Chapter 207 This also requires an exam?

Zhu Zhanhe did not go to Sukhothai, nor did he return to Yunnan. He just stayed in Demasas.

First, because he felt that it was unnecessary. The current countries such as Siam and Nanzhang had fundamental problems. Once the Ming Dynasty released the news of new grains and the implementation of the new tax system, how attractive it was to the common people.

The power is self-evident.

Who doesn't live for the sake of living? Who wouldn't want to live a better life? After all, people at this time are quite weak in the concept of country.

In addition, Zhu Zhanhe also absorbed other people's people without any moral ethics.

Under such circumstances, it would be good if the Siamese army did not simply disband on the spot. How could it have any combat effectiveness?

Zhu Zhanhe was very optimistic about Jian Xiao, and even planned to train him to be his right-hand man. If he couldn't handle this, it could only be said that he had misjudged the person.

In addition, there is another reason why Zhu Zhanhe did not move.

Someone is coming from Mengyang Mansion.

Mu Xin personally brought people over and said that the nearest Delhi Sultan was not very peaceful.

"Are you sure?" Zhu Zhanhe frowned, but he was in a good mood.

"There is definitely nothing wrong. If there is even a little bit of uncertainty, I would not dare to report it to His Highness."

Mu Xin stood aside with a very determined tone.

"Shu Shen Poison Road is a two-way road. It is not only our Ming Dynasty that can use it. Many foreign businessmen have entered our Ming Dynasty through this road in the past."

"However, the number in the past was still too small. Not only were there few merchants from outside, but there were also few merchants from Ming Dynasty."

"Now, I think it is almost certain that the people from the Delhi Sultan came here for the new grain."

"This is normal." Zhu Zhanhe's brows stretched and a smile spread across his cheeks.

"If they haven't done anything yet, then those people in the Delhi Sultan may have transcended the world and become immortals."

The growth period of potatoes is relatively short. It takes three to four months to mature and harvest. Calculating the time, it is time.

Not only that, Zhu Zhanhe specifically kept Song Shiyi here. In addition to instructing him about potatoes, he also specifically asked him to reveal potato seeds in the Lianghe Plain of Delhi Sudan.

It was one of the cradles of the four major civilizations. The fertile alluvial plains and low latitudes can be said to be the dream paradise of most plants.

Under these conditions, potatoes are very likely to produce high yields.

It can be said that the potato is displayed in front of everyone in Delhi Sultan in a perfect posture. If it can't make their hearts beat, then what is it if it doesn't have no desires and no demands?

"Uncle Mu, you may need to go back." Zhu Zhanhe thought for a long time and took out the gold medal letter charm from his arms.

Speaking of which, the old man gave this golden talisman to Zhu Gaoxu, and except for the time of the tea-horse trade, almost all of it was in Zhu Zhanhe's hands.

The most important thing is that no one thought anything was wrong.

Taking the paper and pen from the side, Zhu Zhanhe wrote something, then stamped it with a gold medal letter as a seal, and finally handed the piece of paper into Mu Xin's hands.

"Leave this to my father and let him handle it according to what I wrote above."

"Yes." Mu Xin bowed slightly and walked out with the piece of paper.

Looking at Mu Xin's back, the smile on Zhu Zhanhe's face grew wider and wider. It was an arrogance that could not be concealed.

The people of the Sultan of Delhi have become anxious, so the people of the Timurid Empire must have received the news. According to the strength of the two countries, the Ottoman Empire, which has always been incompatible with the Timurid Empire, should be about the same.

It is estimated that by next year, potatoes, a plant native to the Americas, will take root and bloom in Central Asia.

Then, taking the situation in the Mediterranean circle as an example, potatoes could be allowed to enter the Holy Roman Empire in the same year, allowing it to "benefit" the people in Europe.

Thinking of this, the corners of Zhu Zhanhe's mouth curved upward even wider.

…

Yingtianfu, Tianjie Temple.

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di, who was banging the wooden fish and mumbling something, with black lines all over his head.

I don’t know when it started, but Tianjie Temple has almost become a place for Zhu Di to vent his frustrations.

Now think about it... maybe it started when Zhu Zhanhe came back from the Northern Expedition?

"Your Majesty, please stop torturing the fish in your hands. Knocking on the wooden fish won't solve any problems."

His state of mind was completely destroyed, and Yao Guangxiao could no longer bear it.

One or two of them, do you think my Tianjie Temple is an emotional trash can?

However, to Yao Guangxiao's expectation, although Zhu Di looked serious today, he was in a good mood.

"Old monk, you are biting Lu Dongbin now." Zhu Di shook off the Jianzhi in his hand and looked at Yao Guangxiao with squinted eyes.

"I knock this wooden fish not for myself, but for you."

"For me?" Yao Guangxiao was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.

"Then don't bother Your Majesty. This poor monk knocks on the wooden fish every day. If knocking on the wooden fish can really solve the karma, the poor monk's karma will definitely not be more than your Majesty's."

