I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 72 Personality
Zhu Houzhao opened the memorial and began to read it.

The memorial began with a very routine congratulatory message, but then the tone of the conversation changed.
(My classical Chinese skills are so poor that I can only piece it together like this)
In the five thousand years of Chinese history, the Ming Dynasty was the most righteous country.
It has been 130 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. We have not had the marriage alliance of the Han Dynasty, the alliance of the Tang Dynasty, the annual tribute of the Song Dynasty, nor the brotherly and enemy state.
Whenever there is an invasion by foreign enemies, no marriage, no submission, no tribute
Zhu Houxun made a powerful statement right from the start. Some people in later generations said that these words were said by Zhu Di, but in fact they were made up by netizens in later generations. They were widely circulated as classic remarks of Ming fans.

This passage, which has been tempered by the Internet in later generations, directly touched Zhu Houzhao's lungs.
Cool! Cool! It's so damn cool! Zhu Houzhao felt the blood rushing to his head, making his brain buzz.
"Good! Good! Good!" Zhu Houzhao excitedly clapped the imperial table three times, then covered his chest and leaned back in his chair to relax. Those words made him tremble all over, and he needed to recover before he dared to read on.

Seeing this scene, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Liu Jin and Zhang Yong looked at each other in bewilderment. What did the King of Jing write in his memorial? Why did he make the child so excited?
Zhu Houzhao continued to read only after the trembling in his body disappeared.

In the past, Taizu could not bear the suffering of the people in water and fire, and could not bear the people suffering from hunger and cold. He raised a three-foot sword, led a million soldiers, raised the banner of justice to save the world, vowed to punish the Mongols to stabilize the country, and wiped out the barbarians to comfort the lives of the people.
Zhu Houzhao's blood boiled, especially the sentence "holding a three-foot sword and leading a million soldiers", which was exactly what he had always dreamed of. He suddenly looked at the long sword beside him, grasped it in his hand, and felt much calmer.

During the time of Taizu and Taizong, the remnants of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty wagged their tails and begged for mercy like a poor mastiff begging for food, and kowtowed and pounded garlic with a pitiful look like a lonesome lice trying to survive. In the end, the emperor took pity on their orphaned and destitute relatives and did not kill them all.
The Mongols did not care about the kindness of the Ming Dynasty, but instead coveted the wealth accumulated by the Central Plains for generations. They sent their bandits to plunder like locusts, destroying cities and fortifications, leaving thousands of people displaced, setting fire to the sky and killing all living beings. Are they deceiving our Chinese nation that there is no one holding the sword?
Literature is like looking at a mountain, one does not like flatness. Zhu Houxuan knew this very well, so he made a sudden turn. Although these words were not quite true, his purpose was to express emotions and mobilize the readers' emotions.

Sure enough, when Zhu Houzhao read this passage, he gripped the hilt of the sword even tighter, and Zhu Houxuan's words touched his heart.

I have heard that in ancient times, people were no different from animals. When hungry, they sought food, and when full, they abandoned the rest. They ate raw meat and drank blood, and wore skins and reeds. Millet produced hundreds of grains to fill the granary, and snails produced silkworms to make beautiful clothes. Cangjie invented characters, which was the beginning of writing; Dayu controlled floods and regulated the flow of rivers. Alas, how difficult it was for our Chinese ancestors to start a business? They opened up the mountains and forests with great difficulty; three generations worked hard to create China.

What is the meaning of Huaxia? China is called Xia because of its great etiquette; it is called Hua because of its beautiful clothing.
How can the Chinese people allow themselves to be bullied by the barbarians? (The following is a passage of modern and mature nationalist thought, but I don’t have the ability to write it in classical Chinese, so I’ll just skip it.)
This passage felt very fresh to Zhu Houzhao, but he also felt that it made a lot of sense, because these were mature nationalist ideas from later generations, while the nationalism of the Ming Dynasty was still in its relatively young stage.

I am thousands of miles away from Qizhou. When I was young, I often heard about the war in the north and the atrocities committed by the Mongolian invaders. I was extremely worried, but I had no idea what to do.
Until my brother accepted the mandate of heaven and ruled China, he prepared his troops and prepared for war, wanting to seal the wolf's lair, drink water from the vast sea, and carve a stone in Yanran. I was also very excited to hear about my brother's ambition, and I wished I could be a small soldier under my brother's command, holding his horse and whipping him. However, the ancestral tombs of the Jing clan cannot be left unguarded, and I cannot leave easily. So I devoted all my efforts to forge a three-foot sharp sword for my brother, and I hope that my brother will use this sword to rebuild the glory of the Ming Dynasty. I only hope that this sword will be filled with the blood of the barbarians!

