First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Up to now, Zhang Shicheng only hopes that the existing land can be kept and nothing will be lost.Let him be safe and sound, continue to be his Great Zhou Chengwang, and enjoy every day.

In life, the most important thing is to be happy.

It is good to live enough.

Zhang Shicheng is already planning to let himself go, but before that, Zhu Yuanzhang's consent must be obtained, otherwise, everything will be empty talk!

"I can give Hangzhou to you, but I can't arrange soldiers and horses in Hangzhou. My people go to Hangzhou, and everything needs to be as usual."

Yang Xianzhen laughed, and I don't know who Zhang Shicheng learned from, maybe he got into the habit of haggling when he was smuggling salt.

"His Royal Highness, the mobilization of our troops and horses is not your business. As for the governance of Hangzhou, we have the final say! Business exchanges and taxation are also decided by us, how can we let others!"

Yang Xian didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, so he didn't wait for Zhang Shicheng to speak again, and said directly: "His Royal Highness, you should immediately announce to the world that you will break with the Yuan Dynasty and deal with your former officials of the Yuan court. Suspend all contacts with the Yuan Dynasty. Resolutely stand On the side of the Anti-Yuan Rebel Army, this can show your determination... By the way, there is also Tang Su, I hope you release him as soon as possible."

Zhang Shicheng kept his face sullen and didn't speak, just glared.

Yang Xian was not afraid, instead he said with a smile: "Our old friend hasn't seen each other for some time, I want to have a good drink and talk with him during dinner... I think King Cheng will definitely make it happen."

Yang Xian was smiling, with a harmless expression on his clothes, and before leaving, he saluted Zhang Shicheng.But before he could go far, there was a crackling sound behind him.

Yang Xian was in a good mood, and now Zhang Shicheng was left incompetent and furious.

Does he really dare to continue fighting?

Even if Suzhou can't be conquered for a while, isn't there still Huaidong?

If Yancheng, Gaoyou and other places are lost, Zhang Shicheng will have no bargaining capital.

Not busy, let's talk slowly.

Yang Xian's side is not in a hurry, but Hangzhou's side is in full swing.

Li Shanchang even rushed to Hangzhou with some civil servants to meet with Zhu Yuanzhang to discuss the succession of King Wu.

When he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang planned to succeed him in Hangzhou, Li Shanchang was dumbfounded, frowned, and said to Zhang Ximeng: "Master Zhang, you are with the superior, and there are some things that you should advise! For the most important things, everything must conform to the etiquette and norms, and people in the world must be convinced. If it is not done well, you and I will be ridiculed."

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Brother Li's words are very true, but I haven't figured out yet, what's wrong with being in Hangzhou?"

Li Shanchang's face darkened, "Are you pretending to be confused with me again? The superior inherits the throne of King Wu, and he must sacrifice to heaven and earth, sacrifice to his ancestors, and declare to the world...Jinling City is like our capital, and we will not ascend the throne in Jinling , went to Hangzhou, we are not Emperor Zhao Song, don't we feel ashamed?"

Dare to feel that Li Shanchang felt ashamed of the old Zhao family.

"Brother Li,

You are really right. It is precisely because Hangzhou recorded the humiliation of Zhao Song that we have to rebuild a country on the ruins.Establish a country completely different from Zhao Song. "

"This..." Li Shanchang hesitated, he thought for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out, what was he going to do?

"Master Zhang, you don't intend to flog the emperor of the Zhao family, do you?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and waved his hands, "Brother Li, I am a very kind person, how could I do something like destroying people's graves."

"That's good." Li Shanchang grabbed the teacup and drank a sip of tea, intending to suppress his shock.

Zhang Ximeng laughed and said, "Brother Li, I just plan to add a kneeling statue... Zhao Gou's kneeling statue in front of King Yue's tomb by the West Lake!"

puff!

Li Shanchang almost choked to death, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"You, you want Song Gaozong to kneel down? You, why don't you dig the grave!"

