Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 22 I’ll give you a teacher!

"it is good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily.

He didn't say anything more, but brought up another matter.

"Today I summoned the two of you to the palace to listen to a lecture by a great scholar. I also specially invited a teacher for you."

Zhu Yunhuan was stunned when he heard this.

I heard that the group of civil servants scolded me for having no respect for my grandson, no filial piety, and being a traitor, and none of them wanted to be my teacher.

I thought I could have some peace and quiet because of this.

Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu still didn't give up and finally arranged a teacher for himself.

He knew that this was something he could not avoid. As the grandson of the emperor, he must receive royal education.

Not to mention, he also wants to compete for the position of crown prince.

I just don’t know who this teacher will be?
As his mind raced, he saw the young eunuch leading a middle-aged man in.

The man was not wearing official uniform, but a blue cloth shirt.

He walked with a very steady pace, giving people a very well-behaved feeling.

After entering, he knelt down and bowed, saying, "I, Fang Xiaoru, pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

"No need to be polite! Get up!" Old Zhu turned to Zhu Yunhuan and said, "He is the teacher we found for you."

"He was intelligent since childhood, well-read, and good at writing. He enjoyed a high reputation among scholars all over the world."

"Back then, his teacher, Song Lian, was your father's teacher."

"Now, he has become your teacher again. This is a wonderful story."

"Hu'er, why don't you come and pay homage to me as your master!"

The expression on Zhu Yunhuan's face suddenly became very interesting.

He would never have imagined that the teacher Zhu Yuanzhang found for himself was the famous Fang Xiaoru in later generations!

Zhu Yunhuan was already having a headache with his teammates like Lan Yu and Chang Sheng.

If he gave him another Fang Xiaoru... Zhu Yuanzhang was such a scoundrel!
You know, in history, it was this guy who brought disaster to Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen.

There are so many scholars in the world, but he chose Fang Xiaoru!

Fang Xiaoru should be Zhu Yunwen's teacher, how could he be his own teacher?
If it were normal times, it would be fine.

After all, although Fang Xiaoru was not good at intelligence, at least he was knowledgeable.

Otherwise, he would not have been praised by Yao Guangxiao as "the seed of learning in the world."

Writing memorials and articles is absolutely easy for him.

With his great reputation among the Confucian scholars, keeping him by his side would also help win the hearts of more scholars.

Moreover, this person is loyal and would rather die than surrender.

These are all the benefits received from Fang Xiaoru.

But now is a critical moment in the fight for the throne, and having such a teacher holding one back would be fatal.

Zhu Yunhuan was complaining in his heart and was thinking about how to refuse, when at this moment, Fang Xiaoru bowed again.

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and cannot take on such a heavy responsibility. I cannot be the teacher of His Majesty the King of Wu."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yunhuan was suddenly overjoyed.

Just when I was worried about not being able to find a reason to turn it down, Fang Xiaoru unexpectedly came up with the idea himself.

"How dare you!" Old Zhu was furious. "You are just a commoner, and we summoned you to the court to teach His Royal Highness the King of Wu. What a great favor this is to you!"

"You don't want to repay the court's kindness and serve us, but you dare to disobey the order?"

"You know that all under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects."

"As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, you should obey our orders."

"If you are proud of your talent and knowledge, but are unwilling to serve the court, then you are being disloyal to the court and to our emperor, and you are cutting yourself off from the world."

"Even if we kill you and confiscate your entire family's property, you deserve it."

Fang Xiaoru kowtowed again, but did not retreat at all: "Your Majesty can kill me, but you cannot force me to be the teacher of His Majesty the King of Wu."

Old Zhu sneered, "If that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Come here, drag Fang Xiaoru out and beat him to death with clubs."

"The officials will confiscate their property, and the men in their family will be made slaves, while the women will be sent to the Jiaofang Bureau, and their lives will be in vain for generations."

The guards outside heard the order and immediately stepped forward.

Zhu Yunwen stood up and pleaded, "Grandpa Emperor, Mr. Fang is a disciple of Mr. Song and has an extremely high reputation among scholars all over the world." "If Grandpa Emperor kills him like this, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world."

"Why not let him go first and let my grandson give him some advice."

Old Zhu didn't respond, which was considered as tacit consent.

