People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Last year, the emperor won the position of celestial master in Longhu Mountain, which was the most painful thing in Longhu Mountain.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang reused Zhang Normal later on, he was told that it was a lie that Longhushan was not wary of the emperor.

But you can't tell outsiders about this kind of thing?

Even if his teeth itch with hatred in his heart, he hides in the room and makes a villain for the emperor.

Everyone should pretend to be grateful when they go out, and say something about His Majesty's grace.

This layer of estrangement covering the wound was directly uncovered by Zhang Yi, or in front of the emperor,

The Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain gasped.

Deng Zhongxiu just felt that he seemed to have seen the grandma waving at him.

Just when Xiao Deng was about to kneel down and beg the emperor for mercy, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded his head:

"This matter, His Majesty did almost mean it..."

Cough!

Mu Ying choked on her own saliva and coughed desperately.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to blackmail himself, but others did not dare to answer.

"Uncle, you also know that this is not authentic!

Our Majesty is not a merciful master. Xiaodao also knows that paying taxes to monks and Taoists has a huge impact on Longhushan!
But father, you have to understand one thing, we monks and Taoists are the fish on your Majesty's cutting board, and we can't help ourselves!
Don't talk about paying taxes, I just said that if His Majesty launches a campaign to destroy Buddhism and Taoism, the monks and Taoists would dare to rebel? "

Zhang normal moved his mouth, but was speechless.

Lao Zhu banned monks and Taoism at the beginning of his dynasty, and locked everyone in Taoist temples and could not go out casually.

Do you have any opinions? Yes...

But who dares to say a few more words?
The Mongols can move, and the blood on the emperor's sword has not yet drained. If you touch his bad head at this time, you still dare not kill people as an emperor?
Before you understand Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, it is actually the wisest thing to do without speaking.

However, Lao Zhang glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang.

You whispered to me that it was the same thing, you plotted loudly in front of the emperor, how do you make me react?

Zhang normal is neither sitting nor standing there, all in all it is an embarrassment.

Everyone else has a similar attitude.

Only Lao Zhu had a thick skin, and Zhang Yi didn't know about it.

The two of them had a good chat.

"Our Majesty is a decisive person, and he will not change his opinion easily for anyone!

It can be said that since he decided to fan the flames, he should have made a decision in his heart!
This decision may be detrimental to the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism, or it may be that he borrowed a knife to kill someone.

But no matter what the decision is, you can't change anything when you come from Longhu Mountain?
Are you dissatisfied, or are you going to rise up? "

puff!
The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

Lao Zhang couldn't bear it anymore, and gave Zhang Yi a brainstorm.

"Nizi, what did you say? Pindao's loyalty to His Majesty can be learned from the sun and the moon. You can say such nonsense?"

"father……"

Zhang Yi covered his head, he didn't expect Lao Zhang to violently beat people.

Well played!
Zhang Yi was beaten, and everyone present secretly applauded.

If this guy keeps talking nonsense, everyone will not know how to deal with it.

Even Mu Ying felt that Lao Zhang should give Zhang Yi a full wig and beat him up.

Although the matter of Buddhism and Taoism has nothing to do with him, but to analyze the emperor in front of the emperor, is this what the courtiers can listen to?

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Yi was chased by Lao Zhang, everyone was happy.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed along with everyone, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

It's been a long time since he smiled so happily, and it's probably because of this that he likes to run over to chat with this kid.

This guy Zhang Yi can often do things for him that others can't!

"It turns out that the backyard used to talk about these things, Xiaodao would rather not know..."

Taking advantage of the chaos, Deng Zhongxiu hurried to the toilet, he really peed...

"Okay, brother Zhang, just let this brat go!"

It was Zhu Yuanzhang who yelled that Lao Zhang put down his family law and stopped chasing and killing Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi ran behind Lao Zhu and made faces at Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang was so angry that he co-authored you, the Black Emperor, and let the Emperor protect you, right?
The people at the scene laughed.

Mu Ying saw these in her eyes, and she was vaguely envious.

He used to have a calf-licking relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang, but it has gradually faded away as he grew up.

"You stinky brat, you should be beaten if you speak out!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and gave Zhang Yi a reproachful look.

Zhang Yi chuckled, he also knew he was wrong.

There are some words, it still depends on the occasion.

It's the Hongwu Dynasty's bad luck. If the Jinyiwei during Zhu Laosi's time was in power, I am afraid that he and Lao Zhang will go to see the King of Hades tomorrow.

