After sending Tu Wenfu away, Zhu Youzhen suddenly felt that this simplified character and Hanyu Pinyin must be implemented as soon as possible.

The way of literacy and pronunciation of Daming is still the leaf sound method and the reverse cutting method, both of which are very difficult to use, and even mature adults may not be able to learn it.

That's why there will be "all the students are sitting in the hall, depressed, and the students don't come." Jokes.

Simplified characters and Hanyu Pinyin were the magic weapons of the literacy campaign carried out in the first 30 years of the People's Republic of China, and for an industrialized country, the literacy rate represented the output rate of qualified workers.

Moreover, the implementation of Chinese pinyin in the Ming Dynasty was not without foundation, Matteo Ricci used the Roman alphabet to phonetize Chinese characters and won the praise of some scholars, but this way of learning phonetic pronunciation is only spread among scholars who learn Western studies, and the scope is not wide.

For scholars, literacy is not only a symbol of their status, but also a kind of power, and a sign of dividing the social class of scholars.

Let the Chinese characters lack pen and draw less, just to accommodate the literacy needs of the Ming people, Zhu Youzhen didn't have to think about it, he knew how these officials would criticize his whimsy.

When Zhu Youzhen was thinking about how to promote simplified characters and Hanyu Pinyin, Wang Chengen looked at the time, stepped forward and said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it's not early, is it for dinner, or?" ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen realize that he had been thinking too much before, and before he knew it, there were candles lit in the room.

"Okay, let them pass the food, I'm feeling a little hungry too." Zhu Youzhen said after rubbing his temples.

Wang Chengen beckoned to Lu Qi, and Lu Qi walked in front of Chongzhen with a silver plate.

Zhu Youzhen was a little surprised, he didn't seem to have this rule before, he opened his mouth and asked, "What is this?" ”

Wang Chengen explained to Chongzhen with a smile: "Your Majesty, the three-month state funeral has passed, and from today your Majesty can summon the queen or the two noble concubines to serve in bed, and Your Majesty has chosen the Highness, and the minister will summon the Royal Highness to come over and have dinner with Your Majesty." ”

Hearing Wang Chengen say this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but think of the beautiful woman in ancient costume who sat in the pavilion by the pool and stroked the qin.

Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand, took out three wooden cards from the silver plate in turn, looked at them, and then put them back.

Although I know that as long as I leave a sign, I will have a beautiful woman to accompany me to spend the night.

But Zhu Youzhen, who was a little excited because he remembered Tian Xiuying's face, still didn't leave any sign in the end, he waved his hand and said to Lu Qi: "It's not necessary today, let's talk about it another day." ”

Zhu Youzhen still feels that he is not ready for this now. Wang Chengen has been paying attention to Zhu Youzhen's movements, he watched Zhu Youzhen hold Tian Xiuying's sign for the longest time, but finally put it back.

After Wang Chengen withdrew from the room, after thinking for a long time, he called the entourage eunuch beside him and ordered: "You go and report to Empress Zhou, saying that Your Majesty has not summoned any of His Highnesses tonight." Then I went to inform Tian Guifei and Yuan Guifei, and when I saw Tian Guifei, I would say a word to His Royal Highness, His Majesty had seen her sign for a long time, and there must be good news in a few days. ”

Tian Xiuying counted the time, today is the day of mourning. She specially sorted out her makeup today, hoping that on the first day after the funeral, Zhu Youzhen could order herself to accompany her. In this way, you can know who Zhu Youzhen cares about the most among the three of them.

After Tian Xiuying listened to the words sent by Wang Chengen, she ordered her personal palace maid Yuemei to reward the little eunuch who reported the news, and then returned to her bedroom sullenly and began to remove her makeup.

When Yuemei saw Tian Xiuying's appearance, she knew that her master's caution had been made again. She waved her hand and sent out the other palace maids waiting in the room, and walked to the dresser where Tian Xiuying was sitting with a basin of hot water in her hand.

After she wrung a hot towel and handed it to Tian Xiuying, she said to Tian Xiuying with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Highness, that little white father-in-law said just now, Your Majesty has been holding your brand for the longest time?" It can be seen that in His Majesty's heart, His Royal Highness is still different from others. ”

Tian Xiuying wiped her face and said angrily: "What's the use, in the end, he didn't leave my brand." ”

"Your Highness is not right to say this, although Your Majesty has you in his heart, he can't go beyond the etiquette. It stands to reason that His Majesty should be with Her Royal Highness the Empress today, but for the sake of Your Highness, Your Majesty did not leave the Queen's brand. ”

As Tian Xiuying's confidant, Yuemei naturally knows how to make this highness happy. Sure enough, under her words, Tian Xiuying quickly turned her anger into joy.

Seeing that Tian Xiuying's face finally showed a smile, Yuemei took the opportunity to say: "Although His Highness has the position of His Highness in His Majesty's heart, His Highness also needs to take care of the people around His Majesty, although these eunuchs can't be icing on the cake, but they can spoil the good things His Highness wants." ”

Tian Xiuying was a little ignorant about what Yuemei said. Tian Xiuying's background is much better than Zhou Yufeng, her father Tian Hongyu once served as the president of Qianqian in Yangzhou, and then went into business, and his family background belongs to the middle and upper family.

Tian Xiuying's stepmother used to be a teacher who taught her to learn the piano, and she was also a talented girl who could read and paint. Under the education of her stepmother, Tian Xiuying is versatile, and her calligraphy, painting, and piano are unique in the palace.

