Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

"Grandpa Emperor, please stay away from teaching the country. Please forgive me for my mistake."

Zhu Yunwen pleaded with Zhu Yuanzhang.

He is not stupid. Although he seems to be pleading for Zhu Xiongying, his implication is that he is sure that Zhu Xiongying is wrong.

Zhu Xiongying has come across many of these things, and the old man is not a fool. What use can these little tricks and thoughts have other than showing how narrow-minded you are?

How can a man achieve anything great if he has such petty thoughts like a woman?

Zhu Yunwen was indeed not a man who could accomplish great things.

His characteristics are very distinct, looking at the historical materials of the entire Hongwu and Jianwen dynasties.

You will find that Zhu Yunwen is gentle, kind, generous and loving.

It seems that he possesses all the virtues of a monarch.

If such an emperor did nothing during a peaceful period, he would be written about in great detail by later historians.

But now is not a peaceful time.

There is a tyrant in the northern border, who is eyeing the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River with eager eyes!
At the same time, after revealing all of Zhu Yunwen's virtues, one will find that he is suspicious and cowardly.

Hesitant and short-sighted.

During the Jianwen period, he repeatedly listened to the evil words of people like Qi Tai and misled the people. His suggestion was to start with eliminating the feudal lords like Zhu Di.

However, Qi Tai and others suggested starting from weak to strong and boiling the frog in warm water. Zhu Yunwen changed his mind and listened to the advice of the literati.

But in this way,
Apart from giving Zhu Di and other powerful vassals more time to prepare, there is no benefit at all!
During his administration.

Trust in scholars reached an extreme, and vigilance against military men reached another extreme.

As a result, during the Jianwen period, he did not dare to use powerful generals such as Xu Huizu, and used people like Li Jinglong who were good at talking about war on paper.
People like Sheng Yong and Tie Xuan defeated Zhu Di repeatedly, but were impeached by literati time and time again. Eventually, Jianwen lost trust in them, which led to estrangement between the monarch and his subjects.

People like Ping An and Geng Bingwen were pushed to Zhu Di by Jianwen himself, causing the military generals in Jianwen's court to gradually decline.

But right now, it is an opportunity for Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying followed Zhu Yunwen's words and said, "Second brother is right, but eldest brother is short-sighted."

"I have decided to study hard in the Eastern Palace. As an elder, I cannot set an example for you. Grandpa, I am ashamed. I will re-enter the Imperial Academy after I have finished my studies. Please grant me permission."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Xiongying and saw a flicker in the boy's eyes, and suddenly understood something.

This brat.

Scheming. Why so many!
If you don't want to go to school, then don't go to school. Why do you do such a humble thing?
Qi Tai smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor's eldest grandson, what you said is not wrong. I agree with it."

Zhu Yunwen also said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Grandpa Emperor, my elder brother knows his mistakes and can correct them. This is great wisdom. Please allow me to do so."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little amused.

These two people were played around by this kid without realizing it at all.

"Oh, you really think so?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Xiongying fiercely.

obviously.

The old man understood him, and Zhu Xiongying said with a stiff upper lip: "Replying to the Emperor, Grandpa, yes."

"Then let's fulfill your wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Sanwu, Fang Xiaoru and other masters, who had heard the news, came hurriedly.

"emperor."

Several teachers hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness the Grandson is very intelligent, and it is time for him to take extra classes. As teachers, how can we give up on him just because he is not well-educated?"

"This is a failure for a teacher. This is absolutely unacceptable! I beg the emperor to revoke his order!"

The person who spoke was Su Boheng.

This person also has a prominent background. He is the ninth-generation grandson of Su Shi and was also a very famous Confucian scholar in the early Ming Dynasty.

These gentlemen,
He was truly thinking about Zhu Xiongying, and he actually believed that Zhu Xiongying was not well-educated and should return to the East Palace to study on his own.

Zhu Xiongying sighed slightly in his heart, feeling a little sorry for these teachers.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at several anxious and eager teachers, then looked at Zhu Xiongying, his eyes becoming even sharper, as if he was saying to Zhu Xiongying, you have done a good thing.

Liu Sanwu and Fang Xiaoru probably understood Zhu Xiongying's intention. It seemed that the emperor's eldest grandson did this on purpose, trying to escape from the Imperial College by going down the ladder.

The two men pulled Su Boheng, but Su Boheng ignored them and said righteously, "Your Majesty! I vomit blood and beg you to teach your eldest grandson in person!"

"Your Highness's knowledge is beyond this knowledge. I, your humble servant, resign from my post and plead guilty!"

Zhu Xiongying looked at Su Boheng. He swallowed slightly, his eyes moved by his courage and integrity.

