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Chapter 8: Get together and try him
At the foot of Jilong Mountain.

This place is located a few miles northwest of the imperial city. Although the name is not nice, it is also the most literary area in Yingtian Prefecture.

When Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital, he had already changed Yingtian Prefecture School into Imperial College, which was located near Jilong Mountain. Two years before, in the eighth year of Hongwu, he issued an order to establish Zhongdu Imperial College in Fengyang, so the Imperial College of Yingtian Prefecture was also put on the agenda.

There have been rumors for a long time that the current emperor intends to change the Imperial College in Yingtian Prefecture into the Imperial Academy, probably to expand and rebuild the area on Jilong Mountain, but there is no intention to start construction for the time being.

However, precisely because of these rumors, many bungalows and even two-story restaurants have been built at the foot of Jilong Mountain.

Don't underestimate the merchants' keenness. They had already made preparations early on for the Imperial College, which was bound to flourish both in popularity and literature in the future.

In this increasingly prosperous area, there is a most famous restaurant called Wangyue Tower.

No one knows who opened Wangyue Tower, but it must have a strong background. Even the great scholars from the Imperial Academy often come here to support it. Although the food and wine are more expensive than those in the nearby restaurants, the taste is indeed good.

Today, the banquet for the great scholar Song Lian is held in the Wangyue Tower.

Several horse-drawn carriages rolled in from the southeast. It was obvious that they were all coming from the vicinity of the imperial city. The carriages were decorated in a low-key manner, but they all exuded a sense of elegance. Even the coachmen looked cleaner than those of other carriages.

In one of the most rustic carriages.

Song Shen sat inside and felt a little nauseous because of the shaky carriage.

He was not prone to motion sickness, but now that he could not see at all, he felt insecure. In addition, he could not look directly at the windshield like he did in his previous life. The strong feeling of motion sickness kept coming over him and he almost felt like vomiting.

Song Shen felt that if he could look in the mirror at this moment, his face would definitely be green.

"Ziwei, are you feeling unwell?"

A vigorous and full-bodied voice came from the other side. Song Shen knew that it was his grandfather Song Lian.

He shook his head, patted his chest with some difficulty, suppressed the churning feeling in his stomach, and said:

"Don't worry, Grandfather. Maybe he has been lying in bed for too long and is not used to riding in a carriage. He will be fine after a while."

Song Lian looked at his grandson, who was handsome, gentle, and polite, and he could only sigh in his heart.

If we talk about regret, he regrets more than anyone else!

My grandson has a handsome appearance and has been good at studying since he was young. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to become a great scholar like me in the future and have a place in the Hanlin Academy and the Grand Hall. Even thinking further, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince inherits the throne, I will be the Crown Prince's teacher. Then, won't His Royal Highness take better care of his grandson?
But, but this child fell down and became blind!

Song Lian really wished he could have fallen for him. He was old anyway, so if God wanted to do something to him, he could do it to him. Why bother with Song Shen?
"I heard from the imperial physician that people with head injuries are more likely to feel dizzy. If you're not feeling well, let's take a rest before moving forward. Don't push yourself, okay?"

Hearing his cheap grandfather's words, Song Shen was inexplicably moved.

In his previous life, he was born in Qidian Orphanage, without a father or a mother, and had to work hard for everything. Although he has now traveled through time and space and become a blind man, the atmosphere in the entire Song family is extremely harmonious, with a loving father, filial sons, and friendly brothers, which can be considered a great success.

Even if not for his own life, for the sake of Song Lian, his adoptive father, his adoptive uncle and his entire family, he had to try his best to save the Song family from being overthrown in the 13th year of Hongwu.

Song Shen waved his hand, groped around and said:
"There should be some preserved fruits like prunes in the car. Just eat a few, grandson. We have to eat later. Aren't these good for stimulating appetite? I'll have two more bowls of rice later!"

Seeing that he had been groping for a long time but couldn't find the plate with preserved fruits, Song Lian felt even more sad and almost cried. He wiped his eyes with his sleeves, and quickly pushed the plate to his grandson, asking him to eat more. …………

As the grandfather and grandson of the Song family were talking in the carriage.

Wangyue Tower, second floor.

In a room near the window, a young man in his early twenties was leaning on the window and looking out.

This young man is none other than the current Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, dressed as an ordinary wealthy businessman!

Zhu Biao looked around, occasionally looking back into the room, and said:

"Dad, do you think he will not come? After all, he can't see anymore. If he doesn't want to come, the teacher won't blame him."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had also changed his clothes, sat at the table, drinking tea slowly, and said as he drank:

"Who is Song Lian? You know he is your teacher. Even though he has retired, there are still many people in the court who are watching his movements."

"Such a serious thing has happened to his grandson, who is also his only child. The people below all understand what he means. If Song Lian doesn't come out to calm people's hearts, what will happen?"

The forces in the court can now be roughly divided into two sides.

It was not as ordinary people believed that the civil officials and military generals absolutely did not get along with each other. On the contrary, during the Hongwu Dynasty, the relationship between civil officials and military generals was quite good.

Those who were at odds were the literati in eastern Zhejiang, led by Liu Bowen and Song Lian, and the nobles in Huaixi, led by Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang.

The Huaixi nobles were all old friends who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang in conquering the world from the beginning. No matter they were civil servants like Li Shanchang, or military generals like Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu, they were all fellow villagers and had a very good relationship.

In addition, they are all founding heroes, each of them has many honors, and they are not afraid of anyone at all. Even the current Prime Minister Hu Weiyong's prestige in the court is somewhat superior to that of his master.

Zhu Yuanzhang was certainly aware of this, so he began to support another group of people early on, namely Liu Bowen and Song Lian, a group of literati from eastern Zhejiang.

Even though there were many literati in Li Shanchang's group, they came from different backgrounds. Liu, Song and others naturally could not get along with the Huaixi nobles. Zhu Yuanzhang also had high hopes for them and wanted to balance the power in the court to avoid bigger problems.

Unfortunately, among the literati, especially these old scholars who are well-read, there are no fools.

When Liu Bowen refused to take over, Zhu Yuanzhang supported Yang Xian. When Yang Xian was useless, he supported Song Lian.

Now Song Lian is also retiring and leaving...

The remaining group of literati in eastern Zhejiang naturally became panicked.

But Zhu Yuanzhang did not tell the young Zhu Biao about his plan. This child had a good heart, so he could just do the bad things himself, otherwise Zhu Biao would be reluctant to show his kindness in the future.

"I don't think the teacher is someone who cares that much about fame and fortune..."

Zhu Biao muttered something, then his eyes lit up and he pointed out the window and said:
"Hey, that's the teacher's carriage. He's here! I wonder if he brought Song Shen with him!"

(End of this chapter)