Outside the Hongwu Gate.

An old Taoist priest with a fairy wind and a bone was stunned by the three big characters on the door.

He was looking at the words, and he was also looking at the people, looking at the person who wrote the three words "Hongwumen".

Although Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty has never read any books since he was a child, this calligraphy is unique, with a faint mountain atmosphere.

Looking at the past from afar, it is like a lonely peak towering, soaring into the sky.

When Zhang Sloppy was appreciating Emperor Zhu's handwriting, two fast horses swept past him, which was the light cavalry of the Jinyi Guard sent by Lao Zhu to send an order.

Not long after, the five yamen gathered outside the Hongwu Gate, plus the officials in the Zongren Mansion, came out of the inside and stood in two teams outside the Hongwu Gate.

All of this, Zhang Sloppy turned a blind eye.

Do you have to be a master, you must have a little bit of a high demeanor, how can you lose your square inch because of a little courtesy in the world?

While Zhang was sloppy and trying to maintain his high-ranking status, the officials on both sides whispered.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, what do you mean by this, shouldn't you also learn from Emperor Qin and Han Wu and study the way of immortality?"

"Wouldn't it?"

"If Your Majesty also asks for immortality, then our future life will be even more difficult......

The officials of the Ming Dynasty had a lot of slander against Lao Zhu, such as scolding him for being cruel, scolding him for being murderous, scolding him for being stubborn and self-serving, and so on.

But slander is slander, and Lao Zhu's advantages of diligence, frugality, and pragmatism are also difficult for the emperors of previous dynasties to achieve.

Therefore, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were so afraid of their own emperor that they admired it to death.

However, once the emperor does not learn well and begins to learn from the emperors of other dynasties, it may destroy even the only advantage he has.

After all, cultivating immortals not only hurts the body, but also burns money.

While everyone was talking in a low voice, the emperor's luan drove out of the palace.

However, to everyone's surprise, His Majesty the Emperor did not take the dragon ride, but walked all the way out in front of the dragon.

When they saw this, they all lamented in their hearts.

Finished!

His Majesty the Emperor is not guaranteed to be in the evening!

Lao Zhu crossed the crowd and came to the Hongwu Gate, looked at the sloppy Zhang who was a fairy and a bone, and subconsciously looked at it.

There is a search and scrutiny in his eyes, as if he wants to see through it inside and out.

Although he is very interested in Zhang Sloppy, he has seen too many demons in his life, for fear that he will be deceived.

At the same time, he was not very sure in his heart that this immortal thing could really fall on his head.

After all, if it is really compared to meritorious deeds, whether it is Emperor Qin or Han Wu, it seems that they should become immortals before him?

However, those two emperors have already become ancient, how can he Zhu Chongba be favored by the gods?

When Lao Zhu was looking at Zhang Sloppy, Zhang Sloppy was also looking at Lao Zhu.

He knew very well the thoughts of the human emperor in front of him, and he was full of suspicion and distrust of everything, even if he saw it with his own eyes, he had to explore the reasons behind it.

Zhang Sloppy knew Emperor Zhu's character, so he always refused Emperor Zhu's call.

Because such people are so difficult to deceive......

Lao Zhu looked at Zhang Sloppy for a while, a surprised smile appeared on his face, his hands came out of his sleeves, arched his hands towards Zhang Sloppy, and bowed down deeply. ….

Zhang was sloppy and didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly returned a salute, and said in his mouth that he didn't dare.

"The poor road is a person in the mountains and wilderness, and he does not dare to treat His Majesty Emperor Lao Daming with such courtesy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to say when he saw Zhang sloppy, so he bent his waist to just the right angle and straightened it.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, is Zhang Sloppy, who is known as the land immortal?"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

"That's all the world's fallacious praise, in fact, Poor Dao is just an ordinary Taoist, far less miraculous than the world rumores!"

"Oooh?"

Lao Zhu saw that Zhang was so humble, and he couldn't hide his disappointment in his heart

, I have a little more affection for this old Taoist.

At the very least, this person didn't take himself for a fool!

"Since Wudang Zhang Zhenren is in person, then please come with us to the palace for an interview!"

"I don't dare to ask for it!"

When Lao Zhu heard Zhang sloppy say this, he immediately made a "please" gesture.

Zhang Sloppy saw that Lao Zhu actually asked him to be the emperor's dragon, he hesitated slightly, and unceremoniously climbed up.

Anyway, he is a dying person, so why not take his royal carriage?

Lao Zhu was not surprised when he saw that Zhang was sloppy, and he boarded the dragon with a calm demeanor, and his good impression of this old Taoist priest increased a few points.

Even if this person has no miracles, just talking about this qi-nourishing kung fu, he can be called a master of the Tao!

