People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 199 The Furious Old Zhu, Xu Cunren's Wisdom

Xu Cunren didn't expect that Zhang Yi would ask himself back, and was momentarily stunned.

"Yang Xian only knows how to play tricks like this, but he doesn't know that he is just trying to kill himself!
Your Majesty's control over the court is stronger than we imagined. For example, the emperor will know what Dr. Song said at home the next day?

Teacher, do you think the emperor will know about Master Yang?

Maybe the emperor loves him a lot, but if Master Yang always breaks the bottom line, His Majesty will not let him go! "

"However, since he disgusts you, he may not break through His Majesty's bottom line..."

Xu Cunren wanted to remind Zhang Yi that he was not that important.

Zhu Yuanzhang really admired Zhang Yi, but Xu Cunren didn't think it would kill Yang Xian for him.

The last time Yang Xian made such a big political mistake, Lao Zhu just punished him to think behind closed doors.

Now, that's even more impossible.

Zhang Yi smiled, but didn't say anything.

From what Xu Cunren told him, he knew that Yang Xian and Li Shanchang had fallen out.

Sure enough, Li Shanchang was just as in the legend, not tolerant of others.

This is his shortcoming, and it also made him miss the opportunity to use Yang Xian to deal with Liu Bowen.

Thanks to him, he can do the division of power between the six ministries and the court.

If he eats better, probably Yang Xian will bear with it.

Among the six ministries, Yang Xian divided the work into the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites.

These three yamen are not good departments among the six departments.

From the perspective of future generations, the Ministry of Industry is probably a fat job, the oil and water department.

Don't look at the later Yan Shifan who made a lot of money by using the Ministry of Industry, that is Yan Shifan of the Jiajing Dynasty.

The Ministry of Industry is in charge of many projects and people's livelihood projects. It is the place where corruption is most likely to occur. Who is Lao Zhu? The emperor who is the most ruthless to corrupt officials in the world will kill people at that time, but it is unreasonable.

From Zhang Yi's point of view, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is just a unit that goes to work with a head. If Yang Xian dares to use the Ministry of Industry to make money, then he himself is courting death.

Even if you don't make money, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is still a high-risk occupation.

It's very simple, the so-called art industry has specialization.

An official who came up through the imperial examinations, if he wanted to control such a highly professional department, he had no means.

But let alone most of the people, even the corruption of his subordinates, he may not be able to find out.

And as long as there is an accident in any project, with Lao Zhu's temperament that likes joint efforts, it is very likely that he will not be good as the chief officer of the Ministry of Industry.

Therefore, the Ministry of Industry, in Zhang Yi's view, is a cesspit.

As for the Ministry of Punishment, it is not even as good as a cesspit. It is properly under the same six departments as the Ministry of Industry.

As for the etiquette department, it looks better and sounds better!
The Ministry of Rites has two hidden powers, that is, to take charge of the imperial examinations and become a springboard for joining the cabinet in the future.

However, the imperial examinations in the Hongwu Dynasty had not yet been opened, and it was unknown how many years later such a thing would take.

So now, the Ministry of Rites is still a Qingshui yamen.

Putting the best of the six ministries, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials, in his own hands, Li Shanchang didn't even plan to give Yang Xian a sip of soup.

If it were someone else, Wang Guangyang would probably be able to tolerate Li Shanchang.

If Yang Xian could bear it, then he would not be the little expert in history.

And once he wants to target Li Shanchang, no matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang protects him, when he jumps too far, Lao Zhu must kill him.

Before the north was settled, Li Shanchang was the mainstay of the court.

It's Xiao He from Daming!

His ability and prestige are the reasons why he can bully Yang Xian so much, but Lao Zhu still won't touch him.

Daming's logistics are all in the hands of Li Shanchang. If Lao Li can stabilize, Daming's rear can be stabilized.

The Huaixi hero who trusted Li Shanchang in front of him can also be stabilized.

So once Yang Xian couldn't bear it anymore and really targeted Li Shanchang, he was almost certain to die.

Even if Zhang Yi guessed that Lao Zhu raised him in order to let him pull up officials from the northern line, it would not work.

The bridge between the north and the south can be resolved later, but the morale of the troops on the front line must not be lost.

Since the other party can be counted as courting death, why should Zhang Yi confront Yang Xian?

Just quietly watching him go crazy and watch him die will do.

Zhang Yi didn't answer, Xu Cunren couldn't say anything?
My disciple's choice may not be wrong. The word Zhongshan wolf is an irreconcilable contradiction between Zhang Yi and Yang Xian.

Xu Cunren is still relieved that Zhang Yi can bear it.

"If you say that the thing in your hand is very important, then I will mention it to Liu Bowen, or I will go and tell His Majesty in person...

It's just that I can't predict what His Majesty thinks in his heart! "

Zhang Yi shook his head and said:

"Actually, sir, you don't need it. If you say it, you will offend others. As an official in the court, a villain like Yang Xian can't offend you!

