Sun Chengzong smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't panic, if you don't know, say you don't know, and answer if you know, even if you answer wrong." ”

Sun Chengzong had a black face and a beard, and his expression was not angry and arrogant, which made Zhu Youxiao look a little afraid, and then saw Sun Chengzong and Yan Yuese talking, so he felt a little relieved and responded: "Yes, Mr. Sun." ”

Sun Chengzong asked again: "Your Highness's "Thousand Character Text" reads 'Jingxing Weixian', can you know what the four characters of 'Jingxing Weixian' mean?" ”

Zhu Youxiao subconsciously turned his head to Zhong Benhua again, and Zhong Benhua said: "Brother only tells Mr. Sun, Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Zhang what he usually learns, and it's okay to say it wrong, it doesn't matter, just say it." ”

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and replied: "Jing Xingwei Xian means that he is a sage who has a noble character and acts above board. ”

Sun Chengzong praised: "Your Highness is right, the next sentence of 'Jing Xing Weixian' is 'Ke Nian is a saint', which means to restrain one's selfish desires in order to become a saint-" Seeing that the emperor's eldest grandson's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, he said: "If Your Highness has anything to say, just say it." ”

Zhu Youxiao boldly asked, "Mr. Sun, what is your selfish desire?" ”

The emperor's eldest grandson really asked, the word "selfish desire" is not so easy to make a newly enlightened child understand, Sun Chengzong replied: "Selfish desire is a person's various selfish thoughts, and if there are too many selfish thoughts, it will hinder us from comprehending heavenly principles and preaching morality - does Your Highness understand?" ”

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and replied honestly: "I didn't understand." ”

Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, he had also taught his children in several high-ranking officials' mansions before Zhongjinshi, but those children had already read through the Four Books and Five Classics, and understood the surname, and did not need to start from the most basic righteousness, the emperor's eldest grandson in front of him actually needed the Mengshi in social science to teach, but it was a great honor to be elected as a lecturer in the East Palace, how could the Mengshi of social science have this qualification, Sun Chengzong thought about how to make the emperor's eldest grandson understand what selfish desires are, pondered for a while, and asked: "What does Your Highness like to do?" ”

Zhu Youxiao hesitated for a moment, but still replied honestly: "I like to do carpentry work." ”

Sun Chengzong was speechless, he originally thought that the emperor's eldest grandson would answer that he likes to play and play, fresh clothes and food, then he can say that those are selfish desires, but the emperor's eldest grandson replied that he likes to do carpentry work, which is difficult to do, you can't say that doing carpentry work is a selfish desire, that is the skill that carpenters all over the world rely on to make a living, but a noble royal heir said that he likes to do carpentry work, how can people say this!

Zhu Youxiao saw that Mr. Sun was embarrassed, and said: "Mr. Sun, does selfish desire mean that I really want to do but someone wants to do things that I don't want me to do?" ”

Sun Chengzong said with relief: "Your Highness is right, for example, if Your Highness wants to do carpentry work, this is inappropriate for Your Highness, so you shouldn't do it." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "But I like to do it, Mr. Sun, what should I do?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "This is what Jingxing Weixian and Kenian are saints to teach, and there are some things we like to do but are not very good, so that we can become saints and sages." ”

Zhu Youxiao asked: "Why restraint?" Why sanctify and become virtuous? ”

Sun Chengzong's forehead was a little sweaty, and he replied: "If selfish desires are not restrained, they will endanger themselves and others, and the words and deeds of the sages are the foundation of the world. ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxiao blurted out: "It's also fun to light lamps everywhere." ”

This is simply a copy of Emperor Jin Hui's "Why don't you eat minced meat", Zhang Yuan, who was sitting on the side, laughed secretly in his heart, Sun Chengzong's face sank, and said seriously: "Without the sun, the grains can't grow, the people can't plow and weave, and there is no food and clothes, Your Highness thinks this is fun?" ”

