Chapter 539 Wild history may not be true, but it is wild enough
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Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but become curious when he saw a book falling out of Zhu Zaizhen's body.
After Zhu Zaizhen fell out of the "Secret Records of Zheng He", he hurriedly knelt down to pick it up. While picking it up, he said nervously, "Third brother, forgive me. Third brother, forgive me."
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "What's the crime? Just drop something."
After getting nervous, Zhu Zaizhen also smiled and said: "Yes, yes, the third brother is right, or I was too careless and made the third brother laugh."
Zhu Zaijing continued: "No problem, no problem, what kind of book is this?"
Zhu Zaijing didn't care what the book Zhu Zaizhen picked up was called, he just asked casually.
Zhu Zaizhen said: "This book is called 'Secret Records of Zheng He'. I saw it when I was checking the secret files of Jinyiwei. I thought there should be some interesting stories, so I just put it in my arms."
Zhu Zaijing, who hadn't taken it seriously at first, immediately lit up after hearing Zhu Zaizhen's words, and his excited tone became a little higher.
"What?! Is it Zheng He's book?"
Zhu Zaizhen did not expect that Zhu Zaijing would have such a big reaction after hearing the word Zheng He.
He said nervously: "It shouldn't be Zheng He's book. It should be a secret report about Zheng He collected by Jin Yiwei a hundred years ago. The name is 'Zheng He's Secret Records'."
Zhu Zaijing was extremely excited. He had read so many books of "Yongle Dadian" but did not see any information about Zheng He. He did not expect that Zhu Zaizhen would come to his house for a sip of tea and bring news about Zheng He.
I have to say that this is also a wonderful fate.
Zhu Zaijing said: "Show me quickly."
Zhu Zaizhen didn't know why Zhu Zaijing was so interested in this "Secret Records of Zheng He".
Moreover, Zhu Zaijing's prestige accumulated over so many years also made him dare not disobey Zhu Zaijing's wishes.
Therefore, even though Zhu Zaizhen had not yet read the contents of the "Secret Records of Zheng He", he still handed the secret records to Zhu Zaijing honestly.
Zhu Zaijing took over the "Secret Records of Zheng He" with yellowed and old pages, and his inner excitement could not be greater.
It's really hard to find anything without wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there.
Unexpectedly, the news about Zheng He that could not be found in the past would actually pop up directly from a secret record recorded by Jin Yiwei a hundred years ago.
Zhu Zaijing carefully flipped through the pages of the book, which had turned yellow and had some old and crisp paper. He was afraid that he would damage the "Secret Records of Zheng He" by exerting too much force.
"The first eunuch Zheng He was a close servant of Emperor Taizong Wen. He was wise and knowledgeable in war. He had meritorious service in the battle of Jingnan and was promoted to eunuch. In the third year of Yongle, he was appointed eunuch to the imperial eunuch under the order of Emperor Taizong. Home port sets sail overseas.”
"There were seven people who sailed to the West, spreading the power of the Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away. Wherever they went, foreign barbarians were all welcome. There were six out of thirty countries they visited: Champa, Java, Chenla, Old Port, Siam, Guli, Manlajia, Boni, Sumatasi, Aru, Kochi, Big Gullan, Little Gullan, Western Zoli, Su Luk, Kayile, Adang, Nambuli, Gambali, Mount Ceylon, Pahang, Kelandan, Khrumos, Liushan, Sunci, Mugu Dushu, Ma Lindi, Cilan, Zufa Er, Zhubu, Manbasa, Tianfang, Lidai, Nagui, Salivanni, Buchawa and other countries."
Zhu Zaijing was very excited just after reading the first page of this "Secret Records of Zheng He".
The story of Zheng He's voyages to the West can be said to be a well-known story in the world before Zhu Zaijing traveled through it.
But in today's Ming Dynasty, not as many people know or know about this matter as expected.
Even if many people tell the story of Zheng He's voyages to the West, they will secretly change the concept and say that Zheng He went to disappear Emperor Jianwen.
But can this reason be established?
Jianwen, who has the power of the whole country, is not Zhu Di's opponent yet. How can Jianwen, who may be missing and in exile, change the world?
Obviously, this kind of rumor can only satisfy some people who like conspiracy theories.
As for the emperor who is still confident, I have already buried Jianwen. Even if he really comes out alive at this time, he is still fake!
Moreover, there are many officials and people in the world who are eager to benefit. If they really hear that there are remnants of Jianwen somewhere who are causing trouble, unless they are crazy, they will definitely regard these so-called remnants of Jianwen as stepping stones for their own progress. , reported to the court for processing.
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing dismissed the idea that Zheng He went to the West to find Emperor Jianwen.
