"The world is unified?"
The prime minister in black sat on the floor, feeling an unprecedented sense of absurdity. He pondered for a long time and said, "Your Majesty, the prince is already old."
What he meant was that the emperor was really old and confused, why could he say such nonsense? If you can do it, then do it. If you can't, the Crown Prince Zhu Gaojie has now grown up and has the ability and foundation to rule the world. If not, just pass the throne to the Crown Prince directly, and then wait until death as the Supreme Emperor yourself, and the world will be peaceful.
However, Zhu Di asked as if he didn't understand: "What does the unity of the world have to do with the prince's age?"
Yao Guangxiao had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, the world is unified, which is what Confucianism says. When I was studying in Confucianism, I also hunted for this so-called world unity. To put it bluntly, this is just a fantasy world made up by the Confucians. That’s all, how can a fantasy world without any foundation be transformed from nothingness to reality?”
"In this concept of great harmony in the world, everyone is a saint, and everyone behaves like a sage, so there is a world of great harmony. But there are not so many saints in the world. So far, Confucianism has only Five saints. If the truth of these five Confucian saints is true, the sage Confucius counts as one and the sub-sage Mencius counts as half. In fact, it is only one and a half. It is conceivable that human nature is inherently evil, and if you want people to do good, How difficult it is.”
"The world of Great Harmony, hey, this is just a world fabricated by Confucianism, it can't possibly appear in reality."
Zhu Di thoughtfully continued: "But if so, with corresponding thoughts and beliefs, and a program as a standard, is it possible to have a world of great harmony?"
Yao Guangxiao smiled: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
He was snickering in his heart, what kind of ideological and belief program, this thing has a futility, ideas cannot restrain the inherent evil of the human heart, if the world is left to human consciousness, it will undoubtedly push the world to the brink of destruction.
However, when faced with doubts, Zhu Di spoke about the Datong system he had seen in the simulation and said: "Old monk, do you know what the world of Datong is?"
Yao Guangxiao: "...?"
…
Zhu Di spoke out the information expanded in the simulation one by one, and his mouth was dry by the end.
But Yao Guangxiao fell into deep thought.
He felt that his outlook on life had been dealt a devastating blow.
Overthrow the monarchy and establish an utopia.
Although Zhu Di saw this, he could not understand what these things meant. However, Yao Guangxiao understood it.
He originally regarded this sentence as a joke, but after listening to a series of information, he suddenly felt as if he was the one who was chained and sitting in a well watching the sky.
"Old monk?"
Zhu Di saw that something was wrong with the black-clothed monk's demeanor, and asked tentatively, "Are you okay?"
"Old monk?"
"Hey, don't scare me. Why are you still mute?"
Suddenly, the black-clothed monk stood up abruptly. His naturally ferocious face was even more ferocious at this moment. His old triangular eyes were filled with evil energy like a sick tiger. He pointed one finger to the sky and the other to the ground, shouting crazily, " That’s it, that’s it!”
"The world will be unified, abolish the imperial system!"
"So that's it, I understand!"
"Lord Buddha, I have enlightened!"
Zhu Di was frightened and squatted on the ground, dumbfounded: "It's broken, the old monk is crazy!"
"Is this world of Datong so shocking? Why did the old monk become hysterical all of a sudden? He is so stupid!"
But Yao Guangxiao still laughed like crazy and said: "I have lived in vain all my life without knowing myself. I sit in a well and look at the sky. I didn't realize the truth until I was about to die. I am really the most pitiful person in the world!"
"Yao Guangxiao, you are really the most stupid person in the world!"
"The Buddha became enlightened, and the Buddha cried."
Zhu Di shook his head and murmured: "You are such a good monk, why are you so crazy?"
…
February in Yangzhou is the season for bathing in the spring breeze and coolness, but Kang Zhifu only felt that his mouth was dry and his head was dripping with sweat.
In front of him, a raging fire broke out in the Yangzhou granary. The houses collapsed and black smoke billowed. Everything was burned in the fire.
Zhu Gaojie stood beside him, calmly looking at the granary that collapsed in the fire, and asked: "What is the cause of the fire?"
Yangzhou Granary is gone.
A sudden fire broke out, and by the time they arrived, the granary had been burned to ashes.
This sounds unrealistic. Hundreds of firemen are stationed in Yangzhou Granary all year round to prevent fires. Not only that, when digging a cellar in a granary, the cellar walls need to be dried by fire, and then five layers of moisture-proof, heat-preserving, and fresh-keeping measures including plant ash, wooden boards, mats, bran, and mats must be taken.
