People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 563: The so-called great scholar is just a clown, jealous
  Li Shanchang's trembling hands picked up the dagger handed over by Zhou Tong.

He drew his knife and held the dagger to his neck.

Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang were frightened and took several steps back.

The officials in the hall also took a step back. Zhu Yuanzhang's verdict against Li Shanchang was too shocking.

"From now on, I can no longer serve Your Majesty!"

Li Shanchang sighed, but the expression on Zhu Yuanzhang's face did not change.

He closed his eyes and stabbed his neck with the knife.

But at the last moment, the dagger fell with a clang.

Poof, Li Shanchang suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang:
  "Your Majesty, Hu Weiyong forced me to do everything. Wei Chen has absolutely no objection to Your Majesty...

Your Majesty remembers that Wei Chen has lived and died for His Majesty, so please spare Wei Chen! "

snort~
  The corners of Lao Zhu's mouth raised slightly, full of disdain.

He wanted to give Li Shanchang some dignity, but he was reluctant to die after all.

He looked around. The officials kneeling in the Fengtian Hall were inspired by Li Shanchang and shouted:

"Your Majesty, we are also forced to do so!"

"Your Majesty, we were deceived by Hu Weiyong and other rebels..."

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

After Li Shanchang spoke, these people began to beg for mercy from the emperor.

Those who behave miserably, those who pretend to be ignorant, and those who start biting their companions.

Everyone was afraid that if they spoke slower, they would miss the opportunity to survive. For a while, Fengtian Palace was like a vegetable market, and there was chaos.

"You are right, these people are spineless!"

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored everyone's pleas for mercy and said to Zhang Yi behind him.

"Anyone with integrity is probably in jail!"

Zhang Yi chuckled and said:
  "In Confucianism, those who truly care about the world also have loyalty in their hearts. How many good people can there be who can collude with Hu Weiyong?"

Lao Zhu nodded slightly and continued to look at Li Shanchang.

"To shut up!"

Zhou Tong shouted, and the bustling noise in Fengtian Hall finally stopped.

Everyone looked at Li Shanchang. Between life and death, Li Shanchang finally chose himself and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

"Mr. Li, do you know that if you continue to live, the future I am talking about will make you feel even more uncomfortable?"

Li Shanchang looked confused. He didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

Before Hu Weiyong's rebellion, the emperor was already slowly making plans to implement reforms.

But he still left a ray of hope in the end.

But this time, the Manchu officials tacitly accepted Zhu Yuanzhang's death. This behavior had completely chilled Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

This is no longer hatred against an individual, but against an entire class.

Therefore, one can already imagine how the emperor will treat the scholars next.

He is a scholar and a leader who prides himself on fighting for the rights of scholars all over the world.

But could he really face the catastrophe they provoked?

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Li Shanchang. Li Shanchang's face turned blue and white, but finally lowered his head:
  "Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yi couldn't help but sarcastically said:

"After entering the customs, there will be great Confucian scholars debating scriptures..."

Zhang Yi never believed in the so-called character of scholars. Character has always existed only in certain people, not in a certain class.

Just like he looks down on Confucianism, but he admires people like Wang Mingyang and Hai Rui.

As for Li Shanchang in front of him, it was obvious that he could only be regarded as a powerful minister at best. He still could not pass the great test between life and death.

"Since you don't want to go on the road, I will personally send you off!"

Now that the friendship has been severed, it is impossible for Lao Zhu Duan to let Li Shanchang go.

Even for him with an extreme personality, Li Shanchang's entry into Beijing meant digging up his roots in the Zhu family.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a special sword on his waist today.

He drew his sword and thrust it out,

Li Shanchang covered his chest with the sword in his hand, and the light in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"Li Shanchang intends to rebel and massacre three clans!"

Zhu Yuanzhang watched his old partner gradually fall and said indifferently.

Is this the end of rebellion?
  Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang turned pale.

The other officials looked on, pleading louder.

They knew the emperor's temperament, and they and others were in danger.

But these people still have a life-saving straw in their hearts, that is, the law does not punish the public.

