Chapter 172 Regarding the appointment of Yao Guangxiao, he traveled to various overseas countries, turned the tide and became a demon monk in troubled times.

"Yao Guangxiao, have you been living comfortably in Prince Jin's Mansion these days?"

After the matter of Song Lian came to an end, Zhu Gang returned to the Prince of Jin's Mansion, then summoned Yao Guangxiao and asked him softly.

"Naturally comfortable."

Although Yao Guangxiao didn't understand what Zhu Gang meant, he still smiled and nodded.

Everything you need for food, clothing, housing and transportation is available, and there are no restrictions. How can this life not be wonderful?

But for Yao Guangxiao, this was not what he wanted most.

But if you ask him what Yao Guangxiao’s ambition is?
A minister who governs the world.

wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang never lacked capable ministers under his command, and the court at that time was also full of talented people.

For Yao Guangxiao, who was only seven years younger than Zhu Yuanzhang, even if he could achieve something, it would probably be difficult for him to stand out.

What about being a minister in troubled times?

It doesn't feel right either.

Although the current Hongwu reign cannot be considered a prosperous era, the people already have hope.

Everything is developing in an orderly manner and in a good direction, so how easy is it to create chaos?
What's more, Yao Guangxiao was proficient in astrology and divination, so he could naturally detect some clues.

The world is about to enter its first prosperous era in thousands of years.

The brilliance of the emperor's star and the twinkling of the stars all indicate the Ming Dynasty's enduring fortune for a thousand years.

Of course, this is a bit metaphysical, but the ancients have always believed in metaphysics and were extremely awed by what their ancestors passed down.

To put it bluntly, celestial phenomena are the result of human power. Without human persistence, how could we have such celestial phenomena today?

And all these changes are directed at Zhu Gang, the Prince of Jin in the Ming Dynasty.

That's why Yao Guangxiao was born and became a disciple of Jin Wang Zhu Gang.

I want to see whether this so-called prosperous scenery was created by this person?
After all, if one wants to be a minister in troubled times, joining the army of Jin Wang Zhu Gang is definitely not a wise choice.

Instead, he should choose a vassal king, wait for the world situation to change, and then take advantage of the situation to rise up and become a dragon.

As for this candidate, Yao Guangxiao had actually already made up his mind.

It was Prince of Yan, Zhu Di.

Because this person is extraordinary, he will surely become famous throughout the world in time.

It’s just a pity that the Zhu family’s momentum of turning into a dragon has disappeared without a trace.

This is also because the fact that King Jin Zhu Gang is in front of him is as solid as iron.

Even if Crown Prince Zhu Biao unfortunately dies young one day, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be ruled by the Prince of Jin in front of him, rather than any other prince or grandson of the emperor.

"Do you know why I kept you in my palace but didn't give you important positions?"

Zhu Gang just looked at Yao Guangxiao deeply and spoke softly.

"Your Highness naturally has your Highness's intentions."

Yao Guangxiao remained very humble and bowed slightly.

Has the mind of those in power been difficult to guess since ancient times?

Let’s put it this way, if we don’t look at it from the perspective of the world, what they do can be said to be arbitrary.

So it is really hard to guess what Zhu Gang is thinking.
"Do you think the current Ming Dynasty is big enough?"

Zhu Gang pressed his hand, motioned Yao Guangxiao to sit down, and then laughed softly.

"The territory is vast, and it is difficult to easily say where it ends. Naturally, it is extremely large."

Yao Guangxiao replied just now after he sat down.

"It's hard to say when the end is coming, so there won't be a need for so many frontier soldiers."

Zhu Gang shook his head gently.

"Ok?"

Yao Guangxiao didn't quite understand what Zhu Gang meant, so he raised his head.

"The territory of the Ming Dynasty includes both visible and invisible areas."

"I really want to go and see it in person, but unfortunately, I can't go there in person."

Zhu Gang's words flashed with regret, and he turned his head to look at Yao Guangxiao and said, "So, I want you to go and see for me how many countries and territories there are outside this vast sea."

In fact, at the beginning, when Zhu Gang recruited Yao Guangxiao, he didn’t know what to do with this old monk.
For this reason, Zhu Gang simply kept him in the Prince of Jin's mansion and provided him with good food and drink.

And don’t think that there were no Jinyiwei around Yao Guangxiao. It was because in addition to the Jinyiwei, Zhu Gang’s Hidden Dragon Guards had already spread throughout the Prince of Jin’s Mansion.

In fact, every move of Yao Guangxiao was in Zhu Gang's eyes, and there was no secret at all.

But we must always find a job for Yao Guangxiao, otherwise it would be a pity to kill such a time bomb who is also a great talent.

