Two days later, Zhu Mengjiong and his princess set off for Yokohama, and Fang Mingqian led the fleet to escort them. After sending Zhu Mengjiong and his wife to Yokohama, he would also set off for a tour of the Ryukyu Sea south of Fuso to probe the local sea conditions.

Zhu Mengjiong set off on this day, Yunxi did not send it. As the emperor, he can't send everything, Zhu Mengjiong is just a county king, and he should also be a general soldier who seriously exceeds the due level, so Yun Xi naturally can't send it.

On the morning of May 18, Yun Xi was having breakfast with several of his children, when Siqi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Uncle, I heard that Princess Ningguo is coming to teach us today?" What exactly is taught? ”

"You'll find out when you go." Yun Xi said a little mysteriously.

If it was Min'er, it was estimated that she had already begun to be coquettish at this time, but although Siqi was puzzled, she did not speak; Min'er seemed to want to speak for her, but she stopped her.

After breakfast, Siqi and Baoqing, Xianqin, the daughter of Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, the lord of Ningling, the daughter of Zhu Zhen, the daughter of Zhu Zhen, the lord of Hanyang, the daughter of the king of Shu, and the lord of Jiangjin, the daughter of the king of Shu, went to school. On the way, they were all very curious about what Princess Ning Guo was going to teach, and they discussed it seriously.

When they arrived at the school gate, the eunuch guarding the gate let them in after carefully making sure that none of them had mixed in with the little prince.

Siqi, Baoqing, and Xianqin are all seven years old this year, the county lord of Ningling is nine years old this year, and the county lord of Hanyang and Jiangjin are eight years old this year, not the same grade, and they dispersed to their classrooms after entering the school.

Before they could enter the classroom, they saw what seemed to be something taped to the door. Baoqing then asked, "What is this posting?" ”

When one of them heard the question, he looked back and saw that it was the three of them, and immediately said respectfully, "Your Highness,"

As soon as she said two words, she was interrupted by Baoqing: "What is your Royal Highness, didn't the queen say that she was called a classmate." ”

"Yes, classmate. The class schedule posted here is for the second half of the month. Many courses have been adjusted, and the course taught by Princess Ning Guo has been scheduled for this afternoon, and both classes are both. "They have a large class system, four classes a day, three quarters of an hour each.

"The second sister's class is this afternoon, and it is estimated that this morning is for the second or third grade." Baoqing whispered thank you, turned around and said to Siqi and Xianqin.

"What is the second aunt's class, it actually took up an afternoon, I am so curious, I really hope it will be in the afternoon soon." Xianqin said.

"If you want to know what Princess Ningguo's class teaches, you can also ask Ning Ling a few of them at lunchtime." Siqi walked into the classroom, took out the textbook from his school bag, and said. As a non-royal county lord, Siqi didn't know how to call Princess Ningguo, so he called him a title.

After a while, the teacher who had taken the first poetry class came to the class. The teacher of this class is Liu Moxie. Yun Xi had heard of her name before she became the emperor's grandson, and she also knew that she was good friends with Princess Ningguo. This time when she opened a girls' school, Yun Xi thought of her for the first time and appointed her to teach poetry. If it weren't for the fact that she was already in her forties, it would be impossible for the concubines in the palace to know about it, and they would think that Yun Xi had a leg with her. Liu Moxie himself was also very interested in teaching women to read, so he agreed to come to teach.

Siqi opened the textbook as she commanded. Siqi has also heard the rumor that she was personally received by Zhu Yuanzhang and awarded the female show, and discussed it with Baoqing and others, but she has never been able to determine whether it is true or not. However, her talent for poetry and writing is indeed very high, and Siqi is very convinced.

Soon, the two classes in the morning were over, and the three of them went to the cafeteria to eat. In the cafeteria, they met the weak lord of Hanyang and the lord of Gangjin.

Baoqing asked strangely, "What's wrong with you?" It was as if the strength had been drained. ”

Jiang Jin put the dinner plate on the table, sat down heavily, and said, "When you have taken the second aunt's class, it will be the same." ”

Siqi sat down next to her and asked, "What the hell is going on?" "The county lord of Jiangjin is the daughter of the concubine Lan of the King of Shu, and Concubine Lan is the daughter of Lan Yu and Lan Siqi's aunt, so the two of them are good friends, and there are not too many taboos when they speak.

Clinker Jiang Jin also sold the lawsuit and said, "I'll know when you have classes in the afternoon." ”

Baoqing asked repeatedly, but Jiang Jin just didn't say it, and she could only do it.

At noon, they rested in a dormitory where they only took a nap. Soon it was afternoon, and in their full anticipation, Princess Ning Guo walked into the classroom.

