People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Zhang Yi nodded silently.

He and Zhu Yuanzhang have been deeply bound over the past ten years.

So much so that if Lao Zhu wanted to kill him, he needed a high-sounding excuse.

The best excuse is to rebel.

It's just that the emperor can't accuse anyone of rebelling.

He saved Zhu Yuanzhang twice, the latest of which was to pull Lao Zhu out of the storm of rebellion. He was a person who had merit in saving him.

No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to touch himself, but he had to bring up the Chang Mao case again.

Zhang Yi was very disappointed and unconvinced.

He is not a person who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. The saying that the emperor wants his ministers to die and the ministers have to die does not exist in his heart at all.

But when it comes to resistance, he always has to think about the people behind it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi finally realized the difficulties of others. In life, there are some things that cannot be given up but have to be faced.

So he shook his head and rejected Xu Da's suggestion.

At least when things are unclear, he shouldn't make such a move.

"Chang Mao's case is just an excuse for His Majesty to touch me!

But this is definitely not the reason why I really angered His Majesty!

Even if he is going to die, Pindao still wants to know why he wants to die?

It seems that these days, Pindao must first find the person who tipped me off..."

Seeing that Xu Da was still worried, Zhang Yida said:

"Father-in-law, Your Majesty has not really launched an investigation, so I just leave like this, which is too guilty.

And if Your Majesty really wants to touch me, can you still allow me to escape Shuntian?

I came here today not only to consult with my father-in-law about the situation in the DPRK but also to sort out my thoughts through chatting with my father-in-law...

The person who tipped me off should know the real reason why His Majesty wants to touch me..."

Zhu Yuanzhang definitely didn't think of killing himself because of Chang Mao's incident.

Then he must have provoked Zhu Yuanzhang into something?

After Zhang Yisi thought about it, he probably didn't.

Lao Zhu may become suspicious and fearful of the people around him because of the Hu Weiyong case.

But it's definitely not to the point where he wants to kill people casually.

Hu Weiyong is thirsty for power, but Zhang Yi has no interest in power.

Even when he returned to Longhu Mountain, Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant to return to the capital after asking him several times.

It’s not power, but influence?

But starting from the eleventh year of Hongwu, when Zhu Yuanzhang re-ordained Yao Guangxiao as a monk, he had actually deprived him of all his influence.

Yao Guangxiao took away the power of the Spring and Autumn Period, and Zhu Yuanzhang also took back the ownership of the Sun and Moon Times.

What else does he have that Zhu Yuanzhang should miss?

Isn’t it still as authentic as it was a few years ago?

Zhang Yi's hair burst instantly when he thought of those tunnels.

He seemed to understand, what was the problem that Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of?

"what happened?"

Seeing Zhang Yi's uncertain expression, Xu Da asked Guan Xun. Zhang Yi took a deep breath and shook his head.

After all, his conjecture was just a conjecture;

If Zhu Yuanzhang cared about those tunnels, he should have done it himself a few years ago.

However, Zhang Yi would not be surprised if Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with him because of those tunnels.

After the Hu Weiyong case, Lao Zhu began to distance himself from Yao Guangxiao, and then gradually took away the power in his hands.

It was precisely because he felt the stakes involved that he refused to enter Beijing these years.

But Zhang Yi never imagined that after four or five years, Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't pass the authentic threshold?

He was afraid that he might threaten his life if he still had a hand in hand.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but feel agitated when he thought about this.

If Zhu Yuanzhang had always suspected that he had a hidden secret, then this would be a problem that could not be proved by himself.

Zhang Yi believes that with Lao Zhu's suspicious personality, he must have filled in all the tunnels he contributed to over the years and then dug them again.

Regarding the matter of digging the secret tunnel, Zhang Yi also regretted it very much.

This wasn't what he was supposed to do.

"It's a thankless task. If you really can't sleep well, why not build a palace?"

After coming out of Xu Mansion, Zhang Yi couldn't help but be sarcastic when thinking of this incident.

His soliloquies were never heard.

"Master, where are you going?"

After leaving the Duke of Wei's mansion, the servant asked Zhang Yi where he was going.