Your humble servant Zhu Houxuan pays homage to you.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know when the corners of his mouth curled up. He had a very strange feeling when reading the last paragraph. This was the first time that his behavior was recognized by an important person.

Even if this person has no influence in politics and military, and cannot affect the various policies of the Ming Dynasty, he is a prince after all!

Moreover, the content of this memorial was very much to his liking, making him feel like he had found a close friend.

This also made his impression of King Jing Zhu Houxuan more three-dimensional. His impression of Zhu Houxuan now was that of a passionate and patriotic young man full of youthful spirit.

This youthful spirit was also the key to touching Zhu Houzhao and making him resonate with it.

You have to know that since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he has been surrounded by a group of old civil servants in the cabinet. The enthusiasm of the military officers and nobles has cooled, and the princes of the royal family have been trained to be submissive. The eunuchs around him can only make him happy, and they are simply unable to write such words full of youthful spirit.
This was Zhu Houxuan’s purpose. Combining the information in his mind with the information he had collected about Emperor Zhengde, he believed that Zhu Houzhao was a teenager in his middle school years, and he never got out of that period until his death.

Therefore, Zhu Houxuan carefully prepared this memorial. He wanted to establish himself as a patriotic and passionate middle school boy. Although he had already walked out of the middle school period before traveling through time, he had experienced the middle school period after all, so he had a good grasp of the mentality of the middle school boy.

Moreover, the age of his current body is only fifteen years old, which is the most immature and passionate age. This character setting is also in line with his current age and in line with everyone's cognition.

After reading the memorial, Zhu Houzhao felt that he had not read enough. The passion in his heart was hard to vent. He held the sword in his hand and shouted, "It is our duty to restore the glory of the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, he swung his sword to chop off the corner of the imperial table. A cold shadow passed by, and the corner of the imperial table was directly chopped off. Zhu Houzhao exclaimed in excitement: "What a great sword! It is a sword that drinks the blood of the barbarians. If so, I will call you the Blood-Drinking Sword!"

Zhu Houzhao's actions frightened the people around him. They didn't know what the emperor was doing.
Li Dongyang silently picked up the memorial, read it quickly, frowned slightly, and handed it to Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe also read it quickly and was also excited, but he soon realized the problem.

Ever since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, one of the cabinet's most important tasks was to keep Zhu Houzhao under control to prevent the emergence of a second Baozong.

Because of Zhu Houzhao's preference for military affairs, it is hard to avoid similar associations.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty can no longer afford the consequences of the emergence of a second Baozong!

Since the Battle of Tumu, the offensive and defensive situations of Ming Dynasty and Mongolia have changed. The national strength of Ming Dynasty has not yet recovered to the level before the Battle of Tumu. Under the management of Dayan Khan, the leader of the restoration of Mongolia, the country has moved from division and conflict to unity and its power has grown greatly.

However, Prince Jing's memorial focused on the war between Ming and Mongolia, and kept venting emotions without any practical suggestions, which made Zhu Houzhao scream in anger.

Of course, Yang Tinghe also understood Zhu Houxuan. As for the current feudal policy, it was his duty not to offer any practical suggestions.

That's why Yang Tinghe felt that something was wrong. In this situation, he had to stand up and advise, and continue to hold Zhu Houzhao down, so as to prevent him from doing anything unexpected under provocation.

"Your Majesty, I think the King of Jing is a flatterer seeking favor. Just read his memorial and don't take it to heart."

The good news is that this chapter was posted ahead of schedule today, but the bad news is that I just got home after working overtime, so I have to wait until I wake up to write the second chapter. In addition, the content of this chapter is pieced together from articles I found everywhere. One paragraph is quoted from Wang Zijun's "Northern Song Dynasty Travel Guide" to fight against the Jin Dynasty, and another paragraph is quoted from Ke Shanmeng's "Late Ming Dynasty" to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Both of them are great historical writers that I like very much, so I will also indicate the source here. There is no other meaning, I just love the writings of the two masters too much, so it can be regarded as a tribute! Of course, if the two masters are dissatisfied with this, I will delete the relevant content immediately.

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