Chapter 195.

Face it.

Zhang Anshi’s entire body was confused.

Although he had always been humble, he had never asked anyone such a question.

And as for his impression of Zhu, he was arrogant and cocky.

And such an arrogant and cocky person is asking such a question at this time.

Is this …… not a joke?

So Zhang Anshi was busy looking at Yiluoha again.

Yiluoha, however, was even more abashed than Zhang Anshi, directly hanging his head low and not daring to utter a single breath.

If even Yiluoha was like this, then the basic judgment made by Zhang Anshi was that this was a big, serious problem.

So Zhang Anshi laughed dryly, “Why did Your Majesty say that?”

Zhu Di said with a sullen face, “I feel more and more that I am that presumptuous fool, hopelessly stupid.”

With that, Zhu Di gazed at Zhang Anshi and said, “You don’t have to worry, you’re doing a great job.”

Zhang Anshi didn’t find it easy.

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty might as well take a seat, I’m afraid Your Majesty is a bit tired, why don’t you take a sip of tea here and have a good rest?”

Zhu said, “I can’t eat, and I can’t sit still.”

He shook his head, “I have a doubt in my heart, a question that calls me really sleepy.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “Dare I ask if Your Majesty’s query is ……”

Zhu Di raised his head and looked seriously at Zhang Anshi, saying, “Secretary Zhang, you say …… that this today, whose family is the world?”

Zhang Anshi said in his heart, “It will not say that it is my Zhang family, right? No way, no way.

Zhang Anshi face slightly changed, then hastened to say, “Of course it is His Majesty, His Majesty is rich in the four seas, under the sky is not the king of the land, the rate of the land is not the king of the ministers, the world military and civilian people, are all His Majesty s people, the Nine or Five, is …… there any doubt about this?”

Zhu Di shook his head, sighed: “No, you are not right, this is only the name, according to my view …… this world is not my family, I am only the clay Bodhisattva in the temple, the real master of the house, may not be me.”

Zhang Anshi at this moment finally understood how Yilungha felt.

It’s not a good idea to continue this conversation, so it’s no wonder that even Yilungha is pretending to be deaf and dumb right now.

But at this moment, Zhu Di raised his head and said, “Follow me as I swing back to the palace, you go too.”

What could Zhang Anshi say, at this time, whatever Zhu said was right, so he immediately said, “Yes.”

Zhu Di did not say anything else, looked a little bit of silence, and led the people to swing back to the palace.

It was just along the way when they arrived at the pier, intending to take the ferry back to Nanking.

Zhu, who was stifling his face, suddenly heard a series of coughs.

With that, his eyes glanced toward a corner.

Instead, he saw a scholar, with an old servant, who seemed to be saying something to a cargo man along the way.

Zhu’s eyes looked straight at the scholar.

The ferry was about to leave.

Yizhuoha cautiously urged, “The ship is leaving, what are you looking at, sire ……?”

“Nothing ………” Zhu pursed his lips and calmly said, “Thought I had met an old friend …… ”

The monk who also lost his head can’t understand, which one of His Majesty’s late friends is not now a man of the world, a man of the world?

Even if it was the dog at the Beiping King’s house, now it may be the official body of a thousand households.

How can there still be a deceased person like ……?

“I should have been mistaken.” Zhu withdrew his gaze, then walked towards that ferry with faith.

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“Cough up …… cough up ……”

The scholar desperately covered his mouth, and this perch somehow made his cough get worse instead.

He bought a cooking cake from the freighter, wrapped it in a lotus leaf, and carried it in his hand, despite his physical ailments, but with a written look on his face.

“What auction did you say ……?”

Cargo made a sale, the mood is good, smilingly responded: “In fact, the small also do not know, only know that many merchants have come, so today is particularly lively, in the past days the sale here is good, today’s sale is even more needless to say, ai, I should have known, last night, should let my mother-in-law to more branding of some of the pancakes, you see, this is less than midday, it is almost to be I should have let my mother-in-law cook more cakes last night.

“This place …… is indeed lively.”

“More than lively, that Annan Marquis, is our Qixia’s God of Fortune, with him, everyone said, here can race Nanjing.”

