After that, Zhu Aao asked the imperial guards to enter the city first.

The main purpose is to clean the streets, which is to drive the people away from the main streets of Yangzhou City where Zhu Ainao passed through.

As for the situation in many TV dramas, when the Lord goes out, countless people stand on the street to watch and worship, and the distance is only a dozen steps, or even a few steps, which is simply impossible.

If the monarch really travels like this, he will easily be assassinated by someone with ulterior motives.

Therefore, when a monarch travels, he usually sends troops to clear the streets first.

Even if the people were allowed to watch and worship, it would still be at least a stone's throw away, and it would be impossible for the people to get closer than a dozen steps.

Yangzhou City has just gone through a war and the people's hearts are unstable. When Zhu Aona enters the city, it is even more necessary to clean the streets.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Yuluo asked a group of civil servants from Yangzhou City to come forward and introduce himself.

But it didn't start from senior officials like Shi Kefa and Wei Yinwen, but from the lowest green-robed officials.

Anyway, it was just for them to introduce themselves. Zhu Yuyao didn't need to say anything and it didn't take much time.

In the end, only Ying Tingji, Wei Yinwen, and Shi Kefa were left.

"The humble minister Ying Tingji was originally the envoy of the Tuntian Road in the north of Jiangbei Province, and now he also serves as the military supervisor of the history division."

Whether it is farming roads or military discipline supervision, they are all sent by the supervisory censor, a low-ranking but powerful official.

Zhu Yasuo looked at Ying Tingji and nodded slightly, but in her ears she heard Hao Guangming reciting the relevant information he had just found.

"Ying Tingji, courtesy name Feichen, was born in Yin County, Zhejiang Province, and was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Tianqi.

He once served as the magistrate of Dangshan County, the promotion official of Huai'an Prefecture, and the patrol commissioner of Fujian. He was proficient in astronomy and arithmetic, especially good at Pythagorean theory, and was resourceful and resourceful.

Historically, after Yangzhou was besieged, on the night before the Qing army attacked the city, on the order of Shi Kefa, he lowered the city to ask for reinforcements and collect food and wages.

Unfortunately, the city of Yangzhou was captured in less than five days, and when the officers and soldiers around Yangzhou learned that the Qing army was heading south, they either fled or surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Ying Tingji could only become a survivor who luckily escaped the Yangzhou Massacre.

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He later wrote a book called "Qing Phosphorus Chips", detailing Shi Kefa's efforts in managing Jiangbei, coordinating various military towns, and defending Yangzhou.

Compared with the outside world, because Shi Kefa died in Yangzhou and died heroically for his country, they regard him as the backbone of the Southern Ming Dynasty, a hero who resisted the Qing Dynasty, and a famous general who resisted the Qing Dynasty.

In Ying Tingji's "Blue Phosphorus Chips" Shi Kefa is very real. He is an ordinary person who was suddenly pushed to the forefront of the limelight due to sudden changes in the current situation, but he was not worthy of his position.

Especially in terms of military knowledge, Shi Kefa is not even as good as an ordinary low-level officer."

Zhu Yasuo nodded slightly after listening to Hao Guangming's words, and then asked: "I heard that you are proficient in astronomy and mathematics? You are especially good at Pythagorean?"

Ying Tingji was surprised when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect that Zhu Yusao knew about this.

Then he replied: "I dare not say that I am proficient in it, I just know a little bit about it."

Zhu Yuyao didn't know whether Ying Tingji was being humble or just realized that he didn't know much, so he encouraged her: "Mathematics is also a path that the country needs. If you have talent for it, you should study it intensively in the future. If you achieve success, I will

I will not hesitate to reward you."

Hearing this, not only Ying Tingji was surprised, but also Shi Kefa and Wei Yinwen next to him were surprised.

Although the academic and cultural thinking in the late Ming Dynasty was quite open, other knowledge besides the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism were still regarded as trivial and miscellaneous studies, and they were only suitable for scholars to study the Four Books and Five Classics as hobbies.

However, Zhu Yuyao said in front of the public that mathematics was the avenue needed by the country, and also promised Ying Tingji an official appointment. This was obviously sending a signal to the outside world.

She, Zhu Ainao, was the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty and was most likely the future empress of the Ming Dynasty. She attached great importance to mathematics!

As the saying goes, "What goes up and what follows leads to imitation", "Learning literary and martial arts will bring the goods to the emperor's family", "The king of Chu likes to have a slim waist, and many people in the palace will starve to death."

Countless allusions show that in this land, if the monarch likes something, many people will definitely work in this direction, hoping to embark on a shortcut to wealth and wealth.

However, the existence of this phenomenon is not necessarily a bad thing. It depends on how the monarch uses it.

Ying Tingji was naturally very happy that his interests and hobbies could be recognized and even valued by the monarch. When he came to his senses, he couldn't hide his excitement and said: "I will live up to the expectations of the supervising country!"

Who would have thought that just after he finished speaking, Shi Kefa spoke up and said: "Your Highness, you know that as soon as you say this today, scholars in the future will definitely regard studying mathematics as a shortcut. If scholars who study mathematics become a common practice, how can the Confucian classics exist?!"

Hearing this, Ying Tingji couldn't help but turn pale.

Because he knew that once Shi Kefa's words spread, he would definitely become a sycophant in the eyes of Confucian scholars who relied on mathematics to get ahead!

Just when Ying Tingji was panicking, he heard Zhu Yusao sneer and said: "I didn't expect that in the eyes of Supervisor Shi, the Confucian classics were so vulnerable."

This time it was Shi Kefa's turn to turn pale.

