Yu Xin's death became Jianwen's biggest regret in seven years. However, the rising vigor and vitality of the Ming Dynasty was not frozen by the cold winter. Instead, it contained energy and moved forward with solidity and determination.
The cold wind blew, and the snow slag was picked up and penetrated directly into the necks of pedestrians. The shivering pedestrians walked in a hurry.
Beiping is bone-chillingly cold.
Zhu Wenkui was wearing a thick cotton coat, and his small body looked a little bloated. He rubbed his red hands and urged Han Xiayu in the room: "Hurry up, Mr. Yang will get angry if you don't go."
Han Xiayu opened the thick curtain, breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the fog, covered his face that was red from the cold and complained: "It's so cold in this place. Do we really want to move here in the future? How about you go back and give it to you?" My father told me that if we don’t move, we will stay in Nanjing. If not, we can go to Hangzhou.”
Zhu Wenkui rolled his eyes: "Are you sincere enough to let me get beaten? If I told my father to move the capital to Hangzhou, believe it or not, I would be beaten into a fool. Yes, the fool you saw on the street a few days ago. A fool who drools and sucks mucus back into his mouth."
Han Xiayu walked out of the door, shivering from the cold: "But it's really too cold here, why don't we stay in the greenhouse and invite other gentlemen to come over."
Zhu Wenkui pulled Han Xiayu's sleeves and ran out, shouting: "Let's go quickly, we have to go to see the pillars of Fengtian Temple after our studies. We missed it." When the time comes, we will be scolded, in the snow."
Han Xiayu was led by Zhu Wenkui and had to jog. The cold wind hit his face, like a small knife scratching his skin. Worse, it seemed like he had a runny nose...
The residual snow still hadn't melted on the road, and long ice skates hung on the eaves. The guard who was guarding raised his hand and paused his spear, as if it was a courtesy.
Zhu Wenkui and Han Xiayu walked out of the house, followed by four sergeants. Following a few calls, some people hidden in the dark and around them began to move, either hidden or visible.
Shen Chen saw Zhu Wenkui in the distance and said to Xu Jiufeng and others beside him: "The warning from the capital is definitely not groundless. We must protect the prince well. Let the brothers' eyes widen. Who dares to threaten and fight with us?" If you hurt the prince, you can take action without hesitation. Even if you kill him by mistake, I will bear the responsibility!"
Xu Jiufeng nodded solemnly.
A few days ago, news came from the capital that people from ancient and modern times seemed to be targeting Prince Zhu Wenkui. But during this period, Shen Chen sent scouts to conduct an in-depth investigation, but no clues were found.
Xu Jiufeng doubted the capital's intelligence, but Shen Chen believed in the judgments of Liu Changge, Huo Lin and others.
After being pulled out of the Yin soldiers in ancient and modern times, they must have suffered heavy losses. Even after several years of recuperation, they may not have much power to threaten Zhu Yunwen. If they want to destroy Zhu Yunwen, they will probably attack the prince.
Although Zhu Yunwen had more than one son, Zhu Wenkui, there was still a candidate to inherit the throne after the death of one. But it is difficult to replace Zhu Wenkui's intelligence, quick thinking and hard work.
To protect Zhu Wenkui is to protect the future national destiny of Ming Dynasty. Who dares to be careless?
Seeing Shen Chen coming, Zhu Wenkui let go of Han Xiayu and said calmly: "Uncle Shen, we are just going to listen to the lecture today, and then go to see how the pillars are erected in Fengtian Palace. They are all within the palace wall, so there is no need to follow. ?”
Shen Chen straightened his face and corrected again: "Prince, please call me Shen Qianhu. The rules cannot be broken. Although we are within the palace wall, the guards must not neglect their duties. Please don't blame me, Prince."
Zhu Wenkui looked at the cotton-padded clothes on his body, shook his head and said, "My father said that if you go out incognito, without holding up your seal or showing your belt, you are a common man. My father often calls common people uncles, so I follow suit." Father, what can be wrong?"
