Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 323 Emperor Zhu is really ruthless, it has been a hundred years away!
Outside Hongwu Gate.

An old Taoist priest with a fairy demeanor was staring at the three strong characters on the door in a daze.

He was looking at the characters, and he was also looking at the people, the person who wrote the words "Hongwumen".

Although Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty had never read any books since he was a child, his calligraphy is unique and has a faint mountain atmosphere.

Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a lone peak rising straight into the sky.

When Zhang Sloppy was commenting on Emperor Zhu's handwriting, two fast horses passed by him. They were Jinyiwei Qingqi sent by Lao Zhu.

Not long after, the five yamen gathered outside the Hongwu Gate, plus officials from the clan's mansion, came out in unison and stood in two teams outside the Hongwu Gate.

Zhang Sloppy turned a blind eye to all of this.

To be an expert, you must always have a bit of an air of an expert, how can you lose your dignity because of a little courtesy from the world?
While Zhang Sloppy was working hard to maintain his high profile, the officials on both sides were whispering.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Shouldn't you also study the way of longevity like Emperor Qin and Han Wu?"

"No way?"

"If Your Majesty also seeks longevity, then our future life will be even more difficult..."

Daming officials have a lot of slanders against Lao Zhu, such as calling him cruel, calling him bloodthirsty, calling him headstrong and so on.

However, the slander belongs to the slander, Lao Zhu's advantages of diligence, frugality, and pragmatism are beyond the reach of emperors of all dynasties.

Therefore, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were terrified of their own emperor, and they admired their emperor with all sincerity.

However, once the emperor doesn't learn well and starts to imitate the emperors of other dynasties to cultivate Xuanxuan, it may destroy even the only advantages.

After all, cultivating immortals not only hurts the body, but also burns money.

While everyone was discussing in low voices, the emperor's Luanjia came out of the palace.

However, to everyone's surprise, His Majesty the Emperor didn't take the dragon ride, but walked out before the dragon ride.

When everyone saw this scene, they all lamented in their hearts.

Finished!

His Majesty the Emperor is not guaranteed at the end of the festival!
Lao Zhu passed the crowd and came to the Hongwu Gate. He looked at Zhang Sloppy, who looked like a fairy, and subconsciously sized him up.

There is exploration and examination in the eyes, as if to see through it inside and out.

Although he is very interested in Zhang Sloppy, he has seen too many monsters in his life, and he is afraid that he will be deceived.

At the same time, he was not quite sure that this godly thing could really happen to him.

After all, compared to merit, whether it is Qin Huang or Han Wu, it seems that they should become immortals before him?
However, those two emperors have already passed away, so how could he, Zhu Chongba, be favored by the gods?
When Lao Zhu was looking at Zhang Sloppy, Zhang Sloppy was also looking at Lao Zhu.

He is very clear about the mind of the emperor in front of him, he is full of doubt and distrust for everything, even if he sees it with his own eyes, he has to explore the reason behind it.

Zhang Sloppy knew Emperor Zhu's character, so he refused Emperor Zhu's call all the time.

Because this kind of people are really not easy to deceive...

Lao Zhu looked at Zhang Sloppy for a while, and suddenly a surprised smile appeared on his face. He took his hands out of his sleeves, arched them towards Zhang Sloppy, and bowed deeply.

Zhang Sloppy didn't dare to take it too seriously, so he hurriedly returned a salute, saying repeatedly that he didn't dare.

"Poverty Dao is a man from the mountains, and he dare not ask His Majesty the Emperor Daming to treat him so courteously!"

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhang sloppy and said he didn't dare, so he bent his waist to the right angle and straightened it.

"May I ask that your Excellency is Zhang Sloppy who is known as the land god?"

"Don't dare!"

"That's all the absurd praise of the world. In fact, Pindao is just an ordinary Taoist, far less miraculous than the world's rumors!"

"oh oh?"

Seeing Zhang Sloppy being so humble, Lao Zhu couldn't hide his disappointment, but at the same time, he had a little more affection for this old Taoist priest.

At least, this person didn't take himself for a fool!

"Since Wudang Master Zhang is in person, please come with us to the palace for an interview!"

"Stick what you want, don't dare to ask for it!"

Hearing what Zhang Sloppy said, Lao Zhu immediately made a "please" gesture.

Seeing that Lao Zhu actually asked him to be the emperor's Long Huan, Zhang Sloppy hesitated for a moment, so he climbed up unceremoniously.

Anyway, I am a dying person, so why not ride in his royal carriage?
Seeing Zhang's slovenliness, Lao Zhu calmed down and climbed onto Long Zhu with a calm demeanor, and his affection for the old Taoist increased a bit.