As for Mr. Liu...he is too smart, I don't want to owe him favors! "

"Okay, you can do it yourself!

Your Majesty told me that he intends to reform Guozixue. I am afraid that the name Guozixue will not be there next time you go to school!

All right, you go and do your work, I want to go back!
By the way, remember to visit your mistress when you have time, she said she misses you! "

Xu Cunren respected Zhang Yi's opinion and left.

"Old Meng!"

Zhang Yi yelled, and all his tenants ran over!

"Take your stuff, come back with me!"

Zhang Yi took his tenants all the way back to the Taoist temple.

When he arrived at the place, Zhang Yi pointed to a large open space next to the Taoist temple, and told the tenants to fence the surrounding area.

The people heard the words and began to work hard.

Lao Meng was relatively smart among this group of people, and he was relatively close to Zhang Yi, so Zhang Yi simply contracted him the job of being a foreman.

He is not riding on other people's heads, and he works very hard when it is time to work.

This made Zhang Yi more and more satisfied with his performance.

The difference between people can be seen when doing things. Zhang Yi is forced to take care of his property, and Deng Zhongxiu alone can't do it.

People like Lao Meng can be used.

Seeing him busy up and down, Zhang Yi pondered whether to pay him more and let him be the head of the tenant.

"Little master..."

When everyone was working, Lao Meng came over to talk:

"I don't know what you want to do?"

"Pindao wants to build a medicine garden and plant some plants for experiments..."

"I don't know if you have anyone who needs to look after the garden, master, my wife can try..."

Lao Meng saw Zhang Yi's confirmation at a glance, and offered to recommend himself.

"Old Meng, how many people are there in your family?"

Zhang Yi asked casually, and Lao Meng smiled honestly:
"Not much, just a mother-in-law and a daughter. The mother-in-law didn't live up to her stomach and didn't give birth to a fat boy!"

"Then you have to work hard!"

Zhang Yi chatted casually with the other party, and then said:

"I'll take a look when the medicine garden is built. If your sister-in-law can do it, stay here. Don't blame me if she can't!"

"Okay, sir, I'm going to work then!"

With Zhang Yi's promise, Lao Meng left satisfied.

Zhang Yi smiled, he could see Lao Meng's little thought.

It is normal for a person to be somewhat selfish, and the fact that he is willing to fight for his own interests is nothing to him as a modern person.

Then it's time to test his character.

If Lao Meng's character is not good enough, they will probably know that they are not easy to mess with.

Zhang Yi was busy tinkering with the medicine garden, and Lao Zhu was busy with his own affairs these days.

First of all, Muying reported the accuracy of the Xuanwu cannon's manufacture, and there was Zhang Yi's design drawing. It was not a problem for Lao Zhu to build this cannon.

It's just that when it was really mass-produced, Lao Zhu discovered a very fatal problem, that is, the bombing rate of the artillery was very high.

After studying it with Mu Ying, he probably understood the reason.

It wasn't that there was something wrong with Zhang Yi's design, the problem was still with the craftsman.

As craftsmen become more proficient in making gun barrels and the like, the yield rate of Xuanwu cannons is also increasing.

But people are not machines after all, and the yield rate is always a problem for the production progress.

There is nothing Lao Zhu can do about this problem. A craftsman cannot be cultivated in a day. He can only rely on money to pile up and let people practice.

"Your Majesty, people from the Ministry of Industry always come to inquire, saying that it was under the orders of Lord Yang..."

The Xuanwu cannon is currently a secret among secrets, but to build these things, it is necessary to mobilize enough craftsmen.

Lao Zhu asked Muying to be in charge of this matter, but the transfer of craftsmen needed the help of the Ministry of Industry.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this.

He knew about the private separation of power between Yang Xian and Li Shanchang.

The separation of powers is neither legal nor reasonable, let alone on the table.

Because of this, Yang Xian hinted to Lao Zhu Mingli secretly, but Lao Zhu pretended not to hear it.

He was happy to see Yang Xian dissatisfied with Li Shanchang, and then pull up his own power.

Yang Xianbi, but Li Shanchang chose to forbear and agreed with the opinion on the separation of powers.

Except for the six departments that the Ministry of Education can manage, almost all the departments that are beneficial are owned by Li Shanchang.

He can be assigned to the Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Rites. In order to balance Yang Xian, Lao Zhu promoted a group of people because of his face.

But the more he used this guy, the more uncomfortable Zhu Yuanzhang felt.

First of all, Yang Xian has the same problem as Li Shanchang, and he has no tolerance in his heart.

On top of appointing officials, he is also nepotism, whether he can be promoted, no matter whether he is capable or not, it depends on whether he is close to him or not.

Although Li Shanchang also has similar problems, he has a bottom line after all.

