Yang Zhangde bowed and said: "Zhang De is ignorant, and he still can't fully understand what His Highness means, and I hope His Highness can make it clear." ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "This matter is not urgent, and it will not be too late to inform you when I come back from Dongying." Today, I have a special opinion for you, I want you to go to Wudang on my behalf. The completion of the Golden Dome is a major event in Wudang, last year I promised Xuan Zhen to go to the Golden Dome, but now the expedition is imminent, and the deployment of troops and horses from all sides needs me to come forward in person, so let you go on this trip on my behalf. ”

Wudang Golden Temple can be said to be the highest level of scientific and technological development in this era.

The Golden Temple is located at the top of Tianzhu Peak in Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province, and is a gilded copper pavilion, all of which are large copper castings. Its height is 5.54 meters, width is 4.4 meters, depth is 3.15 meters, the whole hall is bronze cast gilt, the shape is magnificent and gorgeous, the ornamentation is complicated, the brilliance is dazzling, the throne in the hall, the incense case and the furnishings and utensils, all gold ornaments.

Since the Golden Temple seems to have taken into account the expansion coefficient of the components when casting, the components are assembled relatively closely, and the tonnage castings are cast by the lost wax casting method and then transported to the peak for assembly.

Until later generations, this golden temple is still well preserved, allowing people to clearly see the exquisite craftsmanship of 600 years ago.

Yang Zhangde's spirits were lifted, although he was newly married Yan'er, but he was born in Wudang, even if he was expelled from Wudang, he has always regarded Wudang as his home.

Now that he can return to his hometown in fine clothes, this fact makes him more excited than his new wife.

He bowed down and asked, "What is the strategy of His Highness for this trip, and Zhang De is also good at seeing the opportunity." ”

Zhu Zhanji has a sense of closeness to Wudang because he was a native of Xiangyang, Hubei Province in his previous life, and he has been to Wudang several times, and he has a deep yearning for the Taoist cultural precipitation there.

However, the main reason why he is willing to agree to Xuan Zhen now is not because of this, but because he wants to deliberately make a biased attitude between the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism today.

Nowadays, almost all people have their own spiritual beliefs. In addition to their own ancestors, then the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism occupied public opinion.

In Zhu Zhanji's view, Taoist philosophical ideas have some use in managing a country. Moreover, Taoism is also in the leading position in medicine and chemistry.

And Confucianism, which is a method and channel for the study of learning that has been integrated into everyone's bones, cannot be moved at all until there is no better way to replace it.

There are only monks, which Zhu Zhanji has always hated. Because the main idea of the teachings preached by Buddhism is not to fight and die.

In the eyes of ancient kings, this kind of thinking may have some usefulness, but in Zhu Zhanji's view, it is the biggest obstacle to social development.

However, for the sake of the fact that the entire southwest Buddhism is now very large, although the Central Plains and Buddhism are no longer the same thing as Buddhism in the southwest, many of the teachings between them have been figured out.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji could not start to deal with Buddhism before he ascended the throne and was not sure to control the southwest.

It was ruled by the Yuan Dynasty for nearly a hundred years, and as the state religion of the Yuan Dynasty, Buddhism experienced the stage of suppressing Buddhism from Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Di during this period, but the power of Buddhism was still very large.

Zhu Zhanji made this kind of bias, but also for everyone to see, to let everyone know that he, the heir to the empire, preferred Taoism to Buddhism.

Hearing Yang Zhangde's question, Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "I have already explained all the matters to Xuan Zhen, and you will attend the Wudang Festival on my behalf, as long as you are respectful and respectful from beginning to end." ”

This task is so simple, it also makes Yang Zhangde feel more relaxed, he asked tentatively: "Can Weichen bring his wife, Wudang is also the place where Weichen grew up......"

Zhu Zhanji laughed and said: "I didn't expect that you are also an amorous seed, and you could even think of taking your wife to your honeymoon and returning to your hometown by the way." It's lonely! However, don't miss the trip, I will leave on April 15 at the latest, and at that time, if you don't come back, go to Dongying by yourself! ”

Although Yang Zhangde didn't understand what a honeymoon was, he also knew that Zhu Zhanji agreed to his request. Daxi said: "The minister will never miss the trip because of personal abolition." ”

This is just a saying, although the road from Yingtianfu to Wudang Mountain is not close, but all the way is a waterway, and you can take a boat directly from Yingtianfu to the foot of Wudang Mountain.

The travel of the brigade, how many trips to take on this day, where to stay, and eat are all arranged in advance, and the itinerary will never be missed.

