In the 24th year of Hongwu (1391), August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wudang Master Zhang officially ascended to heaven in the Emei Sect. Various sects gathered and the world was shocked.
Miracle! Really appearing in front of people for the first time.
foot of the mountain.
Zhang Sanfeng stood suspended in the air, answering questions from those who came, most of them asking questions about martial arts.
After studying martial arts for hundreds of years, Zhang Sanfeng often hit the nail on the head when answering questions, and everyone present understood something. Even though there were many people nearby who didn't understand, they wrote it down word for word.
This is the mantra of the immortal. If you print it out and sell it for 10 taels of silver, it’s not too much, right?
Pirated copy? There is no bonus of immortal energy and no luck!
After trying to figure out martial arts for a long time, the current head of Shaolin Yuanyin asked: "Amitabha, Master Zhang, when you say you want to ascend to heaven, do you mean that the immortal world is in heaven?"
Zhang Sanfeng smiled and was very sure: "I don't know if there is a fairyland outside the sky, but our sky is endless nothingness, or there are some meteorites in the sky rotating very fast around the earth where we are."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, thinking that just like the legend, the thirty-third heaven was filled with jade towers, pavilions, and the residence of immortals.
"Zhenren Zhang, do you know how big our land is?"
"The place we are walking on is actually a huge ball. This ball is very big. Zhenren Zhou and I walked around and it was about 80,000 miles away. For an ordinary person, it is huge and extremely far."
"Zhenzhen Zhang, you said that we are standing on the ball, and the ball is still spinning, so why don't we fall?" someone asked.
“The earth is thick and marshy, and all things are covered with it.
The earth is like a mother to her child, binding everything on the earth to her body. For example, if you throw a stone upward, why does it fall when there is nothing in the air? "Zhenren Zhang explained with a smile.
Everyone fell into deep thought, and then each smart person raised questions in their mind. This moment today can be said to have completely changed their view of the world.
Is this the true nature of heaven and earth? The starry sky is so big, they are like ants, enjoying themselves in a small pond.
Everything he owns: wealth, women, rights, money...compared to the vastness of the world, the boundless starry sky, the ages, not even a speck of dust.
Even those in the West are already exploring the sea, while they, the Ming Dynasty, are still indulging in internal intrigues.
There are too many people in this world who only focus on the present, but there are always people who look up to the stars.
The starry sky is infinite, where is the future of mankind!
Zhang Zhenren discussed Taoism for half a month. Those people wrote down the things in several thick books, and they became increasingly incomprehensible after that.
Daoshengyi? Could it be that humans and animals are made of the same thing?
In the evening, the sun sets.
Zhang Sanfeng looked up at the sky, and suddenly said incomprehensibly: "The way of heaven is orderly, and everything has its rules. You can't say it all, you can't remove it, you can't endure all your blessings, if anything is too extreme, your fate will inevitably end early."
As he spoke, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Master Zhang's profile, making it look even more profound.
The people below all clasped their fists and bowed deeply, bowing deeply: "Zhenzhen Zhang ascends to heaven first, and we will live up to our expectations!"
The voices are neat and sincere, these are the seekers.
"Hahaha, go away, old man!" Zhang Sanfeng laughed three times, flicked his sleeves, and rose into the air, his clothes fluttering straight into the clouds.
Everyone looked up one by one.
There was no legendary thunder rolling from the sky.
The sunset fills the sky.
The bloody red sun was shining over the Western Mountains, casting a blanket of sunset glow across the sky. The sky was illuminated fiery red by the afterglow of the setting sun.
This is the first person to use his own strength to set foot in the sky, a place where humans have never set foot. Thousands of years from now, if humans are still around, history will remember him even more.
"Farewell to Master Zhang!" Everyone bowed sincerely again.
What I worship is not just Zhang Sanfeng, I worship the great road, and I worship the future of martial arts.
Only the road that many people have traveled is a smooth road. Every step of the pioneers steps on thorns, full of difficulties, setbacks, and even blood and pain.
Laggards, no matter how far they reach, are just standing on the shoulders of giants.
Respect for pioneers is necessary.
Late at night, on the cliff where she died, Zhou Zhiruo stood with her hands behind her hands, her eyes dark.
The starry sky is so empty and void. There is nothing for billions of miles. If you set foot there with your own strength, wouldn't it be equivalent to banishing yourself forever?
Isn't this old saying crazy?
"Lele, you're all bored, why don't we go and play in the starry sky?" the girl took out the sleeping little yellow cat from her arms and asked.
"Meow meow~" Miao Le opened his eyes in confusion, his big blue eyes blinking.
dinner time?
Zhou Zhiruo:
Apart from ten meals a day, don’t you have any higher pursuits?
