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Chapter 736 Judgment
Following the guidance, the topic of the ministers gradually turned to the question of who should be on the monument.

Yang Reform also enjoyed the debate among the officials.

Saints, Ming Taizu, Three Emperors and Five Emperors are undisputed to be on the monument.

But in the end, the question of who should be on the monument and who should not be on the monument will be debated.

"...Although the former Song Dynasty was weak, it was also orthodox in China. How could it be so unbearable..." A minister said angrily.The topic has become farther and farther away, and it has come to the issue of "|judgment" for the characterization of various dynasties.

"...Why can't Qian Song come up?..."

"...It just doesn't work, the former Song Dynasty is so weak... why is there any reason to put it on the monument?..."

"...Why not? In the former Song Dynasty, there were [-] scholars who died for their country. Their loyalty can be seen. Why can't they do it? How can such a loyal thing not be done?..."

The officials argued, but Yang Reform didn't care. Anyway, he let the ministers argue.

……

Fighting and fighting, and fighting for trouble.

What Han Confucianism, Tang Wugui, and Song Nasty's words were all pulled out, which surprised Yang Reform.

The reason was that an official felt unhappy when he saw that the person he "recommended" failed to appear on the monument, and because the atmosphere of the debate in the hall was too heated, he "accidentally" called out Song Nose. For a moment, this Wenhua Palace is considered "out of control". This one says that Song snot can't go up, and it can't represent Huaxia, and the other says it can; this one says that even the Tang turtle can go, why can't the Song Dynasty, since it involves the Tang turtle Well, the Han Dynasty still relied on women's marriage to ensure the country's peace, and someone brought the Han Dynasty in again.In this Wenhua Palace, it can be regarded as a pot of porridge, and it is a pot of burnt porridge.

Although Yang Reform was surprised, he did not stop the ministers and allowed them to argue. The ministers were also used to this kind of unscrupulous debate, and their words became more bold.

Seeing that the debate in the courtroom gradually turned into a farce, Shi Fenglai pretended not to notice it, and Han Yu shook his head when he saw it. He wanted to stop this situation, but he was not the chief assistant, and the emperor had no intention of stopping it. Why did he come out to take care of this?

Yang Reform listened to the ministers talking about the "black history" of various dynasties without any scruples, and listened with gusto.

This hot topic quarreled for a while, and the ministers finally realized that this issue should not be discussed here without any scruples, so they gradually quieted down.

The Wenhua Palace was strangely quiet.

"Hehehe..." Yang Reform first laughed for a while, it was interesting to meet such an interesting thing.

"...I've heard that your family is talking about Tang Wugui and Song snot, so I want to ask, what is my verdict?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

The ministers are all that Jiong.It's all the emperor's fault, it's too indulgent for everyone, so that everyone's words are boundless.Now that the emperor is asking about the verdict of the Ming Dynasty, what kind of verdict should be given to the Ming Dynasty?

Yang Reform has also heard about the verdicts of these dynasties, not only Tang Wugui and Song Nai, and finally there is a clean sloppy, but it is not clear now.

"My Majesty, I, Ming Chengzu, have long said, 'There is no marriage between the Han Dynasty, no alliance between the Tang Dynasty, no small coins for the Song Dynasty, and no gifts for brothers and enemies'. It means no marriage, no compensation, and no cedement of land." , no tribute... If future generations talk about my Daming's verdict, there will never be any words like Tang Wugui, Song Nasty, etc. In my Daming, only the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the monarchs and ministers die in the country..." Han Yu saw Shi Fenglai didn't dare to start a conversation, so he could only stand up and end the matter with unimaginably strong words. Otherwise, if this story like a laughing stock spreads, people in the world will not laugh their teeth off.

As soon as Han Yu's words came out, all the ministers became unanimously solemn. These simple words aroused everyone's sympathy and pride.

Hearing this, Yang Reform kept nodding his head. At this moment, Chaotang, who had been a little laughing, immediately became generous and tragic. These words full of masculinity made people's blood boil.

"No marriage, no compensation, no cede land, no tribute... These few words should also be engraved on the monument. I want to engrave these few words on the monument so that future generations will always remember my Ming Dynasty's strength of character. Live my strong and unyielding spirit of Daming..." Yang Reform was very moved by these few words.If I remember correctly, the judgments of later generations on the Ming Dynasty were "no marriage, no compensation, no cedement, no tribute, the emperor guards the gate, and the king dies in the country". Death marked an end to the strength and stamina of the Ming Dynasty, but he himself was exactly this Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty Shengming..."

