People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 115 Xu Cunren goes to prison, goodbye Liu Bowen

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the temperature in the imperial study dropped several points.

Zhu Biao's expression changed drastically, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so angry after reading this memorial?
On the other hand, Xu Cunren had a calm face, and he seemed to have predicted how much trouble this item would cause when it was sent to the emperor.

"I didn't want to speak out what was in my heart. A while ago, His Majesty asked the minister to make a rule to hand over the result to His Majesty, but the minister didn't like it. He just wanted to tell the old man to ignore these disturbances and put his love on the pastoral landscape!

But yesterday... I thought I'd give His Majesty an explanation and not run away! "

Xu Cunren's frankness and Zhu Yuanzhang's anger lingered in the study.

Zhu Biao didn't know what to say at this time, what to say?
"So, you said that the direction of my reform of the imperial examination is to put fools in the position, and that I have no tolerance for others...?"

Zhu Yuanzhang endured it to the limit and threw the memorial on the ground.

Xu Cunren knelt down and said nothing.

"Mr. Xu, you have been with me for nearly ten years. Since you came under my command, I think I have treated you well.

Although Guozixue's seat for sacrificial wine is in the Qingshui yamen, it is related to the selection of the imperial examination, and I will be the first to discuss it with you.
Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, they didn't look for them, I think I trust you,
But that's how you see me? "

"My lord, you deserve death!
Your Majesty can kill the minister, but the minister must say what is in his heart,

To select talents for the country, to select talents, if His Majesty asks people to try to figure out the Sacred Heart with selfishness, it will only turn into a dog like a tiger, and it will be useless!

My great Ming is now waiting to be rejuvenated, and it is the time when talents are needed. Your Majesty must miss the future of the country because of selfishness! "

Xu Cunren's words of selfishness made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry. He did have some small thoughts, but if you say it, it is treason.

The heart of the king is unpredictable, not to mention the dark psychology of the king.

For a child like Zhang Yi who is extremely useful to Zhu Yuanzhang, he has tried to kill him several times.

What's more, Xu Cunren?

But the emperor also knew that if he put Xu Cun into prison at this time, his selfishness would be confirmed instead.

Old Zhu sneered:

"I think so in my heart, you, Xu Cunren, are still the roundworm in my stomach, and...

Just like what you said in your memorandum, what is wrong with me reforming like this, thinking about saints and imitating saints?

The holy will is selfish, and the saint never leaves his body... What is wrong with reciting the holy words? "

Xu Cunren was speechless by Zhu Yuanzhang's words. He remembered the meaning of Zhang Yi's words that day,
Perhaps the emperor had already figured out how to find the talents he wanted a long time ago.

Including the high-sounding reason, Zhu Yuanzhang has also found it.

Even he couldn't move easily.

After Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, Confucianism integrated many theories of Buddhism and Taoism, and turned the pragmatic Confucianism to the direction of metaphysics, which indeed greatly enhanced the sanctity of Confucianism and completed the closed loop of logic. Zhengyi Road on Longhu Mountain has not much difference in essence.

"The way is different, don't conspire with each other! Your Majesty forgive me!"

Xu Cunren smiled, bowed his head and confessed.

"Come on, take him down and put him in prison!"

"Father, think twice!"

When Zhu Biao heard the words, he knelt down immediately and interceded for Xu Cunren.

In terms of emotion and reason, Xu Cunren can be regarded as one of his teachers.

"take away!"

The emperor roared, and the guards outside rushed in, carrying Xu Cunren away.

Seeing that the emperor refused to show mercy, Zhu Biao ran out with him.

"Mr. Xu..."

The guards carried Xu Cunren out of the palace and wanted to enter the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"You feel wronged for the time being, I will plead with Emperor Father carefully!"

Xu Cunren smiled: "His Royal Highness has intentions, but since the old man is here, he is already mentally prepared!