It's impossible for the emperor to kill all the officials in one go, right?

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored them and focused his gaze on Ling Shuo.

Ling said that he was one of his most trusted leaders of Jinyiwei and the old man he had followed since the school inspection period.

But the key reason why he suffered betrayal was him.

Ling said he was horrified when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang.

He put the knife on Zhu Di's neck like a life-saving straw.

"Don't come here, you guys. If you come here, I'll kill him!"

But before he could move, he screamed.

Zhang Yi casually waved his hand, and a knife was accurately inserted into his hand.

Zhang Yi's flying knife is a good example.

The moment he let go of Zhu Di in pain, he was firmly controlled by the palace guards.

"Don't kill him, I want him to pay the punishment in prison before leaving!"

Lao Zhu waved his hand and turned to Lan Yu.

He turned back and glanced at Zhu Biao, who had been silent.

Lan Yu also looked at Zhu Biao, her eyes full of pleading.

In the past, he had committed many capital crimes, and it was Zhu Biao who interceded for him and finally found peace.

However, in Zhu Biao's eyes, there was no trace of past affection.

"Father, this person cannot be kept..."

Zhu Biao clearly stated his attitude, and Lan Yu panicked.

"Your Highness, I am your uncle-in-law..."

"Thank you for reminding me. I still remember that I have a mother-in-law..."

The murderous intent in Zhu Biao's eyes was the first time Lan Yu had seen it.

He understood instantly that the Lan family might also be on Zhu Yuanzhang's death list.

Lan Yu suddenly panicked. Although he was domineering, he was by no means a person without fear of life and death.

But at this time, he had no chance to beg for mercy. The palace guards quickly knocked him down and dragged him out.

As soon as the emperor came back, he quickly took control of the whole situation with lightning speed.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished dealing with Lan Yu, he turned to Wang Guangyang:

"If you are lazy in politics, I will only feel that you have failed in my trust.
  But Wang Aiqing was very active in the matter of rebellion! "

The irony in Zhu Yuanzhang's words was very obvious, and Wang Guangyang sighed.

He also understood that there was absolutely no way for him to survive, so he just knelt down and said:
  "It doesn't matter if I die, but with all the things happening in the capital, I and others are obsessed with interests. Please leave a seed for the scholars in the world..."

seed?

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, waved his hand, and asked people to take Wang Guangyang down.

Is it finally your turn?

Hu Weiyong watched Zhu Yuanzhang deal with the traitors one by one, leaving himself until the end.

At this time, he was mentally prepared.

The two looked at each other, and Lao Zhu waved his hand, asking the guards to take him away.

Hu Weiyong's face turned red instantly:
  "Zhu Chongba, what do you mean?"

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. From the day he decided to rebel, he had been prepared.

But now that he failed, Lao Zhu was not even interested in saying a few words to him?

"You're just a clown, why should I talk to you?"

Lao Zhu looked at him coldly, but Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude stimulated him.

"I made you look down on me..."

Hu Weiyong was furious, and at his feet was Li Shanchang's body. He squatted down, picked up the dagger that Li Shanchang was unwilling to commit suicide, and rushed towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Yi's body moved and moved between Hu Weiyong and the emperor.

This was the first time Hu Weiyong and Zhang Yi had faced each other.

Zhang Yi chuckled, made a circle with his hands, and hit Hu Weiyong on the chest.

Hu Weiyong vomited a mouthful of blood.

He is just a weak scholar, but Zhang Yi may be one of the people with the highest martial arts skills in this low-level martial arts world.

Hu Weiyong was knocked more than a meter and a half away by Zhang Yi and fell to the ground.

"Pindao has been wanting to beat you for a long time!"

Zhang Yi withdrew his hand and couldn't help laughing when he saw Hu Weiyong vomiting blood.

Hu Weiyong pointed at him, furious, and finally vomited a mouthful of blood and fell unconscious on the ground.

The emperor waved his hand:

"Take him away, I won't let him die, he can't die..."

Lao Zhu's feelings for Hu Weiyong were obviously not as indifferent as he appeared on the surface.

