The distinguished disciples left dejectedly. Xu Da then turned to Zhu Su and said, "Your Highness, can we find a quiet place to talk?"
To be fair, Zhu Su was a little embarrassed to get along with Xu Da in private. Especially when Lao Zhu and Queen Ma sent people from time to time to ask: How is the progress with the Xu family's daughter? Why is there still no progress with the daughter of the Xu family? ……in the case of.
Since his elders encouraged him to abduct other people's daughters when they had nothing to do, how could Zhu Su still treat Xu Da as normal?
My heart skipped a beat but I couldn't refuse, so I had to nod and say please.
The two of them arrived under a tree beside the road. Xu Dawen said: "His Royal Highness's Mandarin Duck Formation is so versatile, and the use of bamboo as a weapon made me unable to help but marvel at it. I wonder if there is a diagram of the formation, so I can have a look at it." ?”
Zhu Su nodded, of course there was a formation diagram. He drew the formation diagram and asked Li Rong to train according to the diagram. If there were any areas that were not suitable for actual combat, the generals would improve on their own. This was how the Yuanyang Formation emerged today. Seeing that Zhu Su immediately asked people to get the formation map without any hidden intention, Xu Da couldn't help but smile on his face: "Your Highness is of pure and kind nature, but I have something to say but I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Uncle Xu, just call me Xiao Wu. You and I, the Zhu family, are family friends and you don't have to be the same as His Highness. If you have anything to say, it's okay for you to speak out." Zhu Su said.
"Then I will speak frankly. I once heard His Majesty say that His Highness the Fifth Prince only wanted to be a peaceful king. Is this true?"
Seeing Zhu Su's admission, Xu Da continued: "Your Highness may not want to compete with the prince, and may not be tied down by worldly affairs, so he came up with this idea at a young age."
"But if a person lives a mediocre life, how is it different from rotten wood and rotten grass? Moreover, Your Highness was born with great opportunities. You must know that heaven has given great responsibilities to people. If you are not brave enough to take on the responsibility, you will be punished by heaven."
"If Your Highness intends to avoid responsibility, then you may have to blame His Majesty, or you may have to blame the people. How can you only want to be an idle king if you don't accomplish anything with your talents?"
Xu Da actually came to persuade him! Zhu Su immediately made a solemn appearance as if he was listening attentively. Regardless of whether you take it seriously or not, your posture must be correct. However, this was the first time that he heard someone other than Lao Zhu and Queen Ma persuade him to make a career.
Seemingly seeing that Zhu Su did not listen to these words, Xu Da could not help but feel a little angry in his words: "I have heard from Wen Zhong about these noble and dandy things. If His Highness had put some control on it earlier, those villagers would Then he won't suffer any disaster! It is true that the handling afterwards was appropriate, but letting it go makes him become increasingly domineering, and even despises him. This is not the way to govern."
"What do you think I should do?"
"Use your strength when you are awake, and your power when you are strong. Now that you are in the middle of the situation, how can you stay out of it?" Xu Da's voice seemed to have the aura of Jin Ge.
"Being in the middle of the situation, An Neng stayed out of it..." Zhu Su repeated softly. I really always wanted to stay out of the matter, and it wasn't until those innocent bankers were in trouble that I couldn't bear to take action. From this perspective, Mr. Wang’s bankers did suffer unreasonable disasters because of their own inaction.
To put it bluntly, he still has a sense of detachment from this era. I always feel that I am still a spectator, and I should only watch the Yunjuan Yunshu in the early Ming Dynasty somewhere.
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Most of the noble disciples were gone. Lu Xian, Zhu Xian and others have always been domineering, how could they really not want to read sages' books at Bifeng Academy as others do. Only a few dandies and Zhu Xi, who were strictly forbidden to go home by their families, were left studying in the academy. Li Wenzhong believed that the "pre-school military training" given to Li Jinglong and Zhu Su was very successful, and "military training" was also carried out for Zhu Xi, Zhu Di and the remaining dandies. When the "military training" first started, one could often hear a burst of noise at the foot of Bifeng Mountain. There were cries of ghosts and howls of wolves and complaints.
Zhu Di, on the other hand, was very interested and said that this military training was much more interesting than listening to lectures in the classroom.
