At two o'clock on the fourth day of the first month of July, Zhang Yuan wore a big red robe of the lecturer, entered the imperial city from the Dong'an Gate, and the Dong'anmen guards were much stricter since the attack case, and the fork hand of the five military camps should carefully check the identity of the person who entered the city, and when entering the Donghua Gate of the palace city, he had to check it again, and the officials of the outer court must also have a survey card when entering the palace, that is to say, the palace will hand over the names and survey cards of the officials and officials who are going to enter the palace in advance, and then the guards on duty will check them one by one. The examination of those who have not received the survey card in advance or who have a survey card but have not registered in advance will be stricter, which will naturally add a lot of trouble, but there is a lesson from the Yanshan avant-garde commander Zhu Xiong's dismissal from the people, how dare the guards be careless, and the phenomenon of impersonation and unauthorized departure of the former guards when they are on duty will be temporarily eliminated - the big red robe of the East Palace speaker is very eye-catching, and no one knows the champion of the new section, whether it is the imperial city guards or the palace guards who see Zhang Yuan are extremely respectful, and the heavy gates are unimpeded, Zhang Yuan entered the Donghua Gate, and the emperor's eldest grandson's companion Gao Qiqian was already waiting for him, and after singing with his crossed hands, he took the small book in Zhang Yuan's hand, and followed Zhang Yuan to the Wenhua Palace.

Zhang Yuan asked: "How has the emperor's eldest grandson learned these days?" ”

Gao Qiqian hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Don't hide Zhang Xiu, my brother has been depressed since he left the pavilion to study, my brother doesn't like to study, and after returning to the palace, he started carpentry work but he is not tired of it, and he wants me to help on the side, the little one is very embarrassed, don't follow my brother, my brother is not happy, and my brother is messing around, one day the Chitose Lord asks about my brother's studies, and the little one will be beaten." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's okay, wait for me to enlighten Your Highness." ”

Gao Qiqian's face showed joy, and said: "Godfather also said that Zhang Xiushu must have taught well, and nothing can be difficult to stop Zhang Xiushu." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Little Gao Gonggong, it took a lot of effort for your godfather to let you be the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

Gao Qiqian said: "Yes, there are many people arguing, and it was only when the godfather begged the prince to intercede in front of the Chitose Lord." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "This is also because you are smart and studious, otherwise it would be useless for the prince to intercede." ”

Gao Qiqian was very happy and said: "Thank you Zhang Xiu for your compliment, the little one will definitely work hard to be the companion of the emperor's eldest grandson, and live up to the cultivation of his godfather and the teaching of Zhang Xiu - Zhang Xiu, please look, my godfather is waiting in front of the door." ”

Zhong Benhua bowed his hand to Zhang Yuan under the ancient cypress in front of the door of the Wenhua Palace, and then led Zhang Yuan through the corridor to the main hall of the apse, the front hall is the lecture hall of the crown prince, in order to avoid wasting time with red tape, the speaker of the eldest grandson of the emperor does not need to go to the Wenhua Hall to meet the crown prince first, and go to the main hall to speak for the eldest grandson.

Zhang Yuan waited in the hall for a while, and saw Wei Jinzhong, who was tall and dignified, accompanied by the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Youxiao, and sat down after saluting each other, and accompanied Gao Qiqian to kneel beside the emperor's eldest grandson, and there was also a set of books and ink on the case-Zhang Yuan asked: "Your Highness, which sentence did the former Zhou lecturer explain the "Thousand Character Text"? ”

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were glazed, obviously not interested in reading, and replied: "Be sincere and beautiful at the beginning, and be cautious at the end." ”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, Speaker Zhou spoke twenty-two sentences and eighty-eight characters in one day, Your Highness will first recite the words learned in front of the "Thousand Character Text". ”

Zhu Youxiao read aloud mechanically, read aloud with Gao Qiqian, read it quietly after reading it in a moment, Zhu Youxiao did not wait for Zhang Yuan's instructions, he turned out the "Three Character Classic" and read it, his eyes stared at the book, and it was not wrong to read sentence by sentence, but he was obviously absent-minded, and the Shaoxing proverb "singing books and songs" and "taking a boat" refer to this state of learning.

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but shake his head, and said in his heart: "This kind of teaching is not good, the emperor's eldest grandson is not a person who loves to read, forcing him to sit here and recite 'the first surname of a person is Benshan' will only make him impatient, it is better to let him do carpentry work." ”

When Zhu Youxiao finished reading the "Three Character Classic" and then took the "Hundred Family Names" to read, Zhang Yuan said: "Wait, just read it here." ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Yuan in a daze, and Zhang Yuan said: "If you don't learn a new lesson today, Your Highness will ask me anything." ”

Zhu Youxiao's eyes gradually turned into color like a black and white picture, and he slowly became bright, and asked, "Is it really okay to ask anything, Mr. Zhang?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "How dare you coax Your Highness, please ask Your Highness to ask questions." ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Yuan, and after a while, asked, "Mr. Zhang, last time, Mr. Sun didn't tell me clearly why people want to become saints and sages, Mr. Zhang and I will talk about it?" ”

Zhang Yuan didn't believe what he said, so he didn't answer the first question, but asked Zhu Youxiao: "Does Your Highness know how to play chess, or can you play other games?" ”

Zhu Youxiao's eyebrows fluttered and said: "I will 'drop the city' game, which was created by my imperial grandfather. ”

