Chapter 41, Zhu Houzhao: The meaning of the chat group, I come! See you! I conquer!
June 27, 1506.
In the Jinling Imperial Palace at night, Zhu Houzhao wrote today's date on rice paper in the Western chronological way.
This is a big takeaway for him!
According to the chronological method taught by Father Priest just now, he calculated the exact date of the Ming Dynasty in the Western chronology.
Looking at this string of numbers, Zhu Houzhao had an inexplicable sense of fate, as if there was an invisible barrier that had finally been broken at this moment.
He knows what is broken, it is the cultural passage between the East and the West!
This date also broke the fog of chaotic cognition of the Middle East and the West in his mind!
Everything can finally be traced.
"If we follow this calculation, my father died on June 8, 1505......"
"Our Ming Dynasty was founded on January 23, 1368......"
"The date of Taizong's succession is ......"
After getting this algorithm, Zhu Houzhao drew inferences from one case and deduced the time when he established the Ming Dynasty, as well as the time when Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne.
"Also, not only can you count Da Ming, but even Da Yuan...... Two Song ......"
Zhu Houzhao quickly stopped, and he found that as long as he mastered the calculation method, the approximate and accurate time point of the previous historical context could also be calculated.
"In fact, according to the Yellow Emperor's chronology, you can also get a more accurate time than this...... But the Yellow Emperor's method, no, this method of chronology, is mostly just symbolic...... We are more accustomed to using the year number to record the date. β
"Otherwise, it will be recorded for more than 4,000 years......"
Zhu Houzhao also quickly discovered that this Western dating method is not an advanced or excellent invention, and they also have a corresponding and accurate Yellow Emperor dating method.
The Book of Han and the Legal Calendar System recorded the ancient six calendars of the previous dynasties, namely the Yellow Emperor calendar, the Zhuan calendar, the Xia calendar, the Yin calendar, the Zhou calendar, and the Lu calendar.
These dating methods are relatively complete in the two Han Dynasty, and the beginning of the specific date record is the year record created after the Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou.
It's just that recording is too cumbersome, and people are not used to using it in their daily lives, so they give up...... Moreover, the emperor is supreme, and as long as the emperor has ideas, he will have his own era name to highlight his influence.
In the year of the Yellow Emperor, it will only be used in major sacrifices or to highlight the traditions of the Central Plains.
"It's kind of a discrepancy in the time record...... It's just so convenient for me to understand the correspondence myself, and it doesn't mean much to other people. β
Zhu Houzhao soon felt that this way of dating was only understood because he needed it.
For Da Ming, it doesn't mean much.
On the contrary, to put it mildly, if he can compare with the Yellow Emperor, or even be great enough, everyone in the future will use the Zhengde chronology to record Zhengde for two or three hundred years, which is just a way to record.
Let go of this point first, and then let people slowly deduce it when they are free, sort it out, and use it for him!
In a simple way, with the Yellow Emperor's chronology, all the historical nodes of the two sides can be synchronized instantly!
"And the biggest gain of today's exchange is that I finally know Louis XVI and their country ......"
"There is really France in the West at the moment...... The king was Louis XII...... Their emperor's names are easy to remember, Louis XII, Louis XIV, Louis XVI...... If I were to pretend to be a Louis XII, wouldn't it be American...... Mei Shengzu? β
After some calculations and calming down, Zhu Houzhao once again focused on another major takeaway from today's conversation.
He probably knew the general outline of the countries of the Western world through the descriptions of several Portuguese, especially the overlord of France and the United States, England.
It's just that when he learned that the current king of France was Louis XII, Zhu Houzhao felt that France was so hasty.
Let him know this way of naming kings, wouldn't he casually use Louis XII, Louis VIII, and Louis VI, wouldn't this kind of casually be the ancestor of beauty, the ancestor of beauty, and the ancestor of beauty......
"It's not just the kings of France whose names are arbitrary, but what are the names of the current American suzerains in the United Kingdom, Henry VI, and Henry V...... King Henry? β
"Such an analogy, don't call Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng to call Taizong of Han, he should also be called Liu Bang III, and Emperor Wu of Han is Liu Bang V......"
Naturally, Zhu Houzhao, the current reigning king of the United Kingdom, also understood a rough idea, and he also felt sloppy and even uncomfortable...... By analogy, he can even be called Hongwu VIII now, because he is the eighth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang.
It's weird to call it like that.
Naturally, this highlights the important influence of the founding of the country, and the first emperor engaged in Qin I and Qin II.
It's just that where do you think of the death of the second, they are taboo on this thing, so they don't call it.
Later generations in the West called it this, probably because they died without experiencing the second generation?
Zhu Houzhao didn't understand, but showed respect.
"And the current Portugal...... Alfonso is also a great emperor like Taizu, but with a change of dynasty......"
"The other side...... What else is Italian...... Roman Empire, Gothic Empire ......"
Disorderly!
Zhu Houzhao has been washed by Western culture today, if he wasn't smart enough to automatically filter out some useless information, otherwise it would be even more chaotic.
