Chapter 64 Selling Arms to Survive

(Written at the beginning of the chapter: strongly pushed, I'm very pleased, thank you for your support, say too wordy, about the update of the problem, here to explain, today is a change, but there are 6000 words, according to the common practice, 6000 words can be counted as three changes, but I still send out a large chapter, readers and friends who are familiar with me should understand my habits, not because of laziness, but the storyline to this, forcibly divided into two or three chapters, the plot does not look smooth, don't say you read the tangled, I myself have a pain, I would like to explain that this example will be followed in the future. Note: Don't keep staring at the chapters, or the number of changes a day, look at the word count. )

(Re p re-s: During the strong push period, the collection and recommendation data are very important to me, which directly determines the motivation of the author's code word, everyone has a scene, help, thank you in advance.) )

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"Imperial grandfather, why did your grandson give you a recital......" Zhu Yunwen hurriedly opened his mouth as soon as he stepped into the palace door.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him dotingly, raised his hand to interrupt his words, and said with a slight smile: "Grandson, don't be in a hurry, sit down and drink tea first, and then talk slowly." ”

Zhu Yunwen looked a little aggrieved, and responded in a low voice, the eunuch served tea, and Zhu Yunwen took a sip tastelessly.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen with joy, his eyes gradually blurred, from Zhu Yunwen, he seemed to see his eldest son, the shadow of Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen who died young, the son who was born in troubled times, grew up from the smoke of swords since he was a child, and suffered a lot of hardships and sufferings.

Zhu Yunwen not only looks like his father, Prince Yiwen, but also has a temperament and surname that is very similar to him, the same indecisiveness, the same benevolence and generosity, the same weakness and kindness, and there is no domineering and city government that a monarch should have.

This is also what Zhu Yuanzhang is most worried about.

The emperor's grandfather is very old, and the courtiers say "long live", but he is not so confused that he thinks that he can really live long, life is determined, he will die sooner or later, after he dies, what will happen to this grandson with a weak surname? What if he can't control the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, can't rule over tens of millions of people in the world, and is taken away by someone?

Zhu Yuanzhang spent a lifetime, only did two things, fought the country and guarded the country, killed countless people, and did countless evil things criticized by future generations, all for these two things, for this country, he paid too much, he would never allow others to snatch it, this world is his Zhu Yuanzhang with a knife and a gun, and he fought hard in the blood, and after a hundred years and a thousand years, this country can only be surnamed Zhu!

Zhu Yunwen sat beside Zhu Yuanzhang obediently, pouting slightly, showing that he was in a very bad mood at the moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson's aggrieved look and couldn't help laughing.

"Grandson, as a monarch, you must have the determination and bearing of Mount Tai to collapse in front of you and not change your color, how can you be a good emperor who rules his subjects in the future?" Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly and unhurriedly.

Zhu Yunwen's face was solemn, and he said, "Imperial grandfather, grandson knows that he is wrong." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Seeing that spring is coming, after the beginning of spring, all the kings who are guarding all over the country are going to enter Beijing to come to the court, your imperial uncles are guarding one side, and it is not easy to get together once, they are all for you to guard the country, if the descendants of my Zhu family are like this for generations, why worry that my Ming Dynasty cannot last for thousands of years?" Hehe......"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled confidently, at this point, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, have the same opinion, the reason why Qin is short is because the Qin Emperor does not divide the children and guards all parties, which leads to chaos on one side, and the world is against him, he learned the lesson of the Qin Emperor, he feels that only by dividing the descendants of the Zhu family into various places can he ensure that the country is completely surnamed Zhu, and the policy of the vassal king is one of the few proud strokes in his life.

Zhu Yunwen lowered his head and was silent, but a trace of worry quickly flashed in his eyes, but he didn't dare to say this worry directly, he knew how firm the emperor's grandfather was to implement the policy of the vassal king.

"Grandfather Huang, do all the kings want to enter Beijing?" Zhu Yunwen asked softly.

