"Dasun!"

Zhu Yunxi was thinking about Jie Jin's life. He heard Zhu Yuanzhang calling him softly, and hurriedly turned his head to listen carefully.

"This man is a talented person. He not only knows some useless music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also has profound insights into national affairs. But he is also a fool." Zhu Yuanzhang whispered, "This man is proud of his talent and looks polite. , In fact, the eyes are on the top of the head. And he is a bit stubborn, and even a few cows can't change his mind."

"There are so many capable ministers and officials in the court, but he is a thorn in the side. Not only is he always straightforward, but he is also nosy. We originally wanted him to go back to his hometown and train for ten years before using him, but you have no one around you now. Let me be Ji Shan for you. He is a young talent and you are a young grandson. He may not be able to achieve great things!"

Jie Jin stood on the ground and watched the old man and the young man talking in low voices. The young King Wu kept looking at him with interesting eyes, feeling uneasy and uncomfortable at the same time.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty received me at the Fengtian Palace. It is a major matter for the king and his ministers. Why didn't you talk to the minister? Instead, you whispered to the King of Wu?"

Zhu Yunxi suddenly became happy, he was really a fool. Although it is not the Qing Dynasty in later generations, the ministers would kneel and speak when they saw the emperor, but no one in the civil and military dynasties dared to speak to the emperor like this.

It's just that if I neglect you for a while, you should remind me verbally. If you really become a fool, won't you be pointed at your nose and scolded?

People who are proud of their talents have one characteristic, that is, they are absolutely confident, absolutely direct, they can't get rid of the sand in their eyes, and they don't know how to adapt. Occasionally showing off one's talent and arrogance will make people feel cute, but always doing so will make people disgusted.

Xie Jin came from a well-known family, and soon became the favorite of Zhu Yuanzhang after becoming a Jinshi. He first appeared in the 23rd year of Hongwu. Last year, Li Shanchang was involved in the rebellion case of Hu Weiyong.

Li Shanchang was the leader of the Huaixi faction in the Ming Dynasty. He had the greatest merit among the founding officials and was granted the title of Duke of South Korea. His son Princess Shang was the consort of the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Yuanzhang first rose to prominence in the rebel army, Li Shanchang brought his tribe to join him. He worked hard and uncomplainingly for decades, and was the great steward of Zhu Yuanzhang during his entrepreneurial period and the first prime minister of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

This is also what Zhu Yuanzhang was most criticized by later generations of literati, for killing heroes and generals. First, he killed Hu Weiyong, the second prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, on the charge of rebellion. Then he killed Li Shanchang on the charge of clinging to the Hu Party, and the whole family was executed, leaving only Li Shanchang's son who was the consort.

Moreover, these two cases were no less than a landslide for the Ming Dynasty officialdom, with nearly 50,000 officials and scholars involved. There is no right or wrong in political struggle, only victory. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a kind grandfather to Zhu Yunxi, he brandished butcher's knives and killed people who he considered threats.

The heads of the two prime ministers established Zhu Yuanzhang's absolute authority in the Ming Empire, making China's imperial power reach its peak in the first emperor of the Ming Empire. (The imperial power of the Qing Dynasty was more powerful than that of the Ming Dynasty, so I won’t go into details here)

No one in the world dared to speak, knowing clearly that Li Shanchang seemed to be a little unjust, and even if he died, it would not be such a miserable way to die. However, no one dared to speak.

But at this time, a household doctor named Wang Guoyong stood up and said that Li Shanchang was wronged. The fierce words penetrated Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

The general meaning is that in addition to being the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang is also a relative of the emperor and is one with His Majesty. If he wanted to rebel, why should he cling to Hu Weiyong? Moreover, Hu Weiyong was also promoted by him. If Hu Weiyong's rebellion succeeds, he will only be a minister, so what good will he do.

