Chapter 558: Teaching by words and deeds, personal experience
The matter of selling, no, marrying the palace maid, spread quickly in the palace, not only in the palace, the news spread like crazy to the surroundings like it had wings.
However, the specific selection criteria have not yet been announced.
This is good news for the maids in the palace. Under normal circumstances, the maids are not allowed to leave the palace until they are 30 years old. In ancient times, at this age, they were already old maids. Even if they wanted to get married, it would be difficult to find a good wife.
Well, most people just change the environment and continue to do the job of serving others.
Or simply become nuns and Taoists. The remaining ones who are more miserable will be trafficked to men's welfare institutions to work as receptionists.
But the news coming out of the palace this time is different. The age limit has been opened, and people over 22 years old can get married. In addition, the palace will help select a suitable husband, and the palace will personally preside over the wedding. It is required that the marriage must be confirmed by a matchmaker, and
The emperor would also send calligraphy treasures to the newlyweds as a blessing.
These maids from the palace are no worse than the ladies of the palace. Moreover, if there are palace abbots and emperor Mo Bao, their worth will be different immediately, and it will immediately cause an uproar outside.
Those real aristocratic families will definitely not care about a palace maid, but for many small families and newly rising wealthy businessmen, it is a big deal to get a yellow flower eldest sister from the palace and the emperor's treasure to host the wedding in the palace.
It is an absolutely honorable thing, something that can be bragged about for a lifetime, and naturally it is enthusiastically sought after.
However, the specific selection and operation methods still need to be determined a little bit, and it will not be done so quickly.
Of course, in the newspaper propaganda, this is the miserable life of Emperor Tianqi's pitiful palace maids, which is benevolence and great mercy. In order to prove it, the poem "The Palace" written by the Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Zhen was specially included: "The Ancient Palace"
, the palace flowers are lonely and red; the white-headed palace maid is sitting around and talking about Xuanzong. I told it in the article.
After some manipulations, this act of amassing money for the emperor was completely beautified, and instead received a steady stream of praise.
Zhu Youxiao, who participated in the entire operation, was dumbfounded. Firstly, he reduced the palace expenses, secondly, he increased the palace's income, and thirdly, he received praises. He really killed three birds with one stone.
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After getting in touch with him for a while, Zhu Youxiao felt that the most powerful person he had ever seen in his life was Wang Xuan, and he found that Wang Xuan was different from the world-famous civil and military officials he had met before.
At least the courtiers and scholars won’t beat him!
"Hiss~" Zhu Youxiao gasped, covering his right arm that was numb from the cherry stone ejected by Wang Xuan, and forced an ugly smile on his face.
Some time ago, Wang Xuan asked two old eunuchs to teach Zhu Youxiao to practice kung fu to recuperate his body, and completely banned him from touching women. However, women banned it, but the practice was difficult to progress. Even though the two old eunuchs were extremely skilled in kung fu, they could not beat him.
If you can't scold someone, you can't teach them at all.
The matter was finally reported to Wang Xuan, and finally we ended up in this scene.
The four hours of daily practice were completed under Wang Xuan's eyes. Wang Xuan was lying on a rocking chair, and a beautiful palace maid stood next to him, plucking fruits for him and passing them through one bite at a time.
Zhu Youxiao looked at all this with great pain, and cursed secretly in his heart. Before, he played the role of Wang Xuan, lying there and being served by others, but now...
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Three days ago, he tried to resist, but before he could do anything and just showed an expression, Wang Xuan grabbed him with a dragon's hand, tapped him lightly with his fingers, and then, sore
, pain, numbness, and itching hit his body at the same time. What was even more detestable was that he could not move his hands and feet, so he could only grind back and forth on the ground while screaming.
Although the group of eunuchs and maids were frightened, Wang Xuan glanced at them and did not dare to come up. They could only watch anxiously from the side. It took more than ten minutes before Wang Xuan came into contact with Zhu Youxiao's punishment.
Zhu Youxiao lay on the ground panting heavily, with tears and tears streaming from his mouth, nose, and eyes. It took him half an hour to recover.
Wang Xuan sat on the rocking chair, looking down at Zhu Youxiao who was lying on the ground like a maggot, with an evil smile on his lips, "How do you feel now? Can you practice well?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhu Youxiao nodded with difficulty. He was a spoiled child. He had never been beaten since he was a child. He was really scared. He felt that death was not that scary.