Zhang Yi thought for a while, but he didn't even think about where else he could go.

He thought about it and originally wanted to go to the Prince's Mansion.

If there was someone else he could trust in the capital besides Xu Da's family at this time, it would probably be Zhu Biao, whom he had always regarded as the elder brother of the Huang family.

Just thinking of Mrs. Chang, Zhang Yi seemed to understand why Mrs. Chang didn't send him off back then.

Come to think of it, Chang Mao's case had been suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang for five years, but it was just brought out now as an excuse to deal with himself.

When Zhang Yi thought of this, his excitement waned, and he turned around and asked someone to take him back to the Duke's mansion.

He went in this time, but never came out again.

The capital has never been a place lacking information. After Zhang Yi entered the capital, he didn't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at him.

The emperor summoned him but failed to see him;

The news gradually spread.

News that the Imperial Master seemed to have a problem with the emperor spread like wildfire.

Today, in the 16th year of Hongwu's reign, the emperor abolished Neo-Confucianism and respected New Confucianism.

The series of moves to reform the imperial examination system resulted in a large number of Spring and Autumn School officials in the imperial court today.

Taking advantage of the Hu Weiyong case, they flew up the branches one after another and entered the empire center.

As the leader of the Spring and Autumn Sect, Zhang Yi's door should have been crowded with students who came to pay attention, but the reality was that his door was deserted and no one came to visit.

The so-called icing on the cake is difficult, but adding insult to injury is easy.

Knowing that something was wrong with Zhang Yi, the censor in Taichung began to impeach Zhang Yi.

Although the proportion of officials from the Neo-Confucian lineage has decreased nowadays, there are still quite a few.

The hatred these people had for Zhang Yi was engraved in their bones.

Zhu Yuanzhang separated Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism from official learning, and the Spring and Autumn School played a great role.

But now Yao Guangxiao is so powerful that no one else can touch him.

In this case, it is better to take action on Zhang Yi, a soft persimmon, but they did not expect that,

They just wanted to make Zhang Yi feel uncomfortable, but the emperor seemed to want Zhang Yi dead.

The case to promote a thorough investigation into the cause of Chang Mao's death has been quietly launched.

Even the Neo-Confucian scholars, old and young, who hated Zhang Yi deeply, never connected this case with Zhang Yi.

Jinyiwei, Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishment...

Some people began to go to Fujian to investigate and collect evidence.

Others only thought it was the emperor's favor for Chang Yuchun and the Crown Princess, but they never thought that those who really knew the inside story would feel cold all over.

"Father, do you want the Zhang family's younger brother to die?"

Wuying Palace, five years...

Wuying Palace, which was burned down by fire, was re-located.

Zhu Yuanzhang still used this as his imperial study.

In the imperial study, Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, father and son, looked at each other.

The anger in Zhu Biao's eyes was beyond words.

Lao Zhu is silent.

Zhu Biao is a filial child. Although father and son often have arguments due to disagreements, Lao Zhu has never seen Zhu Biao question himself so unceremoniously.

The anger in his eyes was clearly on the verge of exploding.

Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm and said:

"Are you questioning me?"

"My father told my son the truth about that incident back then, and Chang Mao's case should not have been revealed.

1. He deserved his death, and the Zhang brothers acted in self-defense.

2. My father also had a conclusion about that incident.

My father restarted the case this time, not to solve the case, but to find an excuse to kill!

I just can't understand why you are like this? "

Lao Zhu's expression remained unchanged and he just said calmly:

"You don't need to know this. Also, please pay attention to your words and deeds. You must know that I am doing this for you...

Your wife already knows about Zhang Yi and Chang Mao. Don't you want to give her an explanation? "

Zhu Biao said with a straight face:

"Father, how can Chang Mao be compared with the younger brother of the Zhang family? Moreover, the Crown Princess is not an unreasonable person. If her younger brother is wrong, then it is wrong.

And he doesn't talk about reason, but only about interests. Is it possible that the Zhang family's younger brother can't compare to a woman? "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly when he heard this.

