After Shen Yichen's words came out, everyone participating in the celebration banquet all looked at him. Many people's eyes were full of surprise and shock.

After experiencing the weakening of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the literati in the Ming Dynasty no longer had the bloody and tough temperament of being a general or a prime minister, using pens and swords.

Even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the warriors were still treated like pigs and dogs. They talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but they themselves became a lamb to be slaughtered.

Even in the early to mid-term, with the decline of military commanders and kinship, on the surface, the literary world of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have a lot of backbone, claiming that there was no reconciliation, no compensation, and so on.

But appearing tough on the surface is of no use. If you don’t join the army to serve your country and respect the soldiers, who will help you fight the enemy in battle, and who will protect your home and country?

When looking at specific examples of this phenomenon, just like today, most literati agree with Liu Qiu Shangshu and believe that the Battle of Luchuan was a waste of lives and money, and that education should be promoted and the other side should be moved by Confucian benevolence and righteousness.

Therefore, no one stood up to refute Meng Fan's remarks. Only Li Min, as an official of the Ming Dynasty, had to stop him.

These new generation literati, because they still have military commanders and relatives, have not come to the point of despising martial arts and warfare. However, the seeds in their hearts that value literature over martial arts have already taken root and sprouted, and they have been transformed from generation to generation.

"Shen Yichen is the leader of the Little Three Yuan case, but he still has the spirit of a military commander deep down."

"Of course. Have you forgotten that his father is Duke Cheng?"

"Although what Shen Yichen said is correct, the Battle of Luchuan has been fought twice so far, which has cost people and money, and we can no longer fight it."

"That's right, just look at Meng Fan and you will know that the chieftains from the border areas have been educated, so why bother to use weapons again?"

Everyone in the courtyard was whispering, and most people had a sense of superiority over the Ming Dynasty, and they still agreed with Shen Yichen's saying that the whole world is not the king's soil, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers.

It's just that this kind of recognition is not based on force, but on the merits of culture and education, which is really funny.

Without the military force of the Ming Dynasty as a backing, would the descendants of the chieftains of Luchuan be civilized? Without the military guards of Yunnan and Guizhou, today, under the expansion of the chieftain's appointment law, it is not certain whether Luchuan is still a royal land.

"Okay, since it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, then our tribe is also the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Why does the Holy Spirit continue to conquer it today?"

Meng Fan was still not convinced by Shen Yichen, but looked for loopholes in his words to refute.

"Then we have to ask why you resurrected and then rebelled, and why you rebelled and then came back again."

"That's because the Ming Dynasty wanted to split up my tribe, divide our land, and establish Han officials."

"Since this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, why can't ministers of the Ming Dynasty do this?"

The debate between the two people began to involve the real core part, which was the reform of the southwest frontier that had been implemented since the Ming Dynasty!

To put it simply, the so-called reform of the native chieftain system is to abolish the original chieftain system of ethnic minorities in southwest China and replace it with direct management by officials appointed by the central government.

For example, in the area of ​​Luchuan, the original chief minister was the Tu emperor. On the surface, he submitted to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it was a country within a country.

Therefore, after Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty attacked Yunnan, he established the Lucchuan and Burmese Military and Civilian Propaganda Department here, intending to assign central officials to manage it.

When Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, directly asked the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Shengyong, to control Yunnan, it was also from this moment that Yunnan was truly included in the Han Dynasty and could no longer be separated.

The reason why Shen Yichen stood up and spoke was because he stood at the height of history and knew very well that those battles in the Ming Dynasty that seemed to waste lives and waste money in the southwest had a great positive significance for the stability of China's territory in later generations.

Just like most history books have commented on the cruelty and cruelty of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the brutality of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. But without them to expand the territory after completing the unification, how would future generations have fertile land for cultivation?

Therefore, Shen Yichen's actions have nothing to do with the bloodline of the literati.

"Oh, I won't argue with you, anyway, you will always be the right one!"

In fact, Meng Fan knew very well in his heart that from the day Luchuan Chieftain chose to submit to the Ming Dynasty, the other party already had the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers.

If the king wants his ministers to die, they will all have to die. Now it is just a matter of returning home. Where do you have the legal principles to rebel?

But understanding in my heart does not mean accepting it. I used to be the emperor of the country with high mountains and rivers, but now I have become the people under my rule.

Even the tribesmen were prejudiced and despised by the Ming Dynasty, and were not truly treated as equals. Even the "united front" targets like themselves were regarded by Ming Dynasty officials as their educational achievements, and they were pulled out to show off from time to time. For literati What an insult!

This is where Meng Fan's heart knots.

To be honest, Shen Yichen can understand some aspects of Meng Fan's thinking. It's just that the two sides have different positions. Unification of the world is the general trend and will not change due to personal wishes.

"The debate on this matter ends here. Meng Fanru, if you continue to discuss government affairs, I will expel you from your position."

Seeing that the two sides had fallen into the ever-lasting topic of "the difference between China and Yi", Sun Tixue finally stepped forward to stop it.

