People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 114 Martyr, focus on the little days

"Eat melon?"

Xu Cunren frowned slightly, but he didn't see any melons.

Zhang Yi chuckled and explained: "It's just to watch the fun!
You see, sir, what is a big deal to you is just a trivial matter to me!

In fact, Your Majesty is reforming the imperial examinations and centralizing power, and your colleagues may not care...

This matter itself, Your Majesty has His Majesty's selfish intentions, but on the surface, it has further consolidated the status of Confucianism, dear brothers..."

Xu Cunren sighed, he also understood what Zhang Yi said.

"You think that His Majesty's confinement of thoughts, and the teaching of karma should not be the case, but since Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism was born in the face of the erosion of Buddhism and Taoism, it helped Confucianism complete the establishment of religious authority. In fact, the Confucianism inherited by the sage Confucius also It was also interpreted by the sages and became another look.

The Confucianism before Cheng Zhu may be called half-Confucianism, but the Confucianism after Cheng Zhu is incomparable with Buddhism and Taoism.

If His Majesty goes one step further, it's nothing...

In fact, speaking of it, the teacher is so concerned, but it is a different kind! "

Xu Cunren: ...

Zhang Yi's words touched him.

When the student in front of him began to express his true opinion, it was so sharp that it was harsh.

"According to what you said, your patriarch misinterpreted "Lao Tzu". Could it be the same?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Yi mobilized his sincere power again, and silenced Mr. Xu.

This little guy doesn't even respect his ancestors, so don't expect him to say anything nice to Confucianism.

Zhang Yi's attitude is very simple, he is a melon eater...

The struggle between monarchy and power is just a joke to him.

And after talking for so long, Zhang Yi probably understood the real cause of Xu Cunren's death in history. He refused Zhu Yuanzhang by suing his old age, and he also told Zhu Yuanzhang that I don't want to accept your set.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood this truth, so he simply sent him on the road.

Elder Xu also completed his own martyrdom in his own way.

"Mr. has the style of an ancient gentleman, and this world is indeed not suitable for you, but if you want to retire, give the emperor some face, and wait until next year!"

Having said all that, Zhang Yu felt that he could also repay Xu Cunren's sincerity.

It's just that the old man still didn't turn the corner, and asked unwillingly:

"Then don't set up a stand, how will this matter affect Daming?"

Zhang Yi froze for a moment, then shook his head.

The emergence of stereotyped essays naturally does more harm than good.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart Zhang Yi understands that his pathological distrust of the scholar class will make him more inclined to choose people who can only work but have no thoughts in the selection of talents.

But to put it bluntly, this kind of person is not the kind of person he really wants.

In the third year of Hongwu, Enke was opened, and in the sixth year of Hongwu, the emperor suspended the imperial examination, and continued to use the recommendation system as a way to select officials.

What Lao Zhu was most dissatisfied with at the time was the talents selected in the imperial examination, which he himself thought were useless.

But he also didn't think about it, what is the problem itself?
They also think that others are capable, and limit their subjective initiative.

It is as full of contradictions as the salaries he gives to officials and the expectations of officials.

And even if he restricts it like this, it is impossible to prevent the emergence of famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, those mediocrities who choose to come up are also stupid enough.

He worked hard to restrict officials, but Ming Dynasty was the most powerful dynasty in the civil service group, bar none.

It can be said that some decisions are typical of doing bad things with good intentions.

"It's just a futile and far-reaching change!"

Zhang Yi yawned and didn't want to talk anymore.

Xu Cunren nodded and stood up:
"There is a bed here, you can sleep!"

Zhang Yi was tired, lying on the bed and fell asleep, and not long after he heard his even breathing.

Xu Cunren didn't go back to the house, but sat at the desk thinking about Zhang Yi's words.

Then he picked up the pen and began to write vigorously.

On the second day, Zhang Yi got up from the bed, but Xu Cunren was no longer there.

He walked out of the study, but saw Mrs. Xu busy.

"Son, you're awake!"

"Miss, what about sir?"

"Your husband said that he has entered the palace, and told me not to cook for him. By the way, he told you that you don't need to go to Guozixue today, go back to the Taoist temple!"

Zhang Yi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

When he heard the news that Xu Cunren was going to enter the palace, what did he seem to understand?
"Son, what's wrong with you?"

Mrs. Xu saw that Zhang Yi's face had lost all color, and she came over to ask concerned.

"Everyone has their own way to go. Even if I can see the future, I may not be able to change the fate of others.
It might even push him to his death! "

Zhang Yi already had some regrets, and would talk about those topics with Xu Cunren.

He refused the request to accompany Mrs. Xu to have breakfast, and lost interest. He lost his mind and went back to the Pure Mind Conception all the way!
On the other side, the imperial palace, the Imperial Study Room.

It is rare for Zhu Yuanzhang not to review the memorials today, but to read and compare them in the study according to a few sheets of paper.

Zhu Biao was the only one in the study, and all the other eunuchs were driven out by Lao Zhu. After studying everything thoroughly, he sighed:

"These things are priceless!"

"Father, these waste manuscripts of Brother Zhang's are really a map of the future, and a map of my Huaxia?"

Zhang Yi showed Lao Zhu the world map that day, as well as some drafts that he had discarded.

After Zhu Yuanzhang took these drafts back, apart from reviewing the memorials, he studied these things every day.

It wasn't until today that he came to a complete conclusion.

