My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 160 There are one hundred and sixty chapters: heavy punch

   For empty space.

  Through the ups and downs of his life, he certainly knows that his life is a failure.

   But where does the failure come from?

  At the beginning, he thought he had found the way to govern the country and regarded it as a standard, but why was his fourth uncle punctured it like paper.

   This is a knot.

  Even when he became a monk, he still couldn’t calm down!

  Although he can explain it with reasons such as success and failure, his fourth uncle is more brutal and so on.

   But these explanations are a bit pale after all.

  Now, he is among a group of scholars.

  These scholars are mesmerized.

   And in the center of the stage, standing...is a dazzling person.

  When Chen Ji appeared, the audience cheered. Many people looked at him with admiration and bowed to him respectfully.

  He smiled, enjoyed all of this, and returned the courtesy one by one.

  Chen Ji...Kong Kong knows him.

  He was a Jinshi during the Hongwu period.

  During the Jianwen period, he served as an attendant in the Imperial Academy. His articles were well written. Although he was not as favored as Huang Zicheng and others, at that time, Kong Kong admired him a lot.

   I just feel that his qualifications are still young and need to be honed.

  Now I see my old friend.

It's a pity...he has changed beyond recognition, from an emperor to a monk who has escaped into Buddhism. He no longer wears a crown, but an old monk's robe, and he is no longer energetic and full of ambition. Instead, he looks haggard .

   "Mr. Chen... I'm here for the name, so please ask Mr. Chen... to tell me something for me."

  Chen Ji smiled. He himself never thought that after he lost his official position, he would become famous all over the world.

  People praised his righteous deeds, and even various dramatic scenes appeared in the market.

  In the palace that day, how Chen Ji spoke out righteously, how the emperor was furious, and how righteous Chen Ji was, he abandoned his fame and fortune.

  It can be said that Chen Ji has become a lively Fang Xiaoru in the minds of scholars.

  Fang Xiaoru died, and Chen Ji became Fang Xiaoru in the eyes of scholars.

  In people's minds, today's Son of Heaven is nothing more than the Second Emperor Taizu Gao. Anyone who dares to oppose him is worthy of admiration.

Chen Jiru clasped his hands in the spring breeze, bowed to everyone, and said: "I'm really ashamed to show my love. I only come to drink tea, so I invite you all...don't put the old man in the fire. The old man is ignorant and unlearned, so I don't deserve your praise." word."

  Everyone laughed, but felt that Chen Ji was modest.

  Chen Ji took his seat, and the mistress had already offered him new tea.

   At this time, someone said: "Dare to ask Mr. Chen, why did you speak up in the first place?

He took a sip of tea calmly, and then said slowly: "Scholars value integrity the most. The word integrity is as important as a thousand weights. I am an ordinary person who was lucky enough to enter the Confucian door and read some poems and books by the most holy teacher. I don't dare to fight with others, but...seeing that the world is riddled with holes, I really can't bear it. Although I failed in my studies, I still have a bit of arrogance in my heart, so I made some memorials angrily, but I didn't expect...to be so highly regarded by you all. , I'm really ashamed."

  As soon as this remark came out, everyone praised: "Mr. Chen is as loyal as you are."

   This posthumous title of Zhonglie was bestowed upon Wen Tianxiang by the Ming Dynasty.

   Another humanely said: "Integrity is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to do. Chen Gong, you speak uprightly, what is the injustice?"

Chen Ji sighed, and said: "Hey... I am the right servant of the Ministry of War, and the corpse is a vegetarian meal, but seeing the imperial court conquest for no reason, then Annan is the country that I will never conquer, so what? Some people in the court are very happy, and some generals... only want Use the power of the people of the country and the fat and anointing of the people to exchange for their titles."

"In the war, not only did Annan suffer, but also the soldiers and civilians of our Ming Dynasty suffered so much. The imperial court ignored the people's livelihood and went its own way. There are many loyal people in this court. , it is not appropriate to come forward, the old man is different, the old man is humble, so I have to give up my whole body, and shout for the common people."

  After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads one after another, and some even said sadly: "Yes, this time Annan was conquered, a large number of strong men in the countryside of Nanzhili were confiscated, the fields were barren, and the people suffered unspeakably."

   Another human said: "Fortunately, we were lucky to win this time. If we don't win, wouldn't it be Emperor Yang of Sui conquering Goguryeo?"

  Zhu Di was in the crowd, and when he heard the words Sui Yangdi, he immediately flew into a rage, and his tiger eyes seemed to spew fire.

