Who taught it?
Zhu Yuanzhang recounted Jin Yiwei's investigation report: "I asked Jin Yiwei to investigate. He has been different from ordinary people since he was a child."
"It is said that when I was young, I never cried or fussed. I would only cry out when I was hungry or when I had a bowel movement..."
"He could speak when he was ten months old. He was enlightened by his father Chen Yuan when he was two years old. The books he used for enlightenment were family medical books."
"At the age of three, I could memorize medical books backwards and forwards, and be able to write with a pen."
"Chen Yuan is a person who can't hide things. His son is so smart, so he shows off to his neighbors from time to time."
"Sometimes when I was diagnosing and treating patients, I would take Chen Jingke with me, and he would teach me by words and deeds, so the neighbors knew about it."
"When he was five years old, he went to a Mongolian school, but according to the teacher and classmates, his performance was mediocre."
Ma Xiuying asked doubtfully: "Mediocre performance?"
Is this turning point too sudden? One moment he was a prodigy, and the next moment he disappeared into obscurity?
Zhongyong was injured too quickly, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said: "I can't say that my performance is mediocre. I am better than most of my classmates, but I am not particularly outstanding."
"He is also very silent on weekdays and rarely fights with his classmates. Jin Yiwei asked many people and they all said so."
"The only thing worthy of praise is that I love reading. I often ask my husband to borrow books and read any book."
"Because his grades are acceptable and Chen Yuan is conniving, sir, he just lets it go."
"When he reads all the books in one school, he will give him a generous gift and then transfer to the next school."
"From the age of five to seven, he changed eight schools."
"Then he told his father that Chen Yuan didn't want to study anymore and wanted to learn medical skills, and then he showed his extraordinary talent again."
"...At the age of eight, he was able to diagnose and treat people independently. Many times when Chen Yuan encountered difficult and complicated diseases, he needed his guidance."
"His habit of reading has not changed, but he rarely buys books himself. He mostly asks others to borrow them."
"When I was ten years old, I suddenly decided to write a medical book, so I became reclusive and rarely showed up."
Ma Xiuying said in disbelief: "You mean, he didn't have a teacher, so he taught himself all this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang praised: "I changed several groups of people to check, and the results they obtained are similar."
"At that time, he showed no other talents except his superb medical skills."
"I wasn't too surprised. I just thought he had a talent for medical skills."
"Only today did I realize how monstrous his talent is."
Ma Xiuying said thoughtfully: "In the past, his abilities were all reflected in his medical skills. If he did not perform well in school, everyone would think that he had no talent for learning."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "That's true. After Jin Yiwei's investigation, the neighbors all think so."
"Especially since he made rapid progress after returning home to study medicine, everyone thinks so."
Ma Xiuying said: "But the knowledge he showed today shows that his talent is not limited to medical skills. So his average performance in the academy is just to hide his clumsiness."
"A five-year-old child knows how to hide his clumsiness. His character is truly amazing."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, obviously he had never considered this issue from this aspect.
But if you think about it carefully, it's really like this. Children love to show off, but he can bear not to show it at all.
So I couldn’t help but think about it:
"He was so smart before he was five years old, but he was too young to be sensible. Once he became a little sensible, he began to hide his clumsiness."
"I have met his father, Chen Yuan. He is a showy person and I will not teach him to hide his clumsiness."
"His mother didn't have much knowledge, let alone teach him this. In other words, it was his own decision to hide his stupidity."
Ma Xiuying continued: "He went home to study medicine and showed his talent in this area again, probably to appease his parents and also to tell others that he is not an ordinary child."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It may also be to divert other people's attention and make people ignore his other talents."
Ma Xiuying shook her head and said, "That's not the case. I don't believe that an eight-year-old child can have such a scheming mind."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that he was thinking too much. It was impossible for an eight-year-old child to have such a deep scheming mind.
Intelligence depends on talent, and scheming needs to be tempered by going through some things.
Besides, Chen Jingke had no enemies, so even if he wanted to hide his clumsiness, there was no need to do so.
He showed his talent in medical skills probably to make things easier.
After all, when it comes to outstanding children, both parents and teachers will be more tolerant.
Neighbors will also take a high look.
Moreover, his family has been practicing medicine for generations, so if he shows his talent in this area, no one will be too surprised, they will just take it for granted.
"But no matter what, he knows how to hide his clumsiness at a young age, and his character is amazing enough."
Ma Xiuying suddenly said: "Then why did he suddenly act out of character, behave so arrogantly, and expose his talents wantonly?"
The couple fell into thinking again, and after a moment they looked at each other and laughed.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You tell me first, and let's see if it is the same as what we guessed."
Ma Xiuying did not give in and said, "In order to keep my position as a companion."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "Haha, sister, you and I really want to get together."
"The crown prince and grandson's companion has always been the son of a minister. He is a white man, but he obtained this status through his medical skills."
"Those who were robbed of food will definitely not accept it, and they will inevitably cause trouble for him in the future."
"What he did today is to show his talent to us and gain our recognition and attention."
"In this way, when he is attacked, he will have the ability to fight back and protect himself."
Ma Xiuying asked again: "Then why did he refuse to accept Ye Dui as his teacher? If Ye Dui was protecting him, no one would cause trouble for him."
"Sister, you can't pass our test." Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly: "He is using this to show his loyalty to us and tell us that he will not join any faction."
Ma Xiuying nodded and said: "What a smart kid, capable, sensible, and well-behaved."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said: "How about our good grandson? In two years, our good grandson will be smarter than him."
Ma Xiuying burst into laughter: "Ying'er doesn't need to be smarter than them, she just needs to learn to use them."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with deep approval: "We like to hear what my sister says. No matter how smart he is, he still has to be a companion to our good grandson."
I am not afraid of your intelligence or ability, as long as you can be used by the court.
What's more, Chen Jingke is innocent and has no background. It is too easy for the royal family to control him.
So the couple put aside their doubts and recognized Chen Jingke.
"He is too young. With his ability, he will have a chance to be in the Ministry within twenty years."
"A thirty-two-year-old senior official is too amazing."
"When Ying'er succeeds to the throne, we may not be able to suppress him, so we have to suppress him for at least twenty years."
Ma Xiuying also agrees with this. Chen Jingke is Zhu Xiongying's helper and cannot be allowed to show his face too early.
Zhu Yuanzhang said in embarrassment: "But his talent is indeed amazing, and he is very capable of checking for leaks and filling in vacancies. If he is not used, it will be a great loss to the court."
Ma Xiuying said with a smile: "Why are you so confused? You leave the government decree as homework to Ying'er and let him analyze it. Ying'er will naturally ask Chen Jingke for advice and discussion after returning."
"In this way, you can borrow Ying'er's hand to get the information you want, and you can better train Ying'er."
