my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 205

Sometimes Zhang Anshi had to admire Yao Guangxiao.

Don't look at him as a disciple of Buddhism, but he is not as pedantic as other monks.

Once let him witness the technique of burning relics.

This Yao Guangxiao will never be disgusted with this thing, not only that, it will also breed curiosity.

Everything can be used, as long as it can be used by him, he will never refuse.

But you want to say that he is a fake monk.

He really believes in the Buddha, even if he has made such a great contribution, he can happily be his monk, and he can probably follow the original intention of a monk.

For such people, Zhang Anshi's evaluation is often...perverted.

Of course, facing Yao Guangxiao, Zhang Anshi remained humble and patient.

Because Zhang Anshi couldn't predict the consequences of offending his old man. After all, his monk is a part-time job, and manipulating talents is his specialty.

At this time, Zhang Anshi said: "This... this... how to try?"

"In the future, if a monk dies, the poor monk will let you know." Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, "Of course...this matter must be kept secret, and the poor monk will be the biggest one."

Zhang Anshi resentfully said: "Okay, okay, everything depends on Master Yao."

Yao Guangxiao said with emotion at this time: "With such a big relic, if you don't become a Buddha, you will become a Buddha. I really don't know what it's like to be a Buddha."

Jin Zhong followed behind without saying a word.

Yao Guangxiao also thought of Jin Zhong at this time, turned his head and smiled to Jin Zhong and said, "Why doesn't Duke Jin say anything?"

Jin Zhongdao: "The old man is incompatible with you."

Jin Zhong is probably... an upright person.

Like Yao Guangxiao, he is a kind of extremely contradictory person. Back then, Jin Zhong was a fortune teller.

Logically speaking, after such a person made a fortune, he must be indulging in pleasure.

But he is not, he is really poor, he is not greedy for any wealth, and his family is so shabby that in history, his funeral was personally ordered by the emperor to help the magistrates. Not even a funeral.

Not only that, but if there is any credit, he often pushes it to others, and he is unwilling to receive any credit, but if he encounters injustice, he will definitely jump out and oppose it in front of the emperor.

This kind of opposition is not as simple as the standard invitation among scholars to name directly, because the object of his protection is not the group of scholars, but mostly the people of the three religions and nine streams.

Yao Guangxiao was not angry because of Jin Zhong's 'nonsense' at this time, but said earnestly and sincerely: "Jin Gong, you have to be more free and easy to be a person, open your mind, let go of your obsessions, and then you can achieve consummation. Trouble."

Jin Zhongdao: "The old man is still alive, if he doesn't worry, when he enters the coffin in the future, all worries will be gone, and it will be scary instead."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Marquis Annan, if he passes away in the future, you will also burn him a relic, so that his body will be completely black."

"You..." Jin Zhong opened his mouth to scold.

Yao Guangxiao murmured, "Look, he just can't think about it, he's too obsessed, he has to care about everything, it's difficult, it's too difficult. Marquis Annan, the poor monk appreciates you."

"Ah..." Zhang Anshi's face turned dark. He didn't want Yao Guangxiao's appreciation. After all, this kind of appreciation always gave him a feeling that he was with the dung beetle and had the same smell.

Yao Guangxiao looked at him fixedly and said, "Did you listen to Jin Gong's words just now?"

"I listened." Zhang Anshi said.

Yao Guangxiao: "It took him most of his life to realize his theory of the emperor. You are different. You understand this truth at a young age, and you can practice it yourself. This is why you always make contributions."

Zhang Anshi scratched his head and said, "Actually, I didn't think too much about it..."

Yao Guangxiao smiled, shook his head and said, "It's even more remarkable if you can always do the right thing without thinking so much. People, if you want to accomplish something, you have to benefit everyone around you! Just say Your firm can make the people who follow you earn money, so if you put a fart out, the people below are willing to do it. Those soldiers of the model battalion are credited with eating and drinking with you. They naturally dare to sacrifice their lives. And you deal with the rebellious party. If you are willing to give money and win credit for them, which one of them is not doing their best? Even for those Tatars , as long as you are willing to take money and actually give benefits to others, then everything will come to fruition."

"Actually, being an emperor is like this, and doing things is also the same. Look at Ji Gang, why is he always inferior to you? Is it because he is not sophisticated enough, and his scheming is not as good as yours? Little boy, when it comes to people like Ji Gang, you are far behind him in terms of scheming." But this person is too selfish, he only cares about his own gains and losses. A person who only thinks about getting the best for himself can only rely on force to force the people under him to obey him, but this kind of Oppression, of course, can make people do things, but how can it be possible to make them sacrifice their lives?"

