The reason why this is so is because with the support of Zhu Yuanzhang, temples and Taoist temples have sprung up all over the country, and there are more and more monks and Taoists.

In addition to not having to pay taxes to serve, these outsiders often collude with wealthy families and gentry in various places and are worshiped by them.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not an ordinary person, after knowing this situation, he immediately knew that if it continued like this, it would be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, since the sixth year of Hongwu, he has actually begun to favor Confucianism.

However, what kind of Confucianism is needed, or the combination of Confucianism and Buddhism and Taoism as the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, he has not thought about this.

However, there is one principle that can be affirmed, new ideas, ideas advocated in the future, must be able to make his Ming dynasty last for a long time.

And Zhang Yifan's accidentally leaked out of the "Disciple Rules", in fact, it was not until the Kangxi period of the Manchu Qing Dynasty that it was created by a person named Li Yuxiu, and after being revised, it got the reputation of "the best in enlightenment". Needless to say, this is an article that is very much in line with the needs of the rule of the feudal era.

To sum up, the "Disciple Rules" is actually based on the "Analects of Learning" in the "disciple enters the filial piety, out of the filial piety, cautious and faithful, pan love for the public, and kindness, the line has spare strength, then to learn the text" and expounded. It mainly talks about the etiquette norms that people should have when they are at home, when they go out, when they treat people, receive things, behave in the world, and study. If everyone abides by it, it will be very helpful for social stability.

And this "Disciple Rules" is easy to understand, catchy, and easy to remember.

Therefore, when Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang saw this article, they were naturally like a treasure!

No, after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang read it, he smiled and praised again and again: "Not bad, not bad, well written, well written!" ”

However, as soon as he finished praising it, he immediately had questions, so he asked Zhu Biao: "This article is really written by Zhang Yifan?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang admitted that Zhang Yifan has some ability, in addition to craftsmanship and medical skills, he also has courage and eloquence, but as far as he doesn't know the words and the ugly brush characters, he would have given Zhang Yifan an eight, but it immediately fell to the level of six.

Therefore, he would not think that such a good Confucian article would be written by Zhang Yifan.

Zhu Biao actually had doubts, so he replied: "Erchen can't confirm it, why don't you send him over to ask?" ”

"Good!" Zhu Yuanzhang listened, and immediately nodded in agreement, but his expression hesitated obviously, and finally said, "Forget it, before the competition, I won't see this Zhang Yifan." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Biao knew that his father was thinking about Li Shanchang's side.

After Zhang Yifan made trouble last time, Li Shanchang showed great sincerity, which made his father very satisfied. Zhu Biao can guess that it is estimated that his father will definitely favor Li Shanchang's son at that time.

If his father summoned Zhang Yifan before the competition, then Li Shanchang's side would probably want to be crooked, which is obviously not what his father wants to see.

Based on this understanding, Zhu Biao proposed: "Father, if you don't ask Jingjing, she should know a lot of things about Zhang Yifan, maybe she knows the specific situation of this article?" ”

Speaking of this, he thought for a moment and added: "Jing Jing has always thought that Zhang Yifan will definitely be able to win the first place if he participates in the competition, there should be a certain reason!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang listened, thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's okay, it just so happens that my body is also tired, I'll go over and take a turn!" ”

A few days ago, he found that this eldest daughter had painted many portraits of Yifan, which made him very unhappy. This time, by the way, how is this eldest daughter?

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Qiu Ju, the maid beside Zhu Jingjing, and others soon found that Zhu Yuanzhang passed over with his hands behind his back, so they hurriedly knelt down to greet him.

"Where's Jing Jing?" Zhu Yuanzhang walked in front of him and asked lightly.

"Back to Your Majesty, the princess is sitting in the front yard, and she won't let the slaves and maids pass!"

Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, and walked over.

After turning a corner, I saw Zhu Jingjing sitting alone in the pavilion, motionless looking at the pear blossoms in front of him. It seems to be watching pear blossoms, and it seems to be in a daze.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked all the way behind Zhu Jingjing, and she still sat still. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that this daughter was in a daze. Moreover, he could guess that he was probably thinking about that kid!

Knowing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be a little annoyed. This daughter is really an extrovert, and her soul has been sucked away by that kid! Is that good, boy?

As a last resort, Zhu Yuanzhang coughed.

However, Zhu Jingjing was still in a daze, as if she hadn't heard it.

"......" Zhu Yuanzhang was even more angry, what's the use of raising this daughter?

Then, raising his voice, he coughed heavily.

Zhu Jingjing finally heard the movement, turned her head to see that it was Zhu Yuanzhang, and hurriedly saluted.

"What do you think, the soul is gone!" When Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he said angrily, and then sat on the stool with the futon.

