First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Song Lian was a little dazed, and said: "Zhang Xiang is open-minded and accepts all rivers, which is naturally good. But I am worried that they will inevitably wear rouge and powder over time, which violates our original intention of compiling history!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "Indeed, so I hope that those who have undergone transformation and can truly understand the problem will participate in the writing. They have experienced the pain of subjugation, and if they write, it is estimated that they will be more ruthless!"

That group of literati at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not just like that. Not only did they reflect deeply, but they also spared no effort to blacken the Ming Dynasty when they were compiling the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Song Lian was still skeptical, "No matter what, I think we must review it carefully, and we must not be negligent!"

Seeing Song Lian like this, Zhang Ximeng naturally has nothing to say, you are willing to work hard, why should I stop you!

Basically, compiling history is a very important task for Zhang Ximeng.

Qin and Han, Sui and Tang, Zhao and Song.

This is what he needs to be responsible for, what gains and losses, what lessons have been learned, and what contribution he has made to the entire China...

Compiling history is not an easy task, because compiling history is not about finding the absolute truth.

The criterion for making a choice is the view of history that a person upholds.

Confucian history editing is a typical example. They like to use morality as the criterion for judging. If there are people or things that do not conform to their ideas, they must be "repaired".

A traitor with a bad reputation, even if he does something good, is still with bad intentions.If a good person does bad things, it is a last resort and can be forgiven.

This time when Zhang Ximeng is writing history, he hopes to adhere to the principle of talking more about government affairs, and see who benefits from these strategies from the perspective of interests, so as to reveal the intentions behind it... Zhang Ximeng very much hopes to teach this set of things to all scholars, so that The big guy holds a magic weapon and holds the key to unlock the vast annals of history.

A huge book, a good intention, where Daming will go in the future, to a large extent, depends on how well this book is compiled?

Zhang Ximeng didn't dare to neglect, and when he was busy, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the door and came to check.

Zhang Ximeng, Song Lian, and several civil servants all came to greet him.

"My lord, I have so many things to think about. I haven't figured it out yet. If my lord is in a hurry, I can hand over the outline I made earlier to Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang was absent-minded, and said casually: "Not busy, not busy!"

He turned around, obviously he had something on his mind, Zhang Ximeng didn't want to ask directly, but fortunately, Old Zhu was not a person who kept quiet about things.

He turned around and said to Zhang Ximeng, "Sir, this time you conquered Dadu and Shangdu, but you got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo?"

"Chuan Guo Yuxi?" Zhang Ximeng shook his head subconsciously, "It is true that we found some jade seals from the warehouse, but it may not be the Chuan Guo Yuxi."

Hearing this, Old Zhu frowned immediately, "Could it be that the Jade Seal of Chuan Guo was not in the Yuan Dynasty?"

At this time, Song Lian, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, as early as Song Zhezong's time, some people thought that the so-called jade seal was fake, but the Song Dynasty recognized it. The Kingdom of Jin. Later, Yuan Ting bought a jade seal from the people, but most of it was a forgery."

Song Lian thought about it: "After so many years, wars and dynasties have changed, the jade seal may have been lost long ago, and the real one can no longer be seen."

Upon hearing this, Lao Zhu's face darkened, and he couldn't help but said, "Then, can't you find it?"

Song Lian shook his head helplessly.

Old Zhu became more and more annoyed, "So, if we don't have the imperial jade seal, we can only be a white version of the emperor? That will be ridiculed!"

Since Qin Shihuang, the jade seal has been passed down to the country, and it has long been a symbol of the emperors of all dynasties.If you can't get the jade seal of Chuanguo, it is not orthodox, and you can only be called the white version of the emperor.

Originally Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne in Yingtian, and he didn't care about this. He felt that he had conquered Dadu, so he naturally took back the jade seal.

But waiting for the Ming army to enter the capital, the jade seal was not found.

After entering Shangdu, Yuxi was not found.

Sapphire captured the Iron Pot Emperor, and Zhu Yuanzhang also sent someone to ask, but still not.

