Linyi, Zhang Huangyan's temporary residence.
In the hall, Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright with an angry look on his face, while the loyal and brave Zhang Dabiao stood aside respectfully without looking away.
Shi Kefa, Shen Tingyang, Lu Zhenfei and others on the left all looked solemn and lowered their heads slightly, but they peeked at Zhu Yuanzhang from time to time.
Chen Zilong, Xia Wanchun, and Huang Zongxi on the right also looked worried, looking at Shi Kefa and others with some concern.
It turned out that because Guo Sheng disturbed Jiangnan, the vassal kings who took refuge in the south were afraid, so they all fled north on the pretext of returning to their fiefdoms to train troops.
Unexpectedly, he was attacked by Li Ruolian halfway. Although he was not injured, he was frightened and fled back in embarrassment.
It happened that Zhu Yujian and others killed Guo Sheng at this time. Seeing Zhu Yujian's bravery, they begged him to escort him.
Zhu Yujian had been imprisoned in Fengyang Prison for eight years. Although his temper was much gentler than before, the rebelliousness in his bones had not disappeared.
Therefore, he despised these vassal kings in his heart and did not want to have anything to do with them. However, he did not reject them directly, but just dealt with them against his will.
Although those vassal kings were greedy and cowardly, they were not stupid. In addition, there were many dog-headed military advisors around them. After several attempts to no avail, they understood Zhu Yujian's thoughts and turned their targets to Shi Kefa.
Although Shi Kefa was unwilling in his heart, the vassal kings were forcing each other hard. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang had previously issued an order, and he was easy-going by nature and did not want to offend everyone, so he agreed.
When Zhu Yuanzhang learned about this, he was immediately furious.
He immediately sent an order to Zhang Dabiao to bring Shi Kefa, Shen Tingyang and others to Linyi on the grounds of the incident in Liaocheng.
Because Xia Wanchun was worried about Shi Kefa's safety, he came to Linyi with Chen Zilong, Huang Zongxi and others on the pretext of reporting on the affairs in Jiangnan.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was angry that Shi Kefa agreed to escort the vassal king, he could not explain it clearly, so he used the incident in Liaocheng to reprimand Shi Kefa and others, so the atmosphere was quite heavy.
Zhao Erhu outside the door saw that the time had come and came in to report: "Your Majesty, news has just arrived from Wang Qianhu that Ping Nanbo (Zhang Huangyan) has captured Zuo Xianmei alive, controlled the area west of Jinan, and successfully killed the people hiding in the area. Rebels in a grain ship."
When Shi Kefa and others heard this, their originally nervous hearts relaxed a little.
However, when they saw Zhu Yuanzhang's stern gaze, they quickly calmed down.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said, "What are the casualties?"
When Shi Kefa and others heard this, they couldn't help but become nervous.
Zhao Erhu said with a sad look on his face: "Due to Zhao Li's betrayal, Li Baihu and the accompanying Huben soldiers were all killed in the battle."
"In addition, five hundred soldiers died in the battle. In addition, Uncle Ping Nan was also injured and is currently recovering from his injuries in Liaocheng."
Shi Kefa and others felt more relaxed when they heard that only more than 500 people had died.
Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be surprised and said: "Didn't you say that Li Chengdong had different intentions? Why, he didn't take action?"
Zhao Erhu shook his head and said: "No, because Yan Ermei convinced Zhao and took advantage of Li Chengdong's love for Zhao..."
After everyone listened to Zhao Erhu's story, they couldn't help but admire Mrs. Zhao.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Shi Kefa and said solemnly: "Okay, Zhao family is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. He will immediately convey our decree, grant Zhao family a first-class imperial title, and build a shrine in his hometown to honor his merits."
"Well, we will reduce or reduce local taxes for another three years, and at the same time tell the world..."
"Your Majesty, the Zhao family has lost her virginity after all, and the reward has already exceeded the limit. If we tell the world again, the common people will worry that women will do evil things in the name of loyalty and filial piety, and violate the ethical principles. Please think again, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Huang Zongxi suddenly interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang's words.
It turns out that Huang Zongxi was the eldest son of Huang Zunsu, one of the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin. He studied Confucian classics since he was a child, and later studied under Liu Zongzhou. He made friends with many famous Confucian scholars in the south of the Yangtze River and valued Confucian ethics very much.
