I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 175 Chongzhen Fort Sect vs.

Song Shen was not in a hurry. He waited for a while. Only after Li Shanchang calmed down did he speak again.

"There's something I want to know."

"Have you heard recently about what happened to Song Shen, who has the same name as me in the court?"

Li Shanchang just recovered from his shock and looked at the handsome young man in front of him in surprise. After a pause, he said:
"I've heard of it. It's a big deal. Although I'm unemployed and don't go to the government office often, a colleague who I'm close to mentioned it when he came to visit. He said that Song Shen fell a few days ago and his eyes didn't hurt, but he became blind for no apparent reason. He just mentioned it as a rare thing at the time. If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered it."

Song Shen fell into deep thought.

The reason why he asked this was that he wanted to find out what was going on in the world line of these students, especially those during the Hongwu period.

If they were all directly sliced ​​from the original history, then Li Shanchang would not have heard that Song Shen was blind, because no matter what Song Shen did in history, at least when the Hu Weiyong case broke out in the 13th year of Hongwu, "Song Shen" was still serving in the inner court, and he could not have been blind.

Therefore, the Li Shanchang who had just entered the tutoring class in front of him should be from the world line after he traveled through time, and the slices were freshly cut today.

That would be much easier to handle.

At the very least he could be sure that the Li Shanchang in front of him must be living in a world that was closest to his world.

It’s a bit confusing, but it doesn’t matter, Song Shen figured it out.

"Okay, good."

Song Shen smiled and looked at him:
"Is there anything else you want to tell me? If you really need my help, you have to tell me the important things you have encountered recently, otherwise it will be difficult for me to judge your situation."

Li Shanchang thought about it for a while, and without much hesitation, he decisively told Hu Weiyong what happened last night when Zhu Yuanzhang came to his house and asked him to attend a banquet at Hu Weiyong's house. After he finished speaking, he also gave a detailed account of what happened at Hu Weiyong's banquet.

Outrageous.

After hearing this, Song Shen thought this was really outrageous.

If Li Shanchang had been a spy for Zhu Yuanzhang in history, that would explain why he was not implicated in the 13th year of Hongwu. As for the re-emergence of the old matter after a lapse of ten years...it was probably that in the 23rd year of Hongwu, Li Shanchang or his family did something that Zhu Yuanzhang did not like, so he simply used the good excuse of the Hu Party to catch them all in one fell swoop.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Shanchang to be a spy because he was fanned by his own butterfly wings. Such a thing has never happened in history. Li Shanchang was not liquidated purely because he was careful to protect himself and kept out of it. He put all the blame on his younger brother, and the flaws were not revealed until the 23rd year of Hongwu.

Who can tell?

Modern news releases written in black and white on the Internet can all be recorded in history books. In this feudal dynasty where the emperor had absolute power and the civil officials tried to fight back, whether the Spring and Autumn style of writing and the verbal criticism in the history books can be trusted is a matter of opinion.

In his previous life, Song Shen would not have bothered to think so much. Whether the things in history books were true or false had nothing to do with him. He would just talk nonsense and forget about it. But now he was in the whirlpool and storm of history. Every gust of wind could shatter him to pieces. He could only be cautious.

Song Shen was surprised that Li Shanchang could tell him all these things. He thought that this old fox would play Tai Chi, or at least would not give up so easily, but he was very frank, even telling him the extremely confidential matter that Zhu Yuanzhang came to him in the middle of the night and asked him to be a spy. No matter what his purpose was, at least his sincerity was evident.

"I understand."

The thought in his mind seemed long, but in reality it only took a few seconds. Song Shen smiled at Li Shanchang:

"I will find a way to help you in the future. Don't worry, you won't end up like the people in history who lost their integrity in their later years."

"Now that we're done, let's go out and don't keep them waiting too long."

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In classrooms.

On the projector, the image of Zhu Qizhen's paper was clear, and the handwriting was in neat Taige style. Even through the screen, one could tell that the paper, pens and ink used were of the best quality in the world.

But no one cares.

After taking a glance, everyone started talking to people they were familiar with. Even Zhu Youjian, who was also disliked by Zhu Yuanzhang, shamelessly joined the Zhu family's discussion circle, excluding the owner of the paper. No one spoke to Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen's face turned red.

He actually looked pretty good. He was made the crown prince soon after he was born, and was raised in the palace with great respect and honor. No one could compete with him. After he ascended the throne, he had the support of his grandfather and father. It can be said that before the Battle of Tumubao, his first half of his life was smooth sailing.

