"Well, let me tell you directly, he is the left prime minister of the vassal state." Yun said with a smile.
Chen Xingshan glanced at Wen and said, "Your Majesty, do you want me to assist the eldest son of the emperor?"
"It's true." Yun said: "Wenchu became a vassal, and this place is far away from the Central Plains. I want to send someone whom I trust very much to assist him. After much thought, only Aiqing meets my requirements, and I can only send the emperor to the throne.
The eldest son is entrusted to Aiqing." Bengal, the bridgehead for Ming soldiers and scholars to enter India, must be governed by someone who can accurately grasp his own thoughts and have experience, and a fledgling writer is definitely not qualified.
Chen Xingshan is one of his most trusted ministers, and even though he is a civil servant, he also understands martial arts. He also understands His Majesty's thoughts very well. The pedantry he had when he first became an official has long been eliminated after more than ten years of official career.
It is very suitable to govern Bengal. Of course, Chen Xingshan happened to have been Xia Fuguan for five years, so it was an unexpected surprise to replace him with someone else.
"I obey." Chen Xingshan still bowed and agreed without much reaction.
Wen couldn't help but look at him carefully. Of course he had heard of Chen Xingshan's name, and he also knew that he was one of Yun's most trusted ministers. But because of this, he never thought that Chen Xingshan would become his king's prime minister.
He had never understood it seriously, so of course he had to take a serious look at it now. When he saw Chen Xingshan's calm agreement, he frowned. A minister should be very serious when accepting the emperor's appointment, even if it was a joke, it would be worse than this.
He had a good expression. So Wen Zaiyun gave Chen Xingshan a few more instructions and asked him to step back and asked: "Father, Chen Xingshan is so indifferent to accepting his father's orders. Is he a little, um, not too concerned about it, or not?"
Not satisfied with this appointment?"
"That's not the case." Yun immediately taught him: "You must not judge Chen Qing by the way he thinks of other ministers. Chen Qing's behavior is not dissatisfied with being your king, but for him, no matter what he does,
The errands are all for the imperial court, so don't worry about it. Naturally, Chen Qing sometimes gets very excited in front of me, but that's because his ideas are contrary to mine and he doesn't agree with some of my policies. It's never because of his own gains and losses."
"You have to remember," Yun said, looking into his eyes: "Having ministers like Chen Qing is a blessing to the country. When you grant the title of Bengal, you must respect Chen Qing and never slack off to him. And Chen Qing
He has been an official for more than ten years and is experienced in doing things. If you don't understand something he does, you can ask him, but you must not change it without asking."
"Yes, father." Of course Wen agreed immediately, but he was still not convinced: 'India is a new place, and even if Chen Xingshan has been an official for many years, his experience may not be applicable to India.'
"Let's go, it's getting late, go back and rest." Yun didn't notice his dissatisfaction and led him towards the palace.
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On the second day, the news of the completion of the "Jianwen Dadian" spread in Beijing. All the literati, whether they were officials or scholars, were so happy that they did not know how to complete such a cultural event and compile a collection that far surpassed all previous generations.
, all literati have honor and dignity. Not only civil servants, but also many military generals and clan members who have read books.
Later, it was reported that a book would be kept in the Imperial College and allowed any official and many scholars to borrow it, which made them even more happy. All the book collections in the world are included in it, and it will be easier to access documents in the future. Everyone
They all praised His Majesty's "benevolent government." Many officials even sent people to the Imperial College every day to inquire about it, waiting to have a sneak peek at the grand ceremony after it was handed over to the Imperial College.
Under this situation, several other pieces of news, although they were also important, were quietly drowned out. Why the emperor's eldest son was getting married, the princess was a member of the Chang family, and why his majesty intended to appoint Xie Jin as Xia Fuguan?
Chen Xingshan was sent to assist the eldest son of the emperor, His Royal Highness Prince An set out to patrol Nanyang, and the bank opened by Qixia Temple suddenly moved in with several semu people. The number of clerks on duty every day was half less than usual. Some Thai and Western countries
The envoys came in and out of the palace many times, etc., but not many people paid attention to it. Most people's eyes were fixed on the Imperial College. Under this situation, the time soon came to February.
