Later, I didn't ask the princess about "The Pride of the Fisherman" again, but there is no doubt that the words must have been sent to Cao Ping. She will try to do it, maybe through Miss Cao Er, or maybe pass it on to Zhang Chengzhao - he will always do everything that can please the princess without principle...... Thinking of this, I despise myself a little: in fact, isn't it also an unprincipled thing for me to continue the words for the princess? knew that she and Cao Ping would not have results, and it would be dangerous to let them develop, but they still fueled her like this.

I had difficulty explaining my actions, and I didn't want to think about it, for fear that if I continued to explore, I would find a reason that I couldn't accept.

In December of this year, it was decided to drive the car to learn the fortune, that is, to drive the Guozijian outside the Suzaku Gate, to worship Confucius, inspect the school, and listen to the lecturer's lectures.

The dynasty advocated Confucianism and paid attention to the education of students, which was a ceremony held every year, but this time, the princess actually offered to go with her to listen to the famous Guozijian lecture on Hu Yin's scriptures. Jinshang immediately refused, saying that it was unprecedented for a woman to enter the country to worship and listen to the lecture, and it was absolutely impossible. The princess begged again and again, saying that she could not participate in the sacrificial ceremony, and the car was fortunate to learn, and the emperor was sheltered by the royal hooves wherever he went, and the place where the holy car rested set up the royal screen and the Huang Luo tent, if hidden in it, there was no need to worry about being spied on, and she sat behind the royal screen when she preached, so that no one could know.

The princess pouted and stared at her father for a long time, then suddenly sighed and said gloomily: "The most regrettable thing in my daughter's life is that she was not born as a man, and she learned the scriptures and strategies under the guidance of a famous teacher, and shared her worries for her father. ”

This sentence hit the nail on the head, his eyes were red, and after quietly wiping the corners of his eyes, he finally relented: "Okay, you go with me." But you must be cautious in your actions and behavior, and do not be rude in front of the throne of Wenxuan. ”

Hu Ying is the most famous master of the dynasty, the current Guozijian speaks directly, usually in charge of Taixue, as many as three or four hundred students, where the lecture, there are often outsiders to listen, at most even up to thousands of people, the lecture hall can not sit down, the students will stand outdoors to listen. He taught people the law, and among his disciples, he was a disciple of Dengke and the first one, and in recent years, four or five out of ten Jinshi taken by the Ministry of Rites were his students. These students often wore similar clothes, so that although they did not know each other, the viewers knew that they were Hu Ming's disciples.

But the princess insisted on going to listen to the lecture this time, and she probably didn't really want to see the demeanor of Hu Ming's famous teacher.

The government of the Beijing Dynasty is divided into two places: Guozijian and Taixue. Taixue recruits the children of officials below the eighth rank and those who are handsome, and the Guozijian is a place for the children and grandchildren of the seventh-rank officials and above to study and receive employment - and Cao Ping is a member of the Guozi Supervisor.

On that day, he really took the princess to the national eunuch, and after the entrance, he let the princess go to the apse to rest first, and then ascend to the main hall today, and in front of the throne of King Confucius, three incense, kneeling and receiving the knight, three sacrificial wine, and then worship. After the salute is over, they will change their clothes.

On this day, the princess wore a round-necked green shirt and a lacquered scarf crown, and she was dressed unassumingly, looking like an ordinary female official, and she walked in the royal house, so she was not eye-catching.

Today, I changed my crown hat, wore a red covered shirt, added a jade belt, and wore silk shoes, and then ascended to the main hall of the lecture hall to sit, and then there was a royal screen, and the princess sat behind the royal screen, and I stood beside her.

The accompanying ministers, the deacons, the lecturers, the officials of the princes and the eunuchs, and the students successively bowed: "Holy bow and ten thousand blessings." Then the emperor gave him a seat, and everyone should sit down, except for the consul and the lecturer, and each sat down to listen to the lecture.

All the members of the living group wore a white shirt, sat on the ground inside and outside the main hall, and listened to the lecture of today's lecturer Hu Ying with the emperor's ministers. When I entered the temple, I paid close attention and saw that Cao Ping's position was under the verandah of the hall.

Hu Ying is sixty-three years old, with long hair and eyebrows, a dignified appearance, and a clean and smooth scarlet official uniform, with almost no wrinkles. It is said that although he was in the middle of summer, he would meticulously add a single and wear official clothes when preaching, and sit in the hall to strictly follow the etiquette of the master and apprentice. At this moment, as soon as the scroll is opened, the inside and outside of the hall are already quiet, from now on, all of them are sitting upright, holding their breath and listening.

The content of his lecture today is the chapter of "Yi", which begins with a clear meaning, and then moves from shallow to deep, step by step, and the form of explanation is quite vivid. I was fascinated by the sound behind the screen, and I wanted to hear more clearly, so I unconsciously took a few steps forward, and actually walked in front of the screen, which was quite close to the throne of the present.

