People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Empress Ma's smile froze on her face, full of astonishment.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang raise this question so well?
Immediately, her eyes softened.

"If Your Majesty leaves with his concubine first, the concubine will not live alone!"

Lao Zhu looked at Queen Ma seriously, trying to see a trace of hesitation.

But he failed, this woman was as calm as gossip.

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, and his whole body relaxed.

"That kid said something similar to me, saying don't test human nature, human nature can't stand the test..."

His inexplicable words made Empress Ma vaguely guess something:
"Your Majesty came back from the Pure Heart Temple? Heard some strange theories from that child again?

Your Majesty and the child are still talking about burial? "

Zhu Yuanzhang was testing her just now, and Empress Ma heard some clues from Lao Zhu's words. She was slightly displeased, but she also understood that if Lao Zhu was not really confused, he would not have made such a move?
The husband and wife have long passed the days when they need to test each other's humanity.

They have experienced life and death, poverty, confusion... Zhu Yuanzhang should not believe in himself.

"After asking you, I have another question to answer..."

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered Zhang Yi's words and said to himself:

"If I die before my sister, will I forgive you, or let you accompany me?"

It was another question that tortured people's hearts, and Empress Ma remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang would never be so impulsive at ordinary times, only in front of him would he be so childish.

Zhu Yuanzhang never proposed the sacrificial burial system, but since Lao Zhu asked himself this question, it proves that this guy has thought about it.

But she was very confident that even if Old Zhu established a system of solitary sacrifice, he would never be willing to kill himself.

"You Zhu Chongba, what kind of martyrdom system is there, where are your thoughts?"

Seeing old Zhu's nagging, Empress Ma raised her eyebrows and was about to lose her temper.

"Misunderstanding Misunderstanding!"

The emperor, who was still confused just now, immediately laughed apologetically when he heard the words.

"The matter of burial is too much. I didn't talk about it with that kid today. I talked with him mainly about the edict last year, about encouraging women to stay widowed..."

Empress Ma took a deep look at Lao Zhu, this guy definitely wanted to die.

But she was too lazy to expose the emperor, and asked:

"Then what did he say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang started from meeting Li Shi, mentioned the dispute between him and Zhang Yi, and then told Zhang Yi about female virtues. Empress Ma listened quietly, but her eyes shone brightly.

After the emperor finished speaking, she lowered her head and thought carefully.

"That child's argument about female virtue is the incompetence and inferiority of those scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty, is it really novel?
Is it because the future he can see is so finalized in the history books? "

"Who knows, this kid has a lot of fallacies..."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt very uncomfortable, just thinking of Zhang Yi made him angry.

Queen Ma smiled:
"What the child said, the concubine thinks it's right...

In fact, it is inferiority complex! "

"Sister, are you also fascinated by that brat?"

When Lao Zhu heard that his wife was actually standing by Zhang Yi's side, he was a little out of breath.

Empress Ma said: "Isn't it just low self-esteem? Think about how you looked when you first married me, and you cringed at everything...

I'm a little bit emphatic, but you're sulking on the sidelines!

But why didn't it disappear later? You haven't thought about it yourself...?
That child is right, you, Zhu Chongba, have low self-esteem, and you don't admit it! "

Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed drastically when he heard the words, he still has this dark history, why doesn't he remember it?

"I didn't!"

"Who said no, I still remember that we had a misunderstanding once, you can just ask, but you pick it yourself and don't dare to ask, and you are sullen all by yourself. If I didn't take the initiative to talk to you and explain clearly, you would be bored." In my heart, I can't beat a fart..."

"do not talk!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly begged for mercy. He wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in after listening to those things in the past.

puff!

The couple looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Lao Zhu felt warm in his heart, probably only in front of Empress Ma, he was willing to recall that unbearable past.

"I agree with the child's words, but it's not that I, as a woman, want him to speak for my daughter.

It was my concubine who felt that he was right when he said that Neo Confucianism was a group of low self-esteem scholar-bureaucrats who blamed women for their incompetence.

Just like when you had low self-esteem back then, so a small misunderstanding, you would rather be bored in your heart than talk to me, but at that time, I had to take care of your emotions carefully.

But after waiting for a year, you start to stand out, and the petty air in you is gone!

As a concubine, even if you have done some things, you can laugh it off!

