Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Biao started fighting in the cabin.
Chen Biao used all his strength, and Zhu Yuanzhang used all his voice and momentum, and the two fought evenly matched.
The guards quietly peeked out of the cabin and then quietly retracted their heads.
"Looking at the young master, I also want to have a baby."
"Be more confident, and let your wife give birth when you get home."
"Can I have a child who is as lovable as the eldest young master?"
"Standing guard, are you sleeping with your eyes open?"
The guards sighed.
After spending a long time with Chen Biao, the guards of the Chen (Zhu) family were inevitably divided, as they coveted a son like Chen Biao while disdaining their own children.
When they returned to Yingtian, they sailed downstream. The entire river was under the control of Zhu Yuanzhang, so there was no need to worry about enemy attacks. Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Biao's ship raised sails and reached Yingtian in just two days, half of which was spent on the way back to the city after landing.
In order to give his mother a surprise, Chen Biao did not send anyone to notify her in advance.
He and Zhu Yuanzhang disguised themselves as ordinary traveling merchants and their sons and returned to Yingtian City in a grand manner.
As soon as they arrived at the shore of Xuanwu Lake, they heard a noise.
The father and son looked at each other, showed sneaky expressions at the same time, and walked towards the noisy place with their backs hunched.
When they reached the wall, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Biao, one tall and one short, were leaning against the wall, sticking their heads out to see who was arguing.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more angry.
Among the children in one group were his second son Chen Chong, who was only eight years old, and his third son Chen Tan, who was only six years old.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately wanted to rush out and beat up his two sons who were fighting in public.
Chen Biao held Zhu Yuanzhang and said in a low voice, "Dad, let's see what they are doing first."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, gave his eldest son some face, crossed his arms and watched coldly at what the group of children were doing.
Chen Biao listened for a long time with his ears perked up, and finally understood what these guys were doing.
They actually gathered together to bully.
The composition of Zhu Yuanzhang's generals was very complex. In addition to the generals inherited by Zhu Yuanzhang from the Red Turban Army in Haozhou and the people he recruited from his hometown, there were those who defected and those who surrendered.
Perhaps there was also a chain of contempt within Zhu Yuanzhang's own circle of generals, and Zhu Yuanzhang's fellow villagers and old subordinates must have had a higher status.
However, most of the surrendered generals that Zhu Yuanzhang recruited were good at fighting and had made great contributions, so he gave them good treatment. This caused some of Zhu Yuanzhang's fellow villagers and old subordinates to feel a little unbalanced.
Rewards were given based on merit on the battlefield, and no matter how unbalanced they felt, they were too embarrassed to say anything outside, so they just complained to their families when they got home.
Most of Zhu Yuanzhang's generals came from humble backgrounds, and their families were naturally similar. Like Zhu Yuanzhang, they often spent extended campaigns abroad, neglecting to discipline their children. These foolish sons of generals took their fathers' complaints at face value and fostered a culture of discrimination among their children.
After Yingtian Primary School was established, it brought together the stupid second generation of Jiang. Once people gathered, they started to stick together.
When Chen Biao was in Yingtian, he had countless ways to deal with them so that they had no time to think about these things.
But Chen Biao was not around, and even with Ji Renshou in charge, the education of the children of nobles in this era mostly only stayed in books. Unless a formal master-disciple relationship was established, they would only care about the private lives of their disciples.
So, in just over half a year, the primary school students of Yingtian Primary School started forming gangs and fighting in groups.
When the teaching achievements of Yingtian Primary School become prominent and other generals who are waiting and watching also send their children here, the situation will probably become more serious.
Chen Biao looked at his silly brother who was shouting very loudly and looking very excited in the crowd, and smiled kindly.
It should be labor class time now, right? You're supposed to be in class, and you're fighting? And what about the teachers at school? Are they just condoning it?
Chen Biao looked up and said, "Dad, if I tie up and whip these little bastards, will it cause you trouble?"
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed Chen Biao's head and said, "Biao'er, just based on your own merits, you can hang them up and whip them."
