Emperor Zhengde

Chapter 128 Yang Tinghe is sick (fourth update, please subscribe)

The domineering behavior of Wang Ao, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, taught a vivid lesson to the teachers and students of the Imperial University.

Yan Song, Zhang Cong, Xia Yan and others also felt the power of power for the first time.

The fact that Zhu Houzhao cut off Wang Ao's arm without hesitation made them feel even stronger, and even made them realize that no matter how great the power is, it is vulnerable to the imperial power.

Of course, they were also sincerely moved by the Emperor Zhu Houzhao's protection of the Imperial University of Peking. They saw the hope of the Imperial University of Peking and their own hope of rising through the Imperial University of Peking in Zhu Houzhao's decisiveness and ruthlessness.

The person who was most moved was naturally Yan Song.

Wang Ao's slap made Yan Song feel that it was a great insult to himself! Although he pretended to be humble and spoke for Wang Ao, only he knew how angry he was at that time!
After all, Yan Song was also a student of the Imperial Academy, and he was also a proud man! He hated being looked down upon! Being humiliated!

Zhu Houzhao's act of beheading Wang Ao made Yan Song begin to have the urge to be a loyal minister of Zhu Houzhao! At least, it strengthened his belief in following Zhu Houzhao's footsteps.

The same was true for Zhang Cong and Xia Yan. They came to the Imperial University of Peking only because they had no other choice. However, what they did not expect was that when Wang Ao told them to leave the Imperial University of Peking and even offered them the position of magistrate of a wealthy county in Jiangnan as bait, they would be reluctant to leave the Imperial University of Peking and were even angry when Wang Ao threatened to demolish the Imperial University of Peking.

After all, even the ancients would not dislike freedom, especially people like Zhang Cong and Xia Yan who did not want to be bound by rules and power.

Wang Yangming also knew about this, and he was no calmer than the others. He immediately submitted a memorial to the emperor and published an article in the Huangming Daily to refute those who intended to demolish the Imperial University of Peking. This in turn prompted many other writers to write articles to refute Wang Yangming's rebellion, and was the first to transfer political and academic debates to the public media, namely newspapers.

When Zhu Houzhao came to the Imperial University of Peking again, the teachers and students of the university had more respect for him and were more willing to follow his teachings and get in touch with the unknown world.

"According to the Imperial Astronomical Observatory's prediction, disasters will occur frequently after next year, and more areas will be hit by famine. Therefore, I have decided to add an agricultural department to the Imperial University of Peking, and to prepare in advance to set aside farmland in the Imperial University of Peking to cultivate new crops.
I have heard that there is a grain called corn in the Western Regions that is drought-resistant and has a high yield. I have asked the inner court to send someone to the south to find the Western Regions to buy it! When the time comes, we will first cultivate it in the Imperial University, summarize the planting method, and then promote it! I wonder if any of you are interested in learning about farming! Will you take on this task when the time comes?"

On this day, Zhu Houzhao gathered four teachers and students from the Imperial University of Peking to talk about agriculture.

Of course, he nominally said that the Imperial Astronomical Observatory predicted that there would be a great famine in the second year of Zhengde. In fact, it was because he remembered that historical records showed that droughts began to worsen in various places from the third year of Zhengde. Famine began to occur in Lu, Feng, Huai, Yang and other places. The following year, there was famine in Su, Song, Chang and Zhen again. In the fifth year, there was famine in Shandong, and it lasted until the sixteenth year of Zhengde. Famine occurred almost every year. When the Little Ice Age reached its peak in the seventeenth century, famine became even more serious in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Ming Dynasty from falling into crisis due to natural disasters, as the emperor, Zhu Houzhao had to prepare in advance higher-yielding crops that could better adapt to harsh environments. Sweet potatoes and potatoes would not appear until the Wanli period, and potatoes would even appear later. Corn should have appeared by then. After all, Columbus discovered corn in Cuba in 1492, so perhaps he could find corn from the Westerners now.

Corn is a C4 plant, which means it is more drought-resistant than wheat and has a higher yield than wheat. At the same time, it is more nutritious than sweet potatoes and potatoes. After all, it contains amino acids for synthesizing protein.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao wanted to make preparations for promoting corn as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, I am willing!"

Yan Song stood up at this time. What was different from the past was that he was no longer flattering like before, but now he was more resolute.

"Of course. You, Yan Song, are the Dean of the Imperial University, so you can engage in this business. I will also let you take on the position of Censor of Military Farms, and you will be fully responsible for this matter in the future! When the time comes, the problem of feeding the people of the world will be in your hands!" Zhu Houzhao said.

Yan Song also began to feel that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to eliminate famine in the world!"

At this time, Gu Dayong from the West Factory came over and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Tinghe is sick!"

"Why so fast?!" Zhu Houzhao asked, and then said, "Let's go and take a look!"

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Yang Tinghe was indeed sick, and his illness was quite serious. He developed a high fever on the third day after he fell into the water.

Even from the fourth day, Yang Tinghe began to feel general fatigue, muscle stiffness, dizziness, headache, and arm pain.

Yang Tinghe naturally knew that his illness was caused by falling into the water, and the wounds on his body were probably caused by being stabbed when he fell into the water, but he could no longer clearly explain who stabbed him or who pushed him into the water, at least he could not directly say that it was the emperor who pushed him.

Because Emperor Zhu Houzhao never appeared before or after he fell into the water, and no one would believe that the emperor would go to so much trouble to kill someone!
But Yang Tinghe was not a fool. He was certain that Zhu Houzhao wanted to harm him, but what he didn't understand was why Zhu Houzhao wanted to harm him. This was what surprised and frightened him.

Yang Tinghe was astonished that he acted so secretly and low-key, but how could he still be discovered by Zhu Houzhao?

What Yang Tinghe feared was how much of his conspiracy Zhu Houzhao had discovered, and how many people around him were Zhu Houzhao's spies. Otherwise, how could he discover him, unless he, Zhu Houzhao, was really a god! Also, how would Zhu Houzhao deal with him.

When Zhu Houzhao came to Yang Tinghe, Yang Tinghe had already suffered from severe tetanus symptoms and a secondary lung infection.

"Mr. Yang, are you feeling better now?" Zhu Houzhao still asked Yang Tinghe with concern, looking at the man who had killed him in the original history.

Yang Tinghe didn't say anything. Firstly, he was in so much pain, and secondly, he didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao left Yang's house with confidence and ordered: "Go find the most unreliable doctor, appoint him as the imperial physician, and let him be responsible for treating Yang Tinghe! The daily prescriptions need to be reviewed by me! At the same time, let the Jinyiwei strictly guard Yang Tinghe to prevent any lawless people from taking the opportunity to kill Yang Xueshi!"

Not long after, Gu Dayong came running over and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Tinghe's condition has worsened. Please change the imperial physician, or ask him to invite another famous doctor!"

"What a joke! If the imperial physician couldn't cure him, how could the doctors outside cure him? Why bother? Yang Tinghe has always been addicted to beauty. His condition has worsened, which must be due to excessive indulgence. Let him exercise some self-control! Let the recorder record that Yang Tinghe, the Grand Secretary of Zuo Chunfang, got lung disease after falling into the water. The imperial physician has been unable to cure him for a long time, probably because of his excessive lust. The emperor advises him to exercise some self-control to recuperate!"

Zhu Houzhao said.

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