The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

After Song Renzong's impassioned speech, the court fell silent, and no one dared to say anything more. Xia Song even knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly, and he did not utter another word.

Song Renzong waited for a while and found that no one raised any objections. He was about to order Xia Song to be taken away for questioning, but he saw a man next to Lu Yijian stand up and say, "Your Majesty is wise. But I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it."

The one who stood up was the current Prime Minister Zhang Dexiang. From the beginning of the court discussion, when the quarrels were fierce, to now when Song Renzong reprimanded the ministers, he had hung his head and said nothing.
And it was the same when the new policy was first implemented. No matter what Renzong asked him to do, no matter whether it concerned the New Party or the Old Party, he worked diligently and never shirked his responsibilities or expressed any objection.
Now that he has stood out from the crowd, Renzong is really not sure what he wants to say.

"Prime Minister, please speak frankly." Renzong nodded.

"Every word the emperor said touched my heart, and I am filled with emotion. But Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The dispute between the new and old policies has become a faction of its own, and neither faction is willing to give in.
Earlier, Mr. Shi's article even showed complacency about this situation, and Mr. Sima also took it for granted. I think this is also a big disadvantage, and I hope Your Majesty can punish one or two to prevent future generations from following suit. "

Song Renzong did not expect that Prime Minister Zhang would bring up this matter at this time. After pondering for a moment, he looked at Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others who were taking action, and said:
"I have decided that from now on, I will no longer be shy about discussing matters of the court. Today, I will first resolve the issue of Xia Song framing loyal officials, and let all my officials know my determination to implement the new policy."

"From now on, no matter what different ideas you have, if anyone improves the new policies and makes our Song Dynasty rich and strong, I will reward them greatly. Similarly, if there are ministers with ulterior motives, or who are just sitting there doing nothing and secretly hindering us..."

At this point, Song Renzong paused and said, "Don't forget, in our Song Dynasty, one official position is held by three or four ministers. From now on, those who are in office but do nothing will have their salary halved for one year, retain their position for two years but have their salary deducted, and return home directly after three years."

"Didn't the scroll say that? The Great Song is full of talented people. What I lack most is ministers who want to be loyal to me and the Great Song. From now on, the positions in the Great Song will be held by those who are capable. My Great Song will no longer support idle people!"

Never keep idle people again!

The ministers in the court suddenly looked unhappy and their bodies began to tremble slightly...

The next day, Lei Xiaomeng entered the live broadcast room half an hour in advance, in order to reply to the messages that had not been replied to last time before the review of the third episode, and to warm up for the next broadcast in the live broadcast room.

She certainly didn't expect that her last inventory would cause a huge change in another dimension. Song Renzong, who had always been soft, was no longer soft, but actually stood up.
Not only did he angrily rebuke his ministers, he was also willing to be a Yugong and set an example to promote reform.

Yesterday she read the messages from the remaining fans and responded to them, so at the beginning of today's video, she edited the replies into the video and threw them all out.

In this way, you can save time on thinking, and you can also check information, and the answer will be very systematic.

[Hello everyone, the up master is here again! Today we continue to review Song Renzong, the most soft-hearted and controversial emperor among the feudal emperors. But before that, let's answer the five questions left over from last time. 】

Here it comes! Seeing the scroll unfold, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, and he immediately told everyone to shut up, while he looked at the scroll with burning eyes. The first question was to answer him, so he naturally had to listen carefully.

[@子控凶残老父: If I were to open a science and engineering school, how would I set up the subjects? ]

This is the question Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the last time he heard the words "science and engineering courses". Scholars have to take exams on the Four Books and Five Classics, and warriors have to take exams on weapons and tactics. So if science and engineering courses are offered, and even a "top scholar" is selected, what should be the content of the exam?

This question is not difficult to answer. Although Lei Xiaomeng doesn't know which ancient subjects are related to science and engineering, she is familiar with modern high school science subjects. After all, she also has a science and engineering background!

But to be on the safe side, she still looked up some information, asked Baidu, and then sorted out the reply "old father."

[Reply 1 @子控凶残老父 In modern science exams, in addition to the three basic subjects of Chinese, mathematics, and foreign languages, there are four minor subjects, namely physics, chemistry, geography, and biology. Let's consider these four subjects as science and engineering.]