After sending Yang Zhangde away, Zhu Zhanji watched Yang Zhangde's burly figure disappear from sight, and then ordered: "Go and draw out the progress of raising materials submitted by the household department today, I will see it in the afternoon." ”

Sun Lin bowed down and responded: "Yes!" ”

was about to turn around, but Zhu Zhanji asked again: "What do you think of Yang Zhangde, can he play the role of a noble-stirring stick?" ”

Sun Lin paused for a moment and pondered for a while before saying: "I don't know much about this person, but from the analysis of the data, this person is ruthless, cruel and ferocious. Since His Highness can take a fancy to him, he can naturally help His Highness reorganize the noble camp. ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said with a smile: "You are not Li Liang, and you can't be Li Liang, so don't learn his kung fu." Do things well, work hard, and your future will not be lower than him in the future. ”

Giving Yang Zhangde a noble family affair that has lost power is not only to support Yang Zhangde, but also Zhu Zhanji's desire to use Yang Zhangde to stir up the noble class that has been solidified.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, his methods for Xungui cannot be said to be wrong, but can only be said that the methods are too fierce and the appearance is too ugly.

In order to flaunt his benevolence, Zhu Di was particularly tolerant of the nobles, which led to the rapid expansion of the noble class in the Ming Dynasty.

Although this class is not a burden on the Ming Dynasty today, like the prince of the Zhu family, these people later became one of the important reasons for the decline of the Ming Dynasty.

It's not anyone's fault, it's a problem of the whole system. First of all, the most important reason is that most of the succession to titles is hereditary.

If one person is a father, his children and grandchildren will be his grandfather, and he will enjoy the glory and wealth on the merits of his ancestors.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the number of people in the clan continued to increase, and Lumi became a heavy burden on the Ming government.

The vassal kings also competed to illegally occupy the land, ranging from a few thousand hectares to tens of thousands of hectares, which reduced the tax revenue of the Ming government and intensified social contradictions.

After Wanli, in order to solve these contradictions, the imperial court was forced to open the ban on the clan's officials. The generals of Zhenguo were allowed to participate in the imperial examination below, in order to support the clan and no longer parasitize on the food, but these people have been completely corrupted and have had little effect.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji hoped to change this development trend from the beginning, and that Mr. would tighten the ropes on the nobles so that they would not be corrupted quickly, and when he ascended to the throne and reformed the honorable system, it would become one of the important policy policies.

Yang Zhangde has the ability to do so, but he comes from a humble background and doesn't understand the world of honors at all. Two people from different worlds, if you want him to play a role, you have to let him integrate into this world.

Let him become a nobleman, so that he can know all kinds of inside the noble class, and this knife will be sharper when used.

Back at Xingqing Palace, Zhu Zhanji took a bath in the bathroom, and then went to the Jinshen Hall refreshed and accompanied Zhu Di to lunch.

Today, Zhu Di held a sutra feast in the Jinshen Palace. The sutra banquet is a special imperial chair set up by the emperor to discuss the scriptures and history. It has existed since the Han and Tang dynasties, and it has developed to the extreme in the Song Dynasty.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di inherited the tradition of the Song Dynasty, they did not attach much importance to it. There is no fixed day at the beginning of the feast, and there is no fixed place.

Basically, it is held once or three times a month, and most of the time it is presided over by Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Zhanji now has a real job and has participated in a small number of times. There are a few little guys, such as Zhu Zhanyong, who are called by him every time.

For a king who has not yet established a complete outlook on life, worldview, and values, the sutra feast does have a certain brainwashing and promoting effect.

But for Zhu Zhanji, an old fritter, his thinking has been fixed, and this kind of feast is, in his opinion, boring ideological indoctrination.

The birth of the sutra feast was intended to make the emperor's lectures uninterrupted, so as to maintain the effect of perseverance.

This is a special imperial education system, and the ultimate purpose of the sutra feast is to reform the monarch's heart and correct the monarch's heart, which is a kind of moral education.

At the same time, this is also a political system, like the system of admonishing officials, the system of prime ministers, the system of sealing and refuting, and the system of historians, which is a constraint on imperial power, emphasizing that the Taoist system is higher than the political system, and using the way of heaven to restrain the infinite expansion of imperial power.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi attached great importance to the scriptures and feasts, which made him highly respected by Wenchen.

And Zhu Zhanji did not like Confucianism since he was a child, and preferred martial arts, which was also the most dissatisfied point of the civil servants with him.

In addition, no one can find fault with Zhu Zhanji at all.

