People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 316 The choice between family and country, fishing for fame

"Mr. Xu!"

After Lao Meng left, the Qingxin Temple was basically closed.

Zhang Yi didn't rely on the incense of the Pure Heart Temple to make a living, and after no one helped him take care of it, his opening of the Taoist Temple depended on chance.

But he wasn't idle either. When Liu Bowen and Xu Cunren came to the Taoist temple, he and Li Qingmo had just returned from the fields.

Farming is the foundation of the world.

Among all the things that Zhang Yi is currently promoting, the increase in grain production is the most concerned.

He was given a lot of land by the emperor this year, and many tenants were added.

Regarding the relationship between old and new tenants, Zhang Yi is also looking for someone who can help him manage other people.

After a few days of confirmation, as soon as he confirmed the candidate, he rushed back without stopping.

At this time, it has entered June.

Zhang Yi, who was restrained by the field, was slightly relieved.

Although he is used to staying at home, Zhang Yi is still very happy to have an old friend visit.

Little Meng Yao had already learned how to make tea. After several people were seated, Meng Yao served tea and went to study.

In the study room, there was the faint sound of reading.

Although he was not reading a book of sages, but with that breezy child's voice, the two old gentlemen who were suffocating their stomachs felt relieved.

Liu Bowen sized up Zhang Yi, asked about his recent situation, and said:
"You have a somewhat chivalrous heart. You are lucky to take care of this mother and daughter..."

Hu and Chang's beating to death can be regarded as a recent major event.

But Liu Ji changed the subject and said:
"But if you do this, you will actually leave behind hidden dangers...

After all, men and women are different, your Taoist temple takes in female relatives, and for them, killing you is not a good thing for you!

Now that you are young, there will be no gossip for the time being.

But wait a few more years, and you might end up in trouble for it! "

Liu Bowen kindly reminded, Zhang Yi nodded to express his gratitude...

This matter is indeed something he should pay attention to. Although his age has brought him a lot of inconvenience, it has indeed helped him avoid some wind and rain.

Zhang Yi is not an unruly person, he listened to advice.

"Thank you Master Liu for reminding, Xiaodao will take care of this matter in three to five years!"

"hope so!"

After Liu Ji finished speaking, he smiled and said:
"With your kid's ability, if there is no caring person to promote this matter, it probably won't be a problem."

Xu Cunren took the words and smiled:

"After all, this kid defeated a prime minister."

Zhang Yi waved his hand and said quickly:
"Teacher, please don't make fun of me, the students, this Yang Xian deserves death, and I didn't fight him down!

The so-called drinking and pecking is pre-determined. He can't bear the karma in himself, and he doesn't know how to cherish blessings. He should have today's karma! "

Facing different people, Zhang Yi behaved differently.

In front of Xu Cunren and Liu Ji, he would not be as relaxed as he was in front of the Huang family and his son.

With a few vague words, he emphasized his own personality in a serious manner.

Liu Ji and Xu Cunren glanced at each other, and gradually got to the point:

"Speaking of which, you kid is usually bluffing, and the old man rarely connects you with the little fairy in the legend!

But your reputation is too popular in Ying Tian Mansion now!
If Jin Yiwei hadn't been watching, the officials of Ying Tian Mansion might have stepped on your threshold..."

"Jinyiwei?"

Zhang Yi was surprised, when did this Jin Yiwei appear?

"That's right, Jin Yiwei is also the former inspector!
His Majesty announced the establishment of Jinyiwei early this morning. The first thing Jinyiwei did was to check the officials of Lenny Taoist Temple to find their future.

These people investigated hundreds of officials on trumped-up charges.

But it scared many people away from looking for you!

If not, do you think you still have a few days of quiet life? "

Zhang Yi was in a trance, and he ignored many of Xu Cunren's words.

Although he vaguely felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to set up Jinyiwei, but when Jinyiwei really appeared, no one knew better than him how much this would change history.

He glanced at Liu Bowen. He remembered that this old guy died in the eighth year of Hongwu.

Jinyiwei was established in the 15th year of Hongwu.

In other words, these founding heroes have never experienced the baptism of Jin Yiwei at all.

The appearance of Jinyiwei will definitely change the course of history greatly.

Among other things, just Liu Bowen's expression on his dead father's face showed that he was very uncomfortable.

Yushitai, supervises all officials.

The appearance of Jin Yiwei is tantamount to taking away most of Liu Bowen's power.

He was relying on Yushitai to separate himself from Li Shanchang.

Thinking about the appearance of Jin Yiwei, Liu Bowen felt the most uncomfortable.

"So, Mr. Liu deliberately came to Xiaodao for tea, just to provoke Jin Yiwei?"

