Dao Yan turned pale with fright and fell to the ground: "I don't dare, little monk."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "I'm sorry you don't dare. I'll put down my words here today. Whichever temple dares to take in King Xiang, I will bloodbath that temple. Then I will skin the abbot and show him to the public. Let's see who dares to accompany him to fool around.
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Zhu Biao winked at Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai could only say: "Father, it's all my son's fault. My son only wanted to study in peace and didn't think about anything else. I just realized now that I can no longer accompany my father and mother after I become a monk."
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly gritted his silver teeth and said: Little bastard, you just realized it now.
Zhu Biao also hurriedly said: "Although my twelfth brother is naughty, his words are very reasonable."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Huh?!"
Zhu Biao said: "There are many temples in the world, and there are many people with both political integrity and talent. Now is the time when the court needs talents, so you might as well use them."
In fact, Zhu Biao felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was too murderous, so he followed the trend and wanted to use Buddhist compassion to influence him, but he couldn't say it directly.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Bai sideways: "This theory sounds very high-sounding, but I still feel that you are not telling the truth."
Zhu Bai whispered: "I can only tell my father in secret."
Although he wanted to become a monk, he never thought about harming the lives of the monks. He could only find a way to make Lao Zhu give up the idea of killing people.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved to him: "Then come over and tell me."
Zhu Bai came closer and whispered: "My son, I want to help my father, mother and brothers chant sutras and pray for blessings, and at the same time, I can save the souls of those who died on the battlefield..."
This small voice sounded like thunder in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the kind and solemn Buddha in front of him.
At this time, the rain outside just stopped.
The dark clouds cleared and the morning light shone on the Buddha statue.
The originally gray stone Buddha seemed to be plated with a layer of gold, shining with brilliance and looking back at Zhu Yuanzhang with compassion.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth slightly: Is this God reminding me?
I have fought in these years and have done a lot of killing.
Even if you ignore those who were killed by me, you must still save the soldiers who died fighting for me!
How many of them are dead bodies in the wilderness, with no one to restrain them.
Nowadays, lonely ghosts are still wandering outside.
My good son, you turned out to be for me.
His eyes were hot, he hugged Zhu Bai tightly, took a deep breath, turned to ask Lan Yu: "What do you think?"
Lan Yu had been with him through life and death, and could even understand Chang Yuchun's grief when he died.
Lan Yu didn't know what Zhu Bai said to make Zhu Yuanzhang's anger disappear instantly. She could only follow the trend and said: "If King Xiang really wants to learn, he will invite the master to the palace to teach him."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while: Yes, he is a good monk. He does not need to start a family or eat meat. As long as he is given food, he can recite sutras, help with government affairs, and teach the prince.
It really costs less and has many uses.
In this whole world, I'm afraid there is no one who is cheaper and more useful than the monk.
Besides, Zhu Fang prefers concubines, and Zhu Fan is playful. It's okay to be around him now, and they don't dare to go too far.
When I go to a fiefdom in the future, I will need a gentle person by my side to persuade me at all times.
Moreover, he has been a monk and knows the power of religion to control people's hearts. The monks and soldiers in the temple are also a force that cannot be underestimated.
He had actually been thinking about how to deal with this matter for a long time, and it just so happened that we took advantage of this time to do it together.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "In this way, from now on, we will order all the monks who are proficient in Confucian scriptures to go to the Ministry of Rites to take the examination. Those who pass the examination will be awarded monk officials and serve in the Ministry of Rites."
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
The matter was resolved, no one was punished, and some were promoted.
Everyone is happy, everyone is happy.
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Zhu Yuanzhang came in a hurry and only brought a few guards with him, so he did not dare to stay too long.
After discussion, Li Wenzhong and Lan Yu escorted Zhu Yuanzhang back to the palace.
The rest continued to accompany the princes to Fengyang.
Before leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Bai gloomily: "I advise you to be more honest, otherwise you will implicate so many masters."
Although the two reasons mentioned by Zhu Bai both sounded legitimate, why did he feel that this boy had something else hidden in his heart?
Zhu Bai blinked and looked innocent: "I'm honest."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, mounted his horse and rode away.
Zhu Fang went straight to Zhu Bai and bowed: "Good brother, don't do it. Can't you just stop for a few days?"
Zhu Bai narrowed his eyes: "Speaking of this... you were so happy when you were eating roasted sparrows, and you even said it would be great if you had wine."
Zhu Xiang blushed when he was exposed, and shouted: "Anyway, just be honest. Don't bring us together."
Dao Yan sent everyone away, turned around and came in laughing: God helps me, God helps me.
Although the process was bumpy, I was finally able to get out of the mountain!!
Moreover, through careful observation over the past three days, it was found that among the princes, King Zhu Di of Yan was indeed the most regal.
When Lao Zhu recruits monk officers, I will take the exam and try to become a monk officer who will assist Zhu Di.
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When we set off again, the masters did not dare to be careless.
There is Zhu Bai sandwiched between him on the left and the front. In this way, he will definitely not be able to escape unless he goes to heaven or earth.
The prefect of Chuzhou received the news in advance and came out early to welcome them into the state capital.
Zhu Biao and the others finally had a good meal and had a good sleep.
The prefect of Chuzhou asked Zhu Biao: "Prince, could you ask me to send more people to escort His Highness and the adults to Zhongdu?"
Zhu Biao waved his hand: "Thank you, sir. My father specially ordered us to travel lightly. If there are too many followers, all the state governments will know about it and will come out to welcome them, which will waste people and money."
The prefect of Chuzhou hesitated to speak, and finally could only say: "Your Highness regards the people as the top priority, which is a blessing for the people, but Your Highness must pay attention to safety."
Everyone disagreed: This Chuzhou prefect was a little too careful.
Now that all bandits have been eliminated from the world, this road is under the rule of the emperor. As long as Zhu Bai does not seek death, there will be no danger.
After leaving the capital, the scenery gradually became deserted.
There are dead trees everywhere.
Most of the houses in the village are empty.
The princes who were originally laughing and joking now looked solemn.
From time to time, new bones can be seen in the fields nearby.
The eighth prince Zhu Zi asked Fu Youde: "Master, what is that?"
Fu Youde answered vaguely: "Maybe it's an animal that died of thirst."
The key is that this is the case in places so close to Yingtian, so wouldn't it be even more miserable in places further away?
Passing through Dingyuan, the huge county town was also very depressed, and the streets were filled with sallow and skinny refugees.
Zhu Biao frowned: "After the disaster was reported from various places, the imperial court immediately allocated disaster relief food. How could this happen again?"
Zhu Bai also said: "I didn't see any victims in Yingtian Mansion."
Lan Yu sighed softly: "There is a military commander in Yingtian."
Zhu Bai: "What does 'soldiers and horses only die'?"
Lan Yu answered vaguely: "It's a yamen, responsible for maintaining the city's appearance in the capital, clearing streets, ditches and prisoners, and banning fires."
