Chapter five hundred and seventy-five words in the Wenhua Palace
When Zhang Shou stepped into the Wenhua Hall, he noticed countless looking eyes, some of which were extremely intense. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw a group of girls. He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized
Come here. It turns out that at the Sutra Banquet at Wenhua Hall, there were actually many girls attending as Zhu Ying said!
In that era when all the heroes came together to drive out the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, unlike those previous dynasties where dignitaries or warlords who had been in charge of the army for generations stole the fruits of victory, the reckless Emperor Taizu relied on his meritorious service to restore China.
He has the courage to break stereotypes and the ability to break them. Otherwise, what he sees now is not a group of girls attending a sutra feast, but countless little feet!
In this era when there are no foot wraps, it is really refreshing to see this group of young and energetic girls!
The imperial robe Zhang Shou is wearing today was specially tailor-made for him by Zhu Ying. Not only is it well-tailored and not the workmanship of an ordinary tailor, but even the accessories are all gifts from the emperor - of course this cannot be his original
Some, it is said that Zhu Ying personally went to the emperor to beg for him.
At this moment, he did not avoid the girls' eyes, but looked over openly. When he saw Zhu Ying, he nodded slightly to her without hesitation, with a smile on his face.
When Zhu Ying saw Zhang Shou nodding to him in public, she was overjoyed. Although Liu Qing was tugging at the corner of her clothes, Princess Deyang was also gently tugging at her sleeves.
As a reminder, she still smiled brightly and brightly, and even stretched out her hand to wave to Zhang Shou.
This smile and gesture fell in the eyes of the rich people next to them. Some were resentful, some were envious, some were jealous, and some were disdainful. But when it fell in the eyes of the men opposite, who were quietly sizing them up, no matter old or young, their hearts could not help but beat wildly.
Everyone said that the eldest daughter of Duke Zhao's palace was unparalleled and the most beautiful woman in the capital. In the past, they had seen Zhu Ying leaping through Ma Chang Street and acting unscrupulously. However, the heroic riding attire could only show off the beauty of Zhu Ying.
On the one hand, how can it compare to the look of the eldest lady who carefully decorated her makeup for her husband?
For a while, someone even came up with a ridiculous idea. If Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying stood side by side in this hall, wouldn't it be a very beautiful scenery?
But after all, this was the Wenhua Palace Sutra Banquet. Wu Gelao had this thought in his mind, and then he shook his head in frustration. Instead, his eyes fell on Zhang Shou who was covered with a black cloth and pushed into the palace before he entered the hall.
On the artifact in the palace, not only him, but also the great scholar Confucius, the great scholar Zhang Yu, and even most of the people in the main hall were curious about what it was.
Some people who even spent a lot of money to order a clock from Zhu Ying had a very subtle idea. Could it be that Zhang Shou regarded the sutra banquet as a place for sales and display? Although it is said that Zhang Shou regarded a
The formula for crystal glass is said to be dedicated to the emperor, and it seems that he is not very greedy for money, but the clock that Zhu Ying personally sold with her tongue and lotus flower has already fetched quite a lot of money!
Even Zhu Jing and Zhu Tingfang couldn't help but look worried, and then they both looked at Zhu Ying in unison, only to see that she didn't notice their gazes at all, and was smiling happily, as if she was chatting with Liu beside her.
Qing and Princess Deyang were talking about something. So the father and son, who were not seated together, could only focus on Zhang Shou.
Zhu Ying might act up on a whim, but Zhang Shou... probably not? They would rather Zhang Shou, like Ge Yong, lectured on the complicated and difficult-to-understand arithmetic in the Wenhua Hall!
However, when Zhang Shou opened the black curtain and revealed the object underneath, Zhu Jing was stunned. Because others may not have seen it, but he had seen the actual object in the Arms Bureau.
Because it is said that it was the globe made by Taizu after Emperor Mengtian! Of course, it is said that after Taizu saw the real thing at that time, he called it the globe in one breath. The official name now is the result of the brains of later generations.
It came out and was added to it, thus adding a layer of mythology to Taizu's victory over the world.
On this occasion, why did Zhang Shou take out such a thing? No, it was Weinan Bo Zhang Kang. Why would he give such a thing to Zhang Shou? With the emperor's tacit consent? Or did he have other intentions?
There are not many officials like Zhu Jing who have seen the ball instrument, but there are still more than a dozen in this Wenhua Palace. Some people just regard this thing as one of the many things that Emperor Taizu did on a whim in the past.