At this moment, seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's rewards for the Zhao family were too high, he was afraid that it would ruin the atmosphere, so he gave advice.
Xia Wanchun was shocked when he heard this, and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang looked unkind. He was about to step forward to persuade him, but was stopped by Chen Zilong who was standing aside.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to cite Shi Kefa
Open your mouth, then use the topic to give a warning to Shi Kefa.
I didn't expect it to be destroyed by Huang Zongxi, and I couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.
Then he saw that Huang Zongxi was extraordinary and courageous, and he admired him a little.
However, he still yelled angrily: "How presumptuous, we wanted you to have meritorious service in the battle of Huai'an, so we summoned you as an exception."
"You don't know what is good or bad, and openly contradict your father. Is this your ethical code?"
Huang Zongxi was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
Because he had heard Liu Zongzhou and others say that Chongzhen attached great importance to etiquette and never dared to violate the rules.
At this moment, I couldn't help but be surprised to see that the other party didn't care at all and instead accused him.
However, although Huang Zongxi was a scholar, he was also very courageous. In addition, he had a firm Taoist heart, so he recovered from his surprise and said respectfully: "The sages once said that if the father makes mistakes, the son should rebuke him."
"The Filial Piety Classic also says that if a father fights for his son, he will not fall into injustice."
"Therefore, if it is unjust, then the son cannot but fight with his father, and the minister cannot help but fight with the king."
"Therefore, if we fight against injustice and obey our father's orders, how can we be filial?"
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to test Huang Zongxi's courage. When he heard this, he couldn't help but said angrily: "How dare you, how can you know righteousness and unjustness?"
"Come here, drag this arrogant and rude person out and beat him with thirty military sticks!"
Hearing this, Shi Kefa hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty, although Huang Zongxi has been rude, please consider his loyalty and forgive him this time."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "Forgive him first, then should I forgive you?"
"You left your post without authorization, causing changes in Liaocheng, and almost ruined our major affairs. We haven't dealt with you yet, how dare you intercede on behalf of others?"
"Okay, in that case, I'll let you have a taste of the military stick, so that you can remember it for a long time."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Dabiao and said, "What are you doing here? Why don't you drag them out for us!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dabiao motioned to the Jin Yiwei to take someone.
Unexpectedly, Huang Zongxi actually blocked the Jin Yiwei and said loudly: "I don't need you to do anything, just let Huang finish what he said, and he will be punished."
Chen Zilong on the side saw Huang Zongxi calling himself "Huang", and his expression suddenly changed.
It turned out that the reason why he blocked Xia Wanchun earlier was because he felt that although Huang Zongxi was good at learning, he was too arrogant.
He tried to persuade him many times, but the other party just laughed it off.
Now that he saw that Huang Zongxi was about to enter the court as an official, he was afraid that he would get into trouble because of his temper, so he wanted him to suffer some hardships first, and then persuade him to change his mind later.
He never thought that Chongzhen would not follow the routine, and Huang Zongxi would be stubborn again and dare to stop the Jin Yiwei. This reminded him of the time when Huang Zongxi stabbed Xu Xianchun, beat Cui Yingyuan, and pulled out his beard during the trial of the Ministry of Punishment to avenge his father. Father's business.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tremble, and then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with some worry, and secretly thought about the rescue method.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that although Huang Zongxi was a scholar, his face was full of pride, and he felt more admiration in his heart, but he still feigned anger and said: "How dare you be rude to our personal guards. Is this your way of loyalty and filial piety?"
When Huang Zongxi heard this, he said without fear: "Your Majesty, Huang heard in the south of the Yangtze that your Majesty was wise and mighty, and defeated the rebels many times, and he admired him so much."
"So I got a letter from Maozhong (Chen Zilong) and rushed to Hangzhou at night. After hearing about the Huai'an Incident, I recruited righteous men with Maozhong and killed the rebels."
"I never expected to see the beauty of heaven today, but I was greatly disappointed. I thought Taizu worked hard to lay the foundation for eternity, and he also respected Confucianism and established the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles."
"But His Majesty did not want to follow the example and actually punished the loyal people. It really makes Huang feel chilling..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face immediately darkened when he saw Huang Zongxi threatening him in the name of Taizu.
