Looking at Miura Yuzhen who was kneeling in front of him, only showing his back to him, it took a while for Zhu Yun to come back to his senses.
Although Zhu Yun can be considered an idealist, he is also willing to make sacrifices for his ideals. For example, he went from Hangzhou, a city known as a paradise on earth, to a place like Hanzhou mainland, where no one can shit, and endured a significant reduction in the quality of life.
, endured the unpleasant smell to 'civilize' the local barbarians; but there was something he was unwilling to give up, and that was his identity.
He has long been accustomed to the situation where one person speaks and thousands of people listen, and he has long been accustomed to the situation of many people serving him. He simply cannot imagine what will happen if he becomes like a commoner. In his mind, even though Miura Yuzhen's status is not comparable
He was also born in a noble family, and his unique name in Japan was called samurai. He lived a prosperous life and should have something that he was unwilling to give up. But he was able to go completely alone or with only a few people.
A person who lives in a strange or deserted place where no one cares about his identity, just for his own ideals, can be called a complete idealist. Although Zhu Yun does not know the word "idealist", he is
Use other words to evaluate Miura Yuzhen.
'In terms of moral character, although Gu is far superior to a villain, he is not yet a gentleman, but this man named Miura Yuzhen has almost caught up with the saint. In those days, Confucius and the sub-sage (Mencius) were not just for Confucianism
If it can be spread, would you rather give up a high official position, a rich salary, a beautiful wife and a beautiful concubine, and travel around the country?" Zhu Yun said in his heart.
Seeing such a person with his own eyes, Zhu Yun's heart was full of respect for people with noble morals. He didn't mind at all that although his tone was soft and his words were sincere, he actually rejected his appointment and put down his hands.
He stood up and walked around the table, bent down and grabbed Miura Yuzhen's arm to help him up. He said warmly: "Ai Qing, get up quickly."
"The common people beg Your Highness to agree to the common people's request." Miura Yuzhen did not stand up according to his strength. Instead, he knelt down and kowtowed. As a person from the samurai class, he had practiced martial arts since he was a child and was stronger than Zhu Yun, who had been studying since he was a child.
It was much bigger. He didn't want to get up by himself, and Zhu Yun couldn't help him up.
Zhu Yun was stunned and said with a smile: "You have misunderstood what Gu means. The reason why Gu calls you Aiqing has no other meaning, nor does he insist on appointing you as Qianhu. He just thinks that you are such a noble person.
, how can you be just a commoner? So calling you this has no other meaning."
"Did His Highness agree to the request of the common people?" Miura Yuzhen asked again.
"Your request was granted." Zhu Yun still smiled and said: "You said it so sincerely, and what you asked for is for all the people of the Ming Dynasty. How could you mean to deny it?"
"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!" Miura Yuzhen still didn't stand up and kowtowed again.
"Get up! Get up! You don't have to be like this, my dear." Zhu Yun tried to help him up again. This time Miura Yuzhen obeyed his strength and was helped up.
"Come here, take a seat!" Zhu Yun shouted again. Soon a eunuch brought from Hangzhou ran in with a small stool in his hand, placed it on the opposite side of the table, then bowed his head and retreated. But he
During the process of exiting, he kept looking at Miura Yuzhen out of the corner of his eye, wondering in his heart: "He is just a person who is going to be appointed as a thousand households, how can he be worthy of being given a seat by His Highness? What things can happen to His Highness face to face?"
Negotiate?'
"Mipu Aiqing." After the young eunuch went out, Zhu Yun said again: "Gu Shicai said that a person with such noble moral character as you must not be just a commoner. In those days, Confucius and Yasheng traveled around the world. Although the kings of all countries
Many people do not accept the concept of the Two Saints, but they treat them with courtesy, giving high-ranking officials generous salaries, spoiled wives and concubines, and treating them kindly. I will never treat you lightly. But now I don’t have Jiao in my hands.