"Yes, including your fourth uncle Yan Wang, you are also going to enter Beijing to come to the court," Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Among these princes of mine, your fourth uncle Yan Wang is the most effective in the border area, and he has attacked the remnants of the Yuan many times, and has repeatedly made military exploits, and has contributed a lot to the peace of my northern Ming Dynasty, hehe, if he is not a prince, he can also be worthy of a generation of famous generals." ”

"Grandson will definitely treat you well to the imperial uncle." Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to show the slightest emotion, but meekly agreed.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson's handsome face that was maturing day by day, and a heartfelt affection was all over the vicissitudes of life.

"My grandson is here today, but for your booklet that justifies the name of the merchant?"

Zhu Yunwen raised his head and saw Zhu Yuanzhang with a kind smile on his face, and immediately said aggrievedly: "Imperial grandfather, it is rare for a grandson to write a book for state affairs, if you are not satisfied, reject it, if you are satisfied, you will issue a general political envoy to promulgate the world, why only give the word 'postponement'?" What your grandson said in this book, do you agree or not? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "What Sun Erben said, I'm afraid it has something to do with Xiao Fan in Jiangpu, right?" ”

Zhu Yunwen was taken aback, and then thought of the things in the world, there was nothing that his imperial grandfather didn't know, so he was quickly relieved. Zhu Yunwen said with a smile: "That Xiao Fan's words and deeds are quite strange, and there is a different idea everywhere in his words, and his grandson is inspired by him to justify the name of a businessman." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze gradually became far-reaching, and he said slowly: "Grandson, I once told you that there is no right or wrong in the affairs of the world, and the implementation of any kind of national policy must be based on the time and situation. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the world was not quiet and chaos was frequent, so it was necessary to govern the world with heavy rules and strict rule of law, and the people were afraid, so that they could abide by the law and be safe, and the world could be stable. Potential, the current situation is also, such as Hu Lan conspired against the case, I used Jinyiwei to ask for the world, implicated tens of thousands, and finally made the United States clear, for my Zhu family descendants to sweep away the thorns, to the subjects of the world to show the great imperial might, at this time, I can put the knife into the sheath, and Jinyiwei has no need to exist, so I in front of the minister of civil and military affairs, burned the Jinyiwei torture equipment, abolished the Jinyiwei, and showed favor to the subjects, this is the potential. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson's ignorant face and said with a smile: "The implementation of national policies is indispensable when and at the moment. Yun Wei, if you want to evaluate the business things you said in the book, there is actually no right or wrong, the only thing that is inappropriate is that the time has not yet arrived. Back then, when I established the Ming Dynasty, why did all industries advocate prosperity, but only thin businessmen? At the beginning of the founding of the country, I urgently needed to accept the hearts of the scholars of the world, I established the country with military force and ruled the country with literature, after all, the world needs scholars to help me govern, how can I offend the scholars for the sake of businessmen? Wouldn't that be a waste of the roots? ”

"Second, it is a fact that merchants do not produce and make huge profits, and if the merchants are not classified as lowly people, I am afraid that the people of the world will follow suit, and if the whole country becomes merchants, who will go to farming and farming? Who will go to work as a craftsman? I can't let business be ruined. ”

"Third, when I fought a decisive battle with Zhang Shicheng in Pingjiang, the merchants and rich gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang all regarded me as a chaotic army, but they regarded Zhang Shicheng as orthodox, and they enthusiastically donated food and materials for him, and were hostile to my heavenly soldiers. After the founding of the country, I have reduced or exempted the country's money and grain taxes many times, but in the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, not only did I not reduce the taxes at all, but instead imposed heavy taxes, and I did not allow the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to be officials, in order to punish them for having no eyes! I regard merchants as a cheap business, and in the final analysis, it is not unrelated to these grievances of merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. ”

Speaking of the old grudges of the year, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of hatred, and his old face was full of murderous intent.

Then he smiled again: "That's it, it's been the past few decades, and my hatred has subsided a lot, Yun Wei, the world has been decided, and the prosperous era is coming, what you said about businessmen is true, how can I not see the benefits of businessmen in the country?" It is not unreasonable to have a good grasp of the proportions and appropriately improve the status of a businessman, but you should not bring it up at this time, and this is the reason for my delay. ”

"Imperial grandfather, when is it appropriate for a grandson to mention it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "After my death, when you ascend the throne as the emperor, you can implement your ideas to achieve twice the result with half the effort." ”

Zhu Yunwen was confused: "Why is that? ”