Zhu Yuanzhang boarded the carriage, and the dragon immediately drove slowly and walked towards the Qianqing Palace in the palace.

The officials who came to greet them on both sides, after acting as a background wall, all looked at the back of Luan driving away and sighed secretly.

The imperial historians were puzzled, wondering whether to write a few excerpts to persuade His Majesty the Emperor not to be superstitious about immortals and priests.

It's just that at present, His Majesty's ambition to cultivate immortals is not obvious, but he just invited an old Taoist priest to enter the palace to narrate, and I am afraid that this song is a bit useless to write.

Chen Zongli also found Qin Kui worriedly, and complained to Qin Kui in a low voice.

"What's the situation, I haven't heard that His Majesty the Emperor has this habit?"

Qin Kui was also confused, thinking that Chen Zongli really regarded himself as the emperor's confidant, and even came to ask me about such things?

"You ask me, who do I ask?"

"I'm telling you, I just found out about it!"

After Qin Kui finished complaining to Chen Zongli, he said with memories on his face.

"However, Zhang Sloppy matter, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor mentioned it in an edict a few years ago, and before the Wanshou Festival last year, he even sent His Royal Highness King Jin to Wudang Mountain, which is not like a whim......

Chen Zongli nodded when he heard this, and remembered that there was indeed such a thing last year.

"So what now?"

"Your Majesty is old, once you indulge in cultivating immortals, our Ming will be abolished!"

"Don't you have a good relationship with the Three Emperor Suns, can you talk to the Three Emperor Suns and let the Three Emperor Sun persuade Your Majesty?"

Qin Kui was a little moved when he heard this, and thought about it.

"The Three Emperors are very busy every day, when they were in Beijing, they squatted in the Hope School all day to tinker with what steam engine, and now they are out on the expedition, maybe when they will be able to come back......

Seeing that Qin Kui did not directly refuse, Chen Zongli hurriedly comforted.

"No hurry!"

"It's okay to wait for the Third Emperor Sun to come back."

"Now that we are the Ming Dynasty, only the Three Emperors and Grandchildren can advise Your Majesty." ….

While the two were chatting, the Qianqing Palace was a different scene.

After Zhu Yuanzhang led Zhang Sloppy back to the palace, he drove all the people in the palace out, leaving only Erhu to protect him.

The windows and gates of the Qianqing Palace are also closed, and no one is allowed to stand within ten zhang of the palace.

After Lao Zhu did all this, he sat opposite Zhang Sloppy.

"Dare to ask Zhang Zhenren, what advice do you have for entering Beijing this time?"

Zhang Sloppy smiled faintly when he heard this.

"Where do you come to teach the poor way?"

"Didn't His Majesty summon him several times, and asked His Royal Highness the King of Jin to go to Wudang Mountain to recruit the poor Dao, and the poor Dao really couldn't shirk it, so he entered the palace to see him?"

Lao Zhu laughed when he heard this.

"Indeed!"

"We're in a hurry to see Zhang Zhenren, in fact, it's not a big deal, I just want to confirm with Zhang Zhenren, have you accepted an apprentice?"

When Zhang Sloppy heard this, his heart moved slightly, and he suddenly remembered the scene when he was talking to Zhu Li, the king of Jin, on the top of Wudang Mountain.

To tell the truth, Zhang was quite shocked to learn that he had an extra apprentice in the palace at that time.

He had a few things he couldn't figure out.

First, why did the three emperors lie and say that they worshipped themselves as teachers.

Second, why do the three emperors and grandsons know so much strange knowledge.

Third, why did the emperor believe it?

The reason why he refused to come to see Emperor Zhu was to raise a beard on the one hand, and to answer this question in his heart on the other hand.

Otherwise, with Emperor Zhu's shrewdness, he could be stopped in a few words, and he, a master of the world, would be dragged out and cut down on the spot.

The first question he had basically figured out by now.

There must be someone who secretly instructed the Three Emperors and Suns, so that the Three Emperors and Suns pretended to have gods to impart knowledge and increase their weight in the hearts of the old emperors.

As for why the old emperor believed it, the reason is not complicated.

Combined with the life of the old emperor, you can guess that the old emperor is still very convinced.

The three emperors and grandsons suddenly became smart and stood out among the emperors and grandchildren, and the old emperor would subconsciously consider the supernatural.

The only thing Zhang Sloppy couldn't figure out was the second point, that is, where did the Three Emperors and Grandsons learn those strange knowledge?

During this time, he studied the textbooks of the Hope Academy, and even secretly asked Qin Hengbo to learn about it, it is safe to say that this is not the knowledge of all dynasties, but more like it appeared out of thin air......

Zhang Sloppy thought about it for a long time and couldn't come up with an answer, so he could only attribute the matter to the theory of ghosts and gods.