Hearing Sun Chengzong's stern tone, Zhu Youxiao didn't dare to face it, lowered his head and said, "Mr. Sun, isn't this an analogy." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said in his heart: "It is not easy to be a little carpenter's teacher, and the little carpenter is actually very smart. ”

Sun Chengzong felt that he was surrounded by the emperor's eldest grandson, and he couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "Although it is a metaphor, but the sages are to the people of the country, which is no different from the sun to all things, without the sun, all things cannot grow, there is only darkness and death, without sages, the people will have no guidance, words and deeds will be chaotic, all kinds of rebellion and deception, and evil silver thieves will quickly breed, and the four people will become beasts, and the world will turn into hell, which is especially terrible compared to no sun, Your Highness knows it!" ”

Zhu Youxiao heard Sun Chengzong say so seriously, how dare he have any objections, only to say yes.

Sun Chengzong also felt that the emperor's eldest grandson was young, and now it was useless to talk to him about heavenly principles and morality, so it was better to teach him literacy and practice calligraphy first, and then slowly explain and guide when he finished reading the "Thousand Character Text" and began to read the four books, so he agreed with Zhou Yanru and Zhang Yuan that Zhou Yanru and Zhang Yuan would finish teaching the rest of the "Thousand Character Text", and he would enter the "Tongjian Compendium", so that the emperor and the eldest grandson could understand the facts of the rise and fall of the previous generation, and the three lecturers took turns to teach, each for one day, and every morning to urge the emperor to read the "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", and "Thousand Character Text" Three times each, and then teach a new lesson, before the afternoon to copy the big character post six crosses, in the afternoon to review the new lesson learned in the morning, and then copy the law post one hundred words, the last half an hour by the lecturer to ask questions or answer questions - this said Zhu by the school to read the "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Text" after the first small part of each three times, to the main hall of the hall to rest, Sun Chengzong, Zhou Yanru, Zhang Yuan three lecturers have their own chamberlain to hold fragrant tea and palace tea snacks to enjoy, while discussing how to teach the emperor's eldest grandson to be a virtuous gentleman, Zhou Yanru has more ideas, Zhang Yuan didn't say anything, only said that the emperor's eldest grandson was very intelligent, because of the late enlightenment and the heavy surname, it was necessary to guide it step by step and slowly - at noon, Lu Temple prepared exquisite wine and food to entertain all the speakers, which was compared with when Zhu Changluo went out of the pavilion to give lectures, and the treatment was not what it used to be, which also showed that the status of the prince in the palace had been significantly improved, and in the attitude of dealing with the attack case, Emperor Wanli thought that Zhu Changluo was filial piety in general, and now it is impossible to establish King Fu as the prince, so Emperor Wanli is also friendly to his eldest son, As soon as the emperor took it seriously, the palace from the big eunuch to the small fire also respected the East Palace, and those who were not able to serve in the East Palace returned one after another, Wang An and Zhong Benhua also followed the rising tide and were respected by the palace people - at dusk, Zhang Yuan went out of Dong'an Gate, Mu Zhenzhen, Wuling and Wang Da Hammer were outside Dong'an Gate, Zhang Dai came out of the Hanlin Courtyard first, and was also waiting for Zhang Yuan here, and asked when they met: "Jie Zi, are you proud to be the speaker of the East Palace?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Fortunately, the wine and food in the palace are quite delicious." ”

Zhang Dai only asked this sentence, and then changed the topic and said: "Jiezi, I have a big matter to discuss with you, you go to the bank of the Baozi River tonight to rest for the night, and you and my brother will drink and talk for a long time." ”

