There are many emperors of Gu Dao Changsheng in all dynasties, the most famous of which is Qin Shi Huang, he travels to seek immortals, historical materials are recorded, and the most obsessed is Jiajing, he did not even go to the court for decades in order to cultivate, and a good Ming was messed up by Yan Song.

Why is he so obsessed with cultivation?

Of course, there are his own reasons for this, who doesn't want to live forever, it's normal for him to think about these things when he is the emperor, but Yan Song's instigation also has a big factor, if Yan Song is not so instigated, he probably won't abandon the government.

At this time, under Yan Song's desperate instigation, his time to deal with the government is getting less and less, and it is more difficult for the courtiers to see him.

Of course, except for Yang Cong, it is very simple for Yang Cong to see Jiajing, after all, Lu Bing and Lu Ling'er are like brothers and sisters with Jiajing, his prospective brother-in-law asks to meet, no matter how busy Jiajing is, he will give face and see him.

After the morning of this day, Yang Cong entered the palace with a scroll and a few books.

He has already understood with Lu Bing, because Jiajing is obsessed with cultivation, he doesn't care much about the government after lunch, and if he wants to see Jiajing, it is best to enter the palace in the morning.

At this time, the guards in the palace were all under Lu Bing's control, naturally no one dared to embarrass him, and soon, he came to the outside of the imperial study, Jiajing was also very face-saving, and when he heard that Yang Cong asked to see him, he let him in without thinking about it.

Yang Cong came in with this pile of things really surprised him, he saw a lot of people who came to see him with a fold, and it was really uncommon for Yang Cong to hold a scroll and hold a bunch of books to ask for a meeting.

After the monarch and the minister saw the salute, he couldn't help but be curious: "Qingfeng, what are you taking here?" ”

Yang Cong said respectfully: "Back to the emperor, Weichen has some insights into the "Yongle Canon", and feels that the ancient books are a little different from many things now, so Weichen wants to compile a set of books to complement them, and ask the emperor for permission." “

This is a bit of a big deal, and it is necessary to compile a book that complements the "Yongle Canon", which means that this book can be compared with the "Yongle Canon".

You kid, this cowhide is too bad, isn't it?

Jiajing also likes to read the "Yongle Canon", and naturally knows that the "Yongle Canon" is actually a hodgepodge of ancient books such as scriptures, history, children, collections, astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, interpretation of Tibetan Taoist scriptures, drama, crafts, agronomy, etc., the content of which is extracted from ancient books, and it is normal to have discrepancies with many things now.

However, Yang Cong's Haikou is also too exaggerated, and the compilation of a set of books complements the "Yongle Canon", is it possible?

He was quite surprised: "Qingfeng, "Yongle Canon" is a book of the whole category, are you also going to compile a book of the whole category?" ”

This tone is obviously unbelieving.

Of course, Yang Cong could not compile a large encyclopedia like the "Yongle Canon", he compiled a small, scientific and technological encyclopedia.

However, when I told Jiajing about this, Jiajing probably didn't understand, and only Jiajing was interested in it, so I fooled Jiajing.

He raised the scroll in his hand and introduced: "Weichen does have this idea, but the classification of this book is slightly different from the "Yongle Canon", and the classification temporarily set by Wechen is "Astronomy", "Geography", "Five Elements", "Art of War", "Equipment", "Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning" and other six categories, this is a map in the "Geography Chapter" compiled by Wechen, called "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu", which basically includes all countries in the world today, and the geography book in the "Yongle Canon" has its own differences. Please also ask the emperor to take a look. ”

When Jiajing heard this, he immediately became interested, to be honest, he didn't know how many countries there are in the world today, Yang Cong actually drew a map to include all the countries in the world today, can he not be curious.

He took the map in Yang Cong's hand, slowly unfolded it to take a look, and was immediately attracted by the colorful boundary lines on it.

The annotations on this map are quite simple, and he has seen a lot of maps, so he can naturally understand them at a glance, such as the Ming Dynasty, Dongying, Nanyang, Northern Yuan, Western Regions, Mughal, Persia, Da Shi, Mixier, etc., he looked all the way, and his eyes were getting bigger and bigger.

This world is very different from the impression in his mind, but all the countries he has seen or heard of are on this map, which proves that Yang Cong is not drawing nonsense, it is very likely that the whole world is like this.

He puffed out his eyes and looked at it for a long time, and then he exclaimed: "Qingfeng, are these things true, is this really the way the world is?" ”

Yang Cong unhurriedly held up a book and introduced: "These are compiled by Weichen in combination with the ancient books of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the records of Zheng He's voyage to the West, and the charts of the Xiyi pirates. "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu" is only a general national border mark, and there are detailed instructions on this "Geography", please take a look at the emperor. ”

When Jiajing heard this, he immediately took the book in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The binding of this book is quite exquisite, just like the "Yongle Canon", and there are also titles and sub-volumes on it.

On the cover of the book, in a standard pavilion style, is written "The Principle of Knowledge. Geography. Daming Volume", open the cover, the first page is the table of contents, which not only has the Ming Dynasty two capitals and thirteen provinces, but also the Ming vassal states, and then scrolls down is the detailed map and introduction of the Ming Dynasty two capitals and thirteen provinces.

These, Jiajing naturally has the impression that the country he governs by himself cannot be without a little impression, but this map gives him a refreshing feeling, because he has never seen such a comprehensive map drawn according to a uniform scale, and the mode of comparison between the topographic map and the simple map "conceived" by Yang Cong is also the first time he has seen it, this way looks really simple and clear, and he can understand it at a glance.

He flipped through for a long time, and after reading the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, he began to look at the subject countries of the Ming Dynasty again.

Korea, Annam, Ryukyu and other subject countries that have close contacts with the Ming Dynasty, the map is quite comprehensive, and the introduction is quite detailed, but the maps of Luzon, Sulu, Borneo, Chenla, Manraka and other maps are not very comprehensive, and there are many words "to be checked" in the introduction, which means that Yang Cong has not yet checked these countries.

It's a pity, it's a pity, Jiajing couldn't help but sigh: "After reading your "Geography Chapter", I feel that I have a new understanding of the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately, the subject countries behind are not very detailed, it's a pity." ”

Yang Cong hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, Wechen has just started compiling it not long ago, and only Lord Luo Hongxianluo helps, so many places have not been compiled yet, please give Wechen a few more years, and Wechen will definitely mark all the countries in the "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu" clearly." ”

When Jiajing heard this, he looked at the "Kunyu Wanguo Complete Map" again, and then said with great interest: "Oh, can you mark the countries above as detailed as the Ming Dynasty's two capitals and thirteen provinces?" ”

Yang Cong nodded again and again: "Weichen must do his best." ”

Jiajing couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, I'm waiting to see your detailed annotations, and I'll leave this "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu", I haven't read it carefully." ”

When Yang Cong heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, this first step can be regarded as a success, as long as it can arouse Jiajing's interest, it will be easy to do next.

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