The Most Powerful Man in the World

"In the past, there were eighteen Shaolin monks who rescued the king of Tang, and the name of Shaolin monks began to spread around the world. Today, when I see it, it really lives up to its reputation."

Looking at these warrior monks, Chu Yi couldn't help but think of those warrior monks from Southern Shaolin in history. The southeastern coastal areas of the Daming Dynasty have always been unclean. Since the reign of Chengzu, sporadic Japanese pirates attacked the coastal provinces of Daming.

Many people only know that Zheng He went to the West seven times, but very few people know that before Zheng He went to the West, he led a fleet to Dongying in the name of Chengzu Zhu Di to declare his national prestige, and ordered the general of the shogunate of Dongying to destroy the Japanese pirates and trade with them. .

So it is said that before Zheng He's voyages to the West, there were actually Zheng He's voyages to the East, and it was with the accumulation of sailing experience in the East that he made his voyages to the West again and again, going further and further.

In the past, the Daming navy dominated the whole of Asia, and naturally the number of Japanese pirates declined sharply. However, as the emperors of the Ming Dynasty implemented the policy of prohibiting the sea, Japanese pirates gradually emerged along the southeast coast. It is not very obvious now, but after twenty years, when Emperor Jiajing, The invasion of Japanese pirates reached its peak, eroding the coast.

It was also at that time that the imperial court issued several orders to recruit the Southern Shaolin monks to go to the southeast coast to exterminate the Japanese pirates. There were not a few Southern Shaolin monks who died in battle, but they did not know what the Songshan Shaolin monks were doing at that time. What?

Thinking of this, Chu Yi looked at the monks in front of him. Chu Yi felt that if he really needed to resist Japanese pirates one day, these monks in Songshan Shaolin must not be allowed to be so leisurely.

Fangzheng couldn't figure out what Chu Yi's words meant for a while. It must be known that the Ming people's control of armed groups is still quite strict. In fact, this can be seen from the scale of various factions above the rivers and lakes.

That is to say, the Sun Moon Divine Religion, which inherits the heritage of the Ming Religion in the past, can be called a large and powerful group. In addition, it belongs to the two schools of Shaolin and Wudang.

Fangzheng was even worried that if the director of the East Factory saw something unpleasant in Shaolin, he would add a few malicious words to Shaolin in front of the emperor at that time, or if an imperial decree came down, Shaolin would have to cut down the monks. .

Thinking of this, even if Fangzheng's Buddhist practice is high and his concentration is strong, he can't help but feel a little worried at this moment, and even fine beads of sweat can't help but form on his shining forehead.

Such a character as Chu Yi noticed that Fangzheng's breath was a little unstable, he was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, he naturally understood Fangzheng's mind.

Although Chu Yi never thought about taking advantage of Shaolin, after all, he had already considered how to use the force of Shaolin in Songshan. Of course, he didn't explain what he meant to Fang Zheng. He just glanced at those monks and stopped. speech.

And Fang Zheng noticed the change in Chu Yi's expression, and he snorted in his heart, this is not really being targeted.

For a while, Fangzheng's thoughts became chaotic, and he even thought about it randomly. He felt that Chu Yi came to Shaolin this time, not because the emperor had heard about their Shaolin monks, so he sent the director of Dongchang to check. Bar?

If Chu Yi knew what Fang Zheng had in mind, he would probably laugh out loud. He could only say that Fang Zheng's thoughts were still limited by his vision, and the pattern was smaller.

Above the rivers and lakes, perhaps Shaolin can easily stir up the situation, but under the big picture, what is the mere Shaolin?

It would be too unbearable for such a dignified and dignified child to be afraid of even Jianghu sects like Shaolin and Wudang.

Ignoring Fang Zheng's nonsense, Chu Yi said to Fang Zheng, who was not in his mind: "Master Fang Zheng, I still have important things to do, so I will leave."

"what!"

Fangzheng came back to his senses, and looked at Chu Yi with some rudeness. Seeing that Chu Yi was about to leave, Fangzheng said quickly: "The governor is under the emperor's life, and the poor monk does not dare to stay, so the poor monk and others will send the governor to the governor. Come down, Lord."

A group of people walked to the entrance of the temple. I don't know when, a monk handed a brocade box to Fangzheng, only to see a flash of pain in Fangzheng's eyes. Holding the brocade box, he said to Chu Yi, "Master, please stay."

Chu Yi paused and looked towards Fang Zheng, his eyes naturally fell on the brocade box in Fang Zheng's hand.