Zhang Yuan asked: "What are the rules of this game, that is, how to play?" ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Mr. Zhang, do you want to play the city, it's great-Xiao Gao, you go back to the palace quickly to get the city toys." When it comes to playing, Zhu Youxiao is full of interest.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly stopped: "I'm just asking about the rules of the game in the city, can Your Highness say it?" ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "It's a piece of silk, embroidered with a tic-tac-toe, and then thrown with silver coins, and those who fall in the frame win, and those who press the line or roll outside the frame lose." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The money falls in the frame is a loss, and the outside of the box is a loss, this is the rule, of course, this rule must be fair, otherwise, if you win whether you fall in the box or outside the frame, and everyone else loses, then it is not a rule, but Hu Lai, it is Laipi, no one will play this game with you, right?" ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded again and again: "Yes, that's messy, you can't play, and it's not interesting." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Highness is right, the sage is the person who sets the rules for this world, the rules set by the sage can benefit all the people, and the people can live in an orderly and peaceful life by following the teachings of the sage." ”

Zhu Youxiao comprehended: "Then our world is like a big game, the people in the game must abide by the rules of the game, otherwise they will be kicked out, if they don't comply, it will be all messy, isn't it, Mr. Zhang?" ”

Using the game as an analogy, Zhu Youxiao understood it quickly, Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "That's what it means, sages include sages such as King Wen, Duke Zhou, and Confucius and Mencius who educate the people with morality, as well as Sun Wu, who is outstanding in the art of war, and Zhang Zhongjing, who has superb medical skills, which can benefit the people and help the world in a certain aspect, can be called the saint of a skill, even carpentry work also has a saint, that is Lu Ban-"

"Luban, I know." Zhu Youxiao replied happily: "Luban is the public loss class, who can make a flying wooden kite, and the ancestor of the carpenter." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Therefore, to become a saint and a sage means to follow the way of the sages, which is a process of continuous learning, the goal is ahead, and there will be no mistakes when walking on this path." Zhang Yuan's heart was different when he said the last sentence, he didn't actually think like this in his heart, but the East Palace Speaker is by no means so easy to be, if you have deviant words, then the responsibility is not small, so some things can't be said nonsense, and you have to be careful.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Mr. Zhang is clear, I know, many people are on the road to becoming saints and sages, no wonder I said how to say that I have never seen a living saint, it is very difficult to be a sage, just like I want to sleep when I am studying, and I have spirit when I play games such as carpentry, what should I do, Mr. Zhang?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I don't read and learn words all day, sometimes I also play Go, listen to music, and have all kinds of games, but I can't delay the business because of amusement, there is nothing wrong with His Royal Highness's preference for carpentry, and there is nothing wrong with his preference for carpentry, to complete every study, rather than perfunctory, try to do carpentry work well when doing carpentry work, and also cheer up to read books well when studying here." ”

Zhang Yuan was the first person to affirm that he was doing carpentry work, which made Zhu Youxiao feel good and said: "Mr. Zhang is right, I want to read the book well, and the rest of the time is right to do carpentry, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly: "I only care about your studies, I can't teach you carpentry." He took a sip of tea from his teacup, opened the thin "Thousand Character Text", and said, "Now I will teach a new lesson." ”

Zhu Youxiao cheered up and listened to the class, and the boring "Thousand Character Text" Zhang Yuan could also speak interestingly, which was very different from the lectures given by Sun Chengzong and Zhou Yanru. ”

After talking for more than half an hour, Zhang Yuan stopped, praised Zhu Youxiao a few words, and asked Zhu Youxiao to rest in the warm pavilion of the side hall for a while.

Zhu Youxiao walked to the warm pavilion of the side hall and asked a palace person: "What about Mama Ke, is Mama Ke here?" ”

Gong said: "The guest mother has arrived, and she is in the inner room." ”

Ke Yinyue's voice sounded in the warm pavilion: "Brother come in, Mama brought you nectar cakes and five-colored sesame to eat - wash your hands first." ”

Zhu Youxiao washed his hands, entered the room, and saw that the guest was wearing a pink gauze dress and a light red palace skirt, leaning in front of the window with a smile, the fan in his hand pointed at the small case, there was a lacquer box on the case, the box had been opened, and there were good-looking snacks inside, Zhu Youxiao picked up a piece of manna cake to eat, and said: "Mama also eats." ”

Ke Yinyue shook her head and said: "I don't eat it, I will gain weight if I eat too many sweets, my brother is thin, it doesn't hurt to eat more." Seeing that there were fine beads of sweat on Zhu Youxiao's nose, he came over and fanned Zhu Youxiao and asked, "Is it Zhang Zhuangyuanjiao today, my brother seems to be a little happy?" ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Mr. Zhang teaches very well, I am willing to listen to Mr. Zhang." ”

Ke Yinyue said "oh", thoughtfully, and didn't speak for a while.

Zhu Youxiao ate another five-color zhi, smacked his mouth, looked at Keyinyue's bulging chest with his eyes, and said, "Mama, I want to breastfeed." ”

Ke Yinyue patted the emperor's eldest grandson on the head lightly with a fan, and said with a smile: "How old are you, you still have to breastfeed!" ”

Zhu Youxiao was tired of coming to Ke Yinyue's side, and begged: "Mama, I really want to breastfeed." ”

Ke Yinyue pushed him with a smile and said, "Mama has run out of milk for a long time, and you have sucked it up." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Yes, there must be." ”

(To be continued)