"Those extremely smart people in the past, you can see that the regulations he formulated are extremely comprehensive and seem to be perfect, but in the end... how about it? Wang Mang's New Deal, do you know? Then the New Deal... What's wrong with it? But what was the result? This is because Wang Mang calculated everything, the only thing he didn't calculate was what those people who worked for him got from it. So... the New Deal cannot be implemented, and even if it is implemented, it will be crooked in the end , in the end...in fact, it is just self-destruction, which is laughed at by future generations."

After listening to Yao Guangxiao's words, Zhang Anshi listened carefully, and couldn't help saying sincerely: "Mr. Yao taught me, and I have been taught."

Yao Guangxiao said cheerfully: "Very good, children can be taught, let's walk around more when we have time, well, the poor monk is going to the monk recording department of Honglu Temple, so... bid farewell."

At this time, the three of them had left the Meridian Gate, Zhang Anshi said goodbye to them, and rode away first.

Jin Zhong looked at Zhang Anshi's back, and asked curiously, "Monk, why are you talking so much to a junior today?"

"This is to teach him some principles of giving favors widely, so as to avoid what kind of tricks he will do after the poor monk passes away." Yao Guangxiao said cheerfully: "This kid is very enlightened. We should praise him more, and we can't use harsh methods. Otherwise, if he is a ghost, he might do one thing to his face and another behind his back."

Jin Zhong shook his head and said, "The monk is the one with obsession. For the sake of relics, you really can say anything."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Amitabha, you can't say that. This big and round relic is still colorful. Who wouldn't be tempted?"

Jin Zhong continued to shake his head.

Yao Guangxiao said: "The poor monk has no other thoughts in his life. He just hopes...to have a good death. A Buddhist who has practiced Buddhism all his life must give himself an explanation. Look...my master Zen Master Huizhen, he I have done so many good deeds in my life, but I can still burn such relics, even a poor monk can do it."

At this moment, there was light in Yao Guangxiao's eyes.

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Follow the current.

A dilapidated ship, walking alone in the vast ocean....

There is no romance in the blue sea and blue sky, and no one appreciates such a magnificent spectacle.

There is only the salty sea breeze, the endless horizon, and the longing for land.

The several ships that set out together originally, one of them hit a rock and sank in one night. Before the other ships could be rescued, the ship capsized instantly, and the people on board... none of them survived.

The other two ships caught fire when they encountered a small group of pirates.

Plus hunger, disease...

At this time... There are only seventy people left in this ship, everyone's face is yellow and thin, and their eyes are glowing with green light.

Even more terrifying is the mental torture.

So Deng Jian had to order that all sailors must tie their hands and feet with others before they can sleep.

I'm afraid that in the dead of night, some people really can't think about it, or have hallucinations, and jump into the sea.

This kind of thing has happened three times, and almost everyone is on the verge of collapse.

Even Deng Jian wandered between life and death again and again.

He regretted first, regretting that he did not return to the voyage with his godfather Zheng He.

And what followed was resentment and unwillingness. He cursed everyone, as if he had resentment towards the whole world.

He often talks about Zhang Anshi.

Anyway, he was the one who took care of Zhang Anshi back then.

When the prince raised Zhang Anshi back then, he was responsible for serving and taking care of him... probably he was the one.

But Zhang Anshi is not a human being, he will repay his kindness, he...

After cursing, there are endless thoughts, what happened to His Royal Highness, does the empress still remember us...and... Zhang Anshi...does he regret it, whether he regrets sending us out of the sea.

Countless thoughts came one after another, accompanied by a heart like a knife.

In his life, he no longer has any relatives, even if he is a descendant, it is impossible for him to stay behind. But now, he feels as if he has been forgotten by the world.

Forgotten until he became numb...

This kind of numbness is as if the heart is dead, so that there is no dream. I dare not touch all kinds of delusions before, and I am afraid that when I return to reality, I will experience greater disappointment.

The other sailors probably did the same.

The number of injured and sick people began to increase, and the medicine was still available, but the doctor had already died of illness, so everyone had to rely on their feelings to treat them.

Sometimes, the dying person is nothing more than a kind of relief, at least when they die, there is no unwillingness on their faces.