But she grew up under the pampering of her father, but she was completely unaware of the sinister nature of the harem. Her actions of competing with Zhou Yufeng for Chongzhen's favor everywhere put herself in a dangerous situation.

However, Tian Xiuying's family is wealthy, so compared with the thrifty Zhou Yufeng, Tian Xiuying can be said to be generous, which made her win a lot of praise in the palace.

And Yuemei was specially sent by his father to Xinwangfu to take care of her, compared to the immature Tian Xiuying, Yuemei, who is nearly 20 years old, can be said to be proficient in human relations.

Therefore, when Wang Chengen sent his cronies to convey the message, she immediately noticed the goodwill.

Tian Xiuying is not willing to do these ** things, she prefers that Zhu Youzhen's feelings for her are pure, rather than mixed with other things.

However, Tian Xiuying also knows that the palace and the Xinwang Mansion are different, and if she doesn't do some things, she will only put herself in trouble.

Tian Xiuying looked at herself in the bronze mirror for a long time before sighing faintly: "I don't understand these things, and I don't want to understand them." I'll leave it to Yuemei to deal with it, but don't let Your Majesty know about it. ”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the slave and maid will definitely do it properly." Yuemei said respectfully to Tian Xiuying.

Wang Zaijin, who had been awaited by Zhu Youzhen for a long time, finally returned to the capital, and at the court meeting, Wang Zaijin proposed the plan that he had carefully considered on the way back to Beijing, the dismantling of the Liaodong Army, and the construction of the Shanhai Heavy Pass.

Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the ministry, put forward a different opinion, he believed that it was better to imitate the Western city building technique and build the Western fortress than to build the Western fortress.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, Sun Yuanhua had been on the Sandao Pass to build a platform outside the platform, Sun Yuanhua after a careful investigation of the topography of the Shanhaiguan Pass, that it was 10 miles west of a stone, 15 miles east of the Shanhaiguan, and the appropriate position outside the Sandao Pass, the most suitable place to build the Western Guantai.

It is surrounded by mountains in the north and water in the south, and the terrain is dangerous. The construction of the platform here can completely hold the route of the eastern captives into the customs, and form the shape of horns with the Shanhaiguan.

When Sun Yuanhua submitted it, it was when Wang Zaijin and Sun Chengzong and others were arguing, and Shouning Yuan was still the most intense when Shoushan Customs was guarded, so Wang Zaijin didn't remember Sun Yuanhua's submission for a long time.

When Xu Guangqi proposed it again, Wang Zaijin studied it for a long time and thought that the construction of the Sandaoguan Fortress was not as tightly protected as the mountains and seas, but it was greatly economical in cost.

Sun Yuanhua happened to be the head of the Ministry of War at this time, and under Sun Yuanhua's introduction, Zhu Youzhen finally understood that the so-called Western Fortress was actually a fortress. Before the invention of *, the bastion was a nightmare for the besieging forces.

After Zhu Youzhen listened, he asked: "Then who in the Ming Dynasty has the experience of building this kind of platform?" ”

Xu Guangqi recommended: "Fujian businessman Wu Jicai once recruited the Li father and son who built the city in the Philippines, and also built the city of Lieyu in Nanao County, Chaozhou Prefecture, and built the Dani City and Xiwei City in Haicheng County, Zhangzhou Prefecture. The minister thought that he could recruit them to build. ”

Sun Yuanhua recommended the Western missionary Gao Yizhi. Zhu Youzhen agreed one by one.

However, Wang Zaijin and Sun Chengzong then engaged in a fierce debate over the dismantling of the Ningyuan garrison and whether to abandon the Ningyuan defensive line, and very few officials from the DPRK and China sided with Wang Zaijin.

Although Sun Chengzong was persuaded by Zhu Youzhen last time to temporarily abandon the plan to recover the homeland of Liaodong, he was still resolutely opposed to Wang Zaijin's strategy of completely abandoning the Ningyuan defense line and directly retreating the defensive front to Shanhaiguan.

Wang Zaijin insisted: "After the Liaodong Army is dismantled, the forces to defend Ningyuan will be insufficient. The distance between Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan is more than 240 miles, and if Ningyuan is in danger, the reinforcements from Shanhaiguan will take 8 days to arrive at the earliest.

If the Ming Dynasty rescues, the eastern captives can besiege the city and send reinforcements. If the Ming Dynasty does not save it, Ningyuan will not be protected. In this way, Ningyuan City has become a chicken rib, which consumes money and food on weekdays, and has become a burden for the Ming Dynasty in wartime. Therefore, what is the benefit of guarding Ning Yuan. ”

Sun Chengzong objected: "Although the Ming Dynasty temporarily gave up the plan to recover Liaodong, but it must not give up the Ningyuan defense line.

Second, if the Ming Dynasty had a garrison in Ningyuan, the Dongyu would not dare to attack at will. If we let Donglu let go and defeat the Mongol Han Division, then our Ming Dynasty will not only lose a lot of aid, but also let Dongyu go to the trouble of being a henchman.

Third, Liaodong is not suitable for restoration now, which does not mean that the Ming Dynasty will not restore Liaodong's homeland in the future. Keeping the Ningyuan defensive line, waiting for my Daming to ease his vitality, it happened to be used as a starting base for the recovery of Liaodong.

Fourth, there are nearly hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Liaodong, if the Ningyuan defense line is abandoned, the outside of the pass will not be guaranteed, and these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians will be placed in the pass? If the resettlement is not good, won't the left side of the capital become the source of the disaster? ”