Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 52

"Sir, you are really..." Zhu Biao quickly helped Song Lian to the chair and let him sit down.Among the many teachers, he respected Mr. Song Lian and Mrs. Song the most. Seeing that Song Lian was dressed in thin cloth clothes and a pair of tattered cloth shoes, he must have walked here step by step with a pair of feet, and he couldn't help but feel distressed.

"His Royal Highness..." Seeing that the prince is benevolent and virtuous, Song Lian was also relieved.Seeing the awkwardness on Zhu Su's face in a blink of an eye, he couldn't help sighing secretly.He cupped his hands and said to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, the old minister has the guts to say something privately to His Highness the Fifth."

"Ah, good." Zhu Biao was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. "Then, I'll wait for you in the study first. Fifth brother, if you ask me, you must not disobey!" He said and gave Zhu Su a look.

What else can Zhu Su do?Can only nod helplessly.When Zhu Biao left with the others, Zhu Su sighed and said to Song Lian: "Mr. Song, the emperor has allowed me not to study in Dabentang."

"You came to see me so suddenly, don't you want to arrest me and go back to study?"

Song Lian didn't answer, but looked straight at Zhu Su with a pair of old eyes, which made Zhu Su's heart tremble slightly.After a while, he shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty is the lord of the Ming Dynasty, and he speaks eloquently. Although I am a mediocre man, I also understand the monarch, minister and father and son, so how dare I disobey it?"

"It's just that I just found out that your highness is endowed by heaven, but I can't properly teach you. I feel regretful and fearful. If your highness's talent is wasted and you become a great Ming Zhongyong, isn't it me? The sinner of the future generations of Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Su secretly rolled his eyes.You are Zhong Yong, and your whole family is Zhong Yong.

Song Lian still stared at Zhu Su, with self-blame and pity that couldn't be concealed in his eyes. "I only blame my mortal eyes for not knowing good talents. At first, Your Highness was reticent, and I just thought I was a shy child. Later, when you made that 'talking', because you were mad at you for messing around, you didn't care much and asked you less. "

"After you wake up, you have been abandoned by the old man, and begged His Majesty to leave my door. Hey, this is all the old man's own crimes. I have lost the trust between my master and my disciples, and I can't blame others."

Zhu Su didn't expect him to think so, and was stunned.

"Although Your Highness doesn't want to see the old man, in any case, please listen to the old man's last words." Song Lian raised his old eyes with an extremely solemn expression. "You were born in the royal family. In the future, you will definitely guard one side and become a vassal king."

"Although the responsibility is not as great as His Royal Highness, there are still thousands of people who are tied to you."

"Although you don't look down on Confucianism, you must not abandon the benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and righteousness of the family and the country. Ordinary people don't understand these things, but they only cause disasters to the whole town. The vassal kings don't understand these things, but they will cause disasters to the country. I was born in At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, I saw too many tragedies caused by the selfishness and immorality of those in power..."

The old man didn't know what to think of, and shook his head with a miserable face.

"Hey. I planned to teach them slowly and gently. With your talent and respect for the brothers and friends of the prince, it may not be impossible to become a good story like King Wu of Zhou and Duke Zhou of Zhou. If you can teach a pair of wise kings and virtuous kings, Bao The people of the rivers and mountains have lived in peace for a hundred years, and the old man will die in peace. It's a pity..."

With tears of regret on his face, he slowly stretched his hand into his robe, took out a book, and said with a forced smile, "I'm old and talk about, but forget the business. In this "Analects of Confucius", there is Even though His Highness doesn’t like Neo-Confucianism, I don’t like Confucianism. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and trustworthiness must not be forgotten.”

"If you are willing to look through one or two in your spare time, it will be considered as a teacher-student friendship between you and me."

