After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang, though not fully understanding, grasped the general idea and looked at Zhu Yunwen, saying:
"Yunyi, you are simply a genius, a rare genius in our Great Ming Dynasty! You were able to create such an ingenious and ingenious skill; it's truly astonishing. I just wonder if I can ride it, and whether I'll fall off?"
Zhu Yunwen: "If you can control it, you won't fall, but if you can't, it's easy to fall."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said:
"Isn't it the same as riding a wild and untamed horse? The wild horse twists and turns, swaying its body, and doesn't let people ride it, so it's hard to control and you might even fall off. But if you can tame it, it will obediently submit to your lap and be ridden."
Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment:
"That's one way to understand it, but bicycles aren't like wild horses, which have different temperaments, some docile and some wild. They're all the same; it just depends on whether the person can ride them well."
"If you know how to ride, it doesn't mean the bicycle is easy to ride; if you don't know how, it doesn't mean the bicycle is difficult to ride. The problem lies entirely with the individual, not the bicycle."
Zhu Yuanzhang understood Zhu Yunwen's meaning: if the horse could not be tamed, the problem might lie with the horse itself.
If someone can't ride a bicycle, then it's simply a problem with the person. Would Zhu Yuanzhang accept that?
So he said to Zhu Yunwen:
"If you can ride, then I can ride too."
So his stubborn nature and pride led him to begin learning to ride a bicycle.
But unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was old, so he was bound to be at a disadvantage when learning to ride a bicycle.
If you call a child, he will definitely be able to learn it in a very short time, because children have a very strong sense of coordination.
As people get older, their coordination skills deteriorate. That's why Zhu Yuanzhang didn't manage to learn how to ride it even after quite a while.
Zhu Yunwen was patient, helping him hold the cart and teaching him continuously. After nearly an hour, Zhu Yuanzhang could only ride the cart steadily with Zhu Yunwen's help.
However, if Zhu Yunwen lets go, Zhu Yuanzhang will inevitably become flustered and lose his composure after riding about ten zhang.
But Zhu Yuanzhang, still concerned about his reputation, insisted that he had mastered it and told Zhu Yunwen that he no longer needed to be helped and that he would be able to grasp it quickly.
Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to stop supporting him, but what happened next left him both amused and exasperated.
Zhu Yuanzhang was seen riding a bicycle in the wide square. At first, he rode steadily, but after a short distance, it began to shake, and then the handlebars began to swing violently from side to side, almost causing Zhu Yuanzhang to fall over in a very dangerous situation.
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to put his feet down and apply the brakes to bring the car to a stop.
Although there was no real danger, it was rather embarrassing and funny, making Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu unable to hold back their laughter several times.
The more this happened, the more dissatisfied Zhu Yuanzhang became.
How could he, the founding emperor, tolerate such humiliation?
If I can't learn this, I'll be too ashamed to face the court tomorrow morning!
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