Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 337 The prince teaches well

   What Shen Wen said seems to be a bit exaggerated.

  Shen Wen's son, why didn't he salute Shen Wen?

   Isn’t this human scum? Isn't it another Fang Jifan...?

  Liu Jian and others sat aside and took a deep breath.

  They were just surprised, but they believed what Shen Wen said was true.

  Because... no one dares to tell stories in front of His Majesty, and the person who tells stories is still his own son.

  Unless Shen Wen reported the truth, because if he did not tell the truth, as long as His Majesty wanted to investigate, it would be nothing more than an explanation, so Shen Wen would not dare to speak nonsense.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face was full of shock, but he said calmly: "Huh? Really? What else?"

Shen Wen said again with a lot of emotion: "The minister's kneeling really surprised the minister. Loyalty and filial piety are the righteousness. In just one month, the stubborn son of the minister can be treated by Xiaozhi's righteousness. Xishan Academy, truly It's scary."

  Emperor Hongzhi was shocked, the prince...has such ability?

   "Shen Qing's family, what did he learn at Xishan College?"

  Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi felt much more comfortable. The complaints he had just made about his son had disappeared, and now he only wanted to hear more news from Shen Wen.

  This kid is actually quite reliable in his work.

  In ancient times, there was Dayu who controlled the floods, but he never entered the house. Now there is the prince Zhu Houzhao, who teaches and educates people, and does not return home for a month?

  It can be seen that human nature is like this. For the same thing, there are two versions of the good and the bad. As for which version people will interpret, it is up to them to verify it.

   "The most touching thing is the words of the courtier..."

In fact, Shen Wen hesitated before, but in the end he decided to go up to Chen Zou honestly: "He suddenly understood the sufferings of the people, saying that the food that the scholars in the world eat, drink, and enjoy, It is the greatest injustice in the world to rely on the support of those small people, but the scholar-bureaucrats are full of food all day long, enjoy the grace of the king, and receive offerings from the people's fat and anointing from the hands of the small people, but many people spend money and have nothing to do. , wasting a lot of time, talking about loving the people, but not knowing what the people are..."

   Speaking of this, Liu Jian and others became embarrassed.

  Xishan... These people have gradually begun to criticize the scholar-official class.

  Think that the current scholar-bureaucrats are decayed.

  In the past, I only heard that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty worked hard to spray the emperor's corruption, and scolded this and that with righteous words.

  In fact, Xinxue has already begun to have signs of self-reflection among the scholar-bureaucrat class.

  At the beginning, Liu Jian had already felt it and saw some clues, but now, this feeling has become stronger and stronger.

  Xie Qian and Li Dongyu also began to listen attentively. They seemed to have some interest in Xishan Academy.

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes showed a little light.

  He thought he was diligent enough, but he was often impeached by the censors on weekdays.

  It seems that even if a commoner suffers, it is the fault of the emperor.

  Although it is said that Wanfang is guilty and I am guilty, some impeachment is really unreasonable.

  The class of scholar-bureaucrats inherits the emperor from above and enlightens the people from below. How could any mistakes be made by only one person?

At this time, Shen Wen continued: "The minister said that it is shameful for a scholar-bureaucrat to be unable to share the worries of the emperor and not to seek profit for the people. I asked the minister what he learned, and his answer was that the only thing he learned was Knowing the shame, the courtier said that there are so many poor people in the world, but he thought of them as pariahs, tricksters, and fools, and never had the slightest pity for them, nor thought about himself The food we eat, the clothes we wear, where they come from, and the hard work of many people.”

   "The courtier has been absurd for half his life, and now he knows the shame. The rest dare not say that they have learned something."

  Emperor Hongzhi was really shocked.

  Shame…

  His body trembled slightly.

  Newly learned that set...really...

   Not only that, Zhu Houzhao was able to achieve such a level in just one month in Xishan, which is really rare.

  Emperor Hongzhi certainly knew that a prodigal like Shen Ao was absurd and terrifying, but because of this, it was hard to imagine that such a big change could be made in just one month.

  The crown prince carved a carrot and proclaimed himself the dean of the academy. It is not a loss for Xishan Academy to be able to do so.

Shen Wen couldn't help the tears welling up in his eyes, and he continued: "I also wrote a stereotyped article. Although it is a vulgar work, I can see his intentions in it. This is also an unprecedented thing. Xishan Academy treats the minister As far as I'm concerned, it's really kindness and re-creation. His Royal Highness and Xinjian have taught well, and I'm very grateful."

   These words are completely from the heart.

  Shen Wen's eye circles were red, how cheated his son was to get this far.