Deng Jian couldn't remember how long he hadn't bathed, and his body smelled like a sea breeze.

He also couldn't remember when was the last time he ate fresh food, he even seemed to have forgotten everything.

Today, at dawn.

The ship split the waves as usual.

The boat has been damaged in several places, but fortunately it is not serious.

But at this moment... suddenly someone burst into tears.

What happened again.

Deng Jian rushed out of the cabin at once.

Immediately afterwards, someone beat their chest and fell their feet, crying heart-piercingly.

More and more sailors gathered, and more and more people began to beat their chests.

And Deng Jian at this moment... the corners of his eyes were already wet.

The land...is the land...

He frantically returned to his cabin.

Then...he took out the compass, and then...he took out a fan-shaped tool.

This fan-shaped tool...was given by Zhang Anshi when he went to sea. It is made of bronze, which can prevent seawater from corroding and rusting.

At that time, Zhang Anshi told him that this is a sextant, which can roughly record the position in the vast ocean.

What this thing measures is the angle between the sun or other celestial bodies and the sea level or horizon at a certain moment, and is used to judge its position.

Of course...with limited technology, Zhang Anshi can only approximate the location and the specific latitude and longitude. In this era, it is almost impossible.

Deng Jian began to calculate continuously, and then... compared with the compass.

In fact, he didn't pay much attention to this thing, until he discovered the benefits of this thing, he knew that it was infinitely useful.

When he was extremely bored, he always checked the chart, sextant, and compass to determine the position and pass his boring time.

Now...but it really came in handy.

Then, he pointed to a huge land position and took a deep breath...

"At...at this location...at this location, this big island has arrived...we have arrived...there is such a big island in the world, Zhang Anshi didn't deceive us, haha...no..."

He was crazy, and immediately shouted: "Remove the sails, everyone... prepare to land, and teach everyone to bring weapons when landing, and don't go deep into the coast, just in case of accidents."

Then, he carefully took out a piece of tattered silk cloth from his bosom, which was embroidered with densely packed handwriting.

Inside... Zhang Anshi ordered him to collect things on this big island...

Deng Jian took a deep breath, at this moment... the sun was shining on his face, and he finally regained his human spirit.

He still shouted hysterically: "Liu Liuyi's team will guard the boat tonight, and the rest...follow us..."

"Long live!"

Accompanied by the sound of howling, thunderous cheers.

The lifeless and dilapidated ship seemed to have changed into another world.

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A roster was sent to Zhang Anshi.

One thousand 730 six people.

Looking at this number, Zhang Anshi felt a little frightening.

This is the list provided by Zhang Xingyuan, involving 97 households, plus their three generations of blood relatives.

Of course, women and children are not included here.

Because according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, women were sent to the Jiaofang Secretary, while children... at least in the early Ming Dynasty, it was stipulated...to be castrated, and then the harem would be enriched.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the tribute from various vassal states, as well as young prisoners of war, were almost the main sources of eunuchs. For example, Yi Shiha and Zheng He were probably included in this list.

It wasn't until the middle and late period, when there was no war in the world, that the source of eunuchs began to be learned from the people.

730 and six males, this number is quite a lot.

Of course, Zhang Anshi didn't have much sympathy, and he couldn't sympathize with them. Most of these people were descendants of the princes at the beginning, and they made great contributions to ruling the world after the Jurchens and Mongols entered the pass.

Zhang Anshi could fully imagine that if they succeeded, they would never be merciful to Zhang Anshi when these people followed their masters and raised their butcher knives.

People always have to pay for what they do.

Zhang Anshi soon submitted the list to the palace.

On that day, Zhu Di directly hooked up the decision.

Of course, some people were left behind by Zhu Di, such as Zhang Xingyuan and other chief criminals. In Zhu Di's eyes, these people were extremely heinous and heinous. What awaited them was not as simple as a happy death.

Zhu Di, the more generous he is to his friends, the more ruthless he will be to his enemies.

As a result, the number of people who were executed became 630 nine people.

As for how other people will die, Zhang Anshi doesn't care, nor does he care.

He began to assign tasks, and as usual, asked the Uchisenhu Office to start posting announcements.

In addition, the emperor's imperial edict was roughly copied in the residence newspaper, clearly stating the crimes of these people, and a date was selected for execution at the Meridian Gate.

As for inviting people to visit, Zhang Anshi didn't do it.