However, some people have vaguely heard that in the early years, the foreign conditions discovered after official ships went to sea were somewhat different from those depicted on the globe, but most places were still very accurate.
Zhang Shou glanced around the huge Wenhua Palace, and then clapped his hands gently. At this time, another group of powerful servants came out and slowly unfolded a huge map.
The material of this map is a special paper that the Ordnance Bureau has painstakingly developed by skilled craftsmen for many years. It can draw the same pattern on the front and back without infecting each other. However, one side is front and the other is reverse. But in this way
The Wenhua Palace is spread out on the central axis. Of course, the girls are at a slight disadvantage because they see the opposite side.
But even so, seeing such a large map for the first time, they felt very strange. For a moment, they forgot that they were in the Wenhua Palace, with the Queen Mother and the Emperor watching from above. Especially when Zhu Ying actively explained to everyone,
When they pointed out where the current Ming Dynasty was, they became even more amazed.
Even the vast country of China is not so conspicuous on such a map?
After unfolding a globe and a map, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "This is a treasure trove in the Arms Bureau. The globe was made by Emperor Taizu to dream of Emperor Tian, and after unfolding the globe, he made a map of the world.
.And this map of the world includes not only the Ming Dynasty, but also many countries in the far east and far west, many of which are small countries."
He paused for a moment, and then continued calmly: "There is a saying that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. Therefore, under the old system of Emperor Taizu, those who can enter the ministry or the cabinet must have people who are close to the people.
The experience of an official is to know the customs and customs of the world, so as not to make decisions behind closed doors. But Emperor Taizu had a far-sighted vision and looked at the world, not just the Ming Dynasty. This was the first of its kind in all dynasties."
The emperor, who always admired Taizu the most, of course agreed with Zhang Shou's words and nodded frequently. But other people who had long been planning to criticize Zhang Shou were angry and helpless when they saw Zhang Shou repeatedly holding Taizu's old system and quotations as arrows.
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The emperor was like this just now, and now Zhang Shou is like this. Did the emperor and his ministers have an agreement?
Just when the Confucian scholar secretly decided that if Zhang Shou said something deviant or tried to trick the emperor into sending another official ship to sea, he would stop it even at the risk of his life, but he heard Zhang Shou laugh.
"In foreign countries, unlike our dynasty, although there are monarchs and ministers, they are hereditary. Even if there is no heir, as long as there are men in the family, even grandsons, as long as they operate properly, they can still inherit the title. Even just
Even kings often have situations where one surname is completely cut off due to the death of the heir, and the son-in-law or grandson brings in an heir with a different surname to create a new dynasty..."
"In many countries in the West, people are destined to have a future. There is no imperial examination to select talents from among the common people. The system in various places is even somewhat similar to the enfeoffment of princes during the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The lords and nobles are divided into five levels, including Duke, Hou, Bo, Zi and Nan.
There are also knights who enfeoff a piece of land, or who don't even own land. Such level-level lords and vassals, together rule a country..."
Zhang Shouyan briefly and comprehensively introduced the feudal system in Western Europe, and then pointed to each country on the map and began to describe the situation of each country. For example, Britain and France, he started from the wool trade in Flanders to the Salic
Inheritance law, speaking of the Hundred Years War between England and France.
As for the war between the two countries that lasted for a hundred years, both the emperor and the ministers were very calm after hearing it. The reason is very simple. The period of chaos in China during the late Jin Dynasty and the Five Hus lasted for 120 years, while the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties
The chaos of the Ten Kingdoms lasted for fifty or sixty years. What's more, just the two small countries pointed out by Zhang Shou, could they fight any earth-shattering war?
At this time, Zhang Shou was exaggerating the legend of Joan of Arc in great detail. Although he knew that it was a religious myth promoted to boost morale, the story of Joan of Arc was very suitable for this moment. Sure enough, for foreigners, it was
Zhu Ying was extremely interested in such a strange woman who was illiterate but roamed the battlefield and defeated the enemy many times. The other girls could not help but marvel.
Although the story of Liang Hongyu only happened hundreds of years ago, none of the rich ladies here would really regard a geisha born in a brothel as the same kind. On the contrary, the song "Mulan Ci" is more likely to evoke
Human resonance.
When she heard that a sixteen-year-old foreign peasant girl raised her arms and commanded the three armies when her country was in danger of survival, but was eventually betrayed and captured by the powerful people of her country, not to mention Zhu Ying was filled with indignation, even Princess Yongping couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
A despicable and shameless sound.
