I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 144: Idiot, because studying Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism can help you become an official!

Yi Nian Tang is in Xicheng.

It is not far from Xi'an Gate and was rebuilt from the former Guangji Temple.

Emperor Jiajing worshipped Taoism and suppressed Buddhism, and Buddhists had a hard time. Guangji Temple quickly fell into decline. Then Shuntian Prefecture moved the few remaining monks to Huguo Temple, and Guangji Temple became vacant.

Nangong Ye, following Zhu Yijun's order, built a Yinian Hall. After a round of exploration, he chose this place.

At that time, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture was Wang Guoguang, who transferred the funds to the Coordination Bureau.

Song Gongliang brought the Jinyiwei and the Warriors Battalion to impose martial law across three streets of Yi Nian Tang, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.

Zhu Yijun knew that he had become a thorn in the eyes of many people, and he also understood the Ming Emperor's habit of being easily soluble in water, so he took precautions early on.

There is also the Imperial Medical Service, the hardest-hit area!

If you can't be a good prime minister, be a good doctor.

Today's doctors belong to the same group as the literati and scholars, and have close relations with them.

The human heart is unpredictable. Many mysterious cases in the Ming Dynasty were caused by them. The survival rate of royal babies was even lower than that of ordinary people.

It doesn’t make sense!
He instructed Huang Jin and Yang Jinshui to secretly set up a "medical insurance team" directly under his own jurisdiction.

They sent out soldiers from the East Factory and used the connections of various businesses to search for famous doctors everywhere.

In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen is famous for his medicine and Wan Mi Zhai is famous for his medicine, they are the twin towers of the medical world.

The Coordination Bureau secretly established the Huimin Pharmacy and invited Li Shizhen and his disciples.

The first is to provide money to support them to continue compiling the Compendium of Materia Medica, and the second is to encourage them to develop Chinese patent medicines.

Chinese patent medicine is a good thing.

Wan Mi Zhai is also from Huguang, and now lives in Luotian County. He is proficient in internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics and health preservation, and is particularly famous for his family-inherited pediatrics and smallpox.

The Coordinating Bureau secretly established the Jishi Medical Clinic and invited Wan Mizhai and his disciples to the capital to run the clinic.

At the same time, Huimin Pharmacy and Jishi Medical Clinic each have a research institute, which is a school specializing in pharmacy and medicine, quietly cultivating their own medical talents.

Yang Jinshui wrote to me a few days ago, saying that he was in Shanghai and had hired two Arab doctors for himself.

It was then that I remembered that Western medicine was still in a dark and ignorant stage, and it was unclear whether it had seen a glimmer of light. However, the medical skills of the Arab world had been shining since the ninth century.

In the 14th year of Hongwu, the imperial court also translated and compiled a book called "Huiyi Prescriptions".

Most of the doctors in-house are unreliable, so we can introduce external assistance while training them ourselves.

Sitting in the sedan chair, thinking about these things, Zhu Yijun soon arrived at Yinian Hall.

As I followed Li Zhi into the temple, I saw a stele in the front hall with a line of words written on it.

"Everyone has his time to uphold the classics and exercise power. To care for the orphans and widows is a matter of one thought."

It was inscribed by Li Chunfang, the top scholar.

This is the orphanage established by Zhu Yijun through the Coordination Office.

The orphans here come from two sources. One is the orphans selected from the orphanage established by the Coordinating Bureau of the Two Capitals and Thirteen Provinces, with more than 200 people.

The second group consisted of orphans selected from among the orphans of officers and soldiers who died in the wars against Japanese invaders and the Nine Frontiers, about three hundred in number.

They were all boys between eight and twelve years old.

"Line up!" An instructor shouted a command, and five hundred boys quickly gathered in the open space in the courtyard.

They wore green arrow-sleeved uniforms, belts tied around their waists, cloth wrapped around their heads, and ground-gripping rubber boots on their feet, looking energetic.

"Students of Yi Nian Tang, here to meet the headmaster!"

Five hundred students bowed and shouted in unison.

Zhu Yijun also formally responded: "Everyone!"

Five hundred students immediately stood up straight, like rows of young poplar trees.

"You have had a rough life, but you have not given up on yourselves. You have worked hard to inherit the legacy of your fathers, studied literature and martial arts, and vowed to become the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. You repay the emperor's kindness and bring honor to your ancestors."

Zhu Yijun came up and gave some encouragement to everyone, then stood in front of the stage with several carts of new clothes, shoes and hats behind him.

