People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 276 Before Qingming Festival, Daming's Bait
Discussions about monks and Taoists paying taxes have intensified.

Within a few days, this news was no longer limited to discussions among bureaucrats, and even the market received news.

The high-ranking Buddha and Taoists will be cleaned up by the emperor. Although the common people can't talk about making trouble, they still eat melons and eat happily.

Zhang Yi also became one of the melon eaters, looking cheerful.

Sometimes when Deng Zhongxiu saw him, he wanted to beat him up.

The storm intensified, and those officials exported crazily as if they had taken the wrong medicine.

After the news spread, many Confucian scholars also joined the discussion.

All of a sudden, monks and Taoists became the target of public criticism, people who were rebellious and immoral.

The matter of exterminating Buddhism and Taoism in the Three Wus and one sect was also brought up for discussion.

Compared with Longhushan's inaction, a Taoist priest performed very well.

That is the young Daoist Liu Daochang, Liu Yuanran.

This Taoist priest really practiced his ideas and visited almost all the monasteries and Taoist temples in Yingtianfu.

Under his cooperation, many people agree with him very much.

Although he cannot enter the palace to speak out, he has accumulated a lot of prestige among the people.

Buddhism and Taoism, there are many monks who have a good impression of him.

On the other hand, Deng Zhongxiu, as the host of Chaotian Palace, was as quiet as a chicken in this debate about the fate of Buddhism and Taoism.

The Taoist temple of the entire Zhengyi system also seemed to lose its voice.

For a while, Zhengyi was ridiculed by scholars and fellow monks at the same time...

Deng Zhongxiu didn't dare to go out for a while.

"Junior brother, do we really want to watch, even if we express our opinion!
That's what people say about Longhushan, they say we are domestic dogs raised by the emperor...

He didn't even know how to scream when he was hit by a stick! "

Zhang Yi's eyes lit up when he heard the words:
"Is there such a good thing?"

Daoist Deng almost fainted.

Although he trusts Zhang Yi very much, this is the reason why he has never made his own claim, but Zhang Yi's approach is too counter-intuitive.

Although Zhang Yi usually doesn't show his dew, but Deng Zhongxiu understands that he is Longhushan's pinnacle of Dinghai in the capital.

Not to mention the mysteries of this junior brother, but his relationship with the emperor...

Ok,
Presumably he was the only one who could change the emperor's mind.

"It's not easy to be an official of the old Zhu's family. If the emperor can really make the emperor look down on you, and treat you as a loyal dog, Longhushan can live a good life instead."

Zhang Yi patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Don't worry, the two sides haven't gotten angry yet, I can see it poorly!
The emperor hasn't made a decision for so many days, and he clearly wants to be a fun person!

People don't know what they are thinking, so let's rush forward, aren't we courting death? "

Zhang Yi always had the mentality of being confident (seeing the fun), Deng Zhongxiu let out a long sigh.

"Speaking of which, Junior Brother hasn't looked for Mr. Song for a long time."

"No way, maybe the old man is too embarrassed to see me..."

Song Lian was avoiding Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi knew this well, but he didn't blame the old man, but the old man couldn't hold back.

Zhang Yi smiled.

After coming to Yingtianfu for more than a year, his circle of friends is no longer limited to the royal father and son and Kong Na,
He met many people in Yingtian.

Whether it is Xu Cunren, Liu Bowen, Song Lian, Zhang Yi, or even the Xu family...

These people come and go, good times and bad days.

It seems that only Huang's father and son, the relationship has been stable as before.

Even if the father and son are haunted by ghosts, when they return to Yingtian, the feelings between each other will not disappear with the disappearance.

People talk about fate, for the indifferent self, and for Uncle Huang, who is a bit philistine, it is also luck to continue a relationship.

But speaking of it, what are the father and son doing recently?
They seem to have disappeared again...

Did you go to the north to grow rice?
Or is Qingming ready to go back to sweep the tomb?

Speaking of Qingming, Zhang Yi realized that time passed quickly.

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and the Ching Ming Festival is gradually approaching.

……

Uncle Huang, who he was concerned about, didn't have time to pay attention to the recent uproar about monks and Taoists paying taxes. He was preparing another matter for Qingming.

"Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates along the coast, as you predicted, are gradually heading towards Jiaozhou.

They kill all the way, come and go without a trace, and our soldiers often fail to catch people!

Can your bait really work? "

It was Prime Minister Li Shanchang who discussed this matter with Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You released the news that there is a batch of military rations in Jiaozhou, and it has gradually spread, but can this really lure those pirates?"

Li Shanchang expressed doubts about Zhu Yuanzhang's decision.

Setting an ambush for Japanese pirates and pirates is too far-fetched.

It's not the first day he's concerned about Japanese pirates and pirates.

Before the emperor ascended the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang also managed the land in the south of the Yangtze River for some time.