"If you put forward the idea of justifying the name of the merchant, it is benevolent government, if I now agree to proclaim the world, then what the subjects of the world remember in their hearts is my benefit, and this favor will fall on my head, hehe, I am old, and I have carried a bad reputation for many years, where can I use this favor? On the contrary, when you ascend the throne, the subjects of the whole world are looking at the new emperor, they are waiting for the new emperor to implement benevolent government, at this time, if you correct the name of the merchant, it is the harbinger of the implementation of benevolent government, the subjects will sincerely serve you as the master, my Zhu family's country will be more and more consolidated, the imperial prestige will be more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the times are all for your use, and the Ming Dynasty will create a prosperous era under your rule. ”

Zhu Yunwen was immediately moved when he heard this.

No matter what others think of the imperial grandfather, at least in his mind, the image of the imperial grandfather is tall, everything he does with all his heart is to pave the way for him, although the love is not spoken, but what he does is because of love.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was full of tears, and smiled lovingly.

"Yun Wei, the new friend you made, named Xiao Fan, has a good background, I left you with the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, all of them are old people, which are full of too many pedantic and sour people, except for Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, it is difficult to have a minister of humerus, that Xiao Fan is not yet a weak crown, he has a good character and surname, and he knows you well, and he will be your ......minister of humerus in the future."

Zhu Yunwen smiled happily: "Then the grandson will ask the emperor's grandfather for an official for Xiao Fan, let him talk to his grandson every day, and assist his grandson to be a good emperor in the future." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and smiled: "Personal relations and state affairs must be separated, if Xiao Fan really has the ability, why should I regret the high-ranking officials?" But if he doesn't have the ability, you can only be personal friends with each other, not kings and ministers, do you understand what I mean? ”

Zhu Yunwen said hurriedly: "Imperial grandfather, you have to believe in your grandson, Xiao Fan is indeed a capable person. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled meaningfully: "Whether you have the ability or not, you don't have to say it, I have to see it with my own eyes." ”

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Xiao Fan, who has the ability, is worried about what to eat for the next meal.

A penny forced a hero to death, but unfortunately Xiao Fan was not even a hero. How can I buy food without money? You can't really rob it, do you? finally reincarnated as a human being, Xiao Fan felt that he should learn to be elegant, at least pretend to be elegant, these years have been dragged to the vegetable market to be beheaded, and elegant people live longer. - The head of state is Zhu Yuanzhang, who has killed people all his life, and ruled the country strictly, compared with him, Xiao Fan feels that it is very likely that he can't compare to him.

But what else can you do but rob?

Xiao Fan regretted it very much, he should have mastered some skills in his previous life, such as inventing glass, inventing perfume, inventing the steam engine or something.

This is the sadness of young people who don't work hard!

Taixu stroked his belly and lay on the ground covered with hay, grunting with hunger.

After the efforts of the three people, the mountain temple can barely shelter from the wind and rain, the problem of living has been solved, what should I do about the problem of eating?

The little beggar also stroked her belly and looked at Xiao Fan with a sad face, the temporary small family of the three of them now has Xiao Fan as the parent.

"Master, how did you fill your stomach when you had no business in fortune telling?" Xiao Fan decided to learn some experience from his master.

Tai Xuan snorted angrily: "In addition to fortune telling, of course, it is fate, the poor Tao is a monk, but the people who have faith can always turn some leftovers into cold rice to satisfy their hunger." ”

Xiao Fan said: "Fate? Isn't that the same as asking for food? ”

Taixu jumped up and said angrily: "Why do you want food? Fate! Taoist believers sincerely offer generosity for my monks, that is all sincere, they believe in Lao Jun's grandfather, and give to our monks to accumulate merit, what does this have to do with asking for food? ”

Xiao Fan suddenly realized: "Master, borrow the Taoist robe on your body." ”

"What?"

"Fate!"

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The act of asking for food, with a layer of religious cloak on the outside, becomes a fate.

This is Xiao Fan's understanding.

When the form is forced to the point that all three of them are starving, turn the fate into the fate, at most cover up your true face, and the right to hide your ears and steal the bell.

In the cold of midwinter, there were three shrunken figures on the street of Jiangpu, some old, some young and some young, the three of them supported each other, walked the streets and alleys for a long time, and then stopped in front of a wealthy family that looked quite solid.

