Secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang's own attitude seemed to be wavering. In different imperial edicts or speeches, Zhu Yuanzhang sometimes admitted that the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was the rightful trace of China, and sometimes called it a ruthless occupation of China. His attitude often changed, and it seemed that he wanted to stabilize and stay in China.
The Mongolian people in the Central Plains also wanted to win the support of the Central Plains gentry. It was precisely because of Zhu Yuanzhang's vacillating attitude that Yun was able to exclude the Mongolian Yuan from China after he came to the throne, and constantly exposed the dark side of the Mongolian Yuan rule. Of course, among them
Part of it is made up.
Thirdly, it is true that the White Lotus believers opposed the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty as the rectification of China. Although they actually opposed everything related to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, this naturally included Zhu Yuanzhang's recognition of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty as the rectification of China and the inclusion of Kublai Khan in the history of the dynasties.
Imperial Sacrifice.
Therefore, when Yun said that the White Lotus believers' opposition to Zhu Yuanzhang's worship of the Meng Yuan Dynasty as China's orthodoxy was the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang listed the White Lotus sect as a heretical occult and strictly prohibited its spread, none of the ministers present spoke out to refute it.
"What's more," Yun said again: "The people of Qin were suffering under the rule of Ying's family. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang thought they were the first in the world to cut down the poles and uncover the trees. Although they were destroyed, the later commentators still said that this was the soup at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Wu. Meng
The Yuan Dynasty was not of our kind, and the people of the world had no way to make a living. Han Shantong and Han Lin'er and their sons revolted and called on the world, and the world responded. At that time, they occupied Henan, moved to Shandong, captured the capitals of Zhao, Wei, and Song, and entered Liaodong.
The generals who fought in Guanxi and went down to the south of the Yangtze River were all led by Han and his son. The Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties could not use horses, but only came to the left of the Yangtze River. They also used the Song Dynasty as a defense. The Han and his sons were not unique in China, but they also made great contributions.
They have contributed to our Ming Dynasty. The Han family and his son are the leaders of the White Lotus Sect, and their generals are also White Lotus sects. Their contribution to our Ming Dynasty is enough to prove that there are good people among the White Lotus sects who can be used by the court. Why not?
Remove the White Lotus cultists from the evil practices of the left?"
After Yun finished speaking, the entire palace continued to be immersed in silence. After a while, Qi Tai said: "I agree with what your majesty said."
Qitai's hometown is Lishui County under Yingtian Prefecture. It was one of the most discriminated places during the Mongolian and Yuan rule. Very few people were able to serve as officials during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, even if Zhu Yuanzhang killed officials very violently, the locals
Scholars still very much support the Ming Dynasty. Since Yun determined that the reason for banning the White Lotus Sect was whether he believed in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty as the righteous trace of China, he could only express his support.
"I also agree with what your Majesty said." Lian Zining, Huang Huai, Jian Yi, Qin Song and other officials present also said one after another. They are all southerners, and their hometowns were under the rule of the Southern Song Dynasty. They were discriminated against by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, so they could only
He expressed support.
"Since all my dear friends agree, I will issue an edict to remove the White Lotus Sect from the leftist evil arts. From now on, it can be spread among the people just like Buddha and Taoism." Yun said with a smile.
"I obey the order," Qi Tai and others said again.
Yun laughed again, but did not immediately issue an order. Although he persuaded Qi Tai and others not to object, some preparations needed to be made if he did not want to cause a big controversy in the court. And other provinces
The memorial to annihilate the White Lotus Sect has not yet been sent to the capital, so there is no need to worry.
"Liao Yongzhong, the former Marquis of Deqing, drowned Han Lin'er when he came to Yingtian Mansion. Although this incident was caused by Liao Yongzhong's negligence, it was also very inappropriate. I am determined to depose Liao Yongzhong and his son Liao Quan from the title of Deqing Marquis.
, depose Liao Yong, the son of Liao Quan, from his official post." Yun said again.
After hearing this, although they still said they obeyed the order, everyone was thinking in their hearts: 'Didn't Han Lin'er be harmed by the late emperor's private instructions to Liao Yongzhong? But they also blamed Liao Yongzhong's negligence.'
