People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 142

There was a brief silence in the imperial study room.

Lao Zhu was also worried. When Zhang Yi was doing badly, he really wanted Zhang Yi to come out and do something.But as time goes by, when Zhang Yi's ability gradually shines, he is also facing the pressure of exposure.

Xu Cunren mentioned it to him several times, and now Liu Bowen also mentioned it.

According to common sense, he should summon this little Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain and give him a reward.

But if he summons Zhang Yi, I'm afraid everything he has done before will be in vain.

"Father, there is such a miraculous person, and I want to meet him..."

"Yes, my son wants to see you too!"

The princes Zhu Xi, Zhu Yan, Zhu Di, etc. were also very curious about Zhang Yi described by others, and they all spoke up.

"Bullshit!"

Zhu Biao frowned, and the princes kept silent!
"This son, I really should see him, but not now..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression remained unchanged, and then he handed over the manuscript of Zhang Yi's mathematics textbook to the eunuch.

"I will make a copy of this manuscript, and then hand it over to Guozixue for printing. This manuscript will be distributed to the state capitals, and let them print it themselves!

If students want to copy and buy, they will be sold at cost price!

Even dead booksellers are not allowed to sell at high prices,
Anyone who dares to make huge profits here, I will take his head! "

Xu Cunren looked serious and nodded in agreement.

From the time when mathematics entered the imperial examination, the status of this "textbook" has been comparable to the Four Books and Five Classics to a certain extent.

Even if Confucian students don't recognize it anymore, they must pay attention to "Computing" for their future.

"After the opening of the Enke, all exams must take mathematics. In addition to relying on classics and morals, the college examinations also take elementary school mathematics, and the rural examinations test middle schools. They will try college textbooks...

[-]% of the candidates' grades are in classics and meaning, and [-]% in mathematics. However, those who fail in mathematics will not be admitted! "

Considering the status of Confucianism, Lao Zhu still did not compare arithmetic with the classics, but he set the line of failure, which means that no matter what kind of peerless genius you are, as long as you fail to pass arithmetic, you may be punished because of arithmetic. His grades fell to Sun Shan.

Liu Ji, Song Lian and Xu Cunren looked at each other.

Although they knew that it was unstoppable to enter the imperial examination in mathematics, but when the order really came down, they knew that this day had changed.

Compared with Song Lian's worry, Xu Cunren's was a little confused.

Liu Ji showed a smile instead, and gladly accepted the emperor's order.

He thought for a moment and asked:

"Your Majesty, since this math textbook was compiled by Zhang Yi, should we sign it?"

The impact brought by this question is even more shocking than the admission of mathematics to the imperial examination itself.

The old master Song Lian almost couldn't catch his breath when he heard the words, how could they forget about it?
signature?

If the emperor really signed Zhang Yi, the face of Confucian scholars in this world might be disgraced.

A seven-year-old child in Longhushan all reads the textbooks compiled by Zhang Yi. To some extent, they are all Zhang Yi's students.

If this gets out, I don't know how many people will be devastated.

Opinion from different perspectives has been a psychological threshold that is difficult for many people to cross since ancient times.

Zhu Yuanzhang also fell silent. After a while, he asked:

"Then what do you think, should the child be signed?"

Zhu Biao took the lead to stand up and said: "Since it was compiled by him, I think it should be signed! If not, the Zhang family's heart will be chilled. I understand the concerns of you gentlemen. Scholars in the world cannot accept this matter!" However, the father's expectation for Zhang Yi is not in Fangwai, but in the court!
This Zhang family's son may not be a member of the temple in the future, so... I support the signature! "

Zhu Biao took the lead in expressing his opinions, and Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention to Song Lian and Liu Bowen.

Song Lian's face was ashen, but he was unwilling to express his opinion.
Whether Zhang Yi will take off his Taoism in the future is a matter for the future. If he signs it now, they, scholars and Confucians, may all lose face.

Liu Bowen thought for a while and said:
"The minister generally agrees with His Royal Highness' thoughts, but suggests that this matter should be delayed for a while!
At present, there is still a turmoil in the imperial court regarding the admission of mathematics to the imperial examination. If the author of the mathematics textbook is leaked, it may change...

Weichen suggested to give Zhang Yi an individual number, which means that we will not steal his achievements, and also avoid troubles! "

The others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Although there is no such thing as unprecedented in the matter of entering the imperial examination in mathematics, there are very few people with Zhu Yuanzhang's strength.

This matter was originally driven by imperial power, and the official class still had grievances.

To stimulate their nerves again, although Lao Zhu is not afraid, he will not act emotionally.

