My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 178 The Aftermath of Bright Sword
For quite a while, the palace displayed the sword every day, and the atmosphere was even more lively than the Chinese New Year.

There are dozens of episodes of "Bright Sword", but due to the shortcomings of solar energy and Zhu Yuanzhang's busy state affairs, only about three episodes can be aired every day.

After the three episodes were broadcast every day, everyone was anxiously looking forward to the new plot of the next day.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself sometimes dreamed of leading the fight against the Japanese invaders together with Li Yunlong.

The influence brought by the broadcast of "Bright Sword" has far exceeded his imagination.

Xu Da was even more obsessed with Zhu Di's bragging. After finishing his official duties every day, he would bring Li Wenzhong, Tang He and other dukes and nobles to the palace to watch the drama with everyone.

Then, when watching "Bright Sword", several grown men argued about how to fight the battle of Ping'an County, how to deploy the troops, and how to defeat the Japanese with the current weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Da's favorite delicacy now has changed from roast goose to roast chicken. There was no other way. When Li Yunlong and the monk sneaked into Ichiro Hirata's birthday party, the roast chicken was so delicious that they ate it.

And when he saw that Li Yunlong and the monk each brought half a roast chicken for Zhao Gang, he couldn't help but drool.

Fenjiu paired with roast chicken, how delicious is that?

Nowadays, the palace has been clearly divided into several camps, or to be more precise, the fan camps.

Fan culture has already begun to take shape in the Ming Dynasty Palace.

There is the Xiuqin circle, the Zhao Gang circle, those who are fans of Kong Jie and Kong Erlangzi, and those who are fans of Ding Wei. Not to mention the monk, who has become the number one idol in the hearts of many palace maids.

When the monk was killed by the bandits, he shed tears for countless innocent girls. Even Zhu Di, a grown man, had tears in his eyes.

He decided to say "I" for the rest of his life to commemorate the monk.

Zhu Yunwen and a bunch of other little brats were crying and shouting about taking revenge on the monk!

The brigade commander naturally has a lot of fans, and he has many supporters in the palace. Even Zhu Yuanzhang likes the role of the brigade commander very much.

Once he puts on those little glasses, you can tell he's a true Confucian general, the kind that's both civil and military, wise and brave.

He even found a pair of glasses the same as the brigade commander's. Now he wears them every day and looks in the mirror from time to time to see how similar he is to the brigade commander.

Of course, the most people like Li Yunlong.

The people they hate the most are undoubtedly the Japanese devils and traitors.

Even Empress Ma was no exception, but the role she liked was a little special, that is, the deputy commander-in-chief.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the old couple would talk in private, and their topic would always be about Drawing Swords. When Empress Ma mentioned that she admired the deputy commander-in-chief the most, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little puzzled.

In the words of Empress Ma, the deputy commander-in-chief was calm and steady, a true talent, and most like her own son, Chongba.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt both touched and depressed, because he and the brigade commander were obviously the most alike.

There are even more topics for debate among fan groups. In addition to arguing about who fights better, they also argue about who is more loyal and righteous.

Those who had not watched "Bright Sword" were despised by everyone.

He doesn't even know who Li Yunlong is, he's really unworldly!
Nowadays, in the palace, one can often hear the childish cries of children coming from some corner, whether in the grass, on a rockery, or on a small slope in the palace.

"Second Battalion Commander, where is my Italian cannon?"

"Elite? I'm fighting the elite!"

"Sakamoto, I'm going to fuck your ancestors!" These somewhat vulgar lines often became popular sayings in the palace. Empress Ma complained to Zhu Yuanzhang more than once, saying that this would lead her grandson astray.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed to hide his embarrassment, but he felt that it was not a big problem. It was not a problem for a grandfather to be his grandchildren. It was just that it was better to say less vulgar words. After all, they were children of the royal family and he had to be careful about the impact.

In fact, those popular lines were not only liked by little kids like Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Gaochi, but adults were no exception.

During family dinners, Zhu Biao would often say when teaching Zhu Yunwen a lesson, "This is a banquet, and we are all civilized people..."

Zhu Di would sometimes say, "I am also a famous handsome young man in the area," and then be laughed at by everyone.

Even Empress Ma herself was no exception. When complaining about Zhu Yuanzhang, she would often blurt out, "You are truly a talented person."

It was because Empress Ma was so virtuous that the word "his mother" could not be uttered.

Of course, what moved Zhu Yuanzhang the most was that the officers and soldiers in the play were united in fighting against Japan and their military discipline was strict. Such an army is what all generals dream of!

He also wanted to have such an invincible army.

He discovered that although the Eighth Route Army, where Li Yunlong was, also had different official positions, the hierarchy was not that strict. For example, Li Yunlong, although the highest commander of a regiment, either beat or scolded the soldiers under him, but more often than not, one could see that deep in his heart he treated his soldiers as brothers.

They wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and whenever they have good things, they always give them to the soldiers. When fighting, he always leads the troops by example. He takes the lives of his soldiers very seriously!
What does it mean to love your soldiers like your own sons? This is what it means to love your soldiers like your own sons!

With such a commander, the superiors will follow suit and there is no need to worry about the officers and soldiers not being able to unite as one. Military orders will be strictly enforced.

It's not just Li Yunlong's troops, it seems like the entire Eighth Route Army is like this. For example, the brigade commander scolded Li Yunlong as if he were scolding his grandson, but he really cared about Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong made mistakes several times and was about to be shot, but the brigade commander saved him.

How was all this accomplished?

During the Anti-Japanese War, the soldiers faced an environment in which their country was destroyed and their families were ruined. Their homes were occupied and their parents and children were killed, which further aroused their hatred and ambition to resist Japan.

But apart from that, I think these soldiers have also been educated in what Lao Li called "national pride and sense of identity", which is why they can be united in their hatred of the enemy.

Thinking about the generals under his command, I'm afraid that only a few of them can do this.

We still have to start with ideological education, Zhu Yuanzhang thought, and we have to speed up the promotion of "national identity".

Before Lao Li sends new movies, newspapers are the best means.

Now the content and publication of the court newspapers are managed by Fang Xiaoru, so we have to tell him about this idea.

The specific content includes the origin of China, the composition of the nation, the inheritance of civilization, and heroic epics. In short, it is to arouse the people's sense of national pride and deepen their sense of identity with the country.

Just let him organize the people to handle the matter. Zhu Yuanzhang was still very confident in Fang Xiaoru's work.

After telling Fang Xiaoru about his idea, Fang Xiaoru's eyes lit up instantly. Since he wanted to publicize the origin of China in the newspaper, he could go a step further while publishing the newspaper.

Write a history of Chinese civilization spanning thousands of years, from the ancient times of Youchao Suiren to the Ming Dynasty, specifically describing how Chinese civilization was passed down.

Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally well aware of Fang Xiaoru's little thoughts. This future great scholar also wanted to leave his name in history by writing history books!

But Zhu Yuanzhang had bigger ideas in his mind. Could this be the opportunity to start the "Hongwu Encyclopedia" that he had been dreaming of?

(End of this chapter)