Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

At this time, Zhu Di looked very calm.

It seemed that the storm that was about to break out was not caused by his words.

Even if the words "Jiang Xinghuo" were officially spoken by the emperor, it would mean the beginning of some extremely serious temple reform.

In fact, if it weren't for Jiang Xinghuo's existence, Zhu Di might not have been able to realize what he really wanted and what his beliefs were for a long time.

His father, Emperor Taizu and Gao Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, once told him that as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, he was also a man who stood upright between heaven and earth. The meaning of standing between heaven and earth was to defeat the barbarians and guard the rivers and mountains of the Han family.

This sentence was once deeply imprinted in Zhu Di's heart.

Therefore, he led his troops several times to conquer Mongolia, crawling on the ice and lying in the snow, and not avoiding battle with swords and guns.

Later, as time went by, Zhu Di slowly gave up this belief.

Since the 25th year of Hongwu, when his eldest brother Zhu Biao suddenly died of cold after inspecting Guanzhong, Zhu Di's life trajectory also deviated.

His second brother, King Zhu Xi of Qin, was poisoned to death by his servants in the 28th year of Hongwu.

His third brother, King Zhu Fan of Jin, died of illness in the 31st year of Hongwu.

As a result, Zhu Di became the oldest, most accomplished and most powerful vassal king among the vassals, and also became a thorn in the side and flesh of the young emperor Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Di, who was forced to die, was no longer satisfied with being a vassal king. He embarked on a path that no one had ever succeeded before.

——In a unified dynasty, one place resists one country and raises an army to rebel!

During the four years of Jingnan, he was the supreme commander of the Yan army, and more often than not, he was a soldier on the front line of the battle.

Therefore, Zhu Di's belief at that time was also very simple. Since he chose to rise up and resist, he hoped to fight to the end. Even if he died fighting hard, he would not be humiliated by Zhu Yunwen, the yellow-mouthed brat like he humiliated other vassal kings. to death.

It was his only living faith.

But now, this belief seems to have been rewritten by Jiang Xinghuo.

"Actually, there is one thing that has not been announced to the government and the public."

Zhu Di, who came back to his senses, looked at the ministers and said in his usual firm and calm tone: "I have received the guidance of the immortal!"

boom--!

Like a bolt from the blue, a thunder exploded in the minds of every minister present, and everything went blank.

"His Majesty!"

After a long while, the ministers finally woke up and knelt on the ground.

"How absurd is the theory of immortals? Ever since Qin Shihuang went to sea to seek immortality, kings in all dynasties have been looking for immortals who will live forever, but who has ever heard of any immortals really existing in the world?" Huang Fu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and was extremely excited. 's retorted.

What the immortals say is nothing but falsehood.

A pragmatist like Huang Fu firmly believes in this, because in his opinion, there are no immortals in this world who can live forever.

If it exists, Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Wu Zetian worked so hard and spent countless people's money and money on seeking immortality, but why couldn't they find it?

If it were you, Zhu Di would be able to find it all at once within a few months of taking the throne?

And 80% of them are immortals who come to your door on their own initiative. Isn’t this a charlatan?

"There are many emperors in the past who have sent envoys to famous mountains and rivers and even overseas fairy islands to find immortals, but they all returned without success. Your Majesty, you must not believe it..."

Huang Huai also warned with a trembling voice.

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

The other two cabinet ministers, Hu Guang and Hu Yan, also quickly echoed. Although they did not directly object like Huang Fu, it could be seen from their expressions that they did not think that Zhu Di had really received the guidance of the immortal. , after all, this kind of thing sounds too fantasy.

"Your Majesty, I think we should immediately send someone to arrest the person who pretends to be an immortal and deceives the world and steals his reputation. If this person really has other intentions and tries to bewitch Your Majesty and shake our country, we must kill him to eliminate future troubles!" Huang Fuyi, the Minister of Industry, suggested angrily. .

In his eyes, this so-called immortal has become synonymous with charlatans. During the Jingkang crisis in the Northern Song Dynasty, wasn't it because Guo Jing and other charlatans who claimed to have magic skills deceived the king, which led to the second Kaifeng defense war? Are several city gates easily lost?

Nowadays, there are still people who dare to pretend to be immortals to bewitch the emperor, which is definitely an extra level of crime.

It would not be too much to punish the ten clans!

"Yes, Your Majesty, people like Zhang Xubai and Lin Lingsu are just trying to gain fame and reputation, but who knows if they will be the next Guo Jing..."

Almost instantly, civil servants stood up and asked for help. The voices were deafening and the crowd was excited.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a not too loud sound spread throughout the entire cabinet room.

Everyone shut their mouths instantly and looked at the emperor who patted the armrest of the chair.

Zhu Di looked at the ministers, his faith in his heart was already firm.

Zhu Di now stands at the pinnacle of power, overlooking the Ming Empire, and the path he is about to embark on, just like Fengtian Jingnan, is also a path that is completely contrary to the vast majority of previous kings.

The reforms made Ming Dynasty extremely powerful.

Let yourself become an emperor through the ages!

Zhu Di believed that under Jiang Xinghuo's guidance, he found the path he wanted.

——"Governing the Tang and Song Dynasties, and reaching the Han and Tang Dynasties far away".

So at this time, Zhu Di actually looked very calm.

Zhu Di scanned the crowd with his sharp, razor-like eyes and spoke.

