People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 507 Spring and Autumn College, Prime Minister System

Was the body buried by the emperor?
The Xu family girl was confused, what is going on?
Zhang Yi enjoyed the way the Xu family girl was startled. She was usually a mature girl, but she was not as cute as she is now.

"tell me……"

It is human nature to gossip, let alone matters concerning one’s own family.

Family, yes, at least that’s what the Xu family girl thinks.

Zhang Yi knew that there was no point in hiding it from her anymore, so he simply pulled her to a corner and told her what happened that day.

The Xu family girl was frightened and gritted her teeth.

Chang Mao actually risked the disapproval of the world and wanted Zhang Yi to die at sea.

It was Zhang Yi's good luck that he escaped from the boat to the shore, and happened to meet the emperor to save him.

Zhang Yi said:

"Actually, in retrospect, if His Majesty had not heard the gunshots, asked the Jin Yiwei to find someone, and then alerted Chang Mao and the others, it would not have been easy for me to run out!

You will know what happens next!

I turned around and killed that guy, just when His Majesty showed up..."

The Xu family girl was nervous and held Zhang Yi's hand tightly.

The two of them also stood very close to each other for the convenience of talking.

Xu Da and Zhang Zhongcheng came out and smiled at each other when they saw the appearance of the second child.

The two decided to continue drinking, but no one bothered Zhang Yi and the Xu family girl.

"No wonder you don't panic..."

"This matter is equivalent to your Majesty having a handle on me, and it is also the basis for your Majesty to be able to recognize me with peace of mind..."

Zhang Yi will not be confused about his position just because Zhu Yuanzhang has been in love with him for several years.

There was some family affection between Zhu Yuanzhang and him, and he recognized it.

But as an emperor, he often speaks and does things, and it is absolutely impossible to act emotionally.

Even Lao Zhu has to make a choice when faced with the choice between his other sons and Zhu Biao.

How would he choose between Zhang Yi and Chang Yuchun?

Zhang Yi said:
“So, making me very important and a way to save my life is a silent agreement between Your Majesty and I!
As long as my importance is higher than that of General Chang, I will not be sacrificed during a thunderstorm! "

What he said is simple and simple, but also very realistic.

Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang.

"But, His Royal Highness..."

"The prince is easy to talk to, or..."

Zhang Yi did not continue. From the moment he killed Chang Mao, the matter became a dead end.

But if he had it to do over again, he would still kill Chang Mao.

All one wants in life is to have one thought.

Chang Mao must die, this is what he promised Li.

It was just a trick of fate. Zhang Yi originally wanted to find an opportunity to lay out a plan so that Chang Mao could die quietly.

But this guy made the first move, so he had to kill him.

From the moment Chang Mao attacked him, even if Zhang Yi asked him to go back, his relationship with the Chang family would never go back.

It was a choice to choose the lesser of two evils, but it was a choice with no regrets.

The Xu family girl's heart gradually calmed down.

"I'll help you!"

The expression on her promise was so serious that Zhang Yi burst into laughter.

"Then I would like to thank fellow Daoist!"

The Xu family girl glared at him angrily, then smiled.

"As long as your position in His Majesty's heart is the highest, it will be fine, right..."

The little girl was inexplicably motivated, and a warm current flowed through Zhang Yi's heart.

He touched the Xu family girl's head and leaned her against him.

"It's still too young, wait a few years..."

The Xu family girl was blushing with embarrassment, but someone had dirty thoughts in her heart.

The two of them just leaned on each other like this for who knows how long!
In the days that followed, Zhang Yi devoted all his energy to running the school.

The winter of Hongwu's sixth year is getting closer and closer.

Lao Zhang stayed with Zhang Yi for a while, and then returned to Longhu Mountain.

Zhang Yi's school finally opened at the end of autumn.

In front of him, there were hundreds of timid children. It might be inappropriate to say children, because there were also young people in their 20s among them.

This was the first group of students Lao Zhu selected for him, both male and female.

Zhang Yi looked at these children and was quite touched.

Most of these people have lost their parents. Their parents are either in exile or have become prisoners.

Their fate was supposed to follow their parents, but now Zhang Yi gave them another chance.