Chen Biao rolled up his sleeves: "Then I... eh?"
Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed Chen Biao by the back of his collar and dragged him back: "What are you doing? You want to beat someone up yourself? What if you get hurt?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and a group of ferocious-looking personal soldiers rushed out.
Many people jumped down from behind them, from other street corners, and even from rooftops and trees.
Chen Biao, whose collar was pulled by Zhu Yuanzhang, was stunned. Oh my god! When did so many people hide around here?
The second generation of students from Yingtian Primary School had not even started fighting, and were only at the stage of swearing when they were pinned to the ground by a group of adults who appeared out of nowhere.
Chen Xun was furious: "Do you know who I am? Do you know who my elder brother is? My elder brother is...! Is...? Is..."
Chen Chong's voice tone gradually changed from high to low and turned into a small vibrato.
Chen Biao walked out from the corner and asked gently, "What is it?"
Chen Chong, who was lying on the ground, smiled like a good brother: "It's you, brother. Brother is back?"
Chen Biao knelt on one knee on the ground and patted his brother's face: "Well, I'm back. If I don't come back, you will tear down the school."
Chen Xun uttered a "嘤" sound and buried his face in the ground.
He missed his elder brother very much, but did not want to meet him again at this time.
"Tian'er?" Chen Biao stood up and walked over to his other brother who was lying on the ground. "Do you still recognize your elder brother?"
Chen Jing: "Hmm..."
He also buried his face in the ground like his second brother.
Finished. If I had known, I wouldn't have followed my second brother out to help!
Chen Biao brushed the dust off his knees and looked down at the elementary school students lying on the ground: "Your principal is back. Are you happy? Are you excited?"
A group of primary school students who had witnessed Chen Biao's methods and were transformed from little playboys at home into skilled workers by Chen Biao all showed their excitement.
"Principal, you're back!"
"Hello, young sir, long time no see, hey, hey hey."
"Principal, I heard you made a great contribution. You are amazing!"
"Principal, please listen to my explanation. It's not what you see..."
"Uh, the principal? Who is that?"
"Even if you're a freshman, you should have heard of the name of Mr. Chen Biao, the principal of the school!"
"Oh... shit! He is Chen Biao?"
"Sir, he actually called you by your name! I want to give him a beating!"
Some of the primary school students were cheering, some were trying to please, some were begging for mercy, and some were at a loss... Chen Biao looked at them with a smile and felt the joy of the gardeners.
"Everyone, stand up, line up, and go back to school with me." Chen Biao said with a smile, "I've only been walking for more than half a year, but you thought I'd been walking for half a lifetime."
The primary school students lined up obediently in two rows and followed Chen Biao dejectedly.
Not to mention the old students who had long been worn out by Chen Biao, even the freshmen who had just enrolled this year did not dare to act rashly when they thought of the great achievements of the man in front of them.
What's more, although Chen Biao is small in stature, he just called out a lot of guards to hold him down. It's so scary!
If my mortal enemy wasn't here, I would have been scared to tears!
The riots here also attracted the attention of others, especially the teachers in charge of labor reform classes.
As soon as the teachers saw Chen Biao, their expressions immediately froze.
The smile on Chen Biao's face also fell, and his cold gaze swept over the teachers. They immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look at Chen Biao.
"Let's go back to school first." Chen Biao said.
The teachers were terrified: “Yes!”
The young master became more confident after going to the battlefield.
Chen Biao left with a dozen guards, and the other guards disappeared in a flash.
Zhu Yuanzhang came out from his hiding place only after everyone had left.
He told Chen Biao that due to his special status, it was not appropriate for him to appear in front of some children, lest they gossip. So Chen Biao had just come out on his own.
Chen Biao had to deal with the matter of Yingtian Primary School, while Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the Marshal's Mansion with a gloomy face.
In the Marshal's Mansion, Ma Xiuying was taking a nap at her desk, looking extremely tired.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression relaxed a little and he put clothes on Ma Xiuying.