Because there's no need, he trusts the soldiers and civilians in the capital, and even if you want to drive them away, you won't be able to drive them away.

The upper and lower parts of Neiqianhu have already started to be busy. They want to check the identity of the criminal for the last time to ensure nothing goes wrong.

On the next day, everyone was tied up, and then they put a prepared sign on the back of their head, with the words "rebel" written on it, and they began to detain people and set off in a mighty way.

Jin Yiwei also sent people to arrange on the periphery, and the route they passed was also arranged in advance, and everything was in order.

At the same time... Zhang Anshi went to mention Zhang Xingyuan and others in person.

These are all felons who have been tortured in the imperial prison, and the good days are yet to come.

Of course, when their family members were executed, according to Zhu Di's will, they were to be taken to watch the ceremony.

Zhang Xingyuan's face was ashen, he coughed badly, and the miracle was that there were no wounds on his body.

Zhang Anshi asked the school lieutenant of the Imperial Prison, and the school lieutenant replied cautiously: "Let them have water torture first, so that they die more slowly, so there are no scars, Lord Hou...it's not that the young ones don't work hard."

Zhang Anshi said: "It's still your specialty."

Immediately, Zhang Xingyuan and others were mentioned and left. Zhang Xingyuan didn't know where he was going.

He just smiled wryly and said, "Marquis Annan...cough cough...you have contributed a lot this time."

"The credit comes second. The main thing is to see that you are not happy. I am very happy in my heart." Zhang Anshi grinned like a boy next door, showing a simple and honest smile.

"The Central Plains can't be defended." Zhang Xingyuan said: "Sooner or later, someone will enter the customs. You... just put your heads on your body temporarily."

Zhang Xingyuan rambled unwillingly: "The Tatar tribe, or the Wara tribe, they will recover their strength sooner or later, and when they dominate the desert, then...cough cough...that is when you die without a place to die, Your victory today is only temporary..."

Zhang Anshi ignored him, what is there to argue with a living dead?
Perhaps, at this moment, Zhang Xingyuan can only rely on this so-called 'faith' to support himself.

"Also, the grand master who colluded with you, Da Khan and the grand master will definitely find out what he did, and he will definitely not end well."

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi couldn't help saying: "Huh, is that so?"

Zhang Xingyuan: "..."

"I thought you were a smart man, but I didn't expect you to be so confused now. I just got the news that instead of being executed, he was promoted."

Zhang Xingyuan: "..."

He shook his head desperately, with an unbelievable look on his face, impossible, absolutely impossible!
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "If you tell me, you won't believe it. He took out tens of thousands of taels of silver, bribed the people around Da Khan, and directly found a scapegoat, saying that the scapegoat leaked it, and then gave it to Da Khan. After sending thousands of cattle and sheep, as well as a few beauties, Da Khan was very happy, and praised him for being loyal and capable, as a loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty. Now, he has also become a grand master, and he has also got a new pasture."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi said again: "Oh...he's making such a move...it's still not bold enough. If it were me, just throwing 20 taels of silver down to get into his mother's place, that shit would have to kneel profusely. "

Zhang Xingyuan continued to shake his head: "No, I don't believe it, I don't believe it..."

He murmured, only thinking that this was Zhang Anshi's scheme.

But deep down...he seemed to be cut by something, like a knife.

Zhang Anshi didn't care about him any more, and went straight into the palace with him.

In fact, it is not counted as entering the palace, because Zhu Di has already been waiting at the gate tower of the Meridian Gate. It is human nature to watch the bustle, and Zhu Di is not exempt from the custom. Cheng Guogong and others stood on the tower one after another.

Even King Ning Zhu Quan, who was staying in Honglu Temple, came happily.

Just watch the excitement, these rebels almost killed him back then, now it's just right, let's see how these people die!
"There are more than 1000 people, Your Majesty... I'm afraid this will delay things, and I can't kill them all in one day."

"Yeah, yeah, killing a thousand pigs... I'm afraid it won't be so fast."

Everyone was talking.

Zhu Di said: "Your mother, don't be too long-winded, that Zhang Anshi is here."

At this time, Zhu Di didn't have Zhang Anshi in his eyes, but Zhang Xingyuan who Zhang Anshi was guarding.

When these people went up to the tower, they lined up and tied them behind the parapet, facing the wide area under the tower.

Only then did Zhu Di say to Zhang Anshi: "Hurry up, the sun is already rising, and I'm still waiting for my meal."