Now Li Shanchang is dead, and people cannot be resurrected after death. Now everyone in the world says that Li Shanchang has made such a great contribution that he will be killed as soon as he is told. What do we people mean in His Majesty’s eyes?

I hope that your majesty can take this as a warning and not let the world's scholars feel cold again.

Zhu Yuanzhang read this memorial twice. When others thought that the kingdom was doomed, Zhu Yuanzhang did not deal with him, but promoted him to an official.

However, it was Xie Jin who drafted this memorial for the kingdom.

Zhu Yuanzhang called Xie Jin over and asked, why are you helping the kingdom draft a memorial to avenge Li Shanchang?

Xie Jin said, I know that disaster will follow if I speak out my words, but it is a shame to stand in the Holy Dynasty and have no one to remonstrate with.

What he meant was simple. I knew there was a risk of beheading, but I didn't care, and I looked down on those Manchu civil and military officials who didn't dare to tell the truth.

Zhu Yuanzhang likes people who are courageous, and he even prefers people who are courageous and knowledgeable.

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Therefore, he was promoted to a sixth-grade Hanlin bachelor, but this also showed that Xie Jin's emotional intelligence was not very high. His words about looking down on the ministers who dared not tell the truth offended many people.

Everyone is like this, I can be mean, cowardly, even a little cold, or sinister and vicious. You can even regard these as the principles of life. I can do this, but you can't expose me. If you expose me, you have offended me.

From this we can see that Jin is a sword among literati. After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, he became even more public.

At the beginning of this year, he presented another memorial, Ten Strategies for Peace.

The so-called Ten Strategies for Peace are the ten strategies that can make the world peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment. He was just an Hanlin, and he said what even the six ministers and imperial censors of the entire dynasty did not dare to say.

Not to mention his strategy, there is one item in his book that directly angered Zhu Yuanzhang.

He said that the Ming Dynasty divided the vassal kings into vassal kings, which was the beginning of disaster for the world.

In other words, if Zhu Yuanzhang divides the kings now, he will definitely have endless troubles in the future.

His prediction was correct. In the years to come, not only would Jing Nan usurp the throne, but the huge dragon sons and grandsons would also become a moth in the country.

He is ambitious, outspoken, courageous, visionary and visionary. But he underestimated the extent of Zhu Yuanzhang's favoritism towards his family.

Historically, it was because of this sentence that he was not only sent home to continue studying, but also suffered repeated setbacks in his career.

His frustration stems more from himself. He does not understand the rules of officialdom, does not know how to bend and stretch, does not know how to bow his head, and does not understand the hidden rules.

After Jianwen ascended the throne, he went to the capital to seek an official position for his own political and ideological ambitions. The person he offended back then gave him a fatal blow.

At that time, Xie Jin's mother passed away and his father was in his nineties. You, a scholar like you, are not at home to take care of your old father. It is simply unfaithful and unfilial to come here to ask for an official position.

The highest level of blow to a person is moral bondage and condemnation. Even in the future generations with information explosion, standing on the moral high ground and accusing others with ulterior motives is the only way to ruin a person's reputation.

Xie Jin's official career was over, and he became an insignificant, even despised little figure in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom.

But then, after tempering his mind, Jie Jin reached the pinnacle of his life. Zhu Di led his army into the city. After the scholars led by Fang Xiaoru refused to cooperate, Zhu Di urgently needed a reputable person to help him.

Xie Jin took refuge with Zhu Di. According to legend, he used his gorgeous writing to help Zhu Di draft the imperial edict. Moreover, he was Zhu Di's first secretary for a long time, and all important documents and edicts in the early years of Yongle were written by him.

In just five years, he went from a marginalized person who was deliberately ignored to becoming Zhu Di's favorite. The important task of compiling the Yongle Dadian also fell on his shoulders, and he also became the Minister of Propaganda and Minister of Culture of the Ming Empire. .

