At this moment, another system announcement sounded.
"World Announcement: In order to celebrate the game's fourth year of operation, the system will be holding the second global auction on 5th January in the fifth year of Gaia at ten in the morning. Please look forward to it! Friendly Reminder: Participating in the global auction requires a minimum of one million gold coins. "
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Gaia was rather humane this time. It gave everyone a buffer time to sort out the new system updates and expansion packs. It did not rush to hold the auction.
In a blink of an eye, it was the first day of the first month of Gaia's fifth year.
To Ouyang Shuo, the most pressing matter was to summon a new round of hidden buildings. Other than the routine recruitment hall, there were also the three hidden buildings, the General's Platform, the Tower of Ten Thousand Names, and the Golden Platform.
Perhaps Ouyang Shuo's "Source of Fortune" was really good. After a round of summoning, he gained a lot. It was unknown if it was a coincidence or Gaia's deliberate arrangement, but the civil and military officials were all from the Ming Dynasty.
The recruitment hall summoned a Ming Dynasty prime minister — Yan Song.
Name: Yan Song (Emperor-level)
Dynasty: Ming Dynasty
Identity: Great Xia civil official
Occupation: Civil official
Loyalty: 75 points
[Commander]: 45 [Strength]: 35 [Intelligence]: 80 [Politics]: 88
Specialties: Minister of power (Increases the dynasty's administrative efficiency by 20, increases the dynasty's revenue by 5, increases the dynasty's governance by 10)
Evaluation: Although the peacock is poisonous, it cannot hide the truth. It is a public opinion. However, his actions are not something that a scholar can compare with. Although the recitation is done well, only the eyes are left, so as to show the righteousness of the emperor.
The "History of the Ming Dynasty" listed Yan Song as one of the six treacherous officials of the Ming Dynasty. It said that Yan Song had no other talents and only wanted to curry favor with his superiors. He stole power for twenty years and trusted evil sons, spreading poison throughout the world.
People in China liked to distinguish between black and white. If they were not good, they were bad. If they were not loyal, they were treacherous. It was either one or the other. However, people forgot that there was a golden mean, which was impartial.
Yan Song was intelligent and quick-witted from a young age. He passed the provincial examination at the age of nineteen and became a scholar at the age of twenty-six.
His private life was also very serious and upright. It was almost impeccable. He only married one wife, Ouyang. Lady Ouyang was one year older than Yan Song. She had a face full of pockmarks, but their relationship was very good. Yan Song didn't have many wives and concubines just because he was the Prime Minister.
The Emperor Yan Song had served all his life was the Emperor of Jiajing, Ming Shizong. He was fickle and fickle, and his power and fortune were his own. Accompanying this monarch was like walking on thin ice in a deep forest. He was very much like a daughter-in-law, being bullied by both sides.
In the end, Yan Song was just a scapegoat for Emperor Jiajing. He took the blame for Emperor Jiajing.
Yan Song had been the Prime Minister for more than ten years, but after his house was confiscated, his property was still less than the property of Xu Jie, a famous loyal minister of the same era. Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, and the other Grand Secretaries had excellent reputations among the people and even in the history books. However, their wealth was something that the famous corrupt official Yan Song could never hope to match.
It could be seen that gossip was a fearsome thing.
Of course, Yan Song couldn't be said to be a good official. It was a fact that he clung to his superiors, suppressed political opponents, and connived at his son Yan Shifan's tyranny. Objectively speaking, Yan Song was a very capable and powerful official.
To deal with such a powerful minister, it was up to the ruler to decide how to use him.
Ouyang Shuo was very bold. He directly recruited Yan Song into the cabinet and made him a cabinet elder. For such an old man, Ouyang Shuo only said one sentence, "Cabinet elder, I have made it clear that Yan Shifan will never be an official."
A glimmer of light flashed in Yan Song's cloudy eyes. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
In history, Yan Shifan was actually a time bomb that Emperor Jiajing had deliberately arranged to trap Yan Song. It could be said that he was a classic example of "cheating one's father."