The problem of Japanese pirates has always existed, and it is not that Ming's army has not thought of a way to solve it, but this problem is basically unsolvable.

why?
Because they drilled into the sea, the Ming army could only stare blankly.

There is no intelligence, and you can't catch up with people.

This is one of the reasons why Haiphong is more troublesome.

In addition, after Lao Zhu defeated Zhang Shicheng, a large number of people fled to the sea and became pirates, which in turn harassed the coastal state capital.

If the problem was so easy to solve, it would have been solved long ago.

Where does the intelligence, the emperor come from?
Is it really that reliable?
You must know that the so-called Japanese pirates have never been one force, but belong to the aggregation of countless forces.

Even if the emperor can get information from certain forces, how can he get rid of other Japanese pirates?

Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of Li Shanchang's worries, but it was inconvenient for him to explain to him.

He also knew that even if he explained to Li Shanchang, Li Shanchang would not understand.

His answer comes from "heaven", or the inevitability that Zhang Yi saw from the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in Zhang Yi was gradually established from one incident to another, which is beyond the comprehension of outsiders.

He replied to Li Shanchang:

"Mr. Li, it is enough for you to do this well. I still say that, I trust you, so I asked you to personally allocate the local supplies. You only need to do what I told you to do!"

The matter of logistics cannot be hidden from Li Shanchang.

The Zhongshu Province and the Metropolitan Governor's Office should have a relationship that is not affiliated with each other, but in the early Ming Dynasty, due to the needs of the war, the Zhongshu Province actually took care of military affairs.

Li Shanchang, the left minister, is called the head of civil servants, but in fact he is involved in both civil and military affairs.

His ability has been verified in the past, and Zhu Yuanzhang trusts him very much.

"Mr. Li, I will explain to you afterwards, you go to work!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Shanchang stood up, remembered something, and said:

"Your Majesty, the Qingming Festival is coming soon, the plan made by the Ministry of Rites..."

Li Shanchang handed over the plan of the Ministry of Rites to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang is also helpless, as the emperor, there are a lot of red tapes in big festivals and small festivals.

He doesn't like these things and has tried to simplify them, but this kind of thing is also part of the emperor's job.

Putting down the plan, Li Shanchang hesitated to speak.

Old Zhu could tell at a glance that this guy wanted to mention the matter of monks and Taoists paying taxes.

Zhang Yi picks things up, Song Lian takes the lead, and Lao Zhu helps.

With the tacit understanding of all parties, this farce has long since become a national debate.

According to the inspection report, even the guest officials in his restaurant are discussing this topic.

The good days of monkhood and Taoism are coming to an end, but Lao Zhu also understands that what really triggers this discussion is not whether monkhood or Taoism pays taxes per se.

Rather, Song Lian and the scholar-bureaucrat group wanted more power.

Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism has been popular for a hundred years, and Cheng-Zhu's theory has become the ruling theory among the Mongols.

But the Mongols do not look highly at Confucianism in essence. In the eyes of the Mongols, Confucianism is essentially no different from Buddhism and Taoism.

And the underlying logic of their rule still belongs to their own nation and comes from Genghis Khan's set.

Regardless of Longhushan, Confucianism, and Buddhism, they have all lived well in the past hundred years, but they may not be able to get what they want.

The Ming Dynasty was established, and the Han family regained power.

Scholars under the influence of Cheng Zhuzhixue really felt for the first time that every aspect of the world was controlled by them.

Therefore, it is natural to have a different, higher privilege than the pre-Song scholars.

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered Zhang Yi's judgment on Cheng Zhuzhixue.

Under the pressure of Buddhism and Taoism, Cheng Zhuzhi completed the construction of the "sacredness" of Confucianism. Once this is completed, Confucianism has actually become Confucianism.

Those scholars are missionaries under Confucianism...

When a religion completes the control of thought, they need the authority in line with their status.

Not only because of the imperial examination, the power generated by being an official.

Even if they have not become bureaucrats, scholars who are still "people" in essence should have superior power.

After being reminded by Zhang Yi, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to give him power.

"Sir, go down, I have something to talk to the prince!"

Old Zhu naturally wouldn't let Li Shanchang speak, and blocked what the other party wanted to say with words first.

Li Shanchang was helpless, the emperor deliberately allowed Song Lian to beat monks and Taoists violently, but why did they use monks and Taoism for surgery, didn't the emperor know?
Since His Majesty wants to continue to pretend to be stupid, Li Shanchang can only go back and continue to trouble the monks and Taoists.

After he resigned, Zhu Yuanzhang let out a sigh of relief.

"Call your elder brother, let's talk to Zhang Yi!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Biao raised his head and was taken aback for a moment.

Muying, in fact, had already returned to Yingtian Mansion yesterday. It was Lao Zhu who asked him to come back, and it was also the last time he went to see his family before going to sea.

