Chapter 96: Never Become a Sinner of Yanhuang
Yan Qian was originally a scholar who was deeply influenced by the Confucian culture of filial piety.
The Yan family had already given up on fulfilling their ancestors' wishes. Now Chen Biao gave Yan Qian a chance to fulfill their ancestors' wishes as a descendant of the Yan family. Not to mention giving up his military status, even if it meant going through fire and water, Yan Qian would do it.
What's more, Chen Biao didn't know that he was "Prince Zhu". Yan Qian followed Chen Biao and took Chen Biao as his master, so his future would definitely not be bad.
Chen Biao knew that it was not in the Yan family's interest for Yan Qian to follow him in tinkering with the wooden ox and flowing horse, but he was really happy.
Rather than having a time traveler like himself fulfill Yan Su's last wish, Yan Su himself would certainly prefer that one of the people who fulfilled his wish be a descendant of the Yan family.
The Chinese are both generous and selfish. They generously allow all descendants to pass on their legacy, but they selfishly hope that the best people to pass on their legacy are their own bloodline descendants.
Chen Biao was happy for less than half a day before he started to feel embarrassed.
Yan Qian, worthy of being from a family of farmers and scholars, deeply valued Confucian etiquette. So when he said he wanted to take Chen Biao as his teacher, he really meant it, kowtowing, offering tea, and treating Chen Biao like a father figure.
Chen Biao was stunned. He absolutely could not accept Yan Qian's kowtow to him as a disciple .
Tang He said: "Just knock it, it's not a big deal."
From now on, we will all kowtow to Biaoer. What's there to be embarrassed about?
Chen Biao shook his head vigorously: "No, no, no, you are my elders, how can I ask the elders to kowtow to me?"
Tang He rubbed Chen Biao's head and said, "You have to get used to it. You are so powerful. If you become our superior in the future, we will kowtow to you sooner or later."
Chen Biao frowned: "I don't like it."
Tang He smiled and said, "I know you don't like it, but don't tell others that you don't like it, lest some people take advantage of your soft heart and be rude to you."
Chen Biao scratched his head vigorously and said, "Ahhhh, Uncle Tang, don't interrupt! This isn't what we're talking about right now! I'm just teaching Uncle Yan, not accepting him as a disciple! No! If I teach others something, they have to kowtow to me, then do all those students at Yingtian Primary School have to kowtow to me?"
Tang He said: "Of course, let them eat it!"
Chen Biao jumped up and kicked Tang He's knee: "Uncle Tang, shut up! Uncle Yan...I beg you!"
Bow, bow, Biaoer bows, even the pitiful cat eyes are used.
Uncle Yan, you won’t put me, Biaoer, in a difficult position, right?
Yan Qian was helpless: "Please accept the apprenticeship gift. From now on, I will call you teacher and I won't kowtow. Is that okay?"
Chen Biao thought about it and said, "Okay. Hahaha , then Uncle Yan will be my disciple from now on! I've accepted a very big disciple!"
Tang He said, "You accepted him as your disciple, so he took advantage of you."
If Tang He didn't know that Yan Qian was not the kind of person who would curry favor with others, he would definitely think that Yan Qian was taking this opportunity to take advantage of Biao'er's power.
Being the future emperor's disciple has great benefits.
However, given Yan Qian's personality, if he accepted Biao'er as his master, not only would he not take advantage of his position, but he would also be willing to sacrifice his life for Biao'er and become his absolutely loyal subject. So Tang He made every effort to make this happen.
Although everyone supports Biaoer as the future emperor, Biaoer should also have a confidant who belongs only to him.
The boss must have known that after Yan Qian became Biao'er's disciple, Yan Qian would no longer be the boss's subject, but Biao'er's confidant. The boss also agreed to Yan Qian's discipleship, which seemed to agree with him.
In order to learn the manuscripts of his ancestors, Yan Qian told the emperor when the prince was still young that he wanted to become the prince's confidant. This man...how to say it, if he had not met Lao Da and Biao'er, he would probably be disliked by the emperor.
But he met Lao Da and Biaoer, who were pretty good people and very suitable for Biaoer.
Yan Qian smiled and said, "I have taken great advantage. But don't worry, Biao'er, I will control my family and will never let them take advantage of your power."
Chen Biao waved his hand and said, "I believe in your Yan family. As a descendant of Yan Longtu, your family education is absolutely fine! You still have to do the work assigned to you by the master. Just come to me and study for an hour every day."
Yan Qian asked, "If I finish my work ahead of time, can I study for a while longer?"
Chen Biao said, "No! I need to rest! I will assign you homework, you can study on your own, and ask me if you don't understand."
Yan Qian said regretfully, "Okay."
No matter how anxious he was, he couldn't let Biaoer get tired, so he had to teach himself.
Chen Biao finally accepted Yan Qian's apprenticeship gift, but refused Yan Qian's offer of tea.
He already knew the rules of this era, and knew that if he accepted Yan Qian's tea, he would really become Yan Qian's teacher. How could Chen Biao, who was so cautious, become the teacher of Zhu Yuanzhang's generals?
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a special letter to Chen Biao agreeing to this matter, Chen Biao replied, "My lord, we cannot set this precedent."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very helpless.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt even more helpless when he looked at another letter written by Chen Biao to Chen Guorui in his hand.
The letter is full of Chen Biao's fear and anxiety about the future.
