While the Confucian scholars were rushing to tell each other, Zhu Qizhen was formally receiving the Japanese Guan Baiyiyijiangliang in Fengtian Hall.
Zhang Yi, the Minister of Rites, Yang Shan, the minister of Honglu Temple, Wang Jiuao, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Xu Pu of the Academy of Sciences and others accompanied him.
Wang Jiuao was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Yongle. In terms of qualifications, he was the same generation as Yang Shan. Although Zhang Yi had a high official position, he was a junior in front of these two people.
As for Xu Pu, he was just a new scholar, and his qualifications could not be more junior.
In the past, the status of the Hanlin Academy's bachelors was very important, and could even be compared with the cabinet's bachelors, because the Hanlin Academy was the stepping stone of the cabinet, and even the reserve talent pool of the entire imperial court.
However, with the rise of the Academy of Sciences, everything changed.
Today's Hanlin Academy has been completely reduced to an important department of the Qing Dynasty. Its main work is to compile books and conduct academic studies. It no longer participates in the political affairs of the court and has no qualifications to express opinions.
Even the imperial edicts around the emperor, apart from recording daily life, their only role is to draft imperial edicts. However, they can only be a ruthless coding machine. You can write whatever others say, and you can make additions, deletions or changes at your own discretion.
One word and my brain is gone.
After several years of living a life that was worse than that of a dog, today he suddenly felt proud again. Wang Jiuao seemed to be ten years younger and full of energy.
A good person performs kowtows and shouts long live.
Zhu Qizhen sat upright in front of the emperor and said: "If you are flat, please give me a seat!"
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor!"
A Jianliang Chinese saying is very good. If you don't listen carefully, you won't even notice anything strange.
Zhu Qizhen was too lazy to say those polite words and said directly: "I have read the memorial of the Qing family. Since the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese country are neighbors, they should live in friendship and develop harmoniously."
Kanyoshi Ichijo suddenly beamed with joy. This was a good opening statement. It seemed that his request was not too much and it was probably fulfilled!
"I have no way to repay His Majesty the Emperor's holy kindness. When I come to Beijing this time, I will present more than a hundred volumes of Tang and Song Dynasty classics collected at home. I hope Your Majesty will accept it!"
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but curl his lips. This guy sounded grandiose, but he was actually very thorough.
I promised you so many requests, but you gave me something real, such as gold and silver. In the end, I ended up with a bunch of books. What's the use?
How many books do you have at home?
"Very good, the Hanlin Academy should accept it!"
Zhu Qizhen was displeased in his heart, but he couldn't show it too clearly on his face. After all, he was the king of a big country, a country of etiquette, and the pattern should be big.
Wang Jiuao, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, quickly bowed and said: "I obey your order!"
Ichijo Kaneryoshi added: "I came from the East and saw the steamships of the Ming Dynasty. After landing, I saw steam trains and all kinds of new things. They were all breathtaking. I sincerely ask for advice today, and I hope that your majesty will not hesitate to give me some advice.
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"Easy to say, easy to say!"
As Zhu Qizhen spoke, he glanced at Xu Pu, then looked at Wang Jiuao, and said: "Wang Qing's family, come and tell the friendly envoys how these new things were invented?"
When everyone saw this, they felt a little strange.
Logically speaking, these are all new things created by the Academy of Sciences, and you should ask the Academy of Sciences.
Although Beilin and several other important officials were not present, at least there was Xu Pu. He was a bachelor at the high and junior levels, so he was ignored like this?
Wang Jiuao was secretly happy in his heart. Whether the emperor thought Xu Pu's official position was too low or for some other reason, in short, people saw hope!
He even felt that this was done intentionally by the emperor.
Because the momentum of the Academy of Sciences was so strong, there were research institutes separated from the Academy of Sciences everywhere in the six yamen, covering almost the entire imperial court.
If these people have evil intentions, then the emperor's situation is actually very dangerous.
Yes, that must be the case!
This is the emperor's balancing act!
Whether the Hanlin Academy can turn around or not depends on this!
"Back to the emperor, all of this is the way of a saint!"
Zhu Qizhen's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "You continue!"
"yes!"
Wang Jiuao cleared his throat and began to talk.
"The way of a sage is to do without fighting, and the way of a man is to not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him..."
Before this, he had been preparing for a long time, and today he finally got the opportunity to say that the achievements of the Ming Dynasty were completely attributed to traditional Confucianism.
Zhang Yi and Yang Shan shook their heads secretly after hearing this. This guy was too talkative. He forcibly claimed that the development of natural science was the result of Confucianism, and that all scientific and technological development was achieved by sages.
Xu Pu was also very confused, but what he was even more confused about was why the emperor did not stop him but listened with interest.
He did not believe that the emperor did not understand science. In the Academy of Sciences, it was not Bei Lin who everyone admired the most, but the emperor.
The emperor personally drew many of the initial drafts of the drawings, and proposed many of the inspirations and ideas himself. It can be said that in the field of natural science, if the emperor considers himself second, no one would dare to consider himself first.
"A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, and he has nothing to live in. He is sensitive to things and careful in his words. He is Taoist and upright. He can be said to be eager to learn..."
Wang Jiuao has been suppressed for too long these years. Today's high-pitched talk is to vent all the depression in his heart for many years.
Zhu Qi couldn't help but nodded and cast an approving glance.
Everyone else had different questions in their minds, but when they saw that the emperor didn't speak, they all held their tongues.
"...a country with a thousand chariots of Tao, respecting things and being trustworthy, being frugal and loving others, so that the people can take advantage of the times..."
Wang Jiuao's mouth was dry as he spoke, and he wanted to stop for a drink of water, but he was worried about being interrupted, so he swallowed hard and continued to talk eloquently, quoting from other sources, and enjoying himself.
"...What can Heaven say? How can the four seasons move and all things come into being? What can Heaven say? Therefore, Master Zhu said, if Heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, the eternity will be like a long night!"
After he finished speaking, he almost lost all strength. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat, but found that his arms could not help shaking.
Zhu Qizhen nodded with satisfaction and said: "I understand, all of this is the result of classic Confucianism. As long as you study the Four Books and Five Classics assiduously, you can build railways, steam trains, and steam ships. Is this what you mean?"
Wang Jiuao gasped and said: "Although Sage Kong did not directly give the drawings for making a steam train, he left it to future generations to think about. As long as we follow the teachings of the sage and keep moving forward, sooner or later steam trains and steam ships will be
come out."
Xu Pu could not bear it anymore and was about to have a seizure when he saw the emperor winking at him.
He was puzzled, but he knew that the emperor must have a deep meaning, so he continued to endure it.
"Zhang Qing, Yang Qing, do you think Wang Qing's statement is correct?"
Zhang Yi and Yang Shan looked at each other with confused expressions on their faces.