In June 1364, since Zhu Yuanzhang wiped out Chen Youliang's old troops, he has not gone out to fight, but has quietly settled in the fields to calm the people.
On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang had a rare free time, so he called his sons over in the backyard. When Zhu Biao and Song Lian came over after asking for leave, they saw Lao Zhu sitting on a stool and reading "The Doctrine of the Mean". The brothers beside him were as trembling as quails.
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Zhu Biao smiled, walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's left side and bent down to salute: "My son, I pay homage to my father. My father is in a good mood today!"
"Biao'er is here. It's rare for us to have some free time today, so I'll leave some trivial matters to Li Shanchang and the others!
"It seems that the father is going to test his sons?"
"Hahaha, yes, reading is very important. We couldn't afford to learn it when we were young. Over the years, even when we were fighting, we asked our husband to teach us how to read.
Zhu Biao bowed his hands to Lao Zhu, and then retreated to the far left of the younger brothers in an orderly manner.
He knew that what Lao Zhu said was not a lie. Most people knew that Zhu Yuanzhang came from a poor family. He herded cattle and sheep, worked as a monk, and begged. Later, he established the Ming Dynasty through a peasant uprising, but they knew very little about his love of reading.
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In fact, when he was a child, he attended a private school for several months and was "a student who was very smart". However, he eventually dropped out of school due to lack of money and had to work for the landlord to herd cattle and sheep.
After the death of his parents, he wandered around Huaixi begging. His travels in Huaixi opened Zhu Yuanzhang's horizons. He returned to the monastery at the age of 17 and "became determined to study diligently" and studied Buddhist scriptures with several old monks. Due to his shallow foundation and poor foundation, some
If he doesn't understand a book or doesn't fully understand it, he humbly asks for advice from knowledgeable people.
After participating in the peasant uprising, a group of Confucian scholars such as Li Shanchang, Feng Guoyong, Tao An, Xia Yu, Zhu Sheng, Zhu Xiao, and Liu Ji came to join him. They cited classics, talked about the past and the present, and helped him analyze the situation, make suggestions, and use
Zhu Yuanzhang further understood the importance of reading.
As a result, he studied harder and "at times he sought out Confucian scholars and asked questions." Everywhere he went, he tried to recruit Confucian scholars and stayed in the shogunate, spending time with them day and night, lecturing on classics and discussing history.
At the same time, "I ordered you to visit the secret house to find ancient books." I got up early and went to bed late every day to squeeze in time.
After he ascended the throne, he specially set up Wenyuan Pavilion to the east of Fengtian Gate in the capital, "to store all ancient and modern books and to install university scholars."
After handling his official duties, he often took time to go there, "ordering the great scholars to read the classics and history, reviewing them by himself, and forgetting to be tired all day long."
Zhu Biao was about to be asked a question by his father, but Zhu Biao didn't care. Han Chuang studied hard for five years and was taught by the best teachers. According to Song Lian's words, with his current talent and learning, there is no problem in becoming a Jinshi.
But the younger brothers on the side couldn't help it. While Zhu Yuanzhang was reading, he looked at his brother eagerly, with tears about to flow out of his little eyes.
Zhu Di and Zhu Xi are still young. They have just entered school and will not be beaten even if they fail to answer the questions. However, Zhu Xi and Zhu Xi cannot run away.
It seems that his father specially called him here to set an example for Zhu Di and Zhu Xi.
As for calling Zhu Xi and Zhu Xi here, the purpose is to show the two little ones the consequences of not studying.
"Biao'er, please tell us, destiny is called nature, willfulness is called Tao, and cultivating the Tao is called teaching. The Tao is not to leave for a moment, but it is not the way to leave. Therefore, a gentleman should be careful not to see what he doesn't see, and to be afraid.
Don't see what is hidden, don't show what is insignificant, so a gentleman should be careful about what is unique... The great foundation of the world; harmony is the great way of the world. To achieve harmony, what is the status of heaven, and all things
Yu Yan."
Zhu Biao stepped forward and replied: What God has given to humans is nature, following nature is Tao, and following Tao to cultivate oneself is teaching.
The Tao cannot be left for a moment, but what is left is not the Tao. Therefore, a gentleman must be careful where no one can see him, and he must be fearful and reverent where no one can hear him.
Even when you are hiding, you will be discovered, and even the subtleties will be exposed, so a gentleman should be careful when he is alone. If the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are not exposed, this is called neutrality. If they are exposed but in compliance with the law, this is called harmony.
Neutral is the most fundamental thing in the world, and harmony is the law that the world follows together. When neutrality is achieved, heaven and earth will return to their respective places, and all things will grow and develop!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, feeling that even that old guy Li Shanchang couldn't speak as well and thoroughly as his son. Who said that our old Zhu family can't produce the seeds of reading?
"Biao'er said it well! Yesterday, Tang He shipped a lot of good things and put them in the warehouse. You can go in and pick out whatever you want!"
Then he turned to look at Zhu Xi and Zhu Xi: "We don't expect you two to be able to compare with your elder brother, and we don't need to use "The Doctrine of the Mean" to make it difficult for you. Let's test your Analects!"
There is no need to go into details about the process. The two brothers were very frustrated when they joined forces, and neither of them had the confidence to do so. I am afraid that they have forgotten everything they know how to order...