Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 76: Stunned (fifth update)

As the prince, Zhu Biao agreed with Zhang Yifan's proposal.

He looked at Zhang Yifan, nodded immediately and said: "This is a good suggestion. I will suggest it to my father. It's just..."

Having said this, he paused, looked Zhang Yifan up and down, and then continued: "Don't forget what kind of person the Korean prince is. If it comes to governing the country and ensuring peace, how can you be his?" Opponent? Not to mention, there are other talents in the whole country!"

If Zhang Yifan said that he would compete in craftsmanship or medical skills, he might still have hope.However, he actually proposed a competition in terms of governing the country and ensuring national security. Zhu Biao was definitely not optimistic about Zhang Yifan.

Zhang Yifan listened and opened his mouth. When he was about to speak, Zhu Di spoke to him first: "Okay, stop bragging. The most important thing for you now is to seize the time to read and practice calligraphy. No matter what What are your thoughts? When the time comes, you have the pen in your hand, but you can’t write. Do you think you can win the reputation of being the most talented person in the world?"

"..." Zhu Biao was dumbfounded when he heard this, and asked Zhu Di, "He didn't even recognize all the words?"

After hearing this, Zhu Di nodded and said, "He knows some of them, but he doesn't recognize them all. As for the articles of association of his village community, Jing Jing helped him write them."

"..." Zhu Biao was immediately speechless after hearing this.

Zhang Yifan said before that he was not good in these aspects. He thought it was a modest statement, but he just said that there were no advantages in these aspects.Unexpectedly, he didn't even recognize all the words. This is really incredible!

Zhang Yifan has no explanation in this regard. As for the traditional Chinese characters, most of them can be understood even by guessing, but there are some traditional Chinese characters that cannot be recognized.

His soul traveled through Liujia Village, and he didn't have the conditions to read and write.

But he also knew that Zhu Di was right.

He remembered that in the movie "Su Qier", Zhou Xingxing died because he couldn't write.

So, he said to Zhu Di sincerely: "Since fourth brother mentioned this matter, can you send someone to teach me?"

"..." Zhu Biao continued to be speechless after hearing this.Is it too late to learn now?

However, Zhang Yifan ignored him and continued to say to Zhu Di with a shy face: "It's not only a temporary job, but also a bright spot! No matter what, I must marry Jingjing."

After Zhu Biao heard this, he turned around and left. He couldn't listen anymore.

Zhu Di also had a headache. For the sake of his eldest sister, he finally nodded and said: "If I don't help you, I will definitely be resented by Jing Jing in the future. In this way, I will send a few people over tomorrow, one of them will teach you how to read and practice calligraphy." , and also guard against villains using dirty tricks!"

There are rumors that Liu Ji's death was related to Li Shanchang or Hu Weiyong.And this Zhang Yifan offended both Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong to death. Therefore, he was worried that Zhang Yifan would die before the competition.

When Zhang Yifan heard Zhu Di's arrangement, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly said to him: "Fourth brother, today's kindness will be repaid in the future!"

"Come on!" Zhu Di said impatiently after hearing this, "I'm not doing this for you, but for Jing Jing. I hope you can understand!"

"It's okay!" Zhang Yifan listened and continued to say with a smile, "For Jingjing, it's for me. Fourth brother, no matter what happens to Jingjing and I, whether you can become my fourth brother or not, I will give you a big gift package." surprise!"

After Zhu Di heard this, maybe he had heard too much of Zhang Yifan's messy words, so he was directly immune to his words. He just thought that Zhang Yifan was talking nonsense again. How could he repay him?There’s also a big gift package. Will I be short of these?

He ignored Zhang Yifan and turned around and left.

Zhang Yifan looked at his back, smiled slightly, and said to himself: "It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, just watch it!"

In Liujiacun, because Zhu Yuanzhang came here with the minister of civil and military affairs, Liujiacun was finally exempted from three years of labor service.

This is not very special. In the early Ming Dynasty, due to disasters and so on, Zhu Yuanzhang was often exempted from labor service or land tax.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not send anyone to watch over this cement workshop. As for the final application of the cement, he still needed to go back and discuss it.

In short, a lot of things happened on this day. Zhang Yifan patted his butt and seemed to have nothing to do, but Zhu Yuanzhang had a lot of things to do, which was a bit nerve-wracking.

By the time he returned to the Forbidden City, it was already dark.At this time, of course, there was no way to discuss matters and we had to wait until the next day.

In the harem, Queen Ma, Crown Princess, Zhu Jingjing and others have been waiting here. Seeing him coming back, Zhu Jingjing was the first to be unable to restrain himself and quickly asked about the situation.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his daughter and actually wanted to get angry.

