Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

"Actually, it's not Lu Gong's mind learning." Zhu Tao said.

"In the final analysis, the difference between Cheng Gong and Lu Gong's knowledge is just a different way of understanding the world. My heart learning is a difference in the attitude of understanding people."

"Brother Zhu, please talk about it in detail." Before Shen Wan'er realized, her address had changed from Young Master Zhu to Brother Zhu.

""Zhu Zi Yu Lei" says that the sages speak thousands of words, just to teach people to preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires. But in fact, this sentence was wrong at the beginning." Zhu Tao shook his head and said: "The principles of heaven and human desires do not conflict. Even human desires exist because of the laws of heaven."

"You can't always consider how dirty people's selfish desires are. That way you put yourself on the moral high ground from the very beginning, and it's not at all a human perspective to understand the teachings of the saints."

Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism has flourished from its appearance to the present, and has experienced too many interpretations by scholars, which has deviated from its own meaning, and even Neo-Confucianism itself believes that human desires are shameful and should be suppressed.

But in that case, can a person still be considered a person?

"Especially the great Confucians and scholars of the past dynasties, they talk about preserving the principles of heaven and destroying human desires every day, but in reality? They are just rentiers. The human desires they hope to eliminate are the desires of those exploited by them. And they themselves , My mind is full of fame and fortune."

Hearing this, Shen Wan'er laughed. She has also seen some great Confucian scholars, and occasionally there are those who are truly talented and virtuous, but most of them are indeed hiding their shady hearts under their pious appearance.

So after hearing Zhu Tao's words, Shen Wan'er only felt that this young man looked more pleasing to the eye.

"Are people's selfish desires really filthy? Just wanting to eat good food is considered a dirty human desire? Just wanting three wives and four concubines is considered a dirty human desire?"

"Well, this should be counted. However, human beings are a kind of beast, so it is normal to have animal nature."

Shen Wan'er's eyes widened: "A man is a beast?"

"That's right, both humans and beasts are just a kind of life, and the difference between the two is that humans can know what is good and what is bad. Humans know that they have selfish desires, and feel that this makes them and Animals are no different, so they are eager to eliminate human desires. But in fact, people also have a good side, and that is conscience."

"So, what you should really do is to develop your conscience, understand your own selfish desires, and pursue your own conscience!"

Zhu Tao was persuasive and persuasive, and Shen Wan'er was fascinated by it.

She has grown up so much, and has never heard such a novel statement.

Moreover, she had a premonition that once what Zhu Tao said today was spread, it would definitely cause an uproar in Daming.

Outside the pavilion, the two chatted for a long time without any signs of stopping. The maids had already started packing vegetables and seasonings, while Lao Tang and Shen Wan'er's groom slaughtered the sheep and were cutting the meat.

"Brother, you are also from the army, right?" The groom asked with a smile.

"Hey, this is the way of the crops, but I dare not compare it with the fists of the military master." Seeing that the status of the groom was unusual, Old Tang did not tell the truth.

"You have such a good skill, why don't you go outside, fight for a future, and are willing to be a young man's servant?" The groom said again.

"Aren't you just a groom?" Old Tang gave him a sideways look.

The groom just laughed. He is not a groom, but his identity cannot be disclosed to outsiders.

Old Tang smiled: "We owe the young master a life, and besides, who said that following the young master can't have a good future?"

How miraculous the young master is, how do you outsiders know?
Soon, the smell of roasted mutton wafted away, and Shen Waner, who was listening to the class, twitched her nose twice, and her thoughts were separated from her mind: "It smells so delicious!"

"Then let's eat first!" Zhu Tao pretended enough, and got up directly to start dinner.

At this moment, in the bedroom, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were also eating. Ling'er had just finished feeding Empress Ma, and she was also left to eat, looking a little reserved.

"Oh." Zhu Yuanzhang took a bite of the cold fish and found that the fish oil was a little solidified: "Eating in the palace is not as good as eating at Taoer's. Wait two days and let Taoer cook that for us." What red willow barbecue."

"You man, why are you always thinking about the child's food?" Empress Ma gave him a blank look: "Every time I go to Tao'er's place, I ask for advice and eat at the same time, you don't feel ashamed."

"Hey, it's only natural for me to eat my son. It's a big deal. Let's bring him two sheep." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled heartily.

"Linger, do you think the emperor is a bit shameless?" Empress Ma asked Linger.

Ling'er didn't dare to say anything, she just ate her food, Empress Ma smiled kindly, and added a piece of meat to Ling'er: "You are already the princess, and that is our royal family. They are all members of the family. We don’t have to be so cautious in front of us.”

"Yes." Ling'er nodded obediently.

"Speaking of which, Chongba, don't you want to hand Hu Weiyong to Tao'er, when are you going to take him there?" Empress Ma suddenly remembered this.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while: "Hu Weiyong is almost polished now. Next time I go to Tao'er, I will bring it to him. With the income from the restaurant, Tao'er can spend more time on business."

Zhu Yuanzhang still hoped in his heart that Zhu Tao was just afraid of living a hard life, so he only wanted to be a playboy. As long as he made enough money, he could have the hope of entering the court and becoming an official.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't it be time for Tao'er to make a marriage contract? His biological parents are gone, and the two of us need to help plan it." Empress Ma began to worry about Zhu Tao's marriage again.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, he really forgot about this, as expected, all fathers are careless.

"Ling'er, do you know what kind of girl Tao'er likes?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Do you like virtuous ones, or ladies from everyone, or high-educated ones?"

Ling'er had a complicated expression, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said after a while: "The young master said... like... young and beautiful."

Even after becoming the princess, Ling'er is still used to being called Master Zhu Tao.

"Ahem..." Zhu Yuanzhang choked on his own wine, "You bastard, you are so young..."

Empress Ma also couldn't laugh or cry: "When you marry a wife, you should marry a virtuous person. You don't care about looks, you like beautiful ones, but you can take a few concubines."

"But the young master said that if he gets married, he will only marry one, and he is not going to take concubines." Ling'er said: "So he just wants to marry someone he likes, and the two of them will live happily ever after."

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were stunned.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Tao had such an idea.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, his mood became a bit complicated. He only married Empress Ma back then, and he has never changed his mind until now. However, after becoming emperor, for various reasons, he still expanded his harem and took in many concubines.