Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 74 The Kidnapping Begins (Part [-])

Generally speaking, ordinary people can feed themselves pretty well by digging their own food from the fields.If it can lead the entire village to become rich and live a good life, that is even more impossible.

However, this Zhang Yifan not only wanted to make the whole village live a better life, he even said that he wanted the emperor of Ming Dynasty to learn from him so that the whole people of Daming could live a better life!

Is this possible?

This is absolutely impossible!
Does a common man have such a high vision and ambition?Even for him and famous people in history, it’s impossible!
Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world?That is something that the saints advocate, and it is precisely because it is difficult to do that it is advocated!How could it be possible for him, a country boy?

This Zhang Yifan, if I don't beat him to death, I don't know what kind of monster he will become!Li Shanchang doesn't mind taking this opportunity to slap him, even if he doesn't really rebel, he will scare him to death!

Generally speaking, even those who founded the country would be frightened if they were labeled as rebels by Li Shanchang.Not to mention, as a mere commoner, he would probably be frightened.

However, Zhang Yifan is not an ordinary person at all, or to put it simply, he is not a person of this era at all, and his thoughts are not something that people of this era can casually guess, let alone someone who does not know him well.

No, when Zhang Yifan heard Li Shanchang's words and then saw those civil and military officials looking at him with malicious eyes, he immediately exploded.

He immediately retorted: "This official... lord, there is a good saying in the ancients, what is it called, it is a sentence that thinks that others are what you think. I think it applies to you. It’s a perfect fit!”

"I can think of His Majesty because His Highness King Yan inspired me. He is amiable and very kind to us people. If you don't believe me, you can go to the village and ask them to see what their impression of His Highness King Yan is."

When he said this, he saw Li Shanchang's face changed drastically, and he continued to say: "Furthermore, His Majesty the Emperor expelled the Tartars and returned our Han people's homeland. From now on, we no longer have to live a life as bad as pigs and dogs. I admire His Majesty the Emperor and thought that if If you have the ability, you can also help His Majesty the Emperor to make all the people of Ming Dynasty live a happy life. Is there a problem with this? Is it wrong?"

Sometimes, there is an advantage to being young: others won't mind too much if you speak rudely or too harshly, because this is the way of speaking for teenagers.

At this time, Zhang Yifan used his age to pretend to be young and called him Mr. Li Shanda, but his counterattack was very vicious.

You know, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of Li Shanchang, but what he said meant that Li Shanchang himself wanted to rebel, so he said that others would also rebel. This is definitely a critical blow.

No, Li Shanchang immediately knelt down to Zhu Yuanzhang and quickly defended: "Your Majesty clearly knows that I have no intention of rebelling, it's just this guy who is spitting blood!"

He knew that if he didn't explain clearly, what he said today would be like a thorn in the emperor's heart, and he would definitely be very sad in the days to come.

To be honest, I don’t know what will happen to Li Shanchang in the future. At this time in the ninth year of Hongwu, it is indeed impossible for him to have any intention of rebellion.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this scene, he glanced at the other civil and military ministers, who were so frightened that they fell to their knees.

All of a sudden, the topic of rebellion came up. Are you really tired of living?

At this time, even the civil and military officials who followed the Li family were complaining about Li Shanchang.

Everyone knew that the word "rebellion" was absolutely taboo in front of the emperor.

"Hahaha..." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed, then stepped forward and personally helped Li Shanchang up from the ground and said, "Don't I know who you are? Don't listen to the nonsense of a kid with a yellow mouth!"

Then, he turned to look at Zhang Yifan, and reprimanded him with a cold face: "How can you say anything casually about whether you are committing treason or not? Because you are young and ignorant, I will forgive you for once today, and don't talk nonsense in the future!"

This Zhang Yifan just talked about his great achievements, which made him feel very comfortable. He also used Zhang Yifan's words to hit Li Shanchang once, which made him feel even better.But he still had to pretend to be cold-faced, but his words were more like an elder lecturing a younger one.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan gave up and did not continue to attack Li Shanchang.

Because he knew very well that although he and the Li family were enemies because of Zhu Jingjing, he could not bring down Li Shanchang so easily.

You know, in the original history, Li Shanchang lived for many years even after the Hu Weiyong case broke out.It wasn't until Zhu Biao died and Zhu Yuanzhang himself was in poor health that he began to take care of Li Shanchang.

Here, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, looked at King Yan again and said, "You did a good job!"

In what Zhang Yifan said, he also praised Zhu Di.

"It's all due to my father's daily teachings!" Zhu Di was overjoyed and replied quickly.

He actually knew that Zhang Yifan was lying, but to repay him for this was a fact in his opinion, so naturally he would not deny it, and unconsciously, he had a better impression of Zhang Yifan.

At this time, the guards had already found Tian Dazhuang, Liu Wu and others.

So, in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, the people in the cement workshop immediately started working.

