Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

In the woods between Yanziji Mountains, the light and shadow are mottled, and the birds are singing.

This woman is none other than the "sister-in-law" in Xu Jingchang's mouth, Xu Miaojin.

At this time, Xu Miaojin and Xu Jingchang were all wearing hunting attire with arrow sleeves. They were obviously accompanied by the generals of the Ding family to hunt and relax.

The children of King Xu Da of Zhongshan, Queen Xu Miaoyun, Duke Xu Huizu of Wei, and Marquis of Wuyang Xu Zengshou are of the same generation as Xu Miaojin, but their brothers are older and had children earlier, so although Xu Jingchang is called Sister Xu Miaojin, she is not a few years younger.

Although the social atmosphere in the early Ming Dynasty was not as bohemian as that in the late Ming Dynasty, it was still relatively open, especially for the noble daughters of noble families. Hunting was a popular hobby among the aristocracy.

Xu Jingchang stamped his feet anxiously, eager to step forward and pull the stubborn boy Zhu Yong back. Unfortunately, the mountain road was narrow and there were so many people separated, but there was nothing he could do.

"Zhu Yong, come back."

Somewhat unexpectedly, others had trouble talking, but when Xu Miaojin opened his mouth, Zhu Yong obeyed obediently.

He jumped down from the stone steps of the mountain path, walked one foot deep and one foot shallow into the tree pit next to him and stood next to Xu Miaojin, looking like a child who had made a mistake.

Xu Miaojin glanced at him and said with a smile: "Why, do you think you have done something wrong?"

Zhu Yong nodded, shook his head again, and said, "I...I didn't do anything wrong."

Xu Miaojin said: "Then why don't you come back with Jingchang and An Shi?"

Zhu Yong pointed at Jiang Xinghuo and said, "I'm going to find him and ask him if he said anything bad about my father secretly!"

Xu Miaojin chuckled and said, "Silly boy, whoever speaks bad things behind his back will let you know that the Imperial Master is not that kind of person. Don't get involved in these matters in the temple."

As soon as she said these words, there was laughter all around.

Zhu Yong scratched his head, his face turned red and he was silent.

Xu Miaojin was not as shy as before today. She tried her best to look serious. She turned to Jiang Xinghuo and said, "National Master, I'm sorry for you."

Seeing that she understood etiquette so well, Jiang Xinghuo felt that it was less troublesome, and he didn't have much else on his mind.

I'm busy saving people, so I don't have time for you and me.

The President's Reform Affairs Office has already put up a front, and there will be a formal ceremony to worship the Imperial Master at the eastern suburbs altar, but it won't be until March.

During this period, in addition to supervising the military affairs department to quickly get the hot air balloon out, he also had to prepare for the military academy. Naturally, he did not need to worry about the drills of the infantry and cavalry, but the three-stage attack and hollow square formation of the fire gun soldiers, as well as the intensified The lightweight field bronze cannon that was being trial-cast required him to put a lot of thought into how to arrange all aspects of training.

In addition, just in the center, there are all kinds of imaginable and unexpected things.

For example, the official compilation and publication of the "Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary", the expanded issuance of the third phase of the Ming Dynasty National Debt in Nanzhili, the investigation of the textile industry in Songjiang Prefecture, the rationalization of the test method in the six central departments and temples, and the improved version of guano phosphate fertilizer dilution ratio.

Although people such as the cabinet, Xia Yuanji, Zhang Yuchu and Yuan Gong can help with these matters, in the final analysis, he still needs to grasp the direction.

Moreover, Zhu Di's Shangfang sword is not only trust, but also some kind of pressure.

Zhu Di was urging him to do something quickly.

if not?

I really thought that I could kill the sky and the earth with a knife. This is the same as believing in the iron certificate of the elixir issued by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The uncontrollable supreme power of imperial power can be taken away from you no matter how it is given to you. I am afraid that the greatest use of this Shangfang sword is to borrow Jiang Xinghuo's hand to chop down some people who Zhu Di can't chop off himself.

If Jiang Xinghuo really used it to kill people, Zhu Di would probably be able to tolerate it once or twice. If he used it a few more times, he would definitely be confiscated, or it would cause even greater trouble.

"No wonder."

After saying that, Jiang Xinghuo led the soldiers down the mountain.

At this time, Xu Jingchang suddenly winked at Xu Miaojin, then chased after him and asked: "I wonder where the Imperial Master is going? We can still go together for a while. I and other children have collided with the Imperial Master and have not yet compensated the Imperial Master." present."

"No need for these false courtesy, Jiang doesn't care."

Jiang Xinghuo said honestly: "I need to go to the imperial prison."

“It just so happens that we are too”

Xu Jingchang's words were stuck in his throat.

Is this script wrong?

Didn't you say you were looking for some food? Are you going to the prison to find food?

Xu Jingchang looked at Xu Miaojin with tears in his eyes.

Sister-in-law, my nephew can only help you so far. This person doesn't play by the rules!

This is not because Jiang Xinghuo plans to revisit his old place, but at this time, there are indeed two things in the prison that he needs to deal with urgently.

The first thing was that Jin Yiwei was very efficient and caught several suspects who instigated the Imperial College Supervisors to cause trouble that night. Ji Gang needed him to talk and confirm in person.

The second thing was Jing Qing. Zhu Gaoxu made his own decision and asked Ji Gang to stuff Jing Qing's two daughters into the mansion assigned to him by Zhu Di. Although in this era it was common for the children of criminals to be assigned as official slaves and official prostitutes, but Jiang Xinghuo still didn't like this approach. In addition, he heard that Jing Qing was very emotional recently and would try to kill himself from time to time. Jiang Xinghuo planned to go and have a look.

