The incident of Li Chaodou, deputy director of the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette, jumping into the river shocked the officialdom of the capital. Continuous reports in the capital's newspapers diluted the flavor of Ding You's debate on the one hand, and also attracted the attention of tens of thousands of officials in the capital.
"Huang Ming Jing Shi Daily" was half a beat late and failed to grab the hot spots. But as a court minister, the British Duke had no problem finding a pen to write some in-depth editorials.
Therefore, before the end of the fourth year of Wanli, "Xinmin Daily" called on the imperial court to increase the salary of Beijing officials; "Huangming Jingshi Daily" published an in-depth article analyzing the deep-seated reasons behind this incident of Beijing officials diving.
The deputy director of the host and guest department was a sixth-grade official. Normally, it should not be a problem to support a family of five with his salary. However, Li Chaodou fell ill with a strange disease in the summer. He sought medical treatment in every possible way but could not get better. In desperation, he went to Huangming Medical College for treatment.
The treatment cost a fortune.
After all the money was spent on the cure, Li Chaodou's old wife became ill from overwork and could not afford to fall ill. Later, his mother became ill and she had to spend money for medical treatment. With no choice, Li Chaodou had no choice but to first pawn, then borrow, and finally resort to loan sharking.
Behind the pawnshop in the capital were the families of the royal family. Although Li Chaodou cured his family's illness, most of his monthly salary was taken away to pay back the principal and interest of the loan shark before he got home. The two children in the family were hungry every day.
After the winter came, Li Chaodou's life became more and more difficult. The cost of charcoal fuel was completely lost because all ministries stopped the local filial "charcoal respect".
The so-called "charcoal respect" refers to the official custom of sending people to the capital every winter for officials above the local prefecture to deliver gifts. It has been a custom for more than a hundred years. When local officials eat meat to honor their bosses, they also have to slip some soup into their fingers.
Departmental top-down distribution.
As a result, the Supervisory Office issued a notice stating that the normal warehouse losses of various ministries and the local Bingjing and Tanjing became the focus of the Wanli four-year inspection. In the summer, a bunch of "Bingjing" models were found and some officials were dealt with——
Many local officials are so relaxed that they no longer send "charcoal tribute". Those who continue to send filial piety have also changed their filial piety from bright to dark.
And the big bosses who received filial piety in the dark did not dare to share their wealth openly - so the fourth year of Wanli was a very difficult year for Beijing officials.
Li Chaodou couldn't afford good charcoal, so he had to buy some bad coal to burn in the stove at home for heating. There were too many impurities in the bad coal, and the black smoke billowed out, making everyone in the neighborhood scold him.
The old mother had just recovered from a serious illness and was in a bad mood. They were talking about trivial things, and Li Chaodou's mother scolded him hard, which made Li Chaodou, who was overwhelmed by life and depressed, a little confused.
When the New Year came, the ministers of various ministries sent word again that the annual rewards that the ministries relied on the small treasury before the Spring Festival of the fifth year of Wanli were no longer available. This final blow caused Li Chaodou, who was unable to celebrate the New Year, to completely collapse. After receiving the news, he returned from the Ministry of Rites
I jumped into the river on the way home.
The two daily newspapers in the capital used the Li Chaodou incident to deeply expose the problems of usury in the capital, the treatment of lower-level officials in the capital, the price of goods in the capital, the fees for medical schools, the high price of coal in the capital, the high cost of heating for the poor, and other problems.
For the problems exposed by these reports, all the emperor needed was to ask the court or Shuntian Prefecture to make appropriate responses; for the various ministries of the court, they needed to implement different policies and make adjustments in terms of court revenue, mining development, medical resources, etc.
solve.
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But for those from all over the country who came to Beijing in advance to attend the Spring Festival of the fifth year of Wanli, reading the newspaper not only felt like an eye-opener, but also made them feel nervous about next year's Spring Festival.
There are no answers to the various questions reflected in this newspaper in the books of sages. Not to mention that there are no answers, even if you give them a pen now and let them, who have not done any research and research, write such a manuscript, they will also write
Not coming out.
Juzi thinks with his heels in mind, next year's Ding Chou Spring Palace Examination question will definitely not be as simple as it was in the second year of Wanli. In the Spring Palace Examination of the second year of Wanli, the epidemic prevention questions asked by the emperor have made all the people in the world practice hard in the past three years.
But after reading the newspapers after entering Beijing, the candidates felt a chill in their hearts. Those who were alert took the initiative to find newspapers for free help, and also wanted to see how the articles in these newspapers were produced.
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In addition to the fact that these emperors were unfamiliar with the country that had begun to change, their worldview was gradually distorted and was about to be shattered. A strange person in the Ming Dynasty clan also entered the capital in the first month of the fifth year of Wanli after Zhu Yijun issued an order.
Visit.
Because he belonged to the clan and was Zhu Yijun's "imperial uncle", Zhu Yijun summoned Zhu Zaiyu, the ninth grandson of Taizu and the sixth generation son of Zheng Fan, in the Yangxin Hall.
As soon as the two met, Zhu Yijun felt a little jealous - Zhu Zaiyu was so handsome, he was a super middle-aged handsome guy. In one sentence, he could be described as "as bright as a jade tree in front of the wind."
After Zhu Zaiyu performed the state ceremony, Zhu Yijun gave him a seat. He smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a scholar of heaven and man. I have admired him for a long time. When I saw him today, he is indeed as good as a gui as a wall."