Therefore, Zhu Gang wanted Yao Guangxiao to go out to sea and draw a large territorial distribution map with his own talents and strategies.

And he traveled with ease among overseas countries. After all, this was not about promoting the culture of the Ming Dynasty, but about understanding their culture.

In order to facilitate the future, we must not only destroy them militarily, but also invade them culturally to the utmost so that they will be divided from within.

Zhu Gang named it the civilization dimensionality reduction attack strategy!
What do you mean?
It is to allow the civilization of the Central Plains to penetrate into overseas countries, so that they can understand the culture and heritage of the Central Plains, and then disintegrate and divide them from within.

To this end, Zhu Gang has established three strategic plans suitable for dimensionality reduction attacks.

The first set allowed Yao Guangxiao to travel to various overseas countries to promote the superiority of the Central Plains culture and system to young people in these countries.

First teach these foreigners, let them sing Central Plains dramas and dance Central Plains dances. In time, they will definitely learn to think in the Central Plains way.

This is cultural penetration.

At the same time, we will take these foreign students to various overseas countries to let them understand the cruelty between countries and the strength of the Ming Dynasty today, so that they will yearn for it and it will be fundamentally difficult to erase.

As for the cost, Ming Dynasty will cover it.

But behind this seemingly generous suggestion, there are countless dark laws and a huge trap.

That is, this group of foreigners will come to power sooner or later, so we should use their obsession with the Central Plains to keep them firmly in our hands.

Their thoughts will also undergo drastic changes. Although they have never seen the Ming Dynasty, deep down in their hearts, they will also believe that the Ming Dynasty, which can roam the ocean and has powerful military deterrence, is the best.

Then they will create for themselves a scene on the other side of the sea, the Ming Dynasty in the Central Plains, where the air is sweet and the ground is covered with gold.

After they return home, they will attack the systems of their own vassal states. If this group of people are allowed to hold high positions, the Ming Dynasty will have sufficient protection when conquering overseas.

Because they yearn for the life in the Central Plains, and because they yearn for the days of the Ming Dynasty, they also want their country to become the Ming Dynasty, the fertile Central Plains.

As for the second and third sets of strategic plans.

To put it bluntly, it is to distort and defeat them in terms of their human nature.

This will make their values ​​and views on human nature completely clear.

Let them not regard the country as proud, but as humiliated.

This is also to give someone a taste of their own medicine.

After all, as a person from later generations, Zhu Gang, as a man of blood, would definitely remember these plans and strategies in his heart.

From a strategic point of view, Zhu Gang would not bring these foreigners into the Central Plains, but would instead prepare a huge pancake for them. However, whether or not they could eat this pancake depended entirely on Zhu Gang's decision.

But unfortunately, a fabricated pancake will always be a fabricated pancake. You can hear it but you can’t see it.

The enduring heritage and culture will ignite a flame in their hearts, hoping that one day they can become as powerful as the Central Plains.

But little do we know that this is just a beautiful dream. We have something to pursue, but we can't wake up from it.

Until the day they wake up, they will usher in the darkest moment, the country will be destroyed and the family will be ruined. To put it bluntly, it is to expand this pie infinitely, not only to draw it bigger, but also to draw it rounder, and then let them indulge and cannot extricate themselves.

So who is the best person to implement this civilization dimensionality reduction attack strategy?
It was the black-clad imperial teacher Yao Guangxiao in front of him. With this man's talent, he could definitely manipulate those foreign barbarians at will.

It can also better implement this civilization dimensionality reduction attack strategy.

"I go?"

The doubt in Yao Guangxiao's eyes became even more intense.

Zhu Gang should have been able to see that Yao Guangxiao was an ambitious man, so how could he possibly go overseas?

"Yes."

“That’s what you need to do, too.”

Zhu Gang casually threw a memorial on the table to Yao Guangxiao and said, "It contains everything you need to do when you go overseas."

"And if you can implement each of these things perfectly, you can also achieve your great ambitions."

"When the time comes to return to the Ming Dynasty, I will ask for an official title for you, and at the same time, I will let you join the cabinet to preside over the compilation of the Hongwu Code, which will include all the domestic and foreign affairs."

After a pause, Zhu Gang spoke again.

The Hongwu Ceremony.

In fact, it is the Yongle Encyclopedia.

However, Zhu Gang obviously did not want to pass this achievement on to later emperors, so he decided to leave it to the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

The Yongle Encyclopedia consists of 22,877 volumes of main text plus 60 volumes of catalog, totaling 22,937 volumes, divided into 11,095 volumes, with approximately 370 million words.

It brings together about seven or eight thousand books of various types from ancient times to the early Ming Dynasty, covering classics, history, and collections, as well as Buddhist scriptures, Taoist scriptures, medicine, drama, vernacular stories, engineering, agronomy, and other works.

