237 [Longhu Mountain, Zhang Tianshi] (for the penguin boss
Longhu Mountain, Shangqing Town.
Fei Yinggon led five hundred soldiers to the Tianshi Mansion to congratulate them on the New Year.
Zhang Yingjing, the 52nd generation Heavenly Master, went out with many Taoist priests to welcome guests. It was impossible not to welcome guests. Fei Yinggong was stationed for several days, and the farmers' association had begun to allocate fields outside the town.
"General, please come in!" Zhang Yingjing saluted.
Fei Yinggong ordered his soldiers to guard outside, and he walked in alone. After entering, he looked around and said with a smile: "This Tianshi Mansion is beautifully built!"
Can you not be stylish?
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty allocated funds for renovation three times, especially Emperor Jiajing, who spent a lot of money to build the Tianshi Mansion.
Zhang Yingjing's grandmother was the daughter of Emperor Jiajing's sister. Zhang Yingjing's father's name was given by Emperor Wanli himself.
In terms of seniority, Zhang Yingjing can be regarded as Chongzhen’s cousin!
In the Ming Dynasty, the Tianshi Mansion had five main halls, five east and west halls, and six east and west Langfang halls.
After passing through the front hall, Fei Yinggon was invited to Zhang Tianshi's private quarters and entered one of the main halls to sit down and drink tea.
Fei Yinggong sipped the tea without saying anything, only smiling and looking at Zhang Yingjing.
Zhang Yingjing was also unlucky. His father lived a very long life and only became an immortal last year. Zhang Yingjing was very old and had only been the heir to the position of Heavenly Master for one year. He was not yet in trouble when he encountered rebels.
Historically, after more than two years, Chongzhen could not hold on any longer and specially summoned his cousin Zhang Tianshi to go to Beijing to pray for rain.
Zhang Yingjing's prayer for rain had no effect, but he performed a trick and cured the prince's illness. On the way back to Jiangxi, he was transformed into an immortal at the Qionghua Temple in Yangzhou, and he obviously didn't have a few more years to live.
There was a person sitting next to him, his name was Zhang Hongren, Zhang Yingjing’s eldest son, he was twenty-one years old this year.
The three of them sat there for a long time. No matter how advanced Zhang Yingjing was, he couldn't help but say: "General, can you stop the troops and order the farmers' association to stop dividing the land?"
Fei Yingcong smiled and asked, "What if I don't stop?"
As a distant cousin of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhang Hongren asked: "Mr. Zhao's intention is to give up before the Tianshi Mansion surrenders?"
"Is the Master's Mansion willing to surrender that day?" Fei Yinggon asked.
Zhang Hongren looked at his father, he didn't dare to make the decision himself.
Zhang Yingjing sighed secretly, and did not clarify whether he was a thief. He only said: "I beg the general to stop. After the Chinese New Year, Pindao will lead his disciples to Ji'an Mansion in person."
Fei Yinggong said: "The Heavenly Master is willing to go to Ji'an Mansion, and Mr. Zhao will naturally welcome it. But the land allocation cannot be stopped. Moreover, in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, all the Taoist priests in Zhengyiguan and Shangqingguan who have not fulfilled the ultimatum will return to secular life!"
The father and son were shocked. They were going to attack the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain.
Even Master Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain cannot raise Taoist priests casually, and the court is very strict about it.
Except for Hongzhi, Jiajing, and Wanli, the other emperors rarely gave ultimatums. Every time the Tianshi Mansion asked for some ultimatums, they would only give half of the price after bargaining, and sometimes not even a single ultimatum was given.
In particular, Emperor Longqing suppressed the Tianshi Mansion very miserably. He directly removed Zhang Tianshi's title of Zhengyi Zhenren and changed it to the title of Shangqing Palace. He was demoted from the second rank (rank higher than the first rank) to the fifth rank minor official, and his seals were all changed from gold seals.
Become a copper seal.
It was a pity that Emperor Longqing died early. After Emperor Wanli succeeded to the throne, he actually gave his aunt to Zhang Tianshi in marriage.
Chongzhen will not be used to Longhu Mountain, Tianshi Mansion, Zhengyi Temple and Shangqing Temple. The number of legal Taoist priests today is only two to three hundred. The younger generation of Taoist priests are all illegal monks!