The atmosphere was a little awkward and Zhu Xiongying didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Just at this moment.

Not far away, King Ying and his companions came walking towards them excitedly.

As soon as they arrived at the school gate, the little guys were so scared that they peed their pants. Their necks shrank and they stood there stupidly with their heads hung, not daring to move.

"Father...Father, Master."

"How dare you come here? Why don't you wait until after school?"

"What did you do last night?"

Upon hearing this, the little guys shrank their heads again. The older Prince Shen said tremblingly: "Memorize... memorize the book."

Endorsement, is this possible?
"Uncles, please don't lie."

Zhu Yunwen said with a smile.

Qi Tai stroked his beard and laughed, then changed his tone, clasped his fists, bowed, and apologized to Zhu Yuanzhang: "I am incompetent."

Zhu Yuanzhang's beard trembled, and he glared at Zhu Dong and the other two, shouting, "Who taught you to lie?"

Zhu Mo turned pale with fear: "Ah, Father, I didn't lie."

Qi Tai asked seriously, "What book are you reciting?"

"How much did you memorize?"

Yingyu Zhudong said tremblingly: "I have memorized all of them."

At this time, Zhu Xiongying spoke in an older manner, "Uncle Twenty-four, don't talk nonsense."

Yingyu Zhu Dong was a child who spoke without restraint. He looked at Zhu Yunwen and asked in surprise, "You are not so useless that you haven't even memorized all this?"

Zhu Yunwen was choked with anger and said in a suppressed voice: "Yes, have you really memorized it all?"

Qi Feng snorted, "In that case, you carry it on your back."

Zhu Dong said: "Okay!"

"The Way of the University is to manifest the illustrious virtue, to love the people, and to attain the highest good... In ancient times, those who wished to manifest the illustrious virtue throughout the world first governed their country, and those who wished to govern their country first governed their family..."

Zhu Dong shook his head in a baby voice.

Zhu Yuanzhang widened his eyes slightly and looked at the five-year-old Zhu Dong in disbelief!
Liu Sanwu and Fang Xiaoru also looked extremely serious!
Qi Tai felt as if he had eaten shit, his heart was trembling and his eyes were wide open.

Zhu Yunwen had a complicated expression and his face turned red.

"What is valued is despised... and what is despised is valued, which has never happened before." Zhu Dong said the last ten minutes, then opened his eyes and said, "I have finished reciting it."

"Brother-in-law. I've finished reciting it!"

Zhu Xiongying:......

He really wanted to kick this brat away and tell him not to get close to him!
"I have finished reciting it as you requested. I want to listen to Journey to the West."

Zhu Xiongying:......

I finally managed to escape from the Imperial College, stop talking!
There was still silence all around.

Everyone's jaws dropped in shock, and they looked at Ying Wang Zhu Dong in a daze.

Liu Sanwu was so excited that he stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, this..."

Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes, opened them after a moment, looked at Prince Tang and Prince Shen and said, "You two carry me on your backs."

"it is good!"

In the quiet school, the majestic voices of the two little princes reciting their lessons could be heard again.

After a while.

The two little princes recited the whole thing word for word.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked tentatively, "What does it mean that the way of the university is to manifest the bright virtue?"

Shen Yuzhumo said quickly, "Replying to Father, the first one is Ming, it, it means to use, and the principle of learning is to make people understand the right and wrong of virtue and etiquette..."

When Zhu Mo finished explaining, everyone was shocked again!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Qi Tai and suddenly asked: "Did you teach me?"

Qi Tai was speechless, his face was ugly, and his heartbeat accelerated as he said, "Your Majesty, this old minister has no teachings."

Tang Yu Zhu Dong raised his head slightly, and seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's expression eased, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Father, I also know the core of the university, the core idea is to manage the family, govern the country, and pacify the world."

Yingyu Zhudong also said, "My brother-in-law said that the principles of governing a country and governing a family are the same. A family is a small country, and a country is a big family. A gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement, first govern his family, and then serve the country."

Shen Yuzhumo continued, "Brother-in-law also said that self-cultivation, family management, governance of the country, and peace in the world are not a progressive relationship. When you cultivate yourself, you can manage your family, and when you manage your family, you can also govern the country. When everything is done well, you can naturally take care of peace in the world!"

This statement came out.

Even Su Boheng, Hu Han and Wu Chen, the teachers, were stunned in shock!
Since ancient times, the core concept of university has been that these four words are in a progressive relationship, but now, suddenly another point of view is explained.

The key point is that this view is very logical.

In practice again and again, it seems to be explained that these four words can be used in parallel.