The ministers shouted loudly and solemnly in unison.

"...I'm tired today, so let's stop here. Regarding this monument, if you have any good suggestions or ideas, you can write it down and discuss it next time. This monument still needs to be built. , how to build it is not just my business, nor is it just your family's business, but the business of everyone in China. We should ask the people of the world for their opinions, and let the people of the world participate in the construction of this monument. Opportunity..., is the chief assistant here?" Yang Reform was also excited by Han Yu's words, so he didn't have the time to talk anymore, and immediately took advantage of this posture to establish the construction of this monument.

"The minister is here." Shi Fenglai immediately came out and agreed.

"The matter of building the monument is a major event for my entire Ming Dynasty. We should open up the world's voice and ask the people of the world how to build the monument. We should let the people of the world participate in the design and construction of the monument of the Altar of Human Beings to gather people's popularity. This matter should be discussed by the imperial court. The important minister presided over it to show respect and piety, and this matter will be handed over to the chief assistant to take the lead to take an overview of the matter..." Yang Reform said.Although Yang Reform was not very satisfied with Shi Fenglai's timidity, he still picked up a good job for Shi Fenglai.

"The minister leads the decree..." Shi Fenglai immediately agreed happily, such a good thing finally fell on his head.

"... The Secretary of General Administration is also responsible for assisting in this matter. The Secretary of General Administration consults people all over the world about the plan to build the monument, who should put the monument on, what should be put on the monument, and matters related to the construction of the monument. Any remarks related to the construction of the monument can be sent to the post. Mail it to the Department of General Administration, and the Department of General Administration will collect and organize it. All the letters and documents collected should not be neglected because of the slightness of human speech. They should be sorted out according to the facts. If there are pertinent and useful suggestions and plans, they should be selected and replied. , this is a major event for my Ming Dynasty and even China, and we must not be negligent..." Yang Reform said solemnly.

"I obey the order!" The official immediately agreed.The unhesitating promise is indeed very suitable for the situation, but thinking about the emperor's words for a while, the minister immediately got a big head and solicited plans and suggestions from the world. How many people are needed to be busy?He is afraid that the Secretary of General Administration will be buried by a sea of ​​letters and documents.Immediately dizzy.

"...Your Majesty, the General Secretary's manpower is really not enough!" The General Secretary's envoy came back to his senses, and immediately cried out that he was short of manpower.

"It doesn't matter, this matter is of great importance. With the chief assistant in charge, you should mobilize many people to assist you, the General Administration Department. The General Administration Department can expand the scale to deal with this matter. In addition, you can also borrow supervisors from the Imperial College. If it is still not enough , you can also borrow manpower from other ministries and yamen. In short, this matter must be handled well. By the way, the Secretary of the General Administration also announced the matter about the monument to the Altar of Humanity that was discussed in the court today. Form a regular column, all the results of the discussion and the summed up matters about the construction of the monument must be announced to the world, and the opinions of the people of the world must be consulted... In short, regarding the construction of the monument, it is best for the entire world to participate, so as to unite the world Can the Qing family understand the people's hearts and popularity?" Yang Reformed.

"The minister leads the decree!" The official agreed.

The official agreed very well, but some courtiers were not happy, and the emperor wanted to announce the matters discussed in the court today in the mansion newspaper?Isn't it their fault?If every move in the court was announced, they probably would have no face to come out to meet people.

"Report to Your Majesty, this, this..., that..." A minister couldn't stand up anymore, and immediately stood up to report.

"What's the matter?" Yang Reform was indeed a little dizzy, bored in the sauna.

"...Your Majesty, that's the matter! Your Majesty, this matter in court today..." The minister stammered.

"Oh..." Yang Reform looked at the minister as if he wanted to say something but dared not say it, and his not very bright mind finally came to life, as if he understood something, he said again: "...Oh, I know, The process of the discussion in the court should not be fully announced, and the Secretary of General Administration remembers that what is announced is only the result..."

"The minister receives the decree!" The Secretary of General Administration agreed again.The Tongzheng Envoy of the Tongzheng Secretary is also very happy. After this incident, his position as the Tongzheng Secretary seems to have risen a lot. This is a good thing for his Tongzheng Secretary. Although there is a mother-in-law involved in this matter, Shi Fenglai He is a very friendly chief assistant.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The official finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After Yang Reform dealt with this matter, he was ready to go back and take a rest. There were too many people in this hall, and it was another sauna day. Yang Reform was sweating all over, and it was extremely uncomfortable to stick to his body. He couldn't hold on for a while. , I was really dizzy, and my head couldn't handle things.

