Maybe they were afraid of poverty. When the Zhu family mentioned money, their eyes turned red, especially Zhu Gaoxu, who seemed to have a stomach that was never full and needed endless gold and silver to satisfy it.
Xu Jingchang liked this kind of greedy person, so he authorized Zhu Gaoxu to do whatever he wanted.
The King of Han can fly with peace of mind and take care of anything he has to do.
When Xu Jingchang returned to Peiping, he found that the city was busy, especially the Martyrs' Shrine, which was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations and beaming with joy... Could it be for his own wedding? Isn't it so grand?
Soon Xu Jingchang realized that he was being sentimental. It turned out that Zhu Di's excuse for going north was to commemorate the Martyrs' Shrine.
Now that the Emperor is here in person, we cannot forget this important event.
Xu Jingchang hurried back and found Zhu Di discussing the matter with Huang Guan.
Regarding Xu Da, they had quickly reached an agreement... Xu Da was one of the founding heroes from beginning to end. The legend about goose meat is even more nonsense.
Because when Xu Da died, he was reorganizing his army in Peiping and intending to continue to launch attacks on Mongolia. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still in Yingtian. He was two thousand miles away and was not afraid of sending a roast goose to Peiping. The goose would stink.
Got it!
And Zhu Yuanzhang has a characteristic, he always kills people justly... Li Shanchang's great contribution, ranking ahead of Xu Da, is also the Ming Zhengdian punishment, Lan Yu defeated Bei Yuan, great credit. He was killed in the name of publicity.
If Xu Da really deserves to die, this will definitely be his fate.
Therefore, Zhu Di and Huang Guan agreed that Xu Da was the first to found the country and destroy the Yuan Dynasty. With his status, he can be awarded the title of Martial Saint, rank first in the Heroes' Shrine, and be admired by all generations.
Zhu Di also proposed that Huang Guan write an inscription to describe the feat of restoring Yanyun.
Huang Guan agreed one by one. He was now married to the Xu family. How could he refuse to praise the old lady?
But there will be trouble next time, especially Li Shanchang, Lan Yu and others... These people are indeed the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. Lan Yu even won the battle of Yuerhai, comparable to Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
But such a great hero did not get a good death.
Instead, he was charged with treason, skinned and stripped, and became a counter-criminal, implicating as many as 15,000 people... This was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang.
When it comes to destroying the Yuan, Lan Yu can't avoid it, but openly slapping his father in the face makes Zhu Di hesitate.
It happened that Xu Jingchang came back, and Zhu Di called him over.
"Do you have any ideas to get the best of both worlds?"
Xu Jingchang pondered for a moment and said with a wry smile: "It's a bit difficult to have the best of both worlds. I can only cope with it... Your Majesty, let's see if this matter can be blamed on Jianwen?"
Zhu Di's face suddenly became unbearable. He coughed lightly. Even though his nephew was not very good, he couldn't throw all the blame on him.
This also seems to be going too far.
"Your Majesty, Lan Yu is the uncle of Crown Princess Yiwen, and Jianwen is just the eldest son of a concubine...Lanyu knew that Jianwen was a traitor and often warned him. Jianwen was afraid of Lan Yu's great achievements and was uncontrollable in worry, so he bewitched Emperor Taizu.
Kill Lan Yu." Xu Jingchang said thoughtfully.
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment. Don't tell me, it actually makes a little sense!
It's just that Lan Yu and Zhu Yunwen are at odds. Does anyone know about this?
He subconsciously looked at Huang Guan, and Xu Jingchang's eyes also fell on his old father-in-law.
Huang Guan really has mixed feelings... He becomes a king or loses a bandit, and there is no falsehood at all.
If Zhu Di wins, he needs to revise history. Naturally, Jianwen will take the blame... But think about it from another angle, if Jianwen wins, what will happen to Zhu Di?
As for whether there is any conflict between Lan Yu and Zhu Yunwen, it is actually not that important... Complaining in one sentence or two is perfectly normal.
When recording historical materials, you don’t have to write down every sentence. You just need to select a few crucial ones, and that’s it.
Obviously they are all true, but they can produce completely different effects.
"I am reporting to Your Majesty, and I also believe that what Duke Dingguo said is absolutely true. Jianwen harmed the loyal and good, broke the pillars of the Great Ming Dynasty, and had sinister intentions that will cause endless disasters."
After hearing Huang Guan's words, Zhu Di secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With this person willing to endorse, Lan Yu can finally be vindicated.
Therefore, Zhu Di decisively issued an edict to rehabilitate Lan Yu, Duke of Liang.
And those who were punished along with Lan Yu were Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan, Zhang Yi, the Marquis of Heshou, Zhu Shou, the Marquis of Shunshuang, Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, He Rong, the governor of the East, Zhan Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Fu Youwen, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, and others.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang killed more than 15,000 people and almost wiped out all the nine tribes of these people, there are always some left behind.
Lan Yu has led troops many times and has been dead for just over ten years. Their old troops are still there, and many of them are even in Peiping.
When he heard that Duke Liang had been pardoned, he was so excited that he ran outside the palace, thanked Heaven for his kindness, and praised Zhu Di for his magnanimity.
After successfully solving Lan Yu's matter, Li Shanchang is left.
Speaking of old Li's background as a small official, he assisted Zhu Yuanzhang and established his own business. He was really a figure like Xiao He... It's a pity that he was greedy for power. Even if he was dismissed from his official position, he still controlled the government and influenced the promotion of officials, which made Zhu Yuanzhang intolerable. Killed.
