East Palace, night.

Zhu Yunxi held a book under the window and read hard, hanging a rope from the beam of the room, the end of the rope was connected to his bun, the eleven or twelve-year-old boy, it was the age of long body sleepiness, he was sleepy while reading, his head sank, the rope pulled the bun, and the little boy woke up suddenly.

"Aquatic!"

This scene happened to be seen by Chang Jin, who walked in with a supper, Chang Jin hurriedly put down the food box and ran over to untie the rope on the little boy's bun, "What are you doing here?" If you are sleepy, you can't read it. ”

Aunt Chang Jin raised her nephew Zhu Yunxi to grow up, the two were like mother and son, and Chang Jin was very distressed when she saw Zhu Yunxi's head hanging from the beam and the cone thorn and reading hard.

Zhu Yunxi shook his head in frustration, "No, if I don't memorize the entire Analects today, I won't sleep." Yesterday, the emperor's grandfather came to the main hall to personally take the school homework, and I was reprimanded again, the emperor's grandfather said that the eldest brother could write poetry at the age of three, and he could memorize the "Analects" at the age of five, and I was twelve years old, and I still memorized stumbling, which was really embarrassing. ”

In fact, Emperor Hongwu did not intend to hurt Zhu Yunxi's self-esteem, and there was no distinction between his descendants. Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunxi are both their own grandsons, not to mention that Zhu Yunxi is also the grandson of Chang Yuchun, the only son-in-law of the East Palace, and the heir of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Hongwu loves deeply and is responsible, he hopes that Zhu Yunxi can be as good as Zhu Yunxi, but Zhu Yunxi's qualifications are too mediocre - in fact, mediocrity is a bit wronged Zhu Yunxi, because no matter who compares with the genius Zhu Yunxi, it will look mediocre.

Zhu Yunxi also has advantages, kind, practical, diligent, knows mistakes and can change, compared with ordinary people, Zhu Yunxi can be regarded as an excellent person.

But with Zhu Yunwen Zhuyu in front, let alone Zhu Yunxi, even the new science and technology jinshi was compared to a mediocre person by him. With such an obvious weakness and strength, Emperor Hongwu was anxious for Zhu Yunxi, so these grandchildren of the Great Hontang were only extremely harsh to him, hoping to encourage him to become a talent.

Chang Jin felt sorry for her nephew, but there was nothing she could do, she opened the food box and took out a bowl of chicken soup wontons, "Let's eat something first, I made it myself, and I can't carry it when I'm hungry." ”

Smelling the aroma of food, Zhu Yunxi's index finger moved, but he stubbornly shook his head and said, "When you are full, you want to sleep even more." ”

Seeing that his nephew's eyes were blue and black, Chang Jin was about to persuade again, Zhu Yunwen walked into the study in the night, and said with a smile: "Good fragrant wontons, I really want to sleep when I am full, then trouble my aunt to give me half of it, my brother and I will share and eat it, eat half of it, not only can we satisfy our hunger, but also continue to study together." ”

"Big brother." Zhu Yunxi's eyes lit up, as if he had seen a savior, "There are a few things in the Analects that I don't understand very well, and my eldest brother taught me." ”

Chang Jin took the empty bowl and chopsticks and gave half to Zhu Yunwen. The two brothers ate together, Zhu Yunxi answered his brother's questions, and Zhu Yunxi asked, "...... Why did Confucius say that "Shao" is perfect, and "Wu" is perfect but not perfect. "Shao" and "Wu" are both music and dance in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and Confucius has always admired the ritual music, why is it still divided into three, six, nine and so on? ”

Zhu Yunwen didn't rush to explain, he picked up the guqin hanging on the wall, played two tunes in a row, and asked, "What do you think is the difference between these two tunes?" ”

Zhu Yunxi didn't know much about the rhythm, and said: "The eldest brother's piano skills are first-class, I think they all sound very good." ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled, "I'm asking you how you feel about the difference between these two songs." ”