Zhu Su nodded and took it, flipped through it a bit, and saw that the book was full of petty lowercase letters, the writing was simple and easy to understand, without citing classics, and it was not as profound as Zhu Zi's Neo Confucianism.And most of the words directly refer to the original heart of Confucianism, and describe the principles pursued by Confucianism from a very simple point.Obviously, this is a textbook specially compiled by Song Lian for Zhu Su.

I also saw that the ink color of the lower script is still bright and beautiful, obviously it was written recently.I really don't know how this Song master had to teach in the Dabentang during the day, and he was old and dim. How did he find the time and energy to write this thick volume of "Annotations to the Analects of Confucius".

"The book has been delivered, and the old man should go back. Prince Lao has been waiting in the study for a long time, and please ask His Highness the Fifth Highness to apologize for the old man." Song Lian said, then stood up and bowed to Zhu Su.

Before Zhu Su, he looked down on this old gentleman who only knew about everything, but now for some reason, the hand holding the book trembled a little.

Not knowing what to say, two words popped out from his throat: "Sir..."

"Your Highness is still willing to call me sir, and I feel relieved." Song Lian said with a smile, his face no longer had the rigid seriousness when he was teaching him to read, only a strong sense of loneliness remained.

He pursed his lips for a while, as if hesitating to say one more sentence, thought for a while, and finally opened his mouth: "I also hope that His Highness can make a living for the common people in the future, and always have great ambitions in his heart, so that he can live up to this gifted talent." .”

After finishing speaking, he saluted again and went out the door.

Zhu Su just felt like a blow to the head, and he was stunned, not knowing what to think, and when he realized it, he hurried out to see him off. The old man had gone a long way, leaving behind a slightly old, but still straight, pine back.

"Is this... Confucianism?" For some reason, Zhu Su suddenly thought of Song Shiwen's Song of Righteousness in his mind.

[I will see you when the season is poor, and you will see the pictures one by one. 】

Thinking of the records in the history books, Song Lian was summoned by the Yuan court several times, but he couldn't evade them all.I don't want to enjoy the wealth and glory, but escape into the remote mountains.Cultivating Taoism under the guise of a name, but only concentrates on collecting all kinds of Chinese classics and writing books.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang called him to teach Zhu Biao how to read, but he came here not far away.

Perhaps in his life, he was also using his own methods to fight against the hell-like chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and tried his best to cultivate a benevolent Zhu Biao, so that the chaotic times would not reappear in the world.

In the history of history, although there is no strong name, he is willing to pass on this ray of Confucian righteousness to China when the land of Shenzhou sinks.

"Such a big responsibility, why did you tell me..." Zhu Su opened the book with a wry smile on his face, only to feel that the words in small script on this book are extremely important. "I just want to be a idle king who eats and waits to die..."

"Forget it, if you have time, take a closer look." Seeing that Song Lian had disappeared, Zhu Su smiled to himself, turned and entered the Prince's Mansion.

……

The next day, the West Courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.

"Fifth brother, fifth brother." The sun had already risen three poles, but Prince Zhu Biao led a person, and walked in excitedly. "Look, who is looking for you?"

"Huh? Fifth brother?"

As soon as he stepped into the yard, he was startled.On a huge rocking chair, Zhu Su snored repeatedly.A copy of "The Analects of Confucius" is covering his face, just to use it as a sunshade.

"What a lazy bastard, what time is he still sleeping soundly. The Analects of Confucius is the words of a sage, and it's such a waste." Zhu Biao cursed with a smile, and put the book aside.

"Uh...uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...In fact, when he got up in the morning, he wanted to learn from those hard-working students and read in the morning.Unexpectedly, this "Annotations to the Analects" is also very hypnotic. After reading two lines, my eyelids become heavy.

Obviously just woke up from sleep...

"Get up soon. Let's see who this is?" Zhu Biao said with a smile.

Zhu Su rubbed his misty eyes, and saw behind Zhu Biao, a tall and handsome young man, looking at him lovingly.

"Ah! Brother Muying!" Zhu Su said in surprise.

(End of this chapter)