“Why, that Annan Marquis …… seems to be quite the heart of the people here?”

“How mustn’t it be? If he were not there, Qixia so many people, which one has a peaceful life, and so many merchants ……”

The scribe smiled, “You’re right.”

He said, and walked away with faith.

The smile remained on his face.

The old servant carefully caught up with him, and then joined him in a small rented compound.

Seeing the scholar coughing on one side and showing joy on the other, the old servant said worriedly, “Master, that Zhang Anshi is so popular, shouldn’t that be something that should be worried about? This Zhang Anshi ……”

The scholar took a deep breath, seemingly smoothing his breath a bit at once: ”Fortune is a blessing, and misfortune is a blessing. There is never an absolute distinction between good and bad in the world, Zhang Anshi gained these hearts and minds, he had to lose some other hearts and minds! These people who have gained the hearts of the people how grateful to him, then some other people, will be how hateful to him. This is what is called the opposite of what is best.”

He coughed and continued, “This Daming …… thought …… that the river and mountain could last for a long time, and what we do is just a mayfly shaking the tree, at most, it is just to create some chaos for them, and this Zhu Di …… is not an oil lamp, counting on the demise of the Ming, is impossible. But now …… I feel that things can be done, my wish in my life, may not be unable to realize.”

The old servant was bewildered, but he knew that his master had always anticipated things like a god, so he said, “If that’s true, then it couldn’t be better.”

Just as soon as the words were out of his mouth, the scribe coughed violently again.

“Cough cough …… cough cough ……”

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When Zhu Di returned to the palace, he immediately summoned all the officials for an audience.

At this time in the Wen Yuan Pavilion, the warehouse department master Liu Wenjun was recruited again, yesterday his majesty let the ministry of mandarins sent the book of merit exams, today there may be a decree of grace, to be prepared to go to the audience to thank you for the grace.

Xie Jin and Hu Guang, Yang Rong three people, to the Wen Yuan Pavilion of the teahouse, the three people are seated.

And Liu Wenjun was invited.

Xie Jin gently said toward him, “Sit.”

Liu Wenjun said, “My humble servant is ashamed, it’s better to stand.”

Xie Jin smiled and said, “Here, there is no official size, we are all readers, we should be readers to fellowship.”

Xie Jin does have a few brushes, will be among the scholars of the human condition, to the extreme.

Only then did Liu Wenjun owe it to himself to sit down.

Hu Guang surveyed Liu Wenjun, also quite satisfied, said, “Yesterday there was a decree to go to the Ministry of Appointments, the Ministry of Appointments side of the news, visible to have a holy grace down. You are the most sincere gentleman, these, I have also heard about it.”

Liu Wenjun said shamefully, “It’s all because of Lord Xie’s generous love, I’m really ashamed.”

When these words came out, Yang Rong, who had originally secretly nodded to Liu Wenjun, had his eyes faintly flashed with a different kind of luster.

At first he also had an excellent impression of Liu Wenjun, for Liu Wenjun’s fame was indeed not small, and both his superiors and the subordinate zookeepers said that he was a gentleman and had the style of an ancient minister.

Such a moral gentleman is precisely the realm that all readers seek.

However, Liu Wenjun deliberately aggravated his tone when he answered Hu Guang, saying that this is the generous love of Xie Gong ……

Of course, it is not that Yang Rong has any prejudice against Xie Jin, or feel that Liu Wenjun and Xie Jin have a close relationship, making people jealous.

Rather, Liu Wenjun’s response, it is too decent, he emphasized that Xie Jin’s kindness to his own, but also clear that Xie Jin is about to help his future prospects, while in front of the face of the three university professors, this word to Xie Jin to show goodwill.

Is this something a dunce gentleman …… can do?

It is clear that only the greasiest of official greaseballs can respond so skillfully and never make any mistakes.

A man who holds his measure so well …… and the style of the ancient ministers …… are clearly at odds.

So Yang Rong smiled and said, “Duke Xie has, indeed, often been praising you these past few days, saying that you are a just and upright official, clean and honest.”

Liu Wenjun busily said, “Got so fallacious praise, really no place to be ashamed of, so …… the next official should be even more clean and self-defense, only to be able to afford to solve the public’s compliments.”