He wondered if these people knew what they were coming to do?
But as the founder of Spring and Autumn Academy, he stepped onto the stage.

"Do you know why you are here?"

Zhang Yi's words made all the frightened children stop.

They looked at Zhang Yi curiously. Not long ago, these people were also children of scholarly families, but they were reduced to this due to their fathers' crimes.

Zhang Yi saw that they were confused and refused to answer, so he said directly:
"Pindao is giving you a chance to rise again. If you fail to seize this opportunity, you will have to be treated like the guilty minister in the future, and you will never live in peace!
Your children will also live with the shame of your parents!
Of course, you don’t have to worry about the future, because many of you will not have any descendants at all.

Even if they are women, you will be welcomed and sent away in the Jiaofang Department to serve those who you once looked down upon.

They will satisfy their dirty psychology and start torturing you, even mother and daughter..."

Under Zhang Yi's temple fair, many people lowered their heads and fell silent.

The girl was also sobbing softly.

Some people here have just become destitute, and some people have already experienced that kind of suffering.

Zhang Yi uncovered their scars and destroyed their hopes.

When they were desperate, he changed the subject.

"But in this academy, you still have at least a little hope. As long as you succeed in your studies, you can still serve the court!
Although the door to the imperial examination has been closed to you, the operation of a court requires a large number of affairs officers!
Whether you choose to lead your family into ruin or seize the opportunity Pindao gives you, you decide it yourself! "

The students raised their heads after hearing this.

In their eyes, something called hope gradually returned.

These people may not be able to do other things, but they can learn this thing!

Being able to study is better than working as a handyman or being exiled to the army.

So, they knelt down one after another.

"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask Pindao..."

Those children were timid and did not dare to speak at first.

Until a half-grown child asked:

"Sir, what should we learn, should we learn to practice Taoism?"

Zhang Yi laughed and said:

"No, what you are studying has nothing to do with cultivation, and it has nothing to do with the imperial examination!
What you study is science and technology...

It’s a solution to a specific problem! "

Seeing that Zhang Yi was a kind person, these children emboldened themselves to ask questions.

"Can we women also learn?" "Women have the advantages of women. If you are here, your status will not be lower than that of men...

Moreover, where you have your own advantages, you will also have the same female teacher to teach you something..."

Zhang Yi continued to answer.

"Sir, what's our future?"

"Can we get rid of our humble status?"

"Can we get enough to eat?"

Zhang Yi did not hesitate to answer these people's questions one by one. He would not exaggerate the benefits of the school, nor would he be impatient and ignore these people.

At the same time, he also set rules and told them that if they didn't obey, they would be eliminated at any time and return to the life they should have had before.

These people are all the sons of guilty ministers. After weighing the pros and cons, they naturally do not want to return to their previous lives.

Zhang Yi answered some basic questions from them and set the rules.

The specific work was handed over to the instructor Yao Guangxiao.

With Yao Guangxiao's ability, it is easy for him to manage a small school well.

Not long after, he had arranged everything properly.

Zhang Yi was so happy to see him busy that he went to be lazy.

Today is the first day of school, and these people are mainly familiar with the environment.

Next to the school, there are two three-story buildings with ten rooms on each floor!
After making arrangements, these people entered the room. This cold, brick-and-stone house that they had never seen before was very novel.

The children of guilty ministers began their student careers.

Zhang Yi sneaked to where the Xu family girl and Meng Yao were.

As the two female students he personally taught, the Xu family girl was the teacher of the female student who was the guilty minister.

He was just about to say a few words to the other party when he was kicked out by Xu Miaoyun.

Zhang Yi sneered. The Xu family girl was not easy to mess with at all when she was in working mode.

"Master, the arrangements are made!"

Yao Guangxiao came over and reported to Zhang Yi the situation of the school.

"As for the courses, according to your instructions, the older ones will be trained according to the requirements of technicians, mainly learning skills...

For the younger ones, we teach them basic knowledge so that they can learn more comprehensively!
In addition to basic mathematics, physics and chemistry, women can study accounting, auditing and medical aspects of mathematics, and they can also study nursing..."

Zhang Yi confirmed Yao Guangxiao's report again.

At the same time, he was helpless.

Real education should actually start from the most basic things.

