Listening to He Jin's hypothesis analysis, Emperor Hongzhi's expression became more pale and puzzled.

The doubt is because, even though things have not happened, He Jin seems to have experienced it. Not only is it very detailed and realistic, but there is nothing wrong with the logic of cause and effect and the direction of the situation.

It was pale because he could not imagine that terrible world: to the Ming Dynasty, which was a great country and a country with great etiquette, would be filled with rituals and chaos in China! Everyone became a beast and insect that allowed them to invade and insult, which was even worse than the country and the country's destruction.

At that time, let alone sorry for the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, even if the civilization of China for thousands of years is brilliant, it will be destroyed in one go. If the descendants still have descendants and future generations, how should we view that humiliating history?

And the beginning of all this is such a bird gun?

"Your Majesty, of course it's not just such a bird gun." Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi had realized the seriousness of the problem, He Jin became serious and said, "Actually, this is not the case. Some Japanese pirates robbed their families."

"These are just thin threads. In the long-term history, it will affect the entire era and the changes that changed China."

"The name of that new era is the Age of Discovery"

Speaking of this, He Jin raised his chest and said seriously: "I have seen the territory map of the Ming Dynasty several times. I have to say that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is too vast. There is no way to draw detailed territory on a thick paper that is ten feet long and wide."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but nodded in empathy. He had also seen the territory map, and naturally agreed with it very much in terms of its vast territory.

"So we are really too lazy to understand the places outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty. After all, His Majesty ruled such a huge territory, and his mind was as vast as the world. He might not be able to take care of everything every day."

But just after Emperor Hongzhi became even more involved, He Jin suddenly changed his mind and said, "But because of this, we actually don't know what is behind the vast sea."

"We don't know where those foreign countries come from, and where they are on the other side of the ocean. We don't know their customs, history, science and technology, humanities, etc."

"But there is one thing we have to admit that they are human beings like us. Even if we don't know the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and do not read the Four Books and Five Classics, they are also humans with heads and wisdom."

The words were like a stream, flowing into the ears of the two emperors in the future of the Ming Dynasty. Even Zhu Houzhao, who was confused, couldn't help but listen.

"If you have wisdom, you will invent it, and if you don't invent it, you will also learn from it. Even though we are several steps ahead of them, they are not fools. Instead, they will learn from our advanced nature and arm themselves."

"We first invented gunpowder, they have taken it for hundreds of years; we first invented Sinan, and they used it on ships to indicate the direction; most importantly, our century-old tablets are not allowed to go into the sea, they are obviously different, and they are actively forming fleets to explore places outside the country."

"At the time of Chengzu, the Ming fleet reached the Malacca Strait and stopped six times. Nearly a hundred years have passed. Have Your Majesty ever thought about the barbarians in foreign countries who only regard Confucius, Mencius, Confucianism and Taoism as one-sided evaluations have used gunpowder and Sinan to explore large areas of vast seas, including places that the Ming Dynasty never knew?"

"Explore, what's the use of exploring so many places?" Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but speak again: "It's better to stick to your own territory. Wouldn't that be peaceful?"

"Your Highness, you can't say that."

When talking about this, He Jin smiled bitterly and said, "What we look down upon most by those barbarians is that they do not know the way of Confucius and Mencius. But the most terrifying thing is that they will not talk about etiquette to you."

"As the weak ministers said just now, they can use strong ships and cannons to open a country with a closed sea gate. Use despicable means to seize the wealth of that country, and continuously transport the best property to their own country."

"Over time, the strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak. In the end, the country will be unparalleled and will be arrogant in all continents and all the worlds. What can your highness do?"

"Gou, I fought with them!" Speaking of this, the boy's frigidness and consequences were revealed.

Then Emperor Hongzhi became more and more irritable and scolded again: "What are you fighting with others? You are not going to fight for martial arts! But the Ming Dynasty's military preparation is less than one-tenth, and one person can kill ten Ming soldiers. In the end, he tried all the lives of all the soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and the land and property are not their own?"