The second day of February is when the dragon raises its head, which is also a relatively important festival in the year. Officials from both sides of the court have a day off. Even the clerks in the shops on both sides of the road have to take turns to take a day off before and after the festival, although they do not take a day off during the festival.
Among the days around February 2nd, February 3rd is the two days when guys are most willing to take leave. As for the reasons, one is because they were busy on February 2nd and wanted to rest on the second day; secondly, it is because of this
There is a lot to see and do during the day.
Starting from the third day of February, schools in the capital began to open one after another. Originally, only the Imperial Academy, the Military Academy, the Royal Academy, and the Wucheng Academy belonging to the imperial court or clan opened on this day. Later, affected by this, schools near the capital and even in the Jiangnan area opened.
Private schools also opened on this day; after that, many shops that were closed during the Chinese New Year also chose this day to reopen. Since it is the first day of the new year, in order to seek good luck, most shops, yamen and private schools will reopen
Some activities usually invite a few juggling or singing troupes to perform, which of course becomes lively on this day.
Among them, Wucheng School was originally the least noticeable. In order to show the importance to the school, Yun would come almost every year when the school started. Of course, the guards would also surround the school on three floors inside and three outside. Although people like to watch the excitement,
But he was unwilling to risk being beaten up by the guards or even jailed to watch the excitement, not to mention that he couldn't see anything from a distance.
But this year, suddenly there were a few people with tall noses and deep eyes, and their hair was not black. It was said that they came from distant western countries and entered the Five Cities School to study. This attracted everyone's attention. Many people were quite proud: even those who were thousands of miles away
Countries outside the country sent people to learn from the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was indeed the beginning of China, and all nations came to the DPRK. Therefore, although the people in the capital had already seen enough of the Ming Dynasty's lustful people, many people still came to the door of the Five Cities Academy.
, waiting to see these foreign students enter the school. After watching them enter the school, I wanted to take a look at the emperor's ceremonial guard, or if I was lucky enough to see the emperor's true face, I continued to wait at the school gate.
"What are these people waiting for?" Donatello asked curiously, looking at the crowd that had not dispersed outside. He could understand the thoughts of those who had previously watched the students from Florence and other countries entering the Five Cities School. After all, golden color,
Even brown hair is rare in Ming Dynasty; but after these Western students enter the school, why do they continue to wait at the door? It is not to wait until the opening ceremony is over to watch it again.
"They are waiting for His Majesty the Emperor's honor guard." Borunevsky replied: "I have told you that His Majesty the Emperor will come to attend the opening ceremony every year. They want to see His Majesty the Emperor's honor guard."
"This is hard to understand." Donatello shook his head and said. In Europe, no one would wait for the monarch on his way out, otherwise he would probably be beaten to death.
"You cannot simply equate the emperors of the Ming Dynasty with the kings of Europe. Clavijo is right. The Ming Dynasty was a **** country, and the emperor was both a king and a religious leader. Think about it, is this the case in Europe? Will anyone go to see the priests? If the Pope travels, how many people will watch? If you equate the emperor of the Ming Dynasty with the religious leader, you should be able to understand." Borunevsky added.
"The Ming Dynasty is a **** country? However, in daily life, I have not seen how much the Seris people love religion. I even think that even those believers who go to temples or Taoist temples to worship, their behavior is It's blasphemous," Donatello said.
"The religious atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty is very downplayed. Of course there are devout believers, but the number is very small. But this does not mean that the Ming Dynasty is not a **** country. I can't explain the specific content. You can read Looking at Klavyo’s public diary, the explanation is very detailed,” Brunevsky said.
"I will read his diary after I go back." Donatello nodded. He has been wandering around the city these days, observing the architecture and humanities of the Ming Dynasty, and rarely stays in Fanguan.
"But my Castilian literature is not good, so I may not be able to understand it." He added. Although the languages of Castilian and Italian are similar, the text is very different. Even if it comes from Latin The same root word of the slang may not be recognized.
"I'm reading his diary, and part of it has been translated into Italian. You can read my translation. Of course, I don't guarantee that it will be the same as Clavijo's original meaning." Ghiberti suddenly said.
"Thank you so much." Ghiberti said happily: "I don't have to worry about learning Castilian."
