Alas, what a human heart is not ancient! Seeing that the prince was indifferent, Song Lian sighed in his heart. I remember that the prince has always been very benevolent, and he is also very respectful to himself, and he is a good student who respects his teachers, why is this the case today?

"Is it because ...... The emperor has found another one, a better famous teacher for the crown prince, so that the prince thinks, should I Song Lian resign as the crown prince? Song Lian seemed to understand something.

Song Lian is a pure reader, and he values his reputation more than his life. He also has unique insights in learning, and can be called a relatively highly educated Confucian scholar.

But it's a bit pedantic, except for teaching the prince benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith, he can't teach anything else.

And the current situation is that the crown prince Zhu Biao is benevolent and righteous enough. Many times, his performance is already benevolent and almost weak in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion. Therefore, he no longer needs to study Confucianism, but needs to learn Qin Yu's knowledge of stability and stability. Because the prince had been impressed by Qin Yu's knowledge, he did not open his mouth to intercede for Song Lian.

If you don't explain to him, he's going to crash to death on a pillar? Zhu Yuanzhang was made out of temper by this great Confucian.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not really ruthless, and will kill ministers at will. As long as the minister is not corrupt and does not harm the people, Zhu Yuanzhang is only ruthless on the surface at most, and he will never really kill him.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, Song Lian slammed into the stone pillar next to him.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and easily blocked Song Lian, who stumbled to the ground and did not die. "You're seventy or eighty, and you're still doing this trick of dying Mingzhi?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Song Lian, do you have to let us explain what you have to say?" We miss that you are old, if we tell the truth, I am afraid that you will not be able to accept it. ”

"Please make it clear to Your Majesty, otherwise the old minister will ...... The old minister is dead! Song Lian said firmly.

"Okay, then we'll make it clear to you." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We have found a teacher for the prince who is ten times more talented than you, and you should be satisfied with this answer." ”

Your Majesty has invited a better teacher for the crown prince? As expected! Song Lian was indignant, "Your Majesty, who is this person?" His attainments in Confucianism are comparable to those of old ministers? Please ask Your Majesty to invite him out and let the old minister compare his Confucian knowledge with him. He also said that his talent was ten times better than that of the old minister, and the old minister was not convinced, and the old minister did not believe that there was such a capable person in the world. ”

"If the old minister loses the competition, the old minister will be convinced and immediately return to his hometown." Song Lian's Confucian attainments are second to none in the entire Ming Dynasty, and even Liu Bowen is convinced, so he disagrees with anyone in terms of Confucian cultivation.

"That person's attainments in Confucianism may not be as good as yours." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "But he has a university question, which you can't compare." ”

"What aspect of the old minister's knowledge is not as good as him?" Song Lian was not convinced.

"So be it." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Let's also give you a pair of words, if you can sell it for five million taels of silver, you will be qualified to compete with him." "Qin Yu is Zhu Yuanzhang's hidden killer, how can he let others meet him easily?

"What kind of college is this?" Song Lian was stunned.

"If you can fill the treasury, it doesn't count as a university question, what does a university ask?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Dance and ink all day long, looking for chapters and sentences?" Full of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, but not diligent and indigent, does not know how to make the country strong, and has no ability to make the people have enough food and clothing, such a prince of the country will definitely not be able to govern the country well in the future. ”

"Let me tell you the truth, our act of selling words this time originated from that person. With the silver, we can develop farming, provide relief to the victims, build water conservancy, and eradicate bandits in various places...... The court was strong, and the people were able to live in peace and have enough food. This is a great feat for the benefit of the country and the people, and you actually say that it is not a study? ”

"Old minister...... The old minister ...... "Song Lian was speechless.

"And even Sage Confucius said that scholars should cultivate themselves, work together as a family, govern the country, and level the world. Governing the country and leveling the world is the ultimate goal of a scholar, that person can achieve a level in the world with only one strategy, do you dare to say that his knowledge is not ten times better than yours? ”

"Finding chapters and extracting sentences is just something that ordinary scholars do, and such scholars are useless. If you can govern the country and level the world, you can only be a truly capable reader, and you can truly go down in history. ”

"You know it all day long, how have you ever offered us a good strategy for governing the country and leveling the world?"

Song Lian listened and fell to the ground.

"Stand down!" Zhu Yuanzhang said impatiently.

"Old minister...... Retirement. Song Lian listened, and retreated tremblingly, as if he had aged ten years old.

The crown prince Zhu Biao was a little unbearable when he saw it: "After all, Master Song is a well-known Confucian, and he also does his best when teaching his sons...... When my father said this, did it hit him too hard? ”

"Biao'er, you're so merciful." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Besides, we didn't do anything with him." A scholar like him is the best destination for him to be a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, and let him concentrate on studying and cultivating the history of the Yuan Dynasty. ”

"Teach the prince to govern the country, he can't do it."

"Erchen is just worried that Master Song is too old, and he can't accept it in his heart."

"Don't worry, as long as he puts all his mind on the history book, he will soon forget about it." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Song Lian returned to the Song Mansion tremblingly, unable to give up.

"Master, there is a scholar who asks to see you." As soon as he sat down, a maid stepped forward to say.

"Ask him to come in." Song Lian came back to his senses and said. He has a noble character and likes to promote the younger generations to read, and he can be regarded as a real teacher and a very good teacher.

Not long after, a young scholar walked in, with a weak age, and saluted Song Lian: "The late-born Ma Jun will visit Master Song." Ma Jun was a student of the Hanlin Academy, his family was poor when he was young, and he was appreciated by Song Lian because of his talent and cleverness.

Seeing Ma Junze, who was in his age, and just listening to Emperor Zhu's words, Song Lian had mixed feelings in his heart, and suddenly had an inspiration: "Take the pen, the old man wants to write a preface and give it to Ma Sheng." ”

"Xie Songshi." Ma Jun was overjoyed. Immediately walked over and sharpened the ink for the teacher himself.

Song Lian laid out the rice paper, picked up the brush, brewed for a while, and soon wrote a preface on the paper without adding points: "Yu was eager to learn when he was young. The family is poor, and there is no way to read the book, so every pretending to be in the house of the book collector......"

After writing it, he immediately threw his personal honor and disgrace out of the clouds.

……

The inner courtyard of the Royal Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly summoned Mao Jian and gave him a secret decree.

Then called Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and other princes to his side: "Biao'er, Di'er, let's go to Lujia Village now and meet your new teacher." ”