[Reply 2: As for how the subjects were set up and what kind of textbooks were used at that time, I cannot comment. But it should not deviate from the scope of these four minor subjects, as well as mathematics, one of the main subjects.]

Mathematics? The study of numbers?
It’s just about settling the accounts!
This subject is actually the foundation of science and engineering.

But think about it, the Ministry of Works needs mathematics to build dikes, farmers need mathematics to calculate the acres of land, doctors need mathematics to calculate the dosage when prescribing medicine, and even building a house requires mathematics to record various dimensions.
In addition to literacy, mathematics is indeed the most basic foundation.

Looking at the scroll and then at the bicycle blueprint in front of him, Zhu Houzhao began to think. In this case, would he also need to take the math test for his science and engineering degree?

He held two drawings in his hands. One was the pattern he drew after Lei Xiaomeng showed him the picture of a bicycle last time. The other was a "bicycle" drawing collected from various places. It was sent to him by various places after he posted the imperial edict.
Just from the drawings, you can see how huge the difference is.

At this time, in the "small scroll" at the lower right corner of the heavenly scroll, there was another drawing, which was the detailed drawing that the old lady had promised to give him last time. At this moment, a painter was working hard to draw it.

It was not until this time that Zhu Houzhao discovered the benefits of replying to messages twice. For example, for this drawing, he no longer had to worry about incomplete records after the drawing appeared because the scroll was fleeting.

Not only that, this "small scroll" that sent him the drawings actually had a memory function, and was shrunk into a corner of the Heavenly Scroll. Not only could he make it move as he wished, and check the pictures and drawings that the old lady had sent him in the past, he could also hear and see the Heavenly Scroll's inventory at the same time.
It's really magical!

For example, now, the painters are drawing the detailed drawings in the small scroll. With this drawing, he is 90% sure that he can make the "bicycle".
Not only that, after finishing this drawing, he can also check and fill in the gaps of the previous "secrets" and "drawings".

He even thought that it would be great if Tianjuan could give him the "Treasure Ship" and "Ship Log" as well, and then compare them with the drawings and logs he had just obtained, which would surely achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Today's Heavenly Scroll is omnipotent to him!

[Reply 3: For mathematics, you can refer to books such as "Nine Chapters" and "Gougu", and gradually increase the difficulty based on them. For physics, you can refer to "Mojing", "Kaogongji", "Lunheng", and "Mengxi Bitan" mentioned in the last inventory. ]

[In reply to 4, I would like to mention that although the book Lun Heng was written in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it already touched upon the electromagnetic theory that was only applied in modern times.]

Electromagnetic theory? What is electromagnetic theory?
Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also emperors of other dynasties were confused. But they remembered the name of this book firmly.

[Reply 5: Continuing from the previous section, Mengxi Bitan discusses the method of making a compass in detail, which is much more detailed and practical than the one in Wujing Zongzhu.]

[Reply 6: Not only that, this book "Mengxi Bitan" was later praised as the encyclopedia of Chinese science at that time. It recorded a large amount of content in astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, agriculture, medicine and other subjects. It also had a great influence on the development of science at that time! ]

"Dream Pool Essays"?
Song Renzong's eyes lit up and he immediately recorded the book.

"I remember that Tianjuan mentioned that the author of this book is Shen Kuo. Is he in the court now?"

"Although I have never heard of Shen Kuo, I heard that the grandson of the Dali Temple's Deputy Shen Zengqing seems to be called this name. However, it is said that he is only eleven years old now, and his health is not good, so he does not often show up in public."

The one who answered him was Prime Minister Zhang Dexiang. Today he was summoned to the inner study and was preparing to report the case of Xia Song framing Fan Zhongyan. The emperor and his minister had just spoken halfway when the heavenly scroll was opened.

"Grandson of Elder Shen?" Song Renzong thought for a moment, "Maybe it's a coincidence. I must keep an eye on this person in the future."

Renzong also wanted to open science and engineering courses to promote the science and engineering of his Song Dynasty, but he lacked a trustworthy teacher. However, since Shen Kuo knew everything about astronomy and geography, it would be a good idea to invite him to be the lecturer of science and engineering in the Imperial College.