Fei Yinggong smiled and held his hands in his hands: "Master Zhang, please find out all the Taoist priests who have no ultimatums and send them away. I really can't bear to mobilize troops in the Millennium Taoist Court of Longhu Mountain."
"Can't we wait until Pindao goes to Ji'an Mansion?" Zhang Yingjing asked.
Fei Yinggong smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao said that if the fields were not divided and the Taoist priests were not cleaned up, there would be no need for Zhang Tianshi to go to Ji'an Mansion."
"well!"
Zhang Yingjing finally couldn't help but sigh.
He was the cousin of Emperor Chongzhen. He was not killed by the rebels, so he was considered a rebel who respected Longhu Mountain. Besides following the instructions, what other choice did he have? Should he summon Taoist priests to fight?
Under the supervision of Fei Yinggon, Zhang Yingjing began to investigate the ultimatums and dismissed more than 2,400 Taoist priests at one time.
It has been several days since these things were completed.
Fei Yinggong added: "The servants in the Tianshi Mansion will also be returned with their deeds. Those who are willing to stay will have to sign short-term employment documents. Those who are not willing to stay will be taken away by me. Also, no one will be allowed to stay in the future.
Abuse of servants!”
Zhang Yingjing said: "How can a person who practices Taoism do anything abusive?"
"That's not certain." Fei Yingcong sneered.
Zhang Yingjing blushed and ordered his son to summon the servants.
The forty-sixth generation angel Zhang Yuanji once robbed men as servants, plundered women as maids, and extorted money. He also set up a private prison in his home, killing more than 40 people, and even wiped out entire families.
At that time, his family was almost confiscated and his clan was exterminated. Lu Yu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, suggested that he should be deprived of his real title and no longer be canonized as a Celestial Master in the future.
Unfortunately, there were too many people asking for mercy. Zhang Yuanji, the murderer of the heavenly master, was only imprisoned for two years, punished with a hundred rods, and sent to Suzhou to be exiled to the army.
If you think about the scandal of the Confucius Mansion in Shandong, you will know how dirty the Zhang family in Longhu Mountain is. Tens of thousands of acres of land around Shangqing Town are all controlled by the Tianshi Mansion, so much so that Fei Yinggon had to lead five hundred soldiers to preside over it.
Divide the fields!
Fei Yinggon refused to leave and stayed at Tianshi Mansion to celebrate the New Year.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Yingjing took his eldest son Zhang Hongren and a dozen Taoist priests to Ji'an with Fei Yinggon.
The boat ride was very fast.
In the cabin, Zhang Yingjing, Zhang Hongren and his son sighed. The foundation of Longhu Mountain could not be saved. Of the tens of thousands of acres of land, only about 900 acres were allocated, which was reserved entirely according to the number of legal Taoist priests.
What can we do next?
In fact, they should thank Zhao Han. Otherwise, during the San Francisco Rebellion, the Tianshi Mansion would have been burned to the ground by Geng Jingzhong's rebel soldiers, and all the goods in the mansion would have been looted by the rebel soldiers.
"Father, just surrender that Zhao thief." Zhang Hongren said, he could no longer care about cousin Chongzhen.
Zhang Yingjing sighed and said, "If we surrender, can we get our property back?"
Zhang Hongren said: "Encourage us to come in!"
Zhang Yingjing's eyelids twitched and he cursed in a low voice: "You are confused. If one day the Zhao thief is destroyed and we are forced to join the thief, there is room for change. If the Tianshi Mansion persuades us to join, we will be tied to the Zhao thief. I'm afraid
There is a disaster that will never be undone!"
"The whole of Jiangxi is gone. I heard that the provinces in the north and south are in disaster. There are rogues inside and Tatars outside. How can we save the Ming Dynasty?" Zhang Hongren said, "We are only trying to offend the imperial court by urging people to move in. No matter who will unify the world in the future, as long as it is not the Ming Dynasty.
, nothing will happen to Tianshi Mansion."
"Let me think about it again." Zhang Yingjing frowned.
Zhang Hongren advised: "Don't think about it anymore. Don't miss the success of persuading people to enter. As long as it succeeds, the Tianshi Mansion will be able to flourish in the new dynasty!"
