Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 260 People depend on food

  Zhu Houzhao is almost a parrot.

What    said were all Wang Shouren's original words.

  In the past two days, while he was plowing the land, he listened to Wang Shouren's few words, and he listened very carefully.

  This is an unprecedented experience for him. In Zhan Shifu's classroom, I am afraid that what he has learned in many years is not as much as what he has learned in these two days.

   This is of course because he is very interested in this way of learning. Zhu Houzhao is an active person, so let him sit obediently in class, it is better to kill him.

   On the other hand, once Zhu Houzhao became interested, with his cleverness and mastery, he has a terrifying ability to digest and understand.

In history, this young man called Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty relied entirely on his own self-study to master the art of war out of interest. Without any actual combat, he dispatched troops and defeated the Mongolian iron cavalry. the Son of Heaven.

  But Zhu Houzhao's shameless sentence is still a bit exaggerated.

  Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows.

  But at this time...he was even more shocked.

   After all, Emperor Hongzhi has ruled the world for more than ten years, and he also knows the shortcomings of Ming Dynasty, but there is no way to change it.

  Actually, as long as what the prince said had a little truth, the father couldn't help but feel relieved. He didn't have high demands on Zhu Houzhao, but today, Zhu Houzhao's words, no matter whether he agreed with them or not, were enough to shock him.

  Looking at this dirty son, attacking empty talk and promoting pragmatism.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt a little stunned.

  Is this still his ignorant, idle son?

  Zhu Houzhao saw that everyone was silent.

  The most powerful thing about Mr. Wang is not that he has much reason, but that he has practiced it with Zhu Houzhao.

  Practice itself is the most convincing evidence. This is by no means comparable to Yang Ting and the others who have read countless books and claim to be talented.

  Because, from Zhu Houzhao’s question, have you ever farmed? you have not! But this palace has.

  Actually, at this time, even though Yang Tinghe had thousands of reasons, he was already doomed to lose.

  Of course, with Yang Tinghe's knowledge, he could use a hundred sophistical methods to rub Zhu Houzhao on the ground.

  But Zhu Houzhao's identity is the crown prince, and he is in front of the imperial court. Using the sophistry that is unique to scholars will not benefit Yang Tinghe, but...will displease His Majesty.

   As a result, he could only stare blankly.

   And Zhu Houzhao had completely exploded at this time.

  He has been suppressed for too long, no one has ever listened carefully to what he said, and everyone only regards him as a child who will not grow up.

   He's grown up!

  At least, he can clearly distinguish what is good from what is bad, and he knows that it is meaningless to sit in the study and read. Knowing how to farm in person, he realized the difficulties of people's livelihood.

"Father, during the farming process, my son suffered a lot and his hands were worn out. When I returned to the East Palace and took off my boots, I realized that several blood blisters had grown. But the first day my son went, and the second day I still want to go. This is because I just want to experience the hardships of the farmers. After farming, I can go back to the East Palace and have someone to serve me, but what about ordinary farmers?"

   Zhu Houzhao showed sympathy on his face, and immediately said to Emperor Hongzhi seriously.

"Mr. Wang said that if a person does not have a heart of empathy, no matter how much knowledge he has, he is like this person who wrote a book on agriculture. In fact, it is not only not good for the family, but also harmful to the country. As soon as I thought about it, my father actually sent out this book of persuasion to farmers, and the farmers were dumbfounded after hearing it, and couldn't help laughing at the court for knowing nothing about farming, how they would make fun of the court."

   "Master Yang said that the world is in great order, so the world will return to its heart. But how can the people be convinced when an edict like the book on agriculture is issued?"

"My son... After farming, listening to Mr. Wang recite this "Book of Persuading Farmers", he subconsciously felt ashamed. Conscience is nothing more than loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. How can there be such complexity? With conscience, it is difficult to practice it? Master Yang and the others hide in the study every day, close the door, and teach Ben Gong all day long. You must love the people like your own sons, treat the people kindly, implement benevolent government..."

  Yang Tinghe's face turned pale instantly.

  His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is simply holding on to himself.

  You planted the land, is that so amazing?

  In fact, it is so amazing to plant the land.

  Because I truly empathize with the common people.

  Zhu Houzhao sternly said: "Master Yang, did you teach me these words?"

   "..." Yang Tinghe said, "This is..."

"What is this, teaching and teaching, isn't it just these principles? But how it is now, now this palace is really experiencing the difficulties of people's livelihood, loving the people like a child, practicing it, trying to treat the people kindly, and personally looking for ways to implement benevolent government , you are afraid, and even came to sue me?"

