Chapter 14: Teaching the Emperor a Lesson

"Yuanfu, you are right. As a teacher, you should find more time to get close to His Majesty. Shum Group 4∴8065 You are now the Emperor's teacher. I wonder where the Emperor has learned and what he likes to learn.

Woolen cloth?"

After Fu Guan's reminder, Yue Su decided to get closer to Zhu Ciyan.

"Teacher, the Emperor has already studied the Four Books and Five Classics, but he doesn't seem to like them very much, and he is even less interested in poems and songs. It's just that... he seems to like the silver coins made by his teacher. The student once

I have seen His Majesty use a knife to secretly carve the silver coins on the wooden block." Fu Guan said.

"Oh? Your Majesty also likes carving."

"That's not true. It's not like the late emperor did not sleep and forget about this matter. It's just that he has been doing this for more than a year. Moreover, he only has a soft spot for those silver coins." Fu Guan said truthfully.

"I just have a special liking for silver coins..." Yue Su suddenly remembered something, that is, the first edition of silver coins printed was made using Zhu Ciyan's head as a template. Zhu Ciyan was very cooperative at that time, but

After the result was printed, the Queen Mother rejected it.

After all, His Majesty is a child, and he should be willing to use his own image as the mold for the silver dollar. However, when his mother objected, he did not dare to resist and could only obey. Thinking of this, Yue Su couldn't help but secretly begged: "The Emperor is not capable of doing this now."

Whatever I want to do, I will definitely have to fight for it after he officially takes charge. Like the late emperor sh, long live sh today, it seems that I have to start from now on, and can't wait any longer..."

"Yuanfu, before the Chinese New Year, has the Emperor's study ended?" Yue Su said.

"Yes, mentor."

"After the Chinese New Year, when should we start?"

"It will take fifteen years."

"Okay, I know this, and I will take care of it when the time comes. Is there anything else?"

"Something else."

"Okay." Yue Su said, stood up, and said, "It's already dinner time. I think you'll have it at my house before you finish your meal."

"Then...thank you, mentor..."

The next day is the day for the sacrifice of the stove. With such a big day, the whole country has basically started to have a holiday, and Teacher Wang has to go home. These days, he has been doing his best, and with Yue Su watching at home, Yue Sen

He performed particularly well. He was well-behaved, honest, and his ligatures were written much more neatly. When the New Year arrived, generals such as Kong Youde, Mo Youjian, and Zheng Zhilong all came to Bejng to pay their New Year greetings to Yue Su. Lian Xuanda

Governor Wu Sinan also came with his family.

Wu Sinan had a son who was one year younger than Yue Meng, and Wu Sinan wanted to marry Yue Su as a baby. Seeing that the children were having fun playing together, Yue Su agreed. Kong Youde saw that Wu Sinan got married successfully, and he couldn't help but come up with it.

I came up with an idea and wanted to betroth my daughter Kong Sizhen to Yue Sen. Kong Sizhen was very well-behaved and many times better than Yue Sen. Although Yue Su said that his son was naughty, Kong Youde kept saying that the son educated by Mr. Yue would never be good.

Oh no, how can a tiger father have a dog son? He has to marry his daughter over.

Yue Sen also liked Kong Sizhen, so he agreed to let these children develop relationships, study together, and play together.

The days of Chinese New Year usually pass very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it’s the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

Today is the first day of work. When everyone arrived at the cabinet, they had to pay New Year greetings to each other and say some New Year greetings. Although the cabinet ministers went to Yue Su's Mansion to pay New Year greetings as early as the first day of the Lunar New Year, they still had to be polite at work. Han Xu

He was the only one who didn't come to Yue Su's house to pay New Year's greetings. He was old, senior, and the chief minister, so how could he sacrifice his worth and go to Yue Su's house. Of course, Yue Su would not go to his house. So, he just

I can be polite today.

There was no official business on this day, and it was basically just a chatty bitch. Mr. Yue was not idle. As soon as he returned to his duty room, he sent someone to inform Yang Jingchen, the Zhanshi of the Zhanshi Mansion. This guy used to be the young Zhanshi, but now

Has been promoted to Chief Zhan.

