People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 14 From today on, I live for myself
From the perspective of a traveler, the loss of the title Zhang Tianshi doesn't seem to affect anything?
Although the Zhang family will be suppressed by the emperor of Ming Dynasty, they will still be prosperous and rich, and survive until the fall of Ming Dynasty.

But for the current Zhang family, the name of the celestial master is of great significance.

Zhang Tianshi, although he was not officially recognized before the Yuan Dynasty, but after all, the Zhang family regarded themselves as a Tianshi and no one interfered, but now the emperor said, "How can there be a teacher in the sky?", which is equivalent to making the Zhang family give up this name completely?

Even if it is called privately, the emperor probably doesn't care, and they dare not.

The name of this celestial master is too important to the Zhang family, but the name left by the ancestors is completely abandoned in Zhang Normal's hands.

Perhaps the celestial masters of later generations will get used to this humiliation, but as the 42nd generation celestial master Zhang Normal, it is hard to get over it.

Zhang Yi was silent, he thought of his father who was only 39 years old now, and his lifespan was only ten years away.

Ten years later, I, who is only seventeen or eighteen years old, will usher in the funeral of the old man in front of me.

Died at the age of 49, which may be considered normal in ancient times, but it is too weird for a well-cultivated Taoist. If he is not depressed, he may not be able to live a few more years.

"Father, you think highly of me, not to mention us, even if the ancestors are reborn, they will never change the king's mind. He is Zhu Yuanzhang...

Moreover, behind the Zhu family, there will be several heroes, and with them, don't even think about it! "

Lao Zhang didn't grasp the details of Zhang Yi's words, he only knew that the emperor admired Zhang Yi very much, and this might be the only chance for the Zhang family.

"Do your best and obey the destiny, I only need a promise from you!"

"That's fine, I'll do my best!"

Zhang Yi had no choice but to agree to Zhang Normal's request. He clearly saw that Zhang Normal seemed about to burst into tears, but he took it back.

In life, everyone has their own persistence!
Although Zhang Yi didn't understand why his father had such confidence in him, he agreed.

At least he thought in his heart that he would live a few more years anyway.

Otherwise, there would not be the embarrassing scene where Zhang Yuchu died too early, but Zhang Yuchu did not receive the inheritance from the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and had to learn Taoism from others.

With Zhang Yi's promise, a big stone fell in Zhang Normal's heart, and his spirit was also boosted a lot.

Seeing these changes in Zhang Yi's eyes, he felt more and more that his father's early death was probably related to his position as a celestial master.

After Zhang normal completed the biggest request in his heart, he began to chat with his son.

The father and son have never chatted like this for so many years. At the beginning, he treated Zhang Yi as a child and taught him dutifully.

Immediately afterwards, he realized that Zhang Yi had led the topic unknowingly.

Only then did Zhang Normal realize that in the conversation between him and Zhang Yi, he unconsciously used the attitude of treating his peers to communicate with him. He had just noticed this subtle change, but Zhang Yi did not.

By default, his son is Zaohui, and Zhang Normal is not surprised by this kind of thing.The father and son talked at night by candlelight, and gradually resolved some knots in their hearts.

It's just that Zhang Normal also understands that if Zhang Yi wants to completely eliminate the estrangement from him, it may be extremely difficult...

Waking up early the next day, Zhang Yi found that Zhang Normal had woken up.

"You're up, I've prepared the place you need, come with me!"

Zhang Normal led Zhang Yi out and walked in Nanjing.

In Nanjing at the fourth watch, the people of Yingtianfu got up early to run around for their lives.

There was endless hawking on the street, and Zhang Yi looked around curiously. This was the first time he had seen such a Nanjing.

Everyone came and went in a hurry, the common people were busy with their livelihoods, but the officials and lords began to prepare to go to the palace for the morning court.

"Freshly baked buns..."

"Rang Rang, Rang Rang, my master is going to go..."

"Sit inside, guest officer!"

Zhang Normal turned a blind eye to the things around him, just bought two buns on the side of the road and stuffed them for the hungry Zhang Yi.

