"Hahaha, I also think this is nonsense. How can there be anyone in the world who will live forever? Your Highness studied under a stranger, but someone falsely claimed that His Highness's teacher was the ancestor of the Human Emperor. Does Your Highness know the reason for this?" Liu Bowen's eyes widened. Staring at the surprised Zhu Su without blinking.
It was the first time for Zhu Su to hear such rumors. He was shocked. Lao Zhu had indeed made up a yellow-robed master for himself, but he did not reveal his identity at the court meeting. Forcing the man in yellow robe to be Xuanyuan Huangdi is completely different in nature. How can there be any reason for the disciples of the Human Emperor to be inferior to others?
Got it, got it all. Such rumors must be caused by Hu Weiyong and his group. He intended to stir up trouble with rumors and make himself feared by Prince Zhu Biao and even Lao Zhu.
It's so poisonous. This has to force me to catch the duck and put it on the shelves. Fortunately, I showed my cards early, and both my eldest brother and my father knew exactly where my knowledge came from. Otherwise, due to the suspicion of the Emperor's family, I would be in danger in an instant, and I would have to rely on Hu Weiyong's power to protect myself.
"Looking at His Highness's expression, there is only joy, but no panic. Could it be that this rumor is not dangerous?" Liu Bowen looked at Zhu Su's expression and guessed something.
"Could it be...that someone asked His Highness to do this..." He winked at the sky.
"Master Liu, all you need to know is that I have no desire for power." Zhu Su smiled helplessly. "Who would have the patience to deal with that guy who is full of bad intentions unless forced by circumstances?"
"Oh? It's a good situation! It's a good situation!" Liu Bowen laughed heartily. "I only thought that His Highness was instigated by a villain and had the intention to seize the sun and the moon. I didn't expect that he was forced by others, which is very good."
"The honorable position in the temple is just a cloud. Your Highness can do things that ordinary people cannot do. You should be clear about your heart and nature, and wholeheartedly spread knowledge, and don't fall into the quagmire. Only in this way can you live up to what you have learned from your master."
He was actually worried that he would go astray, so he came here to warn him. Zhu Su never dared to neglect the kindness of others. He immediately looked serious and said bluntly: "I have learned the lesson. Please rest assured, Master Liu. In this world, I only recognize my father and eldest brother as emperors. This court should not be the same." Someone is stirring up trouble and disrupting Chao Gang."
Zhu Su had already said it so straightforwardly, and Liu Bowen nodded happily. What I am most worried about is that this child will be incited to rebel by Hu Weiyong. Since ancient times, power and position have deceived people's hearts. It is rare for the Ming Dynasty to have a disciple of an expert. If he died young because he was obsessed with power and his knowledge was lost, it would definitely be a great loss.
"I heard that His Highness intends to recruit teachers for Bifeng Academy. I wonder if the old man with limited talent and limited knowledge can be used by His Highness?" Liu Bowen blinked at Zhu Su with a sly look in his eyes after doubting him.
"Master Liu is willing to give in?" This surprise is no small matter! Liu Bowen was a deified figure in later generations. People say that "Zhuge Liang divides the world into three parts, and Liu Bowen unifies the country." Although it is not that exaggerated in fact, Lao Liu is undoubtedly one of the most important counselors in Zhu Yuanzhang's group. From the fact that he was now ill and retired, but was still forced to stay in Yingtian by Lao Zhu, and visited the palace for inquiries from time to time, we knew how important his position was in Lao Zhu's mind.
In Lao Zhu's heart, there was only one counselor who had the same status as him, Li Shanchang.
Such a top strategist is willing to become a teacher in his own grass-roots team?
"Hahahaha, I have always wanted to give up my fame and fortune and go back to Qingtian to teach and make a living. Wouldn't it be nice to entertain my grandchildren in my spare time?" Liu Bowen said with a smile. "It's just that I was wrongly loved by His Majesty and was not allowed to return to my hometown. That's why I was unable to realize this vision. Now His Majesty wants to set up an academy, which is in line with my heart. I can also get a glimpse of what His Majesty has learned, how wonderful!"
