The spring of March is good, and the scenery of the Spring and Palace is particularly beautiful. On both sides of the paved path, pear blossoms bloom, just like a brocade. The peach blossoms are withering, but they are flying in the air, decorating the ground with gorgeous mottling. And the magnolia that had been brought back from Java was blooming proudly on the branches.

Bright green, snow white, and pink colors are all vivid. The elegant red walls and yellow tiles, carved windows and gorgeous buildings are faintly in the meantime, with a gorgeous and colorful atmosphere. In the quiet garden, the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers.

With the palace entourage, Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Wei walked through the paved brick road together, and the pool surrounded by weeping willows in front of them came into view.

In the beautiful sunny scenery, this pool is the place where Emperor Taizong was killed, and Zhu Gaoxu remembered that incident as soon as he came. However, no one in the royal family can care about such an ominous past; Because as the life of the dynasty grows, the corners of the entire palace may be covered with bloodstains, and the palace cannot be replaced casually.

So the Chunhe Palace is still the Chunhe Palace, and it is still the place where the prince lives.

Regardless of the tragedies that have occurred, this pool is actually very well built. The pond has a rockery brought from the south to form a pond with a high position. As long as it is three or two days after the rain, the water on it will flow down the rockery into the pool, and the sound of the water "ding dong" is like beautiful music.

Not far away is a dam from which the water flows down a cobbled stream into a culvert system beneath the Imperial City. The petals that fall on the surface of the water move in the direction of the green water, and everything seems to come alive.

The soft and white catkins on the water add a bit of fantastic color to this scenery.

"Chunhe Palace should be the most scenic place in the imperial city." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but sigh.

Guo Wei smiled and agreed: "It's really beautiful." ”

Unexpectedly, the voice of a palace maid behind him said: "Holy Empress Mingjian, the spring of the Ninety-Five Flying Dragon Hall is also very beautiful. ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at it, and it turned out to be a palace maid in her thirties, Xiaohe, who was the Chaozhou woman Cao Fu found to wait for tea. During the previous northern tour, Zhu Gaoxu also took her with her, and after getting along for a long time, her words and deeds became more generous than other palace maids.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu remembered that Xiaohe had stayed in the Ninety-Five Flying Dragon Hall for several years before being selected by Cao Fu.

However, the Ninety-Five Flying Dragon Hall was also a place to be left out at this time, because the coffins of Taizu and Taizong had been parked there for a long time. Zhu Gaoxu and the previous Gao Chi, except for going to worship the coffin, I am afraid that they have never been there.

I don't think Zhu Gaoxu should care, what happened over there, I really can't care about it.

Guo Wei's voice said: "The scenery of the old mansion of King Han is not worse than here, and there are many peonies planted in the back garden, which are probably blooming in this season." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Choose a day with good weather, let's go to the old mansion to enjoy peonies." ”

Guo Wei said happily: "As long as there is Yaxing in the saint, the concubine should be happy to accompany him." ”

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu remembered again that the former queen of Zhenla was still living in the old mansion, but he naturally would not mention it at this time.

After a while, the group passed a pavilion, came to a door, and then entered a house. The pavilion is naturally closer to the garden scenery, but the facilities are simple, and it is much more comfortable in this room. There are also viewing windows on both sides, so people can stay here and enjoy the scenery without delay.

The palace maid Xiaohe entered and was busy making tea.

After waiting for a while, the crown prince Zhan Qi and the second prince Zhan Qi walked in, accompanied by the eunuch Huang Gou and several others, and kowtowed to Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Wei. After Zhan Yan finished speaking, he knelt there with his head down, he was already more than ten years old, and of course he knew that he had done something wrong. The second prince was only five years old, so he was a little dazed, but he was learning from his eldest brother.

Guo Wei said sternly: "This is nothing? Teacher Xiao sued in front of your father, and he didn't admit his mistake quickly? ”

Teacher Xiao is the champion Lang Xiao Shizhong who taught the princes to read and write, and to write scriptures and articles. There are several nominal teachers for the prince, but Qi Tai, Qian Xun, Hou Hai and others who were originally born in the old mansion of the Han Dynasty all have real power and official positions, and they have little time to teach; Only a few princes who taught them the art of horseback archery had time to come forward in person.

Zhan Yan had no choice but to bow: "The son knows that he is wrong, and the father and the emperor will punish the son." The second brother doesn't understand anything, and it's none of his business to tear up books. ”

"Not bad, not bad." Zhu Gaoxu blurted out something when he heard the prince speak for his younger brother, but he immediately said, "Dare to do it." What are you doing by tearing up books? ”

"Fighting." Zhan Yan muttered.

He glanced up at Zhu Gaoxu, then took out a knight carved in wood from his arms, and touched a handful of folded pages and folded them like pliers. Zhan Yan pointed at Mu Ren and said, "He is a general." He pointed to the paper shells, "These are creeps. ”

"I'm still playing with these things when I'm so old." Guo Wei blamed, and then said, "But I also blame Liu Ying and Wang Bin for always telling Zhan Yan about the holy war." Zhan Yan wanted to be a wise and martial person like the saint when he was a child, and he loved to play this kind of thing of fighting and killing. ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he said that Guo Wei was really good at interceding, and scolded Zhan Yan in his mouth, and implied that it was because he admired his father. However, Guo Wei's method was really useful, Zhu Gaoxu was immediately very useful, and he was not very angry at first, but it was all gone at this time.

