Which official who can sit in Zhongshu Province is not an old fox who has been practicing for thousands of years?
Although they did not dare to easily inquire about information from the palace, they also knew about the emperor's suppression of Longhu Mountain.
What was the status of Longhu Mountain in the previous dynasty? The head of the Zhang family is the uncompromising leader of the Taoist sect, a great master, a heavenly master, and the chief Taoist talker.
The Huaxia family has been passed down to this day, and the only one who can stabilize the Zhang family is the Kong family in Qufu.
However, the Zhang family had an old relationship with the emperor, and they were also threatened by the emperor when the Ming Dynasty began.
Li Shanchang's words were to remind those present not to misunderstand the emperor's meaning.
What the emperor is suppressing is not the monks and Taoism, not Longhu Mountain, but the remnants of the previous dynasty...
Just like the Zhang family in Longhushan enjoyed great wealth and honor in the previous dynasty, the Kong family in Qufu also respected them extremely during the Mongolian rule, and even Yan Shenggong became an official in the dynasty.
If the emperor wants to deal with Zhang Chenggong, what about the Kong family member?
The old fox present understood this.
Although the Ming Dynasty had been established at this time, the war in the north was far from over.
The army of General Xu Da, the right minister of Zhongshu Province, is still attacking Shandong. Although the head of the Kong family is also a grassroots, he obviously does not see the overall situation of the world as clearly as Zhang Chenggong.
Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Changshang had made it clear that his carriage and horses supported the emperor, but even so, he ran over and burned the first incense stick, and was punished by Lao Zhu.
In the previous dynasty, Lao Zhang was at most a Taoist priest who was canonized and in charge of Taoism in the world. In addition to his title, Yan Shenggong was also the Minister of Rites of the previous dynasty. Even though the Ming Dynasty's army is not far from Qufu now, he is still a snake and a mouse. , has illusions about Bei Yuanzang.
It would be strange if the emperor didn't deal with this kind of person.
Even if he is a descendant of Saint Kong, the emperor is destined not to do anything to him openly, but humiliation is definitely inevitable.
Everyone thought carefully and was horrified.
If Li Shanchang hadn't reminded them, they would have indeed misunderstood the emperor's meaning.
"I thank you, Prime Minister Zuo, for reminding me!"
"When the Prime Minister Zuo said something, I suddenly became enlightened!"
All the officials stood up one after another and thanked Li Shanchang. Li Shanchang squinted his eyes and happily accepted everyone's praise.
"I am not saying this to show off my ability to understand the Holy Will, but I want to remind you that many of our officials in the Ming Dynasty were officials in the previous dynasty. If you need to give up some things, you should give up. Don't imitate the man from Qufu!"
Everyone's hearts trembled and they thanked Li Shanchang again for accepting Li Shanchang's favor.
Li Shanchang liked this feeling of stars holding the moon very much. He held the imperial edict that was passed back to him in his hand, which was very meaningful.
"But then again, a person's origin is very important, just like some people, no matter how powerful they are, they will never be His Majesty's most trusted person...!"
He didn't say who it was, but everyone present seemed to know who he was talking about, so these old foxes lowered their eyebrows and didn't answer.
An unknown North Korean official surnamed Liu was once again confronted by Left Prime Minister Li Shanchang from afar.
Both of them were the emperor's confidants and they couldn't afford to offend him.
Especially the left prime minister Li Shanchang in front of him. He is good at everything and is a good man in politics. His only shortcoming is that he is too small-minded and cannot tolerate others.
Li Shanchang saw that they were silent and didn't care. He read the contents of the imperial edict again.
"Monks, Taoists, and worshipers, mixed with men and women, eat and drink as they please. Violators will be strictly punished by the supervisor."
Emperor Hongwu's butcher's knife fell on the monks and Taoists faster than expected. Li Shanchang estimated that Zhang Tianshi, who was burning incense on his head, had not even returned to Longhu Mountain, and the knife that was slashing at the Buddhist monks and Taoists had already struck the head.
