First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Facing the sea breeze, facing thousands of subjects, reading aloud, this job is really not easy, even if you don't have a good body, you can't stand it.

Zhang Ximeng was just in charge of hosting, and he felt sweaty, dizzy, and hot.If it takes a little longer, he is afraid that he will not be able to hold on.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong. The group returned to the line, drank some herbal tea and ate some fruit, and Zhang Ximeng took a breath.

It happened that Zhu Ying came in happily and yelled at Zhang Ximeng: "Brother, the sacrificial oration you wrote for my godfather is perfect! I saw that everyone was talking about it, and even the soldiers in the army said that the King of Wu has courage and follows his superiors. .”

Zhang Ximeng was slightly stunned, and then said: "Although I have polished it up a bit, the sacrificial oration is still written by the lord. The emperor's appearance, the emperor's heart, it is finally a matter of course... By the way, what are you doing here, is there something wrong?"

"Yes, my godfather asked me to come over and have a look. If the elder brother recovers, go to his side."

Zhang Ximeng cheered up, followed Zhu Ying, and came to see Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuanzhang was more casual, sitting there with bare feet and a big watermelon beside him... Seeing Zhang Ximeng coming, he quickly greeted, "Sir, come and taste it, to relieve the heat."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord, I ate some lychees, and I really don't have enough stomach... Do you know what orders my lord has?"

Old Zhu nodded, "I can't talk about orders, we just have such an idea, you say these things we discussed in Lingnan, these articles, okay?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded hurriedly, can he say no!

Old Zhu said again: "Since it's good, let's let more people know about it."

Zhang Ximeng was slightly stunned, and immediately said: "Don't worry, my lord, the Ministry of Rites will definitely publish these contents, distribute them everywhere, let the people discuss them, read them in schools around the world, and explain their opinions... There are arrangements for these."

Old Zhu paused, but his mind was not here.

"What we mean is, can you send it to those few people, so that they can also open their eyes?"

How many people?

Eye-opening?

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a moment before trying to say: "My lord, do you want to give it to Zhang Shicheng, Liu Futong and others?"

"Including Chen Youliang, if Yuan Ting wants it, we can also send a copy!" Old Zhu said with a smile.

Zhang Ximeng was also stunned, this idea is a bit powerful!

Fighting for the world is not just fighting and killing. If the battlefield can rule the world, then Xiang Yu is the king, and Lu Bu should rule the Three Kingdoms!

Competing for hegemony is based on people's hearts, what is compared is the situation and tolerance, what is judged is the level of internal affairs, and the financial resources and people's power of the contest... The final winner may not be the most capable, but it must be the most tenacious.

Today, the Zhu Yuanzhang Group has sorted out everything from top to bottom, from the inside out. Although the rest is not a small problem, the most fundamental thing is no longer lagging behind, and can move forward without hindrance. , the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, let me ask the heroes of the world, who is worthy of the match?

And these sacrificial articles are the signal Zhu Yuanzhang sent to the heroes!

High, really high!

"My lord, with this trick, you can test out the quality of these families. It can be said that you can defeat others without fighting!"

Old Zhu smiled subtly, "It's not that Mr. has a high standard. After studying with him for these years, we can barely keep up with Mr.'s footsteps, so that we won't be confused and be confused by the chaotic world."

"This is also a matter of course that the lord is intelligent and has the world in mind."

Lao Zhu accepted it readily, and it is naturally very interesting for the monarch and his ministers to boast about each other's business.But we must not forget about the business, and immediately ordered, prepared a copy, and then sent someone to expedite it by [-] miles, and sent it to Yingtian... and then asked Yingtian to send the things immediately to other families.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally took care of the big event, and at this time, who would dare to neglect, Li Xi, as an old Confucian, was only shocked when faced with these shocking words.

Needless to say, he really came out!

What Zhang Ximeng advocated in the past few years, combined with this trip to Lingnan, has completely formed a system...a complete system that can compete with and replace the three cardinal principles and five constant principles of Confucianism.

Perhaps there are still some deficiencies that need to be supplemented and improved.But just from the conceptual point of view, it is no longer a problem for this set of things to overwhelm the Confucian ideas.

It seems that the disciples of Confucius and Mencius are worthless in the future, and scholars are afraid that they will become disciples of Zhangmen.

Li Xi was emotional for a while, but he had nothing to say. He could object to anything Zhang Ximeng advocated, but there was one thing that he couldn't object to.

This is the Xingxue advocated by Zhang Ximeng.

In the past Li Xi was a Confucian scholar, but now he is more of a minister, in charge of hundreds of officials.

How important a government office is, how much authority it has... It doesn't depend on what other people say, it depends on how much power the department has and how many resources it has!

Why are the officials so bullish?

All the officials in the world are under the control of the Ministry of Officials, and a powerful Minister of the Ministry of Officials can stand against the prime minister.