Unlike administrators like Li Min who could only give verbal warnings, the academic governor was in charge of the culture and education of a province and could expel junior titles such as scholars at any time.

So either Sun Ding is not serious, and once he becomes serious, your fame amulet will not be so effective.

Sure enough, after hearing Sun Ding's words, Meng Fan, who had been full of complaints before, could only stop his activities, sit down and shut up.

As for Shen Yichen, since the other party has stopped talking, he has no interest in continuing the argument. Compared with this kind of verbal dispute, Shen Yichen actually believes that the truth is only within the range of cannons.

Of course, now that I am a scholar, I still need to keep a low profile for the time being with such simple and crude remarks about force.

In this way, a celebration banquet that was supposed to be lively and lively became troubled one after another. As a result, at the end of the banquet, Sun Tixue and others were not very interested in talking anymore, and declared the end after a few simple words.

In the Xuezheng Yamen, watching the students leave, Sun Tixue had a thoughtful expression on his face.

After hesitating again and again, Sun Ding still opened his mouth and asked Ying Tianfu Yin beside him: "Master Li, have you ever felt before that Shen Yichen's aura does not look like a scholar, but more like a military general who has been on the battlefield all year round?"

"I do have this feeling, maybe it has something to do with Duke Cheng Guo."

Li Min also felt that Shen Yichen was different from ordinary literati. He seemed to be more interested in border martial arts and did not like to get involved in all kinds of frivolous writing.

But after thinking about it, he is Zhu Yong's son. Duke Cheng has been on the battlefield all year round, so he will definitely be affected a little.

"Yeah?"

Sun Tixue looked into the distance. At this moment, he suddenly felt that he did not know Shen Yichen as well as he thought.

At the exit of Xuezheng Yamen, Shen Yichen and Meng Fan met again. Because of the previous dispute, neither party had a good look at this moment.

"Shen Yichen, I know that you are the son of Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong, and you are used to conquering and killing border tribes. But have you ever thought that wherever the soldiers go, there will be corpses everywhere, and your hands will be stained with the blood of civilians? "

Meng Fan's words may have some effect if spoken to traditional Confucian scholars.

But Shen Yichen remained unmoved at all.

"I only know that if the Ming Dynasty soldiers had not arrived, then the people on the border of the Ming Dynasty would have shed blood. Do you dare to say that the Luchuan tribe did not commit plunder?"

In other respects, Shen Yichen is rarely so aggressive. Even if others are ridiculing him behind his back, he often chooses to ignore it.

But this time when facing Meng Fan, Shen Yichen always argued with him, because this was not for his own personal interests, but for the rights and interests of the Chinese people.

The emergence of one Annan in history is enough, and Yunnan must not be allowed to become the second Annan.

"In the end, people with different paths cannot work together. I will continue to fight for my own people."

Meng Fan knew that he could not convince Shen Yichen, but he also did not want to see his own people facing the Ming Dynasty's blade.

"Then this may be the only way we have the same thing."

Shen Yichen replied lightly that he would also fight for China. After saying this, he turned and left.

From the God's perspective of history, Shen Yichen knew very well that the Second Conquest of Luchuan, which the army won in February this year, was far from the end. In the 13th year of Orthodoxy, a larger-scale Third Conquest of Luchuan would be launched.

Even Luchuan's troubles continued until the Battle of Bozhou, one of the three major campaigns of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. Countless soldiers and border people were trapped in the quagmire of war.

After all, this war will only end if one side falls completely.

Walking slowly on the way home, Shen Yichen did not think too much about what happened at the celebration banquet.

Because this kind of family, country and world affairs are still far away from me at the current stage, it is a problem that the senior people in the center of power should take into consideration. I am only a scholar of the first generation, with only passionate words and bold words, how can I affect the current situation.

In the small courtyard at the corner of the street, Mrs. Shen was pacing back and forth anxiously. When she saw her son coming back, she immediately went to greet her and said, "Chen'er, come in quickly and take a look. The Duke of the State has written for you from the capital. Letter."

In fact, Mrs. Shen had received this letter from Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, at noon. However, she didn't know much about reading and couldn't understand it when she opened it, so she had to wait anxiously for Shen Yichen to come back.

Zhu Yong writes to me?

When Shen Yichen heard the news, he felt puzzled. Li Da had not yet brought the letter of recommendation he had written to Duke Cheng to the capital.

Unexpectedly, I received a letter from the other party first.

In the seventeen years since he was born, Shen Yichen has never received any letters from Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong. He even doesn't believe that this cheap man would write to him. Could it be that his mother recognized the wrong person? Bar?

With this doubt, Shen Yichen walked into the room. There was an envelope on the table. The opening was sealed with fire paint, and it also had Duke Cheng's personal seal stamped on it. In theory, no one would dare to forge it.

"Mom, do you know why the Duke wrote to me?"

Shen Yichen asked casually. His understanding of Duke Cheng was definitely not as good as his mother's.

"I don't know, let's open it and take a look."

Mrs. Shen urged, feeling excited and looking forward to it. This was the first time that the Duke of Guo wrote a letter to Chen'er.
Chapter completed!