He hastened to say:

"The matter of uncle's teaching, this matter can be big or small, but here are all our own people, Xiaodao forgot for a while!"

Huang He and his son, Huang Ying is the blade of credibility.

Naturally, Zhang's father and son don't have to worry.

Zhang Yi raised his head, looked at Deng Zhongxiu who came back from the toilet, and said:

"Brother, let's talk about this matter inside, don't spread it outside!"

Crowd: ...

Do you think this is useful?
When everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again, he said Yan Yan with a smile on his face, as if he didn't care at all.

This magical feeling made everyone have mixed feelings.

Seeing the emperor's reaction, Lao Zhang felt inexplicably at ease.

He understood that he would definitely not be able to stop the emperor from dealing with Longhushan.

But as long as the relationship between Zhang Yi and Zhu Yuanzhang does not break down, no matter how people from all over the world attack Longhushan, Longhushan will be as stable as Mount Tai.

"Okay, you father and son must have a lot of things to talk about, I'll go first!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and was about to leave.

Zhang Yi quickly said to Mu Ying:
"That Xiaodao is here to wish big brother a smooth journey."

Mu Ying nodded, holding Zhang Yi's telescope and said:
"Just for the little real person's heart, we will definitely go all out!"

The three said their goodbyes and left.

Everyone sent them out the door in person.

When the emperor left, Deng Zhongxiu finally couldn't bear the pressure and almost collapsed on the ground.

Zhang Normal grabbed his disciple and didn't blame him. He also understood that seeing Zhang Yi and the emperor communicate like this for the first time required great courage.

"Master..."

"Now you understand, most of the favors we have received from Longhu Mountain belong to your junior brother!
Remember, His Majesty does not want to reveal your identity, and you must not reveal any flaws either!

Your performance today is not very good! "

Deng Zhongxiu wants to cry but has no tears:
"Master, when encountering such occasions in the future, disciples should follow the same example as before, just stay at the front!
This place is too exciting, the disciple is so courageous, he really can't stand it! "

Old Zhang: ...

If he had a choice, he would also like to stay in the front, but he has no choice.

"Master, are you living in Chaotian Palace, or are you meditating with a pure mind?"

"Chaotiangong, after all, I have to support you as a teacher. You have a hard time these days, and I know it!

That little Taoist priest named Liu Yuanran, I heard that the limelight is on the rise, so it's hard for you! "

Deng Zhongxiu hurriedly replied that he didn't dare.

"You wait for your junior brother Yuchu to go to Chaotian Palace, and then talk to your junior brother for the teacher!"

After dismissing his disciples, Lao Zhang bowed his head in thought.

The farce just now, although frightening, was also an excellent opportunity to test the emperor's attitude.

In a very embarrassing situation, everyone almost put their demands directly in front of the emperor.

But Zhu Yuanzhang's city was deep, so he didn't express any attitude.

But there is no attitude, it is an attitude in itself.

Although Lao Zhang is far away in Longhu Mountain, he is not good at fighting in the court.

But after all, he has been the celestial master of the Mongols for many years, and he has never eaten pork but has seen pigs run.

He must seriously consider whether Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately fanned the flames and what he wanted to do?
Zhang Yi said goodbye to Deng Zhongxiu and Zhang Yuchu.

The father and son naturally returned to the backyard.

The father and son sat facing each other, and Lao Zhang's anger just now had disappeared without a trace.

"How do you think it should be done?"

When only father and son were there, Zhang Normal unconsciously let go of his father's airs and faced Zhang Yi on an equal footing.

Zhang Yi smiled:

"Father came here this time, what do you want to do?"

"I was supposed to rectify the internal academic affairs, and I was ordered to go north again. After all, it has been a few months since I came back on New Year's Eve!
The Ching Ming Festival has already passed, and that day..."

Lao Zhang remembered Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, and immediately chose to shut up.

He changed his words:

"This time the scholar-bureaucrat group suddenly launched an attack, and the poor Taoist inquired about it. In fact, there is something hidden behind it..."

Zhang Normal said another matter, and Zhang Yi was thoughtful.

His current status is after all an ordinary little Taoist priest. Although there are many people he knows in the court, Zhang Yi does not usually have close friends.

Regarding the plan of the Zhongshu Province, he only knew the complete process from Zhang Normal's mouth.

These recent doubts suddenly became clear.

A look of surprise appeared on Zhang Yi's face.

This game has never been recorded in the history books...

Is this the truth submerged in history, or is it a historical trajectory that has been changed because of his appearance?

But this is a good thing, and it is the history that Zhang Yi wanted to change.

