People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 146 Obtaining the "Tao" Master, Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Zhang Yi felt a little sympathetic to Kong Na, and he couldn't get around the word traitor.

In fact, from the perspective of future generations, from the perspective of God.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang, the Chinese people's concept of the distinction between Hua and Yi had disappeared for a long time.

The northern Han people and the southern Han people have been separated for hundreds of years and have long since made themselves disagree with each other.

This kind of disapproval is not only because the northerners look down on the southerners, why don't the southerners feel resentment towards the northerners?

In the context of this great era, I want to bridge the North and the South.

We must have common values ​​and common enemies.

The Kong family at both ends of the snake mouse is the best target.

It is inevitable that the Kong family will be hit on the pillar of shame.

Since he couldn't change it, he could only comfort Kong Na.

"You will become Duke Yansheng in the future, and you will experience compensation again..."

Kong Na shook his head and said:
"It's too late, no matter what I do, it's useless, when I become Duke Yansheng, I may not even have the freedom I have now!
After this incident, His Majesty only hopes that we can stay in the Confucian Temple safely. My life can already see the end!

In fact, I am not stupid. I went back and thought about the truth you told me. You said that Zhang's family has the hearts of the people, and I also understand that my Kong family also bears the hearts of the people.

If Grandpa can truly return to the Ming Dynasty, we can probably save our image in the eyes of His Majesty by cooperating with the people of the Confucian family...

well! "

"Then, do you agree with Daming?"

Zhang Yi suddenly asked, Kong Na himself was also confused.

"A few years ago, I actually went to the capital with my grandfather, no, it was the capital of the previous dynasty!

Those people treated grandpa very well and respected me too...

However, they do not abide by the way left by the most holy teacher!

How to say that feeling?

Actually, I can't tell..."

Kong Na shook his head, and said:

"Before I came to Yingtian, my father told me the truth about grandpa. He said that grandpa is a hero, a hero who endured humiliation and protected our Kong family incense!

So when I came here, I was careful,
then isolated...

In fact, I was very unhappy, but very at ease...

Because I feel that the inheritance left by the most holy teacher is still affecting this land.

Even the one in the palace, I don't think he likes the principles of Confucianism,
But he still respects what his ancestors said,

That kind of respect is different from the Mongols,
I don't know how to describe it...

but I……"

"Cultural Identity!"

Kong Na couldn't express the words accurately, so Zhang Yi blurted out.

The four words of cultural identity made Kong Na suddenly enlightened. The awkward feeling of seeing the Mongolian emperor became clear because of these four words.

The distinction between Huayi and Yi is not about blood, but about cultural identity.

The Mongols are very kind to Kong Kejian, and they are extremely gracious to the Kong family, but in the eyes of the Mongolian emperor, there is no sage’s words,

The kingdoms of the Mongols came from horses, and the underlying logic of their rule of the world has never had a place for Confucianism.

It is true that for the long-term stability of the world, they will also treat the scholar-official class well.

Like Kong Kejian, etc., adults will lose themselves in the goodness of the ruler because of their interests.

But as a child, he could feel the alienation and loneliness in it.

"so……

Although life in Yingtian is very bitter, I probably still like it here!

Here, agree with me,

Agree with the truth left by my ancestors..."

Kong Na plucked up the courage to speak his truth, and Kong Kejian, who stayed in the room, burst into tears.

He didn't want to hear it anymore, he lay back silently, and continued to dream...

It's rare for Zhang Yi not to make fun of Kong Na.

This is true cultural identity and one of the most important meanings of the birth of the Ming Dynasty.

"Okay, as long as you have this sentence!
In fact, you don't have to care too much, look at me, you know the identity of my ancestors, my family has been deprived of the position of celestial master,

I don't live very happily!
Brother teaches you a truth, since you can't stop others from defining your family, you should work hard to change the definition of the Kong family in the eyes of others..."

"Get out, you want to take advantage of me again..."

It was difficult for Kong Na to keep his peace of mind while chatting with this little Taoist priest.

Zhang Yi nimbly avoided Kong Na's deadly kick, and simply went to the alchemy room to tinker with his elixir.

What Kong Na needs now is silence, and he doesn't want to join in the fun.

When Zhang Yi left, Kong Na thought of his grandfather.

