Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly, he had to admit that these civil officials still took themselves very seriously, but he didn't intend to continue to refute, in fact, he can't destroy the pride in these people's bones now, because this civilization and the people under this civilization have given them this pride, and only when this civilization is destroyed by foreign civilizations will they realize how arrogant and blind they were.

However, compared with the literati who lost their cultural self-confidence in later generations, Zhu Houzhao now feels that the pride of these civil officials in front of him is commendable, but in order to make these scholars realize the problem they are facing, he has to raise it to avoid the remarks that some literati will put forward in the future, "We need to be colonized for 300 years".

"According to what Bian Qing said, if a foreign venerable scholar and doctor, even if he raises troops to occupy my Middle Earth and kill my Han people, you will take it as the mandate of heaven? Even the scholars and doctors would take it as their destiny? ”

Zhu Houzhao asked this, Bian Gong was speechless for a while, and he was speechless for a while, he wanted to say that this was the case, but subconsciously felt that it seemed wrong to say this, and he couldn't help but think of the recent hot theory, that is, the topic of whether Zhang Hongfan, who destroyed the Song Dynasty, was a thief and a loyal minister who was loyal to the Yuan.

"I think this theory is unavoidable, what is the mandate of heaven, whether it is the mandate of heaven for those who respect the scholars and doctors, or the mandate of heaven for those who respect the people of the world, you should have a good theory, you can write a note and submit it, if there is a reason, I will accept it, and bring it to the public for discussion, and add it to the outline of the constitution!"

Zhu Houzhao knew that Confucianism did not have a clear explanation of many concepts, such as the difference between the state and the dynasty, the difference between the nation and the state, loyalty to the country or to one's own king, and human rights.

Ideas need to be developed, thought about and discussed.

Zhu Houzhao hopes that he, the emperor, can give more thinking questions to these proud scholars and doctors of this era.

"Your Ministers obey!"

Wang Hua, the first assistant of the cabinet, knew that His Majesty the Emperor was again giving himself a problem for the scholars, and he sometimes didn't know how to evaluate these problems made by His Majesty the Emperor, and even he couldn't guess what the real purpose of His Majesty the Emperor was in asking these problems, because he found that since His Majesty the Emperor threw out these shocking but thought-provoking questions, the Ming Dynasty and the opposition began to change.

Some of the ministers of science also began to deviate from the scriptures, burning the deed of sale of their servants and maids, saying that they should respect everyone's rights, and at the same time, the emperor should respect the rights of his own people, and no longer kill people who are disrespectful because of their words for no reason, and even many courtiers thought that this person was crazy, but the emperor really did not punish him.

And some scholars want to break with their own families, feeling that the clan is the biggest obstacle to the judicial justice of the imperial court, and it is also the root of restricting the freedom of thought of scholars, such as their rebellious son, although he has been the governor of the official residence, but he has never listened to his father, saying that he is a minister of the Ming Dynasty, not a minister of the royal family! And he can't refute it.

Wang Hua also had to admit that there were also some narrow-minded officials and scholars who directly said that Confucianism was a doctrine that breeds traitors, and on the basis of the fact that their hearts are not of our race, they believe that maintaining the dignity of the Ming Dynasty is not only the dignity of the monarch, but also the dignity of China.

But no matter how many deviant remarks there are, Wang Hua knows that as the head of the cabinet, his most important job is to fulfill his powers and responsibilities in accordance with the outline of the constitution, so he still responds now, saying that he will think about this issue carefully according to Zhu Houzhao's request and write it into a recital.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, it is better to let the scholars and doctors think in advance about how to deal with the invasion of foreign races than to wait until the foreign invasion is really invaded, so after saying this question, he said to Wang Hua again:

"Shoufu, you said that the surrounding countries have no disobedience to the Ming Dynasty, and they have admired my Heavenly Empire! But do you know that it is this Manchurian who despises the learning of Confucian sages, and does not establish the country with Confucianism, but with the way of Persia! I have wanted to deviate from my Ming Dynasty and the heart of the famous religion for a long time. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at the Manchurian envoy Mu Han Mod and asked: "Mu Han Mode, what I said is wrong, since your country has disobeyed China, why did you come to China to ask for help at this time, why didn't you go to the Ottomans to ask for help?!" ”

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! Although Manraka takes the Great Food Law as the foundation of the country, it is also a tribute to the Ming Dynasty! For the Ming Dynasty, therefore, Manraka dared to come to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help the prince of Bintang restore the country! Hanmod said.

"I can help you restore the country, but I have a request, you must follow the Chinese Confucianism for the restoration of the country, establish a program, be loyal and filial, open a science and take scholars, implement benevolent government, and love the people with light and meager endowments! Don't believe in cults, talk about ghosts and gods! ”

When Zhu Houzhao said this, Wang Hua, the first assistant of the cabinet, and other civilian officials agreed again and again.

"Your Majesty's words are very reasonable, Manraka has this disaster today, it can be seen that it is also the reason for the failure to become a king, otherwise, the monarch and the people are single-minded, how can a small Buddha take advantage of the opportunity!"

Fu Jue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't agree with Zhu Houzhao's remarks, and even couldn't help but think to himself, His Majesty can ask Manchu to establish a country and govern the world like this, which shows that he still understands the way of being a king, but why can he ask for the orthodox ethics of the foreign vassal country but does not strictly require the Ming Dynasty himself to take the lead in the orthodox ethics.

