Chapter 1411 Water dripping through stone

A few days later, Mingrui's letter arrived in the capital. Mingrui wrote several letters, to his grandparents, to his parents, and to his younger brothers and sisters.

Zhulan looked at the thick stack of letters and thought, "Mingrui is such a thoughtful kid."

Everyone is taken care of and no one is left behind.

Zhao touched the envelope and thought about her son. "This child looks like his father."

Zhulan smiled, "He is like you too."

It's good to take everything into consideration, but it's too tiring to keep everything in your heart.

Zhao couldn't wait to take the letter back and read it. Zhulan also opened Mingrui's letter. The letter was very long. Mingrui wrote about his experiences along the way. Zhulan smiled when she saw that he was teaching children to read.

In the evening, Changyi went home and read his son's letter. He took the letter to the main courtyard to find his father and asked, "Dad, have you read Mingrui's letter?"

Zhou Shuren, "I saw it."

Chang Yi looked at his father. His father's every word and action affected the entire Zhou family, even the King of Qin. Most of the adults in the Zhou family were deeply influenced by his father. People who didn't know the truth thought that it was the King of Qin's idea why the court propaganda had simple text.

In fact, it was not the case. He knew very well that the King of Qin was influenced by his father. Every time his brother-in-law came back, his father would pull his brother-in-law aside to talk for a while. Sometimes he would give him instructions, and sometimes he would convey his father's ideas.

Dad seems to do nothing, but he has an impact on many things.

Seeing that Chang Yi didn't say anything, Zhou Shuren just looked at him and raised his eyebrows and said, "You look like I did something wrong."

Chang Yi took a deep breath and asked, "Dad, why do you want more people to learn to read and write?"

Zhou Shuren groaned, finally getting serious, and put down the teacup in his hand, "You are the first one in our family to discover this."

Zhulan also glanced at Changyi. Should we say that he is the most meticulous one in the family?

Chang Yi was dumbfounded, "My son actually guessed it right?"

Zhou Shuren did not answer his son's question, but asked, "Let children have books to read, let more people get opportunities, and change the single-minded selection of talents. What do you think?"

Chang Yi's back immediately broke out in cold sweat, and his scalp was numb. He didn't feel anything, and his lips trembled a little, "Dad, Dad, the family will not allow it."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "You are right. The aristocratic families will not allow this. They have occupied the best resources for generations and passed them down from generation to generation. They will not give up their interests. It is difficult for a nobleman from a poor family to make a name for himself. Most of the talents in the court are from aristocratic families. They will prevent any behavior that damages their interests."

Chang Yi, "You all know why you want to change, and the royal family."

Zhou Shuren continued his son's words, "In order to consolidate the imperial power, the royal family has always controlled the people's thoughts. If people read books and understand the truth, their thoughts will break free from the shackles, and the royal family will be afraid."

Chang Yi blinked his eyes. Dad knew everything. "Son, I don't understand. Dad, you know we can't fight. Why?"

Zhou Shuren knew that if the Zhou family did anything out of line, the royal family would destroy them in no time. "I never thought of changing things myself."

How awesome he is that he can fight against the entire imperial dynasty alone. He is just making subtle changes. The words in the propaganda brochures accumulate little by little. As they are passed down from generation to generation, more and more people will read them. It's just a matter of time before the water drips through the stone. He is laying the foundation, and sooner or later, it will take root and sprout. He wants to see a strong future, not some semi-colonialism. If he lays so much foundation and still has a history of humiliation, he will be really sick to death.

He currently does not have the power to bring about direct change, but he has the patience to convey his thoughts bit by bit.

Chang Yi understood what his father meant and felt relieved, but he couldn't see through his father's true thoughts. At this moment, he just felt that he had never understood his father and that his father was so far away from him.

Zhulan waited for Changyi to leave, "This child is really sensitive."

"yes."