After all, the purpose is to push things forward, and Zhang Yi didn't care about these false names at all.

"Can!"

As the emperor nodded in agreement, Liu Bowen, Xu Cunren and Song Lian all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, what nickname should I give the Zhang family?"

Lao Zhu thought of Zhang Yi, and wrote the word "Yi" on the desk.

"Yi Tongyi, let's call him Mr. Yi! As for the dozen or so textbooks, they are called "Twelve Volumes of Mathematics""

"Yi, Zhou Yi?"

Liu Bowen and Song Lian looked at each other, it seemed that the emperor still had a high opinion of that child!

They breathed a sigh of relief, as long as this matter can be resolved, if Zhang Yi's identity is not exposed, there may be another commotion.

Don't say that those outside who don't know feel ashamed.

As a great Confucian, Song Lian was ashamed of this incident.

"Xu Cunren!"

Zhu Yuanzhang called Xu Cunren, and the latter hurriedly bowed to listen to the training.

"Guo Zixue Zeng Mathematics Ph.D., please make a list for me to recommend, whether those people agree or not, submit the list!
If they don't agree, don't blame me for embarrassing them! "

The murderous aura in Old Zhu Jiang's voice can be vaguely seen...

Everyone knows that those who deal negatively with Xu Cunren because of his mathematics admission to the imperial examination may have made Zhu Yuanzhang murderous.

"Yes!"

Xu Cunren bowed his head and said yes.

At the same time Song Lian suggested:
"Your Majesty, since you are admitted to the imperial examination, I have one more thing to do!
Your majesty valued it, and taught His Royal Highness and other princes, but I really don't understand arithmetic!
When your Majesty is looking for an arithmetic tutor for the Imperial Academy, you might as well find an arithmetic tutor for the princes in the palace..."

Zhu Di, Zhu Xi and other princes were eating melons, but when they heard that they were going to learn arithmetic, they wailed all over the place.

"Can!"

The emperor felt that what Song Lian said made sense, so he settled the matter.

After discussing everything that should be discussed, Liu Bowen and others left the imperial study.

"Father, the second son of the Zhang family is very powerful, can we meet him?"

"Father, why don't you let him enter the palace to teach us to read..."

"I heard from sister Chang's family that he knows Taoism, he can make talismans fly and ignite fires in the air!"

"Haha, and Brother Chang, every time I mention that little Taoist priest, I hate him. I don't like Brother Chang, so I think Zhang Yi is a good person..."

There were no outsiders around, Zhu Xi and the others surrounded Zhu Yuanzhang, inquiring about Zhang Yi one after another.

Zhu Yuanzhang kept a straight face:
"You guys have become lawless recently, and you still want to teach me how to do things?"

"Go out, Zhang Yi is not a son of meritorious service, how to enter the palace, if you come up with bad ideas, be careful, I will teach you..."

Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang's father and son put on a straight face, and the princes were afraid.

"Father, we are going to study..."

Zhu Di had the sharpest eyesight, and ran away as soon as he saw the situation was not good.

Zhu Xing and Zhu Bing came to their senses and ran out after them.

Only Zhu Wei reacted slowly, and when he wanted to run away, the brothers were gone.

"Father...Royal Father...then I'm going to study too!

Brother, wait for me! "

Seeing the appearance of these sons, Lao Zhu couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

The majesty of the father and the emperor that he maintained with a straight face just now was instantly shattered.

"It's not enough for you younger brothers to lack discipline. Prince, I plan to set up a school in the palace to study for the princes. What do you think?"

Zhu Biao replied: "This matter is very good, what is the father going to do?"

"I'm going to build a library and a school at the same time, let's name this school Dahondo for the time being!

From now on, you and your younger brothers will all study here!
Those meritorious children of the imperial court can also enter the palace to accompany them! "

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly when he said this:
"Children like Chang Mao, it's time to force them to calm down, go to the palace and find someone to watch, maybe you can let them calm down!

Don't they think that I don't know, although I let them go to Guozixue to study, but these people have almost never appeared in Guozixue!
Xu Cunren didn't dare to take care of it, so I will help him take care of it later.

If these people miss class again before the main hall is built, I will beat them up! "

Zhu Biao smiled, the new dynasty was established, and many rules were not established.

In other words, most of the heroes of Ming Dynasty were born in mud legs, and they had meritorious service, but they didn't have time to change their mentality.

Most of them don't care about the education of the younger generation.

Some people will ask their husbands to teach their children to read at home, such as Xu Da...

