Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 186 Zhu Biao is mad at Lao Zhu! Lao Zhu was stunned

In the Wenhua Hall, the atmosphere was solemn.

Hu Weiyong led Yangzhou magistrate Lu Yiming and a group of businessmen and people who wanted to sue Yang Xian to kneel respectfully in the main hall. Zhu Yuanzhang's face was as gloomy as water, and he waved away all the eunuchs and maids, leaving only this group of people.

He had carefully read Hu Weiyong's memorial to impeach Yang Xian. The crimes listed in it were unbelievable to him. He could not imagine that Yang Xian dared to deceive the emperor! His eyes were like two sharp swords, piercing directly towards Hu Weiyong: "Speak! Explain everything clearly to us!"

Hu Weiyong was fully prepared before coming. He detailed Yang Xian's four major crimes in Yangzhou: First, less than half of Yangzhou's farmland was restored to plowing, but he reported to the court that full cultivation was resumed; second, he bought the farmland from a businessman. The third is to buy the plump ears of rice from Nanyang merchants, saying they are produced in Yangzhou's own fields, and present them to the emperor. Now the rice ears are hung in the Wenhua Palace; the fourth is to bully the people and abuse them. Kill innocent people, and also kill businessmen to silence them.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard these heinous crimes, his face was full of shock and anger. He stood up from the throne suddenly: "Is it impossible? How dare he be so bold? We know you hate him, and you are fighting with Yang Xian."

Seeing that the emperor did not believe it, Hu Weiyong asked Lu Yiming and the merchants and people from Yangzhou to tell the truth. After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was so angry that he was shaking all over. He waved everyone to go down.

Only Zhu Biao was left in the main hall, and he bowed: "Father, please calm down."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was ashen.

He has always relied on Yang Xian and regarded Yang Xian as a knife in his hand, but he never expected that Yang Xian would dare to lie to him like this! The dignified emperor was deceived all over the place, and he thought he had grasped the sword of Yang Xian.

At this moment, Wang Jinghong, the chief eunuch, carefully came forward with a pile of memorials and respectfully presented them: "Your Majesty, these are the memorials to impeach Yang Xian."

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Hu Weiyong to interrogate Yang Xian and find out all of Yang Xian's crimes. Yang Xian is Liu Bowen's student. How much does Liu Bowen know about this matter?
"Father, how should we deal with Yang Xian?" Zhu Biao asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the memorials with a sharp look and was filled with anger. He waved his hand fiercely and threw all the memorials to the ground. The roar echoed in the hall: "Now you know that you are here to impeach Yang Xian? What have you done? Just watch me make a fool of myself, and no one reminds me! Now Yang Xian Xian is overthrown, you all show up, and you are not a good person!"

……

Zhu Biao's heart trembled. He understood that his father was making a profound reflection on the Yang Xian incident. He hesitated to speak, but finally bowed: "Father, the ministers are just trying to take advantage of the king's evil!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was still terrifyingly gloomy. He stared at Zhu Biao coldly and warned: "Biao'er, remember this for us! From now on, civil servants and scholars can use him but not be close to him, and can make him but not trustworthy."

"Shut up!" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious.

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang became angry and looked at his son. He did not expect that his son would say such serious words, and said coldly: "Is it because of the king's evil?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with fire.

"Father!" Zhu Biao did not flinch, "You don't even let me tell the truth now, then who among your ministers dares to tell the truth to you?"

Yang Xian was sent to prison.

A flash of cruelty flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he said in a hateful voice: "The body was cut into pieces by five horses and cut into pieces by a thousand swords!"

"Those who are good above will be bad below." Zhu Biao mustered up his courage and continued, "Father, you didn't look at the truth back then and were eager to use Yangzhou as a model for the whole country, so you told Yang Xian's big lie. Father, Yang Xian is the role model you hold up."

His anger seemed to swallow up the entire palace.

From a small soldier to the current emperor, he has met too many people. Those arrogant soldiers and powerful generals did not dare to deceive him, but this civil servant deceived him and deceived him so miserably.

Humiliation, shame, anger and other emotions rushed into his heart. He was dizzy and almost fell down. Zhu Biao quickly went up to help him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked by his son's contradiction and outspokenness. He was stunned there, speechless for a moment. He never imagined that his son would challenge his authority so directly, but then again, he also realized that there was truth to what his son said. This caused him to fall into deep thought.

Prime Minister's House.

"We are so blind!" he roared.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Father, please calm down."

……

When the four heavenly masters of Longhu Mountain came to visit, Li Shanchang entertained them in the study and dismissed all the maids. He looked anxious and couldn't wait to ask: "Is there any news from Confucianism and Zang?"

Zhang Zhenggang, who was the most impatient, nodded and replied in a deep voice: "Yes, Prime Minister. The Confucian Confucian Library is hidden in the back mountain of Xuanwu Academy!"

"Over there?"

When Li Shanchang heard this, his expression changed drastically. He waved his hands repeatedly and said firmly: "This Confucian Tibetan must not be obtained by Fourth Master Zhu! Otherwise, he will turn us upside down when he enters the court in the future."

"But now that the back mountain is occupied by him, what should we do?" Zhang Zhenggang glared furiously.