"Hmph, why don't you allow this old man to come to you, a little fairy, to ask about your future?"

The friendship between Liu Ji and Zhang Yi is very strange. If it is not good, the two have actually experienced a lot of things.

But when two people sit together, neither of them obeys the other.

Zhang Yi smiled:

"Master Liu's Qiancheng Xiaodao told you that it must be a knighthood, there should be an earl..."

It's just the second time Zhang Yi gave Liu Bowen advice on his future, and Liu Bowen became more and more depressed.

He no longer believed in ghosts and gods, nor did he believe in Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi's ability was also confirmed.

Not to mention Zhang Yi's matter, Yang Xian's death has completely achieved his reputation as a little fairy.

When Zhang Yi mentioned again that he was no more than an earl, Liu Bowen became even more unconvinced.

In the heart of the emperor, is he really worth an earl?

Prince, Duke, Marquis...

Even if these three titles can't be duke, isn't it worth the marquis?
Regarding this matter, Liu Bowen still did not believe it.

It was the first time Xu Cunren heard about this, and he was thoughtful.

Seeing that Liu Bowen's expression was not very good, he quickly changed the subject:
"Zhang Yi, teacher, I came here this time to ask you about your future!"

Zhang Yi's eyes fell on Xu Cunren, and he said with a smile:
"Sir, don't make trouble, disciple, you don't know my background, if I see something in you, you will be in trouble!"

"So, at least recently, I won't be unlucky, right?"

Xu Cunren himself didn't like to ask for such things as his future, so he just played haha ​​and let it go.

But he also knew this disciple's ability, and since he was here, he definitely wanted to hear Zhang Yi's opinion.

"In addition to Jin Yiwei, the imperial court recently made a lot of reforms because of the pirate case and the Yang Xian case...

My Ming coastal province suffered heavy losses!

When the old man saw that the folks and elders were like this, he was very worried!
It is not the blessing of the country that His Majesty and his subjects are separated from each other. "

When Xu Cunren mentioned Jinyiwei, he was really heartbroken.

The murder in Jiangnan also made him very sad.

Zhang Yi understood their grief, but did not sympathize with them.

In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone has a different position and a different perspective on a matter.

He thought of the way later generations divided interest groups.

Classes are divided horizontally and groups are divided vertically.

The classes of Xu Cunren and Liu Bowen undoubtedly belonged to the gentry and the landlord class.

As for the group, the positions of the two of them have nothing to do with the common people.

In the bloodbath of Jiangnan in the pirate case, apart from the part where Yang Xian bought his life money and killed innocent people indiscriminately, the place where Zhu Yuanzhang fell this time has nothing to do with the people at the bottom.

Xu Cunren talked for a long time, but found that Zhang Yi didn't say a word.

He and Liu Bowen looked at each other, knowing that his apprentice must have something to say.

"Xiaodao also has some businessman friends who, when they brought up the pirate case, were indeed as frightened as the two gentlemen...

But Pindao still thinks that this case is ultimately beneficial to the common people!

The husband is heartbroken because his relatives and friends are involved and their interests have been damaged!

But for the people in Jiangnan, this is a belated purge. "

Zhang Yi said it bluntly, Xu Cunren and Liu Bowen were slightly annoyed.

Liu Bowen looked serious and asked:
"Don't you feel gloating because of Song Lian's affairs?"

Zhang Yi laughed and said:
"Of course not. Pindao also sincerely hopes that monks and Taoists can pay taxes. Compared with Mr. Liu's fame and fame, Xiaodao is the one who really cares about all living beings!"

"you……"

Liu Bowen was very angry by Zhang Yi, this kid didn't suffer at all.

I just said a few words to ridicule him, but he also mercilessly responded back.

However, he really couldn't refute Zhang Yi's words. Zhang Normal suggested that the emperor should pay taxes to monks and Taoists.

"Xiaodao is not afraid of sir's jokes, in fact, Xiaodao really doesn't like the compassion of the two gentlemen...

Are the two of you sympathizing with the local rich households, or the real Jiangnan people?
In the pirate case, the emperor did bloodbath the place, but who was it, doesn't Mr. Liu know?

They are fellow countrymen of the husband, but they are also demons in the eyes of others. They build bridges and pave roads in the local area, but in Shandong or other places, when those people slaughtered the Chinese people with swords, did you ever hear the cry? "

Liu Bowen was silent, unable to answer Zhang Yi's sarcasm.

"Take a step back, even if these people make money, they go back to their hometown to build bridges and pave roads...

How much benefit can the common people get?

Is there no pirates and Japanese pirates in Zhejiang, and the people who were really slaughtered were the wealthy lords or innocent civilians?

