The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 500: Vision Determines the Pattern
During the trip to Gubeikou, Zhu Changxun developed a strong interest in maps.

It was almost dark when they returned to the Summer Resort. The concubines and princes and princesses were still waiting for them to have dinner together. The little guy even ordered people to dig out the map of Jizhou Town and carefully looked at the mountain road they took back before going to have dinner.

Moreover, he was fascinated by the feeling of riding a horse at lightning speed.

This little guy got up by himself before dawn the next morning.

He actually ran to Li Xuancheng happily and insisted that Li Xuancheng teach him how to ride a horse.

Li Xuancheng was so harassed that he had no choice but to carry him to find Wanli.

Wanli had just gotten up at this moment.

Seeing that this sleepy little guy had gotten up earlier than him, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Xun'er, why did you get up so early today?"

Little Zhu Changxun said excitedly: "Father, I want to learn how to ride a horse. Please ask my uncle to teach me how to ride a horse."

Can you learn to ride a horse at such a young age?

He was not like those civil servants with ulterior motives. When the civil servants taught the prince, they forbade him to do this or that, and they always said it was for the prince's own good, but in fact it was just for the future emperor to be restrained and controlled.

The reason why he wanted to personally teach young Zhu Changxun was to prevent the future emperor from being controlled by civil servants.

It's a good thing that this little guy wants to learn horse riding. Once he learns, he can run around everywhere, gain more knowledge, and make it more difficult for civil servants to control him.

More importantly, the emperor cannot be lazy. If he is too lazy and doesn't want to take care of anything, the power of the court will definitely be controlled by civil servants.

It was normal for children to sleep in, and he didn't force Zhu Changxun to get up early.

Now that the little guy has excitedly climbed up by himself, we naturally cannot let him lie down again.

The problem is that riding a horse at such an elementary school is somewhat dangerous.

Wanli thought about it and simply asked, "Uncle, do you think there is any problem?"

Li Xuancheng pondered, "If we find a particularly docile horse and have someone lead it, Your Highness should be able to practice riding on it. It shouldn't be a big problem.

The problem is that I have to keep an eye on things to prevent any mishaps. Then, Brother Shan will be the only one left here with His Majesty, and it will be inconvenient for Brother Shan to do anything."

This is indeed a problem.

He is still very concerned about his own safety.

Because those civil servants with ulterior motives cannot control the current emperor, they will choose to kill him and replace him with another one.

This is no joke. If you are not careful, you may die young and for no apparent reason.

The historical books were all recorded by civil officials, and more than half of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty died in unclear circumstances.

He had to be on guard, as he was always accompanied by peerless masters as guards.

Originally, with Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan around, Li Xuancheng and Shan Sinan could have felt a little more relaxed.

Now he has left Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan in Nurgandusi to take care of his precious son. There are only two masters left around him. If one of these two leaves, it will indeed be unsafe.

After all, people also need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate.

For example, what if Shan Sinan suddenly wants to go to the toilet? Should he follow him?

As an emperor, it was naturally wrong for him to follow others to the toilet. If the civil officials knew about it and recorded it in the history books, he would become a laughing stock for all eternity.

However, it was fine for him to exercise with everyone else.

Wanli thought about it carefully, and then said decisively: "I will go exercise with you, it will be good for your health.

I am a bit lazy, and my health seems to be getting worse day by day. This is not good. I need to exercise more.

How about this, from now on, we will go exercise together for an hour every morning around the time of Mao. Uncle, you can also find a simple set of boxing techniques to teach me. "Father, are you going too?
That would be great!
Upon hearing this, little Zhu Changxun couldn't help but cheer, "Uncle, let's go, ride on horses, ride on horses."

It is actually not very difficult to learn to ride a horse. Most people can sit on the horse and let someone lead the way for a walk to find their balance. After a few days, they will be able to ride a horse and walk.