Several teachers widened their eyes again. They stared at Zhu Xiongying with difficulty, drooling over their saliva. Suddenly, they felt as if they had been deceived!
How can a person who is not well-educated have such insights of his own?
now,

Zhu Yuanzhang glared fiercely at a few little princes who loved to show off, then guiltily and cautiously looked at the teachers who were standing there in a daze.

Qi Tai and Zhu Yunwen, like chirping swallows waiting to be heard, stood there in a daze, their mouths slightly open.

He felt as if his heart was hit hard by a sledgehammer. His face turned ashen and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. His face was burning.

Zhu Yunwen was the same. He was lecturing just now, lecturing Zhu Xiongying and lecturing these little princes. Thinking about it now, it was extremely embarrassing!
Zhu Dong rolled his eyes and looked at Zhu Yunwen who was hesitant to speak, "Why don't you recite the university? You haven't recited it yet."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned, and his face instantly turned ugly again.

I just felt a little embarrassed and my cheeks were burning.

He had read The Great Learning quite a few times, but he didn't need to take the imperial examination. Although he could recite some famous quotes from The Great Learning, he couldn't recite them!
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Yunwen and understood when he saw his hesitation.

The old man was feeling sulky just now, but now he felt comforted when he saw how smart the little princes were.

It turned out that it was not that Zhu's son was not good at studying, but that there was something wrong with the teacher's teaching method.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Qi Tai coldly and said, "Think about what method should be used. Teaching should be a combination of work and rest. Don't teach knowledge in a rigid way."

"How about this, from now on, students at the Imperial Academy will have one day off every four days, and two days off every half month."

As soon as these words came out, the little princes in the school jumped for joy and shouted, "Father is so mighty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled knowingly. Seeing the admiring eyes of these little princes, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

But he still said with a straight face, "From now on, if you don't complete the homework assigned by the teacher, you won't get to rest."

The little princes nodded their heads in agreement.

Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back and prepared to leave. Zhu Xiongying hurriedly said, "Grandpa Emperor, well, you've already spoken, and it's hard to take it back. I won't come to the Imperial College to attend classes anymore."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

He looked at Zhu Xiongying, flicked his sleeves and left, leaving behind a sentence in a cold and low voice: "No one can beat you!"

Zhu Xiongying scratched his head and grinned.

After Zhu Yuanzhang left, Zhu Xiongying no longer concealed anything.

He quickly walked up to Su Boheng's teachers, bowed, clasped his fists, and saluted, saying respectfully: "Teachers, I was rude just now. Thank you for your kindness. I admit my guilt."

Several teachers looked at each other, then burst into laughter and said, "It's our fault now."

"The wisdom of the emperor's eldest grandson should never be confined to an inch of land in the Imperial College."

"We originally wanted to do our best to educate the emperor's eldest grandson, but that was just wishful thinking."

"It turns out that the wisdom of the emperor's grandson is far superior to ours. I am so ashamed."

Zhu Xiongying said solemnly: "Teachers, please don't do this. Once a teacher, always a teacher. A disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, and a teacher does not have to be better than his disciple."

at this time,

Even Liu Sanwu and his companions replied to Zhu Huai solemnly, "This makes sense."

Hu Han and Su Boheng, the other teachers, even clasped their fists and saluted, "The vision and perspective of the emperor's grandson are far superior to ours. We do not want to confine His Highness to the Imperial Academy."

Zhu Xiongying said: "If you have time, you can come to Dongguan to discuss academic matters."

After saying that, Zhu Xiongying left.

……

the other side.

Just now this kid acted hypocritically, saying that he was not well-educated and that he wanted to go back to Dongyi Tuanmen to study on his own!
Bullshit, all bullshit!
He simply thinks that I am not worthy of being his teacher, right?
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is gone, this kid has shown his fangs and has no regard for his own face!
The more he fought with that group of masters, the more he trampled on his own dignity!
How insidious and cunning!
Zhu Xiongying thought about it, looked at Qi Tai again, nodded and said, "Teacher, I'm leaving now."

Qi Tai said "oh" in a daze.

Are you a teacher?
Gang Ben was still stabbing me, and now he can still shamelessly call me teacher?
Qi Tai opened his mouth.

I want to say something, but I don’t know what to say.

I could only stand there and watch Zhu Xiongying stagger away.

After Zhu Xiongying left,

Liu Sanwu and several teachers also left talking and laughing, but looking at Zhu Xiongying's back, most of them felt relieved and proud.

"Master Liu, Master Fang, you are so immoral! You knew that the emperor's grandson was so capable, but you still hid it from us."

Fang Xiaoru and Liu Sanwu hurriedly said with a smile: "Let's drink, let's drink. Would you like to invite you all to drink tonight?"

"That's more like it!"

(End of this chapter)