"I'm Zhu Yunming!"

"I'm Zhu Zhishan!!"

Moreover, the passionate roar shook the mountains and forests, and the beasts and birds flew.

"Boy, did you take the wrong medicine?" Zhou Dingcheng was startled.

"Zhu Yunming, Zhu Zhishan, brother, what kind of trouble are you doing, Xu Ming for a while, besides, two names have been changed at this time, which name are you?" Xiao Nier fainted directly,

"Zhu Yunming is my real name, and I also know that Zhishan is the word my father gave me. Besides, explained.

He briefly said what his father said in the letter left by his father, as well as what the abbot of Tianyou told him, and then solemnly said: "This matter must be kept secret, and I can't tell anyone for the time being, but I still call it besides." ”

"Oh, I see. Xiao Nier didn't think anything, besides, it didn't matter to her what she was called, as long as it was this person. She still thinks that the name Xu Ming is the most affectionate and used to it.

"It turns out that your surname is Zhu, which is a bit weird. Zhou Dingcheng pondered, and stopped talking.

"What do you mean by that?" and he was confused.

The three of them walked and talked, Xiao Nier saw a cute squirrel foraging in the woods, and after seeing her, she blinked her little eyes and looked at her, Xiao Nier rushed over in one step, wanting to catch and raise, but unfortunately the squirrel shook its big tail and disappeared.

Zhou Dingcheng originally wanted to go over to help her catch the squirrel, but he stopped, turned his head to look at the situation, and still looked thoughtful, which was still rare for him.

"What's wrong, is there anything wrong?" he asked.

"Let's go back and talk about it. Zhou Dingcheng scratched his head.

As they spoke, the three of them were almost at the foot of the mountain, and some pilgrims came up from the bottom of the mountain, with their hands folded in front of their chests, walking upwards step by step, with extremely reverent expressions.

"What are they doing here?" asked Xiao Nier in a whisper when the pilgrims were far away.

"I should have come to worship the Buddha and make a wish. Zhou Dingcheng explained.

"Make a wish, why make a wish?" Xiao Nier didn't understand any of this.

"You don't understand the wish?" Zhou Dingcheng was surprised.

"I don't understand, we all worship mountain gods there. Xiao Nier smiled sheepishly.

Zhou Dingcheng and besides, they all laughed, it was really not easy to find a place where the light of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism did not shine. However, in Xiao Nier's hometown, the mountain god is indeed the only deity.

Zhou Dingcheng had to explain to her what it meant to make a wish, that is, when she encountered various difficulties in her life, she felt that she could not pass, so she came to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and made a wish that if the Buddha could make her wish come true, she would be grateful and would come to repay her wish.

"Isn't this a business, and the temple is like a merchant?" Xiao Nier wondered.

"You can't say that, but to ask for the help of the gods, you must first be sincere. "Zhou Dingcheng returned to Taoism, although he did not have a sincere heart for Buddhism, but on this mountain, he still did not dare to have any disrespectful words to Buddhism, so as not to violate taboos.

Besides, he also explained some customs in this regard to her, and Xiao Nier responded oh, which made her a little clear. After she understood, she stomped her foot: "Ouch, why didn't I burn incense just now and make a wish?"

"What do you wish?" Zhou Dingcheng asked.

"He'......," Xiao Nier said, glancing at her eyes.

Zhou Dingcheng understood that Xiao Nier wanted to make a wish that she could make her wish come true, but it would not affect her marriage with Pomegranate, but this wish may not be spiritual, and the Buddha is not an old man under the moon.

"Let's not talk about it yet, let's get back to it. Besides, he said vaguely.

He looked at Zhou Dingcheng suspiciously, doubting what Zhou Dingcheng said to Xiao Nier, otherwise Xiao Nier would not be so eager to make a wish, he knew Xiao Nier's character well.

Zhou Dingcheng turned his head and pretended to be unconcerned.

Besides, he guessed correctly, Zhou Dingcheng did tell Xiao Nier a lot. Before going up the mountain, Zhou Dingcheng forced Xiao Nier to come with him for a purpose, he estimated that he would be found by the abbot of Tianyou to talk alone, and he would have the opportunity to have a long talk with Xiao Nier, otherwise, no one would want to pull Xiao Nier away from him.

Zhou Dingcheng didn't know about the pomegranate, but he has always been very optimistic about the matter with Xiao Nier. In his opinion, it is a matter of multiple women, and no matter who he marries in the future, it is nothing more than multiple concubines. But since he made a lifelong engagement with Pomegranate before leaving, this matter is very different.

Zhou Dingcheng has never seen a pomegranate, and he has never even been to Chen Musa's mansion, but he has heard for a long time that Chen Musa has no children and no daughters, and only a niece who is both talented and beautiful. A few years ago, I don't know how many official eunuchs came to the door to ask for marriage, and they all ate closed doors, and even the high doors such as Zhongshan Wangfu failed to climb the marriage, and the little prince of Zhongshan Wangfu was still a student of Chen Musa. When he first heard that he had a lifelong engagement with Pomegranate, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious in his heart.

As he gradually deepened his understanding of the situation, Zhou Dingcheng felt that this matter was possible. In his opinion, this is a good marriage that should not be missed, and it is a crucial step in his life.