  Liu Jian and others couldn't help sighing, especially Liu Jian, who actually felt the same way, his son...won't it...

   And Shen Wen's words pierced Emperor Hongzhi's heart like a sword!

  Emperor Hongzhi was shocked. He never expected that a Hanlin Qingliu who had always been known for his integrity would thank his son with red eyes.

  His son was also a troublemaker before, and he was so angry that he jumped up and down, which made him ten thousand worried!

   And so...

  At this time, Emperor Hongzhi trembled slightly, he stroked his beard, tried his best to restrain his emotions, and said with a smile: "This is nothing..."

   Saying these words one by one, Emperor Hongzhi felt a little strange feeling in his heart.

  What is this called... It seems to be a sense of satisfaction.

   An indescribable sense of satisfaction.

  Emperor Hongzhi paused, and continued to speak slowly: "The crown prince and Fang Jifan are just children messing around. Shen Qing's family is too serious."

  Children messing around, this is qualitative.

   But this characterization makes people confused. Children can deal with all kinds of scum by messing around, so what are the civil and military people in the dynasty doing? Pretend to be a housewife?

  Shen Wen hurriedly said: "What I say comes from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Uncle Xinjian are definitely not messing around. I have accepted it today. This is the country's fortune and the community's fortune. Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise."

Emperor Hongzhi was already very happy, he felt comfortable all over his body, suppressed a smile on his face, and said: "Speaking of which, the crown prince did not enter the palace to see him after taking a bath. It can be seen that he teaches people to have a heart of loyalty and filial piety. but forgot."

Shen Wen and the others were stunned, and even Liu Jian couldn't sit still: "Your Majesty, the prince is teaching in Xishan, and he has worked hard. Even on the day of rest, nine out of ten are still working in the academy. I can't wait and also."

   All of a sudden, Emperor Hongzhi felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction, couldn't help it, and finally smiled: "Yes, it seems that the prince still has merit, Shen Qing family, you have worked hard."

  He was a little at a loss, Prince... Can you really run an academy so impressively?

  Of course, this must be inseparable from Fang Jifan's assistance, but even so, the result was far beyond Emperor Hongzhi's expectations.

  Shen Wen, he is a Hanlin scholar, the Qingliu of the Qingliu, this kind of Qingliu is extremely critical, even when facing the emperor, it is always about being outspoken and committing crimes.

  Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi's mood became even better. This son finally did a good deed!

   "This guy..." Emperor Hongzhi thought in his heart: "There are times when he is willing to do things with all his heart, Fang Jifan...sincerely does not deceive me..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was full of comfort. When Shen Wen, Liu Jian and others resigned, Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows: "Today I feel that the crown prince looks like me."

  Xiao Jing stood aside, hurriedly said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."

  Emperor Hongzhi was full of joy, and he was sprinting in the warm pavilion excitedly. Just now, he had been holding it in front of Liu Jian and others, so it was inconvenient to express too many emotions, but now, he couldn't help but want to jump up.

He said with a smile on his face: "This is indeed a gratifying event. I heard the Shen Qing family talk about how his son changed his past, but it seemed that he was talking about how the prince changed his past. The son knows loyalty, and naturally it is because the crown prince knows loyalty. In fact, the unity of knowledge and action is not unreasonable. A person has a conscience. This conscience can be loyalty, shame, or the teachings of all saints. , then everything will come to fruition, I never imagined that this day would come. I was harsh on this kid before, but fortunately Fang Jifan reminded me that I did not misread his little thing."

  Emperor Hongzhi was happy, like a child.

At this time, he and Shen Wen actually became sympathetic to each other. The reason why he was so excited because of these "little things" was because they had in common that they didn't have high expectations for their son, so even if it was a change To be polite, even if you can do something yourself, it is enough to make people feel gratified.

Emperor Hongzhi continued in high spirits: "This Xishan Academy is for teaching and educating people, so why isn't it honing the prince? Very well, the prince didn't come home for a month. It must have been hard work. I didn't understand his difficulties just now. Still full of blame, this is my fault, prepare some food, give it to the prince, and prepare more of his favorite food, that's all, that's all, I'll go to Kunning Palace in person, what the prince likes to eat, his mother is the most Clearly...and Fang Jifan..."

Emperor Hongzhi walked back and forth, gesticulating in the void with excitement: "It must be hard work for him to accompany the prince. These days, the prince is really impressive. His contribution is not small. Let Kunning Palace also prepare a portion of his food, but we can't let them suffer in Xishan, show off, show off..."

  It is said that the Kunning Palace is preparing a reward, but in fact, Emperor Hongzhi is eager to grow wings and go to Queen Zhang to share this joy.

  (end of this chapter)