Su Wu's lips moved slightly, and he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't speak.

Three years.

He has been reborn from Su Erlang, who has just entered the officialdom, to the calm Su Zongxian today, and he has gained a lot, in addition to the position of the imperial history of the left capital now, what is more precious is how to be comfortable in the officialdom.

But he no longer has the vitality of a young man, and now he is more like an old oilman crawling in the officialdom, doing things in a decent manner, and being a sleek and sophisticated person.

Three years ago, when he encountered difficulties and setbacks, he was thinking about how to get through. And now, he is thinking about how to protect himself and protect his feathers.

Su Wu's eyes narrowed slightly: "How does Your Highness want to kill?" ”

In the blink of an eye, he seemed to be back to himself three years ago.

We can solve problems with killing, absolutely not talking, we do things, that's it.

Zhu Gaoxian smiled slightly: "Kill, convict, find evidence, and report to the top." ”

That's his way of doing things.

In other words, the practice of ordinary people should be to report to the higher authorities and wait for instructions, and after the instructions are handed down, they should start collecting evidence, and after the human and material evidence is complete, they should be convicted and questioned for murder.

However, Zhu Gaoxian never took the usual path, and his process was reversed.

The person is slaughtered first, and then the dead person is convicted, and after the person is killed, he goes to the house to collect evidence, and finally reports a process to the top. Obviously, this is the most efficient option, but it's not very compliant.

But he doesn't care whether he complies with the rules or not, the rules are set by him, and if the rules affect him, then change the rules.

……

Tang Cheng followed the steps all the way to the audience.

When he found Zhu Di, he saw that His Majesty the Emperor was boxing leisurely in the courtyard, which seemed to be a healthy boxing technique.

Tang Cheng asked: "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids have received a report that the Jinyi guards from all over the country have been mobilized in a big way, and it seems that they want to do something against the Gu Wangfu, the Shu Wangfu, and the Gan Wangfu. ”

Zhu Di said lightly: "Didn't you set the rules before, the people of the East Factory are not allowed to participate in the affairs of the Guan, and they only have the right to monitor Jinyiwei, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't worry about it." ”

Tang Cheng hesitated a little: "But ......"

But this made a lot of noise, and at the same time shot at the three vassal kings, although the power of the vassal kings of the Yongle Dynasty was not as strong as that of the Hongwu Dynasty, but after all, the status was there.

Among the three vassal kings, King Gan is the eldest son of Zhu Di, and King Gu and King Shu are his younger brothers.

This must not come out of the pipe?

Zhu Di turned to ask: "I've been thinking about one thing, and I haven't figured it out after thinking about it all morning, but it just so happened that you came, and you also pondered it for me." ”

Tang Cheng nodded: "Your Majesty, please speak." ”

Zhu Di said: "You say...... What should I eat for lunch today? ”

Tang Cheng was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "How about oily noodles?" ”

Zhu Di bowed slightly: "Okay, then let's splash the noodles with oil, I haven't eaten it for a long time, you send someone to inform the imperial chef of Guanglu Temple." ”

"No."

Tang Cheng bowed respectfully and left.

His Majesty the Emperor's meaning has been clearly expressed, Jin Yiwei didn't have the courage to make a move against the Zong Domain, it must be the crown prince behind the control. Since it is the prince's intention, it naturally has his intentions, and Zhu Di will not interfere.

……

Yu Qian stood behind Zhu Gaoxian, his heart was in turmoil.

He was still reciting the poem "Mocking Bamboo", this poem damaged his Taoist heart, Yu Qian had received Confucian education in the past 18 years, and Zhu Gaoxian's mocking bamboo made him question Confucianism.

Once the seed is planted, emotions are like stimulating the nutrition of the seed, which continues to grow, take root and sprout, and eventually grow into a towering tree.

Noticing that something was wrong with Yu Qian, Zhu Gaoxian smiled and said, "What, something?" ”

Yu Qian said stiffly: "No, my heart is like a mirror, what can I do?" ”

"It's still pretending." Zhu Gaoxian said with a smile, "Lu Zu has three swords, one is to break trouble, two is greed, and three is lust. You are blessed to be born free from greed and lust, but you have not yet broken off your last troubles. ”

Yu Qian frowned and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian said lightly: "This heart does not move, it moves randomly." ”

This heart does not move, it moves randomly, these eight words, like a sharp sword, flashed in Yu Qian's mind.

Suddenly, he seemed to have an epiphany.

To the extreme, to keep quiet, to be dedicated and soft like a baby, in order to observe its recovery.

Observing its repetition is the true law of all things, and only when the law is clear can we see the present opportunity and do the right thing, instead of following people's desires and minds

Yu Qian was in awe and bowed: "Student Yu Qian, please give advice to Your Highness." ”

The eight characters are like the words of a sage, which makes Yu Qian understand one thing: academically, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of him has climbed to the top of the mountain for thousands of years, and he is an unattainable saint side by side with Confucius and Mencius.

