Xu Jingchang and Pu Qia were chatting, and Zhu Gaochi was also chatting in Yao Guangxiao's Zen room.
"Young Master, please don't blame your cousin. He has a good heart. He is also for the Ming Dynasty. You have a Buddha's heart and can tolerate him."
Zhu Gaochi tried his best to say good things, fearing that Yao Guangxiao would blame him.
The old monk shook his head vigorously, "Your Highness, you are wrong. Xu Jingchang took advantage of people's danger and made plans. You must be careful in the future. He is a complete villain who adds insult to injury! I also made a mistake for a moment, and then
I pushed him out, but now that I think about it, it’s too late to regret it!”
Zhu Gaochi was stunned. He tried to think, "Young Master, why can't I understand what you are talking about? My cousin is not that bad, right?"
Yao Guangxiao said hoarsely: "Your Highness, senior brother is the head of the Senglu Department of the Jianwen Dynasty, do you know that?"
"Know."
"Do you know that someone secretly reported to His Majesty that senior brother was hiding Jianwen?" Yao Guangxiao said calmly.
Zhu Gaochi was shocked, "What? Could it be that my cousin snitched on me?"
Yao Guangxiao quickly shook his head, "He is not so dirty. He is Jin Yiwei, probably Ji Gang. I originally planned to use this to claim credit from His Majesty. Xu Jingchang took over Jin Yiwei and suppressed the matter."
Zhu Gaochi frowned. There were two layers to this matter. First, was Emperor Jianwen actually in the temple? Did Pu Qia know about it?
Secondly, by suppressing the matter, was Xu Jingchang deceiving the emperor or doing Yao Guangxiao a favor?
Yao Guangxiao chuckled, "Originally, I thought this kid had some conscience, but I didn't expect that he just led me away and waited for me here!"
Zhu Gaochi thought carefully, his mind was not weak, and he gradually came up with an idea, "Young Master, no matter what, my cousin will not hide such a big thing. He can delay it until today, which is already considered kind."
Yao Guangxiao smiled helplessly, "Indeed, it's just that he took the opportunity to force his senior brother to provide money, which is really not kind. Moreover, he turned his mouth on the old man's face and used me to kill chickens and monkeys. Doesn't he know how to respect his elders?
Do you love children?"
Listening to Yao Guangxiao's complaints, Zhu Gaochi wanted to laugh. Xu Jingchang was the only one in the world who could manipulate Master Yao like this.
Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, then leaned forward and asked: "Young Master, is Jianwen alive or dead? Do you know?"
Yao Guangxiao shook his head.
Zhu Gaochi owed his ass and asked again: "Does Master Pu Qia know?"
Yao Guangxiao still shook his head.
Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Is it the young master who doesn't know, or the master Pu Qia who doesn't know?"
Yao Guangxiao sighed, "Your Highness, it is impossible to say clearly what is going on in the world... What matters most is what Your Majesty thinks of Jianwen's life or death! If His Majesty thought he was still alive, he would have kept investigating and denied it. His Majesty also did not believe it and admitted it."
, and we can’t find out the truth... And even if we find the truth, what will happen? Countless Jianwen emperors will appear in the world... Senior brother Pu Qia was plotted, but he couldn’t explain it clearly.
Maybe this is Jianwen's last revenge on His Majesty, I don't know for sure, just to plant this thorn."
Zhu Gaochi listened carefully, and with his ability to understand, he could barely understand... The complexity of this matter lies first with Zhu Di. If Zhu Di cannot be given up, as long as the emperor continues to investigate, those involved will never be able to escape.
Prove innocence.
If he could not hand over Emperor Jianwen, he would naturally be guilty of harboring.
There will always be Emperor Jianwen existing in an unknown place in the world.
But if Emperor Jianwen is really alive and hands a jubilant Jianwen to Zhu Di, will this matter be over?
Obviously not!
What can you, Zhu Di, do?
If he was killed secretly and no outsiders knew about it, then there must be someone else pretending to be Jianwen.
If Zhu Di didn't care about the sin of killing the former Ming emperor and directly told the world, then some people would also claim that the person Zhu Di killed was a fake, and I only have the real Emperor Jianwen here.
Even a few years later, some people will say that I am a descendant of Jianwen and continue to make trouble.
Anyway, there is no national anti-fraud APP. This kind of thing can only be believed by believers and unbelievers by unbelievers.
The old monk Pu Qia fell into this dilemma... Because he presided over the palace rituals for Jianwen, he often entered the palace. Some people said that he helped Emperor Jianwen escape, and even made up as a monk, just like the real thing.
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What can he do?
He denied it, and as long as Zhu Di didn't believe it, there was nothing he could do.
Admitted it, where do you want him to find Emperor Jianwen?
Historically, monk Pu Qia was captured and kept in custody by the Jinyi Guards. Only when Yao Guangxiao interceded with Zhu Di before his death could Pu Qia be released.
This can be regarded as a worry for Yao Guangxiao.
Because of Xu Jingchang, Zhu Di did not massacre Jianwen's remaining party members, nor did he make any effort to find Jianwen, so Pu Qia was still safe and sound.
But someone has already spread the word and plans to make a fuss about this matter.
Yao Guangxiao knew it well, but he was helpless. Even as smart as he was, he couldn't think of any solution.
But the old monk never expected that when he released the slaves this time, Xu Jingchang would actually go to the temple and demand that all those who had been hiding in the temple during the crisis be released.
And conduct assessments for all monks.
Those who are unqualified will be kicked out, leaving only a few people.
