Chapter 1699 Lifan Academy ushered in their unexpected leader
"That's a good idea." Yun once again affirmed Wen Yuan's idea, which made Wen Yuan even more happy. He made a few more suggestions, discussed for a while, and saw that it was already noon, and the father and son went to have a meal together. During the meal
At that time, Wen Yuan was still thinking about this matter, and from time to time he put forward his own opinions. The expression on Yun's face remained unchanged, but he said in his heart: "What a pity Wen Yuan's opinion. But judging from Wen Yuan's thoughts on this matter, Wen Yuan
Although Yuan is still not as good as Wen Yin, he is still better than the previous two years. Is it really because of his young age?'
Yun's mind moved, and after Wen Yuan finished speaking, he said with a smile: "Since Wen Yuan has such an opinion, it shows that he has grown up. My father wants to give you another errand."
"Please give me your father's instructions." Wenyuan said immediately.
"A few days ago, my father sent an errand to Fu An, the envoy of Lifanyuan, and Zhongkravi, the doctor of the Western Division, to India. They would not be able to return to the capital for at least a few months. In this way, Lifanyuan,
In particular, no one can handle the errands of the Western Division. Although my father, Hu Guang, the Minister of Rites, is temporarily serving as the envoy of Lifanyuan, he has never done any errands related to Fanguo. I am afraid that he will not be able to manage this yamen well.
.It just so happens that the first errand your father takes you on is an external matter related to North Korea, so I will leave it to you to take charge of the errands of the Lifanyuan for the time being." Yun said the errands to be assigned to Wenyuan.
"Father, my son is not familiar with foreign affairs. I'm afraid he won't be able to manage the errands of the foreign affairs." Wenyuan was stunned for a moment after hearing Yun's words, and then said.
"No one, even a saint, is born with knowledge; when doing anything, he has to move from unfamiliarity to familiarity, so there is no need to worry about not being able to manage the errands of Fanyuan because of unfamiliarity. If you make mistakes and correct them, it will be fine.
Moreover, it is March now, which is the time when Rifanyuan is at its most leisurely. You have a lot of time to learn about Rifanyuan from others, and you will be able to manage it well over time." Yun smiled and said to him with encouraging words.
"But,..." Wenyuan still hesitated.
"Don't worry, my father will send people to assist you. They are all people who have been in the Seyi Pavilion for a long time, working as officials in Lifanyuan and dealing with envoys from the Fan Kingdom. With their assistance, you will definitely be able to quickly become familiar with Lifanyuan's errands."
Yun said again.
"My son agreed to go to Lifanyuan on errands." But although Wenyuan agreed, he still didn't like this errand. In his opinion, as a prince, if he has to do errands, he should do errands related to the national economy and people's livelihood, even if it is to understand
Military affairs are much better than going to Lifanyuan.
However, Wenyuan didn't know that the reason why he was sent to Lifanyuan on errands was precisely because of his thoughts. Needless to say, even though Yun had been in power for sixteen years and was working hard to promote various reforms, he was very poor at external affairs.
There are still a lot of officials who think that the foreign fans are barbarians, and they even account for the majority in the court. They think that although the foreign fans may be powerful in combat, they are all barbarians in terms of civilization, which is far from the Ming Dynasty. Although they agree to obey
Tianfang, some science and medical talents introduced from Timurid Khanate and Fu have achieved research results, but Ming officials have always turned a blind eye to science and technology that are not directly related to agriculture.
It's fine for many officials to think so. After all, there are officials who don't think so. It's enough to promote and appoint these people to do errands related to science and technology. But when Wenyuan thought this way, the problem was very serious. Many of the things that Yun implemented
Reforms will take decades to be completely completed, and once they are abandoned halfway, all the efforts have been wasted. Then after Yun's death, it will be very important how his heirs will view the reforms he carried out. If the heirs do not agree with his reforms, they will abolish them and themselves
All his hard work would be in vain, and even Ming Dynasty would still go back to the old path in history. So what worried him the most was that Wen Yuan, who was greatly influenced by the Confucian scholars, did not seem to agree with some of his reforms.
Therefore, Yun decided to send him to Lifanyuan on errands, to have real contact with the envoys of the Fan Kingdom, to understand foreign civilizations, to understand science, and to slowly change his ideas, and finally to be consistent with his own. 'Waiting for you to do it at Lifanyuan.
After a few years, I will send you to take charge of Gezhiyuan again.' Yun thought this way.
Of course, he has other ideas. No matter which yamen he sends Wen Yuan to, it is very likely that Wen Yuan will form his own power. Those who are the first to become his colleagues and are not rejected by Wen Yuan will consider themselves to be the prince.
Of course, Yun wanted to avoid this situation, because many times the relationship between the prince and the emperor was not good. It was not that the prince himself wanted to usurp the throne in advance, but that the people around him clashed with the emperor's people, and the emperor's political power was in conflict with the prince's.
The political forces are incompatible.
