People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 417: The era of Hu Weiyong, the prototype of the military academy
Chen Man left with Chen Ke's words, and the fat man paced back and forth in the living room.

He knew that if he didn't hand over something useful, he would most likely be sold.

"No, we must find a way to find out what's going on inside..."

Chen Ke thought of that little guy from the Kong family. He was probably his only hope for a breakthrough!

However, he couldn't find Zhang Yi.

Because Zhang Yi has been banned by the emperor...

Back at the Taoist temple, Zhang Yi gave up all thoughts of meeting the emperor and started tinkering with his gadgets.

He has long been accustomed to being a homebody, and not going out for a month is not a bad thing for him.

The only thing that bothered Zhang Yi was that Guanyin slave would wrestle with her from time to time.

It just lacks traditional wrestling skills on the ground. Facing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, a special cheating technology, Guanyin slave really has no good way.

Every time, she was dragged underground by Zhang Yi and then ravaged.

Guanyin Nu has a goal, so he doesn't want to live or die.

The two people seemed to have a different friendship while entangled on the ground.

He was devoted to cultivation and didn't know anything about the outside world.

In this month, the Hongwu Dynasty ushered in an earth-shaking change.

Li Shanchang, the left prime minister, went to the palace to ask for help, and the emperor was sure...

For a time, there were ups and downs in the court.

Li Shanchang represents an era, and his departure, like Liu Bowen, represents the departure of Zhu Yuanzhang's original group of veterans.

The successor recommended by Li Shanchang was Zhongshu Zuocheng Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong's rise to power did not go beyond the expectations of the officials.

Li Shanchang’s cultivation of Hu Weiyong is obvious to all...

"Congratulations to Mr. Hu, congratulations to Mr. Hu..."

Don’t see the old ones leaving, just drink for the new ones!
Hu Weiyong enjoyed the congratulations from his colleagues for the first time.

From today on, he is the prime minister below one person and above ten thousand people. His era of Hu Weiyong will also come.

Not only were the officials congratulating him, Zhu Yuanzhang also did not treat him badly.

In addition to the rewards of gold, silver and jewels, the palace also sent two beauties!

The profound meaning of the emperor's gift of beauties was self-evident, but these two beauties were quite dazzling in his eyes.

He thought of his son who he had killed with his own hands.

Is the emperor reminding him to give birth to a few more quickly?
"Get me a car!"

After seeing off his colleagues, Hu Weiyong took the initiative to go to Li Shanchang's residence.

As the retired prime minister, Li Shanchang still has great prestige in the court, but now, he can't help but feel a little desolate.

"Hu Xiang is a nostalgic person after all!"

When Li Shanchang met Hu Weiyong, he smiled meaningfully.

Hu Weiyong immediately lowered his head and said:

"Teacher, stop making fun of the students, it's all the teacher's fault!"

When Li Shanchang was prime minister, although he considered himself a student, he rarely called him teacher.

Li Shanchang was very satisfied with Hu Weiyong's humility. He could remember his future kindness and would not waste his time cultivating him.

"After I retired to His Majesty, His Majesty took me and talked a lot!
This man was on the same level as him when he was prime minister, but after relinquishing his position, he calmed down! "

Li Shanchang moved around, and Hu Weiyong hurried over to support him.

His humble attitude made Hu Weiyong take another look at him.

“It’s not easy to sit in the position of Prime Minister of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but everyone wants to sit in it!
If you don't do well, Yang Xian's future will be your fate.

But if you serve the emperor too much, that is also your dereliction of duty!
We are the head of the civil service, and we must seek benefits for the scholars, so you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, and you have to walk on thin ice..."

Hu Weiyong lowered his head to listen to the instruction, but a trace of sarcasm and disapproval flashed across his face.

He didn't agree with Li Shanchang's statement, but she had to listen carefully at this time.

Although Li Shanchang has left, if he wants to take over his political resources, he still needs his cooperation.

Especially for the resources of the Huaixi lineage, if any of these nobles are not more qualified than themselves, they may not be able to think highly of themselves.

With Li Shanchang, he could quickly integrate the resources of Xungui Group, but he felt that this was not enough.

He wants more.

Li Shanchang talked a lot about the principles of being an official. Seeing that Hu Weiyong listened carefully, he finally ended the topic.

"One more thing, the pilot project in Zhejiang will probably be promoted nationwide!
Wang Guangyang returned to the court with great achievements, and he must also pay homage to the prime minister!
Compared with Wang Guangyang, you are inferior in terms of qualifications and abilities, so you have to avoid his edge..."

Li Shanchang taught Hu Weiyong, and he came out of Li's house a few hours later.

……

Palace!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the secret memorial presented from Li Shanchang's mansion and nodded.

