Chapter 517: Mother is more precious than child
At half past eight in the morning, Lin Zhe appeared in Jurentang on time, and today he not only came by himself, but also followed by Lin Xuan, the eldest son of the emperor who was only seven years old.
Just as Lin Zhe was welcoming the ministers, Lin Xuan behind him also looked at these teachers with wide eyes!
However, although there was curiosity in his expression, his every move was not afraid of ordinary children, but he naturally followed the steps of his father Lin Xuan, and then accepted the courtiers' visits.
He has experienced this kind of thing many times since he was a child, and it is familiar to accept this kind of thing from the ministers to meet him!
With his little short legs, he naturally followed behind Lin Zhe, and the courtiers lined up next to him bowed their heads one after another, and then said, "The minister has seen His Highness!" ’
After a short meeting, Lin Zhe rarely said some rules in person, which was nothing more than to let the teachers of these eldest sons of the emperor strictly supervise Lin Xuan's schoolwork and the like.
After saying this, he turned to Lin Yan in front of the ministers and said, "These will be your lecturers in the future, let's meet one officially!" ”
This 'see' is naturally completely different from the previous acceptance of the ministers' visit, just now Lin Xuan accepted the ministers' visit as the emperor's eldest son, and now Lin Xuan is meeting the teacher as a student!
Immediately, Lin Xuan just moved his little short legs, and then after taking two steps forward, his body bent down slightly and said, "Student Lin Xuan greets all the teachers!" ”
Although Lin Xuan's bending range was very small, these ministers enjoyed this moment very much in their hearts, and the only one who could let the emperor's eldest son respectfully meet him was today. There will be no such opportunity in the future.
Strictly speaking, this situation today is a bit like the traditional Confucian apprenticeship. However, because Lin Xuan's identity is too special, it is greatly simplified. This prostration, too, is more symbolic than practical.
And Dong Li, who was in the crowd, looked at this eldest son of the emperor, Lin Xuan, who was only seven years old, but his every move was full of royal demeanor, and he felt a little strange in his heart, this royal family is really very different from ordinary family names, ordinary families, even if the children of those aristocratic families are seven or eight years old, even if they are smart and studious and not bad at school, but it is absolutely impossible to be like the eldest son of the emperor in front of him, Lin Xuan.
If you ignore Lin Xuan's height and slightly immature voice. I'm afraid people will think that this little Lin Xuan is already an adult.
This is not deliberate by Lin Xuan, but he has lived like this since he was a child, when he was three or four years old, he was constantly listening to and seeing some royal etiquette, and living in the royal family, to be honest, there are too many rules in all aspects, such as when sitting, you must not be loose, you must sit with your waist straight.
Perhaps for Lin Zhe, there is no difference between the so-called royal life and ordinary life. Because all the rules can't control him, he is the only one who makes rules and manages others' shares.
But for the concubines and princesses who live in the palace, there are many rules and restrictions on their every move.
The most obvious example of this is how fast Lin Xuan should have walked when he was greeted by the ministers just now. How long to stay in front of each minister, what kind of expression to make when staying, and how to show a smile. When to nod and when to look away. These things were taught by the ceremonial officials of the royal family.
Dong was amazed by Lin Xuan's performance, which he had never seen before. Or the ministers who have only seen Lin Xuan from afar also have this feeling in their hearts.
It was as if the person standing in front of them was not a seven-year-old child, but a miniature version of Lin Zhe!
However, at this time, many people have a feeling in their hearts, that is, this Lin Xuan is really like Lin Zhe, this resemblance is not only in appearance, but in expression, if this Lin Xuan really has Lin Zhe's talent, not to mention nine points out of ten, even if it is only seven or eight points similar, but this is a huge surprise for the empire.
Lin Zhe didn't stay in Juren Hall for long, and after handing over Lin Xuan to these lecturers, he went to the Xinhua Hall next to him to start his day's work.
And Lin Xuan, who stays in Jurentang, will start a busy day of studying!
The first class was taught by a deputy director of the Ministry of Education, about 40 years old, surnamed Cheng, who came from the education system and had previously been a professor of economics at Imperial University before joining the Ministry of Education.
This is the person who used to teach the best students in the Imperial University, and he is naturally full of wealth, whether it is Bagu articles or poems, etc., he is basically the kind of person who comes easily, and there is naturally no problem in teaching an ordinary child to study.
Lin Xuan had already passed about two years of enlightenment education before he officially entered school, and he already recognized some commonly used words, but now when listening to Director Cheng's Analects, it is still more difficult.
After the scriptures, it was mathematics, then physics, and then chemistry!
At the end of this morning, Lin Xuan's head was a little dizzy after experiencing this kind of high-intensity learning for the first time!
At noon, when he returned to the harem for dinner, his mother Li Huifei could easily see the exhaustion on Lin Xuan's face, and she was very distressed.
But even if it's heartache, she won't say anything like not to study since it's so hard, this time it's related to Lin Xuan's battle for the throne in the future, even if it's hard, no matter how difficult it is, you have to persevere, and it's not okay to stick to it, you have to learn.
