Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 159 The Unyielding Song Lian

Song Lian and Zhu Biao's master and apprentice met, it was extraordinarily interesting.

And on the other side.

Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu were under control. Not long after they came out of Song Lian's residence, they were directly restrained by a group of guards.

Then they were taken directly to the Imperial Prison in the capital.

No one spoke to them during the whole process, and no information was revealed.

At the beginning, Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu didn't realize what happened, they just felt that they were officials ordered by the court, and those who held them hostage were simply daring.

But when they saw that the place they were being pushed to was actually a jail, they realized something was wrong.

There is a problem with this!
It's a pity that Gong Weilang kept his mouth shut and kept silent.

Soon, the two were assigned to two adjacent cells.

"Master Fan, what is going on?"

Wen Yuanji is quite calm, no matter what, he is an official, so he is not so easily scared.

Fan Xianzu was a little absent-minded, and said blankly: "Master Wen, I am afraid that the fact that the two of us went to find Lord Song offended His Majesty, otherwise why would we have been sent here directly?"

Fan Xianzu's sense of urgency is obviously higher than Wen Yuanji's.

He was also the one who urged Song Lian to find something to do, just to prevent this matter from getting on him.

Now it seems that everything about them is under Zhu Yuanzhang's control.

Wen Yuanji was the censor who was in charge of the book, and Fan Xianzu was the guest of the prince. They were all the servants of the East Palace personally selected by Zhu Yuanzhang for Zhu Biao.

If Lao Zhu can choose them, he can naturally control them.

"Why? Lord Fan, we are all for His Royal Highness, for Daming!"

Wen Yuanji was a little puzzled, but righteous indignation was still on his face.

He thought he did nothing wrong.

However, at this moment, except for Fan Xianzu, no one could hear his words.

Fan Xianzu leaned against the wall, slumped on the ground and replied: "Master Wen, it's too late to say this now."

Helpless, admit fate.

This is what Fan Xianzu is thinking at the moment.

"His Majesty is here!"

At this time, a loud summons sounded.

Both Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu were startled, they stood up directly from the cell, and looked anxiously at the direction from which the voice came.

And Zhu Yuanzhang came slowly.

"The guilty minister pays his respects to His Majesty!"

Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu knelt down to Zhu Yuanzhang in the prison at the same time, which was quite awe.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two of them coldly and said, "Oh, you've already called yourself a criminal minister, so why don't you tell me what's wrong with you? Wen Yuanji, tell me first."

In fact, the private conversation between Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu was not a private conversation at all. The Dahontang was originally a study place specially set up for Zhu Biao, and there were countless inside and outside eyeliners.

Even if there is something wrong with one look, Zhu Yuanzhang can know it immediately.

Both Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu are scholars, and they still don't have enough experience in this area.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Wen Yuanji raised his head.

But he didn't know how to answer for a while, because he thought in his heart that he was not wrong.

After thinking for a while, Wen Yuanji only replied: "The guilty minister should not talk about the prince."

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

Wen Yuanji had no reason, so he had to find a reason.

"Talking about the prince."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wen Yuanji, and said coldly, "Are you really just talking nonsense? Or do you think I really don't know what you're thinking?"

"Your Majesty, the criminal"

"Okay, don't say any more."

Wen Yuanji wanted to explain, but Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him directly, turned to look at Fan Xianzu and said:

"Fan Xianzu, tell me, where is your crime?"

Fan Xianzu was obviously more thoughtful than Wen Yuanji, and he immediately said: "Shouldn't the sinful minister want to interfere with the affairs of His Highness the Crown Prince in his capacity as Master Song? I was worried about Daming, but did something wrong. Please punish me, Your Majesty." .”

What he said, he not only found a good reason for himself, but also did not make his problem too serious.

"Humph."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said, "You better really think so."

Hearing this, Fan Xianzu breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty's grace."

If they were really going to be killed, this conversation would be superfluous.

"Master Wen, please thank Your Majesty for not killing him."

Seeing that Wen Yuanji didn't respond, Fan Xianzu reminded Wen Yuanji who was in the next cell.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wen Yuanji also knelt down, if he could not die, then of course he would be immortal.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two of them again, and said calmly: "Capital punishment is inevitable, but punishment is necessary. You should stay here for a while."

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang turned and left directly.

