Yingtian Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
As the place where princes and grandsons study, Wenhua Hall is full of bookish atmosphere, and the sound of books is often heard.
Outside, the great scholars of the time who are responsible for teaching the princes and grandsons must treat the princes and grandsons as kings and ministers.
But when you enter the Wenhua Hall, there is no distinction between emperor and minister, only the courtesy of teacher and student.
A kneeling teacher can never teach a standing student.
Zhu Yuanzhang came from a rough background and had little education, so he naturally knew the value of knowledge.
In his eyes, reading more is always a good thing. After experiencing the hardships of life, Zhu Yuanzhang was in awe of knowledge.
Regarding the education of his descendants, Zhu Yuanzhang began to make plans early. Before he conquered the world, he went around to recruit talents, which can be said to be a courtesy and virtuous corporal.
For example, the great scholar Song Lian was invited by him and respected as the "Five Classics" teacher to give lectures to Prince Zhu Biao.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to the education of his descendants. Those who could teach the princes and grandsons were all celebrities in the world, with high knowledge and profound insights.
It is said that when the great scholar Song Lian taught the prince, he had extremely strict requirements. Once the prince did not perform well or failed in his homework, he would be punished by the Song Confucian ruler.
After the princes were beaten, they would naturally complain to Zhu Yuanzhang. They originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would be partial to them, but unexpectedly, Lao Zhu showed no partiality at all. Instead, he took the cloth shoes and spanked them again.
Today, in Wenhua Hall, Liu Sanwu is a Hanlin scholar and is responsible for teaching Confucianism to the princes and grandsons.
Qi De, Huang Zicheng and others served as Hanlin lecturers and assisted.
Early in the morning, Zhu Gaochi took Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui to Wenhua Hall.
At this time, the sky was dim and it was not yet bright. In addition, it was already August, and it was still a bit cool in the morning.
"Two younger brothers, I had a lot of intercession with Grandpa Huang last night, so that you can also go to Wenhua Hall to study. Don't make trouble. If Grandpa Huang finds out that you don't study seriously, it will be terrible. "
Zhu Gaochi's chubby body was walking on the road like a big lantern rolling forward. In the past, he needed help from others to move around, but today his pace was much more steady.
Such changes naturally could not escape Zhu Gaoxu's eyes. He looked at the boss curiously and asked: "Boss, have you taken medicine?"
"What medicine should I take?"
"You're walking so fast today without being supported. Is it either taking medicine or a manifestation of God's spirit?"
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said: "Grandpa Huang took me and beat me last night. It hurt me to death. But don't tell me, this morning I found that my body is not as heavy as before."
"Tch, if you don't want to say it, just say it. Why bother using Grandpa Huang to silence both of us."
Zhu Gaoxu obviously didn't believe this. Although the emperor was the emperor, he was not a god. How could he cure the disease with just a few blows?
Even the good doctors in Prince Yan's palace were helpless, let alone the imperial grandfather who was not a doctor.
He decided that the boss didn't want to say anything, so he snorted coldly, and simply stopped asking the question. Instead, he changed the topic and said, "Boss, it's true. You just come here to study and suffer. Why did you bring us here?" ? Don’t say it’s for our own good, I might as well go find my uncle to ride a horse!”
Zhu Gaosui nodded with deep approval and said: "Second brother is right. Reading is boring. They are all useless articles. It is better to practice riding and shooting more and kill more barbarians."
"Oh, my two brothers, how can you not read this sage's article? It contains great wisdom for governing the world!"
"Come on, what great wisdom? Ask the saint to come out and fight with me. See if I don't beat him to pieces."
Zhu Gaochi made many disrespectful remarks, and the anxious Zhu Gaochi scolded him. After talking all the way, he arrived at the door of Wenhua Hall without knowing it.
When the guards in front of the palace saw that several of the emperor's grandsons were coming, they did not dare to neglect and saluted, "I see you, Your Highness!"
Zhu Gaochi raised his hand to signal the others to get up, while Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly, raised his head and walked in regardless.