Xie Jin laughed and was about to say something.

At this time, a eunuch came and said, “His Majesty has a decree to summon the hundred officials for an audience.”

“Summoning the hundred officials at this time?” Xie Jin frowned, feeling a bit surprised, but still busy getting up and saying, “We’ll go to the audience quickly, so we can’t miss it.”

At that moment, all of them went to Chongwen Hall together.

Here, Zhu Di has long since risen to his seat, his face hidden behind the tassel he wears on his head, making it impossible to guess whether he is happy or angry.

Hundreds of officials have fishtailed into the room and saluted, “Greetings, Your Majesty, long live the Emperor.”

Zhu Di Zhi pursed his lips and was speechless.

Also lost in the harbor: “The ministers are excused.”

The crowd rose to their feet.

Seeing that Zhu Di remained silent, it made the hundred officials hesitant, so one by one, you look at me, I look at you.

It is at this time, Zhu Di suddenly picked up a book, said: “The Ministry of mandarins Gongkao Division sent a Gongkao, this Gongkao, will be the Ministry of households warehouse Department of Liu Wenjun, the master of the Department of the Ministry of praise for the top good, Jian Qingjia ……”

Jian Yi, who was old, came out of his class slowly and saluted, “I am here.”

Zhu Di said, “The Ministry of the Ministry of Justice Beijing inspection, every three years, how many people can be selected for the top.”

Jianyi said, “Your Majesty, last year there was a Beijing inspection, of which the top, a mere sixty-one people.”

Zhu Di said, “In that case, such a merit examination is already a phoenix feather?”

Jianyi could not guess Zhu Di’s mind, so he said, “Reporting back to Your Majesty, yes.”

Zhu added, “In that case, it seems, how would such a minister normally be praised?”

“Praise is not, but …… there is such a merit test words, when the court pushed, it is like a tiger to add wings, this year by the court pushed, ascending Teng more than four ministers, which on the top, accounted for half.”

Zhu Di’s face was indifferent, but he still continued to ask, “How many ranks is Liu Wenjun, the head of the warehouse department?”

“Your Majesty, it is the sixth rank.”

Zhu Di said, “Although the sixth grade, but in the Department of the Hall, but also for a party in charge, so the power and responsibility is not small it.”

“Yes.”

Zhu Di also said, “If there is a court push this year, he can be promoted to any official?”

“With his official reputation, I thought that he could be promoted by breaking the rules, either into the Hanlin Academy as an attendant reader, or as a royal historian of the Duzha Academy, or, if he is lucky, as a metropolitan royal historian.”

Zhu Di nodded, and then said, “Then after that, after two more years, in the Hanlin Academy and the Ducha Academy if there is no mistake, then you can be court pushed for the ministries of the ministers, is it?”

“It also depends on whether there are vacancies.” Jianyi knew the affairs of the ministry like the back of his hand, so he said, “Naturally, there are quite a few such cases.”

Zhu Di, however, added: “The Ministry of Justice merit examination, can it be fair?”

Jian Yi hastened to color: “Your Majesty, the merit examination and the Beijing inspection, is the duties of the Ministry of the Ministry, the relationship between the national capital, I and the Ministry of up and down, never dare to slacken.”

Zhu Di said, “It is also said here that Liu Wenjun is a clean official and a righteous man.”

Jianyi said, “There should be no mistakes.”

Zhu Di nodded his head and said, “This statement by Secretary Jian is considered to be a solution to my confusion.”

After saying that, Zhu Di’s eyes fell on the three in this hall. Said: “Xie Qingjia, Hu Qingjia, Yang Qingjia, what do the three of you think about Liu Wenjun?”

This question is a little strange, but linked to His Majesty yesterday specifically asked for Liu Wenjun’s merit examination book, Xie Jin thinks that this Liu Wenjun may really want to fly, otherwise why would His Majesty ask in such detail?

So Xie Jin said: “Liu Wenjun official reputation is excellent, I have heard of his many deeds, this sale of Western treasures and made a merit, can be a model for the hundred officials.”

Hu Guang said, “I second the motion.”

