Chapter 591: The Virtuous King and the Idle King
Ye Mengqiu and the other four people who made a big fuss about the Lufu Guanli were left by Zhang Shou to live in Zhang Yuan, and then Lu Sanlang took someone to send several large boxes of books - one of the boxes was sent by him first, and the other boxes were brought over again after he met with other classmates and junior disciples - after the news spread, the people who were waiting to see Zhang Shou's teachers and students suppress dissidents were suddenly dumbfounded. Mobile
In the past, Zhang Shou's teachers and students were not very strong, and whoever sprayed would be topped? Why did the sun come out in the west today? Not only is he tolerant and generous, but he also puts on a posture of promoting fellow travelers, leaving people in Zhang Yuan to discuss arithmetic together?
Ge Yong, who endured it and didn't go to the Lu Mansion to join the little fat man's crown ceremony, learned the cause and effect of the whole thing from the side, and was worried at first, then satisfied, and finally triumphantly went to find two old friends, trying his best to show off that the prime minister of the apprentice can support the boat in his belly. Moreover, he not only said this sentence, but also ordered people to spread it, and as a result, he naturally became half angry.
Among them, the Confucian scholar who was already annoyed with Zhang Shou's love to toss was furious - how could Zhang Shou and Lu Sanlang be compared with the prime minister? Also, isn't Ge Yong teasing him for being too small as a university scholar?
In addition to the Confucian scholars, in the face of this news, the four mountain chiefs who were preparing for the next feast in the Guozijian Juxian Yashe were also not in a good mood. The other three were just that, the city government was the shallower, and the temperamental Hong Shanchang couldn't help but be so angry that he smashed things directly.
And in view of the fact that the Hong family was directly summoned by the Queen Mother to accompany him in Qingning Palace, and there was no one who could persuade him, after he was angry, he realized that he was not in Jiangxi now, not in his Yuzhang Academy.
Sure enough, the big movement in his house spread to the other three places in an instant, although they look at different people on weekdays, but the three of them get along with Hong Shanchang, and their views on Hong Shanchang are the same. Although this person is extremely proficient in scripture and history, and his studies are quite rigorous, he has one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, he has a stubborn personality and hates all kinds of unconventional things.
They really couldn't figure out how a maverick and unconventional emperor could summon such a companion?
If the three of them knew that it was the Hong family, who was mediocre in appearance but good at dancing, who made Hong Shanchang enter the emperor's field of vision, then they would definitely feel that Hong Shanchang had a good daughter but didn't know how to cherish it, and it was a pity for the Hong family.
At this moment, Hong Shanchang's good daughter Hong is spending her fourth day in Qingning Palace.
For other famous Shuyuan, being able to be left in the palace by the Queen Mother is simply a first-class special encounter. Not to mention that the emperor is now in his prime, the supreme in the world, and the dignified appearance, the queen who is said to be jealous has also become a deposed queen. Even if they really don't want to be concubines, the queen mother is so favored, and if it is spread in the future, it can also boost their reputation at home and in their husband's family on a different day.
But for the Hong family, she was so low-key in Qingning Palace that she wished she didn't exist. Not to mention going to the Queen Mother to curry favor with her, she doesn't even seem to understand the methods of the daughters who use scripture copying to quietly show their sense of existence. Every day, in addition to reading, writing, painting, and female popularity, she will only ask the palace people who are sent to serve by her side one thing, that is, when will the women's school open.
Therefore, Rao was initially suspicious of Hong's intentions, and the Queen Mother had to admit that this was a smart woman who knew what she wanted and what she shouldn't touch. So, on the night after the Lu Mansion crown ceremony, the Queen Mother directly called the Hong family in front of her and said something with a pleasant face.
"The matter of women's learning, after the emperor canonizes the crown prince in the middle of this month, it will be officially prepared, and you, the attendant, should have gone to assist Yongping who took over this matter, but before that, since you are idle with me, you are also idle, and San Lang once asked you to teach him to draw, and you will teach him every other day from tomorrow."
Although he had reached an agreement with Chu Kuan before, the Hong family didn't feel that he could really teach the future prince of the East Palace, and the third prince's previous proposal to teach painting not only relieved her, but also proved that he also had reservations about this matter. After entering the palace in the past few days, she couldn't even hear the three words of teaching painting, and she felt even more hopeless.
But now that the Queen Mother has brought up the old story again, she is not only not overjoyed, but surprised. If she could, she would prefer to entrust her mother to herself, and she felt that it was very meaningful to do it after doing it herself-as for teaching and influencing the prince of the East Palace, it was okay to dream, she didn't have such great ambitions.