Another point is that Yang Xian's desire for power is too strong. After he took charge of the Ministry of Industry, he even thought about asking Mu Ying about it.

This is a proper touch to Lao Zhu's bottom line.

"I will warn him, and you don't have to pay attention to him, no matter who it is, let me block it!"

Just as Mu Ying finished speaking, Xu Cunren asked to see her.

Lao Zhu asked Xu Cunren to come in, and Xu went into the imperial study room. After seeing the ceremony, he began to report the emperor Xin Guozixue.

The construction of Guozixue is naturally handled by the Ministry of Industry.

However, the construction speed is fairly fast.

Some of the school buildings are already available, and Lao Zhu can't wait to let Guozixue move.

As a high-level educational institution in the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites may be in charge of the imperial examinations after the opening of the imperial examinations in the future, but Lao Zhu gave Xu Cunren a lot of power in formulating the direction of the imperial examinations.

Considering Xu Cunren's current burden, the restructuring of Guozi School is already a matter of course.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xu Cunren to come here today to discuss this matter.

With the expansion of Guozixue, the number of students recommended by the government at the local level will naturally increase, and more officials' children will be able to study in Guozixue.

This kind of treatment is naturally not attractive to senior officials.

But for some officials who are not so powerful, this is a reward to buy people's hearts.

But even so, there will still be a lot of vacancies in Guozixue. Xu Cunren suggested to Lao Zhu, is it possible for some people to enter Guozixue in other ways?
The so-called education without discrimination, many people who have no fame or ancestral protection also have the need to study.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Zhang Yi's prophecy of donating prison. If there was no risk of Zhu Biao's possible exposure, he would not object to it.Being able to increase a little income for the imperial court, entering Guozixue does not mean entering the official rank of Ming Dynasty, but just having an opportunity.

If the other party is a talent, it can be activated, but if the other party is not, then the court has no loss.

However, this matter was still rejected by Lao Zhu.

Xu Cunren only mentioned it, and was not disappointed about it.

"Mr. Xu, how about those children of meritorious officials?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the children of heroes who were still struggling in Guozixue.

Since he beat up a few people, most of this group of children have to go to Guozi Academy, so they can't stop coming casually.

In the project, most of the disciples, Lao Zhu, were satisfied, but for some people, Lao Zhu was full of anger.

Xu Cunren laughed and said:

"We are all waiting for His Majesty's main hall to be repaired, so that he can escape from Guozixue!"

Zhu Yuanzhang built the Dabentang with the intention of giving the princes a place to study. Song Lian was naturally the tutor who did his part, but when Mr. Song was away, Xu Cunren was also one of the tutors.

He naturally knew that Zhu Yuanzhang intended to let the children of meritorious officials enter the palace to study with the princes.

This is a means to bring the relationship between the hero and the prince closer, and it can be regarded as buying people's hearts.

After the news spread, a group of children of meritorious officials headed by Chang Mao cried bitterly.

Recently, they were tortured by the atmosphere of Guozixue's three-day one test and five-day one test.

According to the ranking list in Guozixue, many of these heroic children did not do well, and because of their poor grades, they would be severely taught by their elders when they returned home.

So Dahontang became the only savior in their hearts.

Xu Cunren said this as an anecdote, but Lao Zhu sneered after hearing it:
"Do you really think that my main hall is the place where they hang out, and my main hall will not take exams?
As the children of heroes, they will all serve the country sooner or later. If I don't pay attention to their studies now, how will I deal with them in the future?
By the way, how about that kid from the Kong family? "

Kong Kejian and Kong Xixue have already set foot on the road back to Qufu, only Kong Na is still studying in Yingtian.

This is the future Yansheng Gong who is friendly to Daming and cultivated by Lao Zhu deliberately.

Xu Cunren had a deep meaning, he said with a smile:
"Kong Na often goes to school, but his good friend hasn't been here for a long time..."

The so-called friend, the emperor knew that he was talking about Zhang Yi, he knew what Zhang Yi was busy with, and he didn't care about Zhang Yi's affairs for a while.

It's just that Xu Cunren's next words made the emperor's originally good mood go cold in an instant.

"I just visited him the day before yesterday. This kid has been busy arranging for his tenants to build a medicine garden recently. He said he didn't have time to go to class..."

"Wait, I remember that I promised him that the household department could help him repair the Taoist temple. Why did he build the medicine garden by himself?"

Zhang Yi's so-called medicine garden is a place for breeding, and Lao Zhu knows it.

This is related to the future grain production of Ming Dynasty, and he attaches great importance to it.

Xu Cunren showed embarrassment. Although he is not as good as Liu Ji, Li Shanchang and others, he has been in the officialdom after all.

Zhang Yi reminded him not to let himself be on the opposite side of Yang Xian.

So he lowered his head and said, "This minister doesn't know!"

"check!"

The emperor suddenly became furious!

(End of this chapter)