Seeing Lin Fan's unreasonable look, all the scholars present lowered their heads. In the end, they all compromised.
"The student has met the teacher!"
The great scholars all raised their hands and said.
Among these people, there was only an old man sitting aside drinking tea. He had not gotten up since just now. Lin Fan walked over and said, "They all called me teacher, why didn't you call me?"
"Haha! Your Highness the Crown Prince, I did not participate in the bet, and from the beginning to the end, I never went against His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Is His Royal Highness the Prince unreasonable? Do you want me to call you Teacher?"
Academician Kong said with a smile.
Scholar Kong Da was one of the few savvy people in the Hanlin Academy. He knew very well that Lin Fan was now the prince and had a large number of troops. To oppose him would be to oppose the entire Ming Dynasty.
Although there are many Confucian disciples, this court is not dominated by Confucian disciples. Moreover, the highest authority in the world is the imperial power. If they go too far, there is no way out.
"I see. It seems that the old gentleman is a sensible person. However, at such an old age, it is better to drink less tea. It is easy for blood lipids to thicken."
Lin Fan reminded.
"kindness?
What does thick blood fat mean?"
Academician Confucius asked curiously.
"Thick blood fat naturally means an increase in fat in the blood, which is oil and water."
Lin Fan said.
"Your Highness, you are joking. Everyone knows that drinking tea can relieve greasiness. How can it lead to an increase in oil and water?"
Academician Kong said with a smile.
"You ate a large piece of fat. The fat itself went into your stomach. But after you drank tea, the fat disappeared. Where did it go?"
Lin Fan asked a question in return.
In fact, he had accidentally seen the fact that drinking too much tea would lead to thick blood and blood lipids in his previous life, but he didn't know the specific reason.
When Scholar Kong heard Lin Fan's question, he was stunned and quietly put down the tea cup he was holding.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has unique insights, which actually shocked the old man."
Academician Kong said with a smile.
"Haha! I have only learned medical skills for a few days. If you are as old as you, it is best to drink more boiled water and eat less ginseng in the future."
"As the saying goes, deficiencies cannot be replenished. As you age, your digestion capacity is weak. Eating too much ginseng is not good for your health. However, you can take it in small amounts on a regular basis."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
At this time, Grand Scholar Confucius believed what Lin Fan said, and said with a smile: "What His Highness the Crown Prince said is absolutely true. You just need to eat less when you get old."
"By the way, whose idea was it to spread the word that all the pork I raise is poisonous?"
Lin Fan looked directly at the scholar behind him and asked.
At this time, everyone in this group of people had pale faces. Just now, when Lin Fan faced Master Confucius, he spoke of you, which is called respect. It can be seen that Lin Fan is not a person who does not understand etiquette.
Now that I think about it carefully, when Lin Fan first met them, there was no disrespect at all. It was just that they were dissatisfied with Lin Fan, which made Lin Fan go against them.
If they hadn't done so many things, Lin Fan would have respected them. But now, they have become students, and the status of bachelor of Confucius University is higher than them.
"This matter has made the students confused for a while. We will spread the news to the outside world to clarify the pork of His Royal Highness!"
A bachelor said.
“Now that it’s been clarified that pork can be eaten, aren’t you looking for trouble?
The people must think that I am forcing you, and why are you trying to punish me?"
Lin Fan said speechlessly.
"This...your highness, what do you mean?"
one person asked.
"What I mean is simple. Tomorrow all the scholars from the Hanlin Academy will gather at Caishikou, and I will treat you to braised pork.
"
Lin Fan said.
“Braised pork?
what is that?"
A great scholar asked.
"Pork."
Lin Fan said.
"Ah! Your Highness, you can't do this. You're an expert at eating pork!"
A great scholar said in shock.
"Pork is absolutely non-toxic. I will eat it with you. Moreover, the braised pork tastes great. Your Majesty has never tasted it. I let you eat it first. Are you still not satisfied?"
Lin Fan asked rhetorically.
"this……"
All the great scholars in the Hanlin Academy were speechless.
Lin Fan did not give them a chance to refuse and forcefully settled the matter. The great scholars in the Hanlin Academy did not dare to refuse and could only agree.
Back at the Lin Mansion, Lin Fan sent someone to the pharmacy to sell star anise, cinnamon bark, and fragrant leaves.
During the Ming Dynasty, these things were not spices for cooking, but genuine medicinal materials.
Emperor Chongzhen also found out about Lin Fan's visit to the Hanlin Academy. He was worried that Lin Fan would ask a scholar from the Hanlin Academy to come forward to clarify the matter, so he came out of the palace to see Lin Fan.
When he arrived at the Lin Mansion, he saw Lin Fan studying medicinal materials. Emperor Chongzhen walked over and said, "Fan'er, have you also done research on medicinal materials?"
"kindness?
Your Majesty! These are not medicinal materials, these are spices. If you use some when cooking, it can make the food taste better."
Lin Fan looked up and saw Emperor Chongzhen and said hurriedly.
Emperor Chongzhen felt a little aggrieved. Apart from calling himself "Father" in court, Lin Fan always called himself "Your Majesty" in private.
It seems that he still doesn't want to accept himself.
well!
Emperor Chongzhen sighed. Lin Fan saw him sighing and asked, "Your Majesty, why are you sighing?"
"It's okay, I just expressed my feelings. I heard that you went to the Hanlin Academy today. What did you say to them?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"It turns out that His Majesty already knows. I went to the Hanlin Academy just to teach my students a lesson."
Lin Fan said.
"Teach your students, do you really want them to recognize you as their teacher?
Fan'er, you made such a big fuss in the court, which has already disgraced them."
"If you still hold on to this matter, you are going against the great Confucian scholar. How can I safely hand over the Ming Dynasty to you in the future!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
Emperor Chongzhen was unspeakably worried when he thought that after Lin Fan ascended the throne, the great scholars in the court had submitted their resignations one after another, and that there were no more talents available in the court.
"Your Majesty, why are you worried about this?
This world belongs to our Zhu family, not to those great Confucians. If they don’t accept it, I will replace them all!”
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"You! If there weren't these great scholars, who would do the work for you?"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. We in the Ming Dynasty are full of talented people, and we will never be left without anyone available."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Alas! This old boy Chongzhen is really stupid. Are those great Confucians the only talents in the Ming Dynasty?
Wouldn’t you train more capable people of your own?
Wouldn’t you vigorously promote education so that everyone can learn writing?