Coming to the Jinshen Palace, today's feast has also come to an end, Zhu Zhanji saw Xie Jin, who was originally the first assistant, at this time, regardless of his face, he sat near the door and listened.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji enter the hall, he smiled and nodded to Zhu Zhanji lightly, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Yang Shiqi who was talking.

When everyone saw Zhu Zhanji come in, they all bowed their heads slightly to show respect.

And when a few little guys saw their eldest brother, their faces became happy. They knew very well that Zhu Zhanji's arrival would also herald their liberation.

Zhu Di, who was sitting on the high platform, saw Zhu Zhanji come in, raised his hand to signal to stop, and Yang Shiqi stopped his speech and nodded to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Di said with a smile: "Today's history of eunuchs in the Tang Palace is here." In the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs were indeed the main reason for the decline of the Tang Dynasty. Today, here is it, the prince will preside over the banquet in the Wuying Hall to entertain all Aiqing. ”

When everyone heard Zhu Di say this, they all got up and said goodbye: "Wait for the resignation!" ”

After saluting, Zhu Zhanji's little guys became active and stepped forward to greet Zhu Zhanji, the eldest brother.

But I heard Zhu Gaochi say: "Today's long discussion, you will write me a piece of experience after you go back, and hand it over to me tomorrow." ”

As soon as they heard this, the faces of several little guys collapsed, but they could only obediently salute Zhu Gaochi.

Only then did Zhu Gaochi gently pat Zhu Zhanji's shoulder and said: "The expedition is imminent, you are busy with mundane affairs, I don't want you to participate in the sutra banquet every time, but you must also read every transcription." ”

Zhu Zhanji also saluted and said, "The child obeys." ”

Only then did he nod, and with the support of the two chamberlains, he led the ministers to the Wuying Palace.

Everyone left, and only Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji's grandson and some attendants were left in the main hall, and Zhu Di said again: "I received a report from the Criminal Department today, except for two people in the Qiu family who died of illness on the way, the remaining three hundred and thirteen people were all sent to Yingtianfu, have you thought about how to deal with it?" ”

Zhu Zhanji pondered for a while and said: "Qiu Changqing framed the relationship between me and my father for his own selfishness, which can be punished. However, after all, the Qiu family was once a dignitary of the dynasty and had meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty. According to the grandson's opinion, when the Qiu family moved to the slave Gandu Division, as a punishment. ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Just based on your opinion, I know that you have been carefully considered." Although Qiu Changqing is hateful, Qiu Fu was my humerus after all, and if he implicates others because of his evil, I can't bear it. ”

Zhu Zhanji said: "My grandson doesn't care about being splashed with sewage, he only cares about his father's serious illness that day, whether it was an old disease or someone intentionally poisoned him." It's a pity that there were many people who attended the banquet that day, and all kinds of ingredients were purchased in the palace, so there is no clue yet. ”

Zhu Di said sharply: "So Qiu Changqing is immortal, it is difficult for me to open my mind, if everyone dares to attack the children and grandchildren of my Zhu family, then how can there be any dignity in this world!" ”

And in an ordinary mansion in the Changqing Fang in the Jinchuan Gate of Yingtianfu, Qiu Changqing, who had been hiding like a mouse for a month, completely felt the difficulty of opposing the imperial power.

In the past month, he didn't even dare to show his face, because as soon as he appeared, as a stranger, he would be noticed by the neighbors.

The armor protection system of the Ming Dynasty made him have no soil for survival at all. Now not only does he dare not show his face again, but he has also completely become a pawn in the hands of King Han.

He originally thought that he could transcend the sphere of influence of the King of Han and wander between the forces of the King of Han and the crown prince, and give himself and Qiu Jiabo a future.

But now I realize that I am still too naïve.

Although the world is big, it is not the king's land, and in the struggle with the imperial power, he was tied up hand and foot.

Now, he is just a turtle in an urn, and he no longer has the vigor he had at the beginning.

And in another corner of Ying Tianfu, Feng Xiaonian and Jiang Wanli, including Chu Song, were still tracking down the traces of Qiu Changqing when everyone else had already given up.

Yang Zhangde's promotion to commander was the greatest impact on them. In terms of qualifications, Yang Zhangde is only deeper than the youngest Jiang Wanli, but because he won the favor of His Royal Highness and made great contributions, he immediately became their superior.

This change of identity touched them the most.

Especially Chu Song, although he made some contributions to Yang Zhangde's marriage, he still couldn't make enough contributions.

He is also the person who wants to catch Qiu Changqing the most, hoping to make up for his mistakes and regain Zhu Zhanji's favor.