When it came to Yang Rong, Yang Rong said, “I don’t know much about Liu Wenjun, so I don’t dare to speak out.”

With these words, what was originally a great situation seemed to have dropped a rat turd all of a sudden.

Xie Jin heart hate, this Yang Rong deliberately want to tear him down?

In addition to the realization of the red color, the hundred officials have to look at Yang Rong, the heart is muttering, Yang Gong this is what is the intention?

Could it be that suspicion has grown in the Wen Yuan Pavilion?

Zhu Di gazed at Yang Rong, but said, “What do the other ministers think?”

Liu Wenjun nervously lowered her head, waiting for something.

Then I heard the crowd say, “Your Majesty, Master Liu is commendable for his self-restraint and dedication to public service.”

Liu Wenjun was relieved in his heart and couldn’t help but feel a little smug.

But just then, a voice said, “In my opinion, it may not be.”

When these words came out, the crowd was first stunned, and then followed the voice.

But it was Zhang Anshi!

That Liu Wenjun was in a tense mood, wondering who was putting shoes on him, but when he took a look at Zhang Anshi, he was relieved.

This guy, who has always been notorious, came to scold the old man, but it seems that the old man is clean!

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi and said, “Oh?”

Zhang Anshi said: “Everyone praises Liu Wenjun, but they all say that he is just what a gentleman, Your Majesty …… is it possible that the ministers of the court, as long as they are a gentleman, it is good? In this case, I have many slaves at home, they are all scrupulous, loyal, this is not honest, long ago by the minister to beat out, in this way, is not the minister’s slaves, are also a gentleman, can be a good official, what is the wind of the ancient minister?”

When these words came out, many people immediately changed color.

Zhang Anshi was no fool, and seeing His Majesty’s appearance, he already knew that His Majesty had been moved to real anger.

It’s that time of year. What are you waiting for?

So Zhang Anshi said, “Using morality to evaluate a person’s good or bad, this is actually nothing wrong, but the problem is …… that there is no way to evaluate this moral good or bad, let’s just say that all the eunuchs in the temple, by what right can you judge others?”

“So in my opinion, to judge the merits of a minister, we should look at what merits he has made and what faults he has had, instead of the routine of always being a gentleman coming and going, and to talk about a gentleman, the people around me, they all praised me for being a gentleman, but what’s the use of that?”

Hundred Officials: “……”

To be honest, Zhang Anshi suddenly came out and gave people the feeling that …… he was sick.

It’s none of your business if people praise Liu Wenjun. What are you doing here?

Xie Jin’s face was gloomy, but he held back and did not attack.

But when it came to this, Liu Wenjun had to come forward, “Marquis Annan seems to have preconceived notions about the minister?”

“Of course there are preconceptions.” Zhang Anshi said righteously, “I have preconceived notions about all the so-called gentlemen.”

Liu Wenjun was anxious, so he bowed down towards Zhu Di and kowtowed, “Your Majesty ……鑷�……鑷�…… subjected to this insult… …Zhang Anshi insulted the minister …… under the big court in public, there is a loss of ministerial etiquette, I implore your majesty ……”

“You want to plead with me to punish Zhang Anshi, right?” Zhu Di looked straight at him, but said indifferently.

Liu Wenjun had not yet spoken.

Zhu Di said, “Good ah …… then punish the crime.”

His words fell.

Suddenly ……

There was actually a cacophony of voices coming from outside the temple.

The hundred officials looked at each other.

At this point, someone cried out, “Spare your life, spare your life ……”

Zhu Di sat high up in the hall, unmoved.

Just as the hundred officials were in disbelief.

But he saw a man escorted in at the temple.

The man was dressed in cloth and wore a spandex scarf, looking like a scholar.

The hundred officials were even more alarmed.

But at this time, Liu Wenjun suddenly exclaimed, “Children …… children ah ……”

The visitor …… is actually Liu Wenjun s eldest son Liu Heng.

Liu Heng struggled and let out a wail, “Father …… father …… someone has surrounded our home …… surrounded our home… …Father …… save me …… save me ah ……”

By this time, gradually, people began to realize what was going on.

At that moment, someone said, “Your Majesty …… what is the reason for this?”

