People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 207 I Can't Die Anyway, Be a Spy?

Liu Bowen was silent, he actually knew in his heart that he was not as good as Li Shanchang.

It's not that he is inferior in ability, but he knows that his role in the Ming Dynasty is destined to be inferior to Li Shanchang.

As Zhang Yi said, apart from Li Shanchang's ability not being too weaker than him, his most important backing is Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and other heroes who killed the enemy on the battlefield.

These talents are the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty and Li Shanchang's greatest reliance.

He is a civil servant on the surface, but his foundation is martial arts.

So no matter how hard I try, I can't beat Li Shanchang.

It's just that Liu Ji refused to accept it, so he pulled a Zhedong faction to prove that he was not much inferior to Li Shanchang.

Zhang Yi said that he will not be as good as Li Shanchang in the future, and he is mentally prepared.

But if it is said that his title is very low, Liu Bowen is 1 unconvinced.

According to the rules of the previous dynasty, Xu Da believed in the Duke, so the highest title in the Ming Dynasty should be the prince, right?
Li Shanchang, Xu Da and others were crowned kings, how could he also become a duke?

"How bad is it?"

Although I don't like how Zhang Yi pretends to be a ghost, but people are curious after all.

Zhang Yi chuckled:
"Based on your fortune, I guess at most one earl!"

"you……"

Liu Bowen knew that this kid didn't have a single good word in his mouth, so he could say things like the Earl?
He was slightly angry, but quickly calmed down.

Confucius said: Respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance.

He was just asking casually about the matter of ghosts and gods, so why bother to get angry because of Zhang Yi's answer?
Liu Bowen, who had calmed down, continued to ask questions with great interest;
"Then you said that Li Shanchang lived longer than the old man, and his life expectancy is longer than the old man?"

"I don't know, anyway, both of you died unexpectedly..."

Liu Ji: ...

He shouldn't have asked this kid, this guy didn't have a single good word to say.

After a long time, Liu Ji said:
"I heard that you said in the Confucian mansion that your ability to hope for energy is only based on disasters and not on future... What you have seen today really deserves your reputation!"

As Lao Liu said, he laughed to himself:
"I advise you to speak less respectfully in the future, so as not to offend others!"

Zhang Yi chuckled:
"The boy is already low-key enough, but sometimes he can't hide it!

But today I took the initiative to mention the fate of my lord, and I just repaid the favor you gave me!

Taoists do not owe karma, although a poor Taoist cannot seek good luck, but it is still possible to avoid evil!

I know adults don't believe it, but you love it or not!

Pindao thinks he has already paid you back the favor, so Pindao's breath is smooth! "

Liu Bowen sneered:
"I really don't believe it, if you people from Longhushan can really avoid disasters, your father should have foreseen his fate before he came to the capital!
Or, you will remind your dad too! "

Zhang Yi retorted:

"Ordinary people know the magic of fate, how do you know that I didn't remind my father, or that I made the wrong choice to come to the capital from Longhu Mountain?

Perhaps nestling on the mountain, waiting for the emperor's imperial decree to arrive at Longhu Mountain, the result may be even worse!

The so-called seeking good luck and avoiding evil, the focus is not on seeking good luck, but on avoiding evil!

It's nothing more than choosing a good choice between two worse choices!

As Mr. Liu saw, is my Longhushan doing poorly now? "

Liu Bowen was silent for Zhang Yiqian, is Longhushan doing poorly now?

Not bad at all.

The emperor's dealing with religion was certainly not just because of Longhushan.

Starting from the Red Scarf Army, Lao Zhu's path of rebellion was inseparable from religion. He knew the destructive power of religion, so from the beginning to the end, he restricted the monkhood to avoid being backlashed.

Forbid monks and Taoism, and imprison monks and Taoism in monasteries and Taoist temples.

The emperor suppressed monks and Taoists even more than businessmen.

And in such a desperate situation, Longhushan, a young bird, was able to walk the streets of Daming with a righteous Taoist priest. This is no longer a miracle that can be described.

Vaccination method, walk the north on behalf of the emperor, and pay homage to the heroic spirit!

Being used by the emperor as a tool to suppress the Kong family, every step Longhushan took was in line with the emperor's purpose.

The shackles originally put on Longhushan by the emperor were suddenly broken by them.

Except for the loss of the position of celestial master, in fact, the entire Longhu Mountain can be regarded as a holy family.

So, are they really going wrong?

Liu Ji was also lost in thought.

Zhang Yi smiled at Liu Ji's silence.

As he himself said, taking the initiative to remind this historical official of his fate is the most he can do.

It is impossible for him to reveal the secrets of the so-called heavenly script like Huang He and his son.

Using his status as a Taoist priest to reveal the secrets for Liu Ji is the most he can do.

He was not afraid that Liu Bowen would not believe it. Anyway, the emperor would award meritorious officials in the next year or so, and he would find out that he was not that important.