"Hu Weiyong is a decent person, capable, and humble enough!

If he can live up to expectations, I am optimistic about him! "

"Father, you make Hu Weiyong the right prime minister and Wang Guangyang the left prime minister!
Is Wang Guangyang qualified? "

Zhu Biao's question made Lao Zhu frown slightly. It was not that Wang Guangyang had never been prime minister, but he was demoted to Zhejiang by Zhu Yuanzhang because of his laziness.

He still trusts Wang Guangyang quite a bit.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with the pilot project in Zhejiang during the past few years.

Zhejiang's industrial and commercial tax reform did provide a lot of tax money to the court.

And this situation, as Zhang Yi said, has formed a virtuous circle.

Businessmen were overcharged in taxes, but a better business atmosphere gradually formed!
It seems that the Song Dynasty's situation of establishing a country based on industry and commerce was vaguely realized.

Zhu Yuanzhang is already preparing to promote this experience nationwide...

Of course, what is more important than commercial taxation is related to the reform at the local grassroots level...

Lijia system, and measuring the world's land, these things are done very well.

Since ancient times, the imperial court has not known how much fertile land there is in the world. This is a very normal thing.

Only by hiding the real land from the local government can they have room to maneuver in the court's taxation and hide their own profits.

On the matter of concealing land acres, both local squires and officials are on the same side.

Lao Zhu came from a grassroots level and knew the tricks involved.

If the court wants to collect taxes well, it needs to know how many fields there are.

Zhu Yuanzhang has been doing this, but even in Zhejiang, where the pilot project was carried out, there have been twists and turns.

But he knew very well how much land there was in the world.

Zhang Yi gave him a rough total, and he also made some insinuations to understand the numbers of several provinces. The number reported in the Zhejiang newspaper was wrong, so he asked people to continue measuring.

After several years of effort, we finally got more accurate data!
The next step is to promote it nationwide!
After taking control of the land, Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about something that he has still not made up his mind about in the past few years.

"Wang Guangyang..."

Seeing that Zhu Biao was still waiting for his answer, Lao Zhu realized that he was distracted.

"He has done a good job in the past few years, and now that Li Shanchang is gone, he should be able to shoulder the responsibility...

If it still doesn't work, don't blame me for not remembering our old relationship! "

Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a transfer order with a stroke of his pen and sent it to Zhejiang.

"Zhongshu Sheng, it's best if someone restrains each other..."

After doing this well, Zhu Yuanzhang asked:
"Is there any unusual movement on Zhang Yi's side...?"

"According to Mao Xiang's report, those people have calmed down these days!" "It's just the calm before the storm. Tell Mao Xiang..."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said:
"If this matter is handled well, the dispute between him and Ling about the commander of the Jin Yiwei will come to an end!"

Zhu Biao nodded when he heard this. In fact, something else happened during the assassination a few years ago.

That is, Gao Jianxian, as the leader of the Jinyi Guards, did not do a good job in protecting Zhu Yuanzhang. After Lao Zhu recovered, he found a reason to kill him...

But the position of commander of the Jinyiwei was vacant.

Logically speaking, Ling said that he should succeed him and become the second commander of Jin Yiwei.

But he was also responsible for the assassination. Zhu Yuanzhang did not take him down because he had considered the stability of Jin Yiwei.

In fact, Mao Xiang became the biggest winner.

After Zhu Biao went out, Lao Zhu wrote the words "share the family into the mother" on the letter. He couldn't make up his mind for a long time...

……

"Finally we can go out!"

February of the sixth year of Hongwu!
Zhang Yi opened the door of the Taoist temple and let out a long breath.

Little Mengyao snickered on the side, and Guanyin slave was full of envy.

This smelly Taoist priest can go out, but she can only be trapped in this Taoist temple and is not allowed to go out.

"Where are you going, little landlord brother?"

"Of course, where is the excitement? Your Majesty is not a human being. I finally came back for the Lantern Festival Party, and I was grounded...

By the way, Lao Mo! "

Zhang Yi remembered what he had told Lao Mo a month ago and asked:
"Do you like the house I asked you to buy?"

The old stranger said:
"Alright!"

Not only did he help Zhang Yi choose a house, but even the nearby neighbors were cleaned by Jin Yiwei.

Zhang Yi is a very important protector in Jin Yiwei's heart, comparable to a prince.

"Then let's go and see..."

Zhang Yi pulled Kong Ne and was about to leave, when he saw other people looking curious.

"Brother, little landlord, are you leaving the Taoist temple?"

"No, it's just a place to stay, don't ask!"

Zhang Yi reached out to pinch Meng Yao's face, but found it inappropriate and stopped.

He took Lao Mo out to the house he chose.