Ma Xiuying was a light sleeper, and she woke up when Zhu Yuanzhang put clothes on her.
"Zhongba?" Ma Xiuying, half asleep and half awake, uttered a name that she had not said for a long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang said distressedly: "It's me, I'm back."
Ma Xiuying finally woke up when she heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice.
She immediately sat up and said, "You're back? That's great, I..."
Before Ma Xiuying could finish her words, Zhu Yuanzhang embraced her in his arms.
"Xiuying, thank you for your hard work. I'm back, and my son is back too. Biao'er is in great health, and I wanted to give you a surprise, but I ran into the second and third children fighting on the way. These two children..."
Zhu Yuanzhang chattered on and on, telling Ma Xiuying everything that happened along the way.
Ma Xiuying listened quietly, wiped away her tears in Zhu Yuanzhang's arms, and said, "Ts'er and Ts'er are very well behaved at home, but they actually got into a fight at school? The teacher didn't even tell me. This won't do! I have to go ask!"
Zhu Yuanzhang loosened his arms, scratched Ma Xiuying's nose, and said with a smile: "Who are you asking? Our Biao'er is the principal of the elementary school. When he comes back, just ask him directly. Biao'er is leading a group of elementary school students back to school now, so he may be back late. Let's go home first and prepare some delicious food for Biao'er. Biao'er hasn't had any good food while he was away."
Ma Xiuying looked at the paperwork on the table and said decisively, "Okay, I'll go home now."
Zhu Yuanzhang folded up the documents and had them put away. "Let's not talk about the troubles today. Let's give Biao'er a good welcome. Tomorrow, I will listen to your complaints slowly."
Ma Xiuying's resolute features revealed a hint of tenderness and fragility, and she nodded again: "Okay."
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying returned home, Chen Biao returned to Yingtian Primary School with a gloomy face.
The founder and actual principal of Yingtian Primary School returned to his loyal Yingtian Primary School.
Not to mention the sensation in Yingtian Primary School, the parents of primary school students in Yingtian were all nervous.
"The young master is back?!"
"My naughty kid shouldn't have fallen behind in his studies, right?"
"Oh no! After Mr. Little left, I asked other people to do my son's homework. What if Mr. Little found out?"
The parents were in a panic, and some were even considering giving gifts to the young teacher and asking him to let them go.
They all heard of Chen Biao's achievements in Hongdu. He participated in the Battle of Hongdu as a commoner military advisor and used the Hongdu garrison of 40,000 people to repel Chen Han's 600,000 troops.
It was so unbelievable that Chen Biao had such intelligence at such a young age that even the adults were scared.
The faculty and staff of Yingtian Primary School were also a little scared.
Chen Biao did not immediately deal with the group of elementary school students who had been fighting, but instead called a faculty meeting.
Chen Biao glanced at the crowd: "Where is Mr. Ji?"
When Chen Biao left, he entrusted all school affairs to Ji Renshou. Given Ji Renshou's rigorous academic approach, Chen Biao didn't believe he would condone these children forming gangs and fighting.
One of the first people who followed Chen Biao to the primary school said, "Mr. Ji fell ill in March."
Chen Biao didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand.
The man immediately handed a book to Chen Biao.
The faces of the people below changed drastically.
Chen Biao opened the book and reviewed what had happened in the past six months.
Shortly after Chen Biao left Yingtian, Zhu Yuanzhang also led his generals to fight in person. Except for the two female generals who were stationed in Yingtian, almost all the senior generals and officials had left.
Within the next month, many famous scholars appeared in Yingtian City and expressed their desire to join Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang was away, they were very curious about the only official school in Yingtian City, so they all said they wanted to work at Yingtian Primary School first.
These people were recommended by Zhu Yuanzhang's officials and generals, with guarantors and reputations. They were simply providing an education for the children, and Yingtian Primary School was already short of teachers. The generals and their families requested that Madam Xiuying keep these talented people at Yingtian Primary School.
What's worse, negative comments about Chen Biao began to spread in Yingtian City.