It's a good thing that his son is lonely, at least he won't be controlled by a woman like Chang Yuchun.

It was just his plan in mind, but he was not ready to tell Zhu Biao.

Seeing that he didn't let go, Zhu Biao continued:

"Father, as a human son, you should not blame your father.

The son and minister are well aware of the father's knot in his heart.

But my father can kill everyone in the world, but he can’t kill Zhang Yi!

The younger brother of the Zhang family, he could not have been involved in the affairs of the court. It was his father who dragged him into this whirlpool step by step.

Now if you are preparing to deal with him because you are afraid of him, I will firmly oppose it...

This trip was done by the public and not by a wise king.

Privately, you have also betrayed the trust placed in you by the Zhang family brothers.

Don’t you see how many changes he has brought to my Ming Dynasty?

Could it be that you want to kill this relationship that has lasted for more than ten years just because of a little suspicion in your heart?

Father, won’t your conscience hurt if you act like this? "

"To shut up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have been hit by Zhu Biao's sore point, so he immediately attacked the case.

Lord and minister, father and son.

He and Zhu Biao looked at each other angrily.

Zhu Biao never backed down at all on this issue.

Lao Zhu took a deep breath and pointed outside the imperial study room.

"Get out of here!

You are not the emperor yet, and it is not your turn to teach me how to be a good emperor..."

Lao Zhu rarely got this angry with Zhu Biao, especially after Zhu Biao grew up, he dealt with things in a moderate way, and Zhu Yuanzhang was more satisfied than dissatisfied with him.

The father and son were shocked to realize that they had not had such a loud argument for a long time.

Zhu Biao took a deep breath, turned around and left.

Zhu Yuanzhang was left standing there, feeling lost.

"Being an emperor is not as easy as you think!

Some things definitely require trade-offs! "

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured to himself, and his eyes gradually became firm.

The quarrel between Zhu Biao and the emperor caused the eunuchs who served the emperor to run further away and did not dare to get close at all.

"Let Li Qingmo come in..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhou Tong who poked his head in. The only one who dared to stand outside at this time was him as a Jin Yiwei.

Zhou Tong nodded silently, and after a while, Lao Mo ran all the way and entered the imperial study.

"About Chang Mao's case..."

……

"Master Imperial Master, your Royal Highness is here..."

Zhu Biao came out of the imperial study and went straight out of the palace.

Without thinking, he directly asked people to take him to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion.

The people in the mansion wanted to report it, but he stopped them.

He asked his servants to lead him to find Zhang Yi. At this time, Zhang Yi was writing furiously. After the servant informed him, Zhang Yi raised his head and saw Zhu Biao wearing ordinary clothes.

The two looked at each other, and a warm current surged through Zhang Yi's heart.

In today's capital city where many people are rebellious and separated from their relatives, everyone avoids him.

Zhu Biao is the prince, and his coming here represents an attitude in itself.

And this attitude is directly opposite to the emperor.

"Brother Huang!"

Zhang Yi made some mistake and instead of calling him His Royal Highness, he said a title that he had not used for a long time.

Zhu Biao was stunned and immediately became very happy.

"Brother Zhang, what are you writing?"

"I'm bored and just writing stuff..."

Zhang Yi invited Zhu Biao over and asked him to watch tea.

After the servant left, Zhu Biao also dismissed the guards around him.

"Are you still writing about future industrial planning?"

Zhu Biao picked up a piece of information and was filled with emotion after reading it.

Zhang Yi chuckled:

"It's not an industrial plan, Yao Guangxiao did a better job than me in this matter!

What Pindao wrote down is about the technology tree...

To what extent has Ming's technology developed at present, and in what direction should it go in the future.

Although Pindao may not be familiar with every road, he can at least give directions..."

Zhang Yi's tone was calm. This was actually what he had always wanted to do since he had completely retired.

He influenced the emperor to develop technology.

But limited by talents, industrial workers, and basic theories...

Even if Zhang Yi had the follow-up technology in his mind, it would not be possible.

In particular, the popularization of basic subjects will materialize the cultivation of these talents.

Zhang Yi spent sixteen years, but still failed to cultivate enough talents.

