Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 280 Determined to Revenge
After much persuasion from Nalinbulu, the Ming envoy finally agreed reluctantly and promised to help with the request first.

Of course, it was also in the form of presenting a maid, but according to Nalinbulu's request, it was necessary to talk more about the beauty, gentleness and courtesy of Yehenara Donggo.

How much etiquette can you know? You can learn it anyway.

Nalinbulu was also a clan leader. Although he was no longer in charge of specific matters, he was equivalent to the "Grand King". In the Ming Dynasty imperial edicts held by the Yehe tribe, he was still the highest-ranking governor.

Based on Nalinbulu's own experience as a leader over the years, he believed that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty should have kept the Yehe and other tribes based on practical needs to prevent the Jianzhou Jurchens from continuing to grow stronger.

Brother Dong is just an excuse.

At this point, things had indeed gone smoothly as Zhu Changluo wanted.

There was no other way, it was the general trend. Nurhaci was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would target him and suppress him, and the Yehe tribe was under pressure from Nurhaci.

The news had not yet reached the capital, and in fact it did not need to be reached, as Xiong Tingbi already knew how to deal with the matter.

Just spread it to Liaodong.

The famous old woman of Yehe was to be presented to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty by the Yehe tribe? Some scholars in Liaodong were immediately amused.

"This is really lively. The old girl from Yehe was promised to the chief of Jianzhou, and maybe to the chief of Ula and the chief of Huifa. Now the chief of Jianzhou also wants to offer his daughter as a maid, but looking at the situation at Fushun Pass, is Your Majesty really going to give her a position? What is the court thinking?"

"We need to sort out this relationship carefully. Look, if Your Majesty took in the daughter of Nurhaci, then who would Nurhaci be to Your Majesty? But if Your Majesty also took in the old woman of Yehe, wouldn't he be Nurhaci again... It's a mess, what a disgrace!"

"Well! Let's not talk about anything else. Now that an imperial edict has been issued, the various Jurchen tribes are so scared that they offer their daughters to each other. It is quite similar to the atmosphere when Chengzu and Xianmiao dominated the northeast."

"Humph! You are originally under the command of Nurgandusi, so it should be so!"

"It exists in name only. If your majesty had not removed the mining supervisor and tax collector, sent Ning Lubo as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and sent a new governor to revive the Liaodong border defense, the Jurchen bandits would have risen up against the sky long ago. In my opinion, we should take in that old woman from Yehe and suppress the arrogance of the Jianzhou bandits!"

"If your words were to reach the court, they would definitely be called bullshit! How old is that old woman from Yehe? I think the rumor must be exaggerated. Besides, she is a barbarian woman, a widow, and a jinx. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

"Isn't it enough to be a servant girl? It would be good if there is a reason."

"Why does the Ming Dynasty need such an excuse to do things? They are just barbarians."

"It's just a scholar's superficial opinion. If it's really that simple, why does Liaodong need to strengthen its border defense? These barbarians don't remember a fight. I think Ning Lubo has been in Liaodong for more than six years, and I don't know how many grindstones he has broken? This time, let's see what your majesty and the Privy Council are going to do. I think these two departments have noticed something is wrong. If they want to offer a daughter, why didn't they offer one before?"

"Speaking of which, I wonder if the Huifa and Ula tribes will simply submit to the Jianzhou chieftain out of anger after hearing this news."

"Don't tell me, it's really possible. This is a stupid move by the Yehe tribe!"

While the border residents of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty were watching the fun, of course, debate broke out within the Yehe tribe.

Facing everyone's concerns, Nalinbulu said decisively: "The Huifa tribe was originally friendly with Jianzhou. He betrayed Nurhaci. Baiyindari knows the character of that villain very well. He has no way out! As for Bujantai, he has great ambitions but little talent. After this defeat, he is useless. Donggo is already 27 years old. How many more years can she wait? When she gets older, her beauty will fade. It is better to take advantage of it now..."

"But we don't know whether the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will agree or not, but the news has spread everywhere. What do Baiyindari and Buzhantai think?"

