There are two floors in the East Palace area, which are Wen and Wu.
The prince studied the six arts of a gentleman on the second floor of civil and military affairs, namely etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.
Except for shooting and driving, which are taught in the Wu Building, the other four arts are taught in the Wen Building.
Although it is called a "building", it is not a single building, but a group of buildings. Different subjects are taught in different "classes".
At this time, in the Wenlou Yangyi Hall, four children of different ages were sitting behind desks, listening carefully.
The teacher was Tao Yao, the young master of the Crown Prince. Old Tao was holding a ruler in his hand, which was more symbolic than practical. He was pacing back and forth with his head shaking and his tail swaying.
The emperor's productivity is relatively low, and he only has three heirs now, two boys and one girl. However, the only people who come to attend the lecture are Crown Prince Chang Yu and second prince Chang Xian. The eldest princess Chang Jin rarely appears in front of foreign ministers. In addition to the two princes, there are also one boy and one girl. The female, the male is Nangong Shou, the youngest son of Zaifu, who is the minister, who is accompanying the prince. The female is younger and slightly older, and is Tao Yao's youngest daughter, Tao Zhongyuan, the young lady of the Tao family.
The prince is twelve years old this year. He has the childish look of a young man on his face. He is frail and elegant. His appearance is completely opposite to that of his father, Huang Laosi.
Huang Laosi has a very heroic appearance, while Prince Chang Yu has a bookish face and is a bit thin. On the contrary, although the second prince Chang Xian is one year younger than the prince, he has a tiger-like head and handsome features, and is even taller than his peers. He is half a head taller, and his body is very strong.
The prince, who was not taller than a thin scholar, had dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were rolling around. Then he looked at the extremely energetic second prince, staring at the bamboo slips and muttering silently, looking like a smart and studious bookworm.
Four writing desks are lined up. The prince is on the far right, the second prince is on the left, Nangong Shou is on the left, and Tao Zhongyuan is on the far left.
Tao Zhongyuan couldn't listen to a word of his father's speech, and always looked at the prince secretly who was suppressing a yawn.
Tao Yao talked for a while and noticed that the prince was absent-minded. He didn't say anything. He looked at Changxian and smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, what are the six arts of a gentleman."
Changxian stood up and gave a salute: "Li, Yue, She, Yu, Shu, Shu."
"Okay." Tao Yao nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Prince Chang Yu, who had dark circles under his eyes and was obviously sleep deprived: "Your Highness, what is the sixth gentleman..."
Chang Yu couldn't wait to say: "Li, Yue, She, Yu, Shu, Shu."
"No, I'm asking you what are the six virtues of a gentleman."
Chang Yu blinked his little eyes and groaned, unable to speak.
Tao Yao looked at Changxian: "You tell me."
"Benevolence, integrity, generosity, righteousness, wisdom, and trustworthiness."
Tao Yao nodded with satisfaction, and his eyes fell on the prince again: "Your Highness, what is a gentleman..."
"Benevolence, integrity, generosity, righteousness, wisdom and trust!"
"I want to ask you, what is a gentleman's nine thoughts?"
Chang Yu opened his mouth, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.
He felt that the old man was looking for trouble.
Tao Yao smiled half-heartedly and pointed to the second prince Changxian: "Your Highness, please tell me."
Changxian glanced at the emperor's brother slightly, a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes, and he hesitated: "The student doesn't know."
Tao Yao was stunned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "How could you not know?"
Changxian remained silent, but Tao Yao frowned and remained silent for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.
Tao Zhongyuan said with a smile: "Dad, my daughter knows that she should look wisely, listen wisely, look warmly, look respectfully, be loyal in words, be respectful in deeds, be suspicious when asking questions, think hard when angry, and think about meaning when seeing things."
After finishing speaking, Tao Zhongyuan glanced sideways at the prince, blinked his big eyes, feeling quite proud.
Prince Chang Yu snorted in a moderate tone, and then glared fiercely at the second prince Chang Xian.