"That's not necessarily true..." Zhu Di smiled, took out a letter from his sleeve pocket, and placed it in front of the old monk.

Yao Guangxiao stopped moving in his hand, looked at the envelope without a word on the ground, and then looked at Zhu Di with a teasing smile on his face.

Suddenly, a bad premonition arose in Yao Guangxiao's heart.

Slowly picking up the letter, Yao Guangxiao slowly opened it under Zhu Di's expectant eyes.

Ta,ta,ta...

The beads in Yao Guangxiao's hand suddenly broke, and the beads rolled to the ground one by one, making a crisp and sweet sound.

But Yao Guangxiao seemed to have never heard of it.

…

Tianjie Temple is where the Senglu Department is located, and the Senglu Department is the department in charge of monks and nuns in temples during the Ming Dynasty. Although it is under the name of the Ministry of Rites, because the left good deeds of the Senglu Department is Yao Guangxiao, the first contributor to Jingnan, the Ministry of Rites has no control over the monks.

The Director of Records does not have much jurisdiction.

Therefore, during the Yongle period, or it should be said that during the time when the black prime minister Yao Guangxiao was alive, Seng Lusi was a special existence.

At the same time, Yao Guangxiao is also special.

In addition to being the number one hero of Jingnan, Yao Guangxiao was also a person who had studied Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism to a certain extent.

His master was a Taoist, and he later became a monk and became an official of the imperial court after the success of Jingnan. Isn't it the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism merged into one?

After Jingnan, Zhu Di gave many rewards to Yao Guangxiao, including but not limited to official positions and lordships, but all of them were rejected by Yao Guangxiao.

This man seemed to have practiced the legendary dragon-slaying technique. He put on a white hat for Zhu Di. This was just a way for him to prove himself and the dragon-slaying technique he had learned all his life.

In fact, he doesn't have much desire for power. Otherwise, just relying on Jing Nan's merits, he would be enough to become the master who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.

And now, the letter Zhu Di gave him made him see another goal of his.

Why did Yao Guangxiao after the Jingnan reject almost all the rewards from Zhu Di and only choose Seng Lusi? It was because he had another thing to do.

Throughout his life, he integrated the thoughts of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. After the success of Jingnan, what he wanted to do most was to rectify the chaos of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

But what he didn't expect was that he, who had no clue after Jingnan, would be defeated by a child.

And it was the child he had least wanted to see: Zhu Zhanhe.

Zhu Zhanhe actually had no prejudice against the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. If he insists on saying that he is biased, it can only be said that he is prejudiced against the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. He has no prejudice against those three schools of thought.

That's not right. He has a little prejudice against Buddhism, but not much. The main reason is because Buddhism is a foreign religion, not an idea from the Central Plains itself.

Zhu Zhanhe did not like Confucian scholars, but he only disliked Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. He still admired the Confucian scholars Gongyang, and he highly praised Confucius, who had a "speech" that spread throughout the world.

As for the Confucian scholars of the Song and Ming Dynasties, as well as the descendants of Confucius... let's forget it.

The same goes for the Taoist sect. Although most of the people who made elixirs for kings in history were charlatans, there were also people from the Taoist sect. He didn't like these people.

Zhu Zhanhe admired the kind of Taoist priests who "came out of the mountains in troubled times and returned to seclusion in prosperous times", and in his mind, this was the role model for Taoist priests.

The same goes for interpretation.

The idea of ​​persuading people to do good is good, but the people who convey these ideas cannot restrain their desires, and because of the saying of "blessings in the next life", Shi can do more things that Taoism cannot.

The temples in the Ming Dynasty were already in chaos. They did not have to pay taxes, and they still had income from incense money. They even purchased a large amount of land and rented it out to tenants, lending money at usury.

In addition, there are also unimaginable things such as imprisoning women, which are difficult to write about, so I won’t go into details.

Buddhism has become such that it can be said to be contrary to the ideas of the royal family, and even if it is not for the imperial court, Zhu Zhanhe will come forward for himself.

But now that Yao Guangxiao, the "Monk in Black" is here, Zhu Zhanhe will naturally not dance around in front of everyone.

Therefore, soon, an order from Seng Lusi spread throughout the world.

"Have you really decided to do this?"

However, after only three days, Zhu Di looked at Yao Guangxiao who had already packed everything and said with a frown.

When he handed the letter to Yao Guangxiao before, he did keep it as a joke, because Zhu Di wanted to see Yao Guangxiao's reaction because of many years of experience as a monarch and minister, and even as an old friend.

As a result, things completely exceeded his expectations.

"The advice given by His Royal Highness is very good. It may not be able to restore the Ming Dynasty to a truly clean Buddhism and Taoism, but it can almost cleanse away those silverfish."

Yao Guangxiao lowered his head, clasped his hands, and looked calm.

"So, are you really going to take the exam for those monks in person?" Zhu Di's face was full of disbelief.
Chapter completed!