Master Yue invited anyone to come immediately. Yang Jingchen came in a hurry. After greeting him, Yue Su asked him to sit down. Then, Yue Su said: "Master Yang, today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. I wonder if your majesty can start classes there."

."Master Xiao, a scholar from Fang University, is giving a lecture to Your Majesty." Yang Jingchen didn't know what he meant, but he had to answer immediately.

Su nodded slightly and said: "Just start the class. Your Majesty is no longer a child. In three years, he will be able to govern himself. I think it is time to explain to your Majesty the way to govern."

"Your Majesty is talking about the art of government. We plan to start a course this year so that your majesty can gradually become familiar with government affairs." Yang Jingchen said.

"The way of government is very important. I have been entrusted by the late emperor to be a tutor, so I should personally explain it to the emperor. In this way, you can arrange it and see what time it is. I will come to the palace to give lessons to your majesty.

" Yue Su said.

Yang Jingchen originally wanted to speak to the emperor about this way of government, but unexpectedly, Yue Su spoke up. No one dared to refute Master Yue's words, and what Yue Su said was reasonable, as he was a Taifu.

It is too legitimate to teach the emperor a lesson. Also, who in this world dares to say that his political level is better than Yue Su's. Yang Jingchen could only nod and said: "My lord, I will make arrangements for you now."

"That's why I came to you. Okay, you go down and do your work."

"Yes, sir."

Yang Jingchen excused himself, but he had to inform the Queen Mother that Yue Su was going to teach the Emperor. This was not for any other reason, but mainly because the Queen Mother needed to know whoever was teaching the Emperor.

He sent the news to the Queen Mother that day. When Zhang Yan learned that Yue Su planned to teach the Emperor, she was suspicious for a while, but then she was relieved. Yue Su was the Tutor, and the Emperor was no longer a child. Yue Su explained to the Emperor.

There is nothing wrong with the way of government, so I just nodded.

Yue Su's first class was scheduled for the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. He worked in the cabinet in the morning and went to the imperial study in the afternoon. The emperor and his ministers greeted each other first and then took their seats. This was a class, so the Queen Mother was not present, only the emperor and his ministers. Zhu Ciyan faced it alone.

Yue Su seemed a little nervous.

"Your Majesty, in three years' time, you will be in charge, so now is the time to familiarize yourself with government affairs. From today on, I will explain to you the way to govern." Yue Su said in a gentle tone.

"It would be best for Yue Qing to explain to me the way to govern. I will remember it carefully and hope that your family will not be stingy." This is an official statement. Zhu Ciyan has been educated by so many teachers. Words like this are natural.

can speak.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best. Are you ready now? If you are, then I will start."

"I'm ready, please tell me."

"The first lesson I taught your Majesty is that water can carry a boat but also capsize it. I wonder if your Majesty has ever heard of this allusion."

"I have heard that this article comes from "Xunzi". The article says: The common people are in charge, and then the gentleman is in place. The king is a boat; the common people are water; water carries the boat, and water overturns the boat. The later Wei Dynasty gave advice

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also said this: It is not the greatness of the grievances, but the fear of others; it is advisable to be cautious when carrying a boat and overturning it." Zhu Ciyan received a good education since he was a child, surrounded by a large number of bachelors, who were certainly better than his father.

Much higher.

"Your Majesty is really smart, and I admire you very much. Water can carry a boat and capsize it. This is indeed the allusion. However, the truth is dead. Many people know this truth, but it is very difficult to actually practice it. Today I want to

Let me tell you a story. This story is about my great ancestor, Emperor Hongwu, who founded the Ming Dynasty. After I tell this story, I hope your Majesty can hear some truth from it."

"Okay, please tell me." Zhu Ciyan seemed to enjoy listening to stories and quickly urged Yue Su.

"This story begins with the severe drought in the fourth year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty..." Yue Su has a way of telling stories. He relied on telling stories to win the favor of Zhu Youxiao. It can be said that the Carpenter Emperor liked to talk to Yue Su the most.

The two things Su did together were carpentry and listening to stories.

Yue Su came here today well prepared. He had planned this story several times at home. He had been thinking about it since the second day of the Lunar New Year and would it be easy to study it until the fifteenth day.