Zhu Yunxi touched his head and thought about it, and said, "The first tune is peaceful and soothing. The second is sonorous and powerful, with a faint sound of killing. ”

Chang Jin, who was listening to the music, hesitated for a moment and said: "The first song is from the music and dance "Shao", which is about the success of Dayu's water control and saving the world. ”

"The second song is from "Wu", the king has no way, and the king of Wu is cutting it, which is really a righteous battle, but the killing continues, millions of corpses are ambushed, and the blood is drifting. Therefore, Confucius said that "Wu" is perfect but not perfect, because he hopes that the world will be peaceful and less fighting, so as to avoid the suffering and displacement of the people. ”

Zhu Yunxi suddenly brightened, "So that's what it means, my aunt is so powerful." ”

Chang Jin smiled embarrassedly, "It's your eldest brother who is amazing, this kind of ancient music score is at my fingertips, I just understood the tune and felt something." ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded at Chang Jin and smiled, "Auntie is really my bosom friend, I will understand it as soon as I hear it." ”

Zhu Yunxi said innocently: "The eldest brother and aunt are both powerful. The eldest brother played the music, and the aunt explained, and I understood the true meaning of Confucius's words, and I will never forget it now. ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "A gentleman learns the six arts, none of them can be missing, because everything has a law, and the laws are all connected. ”

Zhu Yunxi lowered his head and said, "But I can't recite the book, and the imperial grandfather is not happy." ”

Zhu Yunwen rolled his eyes and said: "Actually, the imperial grandfather is busy with official business, he doesn't read much, and the scope of his school examination is limited, I will circle it for you, you recite it according to the key points, and you will not be afraid of the imperial grandfather's surprise school examination in the future." I'll teach you the six arts in the rest of the time, how about it? ”

Zhu Yunxi hesitated, "This ...... Is it cheating? ”

Chang Jin also had some concerns, "If it is exposed, the emperor will be angry, right?" ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "You didn't make a cheat sheet, and you didn't steal the exam questions, how can it be considered cheating?" It's just for you to focus on memorizing certain content, a little trick, and not for you to relax your learning. Don't you want to be appreciated by the imperial grandfather? ”

Zhu Yunxi blurted out, "I want to! ”

I've dreamed of it.

Zhu Yunwen said: "That's right, God knows this matter, you know that I know my aunt, how can others know?" What's more, everyone needs encouragement, and if your performance gets better and better in the future, Grandpa Huang will be very happy. ”

Zhu Yunxi was eager to try, and Chang Jin did not object, Zhu Yunxi immediately picked up the Zhu pen and circled the key parts, "...... On the side of the Analects, the imperial grandfather likes to take the school "For Politics", "Yan Yuan", "Zilu" and "Yao Yue". Ancient literature is customary to take the school "Chen Qing Table", "Shi Shuo", "Emperor Gao's Edict for Seeking Talents" ......"

"In short, you have to remember that the emperor's grandfather doesn't like ornate rhetoric and articles that praise virtue, such as "The Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng", he likes practical, plain language, and logical articles, which are usually related to cultivation and governance, such as Su Xun's "Guan Zhong Theory", "Argument for Adultery" and "Heart Art" ......"

Zhu Yunxi explained to his younger brother in detail until midnight, Zhu Yunxi was still unsatisfied, "Big brother, you can talk for a while, I don't want to sleep." ”

"If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, you first familiarize yourself with these articles." Zhu Yunwen pointed at Chang Jin again and said, "You're not tired, my aunt still has to rest." ”

Zhu Yunxi saw that Chang Jin's eyes were red, so he gave up.

When Zhu Yunwen and Chang Jin left the study, it was already midnight, the earth was shrouded in a heavy cold fog, the moonlight was obscure, and even the palace walls could not be seen clearly, and the frost on the ground covered the new grass that had just emerged, and the world was silent.

