The main hall of the Yamen of the Chief Minister.

Seeing that Zhang Tianshi did not fall down, he still wanted to avoid the important and light, neither wanting to lose face nor losing his heart too much.

Zhu Zhen sneered when he heard this: "Isn't this king enough to give you face?" Now most of the people involved in the "Regardless of Account Book" case have been arrested, and only one of you is left with a dry nose that has not been caught! Isn't this the biggest face for you? ”

"Your Highness's care, the poor road is naturally inscribed." Zhang Maocheng smiled and said: "It's just that His Royal Highness may still be young, and I don't know very well why the kings have to give preferential treatment to 'South Zhang and North Kong' since ancient times." It is because of the preferential treatment of our two families, that is, the preferential treatment of Confucianism and Taoism, which can make the world return to the heart and help the court educate the people! ”

"Therefore, to help us protect the whole face, not only for ourselves, but also for the long-term peace and stability of the imperial court." Zhang Maocheng said and said, and actually put on a face. The pride that has been inherited for thousands of years made him forget his fear for a while, and he returned to the Heavenly Master's teachings:

"The Northern Sage and the Southern Heavenly Master are the face of the imperial court themselves, how can they slap themselves in the face, Your Highness, don't you say?"

"It's a fart." King Chu's answer made him look stunned.

"How can Your Highness speak like that?" Zhang Maocheng said helplessly: "Kai represents the imperial court and the emperor. ”

"That king will act as his father and emperor today and take the bird position of this heavenly master!" But I heard Zhu Zhen sneer:

"Heavenly Master, Heavenly Master, how can there be a teacher in heaven? My father is only the Son of Heaven, but you dare to call yourself the Master of Heaven, could it be that the old man of my family still cares about you calling Master Master? ”

"This ......" Zhang Maocheng saw that the sixth child was going to tear down one of his most important signboards, and this broke the defense. Anxiously said: "My position as a heavenly master has been inherited for more than 1,200 years, how can it be abolished if His Highness says that it will be abolished?" ”

"That's right, this king said that if you abolish it, you can abolish it!" Zhu Zhen looked at Zhang Maocheng coldly, and said in a deep voice: "From today onwards, Er Zheng will ban the word 'Heavenly Master' together, but if there is a violator, it will be punished as trespassing!" ”

Saying that, he looked at Zhang Maocheng provocatively and said: "I don't believe that you are now calling yourself a heavenly master, and see if this king will put you in a cage and throw you on the street for a month?" ”

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Zhang Maocheng was so excited that his face turned blue.

"Then you say." Zhu Zhen pressed forward step by step.

"I don't ......" Considering the three bloody human heads, as well as the rivers of blood flowing outside Zhangjiang Gate, Zhang Maocheng finally coerced.

"Hahaha, it turns out that Zhang Zhenren is also knowledgeable about current affairs." Zhu Zhen laughed loudly, and his laughter was full of sarcasm.

"Poor Dao will appeal to the emperor, His Royal Highness is so ignorant of the general situation and ignores the overall situation, I don't believe that the emperor will not be angry." Zhang Maocheng can only come up with one last trick - find parents.

"Do you still have the face to find my father? My father named you a 'great real person', but he didn't seal you a 'heavenly master' because he didn't want to have another heavenly master in the world! But you are pretending to be stupid, and you continue to trespass behind your backs! Zhu Zhen sneered and said:

"Do you think the court doesn't know? Before, it was just a matter of turning a blind eye. Now that you toast and don't eat and drink, don't blame the court for opening both eyes! ”

"This ......," Zhang Maocheng was speechless for a while.

Zhu Zhen continued to raise his voice and said:

"And since you want to fight against this king, then I don't need to be polite to you!"

"Come, pass on the king's will, make the "Regardless of the Account Book" public, and seize all the Taoist temples, manors, fields, and all the hidden fields in the "No Matter the Account Book"! Arrest all Taoist priests, family members, believers, and all the hidden households in the "Regardless of Account Book"! ”

"Yes!" Hu Quan and others responded loudly.

"Wait!" Zhang Maocheng hurriedly stopped, and Hu Quan, who was going down to deliver the decree, turned his head to Zhu Zhen and said loudly: "Your Highness, are you really coming?" ”

"Joke, this king has killed thousands of people!" Zhu Zhen looked at Zhang Maocheng with a cruel smile with a caring and mentally handicapped look: "Why do you idiots who are close relatives marry still think I'm joking? ”

"Aren't you afraid of stirring up a civil uprising?!" Zhang Maocheng is very inward-looking.