As soon as he walked in, he had already decided on this house.

The house chosen by Lao Mo happened to fit Zhang Sanfeng's identity. He was a smart man who got rich and got rid of his identity as a servant, but still wanted to gain benefits from the Kong family.

The positioning of this house has the flamboyance of a poor man suddenly getting rich, but also the caution brought by Zhang Sanfeng's character.

Zhang Yi said:

"You can take the money and settle down. This will be our base from now on, even if we don't have a place to stay in the city..."

After leaving the follow-up work to Lao Mo, Zhang Yi simply changed his clothes, then drove himself and left.

The place he went to this time was Chaotian Palace.

After he was grounded, Deng Zhongxiu once visited him. Because he was ordered to retreat, he could not see Senior Brother Deng.

Deng Zhongxiu brought a message to Lao Mo, and he learned that Deng Zhongxiu was presiding over Dharma meetings for the emperor during the first month. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Taoist priests in Chaotian Palace were free.

When Deng Zhongxiu knew that his junior brother was back, he immediately visited Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi will naturally not forget this senior brother. He is his first confidant in Longhu Mountain.

When he arrived at Chaotian Palace, Zhang Yi never thought that before he met Deng Zhongxiu, he met Zhu Xi first.

"hey-hey……"

Zhu Xi was dressed in military uniform and his head was covered with sweat...

When I saw Zhang Yi, I went over and hugged him directly.

The pungent smell of sweat made Zhang Yi roll his eyes.

"I knew you were coming to the capital. I wanted to find an opportunity to find you, but I heard the news that you were banned by my father. You are quite unlucky..."

Zhu Xi's face was full of gloating expression, and Zhang Yi rolled his eyes.

"How is it, how does that stinky bitch feel?"

He winked at Zhang Yi, extremely vulgar.

Zhang Yi knew that this guy must be closer than a woman.

"Pindao instructed His Highness to pass the blame, but His Highness passed the blame to Pindao. It would be unjust to take you out of class!

Why didn't you tell me when you were in Qiongzhou? "

"I didn't expect you to come back so soon..."

Regarding Zhang Yi's question, Zhu Feng could only vaguely explain it.

"Quickly tell me, how about the Guanyin slave at your place?"

Zhu Fang was very curious about the part where the emperor said that Zhang Yi had "deficient personal ethics". Rumors spread all over the capital, and there were various versions.

The stories that Guanyin Nu and Zhang Jiazi had to tell have been written into scripts.

If the imperial court had not banned the book, Zhang Yi would probably have become the protagonist of a best-selling book.

Zhang Yi only listened to Zhu Xi's simple words, and his head was as big as a bucket.

"Your wrestling skills are quite good. I wonder if Your Highness has ever been thrown?"

He and Zhu Ming were close friends, with no one around them, and Zhang Yi spoke more casually.

"That woman, the first time I saw her, I knew she looked down on me from the bottom of her heart!

How could this king pay attention to her?If I cannot bear the pressure from my father and marry her, I will definitely make her look good as soon as possible!

But that little girl can wrestle, which surprises me!
In other words, if this king really marries her, he won't be able to defeat her, right? "

"Not really!"

Zhang Yi was very sure. For a woman like Guanyinnu who was poisoned by Neo-Confucianism, no matter how much she hated Zhu Ping, when Zhu Ping became her husband, she would put away any edges and no longer resist.

It's just that Zhang Yi estimates that she has a very tough character.

Even if Zhu Xi was tortured in every possible way, she would only look at Zhu Xi coldly and not be timid in the slightest.

This kind of looking down on him is exactly Zhu Xi's inner demon.

It was a bad fate for these two people to be entangled together, but now that Zhu Xi has gotten rid of it, he is in a bit of trouble...

Zhang Yi was too lazy to think about this unsolvable problem and changed the topic:

"Three years have passed and His Highness is still here learning military training?"

"The tradition created by General Chang back then has long become a norm now. General Xu is in the capital recently, and he comes to teach everyone how to train! If General Xu is not here, the nobles in the city will take turns teaching..."

Zhang Yi was stunned when he heard this, but he was also happy. In order to prevent Chang Yuchun from dying of depression, the thing he casually deceived him turned out to be a tradition.

Isn't this the prototype of the Ming Dynasty Military Academy?

"Instead of going to such trouble, it would be better to just set up a military school specifically to train generals..."

Zhang Yi just said it casually. Zhu Ming was stunned. Then he thought for a moment and suddenly understood:

"Come with me!"

He took Zhang Yi's hand and headed towards the school ground that Zhang Yi was familiar with.

"I'm here to see my senior brother..."

Zhang Yi reminded Zhu Ping that Zhu Ping would not listen to him at all...

(End of this chapter)