First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Hearing Li Shanchang's words, Liu Bowen pondered. His suggestion to Zhu Yuanzhang was to make fewer enemies. How to make fewer enemies is naturally not to take the lead. When he arrived at Zhu Sheng's place, he was slow to become king. Zhang Ximeng also had similar suggestions.

They can be said to be a group of opinions, all of which advocate making a fortune in silence.

But Li Shanchang seemed to have more ideas, and he hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang would be able to reach a higher level.

"Consultant Li, the situation is currently dark and unclear. Although the upper ranks occupy the land of Jiangbiao, but looking around the surrounding areas, they are all powerful enemies. If you rashly claim to be king, I am afraid that you will be besieged from all directions. What a difference!"

Li Shanchang gradually became serious.

"I'm not too busy, and I'm not greedy for the merits of persuading the dragon to advance. There is just a saying, it's called if the name is not right, the word is not right, and the word is not right... Brother Bowen, you are also an official in the government, so take it as your own. Let's talk about it, some time ago, I signed a contract with several merchants in Xuancheng to buy the four treasures of the study, and the name of the signing, how do you think I should write it?"

Liu Bowen was a little startled, "It seems that I should write about the Grand Marshal's Mansion?"

"What year?"

"This...it will last for fifteen years!"

Li Shanchang nodded, "Yes, but how to write it. But once written like this, wouldn't it become the Grand Marshal's Mansion of Yuan Ting? Brother Bowen, what do you think it should be done?"

Liu Bowen was startled, it really happened.

As the site gets bigger and bigger, there are more and more things. If a government order goes on, it will face millions of people. Under what name to order so many people, it is indeed not a simple matter.

Just like the example given by Li Shanchang, although Zhu Yuanzhang did not call himself a minister to the Yuan Dynasty, he wrote the Grand Marshal's Palace and used the title of the first year, which is to say that Lao Zhu was a minister of the Yuan Dynasty.

If you don't use Zhizheng and use the Dragon and Phoenix Years, the same is true.

"Zhang Shicheng dared to build the kingdom of Zhou and called him King Cheng, Xu Shouhui was also called emperor, and Liu Futong made King Xiao Ming emperor... If the superiors can't be called king and emperor, we will all suffer when we deal with them. Brother Bowen is erudite and knowledgeable. , the insight is brilliant, what should you do?"

Liu Bowen frowned. Being low-key has the advantage of being low-key. But it's embarrassing to keep a low profile for a long time. You always want to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. If someone really leads the pigsty, it seems to be excusable.

"Brother Bowen, I suggest that the upper-ranking person be called the king. Even if he is not the king, he may be called the prince. In fact, all I want are the first two words."

Liu Bowen was lost in thought. Speaking of which, Li Shanchang's thoughts could not be wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang has been promoted a step higher, and his name is justifiable to the outside world, and he can properly arrange the civil and military officials system internally, determine the subordinate ministers, the big guy has a clear status, and he also has fighting spirit.

All in all, the pros and cons are obvious.

"Consultant Li, the lower officials are stupid. I really can't understand such a big event for a while."

Li Shanchang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, that's what I said. When you're back, you can tell Zhang Shishi. When you're free, we'll talk to your superiors together, and we'll come up with a proper solution."

Liu Bowen nodded and left in a hurry.

Li Shanchang looked at his back and smiled slightly. Zhang Ximeng really had more talent than him, and was trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang, which he couldn't compare to.

But Li Shanchang is not without the slightest advantage... With the expansion of Lao Zhu's influence, there are more and more old bureaucrats under his command.

After entering Jinling, Yang Xian and Xia Yu joined Zhu Yuanzhang, Wang Guangyang was in front, and then Fan Zuqian, Ye Yi, Xu Yuan and others were added.

If you include Song Lian, Ye Chen, and Zhang Yi recommended by Liu Bowen, Zhu Yuanzhang has formed a considerable civil service force.

Don't compare it to those generals, they are very low-key.

But they all had similar ideas. After all, they had been in the Yuan court and were used to Confucian thinking.