When the time comes, he will come to find himself.

When Yushitai arrived, Zhang Yi jumped out of the car and said goodbye to Liu Ji.

After sorting out the ledger, the rest will be settled easily.

As long as Liu Bowen visited the construction site, any traces of corruption would be invisible.

Next, the emperor in the deep palace will probably be stained with blood.

Zhang Yi shared the blood shed on these people.

But he didn't regret it, since the enemy wanted to attack him, it was impossible for him not to fight back.

Zhang Yi waved his hand, at this time Lao Mo had already parked the donkey cart and was waiting for him at Yushitai, Zhang Yi jumped into the donkey cart and left Yushitai.

Liu Bowen watched the donkey cart leave, but recalled what Zhang Yi had said.

"If what this son said is true, then what is the reason why Li Shanchang and I did not end well?
Could it be, the one in the palace? "

Thinking of this, Liu Bowen couldn't help but shudder!

If Zhang Yi's prediction is true, he really needs to be careful.

Zhang Yi didn't go back to the Taoist temple, but asked Lao Mo to drive to Runyutang!
After borrowing money from Chen Ke, Zhang Yi had to find someone to settle the matter.

In Chen Ke's eyes, he was just a servant of the Confucian mansion, and the money was borrowed by "Kong Na"...

Zhang Yi changed into a suit of clothes and got off at the gate of Runyutang.

"Brother Man!"

"Little Brother Zhang!"

Having been to Runyutang many times, Zhang Yi is also familiar with the guy. He knows that the guy is called Chen Man, and he can be regarded as Chen Ke's apprentice and confidant.

It is not the first time for Zhang Yi to come to Runyutang. On behalf of "Kong Na", he has had many pleasant and cooperative cooperation with Runyutang.

After greeting Chen Man, Zhang Yi was about to go in.

Man Chen said:
"Xiao Zhang, wait a minute, my master has guests!"

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

"Co-authoring is the day when your master will open his business again, don't worry about it for the next three years!"

The joke about not opening for three years and staying for three years after opening has been spread in the industry for a long time. Chen Man laughed when he heard the words, but said:

"You have misunderstood, that guest is not what you think..."

Zhang Yi just wanted to ask, but he heard voices coming from inside.

Zhu Biao and Chen Ke had a happy chat and came face to face.

Zhang Yi's eyes widened, isn't this Huang's elder brother?
How could he be with Fatty Chen?
Zhu Biao saw Zhang Yi at a glance, and was about to speak, Zhang Yi gave him a look, and he instantly understood.

"Isn't this the younger brother of the Zhang family?"

Chen Ke also saw Zhang Yi and hurriedly greeted him.

"Brother Huang, let me introduce you, this is the little book boy of Master Confucius in the Confucius Mansion..."

Chen Ke pulled Zhu Biao in front of him and showed him his contacts.

Zhu Biao was angry and funny, and he catered to him in a serious manner:
"It's terrible, it turns out that shopkeeper Chen still has connections with the Kong family, so I'm rude, I'm rude!
So that "Confucius Suanjing"? "

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense!"

Chen Ke pretended to be mysterious, but didn't go deep into this topic.

Zhang Yi: ...

These two people are fighting each other, and he understands Fatty Chen's attitude.

This guy finally climbed up to the "Kong family".No matter what, you have to use the reputation of the Kong family to gild yourself.

But "Kong Family's Suan Jing" itself is a matter of sidelines, even if it was published by the "Kong Family" young master, it must not be recognized by the outside world.

If he could acquiesce, it would be regarded as Kong Na giving Zhang Yi face.

Therefore, Chen Ke would never admit it openly.

Seeing Chen Ke acting like this, Zhu Biao also cooperated with him in performing for a while.

Not long after, Zhu Biao bid farewell and left, winking at Zhang Yi before leaving.

Zhang Yi smiled secretly, pretending to turn a blind eye, waiting for Chen Ke to send Zhu Biao away, Zhang Yi asked:
"Which noble person is this, I think he is very nice?"

Chen Ke said with a smile: "It's just someone crossing the river, maybe he has some background, anyway, I can't find out the old man's connections!

If Xiao Zhang has a way, please help me find out, and I will give you this number! "

Chen Ke stretched out his five-watch finger, and Zhang Yi exclaimed: "50 taels of silver, Mr. Chen, you are too generous!"

The corner of Chen Ke's mouth twitched, this kid was very hard-hearted.

A small servant dared to ask for 50 taels of silver, but he said five taels of silver.

I heard Chen Man's laughter and Zhang Yi's strange expression.

Only then did Chen Ke realize that he had been tricked by this guy.

He is thick-skinned and not angry:
"Xiao Zhang, I'm just a bitter businessman, how can I afford so much money, how about this, if I can find out the origin and background of this man through the Confucian mansion, I will give you ten taels of silver!