Zhu Di to this, turned a deaf ear, only the corner of the eye swept that Liu Heng a glance, spit out a word: “Kill!”

At these words, the Han general escorting Liu Heng Liu Heng immediately drew his sword.

Clang.

This person raised his sword with both hands and directly chopped down hard towards this Liu Heng’s head.

Pfft ……

The blade entered the flesh, but it seemed to have stuck Liu Heng’s neck bone again.

Liu Heng screamed miserably as blood gushed from the back of his neck.

The man fell in a pool of blood, the knife was still stuck in the back of his neck, the big Han general was a bit anxious, a foot tucked into his head, both hands pulled the hilt of the knife, before pulling this knife out.

In just a blink of an eye, blood filled the entire hall.

Zhu Di still didn’t have any expression on his face.

He only watched it all with a sneer.

When the Son of Heaven is angry, he ambushes millions of corpses!

Not to mention it’s just one person in the district.

Some of the ministers were outright paralyzed with fear.

Even Emperor Tai Zu Gao didn’t kill anyone in front of the temple.

Some people were like sifting chaff, others screamed and backed away.

Those with a little guts only felt a little weak in their legs.

That Liu Wenjun saw the situation, immediately issued a sad cry: “Son, my son ah ……”

He cried out in pain and was about to pounce on him all at once, but he was stopped dead in his tracks by a couple of large generals at once.

“Your Majesty, what is the reason for this?”

Hu Guang bowed down and excitedly said toward Zhu Di, “Your Majesty can not be so ……”

Hu Guang subconsciously wanted to turn back to look at Xie Jin, wanting to let Xie Jin and Yang Rong together to discourage.

Unfortunately, at this time, Xie Jin hung his head low and did not say a word.

Hu Guang had to harden his head and continued, “Your Majesty, it is abuse to punish without teaching.”

Zhu Di, however, ignored, took the ivory dragon pattern paperweight of the imperial case, and fiercely struck the green copper gilded lotus leaf brush wash on the imperial case.

Knock Knock ……

Two clear and pleasant voices echoed in the hall, but they were harsh.

Then another person was escorted in.

The man cried out, “Father, Father ……”

The man screamed as he lowered his head and took a look at his brother’s corpse on the ground, and his entire body shivered.

The one who was escorted here was Liu Wenjun’s second son, Liu Yu, who almost fainted from fear at the sight.

As for that Liu Wenjun, she was already madly heading towards Liu Yu, exclaiming under her breath, “My son, my son …….”

His face was grim and pale as paper.

A loud cry escaped his mouth, and he tried to run over to them without thinking.

So much so that a few Han generals couldn’t even restrain him.

And Zhu Di, who was seated high, said gently, “Kill!”

This time, a knife, directly in Liu Wenjun’s face, stabbed Liu Yu straight in the back.

Liu Yu s body hit a jolt, and then …… his mouth wanted to say something, and he just sent out a syllable, and immediately after that, a mouthful of blood was sprayed out of his mouth.

He flopped to the ground, his hands subconsciously, trying to grab the tip of the knife that pierced out from his front chest, and then, as he spewed out more and more blood, his eyes then looked at Liu Wenjun in death.

Liu Wenjun let out a roar, “Why is this, why is this …… Why did you kill my son, Your Majesty ……”

Knowing that it was useless to look at his own son, he turned around, looked at Zhu Di with a twisted face, and let out a roar of rage from his mouth: ”Why is Your Majesty doing this? I am a minister. Throughout the dynasties, has there ever been a case of a father killing his son or a temple killing a man? Even if King Zhou of Shang and Emperor Yang of Sui were alive, it would be nothing more than that!”

At this point, he couldn’t care less.

And when the hundred officials saw this scene, they only felt revolted and fearful, and of course …… there were many …… angry people.

It’s a rabbit out of the hat kind of anger.

Even the grassroots would not be so abusive, let alone the scholars.

When Zhu Di heard this, he was playing with the paperweight in his hand, but at this moment, Zhu Di suddenly moved slightly, and then, he rested the paperweight on his royal case, and then said word by word: “Is that so? King Zhou of Shang and Emperor Yang of Sui are no better than that? Your two sons, being put to death, are you pained?”