Because now Zhu Zaijing can be regarded as a powerful person standing at the top of the pyramid. His way of thinking about problems is definitely not as convoluted as those conspiracy theorists imagine.
As long as what he wants to do is in line with Ming's interests and his own interests, he will find a way to overcome all difficulties and plan the matter to be accomplished.
It will never be like common imagination, everything will be turned into conspiracy and shady calculations.
You must know that the most advantageous weapon in the hands of the real superiors is the power and status in their own hands. With these two kinds of power and status recognized by everyone in the world.
How can we continue to use those shady conspiracies and tricks to realize the ideal of governing the country?
Isn't this totally funny?
Therefore, in Zhu Zaijing's view, Zheng He's voyages to the West were a great political feat by Emperor Yongle to demonstrate the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and to emphasize that he was more qualified to be emperor than Jianwen.
Emperor Yongle planned to use his voyages to the West to let other countries besides the Ming Dynasty know what a powerful ruler the current Ming Emperor was compared to the previous weak and unyielding monarch.
And this is what Emperor Yongle should have in mind!
It’s not as boring as good conspiracy theorists think.
Zhu Zaijing closed the "Secret Records of Zheng He" with an unprecedented sparkle in his eyes. He said to Zhu Zaizhen beside him: "Go back and arrange for reliable people to immediately transfer all the secret files of the previous dynasties in the Jinyiwei archives." Make a new copy of it and send it to me. I will report these secrets that have been sealed for hundreds of years to Your Majesty.”
"Then I will select the secrets of the previous dynasties that are beneficial to our Ming Dynasty, and make a series of readings to publish them all over the world, so that all the people in the world can once again experience the magnanimity of the Ming Dynasty from a hundred years ago!"
"And create a new atmosphere of confidence and heroism for His Majesty's Jiajing era!"
Zhu Zaijing's words also made Zhu Zaizhen excited.
Zhu Zaizhen immediately bowed and said, "Brother, I accept the order!" Zhu Zaijing looked at the "Secret Records of Zheng He" in his hand and took a deep breath with emotion.
"This secret record of Zheng He will stay with me for now. I am going to present this secret record to His Majesty first, and let His Majesty open his eyes to see what a magnificent scene Zheng He's voyages to the West were a hundred years ago!"
Zhu Zaizhen looked at Zhu Zaijing's passionate and heroic look. Although he also wanted to see what exciting secrets were written in the "Secret Records of Zheng He" at this time.
But at this moment, this secret book was in the hands of Zhu Zaijing, and he could only hold back his curiosity and wait for Zhu Zaijing to read it, and wait for Zhu Zaijing to report to Emperor Jiajing before he could appreciate the contents of this secret book. 's secret.
Zhu Zaijing finally looked at Zhu Zaizhen and explained: "You must also pay attention to the issue of Jinyiwei's internal thorough investigation. You must use the opportunity of this internal investigation to establish your authority within Jinyiwei and let them I know you are not here to make a living.”
After Zhu Zaizhen heard Zhu Zaijing's words, he also bowed seriously, "Brother Chen will definitely live up to the expectations of the third brother. He will definitely take good care of the Jin Yiwei and make him a sharp knife again, serving the third brother." Protect me with my father! ”
Zhu Zaijing hummed, "Okay, there are no other things for now. You can go back first. It doesn't matter if you use harsh methods. Since you are in this position, kindness is the last thing you should do. Third brother hopes that you Understand.”
Zhu Zaizhen was extremely moved when he heard Zhu Zaijing's words.
He knew that the reason why he did not have to submit to the vassal status until now was because Zhu Zaijing had always been with Emperor Jiajing and the officials to protect him.
Otherwise, he would have gone to other places a few years ago.
Now not only did he not join the feudal clan, but he also accepted the errand of Jin Yiwei.
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
It can be said that this is all because of Zhu Zaijing's efforts to protect it.
Therefore, Zhu Zaizhen naturally understood what the meaning of being in Jinyiwei was?
Otherwise, even if the current Emperor Jiajing does not replace him, he will be replaced when Zhu Zaijing comes to Dabao one day in the future.
Therefore, in order to live up to Zhu Zaizhen and to stay in the capital for a long time without going to other places to become a vassal, Zhu Zaizhen must understand what his own value is!
After watching Zhu Zaizhen leave, Zhu Zaijing couldn't wait to open the "Secret Records of Zheng He" in his hand.
This secret record of Jinyiwei has been covered in dust for hundreds of years. If it weren't for Zhu Zaizhen's curiosity this time, it might have been a long, long time before it appeared again.
It may even be that in the future, with a certain fire, a certain war will disappear forever.
