Half a year passed quickly.
The global landscape has also undergone tremendous changes.
Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor.
Just a month ago, Zhu Yuanzhang established Nanjing as the capital and officially named his dynasty.
The land of the sun and moon is called Ming.
Three months earlier, Zhu Yuanzhang had already controlled more than 70% of the country's territory.
As Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, the general trend of the world gradually became clear.
More than two decades of war have made the people of the world extremely disgusted with war, and everyone hopes that a wise ruler will emerge to end this chaotic world.
Zhu Yuanzhang just happened to be in line with the trend of the times.
Nowadays, there are only two or three warlords left in the world who are still putting up a last-ditch resistance. It is obvious to everyone that it is only a matter of time before Zhu Yuanzhang unifies the world.
Shen Wansan's fate is completely different from that of the original Wudang world.
As Zhu Yuanzhang's power expanded, Shen Wansan, who had caught a ride on his coattails early on, saw his wealth grow rapidly, making him the undisputed richest man in the land.
Moreover, members of the Shen family have been born and appointed to official positions one after another.
All of this was thanks to Li Boyang's advice. According to the original history, Shen Wansan was a staunch supporter of Zhang Shicheng. After Zhu Yuanzhang seized power, the fate of the Shen family was predictable.
However, regardless of the situation in the world, Li Boyang was completely oblivious to what was happening around him and devoted himself entirely to studying the classics.
For Li Boyang, nothing is more important than fully mastering the art of Tai Chi.
As early as after Zhu Yuanzhang ended the Yuan Dynasty, Li Boyang clearly felt that the pressure in the Wudang world had eased, which meant that his wish to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty had been fulfilled.
And the remaining wish is to achieve the highest honors in all three levels of the imperial examinations.
He had also considered this matter. When he asked Liu Bowen to come out of seclusion to assist Zhu Yuanzhang, he had already left a secret plan in preparation for this moment.
What was Liu Bowen's status during Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty?
The first Grand Secretary of the newly founded government.
He could be described as a person with immense power.
But even so, what can be done?
Liu Bowen never forgot his teacher, Li Boyang.
Every other week, the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty would visit the Shen residence to pay his respects to Li Boyang.
Zhu Yuanzhang also did not forget that Li Boyang had once told him that he would come out of seclusion to help him one day.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang has issued three imperial edicts to the Shen family seeking talented individuals.
The first request was for Li Boyang to take up the post of Jinwuwei.
Li Boyang flatly refused, as he had no interest in becoming Zhu Yuanzhang's bodyguard.
The second person was the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, who wanted Li Boyang to help the Ming Dynasty cultivate talent, since the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty was trained by Li Boyang.
Li Boyang also refused. Whether it was taking Liu Bowen or Zhang Sanfeng as his disciples, he had his own selfish motives. He had no interest in things that were obviously thankless tasks.
The third imperial edict was quite remarkable. It didn't mention any official rank, but simply asked Li Boyang what he was interested in.
Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning was clear: as long as Li Boyang came out of seclusion, he could be given any official position he wanted to do.
Li Boyang refused again. It was not the time to come out of seclusion yet. Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet encountered the problems he was looking forward to. He was waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to truly unify the country and encounter the problems he had anticipated.
Using this difficult problem as an opportunity, they made a condition to Zhu Yuanzhang.
This condition is directly related to the fulfillment of the last wish.
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Chapter 149 The Great Court Meeting
Time flies, and years pass by.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Six years have passed since Li Boyang arrived in the Wudang world.
The world is now unified.
Zhu Yuanzhang eliminated all the minor warlord forces and became the true Ming Taizu (Emperor Hongwu).
Nanjing City.
In the Golden Palace.
There is also a great court meeting held once every half month.
Outside the palace, officials of all ranks, dressed in official robes embroidered with different patterns, entered the Golden Palace and lined up on both sides of the palace according to their rank.
On the left is Liu Bowen, who represents the civil official faction of the Ming Dynasty.
On the right, Xu Da is the leader, representing the military officers of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the country is now relatively stable, it is far from being a peaceful and prosperous era.