And if all the countries at home and abroad were included, it would definitely be a magnificent masterpiece.

And it can be passed down from generation to generation as a treasure, forever.

"Your Highness, your plan is really to destroy their race, wipe out their descendants, and uproot their roots."

After reading this memorial, Yao Guangxiao took a deep breath.

The content above does not contain any darkness or blood, but every word points to the vital points. It is definitely an extremely vicious plan to destroy the deceased wife's race and its roots.

But at the same time, a hint of restlessness appeared in Yao Guangxiao's eyes.

Those who achieve great things never pay attention to small details.

If Yao Guangxiao could complete this extraordinary and vicious plan on his own, he would definitely be able to go down in history and fulfill his great ambitions.

After all, how can it be more satisfying to stir up the world than to stir up the world?

"Go or not?"

Zhu Gang raised a meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth and said.

"Of course."

Yao Guangxiao nodded decisively without any hesitation.

"However, Your Highness also needs to borrow some manpower from me."

After thinking for a while, Yao Guangxiao spoke again.

"who?"

Zhu Gang opened his hands, indicating that Yao Guangxiao could speak freely.

"A poor, pedantic scholar."

"After all, Your Highness, think about it, how important is the inheritance of Chinese culture?"

"If we let these foreign tribes learn this, wouldn't it make them stronger in disguise?"

"So they want to carry out cultural invasion and cut off their cultural heritage."

"The poor and corrupt scholar is the best candidate."

"Let them publicize their consistent tenets, and take pride in talking about all sorts of things, while other industries, agriculture and commerce are despicable."

"They are based on the culture of the dregs, and they paint a big picture for them, and they want them to enjoy it, thus restricting their development, cutting off their culture, and taking them down a path of regression, from which they will never be able to move forward."

"Then even if Your Highness cannot conquer the overseas countries during his lifetime, this will be a major plan for thousands of years."

"It is to make them close off from the outside world, and to promote the greed, audacity, and extravagance of the rich and powerful, so that they will remember them in their hearts."

"Let them understand that they are born into power, and put all kinds of shackles on them, so that their dynasty will always be in a dark and turbulent period."

"After all, this poor and corrupt scholar is much better at playing with right and wrong than me, Yao Guangxiao."

A warm smile as usual appeared on Yao Guangxiao's face, and he stood up, looked at Zhu Gang and bowed slightly.

"Where there is oppression there will be resistance, and where there is resistance there will be suppression. Smoke of war is rising everywhere, and wars are raging."

"Isn't this the lesson left by our ancestors? Let's leave the lesson of our ancestors to them."

"Let them make no political achievements and use the methods of poor and corrupt scholars to govern the country."

"They will be consumed in internal strife until their national strength is exhausted. Once our Ming cavalry comes out, who will be able to compete with them?"

"After all, my goal is not to make them surrender, but to incorporate their land into the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Gang also stood up slowly, looked at Yao Guangxiao with great admiration and said with a smile: "Yao Guangxiao, you are really a great talent for the country, I like you."

"Your Highness is so complimentary."

Yao Guangxiao still said modestly.

When it comes to poison, each one of them is more ruthless than the other.

But this is from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, they are not wrong.

After all, a man of small mind is not a gentleman, and a man without cruelty is not a man. Since we want to conquer at home and abroad, we must not be merciful and leave endless troubles.

"Still calling you Your Highness?"

Zhu Gang glanced at Yao Guangxiao and said softly.

"Your humble servant Yao Guangxiao pays respects to the lord."

Yao Guangxiao understood the meaning of "Cut out steel" instantly without any hesitation. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

The black-robed imperial teacher, the evil monk in troubled times, Zhu Di's greatest helper, he becomes the lord today and will be a member of the Jin Wang Party from now on.

"Everyone likes to call me Third Master."

Zhu Gang walked towards Yao Guangxiao, helped him up, and then smiled softly, "Since ancient times, there has been an old saying in the Central Plains, that is, there are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants."

"Although you are a monk, you have returned to secular life now. You still need to marry and have children."

"I will find a good girl for you in the next few days. After all, the sea is rough and I don't want you to lose your bloodline."

"So after you leave your bloodline behind, you will go overseas on my behalf."

"Remember, cultural invasion is a policy, but the distribution of overseas territories is also of paramount importance."

After saying that, Zhu Gang walked out of the room, leaving Yao Guangxiao with a bitter smile on his face.

Without descendants, I won’t think too much about anything.

But after that, you will definitely think more about it.

This is an obsession that is deep in my bones and cannot be broken.

　My friend is getting married today and won't finish until tomorrow, so I can only update once in the next two days. Bow to my brothers. I'll take a half-day off and make up for it later. Thanks

　　
　
(End of this chapter)