It was said that Chen Biao was just a child who had just started elementary school, and it would be misleading for him to teach others to read. However, there was no one available at Yingtian Primary School, so Chen Biao was asked to help temporarily.
Now that a real great scholar has come to Yingtian to teach, they finally don’t have to worry anymore.
Chen Biao sneered: "Oh?"
He put down the book, looked at the people below and smiled, "I founded Yingtian Primary School. My Lord has promised me that I will be in charge of all matters at the school. How could someone ally with the families of the students to pressure Mr. Ji, undermine my teaching, change my curriculum, and corrupt my students? Have those great scholars arrived yet?"
The person who handed over the book said, "They must have asked you, the principal, to invite them before they would come."
Chen Biao said, "I heard that the printing press experiment was successful?"
The person who handed over the book said, "Yes, the effect is very good."
The people below didn't know why Chen Biao suddenly talked about the printing press.
What is that printing press?
Chen Biao shook the book in his hand and ordered, "Print out a leaflet explaining the whole story and distribute it to everyone in Yingtian Prefecture. Have the Chen family's caravan take it to other cities and publicize it for free to make these great writers famous."
Chen Biao sneered and said, "I've only heard of great scholars coming to other academies to give lectures, but I've never heard of a great scholar going to another academy, scolding the acting principal, changing the curriculum, and occupying the academy, like a cuckoo in the magpie's nest! What a great scholarly prestige!"
"I don't care what kind of profiteering is behind this, and I don't care who accepts whose things and becomes whose servant. Whoever dares to lay his hands on Yingtian Primary School, I will chop off his hands!"
"Invite all the family members who are putting pressure on Yingtian Primary School here. I want to ask them if they dislike Yingtian Primary School. If they don't like it, then take your children and get out!"
"Give me a list of the names of the people who vouched for this group of scholars. I will write to each of them and ask them what they meant by letting a group of people take over their jobs! If you are dissatisfied with me, you can directly write to the Lord and ask him to rebuild an official school. Do you dare to confront me face to face for such despicable behavior?"
Chen Biao glanced at the door of the auditorium and said, "What are you hiding there for? Get in here!"
A group of elementary school students who should have been in class filed into the auditorium dejectedly, filling it up. "Principal."
Chen Biao raised his eyebrows: "After I left, your classes became very easy, right?"
Primary school students: “…” They didn’t dare to answer.
Chen Biao patted the back of the chair.
"You're a bunch of idiots! Is it a good thing that the classes are getting easier? Then isn't it even better that you don't have to go to school and don't have homework to do?! Are your brains pigs?!"
"A group of adults with ill intentions who don't even try to hide their viciousness came to rob our school, and you just stood there and let them do it?"
"I've spent so much effort cultivating your good reputation. The people of Yingtian all praise our students at Yingtian Primary School as being outstanding. Now you've become playboys again. Don't you think something's wrong?!"
When Chen Biao cursed, the primary school students all shrank their necks.
"Then, we don't know what we can do." Someone whispered, "Can we still resist the gentlemen?"
Chen Biao said indifferently, "Why not? Right is right, wrong is wrong. If you think something is wrong, you should argue with reason, no matter if the other party is your commander or anyone else. This is the character shared by outstanding scholars and generals in history. I will handle this matter. I hope that next time someone wants to teach you bad things, you can stand up and protect yourselves."
The primary school students were dejected: "Yes."
Chen Biao stood up and walked out. "Classes will be suspended for five days. Go home and tell your elders that I will have the final say in everything at Yingtian Primary School from now on. This is what the lord promised. If they don't like Yingtian Primary School and want more powerful teachers, they can raise funds to build another academy in Yingtian. The next time anyone dares to take over Yingtian Primary School, I will drag the other family head and bring him before the lord!"
The primary school students raised their heads and said, "Yes!"
Suddenly, suddenly excited!
When Chen Biao left the auditorium, the primary school students dispersed. Since their principal said it was a holiday, then they had to have a holiday.
