Chapter 41: Hongji's Painstaking Efforts and Xie Qian's Little Conspiracy
After drinking the ginseng tea, Emperor Hongzhi regained his composure, looking at the sunlight projected at the entrance of the hall, the light and dust were together, confused and inseparable, just like the Ming Empire under the appearance of this prosperous world.
"I can entangle with those Qing officials and faint officials, and fight with those Tartars. Can you, my Emperor? Can you endure the accusations of the ministers, can you endure the bewitchment of the ministers, can you endure the harassment of the Tartars, can you bear the glorious prestige of the Son of Heaven? Emperor Hongzhi leaned back in his chair, uneasy about his son.
His son's growth environment is different from when he lived under the pursuit of Wan Guifei, so he can endure many unspeakable hardships that the emperor can't endure. But his son is so detached, so stubborn, so playful, and so ignorant...... There are so many of them, can he stand it after he leaves? Will he be able to withstand it?
I promoted Ye Guan to the crown prince and washed the horse in the hope that you can learn from Ye Guan and learn from his cunning and tactfulness, I should have a few more years, I hope my father can find a pure minister who can assist you for you.
Family affairs and state affairs, too many worries, Emperor Hongzhi let out a long breath of turbidity, smiled bitterly a few times, and continued to read the book.
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"Early in the morning" is also "really boring, no wonder Zhu Houzhao doesn't like to go to class." ”。 Ye Guan yawned while muttering secretly in his heart. If he hadn't been a little self-aware and knew his identity, he would definitely make a solemn protest against the gushing prince in front of him, Xie Qian.
If you want to say that he is passionate, the key is that the class is very dull in the morning. What Mrs. Xie adheres to is the classic remark that the book is read a hundred times, and it is an endorsement and endorsement anyway. Either it's dictation, non-stop dictation. Only when necessary, Taifu Xie would give a rigid interpretation of those rare words or words. How could this pair of Zhu Houzhao, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, be attractive to the age of curiosity?
Listening to Mrs. Xie's lectures, Ye Guan seemed to have suddenly returned to the feeling of the legendary Chinese classes he learned when he was in elementary school. Not to mention the detachment from reality, it is still rigid and rigid. It's all standard metaphysics.
Sitting in the classroom and learning theories without any connection to the actual situation is okay for scholars who specialize in theory, but it is not attractive to children at all. What's even more odious is that he also specially found some rare words that are rarely used to consider himself and Zhu Houzhao. I can barely recognize traditional Chinese characters now, where do I know what rare words and so many fake words, variant characters. Although Zhu Houzhao is smart, on the one hand, his mind is not on this, on the other hand, Liu Jin brought him some gadgets outside the palace last night, he played for most of the night, and he didn't wake up at all today, let alone answer.
Old Master Xie's appearance is quite a bit of a Kong Yiji, at this time with the anxiety of being a teacher, but with the excitement of preaching and teaching to solve doubts. His explanation made Ye Guan and Zhu Houzhao yawn unconsciously.
"Ye Guan, you are responsible for tutoring His Royal Highness, how can you still be so slack, how can you live up to Your Majesty's kindness! Yesterday, I saw that you still have the potential to be a capable minister, and you should be a smart and agile person, but today you are in a mess, and you are so blasphemous about the words of the saints, but it is not the same as those ministers. If there is such a thing next time, I will be the saint and dismiss you, the prince of the horse! Xie Qian saw that Zhu Houzhao was dozing off, Ye Guan was also drowsy, he was not good at directly reprimanding the prince, so he pointed to Sang and scolded Huai to Ye Guan with a temper, hoping that His Royal Highness the prince could see the virtuous and think together, and introspect himself when he saw the unvirtuous.
Ye Guan was dreaming, and he woke up after being reprimanded by Mrs. Xie for a while, who let himself sleep in his class, he could only nod vigorously.
Zhu Houzhao saw that someone was helping him share Mr.'s lesson, and he covered his mouth and snickered beside him very unrighteously, without the slightest appearance of seeing the wise and thinking like Xie Qian thought.
Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so stubborn, Xie Qian immediately shook his head, pointed at Ye Guan and said, "Ye Xima, recite Mencius. King Hui of Liang", see how Yasheng admonishes the monarch to implement the policy program of benevolence and righteousness and reminds the monarch to be pro-virtuous and virtuous and far from the villain. ”
"Huh?" When Ye Guan heard Xie Qian say this, he was immediately taken aback, he was not Su Qin and Su Jizi, who knew a flock of sheep and looked at monuments, how could he be able to memorize more than 1,000 words after reading "Mencius" in the morning. And they are all literary texts of the pre-Qin period, and they can only murmur timidly, not knowing how to memorize them.
"Louder voice," a gentleman has a way, enter the dark room and do not deceive. "Nothing to say to people, what is there to fear in practicing the way of a saint!" Xie Qian saw that Ye Guan didn't dare to make a sound, so he immediately stared, took out the ring ruler and slapped it on the table, and Zhu Houzhao, who was snickering in fright, almost jumped up.
"Yes, Taifu. That Meng, that son, that see, that Liang......" Ye Guan stood up and procrastinated while thinking about Mencius's article about King Hui of Liang.
"When it's cold, put on some and stand with the book on the wall. When I got back, I copied Mencius a hundred times. Xie Qian didn't give his subordinates face, so Ye Guan had to obediently occupy the root of the wall and stand with a book.
"Your Highness, recite the University Chapters and Verses and explain what the significance is in them." Seeing Zhu Houzhao covering his mouth and snickering, Mrs. Xie gave Zhu Houzhao classwork very facelessly.