After Zhang Lianfang went to Yangzhou Rugao to take office, the mansion on the bank of the Paozi River belonged to Zhang Dai to live, the house was very spacious, the scenery was good, Zhang Dai invited Zhang Yuan to live there with him, Zhang Yuan declined, and they still lived in the small courtyard of Li Ge Lao Hutong after entering Beijing, Zhang Dai's wife Liu was quite restrained and old-fashioned, and he was afraid that he would not get along, and he would not be able to live together, and it would be beautiful to live separately at that time, but it was better to get together occasionally to increase the friendship between brothers and sisters- Zhang Yuan asked Wuling and Wang Dazhui to go back to the East Fourth Archway to tell his brother-in-law, and he and his eldest brother Zhang Dai went in the direction of the Baozi River and asked, "What's the matter with the eldest brother?" ”

Zhang Dai said: "Does Jie Zi still remember Li Ko'er, the sister of Li Xueyi in the old courtyard?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "That's a little beauty that the eldest brother wants to cultivate, why do you ask me if I remember." ”

Zhang Dai smiled "hey" and said: "On the eve of leaving Jinling for Beijing last year, didn't I promise to marry Li Ko'er this year or next year, and now I have won the Jinshi and been admitted to Shu Jishi, and I can't get out of the capital for three years and two years, I wrote a letter to the old courtyard in Nanjing, and I received a reply yesterday, Li Xueyi and Li Ko'er sisters both wrote a letter, Li Xueyi said that there are quite a gentry and businessmen who want to comb Coo'er, Cole is fifteen years old this year, and the old courtyard in the song is also considered to be sincere, and the girl is really infatuated with me. asked me when I was going to pick her up, the words were pitiful, I couldn't bear her, but I couldn't leave Beijing now, Li Xueyi asked in the letter if I could let Kou'er and Wang Weigu go to Beijing together, they knew that the younger brother-in-law and Wang Wei would enter Beijing this year, but there were two inappropriateness here, first, Kou'er had not yet left the country; Second, my brother-in-law and Wang Wei entered Beijing with my father and my wife, and my father was afraid that he would not bring a girl from the old courtyard to Beijing for some reason——"

Zhang Yuan knew the eldest brother's intentions, and asked with a smile: "How is the eldest brother treated?" ”

Zhang Dai smiled and said: "Ling Pet Wang Xiuwei is a heroic woman, who is accustomed to traveling long distances, and is also familiar with the affairs of Jinling, please ask her to help Kou'er redeem herself and bring her to the capital - this is the big thing that the foolish brother asked to introduce his disciples." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Big brother, I can help you with this matter, but Xiuwei and I are only afraid that we will offend my sister-in-law Liu because of this matter, so you have to explain it clearly to Uncle Er Tao and Liu's sister-in-law." ”

Zhang Dai said: "My father has no big problem, as for the Liu family, it's the same whether it's clear or not, no matter how much, anyway, you must help me this time, otherwise if Kou'er returns to someone else, then I regret it." ”

Came to Zhang's mansion on the bank of the Baozi River, after Zhang Lianfang left, this mansion suddenly deserted a lot, every time the high friends were full, Zhang Dai was actually hospitable, but after all, he is now a Shu Jishi, every time he wants to study in the Hanlin Academy, there is not much leisure time, and he is short in Beijing, in addition to communicating with the Ji Ji and a group of people from the Han Society, he has not yet made friends with the three sects and nine streams in Beijing - Zhang Yuan wrote a letter to Wang Wei about Li Ko'er, and wrote a letter to Xing Long, the Nanjing garrison eunuch, last time Wang Wei wrote that Xing Long had sent a congratulatory gift to congratulate him on going to high school, I have forgotten to write a letter to thank you, write two letters, think about it and write a letter to Liu Gaoya, a hundred households in Dongchang under Xing Long, of course, it is not good to say to Eunuch Xing for Li Ko'er's denaturalization, it is a big fuss, and it is a bit disrespectful, please Liu Gaoya is just right, Zhang Dai also wrote a letter to Li Xueyi and Li Ko'er sisters - at night, the two brothers drank in the back garden, Zhang Dai pointed to the black garden on the other side of the Paozi River and said: "Dong's mansion is abandoned." ”

(To be continued)