Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 31 The artifact arrives!

Korean Gong Li Shanchang hurried to Zhongshan. It was already autumn. He tightened his clothes and felt a deep chill. This chill came not only from the weather, but also from the recent court.

The matter of Kong Yin was of great importance. Although Zhu Yuanzhang had consciously controlled the expansion of the case, from the central government to the Chief Envoy level, the chief officials involved in Kong Yin were arrested one after another after investigation, and the imperial edicts were already overcrowded. .And even if they are not killed, these people will probably be dismissed from their posts and their families will be exiled to the army.

However, in any case, compared with the large-scale execution of the Hu Weiyong case, the Kongyin case is still much more "gentle", and it has not continued to spread to the prefectural and county levels.

But it’s hard to say whether it will spread in the future.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's cruelty has formed a stereotype in the minds of officials. This move of arresting the chief envoy first may be "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" and giving them this, or it may be "uprooting". If you pull out the roots with force, the weaker branches and leaves will naturally fall down.

Therefore, almost all the pressure from the civil service system was transmitted from bottom to top to Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang, this super heavyweight figure in the political arena of the early Ming Dynasty, was not only Zhu Yuanzhang's fellow Huaixi fellow, but also an important think tank who helped Zhu Yuanzhang conquer the world. He was also the representative of the Huaixi Group among civil servants. Li Shanchang ranked first among hundreds of officials and became the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. After defeating the Zhejiang East Group represented by Liu Bowen and supporting Hu Weiyong, he retired with great success. However, although Li Shanchang has basically not been involved in political affairs now, the empty seal case cannot be ignored. When such a major event occurs, without the position of prime minister, he is the only one who can speak to the emperor on behalf of the entire civil service group.

Today, the Yin and Yang Qihai appeared again. Although Li Shanchang had not witnessed it with his own eyes, he was the one among everyone present who most hoped that the emperor's eldest grandson could send over the legendary "artifact" that can communicate over long distances.

The reason is very simple. As long as the "artifact" really appears, it is basically certain that the empty seal case will not be expanded!
Without expansion, the status quo of the civil service group will not be shaken, which means that the entire Ming Dynasty temple will no longer be as violently turbulent as the Hu Weiyong case.

Li Shanchang knew very well the principle that great achievements shake the master. Li Shanchang really did not want the Hu Weiyong case to happen again. After all, the Hu Weiyong case had caused a rift in the relationship between him and Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, unlike the Korean Duke Li Shanchang, who is essentially a "civilian leader", the other Dukes who came in response to the imperial edict are all purely honorable military ministers and have nothing to do with the Kongyin case. The fiscal revenue and expenditure books of the Dudu Mansion are all approved by themselves. The bulk of the financial sources are grains handed over by millions of military households, and the Ministry of Revenue has no authority to approve them.

Therefore, other princes do not have the stance of Li Shanchang who is "willing to believe that the artifact is true".

Duke Xu Da of Wei, Duke Chang Mao of Zheng, Duke Li Wenzhong of Cao, Tang He, Duke of Xin, and even Chang Yuchun's son Chang Mao, have made great achievements in battle and shocked the world. They are all masters who are used to life and death on the battlefield. However, at this moment, They looked at the Yin Yang Qihai they saw for the first time, this mysterious vortex that could swallow up all light, but they all had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Such a mysterious passage actually exists in this world."

"So, there is a high probability that the appearance of the emperor's eldest grandson is true."

"Uncle Tiande, do you believe that there is really such a long-distance communication artifact in this world?" Chang Mao spoke first, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a look of confusion on his face.

Xu Da and his father, Chang Yuchun, are good friends and have been partners for many years. Xu Da is the number one commander in the world, and Chang Yuchun is the number one general in the world. Chang Yuchun "swept hundreds of thousands of soldiers across the world" was also under Xu Da's command. This can only be done under the command of the commander-in-chief. The relationship between the two families is very good, so even though they are both Dukes, Chang Mao regards himself as his nephew.

Xu Da stroked his long beard, shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that this fact is too unbelievable. If we are marching to fight, it will take us many days or even months to deliver the news. It takes days or even months to go back and forth, but now we are saying that there is something, but How can people who are thousands of miles away talk to each other as if they were face to face without causing suspicion?"

Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong said: "Yes, if this is true, wouldn't it be a fantasy? We have fought on the battlefield and are used to seeing life and death, but we have never seen such miraculous things. But now that the Yin and Yang Qihai has appeared, plus the rescue After receiving the Queen's elixir, it is not impossible for such a magical weapon to appear." Tang He sighed, with deep wrinkles on his face: "I have never heard of such a thing in my long life. If His Majesty hadn't said it himself, I would have thought this story was made up by some storyteller."

The four of them looked at each other speechlessly, thinking in their own minds. They were all people who had experienced countless storms. Naturally, it was difficult to believe such bizarre things. However, the emperor's golden words, coupled with the Yin and Yang Qihai that now appeared in front of them, made it difficult for them to believe it. How can it be false? For a time, the four people were full of contradictions.

Xu Da broke the silence and said: "That's all, we don't care whether this artifact will actually appear. As long as it can help me stabilize the Ming Dynasty and help the people live and work in peace and contentment, it will be a good thing. All we need is to be loyal." Just help your majesty, Geng Geng."

Chang Mao, Li Wenzhong and Tang He Wenyan all nodded and agreed. Although they had doubts about the long-distance communication artifact, they knew better what they should do where they were.

While they were talking, Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince Zhu Biao, King Yan Zhu Di and other royal family members also hurried to Zhongshan.

"Dasun, can you hear me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang skillfully stood in front of the Yin Yang Qihai, which once again expanded to the size of a washbasin.

"Yes, grandpa, I'm going to try to see if I can send the radio station over, but you have to put a cushion underneath, otherwise it will be easily broken when it is sent over."

Hearing the voice coming from the other side of Yin Yang Qi Hai, King Yan Zhu Di was suddenly startled.

——He made things complicated. The eldest nephew’s spiritual appearance was real and not a rumor made up by his father and elder brother. In this way, the eldest nephew’s transmission of elixir to his mother through the sea of ​​yin and yang was also true. of.

"So, this monk Daoyan is really something. He may be worth getting to know better in the future, but his ambition is not small, and he is a very restless monster monk."

Zhu Di secretly thought in his heart, and after receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's order from the other end, the Xiaoling Guards took action quickly. More than a dozen layers of thick quilts were quickly spread under the Yin Yang Qi Sea, forming a huge "bed". Used to catch things falling from the yin and yang sea as big as a washbasin.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince Zhu Biao, the kings, and all the princes were staring closely at the Yin Yang Qihai, their eyes full of expectation.

After a while, suddenly a square "big box" fell out of the sea of ​​yin and yang.

When this "big box" was delivered to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it seriously.

——Is this an artifact that can communicate thousands of miles?

And soon, a huge doubt arose in his mind.

The question is how to use this thing? By chanting a spell?
(End of this chapter)