However, no matter how unexpected and ignorant she was, she tried to shirk it with sincerity and fear, saying that she was afraid that she would not be able to bear such a heavy responsibility, but the Queen Mother smiled and said nothing, and in desperation, she could only agree.
The next day was another feast, although the Hong family did not deliberately inquire, but still heard from the palace that several great Confucians who started today's lecture - among them was Yue Shanchang, who was the head of Zhaoming Academy, but there was no father. She couldn't be sure what the emperor's order was, but after the feast had dispersed, she learned about the day from Yuquan's mouth.
There is no doubt that after the emperor deliberately set out the schedule of sutra feasts and encouraged "academic debate", this day was still a rhetorical sword, and Yue Shanchang also fought with the same eloquence as Zhang Shou and shined.
But none of this has anything to do with her, a woman who doesn't have to go to the sutra feast - although as far as she knows, there are many girls in the capital, including Zhu Ying, who can go to listen to the sutra feast, but she has no intention of trying to join in the fun at all - now she has more headache than what she should talk about when she goes to teach the first lesson to the third prince.
Is it to talk about painting step by step, or to borrow things to satirize people and clip private goods, or is it the golden mean, just fool around?
Hong, who couldn't sleep all night, got up early to wash and change clothes on the fourth day of October, and hastily ate an unpleasant breakfast, and then was left by the Queen Mother to study as always. When she returned to the side hall where she lived half an hour later, she continued to read and write as usual but had not been able to adjust her mood, and it was time for lunch again.
And after a simple lunch, she finally ushered in the first time in her life to be a teacher for the prince - and also the experience of being a teacher for the future prince. When she followed the female official Yuquan out of Qingning Gate, she didn't notice the direction of travel at first, and when she found out that she had come to Kunning Palace, she was taken aback.
Yuquan saw her surprise, and immediately smiled: "It is convenient for the emperor to come from the Qianqing Palace, and the Kunning Palace is also empty, so before the canonization ceremony, the third prince and the fourth prince were left here to study." β
The Hong family was originally only mentally prepared to teach one prince, but when she learned that the fourth prince was also here, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and almost asked how she should teach. The good thing is that she only teaches painting, if she wants to teach other ...... How can a prince and an ordinary prince teach the same? However, what surprised her even more was that she was behind.
When she followed Yuquan into the East Warm Pavilion of Kunning Palace, she saw that the third prince actually took the initiative to stand up and greet her, first politely called Aunt Yuquan, and then smiled at her: "Lady Hong, from today onwards, I should call you teacher." β
The startled Hong hurriedly said humbly: "The courtiers are just teaching His Royal Highness to paint, and they don't dare to be a teacher." β
"The ancients had a word teacher, and even if Hong Niangzi really only taught me to draw today, she can be worthy of the word teacher." The third prince smiled sincerely and brightly, and when he saw that the Hong family was still going to shirk, he said solemnly, "Besides, I took the initiative to teach painting at that time, if I don't respect the teacher because of this, then I will be sorry for Mrs. Hong." β
Speaking of this, he glanced sideways at the four princes beside him, and when he saw that people couldn't help but yawn, he said: "Fourth brother, if you are not interested in painting, then I can tell my father and ask him to invite someone to teach you to play chess." β
"Huh?"
Only then did the four princes wake up. He stared at his brother with wide eyes, and found that people didn't mean to joke at all, so he quickly straightened his waist and said, "No, no, I'll learn to draw with the third brother, and I'll learn chess when I'm free in the future." β
I want to take a good look at this strange woman, so that she can take advantage of your kind and honest character of the third brother to make trouble!
The four princes' eyes were vigilant and even hostile, and the Hong family saw it in their eyes, and they really felt helpless in their hearts. When she started teaching drawing, it was even more pronounced for her.
If the third prince is smart and generous, he is a little shy when he stands up to the sky, how to look at how he is a model of the royal family, then the fourth prince is a lot of problems, often coldly criticizes people, and even likes to deliberately make trouble with the impulsive and reckless teenager. Hong also found that she couldn't ignore the four princes, otherwise people would definitely try to make trouble next to her.
Therefore, after half an hour, she only felt exhausted after teaching some children, after all, some women made a living with their children - she was really curious about how Zhang Shou taught this unruly little prince in the past.