So many things happened in the harem, and Zhang Yifan, who was related to her, also caused so many things in the outer court.These two people were so good at causing trouble together that they caused him trouble.However, looking at Zhu Jingjing's expectant eyes, his concubine, who died two years ago, appeared in front of his eyes, which is Zhu Jingjing's biological mother's entrustment before her death. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't lose his temper, but said coldly: "That Zhang Yifan doesn't What kind of reward, I offer cement as an opportunity to participate in the talent competition in the world. I will choose the most talented Ming talent to be your husband, and don’t say that my father doesn’t love you in the future!”

When Zhu Jingjing heard this, her eyebrows suddenly lit up and she almost cheered.

Although she had not directly decided to marry Zhang Yifan, she had not been betrothed to the Li family, and as she had thought before, it was Bicai who actually proposed the marriage. That was also a good result!

For some reason, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw her reacting like this, he immediately said angrily: "Are you so confident?"

"Of course!" When Zhu Jingjing heard this, he immediately said happily: "Father doesn't know how talented he is! He knows a lot, not only cement, but also medical skills, logic and so on..."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand at all, thinking that she was fascinated by love and talking crazy, so he said impatiently: "You are really hopeless, I am tired, I am crazy not to accompany you girl! "

After finishing speaking, he went to worry about the follow-up matters of today.As for Zhu Jingjing's mysterious self-confidence, he didn't take it seriously at all.

That Zhang Yifan does have some abilities, but he has to compete with all the talented people in the world, haha...

Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang paid more attention to Zhang Yifan.

After returning to his house, he kept thinking about Zhang Yifan who suddenly appeared.

Li Cunyi, Li Qi, Li You and other relatives of the Li family were all sitting at the bottom, not daring to disturb the gloomy Li Shanchang.

At this time, they already knew the news that Zhu Jingjing was attacking the Li family in the harem, and their words were very unpleasant.What Zhang Yifan said is exactly the same.

If you say that there is nothing going on between the two of them, they won’t believe it even to death!
However, from a political point of view, for the sake of the future of the Li family, no matter how Zhu Jingjing is, as long as she is the eldest daughter of the emperor, then this daughter-in-law must be wanted.

I don't know how long I thought about it, but I saw Li Shanchang raised his head, looked at his brother Li Cunyi and said: "Your family, please don't get too close to the Hu family during this period. Your Majesty will be unhappy."

He has followed Zhu Yuanzhang for so many years and has become Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand man. Naturally, he knows the emperor best.

In his view, Hu Weiyong was greedy for power and trying to gain more power for his position as prime minister was actually good for him.If the imperial power is supreme and I am the only one who is supreme, it will be very difficult for ministers to do their job.

However, now that the Li family has encountered a threshold, he naturally doesn't mind trying to please Zhu Yuanzhang as before, and he will get married first.

At this time, of course, Li Shanchang has the final say in this Li family.After hearing this, Li Cunyi immediately glanced at his son, and then immediately agreed.

Then, Li Shanchang turned to look at his nephew Ding Bin and said, "You haven't been to the Hu family much lately!"

Having said that, before Ding Bin could answer, he added, "You go and find out the details of this Zhang Yifan. He is not afraid on the spot, and his words are sharp and shameless. A person with this ability is definitely not an ordinary country boy. You have to check it out carefully for me, I want to see who is backing him up and going against my Li family!"

Li Shanchang is sure that this Zhang Yifan is good at seizing on language loopholes. No matter how noble he and Hu Weiyong are as prime ministers, he will immediately bite back and make them both look embarrassed. With this courage and on-the-spot reaction, it is said that there is no one behind it. That is absolutely impossible.

As for this ability, no one in the Li family can do it except himself!

No one would believe that such an ability is innate!

Speaking of doubts, he actually also doubted one person, and that was Liu Ji Liu Bowen, the sincerity uncle.However, he is already dead.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Once Li Shanchang became serious, he began to issue orders to Zhang Yifan.

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On the other side, in the Prime Minister's Office, Hu Weiyong was actually not happy either.

As the dignified prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, he was so humiliated in front of so many civil and military officials above the court. It was really a shame and humiliation!
However, when it comes to attaching great importance to Zhang Yifan, it is obviously not to the same extent as Li Shanchang.

It can even be said that for Hu Weiyong, he actually cares more about Li Shanchang than Zhang Yifan.

Through today's events, he could see that Li Shanchang was really determined to marry the emperor!
"Haha, it's not that easy to get married like this!" Hu Weiyong said to himself with a bit of gloating.

He also knew about Zhu Jingjing's troubles in the harem.He slapped the Li family hard in the face, which made him feel a little happy!
It would be best for Zhang Yifan and the eldest princess to have more trouble. No matter what happens in the end, in short, it would be good for the Li family to be disgraced.

At this time, he didn't think much about anything else.After all, no matter how noisy the eldest princess is, the emperor is the one who ultimately decides; and if Zhang Yifan makes a fuss, can he win the Li family?
Another point is that after all, it was Li Shanchang who recommended him as an official, and he was related by marriage to the Li family.Therefore, in the end, he just gloated about his misfortune. It was impossible to help Zhang Yifan even if he didn't get slapped in the face by Zhang Yifan!
(End of this chapter)