Because of bleach, ancient paper was a little yellow and dark. Even the best white paper was not as bright and white as the paper of later generations. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the paper in front of him, even the best
Chengxintang paper is also incomparable. And the ink is also very good.
It was even better than Zhu Yuanzhang could have imagined.
Does not fade. Colorless and odorless, just like paint.
Many printed books in ancient times were stained with ink if they were not careful. Even if there is good ink, there is still some smell. Of course, some inks are scented. Of course, there are also top-quality inks that are said to not fade for thousands of years. But the quantity is too small.
Already.
Zhu Yuanzhang practiced frugality, and although the ink used in the palace was of the highest quality, there was still a gap between it and such top-quality ink.
Not to mention the words printed on the paper.
Printing was not a rare thing in the Ming Dynasty. But Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen such a clear printing, such a small handwriting, and such a standardized document. Even the Song version of the book, which is said to be in good condition, was made of engraving.
Question. You can only write a few hundred words on one page. The font is very large.
Because the font size is small, it becomes a ball of ink.
It is far from being comparable to the printing quality in front of you. Even with the highest craftsmanship in Ming Dynasty, it cannot be achieved.
Zhu Yuanzhang was full of curiosity about the person in front of him for a moment. Who was He Xi? Could it be that God really heard his prayer?
Zhu Yuanzhang had read the text on his resume, and he could understand many of the words on it. After all, simplified Chinese characters did not come out of thin air. They evolved from ancient vulgar characters. Of course, hundreds of years of character evolution will also derive
Some differences come.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew most of the Chinese characters above. There are a few characters that probably require some refinement. However, he did not know the Arabic numerals.
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the Arabic numerals above and said: "What is this?"
He Xi immediately said: "These are Arabic numerals." Then he took out a gel pen and wrote on his resume: "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a look and thought to himself: "It turns out to be a straw code."
In fact, people in the Song Dynasty already had simplified numbers for checking calculations, from 0 to 9. They are expressed like this somewhere
There is research on numbers. Don’t forget that capital numbers were introduced into the field of government affairs by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang then asked: "2022. What did you say?"
He Xi said: "This is the AD calendar. It was invented by Westerners. The first year of AD is the year when the Christian Jesus was born. Before the first year of AD, it is called BC, and after that, it is called AD. 2000 AD
Year means two thousand years after the birth of Jesus.”
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered in his heart and said to himself: "How can you use the barbarian calendar? It is simply unreasonable."
In ancient times, the calendar represented orthodoxy. The promulgation of the calendar was the power of the emperor. It was the symbol of orthodoxy. It was unimaginable to Zhu Yuanzhang to use the so-called barbarian calendar of Westerners.
Zhu Yuanzhang's good impression of He Xi was greatly reduced, and he casually asked: "How many years does the first year of AD correspond to China?"
He Xi thought for a while and said: "It seems to be Emperor Ping of the Western Han Dynasty, the first year of Yuanshi."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't calculate how many years had passed since Emperor Ping of the Western Han Dynasty to the present. But after some estimation, it was still possible. It should be less than two thousand years.
The Han Dynasty had conquered the world for four hundred years. By the time Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang had already come to power. To put it into perspective, that is two hundred years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, about four hundred years of the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties, three hundred years of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, three hundred years of the Two Song Dynasties, and less than one year of the Yuan Dynasty.
One hundred years. The Ming Dynasty was only fourteen years old. This calculation is a bit rough, but Zhu Yuanzhang was sure that based on the AD calculation, this year would definitely not be the year 2000 AD.
A fact that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't believe, but couldn't help but believe, was before his eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What year AD was the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty?"
He Xi recalled crazily, recalling the knowledge points he had memorized back then, which was a bit difficult. Fortunately, He Xi still had some skills in this area. He said: "13---, 13---.1368
.Yes, 1368."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That is to say, you came here from more than six hundred years later." Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was calm. In fact, he already believed it in his heart. Judging from this person's unique dress and unique paper,
There is also that long and slender pen. There are also many movements that I don’t know a little bit about Ming Dynasty etiquette.
It seems to be true.
"Your Majesty is wise. I, no, the common people came from six hundred years later." He Xi said.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why do you rely on it?"
Why? He Xi thought hard, took a deep breath and said, "I know the history from Hongwu to six hundred years later."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Tell me and listen."
He Xi said: "The most famous cases in the early Ming Dynasty were the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty. Among them were the Kongyin case, the Hu Weiyong case, the Guo Huan case, and the Lan Yu case."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: "I have already handled the Kongyin case and the Hu Weiyong case. Of course he knows. But what are the Guo Huan case and the Lan Yu case?" He thought to himself: "I remember Lan Yu, it was Chang Yu.
