A few days later, Mingrui's letter arrived in the capital. Mingrui wrote several letters, to his grandparents, to his parents, and to his younger brothers and sisters.
Zhulan looked at the thick stack of letters and said, "Mingrui is such a thoughtful kid."
Everyone is taken care of and no one is left behind.
Zhao touched the envelope, missing her son, "This child looks like his father."
Zhulan smiled, "He looks like you too."
It is good to take everything into consideration, but it is too tiring to keep everything in your heart.
Zhao couldn't wait to take the letter back and read it. Zhulan also opened Mingrui's letter. The letter was very long. Mingrui wrote about his thoughts and experiences along the way. When Zhulan saw that he was teaching children to read, she smiled.
In the evening, Changyi went home and read his son's letter. He took the letter to the main courtyard to find his father and asked, "Dad, have you read Mingrui's letter?"
Zhou Shuren, "I saw it."
Chang Yi looked at his father. His father's every word and action influenced the entire Zhou family. Even the King of Qin was deeply influenced by his father because he grew up in the Zhou family. That's why there were simple texts in the court propaganda. People who didn't know the truth thought it was the King of Qin's idea.
In fact, it was not the case. He knew very well that the King of Qin was influenced by his father. Every time his brother-in-law came back, his father would talk to him for a while. Sometimes he would give him advice, and sometimes he would convey his father's ideas.
Dad seems to do nothing, but he has an impact on many things.
Seeing that Chang Yi didn't say anything, Zhou Shuren just looked at him and raised his eyebrows and said, "You look like I did something wrong."
Chang Yi took a deep breath and asked, "Dad, why do you want more people to learn to read and write?"
Zhou Shuren groaned, finally getting serious, and put down the teacup in his hand, "You are the first one in our family to discover this."
Zhulan also glanced at Changyi. Should we say that he is the most thoughtful person in the family
Chang Yi was dumbfounded, "My son actually guessed it right?"
Zhou Shuren did not answer his son's question, but asked, "Let children have books to read, so that more people can get opportunities, and thus change the single selection of talents in the imperial examination, what do you think?"
Chang Yi's back instantly broke out in cold sweat, and his scalp was numb. He didn't feel anything, but his lips trembled a little, "Dad, Dad, the family won't allow it."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "You are right. The aristocratic families will not allow this. They have occupied the best resources for generations and passed them down from generation to generation. They will not give up their interests. It is difficult for a noble son from a poor family to succeed. Most of the talents in the court are from aristocratic families. They will prevent any behavior that harms their interests."
Chang Yi, "You all know why you want to change, and the royal family."
Zhou Shuren continued his son's words, "In order to consolidate the imperial power, the royal family has always controlled the people's thoughts. If people read books and understand the truth, their thoughts will break through the shackles, and the royal family will be afraid."
Chang Yi blinked his eyes. His father knew everything. "Son doesn't understand. Dad, you know we can't fight. Why?"
Zhou Shuren knew that if the Zhou family did anything out of line, the royal family would destroy them in a matter of minutes. "I never thought about changing it myself."
How awesome he is that he can fight against the entire imperial dynasty alone. He is just bringing about subtle changes. The words in the pamphlets accumulate little by little and are passed down from generation to generation. There will be more and more readers. It's just a matter of time. He is laying the foundation, and sooner or later, it will take root and sprout. He wants to see a strong future, not some semi-colonial future. If he lays so much foundation and still suffers a history of humiliation, he will be really sick to death.
He currently does not have the power to bring about direct change, but he has the patience to convey ideas bit by bit.
Chang Yi understood what his father meant and felt relieved, but he couldn't see through his father's true inner thoughts. At this moment, he just felt that he had never understood his father and that his father was so far away from him.
Zhulan waited for Changyi to leave, "This child is really sensitive."
"yes."
Zhou Shuren thought of the eldest and fourth sons in the family and held his forehead. The eldest son made calculations, and the fourth son told him to follow the steps, and he really followed the steps!
