On the nineteenth day of the second month, Yunxi officially restarted the court and held a great court meeting.

It is very painful to go to the court in winter, leaving the carriage or sedan chair to wait for the court in the small square in front of the palace, many people will shiver from the cold. High-grade officials can't help but come, and middle-grade officials can't help but come to the court, and many low-grade officials are sick.

But this time is different. Yun Xi has not been in the capital for more than seven months, and the great court meeting on the first day of the new month will naturally not be held, and many people come to the court with the intention of meeting the emperor.

Of course, they came to the court for another purpose, to listen to the long-awaited holy decree.

"The Emperor of Fengtian carried the edict and said that the establishment of civilian military attachés, the military department, the Taifu Temple, the Xingtaifu Temple and the five military governors' offices and other official positions were changed to civilian military attachés, and the official uniforms were the same as those of the military attachés. Since the 16th day of the first month of the seventh year of the establishment of the industry, all officials in the above positions are required to change their official uniforms to military attaché uniforms. ”

"The Lord's Order is grateful." All the officials present knelt down, but their expressions were different. Xu Huizu and the others had calm faces, and the military generals with lower status were slightly depressed; The civil servants, on the other hand, were mostly happy.

From the 31st year of Hongwu to the 6th year of Jianye, the military generals and guards of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies were almost completely out of the control of civilian officials, although the power to appoint and dismiss military generals was still in the Military Department of the Military Department, but as long as there was the support of the emperor, the Military Selection Division could be completely turned into a rubber stamp. What's more, whether it was Jingqing before or Mei Yin now, they all obeyed the orders of Yun Xi, which made this system of checks and balances useless.

It can be seen from this holy decree that perhaps it was because His Majesty the Emperor thought that there would be no more wars in the Ming Dynasty, or perhaps because he was not very at ease at first, no matter why, after the war with Samarkand was over, the Emperor would pick up this system again.

So of course the civil officials would be happy, because they thought that it meant a new start with the civil and military system, and even if Yun Xi focused on maintaining a balance, he would gradually favor the civil officials in the following generations of emperors.

Yun Xi stood on top of the main hall and naturally noticed the expressions of the civil and military officials. He sneered, but then reined in and let the waiter say, "Zhongqing is flat." ”

Afterwards, all the officials congratulated Yun Xi on his victory in the battle with Samarkand, and Yun Xi also announced that he would hold a prisoner sacrifice ceremony, and after the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, he would go to Xiaoling to pay tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Obey." The officials of the Ministry of Rites and other yamen said one after another.

After that, the hundred officials were ready to disperse as birds and beasts. It has reached the middle of the month, although it has not yet reached the day of the holiday, but most of the officials have already given themselves a holiday in their hearts, and there is nothing important about this period, and they are planning to hurry home to prepare for the New Year.

But Yunxi suddenly spoke: "Everyone, Aiqing." You Aiqing should know that in the far east, on the opposite side of the ocean, His Royal Highness King Xiang and Fang Mingqian found a vast area. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Congratulations to Your Majesty. Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward and agreed, but his expression was not excited. The civil officials were generally not interested in expanding outward, and for them, the discovery of the Han continent was just the discovery of a barren land, which was of little use to the Ming Dynasty. In fact, not only civil officials, but even military generals did not think that the Han continent was of much significance.

Of course, Yun Xi also knew their attitude, and he was not annoyed when he heard Zheng Yi's words, and continued: "In this land that I named the Han Continent, there are many wild people. These savages could not read and write, and could not even use bronze and iron tools, so they were very backward, even more backward than the barbarians near the Ming Dynasty. ”

"So I have a doubt, what kind of person can be called a human being? Or what is the definition of a human being? What is the difference between a man and a beast? ”

"Can the barbarians around the Ming Dynasty be counted as people? If so, who are they? Can the savages of the Han continent be counted as people? If so, what are they? Yun Xi asked a few questions.

"This, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you know etiquette and never be animalistic, you can be a human being. If you don't know etiquette, you can't be counted as a human being if you're as savage as a wild beast. Zheng Yi said.

"What does Xie Qing think?" Just when everyone began to think about this question, Yun Xi suddenly asked Xie Jin.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is a text that can record the history of the ancestors for self-examination, and the people who are well-dressed and know the gains and losses can be people; If there is no writing, no history, even if there is a language and can talk to people, it is not a person. Xie Jin said.

After that, there was some chaos in the hall. Many civil servants discussed with those around them what counts as a human being. After a long while, Yun Xi ordered the Han general to maintain order, and the hall was quiet, and everyone stood facing Yun Xi again.

"I just thought of this suddenly, so I told you Aiqing not to let you Aiqing give me a clear answer right now."

"The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, so you can think about this question in your free time during the New Year, or you can look through ancient books or talk to knowledgeable people to find out what counts as a human being. If anyone has an opinion on this, they can give me a twist, and I will definitely study it carefully. ”

"I'll be fine today." Yun Xi said and motioned to the waiter, and the waiter shouted loudly: "Retreat!" ”

The hundred officials hurriedly saluted Yun Xi, and then left the hall in twos and threes.

"Brother Gentleman (Xie Jinzi), Your Majesty suddenly said what can be counted as a person, what does it mean?" Xie Jin's friend, Dong Lun, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, has been thinking about this matter since Yun Xi asked that question, but he has not been able to come up with it, so he asked.

"An Chang (Dong Lun's character)," Xie Jin said, "I haven't figured it out either, but Your Majesty's words will certainly not be untargeted." There must be a deep meaning. ”

A few days later, Yun Xi first held a ceremony to sacrifice prisoners, and then went to Xiaoling to worship Zhu Yuanzhang. When facing Zhu Yuanzhang, Yun Xi knelt in front of the statue for a long time, and kept saying something until it was almost dark, and the ceremonial officer had to step forward to remind Yun Xi to stand up, and at the same time helped Wen Yuan, whose legs were completely numb, and left the mausoleum. But before leaving, Yun Xi took a deep look at the portrait before turning around and leaving.

When Yunxi returned to the capital from Xiaoling, it was the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and the winter holiday had begun, and the yamen except for the General Administration Department had been sealed, and Yunxi also relaxed and began to enjoy a rare rest time of the year.

However, seeing Wen Lin and other young children, he suddenly remembered Tang Sai'er, and then thought: "I don't know how the White Lotus Sect reacted to Tang Jingyu's transfer to the county king's guard." ”