People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Lao Zhu's anger was ignited again by Zhang Yi's words.

If you make a mistake while cooperating with them, you still have to blame yourself?
However, the anger in his heart gradually calmed down with the smile on Zhang Yi's face.

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that the starting point of this chat was Zhang Yi saying that he did things without leaving any room...

room……

Yes, when the blank printing case happened, it just so happened that he was too strict with numbers and left no room for error.

That's why such a ridiculous situation occurs.

Didn’t the emperor know that food would be lost?

He knew that in fact, although Lao Zhu did not lack the majesty of a hero, in a certain aspect, he seemed a bit petty.

It is also this petty spirit that makes him unwise in many policies.

Later generations say that Mingshi died due to Zhu Yuanzhang. In fact, almost all policies originated from his petty ambition.

This was not the first time that Zhang Yi told him about this matter. When he was still Huang He,
Zhang Yi had chatted with him many times.

Zhu Yuanzhang recalled every detail of the six years they had known each other, and gradually recovered this memory.

Zhang Yi saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous intent gradually calmed down.

He also breathed a sigh of relief. ,
Exposing the empty seal case was a risky move on his part, and he had no guarantee that he could convince Zhu Yuanzhang.

If he could not be convinced, the case would have broken out several years earlier.

But the facts proved that he finally persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang.

As he guessed, Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest concern about the Kongyin case was not the issue of whether officials were greedy or not.

It is a matter of them abusing their power without their permission and creating gaps for corruption.

The most fundamental problem is to deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors, and make one's own decisions.

Lao Zhu's control of power did not allow this problem to arise in the empire.

This is of course Zhu Yuanzhang's shortcoming, but no one has shortcomings.

Anyway, even if Lao Zhu knew it, he couldn't change it.

Zhang Yi didn't think he could change a cold emperor out of thin air.

Therefore, the solution Zhang Yi gave was to shift part of the responsibility to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Let him think about whether this incident was caused by his [no room left].

Apart from myself, there is probably no other person in the world who can use this trick.

Even Zhu Biao could not convince Zhu Yuanzhang on this matter.

What Zhang Yi can rely on is Lao Zhu's trust in him and the power he represents behind him.

This power is called historical judgment.

Since he could raise it himself, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that these answers would be the judgment of future generations on his case without asking.

If Lao Zhu thinks about it again, he probably won't be so angry.

Of course, Zhang Yi did not expect Zhu Yuanzhang to not be angry at all, dead people will still die...

In the empty seal case, you can say those officials are innocent.

It can also be said that they are a test of imperial power.

Kill some, spare others, that's about it...

"Room, room..."

Lao Zhu repeated this word over and over again, unable to calm down for a long time.

Finally, he finally calmed down and looked directly at Zhang Yi.

"Then how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Zhang Yi shook his head and said:
"Your Majesty, Pindao is only responsible for providing you with some different perspectives. Pindao will not make decisions!
Can't do it either!

The case of empty seal is a common practice!
The law cannot be stopped by blaming the public, but it cannot harm innocent people by sitting together!

Your Majesty should know this better than I do!

Your Majesty has now added 1000 people to your bloodline!

These 1000 people must have been carefully selected by His Majesty!
You can't send a child who still hates the imperial court to your place!

Therefore, Your Majesty should also know how many families in this company are actually innocent..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent again, Zhang Yi was right.

Although Zhang Yi suggested that sending the daughter of the guilty minister to him was the fastest way to cultivate talents.

But guilty ministers and guilty ministers are different.

Some people have committed too big a crime, and Lao Zhu will naturally not keep their children.

Those who can go to Zhang Yi's place, at least the emperor has initially confirmed that they cannot have hatred towards the court, but will only shed tears of gratitude for the court's goodwill.

In other words, he himself has his own considerations about the crimes committed by those people's parents.

Zhang Yi's words actually indirectly accused him of being too murderous.

"You say you can't come up with any ideas, but you always make suggestions. Okay, you go back, I will consider your words!"

The emperor was a little unhappy with such an unexpected change and waved him away directly.

Zhang Yi stopped smiling and knelt down to say goodbye:

"Sir, retire!"

After he left the Imperial Study Room, Old Zhu said:
"Wise man..."

Zhang Yi left the imperial study, but looked back at the imperial study and laughed at himself:
"Thanks to me for calling Zhou Tong stupid, didn't I also do something stupid?"

