The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1600

[1600.Chapter 1521 Forever and ever]

Jiang Wen yelled like a madman, causing Emperor Hongzhi, who was originally angry with him, to sigh softly.

There are not many such scholars in the world.

Who’s to blame for this?

Corrupt Confucianism has prevailed to this day, and scholars have a responsibility. Don’t those who originally designated the eight-part essay to select scholars have no responsibility?

It’s just that… the reason why the eight-member army recruited scholars was to calm people’s hearts after the world was in chaos, but now, it has become more and more inappropriate.

The emperor changed, but the scholars had no time to change.

Just like this Jiang Wen, after ten years of hard work and decades of hard study, many of the things he believed in collapsed in front of him overnight. This is a sad thing.

It’s sad but powerless. No one can accept this feeling for a while.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said: “This student has gone crazy. Let’s send him to Xishan Medical College.”

Fang Jifan looked at Emperor Hongzhi from the side. His Majesty obviously did not hate Jiang Wen too much, but… slightly With a bit of worry.

Fang Jifan then said: “Your Majesty, based on my long-term medical experience, this is just a mild brain disease, and there is no need to seek medical treatment.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at him in surprise.

Slightly…

but Fang Jifan rolled up his sleeves, stepped forward, raised his hand and slapped the crazy Jiang Wen, but heard a crisp sound, and then heard Fang Jifan say angrily: “You are eating the wrong thing like a dog.” Have you taken the medicine?”

This slap made Jiang Wen stagger.

All of a sudden, it seemed as if the soul swam back.

He covered his face and looked at everything in front of him blankly.

Suddenly, his body became sluggish, his legs went weak, and he knelt down again.

It seemed that… he suddenly returned to reality, he said repeatedly: “Ten thousand deaths, ten thousand deaths, all students will die.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face looked slightly better.

He stepped forward and stared at Jiang Wen: “Like you and other rotten scholars, the scriptures and meanings they have learned are not unreasonable. They are just about integrity, sincerity, ordering the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. These knowledge are by no means what can be found in books. If you can learn this through studying, then… everything in this world will be too simple.”

Jiang Wen was silent for a long time and nodded: “Yes, yes.”

He felt sad and confused. feeling.

“What are you thinking about?”

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to want to see into Jiang Wen’s heart.

Jiang Wen burst into tears again, but his spirit was much normal. He said sadly: “Your Majesty, the student has nothing to think about.” But he paused, but said sadly: “The student has been poor since he was a child. Because the ancestors of the family had read poetry and books, some literary friends helped and gave the students the opportunity to study. Since the students were young, they have been dissatisfied with everything, and only reading is profound, so they have struggled for more than ten years. I read tirelessly day and night, and finally received the blessing of my ancestors, achieved some success in my studies, and gained a reputation. But now…”

He shook his head and just sighed: “Now I know that all these years of hard study are actually the moon in the water. Now that I saw this crop, I realized that the truth in the world is not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics…”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “Come, let him go, there is no need to embarrass him.”

After hearing this, Jiang Wen bowed again and said. With a thank you, he swayed and left, leaving only his back.

…

“This is the real harvest festival.” Emperor Hongzhi immediately smiled. He looked around: “This is more than just a bumper harvest, it is a great harvest. This festival… will be celebrated next year and the year after that. Not only will Xishan come The palace will pay attention to the arrangements in the future.” As he spoke, his bright eyes fell on Zhu Houzhao.

“Prince…”

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and said, “My son is here.”

He looked delighted and beaming.

Emperor Hongzhi really wanted to say, shouldn’t you be more humble at this moment?

But if you think about it carefully, the word humility is a value found in the Four Books and Five Classics. Why do people have to be humble?

People who have made great achievements are obviously attracted by others, but they have to be humble. What’s the truth?

Emperor Hongzhi asked: “Did you plow all this land?”

Zhu Houzhao said: “It was plowed by my son and his men.” He raised his head and glanced at Fang Jifan, then hesitated: “Old Fang also contributed a lot. “

Emperor Hongzhi saw his dark complexion: “Thousands of acres of experimental fields, and countless data need to be recorded. I also heard that Xishan Research Institute was also involved. I don’t know how much effort was spent in the laboratory. What I saw today was a yield of 700 kilograms per mu. But what I couldn’t see was hard work. The prince used to be naughty and I was always worried. Now, I can finally rest assured. Having this son is like finding a treasure. .”

Zhu Houzhao happily bowed his head and said: “Father, this is what I said…son…”

There was a bang, but one of the seals fell down because Zhu Houzhao moved too much.

The string of seals hung on the waist, and the rope hanging on it had worn out so much that it finally couldn’t bear it anymore.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the seal, but stepped forward and picked up the seal himself.