"I've got that in mind!" Zhang Dexiang said quickly.

[Reply 7: By the way, there is also a person named Zhao Youqin, who should be from the Hongwu period. He wrote a book called "New Book of Grass Images" to experiment with pinhole imaging technology and recorded his experimental theories. This book alone was hundreds of years ahead of the West! ]

[Reply 8: As for basic theories, I think the Zheng Meng and Zheng Meng Zhu written by Zhang Zai in the Song Dynasty are both very good introductory textbooks and can also be used in teaching.]

Song.
Song Renzong: "Zhang Zai? But that Zhang Zai I know. I remember Xiwen once mentioned this person to me."

Zhang Dexiang: "That's exactly the man. But he's only in his twenties now, so he probably hasn't written the two books yet. He also hasn't passed the imperial examination and entered the court as an official."
Although Song Renzong was somewhat disappointed, he at least had determined that this person was a great talent, so he said, "No problem, recruit him so that he can study science in my Institute of Science and Technology."
Zhang Dexiang: "I will do it in a moment."

Hongwu Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang: Have you heard all of this? Have you heard all of these books? Why don’t you go find them for me? And this Zhao Youqin, find him for me immediately, I want to see what this “pinhole imaging” of his is.
Zhu Di/Zhu Biao: I obey your command!
[Reply 9: As for chemistry, in fact, many alchemists at that time were proficient in it. However, the nobles in ancient times were obsessed with alchemy, and neglected the main purpose, so the development of chemistry was very unstable. ]

[Reply 10 Continuing from here, we have to talk about our Emperor Qin Shi Huang. The up master has also reviewed before that the widely circulated rumor of burning books and burying scholars is a fallacy. The people he actually buried alive were the alchemists, the people who helped him make medicine. ]

[Reply 11 to continue But to be honest, alchemists are actually ancient chemists. The invention of gunpowder is also attributed to the development of chemistry. It’s just that the alchemists at that time didn’t find a suitable way out for themselves, so they could only cheat! ]

Qin Shi Huang: The alchemist is a chemist, and he also invented gunpowder?
It seems like we can keep them for a while, so that we don’t have to kill them all one day!
[Reply 12: Biology is the next step in the evolution of chemistry. Biology and chemistry complement each other, just like the early Chinese period when witch doctors and shamans were not differentiated.]

[Reply 13: In fact, alchemy and Western medicine have similarities. But unfortunately, the alchemists went astray from the root, so naturally "elixir" could not be developed correctly. ]

【Reply 14 The rapid development of chemistry and biology is the foundation of Western medicine in later generations. Although Chinese medicine is also very developed. But unlike the macroscopic view of Chinese medicine, Western medicine focuses on the microscopic view. Combining the two will only achieve twice the result with half the effort! 】

Emperor Jiajing: So should I still make the elixir? Should I still take the elixir after it is made?

Emperor Zhengde: This thing is really not my cup of tea. I still prefer "trains". If not, "steam cars" will do. If not, I will be happy if you can make me a "bicycle". Emperor Yongle: It seems that my three treasures have to go to the West to find one more thing for me. I am afraid that I should bring back more of these Western medical books.

Zhu Yuanzhang: Write it down, write it down, write it all down for me. If you miss even one word, I will kill you.

[Reply 15: The last part is geography. Only by deeply understanding the soil and topography of mountains, rivers, and rivers, and combining it with the characteristics of plants and animals, can we make people live in harmony with natural creatures, make full use of the land, and feed more and more people! ]

Feed more and more people?
The emperors' eyes widened.

Does the meaning of the heavenly volume mean that as long as this subject can be learned well, it will promote agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, increase land production, and increase fishing and mulberry harvests. Everyone will have food to eat and clothes to wear?

Add more, add this subject to science and engineering majors!

[Reply 16: In short, these science and engineering subjects are the foundation. Then one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things, and finally it encompasses everything, and it is related to every aspect of people's life and work. ]

One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things?
How can talking about mathematics produce so much content?