"I would like to report to Your Majesty, I have one more matter to ask for instructions, Your Majesty, please show me..." Seeing that the emperor seemed impatient and about to leave the court, Shi Fenglai immediately asked again. He remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to ask about something.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the monument to the Altar of Human Beings is still under discussion, and it is still far away from the date of completion, but the common people love His Majesty. This matter of worshiping His Majesty, His Majesty sees it, what should we do? Please show Your Majesty..." Shi Fenglai When I remembered that I still had something to say, I said it immediately.

"Oh, this matter..., how about this, let the two altars of heaven and earth accept the worship on my behalf, let the people go to worship at the two altars of heaven and earth, and when the monument of the altar of humanity is built in the future, the monument of the altar of humanity will be used to worship... "Yang Reform thought for a while, and immediately said that this alternative plan was also expected.

"I understand!" Shi Fenglai immediately agreed.

The ministers also had no objections. The construction of a "Tiantian Pagoda"-like human altar monument has become the most important event of the Ming Dynasty. The matter of living people's worship is really just a sesame-sized matter, and there is nothing worth arguing about.

After finishing speaking, Yang Reform also dismissed the court meeting.

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The emperor solicited plans and suggestions for building the stele from the people of the world, which once again aroused the enthusiasm of the world.

The streets and alleys immediately rushed to tell each other.Everyone has the right to make suggestions to the emperor, and everyone can make suggestions to the emperor through letters, which has never happened before.

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The next day.

As expected, the Mansion Newspaper was out of stock, and Fan Weicheng had to keep printing more. The printing factory of the Mansion Newspaper was in continuous operation all day long, and there was no chance to be free at all.The previous batch of mansion newspapers hadn't been printed yet, and this new mansion newspaper had to be printed again, and it was really too busy.

"The newspaper is sold, the newspaper is sold..."

"His Majesty has solicited from the people of the world the construction plan and matters of the Altar of Humanity Monument..."

"...Any good suggestions and plans can be mailed to His Majesty..."

The entire city of Beijing was filled with shouts from newsboys.

It was only early in the morning, but people couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and rushed to the street, to the teahouse and restaurant, in order to be the first to see the whole picture of this incident.

in the tea house.

People who came to listen to and read newspapers had already been gathered, but because there were so many people who came, they drove away the unique coolness of the early morning.

Some people are excited, some are moved, some are depressed, and some are lost.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has the ability to build this "Tongtian Tower"-like human altar to commemorate the ancestors of China, this is really a touching thing.

But there were also frustrations.

"Poor, pitiful!...God let us be born in this world and let us go through so many rare things, but why doesn't my mother let me study? Otherwise, we can give His Majesty I wrote a letter..."

The old master who read the newspaper finished reading the newspaper, and immediately some people burst into tears.Not for anything else, just because I am uneducated and illiterate, so I missed such a rare opportunity.

"I said shopkeeper Qin, so don't cry. You said you are a butcher, illiterate and no one laughed at you. Why are you crying? You can't write, so why can't you find someone who can?" Someone said. Immediately despised the mourner.

"You don't understand, you don't understand! I have suffered a loss, a loss, a big loss... If I had known today, why, I shouldn't let my mother save those few money back then, and I have to learn A few words! Now I suffer from illiteracy, it is a big loss..." The person called Shopkeeper Qin immediately said with a face of regret, and couldn't stop talking about the loss he had suffered.

"Treasurer Qin, since you have suffered a disadvantage, your grandchildren here should study and not suffer any more... Don't you think so?" Someone suggested.

"That's right, that's right, I'm going back and let my son go to study immediately, what's wrong with it, I can't save this money, it will hurt my son for the rest of his life in the future!" The shopkeeper Qin said immediately.

The old master looked at it, but stroked his beard and laughed, which can be regarded as the enlightenment of the saint.

"Old Master, do you think His Majesty really reads everyone's letters?" The emperor asked the people all over the world for suggestions on building a stele. Everyone can write to the emperor. This is a rare event. Believing it to be true is full of doubts.

"Of course there are rules. This matter has been clearly stated in the mansion newspaper. The letter is not delivered directly to His Majesty, but is collected and sorted by the Office of the General Secretary. If there is a good suggestion, it will be graded. Screening, and finally delivered to His Majesty, I want to send the letter directly to His Majesty, there may not be more than 30 people in this Ming Dynasty..." The old master is also a scholar, he knows these things very well, and explained to everyone with a smile, thinking of this person If so, I laughed myself.