Rather than saying that he looked down on Hu Weiyong, it was better to say that he deliberately regained his position in this way.

After dealing with Hu Weiyong, the emperor looked at the kneeling civil servants again.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order:
  "All of them, go to jail!"

The so-called "the law does not punish the public" does not exist in Lao Zhu's dictionary at all.

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Amid the cries of the people, all civil and military officials in the court were imprisoned.

The feces and urine of many officials filled the Fengtian Palace with a smell.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang found a smelly but empty hall.

"Father!"

Old Ten Zhu Tan timidly called Zhu Yuanzhang, but Old Zhu ignored him.

He walked down step by step, only looking at Zhu Di.

"Father, big brother!"

Zhu Di burst into tears when Lao Zhu finished dealing with everyone.

No matter how strong he is, he is still just a teenager at this time.

"Fourth, very good, very good!

You have not lost the integrity of our old Zhu family..."

What Zhu Di was waiting for was Lao Zhu's approval, and he fainted immediately after hearing this.

Lao Zhu hugged him, and when he saw the wounds on the child's body, the murderous intent in his eyes became even stronger!
  "Your Majesty, I'll take care of you!"

Zhang Yi took the initiative to walk over and take over Zhu Di's treatment work.

He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had too many things to do since he launched the attack.

Lao Zhu looked at him deeply and nodded silently.

Starting from the early morning, the people of Shuntian Mansion suddenly discovered that the sky in the capital had changed again.

Countless soldiers appeared on the streets of Shuntian Mansion again.

Unlike a while ago, those high-spirited officials and countless soldiers poured in,
  Immediately, everyone's family members and relatives were escorted to the streets.

In the huge capital city, almost all the big shots in the city were spared.

The people are frightened. Is the world going to be in chaos again? "The government has posted a notice..."

People who didn't know the truth soon saw someone from the government posting announcements.

In these ten years of education, many people know how to read and write.

"Your Majesty is still alive...

Your Majesty arrested all Hu Weiyong’s rebellious gang..."

Those who can read quickly tell the people the news.

In Shuntian Mansion, violent cheers suddenly erupted.

The cheers quickly gathered into a sea of ​​joy.

"Your Majesty is not dead..."

"Your Majesty is not dead..."

The people's spontaneous emotions cheered on the streets of Shuntianfu.

Even the passing Jinyiwei were shocked and stopped in place by the spontaneous cheers of the people.

It turned out that the emperor had accumulated such high prestige without knowing it.

"It's not prestige, it's hope..."

In the palace, Yao Guangxiao and Zhang Yi were handling matters for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu wiped out all the officials of the fourth rank and above in the imperial court in one go, which had a great impact on the operation of the entire imperial court. Although many officials were released from the imperial edict and a number of people were promoted.

However, the affairs of the imperial court were still unavoidably affected.

Now that people are in panic, Yao Guangxiao and Zhang Yi have to step forward to help handle government affairs.

A large number of officials of the Spring and Autumn Period were also promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

But even so, people's hearts are not stable.

In the eyes of most people, these officials are irreplaceable.

Although everyone claims that the people are the people, everyone knows very well who holds the people's hearts.

When are ordinary people regarded as citizens?
  They will only watch numbly as the flowing emperor keeps changing, and they live a miserable life.

The landlords occasionally rewarded them with some benefits, and then coerced them to obtain greater benefits.

In fact, for most of the lower class, they don't care who is the emperor.

Because whether it is a wise king or a faint king,
  This is how everyone lives.

But Zhu Yuanzhang is different. At least in the past ten years, they can indeed feel the different changes in their lives.

This change is no longer about eating and drinking, but is something on the spiritual level.

Perhaps when Zhu Yuanzhang was here, the people had not yet felt that Lao Zhu's policies had gradually changed their lives.

But after Hu Weiyong came to power for a short time, the scholar-bureaucrats couldn't wait to abolish Lao Zhu's New Deal.
  Did they realize what they had lost?
  is hope...

Zhu Yuanzhang may not necessarily bring them to a better future, but he can give them hope.