"You're going to melt?" Too void squinted at Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan was wearing Taixu's sloppy and dirty robe, his face was painted black with black mud, and at first glance he looked like Donald Duck who had been blown up by a grenade.

Xiao Fan is a good-looking person, he can't pull his face for a while, this typical kind of covering his ears and stealing the bell is deeply despised by Taixu, he doesn't understand what there is to be ashamed of.

It seems that the 100-year-old generation gap is not so easy to cross.

Xiao Fan took a deep breath, and then knocked on the door of the closed rich family.

"Knock knock."

The knock on the door was as gentle as coming out of the wall, and the red apricot stole in the middle of the night.

The gate was unresponsive.

"Knock knock."

The gate is still unresponsive.

Too angry: "Knock on the door like you, knock until dawn and no one will pay attention, dodge!" ”

Tai Xuan rolled up his sleeves and slammed the door hard.

"Bang bang!"

The door opened quickly.

An old man dressed in a housekeeping uniform stood at the door angrily, glaring at the three of them very unhappily.

"Who are you looking for?" The old man said in a vicious voice.

The aura of the king when Taixu smashed the door suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he pushed Xiao Fan forward very unrighteously: "He is looking for you." ”

"What are you doing?" The old man had a big temper.

Xiao Fan swallowed his saliva with difficulty, squeezed out a smiling face, and then pretended to make a gesture and said: "Amitayus Buddha - this old benefactor has been invited, and the poor road is from the Eastern Tang Dynasty...... Ah, no! The poor road comes from Wudang Mountain, and wants to go to the west...... Ah, it's not right, I want to go to Beijing to find Taoist friends, and I implore the old donor to give a few words...... Ay? Old donor? Open the door, old donor! Old donor? ! ”

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I went to several houses in a row, all of them were closed, and Taixu smiled gloatingly: "Stinky boy, now you know that the world is difficult, right?" You thought it was that easy to fill your stomach? Hum! If you don't remember your surname for a long time, you can forget dozens of taels of silver, and you deserve to be deflated! ”

Xiao Fan wiped his face fiercely, wiped the black mud off his face, and then said in a deep voice: "If it doesn't go on like this, we will all starve to death!" My specialty is robbery, and I'm not professional in this matter, so we'll have to find another way......"

Taixu said: "Do you have a good way?" ”

Xiao Fan glanced at him, and suddenly laughed, his smile revealing a familiar bad smell.

Tai Xu's scalp was numb, and he said vigilantly: "You are laughing so madly, what are your intentions?" ”

Xiao Fan said in a harmonious voice: "Master, in fact, you are a mountain of gold yourself......

Taixu's face was full of despair: "You are going to sell the poor road?" ”

Xiao Fan wiped his sweat: "No, the master misunderstood...... Master, don't you know martial arts? And there will be a lot of ......."

"So what?"

"Take a random martial art, write it down on paper, compile it into a peerless martial arts cheatbook, and then sell it......"

Taixu jumped up and said angrily: "You...... You scoundrel! This martial arts is a secret that is not passed on in the world, and people who are not in this sect are not allowed to practice it, you ...... You're going to sell it for silver? No way! Even if you starve to death, you can't do this thing of deceiving teachers and destroying ancestors! ”

Xiao Fan looked like he hated iron but not steel, and said bitterly: "Master, your consciousness is too low!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"What is martial arts for?"

Tai Xuan blurted out: "Of course it's used to beat people...... Ahem, no, martial arts is to follow the way of heaven and follow humanity, take heaven and earth as a mirror, practice makes people strong and healthy, prolongs life, and makes heaven, earth, and man become one, so that man is nature, and nature is the supreme ...... of man"

"Okay, okay, there's no need to talk about superfluous nonsense, to put it simply, martial arts are used to strengthen the body, right?"

Too reluctantly nodded.

Xiao Fan said: "If it is a strong body, why can it only be practiced by people in this sect?" If people are nature, aren't ordinary people human? I am the country of China, and my predecessors have learned martial arts! It is because of the view of the door of each sect that the martial arts withered later, and many kung fu were cherished by the broom and refused to show it to others, resulting in permanent loss, and today's martial arts sects are all sinners of later generations! ”

It was too vain, and then his face was full of shame.