  However, Zhu Di was still calm at this time, and did not have an attack, and still watched with cold eyes.

  Zhang Anshi had been paying attention to Zhu Di all the time. He was very tactful, and stood a little far away from Zhu Di, lest Zhu's fourth child suddenly violently splatter blood on him, an innocent person.

  Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu seemed to have sensed it, and when they saw the big brother like this, they also followed Zhang Anshi and moved a little bit.

  Only Qiu Song still had his stomach full, staring blankly at the 'lively' in front of him, confused.

  At this time, someone said again: "Mr. Chen, I heard that it was a commercial company that supplied the military supplies this time, and it was also the Four Guards and One Battalion of that commercial company that entered Annan... I heard... and earned a lot of money and food."

  Chen Ji didn't listen to this, but when he heard this, he immediately flew into a rage.

Chen Ji looked angry, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, that's exactly what I'm worried about. Where does the money and food for the commercial firm come from? Don't they get it from the people's anointing? They control the ferry, sell the mansion, What kind of stereotyped writing is there to sell, the money...is any of it clean?"

Chen Ji continued heartbroken: "It would be fine if it was just an ordinary business house, but behind this business house, there are many power traitors from the Ming Dynasty. These power traitors... they fish and meat the common people, and regard everything as a tool for their profit. ...and also stole Annan, using the flesh and blood of our Daming army and civilians, fish and meat, the people of Annan."

  Paused, Chen Ji said again: "Rites prevent chaos, like embankment waterproofing, but these people... are greedy for profit, and regard etiquette, integrity and shame as nothing. If they start this way today, they will inevitably collapse in the future."

   "Today they want to take Annan, but tomorrow...wouldn't they want to go to Japan and Tianzhu?"

  Everyone nodded secretly.

I also heard from Chen Jidao: "If the Ming Dynasty only indulged the merchants to show off their power and imitate the things of Qin Shihuang and Han Wu, then...the people's livelihood would inevitably decline, the people would be weak, and the rites would collapse... This is the way to bring disaster. When the Wen Dynasty was established... "

  He suddenly mentioned Jianwen Dynasty.

  Suddenly, a trace of sharpness flashed across Zhu Di's eyes.

In fact, Zhu Di is not magnanimous at all, as long as you don’t scold me in front of me, you will be fine. As for the yin and yang of you scholars in private, Zhu Di has heard a lot, but he also knows that blind killing cannot be stopped. For these people, just pretend they didn't hear them.

  Ke Jianwen is an extremely sensitive period, once it is mentioned, it will inevitably make Zhu Di vigilant.

   And that Kongkong monk... also couldn't help being taken aback.

  I saw Chen Jidao: "During the Jianwen Dynasty, I was fortunate enough to meet Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and other sages, and listen to their teachings. They believed that...the way to a country's peace lies in benevolent governance!"

Seeing that everyone listened to him seriously, he was very satisfied, and continued to talk: "What is benevolent government? Rest with the people, light corvee, exemption from taxes, the court promotes virtuous people to become officials, and let benevolent gentlemen Let us go to take charge of the affairs of the various ministries, this peaceful and prosperous age will not be far away."

  Huang Zicheng...Qi Tai...Fang Xiaoru...

   These three people have a very good reputation among scholars.

   But for Zhu Di, not to mention Fang Xiaoru, a rotten Confucian, but Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were the main force who encouraged Jianwen to cut down the vassal.

  These two forcibly demolished the feudal vassals. At the beginning, Zhu Di was in trouble, and he said that he wanted to punish the treacherous ministers around Emperor Jianwen. These so-called treacherous ministers were actually Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng.

  After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he killed Huang Zicheng and others.

  Of course, this also aroused widespread sympathy among scholars. It was spread by word of mouth among scholars that Huang Zicheng and others were also punished by the ten clans.

   This is obviously different, not to mention killing ten clans, including parents and brothers, as well as various distant relatives and close neighbors, teachers and students, classmates, and the same year.

   But in fact, during the Zhengde period, there were records of Huang Zicheng's descendants being high school scholars.

  Even direct descendants can escape killing, let alone the so-called 'ten clans'.

  When Chen Jiyi mentioned Huang Zicheng and others, everyone showed nostalgia.

  This Chen Ji is very smart, he only mentions Huang Zicheng and others as famous ministers who truly care about the world and love the people, but he never mentions the more sensitive Emperor Jianwen, because mentioning Emperor Jianwen is tantamount to treason.

   But if you only say that Jianwen’s courtiers are gentlemen, to some extent, it is also eccentric to say that Emperor Jianwen was a benevolent emperor, the most holy emperor since the Ming Dynasty.