Zhang Anshi said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty... I have nothing to worry about when I'm doing business."

At this time, many people had already rushed up, and they were stopped far away by Jin Yiwei, but many people still refused to disperse, some even hung on trees, and many people were far away on the ridges of distant neighbors. Overlook.

It didn't take long for the model camp to detain the prisoners.

Then... the criminals were checked one by one for the final check.

The first row of 50 criminals stood in a row directly tied together.

Zhu Di and others looked at it strangely, at this moment... a team of model battalions, a full hundred of them, also formed a long snake formation.

At this time, they were not wearing heavy armor, and they were all as light as a swallow.

With an order, they all took out a firecracker together.

"Fire gun?" Zhu Di frowned.

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty...why are you dissatisfied?"

In the early Ming Dynasty, there was the Shenji Camp, which specialized in using firecrackers.

However, the function of the firecracker is not to kill the enemy, but to break up the opponent's attack formation.

After all, the firecrackers of this era are very bulky, have low lethality, and are hardly accurate at all. Therefore, you can use the formation of three-stage strikes to shoot salvos when the opponent is attacking. The cavalry on the left and right flanks, and then attacked the enemy.

But using this to kill people... how many guns does it take?
I don't want to eat anymore?

Zhang Anshi saw Zhu Di's meaning, grinned and said, "Look, Your Majesty, this is a new thing."

Those tied-up people cried out their grievances, or wept loudly.

Seeing this, Zhang Xingyuan and the others at the entrance of the city also had miserable expressions.

Zhang Xingyuan scolded angrily: "This enmity... the Great Khan will definitely wait for me in the future..."

When he said this... the voice stopped abruptly.

But one by one, the firecrackers were filled with the latest gunpowder, projectiles were added from the muzzle, and then... the fuse was ignited.

bang bang bang...

The deafening sound shook both inside and outside the Meridian Gate.

Zhu Di was also taken aback. He had seen many times that the Shenji Battalion practiced, and the sound made by the firecrackers of the Shenji Battalion was completely different from this model camp.

But not far away, more than 50 people fell down like cutting wheat. Some of them were not dead, but they also fell in a pool of blood, wailing in their mouths.

The lethality brought by this new firecracker, at least for this era, is extremely astonishing.

Not only that... They didn't shoot at close range, so it can be seen that their shooting range is far better than other firecrackers.

Of course...Zhu Di is an expert, and he soon realized that the new gunpowder was much more than that, because the whole process was almost independently completed by the soldiers of the model battalion.

The Shenji Battalion is different. In general, it needs special gunpowder loading personnel to work together with the shooter.

The loading speed is actually extremely fast.

because soon...

bang bang bang...

Facing the man lying in a pool of blood, the firearms team of the Model Battalion launched a second round of salvo.

The gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the wriggling and struggling person on the ground... was shot, and his body convulsed... Then, a huge wound appeared at the wound, and blood spurted out. A cloud of blood filled the sky above the fifty death row prisoners.

At this moment, Zhu Di's expression changed drastically.

He looked back at Wei Guogong and others: "Zhu Qing..."

"Your Majesty, this firecracker is very powerful." Zhu Neng was about to jump up: "What is this?"

Just when the monarchs and ministers were shocked.

That Zhang Xingyuan's pupils constricted, he even forgot to breathe, he looked at the scene that happened under the tower with a glow on his back.

it's over... it's over...

What kind of despair is this.

One can imagine what it would be like when such a firecracker appeared in the desert.

At this moment... he saw the person lying on the ground... Suddenly, indescribable grief arose in his heart, as if everything he did was like a clown.

What a great cause...it's just a joke.

Enter the second row of criminals.

Extremely efficient.

bang bang bang...

The person who was shot cried for his father and mother, howled and struggled.

And the gunners, after shooting, still quickly reloaded the guns quickly.

Only a moment later, there was another round of shooting.

Zhu Di was stunned for a long time, and he heard a voice beside his ear: "Brother Huang...Brother Huang...what is this?"

Zhu Di turned his head and saw Zhu Quan with a shocked face: "I know a bird."

Zhu Quan: "..."

It's not just that Zhu Quan has no words, even the people who were watching from a distance were noisy at first, but in an instant, everyone was silent, so that except for the sound of firecrackers, almost everyone... was terrified He looked at everything that happened in front of him.

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(End of this chapter)