Zhu Zaiyu first spoke modestly after hearing this, and Zhu Yijun chatted with him for a while and asked how King Zheng was doing.
Zhu Zaiyu replied: "My father, Wang Meng, the late Emperor, brought order to things. After returning home, he only kowtowed to thank God for his kindness day and night, and his body was still in good health."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "The prince built an earthen chamber outside the palace gate to avenge his father. Xi Gao stayed alone for nineteen years and showed his sincerity and filial piety to heaven and earth." When Zhu Zaiyu heard the emperor mention this, his face moved slightly, but he was not excited.
color.
Zhu Zaiyu's father, King Lao Zheng, was imprisoned by Emperor Shizong because he wrote a letter to advise Emperor Shizong not to be superstitious about Taoist priests. He was rehabilitated and released in the first year of Longqing.
Zhu Zaiyu in front of Zhu Yijun was imprisoned because he was convinced that his father Zhu Hounan was innocent and built an earthen chamber outside the palace gate. Xi Gao lived alone for nineteen years, from the age of fifteen to thirty-four, and was praised by everyone at the time.
Zhu Yijun sighed twice and said: "Both generations of King Zheng, his father and son, have set an example for the royal family. I looked at the proverbs such as "Ju Jing", "Qunli", "Kenji", "Cuncheng" and other proverbs that King Zheng paid tribute to during the reign of Emperor Shizong.
, all the words of advice were stated, but Shizong didn't listen, and instead punished King Zheng - King Zheng's heart in boxing, Huang Kao and I feel deeply."
After Zhu Zaiyu heard this, he smiled and replied: "My father and I both like music theory, but we are not fond of it. However, although my father lives in Fengyang high wall, he personally manipulates the Manu manuscripts and hides them in various boxes.
After returning to the country, I will show you more than ten thousand words."
"I have been outside the palace for nineteen years, studying music and calculating calendars, but I don't think it's hard - the emperor does not need to think about this. My father and others saw that the emperor has worked hard to govern these years, and the country's affairs have been declining and rising, and they are all excited.
The world congratulates you on having a wise king."
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he took over the conversation and said: "The reason why I came here to find the prince this time is because of the prince's careful study of calendar calculations. I have searched in every possible way, but I have not found a mathematician, but I did not expect that he would be in my family."
When Zhu Zaiyu heard that the emperor was so sure of his research, his face that had always been in Gujing's unwavering mood finally brightened up. Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "The prince may also know that I have set up a laboratory in the inner palace - there are many technological bottlenecks nowadays.
They are all stuck in calculations, and there are not many masters among the Onmyoji of Qin Tianjian."
"I accidentally heard that the prince had invented the abacus calculation method to divide the Kaiping method, and the abacus merchant had divided the cube method, and then I realized that there was a great talent in the clan. It happened that my wedding was about to happen, and I also wanted to meet the princes and princes in the world, so I issued an edict to let him
The prince has arrived in Beijing."
After hearing this, Zhu Zaiyu hurriedly agreed: "I dare not hide my secrets. I have indeed gained something from arithmetic. The emperor has no need to use it, so just ask him." Zhu Yijun was very happy when he saw his willingness to agree.
What Zhu Yijun didn't know was that the eloquent Zhu Zaiyu in front of him was not only a musicologist and mathematician, but also a great scientist who later shocked the world.
Zhu Zaiyu was recognized by later generations of Chinese and foreign scholars as an "Oriental Renaissance-style sage" and was regarded as a "Sage of Laws". He wrote numerous books, covering music, astronomy, calendars, mathematics, dance, and literature, and was a great encyclopedia.
the scientist.
Zhu Zaiyu's most outstanding achievement is to prove that the interval of the uniform scale can be taken as the twelfth root of two - this is the famous "Twelve Equal Temperament", which sets the standard for the tuning of all modern musical instruments.
The Theory of Twelve Equal Temperaments was brought to the West by missionaries and had a profound impact in Europe. The "Equal Temperament Piano Music" composed by Bach, the father of Western music, became a must-play for every child learning piano in China in later generations.
A must-know repertoire, and how many children know that these twelve equal temperaments are the "Chinese Leonardo Da Vinci" - Zhu Zaiyu proved it?
In later generations of China, Zhu Zaiyu's name has always been in the study rooms of scholars, and his creations have been shelved. The reason is just because of his status as a member of the Zhu Ming clan. - Joseph Needham commented on this matter as "This is really incredible.
The irony.”
Zhu Yijun didn't know who Zhu Zaiyu was before traveling through time, but since Zhu Zaiyu's father was rehabilitated in the first year of Longqing, his reputation has become more and more famous. Of course, Jin Yiwei will report his movements.
Zhu Yijun took a look and found that the manuscript of Zhu Zaiyu's article actually contained mathematical operations that he couldn't understand at all. After asking someone from Qin Tianjian, he figured out that it was the conversion between the nine-digit system and the decimal system.
From then on, Zhu Yijun kept an eye on Zhu Zaiyu. Whenever there was a new work, he would have it copied by Jin Yiwei for reading. The more he read it, the more he felt that this "imperial uncle" was powerful. Taking advantage of this wedding, he ordered King Zheng to ask him to
He sent his crown prince, Zhu Zaiyu, to the capital together with the crown princes of all the kings in the world - to attend his wedding.
During this period of time, Zhu Yijun wanted to choose someone to teach him his limited knowledge of calculus - so that scientists from the Ming Dynasty could take the lead in opening the door to science.