Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

In March of the 18th year of Hongwu, the warm sun in early spring sprinkled on the majestic palace walls of the Forbidden City in Yingtianfu, dyeing the solemn and solemn imperial city with a gentle color.Outside the Chengtian Gate, a small group of people waited neatly, waiting for the call.

Look carefully at the attire of this group of people. They are neither officials, nor guards, nor servants, but... monks dressed in monk's robes, and some of them also wear cassocks on their shoulders.

It is not uncommon for the emperor to summon monks.Tai｜Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang himself had been a monk for eight years. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Shi still had some affection for the monk profession he once engaged in. He occasionally called several eminent monks to give lectures and commend blessings, and even ordered to be educated last autumn. All monks go to the Ministry of Rites to take the exam, and those who are admitted are appointed as officials. (1)

But this time the monks were summoned in the main hall, which seemed unusual.This time, the incident came from a certain official who wrote that all the vassal kings like to fight, but they are too hostile and lack of harmony. He suggested that the princes cultivate their morality, read poems and books, enjoy flowers and plants, meditate more, and rely on sages.When Emperor Hongwu saw it, he felt that it was quite reasonable, so he ordered ten eminent monks to be selected from all over the country, and they were going to give lectures and recommend blessings to the vassal kings.

So there was a scene where some selected monks were waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to receive him.Most of the monks among them are old monks who have been practicing Zen for many years. Their faces are calm and calm.Except for one person - that is Xia Ziling who has just passed the weak crown year.

Xia Ziling looked out of place among the monks. One was that he was too young, and the other was that he behaved casually. No, he bent down slightly and beat his legs twice when his feet were numb.

"Amitabha," Xia Ziling straightened up, saw a certain master peering at himself for the nth time, saluted with one hand on his chest, and said, "Master, you are being polite, and this little monk is a disciple of the emperor of Haozhou." The abbot of Jue Temple, Master Zhengning."

To say that he was really aggrieved, for this day, he endured humiliation for a long time, this was the second time he was forced to pretend to be a monk.The Haozhou Huangjue Temple and Master Zhengning had nothing to do with him at all, they were all arranged by the master behind the scenes.Thinking of having to shave off his hair in order to pretend to be a monk, he already had a grudge in his heart, but now that he was watched by others, he was even more annoyed, so he simply revealed his identities on the surface to try to calm down.

"Amitabha!" The great monk returned the salute, and sure enough, he turned his eyes away and never looked at him again.Xindao came in through the back door. Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk at Huangjue Temple in Haozhou in his early years, and he didn't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face. No wonder he was able to participate in the selection and was elected at such a young age.

The monks continued to meditate, and after a while, a white-faced and beardless servant came, breaking the silence that lasted early in the morning with his unique neutral voice——

"The emperor has a decree, please follow me to the Huagai Hall."

This voice, which is not at all comfortable to hear on weekdays, is like the sound of nature to Xia Ziling's ears at this moment.Standing and blowing the cold wind is really not a good thing, the point is... He wants to see that person very urgently.

The monks and the pseudo-monk Xia Ziling followed the servants to the Huagai Hall. As one of the three main halls in the imperial city, the Huagai Hall is second only to the Fengtian Hall where civil and military officials went to court. Zhu Yuanzhang actually chose to meet them here. valued.

However, if he knew the far-reaching impact of this incident in the next 20 years, the wise and mighty Emperor Hongwu would never do this on a whim.Because, among the ten monks selected, Dao Yan followed the King of Yan, and Xia Ziling followed the King of Shu.

At this moment, when they had just descended to court and walked across the Jinshui Bridge, all civil and military officials passed by the monk team. Some officials looked sideways, but they did not show any surprise, nor did they discuss face to face.Lao Zhu is not a good-tempered emperor, he peels his skin and fills it with grass from time to time. The aftershocks of the Hu Weiyong case and the empty seal case are still lingering across the country. , Don't be curious about what you shouldn't ask.

Walking to the Huagai Palace, after a while, Emperor Hongwu personally led ten vassal kings into the palace.Emperor Hongwu is so majestic and domineering that people dare not look at it, and the vassal kings wearing four-clawed golden dragon suits are also dragons among themselves, but Xia Ziling saw the most dazzling one among the kings at a glance-Zhu Chun, King of Shu , it must be him without a doubt.

The eyebrows are like ink paintings, the eyes are like night stars, the complexion is like jade, and the gestures of hands and feet are elegant and luxurious.The ancients were always succinct and to the point. Only now did Xia Ziling understand the meaning of the short four words in "History of the Ming Dynasty" - "Rongzhi is elegant".In his two lifetimes, he has never seen a man so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off him. Although he looks a little immature now, it can be predicted that in a few years, even if Pan An is reborn and Song Yu is reborn, he will not be able to... compare to.At that time, Zhu Chun was only fifteen years old.

Under Xia Ziling's eager gaze, the King of Shu finally looked back at him.

In fact, Xia Ziling stared at Zhu Chun so affectionately not because he was fascinated by the handsome demeanor of the King of Shu. After going through the storm, he is not so hopeless. It is because he has paid too much for this day. .

Let's go back to the day when the story began——