  No matter how stupid Zhu Di is, he can still hear the implication.

   The anger in his heart became stronger, and he suddenly felt that his heart was congested, the veins on his forehead were exposed, he clenched his fists, bit his lips and remained silent, his face was extremely ugly.

  Besides, the corner of his eye flashed murderously over the figure of the empty monk in the distance.

At this time, I heard Chen Jidao again: "Have you heard about the recent incidents? This commercial firm actually lends money everywhere, and many ignorant people fell into their tricks... and asked them for loans. Now many counties in Nanzhili are It's already raging, hey...that firm...is really the root of all evil..."

   Speaking of this, many scholars were in an uproar.

   Naturally, there were endless scolding.

   Then someone said: "What Mr. Chen said...is true...I saw many people go to the bank to borrow money...this...how much people's anointing..."

Chen Ji smiled and said: "I have something to say... I really can't vomit it. When I was the right servant of the Ministry of War, I dared to speak out. Today, I have become a commoner, and I am a wild crane. If I don't say some things, I really... feel stuck. "

   "I have only been in the Ming Dynasty for decades, and there have been so many failures. It is really hard to sleep and eat. I dare to ask you, if it was the Jianwen Dynasty, would Huang Xianggong and Qi Xianggong have such a bad government?"

   Immediately, people said: "Absolutely not!"

   "At that time, the crowd was full of power, and there was a new atmosphere... It's a pity..."

   Someone even whispered: "If the emperor Jianwen is here, how can the people be so miserable!"

  People are like this. What they didn’t dare to say before, but when people get together, they dare to say it.

After Chen Ji finished speaking, he smiled slightly. At this time, he was already famous all over the world. Seeing that these people admired him and recognized him, he had already been faintly hidden among the scholars, and he had become a dazzling star rising slowly, so he couldn't help but feel even more excited. fluttering up.

  Speaking of which, when I first lost my official position, I was really uncomfortable. But looking at everyone's respectful eyes now, what good is being an official? Can it be like now, where everyone is vying for praise, no matter where he is, whether it is a minister or a servant, should he be polite to him?

  Which state capital is he going to now, the local parents and officials, don’t be more respectful? He may even have a place in future history books!

  When he was proud.

  However, in the corner, Zhu Di had already shown endless killing intent.

Zhu Di's temper was already bad. Hearing these comments now, although Chen Ji has avoided all the sensitive points, he is like a hook, bit by bit hooking out many scholars who blurted out malicious words against the current emperor. .

   In the ear, there was a buzzing sound, and someone whispered: "Emperor Jianwen practiced benevolent government at the beginning, favored literati, lenient sentences and prisons, and reduced taxes. He is really a lord of benevolence."

   "Every time I think about that Jianwen... I can't help crying, and only Mr. Chen dares to speak so bluntly. Who dares to say more about this on weekdays?"

   "Today, Jianwen's life and death are unknown. But I don't know where this benevolent king... so far..."

   "Nine times out of ten it's been killed, woohoo..."

  Zhu Di's face was as red as a pig's liver, he turned his head subconsciously... only to find that all the people he brought with him had already hid in the corner.

  Even Xu Huizu was not exempt.

  But at this moment...someone suddenly said: "Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai...be punished!"

   This sudden voice suddenly became a dissonant sound in the tea shop.

  Many scholars were taken aback for a moment, and then glared at the direction of the sound source.

  But I saw a monk wearing an old monk's robe, and stood up out of righteous indignation.

   "You monk, how dare you make unreasonable comments about... the sages?"

   "Where did the bald donkey come from, what nonsense!"

  When Chen Ji saw a monk appearing, instead of being angry, he was overjoyed.

   It would be great to have a target. After all, he was a Jinshi, so how could he be afraid of a little monk?

  Therefore Chen Ji calmly said: "Why did you say that?"

   "Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai encouraged Jianwen to kill his flesh and blood uncle. The so-called benevolent government is a big joke. He looks good at scholars, but what about these scholars?"

   As he spoke, the monk took another step forward.

  As the monk approached, Chen Ji suddenly felt that the monk in front of him looked familiar, but...he couldn't remember who it was or where he had seen it.

  Hearing that Yourong scribes are going to be rapped by this monk, Chen Ji ignored the familiarity and said angrily: "You are a monk, what nonsense are you talking about?"

   Monk Kongkong felt... that there was a fire in his chest.

  Everything... he figured it out.

   It is precisely because of these that he lost the world.