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao strangely.

  He actually felt that... what the prince said was reasonable.

Not only is it reasonable, but what is even more gratifying is that he can see that the prince has suffered a lot in the past two days, but after suffering all the farming, this guy actually ran to Xishan excitedly, for fear of eating Suffering is not enough, this... is enough to make me happy as a father.

  He is afraid of everything, the crown prince does not want to suffer.

  A lazy person, no matter how smart he is, cannot keep the world under control.

  What he hates the most is that Zhu Houzhao loves leisure and works hard.

  Emperor Hongzhi settled down, he was silent, and wanted to hear what Zhu Houzhao would say next.

   "Your Highness..." Yang Tinghe said: "Your Highness, it should be time to study more. After all, Your Highness is young."

   "Heh..." Zhu Houzhao smiled, stared deeply at Yang Tinghe, and said word by word: "Master Yang is wrong again. What is the purpose of reading?"

  Yang Tinghe asked without hesitation, "Learn the way of a sage?"

"What is the purpose of the way of a sage?" One of the best things about learning from Mr. Wang is that Mr. Wang faces doubts from various scholars every day, and if he wants to persuade others, Mr. Wang has to patiently explain his point of view. Mr. Wang is born with the ability to tear and force. In Xishan, Mr. Wang has almost never met an opponent. Most of the time, Mr. Wang pushes people to the ground and rubs hard.

These rotten Confucians will never understand what kind of terrifying combat power Wang Shouren and other people who have been thinking about it since they can remember. The existence of a demon king.

  Zhu Houzhao studied for a few days, although he only learned some superficial knowledge, it was enough.

  After all, the reasons for these questioning scholars are similar to those of Yang Tinghe. Now, they only need to use Mr. Wang's words to fight back.

   "The purpose of the way of a sage is to study the way, help the world, and implement a benevolent government."

   "Haha..." Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly: "Master Yang, do you know how to farm?"

"what?"

Again.

  Yang Tinghe wanted to die.

   Can you change the question.

   "Master Yang doesn't even know how to farm. After reading books for decades, what is the way?"

   "Your Highness, the knowledge in the world is not just farming."

   "Cultivation is the top priority." Zhu Houzhao slowly began to master the rhythm, and even when he was speaking, he did not forget to give Fang Jifan a provocative look.

   It basically means, you see, you have no loyalty, to deal with Master Yang, I alone is enough.

  Emperor Hongzhi was completely dumbfounded.

  Every sentence that the prince debated, actually implied some kind of reasoning. This child, who was originally ignorant of the world, suddenly debated with an imperial servant, and... he did not lose the wind.

   Zhu Houzhao continued.

"The country is based on agriculture. This is what Master Yang said. Master Yang also said that the country should be based on agriculture, but he doesn't even know how to cultivate. How to develop agriculture. Master Yang doesn't know what the farmers are doing without farming. Thinking about what he thinks, without empathy, he shuts himself in his study, talking extravagantly about the world's knowledge not only farming. Master Yang's food and food are all dug out from the ground by poor people. You know how to farm, and you still say that farming is not a big science?"

   "Cultivation is the most important knowledge. Without this knowledge, reading is meaningless. Master Yang doesn't do farming and knows nothing about farming, but he still says that the country is based on agriculture and learns how to govern the world."

   "The so-called benevolent government and the so-called great governance are not that complicated. It is just that the common people have food to eat. Where does the common people's food come from? It comes from farming."

   "..." Yang Tinghe was speechless for a while.

  He was convinced.

   Now he suddenly felt that when he heard the word farming, he wanted to throw up.

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "I love farming. Farming is a great subject. I have a lot to learn. Naturally, the most important thing is that I also keep my responsibilities in mind, not just for farming. And farming, but in farming, learn the principles of the sages."

"Today, the palace knows how profound the way of a sage is, and how important the benevolent government he wants to implement is. And this is precisely what he learned from farming. If he doesn't know the suffering of the people, how can he know what benevolent government is. Only by knowing The people are miserable, I see their ragged clothes, I see them starving, I see them working hard, their income is not enough for a piece of material on my clothes, and my meal is more than a year for them The more I see, the more I can understand the meaning of the way of a saint."

   "What the **** is the way of a sage. In short, farming!"

   "..." Yang Tinghe's old face twitched.

Zhu Houzhao was emotional. This time, he was not for the sake of debate, but sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Only by farming can food grow in the ground and people in the world can be fed. The truth of the sage lies in the fields. Not in the book."

  (end of this chapter)