"hope……"

Yao Guangxiao chewed the word Zhang Yi thoughtfully.

That's right, isn't what they are doing now to give this land a thought for the future?
  Yao Guangxiao didn't quite know that Zhang Yi could peek into the future hundreds of years.

He only felt that what Zhang Yi had done over the years was like a mysterious master leaving idle pieces on the chessboard.

At first, what didn’t everyone think?
  But as time went by, Zhang Yi did change the world.

"Master Imperial Master, His Majesty the Emperor is looking for you!"

Zhou Tong's arrival interrupted the conversation between master and disciple.

Zhang Yi gave Yao Guangxiao a look, and he took the initiative to go to Fengtian Hall.

The Wuying Hall was burned down, and Lao Zhu also used to use the Huagai Hall as a temporary office space.

Entering the new imperial study room, Zhang Yi could feel that Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood.

He guessed that this was probably the reaction of the people in the city, and it also made the emperor feel recognized.

Reform is never easy, and Lao Zhu is not necessarily a compassionate person who insists on doing things for the sake of the people.

His background made him empathize with the suffering of the people at the bottom, so he wanted to change something.

But Zhang Yi can't expect that the emperor is just a proletarian... warrior, right?
  Everything requires feedback.

And this time when the people lost and gained, their reaction was the best affirmation of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You came!"

Seeing Zhang Yi come in, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and handed a memorial to Zhang Yi.

"Lan hanged himself?"

Zhang Yi's hand shook slightly when he got the memorial.

He immediately sighed and said: "That's fine..."

Ever since Lan wrote to Lan Yu asking him to surrender, she must have been on Zhu Yuanzhang's death list.

Lao Zhu will never let you go just because he is your in-laws.

What's more, whether it is his biological mother or Chang Yuchun's wife, the ancients' views on three things are different from those of modern people in later generations.

She committed a crime and the emperor gave her death, but it would not affect the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chang Yuchun.

However, Lao Zhu did not catch her immediately, and when he was hunting down the family members of the rebellious ministers all over the city, there was no Lan family.

However, Zhang Yi could imagine how much pressure Lan himself endured when he heard that Lan Yu had rebelled and was caught.

She was horrified and finally hanged herself, which was natural.

And her hanging herself at least gave Zhu Biao and Chang an explanation...

If Lao Zhu personally delivers a glass of poisonous wine to his door, the last dignity of Lao Chang's family and Lao Zhu's family will be gone.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went with the Crown Princess..."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have much emotional fluctuations about Lan's death.

Zhang Yi himself secretly suspected that Lao Zhu might not have done it himself by forcing Lan to death.

For a woman who is a woman, faced with such a desperate situation, as long as someone instigates her, it is natural for Lan to commit suicide out of fear of crime.

He took a deep look at Lao Zhu and saw through it without saying anything.

Zhu Yuanzhang discussed with Zhang Yi the specific situation in the capital.

The chaos in Shuntian Mansion today is even worse than that on the day of Hu Weiyong's rebellion.

Zhu Yuanzhang took so many people from Shuntian Prefecture in one go, causing problems for the city's operation.

When it comes to rebellion, I always prefer to kill the wrong person before letting go.

But the sequelae of killing must always be addressed.

Zhang Yi answered Zhu Yuanzhang's questions in an orderly manner and gave him instructions on how to solve them.

To a certain extent, the city of Shuntian was built by him bit by bit, and even Hu Weiyong could not compare to his understanding of Shuntian.

Moreover, with the collapse of the civil service group, officials of the Spring and Autumn Period came to power.

Zhang Yi will have greater convenience in handling affairs in the capital.

Lao Zhu listened silently, and then suddenly asked:

"On that day, after you begged for mercy from Li Shanchang, you said that after entering the customs, there would be great Confucian scholars debating scriptures. I seem to have heard it vaguely?"

Zhang Yi knew what answer Lao Zhu wanted, so he briefly told Zhu Yuanzhang the history after the Qing soldiers entered the pass.

Especially when Qian Qianyi said the water was too cold...

