The carriage was very stable, and even if the road was occasionally uneven, the tea placed on the eucalyptus did not splash at all.
Zhang Min's doubts were answered, but not only did he not look happy, he became even more serious.
After a while, when the tea in the cup had cooled down, Zhang Mian asked.
"My lord, have you ever thought about what would happen if the Queen really gave birth to a legitimate son this time?"
The tone is obscure and incomprehensible, making it difficult to guess its meaning.
Zhu Yi's eyes flashed and she looked up at Zhang Xi without saying a word.
The carriage was quiet for a moment before Zhu Yi spoke.
"Shibo, you are so unfounded. The Emperor is anxious because he has lived in Nangong for a long time and cannot get involved in the affairs of the court. However, I still say the same thing. You and I are people standing in the court, so what we see and worry about different."
"If the emperor's legitimate son is really born, there may be big changes in the court and in the palace. However, no matter how big the changes are, there will always be traces. The government and the public, the civil and military elites, and the various forces around them. All are interrelated, we just have to stick to our true intentions and not be too objective, but there is no need to belittle ourselves."
These words avoided Zhang Xi's faint focus, which made him a little disappointed.
However, it only took a moment for Zhang Xi to gather his thoughts and put the distant thoughts behind him and said.
"The Duke is right, I am in trouble. When the soldiers come, we will block the water and cover it with the earth. We cannot chase the past, and we cannot know what is coming. Only by grasping the present can we have peace of mind."
Having said this, Zhang Mian recalled the shocking words Zhu Yi said in front of Chen Mao and others, and felt that the other party was a bright-minded person.
In the final analysis, the political situation is volatile, and interests are eternal. Any talk of taking a long-term view is nonsense.
What people should fight for is immediate benefits!
To put it bluntly, what you get is yours. The British government has done so many things in the past, but it has always been hidden behind the scenes. Sometimes, it is even willing to sacrifice for the overall situation, but in the end, it is not a good thing.
Look at Zhu Yi again. She quietly took back her title and gained the trust of the Supreme Emperor. Now she has gained a place in the court by leveraging the Emperor's momentum. The originally shaky lintel has lost her face in just half a year. All the money was earned back.
Why?
To put it bluntly, this person is a master who will not let go of the eagle when he sees the rabbit.
If you think about it carefully, Cheng Guogong's government also took many risks during the whole process. However, if you sort it out, you will find that every time Zhu Yi takes a risk, no matter how beautiful the words are, he must see the benefits before taking action.
This point is beyond Zhang Shi's reach.
Sometimes he is too soft-spoken and not aggressive enough. Perhaps this is why even now, although he has been trying hard to maintain things, the British government is still in decline.
As a result, the two of them looked at each other without saying anything. Soon after, they separated at the intersection ahead and returned to their mansions.
…………
The first snow of winter comes earlier than usual.
After one night, a thin layer of fire had already accumulated in the capital, and the fire in Qianqing Palace had naturally been lit long ago.
These days, the court is still arguing about the border situation, but for Zhu Qiyu, no matter what the trouble is in the court, his routine is unshakable.
Today was not a court meeting, and there was no postponement. After getting up in the morning, he rarely took some time to go to the school next to Qianqing Palace.
"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast, the sun and the moon are waxing and waning, the stars and stars are arranged..."
It was just getting dark now, but the crisp sound of reading could already be heard from the school.
Zhu Qiyu stood outside the window, looking at the seven or eight little dolls with buns in their buns, and couldn't help but a smile flashed in his eyes.
Regarding the matter of enlightening princes and princesses, Zhu Qiyu had a bad experience in his previous life, so he was very cautious in this life.
According to his thoughts, he originally planned to wait a little longer, but because Brother Ji expressed his desire to study several times openly and secretly, Zhu Qiyu slowly started to think about it.
Of course, in addition to Brother Ji, part of the reason was that Zhu Qiyu wanted to arrest the princess as well.
After all, Sister Hui, this crazy little girl, is going to get married after all, and studying can temper her temperament.
However, this matter has been delayed for a long time and has never been possible.
Everything else is fine, but this teacher is hard to find.
Logically speaking, the general initiation of princes is done by palace eunuchs. It is convenient and easy to do. Anyway, it is only about recognizing a few words, so it is not difficult. A chamberlain with some knowledge can definitely do it.