Zhu Jingjing listened to it and said naturally: "I'm thinking about Brother Fan!" ”

"......" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his body stiffened when he sat down.

This daughter said it so bluntly? A daughter's family, and such a sensual title as "Brother Fan", is really a ghost!

Thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang, he came here for Zhang Yifan's business, otherwise it is estimated that the training will be started.

calmed down the anger in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang put the stack of paper in his hand on the stone table, and then asked, "Take a look, have you seen it?" ”

Zhu Jingjing was slightly surprised, but she didn't expect her father to let her see things. As a result, as soon as she lowered her head, she knew that it was written by Zhang Yifan, and immediately showed a look of joy and hurriedly read it.

After reading it, she remembered Zhu Yuanzhang's question, raised her head and replied, "I haven't seen it!" ”

After a pause, Zhu Jingjing immediately added: "This must have been written by Brother Fan!" ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Since you haven't seen it, why is it so sure that he wrote it?" ”

"Because I haven't seen this article before, my father took it and asked, indicating that my father hadn't seen it either. This handwriting is Brother Fan's, so he must have written it. ”

When Zhu Jingjing talked about Zhang Yifan, her spirit began to fly, and without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask, she gushed out: "Father, don't you know, Brother Fan is very capable and knowledgeable, what's the great thing about writing an article?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little angry when he heard this, and immediately asked, "Then what skills does he have?" You said to hear about it? ”

"That's a lot, my father must have never heard of it. Do you know about microorganisms? Do you know logic? Do you know the Legend of Sword and Fairy? You know ......"

"What kind of mess?" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but interrupt Zhu Jingjing's words when he heard this, "I think you are fascinated by him!" ”

When he had finished speaking, he stood up, copied the stack of papers, and walked away in a rage.

This daughter can't communicate at all! He was going to find the great Confucian Song Lian to read this article.

Zhu Jingjing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's back and muttered to herself: "Father, you don't know that Brother Fan is interesting, and his whimsical ideas ......"

Suddenly, she shouted at Zhu Yuanzhang's back: "Father, let my daughter go to Liujia Village to help you ask?" ”

I don't know why, Zhu Jingjing felt that after she shouted these words, it seemed that her father had tripped under his feet, and then disappeared!

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Zhang Yifan's side, he didn't know that the "Disciple Rules" he wrote silently were gone, let alone that this "Disciple Rules" also attracted the attention of Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, and even the famous Confucian Song Lian was taken aback when he saw it.

At this time, he held a large handful of feathers in his hand before going home.

"You've been busy for half a day, and you're just for this feather?" Zhu Wu followed him and asked a little puzzled.

Zhang Yifan was in a good mood, and then asked rhetorically: "Otherwise?" ”

The village ran around and ran up the mountain to catch pheasants, but it turned out to be just for these feathers! But then again, the feathers that Zhang Yifan asked for were all roosters in the village, as well as the longest hairs on the tails of geese and pheasants, which were indeed beautiful!

Zhu Wu thought in his heart, so he asked again: "Then is this to make a feather fan?" ”

"It's not!" When Zhang Yifan heard this, he immediately replied, "It's to make a pen!" ”

That's right, he's just going to make quills!

Because in later life, he could write with a beautiful pen. There were no fountain pens in this era, but the predecessor of the fountain pen, the quill pen, could be made by yourself!

Don't you think your writing is ugly? Well, make a quill and write it to them, not to mention how good it is, it's always okay to make up for the shortcomings of calligraphy, right?

Zhang Yifan thought so, and his mood was naturally good.

As for how to make quills, don't really say it, he used to play with quills when he was in middle school. It's nothing more than picking out the feathers, then cleaning, hardening, and sharpening the nib.

Of course, there is a distinction between good and bad quills; But it doesn't matter, this large handful of feathers is enough for experimentation.

In addition, when Zhang Yifan came back, he also explained to Erniu and asked Erniu to continue to help him collect this big feather.

For the hardening of the pen barrel, he chose to use hot sand, which is to heat a large pot of sand and then insert the bare feather rod into it. As for the time and temperature, it needs to be adjusted experimentally.

When doing this, Zhang Yifan also asked Zhu Wu if they had practiced iron sand palms, maybe this pot of sand can be wasted!

In the evening, the person who delivered the news from the Yanwang Mansion came and brought Zhang Yifan the latest news about the princess's recruitment.

On the side of the Ministry of Rites, the registration has been closed, and a hundred people have been preliminarily screened, and then we are waiting for the East Palace to send someone to screen. After the East Palace screened out eight people, it was the date of the palace examination.

I saw someone say to Zhang Yifan: "...... One of those people is very talented and has a good chance of winning the competition! ”