The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 497 I will teach you in person

Wanli always left at a moment's notice and never said hello to court officials.

At noon, tens of thousands of imperial guards and Jinyiwei light cavalry escorted the luxurious carriage they were riding in and set off.

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, the hottest time of the day, but it was not hot at all in the carriage.

Wanli also ordered people to prepare lunch. A group of concubines and princes and princesses were crowded in a small living room of less than 30 square meters to eat.

It was really crowded in there. He, the concubines, and even Princess Rongchang and Princess Yunhe had to hold their little ones in their arms to squeeze in and sit down.

The little ones were all very excited. They couldn't sit still as if they had lice. Some of them even climbed onto the table.

They had never left the palace because Wanli had not gone to the Mountain Resort to escape the summer heat in recent years.

Now that they were going out of the palace to play, they were naturally very excited.

Fortunately, little Zhu Changxun was relatively calm. Like his younger brothers and sisters, he jumped in Wanli's arms for a while and then sat down obediently, ready to eat.

Upon seeing this, Princess Rongchang immediately picked up a palm-sized braised prawn, pinched its head, and put it in his bowl.

He simply grabbed the braised prawns, peeled the shells skillfully, and then started to eat them.

Seeing this, Wanli smiled slightly and said, "Xun'er, do you know where this prawn came from?"

I know this.

Little Zhu Changxun quickly pulled the prawn meat out of his mouth and said vaguely, "I know this prawn is from the sea."

After saying that, the little guy stuffed the prawn meat back into his mouth and started chewing it happily.

Children are like this. When they are hungry, they want to eat. If they can’t pick up food with their chopsticks, they will just use their hands. There is nothing wrong with that.

If a civil servant saw this, he would definitely take the opportunity to cry out loudly, saying that this was unacceptable, disgraceful and indecent.

He certainly couldn't follow the example of the civil officials and use rigid etiquette to restrain the future prince.

Wanli nodded slightly, then said patiently: "You have never seen the sea, so you don't know how big it is.

A place as big as the palace is like a sesame seed compared to a big watermelon compared to the vast ocean.

In the sea, there are not only shrimps this big, but also crabs bigger than washbasins, octopuses bigger than foot basins, whales bigger than palaces, and so on and so forth. Do you want to go see the sea?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu Changxun's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, I do. Yes, I do."

This is actually a way of teaching.

The first lesson Wanli taught little Zhu Changxun was to make the little guy yearn for the ocean, so that he would want to see the sea and see the things in the sea.

This vision is the foundation for dominating the ocean in the future. Childhood visions can easily be transformed into dreams, and this dream can also change from wanting to see the ocean to wanting to own the ocean and control the ocean.

Of course, there is no need to rush this. It’s enough for the little one to have aspirations now.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Well, father will take you to see the sea in the future, but not now. You are still young. You need to eat more and grow up before you can go."

Little Zhu Changxun was holding the prawn meat, chewing it while nodding and saying, "Mmm, okay, okay."

Seeing this, the other little ones pushed hard in the arms of the concubines and older sisters, saying, "Father, Father, I want to go too. I want to go too."

Sure, you can go wherever you want. The ocean is big enough to accommodate our whole family.

Wanli nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, Father will take you there. However, you also need to eat more and grow up before you can go."

Upon hearing this, the little ones couldn't wait to start eating, as if they could grow bigger if they ate more.

They ate and enjoyed the scenery along the way. It was already past the hour of You and it was almost dark when they finally arrived at the Summer Resort.

There was no way. The speed of a carriage could not compare to that of a war horse. Even with eight horses pulling it, it could not run fast. If the road from the capital to the Summer Resort had not been repaired, they might not be able to arrive in half a day.

When Yongnian Earl Wang Wei heard that Wanli was coming with his precious grandson and granddaughter, he brought his entire family to wait outside the Acropolis south of the Summer Resort.

Who knew that the little ones all fell asleep in the arms of Wanli, the concubines and the eldest princess!
It was dark and time to go to bed. The little ones had eaten all the way and jumped around for most of the day, so they were already very tired. It was normal for them to fall asleep.

Seeing this, Yongnian Earl Wang Wei did not dare to wake up the little ones. After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he could only smile and wink at his granddaughter, then look at little Zhu Changxun in Wanli's arms with a loving face, and then followed them to send the little ones to Miyun Palace to rest.

Silent all night.

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, the Miyun Palace was in an uproar.

This place is much more fun than the imperial palace. The imperial palace is full of palaces, but here it is full of flowers, plants and trees. You can have fun rolling around on the grass.

The little ones were having so much fun playing.

Wanli didn't care. He was just ordering people to prepare to teach little Zhu Changxun.

He wanted to personally teach the future prince.