Although Yun could not see their expressions, he actually knew that they would definitely think so. But he felt very calm in his heart because he was sure that Zhu Yuanzhang did not do this.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, in order to solve this eternal mystery, Yun once had the courage to ask Zhu Yuanzhang this question. Zhu Yuanzhang said with a wry smile at that time: "Even you have heard that grandpa instructed Yong Zhong to kill Han Lin'er?"
"At that time, Han Lin'er was known as the King of Ming Dynasty, and my grandfather was also regarded as a general under him. The murder of him was one of the following crimes. Wasn't grandpa afraid that the later ministers would follow the same example in dealing with the emperors who succeeded the Ming Dynasty? How could he have been murdered? Grandpa really wanted to do it.
Emperor, but it was far better to bring him to the capital and give him the Zen throne than to murder him. What's more, my grandfather did not even kill Ming Yuzhen's son Ming Sheng and Chen Youliang's son Chen Li. Instead, he made them marquis after surrendering.
They were first placed in the capital, and then in North Korea. We can follow the example of the two of them and place them in Han Lin'er, so why bother killing him?"
"In addition, even if grandpa had harmful intentions for Han Lin'er, he would not have harmed him at that time. At that time, grandpa only captured Jiangzuo, the land of Hunan and Chu, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, and many places in the north were still ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
He needed to rely on the White Lotus Sect, which was not worth the loss for his grandfather. Later, just as his grandfather expected, the death of Han Lin'er caused the generals of the White Lotus Sect in the north to have doubts about his grandfather and were unwilling to fully help him. Unification of the Central Plains was delayed for several years.
"
"Grandpa once said, 'When Yongzhong fought against Poyang, he forgot his body and resisted the enemy. He was a strange man. However, he allowed the good Confucian scholars to peek into my mind and seek a title, so it was unfair to stop the title.' This is not a shirk, but
These are grandpa’s true words.”
Of course Zhu Yuanzhang would not deceive Yun, at least there was no need to deceive him about this issue, so Yun naturally believed it. And he thought about it again later and felt that it was indeed the truth. Since ancient times, there had never been a country from the south that unified the country. Zhu Yuanzhang at that time
He was not very sure that he could do it. How could he kill Han Lin'er at that time? Moreover, Chen Li and Ming Sheng lived well after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. Chen Li died of illness five years ago, but Ming Sheng is still alive. Li Fangyuan sometimes goes back to take a look.
He, Zhu Yuanzhang, really didn't look like the person who wanted to murder Han Lin'er.
But he couldn't explain this to the minister at all, and the minister might not believe it even if he explained it, so he could only go like this.
After that, Yun discussed several other things with Jian Yi and others and asked them to leave. Jian Yi and others stood up and saluted before leaving. When Lian Zining stood up, he paused, as if he had something to say, but in the end he still said nothing.
Didn't say anything.
Yun also noticed Lian Zining's abnormality, but since he himself didn't speak, Yun didn't ask. He just thought about ordering Jinyiwei or Zhensi to pay attention to Lian Zining these days.
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Qin Song say again: "Your Majesty."
"Qin Qing, what's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, I suddenly thought of something. Not long ago, the White Lotus Sect rebelled in Suzhou and tried to capture His Royal Highness Prince An alive. How should we deal with this matter?" Qin Song said. It is easy to remove the White Lotus Sect from the leftist evil arts, but
The White Lotus sect had just rebelled. If he hurriedly eliminated it, wouldn't it appear that he was too tolerant of the White Lotus sect? It would also have a bad influence on the clan.
"So I can't publicly pardon the White Lotus cultists right now. The treatment of those who participated in the rebellion in Suzhou must be carefully considered. It cannot be too light or too severe." Of course, Yun also thought about the rebellion in Suzhou and felt that it was not good. It has to be done, so I won’t issue a formal decree for the time being.
"Does the minister want to make this matter public as soon as possible?" Qin Song asked again. Until now, the news of the rebellion in Suzhou had vaguely spread to the capital. Yun also instructed his trusted ministers to admit that the rebellion had occurred in Suzhou. But the details of the matter have not yet been made public. According to him, the matter cannot be kept secret all the time. It is better to make it public as soon as possible than to make it public too late. The sooner it is disclosed, the sooner it will be forgotten by the courtiers and the people.