He walked into the room and saw that grandpa was still sleeping, but for some reason, he felt that grandpa was very sad.

……

palace,

Zhu Yuanzhang will still insist on watching the secret performance sent by the school.

Master Song ate a few dishes yesterday,

Minister of Rites spent the night with that concubine Ji last night...

The emperor found a piece of news about the Confucian mansion from some trivial matters.

Some merchants sent the jade pieces sold by Kong Na back to the Confucius Mansion, which attracted the emperor's attention.

The inspectors have already checked the businessman, and there is probably nothing wrong with it.

At the beginning of the new dynasty, merchants were looking for objects to cling to and use. This kind of thing is also normal, and the emperor put it aside.

What he really cared about was why the Confucian Mansion had to sell their property even though they were not short of food and clothing?
"Could it be that you have learned badly from that brat Zhang Yi, spending money like water?"

The emperor left a word on the secret memorial: check!

Just put it aside.

Immediately afterwards, he asked Zhu Biao to read the memorial to him.

This is Lao Zhu's method of training Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao, who is only a teenager, does not ask him to help him with government affairs, but it is extremely important for him to understand how the country works and how the emperor acts.

"Uncle Xu's battle report also mentioned that the effect of allicin is very good, and it can indeed suppress the deterioration of the gangrene on his body...

Uncle Chang's side, another city...

The shipyard has already been prepared, but the Ministry of Household Affairs said that the money is not enough, and I hope that the father will delay the construction, and wait until the war in the north is stable...

Also... this is a letter from Zhenren Zhang to you..."

Zhang Normal wandered around the Northland for a while.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, he walked on the land in the north, and along the way, Zhang normal would report to Zhu Yuanzhang about the local customs and local conditions.

Sometimes he was in the army and sometimes he was away.

Just like a Taoist who has experienced the world of mortals, he is comfortable when he lives in hardship.

Of course, his most important task is to collect the ancient battlefield surprises for the emperor, bring them back to Nanjing, and pay homage to the heroic spirits.

But this incident itself is a political show.

As long as Zhang Normal is still practicing in the north, he is using the Zhang family's popular support to spread the word to the people.

Lao Zhu was very satisfied with Zhang's normal obedience.
He was about to ask Zhu Biao to write a reply to Zhang Normal on his behalf, when the eunuch came to report, Liu Bowen and Xu Cunren came together.

During this period of time, the "Twelve Volumes of Mathematics" about Zhang Yi had been published as a volume under the emperor's order and distributed to various state capitals.

The mathematics textbook compiled by Zhang Yi, together with the Four Books and Five Classics, has become a must-learn content for students all over the world.

For a time, paper was expensive in Luoyang.

And Yingtian Mansion, Jiming Mountain, and the Imperial College newly chosen by the emperor are under construction in full swing.

In addition to taking care of the teaching of Guozixue and the proofreading of textbooks, Xu Cunren also supervised the construction of the new school.

He was so tired that he lost weight again, but he was full of energy.

"Your Majesty, this is the recommendation list for the Ph.D. degree you want. I have already chatted with several fellows from eastern Zhejiang, and some of them are interested in coming..."

After Xu Cunren reconciled with Liu Bowen, his bad relationship finally eased a little.

Lao Zhu nodded, put the list aside, and stared at Liu Bowen.

"Liu Ji, what's the matter with you?"

Liu Bowen didn't say a word, and silently sent a memorial.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it, but was stunned for a moment:
"efficiency?"

Lao Zhu raised his head and glanced at Liu Bowen. This memorial was related to punctuation marks and other things, but the core content was not these things themselves, but Zhang Yi's "tool theory".

Liu Bowen went to see Zhang Yi, Lao Zhu already knew this.

He also wanted to see what Liu Bowen could hand in when he came back?
Lao Zhu lowered his head and continued to read Liu Bowen's memorial.

Zhang Yi's rhetoric and Liu Bowen's development made him nod frequently.

It's not that he hasn't heard about Zhang Yi's explanation of Xiaoshu and Dao, but even if he is the same person, he will always come up with new arguments when he chats with different people in different time and space.

Art as a tool!

But tools can change the world. This argument is probably because Zhang Yi puts a gentle cloak on his extreme theory.

This seems to be more acceptable.

The road is like a person, and the tools are like a knife in a person's hand.