"The minister also thinks that it should be so, Manraka is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and Confucianism should be orthodox, otherwise, how can I say that I respect China!" At this time, Wang Qiong, the head of the household, also added.

At this time, the Manchurian envoy Muhan Mude was a little reluctant, and had to ask: "The Ming Dynasty has never interfered with the vassals to establish the country, why is it that they are struggling now!" Manchuria's decision not to establish a country based on Confucianism is naturally requested by the people of Manchuria, and I also ask His Majesty the Emperor and your lords to forgive me! ”

"So, in your Mangara, you can govern the world even without the words of Confucianism? Can it also convince the people? Tell me, what is the beauty of your great food method, I may be able to let the Ming Dynasty learn a thing or two", although Zhu Houzhao said this to the Manchu envoys, but in fact, he was saying it to the civil officials and doctors of the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao's purpose is very simple, if you don't help me force this Manchurian to agree to establish a country with Confucianism after the restoration of the country, then you will not let the Ming Dynasty recognize the status of Confucianism.

How could these civil officials not understand the meaning of Zhu Houzhao's words.

Therefore, Fu Jue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, panicked first, and immediately rushed to speak in front of the Manraka envoys, and directly reprimanded the Manraka envoys loudly: "It's ridiculous! Since you do not follow Confucianism as orthodoxy, how can the Ming Dynasty recognize you as vassals! You are deceiving the Ming Dynasty, clearly respecting the Ming as the suzerain, but in fact deviating from the Ming Dynasty! ”

"That's it, Your Majesty! The minister thought that the reason why this Manchurian lost the country must be because he did not follow the way of Confucius and Mencius, and his so-called invitation from the people not to establish a country with Confucianism is just to deceive me The words of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! The people all know the saint Confucius, why do they know the so-called other saints! The minister thought that what His Majesty said was extremely true, if Manraka wanted the Ming Dynasty to help him restore the country, he must establish the country with Confucianism! ”

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"The minister thinks that what His Majesty said is very true, if Manraka wants the Ming Dynasty to help restore the country, he must establish the country with Confucianism!" Wang Yin, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, also seconded.

For a time, these civil officials were afraid that Zhu Houzhao would really be influenced by the Manchurian envoys and no longer respect Confucianism and respect Confucius, so they all agreed to Zhu Houzhao's conditions, in their opinion, it is not important to interfere in the internal affairs of Manchuria, the important thing is that in order to maintain the orthodox status of Confucianism, it is necessary to let His Majesty the Emperor know that Confucianism is orthodox!

Therefore, these civil officials all demanded that Manchu Rajia must establish the country with Confucianism, and even demanded more strongly than Zhu Houzhao.

"Intended! If Bintang, the prince of Manchuria, did not agree to respect Confucianism and establish a country, the Ming Dynasty would not help him restore the country, and ordered the Manchurian people who chose to respect Confucianism to rebuild a new dynasty! The Ming Dynasty sealed its throne, and no one dared to covet it in the world! ”

After Zhu Houzhao said, Wang Hua and other cabinet members hurriedly said yes, and the Manraka envoy Mu Hanmo couldn't help but be shocked, he had to admit that His Majesty the Ming Emperor was very vicious, and he could not coerce the Ming Dynasty to restore the country for his own prince on the grounds that Manraka was the throat of the South Seas and could not be occupied by Xiyi, because even if the Ming Dynasty restored the country for Manraka for his own interests, he could not set up a prince who did not respect Confucianism.

In the end, the prince of Bintang had to express his willingness to change to Confucianism as the orthodoxy of governing the country, and was willing to study in the Ming Dynasty first, and then return to China to govern after the restoration of the national unity, while Zhu Houzhao agreed to the request of the prince of Manchu and Bintang, and at the same time, he also appointed Fu Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the prime minister of Manchuria, responsible for helping Manchu to restore the country and rebuild the Confucian order.

Fu Jue is the most stubborn minister of science in the empire at present, not good at fighting but good at teaching people the way of Confucianism, even if Zhu Houzhao asked him to write 10,000 scriptures and banquets every day, he can write tirelessly, because of this, Zhu Houzhao asked him to be responsible for helping Manchurian restore the country.

For no other reason, it is not a problem to recapture Manraka from the hands of the Buddha with the military strength of the Ming Dynasty, and to put Fu Jue in charge of this matter is undoubtedly to establish a Confucian ruling order in Manraka.

At the same time, Zhu Houzhao also meant to strengthen his control over Manchuria, and the prime minister was actually the real military and political head of Manchuria, and even if the prince of Bintang returned to Manchuria to become the king, he would be just a puppet of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time that Zhu Houzhao appointed Fu Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the prime minister, Wang Hong was also promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of War and the left deputy minister of the Imperial History of the Nanyang Minister, specifically responsible for the conquest of the Manga Franc colonists.

At the same time, Pires, who had become an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, took Zhu Houzhao's letter of state and officially embarked on the journey to the Francophone with the help of the Daming Sea Trade Company.

"Although this Daming Maritime Trade Company is called a company, it is actually doing some colonial plunder, otherwise, there would not be tens of thousands of sailors and soldiers on it, but they are all employees of this company now, and they are even higher than Andra and other Francos on the same ship, but it is undeniable that Andra, the eagle dog who has accumulated wealth in the Ming Empire, is now starting a new chapter in his life!"

There is a passage in the Biography of Andra that reads.