Of course, after Zhang Ximeng suggested the establishment of the Menxia Province, it can be said that the sectarians are in charge of the scribes below, which can be said to have pinched the foundation of the bureaucratic system.

Li Xi doesn't care about these things for the time being, what he really cares about is starting a school!

Earlier, in the Bailudong Academy, it had been announced that the academy would be abolished and private schools would be abolished. Now, there is even a suggestion that everyone should be a scholar.

If you want to become a scholar, you must at least be able to read and write, right?

Saying that everyone is a gentleman and everyone reads books is a bit big. It is very difficult to achieve... Can we make a discount?

For example, let [-]% study, [-]% is fine, or it can be reduced to [-]%!

Anyway, no matter how much it is, it will be several times, dozens of times more than it is now... The Ministry of Rites has always been the Qingshui Yamen in the eyes of the world. Apart from the imperial examination, it has no decent authority.

The budget is also the least among the six departments. Don't look at the hard work of the Ministry of Industry, but those big projects, rivers, cities... which one is not hundreds of thousands, millions of dollars!

It's not that they are greedy for the money of the country and the people of Mexico, but that as long as you hold such a large sum of money where it is spent, you will naturally be respected and respected.

If the Ministry of Rites can be responsible for the establishment of 1 schools, or [-] schools, or even more, who would dare to look down on the Ministry of Rites?

The good times for us scholars are coming!

Li Xi started to move without hesitation, quickly set up the floor, let the big guys get ready, just wait for the order to come down, and act immediately!

No one can stop us!

This is the case for the Ministry of Rites, let alone the other yamen. The big guys are trembling and assessing the impact of the trip to Lingnan. The big guys know that it is very big, but no one dares to say how far it has reached.

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"Wu Wang really mentioned me in the sacrificial text?"

Fang Guozhen asked for the third time, and his son Fang Guan put the sacrificial text in front of his father, "You always read it yourself, isn't it just written here!"

Fang Guozhen stared wide-eyed, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly murmured: "It's just too few, a few more words would be great!"

Fang Guan's face turned dark, "Father, Zhang Shicheng fought so hard at Gaoyou, King Wu didn't write a single word, and put you together with Patriarch Peng and Marshal Guo. What kind of grace is this? To be honest, My son feels that his face is bright! Smoke is rising from the ancestral grave!"

"Yes!"

Fang Guozhen's old face was a little embarrassed, she wanted to laugh, but it was not so natural.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

"Hey!"

Fang Guozhen sighed heavily, "The king of Wu praised your father, but your father knew in his heart that I was genuine in raising troops, but I was at both ends, surrendered several times, and rebelled myself. The world regards me as a capricious Little man, now that King Wu praises you so much, I, I'm still a little uncomfortable, uncomfortable."

What Fang Guan can say is that the old man still has a little self-knowledge and is not confused!

"Father, no matter what you say, with King Wu's approval, your old man is worth it."

Fang Guozhen thought over and over again, feeling irritable in his heart, he simply got up and paced back and forth. After a while, he suddenly said: "Do you think King Wu can rule the world?"

Fang Guan was stunned, speechless.

Fang Guozhen added: "Don't be afraid, just tell the truth, what should be done, what should be done?"

Only then did Fang Guan gather his courage, and said in a muffled voice: "Father, Chen Youliang has just lost, and Zhang Shicheng has long lost his temper... Liu Futong and Yuan Ting are still fighting fiercely. Isn't the overall situation quite clear?"

Fang Guozhen was at a loss for words, and it seemed that this was true. Her son's level had improved, and he even understood the general trend of the world.

But the problem is that once he figured it out, what should he do?

Continue to guard Taizhou and Wenzhou, be the emperor of the land, and wait for Zhu Yuanzhang's army to attack, or plan early?

Fang Guozhen was struggling.

Who doesn't want to dominate one side and decide for themselves?

Moreover, the Zhu family's army is strictly controlled, and it is far less carefree than it is now. From the perspective of myself, I really shouldn't surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang...

Fang Guozhen thought about it, but no matter how many thoughts he had, his eyes finally fell on this sacrificial oration.

Zhu Yuanzhang is nostalgic for the old days, and those old soldiers who followed him in Haozhou are not at a disadvantage, even if they die on the battlefield, it is worth it.

Look at yourself again, look at these brothers of yourself...

What else can I say, only a long sigh!

Fang Guozhen struggled all night, and on the second day, before he had eaten, he ordered all the generals and soldiers to be summoned, and no one should be left behind.

Two hours later, almost 5000 people gathered, including Fang Guozhen's brother Fang Guozhang.

Fang Guozhen clenched his fists and walked to the middle of the big guys. He took a deep breath, "I, I will just say one thing! From now on, I will take refuge in King Wu."

The people below didn't move at all, as if they didn't hear clearly.

