Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously a little angry. He was not angry that the Crown Prince lied to him. As the Crown Prince and the future emperor of the country, lying was sometimes an essential skill.
Because the officials below were all cunning, if the emperor wanted to subdue them, he had to be even more cunning than them. He had to be deceitful and deceitful. An honest emperor could only become a puppet of the ministers, a tool used by them for party struggles, and even be deposed by the restless crafty sycophants.
But lying requires skill. You have to make people believe you!
Just from what Biao 'er said just now, even if he didn't believe it as a father, would he believe it himself?
In front of Song Lian, Mao Xiang, and the other officers of the Guards Division, what would they think? These people must be laughing at you in their hearts!
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp gaze swept across Song Lian, Mao Xiang, and the others, and then returned his gaze to Zhu Biao. He thought again, Biao 'er has always been well-behaved, filial, and smart. Why is he spouting nonsense today? Was he a little muddle-headed after being locked up in there for the past two days?
Forget it, let him return to the Imperial Palace first. He still had to help maintain his dignity and dignity as the Crown Prince.
However, just as he was about to speak, he heard his son Zhu Biao say to Song Lian with a smile,""Sensei Song, that…I didn't see 10,000 books. I only saw the books on the first five bookshelves of the Classics Library. It's about 9,500 or so.”
The white beard on Song Lian's chin trembled. Only…only what? Only around 9,500? How was this different from ten thousand? Is this old man conflicted about the difference of 500 books? I…This old man…This old man is so angry!
"Wang Zhong!" Zhu Biao gestured to the young eunuch Wang Zhong, who had just rushed over to change shifts.
Wang Zhong immediately went forward and knelt down before Zhu Yuanzhang."Your Majesty, Your Excellency Song, when this servant left, it was 9502. Yu 'er said that she had read 322 books while serving the Crown Prince, so…so the total is…this…this servant's math isn't good, so I didn't know the result…Your Majesty, please forgive me!”
Regardless of whether he added the 300 books or not, there were definitely more than 9,500 books.
Song Lian heard Wang Zhong's certainty and frowned as he muttered,""This…this is impossible! That's impossible!"
Zhu Yuanzhang took two steps forward and looked down at Wang Zhong, who was lying on the ground. He said in a low voice,"If I find out that you're talking nonsense, I'll skin you alive!”
Wang Zhong was so frightened that his entire body went soft. He said in a trembling voice,"Replying to the emperor, it's absolutely true. This servant is speaking the truth. Even if this servant had the greatest courage, this servant wouldn't dare to deceive the emperor!”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. This little eunuch did not seem to be lying.
"Biao Er, was what you said just now true?”
Zhu Biao flicked his sleeves and cupped his hands in a suave manner. He laughed loudly and said,"Imperial Father, your son does not dare to lie to Imperial Father. Your son has always told Imperial Father everything and never lied! Because your son remembered what you said before, that the emperors and crown princes from ancient times to the present were not worthy of imitation. Those emperors used and guarded against crown princes, and crown princes hated and feared emperors. Therefore, even a wise ruler like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty forced the crown prince to death. Not only did it cause a tragedy between father and son, but it also shook the foundation of the country. We father and son must be a unique pair of father and son, and set an example for future generations!”
At this point, Zhu Biao could still clearly remember the shock he felt when he heard his father say these words. Perhaps Old Zhu was not the first emperor in history, and his governance had all sorts of problems, but in dealing with the relationship between the emperor and the crown prince, Old Zhu had definitely created a precedent of filial piety. No other king could compare to him.
Therefore, there was a saying among the people that Zhu Yuanzhang was the most humane emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously stunned for a moment before he laughed out loud."Biao 'er, let's go. Take me and your husband to the library to take a look! Let me see what books you've read!”As he spoke, he strode over, grabbed Zhu Biao's arm, and walked towards the library.
Song Lian and the guards followed closely behind.
"Biao 'er, it's not too late to leave now. Just pretend to faint. Father will get the guards to send you back to the palace!”Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao walked in front, their eyes fixed on the ground, but a deep voice could be heard.
Zhu Biao thought to himself that his father was really too cute. He even thought of the ultimate escape technique for him.
"Imperial Father, do you still think that your son is lying?”Zhu Biao deliberately sounded aggrieved.
"It's not that we don't believe you, but what you said is too unbelievable!”If it wasn't for the fact that he really loved his eldest son and that he had never disappointed him, if it were the second, third, fourth, and other princes who dared to say this, he would have slapped them and scolded them. Are you dreaming? Should I wake you up with my pee?
However, Zhu Biao's performance in the next hour simply made Zhu Yuanzhang smile from ear to ear.
Because no matter which book Song Lian picked up from the first five shelves of the Classics Library, the Crown Prince could recite it backwards. He could even tell which page the sentence came from.
Song Lian did not believe it at first, thinking that it was just a coincidence that he happened to have picked up a book that the Crown Prince was familiar with. Therefore, he then randomly picked out more than a hundred books and randomly flipped through them to ask about the meaning of the annotations and the source. The Crown Prince was able to answer them instantly, and there was not a single mistake.
"This…this is simply unbelievable. Could the Crown Prince be a god born with wisdom?”Song Lian had a complicated expression on his face. He was both excited and dejected. This was because such a scene was too rare. It could be said that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He was excited to have the chance to witness it. However, at the same time, there were some ancient books that even he, one of the so-called Four Masters of Eastern Zhejiang, had never read. As a student, the Crown Prince could answer them fluently. In terms of classics and history, he had faintly surpassed him as a teacher.
Although he had never heard of the joke of the old dying on the beach after the new waves beat the old, this was the feeling he had at the moment.
"Crown Prince, this old man can no longer teach you anything. In the future, you can make your own arrangements. You don't have to come to the main hall to listen to this old man's lessons!”After Song Lian finished speaking, he apologized to Zhu Yuanzhang, shook his head in admiration, and left in a daze.
Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands on his hips and laughed out loud. He patted Zhu Biao's shoulder with a gratified expression."Biao Er, you've really made our Zhu family proud today. Hmph, hmph, those sour scholars secretly laughed at us for being an emperor who herds cows and mocked our Zhu family for being farmers and not being disciples of Confucius. The son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, was more knowledgeable than all of them!”
After laughing for a while, Old Zhu suddenly muttered in embarrassment,"Biao Er, do you have any tricks? Teach me, let's put more ink into our stomachs!”
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