Now that things had come to this, he had to bite the bullet.
Zhu Yuanzhang said helplessly.
"Xuan."
Following this, Lan Yu and Song Lian walked in, followed by Xu Da.
This old fellow was smart, so he didn't let the little eunuch report it.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Your humble subject Xu Da greets Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand in annoyance.
"No need, no need."
"Today, I called a few beloved ministers over to help us examine No. 5's studies and martial arts.”
Lan Yu and Song Lian were a little scared.
Of the two of them, one was a teacher of cultural knowledge.
The other was to teach the princes martial arts.
Examining No. 5's studies and martial arts?
His Majesty…wanted to punish them, right?
After all, who in the world didn't know that the fourth and fifth brothers were extremely mischievous and difficult to tame.
Fourth Brother was still better, he still learned some things.
Old Fifth was just a lazy donkey.
Their two masters, one was a Grand Scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and the other was a famous general of the Great Ming Dynasty, but they couldn't teach the two majesties.
"Your humble subject obeys."
The two of them felt as if they were in a mess.
No one told the two of them that the main purpose of today's inspection of Zhou Wang's martial arts and studies was to marry into the Xu family.
Xu Da was also quite kind. In order to take care of the royal family's face, he did not mention the marriage between the two families at all.
In his opinion, No. 5 would definitely not pass the examination.
"General Xu, according to what you said, how should we inspect Zhou Wang's studies and martial arts?”
Examining Zhou Wang's studies and martial arts, why did he ask for the opinion of the Duke of Wei?
Although Lan Yu and Song Lian didn't understand, they didn't dare to ask.
At this time, Zhu Biao's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to avoid the embarrassment of his fifth brother failing the examination.
He inadvertently tugged at Xu Da's sleeve and whispered into his ear.
"Don't be so mean. Uncle Xu, don't embarrass No. 5.”
The rest of his words were self-evident.
That was true.
If a dignified Prince Zhou was identified as a useless person by General Lan Yu and Grand Secretary Song Lian, no one would look good.
He, Xu Da, was not being overbearing, nor was he trying to reject this marriage.
After all, a marriage alliance with the royal family was also a very prestigious matter.
What he couldn't figure out was why the son-in-law that His Majesty had chosen for him was No. 5.
If it was the Crown Prince, he could also accept it. After all, the Crown Prince was experienced and prudent.
He could accept the second brother, Zhu Xi. After all, he was diligent in his studies.
But…Zhou Wang Zhu Xi…
"Your Majesty, according to this lowly subject, Prince Zhou is still young and has only entered the main hall for a few years. Therefore, I think that the topic of the examination can be a little simpler.”
As soon as Xu Da finished speaking, Crown Prince Zhu Biao slowly exhaled.
Uncle Xu Da was still giving face to the royal family. After all, he and his father had been friends for so many years, so they wouldn't make things awkward.
Lan Yu and Song Lian heaved a sigh of relief.
Prince Zhou's humiliation was also a slap to their two masters 'faces.
"Lord Xu is right. Your Highness is still young and needs to progress step by step.”
"Then according to Lord Xu, what kind of questions are most suitable?”
Although Lan Yu and Song Lian heaved a sigh of relief, they did not dare to relax.
After all, he had to be on his guard when working under Old Zhu.
Xu Da felt the gazes of the people around him. He stroked his beard and slowly said.
"How about this, in terms of the theory examination, let the little prince compose a poem on the spot. If it can make Scholar Song click his tongue in amazement, then the theory examination will be considered passed.”
"As for the combat examination…I came with this old minister. If Your Highness can defeat me, you will pass the combat examination.”
"Your Majesty and the Empress should see if this method is feasible.”
Just as they were talking, Xu Zengshou slowly walked in from outside the hall.
"This lowly one greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, Prince Zhou, and the Crown Prince.”
Xu Zengshou was Xu Da's second son. He was 11 years old, one year younger than Zhu Rong.
This child had delicate features and was slightly shorter than Zhu Rong.
Xu Zengshou had been practicing martial arts with his father since he was young. In terms of martial arts, he was inferior to his father, but he was superior to his father. He had completely crushed Zhu Rong.
Let's put it this way. When Zhu Xiong went to practice martial arts, he was always cunning and slippery. He couldn't even do a good horse stance.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and Crown Prince Zhu Biao were all very clear about this.
"This…Old Xu…"
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak, he was choked back by Xu Da.
"Your Majesty, this child is one year younger than Prince Zhou. Is it okay to compete with Prince Zhou in martial arts?”
"Also, this minister's suggestion just now was to let Prince Zhou compose a poem. This is not difficult.”
At this point, Song Lian wished he could bite his tongue off.
Just now, who was the one who asked Old Man Xu to set the questions?
Not to mention poetry, Prince Zhou had missed a lot of classes. He knew even less common words than the other princes.
If Prince Zhou really wrote a poem, then the literary talent…
The corners of Song Lian's mouth twitched. He knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, begging him to take back his order.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma not know their son's standard?
But just now, Zhu Yuanzhang had already bragged and asked Xu Da to come up with the question.
Moreover, it was for the sake of a marriage alliance with the Xu family.
As the emperor, every spit would create a pit.
He couldn't possibly admit that what he said just now was bullshit, right?
"Old Xu…that…is also fine…is also fine.”
At this moment, Zhu Rong looked at them and immediately understood what they meant.
Apart from Xu Da, everyone else was hoping that he, Zhu Rong, could fight for a bit.
However, in order to maintain his image as a salted fish, he did not reveal any flaws.
He couldn't blame his father, mother, and big brother for being so worried about him.
One had to know that if he could not answer the questions and could not beat Xu Zengshou, it would be a disgrace to the royal family.
It was not just that she could not marry into the Xu family.
Zhu Rong coughed lightly.
"Well, this isn't that difficult, right?”
"Duke Wei is too considerate of this king.”
Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to go up and cover his mouth.
"This child…Look at this child…"
Xu Da looked at Zhu Rong with a hint of sympathy.
You brat, you don't have any ink on your chest and you don't have any martial arts. Who gave you the confidence?
But on the surface, Xu Da could not reveal it.
"It seems that Little Highness is very confident.”
"Then why don't we start now?”
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma saw this, they realized that Old Fifth Zhu was going to be roasted on a fire rack.
However, Zhu Rong was not easy to deal with.
"Uncle Xu, just say it. If this king really passes the examination of Grand Scholar Song and Great General Lan, are you really prepared to betroth Xu Miaoyun to this prince?”
Xu Da patted his chest and swore.
"Your Highness, I'm serious. I won't treat my words as farts…Oh, no, I won't go back on my words.”
"Not to mention my eldest daughter, even my three daughters can be betrothed to you.”
Zhu Rong was secretly happy.
"A gentleman's word is a promise."
…………………
The pace was a little slow. They were about to reach the High Court. This was the third update of the day, and there was still one more. There are four updates every day. If you want to add more, hurry up and submit your data.
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。