Yu Qian's self-proclaimed self-proclaimed is no longer a minister, but a "student", in order to show his respect and attitude towards learning.

"In the Zen "Altar Sutra", the six ancestors Hui Neng said: The Tao must flow, why is it stagnant? The heart does not live in the law, and the Tao is the flow; If the heart dwells in the law, it is called self-bondage. ”

Zhu Gaoxian said leisurely, "The heart of a saint is like a mirror, just a light, it responds to the feeling, and nothing is illuminated." The form that has not been seen is still there, and the form that has not been taken shape has taken place. The intentions of the people are like a mirror, they will not be welcomed, and they should not be hidden. ”

The same is true of thoughts that arise from external circumstances, and the same is true of thoughts that arise from attachments from the past. The mind of the transcendent is like a mirror, and the flow of thoughts is the only way for ordinary people to achieve the state of the mind like a mirror.

"It's like an arsonist looking for an arsonist, the fire thinks about how to put out the fire, the facts are the facts, and you can't be allowed to think about it, and you will be wrong when you say it."

Zhu Gaoxian patted Yu Qian's shoulder and said, "Therefore, I often have no desire, so I can see the wonder; There is always desire, in order to observe it. ”

Yu Qian, you're blind. ”

After speaking, he sat down again, took a sip of the teacup, and looked like a sage in the world.

At this time, Yu Qian seemed to have suffered a dimensionality reduction blow and was stunned in place.

This made Zhu Gaoxian feel a little embarrassed, could it be that copying Mr. Yangming's words by himself was too high-end for Yu Qian?

This is not the case, if Mr. Yang Ming's words are heard by mortals, they only think that the mystery will not be taken to heart, and it is the people who are extremely gifted and study it that will ponder because of this.

Yu Qian was now in a state of contemplation.

The road is simple, and knowledge and action are one.

This belongs to Confucianism, which can be traced back to Mencius at the earliest, and combined with Mr. Cunzhai's idea of "the heart is the reason", which is more influenced by Taoism than Buddhism, but after all, it is inseparable from the essence of Confucianism.

However, this discipline is opposed to Cheng Zhu Lixue, the representative of Confucianism in the Ming Dynasty.

This is undoubtedly a betrayal, if you agree with this science, then Yu Qian is tantamount to betraying the education he has received.

Under this kind of advanced learning, Yu Qian's brain seemed to have two villains fighting.

A black villain was saying: "Fuck Cheng Zhu Lixue, Lao Tzu only believes in myself!" ”

Another white villain is saying, "He's right. ”

Yu Qian understood in seconds, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "If Your Highness does not give up, I am willing to worship Mr." ”

Zhu Gaoxian bowed slightly: "Very good." ”

He spent his tongue talking to Yu Qian about so much knowledge of "mind science", of course, not simply to teach academics, on the contrary, he was to rule academics.

Rule, but also the separation of the Tao and the law.

Zhu Gaoxian represents the legal system, he is the heir of the emperor and the most authoritative law enforcer of the Ming Dynasty. However, there is another kind of rule that threatens his power.

Confucianist.

The emperor ruled with Confucianism, but this was not limited by Confucianism.

In order to get rid of the restrictions of Confucianism, the emperors of all dynasties tried their best to use relatives, clansmen, and eunuchs to restrict, and Zhu Di set up Dongchang because of this, but he never succeeded.

This is because the imperial power relied on Confucianism to achieve its rule, and from the very beginning, they were tied to the same boat.

Zhu Gaoxian was reluctant to use eunuchs to restrain Confucianism because he felt that he had a better way to restrain Confucianism and rein in imperial power.

Knowledge is a special power, and he knows better than anyone how to use it.

As long as Zhu Gaoxian's thoughts can be disintegrated from within and occupy Confucianism, then he can control Confucianism in his own hands without blood, and accomplish something that all emperors want to do but fail to do, he will become the supreme ruler of the Ming Empire in terms of academics and thoughts, and become a "sage emperor".

This is not an easy task, because so far, there is only one sage, Confucius.

But this is not difficult for Zhu Gaoxian, although he is not a saint, he can be.

Zhu Gaoxian directly copied the "Xinxue" of Mr. Yang Ming, the only sage other than Confucius, and it is obvious that Xinxue has the strength to resist traditional Confucianism.

During the Jiajing period, Xinxue was vigorously suppressed by the imperial court, and the imperial court defined Wang Yangming's doctrine as heresy and pseudo-learning, but did not suppress the spread of Wang Xue, but inspired Wang Yangming's disciples to spare no effort to justify Wang Xue.

Although under the joint suppression of Zhang Juzheng and Emperor Wanli, the imperial court sacrificed a butcher's knife and killed Wang Yangming's second disciple He Xinyin, and Xinxue was once suppressed by the imperial court to disappear, but this did not affect the spread and dominance of Xinxue's terror.