"What's more..." As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Su up and down with a kind expression on his face. "Your Highness is now tabooed by Qingliu. If I were here, they could be more restrained..."
Zhu Su understood Liu Bowen's profound meaning. Nowadays, the East Zhejiang Qingliu faction in the DPRK regards themselves as a thorn in their side. Although Liu Bowen has not held any actual position for a long time, he has always been a spiritual leader in the eyes of the East Zhejiang Qingliu civil servants.
If he stepped forward, those Qingliu would be less hostile to him. It can avoid the possible dispute between the princelings and the King Wu's party in the future.
Zhu Suming felt baffled by the old man's protectiveness towards him.
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On that day, Zhu Su arranged for Liu Bowen to live in a small building, and at Liu Bowen's request, he presented the textbooks and drawings he had written these days one by one. When Liu Bowen saw the mathematics and various drawings that he had glimpsed in Lao Zhu's place, he was so happy that his whole body became energetic. I stayed up all night that night to read through Zhu Su's mathematics, and went to Zhu Su with the solved problems early the next morning for confirmation. After breakfast, he rushed to the construction site of the reservoir vigorously, preparing to use the new arithmetic knowledge he had learned all night to calculate the moving pulley Xu Yungong made.
When he learned that Bifeng Academy was short of teachers, he even sent a letter, preparing to recruit all the outstanding sages he knew in the field to the academy. Those who have this knowledge of studying objects are not afraid of those old guys flocking to him. After chatting with Fang Xiaoru, he greatly appreciated him.
"This person is very much a disciple. What His Highness has learned is too practical and is not accepted by the mainstream world. However, this person is able to integrate the study of things and Confucianism, and transform this practical knowledge into an explicit knowledge accepted by scholars all over the world." Liu Bowen said. "You can send him around to give lectures for the gewu sect, or you can recruit many scholars to join the gewu sect!"
I didn't expect such a way, but suddenly I remembered that Sage Confucius also successfully spread Confucianism and established his status as a sage through the four lower reaches of the world. Fang Xiaoru focused on studying philosophy. Maybe this method is really feasible?
The children of the farmer's family successfully entered school, and Liu Bowen's two sons, Liu Lian and Liu Jing, took on the task of reading and learning. Xu Yungong, Li Wenzhong, Zhu Shouqian, Fang Xiaoru, Liu Lian and Liu Jing studied Zhu Su's investigation of things and Liu Bowen's methods of managing the world in the academy. To Zhu Su's surprise, after hearing that Liu Bowen was teaching at Bifeng Academy, many nobles sent their sons to Bifeng Imperial Villa to study at the academy. Lu Xian, the son of Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, and Zhu Xian, the son of Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia, are among them.
"I heard that His Highness intends to recruit more students, so I came here to support His Highness. We have recruited another talented person to join His Highness's sect." Zhu Xian cupped his fists at Zhu Su. Although he addressed Zhu Su as His Highness, his attitude in his words was not respectful. He had followed Zhu Liangzu's leadership since he was a child and always boasted that he was both wise and brave. If his father Zhu Liangzu hadn't sent him to be Zhu Su's counselor, he would never have come to such a house-like academy.
Behind him, a scholar wearing a scholar's robe stepped forward, knelt down and saluted Zhu Su: "Student Wang Zaixian, pay homage to His Highness the Prince of the Kingdom of China!"
"Shangguo?" Zhu Su frowned, and Wang Zaixian was kneeling on the ground without daring to raise his head, looking very submissive. "The student is from the Kingdom of Goryeo. I heard that His Royal Highness was taught by a foreigner, so I came here to pay homage to the outstanding knowledge of the foreigner!"
(End of chapter)