The tombs of the emperors of the Song Dynasty had already been destroyed. Not only the jewels were stolen, but even Song Lizong's skull was made into a wine vessel and dedicated to Ba Siba.

So digging graves is tolerable.

But to let an emperor kneel down, or kneel in front of the graves of his courtiers, this is a major event that will shake the foundation of imperial power, if it is really done, there will be endless troubles!

Li Shanchang thought over and over again, he walked around the door and window, looked around, then returned, pulled a chair, sat opposite Zhang Ximeng, and then said righteously: "Zhang Xiang, you are a smart person, so I won't talk nonsense. The king of Wu is only a temporary position, and the superior will definitely become emperor, do you know that?"

Zhang Ximeng straightened his back and proudly said: "I am full of confidence!"

Li Shanchang's face darkened, "Then do you know what Zhao Gou does?"

"What?"

"He's the emperor!" Li Shanchang said angrily, "He's also the emperor, the same emperor as his superior! Do you know what an emperor is?"

Without waiting for Zhang Ximeng to answer, Li Shanchang said decisively: "The emperor is the one who is supreme. After understanding, I will settle accounts with you!"

Li Shanchang leaned forward and narrowed the distance between Zhang Ximeng and Zhang Ximeng again. The two of them turned on each other, and Lao Li was earnest.

"Zhang Xiang, I have no intention of harming you, I just want you to understand, don't be stupid, we can't do things that touch Ni Lin!"

Li Shanchang looked anxious and affectionate, but he really wasn't lying.

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "Brother Li, don't be in a hurry, let's think about this carefully... If my lord becomes the emperor, this emperor will still be the same as Wanyan...Zhao Gou?"

Li Shanchang was amused to hear it, "I said Zhang Xiang, what difference can the emperor have, they are all ordered by heaven, and they are all ninety-five supreme!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and shook his head, "Brother Li, since the first emperor ruled the world, he abolished feudal states, established the system of prefectures and counties, and unified the world, so he has the title of emperor. So the sons of heaven after the first emperor have all inherited this position. And We are based on expelling the barbarians and restoring China. What we have to do is to rebuild the universe. To put it bluntly, our foundation lies in correcting the long-standing abuses of the past dynasties and in reshaping China. This emperor is absolutely different from other emperors. the same."

"The authority of the superior comes from one's own achievements and correcting the mistakes ahead! If you want to correct your mistakes, you must first admit your mistakes... Then since the Qin and Han Dynasties, which one is the biggest unjust case, the biggest mistake, and the biggest regret?"

Li Shanchang frowned, thought over and over again, and could only smile wryly, "It's all about this, it's naturally the eternal injustice of Lord Yue, the grudge of the storm!"

"That's right! There is no need to have these three words. It is really a laughingstock through the ages. Putting this kind of stupid king together with the lord will affect the prestige of the lord. It is better to change it completely. An old stupid king knelt down, and a new saint. Only the Lord can stand up. Brother Li, I don’t understand, how can you object to such a good thing?”

Zhang Ximeng paused, and then said: "Brother Li, what we want to assist the emperor and lord of the Ming Dynasty is nothing more than fame and history, and a long history. If it's just an ordinary dynasty, what's the point of being an ordinary founding hero? ? We should have the world in our minds, have the past and the present in our stomachs, open an unprecedented situation, and become the most important event in the past and present..."

Li Shanchang only felt that his head was buzzing. His theoretical foundation was obviously not as good as that of Zhang Ximeng. These things sounded specious, but he knew that this matter was definitely bigger than the sky.

Once it was done, it was truly amazing.

"Zhang Xiang, this matter, this matter still needs to be investigated carefully!"

Zhang Ximeng didn't continue to persecute him either. After all, this was a major event for him, and it could even be regarded as a key point in changing the course of history. Naturally, he couldn't be careless.

Li Shanchang looked for his subordinates and discussed the matter overnight.

Almost at the same time, a group of young people including Yu Yaochen were sent to Hangzhou.They are mainly responsible for taking over localities and achieving effective governance.

