Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 109 This method comes from a great person

"Sister, what do you think? All we need to do is learn how to distinguish between classes?
Our Ming Dynasty will be forever stable.

Let the Ming Dynasty escape the curse of a dynasty that lasted only three hundred years, and our Zhu family will always be the highest class."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his palms and placed them in front of his abdomen, rubbing and stroking them continuously, which showed that he was in a very confused mood at the moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang climbed up step by step from the poor peasant class, and finally reached a class that no one in the world could believe.

He knew he was in a difficult situation before, but he never expected it to be so difficult.

From an unimaginable situation, almost death, to finally sitting on the dragon throne, in charge of the entire Central Plains.

Now he stands in a position above the landlord class, and looking down, he finds that all living beings are his people.

However, all of these people are many levels lower than themselves.

This made him feel very confused. He didn't know whether he should be on guard against these people?

Or should we continue to run the government properly and gain benefits for them as before?

Looking at the absent-minded Old Zhu, Empress Ma walked up to him, caressed him gently and advised:
"Zhongba, human power is limited after all. You and I are both old, and who can predict the future?

Governing a country is never something that can be accomplished by one person.

Didn't he also say that we should unite with all friends we can unite with and deal with all enemies that affect our unity?

As long as you are doing it for the people, the court does not forget its roots, and the people's lives become better and better, do you still worry that the middle class will rebel against you in private?
Are you still worried that the petty bourgeoisie, the semi-proletariat, and the proletariat will unite to resist you?

You eat one bite at a time, and you won't grow tall in a day.

Some things should be left to future generations to complete. Don’t you think about how young Biao’er is? How young is Xiongying?

With them around, the future of Ming Dynasty will surely get better and better."

"Yes, sister, you are right, but the class content he compiled is really refreshing.

In the past, we only used money to distinguish, but now we see that there are always people better than you, and there are always better than you. The wisdom of later generations is truly novel."

Old Zhu picked up the book he had just ordered to copy and looked at the contents in amazement.

It has to be said that this knowledge has benefited him a lot.

If he could read it a few more times, Old Zhu had a premonition that in the future in the court, he would be able to tell at a glance who was disloyal to him.

In addition, with the Jinyiwei investigating secretly, it was easy for him to distinguish between loyalty and treachery!
In the classroom, it took Yang Chen almost half an hour to explain the contents so that everyone could understand 60% of them.

As for the two little kids Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Bo, they actually found it very difficult towards the end.

But everyone understood it tacitly. They remembered that this was the task assigned by Lao Zhu, so even if it sounded unpleasant, they had to pretend to understand it.

And Yang Chen is also willing to act with Lao Zhu.

Don't you want to know how to govern a country?

Then I will give you this method of governing the country. As for whether you dare to use it, it depends on Lao Zhu's choice.

In general, this time, what Yang Chen said gave everyone different gains.

The only one who seemed distressed was Zhu Di. This guy's ability to understand was really poor.

From the beginning, his mind was focused on the outside world and he had no idea what Yang Chen was talking about.

Old Zhu's problem has been solved, and Yang Chen naturally will not forget that his main task today is to teach Zhu Xiongying.

So it took almost another hour.

He found some interesting short stories he had written, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and one hundred thousand whys, in the box.

Finally, he gave Zhu Xiongying an interesting experiment about a magnifying glass as an after-class assignment.

This class ended perfectly.

Originally, Yang Chen planned to teach the next life in a 40-minute class.

But Zhu Biao told him that in the Ming Dynasty, teachers usually used hours to time their lectures.

In the end, he followed the local customs and gave lectures according to the time unit.

Today is a very special day for Zhu Xiongying.

Not only did he learn new knowledge, but he also met Yang Chen, a teacher who gave him a different feeling.

What concerned him more was that he seemed to have successfully completed the task assigned by his grandfather.