Lao Zhu had been angry with Zhang Yi many times, but Zhang Yi felt something was different in that moment.

Perhaps, he still overestimated the relationship between him and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Yi turned around and walked out of the palace under the guidance of the eunuch.

He returned to Spring and Autumn Temple, and when he passed by the academy, he was quite pleased to see the daughter of a sinner studying there.

Zhang Yi bumped into Yao Guangxiao who was coming back from the academy.

Zhang Yi asked:
"How are their progress lately?"

Yao Guangxiao said:

“There are already some people who can help Wu Bao and them!
We are trying to make qualified parts according to your design drawings...

However, we have to go to the Ministry of Accounts to ask for money again!
The funds from last time have been spent! "

“I’ll ask for it later!
If there is not enough money, Pindao will pay for it first! "

Yao Guangxiao said:

"Master, the Ministry of Finance has been allocating money more and more slowly recently!
If we don't handle it well, the voices in the court will stir up trouble sooner or later!
If you think of a way, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as cheating us with money in the future? "

Yao Guangxiao reminded Zhang Yi that another reason for going to the palace was the progress of the Card Academy in the Ministry of Household Affairs and other departments.

The maintenance of the college requires money, and a large amount of it.

Zhang Yi trained talents for the emperor, so the money was naturally provided by the court.

But the imperial money transfer department, the household secretary is Hu Weiyong's person.

Money from the Ministry of Revenue is one of them, and the key issue lies in the materials.

Spring and Autumn College not only runs schools, but also undertakes the important task of research.

Muskets and artillery were all studied step by step by Zhang Yi and the senior brothers from Longhushan to achieve mass production.

If he wants to accomplish other achievements, he also needs to accumulate them bit by bit.

In addition to slowly opening the talent and technology trees.

The key to court resources is to obtain resources that are usually not available in Longhu Mountain...

These are also money!

As a person from later generations, Zhang Yi understands the methods of these bureaucrats best.

It’s not that they don’t give it, they delay it, or they disgust you.

If you ask the emperor, they will give it to you, and they will get stuck next time...

To put it bluntly, there is a person standing behind these people.

Hu Weiyong!
"You do not know what I mean……"

Zhang Yi turned around and said to Yao Guangxiao:

"What Pindao means is that the current Minister of Household Affairs will not be able to serve for a few days. It is useless for you to go to him now..."

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he turned around and went to his small yard.Yao Guangxiao was left alone to ponder.

"Is the emperor so fond of him?

Can even the appointment and dismissal of a minister affect...? "

His importance to his cheap master has to be raised to another level.

However, on the second day, Yao Guangxiao realized that he was terribly wrong.

Fengtian Hall, morning exercises.

Zhu Yuanzhang kept a straight face and began to ask about Kongyin.

The officials at the time didn't know the emperor's true intentions, so they just regarded it as normal!
But after the emperor confirmed the matter, Lei Lei became furious.

It was the first time that officials saw such an angry Zhu Yuanzhang. He had the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue taken down on the spot and beaten to death on the spot.

It was only then that officials realized the seriousness of the incident.

Once he started killing people, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer stop his killing knife.

He ordered a thorough investigation of the household department and local seal officials.

No matter how big or small, take them first!

For a time, there was a tremor in the court, and everyone in the household system was in danger.

The anger in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart had not dissipated. He found out all the officials who had served as transfer ministers in the past and questioned them one by one.

For a time, the prison was overcrowded.

When all the officials were at a loss, Zhu Yuanzhang had already started killing.

After realizing this, Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang went to the palace to beg the emperor for mercy.

But just like the historical trajectory that Zhang Yi knew well, Zhu Yuanzhang scolded both of them and kicked them out of the imperial study.

No one in the court, civil or military, dared to intercede on this matter.

History seems to have returned to its original trajectory.

A few days passed.

The shadow of the empty seal case permeates the sky of Yingtian.

Only then did Yao Guangxiao understand the meaning of Zhang Yi's words.

Tobe, no time!
It's not because the Minister of Hubu is in trouble, it's because the entire Hubu is in trouble.

He once passed by the Household Department unwillingly and found that except for a few clerks, no one was working inside.

Cry, shout!
Flooding the streets.

Yao Guangxiao could watch local officials being brought from the local area to the capital for interrogation every day.

"Whether it's a prince or a ninth-grade official, who knew that an empty seal case could cause such a shock?"