Shen Chen is not good at words and can't speak to Zhu Wenkui at all. Besides, he has already brought out Zhu Yunwen as a witness, so what else can he say. But you say yours and I correct mine. You have your peace and I have my persistence...
Zhu Wenkui chatted with Shen Chen and then walked towards Fengtian Hall with Han Xiayu.
It has taken nearly two years to build the new city, but there is still no sign of Fengtian Palace in Peking. In order to build the largest palace in the palace, craftsmen spent more than a year laying the foundation.
To the east of Fengtian Hall, a temporary building was built to house only the craftsmen in charge of the design, such as Yao Guangxiao, Zhang Sigong, Chen Gui, Cai Xin, and Kuai Xiang.
After Yang Pu arrived in Peiping with Zhu Wenkui, he asked for a room as a place for Zhu Wenkui to study.
"gentlemen."
Zhu Wenkui opened the door and saw Yang Pu sitting on the podium, and couldn't help but become nervous.
Yang Pu looked at Zhu Wenkui and Han Xiayu, nodded slightly: "Come in and sit down."
Shen Chen yawned and followed in.
Yang Pu frowned, and Zhu Wenkui and Han Xiayu were also a little surprised. In the past, Shen Chen just stood waiting outside the door and never entered the classroom, but today he followed him in.
"I'm just sleepy. I need a place to rest. Mr. Yang, don't you mind????????????????"
Shen Chen sat down and said lightly.
If it had been anyone else, Yang Pu would have hit them with a ruler, but Shen Chen was not an ordinary person. He was responsible for Zhu Wenkui's security.
Yang Pu's heart sank, as if he noticed something, and said: "Come in, but no one is allowed to sleep in my class. If you can't listen to the class with your eyes open, it's best to go out as soon as possible. Under the rule, there is no identity to protect you. you."
Shen Chen chuckled, folded his arms, leaned on the wall behind him, and glanced at the door and window from time to time.
Zhu Wenkui looked at Han Xiayu, remained silent, opened the "Book of Rites" on the table, and straightened his posture.
Yang Pu glanced at Han Xiayu who was rubbing his hands. Han Xiayu quickly opened the book and moved the corners of his mouth slightly, as if complaining about the strict Yang Pu.
"If you don't learn how to play the mandarin, you can't arrange the strings; if you don't learn the Boyi, you can't arrange the poems; if you don't learn the miscellaneous clothing, you can't arrange the etiquette. If you don't develop the skills, you can't enjoy learning. Therefore, a gentleman's learning is to hide and cultivate. Rest, swim..."
Yang Pu was a learned man, and he had the Four Books and Five Classics at his fingertips. After quoting the contents of the books, he began to ask: "Zhu Wenkui, do you know what a gentleman means by learning, hiding, cultivating, resting, and traveling?" "
Zhu Wenkui stood up and answered seriously: "Sir, what this tells us is that a gentleman must have inner ambition and persistence in studying. Whether he is resting or playing, he should not forget to study."
Han Xiayu was very disdainful and muttered: "When you rest, you rest, and when you play, you play. If you study everywhere, wouldn't you become a fool?"
Zhu Wenkui kicked Han Xiayu to signal her to say less to avoid being punished.
Last time Han Xiayu was punished to copy "The Analects of Confucius" for talking nonsense in class. He copied it for her, but Yang Pu found out that he liked writing "The Analects of Confucius" so much that he might as well write it five more times. What a miserable life...
Yang Pu didn't hear clearly, so he walked towards the podium and approached Han Xiayu step by step: "What did you just say?"
Although Han Xiayu was a little afraid of Yang Pu, he had the courage to repeat it when he was rebellious.
Yang Pu looked at Zhu Wenkui: "Do you think what she said is right?"
