A few months ago, the King of Goryeo sent his envoy Zheng Mengzhou to express his congratulations and to ask the Ming Dynasty to allow the children of Goryeo to enter the Imperial Academy.
Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang did not regard this as a big deal. The reply was: Goryeo wants to punish his children to enter the Imperial Academy, which is a good thing. The matter was discussed in the book. Therefore, among the Imperial College, there was a group of foreign students from Korea.
This Wang Zaixian was one of the Korean students who had just entered Taixue a few months ago. It was at that time that the servant dog beside Zhu Su came to the Ming Dynasty with the Korean mission. Regarding the country of Universe, Zhu Su has never been afraid to speculate with the greatest malice. He is also extremely wary of these Koreans who come to study. He always feels that they want to steal Chinese theory back to apply for World Heritage...
Therefore, I also learned about these foreign students in detail from Gouer.
"There are still 16 people left in Yingtian from your Korean envoy, and all 16 people have entered the Imperial College to study. You are also one of them."
"Since you have already entered Imperial College, why come to my Bifeng Academy?" Zhu Su looked down at Wang Zaixian who was kneeling on the ground.
Wang Zaixian showed a flattering smile: "We, the people of Korea, have always admired the king of the Central Plains, just like a firefly admires the sun and the moon, and a filial son admires a loving father. Not only do we think of monarchs and ministers, but we also look up to the superior country to express the prosperity of cultural relics."
"Now that I heard that Your Highness's talent has been taught by an immortal, we, the people of this country, are amazed and admired, and naturally we also have a feeling of admiration."
"His Majesty, Fu Wang, observes the sincerity of this little man towards Hua. He has made me, a boy from a foreign country in Korea, grow up with teeth and a beard. I am very lucky!" After saying this, he lowered his body again and made a posture of prostrating himself on the ground.
People in the Central Plains have always sought fame and reputation. As long as they are extremely humble, they will often impart their precious knowledge to others, hoping to make their names known outside the region.
Not to mention that His Highness the Fifth Prince was just a young man, even a white-haired Confucian scholar would have been so moved when he saw his posture being so low that he would have lifted him up and taught him all he had learned in his life. Thinking of this, Wang Zaixian's face flashed with pride.
Is this what the Universe Kingdom was like in the Ming Dynasty? Zhu Su looked at Wang Zaixian lying on the ground with disgust on his face. This guy opened his mouth to go to the country but kept silent about his loving father, which really disgusted Zhu Su to death. Yinghuo and sun and moon are nothing more, but they actually compared Goryeo and Ming Dynasty to filial sons and loving fathers. He had a beard and still said that he was an ignorant "child from another country". He was obviously wearing a Confucian shirt and yet he knelt down on the ground and worshiped a young man like him without any dignity as a scholar.
Zhu Su even suspected that if he asked him to lick his shoes, the Korean international student would do it with a smile.
Doesn’t it claim to have a long history of six thousand years? Is this the cosmic country where all things originate from?
"Send him to retreat. The people of Goryeo have no integrity, and I am very displeased." Zhu Su didn't even want to talk to this person directly, but just sent Zhu Xian, who brought him here, with a disgusted tone.
Zhu Xian was stunned for a moment, and said to Zhu Su unhappily: "I'm afraid your highness's move is not appropriate. Our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Being so inhumane will hinder our Ming Dynasty..."
"Even His Majesty does not object to Goryeo students entering Imperial College. Is it true that Bifeng Academy has a higher threshold than Imperial College?"
"Is the prince from my Ming Dynasty or from Korea?" Zhu Su raised his eyebrows and choked. "There are still thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty who want to study, but they can't find it. Is there something outstanding about the Korean people that deserves the prince to look at them differently?"
"Having the resources to let him enter school, I would rather choose to pass it on to the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"People in Korea want to learn from me? When everyone in the Ming Dynasty has books to read, it's not too late to say so!"
After that, he still didn't look at Wang Zaixian who was lying on the ground and left directly.
"Shu Zi! You just got a good family background, but you are so rampant!" Seeing Zhu Su leave, the Yongjia Marquis Prince Zhu Xian looked at Zhu Su's back and cursed in a low voice.
Among the nobles, most of them came from humble backgrounds, and most of the second-generation people of the same age were also playboys. He has always been self-reliant and resourceful. Although his father Zhu Liangzu was brave, he often obeyed his advice when it came to major events in the court. Even Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang once praised him for his wisdom and courage.
He who considers himself the best among people, has he ever been treated so disrespectfully?
"Your Highness, why is your Highness so prejudiced against me, Korea?" Wang Zaixian raised his head, the flattery on his face turned into resentment. He was also a member of the royal family in Goryeo, and he could pretend to be submissive, but he was treated with such contempt and disregard. This was the first time.
"I have collected a thousand taels of silver and spent all my efforts to redeem Miss Caiyun for you."
"If you can't enter Bifeng Academy, please forgive me for not being able to deliver this silver and beauty to the Marquis' Mansion as agreed."
"Of course I know!" Zhu Xian waved his hand impatiently.
"It's just a few tricks and techniques that can always teach you how to get what you want!"
Zhu Xian snorted coldly. But in his heart, he was even more disdainful of Wang Zaixian.
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That Korean Wang Zaixian actually lived in Suwangzhuang. The market in front of Zhuangzi has already reached a large scale. In addition to the restaurants and theaters at the beginning, many other shops have also been rented out. Naturally, there are also those who open inns.
Perhaps because Zhu Su reprimanded him for having "no dignity", Wang Zaixian thought he understood Zhu Su's thoughts and came to the gate of Zhuangzhong Mansion every day before dawn to ask for an audience. I don't go back to the inn until sunset, like this every day.
This gesture really impressed some people who didn't know the truth. Xu Yungong once came to Zhu Su and said, "Why bother a student who is dedicated to studying?"
"You must know that the way of a saint is not divided by national boundaries. Why is Your Highness so precious to himself and unwilling to educate the barbarians with knowledge?"
Zhu Su looked at this future uncle who was a little too upright with amusement. "You also took money from Koreans?"
"Ah? Why... why did you say that?" Xu Yungong could no longer maintain his mature look.
"In the past few days, Zhu Siam's guy has been nagging in my ears every day, wanting me to accept this Korean entrance wall."
"Don't you think it's strange? Not even the noble disciples who have already enrolled in school can learn our knowledge of Physics. Even Zhu Siam, after reading a few pages of mathematics, turned to Liu I went to my husband’s political affairs class.”
"He is a Korean, and he wants to learn the study of objects. What is it that attracts him to be so persistent?"
"What does this have to do with whether we charge money or not?" Xu Yungong would not be easily led astray by Zhu Su.
"Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu wanted to buy land in the south, so Wang Zaixian specially collected thousands of taels of silver to bribe the Yongjia Marquis Mansion, and also redeemed a beautiful little lady for Zhu Xian in Fule Yuan. Otherwise, why do you think that young man is so interested? Heart?" Zhu Su smiled contemptuously.
"You even resort to such underhanded methods just for the sake of learning? I don't believe it. Xiao Xu, please be a good boy and never tell the Koreans and the Japanese without warning. The Koreans are shameless and the Japanese are intimidated. Rather than be evil. Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong, we must use all means to strengthen ourselves and weaken the enemy. Unless one day we eat the enemy into our belly and become a part of us." Zhu Su patted Xu Yungong's shoulder.
(End of chapter)
