MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1624 once a Thief

  Chapter 1624 Across the World

  Looking at the gravel all over the sky and the low rammed earth city walls, although there is a stream of people, people wearing various clothes, either leading camels or walking, calling each other in various languages.

  Confucian scholars feel exhausted at this moment...

  Even if they crossed many obstacles, even when they passed through deserts and grasslands, although it was difficult, they were still full of hope.

  In their view, this must be a rich place, but now...

  There are no trains here, not even exquisite carriages and horses, no comfortable tiles, here is a desert, nothing.

   What I ate...was hard pancakes. When I took a bite, it was like a stone, and the water I drank...was actually undercooked.

  The local Kaxia seems to have been ordered to entertain them, but there are too many Confucian scholars here. Although they are given food, they may not hold a big feast. Therefore, many Confucian scholars feel that their teeth are about to be knocked.

  There is no tea here, so I have to drink cold well water.

   At this time, they are unkempt, like beggars.

It didn't take long before they began to miss the days in Daming, all kinds of meals, ah, if they can now taste soft rice, even if it is not fine rice, but brown rice, then... I don't know how much it would be delicious.

  They were sent to the local Tongwenkan.

There are hundreds of children enrolled in the Tongwen Hall. They are all children of wealthy local families. They are learning Chinese in a babbling manner. So enthusiastic.

At the beginning, when he saw people from his hometown coming, he was very kind, caring and caring, but gradually, he felt something was wrong, why so many people came here, in twos and threes, and there were people every now and then, this Confucian scholar There are many people here, so I don't care much about it.

  For example, he was the only one to teach in the Tongwen Library. Although it was hard work, he kept his promise and was respected.

   Slowly, when the second, third, fourth, or fifth person came, it was inevitable that there would be some feeling that others could not sleep soundly under the couch.

   Unfortunately, he couldn't say these words.

  The new Confucian scholar, however, diligently seeks out this gentleman for information.

  I heard that not long ago, Kasha of Egypt disobeyed the Ottoman emperor, thinking that the emperor disobeyed the tradition, so he rebelled.

  Hearing this, many people took a breath in unison.

   But it was also heard that Emperor Ottoman mobilized forbidden troops from Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria and other places, and quickly settled the judgment, and chopped off the head of Kasha in Egypt, and smashed his body into ashes.

   Immediately afterwards, the emperor promulgated a new decree to continue to promote Confucianism. Anyone who opposed it would be punished as a serious crime of treason.

   Even, the new imperial examinations selected more than 100 Jinshi, including more than 80 Han Confucians.

  In Ankara, a Confucian student of Chen Tong was named Ankara Kasha.

   At the beginning, there were many complaints, but soon, Serbs, Bulgarians and Romanians were willing to accept Confucianism.

  When this gentleman talked about the situation in Ottoman, he made it up.

  As a scholar, I still have an overall view.

He continued: "These subhumans, like us Han people, are a minority. Most of them were conquered by the empire, so they accepted it. For them, rather than being oppressed by the emperor's own people, it is better to support us. Unification, only unification, regardless of Han and Yi, they have a foothold, and most other districts are also like this. In addition, Emperor Suleiman's martial arts, even those who disobeyed, had to obey on the surface .

  Speaking like this, it gave many Confucian scholars some confidence.

  They will now continue their journey to Ankara, where they will display their talents.

  The only fly in the ointment is that most of the accompanying servants have long since escaped. Even the bookboys have fled a lot. It would be fine if there were no servants, but without the bookboys, the sky would fall.

  Therefore, some Confucian scholars began to look for the local Kaxia, and asked Kaxia to give some book boys for them to drive.

  …

   Two months have passed in a blink of an eye, and the weather has become colder.

  Zhou Tanzhi's pig-raising workshop has already started construction.

  He had a group of right-hand men, and began to cultivate a group of backbones. Slowly, he began to introduce piglets.

  All piglets have been carefully selected, because the breeding of piglets is also a huge problem.

Those strong piglets are naturally kept and used as breeding pigs, but those who are not strong enough, or not lazy enough, refuse to lie down to eat, sleep after eating, and even grunt louder, then All were sent for castration.

   This is a process of elimination. Only the laziest, greediest, least thinking, and least promising pigs can leave their offspring. Those who have a little bit of thought and are more diligent will have to cut off their offspring.

   This process is very bloody.

  Fang Jifan didn't care much about the news from the outside world. The weather has been extremely cold recently. On such days, Fang Jifan naturally slept until the sun was up.