"Buzz~" Zhang Sanfeng floated down, his beard and hair covered with a layer of white frost, and his whole body was shivering.
"Uh-huh~ Zhou, little friend Zhou, you said you can't breathe in the sky, why didn't you say it's so cold! I'd better train my body to the same level as little friend Zhou, and then go out, ah, it's too cold!" Zhang Laodao said. Qingming complained.
Miao Le:.
Zhou Zhiruo:
September, Fengtian Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang was meditating on a specially made futon in Mount Emei. There were experts behind him to help him with his luck. He was reviewing what Zhang Zhenren said before he ascended to heaven that day.
It turns out that the world is so vast? Is the universe so profound?
"Father, cultivating immortals and seeking Taoism is the sign of a coward. What you are doing now is not worthy of all the people in the world!" Prince Zhu Biao came over and yelled loudly. His eyes were black, his voice was weak, and he was obviously feeling unwell.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take it seriously. He didn't know the boy's purpose yet. It was obvious that he just didn't want to work.
Haha, how can such a good thing happen!
"Biao'er, I'm doing this for your own good. I'm getting older and will die soon. When the time comes, how late will it be for you to accept your order in danger?
Now is the time. The reason why I want you to meet with the ministers every day, listen to and review the reports of various yamen, and learn to do things is that I want you to remember a few principles:
The first is benevolence, only those who are benevolent will not be deceived by tyranny; the first is understanding, only those who are wise will not be confused by treachery; the first is diligence, only by being diligent and conscientious can one not indulge in comfort; the first is decisiveness, with determination, one will be able to Don't get involved in grammar. "Zhu Yuanzhang warned earnestly.
"But..." Zhu Biao was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang again.
"As you can see, I have never been lazy since I became emperor. I am afraid that I will handle all matters improperly and fail to live up to God's trust.
Every day, you get up before dawn and don’t rest until midnight. This is what you see every day. If you can learn from me and follow my instructions, then you can protect the world!
Okay, let's go down. We will handle the remaining 312 memorials tonight and go to Shaanxi for inspection early tomorrow morning.
Yingtian as the capital is not suitable for controlling the north. Zhu Yuanzhang patted his son on the shoulder and said affectionately.
Then he turned back and continued to study Zhang Laodao's Earth Theory. The masters behind him silently continued to help push the palace to pass its Qi, allowing it to automatically increase its internal strength.
Zhu Biao hesitated to speak. Seeing that his father didn't want to pay attention to him at all, he finally sighed and went out.
After rubbing his waist and shoulders and pinching his neck, Zhu Biao returned to the study to continue reviewing the memorial.
"Song Qingshu, the acting head of Wudang Mountain, requested to donate 50% of the tax revenue from the territory under his jurisdiction to help the Ming Dynasty conquer the North."
"Buddhist temples, major sects, and aristocratic families in Shushan have followed Emei's example and only collected 30% of the tax revenue from the people. As the people live in peace for a long time, their working mood has decreased. This year's harvest is not as good as in previous years. Please increase the tax revenue from the people!"
Zhu Biao was stunned, remembered the name on it, and was about to ask the Jin Yiwei to check him.
Watching, watching, Zhu Biao felt that the memorial seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him, and his head felt like it was about to split.
"Prince, Prince!" Someone seemed to be calling him, but he kept falling down.
"Bang~" and finally fainted.
"Oops, the prince fainted!" the eunuch shouted, and the entire palace began to surge.
Nothing is trivial in heaven.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was obsessed with spiritual practice, was also stunned. He stood up quickly and ran to the prince's palace so quickly that the eunuchs behind him could not keep up.
"What's going on?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked loudly.
Queen Ma also rushed over at this time, too nervous to speak.
The chief physician closed his eyes and carefully felt Zhu Biao's pulse, then observed his tongue coating, eyes, listened to his breathing, and asked about his eating and defecation conditions.
Another imperial doctor broke out in cold sweat: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the prince's aura is getting weaker and weaker!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious: "You are the imperial doctor, the best medical people in the world. Treat me. If the prince cannot cure me, you will all die!"
The chief physician shook his head and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the prince is overworked and has suffered a stroke on his head, making his body very weak. Unless the gods are alive at this time, there is no way to save him."
Ever since he took up the position of imperial physician and saw how many officials in the court died, how many people were assigned to him, and how many people were executed, he had already made preparations for this.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
But Queen Ma thought of something: "Where's the life-extending elixir given by Master Zhou? Hurry, give it to Biao'er!"
Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted at this time, quickly took out a moiré porcelain bottle from his arms, and carefully poured out a pill.
Suddenly, the room was filled with fragrance, and everyone was refreshed. Even Zhu Biao's breath, which was lying on the bed, became thicker.
