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Chapter 212 Angrily beheading the Korean envoy

Gu Xigong was shocked.

In the end, Xu Xianchun naturally took Gu Xigong away, and Gu Xigong continued to curse because of this.

Seeing this, the other civil servants had to leave one after another.

Xu Guangqi no longer knew about this at this time because he had already left here in a sedan chair and came to the cabinet.

The important officials of the cabinet were naturally very polite to Xu Guangqi, and did not speak harshly to Xu Guangqi like the middle and lower-level civil servants who could not even enter the cabinet.

"Ge Lao Xu."

At this time, Han Yu and Wang Xianggan were very politely greeting Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi also replied: "I will first enter the cabinet, and I will rely on the advice of all the ministers in the future."

"Where is it, Xu Ge Lao is very kind, smart and capable, and has a good knowledge. He is a capable minister in the world. How can he talk about giving advice? He is loyal to the emperor together."

Han Qing smiled and said, if it were the civil servants outside who knew that Han Qing talked to Xu Guangqi like this, they would definitely be disappointed with Han Qing.

But Han Yu had no choice. As a secondary assistant, if he didn't fall into the water like Ye Xianggao, how could he not have the ability to be versatile?

"Since Xu Ge Lao took over the Ministry of War, the court's military affairs have been well-off, and the soldiers have used their lives. The outside and the inside are all able to suppress the enemy. There are constant news of good news, but no mutiny has happened. It can be seen that the master's ability to coordinate and dispatch is extraordinary, and what Master Han said is not false!"

Wang Xianggan also smiled and said, naturally he would not show his face to Xu Guangqi, and he was as polite as Han Du.

"It's early, my lords!"

Fang Congzhe also came over at this time, and then when he saw Xu Guangqi, he laughed: "Gei Master Xu! You are so popular when you enter the pavilion!"

"Yuanfu!"

Xu Guangqi and King Han began to greet Fang Congzhe.

But Fang Congzhe only talked to Xu Guangqi and said, "Everyone outside said that Ye Gong fell into the water was related to you, but I don't believe it. What an open and honest gentleman in Xu Ge Lao, how could he do such a thing? If you have time next time, I want to climb up with Master Xu Ge Lao, and I won't worry about falling off the cliff."

"Thank you, Yuanfu, for believing in the lower officials, I am grateful to you."

Xu Guangqi smiled awkwardly and replied.

"Your Majesty ordered you to summon Master Xu."

At this time, an official came and summoned Xu Guangqi to come.

"Yes! I'll come now."

Xu Guangqi replied.

Fang Congzhe smiled even happier because of this. He didn't know whether it was because he thought that Xu Guangqi was also taking the blame for the emperor like him, or to prevent Xu Guangqi, the favorite minister who might become his opponent, was dissatisfied with him. Anyway, Fang Congzhe was in a very good mood now. He directly grabbed Xu Guangqi's arm and walked towards the direction of Ganqing Palace: "Let's go! Master Xu, let's go to the palace to meet the holy! I have a lot to say to you. Have you seen the sedan chair? It was given by Your Majesty. You can ride in the Forbidden City. Such a huge emperor's favor is not enough even if I have a lifetime of life. Unfortunately, this person can only live for one lifetime. When I can't move in the future, you will sit in this sedan chair! You have to be prepared!"

Xu Guangqi smiled unnaturally: "Yuan Fu, you are very healthy and have to assist His Majesty until he is 100 years old."

On this side, Han Gongfang felt uncomfortable talking and laughing, and because of this, his sense of crisis became increasingly serious. He said in his heart: "Xu Guangqi has always been valued by His Majesty. Now that Xu Guangqi has entered the pavilion, I am afraid that my second assistant will be even less valued by the emperor. At that time, I am afraid that Xu Guangqi will be the one who will enter the Political Affairs Hall again! Where did I lose to Han Gong?"

For a moment, the more Han Zhao thought about it, the more he felt that he needed to change. He needed to satisfy His Majesty more, such as Congzhe and Xu Guangqi.

At the Political Affairs Hall of the Ganqing Palace, when Fang Congzhe and Xu Guangqi came to Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao asked Xu Guangqi: "I summon you for nothing, just for the new calendar. What happened to you, Matteo Ricci and the people from the Imperial Heavenly Prison? Since the old calendar is biased, it must be improved as soon as possible, otherwise the adverse impact on the governance of agriculture in the world will become greater and greater."

Xu Guangqi has indeed been busy re-editing the calendar these days.

The lunar calendar used in the Ming Dynasty now has a huge error compared with the lunar calendar used in later generations.

This error has a great impact on the economic activities of the entire empire.

This error was corrected to a level close to the modern lunar calendar. In history, it was not until Xu Guangqi entered the cabinet during the Chongzhen period.

But now, after Xu Guangqiu reported this, Zhu Youxiao issued an order to use new astronomy and mathematical knowledge to compile a new calendar.

This will promote the agricultural development of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time will also make the Ming Dynasty more theoretically improved in mathematics and astronomy.

So, Zhu Youxiao asked about this after meeting Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi hurriedly replied: "Report to Your Majesty, it has been basically completed. After the test, the new calendar can be promulgated to the world."

"Very good. After the calendar is compiled, whether it is the folk scholars who are appointed or the scholars from Taixi, when they are allowed to continue to study and study in the Ming Dynasty, I intend to prepare a school dedicated to research and teaching. This school is different from the Imperial College. It is not for fame, but only to explore the truth and to derive new skills that benefit the country and the people. This school is called the university, and it is converted into a place to study the great knowledge. Yang Tingjun, Li Zhizao, and Li Tianjing will let them study the knowledge in such a university at that time, and they must be treated politely. After reading the introduction of my beloved, I have all had real talents and knowledge. Some people say that the court does not respect the wise and the inferior. This statement is purely a fallacy! I have always regarded those with real talents and knowledge as treasures!"