In particular, Lao Zhu used a large number of talents from the Spring and Autumn School, which is actually a good thing for the entire society in the long run.

But in the short term, it also slows down the process of integrating scientific research talents into society.

So at least from the perspective of technological development, Zhang Yi doesn't think there will be a qualitative leap in technology in the next ten years.

Zhu Biao nodded when he heard this and flipped through the book called Technology Tree.

He felt Zhang Yi's intentions.

For example, regarding steam engines, Ming Dynasty has now developed the second-generation steam engine that Zhang Yi mentioned.

The application of steam engines is no longer just for pumping water.

Using steam as power, smelting, mining, and manufacturing of various standard parts gradually formed a scale.

Standardized and large-scale production, the emergence of bicycles, is a proof.

However, Zhang Yi reminded later generations that with the realization of the technological route of the steam engine, mankind's technological tree should work towards the internal combustion engine.

Zhang Yi also gave an overview of how to make an internal combustion engine.

Zhu Biao was silent. What Zhang Yi wrote down could point out the direction for future celebrities.

However, Zhu Biao was not happy.

Because Zhang Yi seemed to have expected something by doing this?

It was more like he was explaining his future affairs.

Zhang Yi had been observing Zhu Biao. When he saw Zhu Biao showing a sad smile, he smiled himself.

This thing in my hand is very important to China.

This is also his unique "Tui Bei Tu".

According to folklore, Liu Ji left behind a pushback chart that could predict future generations, and predicting future generations was not difficult for Zhang Yi.

It may be able to influence the development of the next hundreds of years, so it is not a waste of time.

"Actually, you don't have to be so anxious..."

Zhu Biao put down the book in his hand and didn't know how to start the topic.

"It's just free time anyway, not to mention, Pindao may not have much time..."

Zhang Yi smiled, he didn't like wandering around in the mist.

Zhu Biao instinctively hesitated when he came straight to the point.

"His Majesty has restarted the Chang Mao case, and Pindao has vaguely heard about it. Considering that Your Majesty has not seen Pindao recently, I probably guessed what His Majesty was thinking!

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

But since His Majesty is going to go through the motions, Pindao just waits quietly...

Your Highness, if you take our former friendship into account, please protect my family! "

The words "Your Highness the Prince" instantly distanced the relationship between the two.

Zhu Biao's heart felt very uncomfortable.

Even though he could quarrel with Zhu Yuanzhang in public, he couldn't criticize his father in front of others.

"What my father did was just to appease General Chang's heart.

Don't be too sensitive! "

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Yi picked up the tea and took a sip without commenting.

Zhu Biao sat there, feeling very uncomfortable.

Zhang Yi also acted calmly and calmly, which made him feel more and more restless.

He has known Zhang Yi since he was a child, and he still understands this younger brother of the Zhang family.

Zhang Yi did not admire Lao Zhang, nor did he really take the imperial power seriously.

Behind his seemingly approachable attitude is his unique arrogance.

This arrogance is easily invisible to others. Only people who are very familiar with Zhang Yi can feel that arrogance.

Zhang Yi's smile was a disdainful smile.

Everyone knew what happened, but Zhu Biao tried to comfort himself.

Zhu Biao felt endless guilt in his heart.

He took a deep breath and said:

"Brother Zhang, do you have any plans to travel far away recently...?"

Zhang Yi was stunned when he heard this. What did Zhu Biao mean by this?

He quietly waited for Zhu Biao's next words. Zhu Biao looked back at the distance and whispered:

"My second brother may have seen you. When he came back last year, he said he expected you to visit Japan!

If you have plans to travel far, I will arrange for you to leave the city and go to Japan..."

Zhu Biao said these words with great determination. He continued:

"When you go there, just stay there. After a while, I will arrange for Miss Miaoyun to go there..."

Zhang Yi was silent.

Zhu Biao said these things, which can be regarded as protecting himself against Zhu Yuanzhang's pressure.

If it were any other prince, this behavior would have been enough to make the emperor jealous, and even the position of the crown prince would not be guaranteed.

