How to choose? It's not easy to make a decision at all.
Even with Lao Zhu's experience, he felt that this matter was difficult to make a decision for a while. And this is why Lao Zhu began to value such ambiguous remarks. In his opinion, although the Confucian remarks in the past were very clear and the pros and cons could be seen at a glance, they were too clear and made people feel uncomfortable. Realistic feeling.
The world is not either/or, black or white. As an emperor, Lao Zhu has a deep understanding of this, but no one has ever said this out loud before. On the contrary, this secular world is more in line with the academy's argument, that is, it is vague and difficult to make choices. This is the actual truth.
"Then if it were you, how would you choose?" Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes and returned the question to Zhu Zi, ready to see how he would choose.
Zhu Zi picked up the wine glass again, put it under his nose, smelled it, and drank it all in one gulp. Then he said: "Of course I choose not to practice."
"What's the reason?" Lao Zhu lowered his eyes and already had his own thoughts and answers in his mind, but he was still ready to continue testing Zhu Zi.
Zhu Zi smiled and said: "Although the roads have some defects, as long as they have little impact on people's travel, they can be used for the time being. There is no need to rebuild them. Although the Ming Dynasty has been stable for twenty years, the people are still not very satisfied. Even though we are wealthy, we are still struggling with material resources. Rebuilding a road requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Rather than wasting these resources on a road with repeated uses, it is better to use good steel on the blade."
Lao Zhu nodded secretly after hearing this, and he had the same idea in his heart. But don't think that this choice is easy. Lao Zhu was even more happy that Zhu Zi could make the right choice. This shows that Zhu Zi is not one of those nerds who claim to be full of knowledge.
Seeing his father nodding subconsciously, Zhu Zi struck while the iron was hot and said: "What if the officials of the imperial court want to rebuild the road at this time? In their view, there is nothing wrong with rebuilding the road. After all, this can solve the problem once and for all. question."
This is not an if, but a must. Based on Lao Zhu's understanding of the officials, they will definitely choose to rebuild the road. But in this case, the already stretched people's power will be wasted in vain.
Lao Zhu's eyes were half-closed, and he looked at Zhu Zi with a slightly relaxed expression. However, he did not continue the topic just now, but asked instead: "Is this why you blocked me if you don't want to?"
Zhu Zi nodded lightly, "This is only one of them. The other is that what I learned needs to be put to use in the capital."
"Oh? Is there anything else to say about the academy's knowledge? What are you studying?" Lao Zhu opened his half-closed eyes and asked as profoundly as before.
Before Zhu Zi could answer, Zhu Chun, who was engrossed in eating meat at the side, couldn't help but made a puff sound and almost spit out the meat residue.
Zhu Chun quickly wiped the corners of his mouth with a silk handkerchief, smiled apologetically at Lao Zhu, and said, "I'm sorry, father, please forgive me."
Lao Zhu didn't mean to blame Zhu Chun. Seeing him in such a state of affairs, he guessed that he knew what was going on. Just ask directly: "If you know, then just tell me."
Zhu Chun's face was embarrassed, and he glanced at Zhu Zi subconsciously.
Zhu Zi had no intention of letting Zhu Chun lift the cylinder for him, and directly waved his hand to block Zhu Chun's gaze. He said directly to Lao Zhu: "Father, let me speak for you."
Lao Zhu nodded in agreement. Anyway, he just wanted an answer, so it would be better for Zhu Zi.
"My son has learned only one word, lie." Zhu Zi looked indifferent, not at all embarrassed, but said it seriously.
But after hearing this, Lao Zhu's face suddenly turned ugly, and he said with a sarcastic tone: "You are a majestic prince, and will be a king in the future, how can you do such low-level things?"
"Father, deception is a serious science, not the low-class ways that father thinks." Zhu Zi said to himself.
Lao Zhu was furious when he heard this, and roared, "Since when can lying to others be considered knowledge? Who taught you this? I know even if you don't tell me, it must be Han Du. Okay, I trust him so much, I didn't expect him." I can't forgive him for teaching you such low-level things."
"A sneeze~" Han Du lay on the bed and sneezed suddenly. The violent contraction of his abdomen made Han Du sit up from the bed.
"What's wrong with you?" An Qing was disturbed by Han Du and looked at Han Du worriedly.
Han Du felt Tianling Gai was sour, rubbed his nose with his fingers, found a random reason, shook his head and said, "I don't know."
An Qing was worried and covered Handu with a quilt, "Be careful, don't get cold."
Han Du lay down and said with a smile: "How can a strong person be so vulnerable to wind and cold?"
An Qing pressed the quilt for Han Du, and said with a deliberately disgusted face: "That means someone is thinking about you? Tell me, have you made someone forget about tea and food?"
"How can there be? In the conscience of heaven and earth, there really is no such thing!" Han Du raised his finger and swore.