   This unwillingness in his heart, and the grievances he had suffered over the years, are now intertwined, and he has a kind of indignation after being enlightened, but full of indignation.

He ignored Chen Ji, but said: "The so-called literati...are they gentlemen? If they are gentlemen...why...the Jianwen dynasty faced the emperor's fourth uncle's soldiers and horses, but collapsed again and again. Where are the people who support the court? When Jianwen was here, when did the people have a good life? When the poor monk was begging for alms, he heard that a large number of people lost their land during the Jianwen Dynasty. Where did their land go?"

Before Chen Ji could refute, Kong Kong continued angrily: "The so-called light corvee and taxes are even more ridiculous! There are wars everywhere, and there are wars everywhere, but the taxes are still light, and those taxes... How many people benefit? And without these taxes, the imperial court had to raise money and food everywhere in order to mobilize troops, but the money and food were all on the ordinary people."

"Then Jianwen is the first-class stupid king in the world. Such a fool is fooled by people like Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai. He loses taxes and loses the hearts of ordinary people. What do he get? It's just a group of people. Scholars... just have a good reputation to talk about."

  Chen Ji's expression changed.

  Many scholars also became indignant, staring at him one by one.

   "You monk, don't confuse the public. You have no right to slander Huang Gong and Qi Gong."

   Zhu Di, whose eyes were full of fire just now, was a little stunned at this moment, saying that he didn't think the accident was fake.

  He stared blankly at Kongkong, at this moment, there was an indescribable feeling.

   "Don't you know what the world is like?" Kong Kong yelled loudly: "You keep saying that the people are suffering, and what kind of life the real people in this world are living. One of you... knows?"

  Chen Ji was intimidated by the monk's aura.

  Because he found that the monk seemed crazy, so he simply ignored other people's abuse.

He didn't seem to care about anything. At this moment, he just glared at Chen Ji, and pressed him step by step: "You don't see the people in your eyes, but you talk about their sufferings. Don't you think it's ridiculous? If you want to know the sufferings of the people, why don't you go back?" Ask the people in your family, how much rent do you ask tenants to pay when you rent your fields to them?"

"This…"

   To be honest... anyone who can sit here... has land at home.

   And renting is something that cannot be discussed at all. If it is discussed, it will inevitably be tacky.

   Earning money has nothing to do with scholars. Of course, the family steward will take care of it.

   Monk Kongkong continued: "The poor monk will come to ask you again, how much interest will you charge for the money and food you borrowed in this year's catastrophe? Chen Ji...your family is a prominent family in Yongfeng County, don't you know?"

  Chen Ji's heart trembled.

  How does this monk know that he is a prominent family of Guangfeng?

Monk Kongkong showed disdain, but he didn't intend to stop, and continued: "Okay, let me tell you, little monk, the money and food you borrowed out not only come out nine out of thirteen, but nine times out and thirteen out, it's just borrowing It’s just a deed to go out, on top of the thirteen, you still need to add interest, if you borrow one liter this year, it will be at least two liters in the next year, if you repay the loan in the next year, after two or three years, you may have to pay back a bucket.”

"Let me ask you... you, Chen Ji, were raised by these things, provided for you to study, and taught you to become an official. Do you think...you can drink tea here today? Where did you come from? Isn't it all because of your mouthful words?" A benevolent guy, but secretly those relatives who are thieves and prostitutes came here to exploit the people?"

  Chen Ji said angrily: "You...you dare to insult me?"

Monk Kong Kong was even more disdainful: "People like you...enjoy the wealth brought by these harming the people, but you can sit here, full of benevolence, righteousness and shame, and still have such peace of mind, showing your so-called iron bones, don't you feel guilty? ?"

  Chen Ji: "..."

  He blushed, his mind went blank with anger, a little monk dared to insult him like this.

  If he is still the right servant of the Ministry of War, he must teach this person to die without a place to bury him.

Monk Kong Kong even said sarcastically: "For a person like you, you dare to scold that business firm. The money that the business lends is only five per cent interest. Compared with someone like you, Chen Ji, it can be said to be very small." How many people have been affected by the disaster this year and cannot sustain themselves. Only by relying on this loan can they barely make a living and allow themselves to survive this year. In the coming year, they don’t have to sell their fields or land, let alone their children. What about you? Are you worthy of being compared with that firm? Are you also worthy of scolding the so-called rape?"

   Monk Kongkong said this, tears fell down, choked up and said: "Hate, I hate that there was no such firm around Jianwen back then, and there was no such person as Zhang Anshi. If not, why today..."