This seal couldn’t be more familiar, and the four words “Emperor’s Treasure” on the seal are particularly eye-catching.

Zhu Houzhao was a little embarrassed.

After Emperor Hongzhi looked at the seal repeatedly, he pursed his lips and smiled: “Not to mention, I can’t tell the real thing from the fake. This seal was carved by you, how can it be done to make it look fake?”

“This…” Zhu Houzhao glanced at his father cautiously, but thought in his heart, how could he say this? If he said this, it would be okay. The Tao is as high as the devil. If the father takes advantage of this in the future, To prevent counterfeiting, wouldn’t it mean that the guy who eats is gone?

He said indifferently: “This… this…”

Emperor Hongzhi did not blame Zhu Houzhao, but smiled at him: “In extraordinary autumn, there must be an extraordinary prince. This seal… is not bad, but a pity… The fake ones are still fake after all, and the real ones will be passed on to you sooner or later, so don’t waste your time on it. Don’t you think you can wait a few years?”

Zhu Houzhao: “…”

Fang Jifan was standing by. , but solemnly said: “Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live. In a few years… these words are really…”

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand towards Fang Jifan: “My energy is not as good as before. Now, see The prince can care for all the people and work hard for this country, and the hardships involved are not unknown, which makes me happy. I have a successor and can rest easy.”

He looked at it deeply .

Fang Jifan glanced at him and said, “You two are like brothers. In the future, your achievements will definitely far exceed that of a mediocre person like me.”

Fang Jifan was stunned: “How dare you…”

Emperor Hongzhi patted him on the shoulder: ” The world has changed. If I think about it carefully, what’s the difference between him and Jiang Wen? It’s just that he woke up and went crazy because of it. I was pushed away by you again and again. Come on, let’s be better than him. It’s a holiday.”

“Oh…” Fang Jifan didn’t argue anymore.

He hates it in this world. Some things are suddenly revealed. This explanation is meaningless and does not give him any room to express himself.

Emperor Hongzhi led his ministers, who had their own concerns, to sit in the palace.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan accompanied him, and Liu Jian and others also sat on their knees.

Many delicacies and fine wines were all delivered. Outside the Zhenguo Mansion, there was laughter and laughter. When the sky gradually fell, bonfires rose in the square outside the Zhenguo Mansion. The tourists had not yet finished their fun, but were still excited. They were talking about the yield of 700 kilograms per mu.

The same land can be cultivated to double the amount of food. This is a big deal for anyone, especially those who have land at home… knowing that the price of rice is bound to fall in the future, and once If there is not enough food harvested from your own land, you will suffer a loss. Only by quickly thinking of ways to increase the grain yield in their own fields can they cope with the subsequent crisis of falling grain prices.

Emperor Hongzhi was drunk and he called Fang Jifan in front of him: “Jifan, cheap grain hurts farmers. I think you understand this principle, right?”

Fang Jifan nodded.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced sideways at Zhu Houzhao.

He knew that Zhu Houzhao was a stubborn person, so it was okay to let him study how to increase grain production, but once grain production increased, he did not like to deal with the gains and losses it would bring to the world.

In Emperor Hongzhi’s view, his son and son-in-law made up for each other’s shortcomings.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “The increase in grain production is a great joy, but it may inevitably cause some problems. You can think of a way to draw up a charter and send it to the cabinet. Let Liu Qing and others discuss the draft and send it to me. Come.”

Fang Jifan said: “I obey the order.”

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a moment, his face changed slightly, and he said solemnly: “I am still thinking about Jiang Wen, the Eight-legged Confucian. There are so many people like Jiang Wen in people’s hearts. If Jiang Wen is like this, then what about the hundreds of thousands of scholars in the world? These thousands of Confucian scholars were sent to the Ottomans, but after all, they were just a drop in the bucket, let alone… It is a bit ridiculous to send Confucian scholars away. I have thought about it and found that if people’s hearts are not changed, sooner or later, a catastrophe will occur. It is not easy for new learning to be deeply rooted in people’s hearts…”

Fang Jifan understood what Emperor Hongzhi meant.

Here in the capital, new learning has begun to dominate the mainstream, but there are so many Confucian scholars in the world, and how many people live by reading the Four Books and Five Classics throughout their lives. This is no longer just a dispute over ideas, but a battle over the most fundamental interests.

When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured, which is what Emperor Hongzhi did not want to see.

Fang Jifan understood his thoughts and couldn’t help but blinked.

“Otherwise, send them to the Golden Continent. It’s a good place. The Confucian scholars are often pedantic. The reason why they are pedantic is because of the comfortable environment. If you throw them there and live for a year and a half, maybe…

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but laugh: “What I want is a serious idea, not a little clever one like you.”

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