Chapter eight hundred and twenty-ninth heaven, mission
The fourth prince is gradually establishing his three views, and Zhang Chen used to be domineering, but since he went to Xingtai and Cangzhou, he has really close contact with people's livelihood, and put aside the aura of the family to compete with others, it can be said that the three views have experienced
Crush and reshape, so when they heard Zhang Shou's words, they naturally had different feelings in their hearts.
"Farming is the foundation of the country, so throughout the ages, the imperial government has not wanted farmers to think too much, because they just need to face the loess and turn their backs to the sky, and work peacefully and reap the harvest. This is not only true here, but also in distant overseas countries."
"In our world, the scholar-officials feel that it is enough to have those who understand the way of saints and sages. But in those countries in the far west, the priests and nobles feel that besides them, whether it is because of the increasing harvests, landowners from peasant backgrounds, wealthy people
Businessmen, smart and capable craftsmen who create various machines that make life easier are not worth mentioning."
"There are no imperial examinations in those Western countries, and all official positions are based on family background, not talent. But the imperial examination in our dynasty... The Jinshi Golden List is popular all over the world every three years. Do you know how many of them are real farmers?
It’s not that there is no one out of ten, but there is probably no one out of a hundred. Because the farmers cannot afford to support a true scholar, even a scholar.”
"So when I was in Cangzhou, I asked Zhu Er to help farmers. This time in Tongzhou, I asked Zhang Chen and Zheng Jing to help students together. In addition, there is a huge public school in the outer city. You also know that I have always
I don’t expect to be able to train a few Jinshi.”
"I just hope that I can have the opportunity to give those who are unlikely to stand out from the examination room, but who have some kind of talent, maybe arithmetic, maybe something else, to have a chance to get ahead."
"But if you ask me what the meaning of life is for those who work hard all their lives just for food and clothing, I can only say that I don't know. Because everyone understands this differently."
"If you ask these people themselves, they will look at you with surprise and think that you are sick for thinking about such things. Isn't this the case with heat? Ask the scholar-officials, and the scholar-officials will look at you with contempt and say
This is a natural separation destined by God.”
"If you ask those truly knowledgeable and cultivated masters, they will tell you earnestly and sincerely that those who work day after day and year after year for food and clothing are the cornerstone of this huge world, because the so-called noble emperors, generals, and prime ministers
Assistant Minister, without the support of these people, we will not even have the basic ability to survive, and we will only starve to death."
"But if you ask the beggar on the roadside..." Zhang Shou drawled a long note, and then laughed, "He will just throw stones at you in anger. Because for him, as long as he is clothed warmly and fed
If you are full, life will have meaning."
It was only then that the fourth prince raised his brows thoughtfully, and Zhang Chen, who had never dropped his book bag, instinctively said: "So this is Zifeiyu, how can you know the joy of fish?"
"No, Zhuangzi's words cannot be used in this kind of place." Zhang Shou smiled suddenly and then said sarcastically, "There is a joke that two poor men rarely eat sesame cakes at a stall. They eat them with their fingers.
I dipped all the fallen sesame seeds and ate them. Later, they talked about a treasonous topic, what would happen if I became emperor? Guess what they said?"
"One said, if I become the emperor, then I will eat sesame sesame cakes every day, throw one away after eating, and never pick up the fallen sesame seeds. The other said, sesame cakes are nothing. If I become the emperor, then I will drink soy milk every day.
Pour bowl after bowl!”
"This is the emperor in the eyes of the people. Just like the peasants you once imagined. The distance is too far and there is nothing to say. Unless you have been there for a year and a half like them, otherwise, what is the point of sitting here discussing it?
Just thinking too much”
At this point, Zhang Shou shocked the fourth prince. When he saw that the fourth prince was stunned and forgot to cover his forehead, he chuckled and said: "So, don't think about problems you can't solve. The meaning of all people in the world.
It’s not your turn to think about this kind of thing yet. Not to mention now, even five or six hundred years from now, this problem will still be unsolvable.”
Because most people are just huge denominators, just tiny worker ants, just screws... The way a wise man lives in the world is like putting a cone in a bag, and seeing it at the end. Such touching words can only
Just listen to it, don’t take it seriously!
As the carriage entered the official road, the noise gradually became louder. Although the canal has been frozen, there have been few heavy snowfalls this year, so the land transportation to the capital has not been greatly affected, especially the section of the arterial road from Tongzhou to the capital.
It can be considered a busy and endless stream of traffic. When people are in the car, they can not only hear the neighing of the cars and horses outside, but also often encounter traffic jams.