So, when he and Zhu Bo left the classroom happily and walked not far outside, they ran into Lao Zhu who was "sneaking" out from next door and preparing to leave.

Zhu Xiongying stared at Lao Zhu's back with his round eyes and then shouted.

"Grandpa Emperor! Grandma Emperor! Where are you going?"

In the classroom, Zhu Biao was planning to continue discussing the class issue with Yang Chen when he suddenly heard a childish but surprisingly loud voice calling from outside.

"Father is here?"

His eyes suddenly showed confusion?
"Didn't Little Twelve just say that Father and Mother had left the East Palace to take care of other things?

How come he's here again now?"

Yang Chen smiled lightly and shook him with his shoulder.

“No, A Biao, do you really think that with your twelfth brother’s eight-year-old mind, he wouldn’t really be interested in governing the country?
Even if the King of Xiang is a genius, he would never take the initiative to ask me about governing the country.

From the moment he mentioned this to me, I realized that there was only one truth.

There must be your Majesty behind the scenes, otherwise how could a child ask such a question?"

Zhu Biao was stunned and smiled casually:

"Brother Yang is right. I was actually a little surprised that Little Twelve would raise this question. I originally thought that Father and Mother would arrange people to keep an eye on us, but I didn't expect that they would be next door."

"Next door? Is there a secret passage in your place?"

Yang Chen was obviously a little surprised. There was open space on both sides of the room, and there was a road in front.
Well, Yang Chen hurried to the door and found that behind this temporarily converted classroom there was a house of unknown building.

This place is perfect for eavesdropping.

"Brother? According to what you said, didn't Father and Mother just eavesdrop next door?"

Zhu Di said with his hand covering his mouth in disbelief.

"It's almost certain. Let's go out and take a look and we'll know." Zhu Biao shook his head slightly, not daring to deny it. After he finished speaking, he walked out the door.

Just as he was about to disappear, he said to Zhu Chong, who was sitting in the corner with his head down, thinking about something:

"Second brother, don't just stand there, come and meet our father and mother."

His voice was emotionless, as if he were a stranger.

Such treatment made Zhu Chong very sad.

How could he feel at ease seeing his former brother fall to this state?

But no matter how hesitant he was, he dared not disobey Zhu Biao's orders.

He quickly stood up, and used his knees to push the chair under his butt against the wall, making a harsh sound.

He ignored all that and hurried towards the door.

"Brother, I'm here."

“Shhh!!! Xiongying! My dear grandson, please don’t shout! If you shout out your father and that bastard, we will lose all our face!”

On the spacious official road, when Zhu Yuanzhang heard Yang Chen announce the end of the course, he thought about taking Queen Ma away.

Find an opportunity to have someone bring Yang Chen over and ask him about this class issue.

However, he did not expect that his lively and lovely grandson would run directly to the place where the four of them had separated and wait for him.

Just yell when you run into him.

How could Mr. Zhu bear this?
He quickly turned around, wanting to remind his grandson not to reveal his identity and route.

Facing Lao Zhu's reminder, Zhu Xiongying woke up instantly, quickly covered his mouth, and said with a smile:

"Hehe~ Don't worry, Grandpa Huang. Xiongying didn't tell Father and Mr. Yang what Grandpa Huang asked Xiongying to do.

If you don’t believe me, ask Uncle Twelve. We are both very well behaved!”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bo also said beside Zhu Biao:
"Yes! What my nephew said is true. My nephew and I have already accomplished the task that our father assigned to him!

Big brother and Mr. Yang didn't know that this was the order from our father."

"Eh? Grandpa Emperor, why do you suddenly look unhappy? Could it be that Xiongying made Grandpa Emperor unhappy?"

Zhu Xiongying still wanted to get Old Zhu's praise, but he didn't expect that after Zhu Bo finished speaking.

Old Zhu's face turned very bad.

It's like eating something nasty.

I saw that his eyes were fixed on the position behind him.

