People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 418: The noble man is lonely, the disciple of the emperor

Before he even got close to the school grounds, Zhang Yi heard loud shouts of death.

When Zhu Ming pulled him in, he was slightly shocked.

After not seeing each other for three years, it turns out that the world is not only changing with the people around him, but Daming seems to be gradually developing towards a better place in a way he doesn't know.

The school field is still the same school field, but the number of people training on the school field has greatly exceeded that of the past.

Moreover, Zhang Yineng could see that the training methods of these people were much more mature than those of Chang Yuchun back then.

This is not to say that Chang Yuchun is not as good as others, but that Chang Yuchun back then was still in the exploratory stage.

But it is obvious that when Chang Yuchun went to be the governor of Zhejiang Province, he had already left the prototype of a military academy to the Ming Dynasty.

But the kind of military academy Zhang Yi had in mind would not have been able to take shape on its own in ancient times.

He turned around and saw Xu Da on the high platform, instructing everyone to train troops. This training method was slightly different from Chang Yuchun.

It can be seen that it is not a good thing for everyone to teach according to everyone's method.

"His Royal Highness King Qin!"

Xu Da turned his head, discovered Zhu Ping's presence, and shouted loudly.

Zhu Xi suddenly became excited, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"I'll tell you later..."

Without looking back, Zhu Xi led his own soldiers into training.

"Zhenzhen Zhang, you are here..."

When Xu Da saw Zhang Yi, he quickly asked him to come on stage.

He waved the other soldiers to go down, leaving only him and Zhang Yi.

"Your reputation recently is not good in Yingtian Mansion!"

Xu Da had a straight face, as if his father-in-law wanted to teach his future son-in-law a lesson.

Zhang Yi couldn’t laugh or cry:

"General Xu, have you also heard that outrageous rumor?
Xiaodao is wronged. Xiaodao asked to see His Majesty because he originally wanted him to arrange another Guanyin slave!
Xiaodao felt 1 dissatisfied with His Majesty's unethical comment...

It's not an exaggeration to say that Wang Baobao's sister and Pindao are as close as fire and water. How can they have an affair? "

Hearing this, Xu Da couldn't help but laugh.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not handle this matter honestly. He also knew something about Zhang Yi's situation from the Xu family girl.

The emperor's thoughts were unpredictable, and Xu Da could not guess Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

Zhang Yi, the kid, explained that Thaksin believed in it.

"You probably got into trouble with His Majesty. Your Majesty, I'll go back and intercede with you later..."

Zhang Yi quickly said:
"Then thank you General Xu..."

Seeing Xu Da staring at him, he quickly changed his words: "Uncle Xu..."

Only then did Xu Da smile happily and let him go.

"At the worst, Uncle Xu, please help me get a permit from His Majesty, so that I can expand the Taoist temple by myself, and at least isolate the woman to another courtyard, so that I can prove my innocence!"

Seeing how pitiful he was, Xu Da burst out laughing.

Zhang Yi was indeed a little depressed by the emperor this time.

"These are all easy to talk about, let's not mention them!

Zhang Yi, I heard that this Chaotian Palace martial arts performance was created by Yu Chun because of your instigation!
Now Yuchun is gone, but this traditional majesty remains!

Look, how is my training compared to Chang Yuchun? "

This question can also be regarded as a free proposition. Zhang Yi chuckled:
"Each has his or her own merits. Pindao just took a look and found that Uncle Xu's military training skills are different from General Chang's. General Chang may pay more attention to the quality of soldiers, while General Xu pays more attention to tactics."

He told the difference between Xu Da and Chang Yuchun in one sentence, and Xu Da liked it very much.

"That's a good idea. It's better to drag these little guys out for training than to waste time on the battlefield later! Look, His Highness King Yan's performance is indeed good...

That is, among the next generation of nobles, there are not many good ones...

If this continues, the quality of Ming's next generation of generals will be worrying!

For the current plan, we can only train these little guys as much as possible..."

Xu Da is an honest man, his brows are furrowed.

Zhang Yi smiled secretly when he heard this, isn't this obvious?
The Ming Dynasty started from the Hongwu Dynasty to the Yongle Dynasty...

Because of the founding war and the civil war, a large number of nobles were born.

These people were killed from thousands of troops, so they were naturally heroes of a generation.

But it would be good to have a general in their next generation.

Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, in the political structure of the Ming Dynasty, the Xungui Group was used to suppress civilian authority.

But after one or two generations passed, and those nobles of that generation were all dead, the Ming Dynasty God of War's Tumu Fortress incident completely broke the backbone of the soldiers.

Zhu Yuanzhang spent his whole life studying how to limit the power of civil servants, but the final direction of the Ming Dynasty was what he least expected.

It can only be said that his training of generals is also very problematic.

"Because, compared to the imperial examination, there are problems with the training of generals..."

