Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Hey, old man Feng, don't just greet the young lady... tell me something!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao kicked him.

"You little brat! How can you talk like that? Show me some respect. What old man? Do you think you're talking about Old Wen?"

Wen Tiren:.......

It's so innocent!

Why is life so difficult now?

I shut up and didn't say anything, but I still got shot...

Prince Xin didn't care about his brother's kick and laughed.

"I just think that calling you this makes it seem more intimate."

"Isn't that right, Dean Feng?"

When Feng Qiao saw this situation, he decided it would be inappropriate to interfere in the affairs of the two brothers.

He quickly said seriously, "Old man, let me tell His Highness about this Mountain and River Tower."

"This Shanhe Tower is the library and scripture tower of my Shanhe Academy."

"The tower is 199 feet high and has nine floors. It contains books on various subjects and can accommodate 2,000 people reading at the same time."

Zhu Youxiao suddenly spoke when he heard this.

"When the time comes, I will have the Hanlin Academy place a copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia here as well."

Feng Qiao was delighted when he heard this: "In that case, on behalf of the entire Shanhe Academy, I would like to thank Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao was speechless: "Why are you thanking me? I am the president of the academy. Isn't it natural for me to think about the academy..."

Prince Xin couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this.

"Brother, you actually secretly appointed yourself as the dean of the academy!"

"No, this Shanhe Academy is so good, I also want to be the dean!"

Seeing that the boy was getting more and more carefree, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sneer and said, "Haha... Just you?"

"It would be better if I gave you a job as a kindergarten principal."

Upon hearing this, Wen Tiren couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

Prince Xin was furious when he heard this.

"The headmaster of the kindergarten?"

"Brother Emperor, you only know how to bully me..."

After saying that, he turned his face away with grievance and said to Feng Qiao: "Old Feng, ignore them, let's continue and talk about the Sun and Moon Pavilion."

Feng Qiao nodded honestly: "Yes, this Sun and Moon Pavilion is ninety-nine feet high and has five floors."

"The Sun and Moon Pavilion is a building with two connected buildings, the front building is the office space for the deans and professors, and the back building is their residence."

"The other floors are for mixed use, but the fifth floor is reserved for the dean of the academy. That is where your majesty will stay this time."

Upon hearing this, Prince Xin turned around and looked at Zhu Youxiao.

"Brother, I see that the fifth floor of the Sun and Moon Pavilion is quite spacious. You wouldn't be so cruel as to drive me to live somewhere else, would you?"

"There are plenty of rooms on the fifth floor. You can choose."

Prince Xin's mood turned happy when he heard this.

"Look, look, my brother is still the best to me, hehe."

Zhu Youxiao:......

This expression changes so quickly, so am I good to you? Or not?

Led by Feng Qiao, several people came to the fifth floor of the Sun and Moon Pavilion.

Standing on the fifth-floor terrace, overlooking the spacious Fenghua Square in front and the towering buildings of various colleges around, I felt my heart pounding.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but blurt out.

"Such a grand complex of buildings was built in less than a year. He is truly an infrastructure maniac!"

Feng Qiao was stunned when she heard this, not knowing what it meant.

"Ah! What kind of crazy demon is your majesty talking about? Who is the demon?!"

Zhu Youxiao came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe, nothing."

"By the way, for such a huge project, I have never seen you submit a memorial to complain about your grievances. Didn't you encounter any difficulties during the process?"

Meng Shaoyu smiled and said, "Your Majesty has allocated sufficient funds to Shanhe Academy, and the laborers and students are working very hard. Everyone works together, and even if there are difficulties, they will be solved quickly. If it is not time to report the good news, how dare I go to bother Your Majesty."

Feng Qiao continued, "Your Excellency Shangshu is right. The difficulties are not that big. But a few days ago, I encountered a strange thing."

Zhu Youxiao was very curious: "Tell me about it."

Feng Qiao said: "At that time, I was leading the civilians to finish the work at Jinhumen, when I suddenly saw a lot of dust rising from the direction of Weihui, and it seemed that tens of thousands of soldiers were about to enter Qi County."

"I was afraid that they would destroy the academy, so I summoned all the civilians and students to Jinhumen."

"The tens of thousands of soldiers seemed to be afraid when they saw this, so they took a detour to the east."

"From the look of their armor, I see they are not government troops."

"Oh? This is happening!"

Zhu Youxiao touched the stubble under his chin and thought for a moment.

It soon dawned on him.