Emperor Ming Dynasty ordered that from then on, only one larger Taoist temple and Buddhist temple remained in each state and county, and all monks and Taoist priests were gathered together for unified management.
They are also strictly prohibited from "mixing outside and mixing with the people." To put it simply, keep it closed if you have nothing to do, and don’t run out and harm the people...
This sword cut off the roots of the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism. It also indirectly unified the world of monks and Taoism and managed them together.
Li Shanchang seemed to have seen the despair of the monks and Taoists when they heard this order.
Because there is actually no difference between this and imprisonment.
However, in addition to this order, the emperor also made an opening, allowing the direct descendants of Longhu Mountain to do things expediently, and specifically mentioned that the Yingtian Mansion was not subject to this prohibition for the time being.
Among these details, old foxes like them can somewhat understand the emperor's intentions.
The emperor chopped off Longhushan's limbs with a knife, but pretended to give them a pair of crutches.
"It is said that the child Zhang Chenggang left behind was actually exiled by him. That poor child turned out to be the victim of this fight! The capital city is deep in water. I hope this little Celestial Master can survive, right?"
Li Shanchang said to himself, this thought flashed through his mind and then disappeared.
And the person he cared about, Zhang Yi, was still in the Taoist temple day after day, waiting for news about Huang Mu.
Huang Mu disappeared, and Longhu Mountain seemed to have lost contact with Qingxin Guan.
The location of Qingxin Temple is already remote. In addition, Zhang Yi does not leave home and does not know the ups and downs of the outside world.
A few days later, he received a reward from the emperor.
The current emperor gave him twelve taels of silver, a title that was not painful, and help with simple repairs to the Taoist temple.
From then on, the palace seemed to have forgotten his existence, there was no reception or any action.
In this way, more than a month passed.
Zhang Yi's life was very ordinary. When he got up early every day, he would seriously practice Tai Chi, which he learned in his previous life, to move his muscles and bones.
It is not easy to survive in this world. The bones of a seven-year-old child are not fully grown, and he cannot engage in strenuous exercise, so Tai Chi is the best way.
After practicing boxing, Zhang Yihui tinkered with alchemy in the room. Although he claimed to be alchemy, he was actually tinkering with something that could save his life.
It's just that the Huang family and his son promised not to accept his materials, so no one even came.
In ordinary days, Zhang Yi would inevitably complain that the father and son were a little unloyal, especially Huang Mu. This kid took the method of making a smallpox vaccine and left without any news.
This incident made Zhang Yi feel that the Huang family and his son were somewhat unreliable. In desperation, he had to find another way to collect information.
But this is not easy. Like him, Deng Zhongxiu, who lives with him, is unfamiliar with the place in the capital, and Deng Zhongxiu doesn't understand trade. Although he has tried hard to collect some information, it is neither much nor complete!
When Zhang Yi was wondering whether he should go out with Deng Zhongxiu to find the materials he needed,
At this time, someone suddenly knocked on the door outside.
"Is the little master from Longhu Mountain here?"
Although Qingxin Temple was rewarded by the emperor, the palace did not give it a plaque and did not publicize it to the outside world. There was almost no incense in the Taoist temple!
It is actually a very strange thing for someone to come to this Taoist temple.
Deng Zhongxiu opened the door and greeted the visitor with Zhang Yi.
When the other party came in, he was a servant who looked like a housekeeper.
He looked around with a look of disgust on his face, and then said to Zhang Yi:
"You must be the hostage from Longhu Mountain. Come with me. My wife wants to see you if she has something to do!"
"I don't know what's going on?"
Before Zhang Yi could answer, Deng Zhongxiu stopped Zhang Yi and asked.
"I am from the Chang Mansion, and by order of my wife, I asked you to perform rituals for my young master!"
The servant's words made Zhang Yi look strange. Is Chang Mansion the Chang Mansion he knows?
Before he could answer, Deng Zhongxiu had already declined on Zhang Yi’s behalf:
"This eldest brother, my junior brother is still young..."
Before he finished speaking, the servant had already punched him! Deng Zhongxiu was immediately knocked to the ground.