Zhu Yunwen said: "The spring cold fog is heavy, I will send my aunt back." ”

Chang Jin excused himself, "No need, it's late at night, you have to rest early." ”

Zhu Yunwen snatched the lantern in Chang Jin's hand and walked in front, "Auntie, don't be polite to me, let's go." ”

Hibiscus had to follow behind, keeping an arm's length away. The fog was thick, and it seemed that only Zhu Yunwen in front of him was the only light.

When passing by the Shuixie Pond, Chang Hibiscus stepped on the frosty cross road, his feet slipped, and when he was about to fall to the ground, Zhu Yunwen threw away the lantern and caught Chang Jin with his body as a cushion.

The wind-proof glass lantern fell into the pond and sank silently, plunging the world into darkness and fog, with the occasional whisper of a woman and the gasping of a man, but soon it all melted into a heavy fog that seemed to squeeze out water......

The next morning, when the spring sun drove away the thick fog and suddenly warmed up, the little waiter of the East Palace cleaned the courtyard and found that a large piece of the tulip flower stand by the pond had fallen down.

The little waiter muttered, "It's the wild cat fighting again and getting the flower stand." ”

The bug, which had been unknown until it struggled to emerge from the dirt, and when the sun had dried its wings, the bug sang, flapped its wings, and flew into the garden.

The sting has arrived, and everything has been revived.

The Imperial Palace, the main hall, is where the underage princes and grandchildren study. When he was about to leave school in the afternoon, Zhu Yunwen accompanied Emperor Hongwu to the main hall, and the scholar Song Lian took the dragon son and grandson to greet him outside the hall.

"Father."

"Grandpa."

Emperor Hongwu looked at this group of descendants whose eyes were still immature and innocent, and the worries in his heart suddenly dissipated, and he walked into the main hall and asked Song Lian, "Scholar Song, what did you talk about today?" ”

Song Lian said: "Today I talked about sacrifices. ”

Emperor Hongwu nodded and said: "The teaching is very good, the national affairs, only sacrifice and E." How are they learning? ”

Song Lian said: "It's okay." ”

That is not very familiar, and the emperor needs to supervise it personally.

Emperor Hongwu casually pointed at it, and happened to point to Zhu Gaochi, the eight-year-old prince of King Yan, "Chi'er, tell me how to sacrifice to the shrine god and the Ji god." ”

Zhu Gaochi has a fair face, a little chubby, and is very strong, if it weren't for those flexible and cunning eyes that are too similar to his own mother Xu Miaoyi, he may be Emperor Hongwu's favorite grandchild.

Zhu Gaochi said: "The god of the shrine is the god of the land, and the god of Ji is the god of grains. People eat whole grains, so the community is the lifeblood of the country. Every year in spring and autumn, the shrine altar should be set up, and the shrine god is in the east and north. The god is in the west and north. The altar is covered with five colors of soil according to the five elements, medium yellow, east green, south red, west white, and north black. The emperor personally came to the shrine to offer sacrifices. ”

Emperor Hongwu had just sacrificed to the two gods of Sheji, and knowing that Zhu Gaochi had answered correctly, he waved his hand, "You answered very well, you should leave your school first." ”

Zhu Gaochi successfully passed the test and retired to Emperor Hongwu and Song Lian.

Emperor Hongwu's eyes fell on Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunxi instinctively became nervous, every time the imperial grandfather took the school exam, he was like a great enemy.

Zhu Yunwen, who was standing behind Emperor Hongwu, nodded comfortingly at his younger brother and signaled him to be calm.

Zhu Yunxi felt the encouragement of his eldest brother, as if he had taken a reassuring pill, and relaxed.

Emperor Hongwu asked, "How to sacrifice heaven, earth, sun and moon?" ”

Zhu Yunxi replied: "The winter solstice is sacrificed to the sky, and the sun, moon and stars, clouds, rain, wind and thunder are worshipped. The summer solstice sacrifice site is worshiped by five mountains, five towns, four seas, four desecrations, tombs, and mountains. On the day of the spring equinox, the stars are sacrificed. The autumn equinox is sacrificed to the moon, and the stars are sacrificed. ”

After answering smoothly, Zhu Yunxi was overjoyed, waiting for the imperial grandfather to praise himself like he praised Zhu Gaochi, and returned to the East Palace to report the good news to his aunt after leaving school early.