In fact, to put it bluntly, the common people mentioned by the two gentlemen are just your relatives and friends around you, and those real low-level people may not be seen by the gentlemen..."

Seeing that the two were silent, Zhang Yi continued:
"Although Xiaodao has never been to the south of the Yangtze River, he also knows that apart from the clan members, the local people welcome the imperial court's defeat of the pirates.

The common people may not sympathize with those wealthy households who were killed!

And this killing was delayed for more than ten years and should have been completed at the end of the Yuan Dynasty!
It's just that His Majesty gave the rich families in Jiangnan more than ten years, and they didn't cherish it!
So it deserves this disaster!
In troubled times, local tyrants and rich households fished in troubled waters. Those people should have been shuffled by the new rulers at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

It's just that everyone voted for the right person and successfully completed the change of dynasty without going through this process.

Whether it is maritime trade or the plunder of restraining his men, it should have stopped.

However, the wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River are still following the routines of the troubled times, after the establishment of the new dynasty.

If the court doesn't do anything, is it still waiting for the New Year?

Mr. Liu.Let's not say that they are self-respecting, let's talk about the truth...

His Majesty stipulated that the merchant tax would be thirty and one tax, but is there a merchant who can hand over the tax to the imperial court? "

Liu Bowen smiled bitterly, unable to answer.

This is of course impossible.

"What is the way the imperial court works is taxation...

Taxation is the lifeblood of the imperial court.

While rich as an enemy, but unwilling to pay taxes...

You said, is it too much for the court to move these people?
So don't say Xiaodao doesn't like you, my father, who is an outsider, knows that paying taxes is an honor.

You and your colleagues keep saying that you are for the common people, but you are thinking about how to take advantage of the court's loopholes...

In my opinion, this is nothing more than just fishing for fame!
Don't be in a hurry..."

Seeing that Liu Bowen was about to jump up and retort, Zhang Yi interrupted his spellcasting with one sentence.

Liu Bowen's breath was stuck in his chest and he couldn't get up.

"I know that you, Mr. Liu, have some family and country feelings, and you are also an upright official...

But that's all!

When you ignored the chaos in Jiangnan, you never suggested changes to His Majesty.

As the actual controller of Yushitai, you have already made a choice between home and country...

So why bother to be sad about Jiangnan being bloodbathed today?
Your Majesty is stained with the blood of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, don't you, Mr. Liu, not have it?
In other words, did not all the officials of the Eastern Zhejiang School have it? "

Liu Bowen was dumbfounded at the moment, he was always so eloquent, but he was stunned speechless by a child.

It's not that he can't talk back, if he really wants to argue, Zhang Yi is not his opponent.

However, Lao Liu is a reasonable person after all, no matter how angry he gets, he agrees with what Zhang Yi said.

As an aspiring scholar who at least has family and country feelings.

Liu Bowen was infected by Zhang Yi's words and had to reflect on himself.

"Actually Xiaodao still thinks highly of you, Mr. Liu, if this Jin Yiwei appears, it means that the emperor no longer trusts his subjects.

You Zhedong faction should at least bear the main responsibility for the occurrence of the pirate case.

As imperial censors, monitoring the place itself is what you should do.

What is the situation in eastern Zhejiang, Songjiang, and Suzhou better than you officials?
You are used to the status quo along the coast, and you can't muster the courage to move the interests of the folks.

As squires, you have fulfilled your responsibilities.

But as courtiers, one of the Zhedong faction counts as one, and they are all dereliction of duty!

Jin Yiwei shouldn't have appeared now, but it did!

Mr. Liu, you can't push all the responsibilities to Yang Xian, can you? "

Liu Ji's mind was in a mess, he came to observe with a clear heart, he was just angry with Jin Yiwei.

But he never thought that Zhang Yi would shock him far more than Jin Yiwei.

Liu Bowen was very annoyed, after all, being pointed at and scolded by someone would make anyone feel furious.

But he was stunned by Zhang Yi's scolding, and he couldn't say a word.

Zhang Yi's logic and reasoning are not without flaws.

But the core point of view, Lao Liu could not refute.

Thinking about home and country, and the problem of dereliction of duty?
Is it really because of himself that the bloodbath of the emperor in the pirate case happened in the south of the Yangtze River?
"As a courtier, this old man has not fulfilled his duty as a courtier! As a native of Eastern Zhejiang, this old man has never saved his fellow villagers from the fire...

Forget it, why not be scolded by you little Taoist priest today? "

Just when Zhang Yi thought that Liu Bowen was going to be pushed away by him, Liu Ji suddenly laughed.

He stood up and saluted Zhang Yi, which made Zhang Yi feel embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)