Taking advantage of the fact that Lao Zhu had not yet started to build a large number of buildings, Ma Du rented 2,000 craftsmen from Lao Zhu in the name of expanding the academy, and whoever let the best craftsmen be in Lao Zhu's hands, since it was a lease, it was inevitable to give money, and I don't know when Lao Zhu became more and more philistine.

Half of the craftsmen were really used by him to expand the academy, and the other half were to build a warm house for Xiaobai. Watching the craftsmen polish the bluestone used for the foundation with a hammer and a chisel in the other, Ma Du missed the convenience of concrete, and he searched through the encyclopedia and did not record it, but the book "Back to the Ming Dynasty as an Emperor" seems to have been mentioned, but unfortunately his book was burned too early by him, and he doesn't remember it very clearly.

"There are pigs in the academy, don't be disadvantaged in terms of food, and the same is true for the river digging workers, and there will be more places to use them in the future!" Ma Du gave an order to the steward, and hurried back to the academy to attend classes.

Zhao De quit his errand in the Firearms Bureau to work as a supervisor in the academy, patrolling the academy every day with his own soldiers, and whenever he saw a student who had broken the rules, he would come over and beat him up.

He saw Ma Du swaying three times, the wooden stick crackling in the palm of his hand, "You are a gentleman, why are you worse than a student, you are late all day!" ”

"Anyway, the first class was taken up, I came so early to have a fart, are you waving a stick to beat me?"

"You're not a student, what am I going to do if I beat you, I just need to go back and tell the mountain chief, he will scold you!"

"When I slapped my ass after class, he couldn't chase me to my house and scold me. By the way, how about Mr. Zhu's three disciples? ”

Zhao Desheng said angrily: "Don't worry about the three gentlemen, people usually come early and return late to be very diligent, you just take care of yourself." ”

Zhu Sheng's three disciples had already come over from his hometown in Huizhou, Ma Du originally thought that he was a young talent, but who knew that someone would surprise him. Zhu Sheng is already seventy years old, and his disciples are naturally not much younger, the youngest one is already forty, and the older one is almost fifty.

It is even more unrelated to "Jun", one has a fat Mediterranean hairstyle, one is a short winter melon like Wu Dalang, and the other is a thin hemp pole. When they dragged their family to the door with tattered clothes, Madu thought they were asking for food.

can't even mix food and clothing, this is Zhu Sheng's disciple with good character and knowledge? It shouldn't be that Zhu Sheng took the opportunity to find a job for the disciple who was about to starve to death, it seems that his old man may not have much achievement except for the nine-character mantra.

Zhu Sheng seemed to see Ma Du's thoughts, and said to Ma Du with disdain: "These three disciples of the old man are indifferent to fame and fortune, and they are unwilling to serve the Yuan Court. Even if you take the school exam, if you don't have the talent, you just go. ”

came from afar and couldn't be driven away for the sake of Zhu Sheng's face, but Ma Du still took someone to listen to the lessons of these three, he didn't understand it very well, but Song Ke and Luo Furen nodded and praised from time to time.

But when he turned his head and saw that Yuan Jiuli was as confused as himself, Ma Du knew that he was not much different from his own level, and it was right not to give him a house.

Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell...... The academy's handyman rang the bell.

Zhao Desheng patted Ma Du on the shoulder, "Hurry up and go to class!" By the way, I heard that you are building a house for your husband, and the gentlemen use their mouths in class, and I teach the students to do it much harder than them, so I should be indispensable. ”

"Okay." Madu endured the pain and agreed.

"Xuanzhong, I'll give you some extra money, can you help me build the house a little bigger." Zhao Desheng sighed with a look on his face, "I don't have much hope for the title, I just want to live comfortably for the rest of my life." ”

Obviously, he has money and lets others build a house, if he can't beat Zhao Desheng Ma Du really wants to beat people. Ma Du knew that Zhao Desheng actually had a knighthood, but he saw it at Ma Dajia that day, but he was a little lower in the ranking, so he didn't tell him, let him be entangled in his heart!

At the end of August of the first year of Hongwu, Xu Da led the army to capture Lanzhou, an important town in the northwest, Wang Baobao fled to the grassland, Lao Zhu asked Guanzhong to surrender Li Siqi to recruit Wang Baobao, poor Li Siqi and the previous messenger were cut off by Wang Baobao's arm, and died in a few days.

After Xu Da stabilized the situation in the northwest, he was ordered to return to the court, and it was the end of October when he arrived in Yingtian. The crown prince and the officials greeted him at the crossing of the Yangtze River, just in time for the academy's two-day vacation every ten days.

Ma Du wanted to come over to join in the fun, but he didn't expect that the river wind here was very cold and cold, so he simply pulled Zhu Biao to the carriage to avoid the wind. As soon as he got in the car, Zhu Biao said, "Uncle, can I also go to the academy to study." ”

Ma Du smiled: "Don't be joking, Your Majesty won't let you go." ”

"Why not, didn't I live at my uncle's house for more than half a year?"

"In the past, you were the prince, but not the prince, and now if you come to stay with me for a few days, I will definitely not be aware of anyone." Ma Du asked softly, "Why is Mr. Song Lian not good at teaching?" ”

Zhu Biao sighed and said: "Mr. Song's teaching is naturally good, but now there is only me and the fifth brother, and the fifth brother often skips class, and I am the only one who is not alone." ”

Ma Du patted him on the shoulder, "Are there still those subordinates of the East Palace who make you very annoying?" ”

Just now I saw a bunch of subordinate officials surrounding Zhu Biao like flies, and Ma Du felt upset for him.

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly, "It's still my uncle who understands me best, my nephew will be caught by them if he makes a slight mistake, if I refuse to admit my mistake, they will sue my father and queen mother, as if I only sit motionless on the table with a book in my hand every day to meet their minds." ”

He stretched out his fat hand and pinched his cheek, "Uncle doesn't think I'm fat again, it's because they don't allow me to exercise in the morning, saying that it's out of order to be bouncing, it's really annoying." ”

History says that Zhu Biaowen's weak side will have the disaster of a hero in the future, seeing that he is surrounded by a group of mad dogs every day, and he is about to be bitten at every turn.

"Why should the prince only focus on defense and not attack, they find fault with you, and you can also find fault with them."

Zhu Biao's round face couldn't help but wrinkle, "They are all very square, and there is really nothing wrong with them." ”

"Hehe...... Ma Du sneered, "Don't look at them all good people in front of you, but in private they are actually very dirty." ”

Zhu Biao spread his hands helplessly, "My nephew can't even get out of the palace gate easily, even if he leaves the palace, he is hugging him like this just now, they don't leave my side for half a step, how to find their shortcomings." ”

Ma Du slapped his forehead, Song Lian, Song Lian, what kind of bullshit are you teaching Zhu Biao, don't you even teach the simple way of the emperor?

"There are many subordinate officials in the East Palace, but it is not a rope, and there are high and low official positions, people with low positions want to climb up, and people with high positions want to climb higher while stepping on the bottom. If I'm not mistaken, those people who often admonish you to complain to the emperor are high-ranking people. ”

Zhu Biao nodded again and again, "Uncle is right!" ”

"So you just have to give a subtle signal to those who are in a low position, and they will naturally help you find the shortcomings of those who are in a high position. The crown prince only needs to hold hands and fight them with one hand to let them know that you are the one who really decides their official position, so that you are the real master of the East Palace! ”