"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Su Jing."
Li Shanchang's answer was simple and straightforward.
Su Jing!
Zhu Yuanzhang's face froze, he was really surprised.
I thought that what Zhu Biao accomplished during his confinement in the East Palace should have been accomplished by himself.
Unexpectedly, the source was Su Jing!
The industrial chain theory has been recognized by Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang.
This is definitely a good theory and good stuff!
I had even praised him lavishly before, now should I belittle him?
For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be in some embarrassing situation.
"What about the investigation? Did you find out the fact that Su Jing committed adultery?"
Zhu Yuanzhang could only change the topic.
"Your Majesty, after my investigation, I found that Su Jing has always abided by his duties when it comes to business and has never done anything beyond the rules."
Li Shanchang's answer gave Zhu Yuanzhang nowhere to vent his anger.
boom!
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and wanted to scold Li Shanchang.
"But Your Majesty, I did find some other things."
Li Shanchang said immediately.
He is not stupid. He really can't check much and is afraid he will take the blame.
"explain."
Zhu Yuanzhang said immediately, with a bit of expectation in his words.
Li Shanchang immediately said: "Su Jing, although he abides by the law in business, his personal ethics are not good."
"During the ten days of my investigation, I went to Goulan to listen to music for five days."
"As a prince's teacher, this kind of character is really inappropriate."
The excited Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment.
Listening to music on the hook is a bad personal morality.
As the prince's teacher, he should lead by example. What Li Shanchang said is not wrong.
However, using this to punish Su Jing does not mean revealing the identity of Prince Zhu Biao.
Moreover, it was really difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to take action against this crime!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
While Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, Li Shanchang had already knelt down and confessed his crime.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and said: "You are so good, what crime do you have?"
Li Shanchang said: "Your Majesty sent me to investigate Su Jing, but I failed to take care of your Majesty's worries. It is really my fault."
No matter what, the mistakes cannot be the fault of the emperor.
Li Shanchang is quite knowledgeable in this regard.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be a popular minister under an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang who was extremely jealous.
"Shan Chang, get up quickly. This matter has nothing to do with you."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "I just didn't expect that Su Jing could be so clean."
Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Shanchang knew that he had done nothing wrong.
Although Su Jing seemed to be reprimanded by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang had no real intention to take matters into his own hands.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Shanchang stood up and said: "This investigation of Su Jing really made me feel deeply."
"This veteran admires Su Jing's talent very much."
Since even Zhu Yuanzhang had no real intention to punish Su Jing, it was only natural to say good things about Su Jing at this moment.
The most respected teacher of Prince Zhu Biao saved Duke E again.
Su Jing's future is extremely bright.
"Okay, I understand, Shanchang, you worked hard, go back and have a good rest first."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to talk any more and sent Li Shanchang away directly.
Li Shanchang was slightly startled, feeling a little different from what he expected.
But he didn't show any unusual behavior. He just leaned back slightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm going back."
With Li Shanchang leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang once again looked at the industrial chain theories written by Zhu Biao.
The original excitement turned into inexplicable irritability at this moment.
Zhu Biao must be very good if he can write the industrial chain theory while being banned, even with the premise of Su Jing's teachings.
However, this is completely different from what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted.
This is his own son, how could he be transformed into the shape of Su Jing?
no!
Gotta think of a way!
Zhu Yuanzhang soon came to the East Palace. This was the first time he had come here after confining Zhu Biao for so many days.
Before the eunuch had time to report, Zhu Yuanzhang directly ordered him to keep silent.
In the entire East Palace, the eunuchs and maids all slowly retreated.
Zhu Biao, who was immersed in his own world, didn't realize it. He was still writing on the paper with an extremely excited expression on his face.
When I studied with Su Jing before, I was exposed to too much new knowledge every day.
Even though Zhu Biao would review and think about it every night, he didn't actually digest it completely.
Two months after he last came back, Zhu Biao spent the whole day studying in the main hall. In addition to the heavy workload, Zhu Yuanzhang also asked him to learn to handle the government affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
It's a pity that I was very busy and didn't do much to organize what I learned with Su Jing.
But while being confined in the East Palace, Zhu Biao had enough time.
Every bit of Su Jing's teachings all appeared in Zhu Biao's mind with unusual clarity.
Theory of the Six Periods of Dynasties, the Fate of Feudal Dynasties, Conflict between Man and Land, Land Merger, Natural Economy and Commodity Economy
Zhu Biao studied everything again, and his understanding deepened.
The deeper the understanding, the more Zhu Biao realized that if Ming Dynasty wanted to last long, it must start to change from now on.
"Master Su is truly a heavenly being."
Zhu Biao was talking to himself while writing furiously.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood behind Zhu Biao and just watched silently.
As a father, he can feel the enthusiasm in his son, the enthusiasm for Ming Dynasty.
He is indeed my good son!
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied and kept looking at it like this.
It wasn't until night fell that Zhu Biao stopped what he was doing.
"Biao'er, you're tired. Eat something."
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice suddenly sounded behind Zhu Biao, holding two meals in his hand.
It was the pig's trotter rice that Zhu Yuanzhang ate when he first came to Lishui County.
With the level of the royal chef in the palace, it is not difficult to make a copy.
"Father."
Zhu Biao was shocked, but he immediately saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Biao'er, there's no one else here, let's have a meal together, father and son."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, the turbulent atmosphere before coming had long since dissipated.
"Okay, Father."
Zhu Biao nodded and took the pig's trotter rice.
The two of them just sat together and started eating.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Biao'er, do you know that when my father and Su Jing met for the first time, they ate this pig's foot rice."
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "This does seem like Master Su's personality."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately chatted with Zhu Biao about various details of his encounter with Su Jing, including the secret of arithmetic and so on.
Zhu Biao listened silently and occasionally said a few words.
There is great harmony between father and son.
"Biao'er, my father knows Su Jing's talents very well. He is very dangerous. If used well, he will be an important weapon for the Ming Dynasty. But once it gets out of control, the Ming Dynasty may also have problems because of it."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and said seriously: "I know that you respect Su Jing very much now. This is right. As a student, this is the way it should be."
"But don't forget that you are still the future master of the Ming Dynasty. The rise and fall of the Zhu family is in your hands. Su Jing must not escape your control. Do you understand?"
(End of chapter)