Song Lian and Liu Bowen were obsessed with the study of things. In the Yuan Dynasty BC, he resigned from the Yuan Dynasty and searched all the classics of various scholars and hid them in the mountains. With his knowledge, he quickly saw that "Gewu" was It is no less than another systematic knowledge among hundreds of schools of thought. This discovery made Song Lian ecstatic, and she felt as if she was dozens of years younger. Every day, his thoughts are focused on sorting out Zhu Su's many messy manuscripts. Even the princes' schoolwork is not as pressing as before.
After the dandies were imprisoned in the academy, Zhuangzi returned to peace again, and the market in front of the village became increasingly prosperous, with an endless stream of people coming and going. However, when there are too many people, it is easy to cause trouble. Many refugees came here after hearing the news about the wealth and wealth here, seeking a way to survive.
Most of these refugees were taken to cement kilns by ministers from the Ministry of Industry to burn cement. Nowadays, the gap in the cement is getting bigger and bigger. Ever since Zhu Su handed over the cement kiln to the Ministry of Works, the smoke column from the kiln has not stopped for twelve hours a day.
"Your Highness, the Xu Mansion has received the greeting cards." In front of the dinner table, the dog who went to deliver the greeting cards to the kings said with his hands. It happens that the Duke of Wei, Xu Da, is celebrating his birthday in a few days. It is rare that Xu Da is here this year, so the Xu family plans to put some effort into making arrangements.
Zhu Su didn't want to go at first, but at the end of his conversation with him that day, Xu Da specifically told him, "You can walk around more in your free time." The hint was so obvious that Zhu Su felt uncomfortable going.
It is said that it was Zhu Laosi's fault. If he hadn't spread rumors and ruined the reputation of the daughter of the Xu family, Xu Da would not have rushed Zhu Su to go to the Xu family like this.
After all, only by substantiating the rumor that "the fifth prince pays attention to the daughter of the Xu family" can the shame of the previous rumor that "the daughter of the Xu family is disliked by the royal family" be completely overturned.
"Has the glassware for the birthday gift been installed?" Zhu Su asked Gou'er. The glass blowing skills of the glass kiln owners have become more and more exquisite. Nowadays, glassware is more and more popular in Yingtian and even has no market price. It was found in the kiln that after using magnets to absorb the sand for burning glass, the fired glass will be more durable. Nearly colorless and transparent, today’s glass handicrafts are even more beautiful than at the first auction. There is nothing better than using glass products as birthday gifts.
"Your Highness and your Highnesses' portions have been fired." Gou'er bowed and replied. Speaking of this, Zhu Fan, who was eating at the same table as Zhu Su, suddenly remembered something, "Lao Wu, you said that you can use those transparent and bubble-free glasses to make practical clairvoyance."
"Is the colorless glass now fired in the kiln ready for use?"
To this third brother, who was born with a lot of curiosity, Zhu Su could be said to have imparted all his little scientific knowledge to him. The last time I heard Zhu Su talk about the principle of the telescope, Zhu Fan became interested.
However, the glass at that time was not pure in color and had too many bubbles, making it unfit for use as a telescope lens for the time being. Zhu Fan spent his free time in the glass kiln every day. Using magnets to absorb impurities will make the glass closer to colorless, which is what Zhu Fan discovered.
"It should be usable." Zhu Su thought about the quality of the latest glass coming out of the kiln. "But the last kiln is a gift to the Xu family. Time does not work evenly. If you want to make a telescope, you should wait until the next kiln opens in a few days before trying it again."
Zhu Fan nodded to express his understanding. Something suddenly occurred to him: "By the way, it is said that the Xu family used this birthday banquet to invite many scholars and scholars."
"The Duke's wife likes literary things, and her second son, Zengshou, also wants to be a literary scholar. Everyone in the Xu family is a martial artist, and it seems that they want to be more literate."
"It is said that there will be a poetry meeting to make it lively. It is widely said that the Xu family has prepared a lucky draw for the poetry meeting this time."
"Lao Wu, you have to gain some momentum so that we, Mr. Zhu, can gain face!"
Zhu Fan had high hopes for Zhu Su.
"Poetry...poetry party?"
The Xu family is holding a birthday party, and contrary to common sense, they find such a far-fetched reason. What kind of poetry party are they going to hold?
Zhu Su felt shocked, and a not so good uneasy feeling came over him.
(End of chapter)
