Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

Time passed quickly, and it was the sixth day of August in a blink of an eye.

Zhang Shikang didn't go anywhere these days and only did three things - eating, sleeping and playing Doudou.

It must be said that he hasn't enjoyed such a comfortable life for a long time.

Early in the morning, Zhang Shikang dressed up with the help of Kou Baimen. Since he was going to attend the celebration, he wore a dragon robe.

Both the Ming Dynasty Code and the Ming History Records of Vehicles and Clothing clearly stipulated that only the emperor could wear dragon robes. Even the crown prince could only wear clothing with dragon patterns during important ceremonies.

As for the princes and dukes of the Ming Dynasty, not only were they not qualified to wear dragon robes, they were not even allowed to wear python robes.

Because the dragon robe is the highest standard of clothing bestowed by the Ming Dynasty. Unless it is bestowed by the emperor, anyone who wears it will be sentenced to death. The same applies to the flying fish robe.

Generally speaking, python robes are divided into red and blue, but Zhang Shikang is different, he has a colorful python robe!

This has to do with Chongzhen's doting. Just because Zhang Shikang once said that the color of the dragon robe was too monotonous, Chongzhen specially asked the Internal Affairs Bureau to make one for him.

For other families, having a set of imperially bestowed python robes was an unparalleled honor, but Zhang Shikang had more than eight sets of four-season python robes, and they came in all kinds of colors.

After a simple breakfast, when Zhang Shikang went out, the carriage had been waiting for a long time.

Of course, accompanying the carriage was a guard of a thousand men.

Today is the completion ceremony of the four major universities in the Ming Dynasty.

These include the Ming Royal Academy of Sciences, the Ming Army University, the Ming Maritime University, and the Ming Polytechnic University.

The priority of these four construction projects was only after the Dagu Fort, Shipyard, and Tianjin Naval Port in Tianjin, and they were not completed until mid-July this year.

The four universities have different functions. The Land and Maritime Schools are of course important, while the Polytechnic University is designed to train science and engineering talents on a large scale.

As for the Ming Royal Academy of Sciences, it focuses on technological research and innovation. The funding is naturally supported by the state, and the current talents come from the Royal Manufacturing Bureau.

After the completion of the Royal Academy of Sciences, high-end technical talents from the General Administration of Manufacturing, such as Song Yingxing, Wang Zheng, and Bi Maokang, as well as some project talents who have overcome some firearms problems, will be transferred to the Academy.

The Royal Academy of Sciences is mainly responsible for high-end project scientific research, and the research and development results are handed over to the General Administration of Manufacturing for mass production. The Land and Maritime School follows up simultaneously, teaching the students of the school how to use and maintain the latest developed firearms, warships, etc. The same is true for science and engineering.

This was a plan that Zhang Shikang had agreed upon with Song Yingxing and others a long time ago.

If we want to completely break the current narrow model of master-disciple relationship in the Ming Dynasty, we have to provide real money and adequate welfare benefits.

Zhang Shikang didn't understand technology, but he had money from the national treasury and respected technology very much.

When Zhang Shikang's motorcade arrived at Chang'an Avenue, another smaller motorcade joined in.

The owner of this convoy is naturally His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cilang. Oh, and the little Princess Kunyi also came along.

This actually made Zhang Shikang quite puzzled.

The day after that morning court session, Chongzhen issued an imperial decree, announcing to the world the prince's marriage and his marriage to Princess Kunyi.

Zhu Cilang was okay. Although this kid was only fourteen years old, for some reason, after following him for a while, he became very shameless.

But according to Zhang Shikang's understanding of women at that time, especially those who were engaged, they rarely went out, let alone met their fiancés.

Of course, as the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, Princess Kunyi can go wherever she wants as long as the emperor approves.

But Zhang Shikang remembered that the little girl was very shy, and he was indeed a little surprised that she could attend the ceremony with him.

Zhu Cilang and Princess Kunyi each rode in a carriage. As soon as the two caravans met, Zhu Cilang got off the carriage and rode in the same one with Zhang Shikang.

"Hehe." Zhu Cilang just got in the car and smiled when he saw Zhang Shikang.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Shikang frowned.

"I remembered something happy." Zhu Cilang still couldn't hide his joy.

He had heard that his father was planning to arrange a marriage for him, but he had never expected that it would be the youngest daughter of the Duke of Ying.

As for his future wife, Zhu Cilang had been to the Duke of Ying's Mansion twice before, but had never seen her.

However, his future wife is his master's sister. His master is so handsome and powerful, so he thinks his master's sister must be as beautiful as a fairy.

The most important thing is that his father told him that as long as he married his master's sister, both he and the Ming Dynasty would be protected by his master.

So, Zhu Cilang was very happy.

"Xiao Zhu, it's too early for you to be happy." Zhang Shikang said playfully.

"Your Crown Princess is currently learning martial arts from your sister-in-law. Have you seen your sister-in-law's martial arts?

You will cry then."

After saying this, Zhang Shikang felt somewhat proud.

"Master, this is not important. My sister-in-law is so powerful, but I have never seen you cry after being beaten.

But Master, are you sure you want me to call you that from now on?"

Zhu Cilang was completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter, and instead started to tease each other about the way they addressed each other.

If they really married each other's sisters, and the brother and sister were both disciples of Zhang Shikang, then the relationship would be really complicated. Even Yang Guo would have to give a thumbs up if he saw it.

However, such things are not uncommon in all dynasties, and there are even more outrageous things than this.

From the royal perspective, as long as it is conducive to the stability of imperial power, nothing else matters.

"Hmph, first of all, you have to understand that whether you are my disciple or my brother-in-law, you have to listen to me." Zhang Shikang said with disdain.

Zhu Cilang curled his lips and said reluctantly:

"Then the Emperor has granted you, Master, a marriage. Logically, Master... you should also be my brother-in-law."

Zhu Cilang felt that it was necessary to fight for this. After all, this involved his title in the next few decades. It would be ungentlemanly not to take advantage of an opportunity. This was what his master taught him.

Zhang Shikang heard this and looked at Zhu Cilang with a strange expression.

"Who do you think has the bigger fist between us?"

As he said this, he waved his potato, which was the size of a sandbag, at Zhu Cilang. Zhu Cilang felt threatened and immediately surrendered.

"Of course...it's naturally Master's."

"Well, that's right, then I'll listen to you, Master. We'll talk about our own things from now on.

You still call me Master. As for your group of mistresses, they are no longer worthy of being called mistresses. They are all old, so you can just call them sisters-in-law.

As for that girl Kunyi, you two can naturally be like brother and sister.

Do you understand? "

After saying that, Zhang Shikang proudly waved his fist again, without any awareness of being a master.

"Everything...everything is under the Master's command." Zhu Cilang was intimidated by Zhang Shikang's tyranny and had to surrender temporarily.

But I thought in my heart that Master now holds the truth, so I won’t bother with him.

When he ascends the throne one day, he must clear his name and let the master call me brother-in-law, hehe.

Zhang Shikang looked satisfied after hearing this, and he stroked his unnecessary beard and continued:

“Well, that’s more like it.

Tell me, Master, why did that girl Kunyi come with us?"