Dongling, located on the east side of the filial piety tomb, belongs to the accompanying mausoleum group of the imperial tomb.

Here, it is the absolute taboo of the Ming Dynasty. It is a place where no one can set foot except Zhu Yunwen, that is, the prince of the clan, if he enters the filial piety tomb without Zhu Yunwen's permission, he will not be able to escape the executioner's ghost head knife.

In the early years, Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, was deposed as a citizen by Taizu because he rushed to the ancestral land of Fengyang without authorization, and was assigned to Yunnan to defend the border for several years.

In fact, in such a mysterious forbidden place, the tomb group of Tanglin is just an empty space full of rocks at this time.

Because the main body of the filial piety tomb as the core of the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum has not yet been completed, except for the burial chamber of Taizu and Empress Xiaoci, most of the main buildings are still under construction, and naturally there is no spare strength to build the tomb group of Dongling.

On a flat ground that has been obviously emptied by people in Tanglin, hundreds of cottages of all sizes have been built, and a lot of noisy voices can be faintly heard across hundreds of steps.

A large number of young people who seem to be in the age of the weak crown are walking back and forth in this complex, occasionally in groups of three or two, holding books in their hands, as if they have become a prosperous place for scholars to cultivate their self-cultivation and seek knowledge.

Chen Chong is one of them, when he was sent here by Wu Jin, looking at the familiar grass houses in front of him, he suddenly had a warm sense of going home in his heart, if it weren't for the cold brocade guards standing around him, the gloomy palace eunuchs, the big guy's heart might be much easier.

Chen Chong didn't know where this was, he only knew that on the first day he came here, a eunuch told him that he was never allowed to go west, otherwise he would be killed, so across the lush pine forest, Chen Chong looked west several times, but he couldn't see the real west, what was the west.

With the mentality of coming and being safe, Chen Chong was also relieved, since there are so many brocade guards and eunuchs around, it shows that this is a key concern of the imperial court, and he is an ordinary scholar, there is no need to get to the bottom of it.

That night, Chen Chong received some daily necessities. And there are two books that everyone has to get here.

Chen Chong is the first time to see this kind of book, to be precise, this can't be called a book, the content in the first book is complicated and messy, the first page of the content may still be a county history of a certain prefecture and county, and the second page has become the annual income expenditure of a certain province last year, and the third page has become a military newspaper.

The second book, on the other hand, is completely blank.

"This second book is for you to write about your impressions."

A eunuch explained, "According to the content of the first book, write what you see and think in the second book, speak freely, without restrictions, and you can also discuss with each other and learn from each other's strengths." ”

In this way, Chen Chong spent half a month here, and finally filled the blank book with his own nonsense, and then the eunuch took it away.

"What the hell are we doing here?"

Chen Chong often talked about this topic with his roommates in the same house, and he had all kinds of guesses, and when he asked too much, he felt even more itchy in his heart.

"Bang~!"

A gong sounded, and the pot suddenly exploded in the quiet camp, and Chen Chong knew that this was the gong of the assembly, which was only sounded during the meal on weekdays.

It's just past this hour, and it's a gathering gong to knock on the door.

Ignoring the fog in his head at the moment, Chen Chong hurriedly rushed out of the house, ran to the open space where he had gathered on weekdays and stood up, and then began to look around.

"Knock knock."

In his ears, a neat muffled sound began to sound, and as soon as Chen Chong looked down, he saw that the gravel under his feet began to shake.

"A lot of people."

A young man beside him said, "At least five thousand." ”

Chen Chong knows him, his name is Ji Gang, he is a military household in a guard house in Shandong, not only has good literary skills, but also has excellent and exquisite martial arts, which can be called an all-round talent in civil and military affairs.

"With such a uniform foothold, except for the new army, there is no second one in the world."

Ji Gang said indifferently, "It must be the emperor's holy drive here." ”

Chen Chong's face was shocked, and he looked in the direction of the sound, through the faint dust and mist rising, there were indeed many figures coming quickly, and there was also a huge imperial chariot.

"Your Majesty, kneel!"

The little eunuchs sang around the crowd, and immediately after, no one dared to stand on the whole mountain, and they all knelt facing south, burying their heads in the dust.

After a full five minutes, Chen Chong's afterglow caught a glimpse of the appearance of the imperial chariot, the whole body was golden and jade, about three zhang wide, and it was pulled by nine white horses.

It's magnificent! Could it be that the emperor Lao Tzu is here?

Chen Chong shouted excitedly in his heart, Ancestors and ancestors, open your eyes and see, your grave is smoking.

Zhu Yunwen walked out of the curtain in the middle of the imperial chariot, looked at the more than 300 kneeling eyes, and picked out the new learning seeds from all over the country, and smiled with satisfaction.

These 300 people were all born in the cleanest, and in the words of later generations, they were good citizens who were qualified for all three generations of political trials.

None of them were born in the family of eunuchs, and the highest status was just a servant, most of them were still ordinary merchants and children of small landlords, they were literate and had a certain amount of knowledge, but their educational qualifications were generally not high, and none of them lifted people.

The family is rich but the foundation is innocent, he is a good and obedient people, and he does not dare to bully the weak, where does he have the courage to confront the imperial court.

Literacy is learned, but the academic background is not high, indicating that it has not been excessively persecuted by traditional Confucianism, and is still in a highly open stage of thinking, will not reject new learning, and has the basis for accepting the new doctrine.

There are also military households from various health centers, most of whom are children from thousands and hundreds of households, who have practiced martial arts since childhood, read military strategies intensively, and will be trained in the future and thrown into the martial arts hall for systematic study, and when they arrive in the army, they will have the appearance of soldiers in the new era.

This is the seed of the future Ming Dynasty to prosperity!

"Let's be flat."

Zhu Yunwen got down from the wheel, and Shuangxi behind him put away the soft stool and followed closely.

"Long live Emperor Xie Wu."

Hundreds of people trembled, and although they stood up, only one dared to raise their heads to look directly at Zhu Yunwen, and the others all lowered their heads and trembled.

"Bold!"

Shuangxi was annoyed, and stepped out and pointed at the man. "Who will allow you to look up and face the saint! Arrogant and rude, pull it out and cut it! ”

Immediately, two brocade guards walked out, but they were stopped by Zhu Yunwen.

"Forget it!"

Zhu Yunwen looked at the man, and he was interested in it, "What a bold man, don't you know the sin of offending Tianyan?" ”

The man stared straight at Zhu Yunwen, and bent down slightly when he heard the words, "The biggest official that the grass people have seen in their lives is just a fellow acquaintance, all over the world, and how many people are lucky enough to see the face of the monarch's father, and the grass people can take a few looks, and they are willing to die." ”

"What's your name?"

"Caomin Shandong Weijun Hu Jigang, ask my emperor, holy bow Jin'an!"

The man knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

Ji Gang, a familiar name.

Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly, but he couldn't remember that there was such a person in history, his historical knowledge was really too much to forget.

That's it, since it's a little impressive, it means that this is a capable person.

At that moment, my heart became happy, "Hehe, it's clever, get up." ”

Who knew that Ji Gang didn't get up, and shouted again, "Cao Min Ji Gang, ask my emperor Shengbow Jin'an." ”

Zhu Yunwen suddenly laughed.

"Hahahaha, it's a character. Arise, Ann. ”

Of the hundreds of people in front of him, there is not even a single one who dares to raise his head and face the saint, but this Ji Gang is not only neither humble nor arrogant in temperament, but also has the courage to greet the emperor, but the emperor does not reply, and he is not happy.

I have to say that on this side, Zhu Yunwen wrote down this person in his heart.

Ji Gang!