There is a saying in later generations that red energy nourishes people, and the same is true for those in power. There are people who take care of everything and help them. There are very few things that they really need to worry about. They just need to grow up comfortably and accept the flattery and praise from everyone around them, and then the money thrown at them by the power of the whole country will naturally manifest itself in another way.

Just like Zhu Qizhen, he was tall and thin, with a very bookish air, and fair skin without even a acne. In addition, he had a noble aura. If you didn't know what he had done, even if he was not an emperor, he would still be a very noble young man.

But in this place, what people care least about is appearance.

Speaking of tallness, isn't Ying Zheng, whose Tai'a sword is longer than many others, a man from the northwest? Meng Tian, ​​who is standing next to him and reducing his presence, is not as tall as him, but he is also a muscular and sturdy man.

Speaking of facial features...haha, I'm not targeting anyone, but all the people here combined cannot beat the middle-aged Zhang Liang.

When appearance loses its advantage, showing weakness and grievance will only be seen as being a wimp.

This is what everyone thinks of the blushing Zhu Qizhen now.

"Everyone!"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't hold it in any longer, so he cleared his throat and shouted to the classmates who were chatting in the class.

But before he could finish the rest of the sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di glared at him and used magic attacks to lower his voice through the air.

"Can...can you take a look at my paper..."

Coward. Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Qizhen a cold look.

Originally, he had no interest in commenting on it. He was just discussing with his own son Biaoer and Lao Si how to plan the special treatment for Yingtian Prefecture after the capital was moved to Beiping, and also discussed Li Shanchang. But since this guy came here openly to ask for a scolding, he didn't mind hitting this waste a little harder.

"Haha, okay."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, glanced at the words on the projection screen again, and then looked at Zhu Qizhen:

"After listening to so many classes, the first step of the national policy you submitted is to purge the court and suppress all of your brother's old ministers and replace them with people who support your restoration?"

"When I first met you and heard Mr. Song talk about you, I told you that you don't have much ability, but you are good at playing the emperor's mind and don't think about your own moral character."

"Even if you can be as smart as Jiajing, I won't say anything. Although he is bad, he is smart. What about you? You are stupid and bad. You haven't even sat on the throne you snatched back yet, but you're already making a fuss. Aren't you afraid that it will get you burned?"

Zhu Qizhen's face was no longer red.

His face was now switching between blue, purple, and white. He was obviously choked by Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but he didn't dare to refute.

You can't beat him, and he's even older than you, so what's the point of playing this?

Even if he was a legitimate ancestor, Zhu Qizhen was now in his thirties. After all, he was the emperor for the second time, and his dignity could not withstand such a blow. Even if he could endure the humiliation and stay on the grassland for a whole year, how could it be the same?
When the barbarians were disrespectful to him, he could comfort himself because they were barbarians. But when his ancestors treated him with such contempt and compared him with the Jiajing Emperor, who had not attended court for decades and was seriously corrupt, who could bear it!

After holding it in for a long time, Zhu Qizhen decided to speak out his thoughts:
"Is what you said biased?"

"I have attended so many classes, so I know that there are many things in the Ming Dynasty that need to be reformed, such as the royal family that only eats and does not work, and the Age of Exploration that may have begun. Many things need to be changed, but you have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. I just restored the throne at the beginning of the year, and I have very few people available. If I don't replace the people in important positions with my own confidants, I'm afraid that I won't be able to set an example for my superiors and subordinates."

"If you don't believe me, ask Zhu Youjian. How many people did he have at his disposal? It would be stupid for him to start with Wei Zhongxian as soon as he ascended the throne. His brother left him this person, didn't he want him to use Wei Zhongxian as a knife? He killed the eunuch instead. Yes, killing the eunuch party is good for his reputation. Then ask him, after Wei Zhongxian died, how many people were willing to be his dogs!"

"I have known for a long time that Yu Qian is capable, otherwise we probably wouldn't have won the Battle of Beijing. He is a man of both literary and martial talents, and keeping him is very useful. But I have to kill him! He was determined to support Zhu Qiyu to ascend the throne, and he was determined not to take my life as his own, and to establish a new emperor. The Oirat Mongols would have no use for me. Whether I live or die, it will have no impact on the Ming Dynasty. It would even be better if I died. In the future, the Ming Dynasty can fight the Oirat Mongols at any time when it is ready, and it will have a legitimate reason to do so."