However, since Wang Zhen's incident happened, everyone in the court was obviously a little taboo about it.
Of course, their main focus is on the prince. Ordinary princes don't care that much, let alone the princess.
However, these ministers did not care, but Zhu Qiyu himself had to consider it.
What's more, according to his plan, if this school is to be opened, it will not only be opened for Sister Hui'er and Brother Ji. In addition to the two of them, there will also be several princes and princesses from Nangong who will also teach.
Putting aside the grievances between him and Zhu Qizhen, after all, they are both descendants of the Zhu family, and some things must be considered in advance.
With all these things brought together, there is actually only one most critical issue, and that is to have a good teacher.
Because of this matter, Zhu Qiyu had a headache for a long time, and asked the cabinet to choose from the Hanlin Academy several times, but after passing the exam, he was not satisfied with it.
Once, he even had the idea of calling that old guy Hu Hui into the palace to be a lecturer.
Of course, it didn't happen in the end.
If Zhu Qiyu proposed this job, Hu Xi would definitely be happy. However, let alone asking the dignified Minister of Etiquette to teach a few children how to read, it would be overkill. Let’s just talk about the unnecessary unnecessary things that would happen if word spread about it. Guessing is enough to give people a headache.
You must know that those who teach Donggong are just a group of bachelors from the cabinet. If Hu Hu, a laborer from such a small school, takes action, it is destined to cause a disturbance in the court.
With no other choice, this matter has been shelved. It was not until recently that the primary school was really opened.
As for the teacher, after repeated consideration, Zhu Qiyu finally handed it over to Yi Ming!
The reason why I chose him was not only his knowledge and character, but also more importantly, of course, because Yi Ming was an old minister of Prince Xin's palace, so he was more reliable to use.
"Pop!"
Two soft sounds brought Zhu Qiyu back to his senses. He followed the sound and saw that the sound of reading in the room had disappeared at some point.
Through the window, you can see that Yi Ming is holding a ruler in his hand. In front of him, Sister Hui is pouting, her little hands are shrinking and are already red, and her big watery eyes are full of crystal water. However, But he refused to shed tears no matter what.
"Your Highness, Princess, do you know that you are wrong?"
Yi Ming's slightly stern voice sounded, making the atmosphere in the room a little tense. All the little kids looked at Sister Hui, looking timid, obviously very frightened.
Sister Hui was obviously very scared, but even though she was young, she had a very bad temper. She refused to bow her head in the face of the stern master.
However, this look obviously made Yi Ming even more angry.
Originally it was just a small matter, but Sister Hui's stubborn temper made this matter offend the teacher's dignity. How could this be so serious?
With a straight face, Yi Ming scolded lightly and said.
"Hand out!"
"Snapped"!
The ruler was raised high, but it was not heavy when it fell. It could be seen that Yi Ming still had some strength left.
However, even so, it was not gentle. When it hit her white and tender little hand, Zhu Qiyu could see Sister Hui's body trembling.
"Your Highness, Princess, do you know that you are wrong?"
Yi Ming's voice sounded again, becoming more severe.
Zhu Qiyu frowned and almost wanted to break in. However, fortunately, he was heartbroken, but he still had sense and stopped abruptly.
At this time, Wynn spoke cautiously and said.
"Your Majesty, I asked someone to ask. Yesterday, I was just having fun and didn't do the homework that Bachelor Yi left for me, so..."
The atmosphere in the room became more and more tense. Sister Hui'er's character usually seemed out of control, but in fact, she was the most stubborn.
Right now, this little girl is clearly trying to get into trouble and refuses to admit her mistake.
Seeing that Yi Ming's face was getting darker and darker, and the ruler had been raised again, Zhu Qiyu was also a little anxious, and couldn't help but move his steps, wanting to go in, but at this moment, someone took a step ahead of him and stopped Hui Qiyu. Sister's front.
"His Royal Highness King Hui?"
Yi Ming frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then put down the ruler in his hand, but the expression on his face became even more ugly and said.
"What is your Highness doing? Standing up for the Fifth Princess?"
Nowadays, there are not too few heirs in the palace. On the Supreme Emperor's side, there are four sons and four daughters, and on Zhu Qiyu's side, there are also two sons and two daughters, each of whom has a title.