As Fang Jifan's disciple and today's great-grandson, Zhu Zaimo is already an adult, seventeen years old, tall and strong, and more than ten years of hard work have given him a distinctive temperament. .

  This child, peeing is different, he is always taciturn, but he is never shy to communicate with people, he is better at listening, and rarely expresses his opinions.

The weather has been cold recently, but it is impossible for him to sleep in like Fang Jifan. He went to the Empress Dowager and Empress Zhang to greet him early in the morning, and after that he had to greet Emperor Hongzhi. If he was free, he would come to Xishan to pay homage to himself mentor.

  Fang Jifan was always very happy every time he heard that the emperor's grandson was coming.

   Fang Jifan was also very pleased to think that the emperor's grandson was not very close to his father, but he was so intimate with himself.

  Today Zhu Zaimo visited Fangfu again. In the living room, Zhu Zaimo met Fang Jifan.

  As the grandson of the emperor, Fang Jifan had to bow to him and salute: "Your Highness."

  Zhu Zaimo turned his body slightly to one side, expressing that he did not dare to accept it, and then he greeted Fang Jifan as a teacher.

   Immediately, Zhu Zaimo took his seat.

  Fang Jifan sat down together, and then said with emotion: "Zai Mo, why do you always come to see me as a teacher? This is not good. After all, there is a long way to go when you come to Xishan. Being a teacher is afraid of your hard work."

  Zhu Zaimo only pursed his lips and smiled lightly, looking very gentle, and then said gently: "Men, this is what should be done, this is loyalty and filial piety, and the teacher has created a new learning..."

Fang Jifan quickly waved his hands and said: "It wasn't created for the teacher. What's the matter with you, no matter how dirty water is poured on the teacher, it was created by your senior brother Wang Bo'an. What I hate the most is the evidence of greed for heaven." For oneself, if such a person is a teacher, is he worthy of being a human being?"

Zhu Zhuzaimo smiled gently, and did not refute, but continued: "In the new learning, although there is a new interpretation of the way of Confucius and Mencius, only the heaven, earth, monarch, relative and teacher, in the eyes of students, must never be abandoned. Yes, this is loyalty, it is the fundamental difference between the Ming Dynasty and the barbarians. The students were taught by their benefactor. How dare they forget this kindness and virtue? People in the world know what the imperial court advocates and what it rejects. The so-called "acting from top to bottom". If something is good, even people like students are unwilling to insist on it. How can it be possible to urge the people of the world to learn? Teacher, Have you been feeling unwell recently, you always get up late recently, and you didn't get up until noon."

  Fang Jifan started to hem and haw, then smiled and said: "Ah... well... maybe, I always feel that my head hurts occasionally, let alone these things, what books have you read recently?"

   "I read Brother Xu's masterpiece."

   "Which Brother Xu?"

   "Xu Jing."

"Oh." Fang Jifan immediately cheered up: "Xu Jing is a guy who lives in Huangjinzhou. For half of his life, it is difficult for him to spend a few days with his teacher throughout the year. Every time he thinks of him, his teacher feels very sad. Thinking of others outside , I feel that I can’t eat, and I can’t sleep well. What have you learned from his book?”

"Maybe it's his experience of going to sea, and a lot of knowledge of mountains and rivers geography. Only after reading Senior Brother Xu's book can he know how big the world is and how small people are. But it is precisely because he knows this that he can inspire people. A man should not only look at the present, but also look at the world. This land of the world is where the man makes his achievements. If not, if he sticks to the small cave and grows in the hands of a boudoir, his life will be in vain. A generation."

  Fang Jifan nodded again and again: "Zaimo has inherited the excellent character of being a teacher, yes, you are right, the man has ambitions everywhere."

"The students also saw the situation about Luzon. The largest island controlled by the Spaniards near our Ming Dynasty was Luzon. People invaded and just stopped. My Ming Dynasty also has many survivors who fell on this island. The students are here, how can they allow others to sleep soundly under the couch. The Spaniards have repeatedly made mistakes against my Ming Dynasty. How can we keep them in Luzon? , and the people of Luzon, the Spaniards have been suffering for a long time... If someone can take the opportunity to go to Luzon, they can use the name of the envoy to negotiate with them on the surface, contact the righteous in secret, and then form a navy, this Luzon can be controlled It's in my hands."

Fang Jifan thought for a while: "Luzon Island is surrounded by sea on all sides, so it is indeed not easy to attack. The navy has not yet detected their hydrology. It is not easy to take it all at once, so the court has not taken any action for the time being, His Majesty is a cautious person after all, why, why did His Highness suddenly become interested in this?"

  (end of this chapter)