Even if this person has no supernatural powers, just talking about this skill of nourishing qi, he can be called a master of Taoism!
After Zhu Yuanzhang boarded the carriage, Long Huan started slowly and walked towards the Qianqing Palace in the palace.

The officials who came to greet him on both sides, after serving as the background wall, all looked at Luan Jia's leaving back and sighed secretly.

The censors were confused, thinking whether to write a few notes to persuade His Majesty the emperor not to be superstitious about gods and alchemists.

It's just that His Majesty's ambition to cultivate immortality is not obvious at present. He just invited an old Taoist priest to the palace to talk. This memorial may be written without words.

Chen Zongli also found Qin Kui worriedly, and complained to Qin Kui in a low voice.

"What's the situation? I haven't heard that His Majesty the Emperor has this habit?"

Qin Kui also looked confused, thinking that Chen Zongli really regarded himself as the emperor's confidant, and even came to ask me about such things?
"You ask me, who do I ask?"

"Let me tell you, I just found out about this too!"

After Qin Kui complained to Chen Zongli, he said with memories on his face.

"However, regarding the matter of Zhang Sloppy, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor issued an edict a few years ago to mention it. Before the Longevity Festival last year, he even sent His Royal Highness King Jin to Wudang Mountain. It does not seem to be a whim..."

Chen Zongli nodded when he heard the words, and remembered that such a thing happened last year.

"Then what do you do now?"

"Your Majesty is old, once you become obsessed with cultivating immortals, our Great Ming will be abolished!"

"Don't you have a good relationship with the third emperor, can you tell the third emperor and let the third emperor persuade His Majesty?"

Qin Kui was a little moved when he heard this, and thought for a while.

"The third emperor's grandson is very busy every day. When he was in Beijing, he spent all day squatting in the hope school tinkering with steam engines. Now he is away on an expedition, and he may not know when he will be back..."

Seeing that Qin Kui didn't directly refuse, Chen Zongli hurriedly comforted him.

"Not urgent!"

"It's okay to wait until the third emperor's grandson comes back."

"Now in our Ming dynasty, only the grandson of the third emperor can persuade His Majesty."

While the two were chatting, the Qianqing Palace was a different scene.

After Zhu Yuanzhang led Zhang Sloppy back to the palace, he drove out all the people in the palace, leaving only two tigers to guard him.

The windows and gates of the Qianqing Palace were also closed tightly, and no one was allowed to stand within ten feet of the palace.

After Lao Zhu finished all this, he and Zhang Sloppy sat opposite each other as guest and host.

"May I ask Master Zhang, what advice do you have for this trip to Beijing?"

Zhang Sloppy smiled slightly when he heard the words.

"How can a poor man come to give advice?"

"Didn't your majesty summon him several times, and let His Royal Highness the King of Jin go to Wudang Mountain to recruit the poor Taoist priest? The poor Taoist priest really couldn't evade it, so he entered the palace to pay his respects?"

Old Zhu laughed when he heard this.

"Indeed!"

"We are in a hurry to see Master Zhang. Actually, it's nothing serious. We just want to confirm with Master Zhang. Have you accepted an apprentice?"

When Zhang Sloppy heard this, his heart moved slightly, and he immediately remembered the scene when he had a conversation with Jin Wang Zhu Yan at the top of Wudang Mountain.

To be honest, Zhang Sloppy was quite shocked when he learned that he had an additional apprentice in the palace.

He couldn't figure out a few things.

First, why did the third grandson lie, saying that he was his teacher.

Second, why does the third grandson know so much strange knowledge.

Third, why did the emperor believe it?

The reason why he hesitated to come to see Emperor Zhu was because he wanted to grow his beard, and he also wanted to answer the question in his heart.

Otherwise, with Emperor Zhu's shrewdness, he could be stopped in a few words, and he, an expert in the world, would be dragged out and chopped down on the spot.

He has basically figured out the first question now.

There must be some expert who secretly instructed the third grandson to let the third grandson pretend to be a god to impart knowledge, so as to increase his weight in the heart of the old emperor.

As for why the old emperor believed it, the reason is not complicated.

Based on the life of the old emperor, one can guess that the old emperor is still very trustworthy.

The third emperor's grandson suddenly became smart, and stood out from the crowd of emperors and grandchildren, the old emperor would subconsciously consider the supernatural.

The only thing Zhang Sloppy couldn't figure out was the second point, that is, where did the third emperor's grandson learn those strange knowledge?

During this period of time, he studied the textbooks of the Hope School, and even secretly asked Qin Hengbo to find out. It can be said with certainty that this is not the knowledge of the past dynasties, but more like it appeared out of thin air...