"But to be fair, everyone, please be honest. If your subjects did not think about how to save you after you were captured, but only wanted to fight against the enemy, even at the cost of your lives, wouldn't you hate him and have a grudge against him when you returned to the throne?"

"Let's take a step back. Even if I am so broad-minded, even if I can swallow my anger and give in for this person, what will those who supported me in deposing the emperor and seizing the throne think?"

"The old ministers of Jingtai may not deserve to die, but they must be removed, otherwise I will never be able to sit firmly on the throne! If I lose the throne, everything in the future will be empty talk!"

Zhu Youjian was stunned when he was suddenly called out.

It seems... that what you said makes some sense?
The situation they faced was different from that of the other emperors present.

Great rulers like the Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han were able to suppress and tame the people even if they were unsettled when they ascended the throne. In addition, they were ruthless and favored their ministers appropriately, and with both the carrot and the stick, no one dared to have any dissenting thoughts.

Not to mention people like Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang, who were emperors who conquered the country right away. Their teams had been trained through years of fighting together and knew their abilities best. Even if someone wanted to challenge the emperor's authority, they could kill them at any time with just a flick of their fingers.

Only Zhu Qizhen, who seized the throne, and Zhu Youjian, who succeeded his elder brother to the throne, faced a mess after ascending the throne. Apart from killing, they had no better way to intimidate the ministers.

and many more.

Zhu Youjian came back to his senses.

He did not wait for Zhu Yuanzhang and others to refute, he stood up and frowned and asked:

"Emperor Yingzong, what you said seems to be wrong, right?"

"I... I, after I ascended the throne, although I killed people without thinking and had no choice, I also regretted it after killing them. Afterwards, I thought that I could have found a better solution for some people. For example, I later came to my senses about killing Wei Zhongxian. I really shouldn't have been in a hurry. But it's done and there's nothing to say. I was not trained as a prince like my brother. I can only learn as I go along."

"But you are different. Emperor Xuanzong gave you the best resources and education. After his death, he kept the Three Yangs as regents for fear that the country would be in trouble. Despite the advice of the ministers, you still insisted on your own way and caused the Tumu Incident. That's fine, let's not talk about the past, but you said that you had to kill Yu Qian and force other old ministers of Jingtai to retire in order to secure the throne. How can this be justified?"

"Emperor Jingtai is dead. Who else can they turn to except you or your crown prince?"

"If you must say it, it's that Yu Qian is not loyal to any emperor at all. He doesn't care who the emperor is. He is only loyal to the Ming Dynasty. When faced with the Oirat threatening the emperor to control the Ming Dynasty, he refused to give in. Isn't that right? Do you think it's right to cede territory and pay compensation to get the emperor back, just like the Song Dynasty did?"

"I admit that I am not a qualified and good emperor. I don't have the ability to save the country from collapse. Perhaps many of the decisions I made were not smart. I acted on impulse and became the king of a fallen country. I can only listen to my ancestors scolding me, but at least I have the backbone of the Zhu family."

"If it were me, after being abducted by the Oirat and brought to the grassland, I would not have lived that year and would not have given them the opportunity to use me to threaten the Ming Dynasty. I would not have committed suicide. What am I waiting for?"

"Don't use the throne as an excuse, Emperor Yingzong. If you still have a conscience, then admit that you were wrong. You just hate Yu Qian for not saving you, and you just want to build a memorial archway to prove that you are right. If you don't kill Yu Qian and others, force Jingtai's old ministers to leave the court, and build a temple for Wang Zhen, then it means that you are wrong."

"Everyone wants a good reputation, but you've already lost the Battle of Tumubao. Anything you do will be in vain. Can't you just lie down and take the blame? Do you have to let so many people die for your useless reputation? Do you have any shame?"

There was silence in the classroom, and everyone looked at the two of them.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang widened his eyes, looking in disbelief at Zhu Youjian, who was spitting and cursing more and more vigorously.

Good guy...

Zhu Youjian had been silent ever since he entered the class. In addition, due to his status as a king of a fallen country, he did not talk back when being scolded. Everyone thought he was a soft persimmon.

It was not until Zhu Qizhen cursed him during his rebuttal that he stood up and retorted without hesitation that everyone realized that this guy had a bad temper. Even calling him "you" all the time could not hide his nature as a powder keg.

It seems that even the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty looked down on Zhu Qizhen from the bottom of his heart...

Tsk, Bao Zong is really hated by everyone.

(End of this chapter)