Among these children, the prince Zhu Jianshen established a separate school in the East Palace, the emperor's youngest son Xu Wang Zhu Jianchun, Zhu Qiyu's youngest son Zhu Jianshu, and the youngest daughter Huai'an Princess Zhu Nianyun were all in the school.
The only slight difference is that the prince is called by title, but the princess is not easy to distinguish, so for the sake of distinction, they are called in order of age.
Although Sister Hui is Zhu Qiyu's first daughter, Zhu Qizhen's four daughters, Princess Chongqing, Princess Jiashan, Princess Chun'an, and Princess Chongde, are all older than her.
Therefore, in order to distinguish them, the palace often calls Sister Hui the fifth princess.
Of course, strictly speaking, this kind of title is not appropriate. Mr. Wang specifically asked Zhu Qiyu what he meant before, and after getting his nod, he slowly called him this way.
Zhu Jianji protected his sister behind him and looked directly at Yi Ming, who was obviously a little scared, but in the end, he still saluted uprightly and said.
"The student doesn't dare, but the student has a few words that he wants to ask the teacher, and he would like to ask him to clarify his doubts."
This was said in a very serious manner, hardly like it was said by a three or four-year-old child, but paired with Zhu Jianji's serious look, it was inexplicably harmonious.
Yi Ming has been teaching these princes and princesses for some time. Apart from anything else, at least in terms of academic performance, he has always been very satisfied with Zhu Jianji's performance.
However, even so, his current performance really makes Yi Ming hard not to feel dissatisfied.
However, he was not an unreasonable person. He held the ruler in his hand and said.
"Your Highness has something to ask, but I have something to say first. If Your Highness cannot refute me, then the fifth princess will have to double her homework today!"
"no!"
Obviously, Yi Ming wanted to make Zhu Jianji quit before the difficulties, so he wanted to make a bet with him.
However, what everyone did not expect was that Zhu Jianji did not follow the trend, but shook his head and said.
"The student wants to reason with his husband, not make a bet with him."
"If I am reasonable, sir, I should admit my mistake. If I am unreasonable, I should admit my mistake. But I am not wrong in asking for advice, so I, sir, should not punish me for this, let alone my fifth sister."
Zhu Jianji said these words so seriously that Yi Ming was stunned.
He did not expect that His Highness King Hui would have such clear ideas at such a young age.
But after thinking about it, he realized that this was actually because he applied the behavior of adults to children.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that His Highness King Hui is very thoughtful.
After pondering for a moment, Yi Ming was considered free and easy. Looking at Zhu Jianji in front of him, his expression slowly became calm and he said.
"Your Highness is right. A teacher teaches and has a vocation to resolve doubts. Since I have been entrusted by Your Majesty to teach your Highnesses, it is natural for me to answer your doubts when Your Highness has doubts. You should not be aggressive and aggressive because of this. Just now, I was wrong. .”
"However, since Your Highness is unwilling to make a bet, then what you are asking about is completely different from the mistake made by the fifth princess. It does not matter whether I answer your question or whether I will continue to punish the fifth princess. "
After the words fell, Yi Ming stared at Zhu Jianji with interest, wanting to see how he would respond next.
The implication was that he had long understood that Zhu Jianji was here to plead for mercy.
Sure enough, after saying these words, Zhu Jianji's little face tensed up, obviously someone had hit his mark.
However, he was not as panicked as Yi Ming thought, but said.
"Sir, this is exactly what the student wants to ask."
"The fifth sister did not do her homework yesterday, so she made a mistake, but the student's question is, how should the person who made the mistake be punished? Should it be done in accordance with the heart or in accordance with the law?"
The purpose of this question was so obvious that Yi Ming could naturally guess at a glance what Zhu Jianji wanted to say next.
However, even so, it is difficult to answer.
After pondering for a moment, Yi Ming said.
"The purpose of laws and morality is to guide people to do good and lead people on the right path. I am not beating the fifth princess out of anger, but in the hope that the fifth princess can learn from her mistakes and repent, and then she will correct her heart to learn, so that she can live up to her mistakes." Your Majesty is full of expectations."
These words are so pertinent that no one who listens can fault them.
However, Zhu Jianji obviously didn't buy it and continued.
"Sir did not answer the student's question."
As he spoke, he repeated his words again.
"How should we punish those who have made mistakes? Should we act according to our hearts or in accordance with the law?"