He ordered people to renovate the original lobby of Miyun County Government Office. Half-person-high wooden steps were added on both sides of the long table, and special seats were set up on both sides of the main seat. Children aged five or six could sit on the seats and write on the table.

The walls on both sides are covered with maps of the Ming Dynasty, world maps, maps of Ming Dynasty's vassal states, etc.

He also ordered the preparation of numerous books, including two sets of the "Thousand Character Classic," "Three Character Classic," and "Hundred Family Names" for elementary education, as well as "Four Books and Five Classics," and "The Thirteen Chapters of the Great Ming Military Classic." The workload was relatively small, and the Mountain Resort had many skilled craftsmen. Within a morning, the former county government hall had been transformed into a special school.

Before noon, he ordered someone to bring little Zhu Changxun over.

After all, little Zhu Changxun was only five years old. In such a fun place, with so many younger brothers and sisters playing with him, he was sweating all over and his hair was a little wet.

Seeing this, Wanli did not blame him. He even helped little Zhu Changxun wipe the sweat off his face, then picked the little guy up and said with a smile, "How is it? Is it fun here?"

Little Zhu Changxun nodded repeatedly and said, "It's fun, very fun."

Wanli continued to seduce, "Actually, there's nothing interesting in this palace. It's just some flowers and plants. The outside is really interesting.

There are many workshops in this summer resort, some for making muskets and cannons, some for making grain carts and chariots, some for making spinning machines and looms, some for making glass, some for making medicine, and so on. There are many.

There are also horse farms, pig farms, fertilizer production areas, medicinal herb planting areas, and so on. Do you want to go and have some fun?"

There are so many fun things to do here!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu Changxun's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "I think so, I think so."

Wanli nodded slightly when he heard this, then pointed to the books on the table and said: "You can go out and play if you want. As long as you study hard, your father will take you out to play."

what?
So many books!

The Four Books and Five Classics and the Thirteen Chapters of the Great Ming Military Classics are not just one volume. The pile on the table is even bigger than the others!

Seeing this, little Zhu Changxun said with a frustrated look on his face, "Father, they say that one must study hard for ten years to learn. Do I have to study here for ten years before I can go out and play?"

You are not a scholar.

I won’t teach like that.

Wanli shook his head slightly and said, "You don't need to study hard. You just need to read all these books and understand what you need to understand."

That's also difficult. These are not just a few books, but a huge pile of books.

Little Zhu Changxun still had a bitter face and said, "Father, how long will it take to finish reading so many books?"

You can't ask me this.

Wanli said solemnly: "It depends on you. If you really study hard, it won't take you a few years. If you don't, you may not be able to finish it in your lifetime."

Upon hearing this, little Zhu Changxun actually sighed and said, "No wonder my mother said being an emperor is tiring."

Is this what you call tired?

Wanli shook his head slightly and then asked, "Do you know how big the Ming Dynasty is?"

This one.

Little Zhu Changxun was a little bewildered and said, "I don't know."

Wanli held him in front of the latest map of the Ming Dynasty and gestured with his hand, saying, "This is the capital, and this is the Summer Palace. Judging from the map, the distance between the capital and the Summer Palace is only the width of a finger.

Look again, how big are the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, how big is the south of the desert, and there is also the Nurgan Regional Military Commission, Japan, and the east coast of America, all of which are now the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Furthermore, for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty, we cannot stop. We must control the northern part of the Nurgan Dusi, including the northern desert, the American coastline, the three Xuan and six Wei in the southeast, and so on."

what?
The Ming Dynasty is so big!
They rode in the carriage for half a day and only traveled a distance the width of a finger on the map, while the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty was larger than the territory of him and his father combined!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu Changxun was stunned.

He really couldn't imagine how big the territory of the Ming Dynasty was.

Seeing this, Wanli sighed slightly and said, "Such a vast territory is not easy to govern. You must not only study hard but also learn the ways of being a ruler. Being a ruler is much more difficult than studying. Being an emperor is indeed tiring. If you want to be a good emperor, you must study hard, understand?"

I know being an emperor is tiring.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu Changxun nodded with a bitter face and said, "I understand."

Most children are like this. When talking about studying, their faces are filled with sadness.

Seeing this, Wanli shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that your father doesn't want you to play. How about this, after you finish studying in the morning, your father will take you out to play in the afternoon, okay?"

Oh, there’s still something to play.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu Changxun nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay."

This little guy doesn't know yet that going out to play is actually part of learning.

All the core technologies of the Ming Dynasty are concentrated in the Summer Resort. If he can understand them all, it will be much better than reading the books on the table.

This is the teaching method that Wanli came up with.

He was really prepared to teach this successor personally.

(End of this chapter)