But many people are not aware of this problem at all. It is also out of good intentions that Lao Zhu sent the children of heroes to study in Guozi.

It's just that most people may go there for a while, and then they don't go at all.

For example, Chang Mao, Zhang Yi, and Kong Na have been to Guozixue for so long, but they have never met this dear friend at all.

Most of the other meritorious children don't know each other!

"No, if Chang Yuchun is really unlucky, I don't want to elevate this idiot to the status of Duke, come..."

Zhu Yuanzhang let the eunuch come in and drew up a decree.

Let people distribute the meritorious mansions.

Anyone who is of the right age and does not go to school will be given ten boards first!
The eunuch led the order out of the palace, and immediately responded to the mansions of the heroes in Tianfu, wailing all over the place.

Those meritorious children couldn't figure out why the emperor wanted to catch them to study...

……

the other side,
Liu Bowen, Xu Cunren and Song Lian leave the palace
On the way, Liu Bowen asked Xu Cunren a lot about Zhang Yi.

After going out, Song Lian had official duties, so he left first.
Lao Liu and Xu Cunren also lost interest in gathering and separated.

Liu Bowen returned to Yushitai, but he had no intention of handling official duties.

He thought for a while, and after explaining to his subordinates, he took off his official uniform and went out.

"Master, where are we going?"

"Outside the city, watch with a pure mind!"

Liu Bowen thought for a while, but finally couldn't hold back his curiosity, and decided to meet Zhang Yi.

"Yes, sir!"

The carriage moved forward slowly, passing through the streets of Yingtianfu, the scenery outside the window changed from lively to lonely,
Liu Bowen walked for a long time before he saw the unremarkable Taoist temple outside the city from a distance. ,
The Taoist temple has traces of time. Although it has been repaired, the emperor was obviously perfunctory at that time.

"Here, there is not even a decent pilgrim, but life is hard!"

Liu Bowen talked to himself, and his affection for Zhang Yi slightly recovered.

He was an official in the late Yuan Dynasty and witnessed the darkness of the officialdom. '

Similarly, when he was an official, he actually saw the prosperity of Tianshi Mansion.

The old Zhang family did not do well in the Yuan Dynasty. Although they were not as high-status as the Kong family, they were much richer than the Kong family.

Liu Bowen's malice towards Longhushan is due to the sect's opinion, and scholars naturally look down on monks and Taoists, and secondly, it is also because of Longhushan's past behavior.

He doesn't like it very much!
When the carriage approached the Taoist temple, Liu Bowen discovered that there was also a carriage parked not far from the Taoist temple.

Beside the carriage, an old servant and a young Taoist were chatting.

Liu Bowen got out of the car, and the Taoist priest saw him coming, so he rushed to meet him:

"My lord, are you going to burn incense inside?"

"Ok!"

Liu Bowen did not reveal his identity, and he looked very plain without official uniform.

Deng Zhongxiu looked at Liu Bowen with his eyes. Although he was not very well dressed, he was obviously a nobleman.

"Please!"

It is rare for someone to come to the Taoist temple, so Deng Zhongxiu will naturally not neglect.

He invited Liu Ji into the hall, Liu Ji looked at the surrounding environment and nodded silently.

Walking in front of the statue of Sanqing, he lit three sticks of incense and pretended to worship.

"I don't know what the master is asking for here?
Is it the future, or something else? "

Liu Bowen laughed and said:
"Why, the Taoist priest still wants to ask me about my future?"

Deng Zhongxiu smirked:
"My lord is joking, I dare not do such a thing with my little knowledge, and our Taoist temple has little incense, and the temple master has no intention of taking care of it. The poor Taoist is just asking casually!"

Liu Bowen said:

"The incense in this Taoist temple is really mediocre. If I were the master of the Taoist temple, I would definitely be in a hurry 1
I think your master is also a high-minded person, so he doesn't like these yellow and white things! "

When Deng Zhongxiu heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly,
It's not that Zhang Yi doesn't like it, but that he spends money too fast. No matter how prosperous the Xianghuo Temple is, how much money can it make in a year?
Not counting the land rent of Taoist temples, the incense itself can be almost 500 taels a year.

With the speed at which his junior brother spends money, the money is simply not enough!

Naturally, Deng Zhongxiu would not tear down the younger brother, so he said:

"My lord doesn't know, but our master is the youngest son of Daoist Zhang of Longhu Mountain, out of gratitude for His Majesty's kindness, we stay here to chant scriptures and pray for Your Majesty!
Because the master of the temple is mainly chanting sutras for His Majesty on weekdays, so this Taoist temple doesn't take care of it too much!