However, although the girls were so indignant that they devoted themselves wholeheartedly to it, most of the big guys didn't believe Zhang Shou's story. Academician Confucius even snorted and said: "It's just a fabrication!"
Zhang Shou didn't care what kind of reaction he would get. He talked about the war between Britain and France, the customs and customs of the two countries, from the staple food of black bread for common people, to the mediocre meals of ordinary lords and nobles, the gloomy castles and
A large number of servants... But soon, he changed the subject and began to mention the rise and fall of the powerful and powerful countries in the distant past.
Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Ancient Rome, Macedonia, the Byzantine Empire...each kingdom was once powerful and powerful, but in the end it fell into disgrace and was replaced by a huge Ottoman Empire that gradually rose over the years.
Although many officials only find it objectionable and absurd, for the girls who have never left Beijing or traveled far away since childhood, even if they do not stay at home, what Zhang Shou said is bizarre, but it is still enough.
Attract many people.
Zhang Shou knew very well that at this time in history, China stuck to its homeland and almost never went to sea except for pirates and smugglers. The only way to go to sea was to trade with Japan and Southeast Asia, so there was no conflict of interest with the Ottoman Empire. But today
In an era when merchant ships sailed around the world to make huge profits, conflict was hard to talk about.
Even if there is no conflict now, when the Ottoman Empire completely becomes the hegemon in the Middle East, then it will definitely control trade. As long as there are merchant ships going to the west for trade, conflicts will inevitably occur.
Historically, a great war broke out between Datang and Dashi in Henglus. It ended with Gao Xianzhi being defeated, putting down the four towns of Anxi and then returning to the court to organize the fight against the Anshi Rebellion. After all, the two great powers never met again. But now this
You can’t tell the year!
When he gradually extended his knowledge from the Ottoman Empire to the Eurasian continent, and talked about how the eldest son of the Mongols had conquered many small countries in Europe during his Western Expedition, causing the dark clouds of national subjugation and annihilation to hang over countless countries, Academician Confucius finally couldn't help but say: "
It’s enough for the eldest son to march westward, but what Dr. Zhang just said about the rise and fall of these small countries has never been heard of before, so how do I know whether it is true or false?”
Zhang Shou said with a smile: "If Scholar Confucius feels that I am lying, he can naturally entrust a merchant ship to explore the far west, and even invite several foreign scholars to bring back a batch of foreign classics to refute my absurdity."
Am I trying to hold on because I’m full? Academician Confucius almost lost his breath and twisted his nose, especially when he saw the emperor’s brows beaming with joy. He immediately realized that if he didn’t plug this hole quickly, maybe the emperor would happily agree to it.
Yes! He coughed instinctively, and then said: "No need, it's just a small country with a small area, it's not worth the trouble!"
"That's right." Zhang Shou smiled slightly and said lightly, "However, China has always been a great enemy. Before its rise, it was not even a small country. It was just a tribe in the north, with a population ranging from 1,800 to several thousand.
To conquer various tribes, they finally gathered into a string-controlling country with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people."
"The Huns are like this, the Turks are like this, the Uighurs are like this, the Khitans are like this, the Jurchens are like this, and the Mongols are like this! In times of peace and prosperity, shouldn't we look at the world and be prepared for danger in times of peace? If we ignore foreign countries and small countries, how can we be magnanimous?
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You can question the speaker during the sutra banquet. This is also a rule left in the reign of Taizu, but it has become increasingly rare in recent years. Especially those who can attend the sutra banquet are mostly highly respected Confucian scholars with disciples all over the world.
The court officials will generally save face, and even some ambitious young people will often be more restrained.
However, today, Zhang Shou was really too young, and the person who asked the question was the first assistant who was not the first assistant (the one whom Kong University recognized as the first assistant). Therefore, when Zhang Shou retorted like this, he suddenly became angry.
Green.
"Absurd, the Huns, Turks, Khitans, Jurchens, Mongolia... these were all once on the border. These small countries you mentioned, just look at this map. Isn't it a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from me, the Ming Dynasty? Is it possible that they can
Can’t you just put on wings and fly here? How can you threaten our country?”
Zhang Shou calmly looked at the furious Academician Kong, and then said calmly: "Didn't Academician Kong ever hear the words of Emperor Taizu? Sometimes, a natural chasm can be turned into a path!"
After he said this, he clapped his hands gently. The next moment, the map was temporarily removed, but another thing covered with black cloth was pushed out by several strong servants. When he casually opened the cloth
At that moment, there was an uproar in the main hall.