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"Aiqing lives alone in the capital, and Ling Madam is not around. Otherwise, I will give you a few more maids."

This is also the usual way that the emperor rewards ministers: Men, how many people don't like beauties?

Gu Ming is no exception.

Hearing what the emperor said, Gu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly thought of someone.

This is a rare and good opportunity, so he immediately cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for the reward from the emperor, but I have something to ask for."

"Oh? Tell me, Aiqing!"

For Emperor Yongping, what he fears most is that Gu Ming doesn't want anything, asks for nothing.

If there is a request, he is at ease.

"Your Majesty, can I go to the Jiaofang Division to choose two maids?"

"Jiaojiaofang Division?"

The emperor was stunned.

He is the Son of Heaven, so how can he not know what kind of place Jiaofangsi is.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Hahaha, it seems that Aiqing has already taken a fancy to the beautiful woman in Jiaofang Division, since Aiqing has opened her mouth, how can I not allow it?

In this way, I will write a handbook in a while, and let Aiqing choose all the beauties of Jiaofangsi, let alone two, ten or eight will do."

Obviously, Emperor Yongping was wrong, thinking that Gu Ming couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted a golden house to hide his beauty.

Of course, this is not a big deal, after all, there have been many talented people since ancient times, not to mention that Gu Ming is still the number one talented person in the dynasty.

It's really a big deal for the emperor to speak like this.

The girls of the Jiaofang Division have always been of high social status. After all, they have a special status. They have been carefully selected and trained strictly. They are not only outstanding in appearance, but also good at singing and dancing.

Especially the oiran of the Jiaofang Division, who is really not a thousand gold, but a body of ten thousand gold.

For example, those old rich in the capital, if they are allowed to spend 1 taels of gold to redeem an oiran from the Jiaofang Division, it is guaranteed that they will fight for blood.

Moreover, it is not an easy task to go to the Jiaofang Division to redeem a girl, and it must be approved by the Ministry of Rites.

Wouldn't it cost tens of thousands of taels of silver to get those officials from the Ministry of Rites to nod and let him go?

And even if the girls were redeemed in the end, it didn't mean that they would be fine. After all, most of the girls in the Jiaofang Division were the wives of criminal officials, and they were guilty of crimes.

If you want to get rid of this identity completely, you have to spend a lot of money to manage it up and down

Of course, with the emperor's order, everything will be solved. Is it possible that the officials of the Ministry of Rites would dare to ask for a fee?

That is really the old life hanged himself, and he thinks his life is too long.

"Thank you Your Majesty"

"Small things are not worth mentioning"

Emperor Yongping smiled and waved his hand.

Indeed, to him, this is a completely trivial matter, a matter of writing a small note casually, even the imperial decree is not needed.

Later, Emperor Yongping talked about state affairs intentionally or unintentionally.

Because he has already tasted the sweetness, Dayan Dictionary has become a craze, and the supply of printing in workshops is also in short supply.

Now not only the ministers of the DPRK and China, but also many scholars are also looking for purchases.

After all, facts have proved the practical value of this dictionary, and it will surely be passed on to future generations.

For Emperor Yongping, this is undoubtedly a major event that will last forever.

Because of this, he has greater pursuits, even ambitions

After chatting for a while, Gu Ming heard the meaning of the emperor's words.

This is actually a good thing. The emperor has ambitions, so Gu Ming naturally has them too.

For example, the release of Dayan Dictionary this time, the feeling of being lucky is almost comparable to when it was the number one scholar in high school.

For others, luck is mysterious and mysterious, invisible and intangible, but for Gu Ming, luck can be converted into a kind of power, making his strength to a higher level.

The most obvious thing is that the noble energy in his body has increased significantly, which is the same as the increase of true energy in people who practice Taoism.

To put it simply, Gu Ming's way of cultivation is completely different from others.

Others need to retreat, visualize, take elixir, etc. to improve their realm and strength, but Gu Ming only needs to write books and accumulate luck.

Even meditating is just to recuperate the mind and think about some problems.

And the prerequisite for him to accumulate luck is closely related to the luck of the dynasty, so helping the emperor is also equivalent to helping himself.

"Your Majesty, I actually have some ideas."

Hearing this, Emperor Yongping cheered up: "Huh? That's great, Aiqing might as well talk about it."

"That's right, I recently discovered a problem when sorting out the books in the Imperial Academy. Many ancient books are either incomplete, or have different versions, or are missing titles.

Therefore, I have a bold idea."

"Great, Ai Qing, the bolder your ideas, the better, I'm afraid you're not bold enough."

"For thousands of years, Huaxia culture has a long history. Although the imperial court has collected many, but at the same time, many have been lost in the long river of history, or scattered among the people and unknown to the world.

Therefore, I am wondering whether it is possible to collect the existing, missing, and scattered books on inheritance among the people and compile a series of books."

In fact, what Gu Ming was talking about was the Yongle Grand Ceremony.

This is the largest and most complete encyclopedia ever recognized by Gu Ming in his previous life, with a total of more than 2 volumes and nearly [-] million words, covering classics, history, sons, collections, geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures , drama, crafts, agriculture and so on.

The origin of this series of books is that Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, determined to compile a set of magnificent works with the mentality of highlighting the prestige of the country and benefiting all generations, which can be said to last through the ages.

At that time, more than [-] people participated in the compilation, copying, and revision, and it took several years to complete.