After entering the Wenhua Hall, there were several people who had been waiting for a long time. Naturally, it was not Liu Sanwu and the others who were busy, but some lowly eunuchs. There was no need to pay too much attention to these people.
"I've met Bachelor Liu and several masters."
"My lord, I have met His Highness."
Zhu Gaochi kept his attitude very low and was the first to greet Liu Sanwu and others. He still respected Liu Sanwu quite a lot. He had a good reputation and he had heard a lot about him.
As for the other two, they are also very knowledgeable people in the world, otherwise they would not stand here to teach, so Zhu Gaochi did not act negligently.
On the contrary, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaojiu went in and sat down without looking back. They had just been talked about by the boss. Both of them were a little angry and didn't bother with these red tapes.
This situation was naturally seen in the eyes of Liu Sanwu and others, and they had a much better impression of the eldest son of His Highness the Crown Prince. As for the other two, needless to say, they were stubborn people and could not be used for much purpose.
As a Hanlin bachelor, Liu Sanwu was involved in the embezzlement case of his son-in-law Zhao Mian a few days ago, and almost went to jail for Liang Guogong. Fortunately, the crown prince Zhu Di protected him, so he was freed from guilt and could still sit as a Hanlin bachelor.
Therefore, Liu Sanwu accepted Zhu Di's favor and became a little closer to Zhu Gaochi, saying: "It's still early, why don't Your Highness sleep a little longer?"
Without thinking, Zhu Gaochi replied loudly: "Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty once wrote a poem: 'The lights are on at three o'clock and the chickens are on at five o'clock, which is when men study. Black hair does not know how to study early, and white heads regret studying late.' When I was in Peking, My father often taught us to study diligently and not to waste every day. Time flies by and I dare not waste it. You gentlemen get up early every day to teach hard here. As a student, how can I dare to live up to your hard work? ."
Liu Sanwu looked at the elegant Zhu Gaochi and became more and more satisfied. Although Zhu Gaochi was indeed a little fatter, people can't be judged by appearance, and sea water can't be measured. If you have the heart to study hard, why should you care about appearance.
What's more, the appearance is easy to change, and the knowledge remains unchanged. Liu Sanwu saw a bit of Prince Yiwen's attitude from Zhu Gaochi.
"I feel relieved that His Highness is diligent in learning, but I don't know what His Highness has learned before?"
After all, this was Zhu Gaochi's first time here. He had studied in Peking before, so Liu Sanwu naturally needed to ask a few more questions to avoid missing the lecture.
"I have studied four books and read most of the Five Classics."
Zhu Gaochi's answer surprised a few people. Generally speaking, it takes a long time for princes and grandsons to start from literacy and formally come into contact with the Four Books and Five Classics.
In ancient times, it was said that learning and reading have different meanings. Learning means that you have understood the meaning and can be regarded as graduation. Reading refers to reading. Although I don’t know the meaning, at least I already know the content.
"Your Highness works so hard, I admire you."
Liu Sanwu praised him, but before he could say a few more words, he heard voices coming from outside the Wenhua Hall. He looked around and saw that it was Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen coming, Qi De showed a smile on his face, stepped forward to greet him, and said: "Your Highness, you are so early."
Different from his attitude toward Zhu Gaochi, Qi De obviously preferred Zhu Yunzhen, and the color on his face changed a lot.
Zhu Yunwen greeted him politely and said, "I don't dare to welcome you all. There are only teachers and students here, not your highness."
Later, he greeted Liu Sanwu and Huang Zicheng: "I have met Master Liu and Master Huang."
Then, Zhu Yunwen looked at the chubby Zhu Gaochi with a bit of surprise in his eyes. After all, this was the first time he had met Zhu Gaochi.
In terms of age, Zhu Yunwen was one year older than Zhu Gaochi. If Prince Yiwen was still there, it would naturally be Zhu Gaochi who would greet him first.
But at the moment, the prince is Zhu Di. Zhu Yunwen did not dare to mess with the rules. He cupped his hands and said, "I have met your highness."
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