Song Yingsheng never imagined that his younger brother would have the idea of giving up the imperial examination.

Could it be that he fell into evil on a trip?

Song Yingxing grabbed his brother Song Yingsheng, who was about to go to Langzhong, and said, "Don't worry, big brother, little brother is not sick." ”

Song Yingsheng opened Song Yingxing's hand and said angrily: "I'm not sick yet!" I think you're sick! More than ten years of cold windows, say give up and give up? Didn't you say that this year's Enko would fight again? ”

Song Yingxing stared at Song Yingsheng with a serious face and said, "Big brother, brother, I just understood a truth today."

If you really want to do something for the country and the people, you don't have to be an official in the imperial examination. Even if he is not an official, his younger brother can still study something he likes and can benefit the country and the people. ”

Seeing that Song Yingsheng's face was still full of anger, Song Yingxing continued: "What our brothers learned from Mr. Hengqu at the beginning was based on the application of the scriptures, and the main thing was to bow down and teach etiquette, so why do you have to be an official in the imperial examination?" ”

Song Ying was extremely angry and reprimanded: "Even if this is the case, why don't you take the imperial examination?" What is the conflict between the imperial examination and the mess you are making? Are you really planning to stop reading and focus on those tricks? ”

Song Yingxing said: "What the eldest brother said is not right, how can it be a strange skill?" Without a hundred skills, where do the clothes on you and me come from?

The books that our brothers read are also printed, right? If there is no printing technique created by Mr. Song Bisheng, relying on engraving alone, can you and my brother buy it? ”

Song Yingsheng was dumbfounded for a while.

Song Yingxing's engraving printing is on a smooth wooden board of a certain thickness, pasted on the neat manuscript of the copy, by the engraving worker with a carving knife to cut off the part of the layout without handwriting, it becomes the font convex Yangwen, on the raised font to paint ink, and then the paper is covered on it, gently wipe the back of the paper, and the handwriting is left on the paper.

In this kind of printing, one page is basically a stereotype. Once a word is wrongly engraved, the entire engraving plate will be scrapped, which means that the cost of engraving printing is extremely high.

The cost is high, and the price of the book sold is expensive. This is also the reason why poor scholars in the past liked to borrow books to copy.

However, this book is not something you can borrow if you want to, and who wants to risk a book being damaged unless the relationship is really good?

Moreover, the high cost means that the threshold for wanting to study is raised, and many students who want to study often interrupt their study because they cannot afford to buy books or borrow books.

After the advent of movable type printing, which Bi Sheng had studied, the situation was much better.

A word can be used repeatedly, even if it is broken, it is just a word mold, and it is enough to get another one.

As the cost of printing books decreases, the price of books also decreases, and more and more people can afford to buy books.

From the point of view of the Hengqu School, which pays attention to the application of the scriptures and the practice of etiquette, this is a good thing that is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future.

Song Yingsheng couldn't say that movable type printing was also a trick and a trick.

And Song Yingxing saw that his brother was refuted by himself, and he was a little unhappy for a while.

Song Yingxing and his brother Yingsheng studied in the family school opened by his uncle Song Heqing when he was young, and when he was forty-three years old, Song Yingxing and his brother went to the provincial capital Nanchang to participate in the Yimaoke Township Examination.

Among the more than 10,000 candidates, 29-year-old Song Yingxing won the third place in the province, and Shi Chang ranked sixth.

There are only two brothers in Fengxin's life, so they are also called "Fengxin Ersong".

It's just that his two brothers were unlucky, and later they were named Sun Shan in many imperial examinations, and they never won the Jinshi.

Enke, who originally planned the first year of Chongzhen, was the last plan, and if he could be in the middle, he would return to his hometown if he couldn't.

It's just that I never thought that Enke hadn't started the exam at that time, and there were rumors that Chongzhen would continue to open Enke again in the second year.

Sure enough, the two brothers lost their names again.

Because the left and right are still in the capital, coupled with the remarks of Emperor Chongzhen's angry reprimand of the students during the palace examination, the two brothers feel that the current emperor has begun to attach importance to the study of the application of the scriptures, so it was decided that it would be better to try again, which has dragged on until this year.

And now that Enko is about to take the exam, he doesn't plan to take the exam, but wants to give up, what does this make his brother think? Can you feel at ease?

Song Yingxing, who felt guilty in his heart, said: "Don't be annoyed, big brother. Would you like to try again? ”

Song Yingsheng sighed and said, "You, don't be admitted to the science department, go to the science department." ”

Song Yingxing said curiously: "Why? Didn't the eldest brother always oppose the younger brother to take the exam before? ”

Song Yingsheng sighed: "Maybe my brother thought badly before, and Gewuke may not be lower than Jinshike.

