A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 408: Compiling History

Chapter 408: Compiling History
Soon after, the delegation from Jiaozhi also arrived, led by the commander-in-chief and governor of Jiaozhi.

During the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court's rule over Jiaozhi was relatively stable.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xuande followed Yan Keng's series of policies and really brought the people of Cochin home. Over the past few hundred years, except for the occasional bandits, the country was basically in a stable state.

However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, as the Ming court's ability to control the local area became weaker and weaker, some unrest inevitably occurred there, especially when the north and south of the Ming court almost lost contact, not to mention.

As a result, the commander-in-chief and the governor of Jiaozhi soon began to compete for control of Jiaozhi, both wanting to occupy the land and become the king.

In those years, fighting was raging in the Central Plains, and war was also raging in Jiaozhi.

But after Dahua was completely unified, the fighting between them gradually began to subside.

The reason is simple: China has stationed three divisions on the border with Jiaozhi, and this force is still increasing.

It was obvious that Emperor Dahua had no intention of giving up this land.

Thinking of the mighty achievements of the Chinese army, both of them could not help but tremble.

What else is there to fight for? Is it because life is so good now and you want to go digging and build roads?

The two old enemies, who had been at war for several years, rarely discussed together and finally came to a conclusion - surrender.

At the beginning of the sixth year of Dahua, the two came to Nanjing together, knelt down in the main hall, and presented the seal and map of Jiaozhi to the emperor.

Yan Quan took the two items with a happy expression on his face.

Double happiness!
The two guessed that the Chinese army was indeed ready to attack, and even the attack plan had been prepared. If they surrendered slowly, the Chinese army would set foot on Jiaozhi.

If you are defeated and captured, the outcome may not be so good.

"You are indeed at fault for fighting for power in Cochin. However, it comforts me to think that you are in awe and offer your land. I will never be stingy with rewards for those who are loyal to me, so I will grant you the title of baron. Two mansions in Nanjing."

He said.

The two were overjoyed. Although they were the lowest barons, this was already a great gift, and they hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor.

Yan Quan then sent some officials to Jiaozhi to restructure the government and implement various policies.

While he was speaking, there was a historian not far away listening, writing furiously from time to time.

Such a major event must be recorded. These are the materials for future recordings, which will be passed down to future generations and viewed by future generations.

And Yan Quan also knew this very well.

Dingding the grassland in the north and collecting Jiaozhi in the south. Even if Yan Quan is not a person who loves great achievements, he can't help but feel happy in his heart.

Thousands of generations later, when people of later generations mention the founding emperor of the Hua Dynasty, they cannot say enough to praise him.

Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of another thing——

"Please come to see me, Minister of Rites."

"It's time to revise the history books of the previous dynasties."

……

The streets of Nanjing are neatly paved with bricks and stones, with tall houses standing on both sides. The pedestrian road is on the side, which is higher than the carriage road in the middle. The crowds are walking, the carriages are rolling, and the distinction is clear.

In the distance, thick smoke from the factory was faintly visible.

Today's Dahua really has some steampunk flavor in those Western fantasy novels of later generations.

It's just that the British gentlemen in suits, tall hats, and civilized sticks that are common in novels have become Chinese gentlemen in robes, Tang scarves, and folding fans.

Wang Fuzhi dressed like this, and now this style is quite popular among Dahua.

At this time, he was walking quickly towards a tall building in front of him. The words hanging on the door in front of the building showed the importance of this place.

Dahua, Ministry of Rites.

The emperor recently issued an order to compile a history book of the previous dynasty.

In the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was Taishi, in the Ming Dynasty, there was the Hanlin Academy, and in the Dahua Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites was responsible for the compilation of history. They had established a "History Writing Office" specifically for this purpose. Then he began to recruit professors from various universities in the country and collect important ancient books and documents.

According to the standards of the Dahua imperial court, every government has established a university, and he is a professor from Hengzhou University, and he was called here this time.

He is only thirty-one years old now, but he has also experienced a lot.

When he was young, he came to the famous Dongqian Academy and made many friends. It was also there that he came into contact with the new education of the Yan family.

Compared with the traditional meaning of scriptures, he was obviously more interested in knowledge that he had never even heard of. He was so addicted to it that he even ignored his brother's urging him to take the imperial examination.

He stayed like this until the Dahua Dynasty was established, and then the Daxi Dynasty was destroyed. Zhang Xianzhong died in battle, and he was finally able to return to his hometown of Huguang.

He served as a professor at the university in Hengzhou.

Now that the Hua Dynasty was going to compile the history of the previous dynasty, he was recruited again and went to Nanjing.

He learned that the imperial court wanted to revise more than just the history of the Ming Dynasty.

There are also actual records of Emperor Wuxing and Emperor Hongguang.

Originally, the actual records should have been compiled by the next emperor on behalf of the previous emperor. However, Hongguang only took the throne for three years, and when he took the throne, the court was already in a state of extreme urgency. They were fighting all day long, so how could they bother to compile the actual records? ?
So it was put on hold.

It was even more impossible for Wang Chongzu to repair the two emperors. There was almost no time between his rise and fall.

So this burden fell on Dahua Dynasty.

"History of the Ming Dynasty", the actual records of Emperor Wuxing and Emperor Hongguang, three volumes were compiled together.

Yan Quan ordered like this.

It was a prosperous age to cultivate books, but now is not a prosperous age. What's more, it is also necessary to revise the history books of the previous dynasties.

Literati have always been quite keen on compiling history books.

After all, these historical books will be spread through the ages in the future, and they are a must-read for literati.

Future generations will see your name when reading! What an honor!

Wang Euzhi is naturally not exempt from vulgarity.

It should be noted that in the original history, "Yongli Records" was compiled by him.

A lot of people have gathered in the History Writing Office, and everyone is equally excited. There are piles of various books and palace secrets around them.

The responsible officials divided them into three groups, each responsible for different history books.

It is expected to be fully completed in about five years.

……

On the grassland, in the north of the vast desert, there were more than a thousand lone cavalry cruising, singing sad songs.

"Khan, where should we go?"

someone asked their leader.

Batur Hongtaiji's fingers wandered over the map drawn on sheepskin, and he finally determined the target.

"Go north, continue north, to Sipor (Siberia)."

he said softly.

"But the Rakshasas are there."

"The world is vast, where else can we go? They are easier to deal with than Dahua."

The generals were silent.