The essence of Xinxue is not important to Zhu Gaoxian, what he values is the transmission and dominance of Xinxue, and he gathers power in his own hands to become a ruler with perfect imperial power in the true sense.

And Yu Qian is the spokesperson that Zhu Gaoxian wants to push out, become the "senior brother" of Xinxue, and help him to complete this cause.

……

Yu Qian said seriously: "Please Your Highness, later, according to the rules, the apprentice must first kneel to the Holy Master Mr. Confucius, kneel on both knees, and bow nine times." Then bow to Mr. again, kneel on both knees, bow three times, and offer the post of the teacher and the six salutes to bind the ......"

Zhu Gaoxian shook his head, pointed to the tea cup on the table, and said, "No need for red tape, you just need to serve tea to show your heart." ”

Yu Qian hesitated a little: "Is it really, Your Highness, is this a little too casual?" ”

He now regarded His Highness as a saint of the new school, and he sincerely wanted to humbly ask the other party for advice. But His Highness's attitude gave him the illusion that he had strayed into the black kiln.

Zhu Gaoxian asked, "Do you know, what is the name of my faction?" ”

Yu Qian shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Zhu Gaoxian said: "My faction is called 'Xinxue', sincerity is spirituality, if you blindly follow common reason, wouldn't it be misguided and put the cart before the horse?" ”

Yu Qian thought for a while, suddenly realized, couldn't help but admire more and more, and sighed: "It's Yu Qian who is ignorant." ”

He picked up the teacup, knelt down on his knees in front of it, and respectfully served the tea: "Student Yu Qian, please use tea with Your Highness!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian didn't take the teacup, and asked with a slight smile: "Is it still called Your Highness?" ”

Yu Qian hurriedly changed his words and said, "Please use tea, sir!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian bowed slightly, took the teacup and took a sip, and then helped him up with both hands.

He said, "Teacher, so preaching and receiving karma to solve doubts." Today you worship me as a teacher, and tomorrow I will send you a bright future. ”

Yu Qian said: "Students apprentice to teachers, not seeking a future, only seeking the truth. ”

Zhu Gaoxian chuckled, thinking that this is unbearable for you.

When you get on Lao Tzu's boat, don't think about going down.

The future Yu Shaobao, directly handle!

The young Yu Qian, in Zhu Gaoxian's eyes, is like a little sheep who has never been in the world, full of flaws, and he is already thinking about how to use Yu Qian to control Confucianism to regain imperial power.

……

Huguang Changsha, Guwangfu.

Dressed in white, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, Zhu Lu, the king of the valley, sat on a chair, closed his eyes lightly, hummed a small song softly, and listened to the report of the chief of the palace.

"Lord Wang, someone from the Huguang Governor's Tax Department came to the door again to ask about the public tax......

"Public tax, where did the public come from, where did the tax come from?"

King Gu opened his eyes and said lightly, "The world is the world of our Zhu family, who is qualified to talk about justice with this king?" Tax Supervision Department, just scare and scare others, when you arrive in Changsha, don't say that he is a tax officer from the third grade of the Tax Supervision Department, even if Lu Chaoyang is here, you have to kneel for me! ”

He dared to speak like this, not without confidence.

In other words, any clan will be stunned when he sees the people of the tax supervision department, and he will just bully and bully the civil officials with the identity of the clan, but the tax supervision department really has an army in his hands, and the army transferred from the border pass acts as a tax supervision army, and he can't afford to provoke it.

But the king of the valley is not false at all, because he is one of the very few vassal kings who hold military power in the Yongle Dynasty.

Zhu Lu, the king of the valley, is the nineteenth son of Taizu, and his biological mother Guo Huifei is the daughter of Guo Zixing, the king of Chuyang. During the Hongwu Dynasty, he sat in Xuanfu, one of the nine towns of the Great Wall, and the place where he was located was as immovable as a mountain.

Jianwen ascended the throne and ordered the king of the valley to enter Beijing, and the king of the valley rushed to Nanjing with three thousand elites to guard the Jinchuan Gate.

Later, Zhu Di hit Nanjing, and King Gu saw that this posture was not very good, so he immediately made a decision, and joined forces with Li Jinglong to open the city gate, welcome Yanshi into the city, and stabbed Jianwen in the back fiercely, avenging the brothers who were cut down.

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, the king of Gu relied on this merit to garrison Changsha, supported 3,000 soldiers, recruited troops to buy empty horses and sell horses, set up officers in the ranks, built warships with bows and crossbows, and trained sailor Daniel Zhang.

There are soldiers in hand, and the waist of the king of the valley is hard, not to mention the people of the tax superintendent, even the previous king of Han changed the fief to divide the land, and did it to the clansmen, and he had to take a detour when passing through Changsha.