From the former Song Dynasty to the present, scholars don't know how many people are ordinary, and those who are officials don't know geometry, but who can surpass Mr. Bi Sheng if he really makes a name in history?

Besides, when today's Son attaches importance to the knowledge that has been applied to the world, isn't it the best of both worlds if this science is liked by you and valued by the Son of Heaven?

That's it, you go and take the physics exam. ”

After thinking about it, Song Yingsheng continued: "In the past few days, I have also figured out one thing for my brother. ”

Song Yingxing asked curiously, "I wonder what the eldest brother has figured out?" ”

Song Yingsheng pondered and said: "You and I have always thought that the Son of Heaven values the place where the scriptures are used, but in fact, you and I think badly. In my brother's view, what I value today is the learning that has been applied to the world.

Through the use of the scriptures, through the world, the difference between the two words is thousands of miles apart. Enke tried again this year, but it was just another name for Sun Shan, it was better for you to participate in Gewuke, which can be regarded as a way out. ”

When Song Yingxing heard this, he fell into deep thought.

Judging from the fact that the Royal Academy was established after ascending the throne today, the eldest brother's judgment was correct.

But more than ten years of hard work in the cold window have been in vain?

It's okay to say that I met Master Xu Guangqi of the Royal Academy, and I have some friendship, but what about my eldest brother?

Just go back to your hometown to farm?

Thinking of this, Song Yingxing felt a pain in his heart and said, "Big brother? Why don't you and I take the exam together? ”

Song Yingsheng smiled and said, "Okay, you should prepare well to take your Gewu subject." My brother doesn't know as much about those things as you do, and I guess I can't take the test.

For my brother, I plan to take the entrance examination for the science department first, but if I don't succeed in the science department, I will go to the Ming Law department for my brother and then take the examination, there is always hope for success, isn't it? ”

Song Yingsheng's words finally made Song Yingxing feel a little comforted, and once again ignited the fire in his heart, planning to prepare for the exam.

And Emperor Chongzhen, who returned to the palace, also began to get busy.

Wen Tiren and Shi Fenglai and other ministers who can be called lackeys of the imperial party and military bigwigs who protect the five armies, plus the spy leaders of the two factories and one guard, were once again summoned into the palace.

Glancing at everyone in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen coughed and said, "Today, I called the big guy into the palace to discuss the matter of Ryukyu." ”

As soon as Wen Tiren heard Emperor Chongzhen mention the word Ryukyu, his brain began to ache faintly.

There is no doubt that Ryukyu has been canonized by the Celestial Empire since ancient times, and it is also a subject of the Celestial Empire, no matter where you go.

Now that Ryukyu has been bullied by Japan, this matter must not be left like this, otherwise where is the face of the Celestial Empire?

To put it most directly, if the Ming Dynasty can't even protect a subject country that treats itself as his own father, but is bullied by a bunch of dwarves, then how do other countries in the world think of the Ming Dynasty?

A big guy who can't protect his little brother, why should everyone follow him?

The country of Tibet is centrifuged, where will there be a scene of four Yi guests serving and eight directions coming to the court? In the history books of later generations, he and the princes of the court are the sinners of the Ming Dynasty!

Especially himself, he is the lucky villain who has an unforgivable sin.

Even for this reason, Wen Tiren felt that Emperor Chongzhen was right to bring up the matter of Ryukyu, and the Ming Dynasty should make decisions for Ryukyu.

Otherwise, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty fight with Japan for the sake of the Korean Li clan during the Wanli period become a joke for the ages?

But no matter how much he agreed in his heart, Emperor Chongzhen felt that he couldn't look at this matter like this.

Da Ming himself still has a butt of shit that hasn't been wiped clean!

Not to mention far away, the Jiannu in Liaodong haven't figured it out yet, so they want to scare Japan?

Your old man is planning to learn from the First Emperor Yingzheng and Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty? Do everything yourself?

That's not the way it was done.

After thinking about it, Wen Tiren bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the matter of Ryukyu is based on delay, and it is better to wait for Liaodong Jiannu to be completely pacified before discussing it, and now it is better to issue an order to apply for punishment." ”

Emperor Chongzhen hummed, but did not speak.

Although he said that he didn't come up with any good ways when he was wandering outside the palace, when he returned to the palace, he suddenly thought that he could make a wave of Japan first.

