Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with a sinister light, but he still maintained a decent smile on his face.
Following Lao Zhu, there were also Prince Zhu Biao and some palace guards. They all looked angry after listening to Zhang Yi's words.
But the worst thing was Zhang Changsheng, the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, as if he had been fished out of the water, his whole body was soaked.
Zhu Biao looked at Zhang Chenggong curiously. It turned out that a frightened person can really sweat profusely and get soaked all over in an instant.
No one present dared to answer Zhang Yi's words, except Zhu Yuanzhang.
He took a deep breath, put back the anger in his eyes, and said:
"Child Yan Wuji, what's more, this sentence was said by Immortal Zhang Daoling, not this child. Why are you panicking?"
After his words fell, others dared to breathe. At the same time, everyone looked at Zhang Chenggang with sympathy. Based on their understanding of the emperor, the Zhang family might be in trouble.
Although they don't dare to admit it, most of the people who came with Lao Zhu felt that Zhang Yi was wrong, the old immortal Zhang Daoling's evaluation was quite fair!
Um……
I just can’t say it out loud.
Zhang Yi also noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere and quickly shut up.
The emperor glanced at Lao Zhang, who gritted his teeth and said:
"Go on, we are all our own people here, you can trust them!"
He spoke the most determined words with a tearful voice, hoping that Zhang Yi would understand his painstaking efforts. Unfortunately, Zhang Yi and his father really lacked a tacit understanding.
He finally seized the opportunity to use Zhang Daoling's identity to vent his anger, so he didn't think much about it.
"Who is that emperor of the Zhu family? He is a man who will become an emperor throughout the ages. What is the most taboo thing for such a hero?"
"It's just that someone has taken advantage of his power and interfered with the public power. At the smallest level, it is corruption, and at the largest level, it is rebellion!"
The word "rebellion" frightened Zhang Changsheng to the point where he almost knelt on the ground and begged the emperor for mercy. This kid cheats on his father and dares to say anything. Can you just say the word "rebellion" casually?
Of course Lao Zhu didn't think that the Zhang family would rebel, but seeing Zhang's normal attitude, he found it inexplicably interesting.
Of course, he was more interested in the other four words "one emperor through the ages." When he first became emperor, in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was also trying to cross the river by feeling the stones on how to be a good emperor.
Zhang Yi scolded him for being stingy and praised him for being an emperor through the ages.
The emperor was also murmuring in his heart, could this boy have discovered his identity and deliberately pretended to be a ghost?
Unlike other emperors, Zhu Yuanzhang had been a monk and practiced religion, so he was not unfamiliar with the practices of alchemists.
But now is not the time to test this child, let's listen to what he has to say first.
Lao Zhu saw that Zhang Yi was silent and encouraged him:
"Keep talking, that's good, Uncle Huang will be rewarded!"
Zhang Yi smiled when he heard this and continued:
"The current emperor started with just one bowl, but he can move up step by step and win the world. He certainly has his greatness, but also has an inferiority complex that he probably doesn't understand due to his origin. When he dreams back in the middle of the night, he will probably often Think about it, if he can be an emperor, will everyone in the world think that he can do it too?"
After Zhang Yi's words, not to mention Zhang Chenggong, the guards following the emperor wanted to run away.
This kid is analyzing the emperor's psychology, or is it in front of the emperor? If you want to die, don't take us with you, okay?
Regardless of the person who said this, even the listeners felt scared. Almost everyone glared at Zhang Yi, hoping that this guy would shut up.
But Zhang Yi didn't realize it and continued:
"So this is destined to make our emperor of the Ming Dynasty different from the previous emperors. First of all, after he takes office, he will definitely accelerate the centralization of power, including military power and political power. He is the emperor immediately. He does not need to worry too much, but there is a kind of power , but the emperor knows that the same power can stir up trouble? That is religious power!"
"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty had many interactions with religions along the way. He understood how much trouble would be caused if someone could use the ways of gods and ghosts to confuse people's hearts! Therefore, when the new dynasty was established, the emperor would definitely control religion, but look at it , In addition to the Kong family in the Ming Dynasty? Is there anyone more suitable to be the leader than our Zhang family?"
Zhang Changsheng was silent when he heard this, nothing more.
The Mongols believe in Buddhism, but the lamas in the west are destined to have left China with the retreat of the Mongols. As the leaders of Taoism, the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain is the biggest leader.
Even if the emperor has no objection to the Zhang family, he must take back the power in the hands of the Zhang family.
Zhang Chenggang's eyes flickered, and he looked squarely at the child in front of him for the first time. Did his grandmaster tell him these words, or did he come up with them himself.
For the first time, he felt impatient to wait for the emperor to leave as soon as possible. He wanted to have a good chat with Zhang Yi.
But this idea was just a wish after all. The emperor glanced at Zhang Chenggang and asked with interest:
"Then what do you think the emperor will do? Will he let your Zhang family go, or..."
The words he omitted made Zhang Zhongcheng's legs weak and his heart beating wildly.
Zhang Yi replied:
"There is no need to worry about this. Although I gave my father a blow today, the emperor will not attack the Longhu Mountain lineage!"
"First of all, Longhushan served as a loyal servant before His Majesty ascended the throne. This is a matter of affection. It can be weakened and suppressed. If he kills Longhushan, it will appear to be heartless, so there is no need to worry about this! Secondly... …”
Zhang Yi smiled and said:
"To put it bluntly, it is true that the Zhang family was beaten as a leader, but the emperor never took Longhu Mountain seriously. In his heart, we people in Longhu Mountain are just a group of magicians who pretend to be gods and fool the people. , something like the magic stick cannot make him too arrogant, so he needs to be suppressed, but if used well, Longhu Mountain can also help the emperor appease his people!"
"As long as the Zhang family doesn't seek death and behaves honestly, when the emperor continues to reduce the power of the Zhang family in the future, don't try to resist. There will be no problem in continuing the bloodline!"
"oh?"
Lao Zhu was very interested and asked:
"Then tell me, how will the emperor deal with the Zhang family in the future?"
"First of all, in the future, the power of the Zhang family to lead Taoism will definitely return to the Zhang family. After all, the emperor wants to take advantage of the Zhang family's reputation among the people, but he will definitely not have any real power!"
"Anyway, Dad, just get used to it from now on!"
Zhang Yi turned his head and glanced at Zhang Changsong, who was uneasy.
Zhu Biao, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Zhang Yi, you said that the emperor would give the Zhang family Taoist authority, but then take back the real power of the Zhang family. Is this a contradiction?"
"How can there be a conflict? The emperor is a master at playing with power. He naturally has a way to keep the Zhang family in order."
Zhang Yi also curiously looked at the Huang brother in front of him. Since his father and Zhang Changping were close friends, then he and Huang Mu were family friends. Although Zhang Yi was rebellious against his father, he was actually good to others.
Zhu Biao glanced at Lao Zhu without any trace and asked:
"Brother Zhang family, if you were the emperor, how would you deal with the Zhang family?"