Zhu Youxiao started talking.

Zhu Youxiao indeed attaches great importance to talents who will help the scientific development of the Ming Dynasty, and hopes to build a complete natural science theoretical system in the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Tingyun, Li Zhizao and Li Tianjing mentioned by Zhu Youxiao are indeed such people.

Especially Li Zhizao and Li Tianjing, the former is the translator of "The Complete Picture of Kunyu Wanguo" and is very accomplished in astronomy. The latter is good at geometry and trigonometry, especially plane trigonometry and spherical trigonometry. He is regarded as the best mathematicians of the Ming Dynasty in this era. Both of them were the main participants in the compilation of the new calendar with Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci during the Chongzhen period in history.

Xu Guangqi was naturally very happy when he heard His Majesty the Emperor say that he would set up a university for those who like academic research to conduct research, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Therefore, Xu Guangqi accepted the blame for the emperor even more calmly. After all, the emperor was so good about those who liked astronomy. It would be too unreasonable for those who were pretentious.

Next, Zhu Youxiao asked Fang Congzhe again: "When it comes to knowledge, although I set up Chongwen Temple to control the affairs of the world, I have no intention of not paying attention to civil governance. Instead, I want to make civil governance well developed and make people in the world become polite and enterprising because of good civil governance. It is not that people harm others because of learning literature and destroy the rules and regulations. Therefore, Yuan Fu immediately drafted an order to make a hundred good books written or translated by the Chongwen Temple. I want to select ten books to store them in the palace, so I will allocate 10,000 silver to be published by the officials, and rewarded them with a thousand taels of silver coins and given them to the official!"

"Your Majesty is wise! This is a grand event for all literati in the world!"

Fang Congzhe hurriedly replied.

Zhu Youxiao continued to ask: "How is the new mathematical teaching materials and Chinese textbooks in Chongwen Temple going forward? My imperial village is different from the Confucian children in Tianjin and Qufu from other children who only seek fame and fortune. They must have the skills to make a living from an early age!"

"When you go back to your Majesty, Chongwen Temple has been editing with the scholars recommended by Mr. Xu, and will submit a copy at the end of this month."

Fang Congzhe replied.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and replied: "Very good!"

Then, Zhu Youxiao asked again: "Is Yuan Chonghuan's life on his mission to North Korea determined?"

Although Zhu Youxiao was not sure whether Yuan Chonghuan could get three million stones of grain in North Korea, he still hoped that Yuan Chonghuan could succeed. After all, this was the first time that the Ming Dynasty had gained benefits from the outside world.

After all, in the future, Daxing culture and education will cost money, and it is naturally best to pay out the money from outside.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao is still very concerned about Yuan Chonghuan's mission to North Korea.

"It's settled, and we will set out with our envoys from the Ming Dynasty to come to North Korea the next day."

Fang Congzhe replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, you will pass on my oral order to Yuan Chonghuan and tell him that it would be best to let North Korea take the initiative to ask the Ming Dynasty to station troops in him in North Korea to prevent the Eastern Capitols from entering the North."

"I obey the order!"

Fang Congzhe replied.

...

"Please tell Your Majesty that I will keep your Majesty's instructions in mind and that I will let the North Korean leader ask for this matter on his own initiative."

After Yuan Chonghuan received the emperor's oral order from Fang Congzhe, he responded very simply.

But the day after tomorrow, Yuan Chonghuan took the guards assigned to him by the court and the interpreter with the Korean envoys to leave the capital and prepare to go to Korea.

However, when Yuan Chonghuan and the North Korean envoy went to Tongzhou, the North Korean envoy Park Mohe suddenly asked about the reason why Yuan Chonghuan went to North Korea, and therefore asked: "Dao you dare to ask Yuan Gong, why did the Emperor of Ming Dynasty send you to our country? Can we be mentally prepared? As far as I know, the emperor of your country is violent, domineering, mean and merciless, and favored treacherous and slanderous. I believe he will make excessive demands on our North Korea. I wonder if Yuan Gong can know one or two things clearly?"

Park Mohe said this and handed over a ticket: "I don't have any respect!"

Yuan Chonghuan asked quite seriously: "Who told you these words? About Your Majesty the Ming Dynasty."

"Most scholars and officials of the Celestial Empire held this argument, and I believe that the same is true for Mr. Yuan."

Park Mo said with him.

"Bold! I dare to be disrespectful to my Ming Emperor in this way, come!"

Yuan Chonghuan suddenly slapped the table and shouted loudly.

Suddenly, Yuan Chonghuan's guard walked in: "Master!"

Yuan Chonghuan directly pulled out the knife from his guard's hand, then stabbed Park Mohe, who was standing up, then pulled out the knife and stabbed him again: "Don't respect the emperor, you should kill him!"

Park Mohe was shocked and his eyes widened for a moment.

The other Korean envoys were also confused. They never thought that this envoy of the Celestial Empire would kill people with disagreement. They thought that Yuan Chonghuan would only value money like most civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, so they were planning to bribe the purpose of sending ministers to North Korea.

It is naturally not a simple person who can leave a reputation in history. In history, he could build a temple for Wei Zhongxian and dared to kill a general Mao Wenlong. At this time, he knew that the current Ming emperor was powerful and that he had to show enough loyalty to the emperor to rise to the top. He also chose to kill Park Mohe directly when he knew that Park Mohe wanted to inquire about his purpose of going to North Korea.
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