"Humph! What can you think? Brother Dong has already promised to marry more than one family."

There was a lot of discussion here, and Yehenala Donggo suddenly arrived here.

She was able to stir up the situation among the Jurchen tribes. Although she was just a "bonus" in the background of the struggle between the tribes, if she did not have such a beauty that truly made so many "heroes" bow down to her, she would not have such a great reputation today.

Now having heard the news, her eyes were filled with determination.

Walking in front of Nalinbulu and his brother Buyanggu, she gritted her teeth and said, "I am willing to go! Let's go as soon as possible. As long as I can get in front of the emperor, even if I have to work like a slave, I will do my best to get the emperor to help me get revenge. I must kill that villain Nurhaci!"

She and Buyanggu's father Yehenara Busai died in a battle between the nine-tribe coalition and the Jianzhou Jurchens.

She would have died in battle, but Nurhaci cut her body into pieces and sent half of it back. Even though the Yehe tribe was forced to promise Donggo to Nurhaci at that time, she was determined not to marry.

Later, the Yehe tribe said that whoever could kill Nurhaci could marry her, which was exactly what Donggo wanted.

"Brother Dong..."

Someone was about to speak, but she interrupted him immediately: "Now who can kill Nurhaci, Baiyindari or Bujantai? If the Yehe tribe can't avenge this blood feud for me, then I can only ask the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to help me avenge it!"

……

In the distant city of Beijing, Zhu Changluo finally returned to the Forbidden City.

He didn't know that Donggo had such a deep hatred for Nurhaci that she wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible, which conflicted with Zhu Changluo's strategic plan.

But even if he knew it, it wouldn’t matter. After all, there were plans for subsequent developments: Who said Nurhaci would definitely choose that path?
That's a tolerant guy.

Now, the situation on the Jurchen side has become clear, and the next step is just a matter of what choices they make.

Zhu Changluo was concerned about two things.

One is the results after Tianshu Camp built the border wall: we can only wait for this aspect, after all, it was a secret advance.

The other is the reaction of Gwanghaegun Lee Hui's people from Korea after they were blocked and sent back by him.

There is no need to wait for the impact of this incident on the Zunhua pilgrimage at the end of July: the requirement of the pilgrimage is to see the real master.

After all, Zhu Changluo showed up in person.

If the King of Korea doesn't dare to come, then the Crown Prince will have to come in person.

However, Korea currently has no crown prince recognized by the Ming Dynasty. Even if Li Hui wants to come, the King of Korea must petition the Ming Dynasty to confer him the title of crown prince. Regardless of whether the King of Korea is willing or not, even if the petition reaches the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changluo can still refuse on the grounds of family order.

What Zhu Changluo is concerned about is the current situation inside North Korea.

Unfortunately, Zhu Changluo could only wait for the development of these two things.

Officials from Shandong Haifangdao had already arrived in Beijing, but some were still on the way.

During this brief gap, Zhu Changluo still spent his time in Baijiayuan and Wansui Mountain.

At first, Wansui Mountain seemed to be just a place to satisfy the emperor's curiosity about "strange skills and tricks".

But later a holy temple was rebuilt there and it was also connected with Baijiayuan.

Wansui Mountain was originally surrounded by walls, and the area south of the main peak near the Forbidden City is naturally where the Holy Temple is located. The area south of the North Central Gate in the north is now called the Boyan Institute.

This Academy of Research is funded by the imperial treasury, and among its members are many professors or academic officials from the Baijiayuan.

But after Zhu Changluo came back from outside, the Institute of Research had its first official in charge: Wang Zheng, the reviewer of the Hundred Schools of Thought under the Imperial Study and the top scorer in the natural sciences in the seventh year of Taichang.

The emperor came here again, this time without bringing his second son, and the scene was very formal.

"Wang Jiantao was an official of the outer court in the Imperial Study, but here he is the director of the Institute of Research. Director Wang is in charge of all affairs in the institute, from the monthly salary of the servants to the management of research topics, equipment and consumables."