Xiao Fan sighed heavily: "Sad! Sorrow, Master! ”

The color of being too vain and ashamed became more and more prevalent, and it was only after a while that he said: "Then you say, what kind of effort do we use to sell it?" ”

Xiao Fan said confidently: "Tai Chi! ”

Tai Xuan said: "That's not good! Taijiquan is the essence of my senior brother Zhang Sanfeng's lifelong martial arts, and it is the treasure of my Wudang faction......"

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Fan sighed with a sad face: "Sad——"

Taixu stomped his foot fiercely, with an open look, and said, "Okay, okay!" Just sell Tai Chi, but I want to modify the boxing book, only the strengthening part is left, and the killing moves of attacking the enemy must be kept secret. ”

Xiao Fan's sad expression immediately became smiling: "Okay!" ”

Taixu blinked his cloudy old eyes, and two lines of hot tears flowed down: "In the future, if my senior brother finds that people all over the street will practice Tai Chi, he must beat me to death, and he must not ...... me."

"Master's Day mourns, this is all a catastrophe......"

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borrowed the letter stall of a down-and-out scholar, and made up a Taijiquan book with tears in his eyes, and deliberately withdrew money on the cover for fear that his senior brother would trouble him: "Original: Zhang Sanfeng".

The three of them ran to the most prosperous East Market in Jiangpu with their fists in their hands, borrowed a gong, and Xiao Fan struck it vigorously.

People came and went in the East City, and Xiao Fan attracted people's attention after a few knocks.

"Don't miss it when you walk by! Today, my master and apprentice three people passed through here, exhausted, in desperation, I had to be my uncle Zhang Sanfeng's lifelong martial arts, spent decades of hard work, dedicated to Taijiquan spectrum a cheap price to sell, this boxing set beautiful, practical, strong in one, the elderly practiced longevity, young people practiced to attract different surnames, children practiced iron and calcium supplementation......"

The onlookers exchanged heads and ears.

"Isn't this the uncle of the Chen family? How did it become 'passing through here'? ”

"Ouch! You don't know yet, do you? He is no longer the uncle of the Chen family. ”

"Huh? What's going on? Let's talk about ......"

"I heard that he turned against Chen Siliu, and his relationship with the Chen family was completely blown ......"

"Tsk, no wonder he is wearing a Taoist robe, poor young man, he can't think about it and left home......"

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In the middle of the venue, the hundred-year-old birthday star Taixu had a reluctant expression, slowly practicing Tai Chi, and chanted repeatedly: "Tai Chi gives birth to two rituals, two rituals give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip, gossip...... Raw gossip news ......"

The little beggar girl also looks like a crazy person, happily following the void, like a decent gesture, an old and a young slowly practicing Tai Chi, reflecting each other, but it is very pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Fan is still peddling hard: "The so-called layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, all the uncles and brothers must be people who know the goods, see clearly, Zhang Sanfeng Zhang Xianren's unique martial arts do not pass on martial arts, today it is said that friendship is given away, the starting price is fifty taels of silver, those who want to compete are as soon as possible, and the cheats are only sold in one book, and they will not wait for obsolescence!" ”

There were indeed people among the onlookers who knew the goods.

A passing merchant immediately saw the preciousness of this punch, so he shouted the price: "Fifty taels of silver, I want it!" ”

Another businessman raised the price: "I'll pay fifty-five taels!" ”

Xiao Fan was overjoyed, and coaxed: "This white and chubby brother is fifty-five taels, is there anything higher?" ”

"I'll give sixty taels!"

"Ahh This benevolent brother who is full of heaven has come out to sixty taels, sixty taels! Is there anything higher than sixty taels? ”

"I'll give seventy taels!"

"I'll give eighty taels!"

"I'll give a hundred taels!"

Xiao Fan had a feeling of blissful dizziness: "One hundred taels!" Is there anything higher than a hundred taels? ”

"One hundred taels once, one hundred taels two, one hundred taels ...... Three times! ”

"Bang!"

The gong struck heavily.

"Deal!"

Taijiquan, which had been famous for hundreds of years in his previous life, was worth one hundred taels of silver, and it was popularized in the hands of Xiao Fan......

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