Chapter 23 Mingjiantang
Wen Tianxiang is the number one scholar, and Liu Mengyan is also the number one scholar.
Wen Tianxiang stood firm and died facing south, vowing not to surrender. However, Liu Mengyan surrendered and became the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty. Even when Yuan Shizu was about to release Wen Tianxiang, he forced Wen Tianxiang to do so.
One is positive and the other is negative.
In terms of the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Mengyan was the hero. But as far as the Song Dynasty was concerned, Liu Mengyan was a sinner.
I really can't give a suitable explanation.
If the Yuan Dynasty was not orthodox, this problem would be easily solved.
In fact, this problem is not difficult to explain, otherwise there would be no way to evaluate the ministers who were not loyal to the previous dynasty in history. Just this sentence has already made He Xi's attitude clear.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not struggle with this, because he would not change it. At least, not now. Without him, there is a war in the north. Before the collapse of the Can Yuan Dynasty, the brand of Yuan Dynasty was still useful. Not to be thrown away.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This matter is settled like this. We will select the supervisors in the Imperial College and set up a separate hall, let's call it Mingjiantang. He Xi is in charge, and He Xi, don't let me down."
Taking history as a mirror, Mingjiantang also has profound meaning.
He Xi said: "I thank the Lord for your kindness."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Sichuan scholar."
The King of Shu, who was listening with great interest, was stunned and immediately stepped out of the queue and said, "My son, I have paid homage to my father. What are your instructions?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You like to study the most. I ask you, would you rather stay in Beijing and study than living outside the country?"
As soon as this statement came out, it was shocking.
The King of Chu has left the capital. Just in the first half of the fifteenth year of Hongwu. Although the princes below King Chu have not left Beijing yet, they have already built mansions in various places. I want to build a royal palace. It takes several years. Start early.
According to the age of the King of Shu, if the King of Shu becomes a vassal. Now we have to prepare to build a mansion.
But today Zhu Yuanzhang asked, does that mean the King of Shu is going to stay in Beijing?
It doesn't matter whether the King of Shu personally likes reading or not. What is important is whether this is the arrangement of the King of Shu alone, or the arrangement of all future vassal kings? Is there going to be big changes in the Ming Dynasty clan?
This is what everyone cares about.
The King of Shu was only eleven or twelve years old and looked childish. He had only been here to listen to the fun before. He didn't know the deep meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words at all. He just heard that he could not leave the capital, so he said happily: "Father, my son is willing to stay in the capital to study."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Okay. He Xi, King Shu will follow you to study in Mingjiantang."
He Xi was stunned and said, "I obey."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and found that it was already noon. Smiling slightly, he said: "As usual, I will give you a banquet."
Jingyan Jingyan refers to a banquet after the lecture.
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"How do you feel today?" Zhu Yuanzhang strolled in the small garden of Qianqing Palace.
He Xi said: "Liu Sanwu is difficult to deal with."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Of course it is difficult to deal with. How old you are, how old he is. Without me today, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass this level."
He Xi said: "I would like to thank Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why do you want to thank me? Privately, we are your son-in-law, and publicly, we are comrades. If I don't take care of you, who will I take care of?"
He Xi didn't dare to raise his head after hearing the word "comrade", lest Zhu Yuanzhang see the change on his face. Zhu Yuanzhang has been reading Mr. Mao's collected works for a period of time, and his understanding of comrades probably only has the first level, that is, like-minded people. Who knows, this word can evolve into a second level.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let me give you a reminder. In the court, there are not all fights. I actually don't want to cause more trouble, but I can't do it if I don't deal with them. However, I deal with them because they don't do human affairs. You In the same way, for this period of time, you have to see the court situation. Once you have seen it, you can get over it. In fact, these people, whether they are Liu Sanwu, Song Ne, Fang Xiaoru, or even when Song Lian is alive, are all scholars. Xu Da said However, scholars don’t know important things.”
"It's just too easy to deal with them."
"Next, just work with peace of mind. Teach the students well. I don't know how much time I can give you."