Chun's brother-in-law, Lao Chang is gone, and his heirs are ineffective, so Chang Mao is simply a wall that cannot be supported by mud. If it were not for Lao Chang's face, he would have been killed long ago. He would not have been exiled to Guangxi. As for Guo Huan
"Guo Huan." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought, "It should be the chief envoy of Zhejiang. What big waves can a small chief envoy make? Let me deal with him with a big case."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let's talk about the Lan Yu case and the Guo Huan case."
He Xi said: "The main reason for the Lan Yu case is that after the death of Prince Zhu Biao, Lan Yu became domineering and could not be tolerated by the young master. And Guo Huan, the Minister of Household Affairs, was said to have embezzled millions of stones. So -----"
"Nonsense." Zhu Yuanzhang became furious and said, "What do you think happened to the prince?"
He Xi was shocked and said: "The prince seems to have died in the 25th year of Hongwu. This is written in history, and I am not just talking nonsense."
After Zhu Yuanzhang's anger broke out, there was only deathly silence in the room.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang actually believed more in what He Xi said.
The relationship between Lan Yu, Mu Ying and the prince was tacitly approved by Zhu Yuanzhang. It can be said that Lan Yu and Mu Ying were all left by Zhu Yuanzhang for the prince's use. In the absence of the prince, killing Lan Yu is a high probability event, because Lan Yu is never restless.
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What convinced him even more was Guo Huan.
Although Guo Huan is not the Minister of Hubu now, if a person was a big corrupt criminal when he became the Minister of Hubu, then it is impossible for him to be spotless when he was the Chief Minister of Zhejiang.
Just ask Jin Yiwei to check Guo Huan to confirm the truth of what He Xi said.
Zhu Yuanzhang has also seen that many magicians will not make predictions that are very easy to verify, but instead use ambiguous and specious predictions to explain things.
So Zhu Yuanzhang believed He Xi's statement to a certain extent. But he did not want to believe that the prince was walking in front of him.
But strong people can control their emotions. Whether Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't want to believe it or wants to believe it, he can control his emotions well and said: "Continue. What rumors will there be about me in future generations?"
He Xi wanted to say something nice, and immediately said: "Later generations will say that Your Majesty, from beggar to emperor, created a dynasty, and the system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties for six hundred years was all based on His Majesty's system-----"
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Ming and Qing, what is this Qing?"
"This------" He Xi wanted to say but was afraid.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see that He Xi was afraid. He restrained his anger, relaxed the atmosphere a little, and said, "Sit down and talk."
After Zhu Yuanzhang softened his attitude, He Xi gained some courage and continued: "Yes." He slowly sat on a pier.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You don't have to be taboo. Explain these six hundred years clearly. No matter what happens, I won't blame you."
He Xi still took a precaution and said: "Your Majesty, there are two theories about time and space travel in future generations. One is that time and space travel absolutely cannot happen, and there will be a grandmother's paradox. That is, if a person can travel through time and space,
In later generations, he killed his grandmother. Then this person himself does not exist, so how can he travel through time and space. But there is another saying. They say that history is like a river. If a person travels through history,
It is equivalent to opening a fork in this historical river, forming a parallel time and space that is completely different from reality. In other words, everything I just said has changed."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly. He actually didn't understand these remarks very well. But he wanted He Xi to continue talking. Because only the more He Xi said, Zhu Yuanzhang could judge whether what He Xi said was right or wrong.
It's not easy to analyze just by relying on a few words.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I understand. Let's get down to business."
He Xi said: "After His Majesty's death, the throne was passed down to the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen cut down the vassals, which triggered the Jingnan War. King Yan raised troops in Peiping and fought hard for four years to conquer Nanjing."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, a little unconvinced, and said, "You mean Yunwen? Who did he send as general?"
He Xi said: "Li Jinglong?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "It's a child of the Wenzhong family. What about Wenzhong?"
He Xi knew that the person Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about was Li Wenzhong, who was Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew. He Xi said: "King Qiyang is no longer here."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xu Da is no longer here?" After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he still had a premonition in his heart. If Xu Da was still alive, Lan Yu would not have to die. Xu Da was a direct descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang. If Xu Da was still alive, Zhu Yuanzhang still had to worry about Lan Yu.
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With just a few words, Zhu Yuanzhang had already made some assumptions in his heart. This chapter has been completed!