Yao Guangxiao was looking for trouble and deliberately chatted with Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi raised his head and found that this guy looked at him a little differently today.

how to say?

There seemed to be something inexplicable on Yao Guangxiao's face.

"Pindao used to think that Master, you are just an ordinary person who has been blessed with immortality!

But now it seems that the master's ruthlessness is still beyond my imagination!

People like you are the real heroes!
Poor Taoist, I am convinced..."

Zhang Yi: ...

If he said that he took the initiative to expose the empty seal case in order to save some lives, Yao Guangxiao probably wouldn't believe it even if he killed him, right?

Zhang Yi has also been paying attention to the ups and downs in the capital these days. Only he knows that under Zhu Yuanzhang's thunderous wrath, the consequences of this case are still not as serious as what he saw in his previous life...

But, he didn't need to explain to Yao Guangxiao!
Yao Guangxiao, a sick tiger, makes him feel dangerous, but he will identify with himself.

And I also need his ability to promote what I want to do, and the results will be good.

"Are you worried about me, or are you mocking me?"

Zhang Yi put down his pen and took a leisurely sip of tea.

"If the master dies, the disciple will probably suffer as well!

Therefore, Master does not need to think that Disciple has second thoughts. Disciple wants Master to be better than anyone else!
Especially when he discovered that the master’s methods were so ruthless, the disciple became even more determined to follow the master..."

Zhang Yi: ...

A madman is a madman. Yao Guangxiao's excited expression left him speechless.

"You seem to be worried about me?"

"That's natural. As the saying goes, the master is held in such a high position by Your Majesty and is responsible for many things for him!

If one day His Majesty changes hands and sells you, you will probably die worse than anyone else!
Pindao has always thought that you have more than enough magical powers but not enough ruthlessness!

It can be seen that you have so many people buried with you in the blink of an eye, so you know that you have underestimated you! "

Zhang Yi's heart moved slightly. In fact, he didn't know that after he recognized the emperor, his relationship with Lao Zhu became more subtle.

The emperor is the emperor!

If I don't cope well, I'm afraid something will really go wrong.

But it's okay now. What he has in his hands is something that others can never give him.

This is his irreplaceable value.

But, what if Lao Zhu one day thinks that he is worthless?
Zhang Yi fell into deep thought.

The emergence of the empty seal case made Hu Weiyong no longer able to focus on himself.

Spring and Autumn College has had a good time.

It's just that in this sudden massacre, many people are destined not to survive this year.

Hu Fu.

Hu Weiyong sat at home, anxiously waiting for news.

His servant stumbled in and ran in from outside.

"Hu Xiang, Mr. Liu is also implicated..."

"how is he?"

"Going to prison!"

Hu Weiyong sat down on the chair and muttered to himself.

"It's over, it's over..."

This is the third confidant he has entered in the past few days!
I have only been prime minister for a few years, and I have managed to cultivate a few close officials, and I am trying to arrange them well.

But as soon as the empty seal case came, Hu Weiyong felt that this sudden disaster would disrupt his plan.

He is not as good as Li Shanchang and has an extremely deep foundation.

When he came up, although he was surrounded by nobles, Hu Weiyong understood that these people may not be of the same mind as him.

I work hard to cultivate my own strength, and some officials are willing to rely on me.

But due to Zhu Yuanzhang's empty seal case, many people were imprisoned for no apparent reason.

"Sir, if your Majesty continues like this, everyone will be in danger. The state capital of the world will be realized, and the chief seal officials will take over the investigation...

The foundation of this world is about to be shaken! "

"Do you need to remind me of my true identity?"

Hu Weiyong scolded the servant loudly, but then turned around and asked:
"Can you get any news from the prison?"

"Hu Xiang, Jin Yiwei is not from the same group as us. We can't find out anything at all? Besides, is this Jin Yiwei something we can get close to?"

Hu Weiyong was silent again after hearing this.

Jin Yiwei can't get close?We are all human beings, why not?
Although he did not agree with this statement, he did not refute it.

"What about the palace? What's going on with His Majesty?"

Because of the Kongyin case, His Highness the Crown Prince’s pleas could not make the Emperor change his tune.

These days, Hu Weiyong and the others would never dare to mention this matter in front of Lao Zhu.

"There is no progress in the palace, but I heard something that I can talk to Mr. Hu!"

"what's up?"

"The eunuch in the palace said that His Majesty had a chat with the Taoist priest before launching the empty seal case..." (End of Chapter)