The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 65 Wearing a purple robe and controlling lightning?! (Please read!!)
a few days later.

Outside the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was hunched over, listening to Song Lian's lecture in the room, with a bad look on his face.

"What bullshit! The people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important! Bullshit!"

Old Zhu spat,

"The emperor is the Son of Heaven, shepherding the people on behalf of God! He should be the most respected and noble, and he should never be allowed to be looked down upon!"

Zhu Biao, who was following beside him, couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

"Dad, these are the words of Master Meng, the sub-sage."

He said with a smile,

"You are scolding Master Meng as well."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

"Do you think we don't know it was he who said that? We were scolding Mencius!"

He said angrily,

"I strongly disagree with many of his remarks! In my opinion, he has no right to rank behind Confucius and enjoy eternal worship!"

"Just wait and see. Sooner or later, we will kick him out of the Confucius Temple!"

When Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but look helpless.

"If the Confucian scholars heard what you said, they would definitely make a big fuss..."

My father is good in every other way except that he is too strong.

He even dared to kick Mencius. I'm afraid no emperor in all dynasties would dare to do this! This is completely against the scholars of the world!

"Oh, what have we not seen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back and said proudly,
"We've been through so many storms, are you still afraid of this little fight?"

"Biao'er, let me tell you, being an emperor requires you to have the power to rule the country! You hold the power of life and death, and nothing can scare you!"

"If you always look ahead and behind, it means you are not a qualified emperor. You have to be like me. No one can stop you from doing what you want to do! Do you understand?"

Zhu Biao curled his lips.

“I don’t quite agree with that.”

"As an emperor, since you have supreme power, you should restrain yourself and never act recklessly. I think the best emperor is Emperor Taizong of Tang, who is open-minded and accepts advice and puts the people first."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared and kicked Zhu Biao on the leg.

"Hey! You little brat, how dare you talk to me like that!"

He said unhappily,

"You dare not listen to your father? I'll kick you to death!"

After being kicked, Zhu Biao quickly turned around and ran away, because he knew that his father was about to attack him with a series of punches and kicks!
"Don't run!"

"Tang Taizong, you think your father is not as good as Tang Taizong, right?"

"When it comes to conquering the world, we are no weaker than him, and when it comes to governing the country, we are not afraid either! Just wait and see, will our Hongwu Dynasty prosper, or his Zhenguan Dynasty flourish!"

Old Zhu chased and shouted, but Zhu Biao said nothing and just ran. The father and son kept running back and forth in the corridor.

After all, Zhu Biao was still young. After chasing him for a while, Old Zhu was already out of breath and sat down on a wooden chair in the corridor.

"Dad, drink water."

"hey-hey……"

Zhu Biao took out a kettle from somewhere and handed it over with a smile.

"You little bastard, you are just like that bastard Lao Liu!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took the kettle and gulped down several mouthfuls before his breathing calmed down. He wiped his mouth and said unhappily,
"By the way, speaking of Lao Liu...what is he doing now?"

"He has been quiet for a while. I haven't heard any movement from him."

Zhu Biao sat down and said with a smile:
"Xiaojuzi, what else can he do? He is studying Taoism and cultivating immortality in his own institute! He stays with Taoist Master Peng Xuan every day."

"I heard that Taoist Master Peng Xuan taught him a lot of skills. He enjoys practicing every day and even lights a lamp to practice at night! This enthusiasm... Tsk tsk, maybe he is really a good material for cultivating immortals."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he heard this.

"It's not good to do this every day. He also needs to study and learn culture!" Old Zhu pointed to the main hall not far away and said,

"We suffered from our lack of education back then. We finally caught up with him after so many years of hard pursuit. Yet, we are still mocked as an ignorant emperor."

"So, my child, you must read widely and be more educated than those sour scholars! Otherwise, you won't understand what they are saying when they mock you! I've suffered from this many times!"

Zhu Biao nodded.

"I agree with this. Little Orange really needs to study. The seventh and eighth brothers have all entered the main hall, so he should also go to attend classes."

He said seriously,

"At this age, one's mind is the sharpest. Whether reading or memorizing, one can learn very quickly. I was also taught by Master Song when I was his age, and I made rapid progress."

"But... considering Little Orange's personality, would he be unwilling?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened.

"Don't want to? He dares!"

Old Zhu scolded,

"If I tell him to study, he has to study!"

"He hangs out with Old Niubizi every day, and the more he learns, the more weird he becomes. Tomorrow we will find a reason to drive him away, and then you will immediately arrange for him to study in the main hall."

"Your mother will definitely support this, after all, it's for his own good!"

Zhu Biao nodded slightly.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements when I get there."

"Xiao Juzi is a beginner, so he can't keep up with the progress of the masters. I will arrange an older study partner for him, so that he can be guided... How about Liu Jing? He is the second son of the Earl of Chengyi, and has a solid foundation in classics and history."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the name, he nodded slightly.

"Liu Bowen's son is no problem, let's pick him!"

He stood up, put his hands behind his back and said,

"We just saw those brats were so absent-minded, they didn't study hard at all! After class, you can beat them up for us!"

"If they don't learn well at such a young age, what can we expect from them in the future? They are all so lax even after being crowned as kings. They are like a bunch of useless people who can't be helped!"

"Humph!"

After a cold snort, Zhu Yuanzhang walked away, leaving Zhu Biao standing there with a bitter smile.

"If you were to act in your way, my brothers would be beaten to death..."

……

The next day, King Wu.

"There is a will!"

"The Taoist priest Peng Xuan from Mount Sanqing received the order—"

The eunuch led two followers and spread out the imperial edict in the courtyard.

Peng Xuan was practicing martial arts with Zhu Ju, and when he saw the imperial edict coming, he was a little confused. He quickly stopped working and stepped forward to pay his respects and receive the order.

"The Ruler says:"

"The Taoist priest Peng Xuan has high morals and profound skills. He has made great contributions in teaching the prince. He is specially conferred the title of Xuanyang Zhenren and is given a purple robe and a jade belt."

The eunuch beside the eunuch respectfully presented the purple robe and jade belt with both hands.

"Uh... Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Peng Xuan bowed to express his gratitude, but was still a little confused.

What is your majesty trying to do? He suddenly gave him a higher title.

"Master Xuan Yang? That's a good name... Wow, this is a purple robe! The Great Heavenly Master in Purple Robe!"

Zhu Ju ran up, grabbed the purple robe, looked at it again and again, and couldn't let it go!

If the purple robe wasn't too big for him, he would have wanted to wear it!

After all, which Taoist youth doesn't want to wear a purple robe and control lightning?
(End of this chapter)