If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 254 4k two-in-one
Zhu Zhanqi actually didn't have much favorable impressions of the position of commander of the Jinyiwei.

Of course, this is not due to the influence of later generations. I feel that Jin Yiwei can do nothing but persecute Zhongliang.

We must know that when the city of Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng in later generations, the Jin Yiwei were still among those who fought to the death for the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen.

Moreover, as the emperor's personal soldiers, many of the things they did were actually ordered by the emperor. Naturally, Zhu Zhanchun could not have any objections to a sword in the hands of the emperor.

But it is difficult for Zhu Zhanchun to have any favorable impressions of the position of commander of the Jinyiwei. Without him, most people who take this position will not end well.

In addition to the royal family's inconvenience after using it up, another very important point is that among the commanders of the Royal Guards in the past, there are always some guys who can't figure out who they are.

Yongle's Ji Gang is a typical example.

He was just a dog of the royal family, but in the end he wanted to make Zhu Di turn against him and become the emperor. Telling this would probably make everyone laugh.

In particular, this so-called ambitious man actually played a trick in front of Zhu Di. He felt that he could cover the sky with one hand like Zhao Gao, but he didn't think about who Zhao Gao was facing, and who he was facing. who.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanchun only regarded Ji Gang's overtures and wooing as farts.

However, he still had to live up to his reputation, so Zhu Zhanchun just rejected Ji Gang politely and tactfully, without showing a cold face.

When Ji Gang saw this, he could only walk away without saying anything more.

But only he knows what he thinks in his heart.

After sending Ji Gang away, Zhu Zhanchun was also thinking about whether to replace Ji Gang, the leader of the Jinyiwei.

The reason why I think so is, of course, because Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, is extremely ambitious and has done too many evil things in private. It can be said that everyone will be happy if he is killed.

Moreover, Ji Gang is a narrow-minded and unyielding person, and those who offend him will definitely be remembered for revenge. For example, Xie Jin, who is still in prison, is one of them.

Although Zhu Zhanjun was not afraid that Ji Gang would hold any grudge against him, it was still a disgusting thing to be obsessed with such a treacherous villain.

After all, this kind of person can't harm you, but he can definitely disgust you.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't want to have such a shit-stirring thing, changing his ways every day to think of how to disgust himself.

Especially to get rid of Ji Gang, the evidence was ready. In the fifth year of Yongle, Empress Xu died of illness, and Zhu Di ordered a nationwide beauty pageant. After the beauties sent from various places arrived in the capital, Ji Gang selected the stunning beauties and hid them in his own home.

After Ji Gang confiscated the imperial robes of the late King of Wu, he secretly hid them at home and sometimes even wore them on his body. He ordered everyone to drink wine and congratulate them, shouting long live, but no one dared to report them.

Ji Gang kept a large number of desperadoes privately in his family, built tunnels secretly, and manufactured tens of thousands of swords, guns, armor, and bows and arrows.

These things can be found by searching Ji Gang's home. Based on these evidence alone, let alone beheading, all the nine Ji Gang clans will have to be buried together.

But there is no need to rush into this matter. After all, we still need Ji Gang's knife to cut down the guys behind the scenes who spread rumors and stir up trouble. If we really want to get rid of him, we have to wait until the matter is over.

But regarding this matter, Zhu Zhanjun was also hesitant in his heart, whether he should also establish an intelligence agency to collect intelligence. Otherwise, it would be too slow to require businessmen to pass on information to him like this matter. Some.

Although it does not pose any threat to yourself, it can easily delay things in many cases.

Originally, Zhu Zhanjuan had always had thoughts on this matter. When he first time traveled, he also thought about engaging in the catering and entertainment industry like those senior time travellers. On the one hand, he made money, and on the other hand, he made money through these high-end entertainment venues. Gather intelligence.

But Zhu Zhanjun was just a child at that time, and he followed Zhu Di in the Jingnan War. He had no money, no leisure, and no trustworthy people around him, so this matter never happened.

Later, he slept for eight years and traveled to the immortal world to practice hard for hundreds of years. These worldly thoughts were completely gone in his mind. All he had was to break all laws with one sword and overcome tribulations to become a true immortal.