Zhu Xiongying did not move his body, but turned his head slightly and found a few young people not far behind him.

The distance between the two sides was less than twenty meters.

The area is open and sound travels very fast.

What the three people said earlier had already been heard clearly.

"Oh my! What a coincidence, Your Majesty! Weren't you busy with other things? How come you suddenly appeared in the East Palace?"

Yang Chen spoke first, and he greeted Lao Zhu by asking a question even though he already knew the answer.

His face looked bad to begin with, and after Yang Chen's shout, his face turned completely red.

What made him even more embarrassed was that Zhu Xiongying was trying to sabotage him.

"Eh? Grandpa Emperor, what's wrong with you? Why is your face red?

Grandma, look! Grandpa’s face is so red! Like a monkey’s butt!”

The child is young and cannot tell what kind of occasion this is. He only knows that he is very happy and he wants to share this joy with others.

Queen Ma was the first person she shared this with. Seeing this, Queen Ma couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao quickly brought Zhu Xiongying over.

He warned the other party quietly: "Xiongying! Don't tell me about Grandpa's expression now. If Grandpa gets angry later, you will suffer the consequences!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiongying quickly covered his mouth with his hands, indicating that he would not say anything more.

Facing everyone's strange looks, Lao Zhu pretended to remain calm.

He didn't dare admit the fact that he had eavesdropped. Even if the other party knew about it, as long as he didn't admit it, it would be like nothing had happened.

"Hehe. Let me tell you, kid. Not only did you not bow to me when you saw me, but you even dared to be disrespectful. Be careful or I will punish you!"

It's no different from usual. When Lao Zhu meets someone, he threatens them first.

Especially when it comes to Yang Chen, every time he comes into contact with him, Lao Zhu can't help but say a few harsh words, so as to avoid being seen by outsiders as someone who doesn't care about his reputation.

"Ahem. Your Majesty's Holy Grandson is still here." Yang Chen glanced at Zhu Xiongying and said with a smile, "Your Majesty doesn't want to leave a bad impression in front of your Holy Grandson, right?"

"Hey! You really have nothing to fear, don't you?" Old Zhu pretended to be angry and ordered Zhu Biao, "Biao'er, take Xiongying to play somewhere, just don't let this guy see you.

I can’t teach this guy a lesson today!”

Seeing his grandfather so angry, it seemed as if he was really going to attack Yang Chen.

Zhu Xiongying also quickly stood up and said a few words.

"No! No! If the Emperor gets rid of Mr. Yang, who should Xiongying give his homework to after he finishes it?" In order to prove himself, Zhu Xiongying found a magnifying glass given by Yang Chen in his arms.

Seeing this, Old Zhu could only give up. "Okay, okay, okay! Our Emperor Grandpa will listen to Xiongying and not bother with this bastard."

As he spoke, Lao Zhu did not forget to give Yang Chen a fierce look with his sidelong glance.

Everyone can see that although this look seems cruel, it is actually nothing more than the rage of unwillingness and helplessness.

Yang Chen didn't take it seriously.

"Alright, alright, don't just stand there. I've asked people to prepare a lot of food at Yingliu Lake. Xiongying has had classes all day, go have some snacks and look at the distant view to relax your eyes. Otherwise, when you get old, your eyes won't be able to see well."

Queen Ma broke the stalemate and things gradually became lively.

Everyone followed Queen Ma and left.

Yingliu Lake is a man-made attraction that was completed not long ago.

It took almost twenty minutes just to walk to this place, which shows how big the place is.

This place is actually out of the imperial palace and is an area behind the Imperial Garden.

The lake is about the size of a standard football field. A river was artificially dug underground to prevent the lake water from becoming stagnant.

There are shadows of turtles and carp inside.

A two-story exquisite loft was built by the lake.

Sitting here, you can see the long willow trees planted around the lake, and the shadows of the willow trees are reflected on the lake.

You can enjoy the ultimate view at a glance.