"Back to Your Majesty, Poor Dao did accept an apprentice when he was too void in the fugue, but he was an apprentice on behalf of Sanqing, and Poor Dao didn't know his identity, but vaguely knew that he was a teenager."

"Huh?"

Lao Zhu never expected that Zhang Sloppy would give such an answer.

In his mind, even if the other party doesn't rush to admit it, he will show credit to himself openly and secretly, right?

Which Cheng thought, the other party didn't play cards according to the routine at all, and directly told himself that people didn't even know who was taught.

Lao Zhu saw that Zhang was sloppy and was not in a hurry to recognize his apprentice, and he was not in a hurry to mention it, so he directly asked a question that he wanted to ask the most.

"Dare to ask Zhang Zhenren, who can be the heir of our Ming Dynasty?"

Zhang Sloppy said lightly when he heard this. ….

"The poor are outsiders, and they never ask about the things of the world."

"And this matter has its own destiny, the poor Dao is a cultivator, how dare he speak of heaven?"

Lao Zhu saw Zhang sloppy like this, and asked again.

"Among our emperors and grandchildren, who has the longest lifespan?"

After Lao Zhu said this, he was afraid that the old Taoist priest would kick the ball with him again, and immediately blocked his retreat.

"Zhang Zhenren, this is not a leak of heaven, right?"

When Zhang Sloppy heard this, he chuckled in his heart.

Emperor Zhu is really the same as rumored, he has no patience at all......

"Back to Your Majesty, can you show the birthdates of your princes and grandsons to Poor Dao?"

"Yes!"

Lao Zhu hurriedly got up and ran to his imperial case, and took out a fold that had been prepared a long time ago from the rosewood box of the imperial case, which was full of the birthdays of the sons and grandsons of the Ming Emperor.

"Please take a look at the real person!"

Lao Zhu handed it over with both hands very respectfully, and Zhang Sloppy was also very cooperative, got up and took it with both hands respectfully, giving Emperor Zhu enough face.

Zhang Sloppy took the fold of the eight characters of his birthday and pretended to look at it for a while, and pointed to Zhu Yunxi's name.

"Back to Your Majesty, this person's birthday is the longest-lived, not to mention the longevity of two Jiazi!"

"Liangjiazi?"

Lao Zhu's eyes widened when he heard this, and his heart was even more on fire, and a strong eagerness rose.

Liangjiazi is one hundred and twenty years old!

If our eldest grandson can live so long, then what do we have to worry about?

Although Lao Zhu was so happy that he couldn't wait to stretch out his throat and applaud, his years as an emperor had already made him develop the habit of being moody.

Lao Zhu forcibly suppressed the joy in his heart and pretended to be light and gentle.

"Zhang Zhenren exaggerated, right?"

"Life is rare for 70 years, and those who can pass 100 are rare, and those who are 120 years old have heard of it, but they have seen nothing......

Zhang Sloppy didn't argue when he heard this, but just nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty's words are very true!"

"The longevity of the Three Emperors' Mandate is indeed long, and it is not a lie."

"However, whether the Three Emperor Grandsons can have the longevity of the Two Jiazi depends on His Majesty and the Three Emperor Grandsons themselves."

"If Your Majesty can cultivate benevolent government and reduce the number of killings, your descendants will be able to continue and the country's fortune will be prosperous."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he was already a little unhappy in his heart, but because of the identity of the other party, he suppressed his anger.

He Zhu Yuanzhang has acted all his life, when has he ever heard others talk about it?

However, Zhang Sloppy still persuaded himself as if he hadn't seen it.

"Your Majesty is the son of Destiny, so naturally he is not afraid of Destiny. However, Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and if Your Majesty commits many murders, it will inevitably affect the children and grandchildren."

"The emperor's eldest son died young, and the emperor's eldest grandson died young, all of which are related to this, I hope Your Majesty ......."

Lao Zhu couldn't hold back anymore when he heard this, and got up angrily and kicked over the table.

"That's enough!"

"We asked you to enter the palace to let you see the life span of our royal family, but we don't listen to you whether you have gains or losses!"

After Lao Zhu said these words, he immediately flicked his sleeves and left.

Seeing this, Zhang Sloppy hurriedly got up and stood aside, looked at his nose and nose, and began to recite the Tao Te Ching silently. ….

Lao Zhu hid in the bedroom and got angry for a while, and several times he wanted to order someone to push out the old Taoist priest outside and cut him down.

This Taoist priest is so hateful, he will do the trick for us, and he dares to learn from those civil officials who do the things of persuasion!

What's even more hateful is that he actually said that the deaths of our emperor's son Zhu Biao and the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying were all given "grams" by our emperor!

The people we kill are corrupt officials, and the people we kill are all damned people!

