliminate shortcomings in the army, so that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not be corrupted, will not become prisoners, and will not be driven by officials."
"Open martial arts, make warriors wise, make the soldiers of the world appreciate God's grace, and understand how to treat them as soldiers of the country!"
"Do you think martial arts only teaches how to fight?"
"Gu's martial arts is divided into four subjects: cavalry, infantry, artillery, and sea. It also has sub-disciplines such as logistics, arithmetic, military reclamation, and horse herding. The talents produced are fully utilized in the army and serve in the frontier fortress."
"The purpose of martial arts is to make the Ming army have talented people from generation to generation! You can fight when you are mounted, and you can rule the people when you are dismounted! Be sensible and do not take killing as your ability. Be filial, loyal and upright, and put the people of the country first!"
"As for the warriors you said are powerful and occupy the court, there is no need to worry! The military generals and generals are all disciples of the emperor, who can rebel? Even if the border general has the intention to rebel, can he mobilize the generals under his command who have martial arts backgrounds?
Do you follow his orders?"
"You are still worried that the selection of scholars through martial arts will steal the spotlight from the imperial examination!"
"I want to ask you, haven't you heard of thirty-year-old boys and fifty-year-old scholars?"
"Since there are scholars who have no hope of taking the imperial examination, or whose families have no money to support their studies, there is nothing wrong with finding another way to write and join the army!"
"The more people in the army who are literate, the better! If all the generals in the world can read wisely and know the rules of etiquette, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be stronger!"
"This martial arts is unique!"
"A warrior is also a soldier of the country. How can there be a prosperous age under moral articles? Only when the country is rich and the people are strong, can we have soldiers for a hundred battles, and the people are martial, can we prosper for thousands of years!"