All the extraordinary people gathered from all over the Ming Dynasty bowed in agreement.

"Thank you for your courtesy, everyone." Wang Zheng was not negligent.

Today, Wang Zheng is already 37 years old and is very calm.

After passing the imperial examination in the 22nd year of Wanli, he had taken the imperial examination twice before, but failed both times.

The establishment of the Imperial College Hundred Schools Garden was a turning point in his destiny. He left a good impression in front of the emperor when he first entered the Imperial College, and from then on he entered the fast lane.

Wang Zheng clearly remembered that after he finished his studies at Baijia Garden, the emperor personally summoned him and told him not to wait directly for an official position, but to prepare for the imperial examination in the seventh year of Taichang.

This made Wang Zheng suspect that the reason why the imperial examination in the seventh year of Taichang was changed to two subjects, namely, the study of nature and the classics, history and humanities, was partly because of him.

What kind of holy favor is this?

To Zhu Changluo, Wang Zheng and Xu Guangqi were slightly different.

Although Xu Guangqi also dabbled in many of these areas, his abilities were more comprehensive. At least in terms of officialdom and government affairs, Xu Guangqi was better than Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng, on the other hand, is an expert in scientific research in natural sciences.

After showing his appreciation for Wang Zheng to the donors of the Academy of Research, Zhu Changluo began to make new demands on them.

Now that we have a dedicated chief officer, routine scientific research topics can be managed more meticulously.

While Wang Zheng was studying at Baijiayuan, Zhu Changluo instilled in him his limited "scientific research experience": at least controlling variables, constantly experimenting to gain knowledge, making bold guesses and carefully verifying them, and using inductive and deductive logic are necessary.

This is also consistent with the essence of his theory of knowing through investigating things.

"Now I am only supporting you from my treasury, but in the future, everyone in this academy may have an official position and receive an official salary. Nature is full of mysteries, but if we study it in different categories and achieve results one by one, maybe one of you will be able to have a statue in the temple in the future!"

The Taoists looked strange, and the master craftsman who once served the emperor was in disbelief.

Anyway, Zhu Changluo inspired them first, just as he inspired Matteo Ricci, and then he worked hard to dig the results of the hoe from Europe.

At first, he was only received, and after sending letters to Europe to get more equipment and books, he began to participate in the "academic exchange" activities of Baijiayuan. Although he was only allowed to give some lectures in Baijiayuan at the beginning, his activities in Beijing over the past few years have earned him some followers.

Now, he has become a worshiper of the Academy of Research, although it is not an official position of the Ming Dynasty and has no specific power.

This is different from today's Europe, where there are still many kingdoms or lords, and the officials are actually the king's servants.

But Matteo Ricci had made a major breakthrough: as a reward for his "law-abiding" behavior over the years, the emperor finally allowed him to open a church and preach in Beijing two years ago, with the requirement that he call more people from Europe.

The people required this time are those who have academic achievements or talents in various sciences, and those who are willing to be citizens of the Ming Dynasty and stay here like him.

To this end, Zhu Changluo could provide them with positions such as the Institute of Research and Professor of Baijiayuan.

The treatment is very good. The monthly salary of the Institute of Research is very high, and the professors of Baijiayuan are academic officials. Even Matteo Ricci does not have such treatment now.

Having stayed in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, he certainly understood the importance of being an official in the Ministry of Personnel.

Once the Eastern Emperor's approval is obtained, how much will the missionary efficiency be improved?

So he worked very hard to help Zhu Changluo wield the hoe, so much so that Zhu Changluo now took a special look at Wang Zheng and Xu Guangqi, the two people who were initially selected according to his order.

Whether or not one can obtain the position of worshipper or professor still needs to be decided by Zhu Changluo.

After asking the other priests to return to their "research institutes" first, Zhu Changluo asked for their names.

"I have already chosen an oriental name. My surname is Deng, my given name is Yuhan, and my courtesy name is Hanpu."

(End of this chapter)