Things seemed to be going much smoother than he had imagined.

Before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Juren and Xiucai did not have the privileges enjoyed by the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In the feudal era, there was a huge gap between the official and civil classes.

The so-called scholars, if they don't get fame, they are essentially just ordinary people.

But the privileges given to scholars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties turned this class into a different kind of clan to some extent.

The original intention of the imperial court may be good, which has indeed greatly improved the status of scholars and their enthusiasm for participating in the imperial examination.

However, because of the tax exemption, a large number of people put their properties under the door of Juren, which is actually equivalent to an extra layer of legal tax evasion.

The privileges given to scholars by the imperial court are actually at the expense of the imperial court's future tax revenue.

But Zhang Yi doesn't really care about what happens to the court, but these lost taxes will not disappear out of thin air, and they will eventually fall on the people.

As time went by, after more and more juren lords, they and their properties legally disappeared from the tax system.

Perhaps the Hongwu Dynasty and the Yongle Dynasty could not see this kind of harm, but it will be more obvious in the future.

Once this opening is opened, even the wisest emperor will find it difficult to reverse the old practice.

Therefore, blocking this hole from the beginning is the best choice.

But can this really be blocked?

Even with Emperor Hongwu's vigilance against the scholar group, he still allowed this in history.

According to Zhang Yi's understanding, this is actually a historical necessity.

Cheng Zhu's theory strengthened the sanctity of monarchy, and monarchy also gave back greater power to Confucianism under the influence of Cheng Zhu.

After Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism completed the "education" of the world, they needed "privileges" in line with their status.

Just like in the West, when the Pope's influence covers Europe, missionaries will naturally have more power...

As an emperor, he certainly does not want this privilege to be strengthened.

But if you don't agree with this, you have to make a compromise elsewhere...

But can Zhu Yuanzhang afford this price?In other words, is he willing to exchange short-term benefits for long-term benefits?
Zhang Yi is not optimistic!
He is not looking down on Zhu Yuanzhang, but regardless of the perspective of God, the emperor, who is limited by the times, may not be able to see the impact of this policy on the future.

Daming's finances were very difficult, and high salaries for officials did not meet the emperor's expectations.
Giving up some seemingly innocuous powers is a worthless deal for the emperor.

"In other words, the emperor is likely to compromise!

I fooled Song Lian, and I didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse? "

"So, we monks and Taoists are the victims of those scholar-bureaucrats fighting against the emperor!"

Lao Zhang sighed. After experiencing Huitan's incident, his political EQ has somewhat improved.

"You said, if the demands of those scholar-bureaucrats are satisfied, don't they need to bother us?"

"Why don't you say that after the emperor had to satisfy those people, he took us to anger?"

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes at Lao Zhang, who immediately laughed.

"Now, the most important thing is to see what is His Majesty's purpose of fanning the flames?
Since he is conniving and making trouble, he actually doesn't want to hand over power easily, but I reckon that His Majesty can't bear the pressure...

In fact, watching this game from the sidelines is the best choice. Dad, if you stay honestly in Longhu Mountain or travel to the Northland, this matter will be easy to handle.

You came to the capital, and with your status, it's hard to hide it even if you want to! "

Old Zhang nodded:

"Pindao heard that Zhao Yizhen's apprentice has been very outstanding in Yingtian recently?"

"Well, that Daoist Liu has the potential to become a master of a school, and his place of enlightenment is not in the sky, father, don't think he is a threat..."

As soon as Zhang Yi heard it, he knew that Lao Zhang was a little wary of Liu Yuanran, so he simply pointed out Liu Yuanran's whereabouts.

Liu Yuanran's greatest contribution is to revive Yunnan Taoism.

Although this person is not of the same lineage, he is also a master of Taoism.

Moreover, people do have some incense for Longhu Mountain.

However, Daoist Liu's temperament is really easy to offend people.

Zhang Yi is also not very optimistic about Liu Yuanran's recent actions. To put it bluntly, Buddhism and Taoism are just pawns in this struggle between the bureaucrats and the emperor.

Liu Yuanran can indeed accumulate prestige by jumping like this, but at the same time it is easy to offend people.

In his original destiny trajectory, he was demoted to Yunnan because he offended the powerful.

In this life, coming to Yingtian more than 20 or [-] years earlier, it is estimated that he will still offend the powerful.

A person's character can often determine his destiny.

"Could it be that Pindao doesn't do anything?"

Zhang Yi's analysis made Lao Zhang very uncomfortable.

"Who said you can't do anything, you can even flip the table..." (End of this chapter)