Self-confidence and low self-esteem are completely different states.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, how could a man care about a woman's personal morality?
Instead, it started with Cheng Zhu, we women, we are doing nothing wrong!

I don't know if it's because we are born lowly, or if those people don't have confidence, they feel that their women can't manage well, so they want to go out and steal people..."

Old Zhu listened quietly, although Empress Ma said that she was not inclined because of Zhang Yi's words.

But what she said was also from the bottom of her heart.

Confidence, low self-esteem?
An emperor would never admit his dark side...

Lao Zhu can even take the initiative to eliminate some unfavorable factors in order to cover up his dark side.

But it's different in front of Empress Ma, they are husband and wife...

They are the ones who really love each other and support each other for half a lifetime.

"When a person has low self-esteem, he will be very sensitive to the people and things around him!

The people of the same family have low self-esteem, and it is probably the same! "

Empress Ma's words, click to the end.

To go any further would be to slander the saint a bit.

This saint is not Confucius and Mencius, but Zhu Xi, who has been regarded as the founder of Confucianism for hundreds of years, the old master Zhu...

Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was formed in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Yuan Dynasty...

The Mongols treated Confucianism as a religion, and just completed the theological transformation of Neo Confucianism, which naturally became the Confucian ruling theory...

A hundred years is enough for Neo Confucianism to complete the education of the people of the world.

Whether it is Lao Zhu or Ma Shi, they are all people who grew up in a world constructed by this worldview.

Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't think he was wrong, and Empress Ma didn't think there was anything wrong with Lao Zhu's edict.

But someone jumped out and told them it was all wrong.

The impact this brought to Zhu Yuanzhang was no less than the collapse of the world view.

If someone else said that to Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu would either treat the other party as a fool and laugh it off.

Or think that the other party is a monster and kill him directly.

But Zhang Yi is different. Zhang Yi's ability to see the future proves that the things he complained about in the long river of history must be things that he was considered wrong by future generations.

In other words, in future history books, perhaps Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism itself is also wrong.

Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang himself who imposed restrictions on women.

"Damn, chatting with that kid, I can die of anger!"

Denying Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is tantamount to denying one's past worldview.

As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's position made him take the initiative to fight against the scholar-bureaucrat group, but she would also be influenced by Neo-Confucianism.

self-abasement……

Empress Ma saw that the emperor was on the tip of his horn, walked over, and held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand:
"Chongba, in fact, you have done well enough, there is no need to worry about what the child said...

Although he said that you are the emperor of the ages, the emperor of the ages is not perfect!

The first emperor's Qin died in the same way, and Emperor Taizong was not without stains!

If you go against your own heart for an empty goal, sister, I would rather you live more comfortably...

Since you became the emperor, you are too tired!

How will future generations see you, so what?

Even if I curse you and deny you, you are still my husband and a hero in my sister's heart! "

"Sister, with your words, I don't feel bad anymore!"

A warm current flowed through Lao Zhu's heart, he sat up straight, smiled and said:
"I just have low self-esteem, I admit it!

I can pretend in front of my son, but why should I pretend in front of you! "

Lao Zhu stood up, dragged Empress Ma to the window, and pushed the window open.

"However, I can't escape, I will carefully consider what that kid said!
He said a word, the king is not a person, but a symbol!
As a human being, I can have my own likes and dislikes, but as an emperor, I cannot make decisions based solely on good and evil!

If what he said is beneficial to Daming, no matter how much I hate it, I will do it.

This is my responsibility..."

After the emperor said these words, Empress Ma smiled.

The Zhu Yuanzhang she was familiar with came back again.

"Let's not mention it at this time..."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang has awakened, it does not mean that he can accept Zhang Yi's [brainwashing].

"About the Yang Xian case, it's really time to finish it. I've cleaned up Jiangnan, and while Yu Wei is still there, I'll just implement the Jiali system that kid talked about...

Sister, if you go back now, you should have an explanation to those people! "

Queen Ma:
"The concubine does not need to explain to anyone, the concubine will support what His Majesty does!

Now that His Majesty is not uncomfortable, the concubines are also relieved!
Your Majesty, you are dealing with government affairs, remember to rest early! "

"Sister, I haven't been to your bedroom for a long time, you leave a door for me tonight..."

What Old Zhu said made Empress Ma blush rarely.

"The concubine will prepare supper for me..."