"I, me," Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, and looked at He Jin blankly and said, "Brother, you must have a solution, right?"

"Yes." He Jin didn't hide anything at all, and simply said to the extreme: "They used shameless force to seize overseas, so we can do that."

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi's expression was wrong, he quickly turned around and said, "Uh, it can be not like that. But no matter what, the premise is that, it is necessary to actively improve the military equipment, open up the sea ban, and build treasure ships to go out to sea."

"In this way, we can learn from the barbarians' skills and control the barbarians, and rely on the great land of Ming Dynasty and the vast land of great people and outstanding people. At that time, we will have strong ships and powerful cannons, and we will have many people. When we meet them, we will learn the ways of Confucius and Mencius. Those who don't learn it will beat them. If they beat them a lot, they will naturally understand the rules and be honest."

Speaking of this, He Jin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Actually, the so-called domineering thing is that they don't care about anything after beating them. But we follow the kingly way, beating them again and then transform them."

"Oh?" Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up at this moment, and the slutty words came out: "Yoxi, brother, you can do this method, it's great!"

But at this moment, Emperor Hongzhi's face was as green as a watermelon skin. He deeply realized that if he put Zhu Houzhao and He Jin together, they could have a wrong discussion on any major family and country affairs.

There is some truth to learn from the barbarians' skills to control the barbarians, but domineering, is the kingly way like that? It's just uh, it seems that if you think about it carefully, that's it.

Pooh!

Even I was taken wrongly.

However, opening up the sea ban is a great thing to break the ancestral system. This concept is firmly tied to the Confucianism's philosophy of governing the country.

As descendants, they dare to rebel against the laws of ancestors. If everyone is like this, how can there be a distinction between high and low? Even the senior and the senior are gone. Can the way of the king and the minister be broken?

"Your Majesty, don't just make associations like this at any time. Let's not talk about how ridiculous the foolish filial piety in Confucianism is, but do you mean that filial piety has a direct relationship with the way of the ruler and the minister? On the contrary, filial piety in Confucianism also hinders the rule of the country."

"How is that possible?" Emperor Hongzhi refused to agree with this and said, "A person who is filial to his father is like a king. He will not even violate his father's orders. How can he violate his orders?"

"Why did my father order him to rebel?" He Jin became stingy and said nothing, and he was itchy all over his body: "I remember that Confucianism says that filial piety is the absolute foundation. If the king has made mistakes, the minister will advise him three times but refuses to listen, then he will escape. But if the father has made mistakes, the son has made mistakes but refuses to listen, he can only cry and follow him."

"What else is there, such as, if a country has the power, it will be an official, and if a country has no power, it can be cured. But there has never been any wrong father and son. If a son is separated from the relationship between father and son, from these perspectives, if a father wants to rebel, the son can only follow him and do his best to not report to the court."

Listening to He Jin's sophistry, Emperor Hongzhi was so amused and laughed.

However, he also understood that this was a solution proposed by He Jin to him: to untie the ways of the monarch and ministers from filial piety, and to open up the maritime ban can be justified.

"It's still a bit too whimsical."

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi finally shook his head and said, "The Ming Dynasty has been practicing Confucian filial piety for more than a hundred years. I have changed my mind rashly, which will definitely cause a lot of discussion. We can't be a foolish tyrant and beat the ministers again, right?"

"No, no, Your Majesty doesn't have to be so troublesome this time." He Jin waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty can kill the chicken to warn the monkey this time. Anyway, the Minister of Rites can't keep it anymore, so just use the waste."

As soon as he said this, Emperor Hongzhi immediately looked at He Jin like a knife and stared sharply: You, a fourth-rank Yan Si Tongzhi, dare to be so arrogant and conspire with me to kill a second-rank Shangshu?

What a courage!

How do you know that I want to kill him?

No, it’s not right. It’s obviously I want you to do this dirty work. Why did you help me as you said it?

What about the promised way for the monarch and minister?
Chapter completed!