My aunt is Queen Ma

Chapter 41 This is Zhu Yuanzhang (Available Tonight)
Classes officially begin at the main hall.

Song Lian was very disappointed that Ma Yu did not participate, and he went to Queen Ma to ask the reason.

Queen Ma told him the reason and also talked about the issue of educational standards.

Song Lian was greatly shocked, especially the concept of "first understand right from wrong, then teach how to weigh the pros and cons", which he agreed with very much.

I feel ashamed of myself.

After learning that Ma Yu's family had left behind a complete learning plan, he had no choice but to give up his plan of accepting disciples.

But the old man also has his own pride in his heart. I admit that the elders behind you are very powerful.

But I don’t believe that you can surpass the disciples I have carefully trained with just a set of study plans.

So the old man also developed a complete study plan.

Moreover, his study plan also referred to the educational scale concept proposed by Ma Yu.

Instead of just teaching Confucianism, many courses were added to understand people's livelihood and practice.

After Ma Yu learned about it, he couldn't help but express his admiration.

It was just a hard time for Zhu Biao and his colleagues, as they were overwhelmed by the heavy workload every day.

In contrast, Ma Yu, Zhu Chong and Chang Sheng were too comfortable.

According to Ma Yu’s plan, every day I have one Chinese class, one history class, and one math class.

Ma Yu didn't do anything wrong in Chinese class. Apart from studying the classics of ancient sages, he would occasionally teach a class on poetry appreciation.

He did not rashly use the thoughts of his previous life to interpret the classics, but instead devoted himself to studying first.

It is not too late to start interpreting it after you truly understand the thoughts of the ancients.

He was not prepared to take a step into modernization, as that would be a disaster.

The safest way is to move forward slowly based on the foundation laid by our predecessors.

As for how far he can go, he doesn't know.

The rest we can only trust in "future generations".

History class is even simpler. Just read through the first chapter of Records of the Grand Historian.

After reading Records of the Grand Historian, I read Book of Han, Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of the Later Han, etc.

Read the official history as a story book, and then come back to study it carefully.

The mathematics class was the one he made the most changes to. He did not use the existing mathematical classics, but instead wrote his own textbooks.

The depth is equivalent to that of elementary school in the previous life.

He also quoted Arabic numerals without hesitation.

The origin is very simple. The elders of the family learned it from the Hu merchants who came from the far west.

However, the mathematics textbook was not completed. Instead, it was compiled the night before and given to two people the next day.

The writing progress can be adjusted freely according to the acceptance capacity of the two people.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma said nothing, but just asked someone to come and check on the learning progress every day, and copy a copy of the day's mathematics textbook and bring it back to the palace.

There are three courses, and I only study for two hours every day.

Then Zhu Chong and Chang Sheng would spontaneously take half an hour to learn martial arts.

In their words, if you want to be a hero, you must have strong martial arts skills.

Practicing martial arts requires an opponent to teach you the moves, usually the imperial guards. Occasionally, two people will fight each other to teach you the moves.

Even though Chang Sheng is a year or two younger, he can fight on equal terms with Zhu Chong and even take advantage of him from time to time.

I can only say that he is worthy of being Chang Yuchun's offspring.

Ma Yu would also practice, but his foundation was too poor, and he only exercised to strengthen his body. He had better give up the dream of becoming a master.

Overall, the three of them only spend three hours studying and exercising every day.

Compared with the five hours a day at the main hall, it is so easy.

What is happiness?
Answer: Happiness means that I live better than you.

Zhu Chong no longer felt tired from studying, and Chang Sheng no longer found studying boring.

After studying every day, the three of them would go strolling on the street together.

Ma Yu wanted to have a more intuitive understanding of this era, while Zhu Chong and Chang Sheng wanted to be chivalrous and righteous.

How does the saying go? God will not let down those who work hard.

If you wander around like this every day, you will occasionally run into a few ignorant people.

There are petty thieves, hooligans, and domineering officials, and of course there are also playboys who take advantage of their power to bully others.

No matter how many people there are on the other side or what their identities are, the two of them are never afraid.

In Zhu Chong’s words: I never look at the other person’s status, because it’s not as high as mine anyway.

It didn't take long for them to become famous, and people gave them a thumbs-up when they saw them.

Some people would even secretly report to them if they were bullied.

Enjoying the pleasure of being praised, Zhu Chong and Chang Sheng became even more active.

Gradually, more and more young people with good intentions began to join them, most of whom were children of nobles.

Their team gradually expanded, and they were always surrounded by people every time they went out.

Then, as expected, Ma Yu discovered that the nobles' attitude towards him became increasingly friendly.

When we meet on the road, we will stop and say hello very friendly.

Every now and then, some nobles, known or unknown to him, would send him some game to satisfy his hunger, or some strange little gadgets.