The imperial doctor was shocked.
Empress Ma put her hand into Zhu Biao's mouth, and the elixir melted in his mouth. The effect was almost immediate. After a while, the prince's face became much rosier.
The chief physician's beard was almost tangled up by him, and his open mouth did not close for a long time.
This is unreasonable!
After a while, Zhu Biao faintly woke up.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and disdained to look at the imperial doctor: "You, go and check."
The next day, early morning.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of Fengtian Hall, alone, in a daze for a long time.
The prince was taken to Emei by the queen early in the morning to recuperate, and he would have to continue working.
The key is what the chief physician said to him in private.
"If the prince's stroke is not properly recuperated in Emei, he will not be able to handle government affairs for a long time in the future."
This means that Biao'er is no longer qualified to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
However, all the great scholars have told him that if the throne of the prince and emperor is not established directly, it will bring endless disasters to the Ming Dynasty in future generations. The battle for the throne may even push Ming Dynasty into the bottomless abyss.
What's more, among the other sons, none of them obeyed anyone, so which one could he choose?
He is already sixty-four years old, how many more years can he live? Is there still a chance to pave the way for the next emperor?
In other words... go on a killing spree, get rid of all the people who can be a threat to the new emperor, and give him a blank piece of paper to let him do whatever he wants?
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes gradually became sharper, and all the maids passing by felt a chill on their backs.
Killing is never the result, but the process.
…
The northwest border, which used to be deserted, has been very lively in recent years.
Screams, explosions, and booming sounds were heard all the time.
The Tatars who came to cut grass in the valley were bombed to disgrace several times and no longer dared to cross the border.
Some tribes even sent envoys to Zhu Di, saying that they were peace-loving and kind-hearted tribes who were good at singing and dancing.
Zhu Di didn't believe it at first, but those girls twisted their waists like water snakes, so he had to believe it.
In the spirit of exploring the nature of heaven and earth, he studied in depth with the girls in the room for several days and found that it was better to conduct experiments.
At least it won't hurt your body.
Women are all bone scrapers!
Since then, after consulting Zhu Yuanzhang for instructions, Zhu Di simply established a mutual market at the border, mainly trading cattle, sheep, horses, and furs, while they sold tea, grain, and the like.
If that tribe is unruly, Zhu Di will use that tribe to experiment with their new gadgets.
A rocket that can fly a thousand steps? Balloons that could fly in the sky, allowing soldiers to throw shit down... Various tribes were filled with complaints by Zhu Di, and some tribes were even blasted into the sky by Zhu Di using new gunpowder.
It is said that recently some tribesmen are planning to go to Yingtian to file a complaint. This Zhu Di is too bullying.
In the northwest camp, a strange-looking carriage that looked like a large teapot stood in the center, following Zhu Di's order.
"Woooooo~" A strange voice sounded. The carriage could move forward automatically, and the soldiers on top could also control the direction.
"It's done!" Zhu Di said in surprise.
Dao Yan and Yuan Mu looked at each other. As advisers to King Yan, they felt that their knowledge was a bit insufficient.
"King Yan, is there anything strange about this thing?" Dao Yan asked curiously.
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Master, can't you see? This machine can make the car move automatically. Can it also make other things move by themselves, such as weaving, spinning, and ironmaking?
Moreover, this power is so great that we can use it to refine better iron.
With good iron, we can also refine cannons that can shoot farther and be more powerful, and even muskets can shoot farther and more accurately.
Finally, this huge power can also carry us to heaven, earth, and sea.
Master, this will be the first step for us humans to conquer heaven! "
Dao Yan stroked his beard. Although he didn't understand, he still didn't realize it.
"King Yan, welcome!"
"Fourth brother, what have you been busy with recently?" Prince Ning ran over and asked enthusiastically.
Although his soldiers and horses were elite and much more numerous than King Yan, he still treated Zhu Di with respect.
Mainly because those weird weapons are so scary.
Last time I secretly brought back a box of stuff and opened it, thousands of people fell into coma in an instant.
If King Yan hadn't discovered something was wrong and came to find him, he would have complained in front of his ancestors by now.
Zhu Di waved his hand: "Nothing to do, just do some gadgets."
Prince Ning looked at the huge teapot with envy: "Fourth brother, I heard that the Tatar tribe close to you has retreated five hundred miles. Your current territory probably covers two states."
"This is absolutely false."
Zhu Di said with a serious face: "It is obviously a land of four continents, I just calculated it not long ago!"
King Ning:.
Not only did my brother not have a bad life in this cold land in the northwest, but he was getting along like a fish in water. It was so uncomfortable!
End this volume tomorrow
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