Although you don't have to worry about eating and drinking with your young master, but when you go back to Shandong in the future, you will always talk about your daughter-in-law, right?
No matter how good the Kong family is, people must have their own family background! "

Zhang Yi laughed, and he replied:
"Master Chen said the same thing, but I don't guarantee that I can find out something. After all, you know the situation of my Kong family..."

"Understood, this is just talking casually, you help me find out, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will give you five hundred Wen for your hard work!"

Zhang Yi clicked his tongue, that's a lot of money!

His expression fell into the eyes of the two, very satisfied.

Chen Ke led Zhang Yi into the room and began to talk about today's business.

Zhang Yi took out a manuscript, and Chen Ke opened it, his expression moved.

"Master Kong is a genius!"

This time Zhang Yi gave him almost three volumes of "Golden List Titles". With the speed of the Gold List titles, Zhang Yi has given up his share this year.

"It has to be "The Title of the Gold List"!"

Chen Ke laughed and said:

"The profit of my bookstore has almost caught up with that of Runyutang!

This other people's bookstore also thought of test questions, but at this level, there is still no way to compare with Confucius's house!
This is the account, you show it to your young master! "

Zhang Yi took a look at the accounts, and now the profit of "Confucius Mathematical Classics" has stabilized. Because of being rigid, the market is almost saturated.

However, the supplementary books sold by the data also earn a small hundred taels of income almost every month.

On the contrary, "Timing of the Gold List" has become the biggest profit of Jinling Book Company.

The sales volume of Zhang Yi's papers every two months is almost several times that of the Confucian family's arithmetic.

Although the profit has come down, it is also a considerable income.

"According to this speed, maybe I will be able to pay back the other party's money soon! Not bad..."

Zhang Yi pocketed the account, but nodded in satisfaction.

Chen Ke asked tentatively:
"This young master of the Kong family, is he interested in writing a novel?"

Zhang Yirao was interested, and asked:
"Shopkeeper Chen, what do you say?"

Chen Ke replied:

"You don't know, the young master just now is named Huang Mu, and recently bought some property in Yingtian Mansion!
Among them is Guanhai Bookstore, which happened to be traveling with the old man!

Their family has recently produced several books, all of which are selling well!
Half of the volume "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is popular all over the city, this is a copy for everyone!
There is another volume of "Journey to the West", which makes people scratch their heads!

The old man asked someone to find out the details of this bookstore, but he wanted to dig out their authors!
It's just the old man's channel, no matter how I check it, I can't find it!
That's why there is a way to ask you, Brother Zhang, for help. Your Kong family is a wealthy family, and you must know more about the capital than us low-level people!
So, please brother! "

Zhang Yi saw that he brought up the old matter again, secretly chuckled,
Naturally, he agreed with all his mouth, anyway, whether he can find it or not, he has the final say!
Chen Ke and Huang's family, Zhang Yi did not intend to give up.

Although the Huang family is trustworthy, there is no need to put all eggs in one basket!

Seeing that he agreed, Chen Ke was naturally very grateful.

He sent Zhang Yi out, and stood at the door for a long time, unable to leave.

"You asked Zhang Xiaodi to investigate the shopkeeper. I'm afraid you are going to harm him. After all, we can't find out the details of the other party through our channels?"

When Zhang Yi left, Chen Mancai smiled at Chen Ke.

Chen Ke turned around with a straight face, and Chen Man quickly put away his smile.

"Our channels are not on the table. If we look up things in the market, we will naturally be handy 1
It's just that I saw that father, although he had only met once, he knew that he was a noble man!

Naturally, we don't want to provoke such people, but it's not a big deal for the Kong family to check it out!
If something happens to him, what does it have to do with me?
But if he wants to make money and really brings me something useful, the old man will naturally not treat him badly! "

Chen Man was thoughtful:
"Sir, do you want to develop him into...our eyes and ears?"

Chen Ke replied:

"That's natural, or do you think that the old man has nothing to do when he is full and serves a little kid every day?

Servants like them have their eyes higher than their heads, and their lives are thinner than paper!

Give them some color, and then give them benefits!
After all, there are not many people who can stand the temptation!

As long as he takes our money for the first time, there will be a second time, a third time...

When he gets deep enough, we make some exaggerated demands, and he will comply!
Just a child, so foolish! "

After Chen Ke finished speaking, he walked into the room alone, leaving only Chen Man thoughtful.

And Zhang Yi, who they were scheming against, had already stopped at the gate of Guanhai Bookstore.

"coming?"

Guanhai Bookstore has become Zhu Biao's stronghold outside Daming Palace.

Zhu Biao was not surprised to see Zhang Yi coming in.

He asked Zhang Yi to sit down, and then asked someone to bring a glass of boiling water.

Zhang Yi laughed:
"Brother Huang, you haven't been righteous enough recently. How long has it been since you came to see me?"

(End of this chapter)