My wife is a beautiful concubine, and you are not willing to accept a high official position. In this case, I will give you the title of servant of the ceremonial hall and enjoy the third-grade salary. I will also give you a house in the city for you to live in. "
"Aiqing, there is no need to refuse." Seeing that he was refusing, Zhu Yun said again: "I have checked your past experience alone, and I know that even if Aiqing goes out to explore unknown places all year round, he still has to go back to rest before he has finished exploring.
For a period of time, this house and salary will be used for you to rest. The house is used for living, and the salary is used to pay for your expenses while you are in Gu's fief. You can also use these salaries as expenses for exploring outside."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. It's just that Cao Min was just a commoner in the past, and he was rashly given the official title of the third rank. I'm afraid all the officials are dissatisfied." Miura Yuzhen said another worry of his.
"You're not really an official, how could they be dissatisfied?" Zhu Yun said. Zhu Yun now has a more accurate grasp of the thoughts of most officials. Although these people also care about reputation and rules, in the final analysis they still care.
Regarding his current official position and future prospects, since Miura Yuzhen would not be able to actually serve as an official, everyone shouted a few words about "not according to the regulations" and saw that the monarch was unmoved, so they would not say anything more.
Of course, Zhu Yun still believes that there are many people in the world who serve as officials with the intention of helping the world and peace of the people, and not just for themselves. In his opinion, officials who are willing to accompany him to the Hanzhou continent to educate the barbarians do not care about martial arts.
They are all such people, so he believes that there are many such people under him. These people may still insist on advising on matters that do not affect their official position and future.
But such people are easier to deal with. Zhu Yun believes that as long as he tells Miura Yuzhen's ideals and the reasons for such an arrangement, these people will be persuaded and stop admonishing.
Moreover, when Zhu Gaoxu and others became vassal kings in Nanyang, they had already promoted countless people who came from the Ming Dynasty to Nanyang to make a living. Miura Tomozhen himself was a samurai in Japan, and he was a samurai with a high status. In the Ming Dynasty, too
It can be considered as a hereditary commander or a commander's family background, and it is not too unexpected to be given the official title of the third grade. However, there is no need to explain these things in detail to the people in front of him. So Zhu Yun just said what he said just now,
Nothing much was said.
He didn't say anything, and Miura Yuzhen didn't ask, but just said thank you again. After hearing Zhu Yun's few words of praise for him, Miura Yuzhen took advantage of Zhu Yun to pick up the tea cup and drink water, saluted and said: "Your Highness
, Dare the common people ask His Highness if he has any other orders? If not, the common people will resign."
"Why do you still call yourself a grassroots citizen?" Zhu Yun asked rhetorically.
"Your Highness, please forgive me." Miura Yuzhen said quickly.
Zhu Yun smiled when he heard this and continued: "There are no more instructions. I just want to ask, where do you want to explore?"
Miura Yuzhen hesitated for a moment before replying: "Your Highness, when I was in the fiefdom of His Highness King Shang, I went to the north with a ship and found that although there was a suitable place to live there, the place was very small and could not accommodate too many people.
; Further north it becomes even colder and unsuitable for human life, so we will not explore further north."
"I originally planned to continue going south by land and continue southward along the coastline; but after staying in Mayapan for a few days, I accidentally heard from the local barbarians that there are many large and small islands in the east of the Yucatan Peninsula.
There are also barbarians or savages living there. I thought of going to sea to explore the islands first."
"Why, what's the difference between exploring islands at sea and going south by land? Aren't they both exploring unknown places? These places are far away from the isolated fiefdoms around Mayapan City. They can all be explored completely. Let's explore them first.
What’s the difference between exploring?” Zhu Yun asked.
"Your Highness," Miura Yuzhen replied, "I am Japanese. You also know that our Japan is composed of three large islands and countless small islands. There are many mountains on the islands, and the land route is inconvenient, so even if you want to go to the same island
There is another place on the island that is mostly accessible by boat rather than by land.”
"So we Japanese are all used to taking boats, and Omi is no exception. When I heard that there are islands on the sea that can be explored, I became more willing to explore them."
