Liu Ji woke up early today.
Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as the Crown Prince's teacher, he had been trembling with fear every day, as if he was treading on thin ice, afraid that he would teach badly and betray the Emperor's trust in him.
The Crown Prince was the foundation of the country. Therefore, there must be no problems with his education. Therefore, Liu Ji would do his best every day to teach him everything he had learned in his life.
After packing up, Liu Ji dressed up and prepared to head to the school to start a new day of teaching.
However, the moment he stepped out, he was stunned.
A eunuch was standing at the door.
"Mr. Liu, His Majesty invites you!" The eunuch bowed.
Liu Ji was stunned for a moment, then nodded and followed the eunuch to the Hall of Diligent Government. Not long after, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, who was handling government affairs.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Liu Ji cupped his hands.
"Mr. Liu, you're here!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and beckoned him to sit down. After Liu Ji sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the eunuch a look. The eunuch immediately understood and turned to leave.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and asked,"
"Mr. Liu, how have you been recently?”
Liu Ji was stunned and said in fear,"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Everything is fine.”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,
"Teacher has taught the Crown Prince for many years and has made great contributions. In the past, Zhen did not have the time to properly thank Teacher.”
"Your Majesty, this subject is terrified!" Liu Ji hurriedly stood up, his face full of fear and trepidation."Teaching the Crown Prince is this subject's duty, and also the blessing this subject has cultivated for several lifetimes. I would never dare to let His Majesty express his thanks.”
"Hahaha, Mr. Liu, you don't have to be so polite. Putting aside the difference between monarch and minister, as a father, I have to thank his teacher for my son.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said and then said seriously,"
"Putting everything else aside, just based on the fact that you have taught the Crown Prince so well, not only have you read a lot of books, but you have also treated others with kindness. You have the appearance of a wise ruler.”
Liu Ji's eyes immediately turned hot. To be able to obtain the Emperor's approval, it was not in vain that he had tried his best to teach the Crown Prince.
"I will do my best and teach everything I know to the Crown Prince without reservation.”Liu Ji bowed deeply with a serious expression.
" Uh…" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment before he laughed,"
"It's like this, Mr. Liu. I have something to tell you. The Crown Prince will no longer be attending school in the future.”
"Ah?" Liu Ji was stunned and subconsciously said,"
"Then where do you go to school?"
"Stargazing Tower!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"Stargazing Tower?" Liu Ji blurted out,
"Your Majesty, do you mean…this old minister will go to the Stargazing Tower to teach the Crown Prince?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
No, this old man is so straightforward…Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless. He pondered for a while and said,"
"Mister Liu, the Stargazing Tower has a new teacher to teach the Crown Prince. In the future, you don't have to worry about it anymore.”
Liu Ji's expression froze.
The scene was silent for a while.
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die!" Liu Ji knelt on the ground, his face as pale as paper."Your Majesty, if I have done anything wrong, please punish me.”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately felt a headache coming on. This old scholar misunderstood his meaning again. I didn't say that you did a bad job.
I just want to tell you that you don't have to teach the Crown Prince anymore. Why can't you understand…
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless. He sighed and said,
"Mr. Liu, you didn't do a bad job. It's just that the Crown Prince…has another teacher.”
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to say it at first.
Liu Bowen, as a great scholar of the world, was proficient in the study of Confucius and Mencius.
After the Ming Dynasty was founded, there were countless people who wanted to take Liu Bowen as their master and become his disciple.
However, Liu Bowen rejected all their requests to become the Crown Prince's disciple. He did his best to teach the Crown Prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang also knew how much Liu Bowen had contributed to the Crown Prince.
Otherwise, with his overbearing style of never caring about the face of his subjects, how could he have the patience to talk to Liu Bowen in a roundabout way?
Wasn't it because he was grateful for teaching the Crown Prince…
But who knew that this old scholar would be so difficult to convince, so Zhu Yuanzhang directly explained the reason to save trouble.
Liu Ji's expression was stiff as he said in a daze,"
"Your Majesty, are you saying…someone has replaced me to teach the Crown Prince?”
"Yes!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said,
"Zhen called you here to tell you that in the future, you no longer need to worry about the Crown Prince and can focus on learning.”
Liu Ji fell silent.
After a while, he suddenly raised his head and asked,"
"May I ask, Your Majesty, who is the great scholar who taught the Crown Prince in this subject's place?”
When he asked this question, Liu Ji's face was filled with dissatisfaction.
Zhu Yuanzhang had an even bigger headache.
Again, why was this old fellow so difficult to deal with?
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said directly,
"He is the Grand Tutor of Great Ming."
Liu Bowen frowned deeply, somewhat puzzled.
State Preceptor?
Since when did Da Ming have a state preceptor?
Liu Bowen was different from generals like Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. He was not someone who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world.
Liu Bowen was an official of the Yuan Dynasty. In the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Zhizheng (1360), he was invited to Nanjing by Zhu Yuanzhang (then called Yingtian) and appointed as a strategist.
Therefore, Liu Bowen knew very little about Zhu Yuanzhang's deeds before he ascended the throne, let alone that mysterious expert.
He had never heard of it before.
However, this did not stop him from being competitive.
Even this old man couldn't become the state preceptor, so who has the virtue and ability to be the state preceptor? He even dared to snatch the position of the Crown Prince's teacher.
This was simply preposterous.
This old man wants to see what kind of great scholar he is.
Liu Bowen thought in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged.
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