A hint of evil flashed in Li Shanchang's eyes. He pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "I can say hello to the Ministry of Household Affairs and give you a voucher. I just said that you want to build a Taoist temple in Longhu Mountain there. I will ask Yingtian Mansion Help you." "This is the best!" Zhang Zhenggang snorted, obviously very satisfied with this plan. He said with confidence, "With this certificate, Pindao can drive them down the mountain."

"As long as you get the Confucian Tibet, I will guarantee that one of you will be the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty." Li Shanchang said firmly.

This promise is undoubtedly the biggest temptation for the four heavenly masters, and it is also the recognition of their Longhu Mountain. In this way, Longhu Mountain has overtaken Wudang Mountain and become the leader of the Taoist sect in the world.

Li Shanchang's lips curled into a sneer, and he had already planned the next plan in his mind.

The four heavenly masters drove Fourth Master Zhu down the mountain. Hu Weiyong was trying Yang Xian's case. If they brought Fourth Master Zhu in, even if they couldn't kill him, they could still drive him out of the capital.

He discussed the specific action plan and time arrangement in detail with the four heavenly masters. An hour later, when everything was settled, the four heavenly masters left with satisfaction. Li Shanchang stood at the door of the study, watching their retreating figures, with a proud smile on his lips.

……

The next day, the morning sun rose, and its rays of light fell on the green hills behind the academy.

Hundreds of arresters from Yingtian Mansion followed the steps of the four heavenly masters and came to the front of the mountain in a mighty manner. They were aggressive and clearly prepared.

Just when they were about to set foot on the mountain road, an elegant figure came down from the top of the mountain, like an immortal coming to the world. That person was Zhang Xuansu, and his cold voice echoed in the air: "No one is allowed to go up the mountain."

Zhang Zhenggang stepped forward, held up the land deed in his hand, and sneered: "This is no longer your territory. We at Longhu Mountain are going to build a Taoist temple here, so those who know how to do it should leave quickly."

Zhang Xuansu didn't seem to hear what he said. His eyes swept over everyone in the field one by one, and then he said coldly: "I count to three, if you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude. One..."

"How dare you be so rude!" Zhang Zhenggang was furious. He was very dissatisfied with the last failure. "Today, let us settle the old and new accounts together!"

However, Zhang Xuansu did not give him a chance to continue speaking, and counted directly: "Three!"

Before he finished speaking, his long sword was already unsheathed, the sword's light was like lightning, and the coldness was overwhelming.

"Celestial Master Formation!" Zhang Zhenggang roared, and he and the other three Heavenly Masters quickly formed a formation, combined their four swords, and fiercely attacked Zhang Xuansu.

I saw Zhang Xuansu's figure like the wind, swung out a sword, and the sword energy of a hundred feet came out vertically and horizontally, like a dragon coming out of the sea, it was unstoppable. The sword energy tore apart the Heavenly Master Formation in an instant. The four heavenly masters were injured by the sword energy and retreated in embarrassment. Their robes were torn and their flesh and blood were bruised. They were obviously seriously injured.

After retreating a hundred feet away, the four heavenly masters could barely stabilize their bodies. Their faces were pale and their eyes were filled with fear. Zhang Xuansu pointed his long sword at them from a distance, and his voice was as cold as frost: "If you dare to set foot here again, I will definitely go to Longhu Mountain and cut off your Taoist luck in Longhu Mountain with one sword!"

The faces of the four great heavenly masters were expressionless.

They were defeated at the hands of Zhang Xuansu last time. Later, they practiced their formations hard, thinking that they would win today, but they didn't know that they still couldn't take his sword. This Xuan Su clearly looks like he is in his early forties, how could he have such terrifying skills?

Even if the Heavenly Master comes, he may not be able to defeat him!

……

Fourth Master Zhu didn’t know all this. At this moment, he appeared in front of a secluded courtyard in the north of the city. He flew and landed in the courtyard.

Ao Gu in the courtyard was startled by his sudden appearance, and her face looked uncertain: "How could it be you? How did you find this place?"

There was a meaningful smile on the corner of Mr. Zhu's lips, and his eyes were looking back and forth at Ao Gu. After taking off her black robe, she wore a sky-blue prairie dress, the hem of which fluttered gently in the wind, revealing her slender waist and clear and sharp eyes, exuding an untamed wild beauty.

"As long as I am willing to explore the dark spots of Ma Junsi, I can naturally find them." Fourth Master Zhu said with a sarcastic smile.

Ao Gu took a step back alertly and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I just want to know why Zhao Xuanzhen stayed with me." Fourth Master Zhu slowly approached, staring closely into Ao Gu's eyes.

Ao Gu snorted and looked away: "Isn't that because you forced her? She is our eldest princess, the most beautiful girl in the grassland."

"I have never used force on her." A trace of doubt and displeasure flashed in Mr. Zhu's eyes, "There must be something fishy about why she stayed."

"Maybe she really likes you, right?" Ao Gu shrugged, trying to ease the tense atmosphere with a relaxed tone, "It's hard for a hero to be a beauty. Although you are a little older, you can still be considered a hero. "

Fourth Master Zhu frowned slightly, obviously not satisfied with this explanation: "Do you have any conspiracy going on secretly? Tell me the truth, otherwise you may not be able to leave this courtyard today."

"I really don't know!" Ao Gu became anxious and her voice rose a little higher. "Even His Majesty the Emperor urged her to return to the grassland, but she turned a deaf ear. How can I know what she is thinking?"

(End of this chapter)