I understand your majesty's thoughts, but I still think that your majesty's trip will shake the foundation of the country! "

Zhu Biao lowered his head, but was noncommittal to Xu Cunren's words.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not elaborate on how he would arrange future imperial examinations, he probably knew.

His practice is shallow, and he can't actually see the twists and turns, even the dispute between Lao Zhu and Xu Cunren, he is still at a loss.

"Mr. has his position, and my father has my father's difficulties. Alas, Mr. Ruo just discusses the matter..."

Zhu Biao spoke halfway through, but didn't go on.

Xu Cunren:
"I don't know if I don't say anything, Your Majesty and I still have a chance, but the imperial examination is related to the foundation of the country. If I don't make things more serious, I will be guilty of your Majesty's trust in me for so many years.

Alas, time is fate...

That person said that I was angry, that I should seek good luck and avoid bad luck, but I still chose this path! "

After Xu Cunren finished speaking, he turned around and let the guards escort him to disappear at the end of the road.

Zhu Biao turned around and went back to the imperial study room thoughtfully.

"If you beg for mercy, it will be spared. If I don't kill him this time, it won't be enough to vent my anger!"

When Zhu Biao was kneeling in the imperial study, Zhu Yuanzhang had already started to deal with government affairs, but his voice was cold, and his anger was still lingering when he heard it.

The emperor's will was pressed down like a mountain, and Zhu Biao could feel a trace of alienation in Zhu Yuanzhang's tone,
At this time, he was not the emperor as his father, but Zhu Yuanzhang as the emperor!

"I don't want to persuade you, it's just that I have something to tell my father, please learn from me!"

"you say!"

Lao Zhu suppressed his anger and waited for Zhu Biao to finish.

Zhu Biao said:
"Mr. Xu said something to Erchen before leaving. Someone told him that he has a dead breath..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's pen trembled, and he drew a long black line in the memorial.

He suddenly looked up:
"Someone, who is it?"

Immediately he realized, his face changed slightly:

"Is that the brat?"

Zhu Biao lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye:

"My son doesn't know!"

"If it's that brat Zhang Yi, did he say something to Xu Cunren?"

Old Zhu was full of anger, which turned into a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.

Xu Cunren said that Zhu Yuanzhang could not accept this matter, but if it was Zhang Yi, he would have to think about it...

……

Zhang Yi was worried all night in the Taoist temple.

Although Xu Cunren didn't spend much time with him, this gentleman could make him call him a teacher sincerely in his heart.

He came to Guozixue early the next day, and before he entered, he vaguely heard the discussions of the students on the side of the road.

Zhang Yi went to the school as fast as he could, but he was still nowhere to be seen.

"Sir is in jail!"

Kong Na came to the school earlier than Zhang Yi, and he told Zhang Yi the news immediately.

"Sure enough, the brains of these scholars are all sick. They all told him to seek good fortune and avoid evil, but he still ran to die..."

Zhang Yi was in a trance, his mind was full of random thoughts.

The entire Guozixue was panicked at this time, and no one was in class.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Nanjing, Guozixue was managed by Xu Cunren, and his prestige in Guozixue is unmatched.

"Do you know why sir is in prison?"

Zhang Yi asked Kong Na again, Kong Na shook his head.

His own situation is similar to that of a prisoner, how could he know the news from the palace?
"I've heard some, my uncle said..."

There are many students in Guozixue who have elders in their families, but the big guys piece together a truth.

"I heard that Mr. Xu quarreled with His Majesty because of the discussion about the imperial examination, and Mr. Xu's memorial also said that His Majesty's personal morals are bad..."

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Although there are no specific details about what happened in the palace, everyone can gather the truth by catching wind and shadow.

When Zhang Yi heard these words, his face turned dark.

A sense of self-blame welled up in my heart.

Thinking of the candle-lit conversation with Xu Cunren the night before yesterday, and how he taught himself how to practice calligraphy seriously...

