Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

Pass the exam!

Change the tax system!

The slaves enter the acres!

Bird droppings in Wanli Shitang!

Japan’s gold and silver mountains!

When this information was revealed one after another from the emperor's mouth, the cabinet room suddenly fell into deathly silence.

After the shock in their hearts, all the ministers thought about it.

The Immortal came to this world to personally guide the Human Emperor. Could it be that what the Holy King said was true?

"Perhaps this person has been to Japan or the Stone Pond of Ten Thousand Miles, but lied about being able to see thousands of miles?" Huang Fu was already frustrated, and he could only bite the bullet and ask.

"No, he has never left the village before last year, and no one around him has been to Japan or Wanli Shitang, and very few have even heard of him." The third prince Zhu Gaosui replied.

There was no need for the emperor and the third prince to lie to him about something that was so easy to verify.

At this time, Huang Fu had nothing to say.

There was only a blank left in Huang Fu's mind.

But more importantly, almost all the ministers present realized one thing unanimously.

Sitting in a thatched hut and seeing thousands of miles away, predicting the unknowable, there is no doubt that the immortal has the means!

Immortals actually exist!

Hu Guang couldn't help but asked with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, does the Fertilizer Immortal have the ability to wield a flying sword and take the leader from thousands of miles away? Or can he pray for rain to dispel plague and save the people from disaster?"

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head: "Hu Qing, how can it be so mysterious?"

Hu Guang was speechless for a moment.

"I am convinced that the Fertilizer Immortal is an immortal, but although he has the ability to see into the future and see thousands of miles away, he does not have the immortal skills you mentioned. Rather than being the Immortal in your impression, it is more appropriate to say that he is a banished Immortal. .”

Zhu Di paused and then said: "Moreover, this banished immortal couldn't wait to die. He is not afraid of death and has the ability to reincarnate. If I hadn't intervened to stop him, he would have died calmly long ago. .”

As soon as these words were spoken, the remaining doubts in the minds of the ministers disappeared.

A person who is not afraid of death and even can’t wait to die, combined with the ability to see into the future and see thousands of miles away, the answer is almost ready to be revealed.

It is the banished immortal who came to the world!

Hu Yan's mind was shaken violently. He never thought that the so-called gentleman fears the destiny, but now that Emperor Yongle has won the destiny, God actually sends down the banished immortal to give him guidance.

Could it be that Emperor Yongle was really the human emperor favored by destiny? !

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the name of this banished immortal?" Huang Fu asked Zhu Di with complicated thoughts.

Before Zhu Di could speak, Dao Yan, who had been silent all this time, shook his cassock and answered.

"Saints have their own names. Maybe some of the ministers present have heard of it."

The ministers who didn't know the inside story were nervous and waited with bated breath.

Three words came out of Daoyan's mouth.

"——Jiang Xinghuo!"

When he heard these three words, Jie Jin, who had always been silent, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

It was as if a mountain weighing down his breath was lifted from his back.

"No matter how amazing a mortal's talent is, how can he compare with an immortal?" Xie Jin murmured in his heart.

In his heart, Xie Jin, the most talented man in the world, no matter how unwilling he was, had to admit that his own method of governing the country by restraining oneself and restoring etiquette was nothing compared to the various divine strategies for governing the country proposed by Jiang Xinghuo. .

At first, Xie Jin was still thinking of competing, and did not want to lose his status in the emperor's heart.

But as time went by, Xie Jin understood that the so-called "competition" between himself and Jiang Xinghuo was just that old saying.

An earthworm shakes a big tree, which is ridiculous.

Now that the name "Jiang Xinghuo" has officially appeared in the courtiers' field of vision, Xie Jin is freed from the comparisons, worries, and inferiority that only exist in his own mind.

You should deal with this monster-level existence and don't let me suffer.

Yang Shiqi's heart was also extremely complicated.

"Jiang Xinghuo, Jiang Xinghuo, you have been planning behind the scenes in prison for so long, and you are finally coming out."

Yang Shiqi prided himself on being extremely talented, and even if he was not as good as Xie Jin, he would still be willing to give in. However, he realized earlier that Jiang Xinghuo's ability was far beyond his own.

Therefore, Yang Shiqi's plan was to try his best to help the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi win the throne.

But as time went by, even if the emperor and the eldest prince did not say it clearly, one important decision after another was made, Yang Shiqi knew that things were completely out of his control.

Even the already extremely dangerous battle for the crown prince may become even more confusing now that it has begun.

Yang Shiqi heard that the emperor intended to set up the Northern and Southern Zhili, so that the eldest prince and the second prince would be in charge of the northern and southern capitals respectively. This was not only based on the consideration of comparing the abilities of the two princes to establish the heir apparent. On the one hand, it was to prepare for the conquest of Mobei. Various prerequisite preparations were made, and on the one hand, they were afraid that once the emperor left Nanjing and returned north, chaos would break out in the south that had just calmed down.

Jiang Xinghuo's plan and his location will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the current situation.

With no cards in hand and a humble position, Yang Shiqi could only choose to take advantage of the situation.

"However, Jiang Xinghuo's release from prison and the various reforms to be implemented are not without benefits for the eldest prince. If the position of the crown prince is really determined based on the reform achievements in governing the northern and southern Zhili, then the eldest prince will not only He has almost total control over the civil service system in Northern Zhili, and he has also gathered a large number of officials who are willing to move closer to him in Southern Zhili. Regardless of his academic papers or military skills, the eldest prince has an advantage." Yang Shiqi thought in his mind.