On the other hand, Tang Su finally came out of the prison.

Contrary to the devastation expected by the big guys, Tang Su actually gained a lot of weight.

I have to sigh, the food in the prison is really good.

He had already learned about the outside situation through the prison boss. Zhu Jiajun didn't need him to stay in Suzhou, but planned to let him go to Hangzhou, take a vacation for a while, and then assist in handling government affairs.

Tang Su left. Interestingly, Zhang Yu, Yang Ji, Xu Ben and others also left one after another, all heading for Hangzhou.

"Brother Qingqiu, you can go too!"

Gao Qi was startled, "I, I still want to stay."

"Stay here? You don't intend to ask Xiang Zhang for advice?" Wang Xing asked curiously.

Gao Qi blushed slightly, "This is natural, but, it's just that I thought Zhang Shicheng was not reconciled to defeat, and there would inevitably be wars in the future. I might be able to help if I stay!"

Wang Xing said from the bottom of his heart: "I admit that Brother Qingqiu's words are reasonable, but you are full of talent and learning, and it is time to assist Prime Minister Zhang and give full play to your talents. There are still too many things that need you to do. Monitor Zhang Shicheng, with me Enough!"

"you?"

Wang Xing smiled, "It's not just me, Brother Qingqiu, as long as you do well and act rightly, there will naturally be countless people supporting you. If I stay here, there will only be more and more helpers."

Gao Qi thought for a long time, and finally nodded, maybe he should go too.

In this way, the four great talents in Wuzhong left one after another and all gathered in Hangzhou. They had just arrived when they encountered a very exciting incident. Many people in the market were discussing, who was the real culprit who killed Grandpa Yue?

Just Qin Hui and the others, is that enough?

These discussions are aimed at Emperor Gaozong and Zhao Gou, and even among the people, more and more big guys use Wanyan Gou to call it!

Good guy!

As soon as he came here, he ran into a big event, and Gao Qi entered the state instantly...

Chapter 298 Zhu Yuanzhang's Good Relative

Compared with complicated intrigues and intrigues, Gao Qi is obviously more suitable for the work of debating classics.He walked around the streets, collected articles from scholars and scholars, and gradually figured out his views on Yue Fei's unjust case.

In fact, this matter is not complicated at all, but it is difficult to explain clearly because the monarch and ministers are implicated behind it. . .

For example, there was a widely circulated article that brought out Qin Hui's actions and scolded him severely. If Zhao Gou's part was involved, he would have been deceived by a traitor and credulously believed in slander.

Although Gao Zong Zhao Gou made some mistakes, he must not be allowed to kneel in front of Yue Fei's tomb, as a king and father, to kneel down and plead guilty to his courtiers. What kind of act is there no king or father?

Heaven and man are outraged, and heaven and earth hate it!

Absolutely impossible!

This article basically represents the current mainstream opinion, and the signature of the article is also very interesting, "An Jing old man".

Tao An, the word Lord respects.

Obviously, this article was written by this Confucian scholar, and to a certain extent, it was also the rumor that Li Shanchang released after discussing with the subordinate officials.

After all, after repeated weighing, Li Shanchang still doesn't believe Zhang Ximeng's words... After all, Lao Zhu will take that position sooner or later. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang is now a quasi-emperor.

Although his peers are enemies, it's okay to scold Emperor Zhao Song, but to make Zhao Gou kneel down is tantamount to denying the entire emperor's career, which is an act of flipping the table, which is absolutely unacceptable.

But Lao Li has also learned to be smart. He should not directly get involved in this kind of matter, let Tao An come forward, and even handed over the draft of this article to Zhang Ximeng for review.

This is a dispute of opinions, not a party dispute, don't get me wrong, our old Li has never formed a party for personal gain.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Ximeng has nothing to say, and even he hopes to start a thorough discussion to explain this matter thoroughly.