The small way is superficial, and I can't help my temple master, so I can only fight in the front! "

"Oh!"

When Liu Bowen heard that Deng Zhongxiu was bragging about Zhang Yi, saying that he recited scriptures to the emperor, he almost laughed out loud.

Fortunately, no one took this matter to heart, otherwise he would have given this kid dozens of big boards!

"So, this Taoist temple is not big, but the mountain is quite big. The old man is looking for an expert to ask about the future. Is it convenient for the master of your temple to know?"

"This one……"

Deng Zhongxiu was about to politely refuse, but Zhang Yi had already told him clearly that he would not care about the previous matters.

Instead of pretending to be gods and ghosts, fooling some people's money, he has a way to get money, and he doesn't like it.

Before Deng Zhongxiu could speak, a person came out from inside.

The moment he saw Liu Bowen, he exclaimed:
"Master Liu?"

Liu Bowen turned around, only to see a child staring at him dumbfounded.

"Conne!"

Liu Bowen also recognized the identity of the other party. This person is the 57th generation grandson of the Kong family and the future Yansheng Gong Kong Na.

"Master Liu, you are..."

Liu Bowen was called out by Deng Zhongxiu to reveal his identity, and Deng Zhongxiu suddenly became terrified.

It turned out that the person in front of him was really a big shot.

"Student Kong Na, meet Master Liu!"

"Konne, isn't your surname Bai?"

Xiao Deng was almost scared to death by their identities. He had never met Kong Na, but he knew such a person:

"You are the young master of the Kong family, Kong Na from Yansheng Gong's mansion?"

Kong Na was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and he practiced a salute to Mr. Deng:

"Brother Deng, please forgive me, I shouldn't have kept it from you in the first place!"

"Young Master Kong is too polite!"

Deng Zhongxiu hurriedly returned the gift, how could he dare to accept the great gift from the future Yan Shenggong.

Although he is a Taoist priest, the prestige of the Kong family is in the land of China, which affects all aspects.

If Yan Shenggong and Zhang Tianshi are to be compared, Yan Shenggong's status is far higher than that of Tianshi.

and many more,

After confirming Kong Na's identity, Deng Zhongxiu thought of the old man in the backyard.

Mom!
Xiao Deng was in a bad mood, and he collapsed directly on the ground.

Yan Shenggong, Yan Shenggong is actually in their small Taoist temple, and he is crazy?
Deng Zhongxiu, who knew the truth, was terrified and couldn't control himself.

Liu Bowen looked at the two indifferently, doubts arose in his heart.

From the moment Kong Na recognized him and he revealed Kong Na's identity, the dialogue between the two seemed to have given him enough information.

I came to this Taoist temple inadvertently today, and I am afraid there are secrets in it.

Kong Na seemed to be thinking of something too, looking at Liu Bowen with a flustered look.

His grandfather is crazy, and the fact that he is still exorcising souls in the Taoist temple is about to be exposed.

"Master Liu, why are you here?"

Kong Na forced himself to calm down and mustered up the courage to deal with Liu Bowen.

But how can he compete with Liu Bowen with his little knowledge, old Liu knows there is a story in the backyard at a glance.

"I have something to do with Kong Na!"

"My junior brother is inconvenient..."

Deng Zhongxiu didn't even think about it, and immediately rescued Kong Na.

Liu Bowen smiled. He just wanted to come and see Zhang Yi, and observe the kid who won a bet with him.

But I didn't expect that there would be anything interesting in the Taoist temple.

"At this time, it involves my agreement with Zhang Yi, Xiao Daoist, you should report it!

Well, you can tell him that the old man's name is Liu Ji! "

"Liu Ji..."

When Deng Zhongxiu heard this name, his head was as big as a bucket.

This gentle old man turned out to be the legendary Mr. Liu Bowen.

Liu Ji's official position may not be the highest, but his prestige among the people is very high.

The most important thing is that this elder is Yushi Zhongcheng, even if he wants to stop him, he can't seem to stop him.

Just when Deng Zhongxiu was suffering in his heart and Kong Na was at a loss.

Zhang Yi obviously heard movement in the backyard, he came out from behind and asked:
"what's up?"

But the next moment, Zhang Yi also saw Liu Bowen himself,
Looking at the appearance of Deng Zhongxiu and Kong Na, he probably guessed something.

"It turned out to be Master Liu. If the poor Taoist said you lost, I won't punish you. What are you doing here?"

As soon as Zhang Yi opened his mouth, Liu Bowen's blood pressure rose instantly!
(End of this chapter)