What else was said about Zhu Di being the real Buddha of the time and requiring Buddhist disciples to pay taxes and support the emperor... When he heard this, Yao Guangxiao was dumbfounded.
You kid is really good at making excuses!
I was really convinced that I could come up with such a brilliant idea to solve this problem.
It's just that you are using this to plot against all the temples in the world, asking me to reduce the number of monks and take the blame for you. This is really too much.
Yao Guangxiao didn't know whether to thank Xu Jingchang or scold him.
Zhu Gaochi understood everything this time.
Now he suddenly wants to kneel down to Xu Jingchang... Cousin, how do you get this brain? I really want to open it and take a closer look.
Regarding Jianwen's matter, we should downplay it and not make it known to everyone. That would be causing trouble for ourselves.
But the question is, what can you do to remain silent?
Should Zhu Di be allowed to directly issue an order to search all temples in the world?
Without a suitable excuse, it will definitely not work!
If one thing is not done well, rumors will spread and it will be self-defeating.
Never underestimate the folk's ability to make things out of thin air.
This is almost an unsolvable question...
But Xu Jingchang gave an impeccable answer with full marks.
After releasing the slaves, Buddhism gathered many poor people and asked all Buddhist temples to hand them over. If Emperor Jianwen was really in the temple, he would no longer be able to hide them.
Even if he can't hide yet, there is still an exam ahead!
Since it is an examination, it is necessary to examine three generations like the imperial examination to ensure that one's background is pure.
After these two processes are completed, even if Emperor Jianwen is really hiding in a temple, there is more than a 90% chance that he will be exposed.
If this is the case, Emperor Jianwen still cannot be found... The side effect is to completely weaken the power of Buddhism and increase fiscal and tax revenue. Even if Emperor Jianwen is still hiding in the temple, there is nothing he can do and he will not be able to cause any trouble.
The most wonderful thing about the whole thing is that no matter who looks at it, whether in the government or the public, they will not associate the rectification of Buddhism with Emperor Jianwen.
They can only say that the imperial court enforces the law impartially. Even Master Yao, who has such a high status, must obediently release his slaves. Who else dares to resist the imperial decree?
He solved the problem that troubled Zhu Di by doing it lightly and openly.
What would you think if you were Zhu Di?
This is not a nephew, he is closer than his own son!
The only loss was on Yao Guangxiao.
The old monk had to attack Buddhism himself. A few years later, he was definitely the culprit of the Dharma troubles and was cursed by later generations of monks...
"Young Master, don't worry about it. My cousin is doing this for the sake of the Ming Dynasty... If you are still angry, then come to me and I will take the punishment for my cousin. How about that?"
Yao Guangxiao snorted, "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and enter the palace, explain this matter clearly to Your Majesty, I owe that boy a favor."
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"Is his favor valuable? Do I still need his help?" Xu Jingchang said bluntly.
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "My dear brother, looking at the world, you are probably the only one who doesn't care about Young Master's favor. I bet that even my father doesn't have this confidence."
Xu Jingchang blinked his eyes and said calmly: "Maybe this is how to be strong without desire!"
Zhu Gaochi resisted the urge to hit him, but obediently followed Xu Jingchang to the palace and met Zhu Di.
Zhu Laosi grimaced and said in a deep voice: "I heard that you went to the Young Master's place? Are you too bold? Even I don't dare to offend the Young Master?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "I did not offend Young Master... If that is considered an offense, I guess Young Master Yao would welcome me to offend him a few more times."
Zhu Di snorted: "Arrogant!"
Xu Jingchang said nothing, but handed Pu Qia's booklet to Zhu Di.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Zhu Di took it in his hand, casually at first, but after reading a few pages, he became serious. Finally, Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "Pu Qia had not seen Jianwen a month before I broke the city. Didn't he help Jianwen escape?"
Xu Jingchang said: "It's hard to say this, and even if Pu Qia didn't take action, there's no guarantee that it was another monk who did it."
Zhu Di hummed: "Then there is still no conclusion to this matter?"
Without waiting for Xu Jingchang to speak, Zhu Gaochi couldn't wait to say: "That's why my cousin asked the temple to release all the refugees who were taken in during the crisis."
Zhu Di was startled, "You mean, you want the person who harbored Jianwen to be released?"
Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "Father, all those who are released will be registered. Those who stay in the temple will have to undergo an assessment. Only if they pass can they get the monk's certificate. In this way, even if they are really hiding in it, they will not be able to escape."
There will be no escape.”
"This is all my cousin's idea." Zhu Gaochi added.
Zhu Di took a deep breath, thought about it again and again, and then said slowly: "Even if they are not found, this is just a policy of freeing the slaves and reuniting the people...Xu Jingchang, this move of yours is a stroke of genius!"
With a faint smile on his face, Xu Jingchang said modestly: "I always work hard and spare no effort for Your Majesty."
Zhu Di smiled and said: "It's not enough to spare no effort and work tirelessly. You must have a brain! That discipline is useless. He will only let me issue an order to seize Pu Qia and question Jianwen's whereabouts... If I listened to him, wouldn't I
Don’t you admit that Emperor Jianwen is still alive? It’s really abominable.”
Having said this, Zhu Di stood up, stretched out his arm, and patted Xu Jingchang's shoulder hard, "Okay, okay! I really saw it right..."
Zhu Di turned his head and said to Zhu Gaochi: "Go quickly and invite your mother over. Let's have a family dinner as a family."
Zhu Gaochi hurriedly went down, but just as he turned around, he heard Zhu Di sighing: "I have three sons. It would be great if you were the fourth!"
Zhu Gaochi almost fell down, it was over, he really became a biological son.
