Zhu Baizheng was eager for Lao Zhu to ask, so he spread his hands and said, "I have no idea what Master Liu is talking about."
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth: "Sure enough, this bastard is really fooling me. For an unpredictable person like him, it's okay if he is loyal, but if he has different intentions, there will be endless troubles. It's better to kill him earlier to save worry."
In the past few days, these ministers have changed one person a day. They don't make noises or make noises, cry or scream, and don't give memorials. They just talk about the disadvantages of being crowned king in the court.
It's like a fly buzzing in your ears, which is annoying.
They must have been instructed by Liu Bowen.
As the saying goes, let the thief capture the king first, so find an excuse to kill Liu Bowen first.
Zhu Biao was startled when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Master Liu is knowledgeable and loyal. He will definitely try his best to teach his twelfth brother. It's just that the twelfth brother is too young, so he can't rush this matter. If my father kills him, Master Liu, it will be impossible to find another talent like this in the future."
Just kidding, people like Liu Bowen will be useful if he takes over the throne in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth: "Then wait for another three months. If Lao Twelve has not made any progress, kill Liu Bowen immediately."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao turned to Zhu Bai together.
Zhu Bai wrinkled his face, and his heart was racing: I didn't want to learn it myself at that time, and now I have to be forced to learn it.
Most people will never be able to understand those things in the Book of Changes in their lifetime. It will take me three months to see the results of my study...
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Bai was in such trouble, he turned back and said coldly: "Let's kill him."
Zhu Biao winked at Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai naturally knew that Liu Bowen could not be killed, so he could only hand him down in despair: "I will do my best."
So Zhu Bai finished class and had no choice but to go to Liu Mansion again.
Seeing that Zhu Bai was dejected again, Lan Yu comforted him and said, "Study hard. Mr. Liu has a lot of skills. If you learn anything casually, you will be invincible in the world."
Zhu Bai was startled: Hey, why did you forget this incident? !
It's really not possible to learn some skills from Liu Ji. The worst is to escape, hide incognito, and rely on this skill to support yourself.
Yes, yes, you should study hard.
It doesn’t matter whether you can really tell fortunes and read fortunes, but you must at least learn to fool people so that you can set up a stall on the overpass!
From a distance, I saw Liu Bowen standing at the door, wearing a new green cotton cloth, fluttering, as if he would disappear with the wind at any time.
As soon as he moved, his patched cloth shoes and trousers were revealed.
Lan Yu sighed: "Master Liu is a little too simple."
Zhu Bai smacked his lips: Although the old man Liu Bowen is quite annoying, he is admirable for being an honest official.
Officials during the Hongwu period could barely "live" on their salaries alone.
So after a group of corrupt officials were killed, another group appeared.
Liu Bowen was granted the title of Bo Chengyi, and his salary was only two hundred and forty dan, which was the lowest salary among all the founding fathers.
To put it bluntly, Lao Zhu was still afraid of Liu Bowen's ability and deliberately bullied him.
However, Liu Bowen was so smart that he naturally understood what Lao Zhu meant, and never expressed any dissatisfaction. He was willing to be poor and happy, and lived quite comfortably.
There are only two old slaves in Liu's house, and the most valuable thing in the house is a pen, ink and inkstone.
Recently, he also lost some "treasures" he had accumulated over the years.
After all, it is indeed a bit unethical for him to bully the elderly.
Zhu Bai felt a little guilty and his face was hot. He stepped forward and saluted politely: "Hello, Master."
Liu Bowen nodded slightly, saluted and said goodbye to Lan Yu, turned around and held Zhu Bai's hand with a smile: "Thank you, His Highness King Xiang, for saving my life today."
Zhu Bai was startled and stared at him.
This guy actually planted an informant in the imperial study room, how brave he is!
Liu Bowen led him inside and said: "Today, the emperor showed his murderous intention in the court, but he still did not take action. His Highness, who had not appeared for many days, came to the humble residence. It must be the emperor who said that he wanted to kill the minister. His Highness, King Xiang, came to my humble residence. I begged for mercy and promised that the emperor would study hard with me."
Zhu Bai felt terrified when he heard this: Is this guy really capable of calculation, or is he just fooled by his cleverness?
Liu Bowen added: "I heard that the emperor is going to ban books. I think it is also thanks to His Royal Highness King Xiang. This is really a good thing that will help us stabilize the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Bai's eyes widened: Damn it, you old bastard, how come you know everything?
Your explanation just now barely makes sense.
This matter of banning books was just mentioned by the three of us, father and son.
If you say you didn't plant a spy and you could figure it out just by guessing, I absolutely don't believe it! !
The two of them had already reached the atrium.
Among them is a huge ginkgo tree, full of golden leaves and golden light.
The evening sunlight was refracted by the golden leaves and fell onto Liu Bowen, like a Buddha statue plated with gold foil.
Liu Bowen seemed to have seen through the earth-shaking in Zhu Bai's heart. He bent slightly and whispered: "I saw the paintings that His Highness drew in class these days. The meaning is profound, the words are sincere, and the plot is touching. The emperor must be fascinated by it."
Yesterday you suddenly stopped painting. The emperor asked you to go today, and he must be asking you about this matter.
King Xiang is willful and stubborn. He won't paint if he says he won't. If the emperor wants to see it, he insists on seeing it. You and your son must be frozen.
With the prince's filial and gentle temper, if he wanted to start a fight, he would advise the emperor to find an artist to draw the painting and then print it and bind it into a book for the emperor to look at from time to time. You will have new stories in the future, and you can continue them.
Since the palace can read this book, then the people must be able to read it. Wouldn't the ban on this book be opened? "
Zhu Bai was so surprised that he opened his mouth slightly: "Let me go, you calculated all this?"
Liu Bowen said: "Actually, no. The emperor has always been frugal and was not willing to spend money to hire a painter, so he asked the master of Dabentang to do this. I am one of them."
Tsk, I’ve been talking for a long time, it’s because of this that I was almost frightened by you, an old cunning guy.
Zhu Bai closed his mouth and muttered: "I thought Master was really so powerful."
Liu Bowen sighed: "His Royal Highness is so smart, he must have noticed it. This divination depends on guesswork and reasoning. So it is not difficult to learn."
The corner of Zhu Bai's mouth twitched: That means it's just a bluff.
Liu Bowen said: "The emperor gives you three months to learn something. Let's start with the simplest one."
Zhu Bai was surprised again when he heard this: How did he know about the three-month deadline? It is absolutely impossible to deduce this from what has just been said.
Liu Bowen replied: "The New Year will be celebrated in three months. Your Majesty's temperament, if you feel that I have no use for teaching His Highness, you will not kill me after paying me next year's salary."
Zhu Bai suddenly realized: That's right.
Zhu Yuanzhang was frugal and stingy, and he could save a year every year. No wonder he blurted it out for three months at that time.
Speaking of which, Liu Bowen really lives up to his reputation as a "good at checking people's hearts".
Even if you can't learn divination, it's not bad to learn this.