Now it's all right, I can't find the jade seal, so I can only be the emperor in vain, and being ridiculed by others, Lao Zhu is quite annoyed... Zhu Yuanzhang in history was quite worried about this matter, if the jade seal can't be found, he just picked it up Seventeen jade seals were ordered, but the quality was not enough, so the quantity came together.

Now that Yuxi can't be found, Lao Zhu naturally comes to Zhang Ximeng to find a way.

Song Lian saw that the emperor was sullen and unhappy, so he tried to say: "Your Majesty, if you must find the jade seal, there is actually a way!"

"What way?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked anxiously.

"Just find a soldier or a farmer, hold the jade seal, and present it to His Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "He said yes, who would believe it?"

Song Lian coughed lightly: "Actually, there are many such things. The key is to see if there are enough people to stand up and testify for this jade seal!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, as if he understood what he meant, he subconsciously looked at Zhang Ximeng, his eyes gleaming.

Song Lian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Xiang's study of heaven and man is rare in this world. If Zhang Xiang is willing to take the lead in identifying and admitting Yuxi, it seems that there is nothing to talk about."

Zhang Ximeng was slightly surprised, he never thought that he still had the weight to be able to confirm the authenticity of the jade seal!What a big face!

"Sure enough, it depends on the master!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with relief.

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes. If he really did this and recognized a piece of broken stone as the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, he would definitely be laughed at. I don't know what kind of wind Lao Zhu got?

But Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't come to discuss.

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes, pretending to be confused: "Of course I am willing to help... But I am a little worried. The National History Museum is editing history, and strives to put the lord in the position of revitalizing Huaxia, alongside Zulong. If the lord picks up a I don’t know if the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom made by the real or fake Zulong will harm the lord Shengming!”

Zhu Yuanzhang was at a loss for words, "Then, what should we do?"

Chapter 579 Yuxi is not as good as a gold seal

Zhu Yuanzhang was suddenly so interested in Chuanguo Yuxi, Zhang Ximeng was still a little hesitant, wouldn't it just pop up for no reason?

"My lord, the jade seal is big or small. If there is a good way, I am willing to make it perfect without any regrets. Please express it clearly, my lord."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was ponderous, and he seemed to have some concerns. Song Lian saw it and planned to resign. He is an ordinary courtier, so don't know so much.

But Lao Zhu didn't let him go, "Scholar Song, listen too!"

Then Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhang Ximeng and hummed, "This matter still comes from Mr. Zhang."

"I?"

"Yes!" Old Zhu hummed: "When Jinling was attacked, the empress gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor at Chen Di's house. What did you do?"

"I!"

Zhang Ximeng was taken aback suddenly, what did he do?He gave Zhu Biao a piece of jade!It also cost him a lot of salary, this account has not been settled!

Old Zhu snorted coldly: "The prince has it, but our father doesn't? Could it be that our virtue is not enough? Not enough to rule the world?"

Zhang Ximeng was dumbfounded by the question, it really made sense.At the beginning, I started on the young one, but now I have to double it on the old one, so why did you ask me for the jade seal?

Zhang Ximeng thought for a while, and couldn't help asking: "What is my lord planning to do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said: "Sir, the crown prince was born with jade, this arrangement is really great. If only farmers find it and come to sell it, it would be vulgar. See if this works, let's go back this time, in a certain In this place, thunder suddenly fell from the sky, and a box was split out, which happened to contain the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom. Auspicious clouds and auspicious energy, a treasure from heaven?"

Listening to Lao Zhu's description, Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but smile wryly, "My lord, if this happens, then it's God's order again, why don't you turn back?"

"This..." Zhu Yuanzhang was discouraged for a while, and he couldn't help saying: "Yang Xian is incomplete after all, and he almost made us slap ourselves in the face. In charge of the imperial court, why can't you even understand this matter?"

It was him!

Zhang Ximeng secretly laughed in his heart, it was so easy for Li Shanchang not to commit suicide, why did Yang Xian jump out?