"Everyone, sit down."

The second floor is about a hundred square meters in size, and there is a couch near the window.

Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Bo were two playful children. They lay together on the fence and carefully shared everything they saw with each other.

The adults including Yang Chen sat together, except for one person.

Zhu Chong, who was at a loss, lowered his head, shrugged his shoulders, and kept fingering his collar, looking very embarrassed.

Everyone sitting down also saw this scene. Yang Chen knew that this was a family affair of the Zhu family, and it would be inappropriate for him as an outsider to interrupt.

"Find a place to stand."

Old Zhu spoke in a cold voice, and Zhu Chong nodded repeatedly, then stood closest to Zhu Biao.

He knew how outrageous his actions were, and he also understood that he was guilty of a crime that could not be forgiven.

But in his heart he still hoped to be forgiven, or at least not to be abandoned by everyone.

However, when he secretly looked at everyone, he found that Queen Ma was also looking at him.

But the heartache and disappointment revealed in those weather-beaten eyes made Zhu Chong feel heartbroken. A wave of bitterness rose from his heart and occupied his whole body.

He lowered his head and bit his lips with his teeth.

As the palace maids placed the cakes, fruits, and teas in place, everyone began to chat.

The first one is naturally Lao Zhu.

He picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, while asking:
"You bastard, you already know that I was monitoring you next door today. Now let me ask you, who brought up this class issue?"

Old Zhu was already curious about this matter, and had just been thinking of finding an opportunity to order Yang Chen to meet with him and talk about it in private.

But unfortunately, since he had already been discovered, Lao Zhu just asked directly.

He was not the only one who was curious. Everyone was curious. What kind of person could see through thousands of years of history and summarize such knowledge?

Yang Chen pondered for a moment, then smiled and said:
"He is a very amazing person. We call him 'Dongfanghong', which means the rising sun."

"The sun. What a red East! We admire him from the bottom of our hearts!"

Lao Zhu spoke out his inner thoughts, then raised his glass and drank towards the air!

"Boy, we heard that you want Biaoer to find someone to cooperate with you. What do you want to do?"

The topic returned to the table, and Lao Zhu pointed out Yang Chen's inner plan.

Yang Chen was not surprised by this.

Given Lao Zhu's vigilance towards him, whatever he wanted to do would inevitably attract his attention.

“As Your Majesty can see, I want to translate all the knowledge of later generations into plain language, preferably in the form of a printed book.

This will make it much easier to teach my grandson, and I also hope that what I have learned can be widely spread.

It would be best if all common people could experience these miraculous knowledge."

Lao Zhu was somewhat surprised by Yang Chen's directness and boldness. He originally thought that the other party might have some ulterior motives, but now it seemed that he had misunderstood.

I saw that my father looked unhappy.

Zhu Biao quickly cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, I was planning to tell you about this later, but I didn't expect that you already knew about it.

I made the decision on my own, I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"

The prince made decisions in private, which was, in theory, a taboo for the emperor.

After all, in a dynasty, the emperor is the real central core, and even the favored prince is not allowed to overstep his authority.

However, this logic is obviously useless to Lao Zhu.

After learning the whole story, Old Zhu was not angry, but very relieved.

The tone of his voice is completely different from Yang Chen's.

“Hahaha, since Biaoer can make his own decision, how could the emperor blame you?

Once you have made up your mind about this matter, just do it!"

Old Zhu's remarks immediately made Empress Ma and others giggle.

Knowing his father's temper, Zhu Biao didn't say much.

I could only nod and agree.

Then everyone continued chatting as usual.

"A Biao? It's been over a month. How is the cowpox situation going now?"

After swallowing the pastry in his mouth, Yang Chen prepared to pour himself a cup of tea to quench his thirst and ask Zhu Biao about this matter.

When he saw Zhu Xiongying today, he remembered that he still had something to complete, otherwise Old Zhu would always talk to him about this matter.