Taking a deep breath, Fang Zheng bowed to Chu Yi and said, "There is nothing that we can do in our temple, only the Da Huan Dan that has been handed down is not well-known. Today, the poor monk will give it to the overseer!"

Chu Yi was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he really didn't expect Fangzheng to give him the Great Huan Pill. Chu Yi didn't pick it up immediately, but stared at Fangzheng calmly, rubbing the jade wrench with one hand. The atmosphere was a little dignified for a while.

Fangzheng was even more uneasy in his heart. The purpose of his gift of the Great Huan Pill was naturally to want Chu Yi to say a few words of kindness to Shaolin in front of the emperor.

Finally, when Fangzheng's heart sank slightly, Chu Yi's voice sounded like the sound of heaven for Fangzheng: "Shaoqin, since it is Master Fangzheng's intention, you can accept it for this governor!"

[Chapter 2 will be later! 】

Chapter 41 Songyang Academy

Cao Shaoqin took a step forward and took the brocade box, Fang Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and watched Chu Yi and the others go down the mountain with all the Shaolin monks.

Originally, Fang Zheng was going to personally send Chu Yi and others down the mountain, but Chu Yi refused.

Watching Chu Yi and his group walking away, the head of the Prajna Hall turned to Fangzheng and said, "Abbot, that Great Returning Pill is one of the few remaining in Shaolin, and it is extremely precious, why would you give it away? To a castrat!"

Fang Zheng glanced at the first hall of Prajna Hall and several other senior Shaolin leaders, only to hear Fang Zheng slowly say: "Do you also think that the poor monk should not give the Great Repayment Pill to Chu Yi?"

How precious is the Great Huan Pill, even the core Shaolin leaders present are not qualified to take it, and now Fang Zheng gave it to Chu Yi, it would be strange if they had no opinion in their hearts.

With a slight sigh, Fang Zheng looked at a few people and explained, "You know, if we don't offer the Great Return Pill to satisfy the Governor of Chu, we Shaolin may have a doom..."

The head of the Luohan Hall glared angrily and shouted, "He dares! How dare a mere eunuch dare to deceive me Shaolin!"

Fangzheng shouted: "You know, not long ago, the director of the East Factory was eyeing our Shaolin monks, if he went back this time and added a few bad words in front of the emperor, we Shaolin might have to be aggressive. Reduce the number of monks, let’s talk about it, whether it is the future of our Shaolin that is important, or is it just a mere big repayment pill!”

These words were like pouring a basin of ice water on the head in the twelfth lunar month of winter, and immediately shut up the indignant Shaolin executives.

As Fangzheng said, compared to the future of Shaolin, Da Huan Dan is really nothing.

On the rugged mountain road, the magistrate of Dengfeng was following Chu Yi with a flattering expression and said to Chu Yi: "Master, the lower official thinks that the master has come to Dengfeng for me, except for this Shaolin Temple, There's still one more place to look."

Hearing what the Dengfeng magistrate said, Chu Yi couldn't help but look at the other party.

The magistrate of Dengfeng endured the excitement in his heart. Who doesn't know that the chief executive Liu Jin is in power today, and even the common people know the name of the emperor, let alone the official Dengfeng magistrate.

However, the magistrate of Dengfeng is only a mere seventh-rank sesame official. The information he can get is limited, so it is not clear that Chu Yi and Liu Jin, who is the most powerful today, are not on the same path, or even against each other.

From the Dengfeng magistrate's point of view, Chu Yi is the director of the East Factory. According to the historical practice, the director of the East Factory is either concurrently held by the director of the Lili or his confidant. Therefore, in the eyes of the Dengfeng magistrate, Chu Yi is Liu Jin. confidant.

As long as he flattered Chu Yi, then if Chu Yi could help Liu Jin with a few words of kind words, he would never be a problem.

Cao Shaoqin snorted coldly at this moment: "If you have something to say, the Governor has no time to waste time with you here!"

Being stared at by Cao Shaoqin's incomparably cold eyes, the Dengfeng magistrate couldn't help shuddering, and said in a conditioned reflex, "Songyang Academy, it's Songyang Academy!"

The Dengfeng magistrate said with a sigh of relief: "The Lord Governor should not miss the Songyang Academy. There are many books in it, and there must be an only one that the adults like. It's a pity that this official can't control the academy, otherwise, it must be Find a lot of classics for adults."