Therefore, the story is very exciting, from Zhu Yuanzhang's parents starving to death, him becoming a monk, to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, there are many omissions, and many of them were made up by him, such as the defeat of Chen Youliang at Poyang Lake

, what Yue Su said was full of dangers, and he was a little confused. What Zhu Ciyan heard was so intoxicating that he not only forgot the time, but at the critical moment when he heard it, he was even pinched by his ancestors.

.

After Yue Su finished telling the story, Zhu Ciyan immediately shouted "Hello". Yue Su took a sip of tea and said: "Your Majesty, from this story, you can hear some truth. What we are talking about today is that water can carry a boat.

It can also capsize the boat, so all you need to do is talk about this."

Zhu Cizhen recalled for a long time and said: "The tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty oppressed our Han people. The people were like water. Under the command of Grandpa Taizu, they raised a big lng and overthrew them. Chen Youliang and his like were also considered heroes, but they treated the people under their rule

Unkind, although the army is strong, Grandpa Taizu is a teacher of benevolent people. He has many helpers. In difficult times, there are always heroes who agree with him, so he can be defeated by Poyang Lake. Emperor Taizu created our Ming Dynasty, lightened corvees, and reduced taxes, so he ordered

If the people live and work in peace and contentment, they will naturally not be ungrateful and carry me like water to the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty is indeed talented and intelligent. I only told a story, and your Majesty understood the truth behind it, and he was able to speak it clearly and logically, which greatly impressed me." Yue Su said with satisfaction.

"Taifu Yue taught me well. I have never been so attentive to the lectures given by those teachers. If Taifu Yue taught every class, I would not find it boring." This is true.

To be honest, those bachelors work all day long, how can they keep a child as old as Zhu Ciyan from being bored? When Yue Su lectures, he not only explains the principles, but also gives examples and tells them with stories.

"Since Your Majesty is willing to listen to Wei Chen's lectures, Wei Chen will come to lecture to Your Majesty from time to time." Yue Su bowed and said.

"If that's the case, that's great. I think the Qing family will come over tomorrow and tell me more." Zhu Ciyan said excitedly.

"The humble minister obeys the decree."

The emperor said this, and his words were imperial edicts. After Yue Su left the imperial study, he immediately sent someone to tell Zhan Shifu who should give a lecture to the emperor tomorrow, so there is no need to go. The emperor has an edict, and I will continue to give lectures to the emperor tomorrow.

Lord Yue's words are no different from an imperial edict. How dare the officials of Zhan Shifu disobey them? It would save trouble if they don't give lectures. If your Excellency is willing to speak, then you can continue.

It's not easy. Yue Su doesn't even care so much about his own son's education. Yue Sen has to invite his husband to educate him, but he still has to teach other people's children. Tomorrow afternoon he has to teach the emperor, Yue Sen.

How could Su not make preparations? After going home and having dinner, he started preparing lessons. In order to arrange the story, Yue Sen was busy until the fourth watch. Fortunately, he didn't have to go to bed early or get up too early, so he slept for an hour and a half.

In the morning, he worked in the cabinet, and in the afternoon he went to the imperial study room to give lessons to the emperor. Just like yesterday, Yue Su first proposed a proposition when he started the class. This proposition was called - the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together.

As a time traveler, why should Yue Su explain this proposition to the emperor instead of directly talking about mnzhu and talking about constitutional monarchy? The reason is actually very simple. It is far from time yet. You can just ask the emperor to establish a constitutional monarchy now and don't care about anything.

, the whole cabinet has the final say, Zhang Yan has to stand up first and fight with Yue Su. As for mnzhu, the people don't have this awareness yet, and county magistrate elections are not yet popular. If we take drastic measures immediately, wouldn't it be like everyone in the world?

If the officials are enemies, it is estimated that even one of his own people can turn against him.

These things must be done step by step and cannot be accomplished overnight.

After the proposition was raised, Yue Su continued to tell the story.

The story told is that Zhu Yuanzhang resigned as prime minister and Zhongshu Sheng, Ming Chengzu established a cabinet, and during the reign of Ming Shizong, the cabinet was sublimated. Among them, Yue Su has many contents and stories, such as how Hu Weiyong's rebellion was thrilling; Ming Chengzu
To be continued...