Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

“I understand what you are talking about.

Recently, I have also been paying attention.

Even if you don't come, I will still talk to you.

Now, you are all here and have expressed your opinions.

Then I won't bother.

You should all send back orders first, telling the people in your respective Taoist temples to behave themselves and not cause conflicts with the imperial court.

I will go down the mountain immediately and go to see the governor.

If it is difficult to talk to the governor, I will go to Beijing once.

I will meet His Majesty in person and talk to His Majesty about this matter.

I believe that Your Majesty is well aware of the greater good and will certainly not issue such a rash order.

At this time, he was just deceived by the people below him.

It is because of a moment of carelessness that one would do such an unwise thing.

This kind of situation of deceiving superiors and concealing the truth from subordinates occurred.

I will definitely take care of this matter.

This is a matter of life and death for our Taoism, and I, the Heavenly Master, have no choice but to take responsibility for it!"

After hearing what Zhang Tianshi said, everyone present was excited and breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone was excited.

They were really afraid that at this time, the Heavenly Master would become cowardly, dare not do anything, and dare not make decisions for them.

If that were to happen, things would become difficult.

Fortunately, the Taoist priest did not give up, he is still very reliable.

As long as the Heavenly Master has spoken and is willing to do these things, this matter can be accomplished.

Then many things will be different.

They knew very well how powerful the Heavenly Master was.

I also know how great the face of the Heavenly Master is!
Even the emperor would not dare to refuse!
This is the Heavenly Master!
Moreover, if their Taoist sects were to truly unite, they would be extremely powerful.

Besides, the current emperor was once a beggar.

Becoming an emperor was a result of too many coincidences.

It was for this reason that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang himself felt that things were a little strange.

Is there a god helping me secretly?

So, I still believe in these supernatural things.

At this time, if their Heavenly Master takes action, he will definitely be able to suppress the situation.

It will enable their Taoist sect to continue to maintain its transcendent status.

This time in Jiangxi, he was safe and sound.

I think the emperor will definitely give them this face.

They were also willing to give the emperor some face, so the result of their discussion was to give in 10%.

For people like them who are not in the secular world, it is already very good that they can give the emperor such face and give up 10% of their interests.

The emperor can't go any further!
If we go any further, we would be disrespecting them!

I don't think the emperor and the people in the government would be so ignorant.

The identities of the Taoists present are all unusual.

At the very least, each one manages a Taoist temple.

Even so, because they came in a hurry, they only had time to gather a few people nearby.

Came here to see the Heavenly Master.

If we wait another ten days or half a month, the number of people we can summon will definitely increase several times.

From this we can see how powerful Taoism is in Jiangxi.

There are so many Taoist temples!

Zhang Tianshi quickly left Longhu Mountain and headed straight for Nanchang City.

When the Taoists saw Zhang Tianshi leave, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

It feels like a stone has fallen to the ground.

Now, things are settled!

As long as the Taoist priest is willing to take action, there will be no more trouble in this matter.

It's not like they are disrespecting the emperor.

They were all prepared to grit their teeth and give one part to the emperor.

If it really doesn't work, 20% is fine.
There absolutely cannot be more!
I think the emperor will know when to stop and will definitely not make things too difficult for people like them who are not from the secular world.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang had personally visited Longhu Mountain.

No matter from which perspective, as long as their Taoist priest takes action this time, the matter will end here.

The emperor and the government will not go too far.

Today's Taoist priest is very young, only about thirty years old.

At this time, he was no longer the Heavenly Master that Zhu Yuanzhang had originally met.

That is today’s Master’s father.

His father passed away two years ago, and he took over his father's position as the Heavenly Master and became the current Heavenly Master.

He was carried in a gorgeous sedan chair, with people clearing the way in front, behind, and on both sides.

There were also countless Taoists accompanying them, holding banners, peach wood swords and many other things.

The scene was so grand that if you didn’t know, you would think the emperor was traveling!
It attracted countless people to watch along the way.

There are countless devout men and women kneeling down to worship.

Welcome the Heavenly Master.

Countless people look forward to having the flower petals scattered by the Taoists, or the water scattered by willow branches, fall on them when the Heavenly Master travels.