It would be too difficult to reverse Li Shanchang's case.
Xu Jingchang didn't have a better scapegoat. After thinking about it, he could only suggest Zhu Di to put Li Shanchang among the outstanding officials... Give him a name, but don't say more about the specific content.
Perhaps in a few decades, future generations will be able to view the founding heroes more peacefully and give them more appropriate evaluations.
For now, the main focus is to honor heroes and martyrs and commend meritorious officials, so as not to affect the theme.
Zhu Di nodded, "That's all it can do. Now the list of the Heroes' Shrine has been drawn up, and the statues and portraits have been confirmed. There is only one thing left, which is my memorial... What do you two think?"
When it comes to literary talent, no one can surpass Huang Guan, and the six poems of Kuiyuan are not just blown away.
But Xu Jingchang is not without a say...at least he was the one who proposed the Martyrs' Shrine, and he was the first to reinterpret the Great Unification.
We really need to ask Xu Jingchang’s opinion on how to worship heroes and martyrs...
"Your Majesty, I want you to tell me that I think you should be called a Chinese hero."
"Hero of China? That's quite appropriate!" Zhu Di nodded happily.
Xu Jingchang added: "Your Majesty, there are very few of the founding heroes left... I boldly suggest that we can be awarded something like an iron certificate with an alchemy book. It does not have to be a pardon of the death penalty, but it is just to show the merits and pass them on to future generations."
Zhu Di nodded again, "Only the Marquis of Changxing can receive this reward. He is the only one left who has contributed to the founding of the country, but we, the treasure of the Ming Dynasty, cannot afford to neglect him."
Xu Jingchang and Huang Guan repeatedly said...
Next, Zhu Di asked where the purpose of the sacrifice should be... Xu Jingchang's answer was simple. He had thought about this matter too many times.
First of all, it is natural to tell the lessons of the two Song Dynasties' subjugation and explain the root causes of the decline of the Han Dynasty.
This time, there are two other temples around the Martyrs' Shrine, which have also been repaired accordingly.
One is the Temple of King Yue and the other is the Temple of Prime Minister Wen.
The temples of Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang were placed in Peiping... they were immediately filled with a sense of history, and hundreds of years of time and space were suddenly squeezed together.
Marshal Yue was determined to attack Huanglong, but after three hundred years of the Song Dynasty, not to mention regaining Yanyun, he even perished in Yashan, Guangdong. This was the opposite.
Now that Marshal Yue's ancestral hall is being built in the place where his soul is haunted by his dreams, I know Marshal Yue's spring, which may provide some comfort.
As for Prime Minister Wen, after he was captured, he was escorted to Dadu, that is, in Beiping City, where he died for his country. His loyal soul will always be there to protect his homeland.
These two temples are enough to conclude the Zhao and Song dynasties.
He conquered the world by bullying orphans and widows, and brought China into unprecedented darkness. The orthodoxy was cut off. What a sin.
After closing the coffin of the Zhao and Song dynasties, we will elaborate on the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, who followed Emperor Taizu, started from a young age, and used their supreme courage to reshape the mountains and rivers and rebuild China.
After giving Lao Zhu such a high evaluation, Zhu Di was naturally overjoyed and very satisfied.
"Your Majesty, I think the really important part is the third part."
Zhu Di smiled and said, "If you have any other good ideas, tell them!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that this third part should be combined with the Taoist system and the legal system... The emperor upholds the laws of the Taizu Emperor to govern the country. Officials come from the common people and assist the emperor and father to govern the world. Officials are not descendants of Confucianism, but are descendants of the Ming Dynasty.
People. Be loyal to the king of the Ming Dynasty, defend the interests of the Ming Dynasty, be loyal to the king and love the people, even till death."
When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, "You are going to completely break the Confucian orthodoxy!"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "The conclusion has been settled long ago. I thought that Kong Yi might be allowed to participate in the sacrifice."
Zhu Di laughed again. He turned to look at Huang Guan and said, "Your son-in-law is not an honest man!"
What else could Huang Guan say? Anyway, it was his choice.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is really not easy to delay. I will cut through the mess with a sharp knife and cut it off as soon as possible!"
Zhu Di thought for a while, nodded and said: "Well, let's use this rare opportunity to give an explanation to the world!"
After Zhu Di pondered for a while, he said with relief: "After this time, my Ming Dynasty will be different, right?"
Xu Jingchang nodded hurriedly, "Yes, from now on, it will be a new era, when my emperor will work hard to govern, and the Ming Dynasty will take on a new look and enter a prosperous era."
Zhu Di's face turned red, he couldn't wait any longer.
"In that case, you, son-in-law, please work hard."
Xu Jingchang and Huang Guan received the order together and came out of Prince Yan's Mansion. Both of them felt that the burden on their shoulders was heavy... Time was tight and they did not dare to neglect at all.
The two men, Weng and son-in-law, gave orders separately. Fortunately, they had already made a plan beforehand, and the deployment was now done with ease.
Soon Zhou Wang Zhu Xi rushed to Peiping, and with him came Shu Wang Zhu Chun.
When the prince saw Xu Jingchang, he bowed deeply.
"Dong Guo, I would like to thank you for your great kindness!"
Xu Jingchang was startled, what kindness do I have to you?
Zhu Xi said from the side: "The eleventh brother is the son-in-law of Liang Guogong."
Xu Jingchang was startled, and then he understood what was going on.
I saw Zhu Chun say again: "Dingguo Gong, I will tell you the truth. I once tried to contain my father-in-law's human skin. Can he be buried in peace?"