He did not refuse as he did before, but accepted them all.

This made the nobles even happier.

In fact, this was one of the reasons why he became good friends with Chang Sheng and later made friends with the sons of nobles.

This world is a world of circles within circles. If you want to fit in, you must join a circle.

If you want to get things done, you must also borrow the power of the circle.

Which group was the most powerful in the early Ming Dynasty? Without a doubt, the nobles.

He is also the nephew of Empress Ma, so he must make good use of this identity.

It turns out that this trick really works.

After he played with these second-generation people, the nobles' attitude towards him changed completely.

To put it bluntly, it acknowledges his identity.

You are the Queen's nephew, we acknowledge you.

But it was no surprise that by doing so, he offended the Zhejiang East Group, and even many officials from the southern faction began to dislike him.

He was prepared for this and didn't take it too seriously.

But he didn't do nothing.

He knew very well that it was a sensitive matter to have the Second Prince make friends with the sons of nobles.

If you don't do something to remedy the situation, you'll definitely be held accountable.

So he would call Zhu Biao over from time to time, and eventually they all became members of the prince's party.

But even so, as the team grew, more and more people came to impeach them.

Among them, the Zhejiang East faction is the main force.

Zhu Yuanzhang rejected all of them and said to Empress Ma in private:
"Drag Biao'er in as well, he's a smart kid."

Empress Ma laughed and said, "Aren't you worried that Biao'er will rebel against you one day?"

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and said, "I'm just afraid he doesn't have the courage."

Empress Ma smiled but did not say anything. She knew that Zhu Yuanzhang did not want Zhu Biao to rebel, but he did not believe that his son would rebel.

And he also has absolute confidence in himself.

How could someone who emerged from the crowd of heroes at the end of the Yuan Dynasty be controlled by a bunch of young boys?
So unlike other emperors who kept a strict watch on the crown prince, he tried his best to place talented people around the crown prince.

Try every possible means to strengthen the princelings.

What they fear is that the prince is too weak to hold on to that position.

Empress Ma was naturally happy about this.

After chatting with the boys for a while, Queen Ma changed the subject and said:
"Have you really thought about the matter of the treasure tripod?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Once Tiande and Boren take Dadu, we will spread the news that this is the Yuwang Ding."

With the momentum of a great victory, the matter of King Yu's tripod can be basically confirmed.

Even if someone has doubts, it won't cause any waves.

Empress Ma said solemnly, "Once we take this step, there is no turning back."

"If this tripod is proven not to be the Yuwang Tripod in the future, you will be ridiculed even if you never admit it."

Don't treat others as fools. Any smart person can see that it is you, Zhu Yuanzhang, who is steering the conversation.

Being both responsible and insolent will only make people laugh even louder. Zhu Yuanzhang's expression remained unchanged as he said firmly, "We have considered this as well and have a solution for it."

"Don't worry, we won't give anyone the chance to verify its authenticity."

Queen Ma was shocked and asked, "Are you going to destroy it?"

This is the only way to ensure that no one will ever know whether it is true or not.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "If we don't destroy it, how can we destroy the Yuwang Ding?"

"When we unify the world, we will follow the example of Dayu and collect copper from all over the world."

"Merge with the Yuwang Ding into one furnace and recast the Ding to suppress the mountains and rivers."

Queen Ma's eyes lit up and she said happily:
"Good idea, this way everything makes sense."

"Even if future generations have doubts, they will not be able to verify their authenticity."

"Have you thought of this idea a long time ago?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly: "When Ma Yu told me about this plan, I had already thought of it."

"If we hadn't thought of a solution, why would we adopt this plan?"

At this point, he began his verbal attack:

"Although that boy is very knowledgeable, he is still too immature."

"They even thought of something like impersonating the Yuwang Ding. They're simply treating military and national affairs as a joke."

"I guess he still thinks that we adopted his strategy because it was a good one."

"I can't wait to see what his expression will be when he learns that I'm going to recast the King's Cauldron."

"Just thinking about it makes me feel happy, hahaha..."

Empress Ma smiled inwardly, "Why are you getting angry with a child all day long?"

They didn't think it was a pity to melt an ancient tripod.

There are so many bronze artifacts unearthed from various dynasties that most of them have been melted into copper coins and new bronze artifacts.

It was not a big deal for them to melt the ancient tripod into a new tripod to suppress the mountains and rivers.

Then the couple began to discuss seriously how to cast the new royal tripod, what shape to use, and how many to cast.

As they chatted, the topic turned to the Northern Expedition to Yuan Dadu.

It can be said that this is the most important battle at present, and it is also the battle that truly determines the ownership of the world.