Da Ming is not a vassal king, isn't there always someone who wants to move the seal? Big deal to get a past?

After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen rejected this idea again.

Who dares to guarantee that the vassal king will always have his heart set on the Ming Dynasty? If one day the feudal lord in Japan wants to do something about the demon moth, isn't it himself who is troubled?

But at the moment, Wen Tiren's trick is not successful.

Is there a fart for the decree? Will people listen to you?

Besides, the current Japan and the Ming Dynasty still have a fart tributary system?

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen also had a headache.

Japan was originally also one of the Ming Dynasty's Tibetan countries, so there is no problem with this.

Originally, after Lao Zhu scolded Meng Yuan, he wanted Japan to restore tributary relations.

But at that time, the heads of the Japanese didn't know what was wrong, and they always felt that the Ming Dynasty was not the Great Song Dynasty, in other words, you were not the original Heavenly Empire, you were afraid of Mengyuan, and Lao Tzu was also scared, why did Lao Tzu have to pay you tribute?

In this way, those dwarfs simply slaughtered the envoys sent by Lao Zhu.

After Lao Zhu was slapped in the face, he originally wanted to send troops to scare these dwarves and teach them how to behave.

But in the end, I don't know what Lao Zhu thinks, anyway, the final decision is to never associate with him, and use this as an ancestral lesson to warn future generations.

It's just that everyone is next to each other, and if you want to say that there is no relationship at such a close distance, it is pure.

When Jianwen was four years old, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu felt that he still had to hug the thighs of the Heavenly Dynasty, and after thinking about it, he wrote to Emperor Jianwen again, wanting to restore the tributary relationship.

Emperor Jianwen took a look at this matter, doesn't this mean that Lao Tzu is wise and martial arts Siyi came to the court, just use this matter to suppress the fourth uncle's shameless one, so as soon as it is totaled, Jianwen agreed.

In the same year, after the fourth child took over his nephew's throne and sat down by himself, he continued the matter of Japanese tribute, and the two sides also signed the "Exploration Trade Treaty".

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, not only Daming himself could toss internally, but the dwarves themselves were also very capable of tossing, and when it came to the second year of Jiajing, there was chaos.

In fact, this matter was done by the dwarf himself.

At that time, the two major powers in Japan, the Daimyo Hosokawa clan and the Ouchi clan, respectively sent a team of envoys to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, that is, to explore trade, and they both landed in Ningbo.

At the same time, one of the two major missions must be illegal, and the two major forces were originally fighting each other in the country, and after coming to China, they were received by the officials of the Ming Dynasty City with each other.

And the time point of snatching the fire was after the eunuch Ryan accepted a bribe from the Hosokawa clan's mission. The Hosokawa clan cargo ship, which was seated at the reception banquet and inspected the goods first, made the Ouchi clan feel that they had lost face.

Among the merchants sent by the Ouchi clan to the Ming Dynasty, many of them were pirates, and I wondered why they arrived later but inspected the goods first and sat on the table!

After receiving such unfair treatment, it aroused his hatred for the Hosokawa clan.

According to the bushido spirit of the little devil who plays with his life at every turn, the two waves of Japanese missions that did not look at each other each other had infighting, and a martial arts fight broke out directly in Ningbo.

The Ouchi clan killed most of the members of the Hosokawa clan and won the battle, but they also harmed the people and defenders of Ningbo at the same time.

It's over now, do you still want to make a mistake on Daming's father's territory? The members of the Ouchi Clan's mission, who knew that they were not in a good mood, quickly took a boat and wanted to return to Japan.

But the reality is often even more, the Ouchi mission encountered a sea breeze on the way, and even people and ships were blown to North Korea.

After the Korean defenders killed some of them, they captured more than 30 of them. After the king of North Korea found out, he saw that he had committed an accident and escaped from Daming's father, so he simply sent someone to escort them to Zhejiang and handed them over to Daming's father to deal with.

It's a pity that Jiajing's guy Xiuxian repaired his brain, and then he was fooled by the ministers, and he also thought that the chaos was caused by this unlucky city boss, and finally slapped his brain and closed Ya.

The final result was that the tributary relationship between the dwarfs and Daming's father ended, and Daming's father also abolished the city divisions in Zhejiang and Fujian, and only kept one in Guangdong.

Don't care what you say, anyway, now that the tributary relationship has cooled down, any more nonsense about making an edict is just trying to comfort yourself - the people who go to announce the decree are enough to choke back.

But fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen who crossed over was not the original Emperor Chongzhen who could be deceived by a gentleman, but a guy who lacked virtue and smoked.