"Haha, this king likes to put down rebellion!" Zhu Zhen laughed loudly and said: "I have the army of the Jiangxi Dusi in my hands, as well as the forbidden army brought by the fourth brother. These elite soldiers who are eager for military exploits must hope that you can do what you say! ”

Saying that, he stood up, pointed at Zhang Maocheng and sneered loudly: "And you, Zhang Maocheng, will become a sinner for the ages." Because of this rebellion you have set off, Zhengyi will become a cult like the White Lotus Society! From then on, there is no such thing as 'opening the south and opening the hole in the north'. The eternal foundation of Zhengyi has been ruined in one fell swoop! ”

"......" Zhang Maocheng was slammed on the chair by the sixth child's words. He knew very well that the sixth child was intimidating himself, but today's thousands of heads rolling to the ground made him dare not gamble.

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Seeing Zhang Maocheng's embarrassed appearance, Zhu Zhen knew that he had won the bet.

In fact, Zhang Tianshi guessed correctly, Zhu Zhen really couldn't be too ruthless. Because the old thief did not allow him to kill all of them......

Xu's experience from cloth clothes to the emperor is too bizarre, Xu is general environment is like this, and Boss Zhu is not an ordinary superstition. I always feel that it is not the will of heaven in the dark, how can I become the son of heaven as a cowherding baby?

So although he doesn't like that there are heavenly masters in the world, he is still unwilling to force the long-standing and godlike Heavenly Master Dao to a dead end.

Moreover, the Heavenly Master Dao has made meritorious contributions on the way of Boss Zhu's career.

In the sixth year of Longfeng, Boss Zhu already had the idea of becoming the emperor at that time. In order to increase his weight, at the suggestion of Liu Bowen, he sent a royal list to recruit Zhang Tianshi to meet him.

At that time, the heavenly master Zhang Normal also had a unique vision, and immediately presented Zhu Yuanzhang with the talisman of 'Heavenly Fortune and Return' to endorse Boss Zhu's rebellious cause.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's strength was not the strongest among the princes, and his foundation was also very shallow, so it was undoubtedly a great help to be able to get the support of Zhengyi, especially the recognition of Zhang Tianshi. It distinguishes Zhu Yuanzhang from other military leaders of the 'Grass King in Troubled Times' and gradually develops into a cohesive political group.

In the end, it formed a dimensionality reduction blow to the other princes, and completely laughed to the end.

After seizing the world, in the face of the situation of devastation, waste waiting to be rebuilt, and the people urgently need to recuperate, a political concept of quiet inaction and purification of people's hearts is in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's needs.

So in the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang awarded Zhang Tianshi the title of "Zhengyi Heir Teaching and Protecting the Country, Expounding Ancestors, Sincerely Chongdao, Hongde Dazhenren", and ordered him to "always be in charge of Taoist affairs in the world".

This marked Zhang Tian's transformation from the leader of Taoism in Jiangnan to the leader and spiritual leader of all Taoism in the world. This is a height that has never been reached in any dynasty.

Boss Zhu really expects them to continue to work hard for themselves to promote and consolidate the legitimacy of the Zhu Ming Dynasty. Although now it seems that they have disappointed the emperor.

But it is the same as ruling the world Taoism, and Taoism is an important spiritual pillar of the Ming people. If they knock them to the ground, it will inevitably cause a long-lasting and strong backlash.

There is a danger of rebellion in a short period of time. In the long run, it will give all kinds of cults the opportunity to fill the vacuum of faith that is being vacated, and it is very likely that chaos is still to come.

To put it bluntly, whether it is Zhang Tianshi in Jiangxi or Kong Sage in Shandong, they are all tools for his old Zhu family to reduce the cost of governance.

As long as the damage caused by the tool is less than the benefit it brings, it is better to pinch your nose and use it. This is the reason why Zhang Tianshi has no fear.

But the more this is the case, the more Zhu Zhen has to break his fearless mentality. Make him believe that he will really destroy them. Otherwise, how could these bullnoses be obedient?

When the other party does not dare to ignore his intimidation, the deterrence is successfully established.

(End of chapter)