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The honest official recruited by the Tower of Ten Thousand Names was Wang Shouren.
[Name]: Wang Shouren (Emperor Level)
[Dynasty]: Ming Dynasty
[Identity]: Civil Official of Xia Dynasty
[Occupation]: Civil Official
[Loyalty]: 75
[Commander]: 75 [Force]: 40 [Intelligence]: 88 [Politics]: 75
[Specialty]: Study of Mind (Increase the efficiency of the dynasty's administration by 20, increase the level of the dynasty's school by 20)
[Works]: The Complete Works of Duke Wencheng Wang
[Evaluation]: Duke Wencheng Wang was a first-class figure in the Ming Dynasty. He was extremely virtuous, meritorious, and eloquent.
Wang Shouren built a house in the Yangming Cave of Kuaiji Mountain. He called himself Yangmingzi. He was a master of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
In the 12th year of Hongzhi, he became a Jinshi. He served in the Ministry of Justice, Guizhou Longchang Inn, Luling County Magistrate, Right Deputy Imperial Censor, Governor of Nangan, and Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. In his later years, he became the Minister of War in Nanjing and the Left Deputy Imperial Censor of the Imperial Censor.
Because of his military achievements in quelling Chen Hao's rebellion, he was conferred the title of Earl of Xinjian. During the Longqing Dynasty, he was posthumously awarded the title of Duke Wencheng.
As a master of Confucianism, Wang Shouren, together with Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, Mencius, and Zhu Xi, were known as Confucius, Mencius, Zhu, and Wang.
For 500 years, the source of Confucianism was Wang Yangming's "unity of knowledge and action."
Wang Yangming's philosophy, which had always been criticized by people, was a great achievement in the development of Chinese intelligence. Nowadays, there weren't many people who were qualified to criticize it.
Mr. Yangming, who appeared in front of Ouyang Shuo, was thin and his cheeks were sunken in. He looked like a person who cultivated in the deep mountains and not an official.
Ouyang Shuo said, "Teacher Confucius is studying in the Southwest University China Hall. Would you be willing to emulate him?"
Whether it was for public or private reasons, Ouyang Shuo hoped that the School of Heart would be able to shine even brighter in Great Xia. Unexpectedly, Wang Yangming smiled and said, "The Confucianism is about unity of knowledge and action. It can't be perfected in the academy. I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to go to the local area to experience the people's feelings and perfect the Confucianism."
Ouyang Shuo suddenly understood and said with a smile, "Good! North Sichuan Province is lacking a governor. You can go there. "
Wang Yangming bowed from afar and accepted the position.
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The historical talent recruited by the Golden Platform was none other than Yan Song's favorite disciple, Hu Zongxian.
[Name]: Hu Zongxian (Emperor-level)
[Dynasty]: Ming Dynasty
[Identity]: Civil Official of Xia
[Occupation]: Civil Official
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander]: 72 [Force]: 40 [Intelligence]: 80 [Politics]: 85
[Specialty]: Loyal to the country (Increases the dynasty's administrative efficiency by 20, increases the dynasty's governance level by 10)
[Evaluation]: Hu Zongxian is skilled in politics, likes fame, and is talented. Emperor Jiajing called him the pillar of the southeast.
Hu Zongxian's family was a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. In the 19th year of Jiajing, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Shandong's Qingzhou Prefecture, Yidu County. He was promoted to Zhejiang's Inspector of the Imperial Censor. He served as an official for 29 years and was loyal to the country.
During the Japanese rebellion in the southeast, he served as the governor of Zhejiang and fought against the Japanese.
In the 41st year of Jiajing, Hu Zongxian led the war against the Japanese and achieved an unprecedented victory. He gradually pacified the Japanese in Zhejiang and began to exterminate the Japanese pirates in Fujian.
He never thought that the day Hu Zongxian succeeded would be the day his misfortune befell him.