To avoid this situation, Yun thought about it and felt that Lifanyuan was the most suitable. Officials from Lifanyuan would naturally surround the prince, but after all, diplomatic matters were different from internal affairs, and Ming Dynasty was not subject to external interference.
The countries affected by these changes can limit the expansion of Wenyuan's power to the greatest extent.
Just as he was thinking about it, Wenyuan asked again: "Father, my son has gone to Lifanyuan to hold any position?"
"For the time being, I will appoint you as the vice president of Rifan Yuan to manage all affairs of Rifan Yuan." Yun said casually. There is actually no meaning in giving Wenyuan a formal official position. His status as a prince is enough to make anyone dare not disobey him. However,
Since Wenyuan asked, Yun also gave him an official position.
"Yes, father." Wenyuan agreed.
The news that Wenyuan was sent on an official errand quickly spread throughout the court. Many officials were very happy, but many officials did not agree with this. Based on what happened in history, they believed that the emperor was not old enough.
, it is not a good thing for the prince to leave the palace too early to do things, so Shang Zhezi tactfully remonstrated.
Yun ignored the voices in the court, and kept all the memorials to remonstrate without publishing them. Because the tragedies of emperors and princes in history cannot be directly explained, Yun had this attitude again, and gradually no one came to remonstrate.
, On the surface, it seemed that the court had returned to calm, but secretly there were countless people staring at the emperor on the dragon throne and the crown prince of Ribanyuan, wondering about things that no one knew.
Compared with the court, the harem was calm. After Wenyuan was born, he was hugged by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and his name was also given by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. Although Zhu Yuanzhang died immediately afterwards, his position as prince was basically confirmed. Secondly,
Nian Yun officially named Wen Yuan the crown prince, which he has done to this day. Therefore, the people in the harem have long accepted this fact. No one has any inappropriate thoughts, and they don't care about him going out on errands, except for one person.
"Your father sent you on an errand to Lifanyuan?" That night when the father and son returned to Kunning Palace, Yun told Xiyao that he had sent Wenyuan on an errand.
Others; but after Yun went to court early the next morning, Xiyao called his son over and asked him in detail.
"Mom, this is what father ordered." Wenyuan replied.
"Why did your father send you this errand?" Xiyao asked.
"At that time, my father said that because the Riban-in envoys and Western doctors were sent to India on errands, no one was in charge of the Riban-in's errands. The first time he took his son on an errand happened to be related to Korea, so he sent his son.
An errand for Rifanyuan."
Hearing this, Xiyao shook his head slightly. Almost every day in the court, officials were promoted, demoted or transferred. Yun wanted to assign Wenyuan other errands easily. This was not a reason. Xiyao thought about it seriously and felt vaguely
Yue guessed Yun's plan, but he didn't dare to tell Wenyuan directly, so he could only say: "When you go to Lifanyuan, you must first understand carefully how Lifanyuan did business before, and don't change the previous rules easily. Even if
You feel that a certain rule is very wrong. No matter how big or small the rule is, you cannot change it without authorization. Instead, you can ask your father for instructions and get your father's permission before you can change it. Your father still wants to send someone to assist you in managing the Riban Academy? You still need more
Listen to the advice of those your father sends to assist you, and then ask your father for advice."
"Mom, if it's something big, that's fine, but for small things, my father always encourages his son to make his own decisions. Even if he makes a mistake, it doesn't matter." Wen Yuan asked puzzledly.
"Your father is talking about studying in the palace and school, not the court. The court is different from the school and the palace. Some seemingly unrelated things will be inextricably linked. If you
Changing a certain rule may affect many other things. You are too young to see this. So my mother asked you not to change it without authorization. In the future, when you are older and have seen more things, you will not make the same mistake.
When you make a mistake like this, you don't need to ask your father for advice on everything, you can make your own decision." Xiyao said slowly.
When Wen Yuan heard what his mother said was reasonable, he no longer refuted it and agreed.
Afterwards, Xiyao asked many more questions, but asked in detail about Yun's expression and demeanor when he spoke yesterday. After repeated verification, it was confirmed that Yun was quite satisfied with Wen Yuan's performance, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What are you going to do first when you arrive at Lifanyuan?" Xiyao asked the last question.
She originally expected Wenyuan to say something about looking at the files before, or to understand the rules of the Riban Academy, but Wenyuan said: "Mother, my son naturally wants to do a good job in North Korea."
"Errand from North Korea?"
"Yes, mother. My son knows the ins and outs of North Korea's errands. The most important thing now is to find out who between Kim Sung Kyun and Zheng Yi lied. At this time, we mainly rely on the local Jinyiwei in North Korea, but they also have relations with Lifanyuan. Moreover,
As the saying goes, the first thing a new official takes office is that his son comes to run the court. Naturally, he must first run an errand to let the officials know that his son cannot be easily fooled." Wenyuan said.
"Moreover, my son himself is also very curious about this matter. Who between Kim Sung Kyun and Zheng Yi lied? What is going on with Zhu Xian? My son also wants to know the truth as soon as possible."