They were obviously an old couple, but the way the queen left was clearly in a hurry and in a panic.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Queen Ma's back, shook his head and smiled.

He has no shortage of beauties now, and he also has many concubines.

But Zhu Chongba will always have only one wife.

……

On the second day, the Ministry of Criminal Justice was jailed.

A carriage approached slowly, and Zhu Yuanzhang got out of the carriage.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing the emperor suddenly coming to the Ministry of Punishment, Zhou Zhen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, hurried out to greet him.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded when he saw him.

"I asked you to come back to take over the Criminal Department again, can you adapt?"

Zhou Zhengang quickly replied:

"Your Majesty needs me, and I will certainly die."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. This week, Zhou Zhen was the first secretary of the Ministry of Punishment under him. Later, Yang Xian was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment and recommended his own people. Zhou Zhen was transferred by Zhu Yuanzhang and appointed another.

It's just that the Yang Xian case broke out suddenly, and Zhou Zhen was transferred back by Lao Zhu and continued to be the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment.

"Where's Yang Xian? How's his condition?"

When Lao Zhu asked casually, Zhou Zhen became hesitant.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Gao has conscripted the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. I don't know the situation inside..."

Zhou Zhen seemed to be answering Lao Zhu's question, but how could Lao Zhu not understand the vague complaint in it?

But she pretended not to know, only thinking that Zhou Zhen was whispering in her ears.

He nodded and went straight to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"His Majesty!"

For the pirate case and the Yang Xian case, the procuratorate has sprung up and become an institution that handles cases independently of the third department.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, he kept mentioning this matter to the lecturer, and he never thought it through, so he never really gave them a "name".

Without a title, the procuratorate would not have its own yamen, nor would it have an address for handling cases.

This led to later, when they handled the Yang Xian case, they simply recruited the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

From the moment Zhu Yuanzhang entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he could feel the resentment in Zhou Zhen's heart. After all, as the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he had someone handling the case in his own territory, and he didn't even know what was going on inside.

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All the officials could see His Majesty's intention to grant authority to the inspector, but no one knew, how much authority would this authority give?

"Go and get busy, I will walk this part of the road by myself!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of his worries, but he didn't explain to them.

Zhou Zhen failed to test the emperor, so he had no choice but to retreat.

Under the leadership of his subordinate inspector, Lao Zhu went to the prison.

"Your Majesty, I have met Your Majesty!"

"Chen, Ling said, I have seen His Majesty!"

Gao Jianxian and Ling Shuo, the two chief inspectors, have become Zhu Yuanzhang's two most popular celebrities.

They knew that the emperor was coming, so they rushed out to greet him.

"Gao Jianxian, you came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice as guests, but even the owner of the house was kicked out. Your lord has complained to me a lot this week!"

"Your Majesty, in my understanding, since Your Majesty asked me to handle the case, what I want is independence!
If the criminal department can get close to the prisoners at will, it will lose the meaning of the prosecutor intervening!

Moreover, there are many people placed by Yang Xian in the Ministry of Punishment, and the ministers don't know if they have been cleaned up!

Therefore, in this prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I absolutely dare not let other people get close! "

Old Zhu nodded, Gao Jianxian finally grew up after being taught a lesson by himself once.

He alone promotes the school, and what he wants is that they keep a long enough distance from the civil service system. If Gao Jianxian is close to someone, or he is not decisive when handling the case.

Then tomorrow, he may also become a member of the prison.

"Where's Yang Xian?"

"Your Majesty, he has recruited everything that should be recruited. This is his confession!"

Ling said to hurry up and hand over a new confession to Lao Zhu. How many times have Yang Xian's confession been handed in by the procurator?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect that they could dig out new things?
"What about others?"

"Your Majesty, I will lead you there!"

Gao Jianxian got up quickly and took Zhu Yuanzhang into the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

A smell that only belonged to the prison cell made Lao Zhu frowned.

With his arrival, the procurator seemed to deliberately ask for credit, and the sound of torture in the prison was endless.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored these, and under the leadership of Gao Jianxian, he went to the deepest part of the prison.

A man wearing a white prison uniform, but already stained red with blood, lay dying on the ground. ,

"Yang Xian!"

Zhu Yuanzhang yelled, and the people on the ground responded immediately. (end of this chapter)