Chapter 41 Not as rich as Jiangnan

"What are these six kings and what six dukes?"

I didn't have to look back, as soon as I heard this stupid tone, I knew that it was Shen Lang who started his "study" road again.

Although there are secrets about Guanshan and weak water that are not found in the book, I only learned about them after I met Chunting, but thanks to the collection of books at home, I grew up in the sea of books since I was a child, and the six founding kings and the six founding princes that Ling Xuan said are recorded in the history books, so I naturally will not have heard of it.

Seeing that Ling Xuan had considered me, I sat on the ground and told them in detail who the six kings and the six princes were.

The so-called six kings before refer to Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, the king of Kaiping, Chang Yuchun, the king of Qiyang, Li Wenzhong, the king of Qianning, the king of Qianning, Deng Yu, the king of Ninghe, and Tang He, the king of Donou.

Then there are six dukes, which refer to the six meritorious heroes who made great contributions to the founding of the country and were named dukes by Zhu Yuanzhang after the founding of the People's Republic of China. They are Li Shanchang, Duke of Han, Duke Xu Da of Wei, Duke Li Wenzhong of Cao, Duke Feng Sheng of Song, Duke Deng Yu of Wei, and Chang Mao of Zheng Guogong.

Xue Nan suddenly spoke, and asked seriously what she didn't understand.

"I've heard more or less about these other people, but who is this Chang Mao?"

I got up and looked at the stone carvings at the entrance, cleaned the dust off my body, looked at Xue Nan and said with a smile.

"You don't know Chang Mao's excusability, there are very few records of him in the history books, and even the year of his birth is not detailed, but his father is an amazing figure."

Qi Zhi couldn't stand our deliberate betrayal, her small mouth pursed, and her bright eyes looked straight at me, urging me to continue.

"Who is his father, there are not many people who can be praised by you so much."

Ling Xuan and I looked at each other and smiled, looked at Xue Nan and Qi Zhi who were puzzled, and blurted out at the same time.

"Strange man in the world!"

Among the six princes, Zheng Guogong Chang Mao is the son of Chang Yuchun!

After Qi Zhi heard our answer, her eyebrows did not stretch, but she became more confused.

"No, this is unreasonable, if Chang Yuchun is called like this, naturally there is no problem, but although I don't know what this Chang Mao has ability, but there is a difference in seniority, even Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu are not called the six founding dukes, why does Chang Mao have such treatment?"

Qi Zhi's doubts are not groundless, it is true that as she said, Chang Mao and the other five dukes are not on the same level when they are calculated, and the kings of the past dynasties are all well versed in the art of checks and balances, so it seems unreasonable to reward them.

Unless Zhu Yuanzhang has something important, and this matter makes him have to be named Chang Mao one of the six founding dukes.

It had been too much for me to wipe my eyes and sober myself up, and I looked at the four sentences on the wall again, trying to get inspiration from the first three.

The first sentence of Haozhou Chenghuang pity the young son is to keep in mind the name Zhu Chongba, Zhu Yuanzhang from a person who is not qualified to take a name, step by step to the throne, he used this sentence to remind himself and future generations not to forget their roots.

The second sentence of Emperor Shun fled to the capital with his son, which is also a reminder, which is to remind future generations to ascend the throne that they must not relax their vigilance when they ascend to the throne, and remember the tragic situation of Emperor Yuan Shun in the first year of Hongwu, so that future emperors can take it as a warning.

The first two sentences are a reminder to the emperors of later generations, not so much that what is left here is the institution, but what is left is his earnest advice to the successors of later generations, since this is the case, this third sentence is also true.

"It's the power of the soldiers!"

Ling Xuan suddenly shouted, his tone full of surprise.

"Whether Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously crowns Chang Yuchun as the king of Kaiping, or lets Chang Mao inherit Zheng Guogong, the real meaning refers to military power."

He seemed to have determined his opinion, and when he first opened his mouth, he was still a little hesitant, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became.

"Whether it is Xu Da, who was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang as the Great Wall, or Chang Yuchun, who can lead 100,000 soldiers to run rampant in the world, even if Li Wenzhong is one of the top ten brave generals in ancient times, the common thing that the six founding kings have in common is that they all hold military power."

