Yang Cong, a person from Zhao Shichun, has talked to him several times. He is indeed very upright and has outstanding talent, but he is too stubborn.

You said that no matter how good you are for the country and the people, you cannot argue with Jiajing, right? If you have any reason, can you beat the emperor?

There are very few people who are upright these days. Yang Cong really doesn't want to watch him ruin himself in vain.

He took the memorial and "appreciated" for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Brother Jing Ren, I dared to ask, what is the purpose of your memorial?"

Are you talking nonsense?

Zhao Shichun said inexplicably: "Of course, I want the emperor to return to the wrong path, be diligent in government affairs, govern the Ming Dynasty well, and make the country and the people safe. The emperor now believes in the illusory way of immortality and is becoming more and more negative about government affairs. This will definitely not work."

I'm dizzy and I'm still lost. I'm lost. Is it you who's lost?

Yang Cong did not say that, but pretended to admire: "Brother Jing Ren's intention to serve the country and the people is really admirable!"

Zhao Shichun immediately showed a hint of complacent expression, but said modestly: "I've been too awarded, I've been too awarded."

Yang Cong suddenly asked again: "Brother Jing Ren, based on your understanding of the emperor, do you think the emperor will listen to you?"

this!

Zhao Shichun's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed. With his understanding of the emperor, the emperor certainly would not listen to him. When the ceremony was discussed, the emperor almost fought with all the civil and military officials of the court. In the end, the emperor forced the respected minister Yang Tinghe to dismiss him and replaced him with Zhang Cong, a Jinshi of the Ministry of Rites who was still a white person at the time.

When it comes to the stubborn donkey's temperament, he is far inferior to the emperor.

He thought about it and then said righteously: "The Emperor will not listen to me, but someone must remind the Emperor that it is not. We know people cannot ignore the country and the country for our own safety."

I'm so stunned, there's a man of knowledge, you idiot!

Yang Cong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Jing Ren, you have never thought about what the result will be after you hand over this memorial?"

Zhao Shichun had really thought about this, and he said fearlessly: "At worst, you can be imprisoned by the emperor and sentenced to a few days of punishment, and then you will be dismissed from office and removed from office."

You still know the result.

Yang Cong immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

Then?

Then there was nothing. I was dismissed from office and removed from my post. Basically, there was nothing. The emperor could not have recruited him, a rebel minister who had been repeatedly taught, back.

Zhao Shichun looked at Yang Cong for no reason, wondering what he meant.

Seeing his stunned look, Yang Cong couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Jing Ren, I dare to ask, what do you think is the benefit of doing this for the country and the people?"

Zhao Shichun is not an idiot, so he can naturally understand Yang Cong's words. There is no benefit in doing this for the country and the people. He just took himself in for nothing.

Thinking of this, his face couldn't help but look dark and he became depressed.

Seeing his expression, Yang Cong hurriedly rang the railway while it was hot: "Brother Jing Ren, you are the third in the second place. Now you have entered the Hanlin Academy. If you are diligent in serving as an official, it is not a problem to be a prime minister in the cabinet. Think about it, if you can become a prime minister in the cabinet, how many good things can you do for the country and the people?"

this.

Zhao Shichun's face slowly showed a look of struggle. What Yang Cong said made sense, but his stubborn donkey's temperament could not turn around for a while.

Yang Cong then whispered: "Brother Jing Ren, to be very disrespectful, this emperor will always have a day in the past. The Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed now, so we still have a chance."

I'm so dizzy that you can say all this, you're even more powerful than me!

Zhao Shichun was really shocked when he heard this, but after the shock, his stubborn donkey's temperament seemed to have calmed down.

After thinking carefully, what Yang Cong said was indeed reasonable. Why should he sacrifice himself for nothing and retain a useful body in order to truly contribute to the country and the people?

Thinking of this, he directly snatched the memorial from Yang Cong's hand and tore it in half. Then he said with sincerity: "Brother Qingfeng, you are right, Brother Wei is indeed too reckless."

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this upright man was saved.

Immediately afterwards, he and Luo Hongxian began to discuss the compilation of "Theory of Studying Things and Knowing Knowledge. Geography Chapter".

Zhao Shichun did not leave. He listened to him for a while and couldn't help asking: "Brother Qingfeng, why do you spend time discussing this unpopular map?"

