Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 178 Return to the main hall

The next day, early morning.

Zhu Xuan didn't have to accompany Grandpa Huang today. After getting up, he went to the main hall first.

His arrival quickly shocked everyone, but he was not very familiar with the other princes and grandsons. Uncle Twenty was no longer in the main hall. He was old, and there was no need to go to the vassal. He had already learned almost what he needed to learn, so he simply dropped out of school. , wholeheartedly running the Daming Bookstore.

However, the second brother is still there. As the emperor's grandson, he can be regarded as one of Zhu Yuanzhang's spare tires. If something unexpected happens, Zhu Xuan will not be able to take over, and he will be replaced by Zhu Yunxi.

He still has to come to class. Even if he has memorized all the books, he still has to learn and understand the meaning of every sentence in the book.

According to Zhu Xuan's previously proposed reform of the imperial examination and Confucianism, what Dabentang focused on gradually changed to the Six Arts of the Gentleman, reducing the weight related to the eight-legged essay, and then learning concepts such as establishing moral integrity, self-cultivation, and governing the country and the world.

In the first step of reform, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to change too much.

It's just that some of the more sour Confucian content has been slightly deleted and some of the proportions have been reduced. In essence, it is still related to Confucianism, so those Confucian scholars and scholars have no resistance or resistance.

Even Fang Xiaoru accepted it.

After being taught by Zhu Xuan, Fang Xiaoru's thoughts have changed a lot now. He is no longer intoxicated in Confucian ideals as before, and has begun to think about the unity of knowledge and action.

"Little brother!"

When Zhu Yunxi saw Zhu Xuan coming, he immediately got up and said, "I'm finally back."

Zhu Xuan said: "I was supposed to visit my second brother yesterday, but Grandpa Huang left me in the palace, so I came today. Isn't Mr. Fang here yet?"

"not yet!"

Zhu Yunxi pulled him to sit down and said, "When I came back from a trip to the southwest, I felt completely different."

Zhu Xuan had long since dropped out of the main hall, but when he came back here, he still felt very familiar. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Second brother seems to have changed too. He is more stable than before. How are you lately?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "Everything is fine!"

While they were reminiscing about old times, Zhu Yunwen came in with his two younger brothers.

"Little brother!"

Zhu Yunzhen didn't know those secrets yet and was not disgusted with Zhu Xuan. He had eaten so many times before and still had feelings for him. When he saw his younger brother coming back, he said happily: "You're back. I haven't had a meal with my younger brother for a long time."

"come over!"

Seeing that Zhu Yunzhen wanted to sit next to Zhu Xuan, Zhu Yunzhen couldn't bear it at first. He dragged Zhu Yunzhen by his collar and took him away directly.

Instead of coming to the main hall, Zhu Yunwen stayed in the East Palace, not knowing what to do.

Although he was older and had lost his position as heir, he still came back to class. When he saw Zhu Xuan appeared here, his eyes were cold and he directly dragged Zhu Yunxuan away.

Zhu Yunwen will never allow Zhu Yunxu to have any further involvement with Zhu Xuan and Zhu Yunxi.

The three brothers can only rely on themselves!

"Big brother..."

Zhu Yunzhen did not dare to resist and could only be dragged away.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes widened, he looked at them in confusion, and finally followed his elder brother.

The princes and grandsons of the main hall all looked at them curiously, and they could feel that there was a strong sense of tit-for-tat among them, but some people still felt pity for Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Xuan said: "The big brother has changed even more."

"Yes!"

Zhu Yunxi responded casually.

Of course they knew the reason why Zhu Yunwen became like this.

After a while, Fang Xiaoru finally came.

When he saw Zhu Xuan, his eyes lit up!
  Today, what we are learning in the main hall is not the Six Arts of the Gentleman. If we are learning archery, we need to go to the school to study. Others are learned in the main camp. After Fang Xiaoru assigned the task, he looked at Zhu Xuan and then went to the back hall. Zhu Xuan understood what he was thinking and followed him to the back hall.

"Sir, long time no see." Zhu Xuan said first.

Fang Xiaoru bowed and said, "I haven't seen His Royal Highness the Young Emperor for a long time. I have returned from a trip to the southwest. Your Highness must have learned a lot, right?"

Zhu Xuan said: "The gains from opening up the territory are still great, but not in terms of knowledge."

He knew that what Fang Xiaoru asked about was the gain in knowledge.

In the past few months, Zhu Xuan had never touched knowledge, and he spoke honestly when asked by Fang Xiaoru.

Fang Xiaoru: "..."

How could Zhu Xuan be so direct?

He felt that it was a pity that a good young saint was wasted like this. If he did not join the army and stayed in the main hall to teach himself, he would definitely be different.

"Although I don't do knowledge directly, my knowledge has increased a lot, which can be regarded as a kind of knowledge." Zhu Xuan added.

"What's the point of this?"

"Knowledge is the inner perception, the understanding of things, and action is the actual behavior of people. This is the unity of knowledge and action."

Zhu Xuan explained: "I have also learned the principles of governing a country and bringing peace to the world. I plan to spread our Confucian benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, trust, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in Annan. I will put what I have learned into practical use, which is a kind of unity of knowledge and action." "

Fang Xiaoru thought it made sense, but quickly objected: "Are Annan barbarians qualified to learn Confucianism?"

Zhu Xuan said softly: "Sir, you are impatient. Have you forgotten that Sage Confucius taught without distinction?"

Fang Xiaoru: "..."

"It's true that I'm impatient!"

He just looked down on those foreign barbarians, but he thought Zhu Xuan was right and said, "My character is far inferior to that of Your Highness!"

Zhu Xuan shook his head and said, "I just do whatever I want. I can't say how good my character is."

Fang Xiaoru changed the topic and asked again: "The Science Pavilion established by His Majesty in Yingtian is the change of studying things to achieve knowledge that His Majesty proposed before?"

No one in the court knew about the Science Pavilion. His Majesty personally ordered its construction. He also publicly stated that this new science called science was actually proposed by the young emperor's grandson.

Regarding this new learning, Fang Xiaoru lamented that Zhu Xuan had gone astray.

If Zhu Xuan could study Confucianism attentively, he might make a great contribution to the development of Confucianism, just like Cheng Zhu.

"Yes!"

Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "Before, I put the shell of studying things to achieve knowledge on top of science, sir, you know that. Now I have taken off the shell, and I think it can become an independent science. If sir, you are interested, you can go and see At first glance, science can bring different surprises.”

Fang Xiaoru wanted to say something objectionable, but he hesitated for a long time and finally did not say it. He was afraid that after saying it, Zhu Xuan would directly refute it, which might overturn his original understanding.

He was afraid that he might unknowingly believe in science.

It's like the integration of conscience and knowledge and action. Unknowingly, following Zhu Xuan's logic, he also began to think about how to study knowledge in a different way, thinking that saints can become saints, and thinking that he can also wait.

"His Highness's ideas are different."

Fang Xiaoru said finally.

Zhu Xuan smiled and said: "I believe Mr. Fang will be interested in science in the future."

"Maybe!"

Fang Xiaoru doesn't understand science.

However, not long after Zhu Xuan came back, he came to visit him in the main hall. He saw this intention. This emperor's grandson has a very good character. If he can inherit the throne in the future, he will definitely be better than the current majesty.

(End of this chapter)