In contrast, Zhang Ximeng has no advantage at all.

Maybe one day, it will be different if Lao Li can completely overpower Zhang Ximeng.

"Experience, I think that what Senator Li said is indeed a problem. We have many policies here. If we can't explain clearly, we will indeed have trouble. Besides, there are more than a dozen prefectures and millions of people. We should really think about it. The way to order the subordinates, just don't provoke the siege of the Quartet."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "If you say that, you have to call yourself a prince first? Which one does Mr. Bowen think is more suitable?"

Liu Bowen smiled bitterly, "The superiors are in the south of the Yangtze River, and all they can use are the Duke of Chu, the Duke of Yue, and the Duke of Wu... The land of Chu is mainly under the rule of Tianwan, and the country of Yue is on the side of Fang Guozhen, and it is too remote. The next step for the superior is to be Self-proclaimed Duke of Wu. With the name of Wu, he rules the place."

Zhang Ximeng didn't say anything. Historically, Lao Zhu called himself Duke of Wu shortly after he captured Jinling... But Lao Zhu was relatively late when he became king. He did not call himself King of Wu until he defeated Chen Youliang and established his status as the king of the southern region.

But there is a problem here.

"Mr. Bowen, even if the lord is called Wu Guogong, which one should we use for the year?"

Liu Bowen smiled helplessly, "If you use Zhizheng, it's Wu Guogong of Dayuan, and if you use Longfeng, it's Wu Guogong of Han Song. Things are still the same, nothing has changed... I thought about it, but I can't think of a way!"

Liu Bowen pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "Experience, do you think this is okay? Can you temporarily call me Yuan Ting?"

"What?" Zhang Ximeng was furious, "Mr. Bowen, what are you talking about?"

Liu Bowen reluctantly said: "Zhang Shi, I thought that I temporarily called Yuan Ting as a minister, accumulated strength, and then went to the northern expedition. There is nothing wrong with it. It is reasonable for a man to bend and stretch..."

"No!"

Zhang Ximeng stopped Liu Bowen categorically.

"Mr. Bowen, do you know how Zhu Jiajun got to where it is today?"

"This... Naturally, the superiors are wise, experienced and wise, and the generals use their lives..."

"No!" Zhang Ximeng sighed, "In the final analysis, it is because we have ideals and perseverance. It is our idea to expel the barbarians and restore China. It is also our idea to share the land and mu, and to rescue the people. This is our Zhu Family Army's idea. Bottom line, if you surrender to the Yuan court, how will you order the world to expel Hulu?"

Liu Bowen was at a loss for words again, but he was speechless.

In fact, there are not a few misunderstandings about Zhu Yuanzhang in later generations... For example, Zhu Yuanzhang was a servant of King Xiao Ming, and when King Xiao Ming died, it was naturally the old Zhu Jijun. In some film and television works, he even acted in a serious way.

However, it is clearly recorded in the history books that Zhu Yuanzhang did not accept the official position of Han and Song Dynasty, but only used the title of Dragon and Phoenix to give orders to his subordinates.

Of course, you said that if you use the era name, you can be regarded as a courtier, which is barely reasonable.

But the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and the Yuan court was clear.

Of course, according to the record, in the winter of the 22nd year of Zhizheng, the Yuan court sent Shangshu Zhang Chang to sail to Qingyuan, and gave Lao Zhu the political affairs of Jiangxi Province.

This is always an ironclad proof that Zhu Yuanzhang accepted the Yuan Ting Zhao'an, right?

They all accepted official positions, but are they not from the Yuan court?

Sure enough, you, Zhu Yuanzhang, are a villain on both sides, the main force in the fight against Yuan is Liu Futong, and Zhu Yuanzhang is a hypocrite who jumped out to pick peaches!

It is also Zhu Yuanzhang's deceitful talk about expelling the barbarians and restoring China...

Don't be too busy for now, and then look at how the record is written, "In December of winter, Yuan sent Shang Shu Zhang Chang to sail to Qingyuan, and granted Taizu Jiangxi Province Pingzhang political affairs, you won't be accepted!"