Although he is now subject to the Yangming School, in recent months, the court has been recommending Chen Baisha to enter the ancestral temple more and more loudly, and the emperor is also interested in this.

Once Chen Baisha entered the ancestral temple, Chen Musa's status immediately rose and he became the country's premier science master, even if he couldn't suppress the Yangming School, at least he might be able to fight against it.

What is the status of a Master of Science?

That is a group of leaders, but also represents a kind of authority, has the highest right to interpret many laws, and can use this to influence and even influence the government, as long as the etiquette and law are appropriate, and even dare to argue with the emperor in some matters.

After the Song Dynasty, there was a more Taoism in addition to Confucianism, that is, science, Confucianism naturally refers to all scholars and literati, and Taoism refers to people in science.

After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the status of science was revived and higher than that of Confucianism, and the status of a school of science masters was much higher than that of the leaders of the literary world, becoming a symbol of the national spirit.

To what extent is the power of the school of science? It is unthinkable today.

For example, after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the government was basically in the hands of the Donglin Party. Chongzhen changed his appearance every year or two, and he even promoted and reused newcomers such as Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia unconventionally, just to break the Donglin Party's control of the government, but the result was still useless.

In the end, Emperor Chongzhen knew that the world could not be done, and the city of Beijing could not be defended, and he wanted to move the capital to Nanjing, relying on the Yangtze River to breathe a sigh of relief, at least he could follow the example of the Southern Song Dynasty.

What did Liu Zongzhou mean by his words? The simple explanation is that the emperor said: It is absolutely impossible to move the capital.

In one sentence, Chongzhen was nailed to Beijing City. After Li Zicheng broke through the capital, Chongzhen only ran up to the coal mountain to hang the beam and commit suicide, leaving a message before his death: Wenchen can be killed. refers to Liu Zongzhou, these Donglin Party members.

This is the authority of a school of science masters, and even the emperor cannot but give in to it. During the Jiajing Dynasty, although Emperor Jiajing was more rigid and arbitrary than Chongzhen, many things in private were still subject to the courtiers.

Although Liu Zongzhou's obstruction of Chongzhen's southward migration was at the end of the Ming Dynasty, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the status and authority of science were unshakable. Emperor Jiajing recruited Chen Musa into the court as an official, but also wanted to break the cementation and consolidation of the ministers of the Yangming School among the courtiers.

Zhou Dingcheng is not a person who is greedy for power, he usually has a deep friendship with Lian Daning and Chen Musa, but he is too lazy to make friends with the powerful. He had this idea for the sake of the situation, which was the mission of the Qinwang faction.

Besides, once he marries Pomegranate, the inheritance of Chen Musa's mantle is a certainty, and if he can really become the grandmaster of the Chen School of Science in the future, then the fact that he was hunted down by the Ancestor Protector Sect will naturally come to naught.

Several generations of emperors, I don't know how many people have used many relationships, and they want the emperor to give amnesty to the descendants of Emperor Jianwen who followed the ministers, but they have not been able to do so, not because the emperor is unwilling, but because the emperor has no choice, after all, it is the decree of the ancestors, and it cannot be changed as a descendant, otherwise it is a great unfilial piety.

But if you can become a leader in science, you can naturally make another authoritative interpretation of this matter. There is a good reason for the emperor to grant a general amnesty, because in legal theory, there can be no one more authoritative than the master of science.

Liu Zongzhou's interpretation of "the death of the monarch" is that Chongzhen must defend the capital, which is equivalent to inserting the label of martyrdom for Emperor Chongzhen. If you do another interpretation, as long as there is still an inch of land, the monarch does not have to defend one place, the capital does not have to be defended, and Emperor Chongzhen may die well.

Such cases abound in history, not too many. The emperors of the Tang Dynasty fled from the capital at every turn to take refuge in Shuzhong, Xuanzong, Daizong, Dezong, and even later Xizong. Not to mention the Song Dynasty, the last inch of land was on a big ship on the sea, and it still did not violate the meaning of the monarch's death.

However, after Liu Zongzhou made such an authoritative interpretation, no one dared to refute it, and even Emperor Chongzhen had to agree. In fact, the Son of Heaven takes the four seas as his home, everywhere is not home, and everywhere is where the society is, which is the most reasonable interpretation of the phrase "the monarch dies in the society" of the Great Unification Empire.

Moreover, since he is unwilling to transfer and hates his life of fleeing and hiding, he has no choice but to take this path. It was a long and difficult one, but it was the only feasible and reliable way. However, Shaw became the first stumbling block on this road.

Zhou Dingcheng did an analysis of Xiao Nier in the guest room of the temple, explaining to her how it was not feasible for her to be with him, even if he really wanted to be with him, it was not now, but to wait for the official marriage with Pomegranate, and even after they got married, he tried to persuade Pomegranate to allow her to be accepted as a concubine.

Xiao Nier listened to Zhou Dingcheng's detailed analysis, understood a little bit in a daze, and knew the seriousness of the situation. She thought that she had already agreed to get married, so it was a question of whether the young grandmother could tolerate her, but now it has become a matter of whether Pomegranate is willing to be this young grandmother.

"Big brother, what do you say? As long as it is for his good, I would rather die myself than affect him. Shaw Nier's eyes were filled with tears, indicating her heart.

"You should do it. ”

Zhou Dingcheng immediately said a clever plan that he came up with after thinking about it all night.