Now, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in northern Henan, and they are not government troops. Based on these characteristics, who else could it be but Li Zicheng?

Now that all the princes have been weakened by me and have no wealth, who can he turn to in the east?

To the east of Qi County is Daming Prefecture.

I passed by Daming Prefecture a few days ago and didn't hear of any major banditry.

Are they going to continue eastward?

Further east is Shandong.

The richest people in Shandong now are......

The more Zhu Youxiao thought about it, the more excited he became, and he almost couldn't believe it.

Hiss——Kong family?

Mr. Li can’t be so considerate!

Further east is the old Kong family!

Chapter 464: Empty Talk Will Hurt a Country, Practical Work Will Make It Prosper

Just then, Sun Kangwang stepped forward and whispered something in Zhu Youxiao's ear.

Zhu Youxiao immediately showed a look of joy.

As he expected, Li Zicheng really went to Shandong to deal with the Kong family on his behalf.

This guy is sensible!

It seems I have to reward him well in the future.

I guess Chonglou would never have thought that the message he sent out nearby would go around in a big circle and come back here before reaching Zhu Youxiao's ears.

In short, Zhu Youxiao was in a very good mood after receiving the accurate news he brought back.

If all goes well, the Confucius issue will be resolved soon.

In this way, the three major cancers that have been attached to the remnant body of the Ming Dynasty: gentry, princes and Confucianism, will be greatly weakened.

From now on, they will no longer be able to hinder the rapid development of the Ming Dynasty.

That night, Meng Shaoyu arranged a welcoming banquet on the fifth floor of the Sun and Moon Pavilion, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

The next day was September 20th, the eighth year of Tianqi.

It was the opening day of Shanhe Academy.

The campus is filled with a joyful atmosphere.

On Fenghua Square, flags were waving and students, under the guidance of their teachers, had formed neat square formations.

They were dressed in green robes, with determined eyes, waiting for the auspicious time with excitement.

Right in front of Fenghua Square, there was a row of big Ming Dynasty sun and moon flags.

In front of the building, there is a three-story circular platform with a diameter of two zhang and a height of one zhang, with a fence.

Zhu Youxiao named it Sheji Altar.

Looking down from the top floor, a part of it is hollowed out, not a solid platform.

There are echo walls built around Fenghua Square, and there are many empty holes on the ground at specific locations at a certain distance from the echo walls.

Zhu Youxiao didn’t know what kind of mysterious Taoist formation was designed for the underground of Fenghua Square.

In short, his original request to Feng Qiao was to design the entire square based on the principle of sound wave propagation in the Temple of Heaven. As long as one stood on the Altar of Heaven and spoke loudly, people in the square would be able to hear him clearly.

At this time, he, Meng Shaoyu and others were standing on the third level of the Altar of Land and Grain.

I couldn't help but look forward to the sound effects of the speech I'll be having soon.

"It's five quarters past the hour of Chen. The auspicious time has arrived!"

The Minister of Rites Meng Shaoyu shouted loudly.

He immediately walked to the hollow space in the floor at the edge of the Altar of Land and Grain.

Upon seeing this, the students in various formations on the square suddenly quieted down.

"I hereby declare that the first opening ceremony of Shanhe Academy for freshmen has officially begun!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Youxiao, who was standing behind, actually heard a deep echo and his eyes lit up.

Good guy!

The sound effect is clear, loud, and awesome. What else do you need from a concert speaker?

After presiding over the sacrificial ceremony, Meng Shaoyu spoke again.

"Now, please invite the dean of our Shanhe Academy, the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor Tianqi, to give the holy instructions for the opening ceremony of the academy!"

Amidst cheers, Zhu Youxiao slowly walked to the edge of the platform.

Glancing at the square, it seems as if you can see the military formations that were reviewed during the Northern Expedition. It is quite spectacular.

Most of the students had never seen the emperor, and when they heard that he was coming to attend the opening ceremony, many of them were so excited that they couldn't sleep last night.

At this moment, seeing him coming forward, everyone was extremely excited, and they all knelt down and shouted, "Long live the emperor!"

Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky.

Prince Xin and others were all shocked when they saw this.

Zhu Youxiao was deeply moved when he saw their movements were so coordinated.

With this kind of discipline, what’s the point of military training!

Everyone is given a gun and can go directly to the battlefield to fight.

With this spirit, are you still afraid of not being able to learn well?

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wow! They stood up in unison again.

Zhu Youxiao spoke slowly.

"From this moment on, I am the dean of Shanhe Academy, and you are all disciples of the emperor!"