Such an uneventful year in the history of the Ming Dynasty, what is it worth writing about?

What kind of medicine was sold in Zhang Chu's gourd soon appeared in front of Yang Xuancong's eyes.

"On March 2 of the solar calendar of this year, the ice and snow on both sides of the streets in Yanjing City have not yet thawed. Although the weather is not a cry, the branches have not yet sprouted, and it is not a good season for outdoor interaction. However, at noon, the streets were bustling. It turned out that the news came that His Majesty the Emperor was going to hold a ceremony for the noon dynasty......"

The opening story is a very interesting little story, the clean street suddenly becomes lively, and a large number of officials rush to the palace.

It turned out that there was news that Emperor Wanli was going to hold a meeting, so everyone rushed to the palace desperately, and they had to deduct their wages if they were late.

As a result, the big and small officials ran to the end gate sweating profusely, and found that there was no meeting to be held, and the guard general in charge of the roll call was not there!

Obviously, this is an oolong, and Emperor Wanli didn't have a meeting at all, so everyone patted their butts and went home.

But in the next step, Emperor Wanli was very angry and actually deducted the money of all the officials!

Yang Xuancong frowned, he admitted that this little story was quite interesting, but wasn't this intersecting of classical Chinese and vernacular really being written or the rest of the article?

This is a thesis!

What's more, Emperor Wanli is probably the most famous for not being in the early dynasties for decades, and in the fifteenth year of Wanli, he should still occasionally summon these ministers.

He didn't think that Zhang Chu was a fool, and daring to hand in this article proved that he had a certain amount of courage, "Is he trying to show that the management of the dynasty has lost control during the Wanli period? After all, even such a thing as the opening of the Wu Dynasty is not well organized." It's a pity that Zhang Juzheng should be no longer there at this time. ”

In any case, Yang Xuancong's impression of Zhang Chu's article is actually not high, but he is unwilling to just read a screenshot and comment, after all, the paper has been printed for seven or eight pages, which is more than the previous articles.

The dignified Ming Dynasty can even make a mistake in a meeting?

How did this huge organization get to where it is today?

Yang Xuancong originally thought that Zhang Chu would put all the blame on Emperor Wanli next, after all, this is a famous absentee emperor in history, and it is probably normal for an oolong to have an oolong if he does not have a meeting for a long time.

But in the follow-up of Zhang Chu's article, this speculation did not appear!

Zhang Chu devotes a lot of space to describing the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, such as the time of the last dynasty, Wanli wore a crown decorated with twelve strings of pearls, as if he had brought a tile, which was extremely uncomfortable, but it was necessary because it symbolized imperial power.

The vast majority of the emperor's experience was thus used to maintain the existence of etiquette, and the remaining small part of the experience had to deal with the endless controversy of Ming officials.

The next content surprised Yang Xuancong, because Zhang Juzheng appeared.

There is also a real discussion of why the Wanli Emperor did not go to court, although he had the ambition to become the Ming Emperor, he was subject to Zhang Juzheng in the early stage, and faced a larger group of eunuchs in the later period.

It can be said that one Zhang Juzheng was brought down, and a hundred Zhang Juzheng stood up!

Although these contents are all about the Wanli Emperor, they focus on this character, describing the politics of the middle of the Ming Dynasty, such as the organization of the cabinet, the succession to the imperial throne, the construction of imperial tombs, and the rule of local officials, or the economic situation such as Cao Yun and taxation.

Yang Xuancong unconsciously read these pages of printing paper, and the whole person was really surprised and delighted!

I was surprised that my students had this ability, this kind of ambition, and this unique perspective to talk about the social situation of the Ming Dynasty, and the focus was quite broad.

The joy is that the degree of completion seems to be quite high, and it does not stay on the surface or verbally, but really illustrates some characteristics of Chinese feudal society from these aspects, and it is these characteristics that led to the fall of the Ming Dynasty!

"But this should only be part of the content, it seems that only discussing the Wanli Emperor alone is a bit weak, it would be better if it could be connected to the rest of the people. ”

Yang Xuancong said with regret that he really liked this unique "Fifteen Years of Wanli".

This is not a history book, nor is it an academic work, although the following quotations seem to have a lot of references, but this can be regarded as finding a balance between professional and non-professional!

A professional like him wouldn't feel that what was inside was nonsense, because it was all history.

Ordinary readers will not feel that the text in it is too unfathomable or boring, and when telling the characters, use small stories to illustrate the character and hide the deep meaning, which is quite suitable for the public to read.

"If I can write the same quality content in the future, I'm afraid it can be written directly!"

Yang Xuancong's expectations for "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" are very, very high.

Just as he was about to read it again, there was a knock on the door.

"Old Yang, it's time to get off work, why are you still here?" said an old voice outside the door.

Yang Xuancong took off his reading glasses, and he laughed and said, "Wang Mu, you are still here, how dare I get off work, come in and sit." ”

At this time, an elderly man with thinning hair unscrewed the handle and walked in, and sat directly opposite Yang Xuancong.

Wang Mu worked with Yang Xuancong for nearly 30 years, and after his retirement, he was rehired, and now he also teaches the course of ancient Chinese history.

"Yo, you're also reading these papers?" Wang Mu asked in surprise, "The academic level of these little guys is really getting lower and lower. ”

Yang Xuancong said approvingly: "That's really the case, we knew a lot more about ancient history when we were studying, and now it is so convenient for them to check the information, and the things that are written are really indescribable." ”

A smile appeared on Wang Mu's furrow face, "I have already graded the papers of the two classes, and now I am asking the teaching assistant Xiao Zhou to help me register my grades." Old man, your progress looks like you're getting a lot worse. ”

"It's almost fast on my side, too. But Lao Wang, let me tell you, there is a child in my class is amazing, you look at this article, it is very stylish. ”

"Oh, what an article, show me!"

Wang Mu took out his glasses from his pocket, reached out and picked up the printed article from the table, he looked at it fixedly, and laughed directly.

"Lao Yang, what is there to write about in the fifteenth year of Wanli? I am not old and confused, Zhang Ju died in the tenth year of Wanli, and it was only five years after his death, and the Ming Dynasty was very calm!"

Yang Xuancong didn't say anything, with a shallow smile, he said: "This is written by Zhang Chu's kid, and the content behind it will surprise you." ”

Obviously, Wang Mu had also heard of Zhang Chu's name, and his curiosity was indeed aroused, "It's the best-selling author in your class, his "Youth School" is really good, it seems that writing history is a little tasteless." ”

"Don't comment first, or you'll regret it. ”