The Ming army successfully captured the Yuan capital. Even if other places could be conquered by issuing an edict, their resistance would be greatly weakened.

If the attack fails, the morale of the enemy forces will soar, and it will be much more difficult for the Ming Dynasty to unify the world.

This is also the reason why Xu and Chang were dispatched for this battle.

And there are other generals providing support on other routes.

Even though they had great confidence in their abilities, the couple still had concerns deep down.

This is actually one of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang made a fuss about the big tripod.

But in order to comfort each other, they all appeared confident.

After talking about the Northern Expedition for a while, the topic naturally shifted to how to govern the country after taking over Yuan Dadu and unifying the world.

In fact, the couple did not have any good rules or experience in this regard.

We discussed for a long time but still couldn't get to the point.

Empress Ma had no choice but to say, "For such an important matter, it is better to discuss it with the ministers."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "Ministers? Those who can be trusted don't understand, and those who understand are unwilling to speak. We can only rely on ourselves."

Empress Ma knew that he was talking about the group of bureaucrats in Jiangnan, who knew a lot about how to govern the country.

But everyone knows what those people are planning, just like Sima Zhao's intention.

At the center, he wanted to rule the world together with the emperor.

At the grassroots level, they want to restore the governance model of the Yuan and Mongolian periods, where Confucian officials were the governing body.

In terms of taxation, we would like to continue to use the purchase system.

The so-called buying spree is a tax-package system.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were inexperienced, they knew that this method would never work.

Otherwise, it is hard to say whether the Ming Dynasty was named Zhu or something else.

And the situation now is far more complicated than that.

Because the two sides do not trust each other, even if the bureaucrats in the south really came up with a plan, they would not dare to believe it easily.

So in the end you can only rely on yourself.

But now, they seem to have another option.

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Ma Yu said before that his family also has research on this. Find an opportunity to test his words and see if it's true or not."

"If it's true, quickly add him to the family tree of his father-in-law's family, and then find him a wife to give birth to the child."

Now that he is alone, it is difficult for everyone to really trust him. It would be different if he had a wife and children.

If he didn't know much about the national system, he wouldn't regret not recognizing this relative, but he certainly wouldn't take it so seriously.

Empress Ma naturally understood this and nodded:

"I'll find a chance to ask him in a few days. I hope he has learned the true skills of the family."
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The Northern Expedition to Yuan Dadu is the most important thing at present and concerns the people of the world.

As Xu and Chang's armies approached Hexiwu (northeast of Tianjin), everyone's attention was drawn over.

There is much less discussion about the tripod.

If there is anyone who has it the easiest, it must be Ma Yu.

The reason is simple, he already knew the result from history books.

However, this reason naturally could not be told to outsiders, so when faced with other people's inquiries, his answer was:
When Generals Xu and Chang join forces, no one in the world can stop them.

The Mongols can be defeated in a snap, so let's just wait for the good news.

Although everyone is very surprised, how can you trust them so much when you have never met them?

But his attitude did win him more favor from the noble group.

This can be considered an unexpected gain.

Generals Xu and Chang are indeed worthy of being the era's top team and have lived up to the high expectations of the people of the world.

On August 12, everyone went out as usual and went about their business.

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, followed by a loud shout from someone:
"Eight hundred miles of urgency, the General of Conquest has conquered Dadu..."

"Hua La..." The people dropped their work, walked out of their homes, and gathered on both sides of the road to look around.

Soon the messenger arrived on his horse:

"The General of Conquest conquers Dadu..."

It disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a trail of smoke and dust.

"Buzz..." The people were in an uproar, shouting and yelling, and some even shouted "Long live the emperor."

Even the most ignorant person knows what it means to capture Yuan Dadu.

The chaos that has lasted for decades is finally coming to an end.

Are good days far away?

Nine consecutive express reports of victory were sent to Yingtian over an area of ​​800 miles.

Generals Xu and Chang conquered the Yuan capital, and Emperor Zhizheng of Yuan fled in panic.

On this day, Yingtian Prefecture was in a frenzy.

All the ministers submitted memorials to celebrate.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth and completely ignored his image.

Not to mention all kinds of rewards, money was spent like water.

Although he is very stingy, he never hesitates when it comes to spending money.

Now is the best time to spend money.

Ma Yu and his friends were naturally very happy.

Even though Ma Yu had already known this news from history books, he was still very excited when he actually experienced it.

After all, it had been more than five hundred years since the Khitans seized the North China Plain, and this was the first time that the Han army had truly recaptured the Yan territory.

As for the time when the Northern Song Dynasty allied with Jin to resist Liao, it is better not to mention it.

Of course, the happiest person was Chang Sheng, who was so excited that he was jumping and skipping as he walked.

It was at this time that news about the ancient tripod was mentioned again.

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(End of this chapter)