"Make it public as soon as possible. But there is no need to mention their attempt to capture King An alive, and the whole thing should not be exaggerated." Yun ordered. Since it had to be made public, we could only try to reduce the dislike of the White Lotus Sect among the courtiers and the people.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Song agreed again. He had nothing else to do and bowed out. But Yun continued to stay in the Qianqing Palace, thinking about what to do with the White Lotus Sect. Removal will reduce the gap between the White Lotus believers and the court, but it is impossible to completely remove the gap. After so many years of annihilation and annihilation, countless White Lotus believers have been killed. This hatred is not so easy to resolve. We can only take it slowly. .
"We cannot exile all these White Lotus believers to India. First, leaving half of each family in the Central Plains can make the people who are exiled to India have some scruples and dare not disobey the court and the vassal king; secondly, White Lotus Most believers are in the north, and the population in the north is small. So having so many people exiled overseas at the same time is not good for the development of the north."
"Although Peng Ju and others did not kill them because they wanted to expressly pardon the White Lotus Sect, they cannot be allowed to continue to control the original members. I have to send someone to take charge. But I cannot completely abolish the organizational form of the White Lotus Sect. This matter is also It’s not easy to do.” The reason why he insisted on pardoning the White Lotus Sect and not dismantling the White Lotus Sect and sending them into exile was to maintain the highly combative organizational form of the White Lotus Sect. But in this way, the court could not assign anyone to take care of them at will, even if they were superficial I don't dare not listen to you, but I will also make trouble secretly.
"Who should be sent to take charge of the White Lotus Sect?" Yun said to himself. He was thinking about one candidate after another, but he thought they were not very suitable and rejected them. This person cannot be someone who participated in the suppression of the White Lotus Sect during this period. It is also not possible to directly send a prince to take charge of officials; it is best if they are not old and healthy, but have sufficient skills. In addition, the relationship with him cannot be too far away, and he must be someone whom Yun trusts very much.
Yun thought for a while, but couldn't think of a suitable candidate for the time being, so he put it aside, finalized all other matters related to the use of the White Lotus Sect, and wrote them down on paper. He looked up and saw that the time had not yet reached noon, and ordered Lu Yi to go to Kunming first. Ning Gong sent a message that he would go back to have a meal today and got up and headed towards Kunning Palace.
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"Peng Ju? Is he the altar leader of the Shandong Altar of the White Lotus Sect?" Zhu asked after Yun left in a hurry. They had been in the capital for more than ten days, and it was difficult not to pay attention to the major event of wiping out the White Lotus Sect, and they also heard about Peng Ju's story. Name.
"That's him." Wen Qi said: "Now the power of the White Lotus Sect is weak and there is no leader. The Shandong Altar is the most powerful among all the altars. Peng Ju is the most powerful person in the White Lotus Sect at this time."
"So, it means a lot to capture him alive?" Zhu asked again.
"Absolutely. But in my opinion, it's almost the same whether we capture him alive or kill him." Wen Qi said, not interested in this topic, and talked about something else. Zhu couldn't ask any more questions.
A few people chatted for a while, and suddenly someone announced: "Her Royal Highness Princess Guangling has arrived!" Hearing this, Wen Qi subconsciously stood up from his chair and looked at the door with some fear. Under his influence, Zhu, Zhu and Wen Yuan also
He couldn't help but stand up.
Soon a young and beautiful figure walked into the pavilion, glanced around, glanced at Zhu, then looked at Zhu, and said with a smile: "This must be the third son of the King of North Korea."
"I have met Her Royal Highness Princess Guangling." Zhu hurriedly saluted. His father was considered a prince of the Ming Dynasty. As a non-eldest son, his status was equivalent to that of a county prince of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, he had to salute the princess.
"My father should tell you to call him uncle, right? Since he calls me father and uncle, why call me Princess Princess? Just call me sister." Min'er said with a smile.
"How dare a foreign minister call Her Royal Highness the princess like that?" Zhu said again.