I only pray that these petals or the scattered dew can fall on me and thus ward off disaster.

From this we can see how deeply Tianshi Temple is popular among the people in Jiangxi!
What a powerful force.

Zhang Tianshi was being carried by someone, and watching this scene, he felt a little uneasy.

He seemed somewhat uncertain about his meeting with Liu Lian this time.

Afraid that I won’t be able to get things done.

But now, after seeing this scene, the uneasiness in his heart suddenly disappeared.

The whole person's confidence suddenly increased.

There will definitely be no accidents this time!
Liu Lian will definitely give me this face!

Not only Liu Lian, even the emperor has to save his face!

Whether Jiangxi is in chaos or not, it is up to us in Longhu Mountain to decide!

I believe that through this trip, people like Liu Lian will be able to see how powerful we are!
Be able to recognize the situation and wake up!

Don't take things too far!
When we arrived in Nanchang City, there were some officials waiting to greet us.

This made Zhang Tianshi somewhat satisfied, but then, after seeing clearly the person who came to greet him
They were the chief clerk of the county government attached to Guo and others.

None of the high-ranking officials from the Three Departments arrived, let alone Liu Lian, the governor.

After seeing this scene, he couldn't help but frown.

I think Liu Lian is too arrogant and ignorant.

I have condescended to come down from Mount Longhu and come here to meet him in person, which is already giving him the greatest face!
As a result, after arriving here, he, the governor, put on such high airs.

They didn't even come to greet me, they are so brave!

But in the end, he suppressed his anger.

I held back and didn't have an outburst.

Soon, we were welcomed by people and entered the city of Nanchang.

Go towards where the governor is.

Nanchang, which was not called Nanchang before,

It was called Hongdu during the Yuan Dynasty.

Hongdu was an important turning point in Zhu Yuanzhang's destiny.

The Hongwu Defense War, which lasted for more than a hundred days, is still fresh in the memory of many people.

At that time, the Grand Commander Zhu Wenzhen led 20,000 troops to guard Hongdu.

Chen Youliang mobilized the entire country and led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack.

The original plan was to capture the entire city of Hongdu in just three days.

Break into the city.

Then go down the river and attack Yingtian directly!
No matter how you look at it, this is a battle in which I have the advantage!

But the final result is that Hongdu is very resilient!
They managed to hold on for more than a hundred days.

Chen Youliang was trapped here.

Countless of Chen Youliang's elite soldiers were killed.

This also allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to take this opportunity to quickly welcome the young Ming King.

Hold on until Zhu Yuanzhang leads reinforcements to arrive.

Afterwards, a fierce battle on the water completely destroyed Chen Youliang!
It can be said that Hongdu played a decisive role in the elimination of Chen Youliang. However, Hongdu is now facing a new round of tests!

A battle broke out here once again.

This battle is different from the previous one with real swords and guns.

However, it is just as dangerous and just as important.

It affects the livelihoods of many people.

Even to the point of life and death!

In Zhang Tianshi’s dissatisfaction.

He was carried all the way to the government office of the provincial government.

It was not until he reached the gate of the yamen that he finally met the governor Liu Lian.

Liu Lian is here, welcoming Zhang Tianshi.

After some necessary etiquette, it was introduced into the governor's office.

Although Zhang Tianshi had a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart.

But I also know that at this time the situation is stronger than people.

He's here to discuss something.

Some things should be said nicely.

Don't get angry easily.

"The Heavenly Master came here to survey the land?"

After some brief politeness, Liu Lian looked at Zhang Tianshi and asked directly.

No beating around the bush.

This way of speaking made Zhang Tianshi stunned for a moment.

This matter...why is it different from what he thought before?
Speaking of which, this matter is so serious, shouldn't we have some fierce exchanges and more arguments with each other first?

You pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth, and after a while, you will finally get straight to the point and talk about this matter?

How come he could say it so bluntly now?

Is he still Liu Bowen's son?

How come you don't even have this much self-cultivation?

Although he was a little surprised, he calmed down and nodded, saying: "What Ban Tai said is right, I came here for this matter.