He was not a person who was good at debating - if he were, he would not have been kicked out of the court so easily by Ma Shiying.

It should be noted that a person who is good at arguing must be mentally alert.

Shi Kefa is obviously not.

"My lord..." he said for a moment, "that's not what I meant."

"Then why did Superintendent Shi make such alarmist remarks just now?" Zhu Aona's voice remained cold.

"I... I just feel that Your Highness should not promise rewards in public like this. You must know that 'if the superiors do something good, the inferiors must be lucky'." Shi Kefa said, finally speaking smoothly again.

After hearing this, Zhu Ayao said in a sonorous tone: "This is exactly my purpose - through today's words, I want to let all scholars in the Ming Dynasty know that mathematics is the avenue needed by the country.

Calendar, water conservancy, manufacturing, military and even people's livelihood economy, etc., all need the assistance of mathematics.

Could it be that Superintendent Shi wants to say that the calendar, water conservancy, industry, weapons, and people's livelihood are not important to the country?"

"This..." Shi Kefa stuttered again, "That's not what I meant, it's just..."

Shi Kefa just tried it several times, but he just couldn't figure out why.

Zhu Yuyao was too lazy to waste time with him. When she saw the general of the Imperial Guard coming to report that the streets in the city had been cleaned, she waved and said: "Enter Yangzhou City!"

Seeing Zhu Yuluo driving up, Shi Kefa was still frowning and thinking hard, but Wei Yinwen on the side was anxious.

I shouted in my heart: "Supervise the country, where is the minister? How come I was left out? I am also a supervisor after all!"

Wei Yinwen was so anxious that he was furious, but he did not dare to stop Zhu Aona's driving.

But someone stopped me.

But it was Shi Kefa.

"Your Highness!" Shi Kefa knelt directly in front of the imperial chariot, "I have one more thing to report!"

At Zhu Yuluo's signal, the driver stopped.

She said calmly: "What's the matter?"

Shi Kefa said: "I heard that His Highness was appointed to supervise the country according to the late emperor's decree. I believe that regardless of whether the last emperor's decree exists or not, His Highness should invite himself to supervise the country and hand over military power to the imperial court.

From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of a princess supervising the country.

Today, the princess is supervising the country, but will she fulfill her role as a great treasure tomorrow? As everyone knows, the chicken sitting in the morning is a sign of the destruction of the country!

I observe that what His Highness said and did today is all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. In this case, why not listen to my advice?

In this way, a hundred years from now, Your Highness will definitely be known as the most beautiful Princess Shuxian of the Ming Dynasty!"

Shi Kefa had obviously been thinking about these words for a long time, and now he said them loudly in one breath without stopping.

But it shocked everyone around him.

Wei Yinwen, who was closest to him, couldn't help but think: Is Shi Xianzhi crazy? Or maybe he has lived enough and wants to die?

Forsythia stood on the imperial chariot (a modified carriage with windows on all sides). Liu Zhu saw Zhu Aina clenching her fists suddenly and felt that the surroundings had become cold inexplicably.

Looking at Zhu Ainao's face as cold as frost and her cold eyes, both of them couldn't help but secretly sighed.

They had been with Zhu Yura for a long time, but they had never seen Zhu Yurao be so angry with anyone.

Dong Qiongying, who was accompanying the carriage on the left front, was also so angry that he pulled out the lancet from his waist and beheaded Superintendent Shi on the spot as soon as Zhu Aao gave the order.

Shi Kefa didn't seem to know that he had angered Zhu Yurao, but he still knelt straight and looked at Zhu Yurao calmly.

Obviously, he thought that his public heart was all for the Ming Dynasty, and he would die without regrets.

On the other side, Hao Guangming sighed: "When Shi Kefa said these words to you, he was obviously prepared to die."

Zhu Yuyao said: "Want to die? I don't want him to do that! I want him to see if he comes to the Japanese Palace to succeed the Empress of the Ming Dynasty and see whether the Ming Dynasty will prosper or die!"

The above words were spoken by Zhu Yurao in response to Hao Guangming. They were spoken at a normal volume. Except for those within two or three steps of the driver, others could hardly hear them clearly.

Then Zhu Ainao said loudly: "Shi Kefa, since you have such high expectations and loyalty for King Fu, and feel that I am not as good as him, then be the long history of King Fu and go and accompany him!"

Come, please take King Fu's new chief minister down to see him, but don't wait until King Fu loses his care in the future!"

The so-called "Fu Wang" granted vassal status does not mean sealing a vassal within the country as before - Zhu Yunao cut down the vassal state and it was too late to rectify the Ming Dynasty clan, so how could he grant a normal vassal status to Fu Wang, who had been an emperor?

The focus of the people around him was not that King Fu was still alive and that he could still participate in the vassal affairs, but on Shi Kefa.

A dignified pavilion elder, the governor of various military towns in the north of the Yangtze River, has suddenly become a vassal chief, which is tantamount to falling from the clouds into the mud.

Not to mention the officials around him, even Shi Kefa, who was prepared to die, turned pale - for him, this was obviously a punishment more torturous than death.

Everyone knows that he originally intended to make King Lu the emperor, but he said "seven things that should not be done" to King Fu, and he was even kicked out of the court after King Fu became emperor.

But now he has to be sent to live with King Fu for a long time, and it is very likely that he will "get along" with this feudal king whom he despises for the rest of his life.

Isn't this more painful than death?

Realizing this, Shi Kefa thought of committing suicide immediately and becoming a famous person who died for admonition.

However, just as he was about to draw his sword, he was dragged out of sight by several wolf-like and tiger-like Imperial Guardsmen...
Chapter completed!