Such a tightly guarded granary suddenly caught fire. Hundreds of fire soldiers were as invisible as blind men. What's even more amazing is that after the fire, all the people in the granary survived, and not a single grain of food was left.
So far, there is no reason for the fire, and Zhu Gaojie only finds it funny.
Magistrate Kang hesitated for a moment and said: "The people in the granary said that the cause of the fire was... the fire dragon burning the granary."
Zhu Gaojie thought he heard wrongly: "What did you say?"
Under the pressure, Magistrate Kang said tremblingly: "According to the soldiers guarding the scene of the crime, they saw two fire dragons dancing on the granary that night, which means that the Yangzhou granary was affected by the fire dragon."
Zhu Gaojie chuckled lightly and left with his hands behind his back.
The fire dragon burns the warehouse and deceives the fool?
Even dogs wouldn’t believe this, let alone humans. Such despicable methods can be used, Zhu Gaojie really doesn't know how to evaluate it.
Magistrate Kang looked at the leaving figure of the Crown Prince, his face flushed red. He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "Where is the Master?"
The people around looked at each other: "I don't know."
Magistrate Kang couldn't bear it anymore and roared: "Find this person quickly! How can I explain this matter to His Highness the Crown Prince if I don't give you an answer!"
…
Above the Fan Mansion, the Master was smiling and drinking tea with the Fan clan leader.
Patriarch Fan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Master, I've underestimated you. The fire dragon burned the warehouse, haha, how did you come up with this idea?"
"Hey, it's not worth mentioning. If we didn't rely on Mr. Fan's connections, all the people in the granary are ours, and things wouldn't have been so smooth."
The master waved his hand and said, "Mr. Fan, according to your plan, all the grain in the granary has been transferred to Fan's granary in Huai'an Mansion, and all the old grain is burned to deal with the prince. Lord."
"Thank you for your hard work, Master."
Patriarch Fan nodded with satisfaction, took out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it to the other party, "This is the banknote from my Fan's business. You can take this banknote to any of my Fan's banks." That’s equivalent to thirty thousand taels of silver.”
The master accepted it without any courtesy. This was his hard-earned money and he deserved it. It would be foolish to refuse.
After collecting the money, the other party can feel at ease and feel that he is in the same boat.
Patriarch Fan nodded slightly: "Master, you don't need me to teach you what to do next, right?"
The master chuckled and said, "Mr. Fan, please don't worry."
But he turned to ask worriedly, "Mr. Fan, if we are so hostile to the prince, we may cause murder. As Magistrate Kang said, this prince is not a good person."
The head of the Fan clan waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, do you really think that the seventeenth family in Yangzhou is fighting against this prince? To tell you the truth, in Yangzhou, our seventeenth family can dominate Fu, even the prefect is nothing in our eyes, but in the eyes of the prince, a dragon crossing the river, are we nothing?"
The master was shocked: "Then if we still offend the prince like this, are we asking for death?"
"Oh, your vision is too short-sighted."
Patriarch Fan's eyes revealed a scheming edge, "This prince's enemies are not just our Yangzhou Seventeenth Family. He has many enemies. In front of his enemies, we are just An ant pushed onto the table.”
"However, even ants have the fighting spirit to poke a hole in the sky. Even trapped animals will fight, let alone humans. Let them fight back and forth, and we will enjoy the benefits of the fishermen."
"I have already written to the big shots in Nanjing and got a reply. They are willing to fully support us. What are you afraid of? Anyway, there are people who can tell us the truth."
…
In the upper room of the official residence, Yu Qian looked at Zhu Gaojie who was still drinking tea leisurely, and couldn't help but ask: "Sir, aren't you in a hurry?"
Zhu Gaojie asked: "Afraid, why are you anxious?"
Yu Qian said: "The fire dragon burned the granary. This is obviously a pretense created by someone. The imperial court is coming to collect grain. It's just that they are unwilling to pay. They actually set fire to the granary and pulled teeth out of the imperial court's mouth. Such debauchery." This action is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the imperial court!"
"so what?"
Zhu Gaojie put down his tea cup and said calmly, "You should have been mentally prepared before coming here. The other party will not compromise honestly. They set fire to the warehouse now to make their attitude clear and urge me to return to Beijing. They want to tell As for me, all the benefits have been distributed by them, and they will not give me another share. Why should I be angry about such a simple reason?"