Under normal circumstances, the first class is to distribute textbooks, and the students sitting in the first row are ready to pick up the textbooks, but Princess Ningguo said: "Everyone get up, the first class is not here." ”

Everyone stood up in a strange way. Princess Ning Guo immediately ordered the squad leader and deputy squad leader to come out to maintain order. The squad leader of this class is naturally Baoqing, and the deputy squad leader is Siqi, and the two of them hurriedly came out to organize a queue when they heard Princess Ningguo's words. While organizing order, Baoqing also asked, "Second sister, what is this for?" ”

Princess Ning Guo knocked on her head and smiled: "You'll know in a while, don't be in a hurry." ”

Then they walked out of the classroom, lined up in a three-way column outside the classroom, followed Princess Ning Guo, and quickly walked out of the school. The eunuchs guarding the school gate were not surprised, and soon divided more than twenty people to surround them in the middle.

The more you go, the more strange it becomes, this road leads to the harem, what is this going for? Meet the Queen? But this is not the closest road to Kunning Palace.

What made her even more strange was that soon the West Sixth Palace had already crossed, and they were still walking forward. Siqi already had a new guess in his heart at this time: 'Is it ......'

After walking for a while, a large field appeared in front of them—rice fields.

Baoqing opened his mouth wide, looked at the rice fields in front of him where many eunuchs were busy, and was speechless. She naturally knew that at the beginning of the second year of Jianye, Yunxi ordered the northernmost part of the palace to be demolished from the water-soaked place at the foot of the palace, and replaced it with rice fields, and ordered each palace to divide part of the land for farming. But she definitely didn't expect that Princess Ning Guo would bring them here today.

After a long time, she reacted and said to Princess Ningguo: "Second sister, is it because we can't farm?" ”

As soon as I heard her words, there were many voices behind me: "This is incredible, isn't it?" Even in the countryside, there are no children under the age of ten to farm, let alone girls under the age of ten. ”

"I heard from my family that farming is a very hard thing, and I can't stand it."

"The queen mother, this is ......" Before the man finished speaking, his mouth was gagged.

Princess Ning didn't pay attention to these discussions, but only emphasized discipline, asked them not to continue talking, and then said loudly: "I didn't let you farm today. ”

"But Your Majesty and the Queen Mother feel that you are all raised in the deep boudoir, and you don't know the hardships of the people, even if you have heard that farming is very hard, you don't have a specific concept. So let me take you to see how farming is done, have a clear concept of the hardships of the peasants, and teach them to understand the hardships of the peasants when they raise their children in the future, and less oppress the peasants when they become officials. ”

These little girls who were lectured by her didn't understand Princess Ningguo very well, and just watched her talk in a daze. Princess Ning Guo also knew that they would not understand, so after saying some reason, she led them along the rice field. As they walked, there were eunuchs who explained to them.

At this time, all the eunuchs in this place were working non-stop. Many little girls watched them work with the same eyes as if they were looking at the precious animals in the zoo, and from time to time they let out all kinds of exclamations. Others squatted down and put their hands into the rice paddies to see how deep the water was, and marveled at how long they had been working in such deep water.

Siqi, Baoqing, and Xianqin were not surprised. Yun Xi brought the three of them here last year, and at that time, Yun Xi also changed into clothes suitable for work and went to the field to harvest rice, and told the three of them that this was a tradition left by Emperor Taizu, and he should inherit it as an heir. Not only Yunxi, but Xiyao also changed into convenient clothes to help on the side.

After a long time, Princess Ningguo took them around here and then went back.

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"Ahh Zhu Youxuan, the third son of King Zhou, yawned, and his voice was a little loud, causing many people to look back at him, but seeing that he didn't seem to mean it, he turned his head again.

His younger brother, Zhu Youyi, the fourth son of King Zhou, came over and asked, "Third brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

"What else, I'm cold! These days, I have been forced by the imperial brother to go to the rice field to plant rice, and deal with cold water every day, but now it is not dog days, so I will naturally get cold. Zhu Youxuan said.

"Your Majesty too, why do you want us all to plant rice?" Zhu Youyi muttered.

"It's not that the emperor's grandfather also opened up rice fields in the palace back then, and sometimes went to farm, so the imperial brother also continued to farm by example, and also dragged our door to go with him." Zhu Youxuan said.

He didn't really have any grievances. The emperor himself leads by example, what else can he say, and what else does he dare to say? Fortunately, the emperor also knew that if all of them were allowed to farm, it was estimated that all the rice would have to die in the field, and only occasionally let them experience life.

The two of them were talking when suddenly the teacher who was in class coughed. The two of them hurriedly stopped talking and continued to listen to the lecture.

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Princess Ning Guo took Baoqing and the others back to the classroom of the girls' school, and after letting them rest for a while, she said: "The reason why Your Majesty and the Queen Mother asked me to open this course is to let you know the people's suffering, so as to cultivate your strong will. ”

"In my class, although you will not be allowed to really farm, your hard work will be several times that of other courses, I hope you are prepared."

She said a few more words, and when the time came, she announced the end of class.