I am the king of the dead

Chen Mao finally said, "Your Majesty, in the Northern Song Dynasty, culture and martial arts were promoted, and thousands of cities were built, but it was useless."

"The Jin people can drive straight for thousands of miles, spare the city, and it took four months to fight from Beiya to Kaifeng."

Throughout the dynasties, the meaning of a city is that it must be breached, but anyone who wants to spare it means that he has handed over his back to the opponent.

The opponent can attack back and forth with large groups of troops, or harass with small groups of troops. If neither of these two courageous generals can harass the opponent's supply line, as long as the opponent's supply line is cut off, the opponent will be starved to death.

However, in the two battles of Kaifeng at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin people used various jump-frog tactics to bypass various cities and even hit the foot of Lin'an City.

Both Chen Mao and Yang Hong used the example of the Northern Song Dynasty to persuade His Majesty to emphasize literature over military affairs.

Using literature to control military force is a necessary means of politicizing the military, but to promote literature and military force is too much.

Yu Qian said with emotion: "At the beginning, Erye Guan devoted himself to the Northern Expedition and handed over his back to his allies, but Sun Quan's children attacked and occupied Jingzhou from behind, which eventually led to defeat in Maicheng, which is sad and deplorable."

In the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao said that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was in Xuchang, which was too close to Jingzhou.

Then Sun Quan attacked Jingzhou from behind when Guan Yu and Cao Cao were fighting, and finally drove Guan Yu to a dead end.

After capturing and killing Guan Yu, Sun Quan took Guan Yu's head as a congratulatory gift, bowed his head to Cao Cao, and persuaded Cao Cao to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor to replace Han. Cao Cao angrily denounced Sun Quan as a child!

Even Cao Cao, who considers himself a hero, still despises Sun Quan's actions after receiving monstrous benefits.

At that time, Sun Liu was an alliance, and this behavior of betraying the alliance was not only a moral issue, but also a strategic issue.

Sun Wu occupied Jingzhou, and Cao Wei was not afraid at all, because from then on, Sun Wu only wanted to stay in a corner, and didn't want to go to the Northern Expedition at all, just muddling along.

The meaning of Shu Han occupying Jingzhou is completely different.

Even if it is to hand over the back to the allies, it is still not safe.

Zhu Qiyu, Yu Qian, and Chen Mao are all discussing the military, political, and economic significance of Jeju Island and the Ryukyu Islands, which are of great importance.

This means Antai in the coastal area of ​​Daming, and Antai in the coastal area of ​​Daming.

Yu Qian looked at Jeju Island, sighed and said, "I'm afraid Li Yu won't give it."

"Compared to the Japanese invaders, North Korea is more afraid of Daming, because the Japanese invaded North Korea, they can ask Daming to rescue them."

"But if Ming Dynasty occupies Jeju Island, North Korea is behind Jeju Island, and Ming Dynasty must plot North Korea."

"If you make a strong plan, it will inevitably lead to the alliance between North Korea and Japan, and the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the North Korean monarchs and ministers also understand."

Yu Qian changed his position and thought about it, standing on North Korea's standpoint, thinking about the problem, North Korea may not be willing to give Daming Jeju Island.

"It's up to him." Zhu Qiyu said calmly.

Yu Qian saw that he failed to persuade Renshu again, so he could only look at North Korea's position with a heavy face, and fell into deep thought.

If North Korea is beaten by Japanese pirates, you can call your father for help. What if North Korea is beaten by Do Daming?

Where did he go for help?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the streets are decorated with lanterns and festoons. This year, the streets of the capital are mostly children. They run in groups on the streets, with willow branches inserted in the corners of their two buns, and on the clothes of their parents. The patch for her was also replaced by a swing patch.

And the capital has also become a sea of ​​flowers. Begonias and hostas bloom all over the capital, and every family offers moon cakes, melons and fruits, and waits for the willow branches on the moon. After burning incense, they drink and eat.

There are countless flower fairs inside and outside the capital, and there are a lot of people who go out to enjoy the flowers, so it is very lively.

From the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, everyone in Ming Dynasty is a gourd Jingbuzi, and the gourd is Fulu.

And when it comes to the Lantern Festival, it is the Lantern Festival Buzi, and the capital is always a Lantern Festival with thousands of colorful lanterns.

When it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, there are five poisonous Aihu Buzi, decorated with five poisons, implying the elimination of five poisons, exorcising evil and avoiding harm.

On the Qixi Festival, there are Magpie Bridge Buzi, on the Double Ninth Festival, there are King Chrysanthemum Buzi, and on the Winter Solstice, there is Yangsheng Buzi.

Everywhere in the capital is lively, and there are especially many children this year.

Xing'an opened the windows. In August, the weather turns cold and the wind blows. Normally, His Majesty is not here, so the windows will be opened for an hour to ventilate.

Today, His Majesty was in the imperial study, but he still opened the window because incense was being burned in the room.

Xing'an's complexion was rather heavy, which was incompatible with the cheerful atmosphere of the capital.

Because His Majesty has not returned to Tai'an Palace these days, but has been living in the Lecture Hall.