"As for the second one, it's just out of curiosity. Your Highness, the civilized customs of the barbarians on the island are probably very different from the civilized customs of the nearby mainland, even if they are only separated by a very narrow strait; and the civilized customs of neighboring places on the mainland
Then the difference is probably small." At this point, Miura Yuzhen paused as if he was thirsty.
When the young eunuch ran in again and finished serving tea, Miura Yuzhen thanked En and was picking up the tea cup to drink tea. Zhu Yun thought: 'He is right. Even if they are very close to each other, as long as they are separated by a
The strait is divided into mainland and islands, and the difference in civilization and customs will be greater.' He subconsciously glanced at Miura Yuzhen in front of him. As the Japanese were willing to serve the Ming Dynasty, the Koreans set up more and more Baiyi Guards.
, as well as their previous military exploits in the northwest, more and more people are paying attention to Japanese civilization, and various true or false rumors about Japanese civilization are also spreading in the capital. Everyone feels that the cultural customs of Japan and the Ming Dynasty are paradoxical.
Very surprised.
Miura Yuzhen drank tea slowly, and after Zhu Yun seemed to have come to his senses, he continued: "It is not only interesting to observe these civilizations, but there may also be some crops on the islands that are not found on the mainland, which can be brought back to be dedicated to
Your Highness."
"As for the third one, it's just my wild imagination." After saying this, Miura Yuzhen's expression also changed: "Your Highness, I heard that there are people in the far west who think that the whole world is a sphere? All the people live in this world.
The surface of this ball?”
"That's true. But that's just nonsense." Zhu Yun said indifferently: "As early as the time of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, there were people from the West with tall noses and deep eyes, brown hair and green eyes who came to Peiping and entered the country.
Qin Tianjian made a ball, saying that this was the shape of the whole world, and called it the earth."
"But this is all nonsense. How can the earth be a ball? How can people living on the backside not fall in? Even if there is no one living on the backside, if it is a ball, there must be people living in remote places who feel it.
I can only stand firm by leaning sideways. But I have seen people from the extreme west, people from the extreme south, and people who have been to the extreme north. Now we have sailed more than 20,000 people.
Have you ever heard of any place in the Far East where you can only stand firm by leaning sideways? No, I have never heard of any such place. It can be seen that the earth is definitely not a ball."
"Your Highness," Miura Yuzhen said cautiously: "Perhaps there are other explanations for what you just said. I also believe that 99% of this statement is false. But, what if it is true?"
"If this is true, it means that one person can circumnavigate the entire earth in a boat."
"The common people really want to try and see if the world is really a sphere, and whether they can circle the earth in a boat." At this point, he said with a smile: "If the earth is really a sphere, maybe
Crossing the sea east of Yucatan, you can come to the far west and meet those yellow-haired and blue-eyed Westerners who are said to be the most purebred."
"That's a good joke." Zhu Yun took it completely as a joke and said with a smile.
Miura Yuzhen didn't know what he was thinking, and said: "Moreover, if the whole world is not a sphere, then there must be boundaries. From the Ming Dynasty to the Hanzhou continent, it is already so far away, and there should be no borders to the east
There is land, maybe it is the boundary of the world. I also want to explore this boundary."
"This," the pre-Qin scholars have different descriptions of the world. Some people say that the world is a boundless place, while others say it is a place with boundaries. Zhu Yun himself is not sure who is right.
.Normally no one mentioned this issue, but now that someone mentioned it, Zhu Yun suddenly came up with the idea of exploring the boundaries of the entire world. This is more meaningful than educating the barbarians.
"Okay, it seems that it is unreasonable for me not to support your exploration." Zhu Yun said with a smile, and then decided to allocate some of the most precious things in Hanzhou Continent from the ample inventory of the Ministry of War for him to use for exploration.
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"Thank you, Your Highness." Miura Yuzhen said quickly.
Having said this, Zhu Yun had nothing to say to him anymore and asked him to retreat. But after he retreated, Zhu Yun was still a little excited. He looked out the window and said, "Maybe we can really explore the boundaries of the world?
If I can really do this, I will be famous throughout the ages.” (To be continued)