This made Yang Chen feel very unhappy.

Zhu Biao thought about it carefully and said quickly:
"Cowpox? Don't worry about this matter. According to the information given to me by Dai Sigong from the Imperial Medical Office, the cowpox is now very clear.

The prisoners who were vaccinated with cowpox were very worried about their own death at first, but after trying it on ten people, except for one person with a weak constitution who was seriously ill and dying for three days, almost no one else was killed.

By the way, the seriously ill prisoner was fine in the end. He was still alive and kicking after two naps. "

This is not what Yang Chen is worried about, but he is worried that the cowpox of this era is different from the cowpox of later generations.

At the moment, the news is all good news. Cowpox poses very little risk to humans and does not need to be inactivated or screened like standard vaccines.

"No wonder most milk workers are infected with cowpox and nothing happens to them. This thing is really a blessing to mankind."

Yang Chen said in his inner thoughts.

“Today, I propose to expand the number of participants in the experiment to 100 so that we can get a more accurate number.

what do you think? "

"One hundred people? Isn't that too many?"

Zhu Biao looked a little confused, not knowing whether he should do as the other party asked.

In order to make Zhu Biao agree with his opinion, Yang Chen hurriedly added.

“Not many, and these one hundred people are not only men, it would be better if there were men, women, and children as well.

In short, this is an inevitable experiment to obtain experimental data to a level of accuracy. "

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao felt that this matter was somewhat horrifying.

One hundred people! Both men and women are needed, and even children are needed for the experiment.

His doubts were quickly dispelled by Yang Chen's words.

“If this cowpox virus is not first tested on a large scale on humans, no one will believe it in the future.

Anyway, my suggestion is to spend money and food to find people.

I've also heard the recent news from the south. There are wars all the time. Giving those people a chance to survive is not a good thing, is it? "

A month ago, Yang Chen would have thought this behavior was cruel to him.

He wouldn't even think of experimenting on children or women.

But cowpox not only concerns the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty, but also the lives of Zhu Xiongying and himself.

If the cowpox had serious side effects on young children and caused some adverse effects, and the imperial physician had no experience in treatment, something unexpected might have happened.

Then Yang Chen’s life would be over.

Therefore, it is the most correct choice to vaccinate children against smallpox.

There were frequent uprisings of varying sizes in the South, and since it was September, all kinds of natural disasters began to occur.

The Guangdong and Guangxi regions in the south have been ravaged by floods and typhoons, and there are many corpses on the roadside. Yang Chen spent his own money to find out about these.

Instead of letting these children die on the roadside, it is better to give them food and drink and take good care of them. Vaccination with cowpox can also protect them from future smallpox.

In Yang Chen's opinion, this is a good thing.

"Father, what do you think?"

Hundreds of lives were at stake. Zhu Biao was in a state of panic and could only look to Old Zhu for help.

Old Zhu agreed without thinking too much.

"This matter is of great importance. Xiongying is our beloved grandson, and we don't want any accidents to happen during the vaccination.

What this bastard said may be unpleasant to hear, but I think he is capable!"

Everyone has selfish desires, let alone someone like Lao Zhu.

In the entire Zhu family, Zhu Xiongying is almost everyone's favorite, and everyone loves this child.

He lost his mother when he was young and was the grandson of Chang Yuchun. Even the soldiers under his command expected Zhu Xiongying to grow up to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

This matter is now settled.

Not long after, Old Zhu glanced at Zhu Chong who was standing not far away opposite.

He shouted and ordered:
"Second brother, come here and stand here. I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chong felt his lower body go limp and he couldn't use any strength at all. His instinct told him that nothing good would happen if he walked over there.

But if he doesn't go over and disobeys the order, he will suffer something worse than bad.

Finally, under the pressure from Old Zhu, Zhu Chong could only pace forward.

Walk among the crowd.

"I wonder what the emperor wants me to do?"

(End of this chapter)