Fan Xianzu and Wen Yuanji still didn't dare to get up at all, so they could only continue to kneel.

Outside the imperial prison, just as Zhu Yuanzhang came out, Empress Ma greeted him: "Chongba, they are all chosen by you yourself. You know best in your heart that as the emperor, you must be tolerant."

"Understood, I have let them go."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

This was the advice Empress Ma gave, otherwise Fan Xianzu and Wen Yuanji's fate would definitely not be so simple.

It can be said that the easiest way to survive when Lao Zhu is angry is for Empress Ma to persuade him.

The content of the persuasion is not important, what is important is Queen Ma.

"That's right, just give them some small punishments, and the mistakes they made are not too big."

Empress Ma was a little relieved.

In fact, she was also thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang. There are too many officials in Ming Dynasty who want to kill because of corruption every year.

But Daming is not a small country, and it is not enough for Lao Zhu to govern alone.

The assistance of courtiers is also very important. Killing corruption is the principle, which cannot be changed.

But in other matters, it is still necessary to be a little more tolerant towards courtiers.

Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu are not unknown people, they are both with real talents and real learning.

Such an easy killing would, on the one hand, frighten the officials, and on the other hand, two talents would be lost.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Empress Ma and said, "Sister, it's not that we don't know this truth, but these two guys have really bad hearts."

"I didn't have the guts to come to see me, but I even urged Song Lian to come. Fortunately, Song Lian is much more interesting than them."

Let's talk about Lao Zhu, because he likes to be suspicious, so he prefers people who are straightforward.

It's as if Song Lian came to him many times because of Zhu Biao's affairs before, but he didn't get angry.

Say it, let it go.

But Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu were trying to make trouble around the corner.

This made Lao Zhu very disliked.

If Wen Yuanji had followed Wen Yuanji's idea, and the two had directly approached Zhu Yuanzhang to clarify the situation, perhaps it would not have turned into what it is now.

Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded a few words, and that was over.

After all, now that Lao Zhu's wife and children are all there, he is suspicious, but not so serious. He still has a tolerance for other things except corruption and treason.

When Queen Ma heard this, she joked, "That's why you can't get angry if Mr. Su choked you in front of you?"

Su Jing!

The communication between Lao Zhu and Su Jing is mostly mutual.

Most of the time, it was Lao Zhu who was furious, but considering his status, he couldn't get angry in person, so he could only bear it.

This made Lao Zhu jump a lot behind his back.

"Su Jing. That guy Su Jing doesn't count!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little ugly and said: "Whenever he knows that we are the emperor, let's see if he has the courage to do so!"

Lao Zhu was actually looking forward to revealing his identity.

Because he didn't reveal his identity, he always seemed to be on the weak side in front of Su Jing.

This guy is simply outspoken!
Old Zhu really wanted to see if he still had the guts to meet Su Jing when he met Su Jing as the emperor.

Empress Ma covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Okay, let's go back, it's cold here, don't freeze."

"Ah!"

In the other courtyard in Lishui County, Su Jing sneezed loudly.

"Who is scolding me behind my back again?"

Su Jing sniffled, subconsciously wrapped herself up.

Not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather cooled down again, and it was indeed much colder.

"Master Su, it's cold outside, let's go inside."

Zhu Wei said to Su Jing.

"understood."

Su Jing nodded, it feels good to be cared by a nine-year-old child.

"How about the experimental process I asked you to design, how is your design?"

Su Jing asked Zhu Xi.

"Mr. Su, the student has already finished, please have a look."

Zhu Wei pushed the explanation of the experimental process with pictures and texts in front of Su Jing.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Su Jing nodded, and then began to examine carefully.

Because the pea hybridization experiment actually requires a rather well-designed experiment, Su Jing is already teaching the content of the theoretical experiment.

From determining the research goal to assuming the cause, to designing the experiment, collecting data, analyzing the data and drawing conclusions, I taught Zhu Wei little by little.

The progress is quite fast, but Zhu Wei's study has not been compromised at all.

Su Jing's goal is to make Zhu Wei clear about the whole process of the pea hybridization experiment before tomorrow summer.

It sounds like a pretty difficult thing to do.

But with Su Jing's guidance, it is not impossible.

"Niu Su, come on, tell me, what is your idea of ​​setting up this control group."