The father and son walked out of the city all the way, and not far away, Zhang Yi saw a dilapidated Taoist temple.

"The concept of pure heart? Is this where I will end up in the future?"

However, he did not expect that his father would actually place him in a dilapidated Taoist temple.

"You taught me the Zhang family to keep a low profile. Many of the Zhang family's properties were returned to the court when my father was about to bid farewell to the emperor, so I can only arrange this Taoist temple for you!
Father knows that you have great wisdom, but you are still young after all, I will leave Deng Zhongxiu to take care of you, and when I send a reliable elder from Longhu Mountain, let him return to the mountain!
Longhushan will send people to send some money down every year, but not too much. As you said, since His Majesty pays attention to Longhushan, we should keep a low profile!

When I get back to Longhu Mountain, I will rectify the atmosphere of Longhu Mountain and strive to satisfy the one in the palace! "

Zhang Normal is cautious, seemingly explaining to Zhang Yi, but in fact he wants to ask Zhang Yi for advice.

Zhang Yi heard the words, noncommittal.

He can foresee the fate of Longhu Mountain in the next few hundred years, and knows that nothing major will happen to Tianshi Mansion.

The Zhang family, after all, still has value in the emperor's heart, and the threat is not high. As long as they don't die, they will basically pass smoothly.

Of course, if his elder brother was to cause disaster in the future, it would be easy for the imperial court to get rid of him.

He remembered this incident, turned around and said to Zhang Normal:

"Father, there are no other major issues, but you must do a good job in the education of eldest brother. He is smart and studious. You and mother like him very much, but it is also easy to develop his arrogant temper. Our old Zhang family needs to keep a low profile. This future is very difficult. You will suffer a lot...

Also, you also cultivate your body and mind, there is no need to be depressed because of this shitty thing, and you should take less pills..."

Zhang Yi took the trouble to vaccinate Zhang Normal. He always felt that his father died early, and it was most likely related to taking pills indiscriminately and being unhappy!

Zhang Normal stared at Zhang Yi blankly, feeling that the kid seemed to have something to say.Thinking of Zhang Yineng's prophecy that the Zhang family would lose their status as celestial masters, he also paid attention to this kid's advice.

Moreover, being cared by this evil star, Lao Zhang actually felt warm in his heart...

"Take care of yourself, don't keep your mouth shut all day long!"

Zhang Normal hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't dare to remind Zhang Yi. Instead, he hinted at it mildly. Finally, he added:
"Your Uncle Huang is a character. Be polite to him. If he is willing to help you, it will be much easier than your father!"

Alright, let's go back, I will announce to everyone that I am keeping you in the capital, but I won't mention the specific reasons, let's keep a low profile! "

After Zhang normal finished speaking, he turned around and went out the door first.

Zhang Yi touched every plant and tree in the Taoist temple, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Let's be a Taoist priest for the time being. I'll see if I can change my membership when I have a chance? From now on, I will be alone... Although this is a little earlier than my original plan, from now on, I will only live for myself!"

Zhang Yi talked to himself, and after finishing speaking, he turned around and chased after Zhang Normal's back.

What the father and son didn't know was that the content of their chat yesterday and their whereabouts today had long been on the emperor's desk.

"This Zhang is usually frightened by me, so he chose a dilapidated Taoist temple for his son?"

The emperor put down the secret music and handed it to Zhu Biao, still a little displeased.

Zhu Biao smiled:

"Father, don't blame Daoist Zhang for being frightened. After all, you told me everything you found on Zhang Family Mountain. He doesn't doubt that you have talents on Longhu Mountain! Besides, he didn't guess wrong. Yesterday they chatted with their father and son. Isn't the content here?"

Old Zhu snorted coldly, knowing that what Zhu Biao said was reasonable, he was allowed to monitor others, but he was not allowed to be careful, so he purposely found a dilapidated Taoist temple, so that his son's every move would not be monitored?

"This child is weird!"

Zhu Biao pointed to the last paragraph of Mizuo and said to the emperor.

(End of this chapter)