"He who knows himself is a hero, and he who conquers himself is a hero. Only when he has both, he is a hero!"

After Zhu Di finished speaking, there was silence in the cabinet duty room.

"I am not superstitious about seeking immortality, nor do I think that my luck is better than that of Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han. I am able to get to where I am today because of self-knowledge and self-victory! Therefore, I have never given up hope of a strong and prosperous civilization. Relying on the illusory fairy tales."

As soon as Zhu Di said this, all the ministers were completely confused.

Co-author I just said that it was you, Your Majesty, who received the guidance from the immortals. Now you are the one who does not believe in the immortals and thinks that the immortals are illusory. So what do you mean?

Zhu Di spoke slowly and spit out a series of honorifics.

"The Immortal who transforms life to relieve disasters, relieve suffering, bring prosperity to the country, and enrich the people, has given me guidance."

Huang Fu was startled.

Oh, Fertilizer Fairy.

Did your dream tell you where to find bird droppings?

etc!

Huang Fu stiffly turned his neck and looked at the emperor.

Wasn't this Fertilizer Immortal made up by Zhang Tianshi and Yuan Zhenren?

You won't tell us that this person really exists, right? !

Zhu Di looked at the dull Huang Fu and said with a smile: "I know you think it is incredible, but it is true. I believe that you have all seen the miraculous effect of chemical fertilizers on increasing crop yields. The Fertilizer Fairy did not lie to me."

Huang Fu was at the large sacrificial altar in the eastern suburbs. He witnessed with his own eyes how the elixir of chemical fertilizers could increase the yields of almost all crops by "pulling seedlings to encourage growth."

And several months have passed, and crops grown with chemical fertilizers have been verified by countless poultry farmers and people to show that they are not toxic and do no harm to the human body.

Compared with crops grown normally, there is almost no difference except for some crops grown with chemical fertilizers, which have a slightly undetectable difference in taste.

As the minister, Huang Fu also got his share of the new fertilizer made from the guano dug up from Wanli Shitan by Zheng He, processed and packaged.

Huang Fu, who is keen on farming, personally used the new guano fertilizer to farm in the vegetable garden of his residence. The results he obtained were that the new guano fertilizer is non-toxic and harmless, and can effectively increase production.

Facts from all directions and angles were placed in front of Huang Fu like ironclad evidence.

Huang Fu, I have nothing to say!

"Your Majesty, do you mean that there really are immortals in this world?" Hu Yan couldn't help but ask, with doubts in his eyes, obviously frightened.

After all, this statement is too fantasy.

Although Hu Yan upheld the theory of interaction between heaven and man, he was proficient in astronomy and did not believe it.

But now Zhu Di told him that the Fertilizer Immortal really existed, which made Hu Yan a little confused.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing the expressions of shock, panic, suspicion, fear, etc. on the faces of the ministers, Zhu Di laughed heartily.

"Why, you are afraid? I tell you, the Fertilizer Immortal does exist. It's just that the Fertilizer Immortal is not hiding in overseas fairy islands or ancient temples in the mountains, paying no attention to worldly affairs, let alone the world of mortals, but right here in this prosperous place. In the city of Nanjing!"

"Originally I couldn't believe it, but there are indeed immortals in this world. They are not only transcendent from the ordinary world, but also above the rules. They also truly guide me and use heavenly means to do things that benefit the country and the people. thing."

"this……"

These civil servants were thinking a lot in their minds, but they did not dare to express their opinions because what Zhu Di just said was too impactful.

After a moment of silence, Huang Fu was the first to speak again.

"The emperor said that there really is a fertilizer fairy. The fertilizer fairy really instructed the emperor to refine fertilizers to benefit the country and the people. I believe in the efficacy of fertilizers and believe that this fertilizer fairy has indeed done good deeds to benefit all people."

"But I still have something to say." Huang Fu looked at the emperor seriously, "Promoting chemical fertilizers is one of the reform measures. I strongly agree with it and have no objection. But this does not mean that other reform measures are the same. Chemical fertilizers are so beneficial and harmless!”

"Moreover, has the Fertilizer Immortal used any other Immortal methods? To refine fertilizers, manpower can also be used!"

Facing Huang Fu's fierce questioning, Zhu Di sat on his seat with his eyes closed and his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

When the ministers saw this, they couldn't help but think that the emperor was speechless.

"But even if a mortal has really developed a method of refining chemical fertilizer, it is enough to be called an immortal recipe. But whether immortals really exist, I'm afraid even your Majesty is not sure?" Hu Yan thought.

Zheng Ci, the Minister of Punishment, who wanted to continue to be the emperor's licking dog, had already begun to think about how to find a suitable step for the emperor.

No matter what, we can't let the emperor be left speechless by Huang Fu's question.

After a moment, Zhu Di opened his eyes, but a different light flashed in his eyes.

Zhu Di stretched out his hand, gently rubbed the armrest, and said to Huang Fu.

"Then if I tell you, it's not just the chemical fertilizers that were given to me by immortals."

"The method of examination is what the immortal taught me to use to rectify the corrupt officials."

"It is the immortal's guidance to me to alleviate the suffering of the common people."

"The changes in the tax system are what the immortals have taught me to do to increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

"Thousands of miles of stone ponds can be used to make guano for new types of fertilizers. Japan has verified the existence of mountains of gold and silver, and the immortals themselves told them about it."

"Huang Shangshu, do you still think that the Fertilizer Immortal is fake?"