Su Jing took the experimental procedure written by Zhu Wei and began to disassemble it bit by bit.

The life of the master and apprentice is so simple, even if Zhu Biao never came back, the two of them didn't feel anything.

Learning is something that makes people happy.

At least for Zhu Wei, this is a very happy thing.

The master and apprentice are very happy here, and in the East Palace, Zhu Biao and Song Lian are also quite harmonious.

"Master Song, you will always be my teacher, and students will never forget you."

Zhu Biao said sincerely to Song Lian.

Song Lian taught Zhu Biao his daily studies when he was still the eldest son.

It can be said that Song Lian was always around Zhu Biao's childhood.

"It is the honor of the old minister that His Royal Highness misses the old minister. Now seeing His Royal Highness, the old minister has no regrets in his heart."

Song Lian looked at Zhu Biao, and he was quite satisfied.

He used to think that only he could teach Zhu Biao well, and Su Jing was just a deceitful person.

Now it seems that learning from Su Jing is the most correct choice for Zhu Biao.

"Where is Master Song, Daming still needs a minister like Master Song."

Zhu Biao immediately said: "By the way, Master Song, the students have some ideas about the imperial examination and want to communicate with Master Song."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang decided to reopen the Ming Dynasty imperial examination.

But in many actual tasks, Zhu Yuanzhang still trusts Song Lian.

Being a famous Confucianist in the world, in the eyes of scholars all over the world, Song Lian's status is quite high.

It is only natural that Song Lian should re-open the imperial examination.

"His Royal Highness, please tell me."

Song Lian's expression immediately became serious.

The matter of the imperial examination is related to scholars all over the world, so it cannot be sloppy.

Zhu Biao said: "Master Su once discussed the imperial examination with me. He told me that the re-opening of the imperial examination in Ming Dynasty probably followed the Song and Yuan Dynasties, with fixed rules, first with broken questions, and after broken questions with continued questions."

"Take the content of the four books of "University", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects" and "Mencius" as the scope of the topic, and use the meaning and doubts of the classics as the topic to form an eight-legged essay, right?"

Zhu Biao simply asked Song Lian what Su Jing said to him.

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Song Lian's face changed drastically.

"That Mr. Su said that?"

Song Lian looked at Zhu Biao with shock in his eyes.

Because this is exactly what Song Lian thought, and even more perfect than his.

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Yes, this is exactly what Master Su said."

In front of Song Lian, he did not choose to hide it, of course not only because he believed in Song Lian, but also that the matter of the imperial examination was not unspeakable.

Song Lian was so shocked that he stood there stunned.

The reopening of the imperial examination is inevitable, and Zhu Yuanzhang will announce it to the world about next year.

Song Lian, a lecturer of the Five Classics, naturally knew a lot and participated in a lot.

What he didn't expect was that Su Jing already knew what he had been thinking about for a long time with several celebrities and scholars.

He also spoke so clearly and thoroughly with the prince Zhu Biao, even more perfect than he thought.

This.
"Master Song."

Zhu Biao yelled, pulling Song Lian back from his thoughts.

"Ah."

Song Lian said: "His Royal Highness, this Mr. Su is really a god, and the veteran admires him very much."

"If this is carried out, it will be fair and worry-free for Da Ming to become an official, and students all over the world will also be grateful for Mr. Su."

admiration?

Grateful?

Zhu Biao was taken aback for a moment, and immediately reacted.

He hurriedly said: "Master Song, this matter is different from what you think. Master Su is very opposed to this stereotyped selection of an official, and speaks bluntly about its harm. It is absolutely unacceptable."

Stereotypes are not advisable!
Hearing this, Song Lian was dumbfounded.

Just now he still thought that Su Shi could speak in such detail, it must be because he agrees with this stereotyped selection of an official, otherwise why would he think so deeply.

But what I didn't expect was that Su Jing actually opposed the stereotyped selection of an official.

Is it possible to return to the previous filial piety?

No, absolutely not!
Song Lian looked at Zhu Biao and said, "His Royal Highness, the imperial examination is an important weapon of the country. Even if it is Mr. Su, the veteran will definitely not agree."

Even though Su Jing suffered losses several times, but when something happened, Song Lian was still strong.

(End of this chapter)