Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

In the fifth year of Xuanjing (1500), November 21st, Yingtianfu.

Wang Shouren pushed Yan Changqing in a wheelchair and walked along the campus of the Academy of Sciences.

Next to Wang Shouren was Zhu Qinhuang, the Ming prince of this generation.

Yan Changqing, who was leaning on the back of his wheelchair, raised his head vigorously, looked at the fallen leaves one after another, and said slightly tiredly:

"It's winter again..."

When Zhou King Zhu Ji passed away, he estimated that he could only live for another ten or eight years at most.

But later he accepted Wang Shouren as his disciple, and although Wang Shouren was indeed talented.

However, if you want to complete his more than 150 years of knowledge in just ten years, it is still beyond your ability.

Before imparting all his knowledge to Wang Shouren, Yan Changqing was not willing to die like this, so he just held on to his breath and lived for fifteen years.

That year happened to be the 30th year of Qiyuan (1495), when Zhu Zuxuan abdicated and became Emperor Taishang.

That year, Yan Changqing was 143 years old and Jiuji was 23 years old.

And Yan Changqing, who had taught Wang Shouren for fifteen years and basically imparted more than 150 years of knowledge to Wang Shouren, was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.

As a result, no one expected that Zhu Zuxuan, the Taishang Emperor, who had abdicated due to physical discomfort, would have a rapid deterioration in health after abdicating.

Later, Zhu Zuxuan passed away in the year of Xuanjing (1496) when Zhu Xunji changed the Yuan Dynasty and ascended the throne. He was fifty-eight years old.

Yan Changqing also never thought that before he died, he would be able to send Zhu Zuxuan away again!

After careful calculation, I alone sent away the six emperors of the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, sending away the sixth emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not a big deal for Yan Changqing at this time.

What was really a big deal for him was that after Mingzong Zhu Zuxuan passed away, he seemed to be unable to pass away immediately.

Because to put it bluntly, the death of Mingzong Zhu Zuxuan was not a big event for the Ming Dynasty.

After all, Zhu Xunji was thirty-six years old when he ascended the throne. In addition, before that, he had supervised the country and assisted the government for nearly ten years, and all the power in the court was in his hands.

Therefore, although the death of Mingzong Zhu Zuxuan caused quite a stir in the Ming Dynasty, it could not be called a turmoil.

But what if after the death of Zhu Zuxuan, the Mingzong Emperor, he, the only Saint of the Ming Dynasty who lived for 144 years, also passed away immediately.

Then let alone the entire Ming Dynasty, even the seven major empires in the world will be greatly turbulent because of his death!

Moreover, it is obvious that the time of death of Zong Zhu Zuxuan and Yan Changqing was very sensitive. They both passed away when Zhu Xunqi had just ascended the throne in 690.

By then, someone will definitely use this to secretly slander and slander Zhu Xunzhen!

It is not impossible to even use this to shake Zhu Xunji's position as emperor.

After all, Saint did not pass away when the six previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty were in power.

It just so happened that when it was your turn to ascend the throne, Emperor Taishang passed away. Now even our Saint has passed away right after.

How ominous this is!

Could it be that Saint is dissatisfied with you as the emperor?

Or maybe it’s because Saint doesn’t recognize you as the emperor?

With such an argument, the people are bound to talk a lot.

If public opinion is further maliciously guided by someone who is interested, Zhu Xunzhen's throne may be shaken.

Even if Zhu Xun's throne remains unshakable, he faces such public opinion and the fact that Yan Changqing passed away just after he ascended the throne.

In the end, Zhu Xunji would probably have to issue a "Edict on Sin" to quell public criticism.

And if an emperor is forced to issue the "Edict of Sin" just after he ascends the throne, then what prestige will this emperor have in the future?

Can the civil and military officials of the DPRK and the Chinese people, as well as the people of the world, really be convinced by him?

The various consequences and hidden dangers caused by this are even more difficult to describe clearly.

So after Mingzong Zhu Zuxuan passed away, Zhu Xunji really knelt, cried, hugged the thigh of his teacher Yan Changqing, and begged Yan Changqing not to die.

At least don't die within the next two or three years!

As long as he is given another two or three years to establish his prestige, his control over the Ming court, the army, and the Miao surname among the people will be further enhanced.

At the same time, the civil and military officials of the court and the common people will gradually forget about the death of Emperor Taishang.

At this time, even if Yan Changqing passed away suddenly, the civil and military officials of the court and the people would not associate it with the death of Emperor Taishang.

And he has succeeded to the throne and has been in real power for several years.

Even if there are rebellious ministers and traitors who want to use the death of Yan Changqing to cause trouble, he can justifiably suppress them without being forced to issue something like the "Edict of Sin" that damages his prestige.