Did you see that, there are two words behind this sentence, no!

Lao Zhu didn't accept Yuan Ting's official title at all.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang's correspondence with Richard and Wang Baobao, there were rumors at the time that they were Han Chinese, but they were willing to serve the Yuan court, and Lao Zhu was planning to turn against them.

If there is another way of saying it, it is nothing more than an intrigue to compete for the world.

Overall, Lao Zhu's anti-yuan attitude is beyond doubt.

It is not empty talk to expel the barbarians and restore China.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't get through with the Yuan court's words like this, let alone Zhang Ximeng.

Liu Bowen was also dazed for a while, and he said quickly, "I was confused for a while, how can I be a minister to the Yuan court? No way! No way! Then, use the Han Song era name?"

No matter how smart and wise Liu Bowen was, he was stuck in the predicament of choosing one or the other, and he couldn't get out of it.

Zhang Ximeng suddenly smiled, "Mr. Bowen, your friend Ouyang Su, he is from Dantu!"

"Yes, that's right!"

"Do you know what famous places are in Dantu?"

Liu Bowen immediately said: "If you want to talk about the famous places of Dantu, there are quite a few, Furong Tower, Beigu Mountain, yes, and Zong Ze's tomb... I am a Yuanchen, and I had no face to go to see his old man. Passing by in front of the tomb, seeing the serious damage, I feel sad, even though I am so loyal, I can't keep the Great Song Dynasty!"

Liu Bowen lowered his head and looked desolate. These people seem to have no face to mention Zongze, Yue Fei, Wen Tianxiang...

"Mr. Bowen, what would it be like if the lord went to pay homage to Zongze and announced his promotion to Duke Wu?"

"This, is this the Duke of Wu who is going to be Zhao Song?"

"Wrong!" Zhang Ximeng said flatly again: "Zhao Song has no virtue, I'm sorry for the heroes and sages! The lord is a Chinese hero, so naturally he inherited the Chinese Taoism, was promoted to Wu Guogong, and led the way!"

Liu Bowen suddenly took a breath of cold air. This sentence is not simple, it means that the situation has been opened all at once.

Zhu Yuanzhang's problem is that if he does not claim to be king or emperor, he will suffer losses when dealing with other forces, and he will not be able to govern the territory under his command justifiably. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

It can be called king and emperor, but it goes against the basic strategy of delaying the call to king.

It was a dilemma, which forced Liu Bowen to come up with the bad idea of ​​becoming a minister to the Yuan court first.

However, Zhang Ximeng jumped out of this circle, since he put forward the slogan of expelling the barbarians and restoring China.

Then going to Zhenjiang, offering sacrifices to Zongze, reaffirming the righteousness, and ascending to the throne of Wu Guogong, it seems that it is not only logical, but also more justifiable!

Obviously there was no way out, but Zhang Ximeng stumbled out of a new way.

Layout, what is layout!

Liu Bowen instantly had a strong respect for Zhang Ximeng.

This young man is indeed tall!

Two days later, Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang met. Old Li thought that Zhang Ximeng had no choice, but after a few words, when he heard Zhang Ximeng's plan, Li Shanchang was dumbfounded again, and was speechless. When the two of them went to see Zhu Yuanzhang, from beginning to end, they listened to Zhang Ximeng's explanation of the reasons and various benefits.

When Lao Zhu heard this, his brows lit up and he smiled happily.

"We already know that Mr. Zhang is resourceful... So from now on, let's use the Chinese Year Year?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "It may not be possible for the time being... But you can use the Chinese year of Wu Kingdom, and the lord will call himself the Duke of Wu."

"Huaxia Wu Kingdom!"

Old Zhu Yangtian laughed: "Okay! That's great! Let's remember that Liu Futong's banner was to reopen the Great Song Dynasty, right? We are expelling the barbarians and restoring China! Which one is better or worse? Li Sir, say it too!"

What can Li Shanchang say?

"The superior is wise and experienced wisdom!"