Unpopular?

Well, what Zhao Shichun said has some truth. Geography knowledge is indeed unpopular these days, and few people have studied it at all.

However, Yang Cong not only wanted to compile a geography book, but also a set of encyclopedias. Just in time, Zhao Shichun is not only talented, but also very idle at this moment. If he has any specialties, he will bring him in to compile "Theory of Studying Things and Learning" together, wouldn't he have another helper?

Thinking of this, Yang Cong introduced in detail the purpose of compiling "Theory of Understanding of Investigating Things and Enlightenment. Geography" and also expressed his idea of ​​compiling an encyclopedia.

When Zhao Shichun heard this, he couldn't help but admire: "Brother Qingfeng, you are the real person who is for the country and the people. You have received education for your brother."

Yang Cong hurriedly said modestly: "I dare not say that. Everyone encourages you, by the way, Brother Jing, do you have something that you are particularly interested in? Why don't we compile this set of "Theory of Investigating Things and Achieve Knowing" together?"

Zhao Shichun thought about it and then said embarrassedly: "I will not hide it from the fact that Brother Qingfeng is interested in military tactics. Brother Qingfeng has also been determined to lead the army to defeat the Tartars and resolve the dangers of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, when he was the head of the Ministry of War, he was too reckless when he was appointed as the head of the Ministry of War. Several memorials ruined his future. If I could serve diligently, I should be at least a doctor in the Ministry of War at this time. It is not without hope to lead troops to fight. It's a pity, a pity. The past is gone, let's not talk about these things. Brother Qingfeng, have you ever thought about adding the "Military Arts" to "Survey of Things and Learning". If you have this idea, Brother Qingfeng can do your best."

"The Art of War"?

After thinking about it carefully, he really missed this. It seems that it is really necessary to add this "The Art of War" to "Theory of Investigating Things and Learning".

The reason why he thought this way was not that he despised the previous military tactics. The main focus of the previous military tactics was on cold weapons combat. Now the Ming Dynasty is in a critical period of alternating cold weapons and hot weapons. Perhaps it is because of the lack of corresponding military tactics that thermal weapons have not developed in the Ming Dynasty and ultimately dominate the battlefield. If he could compile a military tactic that adapts to hot weapons combat, it might bring earth-shaking changes to the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Yang Cong nodded solemnly and said, "Brother Jing Ren, this "War Art" is indeed necessary to be compiled, but we should not stick to the previous cold weapon combat strategy, but should focus on studying hot weapon combat strategy."

Cold weapons?

Hot Weapons!

There was no such statement at this moment. Zhao Shichun was confused and said, "Brother Qingfeng, what are cold weapons and hot weapons?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong quickly explained: "Cold weapons refer to weapons that used to be used to be weapons that do not carry gunpowder, and are purely manpower. Heat weapons refer to weapons that contain gunpowder, artillery and other weapons. Heat weapons actually have great advantages. They are much stronger in both range and lethality than cold weapons, and their requirements for the source of troops are not as high as cold weapons. I believe that if they can continue to develop, thermal weapons will definitely replace cold weapons and become the master of the battlefield. However, there is no military strategy related to thermal weapons at this moment, so I want to compile a book."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shichun couldn't help but suspiciously said: "Can thermal weapons really become the master of the battlefield?"

Yang Cong said without hesitation: "Of course, you can, think about it, if tens of thousands of Ming soldiers could be equipped with muskets and thousands of cannons, can the enemies who use ordinary swords, guns, swords, halberds and bows and crossbows compete with them?"

If there were tens of thousands of muskets and thousands of cannons, then it would be necessary to think that if you could overturn tens of thousands of people in one round, would you still need to fight this battle?

However, this is too unrealistic. Zhao Shichun shook his head and said, "If there were so many muskets and artillery, it would be invincible. There could be so many problems. The court now estimates that even thousands of muskets can't be gathered together, let alone tens of thousands of muskets and thousands of cannons."

Yang Cong smiled and said, "Is it impossible? The so-called accumulation of small amounts makes a lot of it, and sand makes a tower. As long as we compile musket tactics and make thermal weapons invincible in actual combat, the number of muskets and artillery will naturally gradually increase."
Chapter completed!