Lingyun Pavilion was built on an earthen mountain, far away from the flowing clouds in the sky, but it was enough to overlook half of the Imperial Garden, and conversely, the people in half of the Imperial Garden could also see Lingyun Pavilion as soon as they looked up.

This is where the emperor was taught.

On the morning of the fourth day after Yang Feng came, Han Ruzi went to ask the Empress Dowager for peace, and the eunuch Zuo Ji read the Empress Dowager's decree solemnly, which was very long and the text was quite quaint, and Zuo Ji read it very slowly, often paused for a while, and looked at the emperor thoughtfully, and it took two quarters of an hour to finish.

After all, the emperor had to read some books and learn some necessary skills.

After breakfast, Han Ruzi was escorted by more than 30 eunuchs and went to Lingyun Pavilion, with Yang Feng and Zuo Ji following him, followed by the eunuch holding the Huangluo umbrella, and then the king of the East China Sea, who accompanied him as an attendant.

After entering the Imperial Garden, there were some attendants who joined the team, about fifteen or sixteen people, they were not eunuchs, but the sons of the nobles, they were not very old, Han Ruzi didn't know any of them, but the king of the East China Sea was familiar with a few of them, nodded to each other, and did not talk.

It was not easy to be an attendant to the emperor, and at least one official supervised him at all times, and the slightest disrespect could lead to impeachment.

Han Ruzi noticed that there were always more eunuchs than attendants around her, and the queen mother obviously didn't trust the emperor, let alone people outside the palace.

The procession to escort the emperor was huge, but most of them stayed behind His Excellency Ling Yun, and only the king of the East China Sea entered the cabinet to accompany him, and was served by two eunuchs.

The room imitates the ancient system, there are no tables and chairs, the east chamber is laid with brocade seats and bookcases, and can only kneel and sit, the emperor faces due west, and the king of the East China Sea is side-seated, and the west side is also paved with brocade seats and bookcases, not facing the emperor, but leaning towards the northeast.

The emperor's first apprentice was already waiting in another room, and when the emperor was seated, one eunuch was summoned to the cabinet, and the other eunuch presided over the meeting ceremony between master and apprentice.

There are many rules in the palace, and Yang Fenghe, who has been in the palace for more than three years, has no way to grasp it, so he can only be handed over to the experienced old eunuch to deal with.

Guo Cong, the former priest of the former Guozi, the former prince and the young master, and the former priest of the Ministry of Rites, Guo Cong, an old man in his seventies, walked in from the outside trembling slightly, his old eyes were dizzy, but he could accurately judge where the emperor was sitting, stood there and took two deep breaths, suddenly spread his arms, his wide sleeves drooped like bird wings, paused for a while, slowly moved his hands to his chest and closed them, and said in a deafening voice: "Minister Guo Cong greets Your Majesty." ”

Although Guo Cong did not kneel, the etiquette was extremely formal, and Han Ruzi was immediately frightened, and he didn't know how to deal with it, so he looked at the old eunuch who presided over the ceremony.

The old eunuch raised his hand slightly, signaling that the emperor didn't have to do anything, and then stretched out his hand to point to the king of the East China Sea.

Except for the Queen Mother, the emperor could not salute anyone, but the necessary etiquette could not be omitted, so the king of the East China Sea had to do it for him.

The king of the East China Sea had a gloomy face, knelt down, and said stiffly: "Master Guo is exempt from courtesy, give a seat." ”

The eunuch guarding the door immediately turned around and brought a small stool, Guo Cong was too old to kneel on the seat for a long time, so he specially prepared a sitting furniture for him.

Guo Cong sat down and breathed heavily twice, for him, it might just be a moment, but for the students who were listening to the class, it was a long wait, almost exhausting Han Ruzi's good mood.

Guo Cong is a well-known Confucian in the world, full of classics, especially good at the "Book of Songs", and does not take the book, just speak, the first article is "Guan Ju", "Guan Ju, the virtue of the concubine." 'My Fair Lady, good gentleman. 'A lady of words is a gentleman, righteousness is in the virtuous, not lewd......"

Han Ruzi hurriedly opened the book, barely keeping up with the progress, and inadvertently glanced at it, and saw that the face of the King of the East China Sea was about to sink into the water, and the "virtue of the concubine" obviously touched his heart.

Guo Cong was soon immersed in the narration, first interpreting, then training words, and then the meaning of righteousness, words outside the words, nearly an hour, even "My Fair Lady, Gentleman" The eight words were not finished, Han Ruzi was dizzy not long after, and wanted to ask questions several times, but the old gentleman couldn't see the emperor's expression and gestures clearly, so he just talked about it, becoming more and more energetic, not like a decrepit old man at all.

Han Ruzi had no choice but to give up, staring at a piece of spittle at the corner of Guo Cong's mouth, wondering why it never fell.

When the morning's class was finally finished, Guo Cong retired, and the two eunuchs saw him off, Han Ruzi immediately stood up, moved his stiff legs, let out a long breath, and said to the king of the East China Sea: "Is the old gentleman preaching like this?" I thought ......"

The King of the East Sea snorted heavily, got up and walked out.

"You can't blame me about the queen." Han Ruzi said loudly that although he didn't trust or like this younger brother, he was unwilling to bear the inexplicable accusation.

The king of the East China Sea did not go back to the basement, and the two eunuchs came back and invited the emperor to another room for lunch.

As usual, this meal tasted like chewing wax, after the meal, the eunuch retreated, Han Ruzi walked to the window, admired the scenery in the imperial garden, and gradually got better, his eyes swept at will, and suddenly saw the king of the East China Sea.