We're not wrong!

We just went to the Netherworld Mansion, and we dared to say to Lord Yama that we were right!

It's just that Lao Zhu thought that this Taoist priest had said a few good words, and he also cut off the life span of two jiazi to the eldest grandson, so he couldn't bear this breath.

After Zhang sloppy recited the Tao Te Ching silently, he heard the old emperor's yin voice again.

"Zhang Sloppy, what you said just now was instigated by someone to deliberately accuse us?"

"Back to Your Majesty, what Poor Dao said is the mandate of heaven, and he has never been instigated by anyone."

"If Your Majesty is not convinced, Poor Dao will only ask Your Majesty one question."

"Ask!"

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, are all the people you have killed in your life guilty?"

"Do they all deserve to die?"

"You didn't kill wrong, you didn't feel guilty?"

Zhang sloppily asked three questions in succession, like a giant hammer, hammering heavily on Lao Zhu's chest.

This is an issue that Lao Zhu has never been willing to touch.

Even if he never thought about it, he knew very well that the few major cases he raised had killed more than 100,000 people, how could not a single one die unjustly?

But in troubled times, we should use heavy canons, and overkill must be overcorrected!

A lot of times when the murderous nature is up, where does he have the energy to care if you are wronged or not, let's kill it first......

"Let's ......"

"We haven't killed anyone in more than half a year......

Lao Zhu's words were really not boasting, since he found that the eldest grandson learned to speak with him intentionally or unintentionally, his temper was much more restrained.

Not only is it not like usual, talking about killing and killing all day long, but even killing people is much less.

In many cases, he tried to exile officials who made mistakes, rather than just pushing them out and cutting them down as he did before.

When Zhang Sloppy heard this, he already understood what the old emperor meant.

For the old emperor, being able to say these words is already a disguised admission that he is ashamed.

"Your Majesty!"

Lao Zhu heard Zhang sloppy slap this sycophant, and his face was a little better than just now, not as ugly as just now.

"Dare to ask Zhang Zhenren, what if we are in the future...... Will our eldest grandson be able to live a long life?"

"As long as Your Majesty is diligent in cultivating benevolent government, the emperor and grandson are inheriting your will, and the Ming Dynasty will naturally prosper and prosper forever!"

When Lao Zhu heard this and was groaning, Zhang Sloppy on the side added another sentence.

"The heart of heaven is the will of the people, and the will of heaven is the will of the people."

"This so-called heaven sees itself and the people see it, and the sky listens to its own people......

Lao Zhu Wenyan made a gesture of resignation, and his body bowed down.

"Thanks for the real person's advice, we understand!"

"Where do real people stay?"

"How about the Cave Shrine on the edge of the Gongyuan?"

Zhang Sloppy was so angry when he heard this that he almost scolded his mother, this Emperor Zhu had chosen a place for himself, and asked himself what he was doing? ….

Although Zhang was sloppy and angry, he had to pretend to be calm on the surface.

"Then His Majesty Lao will arrange it!"

Lao Zhu also felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

"Then I'll bother Zhang Zhenren to spend some time in the capital."

"We don't want to keep the real person in the capital all the time, we just want the real person to meet our eldest grandson and participate in the ceremony of canonizing the emperor's grandson."

"When our eldest grandson becomes the emperor's grandson, we will immediately issue an order to build a palace in Wudang Mountain!"

Zhang Sloppy was overjoyed when he heard this, isn't this what he asked for when he entered the palace?

He thought it would take a lot of speech, but he thought that His Majesty the Emperor would take the initiative to say it, which was a surprise!

"Then I thanked Your Majesty!"

Lao Zhu waved his hand embarrassedly when he heard this.

"It's okay!"

"That's what we're supposed to do."

"We feel that if the palace view is going to be repaired, we will repair it for the better, and repair it for the better!"

"Just follow the pattern of our palace!"

When Zhang Sloppy heard this, his heart was even more happy, thinking that this emperor was not as stingy as rumored, and his shot was quite generous.

However, Lao Zhu's next sentence directly extinguished his enthusiasm, and he was so angry that he wanted to jump to scold his mother.

"Such a big project will definitely not be completed in a year or two."

"Ten or eight years is too rushed, and if it is not done well, it will increase the burden on the people."

"If Zhang Zhenren is not in a hurry, let's cultivate slowly, and cultivate for a hundred years first?"

Zhang Sloppy was depressed in his heart, and said in his heart that this Emperor Zhu is really ruthless, and he has supported the palace view to a hundred years away.

Don't say that the poor road can't wait, even the disciples and grandchildren of the poor road can't wait!

Looking at the emperor's meaning, his eldest grandson must live to be more than a hundred years old before the palace of Wudang Mountain can be capped, right?

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