"Sir, if the lonely back comes down, can Mr. exempt Ye Xima from punishment?" Zhu Houzhao was not afraid at all, but asked Xie Qian with a heart in his heart.
"As long as His Highness can recite and say the essence of the University, this Taifu can exempt Ye Xima from punishment." Xie Qian heard Zhu Houzhao bargaining with him, not only was he not annoyed, but looked at the prince in front of him with a little joy, whether the prince wanted to recite it before was all up to his own preferences. Now in order for Ye Guan to listen to his own words, he originally wanted to wait for the afternoon dynasty to persuade His Majesty to dismiss Ye Guan's duty of washing horses for the crown prince, in this opinion, Ye Guan is still very effective, and if it is used well, it may have a miraculous effect.
"That's good, the way of the university is in Mingmingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at perfection. Knowing and then deciding; Calm and then be quiet; Quiet and then peaceful; Calm and then be able to think; Think about it and then you can get it. ......" Zhu Houzhao glanced at Ye Guan with a smile, and then recited the "University Chapters and Sentences" word for word in Ye Guan's surprised eyes.
"Well, yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still working hard. I would like to ask Your Highness to tell me what the essence of the University is. Xie Qian saw that Zhu Houzhao really recited the university chapters word for word, and nodded appreciatively.
"In the university, it is said that self-cultivation is the premise of governing the people. The purpose of self-cultivation is to govern the country and level the world, to govern the people to love the people, to love the people to practice the way of benevolence and righteousness, and to practice the right way of virtue and morality, so as to be a king and stop at benevolence, to be a minister to stop at respect, to be a son of man to stop at filial piety, to be a father to stop at kindness, and to communicate with the people of the country to stop at faith. Zhu Houzhao said the essence of "University", and he heard the old master Xie stroking his beard and laughing vigorously, and nodded incessantly.
"Well, it seems that His Highness is still quite attentive on weekdays, not bad. But Your Highness must also know that the so-called sincere one: do not deceive yourself, such as a foul stench, such as lustful. This is called self-humility. Therefore, a gentleman must be cautious of his independence. His Royal Highness and Ye Xima have a good relationship with Mrs. Ben, but the old minister still has to persuade His Highness that people will have a preference for their dear people; There will be a preference for those you dislike; There will be a bias towards those who fear themselves; There will be partiality towards those who sympathize with them; There will be prejudice against those whom you despise. Therefore, very few people can love someone and see their shortcomings, and hate someone and see their strengths. Your Highness must not lose his heart because of his friendship with Ye Xima. Although Xie Qian is rigid and rigorous, he really takes the duties of the prince to heart everywhere and the words of the sage everywhere, so he is glad that the prince can know the essence of the university and at the same time advises the prince not to be too biased towards him because he likes a person.
"Lone knows, Mr. can exempt Ye Xima from punishment." Zhu Houzhao didn't know if he had listened to Xie Qian's advice, anyway, he asked Xie Qian to exempt Ye Guan from punishment.
"Alright, Ye Xima. With His Royal Highness to help you intercede, the old man can't help but agree. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looks at you differently, and you must not live up to His Highness's kindness, and you will definitely assist His Highness wholeheartedly in the future, so that he can understand the way of government, the way of king, the way of goodness, and the way of virtue. Okay, you don't need to copy it a hundred times, you just need to know it in your heart. When you go back, you must study hard. The Four Books and the Five Classics are inevitable. ”
As soon as Xie Qian wanted to say something, a small eunuch walked over with broken steps and told Xie Qian that the Wu Dynasty was about to begin. Xie Qian nodded, and educated Zhu Houzhao and Ye Guan again, and after hearing Ye Guan and Zhu Houzhao say yes again and again, he left the East Palace with a teachable expression.
As soon as Xie Qian left, Zhu Houzhao said proudly to Ye Guan: "How about it, His Royal Highness is interesting enough." Thanks to me, otherwise, hehe, you wouldn't have to sleep today. ”
"Thank you, Your Highness, "Mencius" a hundred times, it's okay to type on the computer, write with a brush, that really kills me!" Ye Guan had a relieved expression.
"What do you use to write without a brush? Have you ever used another pen to write? What is that point brain, is it a new pen? Zhu Houzhao instead heard the difference in Ye Guan's tone, and looked at Ye Guan with a curious look.
"Haha, it's nothing, just think with your brain, write on the sand with your hands. Didn't Ouyang Gong have an allusion to painting Di's godson? Ye Guan couldn't say what a computer was, so he could only take it over.
Zhu Houzhao still wanted to ask, but Liu Jin, who had been serving on the side for a long time, hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, the slave maid asked someone to exchange a hundred catties of tea from the Tartars from the border gate yesterday for a big eagle, and I heard those Tartars say what Hai Dongqing is called, fierce and alert, much more fierce than those eagles and eagles raised in our palace." That's a rare good thing! ”
As soon as Zhu Houzhao heard that there was such a magical thing, he immediately shouted excitedly to go with Liu Jin.
Qiu Ju on the side also made do with it: "Your Highness, the slave maid also got some mastiffs from Uszang, they are big and fierce, and the fighting dogs must be interesting!" ”
Liu Jin saw that Qiu Ju actually wanted to pet him, and immediately said: "It's still fun to Haidongqing, can mastiffs fly!" ”
Qiu Ju also fought back: "The mastiff has more than 100 catties, how many taels does Hai Dongqing have?" ”
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Don't fight, go and see the flying first, and then go and see the running." None of them will be left behind. Let's go, Ye Guan, go and have a look with Lonely. With that, he took Ye Guan's hand and walked to the back garden with Liu Jin, Qiu Ju and the others, who were fighting spirits......