After a few more days, the young ladies who had stayed in the palace for a short period of time finally left. Their stay was not short.
At the same time, the second prince also decided on his future princess consort, a lady from the Li family, not the Xue family.
After Zhulan knew about this, she sighed and said that the emperor was a good father after all, as he was not so cruel as to destroy his son.
After the decree came down, the Liu family quieted down. Even though they were unwilling, they had no choice but to keep quiet for the time being.
The princesses of various tribes stayed in Beijing for many days. When the tribes had exhausted their patience, the princess of the Yi Banner tribe entered the palace.
Zhou Shuren came back and whispered to Zhulan, "The emperor made a brilliant move."
Zhulan was curious, "Why do you say that?"
Zhou Shuren explained, "The Yi Banner is located in the middle of all the tribes, and for several dynasties this tribe has been the military advisor of the grassland tribes. If the princess of the tribe whose ideas you gave entered the palace, how can other tribes trust the Yi Banner?"
The Yi Banner still serves as the military advisor. Will the tribes really not be alert? Well, even if this is a plot by the Yi Banner, he does not believe that the emperor has only one move. The current emperor likes to play linked chess.
Zhulan, "You have already guessed it was the Yi Banner Tribe."
When it came to the Tana tribe, Zhou Shuren directly said that there was no hope.
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Yeah."
The emperor of the current dynasty is very ambitious, and if you guess from the perspective of ambition, nine out of ten times he is right.
Zhou Shuren sighed again, "It's time to go to war."
The last time he went to see the new cannon, the emperor did not avoid him and gave the order directly. Recently, there were several batches of silver in the Ministry of Revenue, and only he knew the whereabouts of them.
Zhulan, "I would like to invite my elder and second brothers to come to Beijing to spend the winter."
Zhou Shuren, "If you want them to come to the capital, write a letter now."
The Yang family is not ranked among the military families in the frontier, so it would not attract attention. But if it were the Zheng family, it would not be the same, as the whereabouts of the Zheng family members would attract too much attention.
The only person the Yang family can currently show off is Wu Chun. Yang Wen is not in the frontier but has gone to the navy instead, making the Yang family even more inconspicuous.
Zhu Lan hummed, "I don't ask Wu Chun to have any military achievements, I just hope that Wu Chun can be safe and sound."
Zhou Shuren comforted him, "Don't worry, maybe Wuchun and Wuhe won't have to go to the battlefield!"
Two days later, the tribes left the capital one after another. Ming Teng was in charge of watching them. "Finally they left."
Xu Chen, "Yeah."
Ming Teng turned his horse around, "Let's go back to the city."
There are many people entering the capital every day, and one needs to queue up in a very long line. Ming Teng and Xu Chen don’t have to queue when they come back, and they take out the token to give to the soldiers guarding the city.
Xu Chen moved his ears, "I really want to hear someone calling your name."
Ming Teng took back the token but didn't leave in a hurry. He listened carefully, "Hey, someone really called my name."
Xu Chen was curious and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a carriage and a young man half leaning out of the window, waving his hands vigorously. Xu Chen, "..."
Ming Teng was happy and turned his horse around, "So it's you, kid. You're really good. You didn't even write to tell me when you returned to Kyoto."
Ran Xun didn't get off the carriage, it was his turn to go into the city soon, "I wanted to give you a surprise."
Ming Teng didn't believe it. When he got married, this guy wrote to say that he would come back next year. "You didn't run away, did you?"
Ran Xun froze, "No."
Ming Teng felt that he had seen the truth, so he turned around and said to Xu Chen, "You go back first."
Xu Chen nodded, "Okay, I can finally rest now. I'll go back to Prince Qi's Mansion first."
After Ran Xun and the prince of Qi left, it was his turn to enter the city. After entering the city, Ming Teng got off the horse and sat in the carriage. "Tell me, what trouble have you caused?"