"And Julius Caesar...... A great emperor of the Roman Empire 15,600 years ago, that was actually equivalent to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty or something, but ...... He is only an archon, equivalent to a prime minister, by analogy, it is...... Huo Guang during the period of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty? β
Trumpet's plan to pretend to be Louis XVI and their ancestor, Zhu Houzhao gave up.
Because, he still can't grasp Caesar's position in the West, and can only use the current known information to analogy Caesar is a figure like the powerful minister Huo Guang...... No, it can be a great Roman figure like Huo Guang + Wei Qing.
However, it is still uncertain, and there is no more detailed historical fact.
Because, although these people are famous, they are famous...... It means that the loopholes of impersonation are also large, and it is easy to goof.
Of course, for him, the meaning is enough, he understands this, which is equivalent to most of the ordinary people in the West, and if he wants to understand the West better, unless-Daming and the West have an all-round contact, then they can exchange in all aspects in the political, military and cultural fields.
No...... This is unlikely.
Zhu Houzhao understood the pedantry and stubbornness of that group of Confucian scholars, and it was impossible to take the trouble to understand them unless he suffered defeat at the hands of these Western countries.
Otherwise, don't bother to understand.
Like, is it them who know the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom best, it must be the Great Song Dynasty!
If he had to create a trumpet, wouldn't he just choose an emperor who was more familiar with him on his side?
In other words, Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions that year...... Why hasn't any Rome been found? Is it not going far enough? β
"Also, the Tang Dynasty is coming to court...... There's no record of the Roman Empire, either......"
"That's it...... When Zheng He went to the West, why didn't he discover these British and French? β
"Is the world too big?"
Zhu Houzhao's worldview expanded again, because of the chat in the group, he preconceived that Britain and France were also strong countries, and even strong countries that had been inherited for hundreds of years.
These powerful countries, in the past dynasties, there are no records, which made Zhu Houzhao realize once again that this world is far bigger than he imagined!
(PS: Although there was contact between the Han Dynasty and Rome, the historical materials of Zhu Houzhao's period may not be studied as thoroughly as now, so this is from Zhu Houzhao's perspective.) οΌ
It was so big that there was originally a mysterious dividing line, which completely separated the East and the West, so that there were great dynasties in the East and the West, and both sides did not know.
But, now he knows.
So, the ancestors and ancestors gave themselves this chat group, so that they could make themselves-
Will I come, I see, will I conquer?
Zhu Houzhao once again remembered this famous sentence of Julius Caesar in the previous chat.
He looked at the chat group in his mind and seemed to understand the meaning of having this chat group!
It is with this chat group that he is guided to understand the West, break the cognitive boundaries between the East and the West, expand his horizons all of a sudden, and make him an emperor like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and expand his territory for the Central Plains again?
What can he do!
Vaguely feeling this mission, Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists, a little enthusiastic, but more under pressure.
There are so many powerful countries!
They have not even settled the Tatars, and the little Mongol princes are still at large.
The national conditions of the Ming Dynasty brought Zhu Houzhao back to reality, and the heaviness of reality made his newly rising ambitions a little frustrated.
"Nope! I'm still young! β
However, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.
Zhu Houzhao quickly rose up his fighting spirit again and found a case.
"Emperor Wu! When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, could he have thought that he had brought so many territories for the Han family? β
"Tang Gaozong Li Zhi also succeeded to the throne young, and when he succeeded to the throne, he didn't expect that the territory of the Tang Dynasty could be so extensive......"
"Even if it's Dayuan...... During the reign of Temujin, he must not have imagined that the Great Yuan would have such a vast territory......"
"These are all created by a generation, and they can ...... Why can't I? β
Zhu Houzhao thought of great emperors one after another, and knew very well that as long as his imperial skills were full, as long as he truly exerted the national power of the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely be able to touch the same exploits as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Tang Gaozong, and Yuan Shizu in his lifetime.
It's a clear path and a goal that can be achieved with heart and effort.
"I still have such a magical chat group......"
"Just give me thirty years ......"
"Right...... Since they are the successors of the next two hundred years...... I must know how long I have lived, and as long as I know how long I have lived, I can make a huge plan based on the lifespan of this life......"
Then, now plus, chat groups!
From the future chat group, as long as he guides these Western emperors a little, he can find out what will happen in the East in the next two hundred years.
He will not know the prophet!
The time, place and people are all here for him, if he can't complete this small goal, he will really come to the world in vain.
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, and was made enthusiastic by the longing in his mind, and he couldn't wait to open the chat group again now......
γDing! The chat group has been recharged! γ
It just so happened that at this time, the chat group, which had been silent for eight days, was recharged again.
"Your Majesty...... The map of the West that you ordered those people to draw, they have already roughly drawn it......"
At the same time, Liu Jin knocked on the door and respectfully sent in a relatively scribbled map.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at it and corresponded to the Western Empire on the map one by one.
"I'm coming!"
"I'll see you!"
"I've conquered!"
He picked up the brush and wrote these three lines of famous words again on the rice paper next to the map.
"Daming Yongchang!"
Subsequently, he added four words.
This is the next life creed of his Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao!
Everything that dares to hinder him from accomplishing his great hegemony will be crushed!
June 27, 1506!
Zhu Houzhao, a teenager who opened his eyes to see the world, completed the sublimation of his soul.