Zhang Yi said bluntly: "It is a common problem for all fathers in the world to expect my heroic son to be powerful, but the reality is often that one generation is not as good as the other...

Maybe at some point, a genius will appear among the younger generations, just like His Highness King Yan!

But generally speaking, this probability is very small! "

Zhang Yi's outspokenness was actually a bit heartbreaking.

Xu Da was also vaguely aware of this problem.

"Civil officials, regardless of whether they are recommended or examined in the imperial examination! As long as this system exists, all the heroes in the world can be selected. This ensures that the civil service group will always have fresh blood injected into it and talents will emerge in large numbers...

But military generals are different. The emperor has granted so many noble titles, and the descendants of these nobles will most likely inherit the title and join the army...

However, no one can guarantee that the younger generation will have the abilities of their parents, and the Ming Dynasty’s martial arts situation will definitely get worse and worse in the future..."

Xu Da wanted to refute Zhang Yi, but thinking about it, his words actually made sense.

Even the descendants of Confucius, the sage and sage, have such virtuous behavior, and they, the children of military generals, can't do any better if they think about it?

If nothing else, just talk about Chang Mao on the school field...

Xu Da couldn't help but feel dizzy when he thought of this person.

Chang Yuchun is such a hero, but he gave birth to such a son.

Zhang Yi accidentally started a topic, which made Xu Da very interested:

"Are you not optimistic about the future performance of our Ming army?"

"The problem is not big in one or two generations, but in the third or fifth generation, the noble line will inevitably decline...

It is certainly a good thing that your Majesty bestows titles on meritorious officials!

Heroes like Uncle Xu should also be able to bless the younger generations...

However, if someone like Chang Mao is the future Duke of Zheng, he will be able to lead an army just because he is Chang Yuchun's son!
How sad is this for the soldiers following him? "

The contradiction between Zhang Yi and Chang Mao is well known to the world. Xu Da is not surprised that he takes Chang Mao as an example.

"Your Majesty is very wary of civil servants, and the separation of civil and military affairs is your Majesty's balancing act!

It's a pity that based on honor and nobility, it is destined to be like a flower in the mirror..."

When Zhang Yi said this, the training on the school ground stopped.

Xu Da was still unfinished, but now it was time for him to summarize and comment on these people. He left a message waiting for me, and then went to work.

The distinguished disciples in the audience realized at this moment that there was an extra person on the stage, and he was a Taoist priest.

"It's him!"

Chang Mao, who was in the crowd, recognized Zhang Yi at a glance.

After not seeing each other for three years, Chang Mao's hatred for Zhang Yi still hasn't dissipated.

In the past three years, Zhang Yi's name has never been unfamiliar to him. This was all thanks to Lao Chang. When he beat him, he often moved Zhang Yi out.

Zhang Yi is what Lao Chang calls someone else's child.

"That guy is out of custody!"

Many of the noble children back then have grown up.

They knew about Zhang Yi and the gossip circulating in the capital.

"Tsk, tsk, this boy is very handsome..."

"That Mongolian princess misbehaved when she left Princess Qin alone, but she was humiliated by this stinky Taoist priest in vain..." The noble disciples were whispering, but Zhang Yi couldn't hear them.

However, Zhu Ping turned back and looked at these people coldly.They immediately fell silent.

Among Zhu Yuanzhang's children, Zhu Ping had a cruel temper, and these noble children were also afraid of him.

"Whoever dares to criticize my Zhang brothers will be rude to him..."

"It's Zhang Zhenren!"

Zhu Di and Zhu Fan also discovered Zhang Yi, with excited expressions:

"Zhang Zhenren!"

Zhu Di waved his hands vigorously and shouted excitedly.

Most of those who can train in the school are noble children.

Seeing that Zhang Yi had such a good relationship with several princes, he looked sideways.

Especially Chang Mao, his eyes were red and he was very unconvinced...

His sister is the Crown Princess, and he is the Crown Prince's brother-in-law, but Zhu Xi and the others are not on good terms with him.

"What a big deal!"

Chang Mao muttered, but saw that Xu Da had already taken Zhang Yi's hand and took him away.

Others naturally did not dare to follow, but Zhu Ping and the others were not afraid.

Several princes followed Xu Da to the small courtyard where they often went.

Xu Da asked someone to prepare some wine and food, and took Zhang Yi to sit down:

"Let's talk about what happened just now..."

He glanced at the princes who came in, motioned for them to close the door, and then sat down.

"What are you talking about?"

Zhang Yi glanced at these princes and asked deliberately.

Xu Da repeated what he just said, and Zhang Yi chuckled:
"Is not it?"

No matter how open-minded Xu Da is, everyone has a position...

The reason for becoming a marquis and worshiping a prime minister is simply to benefit future generations.

The decline of Xungui Group is a historical necessity.

The Tumubao incident was at most a trigger.