Of course, the third prince saw that the fourth prince intended to make trouble, however, scolding his younger brother in front of outsiders, in order to show his majesty as an elder brother, he would not do this kind of thing most of the time, even if he was the crown prince in a few days, it would be the same - after all, the Hong family was also in the category of outsiders in his opinion. Therefore, he just coughed from time to time to remind the fourth prince not to go too far.
It's just that he really likes to paint, and Hong's painting skills are indeed very good, although it is still a little unnatural when explaining, it is much better than those painters who are sincerely afraid - after all, even if the emperor is willful, he will not let those courtiers who are famous painters to teach him such an insignificant little prince in the past, so he only summoned a few court painters to teach him.
Therefore, when the class was finished in less than an hour, he sincerely thanked him, and personally sent the Hong family to the door, and after seeing the people leave, he glanced at the several palace people and chamberlains who were serving on the side, and dragged the four princes and hurriedly walked back.
For such a scene, everyone has long been accustomed to it, and after looking at each other at this time, they all obediently stayed in place. Needless to say, the next step must be for the elder brother to teach the younger brother, and they still don't want to watch well.
However, the behavior of the third prince was beyond everyone's expectations, he did not train his younger brother in the back, but took the fourth prince out of Kunning Palace directly from the back door. When he came out of the Jinghe Gate at the back of Kunning Palace, and saw that there was a back garden behind him, he saw several passing attendants looking at the two brothers in amazement, but they didn't speak, just held the wrists of the four princes tightly.
Just dragged people all the way to Wanchun Pavilion in the back garden of Kunning Palace, seeing that the situation nearby was unobstructed, and everyone he saw along the way was very knowingly far away, so he let go of his hand and asked in a low voice: "Fourth brother, have you heard anything?" β
The fourth prince thought that his brother would ask him why he was embarrassed by the Hong family, and he had already prepared a lot of eloquent answers, but the third prince was so straightforward, he couldn't help but be stunned.
He had never been in the habit of lying in front of the third prince, and after hesitating for a moment, he said in a low voice: "I heard that someone is planning to promote this woman and let the third brother and the teacher separate from morality." The teacher is quite good, and his entourage Ah Liu is also very interesting...... Anyway, I don't like this woman very much, so let's just get rid of her! β
Hearing such an answer, the third prince was stunned. He stared at his brother with a strange expression, and it took a long time before he laughed. Seeing that the fourth prince was laughing inexplicably at himself, he just said in a moment's time: "Where did you hear about it?" You don't want to think about it, the teacher is Yingying's sister's fiancΓ©, and his father has always appreciated him, why does Hong Niangzi compare with him? β
"Am I close to the teacher, or am I close to her? She taught painting, and her teacher taught arithmetic. Painting is entertainment, but arithmetic explains the principles of the world, which one do you say? Or do you think I'm so stupid? β
"The person who deliberately spread this to you is not kind, you still take it seriously!"
The fourth prince was a little dissatisfied at first, but when he heard the end, he was a little surprised. He frowned and thought hard for a long time, and finally said hatefully: "Maybe it's really like that with the third brother, the day before yesterday, when I went out of Jinghemen to the back garden, I heard someone say how the Hong family is...... Yes, it was in the Jade Pavilion that day, and the pavilion was surrounded by flowers and trees! β
The third prince was speechless for a moment. The fourth prince is usually very smart, why did he suddenly make a fool. My father had already taught them that when walking around the palace, try not to go to places where it is easy to hide people, to walk in the greatest court and public in the most open and upright way, and to speak, they must also look for the kind of open area where people cannot be hidden, so as to avoid the walls having ears!
Therefore, he suddenly made a move, played the fourth prince with a brain crash, and saw people covering their heads and looking at him with a resentful face, so he said helplessly: "Okay, don't listen to people in the future." At the end of this feast day by day, the father should also choose other lecturers, those people are not as humble and low-key as Hong Niangzi, you have to put on an embarrassing face like this again, be careful of trouble. β
"What's that?" The fourth prince smiled nonchalantly, "They went to the heavens to complain in front of their father, or they said that I was stubborn and unbearable to build...... Anyway, won't I be an idle king in the future......"
"It's the virtuous king, not the idle king!" The third prince's face changed, and after scolding him sternly, he said word by word, "Fourth brother, whether I will have a younger brother in the future, it may be difficult to say, but now I only have you as a younger brother!" Moreover, my father let us study together, and his expectations were always clear. β
"I hope you are as competitive as ever and compare with me, instead of pretending to be stupid and stunned to foil me!"
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