After more than half a year of preparation, Daming's sea fleet finally reached its final moment.

But Lao Zhu asked him to come back because of the incident around Qingming.

It is one thing for the Xuanwu army to ambush the pirates, but what Lao Zhu wants to see is the power of the Xuanwu cannon.

Zhu Yuanzhang has been concealing the existence of the Xuanwu cannon.

Including Muying and others, they have never used it at sea.

"Let's not explain to our partners about such a big thing as going to sea? Longhushan gave me 5 taels of silver..."

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Zhu Biao couldn't help laughing.

Going out to sea is about to happen, and brother Muying just happens to be in the capital again, so it seems unreasonable not to meet the younger brother of the Zhang family.

"Just right, Zhang Normal is going to the city soon, see you together!
This old boy Zhang Normal is probably very anxious!
His precious son put him on the fire this time, I hope he can bear it. "

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he laughed to himself.

The matter of paying taxes for monks and Taoists is really digging into the roots of Taoist monks and monks all over the world.

To some extent, this is more serious than losing the position of celestial master.

"I used to think that this celestial master's ability was nothing more than that.

He guessed that Zhang's younger brother was a magic star, but he didn't want his younger brother to get a fairy fate!
But looking back now, Zhang Zhenren's Taoism is still profound!

To say that the younger brother of the Zhang family is Longhushan, or even the magic star of Taoists in the world, probably did not wrong him..."

The crazy complaints of the father and son made Zhang Yi, who had returned to Qingxin Temple from Chaotian Palace, sneeze desperately.

"Who is talking about Lao Tzu?"

Zhang Yi felt unlucky, but he was glad that it was a good thing that he didn't meet Xu's girl when he returned to the Taoist Temple.

This girl is free to come to the Taoist temple to play with Meng Yao, she doesn't want to be famous and she wants to avoid suspicion...

Zhang Yi casually complained, he went to the medicine garden to take a look at his seedlings, and then went back to the study to draw drawings.

Not long after, Li Qingmo led Lao Zhu, father and son and Mu Ying to come.

Zhang Yi is happy, he just talked about the two father and son today, and they are here.

"Brother Huang..."

The appearance of Muying also surprised Zhang Yi unexpectedly.

As the initiator of the overseas business, Zhang Yi understood that when he saw Huang Ying again, the overseas work had been completed.

Mu Ying's skin was darker than last time.

Thinking about the practice these days, it was also very hard.

Seeing Zhang Yi, he laughed:

"Little real man, we meet again!"

"Brother Huang's trip should bring good news!"

Mu Ying nodded:

"That's right, the work of going to sea has been completed, this time I come back to meet old friends, say goodbye to my foster father, and we will leave..."

Zhang Yi nodded, and he was also a little excited.

Not to mention the historical significance of the great voyage that completed the great exchange of species a hundred years in advance.

Didn't even mention how much benefit Da Ming would bring back those things?

If Huang Ying and the others can come back, everyone here will get a lot of economic benefits from this voyage.

These benefits are far beyond what farming can compare.

"It's a pity that the journey is so far away that Xiaodao can't beg to send Brother Huang off in person, otherwise it should be a blessing to witness my first voyage in Ming Dynasty!

Xiaodao is here to wish Brother Huang a smooth journey!
uncle……

If you want to go back to sweep the grave, you can also help Xiaodao practice it for Brother Huang! "

Old Zhu smiled and said:

"How do you know I will definitely go back?"

If there is a choice, Zhu Yuanzhang also wants to practice it for Mu Ying, but the matter of going to sea is firstly done in secret, and secondly, he, the emperor, cannot travel casually.

He said he was going to Peiping, but in fact he has not made the trip yet.

Not to mention sending Muying off, but Lao Zhu noticed that Zhang Yi was mainly talking about sweeping the grave.

"Well, I forgot. Although the custom of sweeping tombs has existed since ancient times, it only became popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties..."

Zhang Yi changed his mouth and said with a smile:

"Xiaodao thought that uncle was going back to pay homage to the ancestors!"

Speaking of ancestors, Zhu Yuanzhang was also silent when he thought of his parents who died that year.

He really wanted to go back to Fengyang to sacrifice, but now he is full of chores.

As the son of man, he couldn't pay homage to his ancestors himself, and he felt inexplicably sad.

"Businessmen pay more attention to profit than parting. This year's Qingming Festival, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back, so I'll let my wife... your Huang family brother go back for me..."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, changed the subject and said:

"I came here today to tell you about going to sea. After all, you invested a lot of money in!"

"That's right, I invested most of my net worth in Xiaodao, this business must be successful!"

The relaxed conversation between the two made Mu Ying envious.

Being able to invest in the emperor's business, he had never seen such a thing before, and he was very envious.

(End of this chapter)