Zhang Sloppy thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer, so he could only attribute the matter to the theory of ghosts and gods.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Pindao indeed took in an apprentice when he was traveling in Taixu, but it was only on behalf of Sanqing, and Pindao didn't know his identity, but only vaguely knew that he was a young man."

"Uh?"

Lao Zhu never expected that Zhang Sloppy would give such an answer.

When he thought about it, even if the other party didn't rush to admit it, he would show his credit to him openly and secretly, right?

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't play cards according to the routine at all, and told himself directly that he didn't even know who he was teaching.

Seeing that Zhang Sloppy was not in a hurry to recognize his apprentice, Lao Zhu was not in a hurry to mention this matter, and directly asked a question that he wanted to ask most in his heart.

"Dare to ask Master Zhang, who in our Ming Dynasty can be the heir?"

Zhang Sloppy heard the words and said calmly.

"The poor Taoist is an outsider, and he never asks about the affairs of the world."

"Furthermore, this matter has its own destiny. The poor Taoist is a cultivator, how dare he speak of the secret?"

Seeing what Zhang Sloppy said, Lao Zhu asked again.

"Among our princes and grandsons, who has the longest life expectancy?"

After Lao Zhu said this, he was afraid that the old Taoist would kick the ball with him again, which would immediately block his retreat.

"Really Zhang, this is not a leak, is it?"

When Zhang Sloppy heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

As expected, Emperor Zhu is just like the rumors, he has no patience at all...

"Returning to Your Majesty, can you show the horoscopes of the birthdays of the princes and grandsons to the poor Taoist?"

"Can!"

Lao Zhu hurriedly got up and ran to his imperial case, and took out a booklet that he had prepared a long time ago from the red sandalwood box of the imperial case, which was filled with the birthdays of the princes and grandsons of the Ming Dynasty.

"Please take a look at Master Zhang!"

Lao Zhu handed it over with both hands very respectfully, and Zhang Sloppy also cooperated very much, stood up and took it with both hands respectfully, giving Emperor Zhu enough face.

Zhang Sloppy took the birthday booklet and pretended to read it for a while, then pointed to Zhu Yunxie's name and said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this person's birth date is the longest-lived, at least two years old!"

"Two Jiazi?"

Lao Zhu's eyes widened when he heard this, and his heart seemed to be on fire, with strong eagerness rising.

Liangjiazi is 120 years old!
If our eldest grandson can live so long, then why should we worry?
Although Lao Zhu was so happy that he wished he could clap his hands out of his throat, but his many years as an emperor had already given him the habit of not showing his emotions or anger.

Lao Zhu suppressed the joy in his heart, pretending to be calm and honest.

"Is Master Zhang exaggerating?"

"It's rare for a person to be seventy years old, and those who can pass a hundred are rare. Those who are 20 years old have heard about it, but they have nothing to see..."

Zhang Sloppy didn't argue when he heard the words, he just nodded in agreement.

"What Your Majesty said is true!"

"The lifespan of the Three Emperors' Sun Tianming is indeed long, and it is not a vain claim."

"However, whether the third emperor's grandson can have a life span of two Jiazi depends on your majesty and the third emperor's grandson himself."

"If His Majesty can cultivate a benevolent government and reduce the number of killings, then the future generations will continue and the fortune of the country will prosper."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he felt a little displeased, but because of the identity of the other party, he suppressed his anger.

Zhu Yuanzhang has been acting all his life, when has he ever heard others talk about it?
However, Zhang Sloppy acted as if he hadn't seen it, and continued to remonstrate on his own.

"Your Majesty is the son of Destiny, so naturally he is not afraid of Destiny. However, God has the virtue of being good at life. If His Majesty kills many evils, it will inevitably affect his descendants."

"The premature death of the emperor's eldest son and the premature death of the emperor's eldest grandson are all related to this. Your Majesty..."

Old Zhu couldn't bear it any longer when he heard this, he got up angrily and kicked over the table.

"enough!"

"We asked you to enter the palace to let you see the lifespan of our royal family, not to listen to your judgment on our gains and losses!"

After saying these words, Lao Zhu flicked his sleeves and left.

Seeing this, Zhang Sloppy hurriedly got up and stood aside, looking at his nose and heart, and began to silently recite the Tao Te Ching.

Lao Zhu hid in the bedroom and got angry for a long time. Several times he wanted to order someone to push the old Taoist outside and chop him up.

This Taoist priest is too hateful, he can do the fortune-telling for us, and he dares to imitate those civil officials who advise and advise!

What's even more hateful is that he even said that the deaths of our emperor's son Zhu Biao and the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying were all "restrained" by our emperor!