The emperors of various dynasties were even more itching to try. Now, not only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Houzhao, but even the most ancient Qin Shihuang was eager to try.

In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi looked at the sky and mused: "Open science and engineering courses? Why didn't I think of that?"
[Reply 17: In fact, China's science and engineering disciplines did not develop late, nor did they lag behind the rest of the world. On the contrary, the successful construction of treasure ships and Zheng He's seven voyages to the West are a reflection of a country's strength in science and engineering.]

【Reply 18 continued But people at that time called these books "Miscellaneous Books", and what they learned was also called "Miscellaneous Studies", and they were not included in the scope of the imperial examination. Even some people who specialized in this field were discriminated against, and students gradually stopped paying attention to it. 】

[Reply 19: Towards the end of the Ming Dynasty, because China had long neglected science and engineering, Westerners were able to catch up and even surpass them, which led to the tragedy that occurred hundreds of years later.]

Zhu Yuanzhang (gritting his teeth): The end of the Ming Dynasty? My descendants who only eat other people’s food but do nothing else!

Zhu Di (with a gloomy face): Isn't my treasure ship attractive? You are all unfilial descendants. You don't listen to me, but listen to my father. You block the sea and stay in your own way. I really raised you in vain!
Zhu Gaochi (thinking): Father only sent Eunuch Sanbao to the West six times, so how could there be a seventh time? Could it be that the seventh time was when I was in power?

Zhu Zhanji (with a burning gaze): During my grandfather's time, the eunuch Sanbao only went to the West six times. It seems that the seventh time will be under my rule. Excellent, excellent! I want not only the seventh time, but also the eighth and the ninth time. I want to reopen the ban on sea trade!

Zhu Qizhen/Zhu Qiyu/Zhu Jianshen/Zhu Youtang (with frowned eyebrows): Someone, go and get me the blueprints of the treasure ship, and also fetch the ship's logbook, I want to take a good look at it!

Zhu Houzhao (excitedly): The treasure ship blueprints have been recovered, the ship's log has been found, the treasure ship will be built immediately!
……

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were very excited and eager to try, but Lei Xiaomeng had already answered the question from "old father" and turned to the second question from "His Majesty Zulong".

【V@The Emperor of the Dragon who unified the world and lived forever: What are the rules for the imperial examination? Are there any secrets? 】

[Reply 1@一统六合万寿无疆祖龙皇Relevant content has been sent to Your Majesty. Please check it.]

[Reply 2 to continue: Your Majesty, do you want to recruit scholars through the imperial examinations in Daqin? I really admire you. If you have any questions, you can continue to consult me. I will tell you everything I know! ]

Tell everything you know?
Ying Zheng raised his brows slightly.

He did have a lot of questions he wanted to ask Grandmother this time, but unfortunately, he had already asked the questions last time and could not ask again. He could only hope that the inventory of the Heavenly Scroll would be completed today.

However, after seeing Tianjuan's answer, he still wanted to take this opportunity to reply and ask about the problem of artillery barrel explosion.
At least this way you can save points for one barrage.

Although five points were not much for him, his points were close to 100 now. But he still wanted to save as much as possible and couldn't help but want to get some free stuff.

But the strange thing was that when he tried to reply to Apo Lord's reply as he did before, Tianjuan did not respond at all, and naturally did not send what he wanted to say back to Tianjuan for Apo Lord to see.

Could it be... because the host added the relevant content to the "inventory content"?
Since he could no longer leave messages, His Majesty the First Emperor could only give up and continue to pay attention to Tianjuan's answers to other questions.

【@穷途末路刘亭长: Tianjuan, you said I could be the emperor, but Ying Zheng arrested me everywhere. Now I can't go home, and my brothers don't dare to see me. Why did you harm me to such a state? Isn't it okay for me not to be the emperor? 】

[Reply to @穷途末路刘亭长Is it Liu Bang? Liu Ji? Liu Peigong? Are you talking about Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng? Not Qin Ziying, nor Qin Er Shi Hu Hai? So, are you sure it was Qin Shi Huang who wanted to arrest you, and not someone else? ]

In fact, Lei Xiaomeng was also a little confused by Liu Bang's question, so he didn't know how to answer his question for a while and could only ask him back.
Moreover, she felt in her heart that it was most likely that this "Liu Tingzhang" was playing a prank.