In the same year, the Cabinet Assistant Yan Song was dismissed and his son Yan Shifan was arrested. As a member of the "Yan clique," Hu Zongxian did not have a backer in the imperial court. Under the instruction of the new Cabinet Assistant Xu Jie, Lu Fengyi, the Nanjing Imperial Censor, impeached Hu Zongxian for ten major crimes, including embezzlement of military funds, excessive taxation, and shielding Yan Song.
In the 44th year of Jiajing, two years after Hu Zongxian was dismissed, he was once again taken to the capital. In prison, he wrote the poem, "A treasured sword is buried in the unjust prison, a loyal soul lingers on the clouds."
In the 6th year of Longqing, the imperial court rehabilitated Hu Zongxian and gave him the posthumous title of Xiang Mao.
Ouyang Shuo naturally cherished a capable person like Hu Zongxian, but he did not immediately assign any position to Hu Zongxian.
With Hu Zongxian's talent, the best place to go was to be the governor of a province. However, there were no vacancies in any provinces. Ouyang Shuo planned to wait until Annan was conquered before making further plans.
Ouyang Shuo said, "Ru Zhen, you don't have to be anxious. Stay in the imperial court and observe the affairs. I have my own arrangements."
"I understand!"
Since his advisor, Yan Song, had already entered the Cabinet, Hu Zongxian was naturally not in a hurry.
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The general recruited by the General Selection Platform had a history with Hu Zongxian. It was the famous Ming Dynasty general, Qi Jiguang.
[Name]: Qi Jiguang (Emperor-level)
[Dynasty]: Ming Dynasty
[Identity]: Great Xia General
[Occupation]: High-level general
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander-in-Chief]: 78 points [Martial Power]: 70 points [Intelligence]: 50 points [Politics]: 55
[Specialty]: Famous Anti-Japanese General (Increases the troops' attack power by 25, increases the troops' naval combat level by 15, increases the troops' marching speed by 20)
[Works]: "Ji Xiao's New Book" and "Records of Troop Training"
[Remarks]: Jiguang was a general who gave strict orders and was trustworthy when it came to rewards and punishments. His name spread far and wide, and he had defeated many great enemies time and time again.
Qi Jiguang trained his troops well. The new army that he trained was known as the "Qi Family Army."
He created the Mandarin Duck Formation and the Chariot Battalion, which were renowned throughout the world, and were known as the best weapons against the Japanese pirates.
Qi Jiguang was also an outstanding weapons expert and military engineer. He modified and invented various fire weapons and improved weapons and equipment, such as the Qi Family's military knife and the wolf's horn, which was specially used against the Japanese pirates.
He built large and small warships and chariots, making the Ming Dynasty's waterway equipment superior to the enemy.
In addition, Qi Jiguang was creative in building hollow enemy towers on the Great Wall, which could be used to attack and defend. It was a very unique military project.
Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate to appoint a famous general like Qi Jiguang as the admiral of the coastal fleet. He immediately took up the post and was responsible for contending against the three fleets of the [Yan Huang Alliance] in the north.
At this point, the Ming Dynasty generals occupied half of the Great Xia Navy and were the mainstay of the navy.
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The Great Ming Dynasty was plagued with internal and external troubles since Emperor Jiajing. It was a dynasty full of tragedies. Other than Wang Yangming, Yan Song, Hu Zongxian, and Qi Jiguang all ended up in a miserable state.
Not only them, but even the famous Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, and Hai Rui did not have a good ending and all of them ended up in tragedy.
It could be said that it was the tragedy of an entire era.
Perhaps it was fate, but these capable officials and famous generals gathered in the Great Xia Dynasty and were entrusted with important tasks by Ouyang Shuo. They threw themselves into a huge wave that was completely different from the Ming Dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo looked forward to these people bringing a new atmosphere to the Great Xia Dynasty. Today, the Great Xia Dynasty could not follow in the footsteps of the Great Ming Dynasty.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was receiving Yan Song and the others, there was a sudden change in the Central Plains.
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