Could it be that seeing that Li Shanchang had offended many people and lost points among the officials, Yang Xian couldn't wait to climb up, and there were people supporting him below, so Zhu Yuanzhang just had to nod?

In an instant, Zhang Ximeng thought of many possibilities, but in the end, he just smiled lightly. This method is useless!

"My lord, with the help of the destiny, the foundation is not solid, and it does not conform to the foundation of my Ming Dynasty. As for the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, it is just a seal left by Qin Shihuang. It is said that it was dug out with He's Bi, and He's Bi It is only one of the two treasures of the Spring and Autumn Period, if you want to say how precious it is, it is not necessarily so. Let me say that the Great Yu Jiuding is probably even higher than the Heshibi."

"Dayu Jiuding?" Old Zhu said in surprise, "Mr. Zhang, can you still find Jiuding?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "It's hard to say this, but I think my lord can follow Dayu's example, collect red gold from all over the world, and cast a treasure seal as a symbol of the Ming dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, thought for a while and said: "Sir's proposal is good, but as the saying goes, gold has a price, but jade is priceless. The first emperor has passed down the priceless jade for thousands of years. If we only get gold, I'm afraid it won't work! "

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "But what if the gold comes from all over the world?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly taken aback, and Zhang Ximeng continued to explain: "The minister proposed to His Majesty to restore the order of China. If all the vassals are allowed to donate gold, the land where the sun and the moon rule, and the gold from the mountains and rivers, are melted together to make it into the Ming dynasty. Inheriting the national treasure seal, it seems that it can be compared with He's Bi, right?"

After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, Song Lian on the side immediately said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhang's proposal is really powerful! Such a treasure seal, which is directly comparable to Dayu Jiuding, is enough to be called the most precious treasure of the Ming Dynasty, the Seal of China!"

Lao Zhu fell into deep thought, picking all the gold in the world, gathering all the treasures in the world, and casting the treasure seal together, this is a good proposal, "It's just that it's not easy to do this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had long known the vastness of Mongolia. Apart from the Yuan Dynasty, there were many vassals in the west.In addition to Mongolia, there are countless countries.

The mountains and rivers are vast and boundless, and there are even many unknown islands and countries overseas... Most of these places will be gold.

Logically speaking, they have to be found, brought back to Daming, and cast the golden seal together.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more he felt that this was a conspiracy by Zhang Ximeng, and this kid was plotting against him again!

"Sir, I'm afraid that collecting pure gold is fake, but overseas trade is real, right?"

Zhang Ximeng chuckled and did not deny it, "My lord, the jade seal of Chuanguo is nothing more than an object after all. Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, which made the jade seal valuable. If my lord can establish a prosperous age far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties, surpassing the Great Yuan Dynasty The territory of the King's Landing Universe encompasses the whole world, and it will be extraordinary for him to designate anything casually at that time."

Zhang Ximeng looked at Song Lian again, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, in the hands of Emperor Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Jade Seal is indeed the most precious treasure in the world, but if it falls into the hands of the king of subjugation, it will only cause all kinds of troubles. Fang covets and snatches it, without much prestige! In the final analysis, there is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty first, and then there is the Jade Seal of the Kingdom. It is clear at a glance which of the two is more important!"

After all, it’s up to people!

For example, Zhang Xianggong, when he went out in common clothes, he would only talk about simplicity, but if he went out with an ordinary person, he would probably think, does this guy have no money?

Song Lian secretly rejoiced, Zhang Xiang is trying to persuade His Majesty to do something, don't care about things... It is also proper for a courtier to persuade the king, it is rare to be as clever as Zhang Xiang.

Moreover, Zhang Xiang has always regarded himself as a humble social tool, and he did not expect to do such a thing... Song Lian couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty, I think Zhang Xiang's words are quite reasonable. Don't say anything else, if Song Zhezong's piece The jade seal is real, but it still did not stop Zhao Song from perishing. After Jingkang, the jade seal was turned around and fell into the hands of Da Yuan. Now the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty has been in the hands of His Majesty, but he is just a captive. Even if he has the real jade seal in his body, he can how?"

