Chapter 222 Operation Lao Zhu

"Cough cough cough"

Taoist Fulong said seriously: "For the sake of your sincerity, I will spare you once. You are willing to go back with me and study Taoism and practice with us."

The faces of Yang Yiqing and others were twitching, and when it came to shamelessness, it was the old master Fulong Taoist whose deception had become an instinct, reaching the level where they could be easily picked up at their fingertips.

The wind chime master turned away and said that he did not know this guy. Although he was a charlatan in the past, he had changed his ways.

"willing, willing"

The old turtle nodded like a fool, as long as he could survive, nothing would be a problem.

He is only 180 years old this year. According to human age calculations, he is still a handsome young man. He still has a long time to live, but he does not want to die young.

"Do you have a name?"

The old Taoist Xuantong, who came from Longhu Mountain and wore a yellow robe, asked, suddenly feeling a bit of bad taste.

"name?"

He and White Feather Crane didn't even have much fight before White Feather Crane recognized him and was willing to follow him and become his partner.

Seeing that the attention of several veteran Taoists were attracted by Gui Changsheng, staring at Gui Changsheng's turtle shell and studying it non-stop, Yang Yiqing couldn't help but speak.

At the top of Kunlun, the cold wind howled, Li Qingxiao carried the ancient pine sword on his back, rode on the white-feathered crane, and rode away in the wind with ease. He was a swordsman.

One of them is a great literary figure favored by the East Zhejiang Party, who divides the world between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen, who dominates the country. Without the help of the East Zhejiang Party, Liu Bowen's reputation would not be so great that it would be known all over the world.

"Old naughty boy."

"Scholar-bureaucrats are the foundation of the country, how can your Majesty treat them so lightly?"

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Li, what do you think about this matter?"

The life of the literati in the Hongwu Dynasty was already difficult. If all the preferential policies for literati were deprived and abolished, how could the scholars still have a chance to succeed?

After making the emperor happy, they had research funds. Research projects such as the Tiangang Five Thunder Cannon and the Five Elements Talisman, which Longhushan and Xu Guangqi collaborated on, still needed a lot of research funds.

The reason is simple, one word: sword.

At least, it was not the case in the Hongwu Dynasty. Lao Zhu, who fought out of the chaos of war and single-handedly created the Ming Dynasty, would never indulge in their bad habits.

They don't want to be poked in the back secretly to greet their eighteenth generation ancestors.

"Take him back first!"

Yang Xian is a complete official fanatic, with a strong desire for power. In order to quickly rise to the top, he will do whatever it takes.

The old turtle carefully chewed the name given to it by Xuantong Taoist, and felt that the name was really good and it complemented him perfectly.

Lao Zhu looked at Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang.

If he had waited for him to announce comprehensive reforms, wouldn't these people be in trouble?

Seeing the cries and howls of the ministers below, Lao Zhu became furious. He just announced that he would deprive literati of some preferential treatment policies to pave the way for reforms and test the waters in advance. These people would dare to come to him.

Crying in mourning.

Liu Bowen quickly echoed.

Old Turtle thanked Master Xuantong profusely, completely unaware that Master Xuantong named him Gui Changsheng just for fun.

The literati in the world are very powerful to talk about. It is bullshit that the scholar-bureaucrats cannot be punished, that talented scholars are romantic, and that the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world are all bullshit. In the Hongwu Dynasty, if the emperor asked them to die, they would not be able to live.

The murderous Emperor Hongwu could not be offended, and the literati in the world did not dare to offend him.

"Your Majesty is the lord of the world. Whatever your Majesty wants to do, you can decide with just one word!"

Offending the world's literati, so what, as long as he could climb up, Yang Xian didn't care at all. He knew very well that in the Hongwu Dynasty, Emperor Zhu was the king. Only by hugging Lao Zhu's thigh could he climb higher.

seat.

"I believe that your Majesty's decision is extremely fair. There are so many scholars in the world, and so many people enjoy preferential treatment from the imperial court. This is a huge burden on the imperial court's financial expenditure. If all preferential treatment policies are cancelled, the operation of the imperial court will be easier.

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The White Feathered Crane loves swords, and Li Qingxiao is a swordsmanship wizard who is rare to see in a century. He has learned the art of sword control, and uses an ancient pine sword to perfection. When the White Feathered Crane sees it, he is deeply attracted by Li Qingxiao, and finally kills himself

Packaged and sold to Li Qingxiao.

"Turtle lives forever!"

Do the Huaixi warriors always want to be above them?

Although there are many officials who oppose it, the imperial court has never been short of aliens, let alone people who want to climb up. No, Yang Xian, who is eager to rise to the top, jumped out.

In the Song Dynasty, Zhao Jiaer really raised these scholar-bureaucrats to be cunning, so that their tails were raised to the sky. As long as their bottom line of interests was touched, they were not afraid of anyone and dared to challenge anyone.

One is the eldest brother of the Huaixi Party. Even Xu Da and Tang He must respect him. He is in charge of all affairs of Zhongshu Province. He is praised by Lao Zhu as "my Xiao He" and one of the six founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty.

The old turtle was a little stunned. It was an old turtle. Where did it get its name?

"Now that you have entered my door, you should have a name. I see that you cherish life very much. How about you call me Changsheng from now on?"

"Yunhe, let's go!"

To live forever, to live forever, to live forever is not exactly what it wants.

Looking at each other with Li Shanchang, the two political enemies who had never dealt with each other actually felt that they were in the same boat.

In this way, several people took Gui Changsheng on their way back to Beijing.

"I think so too!"

The scholar-bureaucrats could not be punished, and Lao Zhu killed very few civil servants. What happened to the so-called two wise men in Shandong? What happened to those officials who wore shackles to work?

Li Shanchang is an old fox and naturally speaks very well. What he said will neither offend Lao Zhu nor make himself the target of criticism from the world's literati.

It was the emperor's idea to cancel the preferential welfare policy for the world's literati. What does it have to do with me, Li Shanchang? He never said a word that was not conducive to the world's literati.

Several veteran Taoists reluctantly moved their eyes away from the tortoise shell. They had plenty of time to study the tortoise shell. The most important thing at the moment was to submit a report to the emperor.

But no matter what their stance is, they are all literati. Since they are literati, how can they harm the collective interests of the literati group?

Yang Xian, who is not arrogant, is definitely a first-class smart man. He sees the situation clearly. The world belongs to Zhu, not the world of literati and officials.

A group of ministers knelt in front of Lao Zhu, their faces as ugly as if they had eaten dead rats.

Xuan Zhen, another old Taoist in Longhu Mountain, smiled helplessly and joked with an old turtle. Only a senior brother like him with a "childlike innocence" could do it.

"You are a hundred-year-old turtle, so you take turtle as your surname and longevity as your name. From now on, you will be turtle longevity."

"snort"

This move was tantamount to putting Liu and Li on a fire rack, which sent chills down their spines.

Li Qingxiao named the white-feathered crane "Yunhe"!

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Thank you, Taoist Priest, for giving me the name. Turtle Changsheng is deeply grateful."

It’s not easy to be an official!

Old Taoist Xuantong imitated Taoist Fulong and said solemnly, with a smile on his face.

"well said!"

Yang Xian's words won Lao Zhu's approval. It's not like he has too much money and no place to spend it.

Instead of spending money to raise a bunch of losers, it is better to learn from Zhu Houzhao and build a "Hongwu Academy" of his own, attract all kinds of elites from all over the world, cultivate talents for his own use, and no longer have to be constrained by the literati group.

It’s the beginning of another month. I wish all my book friends good health and success in their work.
Chapter completed!