Text Chapter 42 First Sight of the Emperor's Brother

“…… Now that it is a little cold today, this hot tea should be kept warm on the charcoal stove at all times, in case the masters can quench their thirst at any time. But you should also be aware that this charcoal burns in the inner chamber for a long time, but it will make people feel tight, so this charcoal stove must be placed in a ventilated hall, and the tea placed in the master's inner chamber must be changed every three quarters of an hour. Early in the morning, Mama Qiu began to teach the new palace people the rules, when to do something, how to do it, what to pay attention to, everything is very detailed, Yun Yuhong is very satisfied, it was really a wise move to leave Mama Qiu alive back then. The queen on the side was also very happy, although she was not familiar with the people in the room, and she was not very dexterous, but she was very respectful to her, and she did whatever she wanted, never delayed, and did not compromise on doing things.

Yun Yuhong motioned for the clever ghost to take a few people out to guard the door, she came to the middle of the room, made a few gestures, and the group of people all knelt down and saluted neatly and respectfully: "I've seen the master!"

Yun Yuhong nodded: "Get up, everyone is your own person, in the future, your task is to guard Fengyi Palace and protect my queen mother." Which of you is Aunt Hong's people?"

There are eight palace maids out of the ranks, Yun Yuhong looked, they are all fifteen or sixteen years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but because they have done too much rough work in the palace, their faces are sallow, their expressions are dull, and their hands are rough, but they can be valued by Aunt Hong, and they should be long, so they said: "The four of you follow the queen mother, and the four of you go to the kitchen to do things."

Then he turned to the others: "Which of you are good at martial arts?"

Everyone stepped forward, Yun Yuhong touched her nose, the master actually sent out all the secret guards, it was really overkill, but it just solved her urgent need, and said: "You must remember not to let people discover your martial arts, and don't let people find out about your relationship with each other." The rest is up to Mama Qiu. ”

Then he turned to the queen and said: "Queen Mother, these are daughters, you can use them with confidence, Mama Qiu is more familiar with the things in the palace, you have something to listen to her."

The queen was surprised and delighted to see such a scene, and her heart was also settled.

Yun Yuhong arranged the affairs of Fengyi Palace, and wanted to go out of the palace to visit Bai Ziyu in the Yasukuni Houfu after going out of the palace. Now the power of the palace is in the hands of the fourth concubine, Concubine Hui manages the management in and out of the palace, although she is asked to hand it over to the queen, but she has not moved, and Yun Yuhong thinks that the queen's first priority now is to give birth to the emperor's brother, and other things are not important, so she didn't urge, but it was more troublesome to enter and leave the palace, of course she wouldn't go to Concubine Hui to get the brand, so she had to go to Qianzong every time she wanted to go out of the palace to get the will.

And when Yun Yuhong came to the imperial study with a clever ghost, it was also lively inside. The four princes and a group of ministers were arguing about something inside, Yun Yuhong didn't rush in, but secretly called Defu out to understand the situation first.

Defu sighed, pointed to the four princes inside and said: "The eldest princess hasn't seen it yet, that is the four princes, the taller one is Yun Ruifeng, the eldest prince born to Concubine De, who is seven years old this year, and the second prince born to Concubine Shu, Yun Ruikai, who is seven years old this year, is only two months younger than the eldest prince." The chubby is Yun Ruibin, the third prince born to Concubine Hui, who is six years old this year, and the whiter one on the far side is Yun Ruihong, the fourth prince born to Concubine Xian, who is also six years old this year, and Concubine Xian also has a daughter, who is the second princess Yun Yuting, who is seven years old this year, and is not here. Today is the day when the emperor examines the school's homework for the four princes, and Scholar Zhou said that it is to compare the results of the princes, and then decide whether to choose a more prestigious Confucian to teach, and other ministers will also follow, but this examination will be a matter of standing up again. ”

Yun Yuhong raised her eyebrows, this group of people is really a thief, today I really have to use some means to suppress this matter of Lichu, otherwise it will be a joke again, I am afraid that it will affect political affairs.

The clever ghost said in the back: "Master, I heard that the prince of several princes is Zhou Chuanhai, the eldest son of Zhou University, and he is very knowledgeable. ”

Yun Yuhong nodded and took the lead and walked in. After seeing the ceremony, Xiang Qianzong asked, "Father is so lively here, what is going on?" ”

Qianzong was very happy to see Yun Yuhong, only this daughter was on his side, and she only loved his father but was not interested in the throne. asked people to arrange a seat for Yun Yuhong at the bottom of their own, and then said to Yun Yuhong: "Hong'er came just in time, just enough to meet a few of your royal brothers, we are examining their homework, you are a sister, and I just happened to comment on it." ”

Yun Yuhong smiled kindly and asked a few imperial brothers, "What books have you memorized recently?" ”

The eldest prince snorted arrogantly, and turned his head to ignore Yun Yuhong.

The second prince replied lightly: ""Moyun Emperor Examination" "Moyun Emperor Examination" is a book that records the merits of Moyun emperors in the past dynasties, and it is a must-read for the royal children, and it is to lay the foundation for future governance, and usually only those who participate in political affairs will read it.

The third prince replied in a regular manner: "The fifth volume of "Moyun Emperor Examination", has the imperial sister also studied? "It's younger, or can't help but bring out a trace of contempt.