So Li Huifei could only prepare a lot of delicious food for her son!
After eating lunch and taking a nap for another hour, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Xuan appeared on time again in Jurentang!
The afternoon homework is still very busy, the first period is astronomy and geography, and then the English class, at this time for Lin Xuan, the busy course of the day has finally come to an end, although there is still a class later, but it is a riding class, this horseback riding can not be regarded as hard for children.
According to the curriculum formulated by Lin Zhe himself, Lin Xuan currently has to study the five basic courses of classics, history, mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and these five major courses are to be studied every day.
In addition, there are second-class courses, including astronomy and geography, French, English, and foreign history.
Then there are some art and physical fitness classes. Including traditional piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Western art appreciation, horsemanship, firearms operation, fighting, etc.
Lin Xuan's main coursework is naturally those main courses, as for the later second-class courses, art and physical fitness courses, it is not mandatory. Whether it will not affect whether he can become a qualified monarch is mainly used to cultivate his sentiments and character.
Numerous classes fill almost every day of the forest. He would start reading at 8:30 a.m., finish class at 12 p.m., and start studying at 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
As for the holiday break, Lin Zhe did not stipulate it, and generally followed the rest time of officials. Since the Empire generally adopted a weekly wage system, the basic system of seven days a week was also followed, and public officials were given a day off on weekends.
In addition to the one-day rest time on weekends, the holidays of public officials are only those major festivals, such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Winter Solstice. You can get three days off, and Lin Zhe's birthday is also a day off.
In practice, these holiday arrangements are also difficult to implement completely, because these public officials are an indispensable part of the country's functioning, so government agencies must be kept running for 365 days a year, and some officials often continue to work on weekends for the sake of performance.
As for senior officials, there is no such thing as a weekend break, and there are so many things for senior officials. There is no such thing as private time at all.
Lin Yan's schoolwork follows the official's schedule, so naturally there is no so-called winter vacation and summer vacation, and every year when summer comes, those new-style schools in the empire will have summer vacation. When the Spring Festival comes, there will be a winter vacation!
Why summer vacation?
On the one hand, the summer is too hot, and on the other hand, it is also a time for the students to go home to help with the farm work, and the summer is the time to rush to harvest and grab seeds. It's usually very busy, and it's all boys who study these days. Even teenage boys are a very important labor force for a family.
In addition to the winter vacation, the summer vacation is basically not unified in all provinces. Because the busy agricultural season in each province is different, each province is adapted to local conditions, appropriately changing the length of the holiday, and even schools in various places have special agricultural holidays.
Lin Xuan naturally can't enjoy these holidays, and he can rest all year round, and there are only a few statutory holidays that he can rest.
Lin Xuan began his heavy studies, Lin Zhe naturally kept an eye on it at all times, and in the first half of the month, he often spot-checked Lin Xuan's schoolwork, and on the whole, he was still satisfied with Lin Xuan's learning progress.
Lin Xuan studied well, and Lin Zhe was happy to reward those teachers with a lot of things, and these rewards were expected by everyone, but what was unexpected was.
At the beginning of October, Lin Zhe named Li Huifei as a concubine and promoted to Concubine Li Hui on the grounds of 'meritorious education'!
As soon as this reward came out, it instantly guided the inside and outside of the palace!
Because this is the first time that Lin Zhe has been promoted to a concubine after marrying nine concubines, and whether the harem concubines can obtain titles such as concubines or even concubines has nothing to do with whether she herself can be favored, the most important thing is whether they have children and daughters, and whether these children are favored.
Mother is more precious than son, this sentence is naked proof in the harem!
This Li Huifei was just a marginal figure in the inner palace back then, even after giving birth to the emperor's eldest son Lin Xuan, she still didn't get much favor in front of Lin Zhe, and Lin Zhe couldn't go to her a few times this year.
However, it is such a woman, but she surpasses other women, especially Fang Defei, who has been favored by Lin Zhe for many years, and was the first to be named a concubine.
For Li Huifei, the first feeling is to come out.
But for some people with a keen sense of politics, this letter of Li Hui Concubine as Li Hui Concubine is a very obvious signal, which means that the emperor is very satisfied with the studies of the emperor's eldest son Lin Xuan, and may even make Lin Xuan the crown prince.
And these are the thoughts of the ministers who pay attention to the affairs of the prince every day, and at this time there is a woman in the palace who does not pay attention to the political implications behind this.
Fang Deconcubine showed a pitiful expression, and didn't say a word for a long time, which made Lin Zhe feel a little furious in his heart, this woman just grasped her shortcomings, and knew that she couldn't bear to see her wronged.
After pondering in my heart for a long time, I said: "Actually, these titles are useless, since you want it, I will make it up for you when I go back!" ”
When Fang Defei heard this, Fang Cai's aggrieved expression disappeared in an instant, and then she showed a satisfied expression, and walked over with kitten steps: "You are so good to me, I have learned some new things from the Nugong in the past few days, and I will show you at night!" ”
Lin Zhe couldn't help but smile when he heard this, this woman! (To be continued.) )