Zhang Yi sighed, and he was no longer as energetic as before.

"Although he must die if he resigns, he originally only wanted to resign, but he went to confront the emperor because of my nonsense,
Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi, you think you are a time traveler and can guide others, but you don't know that you are also an ordinary person who has fallen into the sea of ​​suffering and drifted with the tide!
There is really a storm coming, and there is nothing you can do! "

"What's wrong with you, it's not like you?"

Ever since he met Zhang Yi, Kong Na had never seen Zhang Yiming like this, so he couldn't help but push him.

Zhang Yi came back to his senses, ignored Kong Na, turned around and ran towards the gate of the Imperial College.

At this time, people are panicking, and no one cares about these things.

Kong Na was stunned, this guy looked too weird today.

As for Xu Cunren, Kong Na also liked this gentleman, but not to the extent that he would be devastated when he heard that he was imprisoned.

But Zhang Yi is like this, Kong Na is actually a little concerned.

Seeing the commotion in Guozi Academy, he also gritted his teeth and ran out with Zhang Yi.

"Where are you going?"

Kong Na ran out of Guozixue, but saw Zhang Yi looking for the way.

"I remember that my husband's house is nearby, but it was already late when my husband took me to his house, and I don't remember the way to Nanjing city clearly. I got a bowl of rice from my wife the day before yesterday. I'll go see my wife!"

"You little Taoist priest, I usually think you have no skin and no face, but I thought you were heartless!"

Kong Na satirized Zhang Yi angrily, and seeing that he didn't even bother to refute himself, he sighed:

"I sent greetings to my husband, I will lead you there!"

"Thank you!"

Zhang Yi sincerely thanked him, but Kong Na had never seen it before, so he curled his lips and said:
"It's a repayment of your kindness that day, let's go, if you don't go and wait for the other gentlemen to come out to preside over the order, we won't be able to go!"

Kong Na took the initiative to lead the way, and Zhang Yi followed him.

The two walked through the city of Nanjing to find Xu Cunren's home.

At Xu Cunren's house, Mrs. Xu was in a mess long ago, just crying there.

In front of him, sat an old man in official uniform.

"I just said that the master told me not to keep his meal that day. I thought he was going to be busy with official business in Guozixue... After many years of being a husband and wife, what he was going to do, he didn't even reveal the slightest thing to my concubine... ...Master, are you so willing to abandon us..."

Mrs. Xu's crying made the old man on the opposite side look sad.

He softly comforted Mrs. Xu: "Old sister-in-law, you don't have to worry. Your Majesty has a quick temper, but he is not a person who doesn't know right from wrong. Brother Xu is only in prison, but not convicted!

We old brothers in East Zhejiang will try our best to find a way for Brother Xu. The most important thing for you now is to take care of your health and keep this home. If Brother Xu comes back, something will happen to you...

Those of us are not easy to explain! "

Mrs. Xu got up and bowed after hearing this:

"I'm a woman who doesn't understand anything, and the children are not around, so I can only ask Mr. Liu for the master's affairs!"

The person in front of Mrs. Xu is Liu Ji and Liu Bowen whom Zhang Yi ran into that day.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will do my best. Alas, if I had known that Mr. Xu is so staunch, I might as well have gone straight to the emperor to resign!"

Liu Bowen said he was ready to stand up and leave.

Seeing that Mrs. Xu wanted to see her off, he hurriedly said:
"My sister-in-law stays behind, she's all her own, so you're welcome!"

After speaking, Liu Bowen asked his family to put down a gift, then turned around and left.

It's just that as soon as he went out, he felt someone bump into his arms.

"Ouch!"

A child fell to the ground!

"It's you, why are you here? It's time for Guozixue to attend class, so you play truant?"

Although Zhang Yi was wearing ordinary clothes, Liu Bowen recognized this little Taoist priest at a glance.

He didn't have a good face, and he reprimanded Zhang Yi.

(End of this chapter)