"How? You teach me to play. Zhu Gaoxu said curiously.

Guo Wei: "......"

Zhan Yan suddenly became interested, got up straight from the ground, and then squatted down again, and took out more paper shells from his arms and sleeve pockets. I saw that there were all kinds of handwriting on the paper shell.

There were two wooden figurines, many folded paper shells, and many sharpened wooden sticks. Then Zhan Yan was placed on both sides, and it turned out to be a decent formation, and Zhu Gaoxu also saw that one side was a decent goose-shaped formation.

Zhan Yan raised his head and said: "General Big Dog has a lot of people, so he wants to set up a goose-shaped formation and break the enemy army in one fell swoop." General Dog built a fort in the woods, and it stands to reason that he should have guarded it. He then picked up the wooden man "puppy" who was not riding a horse, and dubbed: "Brothers, put it to death and live again, and those who retreat will be killed!" Then he first used two wooden figures to fight, and his mouth also simulated the sound of fighting with "clanging", and he had a lot of fun.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at it with a smile for a while, and asked, "Why did these paper-shell soldiers listen to the words of the wooden general, and go up and be stabbed with wooden sticks?" ”

Zhan Yan scratched his head and said, "He's a general." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "What about the general, why don't the soldiers listen?" ”

Zhan Yan thought for a while and said, "The big dog general is powerful, and the small soldiers can't beat him." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Then run away quietly, or contact more paper shells and get rid of the big dog together." ”

Zhan Yan didn't think that the paper shell was a paper shell in his imagination, he seemed to think that his father's words were reasonable, and nodded in agreement.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You have to assume that these paper shells have to eat, have a wife and children to support their families, and then let the big dog general give them land and money, and they have to be fair and rewarded for meritorious deeds." Well, everyone's land is on the territory of the 'Big Dog General', and if the battle is lost, things will be snatched away; General Big Dog can't become the person who forced the paper shells to die, but must continue to give the paper shells a reason and affection, and become their hero and protector. ”

Zhan Yan glared and asked, "Has my father also played?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head: "This game is not fun. I asked someone to pick some children from the soldiers' families to come, and when Zhan Yan was free, he went to the school field and led them to arrange the army. We have to use people, not paper shells. ”

Zhan Yan said, "Yes, father." ”

Guo Wei on the side listened silently.

Guo Wei's voice said: "The saint not only doesn't blame Zhan Yan, but also messes around with him, Xiao Shizhong will be very sad if he knows?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu muttered: "Yes, I can't hurt the hearts of civil officials, I'm afraid of them." ”

Zhan Yan puffed up his chest and said, "Erchen doesn't tell Teacher Xiao." He then turned his head and said, "Second brother, you can't say it either. ”

Zhu Zhanqi nodded innocently with an "um" on his face.

Guo Wei was angry and said, "Who taught you to lie? ”

Zhan Yan said: "After returning to my mother, my son didn't say anything, so he didn't lie." ”

Zhu Gaoxu laughed secretly when he heard this, he didn't blame Zhan Yan's thoughts, thinking that this world was already full of deceit, and it was a good thing to teach a ruler who was too loyal. He was noncommittal, pointed to his second son and asked, "Zhan Qi will also play with this paper shell?" ”

Zhan Yan hurriedly replied: "He can only cook, peeling the bark of trees for lean meat, and picking leaves to make bowls." ”

A while ago, Zhan Qi's biological mother Mu Zhen accompanied the northern tour, and Zhan Qi was taken by the queen. Pingsu Zhanqi always came to Chunhe Palace to play with the prince, and Mu Zhen seemed to be very relieved. Zhu Gaoxu wanted to come to the woman of the Mu family, and her temperament was indeed different.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu saw that the relationship between his two sons was harmonious, and he was very satisfied. At this time, he really understood that the partiality of the queen mother at the beginning may also be bitter.

Guo Wei said again: "Your father is not only good at fighting, but also writes well, and reads a lot of books every day." Zhan Yan also has to learn, don't tear up books and insult Sven anymore. ”

Zhan Yu bowed and said, "The son obeys." ”

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, "Go, I will check your article at the beginning of next month." ”

Zhan Yan said in a dignified manner: "Son, thank your father for the emperor's kindness, please retire." The five-year-old Zhan Qi also learned to look like him, and thanked him with a milky voice.

After the two children went out, the palace maid Xiaohe had already made tea and served it. Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to Guo Wei and said: "Zhan Yan's childhood is coming to an end, and he should have more experience in the future, and he can't always be raised in the deep palace." After a while, he was sent to Fengyang's hometown to see the folk situation. ”

Guo Wei said: "The concubines all listen to the arrangement of the saint. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Back then, Taizu treated the princes and grandsons like this, but there was no limit to the crown prince, and I lived in the village of Fengyang for a long time. ”

He picked up the teacup and looked at the quiet scenery outside the viewing window in the shape of a circle, but his mood was more complicated than the environment.