Without a person, a knife is just a dead thing, but without a knife, people cannot resist the intrusion of the outside world.

Dao and art complement each other,

Just like knowing and doing,
All in one!

Seeing this, Lao Zhu nodded frequently.

There are still some old scholars who are aggrieved about the matter of being admitted to the imperial examination. Liu Bowen's article can be regarded as a theoretical basis for it.

But that's not the point.

Just like writing conveys the way, since art can carry the way, the way can be achieved.

Scholars should not keep silent on things other than principles.

So of course, Liu Bowen included punctuation marks and a strange number as tools for the emperor to promote.

meaning of punctuation marks, meaning of Arabic numerals,

In essence, it is to improve the "efficiency" of enlightenment.

"Very good, Liu Bowen, with your memorial, I can honor you!"

Compared with those emperors who came from aristocratic backgrounds and were well-educated since childhood, Lao Zhu, an emperor who climbed up from the bottom, has already carved down his pragmatic requirements in his bones.

Other emperors may not agree to such a shocking practice of entering the imperial examination in mathematics, so he implemented it.

And Liu Bowen's so-called tool theory, efficiency theory,
It also won the emperor's favor.

"In the future, I will have someone transcribe a copy, send it to the Ministry of Education, and ask them to read it to all officials!

I will also promote the punctuation marks and Arabic numerals you mentioned..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bowen lowered his head and said:

"I don't dare to claim this credit. These theories are actually what I heard from that child of the Zhang family... These arguments are all said by that child. What I have done is just recording and embellishing..."

Old Zhu nodded, Zhang Yi's behavior has been running through his rhetoric that "small tricks can reveal the great way".

What he proposed may not necessarily change the world immediately like the vaccination method, but it also subtly affects the course of history through bit by bit changes.

The so-called avenue is like water, moistening things silently.

Seeing the great way with small techniques, isn't it a kind of truth, a kind of great way?
"This kid actually has a way in his heart..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised when he recalled the memories of his relationship with Zhang Yi one by one.

In his opinion, Zhang Yi in the past had many images. He was a person who was destined to see the future, a Taoist priest with some strange skills.
But Lao Zhu didn't think that Zhang Yi was a master of Taoism.

Have your own ideals, and be able to practice your own path, only then can you achieve the Tao!
"On this point, Zhang Normal can't compare to this rebellious son of his family..."

"His Majesty?"

Halfway through Lao Zhu's words, the whole person was lost in thought.

Liu Bowen reminded him softly, and he came back to his senses.

"Where did you just say, efficiency?

That child is right, everything that can improve efficiency is good for enlightenment and governance!

I will decree to promote these two things, by the way, there may be another thing that can also be promoted..."

Zhu Yuanzhang took out a stack of pencils from his desk and handed them to Liu Bowen and Xu Cunren.

"Someone sent me this strange hard pen from the folks, and after playing with it for a few days, I found that it's not bad!
You two take it back and try it out. If it can improve efficiency, this thing will also be promoted! "

Xu Cunren and Liu Bowen took the pencils and played with them.

"I just thought that this thing can be distributed to scouts, and it is more convenient to use in the army!
If Liu Ji reminds me today, it can improve efficiency, that is, reduce the cost of education.

Then give me a try on this thing, if it can really improve efficiency,
I even promote this thing together! "

"Yes!"

Liu Bowen and Xu Cunren agreed, they should have left, but they refused to leave.

Lao Zhu probably understood what they wanted to say, and asked:
"Liu Bowen, you met the second son of the Zhang family, what do you think of that kid?"

Liu Bowen thought for a while and said:
"This child has the Tao in his heart, but he can bless the common people, and he has a demon in his heart, and he can turn the world upside down!"

"Um……"

"Then suppress his demon nature, Xu Cunren..."

Lao Zhu didn't dwell on this issue anymore, but turned around and asked Xu Cunren:
"Over at Guozixue, have those bastards gone to school honestly?"

Xu Cunren said:

"Since His Majesty sent someone to reprimand them, the other party has been honest to school..."

Mr. Xu smiled wryly. The emperor's so-called reprimand was actually sending boards to the children of various prefectures. The emperor came to "persuade them to learn" in person. Naturally, those children of meritorious officials who played truant did not dare not listen.