Zhang Yingjing thought about it and decided to act safely, that is, he said it in a vague way, as if he was trying to persuade people to move in, but he was not trying to persuade them to move in.
This group of Taoist priests were taken to Ji'an Mansion and left there to dry out for several days. Finally, they were summoned by Zhao Han.
The moment Zhang Yingjing saw Zhao Han, he was shocked by how young he was. Then following this shock, he showed an even more exaggerated expression of surprise and murmured to himself: "How could it be so? It really is so!"
Zhao Han smiled and asked, "What is the Heavenly Master talking about?"
Zhang Yingjing bowed his hands and said: "A few years ago, the Taoist veins of Longhu Mountain turned into qi and escaped. The old Taoist arrived in Ji'an the day before yesterday and saw the dragon and tiger qi on the city in a colorful shape. This is the Qi of the Emperor!"
"Is that so?" Zhao Han was surprised.
Zhang Yingjing bowed and said, "That's true!"
Zhao Han said: "In that case, I will immediately go to the imperial court and relay Zhang Tianshi's words, asking Emperor Chongzhen to move the capital to Ji'an, which may be able to continue the Ming Dynasty."
"Well……"
Zhang Yingjing suddenly choked up, and his son Zhang Hongren didn't know how to answer the question.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhao Han suddenly burst out laughing: "Master Tian, don't panic, you are joking."
A joke made Zhang Yingjing lose his temper, and he dealt with it more carefully: "Mr. Zhao is full of heroic spirit, and the old man is intimidated by his majesty, so I am speechless. I hope you will forgive me."
Zhao Han looked at Zhang Hongren and asked: "How old is your master?"
"Reporting back to the main town, there are twenty-two trails." Zhang Hongren bowed respectfully.
Zhao Han said, "Have you ever married a wife or had any children?"
Zhang Hongren replied: "I have been practicing Taoism since I was a child. I have never married a wife, and I have no children."
"You should stay in Ji'an," Zhao Han said casually. "In the future, you should not only read Dao Zang, but also study the "Datong Collection". If you can learn "Mathematics", "Geometry" will be even better."
Is this to keep hostages?
But it’s not necessary. Who would leave a Taoist priest as a hostage?
Zhang Yingjing can't find a breakthrough now. His original plan was to say that Zhao Han has the spirit of an emperor. Regardless of whether Zhao Han believes it or not, he will be very happy when he thinks about it. Which rebel doesn't like to hear this kind of thing?
As long as Zhao Han is happy, he can continue to contact him and continue to make Zhao Han happy.
Then, take the opportunity to ask Zhao Han for land and various property. If Zhao Han is destroyed by the imperial court, the Zhang family can escape; if Zhao Han seizes the world, the Zhang family can flourish.
But this routine had just begun, and Zhao Han blocked it.
What should I say next?
Zhang Yingjing organized his words and said respectfully: "The general town loves the people and has won the hearts of the people of Jiangxi. Although the old Taoist practices in the mountains, he has heard about the prestige of the general town for a long time. Now when he sees it, it is indeed extraordinary. From a distance, you can see the power of the emperor."
instrument."
Zhao Han said with a smile: "Shangqing Town is not in the mountains, right? The transportation there is convenient and the land is fertile."
Who is discussing with you where Shangqing Town is? The focus is on the second half of the sentence!
Zhang Yingjing completely understood at this time that Zhao Han would not accept this trick at all, so he could only bow and said: "Please ask for instructions on what the general town wants to do with the Tianshi Mansion, and I will definitely comply with it."
Zhao Han put away his smile: "From now on, the Heavenly Master's Mansion, Shangqingguan, and Zhengyiguan will be based on the current number of Taoist priests. It can be reduced but not increased, and the people's land cannot be taken away. If there is any violation, the Heavenly Master will be deprived of it.
The title of Master!"
Zhang Yingjing's face was ashen. What could he do with the huge Tianshi Mansion, two Taoist temples, and more than 200 Taoist priests?
Zhengyiguan is the ancestral home of Zhengyiyi!
Zhao Han pointed at Zhang Hongren again: "You stay in Ji'an, learn more new things, and then return to Longhu Mountain after you have mastered Mathematics and Geometry."
Zhang Hongren was speechless, his mind went blank, and he had no idea what Zhao Han wanted to do.