"As your teacher, I will definitely preach for you, receive your karma, clear up your doubts, beat you, scold you, insult you, and abuse you."
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Zhu Youxiao, including the eunuchs, looked stunned when he heard this. Wang Xuan laughed and said again: "I'm just kidding, don't be afraid!"
"Huh..." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.
Wang Xuan continued: "I see you are thinking nonsense. How can I preach, receive karma, and resolve doubts for you?"
"Hahaha, okay, don't be afraid." Wang Xuan leaned back on the chair, "As your teacher, I have the obligation to teach you about life and principles. Do you understand now!?"
As soon as I understand something, I understand it!
If he hadn't considered this, he would definitely not be able to defeat Wang Xuan. Zhu Youxiao really wanted to punch that handsome face hard.
"Looking at you like this, you just haven't understood. Really, rotten wood cannot be carved!" Wang Xuan crossed his legs, pointed at Zhu Youxiao with his toes and continued: "The truth is only within the range of swords and guns. I am stronger than you, then
Everything I say is right. If you dare not accept it, I will kill you!"
Uh... Zhu Youxiao was frightened by Wang Xuan's suddenly murderous look and took a step back, breaking into a cold sweat.
Wang Xuan changed his face again in an instant, looked at Zhu Youxiao warmly and asked: "Do you understand now?"
Zhu Youxiao's head immediately nodded like a rattle.
"You see, that's right. What I call teaching by words and deeds, and personal experience, so that you can experience it deeply enough. Before you have the ability to resist, you'd better lie down quietly and enjoy it."
The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth kept twitching, as if he had suffered from epilepsy.
Well, if you can fight, everything you said is right!
Hei had this face, and he practiced it honestly on the side, but Wang Xuan still thought it was like he had eyes on his back. Once his posture was wrong or he was a little careless, something would hit him. Anyway, it was all kinds of things.
At the end of the day, little purple beans were beaten out of Zhu Youxiao's body.
There were too many people in the palace, and Wang Xuan personally became the emperor's teacher. Not only did he restrain the emperor's desires, but he also supervised the emperor's martial arts practice and study every day, beating and scolding him frequently, and making him scream incessantly every day.
No matter how dissatisfied these ministers were with Wang Xuan's behavior, they could only go home and hide under the covers and whisper a few words. They did not dare to fart in public, for fear of provoking Wang Xuan into a rage.
This was because of a court meeting a few days ago.
In the past few months, although Wang Xuan has spent a lot of money, the entire Jurchen people have really been praised by him for this trick. 80,000 people are hiding in a city and dare not come out. No matter how much supplies they have, they are not enough to consume.
, not to mention having to guard against those high-ranking martial arts people poisoning the water source.
Some time ago, after a fierce quarrel, we finally agreed. If we want the Jurchens to continue to live, there is only one way, and that is to request submission. After all, the Ming Dynasty is a celestial country. As a small country with few people, it is accidental arrogance.
It can be forgiven. As long as you obey, you will still receive preferential treatment. After all, you are a 'foreign friend'!
Nurhaci directly sent an envoy with a white flag, and then walked out from the blockade of those martial arts people.
This group of people came to the capital for the purpose of joining the imperial family. After all, Nurhachi had recognized his godfather, so he didn’t care much about his face. He directly changed his status as Emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty to the Lord of the Later Jin Dynasty.
I just gave in and wanted to become a vassal state like North Korea, paying tribute every year and coming to the DPRK every year.
The news spread the day the envoy arrived in the capital, and Hou Jin surrendered. The Liaodong border troubles that had plagued the Ming Dynasty for decades would inevitably be cleared. The majesty of the Ming Dynasty was demonstrated, and the treasury saved a lot of expenses. From the courtiers down to the common people,
, everyone burst into joy.
The next day, a court meeting was held. Emperors Zhu Youxiao and Wang Xuan both attended. According to the usual practice, the court meeting was to discuss the arrangements for the Hou Jin Dynasty. Seeing that Wang Xuan had no intention of expressing his opinion, these people discussed it among themselves.
stand up.