"Zhu Yuanzhang's real intention in leaving this sentence refers to the posthumous position of King Kaiping after Chang Yuchun died in seclusion, including the Duke of Chang Mao, not because of merit, but to make up the number and make up the six!"

"The real meaning of the third sentence is to remind future emperors that since the gods who helped him pacify the world have left, he must grasp the military power in his hands to prevent anyone from supporting the army and respecting himself!"

With Ling Xuan's words of surprise, we finally figured out the details.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang must posthumously crown Chang Yuchun as the king of Kaiping is actually to make up the number of the six founding kings, and Chang Mao talks about the merits, and it cannot be compared with others, the reason why he was named a duke is to make up the number six, and the other is to imply that the emperors of later generations, this six is what Chang Yuchun and Chang Mao have in common!

Thinking of this, Ling Xuan didn't hesitate any longer, strode forward, walked to the stone plate, and firmly pressed the stone marked "Six".

As the previous two ordinary sounds sounded, we knew that we had guessed correctly in this third sentence.

There are only four sentences on the wall, and we have cracked three sentences, only the last one remains, and everyone gathers in front of the city wall, trying to break the mechanism that has been sleeping for thousands of years.

It's not as rich as Jiangnan.

This last sentence is still Zhu Yuanzhang's style, concise and to the point, and a three-year-old child can tell what it means, but the specific hidden secret is enough to make us rack our brains.

Xue Nan looked at this sentence with a smile, looked at us incredulously, and frowned.

"This Zhu Yuanzhang finally went from a beggar to a monk, and finally sat on the dragon chair to ascend to the throne of God, but he left such a sentence here, is the emperor enough and wants to be a rich man?"

Ling Xuan's expression was calm, it seemed that he had expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would not leave sentences that were too easy to understand, and he comforted us patiently.

"Let's study it slowly, there are only four sentences in total, and now there is only the last sentence left, everyone be quiet and think about whether there is anything related to this."

There was no way, we could only sit back on the ground in discouragement, even Xue Nan, who loved cleanliness the most, was not exempt from vulgarity, roughly swept the dust on the ground, sat down and thought carefully.

I rubbed my chin with my hand and quietly sorted out my new ideas.

At present, we have deciphered three sentences, of which the meaning of the first sentence is not to forget the roots, the second sentence is not to slack off, and the third sentence is to grasp the military power.

Every sentence here is not just a simple organ, it all contains deep meanings, these are all reminders and warnings that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to give to future generations and those who inherit the Ming Dynasty, so what is the meaning of this last sentence?

Qi Zhi tilted her head and made another observation.

"The first sentence refers to Zhu Yuanzhang himself, although the second sentence is said to be a tragic situation at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, but it also mentions Emperor Yuan Shun, and the god man in the third sentence undoubtedly refers to Chang Yuchun, will this fourth sentence also refer to a real person?"

What Qi Zhi said is not unreasonable, but I can't think of anyone who can relate to this fourth sentence.

After listening to Qi Zhi's words, Shen Lang seemed to think of something, only to see him suddenly get up, without hesitation in his expression, he walked straight to the stone plate, stretched out his hand, and pressed it resolutely on the stone plate.

I originally wanted to call Shen Lang, but when Chunting came in, he said that if he didn't crack the correct number, he might trigger the mechanism left by Zhu Yuanzhang under the random treatment.

What kind of character is Zhu Yuanzhang, such an important place, it will definitely not be an ordinary mechanism, but a life-killing technique, we are all flesh and blood, if the mechanism is triggered, we will all be buried here.

But we were all sitting on the ground, some distance from the stone pan, Shen Lang did not hesitate at all from listening to what Qi Zhi said, to getting up and walking towards the stone pan, even Ling Xuan and Xue Nan, who reacted the fastest, also had no time to stop him from walking towards the stone pan, so he could only shout in his mouth, trying to make him stop.

"Don't ...... you"

Unexpectedly, before I finished speaking, with Shen Lang's movements, the stone plate that was originally hanging under the city tower was actually divided into two halves!

Shen Lang turned to face us, stretched out his hand and scratched his head, still looking naïve.

"Master, Brother Chuan, I seem to have guessed correctly, you see, it's open!"