After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 40 Confucius Travels Around the Six Nations Mr. Travels Around the World
Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Xu, and Zhu Chun had already made preparations, and the four of them stood neatly in a row.They were all tattered and tattered, and they looked like peasant children.

Excited, eager to try, like a male student who is going out for an outing.

"Emperor, we asked you to study with Mr. Qin, not to go out hunting." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Also, Xi'er, should you take off the piece of jade on your waist?"

"You guys, remember for us, you are now the sons of the head of Lujia Village Huang, and you can't afford jade."

"Father, my son thinks that since Mr. Qin lives in a remote mountain village like Lujia Village, he should have never seen anything in the world, and can't see the value of this piece of jade, right?" Zhu Xi defended.

"You said he hasn't seen the world? When people travel around the world, I'm afraid you are still going to school!" Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded, "Mr. Qin told us last time that he has traveled three times as far as Italy. America. I am afraid he has seen much more of the world than you, and in front of Mr. Qin, you can be called a frog in the bottom of a well. "

"Father, isn't that right?" Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and said, "Marco Polo followed his uncle to China, and it took him four years to travel. The United States is three times farther than Italy, and it takes 24 years to go back and forth. But father Huang, you said that Mr. Qin is at most about 20 years old, he can't start traveling around the world before he was born, right?"

"This is also something we haven't been able to figure out yet." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "But he can describe the customs and customs of the United States to us in great detail, and it definitely doesn't seem like he's telling lies."

"Mr. Qin is really inscrutable!" Zhu Biao couldn't help sighing after hearing this.

"I think that the sage Confucius only traveled around the six countries in China. And Mr. Qin actually traveled all over the world!" Zhu Di said, "The demeanor of the teacher that the ministers are about to visit is really fascinating."

During the Ming Dynasty, people already knew many overseas countries.Businessmen and missionaries from Portugal, Spain, England, Persia and other countries frequently came to Daming to do business, and some officials and merchants had a lot of foreign goods in their homes.

"My son, I'll have to see later, how many noses and eyes does that Mr. Qin have, so you can blow him so hard." Zhu Xi said.

"The person who can squeeze out Scholar Song Lian is absolutely extraordinary." Zhu Chun said.

"Father, my son, I still don't understand, why are we pretending to be a farmer's son?" Zhu Di said, "I'm really not used to wearing tattered clothes."

"Only by dressing up as a farmer's son can Mr. Qin teach you without any hesitation." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Have you seen that prince's grandfather, and when you see that the prince is disobedient, you dare to fight? At most, it's a pretentious punishment. As the saying goes Only when Mr. Qin has strict requirements on you can you become a true talent."

His expression turned cold: "If you dare to disobey Mr.'s teaching, we will let Mr. beat you hard. After Mr. beats you, come back and let's beat you again."

"In addition, you all remembered it for us. At no time, you can't reveal your identity as a prince. This is our strict order!"

"My son obeys the order!" The four princes said in unison.

"Di'er, Xu'er, Chun'er, after you guys arrive at Lujia Village, everything will be at your eldest brother's discretion." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "In addition, when you see Xu Da, you should be careful when talking to him."

"Father, the apprenticeship requires a ceremony. What kind of ceremony should we give Mr. Qin this time?" Zhu Biao said.
"The gifts we give should be in line with our status as the village chief." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "It is obviously not appropriate to give money. Lujia Village is very poor, and the village chief cannot possibly have money, otherwise he will think that we are greedy for ink. Just give it away. Order rice and bacon."

"The father's idea is a good idea. It is a tradition for scholars to learn to send rice and bacon. In those days, the sage Confucius paid tuition fees for bacon." Zhu Xi said.

"Lujia Village is too poor, so we need to send more rice and bacon. Before Mr. Qin's new crop of potatoes is ripe, he can't be allowed to eat bran vegetables every day." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Erchen feels that with Mr. Qin's knowledge, even if the new crop has not been harvested, I am afraid it will not be as miserable as eating chaffy vegetables." Zhu Biao said.

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After a long journey, the father and son finally appeared at the entrance of Lujia Village.

"This mountain village is very poor! And the location is very remote, and the mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk." Zhu Biao sighed, "If there is a secret and dangerous road, I am afraid that after ten days and a half months, I may not be able to come here.",

"That road was discovered when we were hunting last time. It seems to be an ancient surprise trail." Zhu Yuanzhang said,
"Although Lujia Village is poor, the environment is beautiful and suitable for hunting!" Zhu Di said.

"You only saw the beautiful environment of Lujia Village, suitable for you to play?" Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously a little displeased, "However, you didn't see the suffering of the people in the beautiful environment."

"Remember, you are princes. In the future, you will own the land of the vassal side, and you must always put the people's livelihood in your heart. Being a vassal king is not for you to enjoy yourself."

"My son is wrong."

Lujia Village.

This morning, Qin Yu's class officially started.Only three boys with a big difference in age came, one was five years old, one was eight years old, and one was 12 years old.

They are all smarter children elected by the villagers, who feel that they have a future in their studies and are worth spending money on.

Before officially going to school, the villagers also held a lot of sacrifices in the ancestral hall, praying to the ancestors to bless the children with success in their studies in the future.The ceremony alone took most of the morning.

Seeing that there was not much time left in the morning, Qin Yu did not give them a culture class, but gave everyone a labor class together.Burn the wooden sticks into carbon sticks, which will be used for chalk in the future.

The three children are all rural children, with quick hands and feet, and they are not at all spoiled by urban children. Xu Da also helped by the side, using an axe to split the wood into sticks about the thickness of the wrist.

Just when the crowd is busy.

As soon as Qin Yu looked up, he saw Village Chief Huang walking in with four and a half children.

"Mr. Qin, are you busy?" Village Chief Huang greeted him cheerfully, pointing to the four and a half eldest sons beside him, and said, "They are all our sons, and we are here today to sign up for them."

To the four princes: "How many of you haven't seen Mr.?"

"The student has seen the teacher!" The four princes saluted Qin Yu respectfully upon hearing this.

"What age is it, you still do this kind of ancient scholar's ceremony?" Qin Yu said, "You don't need to do this kind of ceremony again when you meet me in the future, just say hello and call me teacher."

Hearing that, the four princes did not know how to answer, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with questioning eyes.

(End of this chapter)