Fang Guozhen is worth shouting again, "Old Fang, surrender! Surrender to King Wu! Do you understand?"

There was a short silence, and then there was the sound of long live the mountains and tsunami, and someone wept with joy... The corners of Fang Guozhen's mouth twitched, and she cursed inwardly, "Grandma, these grandchildren have changed their minds a long time ago!"

Chapter 385 One Article Moves the World

Fang Guozhen didn't know if she should celebrate conforming to the people's hearts, or should she cry bitterly for losing the people's hearts. Anyway, the average subordinate is Xiao Fengxian. If it drags on, who knows if they will kill herself as Prime Minister Dong?

"Tell me, is being a brother really that bad?"

Fang Guozhang hurriedly said with a smile: "Brother, what are you talking about? Even the King of Wu respects you and regards you as a veteran of the rebel army. What a kindness this is. Our Fang family is honored and honored." Yan ah!"

Fang Guozhen thought for a while, and it was true, but he was still a little unconvinced, "Could it be that we can only rely on Zhu Yuanzhang for the rest of our lives, and can't do a career by ourselves?"

Fang Guozhang paused, as if he was thinking about something, then he gritted his teeth, "Brother, I have to say these few words from my heart, Zhu Jiajun has countless heroes, but most of them are men on land, and there are not many heroes in the water." Look at the current navy of the Zhu family army, Yu Tonghai, Liao Yongzhong, Zhang Desheng...these people are rampant in Chaohu Lake, and they are reluctant to let them enter the Yangtze River. There is also that barbarian Hai Hague, a general who is often defeated. , there is no one who can fight. Let's take refuge in the past, it is just in time."

"I'm being blunt. The former king of Wu was willing to make his elder brother the king of Yue because he wanted to win over his elder brother. Now that his elder brother has taken refuge in the past and obeyed the heavens, the king of Wu doesn't regard his elder brother as a confidant? When the time comes, all the sailors It is only natural to hand it over to the elder brother... As long as the elder brother makes great achievements, then a hereditary and irreplaceable Duke of Yue will be right in front of us!"

Hereditary replacement?

Return to the Duke of Yue?

Fang Guozhen was a little uneasy, "Is what you said true?"

Fang Guozhang became even more enthusiastic, "Brother, to be honest, I also heard that the former King of Wu had promised Ou Puxiang that he would build a country overseas."

"What? He said yes?"

"Wow!" Fang Guozhang smiled contemptuously, "Ou Puxiang is a short-sighted person, he only dared to run wild in Yuanzhou's old lair, let King Wu get rid of all his men, all alone, at the mercy of King Wu, he I found this by myself. Brother, we are different. We run across the sea,

It is our brother's job.Among other things, if you go to the north, there is the Wa Kingdom, and there is Champa in the south. Our fleet has been to all of them. "

"And this?"

Fang Guozhen's heart was full of emotion, the road of daring to love had already been paved for herself, surrendering to the king of Wu, having a status, a future, and no need to worry about future generations, it is not impossible to want to build a country overseas.

It's just a win.

No more doubts, it must be done!

Fang Guozhen made up his mind, "Prepare the map immediately, and submit the book to accept the surrender! By the way," Fang Guozhen suddenly remembered something again. He stared at Fang Guozhang, his beard pouted, and asked after biting his teeth: "You Tell me! I don’t know these things, how do you know? Have you already asked about it? "

Fang Guozhen's eyeballs popped out.

Not only are Xiao Fengxian's subordinates, even his own sons and brothers are all of the same kind. Why am I so unlucky?

Fang Guozhen wanted to cry but had no tears, but she was helpless.

He sent his son Fang Guan to Yingtian with the armored soldier album, and surrendered the land.He also ordered Fang Guozhang to rectify the land and water armies, take stock of his property, and make a book honestly, and present it together when he is ready to surrender.

Fang Guozhen also reminded the brothers, "Listen well, the Zhu family's army is not ignorant in doing things. If there is nothing to eat and drink soldiers' blood, you can't hide it from others. Since you want to surrender this time, be honest and get the numbers right. Sometimes people will grab the pigtails, but don't expect me to protect you!"

Fang Guozhang was stunned for a while, then hurriedly agreed.

When we leave, we always trot.

Become Zhu Jiajun, you can't neglect it!

Fang Guozhen accepting the soil and surrendering, although this is unexpected, it is also reasonable.

A few years ago, Fang Guozhen had contacts with Zhu Yuanzhang, exchanging salt for food, and the business was very enjoyable.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang named three princes, that is, Fang Guozhen, the king of Yue, was the smoothest.

During this period, Fang Guozhen also sent several fleets to assist Zhu's army in operations.

This time, Yu Tonghai's success in capturing Lingnan was inseparable from Fang Guozhen's help.

All in all, the two are very close, from top to bottom, especially the bottom, needless to say.