Cao Shaoqin glanced at the magistrate of Dengfeng and said, "Oh, it's just a mere academy. You are also a parental official here. In your territory, there are still people who dare not listen to your assignment?"

Although it is said that Dengfeng magistrates are not in the eyes of Cao Shaoqin, Cao Shaoqin also knows that for a county, the seventh-rank magistrate is already in control, and there are really few people in He County who dare to compete with the magistrate. Right.

Cao Shaoqin didn't know the reputation of Songyang Academy, so he was suspicious of Dengfeng magistrate's words, but Chu Yi knew that Dengfeng magistrate did not lie, but Songyang Academy really had enough confidence to make a county's parents official. Shut out.

There are four academies in Huaxia. There are many academies in history, but they are famous all over the world and are known and recognized by most people as Yingtian Academy, Yuelu Academy, Bailudong Academy and Songyang Academy. .

Of course, these four academies are controversial, such as Shigu Academy and other famous ones may not be bad.

Songyang Academy was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was originally Songyang Temple. It was changed to Songyang Temple in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, it was changed to Songyang Academy. At its peak, there were Fan Zhongyan, Sima Guang, Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao, Yang Shi , Zhu Xi, Li Gang and other great Confucians at that time gave lectures here.

The well-known "Zizhitongjian" volume [-] to [-] was written by Sima Guang in Songyang Academy, and brothers Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao gave lectures here for more than ten years, which can be said to be the birthplace of Confucianism. It was one of the most influential academies at that time.

To be honest, Chu Yi is still quite interested in Songyang Academy. Even though there are many detractors of Confucian Neo-Confucianism in later generations, this school can be spread all over the world, it is valued by the emperor, and it is admired by many literati and doctors.

It would be fine to say that this is just an ordinary world, but it is obvious that there is a method of cultivation in this world, and even Wang Yangming has an unfathomable cultivation level. The second Cheng of Li and Zhu Xi, the master of Neo-Confucianism, these famous figures who have been passed down through the ages will be people who are helpless.

Huang Changtong read Taoist Cang, created Jiuyin Zhenjing by himself, Wang Yangming gathered Lu Wangxin and learned it, and practiced Qi in the army, and a long scream spread throughout the three armies.The achievements of such characters as Ercheng and Zhu Xi are not necessarily inferior to Wang Yangming, so Chu Yi is very curious as to whether these people have any inheritance.

As the birthplace of Ercheng Luo School and the birthplace of Neo-Confucianism, Songyang Academy has a large collection of books, so it's fine if you don't know it. Now that you know, if you don't go to the first place, Chu Yi himself will not be reconciled.

Chu Fang saw Chu Yi's expression of emotion. As Chu Yi's confidant, Chu Fang naturally understood what Chu Yi meant. He glanced at the Dengfeng magistrate and said sharply, "Wang magistrate, lead the way."

The Dengfeng magistrate was overjoyed when he heard the words, he waved his hand at the yamen and said, "The governor went to Songyang Academy to cheer me up."

Songyang Academy is located at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain. It took half an hour to walk. When the sky was getting dark, in a valley ahead, an academy appeared in the sight of everyone.

The academy, which is quaint and simple, with a bit of thick and scholarly flavor, is hidden in a forest, and there is a faint sound of reading.

I have to say that the location of this Songshan Academy is really beautiful, quiet and elegant. With this environment, coupled with this extremely elegant academy, it is no wonder that there are so many great scholars who are willing to live here to give lectures, other than that, Just living here is a pleasure.

In front of the tall gate of the academy, there is a plaque on it with the four characters of Songyang Academy.

When Chu Yi and his party stopped in front of the academy, there was a lot of movement, and it had already alarmed the students and students in the academy.

The court judgment of Songyang Academy is not competent for ordinary people. Today, the person in charge of Songyang Academy is a great scholar of the dynasty, Chen Qi, the former official to the left capital censor, the scholar of Wenhua Palace, who is in the middle of the court. He can communicate with the first assistant in the cabinet, and he can communicate with hundreds of officials. He is by no means an ordinary person.

Under the verdict of the court, there were more than a dozen scholars, and now one of them stood in front of the gate of the academy, and when their eyes fell on Chu Yi and his party, they couldn't help but be slightly taken aback. The imperial guard of honor at the time of Shaolin Temple.

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Chapter 42 What do scholars of my generation fear?

Not to mention this Hu Xuezheng, anyone else would be shocked to see such a lineup in front of the academy!