Sure enough, after a short period of deliberation, someone came out to refute. Yu Yaochen was the first to write the article. He joined Zhu Yuanzhang for a while and learned a lot about the situation. In addition, he himself is quite passionate, so he pointed out bluntly, With Yue Fei's status, it is definitely not something a prime minister can murder.

It is true that Emperor Gaozong was deceived for a while, so could it be possible that he was deceived for a lifetime?

In the past, everyone didn't dare to pierce the paper on the window. Could it be that Qin Hui awarded the twelve gold medals behind the emperor's back?

Zhao Song has perished for 100 years, and the Yuan Dynasty has come to an end.

When it's time for Vientiane to be renewed and the decadence to be swept away, is it possible that we still have to paint and paint for the faint king of the previous dynasty?

Those who say this don't understand the true meaning of expelling the barbarians and restoring China!

Yu Yaochen's article can't be said to be very in-depth, but it is very in line with the current public opinion... Although many people can't write articles or publish any grand opinions, they can always go to Grandpa Yue's grave to express their hearts.

Therefore, there was an endless stream of people going to Yue Fei's grave every day, and Yu Yaochen and a few young scholars set up a platform outside, constantly telling about the shame of Jingkang and about Yue Fei's several Northern Expeditions.

Every time the humiliation was mentioned, on and off the stage, there was a lot of hatred and curses.

Shouldn't such a foolish king kneel in front of Grandpa Yue's grave to apologize?

Soon, some people jointly signed a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang, asking for a kneeling statue of Zhao Gou.

At this time, Zhang Yuyou wrote an article in due course. His arguments were clear and strange, and his angles were tricky.

Zhang Yu believed that Gaozong Zhao Gou used the beginning of "Chen Gou Yan" in his letter of credence to the Kingdom of Jin, which showed that Zhao Gou had bowed his knees to the Jin people and was an out-and-out emperor.

According to this principle, the 300-year Zhao Song Dynasty should be cut, the first half is Zhao Song, and the second half is Wanyan Song.

It is most appropriate to call Zhao Gou Wanyan Gou.

Since Wanyan Gou is already a courtier of the Kingdom of Jin, how can he be regarded as the emperor of the Central Plains?

Since he is not the emperor of the Central Plains, so what if he kneels down?

As soon as this article came out, it had no other effect. Instead, it confirmed Wanyan Gou's nickname, and by the way, Wanyan Song was created, and the people of Hangzhou were hooked after hearing it.

At this time, Gao Qi also made a move. He did not directly discuss the matter, but proceeded from historical facts. After Qin Hui returned from the Kingdom of Jin, he peddled the Song-Jin peace talks.

Thanks to the support of Zhao Gou, he was promoted very quickly, and he formed a clique, which squeezed out Lu Yihao and took power.

At this time, Qin Hui came up with his strategy, in short, "People from the north return to the north, and people from the south return to the south".

At that time, the generals of the Song Dynasty, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Zhang Jun and others were all northern athletes, and most of their soldiers were also northern men.

The so-called northerners returning to the north means abolishing martial arts and digging their own graves.

Why did Qin Hui do this?

From the point of view of the Song Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers were eager to live in peace. If there were such a group of northern warriors in the court who clamored all day to restore the Central Plains, return to their hometowns, and restore their homeland, they would have to fight with the Jin people all the time, and the peace negotiation would not succeed at all.

The Kingdom of Jin also knew this very well. He wanted Song Ting to release the people in the north, firstly to disintegrate the Song army, and secondly to replenish the population and restore the economy and people's livelihood in Lianghe.

This is the truth of Yue Fei's unjust case. As for other explanations, they all deviate from the truth.

Frankly speaking, Zhao Gou has also struggled before. For example, the southerners return to the south, and the northerners return to the north. Zhao Gou claims that the northerners will return to safety?

So at the beginning, Zhao Gou also vigorously promoted Yue Fei, allowing him to command heavy troops at a young age... But as time went by, some generals from the north also occupied land in the south and lived a comfortable life.