In June 1364, since Zhu Yuanzhang exterminated Chen Youliang's old department, he has not gone out to fight, but silently Tuntian Anmin.

On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang had a rare free time, so he called his sons over in the backyard, and when Zhu Biao and Song Lian asked for leave, they saw Lao Zhu sitting on a stool and reading "The Mean", and the brothers on the side were standing aside tremblingly like quails.

Zhu Biao smiled, then walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's left side and bent down to salute, "My son and son meet my father, my father is in a good mood today!" ”

"Biao'er is here, we rarely have leisure today, and some trivial things will be pushed to Li Shanchang and them to do!

"It seems that the father is going to test his sons?"

"Hahaha, yes, reading is very important, we couldn't afford to learn when we were young, we have been fighting wars all these years, please ask Mr. to teach us to read,

Zhu Biao bowed his hand to Lao Zhu, and then retreated to the far left of the younger brothers.

He knew that Lao Zhu's words were not a lie, most people knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was born from the grassroots, his family was poor, he let go of cattle and sheep, became a monk, and also begged, and later established the Ming Dynasty through a peasant uprising, but little is known about his love of reading.

In fact, when he was a child, he went to a private school for several months, "both schooled and smart", but eventually dropped out of school due to lack of money, so he had to herd cattle and sheep for the landlord.

After the death of both parents, he begged and wandered in Huaixi. Huaixi's travels opened Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he returned to the monastery at the age of 17, "knowing that he was determined to study diligently", and studied Buddhist scriptures with several old monks. Because of his shallow foundation and poor foundation, he could not read some books, or did not understand them all, so he humbly asked for advice and asked learned people for advice.

After participating in the peasant uprising, a group of Confucian scholars such as Li Shanchang, Feng Guoyong, Tao An, Xia Yu, Zhu Sheng, Zhu Xiao, and Liu Ji came to defect, and they quoted scriptures, talked about the past and the present, helped him analyze the situation, and made suggestions, so that Zhu Yuanzhang further understood the importance of reading.

So, he studied even harder, "Shi Nai asked Confucianism." Everywhere he went, he tried to recruit Confucian scholars, stayed in the shogunate, got along day and night, and lectured on history.

At the same time, "Ling Yousi visited the ancient books and hidden secret houses". Wake up early and go to bed late every day, and squeeze in time to read.

After ascending the throne, he also set up Wenyuan Pavilion in the east of Fengtianmen in Beijing, "storing all the ancient and modern books, and placing university scholars".

After he finished handling official business, he often took time to go there, "ordering Hongru to enter the scriptures and history, self-review, and forget all day long."

is about to be questioned by his father, Zhu Biao doesn't care, he has studied hard for five years, plus the best teacher's teaching, his current talent is no problem according to Song Lian's statement to take the Jinshi exam,

But the younger brothers on the side couldn't do it, taking advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's reading effort, he looked at his brother with a blank eye, and tears were about to flow out of his little eyes.

The young Zhu Di and Zhu Lu are okay, they have only been enrolled for a long time, and even if they don't answer, they won't be beaten, but Zhu Fan and Zhu Di can't run.

Thinking about it, my father specially called himself here to set an example for Zhu Di and Zhu Hu.

As for calling Zhu Fan and Zhu Di here, I want to give the two little ones a glimpse of the consequences of not studying.

Biao'er, you tell us that the destiny is sexuality, the spontaneity is the Tao, and the cultivation is teaching. Those who are in the Tao do not need to be separated from it, but they are also separated from the Tao, so the gentleman is cautious about what he does not see, and he is afraid of what he does not hear. Don't see it, don't show it, so the gentleman is cautious......... The great capital of the world; Those who are harmonious are also the way of the world. To neutralize, heaven is in the ascendancy, and all things are nurtured.

Zhu Biao stepped forward and replied: What God gives people is sex, following nature is the Tao, and following the Tao to cultivate oneself is teaching.

The Tao cannot be left for a moment, but it is not the Tao that can be departed. Therefore a gentleman should be careful where no one is looking, and fear and awe where no one can hear.

When hidden, it will also be discovered, and the subtleties will also be obvious, so a gentleman should be cautious when he is alone. Emotions of joy and sorrow are not expressed, and this is called medium. It is revealed but in harmony with the law, which is called harmony.

China is the most fundamental law in the world, and harmony is the law that the world follows. When neutrality is reached, heaven and earth will return to their place, and all things will grow and develop!

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, feeling that even Li Shanchang's old thing was not as good as his son said, and he said it thoroughly, who said that our old Zhu family couldn't produce the seeds of reading?

"Biao'er said it well! Yesterday, soup and a lot of good things were shipped in, and they were all put in the warehouse, you can go in and pick some at will! ”

Then he turned his head to look at Zhu Fan and Zhu Di, "We don't expect the two of you to be comparable to your eldest brother, and we don't need "The Mean" to embarrass you, just test your Analects!" ”

There is no need to go into detail about the process, the two brothers are stumbling together, and they don't have confidence, I'm afraid they have forgotten what they will order......