But he has to hand over some results to Lao Zhu within five years, so the first batch of students mainly needs to train qualified technicians.

Of course, Zhang Yi's requirements for so-called skilled workers are different from those of craftsmen of this era.

Otherwise he wouldn't have to open these schools.

Starting from skilled workers, gradually developing technicians who can help themselves, and finally students who are fully educated in scientific knowledge theoretically.

He estimated that it would take at least ten years to complete this matter at the earliest.

But ten years later, everything was different.

Once this group of people is developed, they can continue to copy their own models and turn knowledge into useful things.

"Thanks a lot……"

Zhang Yi solemnly thanked Yao Guangxiao.

Without Yao Guangxiao, he would probably have to put a lot of effort into running the school.

After he joined, Yao Guangxiao could help him handle most chores, even better than him.

"The knowledge taught by the master is very interesting to me. I have some experience in arithmetic and philosophy, but I really have a headache in terms of physics and chemistry!
Fortunately, Pindao finally has something he is good at. He can learn from his strengths and help his master! "

After Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, he went about his business.

……

The start of the Spring and Autumn College semester was a smooth one.

But Zhang Yi did not give up completely, because he understood one thing, that is, opening such a school in this place where Neo-Confucianism is flourishing would definitely not go smoothly.

The palace, the imperial study.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Yi were playing chess.

Ever since Lao Zhu found out that Zhang Yi was secretly losing to him, he was so angry that he threw the chess piece down and couldn't play any more.

"Can't you see that your chess skills are so good?"

Lao Zhu was a little resentful. Why did this guy know everything?
Zhang Yi chuckled and said:
"Your Majesty, let alone you, even if you ask any national warrior to fight against Wei Chen, I'm afraid they won't be able to fight against Wei Chen!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was confused. He knew that Zhang Yi was not a boastful person, so he must have a reason for saying so.

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

“In the future world, the speed of information exchange will be much faster than here!
People can play chess thousands of miles away, and they can also study chess records faster!
The chess routines of this era have all been figured out!

Therefore, I have no sense of achievement in playing chess with His Majesty..."

Whether it is Go or chess, the older the better. On the contrary, later generations have almost crushed the old friends under the study of chess sports.

This is without mentioning the artificial intelligence called AlphaGo.

Because to deal with chess players of this era normally, you don’t need such clever methods at all.

"Information exchange, do you want to remind me that you are on the right path?"

How powerful is it to be able to play chess from thousands of miles away?

Even among myths, I have never seen such a scene.

"Don't give me the cake. Are you here because of the recent rumors in the court?"

Zhang Yi chuckled, it was Yao Guangxiao who reminded him to come here.

He runs a school, so he can't hear anything while hiding in the Taoist temple, but Yao Guangxiao has been paying attention to the storm in the capital.

Although Zhang Yi had the emperor's support in running the school, he still could not escape the criticism from the censors.

It has become commonplace for men and women to live together and spread heretical doctrines and other rhetoric.

When these remarks become large enough, he, the school itself, the Xu family girl and others will all be questioned and scrutinized by public opinion.

Zhang Yixin is better than Zhu Yuanzhang and can help him block the pressure.

But those who follow him, such as Yao Guangxiao, may not be able to.

"Recently, there are indeed quite a few memorials mentioning you...

Who told you to be unpopular from the moment you entered Beijing?
But after thinking about it, you also know that behind these people, they all point to one person..."

"Hu Weiyong!"

Zhang Yi immediately thought of someone.

"I know who it is, but Hu Weiyong is a smart man and he doesn't cross the line!
So I can’t touch him!
I know the conflict between him and you, but it’s hard to find a match..."

Zhang Yi wanted to laugh out loud when he heard this, but he hid his attitude well because he didn't want to speak ill of Hu Weiyong.

At least so far, Zhu Yuanzhang is trusting and satisfied with Hu Weiyong, given his suspicious character.

If he said something, I'm afraid the emperor would still be suspicious.

"Zhang Yi, tell me, why do people like Mr. Li and others insist on going against me just after becoming prime minister?
That’s all Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong also has this trend now..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu was looked at inexplicably.

"Your Majesty, don't you have any thoughts about the prime minister system?"

(End of this chapter)