Even when Zhu Di was hesitant about whether to pass on the throne to the crown prince or Zhu Gaoxu, he personally said one sentence, "Look at the holy grandson." (It is said that Zhu Di liked Zhu Gaoxu a little, and then Xie Jin told Zhu Di that the prince was not only virtuous, but his son was also good.)

This matter once again showed his low emotional intelligence. Since ancient times, how could a minister get involved in the king's family affairs? Not only did he get involved in the emperor's family affairs, he also wanted to be the emperor's grandson. He was the ruthless person of the later generation who treated his uncle Zhu Gaoxu as the teacher of Ming Xuanzong who steamed steamed buns.

Later, he got involved between the prince and Zhu Gaoxu, and was severely complained by the latter. Then he was deprived of his official status and imprisoned in Jinyiwei's prison.

Then, Ji Gang, commanded by the Jin Yiwei, understood the emperor's intention and froze him to death.

(The above is all rubbish, but many young readers may not know much about this character, so I just rubbish it!)

"This person, if used well, will be a sword in his hand. But I estimate that when you use him, you will have to endure his low emotional intelligence and pride."

After Zhu Yunxi thought about it for a while, he understood Zhu Yuanzhang's intention. Xie Jin, a stupid young man, is the whetstone for Zhu Yunxi's character. A mature and good emperor must endure, tolerate, and even reuse these stupid young people who dare to speak out.

"Jie Dashen!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Grandpa Huang just told me that you are a stupid young man and asked me to be patient with you. Are you impatient now?"

When King Wu named him "Leng Tou Qing", Xie Jin's face immediately turned red and he defended loudly, "Your Highness, I just love to speak out, so why am I a Leng Tou Qing? Besides, Your Majesty and Your Highness privately said that I am a Leng Tou Qing." , It's unbenevolent." After saying that, he turned his head proudly, as if he had been wronged.

This can also show the character of the literati in the early Ming Dynasty from the side. If it were in the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that the ministers would shout long live and thank their master for the praise.

In fact, it also proves how tolerant Zhu Yuanzhang is towards these young talents.

"If you weren't a Deng Touqing, we wouldn't have had a Deng Touqing in the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "Xie Jin, you were originally a sixth-grade Hanlin bachelor, but you have repeatedly offended your fellow officials and do not understand the way of being an official. Last time I reprimanded you for your arrogant words, I wanted you to go home and study."

"But we have a love for talents. The King of Wu is young and needs a secretary to remember good things. You should be the one!"

Sure enough, Zhu Yunxi saw an unhappy expression on Xie Jin's face.

Hanlin bachelors were originally close ministers of the emperor, equivalent to members of the emperor's secretariat. Being a secretary to the feudal lord is like falling down a few levels. Xie Jin is a man obsessed with officials, so it's strange to be happy.

"What?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Are you not happy?"

"Your Majesty..." Xie Jin was about to say that he was not happy, but when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp eyes, he immediately swallowed his other words. He just has low emotional intelligence, but he's not stupid.

"My lord, it's not that I'm unhappy, it's that I'm a member of the Imperial Academy..."

"Do you think you are overqualified for your talents?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Yes, it is indeed a bit aggrieved for someone who dares to speak out for Li Shanchang to be placed next to Gu!"

If someone else had said this, Zhu Yuanzhang would have been furious, but Sun Tzu said that the old man seemed not to have heard. Instead, he looked at Xie Jin with interest to see how the other party would respond.

"It is my duty to submit a letter to the Korean prince to redress his grievances. It is nothing!"

Zhu Yunxi's words made Xie Jin feel uncomfortable again, and he said, "I dare you, has your Highness read the memorial? Is what I said wrong?"

"Xie Jin, don't you know what's good and what's good?" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly.

Zhu Yunxi walked to Xie Jin's side and said with a faint smile, "You are right, but not entirely." After saying that, Zhu Yunxi restrained himself, "You only saw Li Shanchang's grievances, not Grandpa Huang's grievances!"

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