Seeing Zhu Xunji, whom he had taught himself, kneeling in front of him, crying with snot and tears, how could Yan Qiuqing really turn a blind eye.

So Yan Changqing, who was already approaching his end, suddenly relied on his own obsession.

As well as all kinds of priceless, thousand-year-old ginseng, thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, etc., which are regarded as natural treasures, they are all used as medicine for Yan Changqing to prolong his life as if they are free of money.

Under such circumstances, Yan Changqing was forced to extend his life for four years, allowing Yan Changqing to live from the first year of Xuanjing (1496) to the fifth year of Xuanjing (1500), and from the age of 144 to the present. One hundred and forty-eight years old.

But today, Yan Changqing can feel that he has really reached the stage of running out of fuel. No matter how much the outside world adds fuel to him, it will be of no avail.

Now my life is like a weak candle, which may be completely extinguished anytime and anywhere due to a little bit of wind and rain from the outside world.

But if it is extinguished, let it be extinguished. He has no fear of death.

If Zhu Xunji hadn't been begging for his life in vain, he would have simply died a few years ago. There would be no need to endure until now, even until all his teeth fell out.

Thinking of this, Yan Changqing also tried to take a deep breath, and then said more and more tiredly:

"Little Yun Tong, have you remembered all the knowledge I taught you?"

Wang Shouren nodded and said calmly and forcefully:

"Teacher, I remember everything!"

He knew that what his teacher asked about was not ordinary knowledge, but the special knowledge that came from his teacher's dream!

In other words, those ordinary knowledge also come from part of the knowledge in the dream of one's own teacher.

My teacher once had a dream about another world for five thousand years.

The history of that world and the current world before the Ming Dynasty was the same, but the history after the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty was completely different.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty in another world, the emperor's grandson Zhu Xiongying died of illness, then Queen Ma also died of illness, and then the prince Zhu Biao also died of illness.

Later, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang made Zhu Yunwen the emperor's grandson, and in order for Zhu Yunwen to secure the throne, he once again launched a Lanyu rebellion like the Hu Weiyong rebellion, killing many civil servants, military generals, and noble marquises.

After Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, in order to prevent a group of vassal kings from threatening the emperor, he even wanted to cut down the vassals.

After deposing many vassal kings and forcing King Xiang to death, King Yan Zhu Di launched an army to quell Jingnan.

After several years, he finally entered Yingtian Mansion and sat on the throne.

Then there are the stories of Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi, Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, Ming Emperor Jingmen, Wala foreign student Baozong Zhu Qizhen, Ming Dynasty Zong Zhu Qiyu, Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian and other stories of the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

Then the Qing troops entered the customs, foreign races once again entered the Central Plains, and the Qing Dynasty closed the country in isolation.

Then the Western powers opened the door of the Qing Dynasty with strong ships and cannons, and allowed the Qing Dynasty and the Chinese people to sign treaties that were humiliating and humiliating the country.

Then came the armed uprising, the establishment of the Republic of China, the restoration, and the Japanese invasion of China...

In the end, that great man led countless people with lofty ideals to sacrifice their lives, shed their blood, and make countless sacrifices. "Finally, a new home was established where the well-being of the people is the master of the family!"

Then there is the promotion of compulsory education for all, socialist construction, reform, opening up and modernization, and building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way...

At the same time, the world also evolved with the times, from the steam age to the electrical age, then from the electrical age to the information age, and even from the information age to the intelligent age...

Various so-called high-tech products such as mobile phones, computers, drones, aircraft carriers, spacecrafts, space stations, etc. are emerging in endlessly.

In addition, there are the most important theoretical knowledge such as "Historical Materialism", "Marxist Philosophy", "Theories of Great Men's Thoughts", "Communism" and so on.

It can be said that this is knowledge that neither the six generations of ancestors of the Ming Dynasty nor Zhu Qinhuang, the contemporary crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, had ever been exposed to or learned.

But my teacher taught all of this to me (bhag) without reservation.

Although my teacher often says that he is not a Saint, he only teaches and spreads the knowledge of another world in dreams.

But Wang Shouren became more and more convinced that his teacher was a Saint!

If my teacher was not Saint, how could I have this opportunity that I have only dreamed about for a thousand years?

If my teacher was not Saint, how could I learn and remember all the knowledge of another world in my dream?

If his teacher was not a Saint, how could he be willing to selflessly spread the knowledge of the sages to the world, which is enough to conquer the world and build another empire?

Therefore, in Wang Shouren's view, even if his teacher was not a Saint before, after making these great achievements that have benefited all people and benefited future generations, his teacher is truly the number one Saint throughout the ages!

Even the scholars from hundreds of schools of thought in the pre-Qin period were inferior to their own teachers!

After receiving all the advice and careful guidance from his own teacher, his goal in life is to become a Saint just like his own teacher!