Lao Zhu sneered again and again.

"It turns out that I didn't kill hard enough. Speaking of which, I am indeed not as good as those Jurchens in this matter..."

"Yes and no!"

Zhang Yi told him what he was looking at, and Lao Zhu listened silently.

"This Neo-Confucianism is very poisonous..."

When Lao Zhu said these words, Zhang Yi understood that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which had been praised since the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, would probably be swept into the garbage heap of history.

It would be biased if we only talk about the harm caused by Cheng and Zhu’s studies.

But the rise of Cheng-Zhu School was indeed closely related to imperial power.

If a doctrine has caused harm to the emperor's rule, Lao Zhu would not mind eradicating it.

Of course, when he does this, he becomes the enemy of everyone in the world.

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang's approach was already a plan, but now that even Li Shanchang is targeting him,

The hatred between Lao Zhu and these people has become irreconcilable.

Don't underestimate the ferocity of Neo-Confucianism, but it took less than a hundred years for it to really develop, when the rulers were determined to guide public opinion.

Many rules ultimately depend on the guidance of those in authority.

If other people want to do this, it may not be easy, but for Zhu Yuanzhang, it is not difficult.

As the founding emperor of the country, the military power and noble group in his hands were enough to intimidate anyone.

Civil servants and local gentry like to use public opinion to coerce the emperor. With the popularity of newspapers in recent years,
  also gradually disintegrated.

"You can come up with a plan for me about the reform of the imperial examination..."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Yi accepted the task, but he turned around and asked:
  “So what kind of thought do you want to support?”

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback when he heard the words.

Zhang Yi knew that he must not have thought about this problem yet:
  "Your Majesty, Pindao is good at Taoism and Taoism. You want to reform the imperial examination and clear out the Neo-Confucianism.

Always give a new set of theories as a guide..."

"What do you think is appropriate, your Taoist rule of inaction?"

Lao Zhu's expression changed slightly, and he asked with interest.

"Taoist things are not suitable for governing the world. They can be used as a supplement, not as a master!

In fact, I feel that the New Confucian theory is good, and if it is combined with some new things, it can be used as a guiding ideology for the future! "

Zhang Yi also understood that although he did not like Confucianism, why was the Chinese cultural circle called the Confucian cultural circle.

For thousands of years, countless elites have studied this theory, and many of its things are the most perfect.

Rather than rejecting Confucianism as a whole because of certain things, it is better to reform it.

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded in approval after hearing his painful explanation of his interests.

The New Confucian movement was proposed by Confucius. Supporting him and becoming the leader of the New Confucian movement can eliminate the disadvantages of preparing to join Cheng and Zhu Zhixue.

Lao Zhu did not object to the re-activation of the Kong family.

Anyway, everyone is just a tool for the king to use.

"But Kongne is young after all, and his theory is not yet mature!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as you stand him up, the maturity of the theory will not be a problem!"

"it is good!"

A few words of dialogue between the monarch and his ministers determined the fate of Kong Ne. As the future Duke Yansheng, he was once again used as a shield by Zhang Yi Lao Zhu.

Regarding the reform of the imperial examination, Zhang Yi and the emperor chatted for a long time.

At this time, Lao Zhu "accidentally" picked up a piece of information.

"Is this the catalog you gave me about the secret passages in the palace and the city?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Zhang Yi saw Lao Zhu asking, he bowed his head and admitted.

Lao Zhu sighed while reading:
  "It's also thanks to your preparation, otherwise I would have really overturned this time!

Zhang Yi, are you sure this is all authentic? "

Zhang Yi's body shook suddenly, and his pupils shrank violently.

However, his expression remained unchanged and he replied:
  "Your Majesty, I have handed over all the tunnels to you!"

"Very good, get out!"

"Sir, retire!"

Coming out of the imperial study room, Zhang Yi felt like he was suddenly sweating.

Zhu Yuanzhang's casual inquiry just now made him feel extremely insecure.

"Being with you is like being with a tiger!"

After a long time, Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

He calmed down his emotions and continued his work.

(End of this chapter)