After a pause, Zhu Di then said, “Do not be anxious, this is just the beginning it, to the father to kill the son, this is tyranny ……”

Zhu Di stood up and took a step down the hall, he appeared calm, even at this time, his face did not have any color of joy or anger, but gave people a cruel feeling.

He then said word by word: “Supervision of the construction of sea ships, need a large number of large wood, in order to see the view of large wood, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces, conscripted the people ninety-three thousand six hundred people, into the mountains to logging, of which …… fell into the mountain streams of seventy-two people. Also, encountered poisonous snakes, insects, jackals and wolves and the dead forty-five people. Just this …… will die more than a hundred people. The total number of people who went to the West …… Ocean was thirty-two thousand three hundred and forty-five. But in the middle of the disease, the death of one thousand four hundred and twenty-three people. Encountered shipwreck and died, six hundred and fifty-two people. Encountered the pirates, because of the fight against the pirates died, seven hundred and fifty-six people. In addition to this …… the disabled, countless.”

Zhu approached Liu Wenjun step by step: “In order to go to the West, how many people buried their bones in other countries, and how many people, facing those thousand waves, died in fear. Zheng He had said that diseases were frequent in the sea, and many people who were sick preferred to jump into the sea rather than endure the torture of the diseases. Some, moreover, unable to endure the loneliness of the sea, were already insane when they returned to land.”

“I would like to ask you a question.” Zhu Di gazed at Liu Wenjun and said word by word, “Are they not the fathers of their sons, not the sons of their fathers? Do they not have relatives? They have suffered so much and what have they gained? It is the national prestige of my Ming, and there is that boatload of treasures …… These treasures are exchanged with their blood, and it is me who took out the internal money and requisitioned countless manpower and material resources to exchange for them in the first place.”

“Yes, against the father to kill the son, against heaven and harmony, but …… if I do not kill your son today, how can I stand up to those who died away from home, how can I stand up to so many generals and soldiers, how can I afford to myself?”

Zhu Di’s face began to become hideous, his crimson eyes, staring dead at Liu Yu, said, “Now you even know the pain? Don’t be in a hurry …… the pain is still in the back?”

His words fell.

Another person was escorted in.

This time, it was Wenjun Liu’s third son.

This third son, Liu Jin, came in and immediately begged for mercy, “Spare my life, spare my life, I have done nothing, I am innocent, I am innocent!”

Zhu Di pointed his finger at Liu Jin, but he coldly looked at Liu Wenjun and said, “Liu Wenjun, come and tell me, this son of yours, is he guilty?”

Liu Wenjun exclaimed, “Your Majesty must not kill again.”

Zhu Di was cold: “Is this killing?”

At this point, someone coldly popped up and said, “It’s a blessing!”

The one who spoke was Zhang Anshi, but unfortunately, his voice was quickly drowned out by Liu Jin’s pleas for mercy.

Zhu Di continued to stare at Liu Wenjun, coldly said: ”I will ask you again, this is what you call killing? Good, then I ask you, how should I …… explain to those dead soldiers? How can I explain to myself? I will give you the treasure goods, how many silver taels did you take to sell!”

Liu Wenjun seems to have cried his eyes dry, hissed: “Ten …… fourteen thousand taels ……”

“Good a 140,000 two ……” Zhu Di coldly laughed: “Your treasure goods, the number is Qixia’s treasure goods several times, but the price, but less than Qixia’s one percent! I’ll ask you again, to whom have you sold it, and what benefits have you gained from it?”

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, he was furious, a kind of anger that emanated from the depths of his heart had permeated his entire body.

Zhu Di said: “I originally thought that people like you, will take away a little bit of my benefits, may take away 10%, may also take away 20%, I did not expect is that you have the guts, you dare to take away 90% of the benefits of me, on the …… me into your mother, you even still a gentleman, but also your mother’s two-sleeve clean! ”

At this moment …… the ministers seemed to understand a little something.

One sucked in a breath of cold air.

For a moment I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.

At this time, then heard Zhu Di said, “Kill, give me to kill, one by one …… his whole family of forty-five mouths …… all the male children, all give me to kill a clean!”

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