Zhou Shuren thought of the eldest and fourth sons in the family and held his forehead. The eldest son made a plan, and the fourth son told him to follow the steps, and they really followed the steps!

After a few more days, the young ladies who had stayed in the palace for a short period of time finally left. Their stay was not short.

At the same time, the second prince also decided on his future princess consort, a lady from the Li family, not the Xue family.

After Zhulan knew about this, she sighed and said that the emperor was a good father after all, and he was not so heartless as to abandon a son.

After the decree came down, the Liu family calmed down. Even though they were unwilling, they had no choice but to calm down for the time being.

The princesses of various tribes stayed in the capital for many days. When the tribes had exhausted their patience, the princess of the Yi Banner tribe entered the palace.

Zhou Shuren came back and whispered to Zhulan, "The emperor made a brilliant move."

Zhulan was curious, "Why do you say that?"

Zhou Shuren explained, "The Yi Banner is located in the middle of all the tribes, and for several dynasties this tribe was the military advisor of the grassland tribes. The princess of the tribe you suggested entered the palace. Tsk, tsk, how can other tribes trust the Yi Banner?"

The Yi Banner is still the military advisor. Will the tribes not be alert? Well, even if this is a plot by the Yi Banner, he doesn't believe that the emperor only has one move. The current emperor likes to play a series of moves.

Zhulan, "You have already guessed it was the Yi Banner Department."

When it came to the Tana tribe, Zhou Shuren directly said there was no hope.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Yeah."

The current emperor is very ambitious, and if you guess from the perspective of ambition, nine out of ten times he is right.

Zhou Shuren sighed again, "The war is about to begin."

The last time he went to see the new cannon, the emperor did not avoid him and directly issued an edict. Recently, there were several batches of silver in the Ministry of Revenue and he was the only one who knew where they went.

Zhulan, "I want to invite my elder and second brothers to Beijing to spend the winter."

Zhou Shuren, "If you want them to come to the capital, write a letter now."

The Yang family is not ranked among the military families in the frontier, so it would not attract attention. But if it were the Zheng family, it would not be the same, because the whereabouts of the Zheng family members would attract too much attention.

The only person the Yang family can currently show off is Wu Chun. Yang Wen is not at the frontier but has joined the navy instead. The Yang family has become even more inconspicuous.

Zhu Lan hummed, "I don't ask Wu Chun to have any military achievements, I just hope Wu Chun can be safe and sound."

Zhou Shuren comforted him, "Don't worry, maybe Wuchun and Wuhe won't have to go to the battlefield!"

Two days later, the tribes left the capital one after another. Ming Teng was in charge of watching them. "Finally they left."

Xu Chen, "Yes."

Ming Teng turned his horse around, "Let's go back to the city."

There are many people entering Beijing every day, and one needs to queue up in a long line to enter the city. Ming Teng and Xu Chen do not have to queue up when they come back, and they take out the token to give to the soldiers guarding the city.

Xu Chen moved his ears, "I really want to hear someone calling your name."

Ming Teng took back the token but didn't leave in a hurry. He listened carefully, "Hey, someone really called my name."

Xu Chen was curious and went to look for the direction of the sound. He saw a carriage and a young man half-stuck out of the window, waving his hands vigorously. Xu Chen, "......"

Ming Teng was delighted and turned his horse around, "So it was you, you are really good. You didn't write to tell me when you returned to Kyoto."

Ran Xun didn't get off the carriage, because it was his turn to go into the city. "I wanted to give you a surprise."

Ming Teng didn't believe it. When he got married, the boy wrote to him saying that he would come back next year. "You didn't run away, did you?"

Ran Xun froze, "No."

Ming Teng realized the truth and turned to Xu Chen and said, "You go back first."

Xu Chen nodded, "Okay, I can finally rest. I will go back to Prince Qi's Palace first."

After Ran Xun and the prince of Qi left, it was his turn to enter the city. After entering the city, Ming Teng got off the horse and sat in the carriage. "Tell me, what trouble did you get into?"