The fourth prince proudly continued: "These people already know how to memorize!" ”

Yun Yuhong still smiled: ""Moyun Emperor Examination" is divided into eight volumes, and I seem to have read them all before I left the palace at the age of five. The fifth volume is about the period of Emperor Xuanwen? ”

The four princes were all stunned, but they still looked high, and they didn't reassure Yun Yuhong at all.

Yun Yuhong continued: "Since you can all memorize it, then I will test you." This reading is about drawing inferences from one case and integrating them, so I'll just ask a simple question. In the fifth year of Emperor Xuanwen, he built Yunluo Village and implemented a new land system, when he had a private visit to talk to an old farmer, so I want to ask, how many people are in this old farmer's family? ”

Everyone was stunned, what kind of problem is this, but if you think about it carefully, it is not mentioned at all in the book, it seems that the eldest princess is misremembering and is about to make a joke.

Several princes also thought for a while, and said in unison: "I didn't write it, it was not mentioned in the book at all, and the imperial sister didn't need to be blinded by us." ”

And the eldest prince was even more unreasonable, and added a sentence at the end: "Sister Huang, don't pretend to understand if you don't know how to do it, it's embarrassing." ”

Yun Yuhong showed a surprisingly good temper, and still smiled and said: "Why didn't you write, you ask your master and let him teach you again." ”

Mrs. Zhou also thought about the book carefully, and did not mention how many people there were in this old farmer's family, so she replied: "The eldest princess is afraid that she is mistaken, there is indeed no mention in the book." ”

"Why didn't I mention it, the old farmer said that there were only four acres of land at home, not enough for family life, and told Emperor Xuanwen about the hardships of farming, and then Emperor Xuanwen talked about the new deal, the old farmer was very happy, and finally, when he left, the old farmer said that he hoped that the new deal would be implemented soon, and two more acres of land would just make the family worry about food and clothing. The new policy stipulates that the distribution of land is divided according to the number of people in the family, with an average of two acres per capita. Isn't this saying that there are three people in his family? ”

Everyone in the study was stunned this time, but when you think about it, it's really like this.

Yun Yuhong taught the four royal brothers a serious lesson: "Let you read is to let you learn the knowledge in the book, think about the way to do things, and learn the truth of being a man, but it is not rote memorization, reading is about drawing inferences from one case to another, and applying what you have learned. ”

Yun Yuhong spoke very politely, which was equivalent to teaching the ministers below a lesson, their faces were not good-looking, and the arrogance on the faces of the four princes disappeared, but the third prince was still unconvinced and said: "I am learning to govern the country, who will pay attention to this kind of trivial matter, you have another question related to governing the country." ”

Yun Yuhong raised her eyebrows, looked at Mrs. Zhou, who was flushed, and Mr. Zhou, who was black-faced, and said, "Okay, then I'll ask another question, listen well." After the implementation of the new policy, farmers worked harder and the yield per mu increased. This mu yield involves whether the people of a country will be hungry, which can be regarded as a state affair. ”

Everyone froze again, but with the last experience, they all began to go through all the chapters and dialogues in the book again, confirming that there was no mention of the mu yield, so they had to shake their heads again. The third prince thought for a long time, but he didn't come up with an answer, so he looked at Mrs. Zhou, but Mrs. Zhou was also thinking hard there, and there was no answer for him, so angry that he whispered: "It's really useless!" Mrs. Zhou's face was so red that it could drip blood.

Yun Yuhong's gaze was cold for a moment, but quickly recovered.

The second prince replied: "The book only mentions that originally produced 10,000 stone of grain a year here, but after the implementation of the new policy, 23,000 stone of grain was collected, but it did not mention how many acres of land there was in this village." looked at Yun Yuhong's gaze with a little inquiry.

Yun Yuhong said: "At the beginning of this article, it was mentioned that the household servant wrote that the per capita cultivated land in this village was only one acre, and the rest of the surrounding area was surrounded by royal gardens, Emperor Xuanwen ordered to reduce the royal garden, take out the fields and distribute them to the farmers for cultivation, and then try out the new policy, as I said just now, the new policy is two acres of land per capita, and in the end, when the villagers wrote a letter of thanks, it was ten old representatives, and they said at that time, 'On behalf of the whole village, five hundred and ten people of all ages and young will thank Your Majesty'." Therefore, it is not difficult to calculate that the village used to have 510 acres of cultivated land, but after the implementation of the new policy, it became 1,000 and 20 acres. ”

The people present are all readers, and they have all read this book, and some people are even more memorized, but if they can read it so thoroughly like Yun Yuhong, they have not understood it to this point, and they are all convinced by Yun Yuhong.

Mrs. Zhou gave a deep salute, "What the eldest princess has learned is admirable, and the lower officials are ashamed of themselves." The lower officials are shallow in their studies, and they dare not mislead people's children, so please ask the emperor to ask the four princes to ask the Master to guide them in their studies. ”

Yun Yuhong nodded and said: "You are a little misguided, but you can't be blamed for this, since ancient times, strict teachers have produced high apprentices, and my younger brothers have special identities, I'm afraid that you can't be strict with them, so you have to find another famous teacher." Then he turned to Qianzong and said: "Father, you see that this is okay, before there is no new famous teacher, the emperor's disciples will be taught by me for the time being." ”