"So that's how it is! We thought it was a letter delivered directly to His Majesty..." the man said with some disappointment.

"You don't take pictures of yourself, what is your status, can you compare with His Majesty? You want to send the letter directly to His Majesty, you think you are a cabinet scholar, you think you are a minister..." Immediately Someone laughed.

"That's right, that's right..." Someone immediately booed.

The old master smiled and shook his head.

"Let me tell you something..." the old master interjected.

The originally noisy teahouse immediately quieted down.

"...The building of the Altar of Humanity Monument is also a major event for my Ming Dynasty. We are all descendants of China. To build a monument to commemorate our ancestors is to show filial piety..." the old master said.

Everyone nodded.

"...So, if you can participate in this matter, you must not miss it. Although His Majesty will not read our letter in person, if you really have a good idea, if it happens to be valued, you may really be able to pass it on to us. If it is in His Majesty's hands, if it can be valued by His Majesty, it will be announced in the mansion newspaper, and it will be announced through the mansion newspaper, think about it, how much honor is this?" the old master continued.

"The old master is right..."

"...that's right..."

"...Our letter just can't reach His Majesty, but the building of the Monument to the Altar of Humanity is also for our own ancestors, so we don't ignore this matter. It doesn't matter if the letter can't reach His Majesty, this matter must be taken care of. Come on, everyone, think about it, which one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors is not our ancestor?..." The old master said again.

"The old master said it very well..."

"Makes sense..."

Everyone agreed again.

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As the imperial court opened up their voices and collected opinions from people all over the world about building the stele, the literate people in the Ming Dynasty immediately became busy.

The business of many people who rely on writing letters for others immediately improved. Too many people have the attitude of giving it a try. Even if they fail, the fact that they have written letters to the emperor is worth bragging about. .

The construction of the Altar of Humanity Monument immediately became the focus of attention of the entire Ming Dynasty.

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Forbidden City.

Sun Yuanhua, whom Yang Reform had been waiting for, finally arrived in the capital.

For the construction of the monument, Yang Reform relied entirely on Sun Yuanhua.

Yang Reform is taking a nap. This is because he is tired from reading the reports. Even after being screened by the Secretary of General Administration and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, there are still countless reports on this aspect. Yang Reform is so tired after seeing it. The people of the world have made a promise, and Yang Reform should not be lazy. He must have a minimum attitude, and it is not good to chill the hearts of everyone from the beginning, let alone the hearts of officials. No matter what, this gesture must be sufficient. .

"Your Majesty, Sun Yuanhua asks to see you." Wang Chengen reported in a low voice.

Yang Reform immediately stood up.

"See..." Yang Reform shouted in his dream.After shouting, it has not yet fully erected.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen immediately agreed, and Wang Chengen was a little surprised by the emperor's quick reaction, which was too fast.

Not long after, Sun Yuanhua entered the Nuan Pavilion. He said it was the Nuan Pavilion, but in fact, it was more appropriate to say it was an "air-conditioned room".

"My minister Sun Yuanhua kowtows to His Majesty..." Sun Yuanhua kowtowed as soon as he came in.

"The Qing family, please..." Yang Reform was taken aback by Sun Yuanhua's appearance, it's too dark, Bao Zheng isn't as dark as you.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Yuanhua thanked En and got up.

"Has the Qing family overturned the soy sauce? Why is it so dark..." Yang Reform asked without thinking, not that Yang Reform was talking too much, but that Sun Yuanhua was really too dark, a mess.

Sun Yuanhua that Jiong!I was so embarrassed, I didn't know how to reply, he was so dark, he was also tanned, and there was nothing he could do, no matter whether it was steelmaking or cement burning, he would always run into the sun, it was impossible to keep his body healthy In vain, so black, that is inevitable.

"Hehehe,... I made a slip of the tongue, I shouldn't have made fun of the Qing family, the Qing family is so dark, it must be caused by being exposed to the sun every day,... It's hard work for the Qing family..." Yang Reform consciously made a slip of the tongue, and immediately laughed said.In fact, this is not a big deal, a small joke can further enhance the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to do this. This subject is indeed black, and it is an obstacle to view..." Sun Yuanhua said rather embarrassedly.The emperor joked with him as soon as they met, but Sun Yuanhua felt that the emperor was very kind and easy to get along with, and it was worthwhile to work hard for the emperor.

"Hehehe, forget it, let's not talk about this, it's more important to talk about business. Presumably the Qing family already knew why I recruited the Qing family to Beijing. Now the building of the Altar of Humanity Monument is a major event for my entire Ming Dynasty, and why? Xiu, I will rely entirely on the Qing family..." Yang Reform did not hide his intention at all, and stated the importance of the matter clearly.