The attendants were eating somewhere, and at this time they were gathering in a pavilion to chat, and the king of the East Sea was also among them, and his spirit was so bright that every few words he said could cause laughter, so a ceremonial officer came and solemnly signaled to everyone not to make a noise.

The king of the East China Sea was not afraid, and as soon as the ceremonial official turned around, he made all kinds of strange imitation expressions, causing all the attendants to snicker.

That's what a teenager should live in.

Han Ruzi looked at it for a while, trying to remember the faces and figures of several of the most active people, he had never had a playmate of the same age since he was a child, and he was more accustomed to contemplation than talking and laughing.

In the afternoon, there was a different master, who was even older than Guo Cong, and he couldn't even speak clearly, and he was teaching "Shangshu", and the ancient texts like heavenly books spit out of his mouth, like a swarm of bees escaping from the destroyed hive, running to their own things, all purposeless, buzzing.

This is the master chosen by the Queen Mother for the emperor, a total of five old people, the youngest is also in his sixties, teaching "poems", "books", "rites", "music", "Yi", and it is difficult to communicate with them normally.

Han Ruzi didn't give up studying, he couldn't understand it, he read it himself, and circled the words he didn't know with a pen, thinking that there would always be a chance to ask for clarification.

For several days, he didn't feel that he had learned much from the book, and he persevered with a strong will.

At noon that day, the king of Donghai did not go downstairs to meet with the other attendants, but stayed with the emperor and ate with him. ”

"Huh?" Han Ruzi was a little unaccustomed to it.

"The palace has already hired the Cui family, and when my uncle comes back from the Qi Kingdom, he will be crowned queen."

Han Ruzi was a little sympathetic to the East China Sea King, "Do you like her very much?" ”

The East Sea King's eyes breathed fire, "It's not a matter of liking it or not, she's mine, it's okay from the novel, my mother and uncle agree." The king of the East Sea clenched his hands into fists and said word by word: "I never give my things to others!" ”

"You spend all your days with those attendants, and don't you find someone to help you deliver a message to your mother? Maybe she can help you. ”

The anger in the eyes of the King of the East China Sea disappeared all at once, and he said dejectedly: "Mother wrote a letter to scold me, and asked me to stay in the palace honestly and concentrate on serving the Queen Mother and ...... You. It changed, everything changed, just because I didn't become emperor, my mother and uncle also changed. ”

Han Ruzi couldn't comfort the King of the East China Sea, he only felt that things were so ridiculous, he and the King of the East China Sea both wanted to get each other's lives, but they couldn't get their way, they were trapped in their own positions, and they envied each other's situation.

"What's going on over there in Qi Kingdom? Is King Qi willing to plead guilty? ”

"What, Yang Feng didn't tell you anything?" The King of the East China Sea scoffed.

Yang Feng was too busy, and he didn't talk to the emperor for a few days, Han Ruzi said: "If things don't go well in the Qi Kingdom, the canonized empress will also have a change." ”

The King of the East China Sea pondered for a while, "There is still a stalemate over there, and the King of Qi did not rebel immediately, he denied the accusations, claiming that he was framed by traitors...... But it's useless, the longer the delay, the more unfavorable it will be to the king of Qi, he will definitely be defeated, and his uncle will triumphant...... Forget it, I know I don't blame you, but you have to remember, wait for me...... Sooner or later, I'll take back everything that belongs to me. ”

Han Ruzi smiled, "I wish you success." ”

Han Ruzi understands one thing, the more fierce the fight between the Cui family and the Queen Mother, the more stable his position is, and when the two sides are at peace, he will be in danger, at least for now, the fighting spirit of the King of the East China Sea will do him more good than harm.

In the evening of that day, Han Ruzi was sitting in the room, and Yang Feng walked in, holding a stack of books in his arms, all of which were the classics that the emperor had read in the Lingyun Pavilion.

Yang was ordered to retreat, put the book on the table, opened one casually, turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty has drawn a lot of circles on it. ”

Han Ruzi's face was a little red, "There are some words I don't recognize." ”

"Well, I told the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother allowed me to teach you to read."

"Great!" Han Ruzi is happy not to be literate, but to be able to talk to real adults.

Yang Feng put down the book again and approached the emperor, "Literacy is only a primary school, your foundation has not been laid, and now you can only make up for it, it is useless, I have to teach you something else." ”

"What does Yang Gong want to teach me?" Han Ruzi's enthusiasm for learning is high again.

"History books."

"History books?"

"The emperor takes history as a mirror, reading history should be one of the most important lessons of the emperor, and the Queen Mother omitted it, so I had to teach it privately, and His Majesty should know about this matter, don't leak it."

Han Ruzi nodded again and again, and he would not reveal a word.

Yang Feng didn't have a history book on hand, he taught it all from memory, and he didn't want to teach the emperor the official history, so he first picked up a book, instructed the emperor to recognize a few words, and then said: "Your Majesty has entered the cabinet to study, and there are more and more foreign ministers in contact, so why don't I tell a little story about Taizu's interaction with his courtiers." ”

Han Ruzi likes to listen to stories very much, but he thinks that Taizu's reference is of little significance, "I haven't come into contact with anyone......

"Don't worry, everyone is watching, when the time comes, there will be contact, but I want to remind Your Majesty of one thing first."

"Yang Gong, please speak."

"Don't believe that the first person to take the initiative to contact His Majesty, it must be someone with ulterior motives."

Han Ruzi was stunned, he remembered very well that the first person in the palace to take the initiative to contact him was Yang Feng.

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