Lao Zhu nodded vigorously, and said with a smile: "Now it's clear, we still have to expand the territory and make contributions, and we can't slack off day and night!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "But since the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty is mentioned, you can accompany us to the Gongde Camp to see what happened to those people!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded quickly. To be honest, he was also a little curious. He didn't know what happened to the iron pot now?

The monarchs and ministers arrived at the merit camp. Coincidentally, the place was in a mess. First Timur, Qian Tang, and several guards were interrogating one by one.

When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived, Qian Tang came over immediately, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and briefed Zhu Yuanzhang on the situation.

Not long ago, there was a poisoned eucalyptus.

Someone poured medicine into the bowl of the iron pot emperor. After eating in the iron pot, he vomited and diarrhea, and his face turned blue. Fortunately, the condition was not serious and he was rescued.

As a result, the iron pot emperor wailed and begged, saying that he could just kill him, he didn't want to live anymore, and a scholar could not be humiliated, let alone the emperor?

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "I, Daming, have always been upright. Even if I wanted to kill him, I wouldn't use such low-handed means. What's going on, is there a conclusion?"

Qian Tang immediately said: "Returning to Your Majesty, I found a black thing in the bowl, which seemed to be a mushroom, and asked a few people to inquire, and found that there was a growth beside the hut... It looked like a dog. Moss."

"Dog pee?"

"Well, maybe someone took it as a poisonous fungus and put it in the dish, but it didn't taste much. It was just dysentery, and it didn't kill me."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "So that's the case, then did you find out who did it?"

"Found it, and Ye Suu is the most suspected. Someone saw him picking dog urine moss, and someone reminded him that it can't be eaten, it's poisonous!"

Old Zhu took a deep breath, "That's it, bring him here!"

Not long after, Ye Suo was brought over, and other people also followed. These people were sullen and solemn, and they finally came to this step.

Someone had long been plotting to kill the emperor to save face.

But when it was really sent over, no one dared to do it.

Yesu is a good man after all!

I actually thought of using mushrooms to kill people, but it's a pity that the amount used was too small, and the success fell short!

"Kill me! I died for Da Yuan, and I deserved it!" Ye Su raised his head, somewhat tragically.

Old Zhu looked at him, then turned his head and asked Zhang Ximeng, "Sir, how should he be punished for poisoning people like this?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "If someone is poisoned to death, he will naturally have to pay for his life... But if he is not poisoned to death, it is not easy to be sentenced to death. Maybe he can be sentenced to a few years in prison. But now he is in prison, so he has committed serious negligence during his sentence. How about extending the sentence for five years?"

Qian Tang hurriedly bowed and said, "It's very fair for Prime Minister Zhang to deal with it like this... Do you think you can clean the hut as soon as you are fined, and at the same time do the daily hard work for the victim?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "It really should! Let's do it like this!"

Ye Suu was stupid, he shouted anxiously, "Kill me! I assassinated the emperor! Heinous, heinous crime! Why don't you kill me! Cut me into pieces!"

He yelled heart-piercingly, escaped with his life, it was even more uncomfortable than killing him!

Also first Timur took a big step forward, and said with a sneer, "What emperor? The one in front of you is the emperor! The one who is still vomiting and diarrhea in the barracks is just an ordinary person in the merit camp. The iron pot is no different from you people!"

Ye Sui roared, "No, it's not the same, he is the emperor of Dayuan, he should die for his country, he can't live to be ruined by you, I am thinking of Dayuan!"

At this moment, a military doctor came out with the help of an iron pan. His face was pale and he staggered. He walked up to Ye Su, suddenly stretched out his hand, and with all his strength, he slapped Ye Su hard on the mouth!

"Your Majesty, you, why don't you know the painstaking efforts of the minister!"

"Bah! If you really think of me as the emperor, why don't you die if you assassinate Junfu? Wouldn't it be better if you ate all those poisonous mushrooms! Hypocrisy! Shameless! Get out, and go clean the latrine!"

At this moment, the iron pot has some signs of wisdom and wisdom...