Immediately, Yang Shiqi glanced at Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting in a chair in a rich manner.

This eldest prince is not as simple as he seems on the surface.

Someone who is magnanimous, able to endure, and quietly accumulate strength may not necessarily have a lower chance of winning than the domineering second prince Zhu Gaoxu.

After all, Emperor Yongle could conquer the world with his warriors. How many warriors could conquer the world with his warriors?

To put it bluntly, as long as we do not continue to fight a large-scale all-out war, the relative rise in the status of civil servants and the relative decline in the status of noble military ministers is almost inevitable.

Maybe it won't work in more than ten years, but what if it takes more than 20 years or more than 30 years?

The eldest prince is just in his early twenties now, so he can afford to wait.

As time goes by, the eldest prince will undoubtedly control the entire Ming Dynasty's civil service system.

At that time, although the eldest prince will become the spokesperson of the interests of the civil service system, he will in turn be kidnapped by the civil service system.

But this also means that the eldest prince will have the power to command the administration of the entire empire in an instant, or in other words, the ability to rule the empire without any hindrance.

Just as Yang Shiqi was deep in thought, a sound suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

"So these contents in Master Daoyan's "Eight Strategies for Reform" were all mentioned by Mr. Jiang?"

Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, asked Dao Yan.

After all, for Jian Yi, the classes he attended in the imperial prison were limited. The one that impressed him most was naturally the tax system reform class involving the imperial power sent to the countryside. Apart from that, he had not listened to many classes. .

"Yes, that's right."

Dao Yan's skinny fingers were still turning the rosary, but he paused slightly and said.

"Whether Mr. Jiang is an immortal or not, I will not comment, but I admire Mr. Jiang's ability and the character represented by the phrase 'take it from the people and use it for the people'."

"I'm ashamed to say it." Jian Yi laughed at himself, "I listened to Mr. Jiang's sermon once with His Majesty. I really felt that I benefited a lot, and my inner conscience was deeply touched."

Hearing this, Zheng Ci, the Minister of Punishment, could not help but feel jealous.

It was obviously me who licked it first!

Why didn't Your Majesty take me to listen to the sermon of the banished immortal?

Just because Jian Yi is a heavenly official and the first of the six ministers?

This is not fair!

However, the reactions of several colleagues next made Zheng Ci even more stunned.

Xia Yuanji nodded and said, "It's true. Listening to Master Jiang's words is far better than reading ten years of sages' books."

Loyalty Borujun also followed up and said: "It is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have Mr. Jiang to guide the Ming Dynasty. The millennium problem of imperial power going to the countryside has now been solved with one move. I have objections to other reform measures, but I am absolutely convinced of this method." support!"

Zheng Ci looked at his colleagues in despair.

You went with your majesty behind my back to listen to the sermon of the banished immortal, but you didn't take me with you? He didn't even reveal the slightest bit of news, it was so hard to hide it from me! You bad old men are so bad!

Fortunately, judging from Huang Fu's reaction just now, it was clear that the existence of the banished immortal was unclear at first glance.

And Li Zhigang, this money-grubbing and dim-witted villain, is in trouble!

Zheng Ci suddenly remembered Li Zhigang's change in attitude just now.

As expected, Li Zhigang glanced at Zheng Ci with a somewhat conceited look, and said, "I am convinced of Mr. Jiang's extraordinary ability. I believe that although there are still many inappropriate things about the reform, it may seem inappropriate at the moment."

"But as long as Mr. Jiang takes a little action, these must be nothing more than trivial matters."

Seeing Li Zhigang's provocative eyes, Zheng Ci was almost going crazy with jealousy.

Is Your Majesty blind?

You take a greedy and dim-witted villain like Li Zhigang to listen to the sermons of an immortal, but you don’t take a loyal minister like me!

In fact, Zheng Ci just didn't know it.

There is a saying in the temple that there are eagles and dogs under the new emperor's throne, one eagle and two dogs.

The "eagle" in the "eagle" is naturally Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the two dogs are the "evil dog" Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and the "licking dog" Zheng Ci, the minister of punishment.

This means that there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.

Not to mention that His Majesty the Emperor's number one dog licker was in a complicated mood at the moment, but Jian Yi also changed the subject.

"But although I believe in Mr. Jiang's ability and character, no matter what, changes in the law may shake the fundamentals of the country. I cannot think that things can be done because of people, not because of the system. This is not only the responsibility of the old ministers and ministers, but also the summary of the gains and losses of the temples in the past dynasties."

"So, I still maintain the same attitude as before."

Jian Yi paused and finally expressed his opinion, which was also his final statement at the meeting of the highest decision-making level of the Ming Empire convened by the emperor.

"For Mr. Jiang, I greatly admire and respect his extraordinary ability and character."

"But if the reform cannot support a new beneficiary class, the old minister still disagrees."

Jian Yi turned slightly to look at Dao Yan and asked.

"And if Mr. Jiang has an amazing plan, he can support a new class of people who will benefit."

"Master Daoyan might as well tell you what class it is and what impact it will have on the dynasty system and the future?"

All the ministers looked at Dao Yan, and now the pressure was on Dao Yan's side.