"As for Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai's generation, they are just local chickens and dogs, just like you Chen Ji. They only know how to write articles like donkeys and dogs, and they only know how to talk about the so-called benevolence, righteousness and morality, but they are useless. You, Chen Ji... are even worse than a dog. Don't you think it's ridiculous to sit here and talk, bark and bark, and think you have some abilities?"

   All of a sudden... I really scolded many scholars.

  These scholars... became angry one by one, and they kept yelling and cursing.

Chen Ji was even more embarrassing to the extreme, and cursed: "What are you, a mere monk, dare to bark in front of this old man! You... you... come here... go and invite people from Yingtianfu, I will meet people from Yingtianfu I must teach this monk to go to prison and punish him.”

   Monk Kongkong laughed loudly: "Hahaha...haha..."

After laughing, he glared at Chen Jidao like crazy, "When you were talking about people here, why didn't you think that someone is going to punish you? Now that you are reprimanded, do you know how to show your prestige? "

  Zhu Di in the corner, his face softened a little, and then... looked at everything in front of him with a strange look.

  I saw Chen Ji furiously said: "You crazy monk... just read a few scriptures, but dare to talk here, what are you?"

   Monk Kong Kong's face suddenly darkened, he stared at Chen Ji, and suddenly put on an indescribable majesty.

  Some people are born with infinite wealth and full of nobility, but that kind of prestige has been cultivated over the years, but ordinary people do not have it.

   Monk Kong Kong said word by word: "What is a little monk? Heh... so is Zhu Yunqi, a little monk!"

  As soon as this remark came out.

  The teahouse suddenly became quiet.

   Needle drop can be heard.

  All the scholars... were taken aback.

  But soon, someone shouted: "Bold, you dare to pretend to be Jianwen?"

   "This monk is crazy, he is not afraid of losing his head."

But Monk Kongkong turned a deaf ear to this, but took a step forward, and said coldly to Chen Ji: "Chen Ji... In the first year of Jianwen, you were there at the Chongwen Palace. Lecture "Tang Ji Thirty-Four", do you still remember?"

  Chen Ji suddenly... seemed to think of something.

  But what Zhu Yunqi said made all the scholars dumbfounded.

  Suddenly, someone began to faintly feel that something was wrong.

  The matter in the palace is definitely not something that ordinary people can blurt out.

Monk Kong Kong took another step forward, looked at Chen Ji whose expression had begun to change, and continued: "In the spring of the first year of Jianwen, you played together with the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Honglu Temple, etc., and asked to restore the three lectures in January. Sai Ke, and even praised you greatly, issued a decree of praise, these... have you forgotten?"

  Chen Ji suddenly felt his body go limp.

  He looked at Monk Kong Kong in disbelief, no wonder this person looked familiar...now...he remembered.

  At the beginning, he may have seen Zhu Yunqi a few times when he was just talking about it, but now... this Zhu Yunqi is right in front of him...

  He opened his eyes wide as if struck by lightning, and said in a daze, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "I'm still Your Majesty, but I'm just a person from outside. But you, you still haven't changed, and you are still full of righteousness, but it's a pity... Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Fang Xiaoru are all dead. You The jumping clowns around them back then are still rampant, this is really not as good as the previous generation, it makes people sigh."

  Chen Ji was stunned, it was too late for him to react.

  Countless thoughts came one after another.

   And other scholars... no one dares to abuse.

  I just feel that in front of me... there seems to be an indescribable funnyness.

Zhu Yunqi went on to say: "It is a pity that people like you were not killed together with them! If the little monk could wake up in the first place, how could he be deceived and trust people like you? Hey... Little monk is really unworthy, it is because of trusting you that we are here today, seeing a clown like you, still croaking here, but still can't bear it, committing such a precept of anger, it really should not be."

  His words were extremely mean.

  Chen Ji stumbled, feeling as if his soul was flying out of his wits. At this moment, he didn't have any power to refute, he just murmured: "You are a bunch of idiots... yes... yes..."

  Zhu Yunwen said: "Do you know that the little monk saw you today, and although he has said so much, there is one thing...hidden in his heart, only regrets, can't you want to do it but can't get it?"

  Chen Ji's heart was completely confused, and he subconsciously said: "What...what is it..."

  Zhu Yunqi opened his eyes suddenly, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

   "The little monk wants to..."

  He paused, and suddenly burst into endless anger: "Fuck your mother!"

   After the voice fell, the person under the monk's robe suddenly jumped up, raised his leg, and directly kicked Chen Ji's lower body fiercely!

  (end of this chapter)