Compared to the excitement Chen Biao showed in front of outsiders, it was easier for Chen Biao to confide his dark emotions to his father.
The parts of wooden oxen and horses, internal combustion engines, and steam engines require a very high level of precision, and now they are almost all made by hand and can only be used for experiments.
Chen Biao was worried, wondering when he would be able to develop a method to mass-produce these machines.
Chen Biao was also worried about whether Zhu Yuanzhang would tolerate the emergence of these epoch-making machines, and whether he would be worried about others using these machines and directly ban their use.
Chen Biao was even more worried because technology was difficult to hide. If foreign countries saw this technology and started researching it, what would happen if China's progress was not as fast as that of foreign countries?
Chen Biao was talking incoherently and rambling in the letter. Sometimes he said he was afraid that other people would learn from him, and sometimes he said that it must not be hidden... Zhu Yuanzhang was really overwhelmed by this.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not call anyone else to ask questions. He quietly pondered the future of the wooden ox and horse.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not one to be influenced by others. He would listen to others' opinions, but he would be more loyal to his own heart.
As Chen Biao said, the wooden ox and flowing horse are things that can change the world. He must make his own decision.
The decision he makes now will affect the course of history of China and even the world in the future... Uh, so exciting!
Zhu Yuanzhang was excited all night and immediately summoned Wang Xi to write a letter for him.
"Is there even a need to think about it? Of course, we should gather more people to study and research together!" Zhu Yuanzhang said happily, "Biaoer said that science is the primary productive force, and production determines production relations. After the wooden ox and flowing horse appeared, I finally felt the reality of this statement!"
Wang Xi, who was forced to join Zhu Yuanzhang's inspection team midway, frowned and said, "If such a sharp weapon were to be obtained by others..."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand. "Steel smelting, gunpowder making, armor making, coin making... which one wouldn't threaten my rule if someone else got hold of it? Am I supposed to ban everyone from using iron tools, and only allow them to use wood and stone?"
Wang Xi relaxed his brows and said, "My lord, that's right."
Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Judging from the lack of confidence expressed in Biao'er's letter, in the history he has seen, perhaps these great things were first created by foreign countries and then used to attack us..."
Wang Xi interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Is there such a thing?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang scratched his head. "Biao'er often mutters about a century of humiliation and the sinking of China. But those were things that happened after the Ming Dynasty fell, at the end of the next dynasty that replaced it. So he told me not to get involved, and even if I wanted to, I couldn't."
I, Zhu Yuanzhang, couldn’t even take care of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, so how could I take care of the end of the next dynasty?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly prayed that since there was no immortal dynasty, he would let the Ming Dynasty become the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history. Isn't it better for the Zhu family to be the ruler of a fallen emperor than to be the ruler of a fallen country?
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang did not care about doing things that would affect the existence of the "emperor" but would benefit the people now.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself came from a poor family and understood the common people's thoughts. Common people just wanted a stable life, and as long as they could get by, they would stick to their routine and would not think of changing.
If one day the people no longer need this emperor, it means that this emperor has become unbearable for the people. Such an emperor, even if Zhu Yuanzhang were to be reborn, should join the people's side and raise the banner of the Red Turban Army again.
Wang Xi was sweating profusely. "My Lord! You don't even care about such an important matter?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and said, "It's useless for me to care. I can only do what I can to make life easier for the people. My expectations are not high. Just like the Han Dynasty, if there are three or four more generations of wise rulers besides me and Biao'er, the sufferings that the people endured during the Song and Yuan dynasties might be alleviated."
Wang Xi sighed repeatedly. It made sense, but he still had a heart attack.
Zhu Yuanzhang consoled him, "Biao'er said that this is also the time when overseas countries are beginning to develop rapidly. As long as we develop faster than overseas countries, we are already stronger than them. How can they catch up with us? Don't worry too much."
Wang Xi finally felt slightly relieved. "My Lord is right. Our great China has always stood at the top of the world. As long as we keep moving forward, they won't be able to catch up."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That's right. So we absolutely cannot stop."
Zhu Yuanzhang held up Chen Biao's letter and said, "Even if times change, we are the ones leading the change. There's no need to look back, just move forward. After all, the Ming Dynasty won't perish at the hands of Biaoer and me, don't you agree?"
Wang Xi couldn't help but roll his eyes at Zhu Yuanzhang.
How should he respond? Right? No?
I really want to give my lord a hard punch on that annoying smile!
Seeing Wang Xi's anger, Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his cynical smile, coughed dryly, and said seriously, "In short, those who block the progress of Yanhuang are the sinners. Biao'er and I will never be the sinners of Yanhuang. The descendants of my Zhu family will never be the sinners of Yanhuang!"
Wang Xi took a deep breath and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang: "My lord is wise!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Okay, stop flattering me and write a letter to Biao'er. I'll write a letter to Biao'er too."
Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed the brush and happily wrote a letter to Chen Biao in the handwriting he could finally read, continuing to persuade Chen Biao to accept Yan Qian as his disciple, and it would be best if Yan Qian kowtowed more often.
You ask what are the benefits and advantages of this?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think about this. He just thought it was fun. He just wanted to see Yan Qian kowtow to Chen Biao and call him teacher, and serve Chen Biao like his father.
Who made Yan Qian one of his old brothers?
Shao Rong and Yan Qian are both old brothers he trusts.