However, now that he has returned to the Ming Dynasty, he has once again become a relative of the Emperor Tianhuang, and has also become a powerful vassal king. Some ideas that have long been forgotten in his mind may be put back on the agenda.

"That little palace maid next to you, maybe she can help you." Sensing Zhu Zhanqi's inner thoughts, the dragon girl's voice sounded again: "Although I don't know much about palace battles and governing the country, winning or losing on the battlefield, using time, First of all, you really need someone to help you find out about the enemy and collect information.

In the past, when I led troops to fight, I would also send out sentries to gather intelligence, and I would know myself and the enemy before taking action. These are what you taught me. How come you have ignored this now? "

When the Dragon Clan was looking for a son-in-law, Zhu Zhanqi also talked to her about the art of war in order to win the heart of the Dragon Girl. He also talked about some of Sun Tzu's Art of War and the 36 Stratagems with the Dragon Girl, so the Dragon Girl was quite impressed by it. .

"It's not that I ignored it, but I didn't think it was necessary before." Zhu Zhanquan shook his head and did not feel that he had ignored it: "When we march and fight, we have our own sentries in the army, so I don't need to worry too much.

As for normal?I don't have much need for intelligence collection. After all, divination is not difficult for you and me. "

"The way of divination is certainly not difficult, but you can't rely on divination for everything, right?" Dragon Girl persuaded Zhu Zhankun. Although for practitioners, divination of one's own fortune or what will happen to them is A very common behavior, but divination is not a panacea.

In other words, what is calculated by divination is only one of many possibilities. If you think that the result of divination is what will inevitably happen, there will definitely be a big problem.

And another very inconvenient thing about divination is that if you don’t count it, you don’t know. The results you can get from divination are just what you want to calculate, and they cannot remind you that you are different from the goal of your divination. related things.

Being able to sense danger or something related to oneself is called a whim.

Therefore, in the world of cultivating immortals, each sect or force will establish its own system for collecting information, or find special intelligence dealers to buy information. Even newspapers are not without similar things in the world of cultivating immortals. Something exists.

Therefore, after the Dragon Girl's persuasion, Zhu Zhanqi thought for a while and still hesitated and asked: "Is Shanxiang qualified? She is a palace maid, and I know she has no problem serving people, but this is for intelligence... ...She has a quiet temperament, so I'm afraid she's not suitable?" It's no wonder that Zhu Zhanquan was hesitant. Hu Shanxiang had a temperament that was not good at fighting with others in his original history.

Although this world does not know why her origin changed so outrageously, it did not have a great impact on her character. Hu Shanxiang, who has been following Zhu Zhanyu, often has no sense of existence.

But despite this, Hu Shanxiang served Zhu Zhanquan very well. Whether it was his food, clothing, housing, transportation, or other daily necessities, Hu Shanxiang was able to make Zhu Zhanquan not feel that anyone was deliberately taking care of him, just like eating and drinking. of getting things done.

"You must be used to being served by the little palace maid, and you can't bear to part with it, right?" Dragon Girl once again sensed Zhu Zhanchun's mood and thoughts, and then continued after teasing: "This little palace lady is as calm as you think. She may not be suitable for fighting with others, but she does her job quietly, which is also an advantage in gathering intelligence.

And I think if you don’t let her give it a try, how do you know she’s not qualified?Isn't it possible that this little palace maid is unexpectedly suitable? "

Regarding Hu Shanxiang, perhaps because they are both women, Long Nu could see that in addition to being able to serve others, she was also flawless in doing things. Maybe she was not suitable for fighting with others, but collecting information and intelligence was not something to be fought with. People fight.

Under Long Nu's persuasion, Zhu Zhanjun decided to give Hu Shanxiang a chance to give her a try.

After all, this is the person who has been following him all the time. There is no problem with loyalty and trustworthiness. The only thing that makes Zhu Zhanju hesitate is whether she is qualified.

But there was really no one around Zhu Zhanchen who could do this job for a while, so Hu Shanxiang became the most suitable candidate.

"Then I'll talk to her later." Zhu Zhanjun made his decision.

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On the other side, the official documents from the court sent from Qufu finally arrived in Nanjing, letting the court know what exactly happened in Qufu and the rumors that the news they had received before was tampered with.