Five hundred students lined up and came forward one by one to receive a set of clothes, shoes and hats from Zhu Yijun, and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, for the food and clothing!" After the favor was done, the students returned to their respective classrooms and began to study science, literature and martial arts.

Zhu Yijun, with his hands in his sleeves, accompanied by the Dean of Yi Nian Tang and the Dean of Education, inspected the dormitories, canteens, bathhouses, and libraries.
This set of things actually made him feel as if he were in another world.
The group came to a classroom where Li Zhi was giving a passionate speech.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave. He went in through the back door. Feng Bao quickly took a stool and put it down against the wall at the back.

Zhu Yijun sat down and listened to Li Zhi's lecture.

"The innocence of a child is the true heart. If you think that the innocence of a child is unacceptable, then you think that the true heart is unacceptable. If a person is not authentic, he will no longer have a beginning.

A child is the beginning of a person; a child's innocence is the beginning of the heart. How can one lose the beginning of the heart? Yet, a child's innocence is lost suddenly.

Therefore, if you speak to a fake person with fake words, the fake person will be happy; if you tell a fake person about fake things, the fake person will be happy; if you talk to a fake person with fake writings, the fake person will be happy. If everything is fake, then everything will be happy. The whole place is fake, so how can the dwarf argue? "

Li Zhi was again promoting his theory of childlike innocence.

In the 41st year of the Jiajing reign, Li Zhi suffered a series of misfortunes in life, including the death of his father, the death of his son, and the starvation of his two daughters. His thoughts began to shift towards Yangming's philosophy of mind.

At that time, Yangming's philosophy of mind was a prominent school in the Ming Dynasty. Nie Bao, the former Minister of War, was a direct disciple of Yangming. And Nie Bao's disciple was Xu Jie.

However, Li Zhi's philosophy of mind was more radical and pragmatic than the mainstream Yangming philosophy, which tended to be conservative and nihilistic. Therefore, his academic work was resisted by the mainstream in history, and his works were banned and burned many times.

After talking about the childlike innocence, Li Zhi changed the topic and talked about his understanding of economics.

"Privateness is the heart of man. Only when man has privateness can his heart see through the heavens and the world. Those who do not know how to manage finances will never be able to rule the world."

The students in this class were all young men who were going to take the military examination, so Li Zhi shouted: "A general who knows military affairs is the master of the people's lives and the safety of the country. If there is life, there must be something to support it, which is food. If there is a body, there must be something to protect it, which is soldiers. Therefore, farming and military training should not be neglected."

Finally, he said loudly: "There is no one in the world who is not born with knowledge, no thing that is not born with knowledge, and no moment that is not born with knowledge. Everyone can be a saint!"

All the children and teenagers present were excited by the encouragement.

Li Zhi was lecturing loudly at the podium, but he was actually observing Zhu Yijun's expression carefully.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quietly sat in the classroom. Li Zhi had already seen it. After some consideration, he changed the topic and spoke out what he had just said in public.

Zhu Yijun could also hear that Li Zhi was testing him.

Don't worry, Mr. Zhuo Wu, your ideas may be considered heresy and misleading to others, but to me, they are nothing.

I didn't dare say it. If I really expressed my inner thoughts, you would be considered a conservative.

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he stood on the podium somewhat nervously, looking forward to the final result.

Zhu Yijun stood up, bowed to Li Zhi from a distance, and left.

Li Zhi couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his eyes became moist, and a warm current echoed in his chest.

"Feng Bao, tell them we are going back to Xiyuan."

"Yes."

After Feng Bao made the arrangements, he followed Zhu Yijun and said softly, "Your Highness, what Mr. Zhuo Wu said is wild and absurd. It is not a saintly thing to do. If it gets out, it may cause criticism."

"I know, so don't spread it. Do you remember it?"

Feng Bao was stunned, and quickly responded, "Yes. I will explain it to them later."

After saying that, she still had some hope and continued, "Your Highness, Mr. Zhuo Wu's remarks are not in line with the principles of saints. I am worried..."

"What are you worried about? Who sealed the tablet of the Great Sage Teacher in the Confucius Temple?"

Feng Bao was stunned and said honestly, "The emperor conferred it on me."

"Who set the entrance examination for Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism?"

"It was decided by Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu."

"Do you know why scholars all over the world are so eager to learn Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism?"

Feng Bao shook his head hesitantly.

"Idiot! Because studying Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism can help you become an official."

Feng Bao suddenly understood and sighed inwardly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has even greater courage and bravery than the Emperor!
(End of this chapter)