Go home, go home and tell your elders that the principal is back!
"Brother..." Chen Xun and Chen Zhen held hands and carefully put on flattering smiles.
Chen Biao smiled at his two younger brothers and said, "You should go home first. Dad is back too. You can wait for me at home."
He pointed at the person who had given him the scroll and said, "Send my brother back. Tell my father what happened today and ask him to write a letter to the Lord to complain about how Yingtian Primary School became someone else's property after I left."
The man suppressed his laughter and bowed, "Yes, Young Master."
When Chen Biao left Yingtian Primary School, Li Zhen was already waiting outside the door.
"Biao'er!" Li Zhen picked up Chen Biao and weighed him, frowning and saying, "It's much lighter."
Chen Biao was helpless: "Uncle, I am doing something important. Wait until I finish my business, then consider me, okay?"
Li Zhen carried Chen Biao into the carriage and drove it himself, saying, "Okay. Mr. Ji is staying at the Chen family's villa while recuperating. I'll take you there."
Chen Biao asked, "Is Mr. Ji really sick?"
Li Zhen said, "I am really sick because of the anger."
Chen Biao gritted his teeth. "Great, great! Fortunately, I have made great contributions in Hongdu, otherwise it would be difficult to handle this matter!"
Li Zhen said, "At worst, we can give them Yingtian Primary School and reopen a new academy to see who has more students."
Chen Biao snorted coldly and did not answer.
Although he was dissatisfied, his uncle's proposal was indeed a solution.
In Chen Biao's opinion, the other party had bad intentions. But in the eyes of others, it might be Chen Biao's own fault.
The reason is simple. Yingtian Primary School was not a private academy founded by Chen Biao, but an "official school" founded by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Chen Biao was too young, so Zhu Yuanzhang's appointment of him to manage the official school was not legitimate. If a serious scholar came, Chen Biao would definitely give way to him.
Chen Biao himself is aware of this problem.
He appointed Ji Renshou as the acting principal in order to use Ji Renshou's reputation to improve the reputation of Yingtian Primary School outside Yingtian, so that the primary school students would have more confidence when talking about their teachers in the future.
There is no way around it. Scholars of this era attach great importance to learning from their teachers.
Furthermore, the curriculum set by Chen Biao in Yingtian Primary School was different from that of his contemporaries. It was too unconventional and seemed to outsiders to be a bit like a playboy, and not an orthodox education.
Therefore, it was taken for granted in the eyes of the world that a group of Confucian scholars with excellent teachers and great reputations came to Yingtian Primary School to teach, deleted Chen Biao's courses, and replaced them with the orthodox Four Books and Five Classics.
Even though they acted a little hastily, others could understand their anxiety about Chen Biao misleading the students.
Coupled with the pressure from the elders in the students' families, even Mrs. Xiuying was helpless.
But all this is based on the premise that Chen Biao has not made any achievements in Hongdu City.
The generals of Hongdu City were so honest that they didn't even boast about their own achievements, but insisted on deifying Chen Biao, the young military advisor.
The Chen Han Dynasty had just been destroyed not long ago, and Chen Biao's reputation had probably spread to Yuan Dadu, thousands of miles away.
Teacher inheritance and background are indeed important, but real achievements can destroy everything.
If Chen Biao said he wanted to open a private academy now, I'm afraid the door would be broken down by people.
Young? Doesn't that further prove Chen Biao's extraordinaryness?
The curriculum is different from other colleges? This is what makes geniuses different!
When Chen Biao got off the carriage, Ji Renshou was already waiting at the door, wearing his clothes.
Chen Biao jumped over and rushed over: "Mr. Ji! I'm back!"
Ji Renshou's slightly furrowed brows relaxed, he reached out to catch Chen Biao, and choked out a sob, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back safely."
Chen Biao smiled and said, "Mr. Ji, when I came back from Hongdu, I happened to meet an old man, who might be a retired official from the Yuan Dynasty. He entrusted me with Jia Lu's experience in river management. Mr. Ji, would you like to read it with me? If you want to read it, I'll have someone make a copy first!"