However, this idea does not seem to be valid, because in the future history that Zhu Zaijing knew, when the later Qing Dynasty compiled the "History of the Ming Dynasty", they did not know from which piles of old papers they found these historical materials of the previous dynasty that had been sealed for hundreds of years. .
He also made a special biography for the story of Zheng He's voyages to the West, so that it can be passed down to later generations, so that when future generations read this piece of history about Zheng He's biography, they can't help but sigh with sincere emotion, "Three Bao eunuchs went to the West for the early Ming Dynasty." Event cloud"!
It can be seen that in the process of compiling history by the historians of the past dynasties, although they may intentionally or unintentionally criticize the previous emperors, their attitude towards some major historical facts and major historical issues is still fair.
Otherwise, how could China’s thousands-year-old cultural context be passed down so continuously to this day?
Therefore, when studying history, except for some histories that have been falsified or overturned by archaeology, the general historical context must still be based on official historical records.
After all, a dynasty that can compile its official history will not only be a stable and powerful dynasty, but also have a mentality of being far ahead of the dynasty, except for some historical issues that are really related to their own honor and disgrace.
The remaining historical records are definitely organized and compiled according to the written historical facts recorded by the previous dynasties.
Otherwise, wouldn’t the seriousness of history be lost?
If the seriousness of history is gone, then won’t the historical heritage of the past also be ruined?
Therefore, you must be honest when looking at history. Although you cannot trust history entirely, you cannot be biased and think that the truth of some history is different.
But in fact, this assumed biased historical mentality is almost always groundless speculation without any basis, or just some wishful thinking.
For example, some historical stories before Zhu Zaijing traveled through time are actually fake histories deliberately fabricated by a group of ignorant people to cater to the national sentiments of a certain section.
One of the most widely circulated stories is the story of Emperor Yongle sealing the wolf to live in Xu.
But in fact, no matter whether we look through the records of "Ming Dynasty Records", "Ming Dynasty", or later historical archaeological discoveries, there is no accurate and reliable evidence to prove that Emperor Yongle achieved the historical feat of sealing the wolf and living in Xu.
This piece of "pseudo-history" first appeared after the rise of the Internet, so that many marketing accounts who did not know the so-called history began to quote and fabricate it without any evidence, and even made it up clearly.
This kind of behavior is just like the unofficial story in the late Ming Dynasty when someone suddenly fabricated that Zhu Di was not the biological child of Empress Ma.
In order to make this wild history seem true, some good people pretend to quote all kinds of random celebrity surveys and platforms, as if after writing the names of these celebrities, this wild history will become true.
But in fact, as long as you have a little normal thinking and judgment, you can see through it at a glance. This kind of boring unofficial history record is just some people who have too much time to write such a paragraph out of boredom. I don’t know what their psychology is. talk.
Then it was spread by other good people as an attention-grabbing story, and then it was further processed and created by some more bullshit people, making it look like the real thing.
Therefore, sometimes when reading history, we cannot choose to read and read history with a biased attitude or a biased attitude simply for psychological enjoyment.
History is actually very serious. Some things can be joked about, but some things must not be joked about.
Just like Zhu Yuanzhang's shoehorn face, the earliest portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang with shoehorn face also came from the Jiangnan area in the late Ming Dynasty.
The author believes that the reason why such insulting portraits appear is not only because the imperial court was no longer majestic in the late Ming Dynasty, but also because of the long-term accumulation of internal conflicts, which has caused people to have a negative attitude toward the Zhu Ming court. Feeling of disgust.
Therefore, this kind of portrait that insults Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance appeared.
And it is precisely because of this mentality that the subsequent small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was unable to replicate the fate of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty no matter how hard it tried.
To put it bluntly, it is the old Zhu family who have ruined the hearts of the people in the past three hundred years.
Otherwise, why would Zhu Ming's descendants still be unable to gain the nostalgia and yearning of the people like the collapse of the Western Han Dynasty in the ensuing chaos?
As a result, there was a feeling of longing for Han people in the world, and a descendant of Zhu Ming who could turn the tide, similar to Liu Xiu, the Chosen Son, emerged?
Therefore, the demise of some dynasties is not a pity at all in the general trend of history. Their demise and rebirth have already laid the final cause and effect at the very beginning.
Therefore, if you want your country to last long and your people to be loyal to you, then as the ruler, the emperor must have a benevolent heart and really have the people of the world at heart.
Otherwise, no matter what you say, no one will sympathize with you at all when the earth falls apart. They will only press the trigger harder to fire the bullet, hoping that a bullet filled with hatred can kill the person they hate in an instant. The corrupt rulers are beaten into a sieve!
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