"This general doesn't care about the future generations. If they are not good enough, let them become Taiping Lords. What I ask you is about civil and military checks and balances..."

After all, Xu Da's situation is higher than Zhang Yi imagined.

The question he really asked was not about the honor system, but the selection of the entire military general group in Ming Dynasty.

But Zhang Yi found it difficult to answer this question for a while.

In the Hongwu Dynasty and Yongle Dynasty, the problem of the general group mainly composed of nobles and nobles was not big...

Because of the frequent wars, there are many talented generals.

Although there are not many second-generation nobles who can be said to be geniuses, after the baptism of war, there are also few who are as unreliable as Chang Mao.

The decline of the Xungui Group really began after Yongle and the peace of the world...

Those three generations and so on are gradually failing.

"Is it to implement the martial arts system?"

Zhu Di was the first to raise his hand. He was the youngest, relatively innocent and romantic.

Zhang Yi smiled when he heard this.

Although the military examination system existed in previous dynasties, the Hongwu Dynasty really did not need it for the time being.

With the intensity of the war in the Ming Dynasty, many people were promoted every day because of military merit.

In the case of war, military merit is the best selection system, and the Ming Dynasty naturally looks down on the martial arts system.

However, whether a dynasty's military fortunes can last forever depends largely not on the era of war, but after peace.

Zhang Yi did not intend to expand on this issue, because Xu Da's position would definitely not agree with his own opinion.

At this moment, Zhu Fan interrupted Zhu Di:

"Not to mention the martial arts examination, even the imperial examination results, my father is not satisfied..."

His words were already leaking the secret, and after Zhu Fan said it, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

This is the emperor's concern, and neither Xu Da nor Zhang Yi should listen to it.

Xu Da was trying to find a topic to talk about, but Zhang Yi didn't know how to answer:

"Your Majesty is wrong to think so..."

As soon as he finished speaking, even Zhu Xi was speechless.

Zhang Yi's words are not shocking and he will never stop, everyone knows it...

Zhang Yi naturally knew that what he said was a bit rebellious, but he did so on purpose.

In the past, he was afraid of avoiding the emperor, but now he wants to take back the title of Heavenly Master...

Naturally, he had to find a way to make the emperor notice him.

Zhu Yuanzhang despised the imperial examination, which is also found in the history books.

Lao Zhu even couldn't bear it anymore and stopped the imperial examination after the second enco.

The so-called second time is exactly this year's Enke.

"Does His Majesty think that the imperial examination cannot select the talents he wants? He even thinks that if Enke fails this year, he will stop the imperial examination?"

As soon as Zhang Yi said these words, several princes were shocked.

Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's views on the imperial examination, Zhu Yuanzhang said it inadvertently.

They also got it through eavesdropping and kept it secret.

Zhu Fan's talk today was unintentional.

But how did Zhang Yi know the emperor's opinion?

Do you even know Lao Zhu’s idea of ​​canceling the imperial examination?

Several princes looked at each other, not knowing whether to answer Zhang Yi's question.

Zhang Yi naturally would not miss this good opportunity and continued:
"Pindao understands His Majesty's thoughts, he is a practical emperor!

If the people who were selected through the imperial examination are compared with the team that founded the country, they are indeed not even a little bit worse!
Even after the beginning of the dynasty, those talents recommended by local governments, such as Fang Keqin, were more capable than those who passed the imperial examination!

Therefore, from a practical point of view, the imperial examination in Hongwu's three years will indeed disappoint His Majesty!
It’s just that Your Majesty has never thought of a reason..."

"What's the point?"

Zhang Yi, a bad Taoist priest, deliberately let it slip when it came to the critical moment.

Everyone's curiosity was originally piqued by him, but he stopped talking, and Zhu Xi couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

"The reason is very simple. Let's not talk about the abilities of these people. Even if they are as stupid as pigs, Your Majesty should continue to take the imperial examination!
It is true that the imperial examination is to select talents for the country, but it has another important significance, which cannot be ignored!

These people are disciples of the Emperor!

Those who recommended it, right? "

His words had touched upon the political truth, and several princes had only half-understood what he said.

But Xu Da, an old man, immediately understood what Zhang Yi meant. He quickly glanced at several princes and reprimanded:
"You guys haven't had enough rest yet, so go gather..."

The princes headed by Zhu Xi suddenly looked bitter. Xu Da's prestige was so high that they did not dare to put on airs and could only push the door open and leave.

"Zhenzhen Zhang, you dare to say anything!"

Xu Da smiled bitterly. He naturally knew the relationship between Zhang Yi and the emperor, but there were some words that Zhang Yi dared to say but he did not dare to listen.

The separation of cause and effect is Xu Da's political wisdom.

Zhang Yi shrugged and stopped talking.

Just a few hours later, their conversation was placed on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

"This Xu Da..."

The emperor was a little angry.

(End of this chapter)