Ji Renshou thought Chen Biao wanted to ask about the academy, but unexpectedly Chen Biao talked about Jia Lu's book.
Ji Renshou immediately became interested: "Jia Lu Jia Youheng's experience in river management?!"
Chen Biao nodded vigorously. "I heard that the lord has gone to conquer Fujian. When he returns, I will give him the book. Before he comes back, let's take a good look at Jia Lu's original work. He wrote it himself!"
Ji Renshou immediately led Chen Biao inside: "An original? Then I must see it. By the way, what did your father think after reading Jia Lu's experience in river management?"
Chen Biao said with a bitter face: "My father said that his brain is me, and he lets me think. I don't want this father anymore! Can he be more motivated!"
Ji Renshou was stunned at first, then burst out laughing.
He understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.
It is indeed necessary to control the river, but we have to wait until the chaotic times are settled, order is restored, and the people can barely avoid starvation and freezing to death before we can think about it. Otherwise, like the Yuan Dynasty, the achievement will turn into a disaster.
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that it was already remarkable that he could complete the previous tasks, and the difficult problem of river management would probably be left to Biaoer.
Ji Renshou said: "If your father doesn't want to see it, just watch it more and then tell him."
Chen Biao muttered, "This is the only way. Is my dad a toothless kid? I have to chew his food before feeding it to him!"
Ji Renshou laughed loudly, and the depression on his face dissipated a lot.
When Ji Renshou's wife saw this scene, she felt relieved.
"Biao'er, you're back?" Ji Renshou's wife touched Chen Biao's little face and said distressedly, "You've lost a lot of weight."
Chen Biao said, "I'm not thinner, I'm taller. Just like a willow tree, it's growing taller. Look, am I taller?"
Ji Renshou's wife smiled and said, "Yes, you are taller now. Your trouser legs are too short. Go back and ask your mother to make you new clothes."
Chen Biao nodded: "My mother must have prepared it a long time ago. Mr. Ji, I came here today just to visit you and thank you for helping me with the primary school. Leave the rest to me."
Chen Biao patted his chest, revealing a fierce expression: "Whether it's a verbal battle or just outright bullying, I'll accept the challenge!"
Ji Renshou said guiltily: "I didn't do anything."
Chen Biao said , "Mr. Ji has done a lot. If you hadn't initially prevented them from entering the primary school and then blocked their way and scolded them, I wouldn't have taken the moral high ground. Now that they haven't been able to completely take over Yingtian Primary School and are still just externally hired teachers, I was able to take control of the situation as soon as I returned."
Chen Biao patted his chest again and said, "Mr. Ji, get well soon. I'm going to make up for the missed classes for those little bastards by doubling their efforts! This is the price they pay for not being able to protect their own school!"
Ji Renshou was deeply moved and felt even more guilty. He rubbed Chen Biao's hair and said, "Okay, I will take good care of myself and come back to help you as soon as possible."
Chen Biao smirked and said, "Wait until I compile Jia Lu's experience in river management and include it in the curriculum. While it's true that biting off more than you can chew, the more we learn, the better we'll know who's better at what, so we can provide targeted instruction. I can defend the city now, so it's time for them to become independent and help the lord."
Ji Renshou said, "Okay, I'll do as Biaoer says."
Chen Biao had a cup of tea at Ji Renshou's house and left after making an appointment to come back the next day.
After Chen Biao left, Ji Renshou 's wife couldn't help shedding a few tears: "Biao'er is such a good boy. He hinted to us in his words that he wanted to vent his anger for you."
Ji Renshou sighed, "They said I was unqualified to teach at Yingtian Official School because I had not submitted to Zhu Yuanzhang. They also insulted me by saying I had ulterior motives for coming to teach at Yingtian Official School... I..."
Ji Renshou rubbed his chest, still feeling a little uncomfortable.
He had always lived in seclusion and rarely argued with others. Faced with the deliberate smear campaign by these shameless literati, he was actually unable to withstand it.