Hearing Wang Shouren's answer, Yan Changqing also nodded, with a slight smile on his lips:

"Just remember, just remember."

Regarding Wang Shouren, he now has nothing to worry about.

After twenty-five years of careful teaching, Wang Shouren inherited nearly two hundred years of knowledge and knowledge from his past and present lives. In addition, he was subtly influenced by his own outlook on life, worldview, and values ​​during his growth period.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Wang Shouren today is half a "traveler" from his previous life.

As for Wang Shouren, the half-traveler, what he will do in the future with the help of his nearly two hundred years of knowledge and knowledge is to guard his own affairs.

It is enough that he can pass on nearly two hundred years of knowledge and knowledge from his past and present lives without reservation.

Then Yan Changqing leaned on the back of his chair and greeted weakly again:

"Qinhuang."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qinhuang, who was standing next to Wang Shouren, immediately took a step forward, turned around, walked to Yan Changqing and bowed his head respectfully:

"teacher

I am here!"

At the same time, Wang Shouren stopped pushing the wheelchair so that his teacher could look directly at his junior brother and prince.

Looking at the Ming Dynasty Prince Zhu Qinhuang who had been taught by him for more than ten years and who was now outstanding and heroic, Yan Changqing also spoke in a gentle tone:

"I'm going to find your Taizu, Taizong, and Gaozong."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qinhuang immediately knelt down, holding Yan Changqing's skinny palm with both hands, hitting his forehead on the back of his hand, and cried sadly:

"Does the teacher no longer want Huang'er?"

Yan Changqing raised his other hand tremblingly, gently stroked Zhu Qinhuang's head, and comforted him in a warm voice:

"Birth, old age, illness and death are the normal conditions of human beings."

"What's more, compared to ordinary people, I have lived too long."

"If your father hadn't forced me to stay, I should have died a few years ago."

"It's a blessing to be able to survive until now."

"So there's nothing to be sad about when I die. It's a joyful loss."

"After I passed away, everything about my funeral was kept simple. I have already written down the details of keeping things simple."

"When the time comes, tell your father and ask him to do as I say. He must not be extravagant or affect the lives of the people."

"If he can't do it, then even if I die, I will no longer recognize him as my student!"

"In addition, after my death, if you have any questions about national affairs, you can ask your senior brother, and he will give you some reference suggestions."

"If you think your senior brother's words are unpleasant, then just let him stay at the Academy of Science and Technology as the dean, and be responsible for concentrating on the study of science and technology.

Yan Changqing, who had to take several breaths when he started speaking, suddenly became energetic when he reached the end of the sentence and spoke a lot without stopping.

Seeing this scene, Wang Shouren also had a flash of sadness in his eyes. He knew that his teacher had begun to return to his former glory.

After nagging a lot of instructions, Yan Changqing called Wang Shouren behind him to come to him.

Finally, Yan Changqing held Wang Shouren in one hand and Zhu Qinhuang in the other, and said with a smile:

"This section of the journey, the teacher can only accompany you until here."

"The next journey is up to you to walk on your own."

"Go forward boldly! Don't be afraid! No matter what happens, the teacher will always be watching you from behind and supporting you!"

...

As he spoke, Yan Changqing felt that his vision was getting blurry and his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.

But at the same time, he seemed to see another group of people getting clearer and clearer, and they seemed to be waving to him, urging him to hurry over, and their voices sounded familiar after a long absence.

Finally, Yan Changqing, who was tired of being urged, left Wang Shouren and Zhu Qinhuang behind and walked towards that group of people, feeling a little impatient at the same time. Earthly Dao:

"Come here, come here, no matter what the urge, you must explain everything."

And that group of figures also surrounded Yan Changqing and walked forward, while vaguely replying:

"No... we... urged, yes...

"Run...run, the old man won't be able to stop you for long..."

"In order to... extend your life, our... merits... are exchanged for you..."

...

After a while, neither Tian Shouren nor Zhu Qinhuang heard their teacher's voice again.

Then Wang Shouren immediately looked up and saw his teacher's eyes closed, his mouth smiling, and his head tilted slightly. He immediately put his backhand on his teacher's wrist and felt for the pulse, but there was no sign of a beating pulse.

"teacher?"

Zhu Qinhuang asked tentatively, but received no reply. Then he stretched out his hand tremblingly to test his teacher's breath, but there was no sign of breathing anymore.

The next moment, Wang Shouren and Zhu Qinhuang couldn't help crying loudly.

As the news of Yan Changqing's death spread, more and more people joined the cry.

When the news of Yan Changqing's death spread throughout the seven empires around the world, the seven empires, from the emperor and prince to the civil and military officials, down to the common people, all mourned the death of Yan Changqing, the Saint. suppress.

The emperors of the seven empires jointly designated November 21st as the "World Saint Memorial Day" to commemorate the saints of the past, including Yan Changqing. .