All we killed were corrupt officials, all people who deserved to die!
We are not wrong!

Even if we went to the underworld, we dare to say that we are right to Lord Yan!
It's just that when Lao Zhu thought that the Taoist priest had said a few good words and cut off his grandson's life span by two years, he forcibly endured his anger.

After Zhang Sloppy recited the Tao Te Ching silently, he heard the gloomy voice of the old emperor again.

"Zhang Sloppy, who was instigated by someone to accuse us of what you said just now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, what Pindao said is the destiny, and he was never instigated by anyone."

"If His Majesty refuses to accept it, Pindao will only ask His Majesty a question."

"ask!"

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, are all the people you killed in your life guilty?"

"Do they all deserve to die?"

"You didn't miss it, so you don't have a trace of guilt?"

Zhang Sloppy asked three times in succession, hitting Lao Zhu's chest heavily like a giant hammer.

This is a question that Lao Zhu never wants to deal with.

Even if he never thinks about it carefully, he is very clear that the several major cases he initiated have killed more than [-] people. How can there be no unjust death?
But in troubled times, heavy codes should be used, and the overcorrection must be overcorrected!

Many times he becomes murderous, where does he have the energy to control whether you are wronged or not, let's kill first and then talk...

"we……"

"We haven't killed anyone for more than half a year..."

Lao Zhu's words were really not bragging, since he discovered that Dasun was imitating him intentionally or unintentionally, his temper has calmed down a lot.

Not only is it not like usual, talking about killing and killing all day long, but even the murders are much less.

In many cases, officials who have made mistakes will be exiled as much as possible, instead of being directly pushed out and chopped up as before.

Hearing this, Zhang Sloppy already understood what the old emperor meant.

For the old emperor, being able to say these words is already a disguised admission that he has guilt in his heart.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

When Lao Zhu heard Zhang Sloppy slapping this flattery, his complexion was a little better than before, not as ugly as before.

"Dare to ask Master Zhang, if we do something in the future... will our eldest grandson live a long life?"

"Your Majesty, as long as you practice benevolent government diligently, and the emperor's grandson will inherit your will, the Ming Dynasty will naturally prosper and live forever!"

When Lao Zhu heard this and was pondering, Zhang Sloppy next to him added another sentence.

"The heart of heaven is the heart of the people, and the will of heaven is the will of the people."

"The so-called sky sees itself and the people see it, and the sky listens to the people itself..."

Hearing this, Lao Zhu made a sign of Jishou, and bowed accordingly.

"Thanks for the real person's guidance, we understand!"

"Where does the real person stay?"

"How about the Dongshen Palace next to the Gongyuan?"

Hearing this, Zhang Sloppy was so angry that he almost scolded his mother. The Emperor Zhu had already chosen a place for himself, so he asked him hypocritically why?
Although Zhang Sloppy was furious, he had to pretend to be calm on the surface.

"Then it will be arranged by His Majesty!"

Old Zhu also felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, rubbed his hands together in embarrassment and said.

"Then please trouble Master Zhang to linger in Beijing for a while."

"We don't want to keep the real person in Beijing forever, but just want the real person to meet our grandson and participate in our canonization ceremony of the grandson of the emperor."

"When our eldest grandson becomes the emperor's grandson, we will immediately decree to build a palace in Wudang Mountain!"

Zhang Sloppy was overjoyed when he heard the words, wasn't that what he wanted to enter the palace?

He thought it would take a lot of talking, but it was a surprise that His Majesty the Emperor would speak out on his own initiative!

"The poor man will thank His Majesty!"

Old Zhu waved his hands in embarrassment when he heard the words.

"It's okay!"

"This is what we should do."

"We think that the temples need to be repaired, so we should go to the big ones, and go to the good ones!"

"Just follow the layout of our palace!"

Hearing this, Zhang Sloppy was even more delighted, thinking that the emperor was not as stingy as the rumors said, and his actions were quite generous.

However, Lao Zhu's next sentence directly extinguished his enthusiasm, and he was so angry that he wanted to jump up and scold his mother.

"Such a large project cannot be completed in one or two years."

"Ten years and eight years are too fast, and it may increase the burden on the people."

"If Master Zhang is not in a hurry, let's repair it slowly, first for 100 years?"

Zhang Sloppy felt depressed, thinking that Emperor Zhu is really ruthless, he managed to support the temple for more than a hundred years.

Don't say that the poor can't wait, even the disciples of the poor can't wait!

Seeing what the emperor meant, his eldest grandson had to live to be a hundred years old before the temples of Wudang Mountain could be capped, right?

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