Zhu Yunwen said: "I have heard of Mr. Fang's name for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed extraordinary. He is worthy of being praised as a talent who is known as the seed of learning in the world."

"However, as the saying goes, 'A man who knows the current affairs is a hero', so why should Mr. Fang be angry for a short time..."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your praise!" Fang Xiaoru raised his head, looking ready to die, and said, "If Your Majesty asks me to be Your Highness's teacher, I will definitely not refuse."

"But the King of Wu openly demanded the position of crown prince in the court, which is already a great act of treason."

"Your Majesty dotes on his grandson and doesn't punish him, but I, a humble person, disdains to associate with such a person, let alone become his teacher."

"Your Majesty must insist. I can only die to prove my determination!"

It turned out to be a stone from the toilet, smelly and hard!

You still disdain to associate with me. Do you think I want to take you as my master?

Zhu Yunhuan interrupted and said, "Mr. Fang is not afraid of death, but don't you think about your family? How can they be innocent and be implicated by this?"

Fang Xiaoru said proudly: "All of us in my Fang family are upright people who are not afraid of life and death, honor and disgrace. Your Majesty, if you want to kill us, chop us up, confiscate us and make us slaves, it is all up to you. But you must not humiliate our family's reputation, destroy our family's integrity, or make us surrender!"

clothes!
People from your Fang family are so unlucky to have met you!
He only cared about his own reputation and integrity, and completely ignored the situation of his family.

Zhu Yunhuan expressed deep contempt for this.

There was a look of approval in Zhu Yunwen's eyes.

He immediately said to Old Zhu: "Grandpa Emperor, although Mr. Fang contradicted you, his integrity is admirable. I would like to plead for him and ask Grandpa Emperor to let him go."

You two really have similar interests and hit it off right away!

Then of course I will help you.

Zhu Yunhuan immediately agreed: "Grandpa Emperor, I think what my second brother said makes sense."

"Since Mr. Fang is unwilling to be my teacher but is willing to teach my second brother, why not let him be my second brother's teacher?"

A strange look flashed across Zhu Yunwen's face.

It was very strange why Zhu Yunhuan would speak for him and even take the initiative to ask Fang Xiaoru to be his teacher.

Although he had such thoughts in his mind, he did not dare to say it out loud.

In Zhu Yunwen's view, having a great scholar like Fang Xiaoru as his teacher would definitely be of great help to him.

This is what he has been longing for.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still furious and asked, "What are you going to do? If you give the man to your second brother, who will teach you?"

In order to find a suitable teacher for Zhu Yunhuan, Old Zhu was very worried.

The group of civil servants in the court all stayed away, and no one was willing to be Zhu Yunhuan's teacher.

no way.

Zhu Yuanzhang then recalled Fang Xiaoru, who had been driven away by him.

They thought he was just a commoner, and making him a teacher for the emperor's grandson was a step towards success and the highest honor.

Unexpectedly, I was rejected by the other party.

Old Zhu was naturally very angry.

Zhu Yunhuan thought, it would be better if there was no one to be my teacher.

But he knew that Lao Zhu would never agree and would definitely find a teacher for him.

So he said, "If Grandpa Huang trusts me, my grandson's teacher, why not let me find him myself?"

"Look for it yourself?" Old Zhu looked at him in surprise.

"Yes, Grandfather Royal, the master that my grandson has asked for himself will be the most suitable candidate." Zhu Yunxun said, "As for Mr. Fang, please allow him to teach my second brother."

Old Zhu turned to look at Fang Xiaoru who was kneeling on the ground and scolded him: "Did you hear that? You looked down on him and didn't want to be his teacher. But he didn't bear a grudge and even pleaded for you."

Fang Xiaoru remained silent.

"Are you willing to be King Xian's teacher?" Old Zhu took a rare step back for the sake of his two grandsons.

"Thank you very much for your grace, Your Majesty. I am deeply honored. I will do my best to teach King Xian." Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but feel happy.

Zhu Yunwen was also very happy and immediately bowed and said, "Student Yunwen, greetings, sir!"

Zhu Yunxun clapped his hands and said, "Congratulations, second brother, and congratulations to Mr. Fang. Today you two have the good fortune to become teacher and student. This will surely be a beautiful story recorded in history books in the future, hahahaha!"

He laughed out loud, looking up to the sky, extremely happy.

(End of this chapter)