This made everyone in the court feel extremely angry, including some officials in the court who originally supported the Confucius family and opposed Zhu Zhantun.

These officials supported the Confucian family not because they were Confucian scholars and wanted to praise the Confucian family, but because they believed that Yan Shenggong, as a descendant of a saint, was an important means for the court to respect Confucian teachings and stabilize the people of the world.

In their view, the presence of the Confucian family means that the imperial court respects Confucianism, and the hearts of scholars all over the world will always be directed towards the imperial court.

If the imperial court abolishes Yan Shenggong, it will undoubtedly mean that the imperial court no longer respects Confucianism, which can really shake the foundation of the entire country.

It is precisely because of this that after they learned about the so-called news that "Zhu Zhanquan oppressed the Confucius family and instigated the emperor to abolish Yan Shenggong", they were very angry and jumped up and down to actively prevent this matter.

They are truly dedicated to the country. Although they are limited by the times and vision, their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty cannot be tarnished.

Because of this, when they learned the truth of the matter and that the news they had previously passed back was false, these courtiers loyal to the Ming Dynasty immediately became angry. He even bluntly said that these people who brought disaster to the country and the people should be cut into pieces with thousands of swords and the nine ethnic groups should be killed.

Zhu Gaochi also hated those who spread rumors behind the scenes, so the prince, who had always shown himself as a good gentleman, finally got tough and raised his butcher knife to chop off all the masterminds behind the scenes.

For Zhu Gaochi, it's not a big problem if you scold him. Anyway, the prince has been regarded as a loser a long time ago, and anyone can bully him. It doesn't matter if you scold him or say something to him.

But this time someone poured dirty water on his son, and it was the same kind of dirty water with the intention of ruining his reputation and never being able to stand up again. This really offended the talkative prince.

For the prince, he is actually a very tolerant and generous person, and he has always been lenient towards others.

However, everyone has their own inseparable scales, and Zhu Zhanjuan is undoubtedly that inverse scale to Zhu Gaochi.

In addition, the emperor asked the Jin Yiwei to find out the people behind the scenes and spread the rumors within three days, which was exactly what Zhu Gaochi wanted to do. Therefore, the prince in charge of the country also showed a rare act of generosity this time. Not only did he let the Jin Yiwei take action, he also Even the garrison troops around Nanjing City were mobilized.

Although the four gates of the city were not closed, Nanjing was searched from house to house.

This search doesn't matter, I really found some very deadly things.

It doesn't matter if someone in the court forms a party for personal gain. These people behind the scenes planned not only to ruin Zhu Zhanquan's reputation through this incident, but also to use this incident to make the court understand that the status of Confucianism is unshakable and want to further advance and let the Ming Dynasty return. By the Song Dynasty, it was like the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor shared the world.

Those involved in this matter were naturally from the Confucian lineage, but they were not ministers in the imperial court, and many of them did not even admit that they were ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

Some of them are the Jiangnan literati who were around Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, while the other part are the remnants of Jianwen.

Both Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang were able to raise armies to fight against the Yuan Dynasty with the support of wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River, so they also relied on a large number of literati from the south of the Yangtze River as advisers.

For example, Luo Guanzhong and Shi Naian, who wrote the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin, had taken refuge with Zhang Shicheng back then.

It's just that Zhang Shicheng was unable to help, so many Jiangnan literati later gave up on him and turned to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was more promising at the time.

However, Lao Zhu was a king of hell. These Jiangnan scholars and the wealthy Jiangnan businessmen behind them did not get any benefits from Lao Zhu. Although the four gentlemen from eastern Zhejiang were all reused in the Ming Dynasty, others were not so good. life.

What kind of temper Lao Zhu is can be seen from the salary he set for the officials of the Ming Dynasty. How can a scholar who is full of empty talk and has no real talent and knowledge get a good deal from him?
So naturally, there has always been a group of people among the Jiangnan literati who did not recognize the Ming Dynasty and had been plotting against the imperial court.

It's just that the scholar rebellion failed for three years. These people will never become famous after all. It has been decades since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. All those people back then have died, and they have not really accomplished anything.

This time the rumors achieved some success, but they also implicated themselves and the ministers of the DPRK and China who were colluding with them, turning it into a major case that shocked both the government and the public.

(End of this chapter)