Although Jing Qing is pedantic, he is undoubtedly the epitome of some conservatives, or a bright red symbol. He is advised to live and let him live to witness the victory of science over Confucianism and see what the natural laws of this world are. , it is better than dying silently in prison.

At this moment, Zhang Anshi, who had probably calmed down, suddenly interrupted: "The other day, I heard the empress told my sister that she wanted to visit Prince Consort Mei when she had time."

Perhaps because he thought this reason was too outrageous, Xu Miaojin tugged on his nephew's sleeve, but Xu Jingchang got the wrong idea.

Xu Jingchang slapped his thigh: "Yes, yes! It just so happens that we are going to the prison to see Prince Consort Mei!"

Well, this Mei Yin is the one who has appeared many times. Since the defeat of Emperor Jianwen, he has been hanging out in Huai'an with an army of 100,000 people.

Don't underestimate this Mei Consort. First of all, his wife is not an ordinary princess. She is Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest daughter, Princess Ningguo, and Zhu Di's eldest sister. Secondly, Mei Yin is the nephew of the famous founding general of the Ming Dynasty, Runan Hou Mei Sizu, and has a very prominent background. .

Zhu Yuanzhang was very fond of Mei Yin, who was both civil and military, and treated him as half a son. Not only did he let him serve as a scholar of politics in Shandong, he also asked him to go to the Zhongdu Remaining Department for military parades in his place. Before he died, he also called Mei Yin over and asked him to assist Zhu Yunwen. , regarded as a trusted minister.

Therefore, although Mei Yin was defeated and captured and imprisoned in imperial prison, Zhu Di could not kill his brother-in-law.

Xu Huizu and Mei Yin had a very close relationship, so Empress Xu naturally asked her relatives to take time to visit Mei Yin, so as not to be confused in the prison. Well, Empress Xu was quite aware of Zhu Di's sometimes petty nature.

These noble disciples insisted on following him. Unless they were going to prison together, Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to let them follow.

As a straight man who cares about the common people, the Imperial Master was naturally speechless all the way.

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In the prison, Jing Qing, with only half of his tongue left, held a copy of "Di Bao" tightly in his hand, and his eyes seemed to burst out of fire.

"A bunch of tiger teeth! A bunch of tiger teeth (a bunch of nonsense)!"

As a key target of detention, Jing Qing definitely had no way to get the Di Bao, an internal newspaper distributed to court officials. There was no doubt that it was the consort Mei Mei who had a bright eye in the cell next to him who handed it to him.

Jing Qing's fingers poked on the beautifully printed paper, making a "bang bang" sound.

Mei Yin looked at the crazy Jing Qing and knew that this person was already a little delirious.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Jing Qing is now like a walking corpse. The reason why he is alive is for two reasons. First, Zhu Di will not let him die. Second, he must hold his breath and witness his blood with his own eyes. Whether the oath takes effect, whether God really opens his eyes.

In other words, when the day comes, no matter whether it rains or not, Jing Qing will be close to death as soon as his heart breaks.

"It's not all nonsense."

Mei Yin, who is quite knowledgeable, said: "Jiang Xinghuo's use of contradictions to explain the flow of yin and yang in Tai Chi is a very interesting statement. It solves the problem of 'two begets three' that has always been troubled by Neo-Confucianism and cannot be broken through. The principles of nature are suddenly understood. With this new set of things, there is no problem in conferring Confucianism on one of the five Northern Song Dynasty disciples. That is, at this level, it is not bad at all."

"One tiger's teeth! One tiger's teeth!"

Two people can talk at the same time, but they can also talk about their own things.

In other words, Mei Yin was depressed and panicked. It didn't matter whether the person next to him was a lunatic, as long as someone listened to him.

"But Jiang Xinghuo's so-called 'bold assumptions, careful verification, and practice can lead to true knowledge' method of studying things to achieve knowledge is not necessarily feasible. I heard that Confucian scholars are talking about it a lot now."

This is a true statement. As soon as Jiang Xinghuo proposed the theory of using contradictions to explain the flow of Tai Chi, and it was promoted by "Di Bao", almost all civil servants with a Neo-Confucian background quickly recognized this theory. It’s a fresh statement, because it couldn’t be better. Anyone who has a basic understanding of Neo-Confucianism knows that this is equivalent to filling one of the last few holes in Neo-Confucianism, and it is completely patched.

However, the new method of studying things to achieve knowledge has been met with considerable criticism and incomprehension, and opposition voices have dominated the mainstream.

This has something to do with the fact that the investigation of things requires not only "examination of things" but also "examination of the mind". This method cannot be used to "examine the mind", so it is innately put on a certain filter of contempt.

But more importantly, this method has never been demonstrated to everyone.

The National Master said that performing rain prayers in March, and in the "Di Bao", it is equivalent to letting everyone let their imagination run wild, and use this set of inquiry methods to demonstrate the contradictions and natural principles of "rain". In this empty period, naturally the demons are dancing wildly. Get up and say whatever you want.

But this is exactly Jiang Xinghuo's purpose. The more we discuss, the clearer the truth will become. It doesn't matter if the discussion is not clear. I will give you proof after a while, and it will be clear who is right and who is wrong.

Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives.

When Jiang Xinghuo appeared in front of Jing Qing, the somewhat crazy Jing Qing did not recognize the Jiang Xinghuo he hated.

But the bad thing is that Xu Jingchang, a silly boy, loudly introduced to Mei Yin: "Uncle (his father, his uncle, and Mei Yin are brothers), this is the national master!"

What's worse is that Zhang Anshi didn't know if he had read too many "Three Kingdoms" books in the market, so he whispered to Jing Qing: "Doctor Jing, you, the two female national teachers, will raise him, don't worry about it."