After handling the affairs of the three daughters, Zhu Zhang asked the three daughters to leave first. said that he had something to say to Li Mingyi.

As soon as the three girls left, without waiting for Zhu Zhang to speak, Li Mingyi took the initiative to stretch out his hand and asked, "Is it time for Master to give me a gift?" ”

Zhu Zhang took out a familiar package from his arms, handed it to Li Mingyi, and said, "I knew that you kid was waiting." Check it out. ”

Li Mingyi took the package and opened it to see that it was a fire mystic. He casually dropped the package on the table and said, "What did I think, it turned out to be this." Then Wang Liang was killed by you, Master? ”

Zhu Zhang said angrily: "Of course I killed it." This kind of thing must only be done by Master to wipe your ass. ”

Li Mingyi said: "Actually, the fire mystic technique in this is not a secret art. ”

Zhu Zhang had already guessed it, but he still asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"This is indeed the casting technology of the Vulcan Cannon, but it is not the latest version." Li Mingyi said, "According to this technology, even if the Vulcan cannon is created, it will be a little stronger than the existing artillery." ”

Zhu Zhang looked at this apprentice and said with some reproach: "You kid, do you know that Beimu wants artillery technology, how long have you been thinking about it, how can you let Wang Liang go north with this thing?" ”

Li Mingyi knew that there were indeed many problems in his plan this time, so he said: "I didn't expect to meet the tribe of Beimu. Luckily, nothing happened. He eventually came back. ”

Zhu Zhang said: "You little guy is not very old, but he has a lot of ideas. But these ideas are somewhat unrealistic. Let's talk about it, how did you plan this time? ”

When Li Mingyi saw the master asking, he understood that he was teaching himself, so he said, "It's very simple. I first used the secret technique of this Vulcan cannon to trick Zhou Weiming into cooperating. Let him support me as the king of Xiliang. After Zhou Weiming got the secret, he would definitely sacrifice him to the black robe. ”

When Zhu Zhang heard this, he suddenly asked, "What if he doesn't offer it?" ”

Li Mingyi replied: "If you don't offer it, I'll say that the Vulcan Sect stole the secret technique of the Liangwang Mansion, and directly asked the eldest brother to bring someone to the door to ask for it." ”

Zhu Zhang nodded in approval.

Li Mingyi continued: "I originally wanted to force Wang Liang to go north, and I pretended to be a northern herdsman to hunt them down. Then let the second brother go out of the horse, save him, and then search for secret techniques from him. framed him for fornicating with Beimu. ”

"Why are you complicating this so much?" After listening to Li Mingyi's words, Zhu Zhang asked.

Li Mingyi touched his head, confused, and said, "Is this complicated?" So how do you do that? ”

Zhu Zhang said directly: "Did you get Zhou Weiming's token?" ”

Li Mingyi nodded, took out Zhou Weiming's letter and golden seal from his arms, and said, "I asked him to write a letter, and there is also a golden seal." ”

Zhu Zhang took the letter, along with the golden seal, and said, "Since you have these things, why don't you notify Bai Wushu to take people?" ”

"Huh?" Li Mingyi didn't react for a while. In the past, when the master taught him strategy, he was all kinds of schemes, and then let the other side kill each other, and he sat on the profits of the fisherman, why is it so direct now?

Without waiting for Li Mingyi to reply, Zhu Zhang reached out and knocked his head fiercely, saying, "In Xiliang, your Wang family has the final say." You say that he colluded with Beimu, that is, he colluded with Beimu, as long as there is some evidence to give an explanation to the above. What's the use of doing so fine. ”

Li Mingyi still didn't react, and asked, "But isn't my father still in the Holy Capital City?" If they get a grip on it......"

Zhu Zhang said to Li Mingyi in a tone of hatred that iron does not become steel: "Silly apprentice, stupid apprentice." Why are you so stupid? What do you think King Liang can rely on to become a king with a different surname? The favor of the first emperor? The military exploits of pacifying Liangzhou? Of course, all of them are there. But none of the main reasons. ”

Li Mingyi looked at his master, suddenly understood, and said, "It's the Cold Clothes Army." As long as the Wintercoat Legion is still in the hands of their father, they will not embarrass their father. Once the Coldcoat Legion is separated from their father, there is no need for any king with a different surname. ”

Zhu Zhang nodded, expressed his approval, and said, "You're not stupid enough to go home. As soon as your father went to the Holy Capital this time, they were anxious to install a prison guard in the Coldcoat Legion. I just want to get the Winter Clothes Legion in my hands. If you behave weakly at this time, then King Xiliang will be in danger in the Holy Capital. Only by forcibly cutting off all the hands that reach out to the cold-clothed army can the safety of King Xiliang in the holy capital be guaranteed. ”

At this time, Li Mingyi completely came back to his senses and said: "So when my father went to the Holy Capital City, he only explained to our three brothers. Didn't shout white invincible. It is because Bai Wushu is not only a courtier of the Ming Kingdom, but also a courtier of the King of Xiliang. And we can only be the sons of the king of Xiliang. ”

There was a hint of relief in Zhu Zhang's eyes, and he said, "Yes, this is like my apprentice." ”

When he asked this, Li Mingyi suddenly asked, "Master, do you know why my father had to go to the Holy Capital City?" ”

Hearing this question, Zhu Zhang let out a rare sigh and said, "Because he is the King of Xiliang." If he doesn't go to the Holy Capital, he won't be the affectionate and righteous King of Xiliang. ”

Seeing that Zhu Zhang opened the topic, Li Mingyi asked another question that had been buried in his heart, and said, "Master, what are you planning?" ”

If it were usual, Zhu Zhang would definitely divert the topic and not answer this question. But this time Zhu Zhang did not run away, he looked at his only apprentice and asked a question.