Not to mention those who played truant originally, but some dukes' mansions insisted on hiring teachers themselves, and when the emperor got angry, they obediently sent their children to Guozi school.

For the first time since the establishment of Guozixue, there are so many students.

However, this also caused him trouble in management. After all, most of the parents of those children fought desperately on the battlefield.

There are too many heroes under Lao Zhu's hands from the bottom, so family education is very problematic.

"I give you power, if they dare to make trouble, you will beat me severely, and I will take responsibility for what happens to you!"

For heroes like Chang Yuchun, Feng Sheng, Tang He, Lao Zhu used to think that it was not easy for them to teach their sons when their father was working hard on the front line.

Ever since they found out that there was such a scam as Changmao, this incident has risen to the level of shaking Guoben.

So rectifying these heroic children was also put on the agenda by Lao Zhu.

The descendants of civil servants are fine, but the descendants of generals are miserable.

Just like Chang Mao, after being paid close attention to by Lao Zhu, he not only went to Guozi to study the Four Books and Five Classics, cultivate his sentiments, but he could also go back to play after school, and they, the children of military generals, were taken to train by the emperor...

The son of Ying Tianfu's meritorious official, he has long been miserable!

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"By the way, how is the kid from the Zhang family and the kid from the Kong family doing recently?"

The emperor asked a proposition, Xu Cunren smiled awkwardly:
"They haven't been to school for more than ten days. Among them, Kong Na went to Weichen's mansion to ask for leave in person because he wanted to treat his grandfather's illness. He promised that his homework would never be missed, and the minister approved his vacation...

As for Zhang Yi..."

Old Xu really has no way to shirk Zhang Yi, he can't say that he lost the bet with Zhang Yi, so he can't control him, right?
"No reason!"

Lao Zhu was clear in his heart, but on the surface he was furious.

Seeing that the emperor was furious, Liu Bowen sighed and stood up:

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce!"

"Say!"

"I do know why the Zhang family child played truant, it has something to do with Yansheng Gong's mansion..."

Liu Bowen didn't want to take the initiative to tell the emperor about this matter, and he didn't want to make it public about his predecessor Yan Shenggong's medical treatment in the Taoist temple.But now that the emperor poured his anger on Zhang Yi, he felt that he had to explain Zhang Yi.

He told what he saw and heard in Yanshenggong Mansion.

Xu Cunren was also taken aback.

So there is something behind this that he doesn't know?

Zhang Yi can cure diseases, no, this is not a cure...

Seeing Liu Bowen's helpless look, Xu Cunren probably understood why he didn't say this until now.

Most likely, Kong Kejian is not there to cure diseases, but to exorcise evil spirits!

Yan Shenggong went to Longhushan's territory to seek help from others, and if word got out, scholars like them would lose face.

Especially when a bunch of people in the imperial court angered Zhang's family because of the Kong family's affairs, in the end, the two brothers are good, don't they look stupid?
And Liu Bowen himself is the leader of this faction.

"What a system!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he heard the words:
"Could it be that the house I gave Kong Kejian to him is still haunted? It doesn't sound good to hear about it..."

Xu Cunren quickly persuaded:

"Your Majesty, it doesn't have to be haunted, even Mr. Kong, you know, he has heart problems... Kong Na is a filial child, and he and Zhang Yi are also good friends. It's normal to take grandpa to the Taoist temple to relax!"

"Then you have to pay attention to the influence. No, Xu Cunren turned around and told your two students to go to the Confucian Mansion for treatment. Also, if you dare not to attend class in the future, I will hold them to the board..."

Lao Zhu's reaction was bigger than they imagined, Xu Cunren quickly agreed.

The emperor was still unsatisfied, and turned his head to stare at Liu Bowen:
"It's true for you, is it true that you don't plan to tell me if I don't ask?"

Liu Bowen smiled wryly, and hurriedly confessed.

"If it wasn't for that kid's contribution, I would have to give him some support. If you have nothing to do in the future, don't keep running to the Taoist temple, what a shame!

Give me all out! "

The emperor was angry, so Liu Bowen and Xu Cunren naturally did not dare to stay.

As soon as they left, Zhu Biao, who had been silent all this time, laughed.

Emperor Hongwu looked at Zhu Biao coldly, but Zhu Biao was not afraid.

"Father, this kills two birds with one stone!"

(End of this chapter)