From beginning to end, it is nothing more than how much money to pay each year, how many borders to withdraw from, etc. Since these alien races generally do not pay attention to integrity, when the issue of how to prevent the re-sentence of the later gold was discussed, an official from the Ministry of Rites stood up and said, "
Of course, when dealing with foreigners, we need to educate them and spread books and culture. Only by letting these barbarians understand what propriety, justice, integrity, and benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and trust are, can we ensure that they will not surrender and be sentenced again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xuan suddenly spoke, startling everyone, "Your Majesty, what do you think of the old man's method?"
What is an old man?
Minister of the DPRK, can you be more respectful?
We were all officials of the DPRK, and no one was too young. To say one person was to say a group of people. All civil and military officials in the DPRK, including Zhu Youxiao, couldn't help but frown.
"This, this old man." Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wang Xuan, "I have tried this method too many times, but the effect has never been very good!"
Wang Xuan nodded without saying anything. He looked at the people below and asked, "Who still agrees to educate the Jurchens?"
Subconsciously, several people from the Ministry of Etiquette stood up. Education was one of the tasks of their Ministry of Etiquette, so they naturally had to provide support to their colleagues.
"Bah bang bang." Wang Xuan raised his hand and clapped a few times, "Not bad, not bad. You are all the pillars of the imperial court, and your opinions are also very good. I am very optimistic about you. Let's do this. I will appoint you to go to the Jurchens."
Education is being carried out over there."
As soon as Wang Xuan finished speaking, the civil and military officials in the court froze in place. Several officials from the Ministry of Etiquette turned pale with fright. This matter of enlightenment was just talk, how could it be taken seriously?
Normally, it is nothing more than sending various books and materials and asking them to send some people to study. Who the hell is going to go back to them!
As if he was not frightened enough, Wang Xuan continued: "It's definitely not enough for just a few of you. Let's count all the students under these people and go there together. If you don't educate them and understand them, you won't be allowed to come back."
"Plop" "Plop" "Plop" "Plop"
Several people were so frightened that they sat down on the ground, their faces turned pale, and they were covered in cold sweat. Before they could say a few words of defense, Wang Xuan continued: "I am the most kind person. This is something that everyone in the world knows. If I let you
If you go there alone, with no one to take care of you, and without your family to accompany you, you will definitely feel lonely and cold. In this way, the whole family can go there together. You will be responsible for educating the Jurchens. I am waiting for the good news of your successful return. Don't
It doesn’t live up to my expectations!”
This will bring disaster to the whole family!
As soon as Wang Xuan finished speaking, several people were so frightened that they fainted, "Look, these adults have fainted with joy. Come, drag them away, and send them out of the city within two days to the Jurchens."
In hand!"
Seeing several people being dragged away like dead dogs, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony was silent. All the civil and military ministers were frightened. They were sent to the Jurchens. What difference does it make if they followed into the tiger's den? The usual opinions in the past ended up like this.
Who is not afraid and who dares to talk nonsense?
Wang Xuan's eyes swept over everyone, and his cold voice blew through everyone's ears like a cold wind, "I want to tell you clearly that you must be responsible for what you say. You can put forward opinions, but they must be feasible. If not, this is it.
If you use your irresponsible behavior here, you are seeking death!"
"Also, remember, those who are not from my race must have different hearts. Only dead aliens are good aliens. Do you understand what I said?"
"Understood!" All the civil and military ministers nodded quickly.
"That's good. From now on, you should pay attention to me when you speak and submit memorials. There should be no words that are prone to ambiguity. Simple, clean, clear, and precise are the standards for speaking and memorials. If you don't understand, just go to Sun Chuanting and Li Shantang.
They ask, if anyone is giving me those memorials that are long and stinky with quotations from scriptures and cannot explain anything serious, I will let you eat them all!"
Zhu Youxiao sat behind Wang Xuan, his lips trembling, and he was extremely excited. If his hands were not gripping the armrests of the dragon chair so hard that his knuckles were turning white, he would have stood up and cheered loudly.
Simply, so majestic!
Seeing Wang Xuan training these ministers as if they were his children and grandchildren, he couldn't help but feel happy and relieved. It was so special.
Before Wang Xuan came to Beijing, every time he had a court meeting, he would watch these people quoting scriptures and making a lot of noise. They didn't have a single topic or did anything serious.
The story is told in a cloudy and misty way, and the words are so gorgeous that they are almost like poetry, but the real deal lies in that small corner at the end.
Although he had only been emperor for a few days, he already hated those long and smelly memorials that looked like old ladies' footbindings. Of course, the more important thing was that he couldn't understand them!