Zhang Mao, who was standing by the throne, saw it and motioned for me to enter, but Imajo smiled, pointed to the throne, and bowed his head to me, suggesting that I could listen here.

Maybe it's because of Aiwu and Wu, who has always been kind to me. I owe my gratitude and stayed with him.

At this time, Hu Ying talked about the Qiangua, and when he looked at the scriptures in front of him, he read the original text aloud: "Qian, Yuan Henry Zhen." ”

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers and scholars were all stunned, and even Jinshang had a look of surprise - Hu Ying did not avoid today's name, and read the word "Zhen" aloud.

The person who was most shocked should still be me. The darkest memory of my childhood also comes from the word "chastity" that was bluntly spoken.

In the face of thousands of stunned eyes, Hu Ying was not in a hurry, but he bowed his hand to Jinshang and explained in four words: "Linwen is not a minor." ”

Then, he calmly continued to explain: "The Yuan is the one who is good; Hunters, Jiazhi will also; The beneficiary, the sum of righteousness; The chaste person is also the one who does the work. A gentleman is benevolent enough to grow up, Jiahui is enough to be courteous, good enough to be righteous and righteous, and chaste enough to do things. The gentleman has those who practice these four virtues, so it is said that Qian, Yuan Henry Zhen ......"

He did not shy away from saying the word "chastity" three times in a row.

Thinking about it, he finally chose to shake his head and smile, and turned to me in particular, and his smile deepened slightly.

He may have remembered the time when I was punished for sinning. Once again, I thanked him and smiled, feeling grateful to him.

That year, Ren Shouzhongfu was promoted, and his subordinates were especially strict, and he caught me not avoiding the imperial name, and wanted to kill a hundred people, and then Mr. Zhang helped, and asked the queen to enter the official's house and forgive me. Later, I became an inner chamberlain, and I often saw the emperor and queen, and they also mentioned this matter, but they were all used to joke lightly. Today, he has always been kind-hearted, and he will not really be convicted for this, and today he is the same for Hu Yin, a serious crime in the eyes of the world, he just laughed it off.

I stood up straight and continued listening. About half an hour later, Hu Ying took a nap, and today gave the lecturer, ministers and students tea soup, and took a special lamp, signaling me to serve it to the princess. I took it, and when I returned to the screen, I didn't see the princess there.

"The princess has gone back to the apse to change her clothes." Jiaqingzi, who was waiting behind the screen, told me.

I was a little uneasy and asked her, "Did the princess go out alone?" ”

Jiaqingzi replied: "I took Yun Guo'er and Citron with me." ”

I put down the tea soup and went around to the outside of the hall to check first—Cao Ping was indeed no longer there.

As soon as I went to the apse, I saw the princess not included, and I continued to hurry between the houses of the Princess, looking for her.

At this time, even the handyman in charge of sprinkling and sweeping stood outside the lecture hall to listen, and the courtyard was empty and very quiet, and there was not even anyone to ask. Walking to the Tibetan Academy shaded by the bamboo forest, I finally saw Yun Guoer and Citron.

They sat in the flower garden outside the Tibetan Academy and played with money, and when they saw me coming, they immediately stood solemnly, probably frightened by my face, and they looked timid, and called out: "Mr. Liang." ”

"Where's the princess?" I asked them.

They hesitated, and one last turned to look into the courtyard, and one of them replied softly, "The princess is reading in there......"

I walked into the courtyard. The door to the main hall of the house was hidden. I thought about it for a long time, and finally I walked inside.

The main hall has no books, but there are long rooms on either side, lined with rows of bookshelves. The light was dim, and there were bookshelves to obscure it, and the princess was nowhere to be seen.

I listened intently, and vaguely heard a slight sound in the room on the left, so I walked gently to that side.

As I moved, the rows of bookshelves slowly receded to my side, the smell of old ink of old paper floated in the air, and a few specks of light poured into the room from the small windows arranged in order, and I walked through them in turn, letting the fragments of light pass over my face, and my mood flickered and dimmed as my eyes at the moment.

Later, I saw them, a girl in a green shirt and a man in white, standing in the deepest part of the room, unfolding a handscroll of banners, one holding one end in hand, and the handscroll just covered their faces, as if they were reading together.

But it's a shame that they're not that hard-working students. Their hands trembled, so that they rolled down to reveal their faces.

They turned their heads to each other, closed their eyes, smiled, and touched their lips lightly, their hands uncurled around each other's waists.

I'm not as surprised as I was when I ran into what happened in the Rouyi Hall all those years ago. The speculation in his heart settled, and the people returned to peace, but they were at a loss for a while, standing silently in the space that they ignored, and only after a long time did they feel that the sleeves of their shirts were slightly cold.

In the end, I decided to leave quietly. But as soon as he turned around, he realized what serious consequences the willfulness of today's princess and Cao Ping would incur.

There were two people standing silently behind me—the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty with a cold face, and Zhang Maoze, who was accompanying him.