What Gu Ming is cultivating now is Taoism, so he naturally hopes that such wonderful books as Yongle Dadian will reappear in this world.

With his own strength, he doesn't even need to think about it, but with the support of the emperor, it will definitely be done.

Once this masterpiece is published, it is not difficult to imagine that luck will inevitably flood in like a mountain torrent, and it is a little exciting to think about it.

Listening to Gu Ming's eloquent narration, Emperor Yongping's eyes widened

What Emperor Yongping said before, I was afraid that you were not bold enough, but now I am afraid that this idea cannot be called bold, it is simply crazy.

After all, he is not an ignorant emperor, and it is completely conceivable what a huge project this will be.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

"Ah, well, Gu Aiqing, your idea is quite good, but it might be a bit difficult to implement, right?"

Gu Ming nodded solemnly: "Yes, after all, to compile such a series of books, a lot of manpower, material resources, and time will inevitably be invested.

But Your Majesty, once the compilation is completed, this will be the largest and most complete contribution in history, and it will surely exalt my country's prestige, benefit future generations, and last forever.

As for the name of the series, it can be named Yongping Dadian after the emperor's reign title! "

"Yongping Grand Ceremony?"

At this moment, Emperor Yongping felt his heart beating faster and faster.

"Yes, Your Majesty. After all, if this series of books is really going to be compiled, it will be a well-deserved masterpiece. It is not an exaggeration to call it a grand ceremony."

"Good, good, good!"

Emperor Yongping rose up against the table and said three good words in a row, which shows how excited he was inside.

As an emperor, Emperor Yongping deeply understands the principle of invisibility of emotions and anger, and has always controlled it quite well.

But the emperor is also a human being, and it is impossible not to lose his temper.

At this time, he lost his composure, revealing the joy and excitement in his heart.

Although I know in my heart that this matter is not so easy to accomplish, but because of this, no one has ever done it.

If it is done by him, coupled with the achievements of Dayan Dictionary, maybe there is a chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with Qin Huang Han Wu.

"Well, Gu Aiqing, do you have any other ideas? Let's talk about it together?"

"There are, but I'm afraid the emperor will not be happy when he hears this."

Emperor Yongping was enjoying himself, and immediately waved his hands and said: "It's okay, Aiqing can say it, the big deal is that I don't accept it, but I will never blame Aiqing."

"Okay, then I will speak freely."

Chapter 258 The amount of information that Aiqing said is too much, I have to digest it carefully...

"I wonder what the emperor thinks about the military ban?"

Gu Ming raised a topic first.

"The ban on arms?"

Upon hearing this word, Emperor Yongping immediately frowned.

Looking back at history, the promulgation of the ban on military affairs has a history of more than 1000 years, and dynasties have changed, but this order has remained unchanged until now.

The prohibition on martial arts was strictly enforced at the beginning of its promulgation. Once people were found to be practicing martial arts, the lighter ones would be imprisoned, and the serious ones would be beheaded.

Even so, it is still repeated repeatedly.

It is precisely because of this that the conflict between the court and the rivers and lakes arises.

With the passage of time, the ban on arms has almost become a piece of paper.

Emperor Yongping was well aware of this point.It's just that he didn't quite understand what Gu Ming meant when he suddenly raised the military ban.

"Your Majesty, the original intention of the previous court to issue the ban on military force was to prevent the common people from violating the ban with military force.

However, it turns out that this order does more harm than good.”

Emperor Yongping couldn't help asking: "Why?"

"As the saying goes, blocking is worse than sparse.

It has been more than 1000 years since the promulgation of the military ban, and the benefits it has brought are probably very small, but instead it has led to the confrontation between the imperial court and the world."

"Wait, Ai Qing, what do you mean to suggest that the military ban be lifted?"

"Correct!"

"However, once the ban on military force is lifted and those people have force, wouldn't the court be very passive if they were about to make a move?"

This is also the reason why the military ban was promulgated in the first place, because the people were afraid of rebellion.

"Your Majesty, in fact, for the vast majority of the common people, whether there is an anti-military order will hardly affect them.

After all, practicing martial arts is not an easy task, in addition to requiring a certain amount of talent, you also need to have a certain financial foundation."

"Since that's the case, what's the point of lifting the military ban?"

"Your Majesty, the stability and prosperity of a country cannot be separated from martial arts, to govern the country, and to suppress the enemy with martial arts!

Without strong force, it is not enough to deter Xiaoxiao.

For many years, why did the northern nomadic tribes and countries in the Western Regions dare to repeatedly invade the Central Plains?

That's because they didn't hurt them, didn't scare them enough

As far as I know, in the frontier area, a small group of enemy troops, even a mere few dozen people, can go on a rampage and plunder one village after another.

The reason is that most of the common people are weak and timid, watching their homes being destroyed, but they can't give birth to a trace of resistance. How sad is this? "

"This"

Hearing this, Emperor Yongping couldn't help frowning.

Although these words made him feel a little uncomfortable, he had to admit that this was indeed true.

Take last year as an example, a tribe in the north dispatched more than 100 riders, and even drove straight for more than [-] miles. It was not counted as burning, killing and looting, and finally even broke through a small frontier fortress.

A mere hundred riders can break through a city?

The fact is that a group of officials in charge of guarding the city abandoned the city and fled

This is simply an indelible shame!

The point is that the other party looted the city, killed many people in the city, and finally set a fire.