Zhu Wenkui felt Han Xiayu's compelling gaze and felt very painful about Yang Pu's "stoking discord". He thought for a while before answering seriously: "Sir, I think Xia Yu is right."
Han Xiayu was a little surprised. Zhu Wenkui usually stood on Yang Pu's side and rarely helped him, but this time he was determined.
Yang Pu frowned and moved the ruler in his hand: "Tell me the reason."
Zhu Wenkui glanced at the ruler and put his hand behind his back: "The ancients said that you need to have ambition and further studies to study. Wenkui agrees on this. But how can you study when you are resting and playing? Yes, there is knowledge wherever you go. , but has an ambitious and serious person never had a good rest and fun in his whole life? If he is so devoted to study, he is trapped in a prison of study, and he has no idea what the outside world is like. Seen?"
"Study, take a rest, play, and do something simple. You can achieve something without feeling wasted, and you can also relax your body and mind. Isn't this a better way to study? When my father taught me, I would often finish it in half an hour. He will let me relax and play for a quarter of an hour, and then come back to study. Is my father's education method wrong? At present, the Imperial College, prefectural studies and social studies, which one does not have recess and play time..."
Yang Pu laughed loudly, tapped the table with his ruler, and nodded in approval: "Very good! The name of this lesson is for counterargument. Many scholars in the imperial court regarded the words of the ancients as golden rules, and they always I hope to be close to and recreate the ancients, but in my opinion, this is not appropriate.”
"The emperor once said that historical events and past eras are like swords thrown into the river, but we are now boats, searching for swords without finding swords, so we can only laugh. Some of the words of the ancients are advisable, some are not advisable, and some are credible. , some are not trustworthy. Dare to question, dare to argue, dare to have your own opinions, this is the beginning of learning."
Saying that, Yang Pu took a serious step back and bowed deeply: "My lord, Yang Pu, congratulates the prince on his entering the right path of learning."
Zhu Wenkui didn't expect Yang Pu to be so solemn and quickly returned the gift.
Han Xiayu was dissatisfied: "Sir, I was the first to learn the way, and I was the first to question. Why do you only remember him and forget yourself? Isn't this different from forgetting Confucius when talking about The Analects?"
Yang Pu was choked immediately.
Shen Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud. There were times when Yang Pu was speechless by others. Why are you so biased? Girl, what's wrong with you? You're biased right now. Be careful what you say in a few decades. When I become a queen, I will wear small shoes for you.
Yang Pu apologized, which made Han Xiayu a little overwhelmed.
I apologize, not because I am worried about Han Xiayu's future identity. She has been with Zhu Wenkui for so long. No one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that she was the prince's future concubine. The two of them could share the joys and sorrows and ran all the way to Fengyang and then to Peking. Just because she is a daughter cannot be completely ignored.
In the classroom, there is no identity, only students.
At the end of the class, Yang Pu put away the homework of Zhu Wenkui and Han Xiayu, and then said: "The two principals, Cai Xin and Kuai Xiang, will take you to visit the pillars of Fengtian Hall. I have nothing to do, so I can go with you."
Zhu Wenkui couldn't refuse.
When the group arrived outside Fengtian Hall, there were already more than three hundred craftsmen busy. Thick pillars were lying in the open space on one side, and a tall tripod was set up with ropes and pulleys hanging on it.
Zhu Wenkui is no longer unfamiliar with this kind of lifting tripod. This kind of tool was widely used in the Huitong River project, and it was widely used in Xindu construction, saving a lot of manpower.
"Are there only more than 300 craftsmen?"
Zhu Wenkui knew that the workload of erecting pillars was huge, but there were not many craftsmen here at this time.
Cai Xin came over, saluted, and said with a smile: "It's too cold in winter, so many craftsmen were sent home. For the pillars of Fengtian Hall, three hundred craftsmen were specially mobilized. Don't underestimate their small number. They can do a lot of work." , but it is astonishingly powerful. Come, prepare to erect the pillars, and the prince please stand aside and watch."
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