Who knew that Emperor Hongwu felt that Zhu Yunxi was the only concubine in the East Palace, and his requirements were naturally stricter than Zhu Gaochi's, so he asked: "Every year to worship Confucius's ancestors, there are 'four matches' and 'ten philosophers' with the Confucius tablet, which are the 'four matches' and the 'ten philosophers'?" ”

Zhu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, his palms began to sweat nervously, and he tried to recall what Song Lian taught.

Seeing his hesitant appearance, Emperor Hongwu hated that iron could not become steel, "What? Can't answer? ”

Although he didn't think about it comprehensively, the young man's self-esteem did not admit defeat, and Zhu Yunxi hurriedly said: "'Fusheng Yanzi, Zongsheng Luzi, Shusheng Sizi, Yasheng Mengzi. It's really 'four matches'. The 'Ten Philosophers' are the sages Minzi, Ranzi, Duanmuzi, Zhongzi, and ...... Grandson, and ......"

Emperor Hongwu's face became more and more heavy, and the more Zhu Yunxi thought about it, the more anxious he became, and the more anxious he became, the more he couldn't think of it, and he stood in place in embarrassment.

Emperor Hongwu sighed and was about to start reprimanding, Zhu Yunwen secretly pulled his dragon robe behind him, and whispered: "Grandpa Huang, Shui Sheng is twelve years old, save him some face." ”

According to Emperor Hongwu's fiery temper, if it is other princes and grandchildren, let alone twelve years old, even if Emperor Hongwu is twenty years old, he will be scolded, but Zhu Yunxi is the concubine of the East Palace after all, and the future heir of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu endured it, listened to the advice of his eldest grandson, waved his hand and said: "You are all scattered, Yunxi stays." ”

Emperor Hongwu was present, and no one dared to be presumptuous, but Zhu Yunxi always felt that he could hear their ridicule, and his face immediately turned red.

There are only three grandchildren left in the main hall. Emperor Hongwu said: "Yun Wei, tell your good brother, who are the 'Ten Philosophers' who worshipped Confucius?" ”

Zhu Yunwen replied like a stream: "The sages Min Loss, Ran Yong, Duanmu Ci, Zhong You, Bu Shang, Ran Geng, Zai Yu, Ran Qiu, Yan Yan and Zhu Sun Shi. ”

Emperor Hongwu glanced at Zhu Yunxi, his eyes were full of disappointment, "Remember?" ”

Zhu Yunxi actually wanted to delete this embarrassing amnestic, but he had to say: "Remember, Grandpa Huang." ”

In the end, Zhu Yunxi's words were full of tears.

If the princesses and county lords cry, Emperor Hongwu can still pet them and accommodate them, but he is most annoyed by the princes and grandchildren crying!

Emperor Hongwu was furious, "I'm twelve years old, when I'm as old as you, I can already work in the fields and take care of my sick mother and young sister, and you still cry."

What does it look like! ”

If you don't scold, you can hold back, and when you scold Zhu Yunxi, her tears fell to the ground, her shoulders shrugged, and she cried silently.

If you see that your sons are not successful, the magic weapon of Emperor Hongwu's education is to throw the whip and beat it until it is convinced. But Emperor Hongwu was reluctant to beat his grandchildren, even if Zhu Yunxi's performance disappointed him.

Emperor Hongwu held back his anger, "Okay, okay, I don't want to see you like this, I have to go back to review the folds." Yun Wei, supervise your brother, copy "Zhou Li" three times before returning to the East Palace. ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "Yes, Grandpa Huang." ”

Emperor Hongwu brushed his sleeves away. 166 Reading Network