"Mingli, do you think Da Ming Guo is good?"

This question is simple, and you can answer the good and bad directly. But Li Mingyi understood that if he answered like this, he would never know what his master was planning.

Li Mingyi thought for a while and said: "Whether the Ming Kingdom is good or not, in fact, it is necessary to divide people." ”

After Li Mingyi finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Zhang, Zhu Zhang smiled, nodded, and motioned for Li Mingyi to continue.

Li Mingyi seemed to be encouraged and said: "For ordinary people, it doesn't matter if it's good or bad. Because they may not be able to leave the Zhuangzi where they are for the rest of their lives. They have worked hard all their lives and can barely make ends meet. ”

Zhu Zhang did not speak.

Li Mingyi continued: "But for those families, the Great Ming Kingdom is very good. Because here, they have endless wealth without having to work. And they can still be officials, they can study, and they can enjoy many treatments that ordinary people can't enjoy. ”

Zhu Zhang looked at Li Mingyi and asked, "Do you think this is fair?" ”

The question was very simple, and Li Mingyi said without thinking about it: "It's not fair." ”

Zhu Zhang asked again: "Then what do you think is fair?" ”

Li Mingyi didn't answer directly, but asked, "Master, do you want to maintain the fairness and justice of the Great Ming Kingdom?" ”

Zhu Zhang sighed and said, "There is no fairness and justice in this world. If you want to be fair, then I, Zhu Zhang, think that my virtue and talent are better than today's Your Majesty, shouldn't I be more suitable than him to sit in that position? If we want to talk about justice, we went out of Liangzhou back then, for those northern herdsmen in Liangzhou, are we righteous? ”

This is a bit rebellious, so Li Mingyi didn't dare to talk, but looked at Zhu Zhang.

Zhu continued: "Fairness and justice are just slogans put forward by those who think they are idealists. This kind of slogan can be shouted to others, but it cannot be a shackle that binds us. ”

After saying this, Zhu Zhang looked at Li Mingyi very seriously and said, "Mingli, I know you have always wanted to know what we are planning. Today I will tell you what we are waiting for. ”

Seeing that he became serious, Li Mingyi also became solemn and said, "I am willing to listen to Master's teachings." ”

Zhu Zhang said: "In the past thousands of years, there have been countless emperors and generals in the land of Kyushu. But only Taizu was born in poverty. All the other emperors, all they did was turn their homes into countries. They all have the support of their own families behind their kings. They're just making their privileges even bigger. ”

"Even if it is Taizu, in order to expel the Tartars, he has to unite with the major families and borrow their power to become emperor. But no matter who is the emperor, it is these families who are really in power. Because the emperor was too high, so high that he was far away from the people. But the family has always been above the people. ”

In order to suppress these families, Taizu also thought about replacing these families through the imperial examination, but in the end, under the resistance of the family, it was not done. So the first emperor supported the Vulcan Sect to suppress the family. It's just that this divine and ghostly thing is too vain to be a long-term solution. ”

"What your father and I have planned is one way. A road that allows ordinary people to keep pace with the family through hard work. ”

Li Mingyi asked, "What should I do?" ”

Zhu Zhang shook his head and said, "We haven't found it yet." But we made some attempts. Just like these people in the Winter Clothes Army, they are all from ordinary people. But the Coldcoat Corps is there, but civilian jobs are hard to find. Ordinary people don't have the opportunity to read at all, and they don't have the energy to read. ”

Li Mingyi suddenly thought of something and asked, "So you brought the Xie family to Liangzhou?" ”

Zhu Zhang did not deny it, and said: "Yes, I brought the Xie family to let them set up a school in Liangzhou." But the group of people from the Xie family would rather live in the tavern than start teaching. ”

"What then?"

Zhu Zhang said: "These are not in a hurry. The most important thing now is to get the road open. This first step was the imperial examination. This is also the purpose of your father's trip to the Holy City. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhang didn't say any more.

Li Mingyi asked, "What about the second step?" ”

Zhu Zhang shook his head and said, "The first step is completed first, so that you can know how to take the second step." Okay, let's talk about going back to Liangzhou. ”

"Ah, what's the matter in Liangzhou?" Zhu Zhang diverted the topic, and Li Mingyi didn't react for a while.

Zhu Zhang said with a smile: "What else can I do, take you to kill that Zhou Weiming." ”

"Is it so straightforward?"

"Of course, you have all the evidence of the crime, so what are you waiting for if you don't do it at this time. Before the war with Beimu, it is better to remove these unstable factors as soon as possible. ”