"That's right, this is a map from the future, otherwise I can't explain why the level of detail of this map is more accurate than the maps I confiscated from the Mongols and the military maps I personally asked people to survey and draw!
Except for some changes in some mountains and rivers, everything else is the same!Really girly Xie Mengmeng, is it true what that kid Zhang Yi said?

If people in the future can't fly, they won't be able to draw this kind of map at all!

If not, it can only be done by gods! "

Zhu Biaoning nodded, there is no need to verify whether Zhang Yi can see the future at all!
And Zhu Yuanzhang affirmed the value of the map, and Zhu Biao was also excited.

He has been with Lao Zhu since he was a child, and although he may not know how to fight, he is no stranger to the means of war.

The most important thing in war is information. A good military map is bought by missing scouts. Even so, the accuracy of military maps cannot be compared with Zhang Yi's manuscripts.

"I have verified that these places were fought by my troops. I know every plant and tree along the way. If this is accurate..." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed his finger to the north:
"Then the coordinates of Mongolia are equally accurate. Although the sea has changed and many place names on it have changed, I only need to ask the scouts to survey this map again in the future to make a military map that is ten times more detailed. With these maps, the efficiency of my soldiers marching in Ming Dynasty will be multiplied several times..."

The more Lao Zhu talked, the more excited he became. As a strategist and military strategist, the role of these maps in his hands is no less than that of thousands of troops.

"I will ask someone to verify the accuracy of this map, and I will re-detect the border of my Ming Dynasty based on this. That kid, you have saved me at least ten years of effort!"

The rarely excited emperor paced back and forth excitedly in the imperial study:

"No, if there is a chance, let him draw a map of the territory of Ming Dynasty. No matter how expensive it is, let him draw it, as well as the resource map..."

Zhu Yuanzhang put his eyes on the wall, and on the wall was the world map that Zhang Yi had marked the resources for him.

The gods in the distance are corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, but Lao Zhu can't get them even if he is jealous.

But there was one place that Lao Zhu was staring at.

It is an island country, and it is also a place rich in silver mines that Zhang Yi said.

Back then, the Mongols once marched east, but they returned to the country because of the typhoon.

These small countries were originally not within the scope of Zhu Yuanzhang's conquests. After all, in terms of the cost of governance, the benefits and costs of these places are not directly proportional.

What the dynasties and dynasties have done to these foreign countries is nothing more than making them superficially submit to the heavenly kingdom and pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

But now...

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, this island country is already a piece of fat meat, but it's a pity that it can only be seen but not eaten for the time being!

"The road has to be walked step by step, and I should send people out to let these small foreign countries know that this day has changed!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang was talking to himself, the eunuch came in to report that Xu Cunren, the son of the state, came to see him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback when he heard the words, then smiled and said:

"It seems that Mr. Xu is ready to hand over his answer!"

"Xuan!"

The eunuch retreated and led Xu Cunren into the imperial study.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, and to Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Mr. Xu please stand up!"

Lao Zhu put away those maps, walked back to his dragon chair and sat down, and asked someone to give Xu Cunren a seat.

"Mr. is here this time, isn't he going to sue me again?"

The emperor didn't get straight to the point, but made a joke with Xu Cunren.

"Those two children, the day I entered the palace, I had a fight, but they made up soon..."

Xu Cunren roughly talked about the grievances and hatreds between Zhang Yi and Kong Na, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao listened, dumbfounded.

They were not surprised that the two children had conflicts, but by what means that kid Zhang Yi used, he was able to subdue Kong Na.

Lao Zhu was a little depressed. He put Zhang Yi and Kong Na in Guozixue, and he didn't have any good intentions.

He used the Zhang family because he was afraid that the Zhang family would gain too much momentum.
Therefore, guiding the courtiers to isolate the Zhang family is also a means of his emperor's mind.

As a hostage of the Kong family, Kong Na came here alone. Under the influence of the elders of the Kong family, that kid should have hatred for the Zhang family?
Did that brat Zhang Yi have the ecstasy drug, so that he brought Kong Jiazi to play truant with him so quickly?
"That bastard, you should hit him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, or angry from embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, no, they are all children!

I think that kid Zhang Yi is actually pretty good. Your Majesty wants to educate the Confucius family, so it's not wrong to follow that kid.

Although there are quite a few students in the Guozi Academy, there are not many who are enrolled at the age of ten and seven. The two children are about the same age, so it is not surprising to play together! "

"Mr. Xu, I found that you seem to be quite optimistic about the second son of the Zhang family, and you care more than the young master of the Kong family!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words are meaningful.

Xu Cunren smiled when he heard the words:
"He really fits the old man's temperament. I'm old, and I'm really moved to love talents when I meet such a child. It's a pity that I don't have this blessing, otherwise I would like to accept him as a disciple!"

disciple?

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son looked at each other. This student and disciple are completely different concepts.

When Zhu Yuanzhang sent Zhang Yi to Guozixue, did he not expect Xu Cunren to be so fond of Zhang Yi?
The emperor remained silent, but Zhu Biao was very happy for Zhang Yi:
"If the master is willing to accept him as a disciple, that is his blessing. If he studies well, I will also ask the emperor for his will, and get rid of his Taoism!
If Mr. really accepts the Zhang family... son, I would like to congratulate Mr. here first! "

Xu Cunren smiled meaningfully, but did not answer Zhu Biao's words.

He took out a memorial and said:

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took Xu Cunren's memorabilia and read it with frost on his face.

Looking up again, the emperor already had killing intent:
"Sir, did you come here today with a will to die?"

(End of this chapter)