"I report to Your Majesty that I will do my best not to disappoint Your Majesty. It is my honor to be able to build this monument..." Sun Yuanhua was already very excited when he said this. The benefits of building a monument to the Altar of Humanity, of course, needless to say, It can be said that it must be famous through the ages with the monument of the Altar of Humanity, which is also a great merit.

"Hehe, okay, I don't want to talk nonsense anymore. The Qing family will directly talk about how to repair the stele, whether it can be repaired, and how high it can be..." Yang Reform asked. He was at a loss, and he was completely out of the door, and he could only pin his hopes on Sun Yuanhua, the two major developers of metallurgy and building materials.

When it came to the topic, Sun Yuanhua immediately became serious, and when it came to his professional field, Sun Yuanhua immediately became confident.

"I don't know how His Majesty plans to build it, in that form, and how high it will be?" Sun Yuanhua asked.

"For this monument, the higher the better, of course. The courtiers have discussed it before. It is impossible to build it with a whole stone, and it can't be built like a tower. It can only be cemented.... If you can build fifty feet, don't Build a [-]-foot building, if you can build [-] feet, don't build a [-]-foot building..." Yang Reform said without thinking.What Yang Reform wants is "miracle" architecture, what he wants is to use miracle architecture to coerce foreigners, to achieve the effect of gathering the popularity of the world, gathering the hearts of the Ming Dynasty, and achieving the effect of defeating the army without fighting.

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he was suffocated. Didn't he say thirty feet earlier?Why is it now fifty feet again?This is really too high.

"Your Majesty, this is fifty feet? Is this too high?" Sun Yuanhua asked weakly, but he was really scared to death by the emperor's words.

"It is not necessary to build fifty feet, but if possible, build fifty feet. If conditions permit, build sixty feet. I have no objection. What I mean is that the higher the better..." Yang Reform affirmed Said.

"...Your Majesty..." Sun Yuanhua immediately smiled wryly.When he came, he also did some homework. He was quite sure about the thirty-foot stele, but now the emperor wants to repair the fifty-foot monument...

"Don't be intimidated by this figure. You should know that in the Tang Dynasty, without cement, the pagoda could be built to a height of twenty or thirty feet. Therefore, if our altar in Ming Dynasty was only twenty or thirty feet high, It is completely meaningless, I might as well not repair it, so if you want to repair it, you must build a building that can shock the world, and make this monument a 'miracle'..." Yang Reform said.

"...Your Majesty, this is really too high, I really don't know how to be sure..." Sun Yuanhua was about to faint, his previous confidence was full, but now he was "desperate". s things.

"No, it's not that I'm not sure, but it must be repaired. To be honest, I'm not sure about this matter, but is there really a way out? No, so the Qing family has no way out... Hehehe, the Qing family should not think about retreating I can only think about how to repair it..., the Qing family doesn't have to worry about the money, how much money I want, how much I will pay, even if it costs three or four million silver coins to repair, I can still afford it..." Yang Reform smiled." The purpose of forcing" Sun Yuanhua is to let Sun Yuanhua completely eliminate the retreat path, and there is no other way to go except one road to "Huashan".

"...I understand..." Seeing that the emperor said such affirmative words, Sun Yuanhua was not hypocritical, let alone evasive. up.

"...It's not without some basis for me to ask Qing's family to build a [-]-foot stele... The Big Wild Goose Pagoda can be built [-]-[-] feet high without using cement. Now the Qing family can build a tower with cement. Wouldn’t it be no challenge to set this goal higher?” After Yang Reform set the goal for Sun Yuanhua, he began to discuss it in detail.Although Yang Reform is a layman in architecture, he still knows some things, such as reinforced concrete. If he is not sure, Yang Reform will not make blind orders.

"What Your Majesty said is very true. Thirty feet is really nothing compared to today's construction methods. The altar of human beings is expected by the people of the world. If it is simple to build, I am afraid that it will disappoint the people of the world..." After determining the goal, Sun Yuanhua boldly defined it.

"That's right, so the Altar of Humanity must be built tall and magnificent... I thought about it for a while, I'm afraid that such a tall building really needs to be made of steel and iron..." Yang Reform didn't talk nonsense, and prepared directly. on reinforced concrete.

"Steel and iron?" Sun Yuanhua asked.

"That's right, steel and iron..." Yang Reform said with certainty.

(End of this chapter)