Of course, it doesn't mean that you can fully learn to ride a horse in a few days. There is still a big difference between pacing on a horse and galloping on a horse. If you want to gallop on a horse or even shoot arrows on horseback, you still need to practice more.

Little Zhu Changxun is still young now, and it is good enough for him to be able to ride a horse and walk.

He started riding horses at such a young age, so his riding skills will definitely be pretty good in the future.

The key is that getting into the habit of getting up early every day can also make people diligent, which is an essential quality for a wise ruler in prosperous times.

There is an even more crucial point, which is vision. It can be said that a person's vision determines his pattern, and a person's pattern determines his destiny.

If your vision is narrow, your pattern will be narrow.

If the prince was locked up in the palace all day long, studying hard, his horizons would be limited to the palace.

What's in the palace?

Palaces, eunuchs, palace maids, concubines, plus a few imperial guards and some imperial uniform guards.

If a prince sees these things all day long, he will most likely be obsessed with the harem after becoming emperor, and will not care about the suffering of the people or the rise and fall of the country.

As for expanding territory and creating a prosperous era, that is even more impossible.

This is a problem of vision. When the prince cannot see the lives of ordinary people, how can he care about the suffering of the people after he becomes emperor? When the prince cannot see what his world is like, how can he care about the rise and fall of the world after he becomes emperor?
According to historical records, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty after Jiajing were confined to the palace by civil officials. Even sacrifices to heaven and earth and worship of the imperial tombs were done by others on their behalf!
In the end, Chongzhen was stopped by civil officials when he wanted to move the capital to Nanjing.

Those civil servants with ulterior motives just don't want the emperor to see how miserable lives the common people are living. They just don't want the emperor to know what his world has become!

In this situation, all Chongzhen's hard work was in vain, and the Ming Dynasty still perished.

Because Chongzhen had no idea what his empire was like, the solutions he came up with were often irrelevant and even counterproductive.

For example, during the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, the people rebelled because they were hungry and had no food to eat. In order to raise food and money to suppress the peasant uprising, Chongzhen forcibly levied three taxes, increasing taxes three or four times!
If this continues, the common people who were barely able to survive will have no way to survive. It would be strange if the Ming Dynasty did not perish.

Therefore, vision is very important.

An emperor who can ride a horse and travel around is definitely better than an emperor who is locked up in the palace all his life.

An emperor who can look at the world is definitely better than an emperor who only has the Ming Dynasty in his eyes.

Under Wanli's personal guidance, young Zhu Changxun's horizons broadened very quickly.

Not only did he take little Zhu Changxun to see workshops where muskets, cannons, grain carts, chariots, etc. were made, he also took little Zhu Changxun to the homes of craftsmen, military households, medical households, farmers, etc. to experience the lives of ordinary people.

He even took little Zhu Changxun and a group of concubines, princes and princesses to the Daningwei City to see the prairie of the Beijing Xingdusi, the border soldiers, the enfeoffed dukes and nobles, the grazing cattle, sheep and horses, and even the captured slaves.

He also took little Zhu Changxun on a navy express boat to see the Tongzhou Canal Wharf, the Grand Canal, and even went out to sea along the canal to see the inland sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty, etc.

The future prince's situation gradually opened up.

His vision was no longer limited to the palace or the capital, and his eyes were no longer focused on the concubines, eunuchs, palace maids, brothers and sisters. His mind was no longer filled with only the Four Books and Five Classics, etiquette and morality.

He saw the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, he understood the world on the map, he saw the lives of ordinary people, he understood what his people needed most, and he also understood that this is a world where the strong prey on the weak.

What Professor Wanli taught him was to look at the world and take a good look at what the so-called Age of Exploration by the colonial powers was like.

He also understood that the Ming Dynasty did not necessarily have to rob, but it had to be strong, so strong that the enemies would be afraid, only then could it maintain this peaceful and prosperous era.

This is the pattern.

(End of this chapter)