In this regard, fortunately, the three people in the car came out of Baijia Village with enough food and drinks, so they were not afraid of hunger. However, the traffic jam lasted for a long time, and the impatient Zhang Chen and the fourth prince couldn't help but feel a little impatient, and they frequently opened the curtains to inquire.
, and Zhang Shou could hold it in at first, but after walking and walking for a long time, he couldn't hold back the urge to urinate, so in the end he couldn't help but open the curtains on his side.
This time, Ah Liu rode directly over, poked his head near the window and whispered: "Master, I heard that the Korean delegation came to Beijing. Because there were too many people from the delegation, they blocked the road.
Up."
Zhang Shou was speechless. Every new year is the time when envoys from various countries gather together, but after all, many countries are far away and it is impossible to come every year. Today's Ming Dynasty is not like the Ming Dynasty in history. Initially, it was occupied by tribute trade.
It was cheap, but later they began to limit the number of people urgently. Today, the imperial court has strict restrictions on the number of missions. You can send more people, but... you have to pay for it at your own expense!
Therefore, the Korean mission is willing to bring more people and goods at its own expense, even causing blockage on the road to Beijing, so what else can it do?
However, being stuck in the road like this is really annoying. Zhang Shou glanced at Zhang Chen and the Fourth Prince, who also had elongated faces, and then said: "Get off the car, change horses, let's go to the city first! Those younger people in the car behind are
, just share a horse with others, leaving a few to get on the car and walk slowly."
The fourth prince immediately cheered. He completely forgot that he could ride a horse and shouted without thinking: "Teacher, I want to ride a horse with my sixth brother!"
Ah Liu frowned in disgust, but when he saw Zhang Shou's look, he still reluctantly agreed. As for Bai Shanshan and Bai Xiaoshui, who were in the carriage behind and were a bit uneasy because they were riding in the carriage for the first time.
, they had no right to speak at all, and the escort on board picked them up very neatly and mounted their horses.
Fortunately, because of the Fourth Prince's relationship, several double saddles were prepared in the car, and Xiao Huahua and Xiao Cheng had already learned to ride horses. Together with Zhang Shou and Zhang Chen, four more horses were inevitably added, leaving four horses. People entered the city in carriages. Of course, before starting again, everyone found a place to put their burdens, and then they went into battle lightly.
Despite this, because the entire road was blocked for more than half, even on horseback, the speed of everyone was not much faster. In the end, Zhang Chen stood up impatiently. He was known for his domineering behavior in the capital. Mr. Zhang directly waved his riding whip in the air and made a crackling sound, making a loud and clear cry of giving way.
If someone asked angrily why he gave way, he would directly retort: "Just because I am the eldest son of the Duke of Qin!"
It has to be said that Zhang Chen's reputation is still very popular in the capital. Of course, the most important thing is that this strange man is not afraid of ruining his reputation. Anyway, in the eyes of Mr. Zhang, his previous reputation was just like that, and Unlike Little Fatty Lu, who is low-key and wretched, at most, they, the noble sons and daughters, know that he is not a good person, and his reputation will never be clean no matter how much it is reversed.
Therefore, led by him who was domineering and domineering, the group was naturally invincible on the official road. In a moment, they had already broken through to the back of the Korean delegation. And even at this time, Mr. Zhang still had no intention of stopping. Not only did he not, Instead, the person rushed into the back of the mission, and the riding whip that was originally just a false wave was actually swung down against the person's face.
"Make way, make way! Those guys who are eating and drinking under the guise of a mission, don't block my way!"
Facing such arrogant shouts, even Zhang Shou, who was surrounded by a group of guards at the back, had the urge to cover his face so that no one would see him. Did Zhang Chen feel uncomfortable after not being a villain for a day? Although we are here I am in a hurry to return to the city, but I am not in such a hurry that I have to fight with the envoys?
Although the title of King of Goryeo was actually not paid much attention to by the major Chinese dynasties - since Goguryeo was completely destroyed, from Silla to Wang's Goryeo and then to Lee's Joseon, although they all unified the three Koreas, their territorial size was still limited. From the perspective of the vast Celestial Empire, it is still a small country with few people - but it should not be underestimated.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard the fourth prince sitting in front of Ah Liu whisper: "Zhang Chen is holding a grudge! This boy once had a conflict with a certain Goryeo prince in the street. That boy was new here and didn't know that Zhang Chen Whose identity is it? Because he insulted him a few words, he called the guards to come and beat them. As a result, they were all beaten against the wall by the guards of the Duke of Qin..."
Hitting people is like hanging a painting, but if you put it on Zhang Chen, it will be like beating people like a wall. Very good and powerful!