Your Majesty is carrying out land measurement, which is a good thing, and our Tianshi Mansion also supports it.

In many places, the encroachment on local people's land is indeed quite serious.

It really needs a good clean-up.”

After hearing what he said, Liu Lian did not respond immediately.

Because he knew that there would be something else to say next.

It was just as he thought.

Soon, Zhang Tianshi changed his tone.

“However, my Tianshi Mansion and the many Taoist temples under its jurisdiction are all people who abide by the laws of the country.

Never dare to act recklessly.

The land and population in the Tianshi Mansion and the many Taoist temples under its jurisdiction all came from legitimate sources.

Although there are some industries, they all existed before the Yuan Dynasty.

Only a small number of people came to join us after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty.

We, the Tianshi Mansion, are willing to cooperate with your work.

We are also willing to hand over all these illegal lands and populations.”

“Master Zhang is truly a man of great righteousness.

I will stay here and thank the Heavenly Master first."

Liu Lian looked at Zhang Tianshi and said.

He bowed politely.

It seems that he is really grateful to Master Zhang Tian.

"Then I wonder how much illegal land there is on Tianshi's side?"

"About half done."

The smile on Liu Lian's face disappeared in an instant.

What did this Taoist priest say?

This is treating him like a fool!
Only half done?
Is he sending away beggars?
Judging from the current situation he has obtained.

Among the many Taoist temples under the Tianshi Mansion, basically 70% to 80% of the land is not in compliance with the rules.

It belongs to the list of land surveying!
As for some of the more ruthless ones, more than 90% of them do not comply with the rules!

As a result, now, this Zhang Tianshi came to his side, and with just a slight movement of his lips, he said such words!
They say nice things, but they only give up half of the occupied land!

What nonsense is this?
Even though he was very well-mannered, he felt like cursing at this moment!

Liu Lian smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Tianshi also did not speak.

The atmosphere was silent for a moment.

After a while, Zhang Tianshi looked at Liu Lian's expression.

He took the initiative to speak and broke the silence.

“Of course, the court still has you guys to do things.

We will definitely give strong support.

Although according to the rules, you only need to pay half of it.

But we can also bear the pain and cut some more meat from ourselves.

Take out another half.

Make up 10%.

This is a lot.

In this way, Bantai can also report to the emperor.

We can also show our Tianshi Mansion's support for the imperial court here."

Hearing him say this, Liu Lian knew that this was the bottom line of these people.

Of course, if he pulls it a little more here, then there is a great possibility that these can be improved a little bit more.

But it was obvious that he had lost his patience.

I don't want to continue arguing with these people.

"Master Zhang is indeed patriotic.

It’s just that there’s not enough sincerity.”

When Zhang Tianshi saw this, his expression changed and he wanted to say something immediately.

Liu Lian said, "There is an imperial decree."

Zhang Tianshi immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Start waiting for the imperial edict here.

At the same time, my heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

No wonder Liu Lian was so confident, it turned out he had an imperial edict in his hand!

However, although he was a little nervous, he thought about the transcendent status of his Tianshi Mansion.

This worry quickly disappeared.

Even the emperor did not dare to go too far when facing his Taoist priest.

After Liu Lian burned incense and washed his hands of worries, he brought out the imperial edict.

Bring the Heavenly Master outside and announce the decree in public.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:

Surveying the land is a major matter and the foundation of the country!

You in the Tianshi Mansion must cooperate well!

We know that your Tianshi Mansion and all the Taoist temples are very wealthy.

Most of the land is obtained from illegal sources.

Far beyond the corresponding specifications.

There are even more hidden accounts hidden by his subordinates.

Speaking of which, the group that has hidden the most land and households in Jiangxi is you Taoists!
Just tell us how much you have concealed!

Don't try to deceive your superiors and subordinates.

We won't agree to that.

When the imperial edict arrives, you must follow it carefully.

It’s okay if you don’t follow it.

Then we have to ask, how many guards and horses do you have in your Tianshi Mansion or your Taoist Patriarch?
Admire this! "

As soon as this imperial edict written in plain language was read out, Zhang Tianshi's expression suddenly changed!

(End of this chapter)