Every few days during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhu Qiyu's hostility became extremely heavy.

In the imperial study room of the lecture hall, he set up the spirit tablets of the soldiers who died in the civil fort, and Xing'an put up sacrifices on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

His Majesty lit three sticks of incense, and the rising smoke enveloped the spirit tablet between the incense sticks.

Xing'an didn't know if Daming had gradually forgotten the wound of the Tumubao defeat, but he knew that His Majesty hadn't.

"Do you think I'm hypocritical?" Zhu Qiyu asked in a daze.

Every year during the sacrifice, he would see the fantasy that those heroic spirits who died in the Tumu Fort had completely lost their original violence and just looked at him quietly.

Xing'an was startled, bowed his head and said, "I dare not! I don't even think so!"

"Receiving the country's dirt is for the ruler of the country; receiving the country's misfortune is for the ruler of the world!"

"Your Majesty always remembers the shame of Daming that day! It is the luck of Daming!"

After Xing'an finished speaking, he didn't wait for His Majesty's response. The sweat dripped from his temples. He looked up a little, only to realize that His Majesty was just talking to himself, not talking to him at all.

Because of His Majesty's eyes, he was a little absent-minded.

After the incense candle was burned out, Zhu Qiyu's eyes regained his clarity. Looking at Xing'an bowing his head to plead guilty, he said with a smile: "Let's be flat, I'm not asking you, I'm asking myself."

Zhu Qiyu was asking her heart.

Xing'an took down the sacrifice and turned the spirit card inside. No one knew what was written on the card, except for Xing'an and Zhu Qiyu.

"Your Majesty, there is a happy event. Concubine Li Shu gave birth to a daughter yesterday, and Chen Zhaoyi gave birth to a unicorn today."

His Majesty was not in the Tai'an Palace for the past few days, and His Majesty was extremely hostile. It was not until after offering sacrifices to the dead that Xing'an mentioned the good news.

Li Xi'er gave birth to a daughter, and Chen Wanniang gave birth to a son.

Because of Chen Wanniang's bad background, she was just an ordinary Zhaoyi when she became pregnant.

In the third year of Hongwu, Emperor Gao banned nine concubines, and the court of the Ming Dynasty only had one empress and three wives. Of course, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had many concubines.

"Hu Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has listed a few names. Your Majesty, please give a name to the emperor's heir." Xing'an took out a memorial, which Hu Wei had prepared a long time ago.

Hu Wei is now the prince's young teacher, and is responsible for teaching the studies of the emperor's heirs in Tai'an Palace.

"That's it, Concubine Li Shu's daughter, named Zhu Jianrong. Chen Zhaoyi's unicorn son Zhu Jianze." Zhu Qiyu circled two names.

Now Zhu Qiyu has four princes, the eldest son Zhu Jianji, the first son Zhu Jiancheng, the third prince Zhu Jianjun, the fourth prince Zhu Jianze, and three daughters, the eldest daughter Zhu Jianwei, the second daughter Zhu Jianzhi, and the third daughter Zhu Jianrong.

There is also a adopted son, Zhu Yu.

This is Zhu Jianjun's mischievousness the most. After all, his mother Tang Yunyan faced the attack on Tai'an Palace and was pregnant and eager to try.

Zhu Yu is the most stable.

Zhu Yu was the child of Duntai Yuanhou. His father died in Bianye, and his mother died of hemorrhage during childbirth. The child still had jaundice and was finally rescued by Lu Zicai.

Zhu Jianji is the most intelligent, and his academic progress is the fastest. The two princes, Hu Wei and Wang Zhi, are the most satisfied with Zhu Jianji's studies.

Zhu Qiyu suddenly asked suspiciously: "Princess Elena of the Great Qin Kingdom, when will she enter the palace, has it been decided?"

Chapter 514 The Demise of Western Rome

"It's settled." Xing'an hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Elena's etiquette is almost learned, and she is tentatively scheduled to enter the palace in October."

Elena, the eldest princess of the Great Qin Kingdom, is studying etiquette in the Ministry of Rites, which involves some disputes over etiquette, and finally proceeds according to the Ming system.

Pastors, altars, bridesmaids, flower boys, callings, prayers, vows, etc., were all denied by Hu Wei and Yang Shan.

You asked the emperor of Ming Dynasty to accept the blessings of gods and ghosts. The rituals of this wedding, not to mention whether His Majesty agrees or not, first of all, the Ministry of Rites does not agree.

If the Ministry of Rites does such a thing, then Hu Wei, Yang Shan and others will all be dismissed, or they should just hang themselves with a rope?

Since she is marrying into Daming and has come from afar, it is natural to follow the etiquette of Daming.

This round of communication is not difficult. The main reason that hinders Elena from entering Tai'an Palace is that Elena herself wants to learn oriental culture.

You can't... let His Majesty learn a foreign language!

"Okay." Zhu Qiyu nodded, indicating that he knew it, and then opened the case file. He will return to Tai'an Palace at dusk to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his wife and son.

Hu Wei is very free now, and the affairs of the household department are handed over to the servants of the household department Xiao Yu, Shi Hao and others to take charge. He spends most of his time reading in the ancient and modern Tongji library in the imperial city and his own small study.