However, it’s okay for the newly arrived prince of Goryeo to dare to hit someone in the capital of Ming Dynasty just because someone insulted him... Zhang Chen didn’t suffer any loss at all, but he still regarded it as a grudge. Now that he saw the Goryeo envoy, he wanted to revenge?
Zhang Shou's question was answered by the fourth prince in the next moment: "Because of this incident, Zhang Chen was banned from leaving the house for a month by Qin Guo's public relations officer. Speaking of which, the last time Yingying's sister went to the Li Jianwai Yamen to block the door The consequences were serious. Zhang Chen was beaten so hard that he couldn't get out of bed for several days. But he is the most vindictive person!" When he got the chance, the naughty boy naturally reported him harshly!
Knowing that it was such a way to make enemies, Zhang Shou immediately laughed. He didn't need to count, he also knew that the Goryeo these days should not be the Wang Goryeo, but the Lee Goryeo, which has a lifespan longer than any feudal dynasty in China.
It lasted almost the entire Ming and Qing Dynasties, and finally fell due to the Japanese invasion.
As for why the people in the DPRK are still called Goryeo instead of North Korea, he heard that the country name reported by North Korea's Li Chenggui was not approved by the court at all, and it was not like Zhu Yuanzhang who waved his hand to approve it in his later years.
It was never approved. Therefore, the emperors of all dynasties still seriously conferred the title of King of Goryeo on all the monarchs of the Li Dynasty, and the gold seals were never changed.
Even if Zhang Shou was not interested in the history of Lee's Joseon, he had heard about some of their history from those bloody historical dramas that he had occasionally glanced at, including the most famous method of confining concubines.
Therefore, Zhang Shou couldn't help but be distracted for a moment, including thinking that the history of the Ming Dynasty was completely skewed, and he didn't know what was going on in North Korea. And while he was distracted, because of Zhang Chen's unscrupulous behavior,
The delegation actually gave way to them, and they finally arrived at the center of the delegation smoothly.
At this time, Zhang Shou saw the sedan chair surrounded by many followers. Since the Ming Dynasty, due to the ban of the wise Emperor Shenwu Taizu, he had not seen many people carrying the sedan chair.
In this situation, even the emperor in the palace didn't like to sit on a sedan chair when he came in and out. Moreover, the sedan chair in front of him made him feel like he had time traveled to a Korean drama.
The length, width and height are only about one meter, which is about three feet. It's so small that the people inside can't even move...
Sure enough, the next moment, he heard the exclamation of the fourth prince: "What is in the big box carried by the four people? Is it a tribute from Goryeo?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shoudeng was slightly startled, and then he realized that the fourth prince had never left the palace before, and even if he had a chance to see the Goryeo delegation, he would probably never see this scene in a sedan. However, he had not yet
To explain, Zhang Chen, who was leading the team at the front, twitched the corner of his mouth and let out a sinister smile.
"This time you guessed wrong. This is their Goryeo sedan. The people sitting in the sedan are not tributes, but living people!" Thinking that he was angry with people because of that bullshit Goryeo prince sitting in the sedan.
, Zhang Chen immediately burst out laughing, "They said they were a delegation coming to greet the New Year, but they were swaggering through the city in a sedan chair. Doesn't this mean that they don't take my prohibition on paying homage to Emperor Taizu into consideration?"
Just now, Zhang Chen shouted that he was the eldest son of the Duke of Qin and shouted to get out of the way. Naturally, all the people in the Koryo mission heard it. Now that they heard this extremely serious accusation, the servants who carried the sedan chair were ignored. The other people suddenly
Terrified.
After all, Zhang Chen had a conflict with a certain Goryeo prince who went to the Imperial Academy to study in the capital, and that incident was so famous. After all, the so-called Goryeo prince was quite unhappy with it after he returned to the country, and it was none other than
He is the former crown prince, now the king who has only succeeded to the throne not long ago!
Just as the sergeant on horseback was preparing to refute Zhang Chen righteously, a weak voice came from the carriage: "I traveled a long distance before and suffered an old illness, so now I can only ride in a sedan chair carried by humans. I
I also know that I have violated Emperor Taizu's order, but I still ask Mr. Zhang to allow me to take the sedan chair to the city gate and then change horses."
Hearing that the voice in the sedan chair was crisp, but somewhat weak, and that the person sitting inside seemed very small, Zhang Shou rode forward to stop Zhang Chen who was about to ask questions, and then asked kindly: "
Is the person in the sedan chair the official envoy of the Goryeo mission?"
The envoy who was riding over was startled when he heard these words, and then hurriedly shouted: "No, no, no, there is a tiger from our country in the sedan chair. According to the imperial edict, the king ordered us to escort the tiger to enter."