"Their good days are over!" Ji Renshou's wife said gritting her teeth while helping Ji Renshou calm down.
Ji Renshou said, "We can't leave everything to Biao'er. Didn't they say that I'm not Zhu Yuanzhang's man and have no right to teach the children of Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates? Humph."
Ji Renshou's wife was pleasantly surprised and asked, "You...you agree?"
Ji Renshou said, "If I didn't know that Liu Bowen would not do anything to make Biao'er sad, I would have suspected that these people were actors hired by Bowen specifically to provoke me."
After saying that, Ji Renshou rolled his eyes.
The method of provoking someone is old-fashioned, but it works, very useful.
Ji Renshou's wife couldn't help laughing.
…
Liu Ji was now handed over to Xu Da by Zhu Yuanzhang, and they went to Fujian together to fight the typhoon.
Also involved in the expedition to Fujian was Hu Shen, a surrendered Yuan general. Hu Shen had been a colleague of Zhang Yi's while fighting for the Yuan. Zhang Yi, then serving as a garrison officer in one of Zhu Yuanzhang's conquered Fujian enclaves, once again became a colleague of Hu Shen.
Since Zhang Yi's eldest son Zhang Cundao was the prefect of Hongdu, he was naturally very concerned about the affairs of Hongdu.
Hu Shen saw that Zhang Yi was so anxious that he got blisters on the corners of his mouth, and he sighed at the deep love between Zhang Yi and Zhang Cundao, the father and son.
He had no idea that Zhang Yi was worried about Chen Biao, not his son.
When Hu Shen learned that the first hero in the successful defense of Hongdu was named Chen Biao, he was confused. As a marginal figure among Zhu Yuanzhang's senior generals, he had no idea who Chen Biao was.
Zhang Yi cried with relief, which made Hu Shen even more confused.
Only then did Hu Shen begin to inquire about the identity of the military advisor Chen Biao who suddenly appeared, and then he was shocked.
After Xu Da and Hu Shen reunited, Hu Shen asked Xu Da more about Chen Biao. Liu Ji and Zhang Yi were also talking about Chen Biao.
Liu Ji accompanied Xu Da on a hurried trip back to Yingtian, so he naturally knew about Yingtian Primary School.
Zhang Yi frowned: "Is this true? And you don't care?"
Liu Ji stroked his scholarly beard and said, "Why should I interfere? The principal of Yingtian Primary School is Biaoer. I won't interfere in his duties."
Zhang Yi disagreed, "You want to use this to test Biao'er? Biao'er just came back from Hongdu and hasn't even taken a breath yet. How could you bear it?"
Liu Ji asked, "Just because Chen Guorui looks foolish, does that mean our Lord Zhu Yuanzhang is truly a fool? Do you think he doesn't know what's happening in Yingtian City?"
Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, then frowned.
Liu Ji sneered: "It's not me who wants to sharpen my skills, it's you, my lord..."
Liu Ji paused and said, "The Lord wouldn't deliberately sharpen Biao'er. He wouldn't want to do that. I guess the Lord just wants to use these people to establish a higher prestige for Biao'er."
Zhang Yi frowned and said, "My lord, you shouldn't use such a trivial trick."
Liu Ji said, "My lord is a man who doesn't stick to tricks. How honest do you think he is? But I stand on your side this time. Rather than us taking action, it would be better to let Biao'er take action. Whether it's against Biao'er or the forces under your command, Biao'er's action will be more beneficial."
Zhang Yi sighed: "Indeed."
Liu Ji laughed and said, “But I didn’t expect that they would actually confront Senior Brother, hahahaha.”
Seeing Liu Ji's rare hearty laughter, Zhang Yi couldn't help but laugh: "I thought Shanfu would be a teacher for life and never enter the government, at most serving as Biao'er's staff member. I didn't expect... Alas, if I didn't know you wouldn't make Biao'er sad, I would have guessed that you tricked these people here."