The magistrate of Dengfeng, who had been turned away from the academy more than once in the past, now stepped forward and said to Hu Xuezheng, "When Ziqin ordered the inspector of the East Factory to inspect the world today, the governor of the East Factory is here, so don't hurry up. Let Chen Yuan come to greet you!"

At this moment, the magistrate of Dengfeng is holding his head high, and his heart is full of confidence. You have a strong background in Songyang Academy, and you have many important ministers in the court. Dare not to come to greet you.

After all, the magistrate of Dengfeng is also a county's parental official, where can you say that you can't go on your own territory?However, this Songyang Academy was stunned to shut it out.

It is said that many literati have small eyes and hold grudges very much. Dengfeng magistrate is just such a person who loves to hold grudges. In the past, there was no chance, so that's fine, but this time there is such a big banner as Chu Yi, if he doesn't bring it To be full of tiger skin, wouldn't I be too sorry for myself.

Hu Xuezheng was no stranger to the magistrate of Dengfeng. He could not help frowning when he heard what the magistrate of Dengfeng said.

At this moment, Chu Yi was wearing a long robe, and his face was slightly feminine, and he was surrounded by everyone with a good momentum.

Hu Xuezheng did not doubt the identities of Chu Yi and others. There are really few people in the world who have the guts to pretend to be the director of the East Factory.

But just because he knew Chu Yi's identity, Hu Xuezheng's expression became a little dignified, he nodded slightly at Chu Yi and the others and said, "Everyone and a moment later, I will go to Tongbing Court to sentence the adults!"

Seeing this, the magistrate of Dengfeng couldn't help but say: "It's so bold, why don't you ask the lord to go in quickly, don't tell me you want to let the lord wait here?"

Hu Xuezheng first glanced at Chu Yi, gritted his teeth and said, "Songyang Academy is my Confucian holy place. Whoever wants to enter can enter. If the academy judges the adults' permission, I will invite you to enter the academy!"

The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of this Hu Xuezheng. Cao Shaoqin, whose eyes were filled with sullenness, stared at Hu Xuezheng coldly and said, "What did you say?"

Although Hu Xuezheng didn't say it directly, but the refusal attitude implied in his words can be seen by an idiot.

To put it more bluntly, Hu Xuezheng's meaning is very clear, that is, Chu Yi and others are not qualified to enter the holy land of scholars such as Songyang Academy.

Hu Xuezheng was startled, but he gritted his teeth and held on, and at this moment Chu Yi coughed lightly, and heard Chu Yi laugh slowly: "Shaoqin is rude, since this Xue is going to pass Bing, then let's wait for a while."

"But Master, they..."

Chu Yi waved his hand, a stern look in his eyes flashed away, and his face calmly said: "The Governor said, wait for me!"

Several scholars in the academy looked towards Chu Yi and his party, and seemed to point to Chu Yi and the others who were discussing.

"Is this the director of the East Factory with bloody hands?"

"I heard that it is the running dog of Liu Jin's dog eunuch!"

"Hmph, it's just a group of dog eunuchs who have brought disaster to the country and the people. When the title of my golden list is published in the future, I will definitely ask the emperor to strictly restrain these eunuchs..."

"Xiongtai said it well, a group of cut off children and no grandchildren, humiliating the ancestors..."

These scholars did not mean to avoid Chu Yi and others at all, or they said it on purpose at all. Needless to say, Chu Yi and others heard it clearly.

Chu Yi stood tall, and the eight winds did not move. He rubbed the jade finger in his hand, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He heard Chu Yi sigh: "Human, why do you always have to die, is it bad to live?"

With a big hand flick, the next few scholars in the academy only felt a pain in their eyes, and suddenly they covered their eyes with their hands and mourned.

When Chu Fang and Cao Shaoqin saw such a situation, their eyes showed a bit of happiness. The words of these scholars were too vicious. If they hadn't been concerned about the intentions of their own governors, they would have taken action long ago.

The magistrate of Dengfeng couldn't help but be stunned. Although he couldn't see what Chu Yi had done, he only looked at the appearance of the few scholars. If he didn't say more, he was afraid that his eyes would be useless.

This is the seed of my study in Daming, especially these few have the status of scholars, forming a party, in this Dengfeng county on weekdays, it can be said that no one wants to provoke an existence.

Even if he is the head of a county, if he provokes these scholars, maybe these people will block the yamen the next day, and there will be all kinds of vicious words about his parental official in the countryside.

It can be said that these scholars are the uncrowned kings, and provoking them is definitely ten thousand times more troublesome than poking a hornet's nest!