Zhang Yifan naturally explained on the side what raw materials were used, what the cost was, what the process was, etc.

When it was almost dusk, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the cement produced and how to use it.

Fortunately, it was a demonstration and a small-scale firing, which did not take too much time. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have been able to spend the night outside the city, and the matter would have been postponed until tomorrow.After thoroughly understanding cement, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a very good mood. With a smile, he asked the civil and military ministers beside him: "Do you think this cement can be worthy of the title of national treasure?"

If it weren't for Li Shanchang's drama, it is estimated that someone would stand up and object at this time.

However, Li Shanchang was disgraced, and others had to weigh it.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile, obviously he had already made up his mind.It would actually be quite difficult to stand up and object at this time.

Not to mention, not everyone will be against Zhang Yifan.

No, when Zhu Di saw that others were silent, he stood up and said, "Father, I think this cement deserves to be called a national treasure of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Father, I think that if there are too many cement-like treasures, our Ming Dynasty will make the country strong and the people rich!" Prince Zhu Biao also expressed his opinion, "Defining it as a national treasure can encourage others to show their respect to The imperial court presents similar treasures!”

Both of them are more or less related to this cement. If cement is designated as a national treasure, they will also benefit.

One of them is the prince and the other is King Yan, both sons of the emperor. When each of them said this, other civil servants and generals started to make noises.

No, Zhu Biao's brother-in-law Zheng Guogong Chang Mao agreed.

Later, more and more people agreed.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately laughed and said: "Okay, since you have no objections, then this cement is our national treasure of the Ming Dynasty. Let's go back and discuss the regulations on how to bake it on a large scale to benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

Having said that, he turned his head to look at Zhang Yifan again and said, "I said before, if this cement is really a national treasure, and you have contributed to donating the treasure, I will reward you heavily. Tell me, what do you want? Do you want to be an official or a national treasure?" Want money?"

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang knew what Zhang Yifan wanted, but he was still hesitant about that matter.

If Zhang Yifan could change his mind and choose to be an official or want money, it would be easy and would not conflict with his original plan.

However, he was still disappointed.

Zhang Yifan knelt down and solemnly reported to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The common people admire your majesty and want to marry your majesty and listen to your majesty's teachings. Therefore, the common people want to marry your majesty's eldest daughter! Other than that, they have no other request." !”

As soon as he said these words, everyone who heard them, especially those who didn't know the details, were all stunned.

It is understandable that Xianbao wants to be an official, or wants to be rich and powerful.Unexpectedly, this boy from Liujiacun actually wanted to be His Majesty’s son-in-law!

They all remembered that just today, when the congratulatory banquet was held in the main hall, Li Qi, the son of Duke Han, proposed to His Majesty that he also wanted to marry the eldest princess.

Didn't this country boy bump into the Li family when he opened his mouth like this?

So which family is your Majesty going to agree to?

Logically speaking, the Li family is the most important contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty praised Duke Han as Xiao He of the Han Dynasty. In terms of relationship and importance to your majesty, the Li family must be the most important.

However, His Majesty has just promised to reward this boy generously.This boy doesn't want anything else but to marry the princess!
On the bar!
Thinking of this, most of them couldn't help but go to see the Li family immediately. They wanted to know how this matter would develop?

I'm a little curious!
Li Qi, one of the parties involved, naturally heard it and immediately became anxious.He knew from his cousin Li You that the eldest princess had been flirting with this boy for a long time, and King Yan was involved in it. Don't be careful, the emperor really agreed to this boy, right?
Thinking that he had divorced his wife and vacated his position, he was planning to marry the eldest princess. If he was kidnapped halfway, it would be a waste of effort and he would become a laughing stock in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty!
In a hurry, Li Qi was afraid that it would be too late to say anything if Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, so he rushed over, knelt down next to Zhang Yifan, and hurriedly told Zhu Yuanzhang: "It was the minister who proposed to your majesty first. Your Majesty, please grant me your permission!"

As soon as he moved, the expressions of most civil and military officials suddenly became exciting: Have you started snatching brides?Who will win the famous flower?

So, they all opened their eyes wide and waited to eat!

Of course, as far as their own wishes are concerned, most people are probably on the side of the Li family.How can Zhang Yifan be nothing and still insult a lot of people!

Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang was also in a dilemma!
If you consider your daughter's happiness, you must choose Zhang Yifan.

However, for him, the founding emperor, the love of his sons and daughters had to be moved back and given way to other more important factors.

If you just compare Zhang Yifan with this Li Qi, then there is no need to consider it.The key is that Zhang Yifan's opponent in this marriage is actually Li Shanchang, not Li Qi.

Li Shanchang had a very important influence both in the army and in the court.With his support, all government actions will become easier, especially a very important change that he has begun to consider, which is inseparable from Li Shanchang's support.

And these are definitely things Zhang Yifan cannot give.

Zhu Yuanzhang also had a headache thinking about this.

(End of this chapter)