"Learning Castilian is still useful. It's better to learn it." Borunevsky glanced at Ghiberti and said to Donatello without speaking to him. At first, he said The person who seized the right to carve the baptistery of Florence Cathedral was Ghiberti. Although Borunevsky admired Ghiberti, their relationship was somewhat awkward.
"I might as well learn a few more Latin words." Donatello said. At this time, there were almost no ordinary people using Latin, but Latin was the first choice language for communication between different countries and the first language of the church. Latin Latin is also the most commonly used language in the church, so learning Latin is of great use.
"Latin must be learned, and Castilian must also be learned." Ghiberti said: "Castile was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty in the East, and also joined forces with Venice and Genoa to open up trade. Road, its influence in Europe and the Mediterranean will definitely be further enhanced, and the Castilian language will become an important language after Latin and Italian."
"Venice and Genoa will see the Kingdom of Castile continue to grow stronger? Not to mention that the Turks in Asia Minor will be reunited." Donatello didn't quite believe it. His republic of Florence did not rely on controlling maritime trade routes as its main income. The source, which is not very inconsistent with Castile, allows us to pay attention to this matter from the perspective of a bystander.
"The Venetians and Genoese are so good at calculating." Ghiberti said: "They don't want the Turks to control the Aegean Sea and the Bosporus, but they are absolutely unwilling to take the initiative to conflict with the Turks. They will definitely support Byzantium.
The empire is the main one, rather than sending troops to fight the Turks, and there will not be much aid. The Castilians come from the west and have no stable stronghold in the Aegean Sea. The Venetians and Genoese will definitely want to use them
strength, even allowing them to consume each other with the Turks."
"However, this is not possible. In Castile, the king's power is getting stronger and stronger, and the nobility is subject to more and more restrictions. His Majesty Ferdinand even wants to establish a standing mercenary system. And the standing mercenary system
As long as the soldiers have money to supplement them, their combat effectiveness will only get stronger and stronger, and sooner or later the two republics of Venice and Genoa will smash themselves in the foot." Recently, in addition to observing the sculptures and architecture of the Ming Dynasty, Ghiberti has also read a lot of history books about the Ming Dynasty.
By understanding the history of the Ming Dynasty, he felt that what Venice and Genoa were doing was wrong.
"But this has nothing to do with us." Ghiberti immediately said: "It doesn't matter whether the two republics hit themselves in the foot or not. Our Florentine Republic does not rely on controlling trade routes to make profits. Let's say goodbye.
of."
"Except for the overseas students from Europe, are these people all noble children of the Ming Dynasty?" He turned his head and looked at the venue in front of him. There were not many people in the venue. After all, the number of people who are qualified to go to school is limited, and many are qualified.
Many civil servants were unwilling to send their children to study here. There were only thirty or forty people of one age and more than 200 people of six years old.
"It should be said that they are the children of the nobility and some of the royal family. In the Ming Dynasty, the two were separate." At this time, Clavier came over, heard Ghiberti's words, and said.
"Aristocrats are different from the royal family? There are only some royal family members, but what about the other ones?" Donatello asked in confusion.
Clavillo explained, and Ghiberti said: "The current emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very interesting that such a system is implemented. When he summoned Donatello and me three days ago, he said that he would let us enter the palace again tomorrow.
When we meet him, we ask everyone who has seen the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty to describe his appearance to us, hoping to carve a statue that closely matches his appearance and draw a portrait that closely matches his appearance. I must observe his expression carefully.
and action.”
"Don't be rude!" Claviyo said hurriedly: "The Seris people are very concerned about people with lower status looking directly at people with higher status, and think it is a very impolite behavior. And obviously, in the eyes of the Ming Emperor, you
His status is lower than his."
"I know it will not be rude," Ghiberti replied: "And even if he is discovered, I can say that I am preparing to carve a statue for him."
"That's not bad." Kraviyo breathed out, and just as he was about to say something else, Borunevsky suddenly said: "It's almost the end of the Ming Dynasty, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has not come here yet."
"It's very strange." After listening to Borunevsky's words, Kraviyo noticed that Yun was already half an hour late, and said in a surprised tone: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the Five Cities School. In the past, he never
It's not too late, what happened this time that made him late?"
