After Li Shanchang retired, he has been in his hometown of Haozhou.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave him 1,500 tenants, 20 honor guards, thousands of acres of land, and married Princess Lin'an to his son, which is well-deserved as the largest household in Haozhou.

So far, they are all enjoying their old age.

Li Shanchang's expression was calm and natural, and he said with a smile: "The minister also misses the superior, but the minister knows that the superior sleeps at night... The minister was so anxious that he didn't dare to be disturbed by this little thing, the minister, he really wanted to see the superior! ”

Li Shanchang's voice was full of crying, and his feelings were sincere.

Even Zhu Rong, who was on the side, was touched.

This is Li Shanchang, who treats people leniently and can mobilize people's emotions, in fact, Li Shanchang has also been arrogant, anyone from a humble background, and once he jumps to the top of the world, I am afraid that he will be eroded by power.

Li Shanchang is no exception.

In the early years, he controlled Zhongshu Province and dared to secretly refute Zhu Yuanzhang.

Therefore, he was forced to pay tribute.

But over the years, Li Shanchang has carried out deep introspection, but has become open-minded and generous.

Zhu Yuanzhang's smile retracted, and he began to talk about political affairs, "We all believe what you say, good chief, let you go back to Beijing this time, we want you and Wen Zhong to be the right prime minister of Zhongshu Province." ”

Li Shanchang was stunned.

Even Li Wenzhong's calm eyes moved twice.

Li Shanchang was surprised because Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to activate him.

Li Wenzhong is different, he just heard that someone pressed down the notebook, and when he heard the news, he understood Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions......

It is to divide the power of the Zhongshu Province.

The two reacted differently.

Li Wenzhong frowned slightly, neither receiving the order nor refuting it.

Li Shanchang raised his head and asked, "Superior, isn't Liu Ji in the capital?" ”

"Liu Bowen is serving in Jiangning County, can you understand our intentions?"

Zhu Yuanzhang carefully considered it.

"Then didn't my government go in vain?" Zhu Yu protested: "Father, Cao Guogong promised to come to the main hall tomorrow to teach, and there are so many capable ministers and good generals in the court......"

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched his face and looked back at Zhu Rong's words.

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Out of the Fengtian Palace, Li Shanchang raised his head and looked at the sky of the capital, it was gray, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and shivered.

Even in Haozhou, when he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang beheaded more than 1,000 officials and killed more than 10,000 officials in the distance, Li Shanchang couldn't help but shudder.

There are more straw men in the capital than when he left.

Cold, decisive, generous and wise, Zhu Yuanzhang is such a person, for the sake of peace and prosperity, His Majesty's butcher's knife can be pointed at anyone!

He turned his head with a sigh: "What are Cao Guogong's plans?" ”

Li Wenzhong stepped forward, shoulder-to-shoulder with Li Shanchang, and said as he walked down the imperial steps: "There are many government offices under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province, and the imperial history platform is handed over to Li Xiang, and this general will lead the six departments and the governor's mansion." ”

Li Shanchang smiled: "Hahaha, Cao Guogong, you will toss me, an old bad old man, who is the person who said it, does Cao Guogong have a clue?" ”

"Ask King Qi."

Li Wenzhong got down the imperial stairs and left.

Li Shanchang gently twisted his beard, his charitable eyes looked at Zhu Rong, and his every move made people feel that he was an easy person to get along with and get close to.

"Your Highness, my tenants, have all used iron tools improved with His Highness, I heard that His Highness is still in the country's prison, and he argues with Song Ne, and says something that His Majesty admires?"

"Dare to ask Your Highness, are these all taught by Liu Ji?"

There was a burst of sycophants, but Zhu Yu didn't answer, "Mr. Big Nose, what is the intention of the emperor to install you and Cao Guogong into Zhongshu Province, and not let Liu Ji return to the imperial court as an official?" ”

Li Shanchang's nickname was given by him.

Li Shanchang didn't care either, and even thought that this was the princes' closeness to him.

When Li Shanchang first defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, he was only a rough writer, not an intellectual, and he was a director of learning.

It's a Legalist!

Therefore, to be able to manage the army in the rear, he once advised Zhu Yuanzhang to know people and be good at their duties, and soldiers should not kill innocents indiscriminately.

When the army was approaching peace, Li Shanchang wrote down the military rules and posted them all over the streets in advance, so that the army was in order.

Li Shanchang, Liu Ji, and even the black-robed mage Yao Guangxiao have not studied Confucianism seriously, but they are proficient in legalism, vertical and horizontal families, and yin and yang families.

Can you draw a conclusion?

Confucianism, not suitable for competing for the world?

However, Li Shanchang was not just a weak literati, when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Jilong Mountain, he left only a small part of the army and let Li Shanchang defend it, and after the Yuan army learned that the army was empty, they sent generals to attack, and Li Shanchang defeated them.

It can be said that Li Shanchang is a person with real skills.

"I heard that Liu Ji became His Highness's teacher?" Li Shanchang asked rhetorically.

Zhu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, can Mr. tell his father to let Liu Ji return to the court as an official?" Every time I go to Jiangning County, I have to hire a carriage to go back and forth for several hours, Mr. has a way. ”

"My Majesty and I are of the same mind...... However, I would like to go down with His Highness to see him. ”

This time, it was Zhu Rong's turn to be stunned.

In my impression, Li Shanchang did not have such a measurement, could it be that he stayed in Haozhou for a long time and learned the style of Wei and Jin Dynasty?

Li Shanchang took Zhu Rong's hand and babbled a lot.

For example, the disorderly chatter of the elderly, his daily life in Haozhou, and the warning to Zhu Yu to take care of his body, otherwise, he will be like him when he is old, he doesn't know the taste of food and his ears can't distinguish between sounds.

Walk to the noon gate.

Zhu Yu saw a group of fat-headed and big-eared grain chiefs kneeling in the square waiting for execution.

The people threw stones and mud at them, and the eggs and vegetables were too precious, but they did not affect the enthusiasm of the people, and everyone applauded.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Kill them!"

"Divide the fields! Divide the field! ”

Li Wenzhong stood next to the dismounted monument, he took the first step to deal with this matter, Zhu Rong knew who they were, the grain chief who was arrested from all over Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

A person who sets taxes without authorization.

At this time, these grain chiefs were timid and frightened, like rats without a soul.

The legs trembled, and some even got wet.

The inspector dragged a grain chief over, cut off his head, and hung it on a wooden pole in front of the prisoner's cart.

With a frightened and nervous look on his face, the official raised his sleeves to cover his eyes and walked away from the place quickly.

Zhu Yu stopped at the noon gate.

Li Shanchang also looked at it quietly and shook his head: "No matter what the people do...... also came up and scolded in the face, which shows the depth of the people's grievances. ”

Zhu Rong nodded: "If you don't kill, it's not enough to be angry." ”

Since the imperial family of the Yuan court withdrew into the grassland, many Yuan people in Jiangnan and the south had no time to evacuate, some of them were officials, and some were still local gentry.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended to the pole, he still appointed some of the original officials, but did not move the landlord class.

Therefore, some of these grain chiefs are Yuan people.

Li Shanchang boarded the carriage and stretched out his hand to pull Zhu Rong up, "I'll also go to see Liu Ji, if His Highness doesn't dislike it, just take my carriage...... Liu Ji, I haven't seen him in a few years. ”

Zhu Yu sat directly on the only cushion in the back, Li Shanchang was not angry, he always smiled and groaned, and talked about family life.

"Xuan Guogong has a disagreement with Liu Ji, why do you want to see him?" Zhu Yu asked.