Everyone knew that Zhu Yuanzhang only had two sons.
One was called Zhu Biao, and the other was called Other.
In Old Zhu's eyes, only Zhu Biao was the crystallization of his love for Empress Ma.
As for the other sons, they were just additional products.
All the other sons added together were not as important as Zhu Biao's finger!
Zhu Yuanzhang's bias had already reached the point of madness.
Zhu Yuanzhang would reprimand other princes who wanted to take a concubine.
However, when it was Zhu Biao's turn, even if Zhu Biao rebelled, this old man would not be angry. He would only scold Zhu Biao for being useless because Zhu Biao failed to rebel!
As for his grandchildren, he had four.
Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunyu and others.
He had once carried Zhu Xiong Ying and proudly boasted to the civil and military officials that the three generations of heroes of the Ming Dynasty could be expected.
From this, it could be seen that in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, Zhu Xiongying had long been regarded as the successor of the third generation.
Unfortunately, Zhu Xiongying died early and became an eternal pain in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
As for the remaining two, they were rejected by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Hence, Zhao Mian could not think of any grandson who had such literary talent.
As for the other imperial grandchildren…
Not to mention whether they had the talent, it was unknown whether the current Emperor could remember their names.
Otherwise, the current Emperor would not use the five elements to name his descendants.
He had foreseen that his descendants would flourish in the future. He was afraid that it would be difficult for them to name their children, so he had planned for them in advance.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the Minister of Rites, Zhao Mian, praise his eldest grandson for being the top scholar, he was still not satisfied.
"Minister Zhao, tell us, through this article, can we see this child's character, ability, and ambition?”
Zhao Mian pondered for a moment before nodding.
"As the saying goes, the style is like the man."
"An article can indeed reflect a person's talent and character.”
"Based on the essay he wrote in the county examination, this child is talented and ambitious. He is as vast as the starry sky and as vast as the waves of the sea!”
"However, from his essays in the capital examination, not only is he talented, he is also proficient in the Confucian classics. He has already reached the level of understanding the Four Books and Five Classics.”
"Let alone the provincial examination, even the provincial examination, the general examination, and the court examination have never produced such a high level essay.”
"What this old master admires the most is the last essay.”
"The sage has a master in his heart, so he can determine the perfection of his heart and virtue.”
"This article is ingenious in breaking the topic and has a novel angle. Even I am quite inspired.”
"After reading through the entire article, the main purpose is to emphasize the role of the mind in people.”
"Although this goes against the philosophy of Cheng and Zhu, it is also in line with Confucius and Mencius.”
"From what I can see, not only is this child familiar with the Confucian classics, but he has also derived his own views from the foundation of his predecessors.”
"In time, this child will definitely be a generation of scholars!”
"It's even possible to establish a sect and become a Saint or an Ancestor!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
Even though he really wanted to hear others praise Qin Mu, wasn't praising him as 'Saint' and 'Ancestor' a little too much?
Even he, the founding emperor, could only get the temple name of "Ming Taizu" after his death.
As for the posthumous title, I don't know how these rebels will arrange it.
An eighteen-year-old child could become a sage or ancestor just by casually writing an article. No matter how one looked at it, this was nonsense!
"Zhao Mian, aren't you going too far?”
"Don't tell me that this is my grandson, and you keep flattering me!”
Ever since Zhao Mian entered the hall, this was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang called him by his name. This made Zhao Mian's heart thump.
However, he had already bragged about it. He couldn't possibly change his mind now, right?
If he changed his words now, wouldn't it prove that he was flattering her just now?
"Your Majesty!"
"What this lowly official said just now is all true. If you don't believe me, you can ask the other ministers who came up through the imperial examination. They must have the same opinion as this lowly official!”
"The big knot at the end of his article is that he puts my heart first and my body first…"
"This is the finishing touch, emphasizing the word heart.”
"This old minister believes that this child must have some other explanation for 'heart'. I only regret that I didn't have the chance to meet him and ask him personally!”
If Qin Mu was here and heard Zhao Mian's praise for his essay, he would definitely give him a thumbs up.
This article was copied from Wang Shouren, the founder of the School of Mind.
After Zhu Xi, this old brother was the only person who was called a " saint " by scholars in the past.
Seeing how sincere Zhao Mian was, Zhu Yuanzhang also fell into a mutter.
Could it be that our Zhu family is really going to produce a scholar, and a very impressive scholar who can become a Saint or an Ancestor?
"Minister Zhao, you can leave first. We'll talk to you when we have time in the future.”
"Your Majesty, take care. This old minister will take his leave now.”
After Zhao Mian left, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately called Erhu in.
"Erhu!"
"Gather some men and follow us out of the palace!”
"Yes, sir!"
Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang changed into casual clothes and walked out from a small door in the palace.
He wanted to hold the fort for Qin Mu!
From Qin Mu's point of view, as long as he had enough evidence, he would be able to move to a position of nobility.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been used to corrupt officials acting tyrannically since he was young, had never been so optimistic.
What was a dignitary?
They were people with power and status.
Although Lan Yu's foster son was not even worth a fart in his eyes.
However, it was still more than enough to deal with a mere Elementary Scholar.
Especially those arrogant soldiers and valiant generals. If they really offended their interests, they would even pull out their knives and kill them!
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