Tao Yao saw everything in his eyes, shook his head slightly, and was about to speak, but saw that the prince always turned his head and looked out the window.
Tao Yao, who was already dissatisfied with the prince's studies, said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I have been teaching you these past few days and you are always distracted. Why is that?"
"Master Tao, Gu..." Chang Yu's face fell, "It's nothing, it's because Gu didn't pay attention."
"Your Highness is the foundation of a country and the future of the country. All day long..."
Seeing that Tao Yao was about to teach again, the melodious bell sounded, indicating that noon was here.
Tao Yao put down the ruler and waved his hand slightly: "That's it. You can go and have a rest. Come back here later."
"Ah?" Chang Yu shouted subconsciously: "Do you still have homework in the afternoon?"
Tao Yao glared, and the prince fell silent. He bowed his head respectfully to the others and bowed his head.
When the old man stepped to the threshold, Tao Zhongyuan came close to the prince and said with a smile: "Your Highness, what are you eating today? They brought osmanthus cake, will you eat it?"
Chang Yuli ignored her and sat down on the stool, looking dejected when he thought about having schoolwork in the afternoon.
Tao Yao's voice came from outside: "Yuan'er, what are you doing in a daze? You are leaving the palace with your father."
Tao Zhongyuan stuck out her tongue at Chang Yu and ran out quickly.
Nangong Shouzhe, the son of Shangshu Ling, bowed to the two princes and saluted, and then walked out.
Chang Xian carefully looked at Chang Yu's face and said softly: "Brother Emperor..."
After calling out, Chang Yu shouted outside: "Come here, come quickly."
Dong Gong, who was guarding outside, ran in with his guards. Chang Yu asked excitedly, "Has Tong Gui gone? Have you gone?"
"Let's go. Your Majesty, please feel at ease. In the evening, General Tong will tell your Majesty the story and then come to find you."
"Okay, just go." Chang Yu was relieved and said cheerfully: "If my guess is correct, today we will talk about the third junior brother going to the senior brother for help. When the senior brother comes back, he will definitely use that stick Knock the goblin’s head off.”
"Brother Emperor." Changxian called softly again: "There is still schoolwork in the afternoon, and Master Tao will most likely have to take yesterday's poetry test."
"Oh my god, why are you so annoying? Just take the test. What's the use of poetry? Go away. Don't be annoying. Go away alone..."
Feeling a little excited, Chang Yu suddenly coughed violently. The imperial guard was startled and shouted to the imperial doctor. Chang Xian also had a look of concern on his face. When he was about to step forward, he was pushed hard by Chang Yu who was coughing violently. Say: "Get out of here."
Changxian, who had a strong body, did not move at all, but Changyu took two steps back. He was even more angry, but he couldn't curse, and he coughed for a long time before he finally regained his breath.
The second prince Chang Xian had a guilty look on his face. Chang Yu narrowed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, then snorted coldly and walked away with the guards.
Looking at the second prince, he just bent down silently and picked up the bamboo slips on the ground. There were a few tears in his originally bright eyes.
After walking out of the Yangyi Hall, Changxian shook his head at the guard who wanted to follow him, and walked away alone.
Walking unconsciously in the palace, Changxian just held the bamboo slips and walked aimlessly. The passing palace maids and eunuchs saluted after seeing him, and he also mechanically raised the corner of his mouth and squeezed out a smile and nodded slightly.
Changxian's heart felt like a knife when he thought of the emperor's face turning red and coughing violently as if he was about to lose his breath.
In the distance, there was a sound of applause. Chang Xian followed the sound and realized that he had unknowingly arrived at the south side of Taowu Hall.
Looking over, I saw a man in white standing on a broken palace pillar, talking happily, and many people and guards around him shouted excitedly.
Changxian, who was taciturn and rarely paid attention to the affairs in the palace, called a palace maid and asked about it. Only then did he find out that a group of common people had come to repair Taowu Palace.