He Xi said, "I understand."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "By the way, the King of Shu is under your sect. You should teach him well. In the future, maybe he will leave the vassal overseas."
He Xi said: "The King of Shu is talented and intelligent. He will definitely achieve something. Maybe there will be a great master in the clan."
"Then thank you for your kind words." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "By the way, the prince will see you later. You can tell the prince everything you can tell him, except for the fact that you are from the future."
He Xi was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, how do you say this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It depends on you."
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Just as Zhu Yuanzhang expected. After He Xi left Qianqing Palace. Someone came to invite you. It's the prince.
He Xi came to the East Palace.
The prince is waiting for He Xi in the small garden. When he saw He Xi coming, he put down the tea bowl in his hand. He said to He Xi: "Brother He, you are here, sit down."
After He Xi saluted, he sat down and said, "Brother Prince, why did you invite me here?"
The prince said: "Without him, you are now my father's military advisor. My father has changed too much during this period. The earth makes it difficult for me to adapt. I am not prying into my father's private affairs, but I want to hear today, your It’s a good idea for me to think about how to govern the country.”
The prince knew one thing very well. He seemed to be as stable as a mountain. But actually, that's not the case. The father is the hero. As the prince, if he does not have some consistency with his father in terms of national policies, then his ending will not be much better.
And deep down in his heart, the prince also admired Zhu Yuanzhang. He even believed in Zhu Yuanzhang's decision.
Although Song Lian, as a teacher, taught him a lot. He shows that he is a benevolent and righteous gentleman who is magnanimous. They were all taught by Song Lian. However, he learned from Zhu Yuanzhang in terms of power struggles and scheming. Although he didn't learn much, he was enough to be a prince.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's mentality has changed now. The prince wanted to know more why?
He Xi said: "My son learned knowledge from my mentor, Zen Master Dazhi, which is called logic. If the prince wants to know, I can explain it to you."
The prince poured a cup of tea for He Xi and said, "Let's talk about it."
He Xi taught logic to the prince.
The prince was also very knowledgeable. He pondered for a moment and said, "Is your master from the Consciousness Only Sect?"
The Consciousness-Wei Sect is a Buddhist sect created by Tang Sanzang after he returned from the Western Lands to obtain Buddhist scriptures. It is the most difficult to understand Buddhism. There is a lot of discrimination, which has some similarities with logic. However, there is a strange phenomenon in Buddhism. The more difficult a sect is to understand, the faster it will fail. The Weishi Sect soon became lonely after Tang Sanzang.
However, Zen Buddhism, which emphasizes enlightenment, has become more and more popular.
He Xi does not have this knowledge reserve. He didn't understand what the prince meant, but he knew that Zen Master Dazhi was definitely not from the Consciousness Only Sect.
He Xi said: "I don't know about that."
The prince nodded without paying attention and said, "Continue talking."
He Xi said: "Logic is nothing more than induction and deduction. However, it has endless wonderful uses. It is a method of learning. For example, it can be used in mathematics, but it can also be used in history. For example -----"
"Your Majesty," He Xi's words were interrupted by a call from outside. A young eunuch said from a distance: "Secretary Fang wants to see you."
Secretary Fang is none other than Fang Xiaoru. He is the assistant who assists the prince in taking charge of the secretary's office.
The prince said, "I know. Let him wait." The prince sighed and said, "I am too busy with worldly affairs to be free. I don't even have time to learn. Let's get down to business."
He Xi said: "Your Highness, please speak."
The prince said: "You also know that there are many noble children in the Imperial College. These children are ignorant and incompetent. Even though Cao Guogong is in charge, although they dare not make mistakes, they have not learned anything. What you said these days Things have reached the ears of Duke Cao Guo, and Duke Cao means that he wants these people to study under you."
Cao Guogong is Li Wenzhong.
He Xi was slightly surprised when she heard that he had received Li Wenzhong's attention, but she heard what Li Wenzhong wanted to do. Immediately said: "This is not good."