But even for Zhu Biao, he is not in danger of being deprived of the crown prince, but at this time, his relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely break, leaving a shadow.

What's more, Mrs. Chang is his wife, so this kind of behavior will unintentionally chill the hearts of Mrs. Chang and Chang Yuchun.

But it was also because of his unhesitating commitment that Zhang Yicai was truly moved.

The uncle of the Huang family may have changed back then, but the elder brother of the Huang family is still someone Zhang Yi can entrust and trust.

Zhang Yi lowered his head, but raised it again. He was about to shake his head.

At this time, Jin Yiwei appeared beside him:

"Your Highness, please return to the palace..."

Zhu Biao was interrupted and became angry.

He raised his head sharply and looked at the man coldly.

The other party was so frightened that he took a few steps back and fell to his knees on the ground.

Don't look at Zhu Biao who is usually gentle and generous, but he is also Zhu Yuanzhang's son after all.

In recent years, Zhu Biao has personally handled many of the murder cases handled by Lao Zhu.

He also has his own majesty.

"Your Highness, please go back!"

Zhang Yi stood up and bowed to Zhu Biao.

He has already accepted Zhu Biao's wishes.

Zhu Biao was helpless about the situation in front of him. He nodded and said:

"Don't worry, I am your younger brother and I will definitely protect you..."

After he finished speaking, he snorted coldly at the person on the ground, turned around and left.

The Jin Yiwei was embarrassed. After Zhu Biao left, he saluted Zhang Yi and quickly followed Zhu Biao.

……

"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?

That kid Zhang Yi can't have other ideas..."

In the palace, after Zhu Biao came back, Zhu Yuanzhang started a cold war.

Ever since the father and son were young, Zhu Biao had never been so angry.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much, he was still aggrieved.

He came to see Queen Ma, hoping to relieve the depression in his heart.

Queen Ma naturally understood where the father and son were at odds, and found an opportunity to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu sighed:

"Why did you come to persuade me? If I hadn't discovered that secret passage, how could I have suspected him...?"

Queen Ma heard this and said:

“Your Majesty really doubts Zhang Yi just because of that tunnel?

When you asked Yao Guangxiao to change his family, it was enough to chill people's hearts.

I also know that Your Majesty wants checks and balances, but your kind of checks and balances is reasonable for people who are determined to fight for power, but has that child of the Zhang family ever taken the initiative to fight for power?

Over the years, even though he and Yao Guangxiao turned against each other, he still wrote letters and gave advice to Wu Baohe and others!

I think that the child of the Zhang family is also a saint who is dedicated to serving the world.

Your Majesty, this time, you will kill the wrong person! "

"I will naturally tell whether I am blaming the wrong person!"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, he did not agree with Queen Ma.

"Being an emperor is never easy, and I really want to believe him, but some things are related to the interests of the Zhu family.

This is all I can do!

Moreover, I never trusted Ling Shuo, Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang..."

The name that came out of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth made Queen Ma reluctantly shut up.

Over the years, Zhu Yuanzhang killed many people,

His reasons for killing may be far-fetched, but they are basically not indiscriminate killings.

After being married for many years, Empress Ma also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had an extreme personality. When he trusted someone, he was betrayed.

The resentment in Lao Zhu's heart will be heavier than anyone else's.

"Your Majesty, I advise you to think more about it...

No matter what, I will accompany your majesty and bear the burden together..."

……

Zhang Yi never went out while in the Imperial Prefect's Mansion, but Xu Mansion would come over from time to time to deliver news.

Regarding Chang Mao's case, it was still carried out in an orderly manner.

Zhu Yuanzhang was serious about digging up the unknown body in Jiangsu, and then revealed the evidence step by step...

Zhang Yi felt that the knife from the palace was pointed at his neck.

As long as the emperor makes up his mind, he will die.

Zhang Yi saw through the emperor's intentions, but was not nervous.

Because Lao Zhu hasn't decided to see him yet.

He had a hunch that even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill him, he would tell him the real reason.

On this day, Zhang Yi didn't wait long.

News came from the palace and he was asked to see him. (End of chapter)