"Students all understand this truth, but we let them ride on it like this?"
Yu Qian couldn't understand, "Don't we fight back?"
Zhu Gaojie couldn't help but chuckle: "Haha..."
Yu Qian was puzzled: "Why are you laughing, sir?"
"I'm laughing at you, you are still too immature."
Zhu Gaojie said calmly, "A dog bites you, and you bite it back again. Is it useful? What you should do is to grab the dog's head, and then use a shovel to beat out its brains."
"If you don't take action, you won't take action. If you do, you will be killed. Now is not the time."
"Just wait. If you want it to perish, you must first expand it."
Yu Qian sighed. After all, he did not have the level of his husband. He only felt that he was in the clouds and fog.
Not long after, someone came to visit him. He was the deputy magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture and the deputy prefect of Kang.
"Prince, Governor Kang is in jail!"
…
Zhu Gaojie walked into the Yangzhou Prison, took a tour, and saw Magistrate Kang in prison uniform in a cell.
Magistrate Kang was sitting on the earthen bed in the cell with disheveled hair. He raised his head and glanced at Zhu Gaojie. He cupped his hands expressionlessly and stopped talking.
Zhu Gaojie shook his head, turned around and asked the jailer: "Why should Governor Kang be imprisoned? What is his crime? Whose order is this!"
Yangzhou is under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili. Nanzhili refers to the collective name of Nanjing and surrounding prefectures and Zhili prefectures. There is no chief envoy to govern. The fourteen prefectures of Nanzhili and the four Zhili prefectures are all at the prefectural level and belong to the six ministries. Direct management.
In other words, in Yangzhou, Magistrate Kang is the highest-ranking chief executive, and there are no three jurisdictions above him. Who can put him in jail?
The jailer replied: "It was an order from the Six Ministries of Nanjing, saying that Prefect Kang was the mastermind behind the fire dragon burning the warehouse."
"Nanjing Sixth Department?"
Zhu Gaojiu couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Nanjing Six Ministries, okay, I am alone in Yangzhou, and Beijing Six Ministries don't dare to point fingers. Nanjing Six Ministries actually have the courage to bypass Gu and directly issue an order to jail the Yangzhou prefect. How courageous."
He waved his sleeves and left, followed closely by Yu Qian.
After this operation, Brother Qian was still confused. He couldn't understand why Governor Kang was suddenly imprisoned, and how this matter was related to the Sixth Department of Nanjing.
He quickly asked: "Sir, what does this mean? Is Governor Kang really the mastermind behind the fire dragon burning the warehouse?"
"That's bullshit. Someone wants to use Governor Kang's head to demonstrate against Gu Gu!"
Zhu Gaojie said coldly, "I have told you a long time ago that the Yangzhou Seventeenth Family represents not only the interests of the Yangzhou aristocratic families. When I come to the south to collect grain and grass, I want to cut the flesh from all the aristocratic families. The Yangzhou Seventeenth Family The family represents the interests of the entire southern aristocratic family, and behind them is the support of the entire southern aristocratic family. Then guess who is the largest aristocratic family in the south?"
Yu Qian had an epiphany: "Is it Nanjing?"
"You've finally come to your senses."
Zhu Gaojie said indifferently, "Nanjing is the ancient capital of six dynasties. Even the Ming Dynasty was founded in Nanjing. The families of the old and new dynasties are intertwined in Nanjing. The founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty and the founding fathers of Jingnan all took root in Nanjing. The Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing. , as soon as Gu He and the Emperor left, the Six Ministries of Nanjing were already in ruins and were completely occupied by all forces. Do you think they can just watch Gu show his power in the south?"
"The imprisonment of Governor Kang is the work of those people in Nanjing. In this way, their wolfish ambitions are undoubtedly demonstrated. If I don't leave, I am afraid that the next person they will take action will not be Governor Kang, but me, the crown prince."
Yu Qian was furious: "How dare he! Don't worry, sir, as long as the student is still alive, he will be protected. If you want to attack him, you must first step over my body, Yu Qian!"
Zhu Gaojie patted Yu Qian on the shoulder: "Boy, you should stand behind Gu."
"The wind and waves coming this time are very strong, and you can't stop them."
"This is the storm caused by Gu, and it is Gu who should fight against it head on."
(End of chapter)