Liu Ji continued to laugh: "This has nothing to do with me. It's just that my senior brother's elegant image is too deeply rooted in people's hearts. Few people know that he has a fiery temper and can't stand being provoked. Hahahaha."
Zhang Yi smiled and shook his head: "If you hadn't mentioned it repeatedly, I wouldn't believe it."
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in Yingtian, received a surprise.
Ji Renshou took the initiative to ask for an official position. It didn't need to be a high-ranking position, just one in charge of classics would be enough.
Zhu Yuanzhang was frightened. He first offered Ji Renshou a bunch of official positions to choose from, and then advised Ji Renshou to recuperate quickly and get better, and not to get angry with others.
"Biao'er is here! Biao'er will vent your anger for you!" Zhu Yuanzhang patted his chest in the same way as Chen Biao.
Ji Renshou said helplessly: "My Lord! Biao'er is so young, he should rest more! While I can still move, I want to help Biao'er more."
Zhu Yuanzhang said awkwardly, "Mr. Ji, you are right."
Indeed, while I am still in my prime, I should stand up for Biaoer and let him have a rest.
But seeing Biaoer angrily roll up his sleeves and go get even is so adorable! I want to see him one more time! Just one more time!
Zhu Yuanzhang liked to watch his son display his prowess, and he would clapped his hands while cracking watermelon seeds in the background.
This makes him happier than winning a battle himself!
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to persuade him, "This time, Biaoer said he would handle it himself. We will just watch from the sidelines and take action when Biaoer encounters trouble. This can also be considered as training Biaoer."
Ji Renshou was suspicious: "My lord, are you willing to sharpen your skills?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said firmly: "I'm reluctant! But this little thing is not a test. I just want to let Biaoer vent his anger!"
Ji Renshou held his forehead and laughed.
Chen Biao had originally planned to respond to the queen and then just lie down and do nothing. But someone bullied him to the point of anger, and his hot temper flared up.
Was it from Zhang Shicheng's side? From the Yuan Dynasty? Or were they some other scholars who realized Zhu Yuanzhang might have Jackie Chan's potential and came to Yingtian to make a name for themselves?
I don’t care who you are!
You guys are relying on your fame to try and outdo me, right? I'll make you famous!
Whether it is woodblock printing or movable type printing, the workload and manpower consumption are enormous, unless we enter the machine age.
Chen Biao knew the principle of the original printing press, but after knowing the principle, Chen Biao explored the metal proportions of alloy movable type, improved printing ink and paper, and designed a printing press similar to a screw press... From the time Chen Biao was able to direct the Chen family to do things, it has been nearly six years, and the Chen family craftsmen have finally made the first printing press.
There are far more commonly used Chinese characters than English letters. After the printing press was made, movable type and typesetting still consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, but printing was much easier than directly "stamping" with the printing plate.
Chen Biao was not short of money. He printed the story into a book with pictures and text, and spread it in Yingtian City at all costs.
The storyteller in Chen's restaurant and teahouse also changed his story, telling the story in a vivid and moving way about how a group of shameless literati drove away the teacher of Yingtian Primary School, scolded the acting principal of Yingtian Primary School, and used the young age of their little prodigy and military strategist Chen Biao as an excuse to occupy the school founded by Chen Biao.
Someone pleaded with Chen Biao: "Are you trying to force them to death?!"
Chen Biao sneered, "When they blocked Mr. Ji's door and cursed him, did they ever think about whether they would force him to death? If you do something wrong on the first day of the month, don't blame others for doing something wrong on the fifteenth day. Besides, I don't believe they dare to die. Do you want to take a gamble?"
The man was silent for a while and sighed deeply.
Chen Biao was silent for a while, then said, "Mr. Zhu, I'm sorry, but I won't give in at all."
Zhu Sheng, who came to plead for them, rubbed Chen Biao's head with a wry smile and said, "If you don't allow it, forget it. I'm just afraid of dirtying your hands and your reputation. Do you think I would sympathize with them?"
Chen Biao breathed a sigh of relief.