The second major job is to teach the heirs of Tai'an Palace, and the third thing is to discuss Roman law with the envoy of the Great Qin Kingdom, Nikolaos.

Wearing a swing patch, he wandered around the capital with two attendants and four guards and came to the Huitong Hall. He wanted to see Nikolaoz.

For Hu Wei, the communication with the envoys of the Great Qin Kingdom is a part of the Great Ming Dynasty's great speculation.

Openness and tolerance are not the core of Confucian culture, but the core of the Central Plains Dynasty, one of the etiquette laws of "what's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine."

Ma Huan was waiting outside the huitong hall with more than ten people at the same time. When he saw Hu Wei, he hurriedly led his people to bow their heads and said, "I have met Hu Shangshu."

He was surprised that Hu Yan didn't drive in a sedan, but walked on the street.

Hu Wei has a way of keeping in good health. He walks a hundred steps after a meal and lives to 99. He often takes a walk on the streets of Daming after a meal.

He helped Ma Huan up, and smiled and asked the others to stand up.

He walked around and told Ma Huan again and again: "The translation of the documents of the Great Qin Kingdom should focus on those practical contents. As for religious books, don't translate them for the time being. Your Majesty doesn't like to read them."

The Nestorian classics of the Great Qin State actually had a large number of translations during the Tang and Song Dynasties, so there is no need to translate them twice.

But some books needed for degree bypass, and some philosophy books are necessary.

With Shi Mingjian, we can know the ups and downs.

Hu Wei walked into the Huitong Hall and saw Nikolaoz who was writing at his desk.

The same old people, with a difference of more than [-] years, every time Nikolaoz sees Hu Wei, he has to admire him. Hu Ming is really good at keeping in good health.

There were also many people in the Ming Dynasty who were gnashing their teeth with hatred. This Hu Wei is so old, and he is still so energetic.

Nikolaoz first talked about the big things. He leaned forward and said, "Zoe will enter the palace in October. This matter has already been decided, and there are no omissions in etiquette."

Hu Wei thought for a while and said, "Well, when the son of His Majesty and the Princess is born, he has all the claims of King of Kings and Rome."

Whether Rome can return in a flash in West Asia and Taixi, Hu Wei can't decide, it depends on the development of Ming Dynasty.

It's hard for Hu Wei to see such a day in his lifetime.

This is the bait, so that Nicolaus can easily translate Thai and Western documents. At present, the Latin language masters cultivated by Ming Dynasty are not enough.

Nikolaoz's face was a bit bitter. This Hu Shangshu is an old cunning man. He seemed to say something, but he didn't say anything. He seemed to promise, but in fact he didn't promise anything.

As far as Nikolaoz knew, there was no communication between the envoys of Great Ming and Great Qin, but they also had close contacts with Kang Chengzhi, the envoy of the Ottoman Empire.

Whether it's Roman wisdom or technology, Roma delivers.

This kind of mellow foreign policy made Nicolaus always unable to use his strength when facing Hu Wei, and retreated steadily.

"Let's talk about a sad topic today, the demise of Rome." Hu Wei sat up straight, drank a cup of tea, and said calmly.

They were discussing the fall of Western Rome.

The Sultanate of Roma and Ottoman both intended to replace Rome, but that was the monotheistic Eastern Rome, and what they wanted to talk about was the demise of Western Rome.

Nikolaoz said with emotion: "The respected Emperor of Ming Dynasty and Yu Shaobao are the great heroes of Ming Dynasty. There is no doubt about that."

"Then His Majesty Majorian is the last Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire."

"His Majesty Majorian is a great hero who appears by accident in a period of imperial decline, hoping to revive Rome in all its glory."

"Although His Majesty Majorian has only served as the Consul of Western Rome for four years, all the words of praise are not enough to describe the greatness of this period of time."

"He has a mind like the sea and an ambition as high as the sky. His eyes can break through the constraints of space and time."

"He tried to save the empire from its long-term decline, but he also tried to save an empire that was as loose as sand."

"His military and diplomatic campaigns against the barbarian separatist regimes in southern Gaul, Spain and North Africa recovered almost all the lands of the Roman Empire in Tessia."

"His series of economic, political, and legal reforms, those policy reforms, are long-term."

Nikolaos had a complete fanatical admiration for Majorian, and he gave all his words of praise to the last Roman emperor, Majorian.

Nicolaus said excitedly: "He initially realized the bureaucratic and bureaucratic rule of the Western Roman Empire, but he also offended countless huge family heads under the family system."

"He advocated cleanliness and efficiency, and made the government orders of the entire Roman Empire roar in the ditch like a rushing river! But he also offended all the bureaucrats of the Western Roman Empire."

"He carried out tax reforms on the Western Roman Empire, hoping to calm down the troublesome barbarians and pay taxes. He almost succeeded. Those barbarians did pay taxes, but they also offended the rampant barbarians."

"In the end, after His Majesty Majorian returned to Rome, the ambitious Senator Libius Severus launched a mutiny and brutally killed His Majesty Majorian."