What heavenly scroll, what being arrested! Could her video be seen by Qin Shi Huang?

Before Qin Shi Huang's death, Liu Bang was just a country bumpkin. Who would pay attention to him? Even if the historical records were wrong, Qin Shi Huang would not have arrested Xiang Yu, but he would not have arrested Liu Bang.

Xiang Yu was at least a descendant of the Chu nobility. His uncle Xiang Bo secretly opposed Qin after the fall of Chu. Otherwise, he would not have formed an anti-Qin team so quickly after the death of Qin Shihuang.

After replying to "Liu Tingchang", the video continued to play Lei Xiaomeng's next reply, which was to @斧光烛影皇太弟.

【@斧光烛影皇太弟: After the Song Dynasty moved south, apart from Zhao Gou, is it true that there is no one left? 】

Regarding this question, Lei Xiaomeng remembered that he had already answered this "Crown Prince" before reviewing Song Renzong.
It was because he was so arrogant at the beginning, saying things like "The world has those who are capable to take up the position..."

I didn't expect that he is still struggling with this matter now. Is this matter really that important?
However, based on the principle of replying to every message, Lei Xiaomeng could only answer him again, but this time, her answer was more detailed.

【Reply 1 @斧光烛影皇太弟 You are right. After the Jingkang Incident, only Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou, was left in the royal family. He drifted on the rivers and seas for almost half a year, escaping death before going south to Lin'an. He established the Southern Song Dynasty in a corner of the south.】

[Reply 2 continued. After he ascended the throne in the south, although he reigned for decades and served as the emperor for decades, he did not leave any offspring.]

Sure enough, it is so!
But how could there be no offspring? Someone must have done something wrong.

And who is the person who did this? Is there any need to say it?
Naturally, whoever is the emperor is the most suspicious!

Zhao Kuangyi's face was full of uncertainty.

Could it be that the throne was finally passed to the eldest brother's offspring? If so, what was the point of all he had done before?

Zhao Kuangyi made up his mind - he might as well be a little harder and make sure that his eldest brother's descendants could no longer inherit the business!

However, even if he killed all of his eldest brother's descendants without leaving a single one alive, could he change the Jingkang Shame and the outcome of his son Zhao Gou having no son to succeed him?
In the end, won’t we have to find someone else to be the emperor?
For a moment, Zhao Kuangyi felt that the son left by his eldest brother didn't seem so eye-catching!

At this moment, he heard Tianjuan continue to say:
[Reply 3 to continue: After his only son died, Zhao Gou eventually had to adopt Zhao Bocong, the seventh-generation grandson of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, who later became Emperor Xiaozong of Song Zhao Shen. Not long after that, he abdicated and became the emperor, letting Zhao Shen become the emperor.]

What, abdicate?
He was a good emperor, why did he abdicate?
Zhao Kuangyi suddenly remembered that Tianjuan had said before that the Song Dynasty was the dynasty with the most retired emperors. Could this be what he meant? They abdicated at every turn?

As a result, before he could think about it carefully, he heard Tianjuan continue to say:
[Reply 4 to continue the result. Zhao Shen was full of passion and wanted to revive the Song Dynasty after ascending the throne. He did not want the Song Dynasty to be as weak as before. However, he encountered many obstacles because the retired emperor Zhao Gou was unwilling to give up his power. ]

[Reply 5 to continue. After Emperor Gaozong's death, Zhao Shen became disheartened and abdicated the throne to the crown prince. A few years later, due to the instigation of treacherous officials, the gap between him and his son gradually deepened, and he eventually died of depression.]

[Reply 6 Continuing from the last sentence, Emperor Guangzong of Song suddenly came to his senses and abdicated the throne to his son Zhao Kuo, Emperor Ningzong of Song, in the same year his father died. He died of depression soon after.]

Abdicate! Abdicate?
Why is it all about abdication?

Zhao Kuangyi's face had a solemn expression.

Why did their unworthy descendants all abdicate the throne of the country they fought for, in the end?
When did the throne become a hot potato?

(End of this chapter)