An Qing curled his lips and looked at Han Du for a while. Seeing his sincerity, he reluctantly let him go.
"real?"
"Really, more real than real gold." Han Du quickly assured.
In Kunning Palace, when Lao Zhu got angry, the entire Kunning Palace seemed to be frozen by his pinch. Everyone looked at him fixedly and did not dare to interrupt randomly.
Zhu Zi shook his head gently and explained: "No, this knowledge is not taught by anyone, but is learned by the son himself. What is taught in the academy is the basics, and real knowledge is learned by oneself and blazed a path alone. Come."
"Furthermore, Erchen's knowledge is not inferior. Erchen, for example, take the negotiation between the two countries. During the negotiations between the two countries, they resorted to intrigues, bluffing, and resorted to all possible means. At this time, it was Erchen's knowledge that Where to use it. If it can bring greater etiquette to the Ming Dynasty, is this kind of knowledge considered low-level?"
How is this so low-spirited? This is simply the right way to go.
After all, since ancient times, scholars have highly praised the idea of subduing others without fighting and conquering the world with words. If this is all low-level, then there is no scholar in the world who is not.
"If that's the case, it is indeed a knowledge." After hearing the explanation, Lao Zhu finally relaxed his tone.
But then he complained to Zhu Zi and said, "Learning Zongheng is just learning Zongheng. Why do you say it's a lie? I almost misunderstood."
Zhu Zi also sighed helplessly. He wanted this to be different from Zongheng, but he was afraid that his father would not understand him for a while. If he misunderstood his husband, it would be bad.
Zhu Chun smiled and interjected: "Eighth Brother's knowledge is extremely impressive. Even Wang Yuanji has been deceived by Eighth Brother several times."
Wang Yuanji, Jinke Huiyuan.
If there is a dark horse in the current examination, it must be Wang Yuanji. The real ten years in the cold window were not known to anyone, but he became famous all over the world in one fell swoop. An article convinced the world's scholars and conquered the hearts of scholars all over the world.
Wang Yuanji's current fame has even been heard by the concubines in the deep palace. In their opinion, Wang Yuanji is the most talented and intelligent person in the world.
But now I heard that Zhu Zi was able to deceive Wang Yuanji several times, and it seemed like he was playing with him, which made people look at Zhu Zi with admiration.
Could it be that he is more powerful than Wang Yuanji?
Even Lao Zhu had this idea and looked at Zhu Zi suspiciously.
When Zhu Zi saw this, he had to explain quickly, "A ruler is short, an inch is long. Wang Yuanji is indeed invincible when it comes to policy discussions, but it does not mean that he has no shortcomings. On the contrary, he is not as good as when it comes to chemistry. The tenth brother, in terms of mathematics, he is not as good as the eleventh brother. Of course, he is naturally not as good as his son."
Zhu Zi's words were refreshing to everyone, and Old Zhu looked at Zhu Zi in surprise. No one has ever thought of such a novel angle.
When Wang Yuanji's article was published, countless scholars in the world regarded him as a genius, thinking that he was a real star descended from the sky and was different from ordinary people.
But now hearing Zhu Zi's words, Wang Yuanji, who everyone imagined to be otherworldly, was suddenly brought back to the ground.
Lao Zhu laughed happily, turned to look at Zhu Tan and Zhu Chun, and asked in disbelief: "Is this true?"
After all, Zhu Chun was younger, and with so much attention from everyone, his face suddenly turned red with shyness. After hearing his father's words, Zhu Chun replied shyly: "Er Chen... Mr. Han said that Er Chen is quite talented in mathematics. Wang Yuanji's mathematics is indeed no match for Er Chen. In fact, there are several people His mathematics is better than Wang Yuanji's."
Lao Zhu got a satisfactory answer and turned to look at Zhu Tan.
Zhu Tan said calmly: "Er Chen's chemistry has no rival in the academy."
Everyone stared when they heard this, these words were so grand.
Lao Zhu even narrowed his eyes happily and smiled happily. Zhu Tan's words made him couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief from his chest.
At this time, Zhu Zi said again: "Father, despite Wang Yuanji's great fame now, people in the capital think how great he is. But when he entered the academy, he had to keep his head down. After all, the students of the academy It’s not like he only studies classics, history, policy theory, etc. There are many people who are better than him in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.”
"Hahaha, happy, I am really happy today. Come, let me have a drink with you!" Lao Zhu was as happy as a child who had just been satisfied.
Queen Ma and Lao Zhu have been together for many years, and they can count on one hand the moments when Lao Zhu was so happy.
Lao Zhu drank a full cup and felt very happy in his heart. With a hint of drunkenness, he looked at Zhu Zi, waved his hand, and said boldly: "You don't want to leave the vassal state, but want to stay in the capital, I'm sure. I will issue an order tomorrow to build a big palace for you."
