8. Brother Goes to School (Chinese)
"I hope so. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info "Xingzhen is also to comfort herself, in fact, everyone is not too afraid of demons and monsters, the most fearful is just the unknown future, and the unsolvable world, if the future is like a storybook, you can see the ending at a glance, then people will not be afraid of the future, Emperor Xianfeng has avoided the trouble of burning the Old Summer Palace to cut the land and pay compensation, and will not die as early as in history, right? Xingzhen comforted herself so much, let it go, and just stay in Jingshi alone and live her life well.
Since the beginning of spring, the queen has never asked to come to the fold, just in the palace to recuperate, except in March, go to the Xiannongtan to participate in the silkworm ceremony presided over by the queen, even the Old Summer Palace has not been to it, but Du Men does not come out.
On the sixth day of the fourth month, the day before the eldest brother entered the school, the emperor specially summoned the eldest brother's master Li Hongzao to inquire about it.
When Li Pengzao reported on the eldest brother's preparations for school, the emperor expressed his satisfaction. Then he asked: "Emperor Gao Zongchun's hadith, there is a passage about the emperor's canon, do you remember?" ”
"Keep it in mind and don't dare to forget!"
"Read it to me."
This is an intentional test for the "master", Li Hongzao responded: "Yes!" Then he thought about it for a while, and recited in a very clear voice: "On the twenty-fourth day of the first month of the first year of Qianlong, the emperor sent an edict to the prince's master Ertai, Zhang Tingyu, Zhu Shi, Zuodu Yushi Fumin, Shilang Xu Yuanmeng, and Shao Ji: 'Although the prince is young, Tao Shu's cultivation will start from a young age, and Qing and others can teach him with all their hearts. If you don't teach really, you might as well be too harsh. The way of teaching has always been strict, beneficial and lenient, and the prince will grow into self-knowledge in the future. ’”
"That's right!" The emperor nodded, "What I want to tell you is these words, as the saying goes: 'Open milk must eat well', you are the master of the eldest brother's enlightenment, don't live up to my expectations!" ”
Li Hongzao hurriedly met without a crown, and replied with sincere fear: "The minister dares to be inexhaustible." Heaven's grace! ”
The emperor turned his face to the former minister standing next to the imperial book, and said: "It is not suitable to be lively in the study, but it is not suitable to be too deserted. It's good that my brother has someone to read with! ”
Jing Shou was clumsy by nature, and replied slowly: "That must be of similar identity and similar age." The second child of the king of the king, Zaiyi. King Gong's boss is Zai, and he can read to the eldest brother, but he is not here. Unless....... ”
"Unless you're in Beijing." Su Shun, who was standing behind the emperor, took a step forward and snatched Jing Shou's words. "Moreover, now there is only Master Li alone, I am afraid that I will not be able to be busy, but I will delay the homework of the eldest brother, and after returning to Luan in the autumn, I will ask for the order!"
"Well, that's right!"
The emperor did not say any more. There can not be too much silence between the monarch and the minister, so Su Shunnu opened his mouth, and Li Hongzao knelt down. Led by Jing Shou, he exited the imperial study.
"What should I appreciate?" The emperor turned back to Su Shun to conflate.
"As usual, it's Wenqi pen inkstone."
When the emperor mentioned the Zhu pen, he wrote the words "Reward Li Hongzao", and Su Shun made his own opinion, reading the reward behind the emperor.
"Two horses of silk, a pair of purses, one side of the inkstone, and ten large curly pens."
He read a sentence, the emperor wrote a sentence, and after writing it, he handed over Zhu Yu to Su Shun. The emperor then went to the residence of Concubine Zhen again, called the eldest brother to come, and earnestly admonished him, which was a great principle of respecting teachers. The eldest brother seemed to understand whether he understood or not.
As soon as the emperor left, Concubine Zhen had to give some advice, she took the eldest brother's hand and said, "Listen to the master, don't be naughty." Do you hear that? ”
"I hear you." The eldest brother agreed loudly, and he completely understood these two words of Concubine Zhen.
Concubine Zhen Guifei passed the eunuch Zhang Wenliang, the leader of the eldest brother's place. instructed him to take care of him attentively, and especially told him that he would rather be sooner rather than later. Therefore, on the fourth watch of the night, Zhang Wenliang called the eldest brother, robes, boots and hats, tied up, and led him to the emperor to ask for peace, and then led by Jing Shou, the former minister who was ordered to take care of him, and arrived in the study for the first time.
At this time, Li Hongzao, who was mending his gown and was brilliant, had already been standing outside the study to serve. Welcome the eldest brother into the main house, first according to the courtiers' etiquette to see the prince, please salute, and then Jingshou led the eldest brother into the east study, which has set up two bookcases facing east and west, the west one is the eldest brother's, Zhang Wenliang pulled and let the eldest brother stand east in front of his own bookcase. Jing Shou walked to the top and stood southward, Li Hongzao stood in front of the east desk, face to face with the eldest brother, and the rest of the scholars stood in a row under the south window, and Zhang Wenliang withdrew from the door.
After everyone stood in their positions, Jing Shou took out the Zhu Yu from his body and said loudly: "I am ...... ordered." ”
After saying two words, Li Hongzao hurriedly staggered a few steps, knelt on both knees, and the experts behind him also knelt down one after another, and the eldest brother, who was only seven or eight years old, did not understand these etiquettes and still stood.
So Jing Shou continued to pass on the order: "The eldest brother entered the study at the beginning of today, and the master has sent Li Hongzao, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, to serve as the teacher, and the dignity of the teacher, although the prince must not be an exception, he should worship the teacher, and Li Hongzao has no need to resign." Chin this! ”
Li Hongzao kowtowed first to thank him as usual, and when he stood up, he said to Jingshou: "The emperor's grace is high and high, Hongzao feels that he can't wear it, but his reputation is critical, and the eldest brother wants to perform the rite of apprenticeship, but he really doesn't dare to be, so he asks for the emperor to be exempted from this etiquette." ”
"You don't have to be too humble! The most important master in this dynasty, the eldest brother saluted today, and let him remember that the master should be respected, so that he can be taught with an open mind. ”
Speaking of this, Jing Shou shouted out the door: "Zhang Wenliang! ”
"Zhang Wenliang is here!"
"Fetch the felt strips!"
Passing the felt strips, he wanted to bow down, Li Hongzao hurriedly waved his hand to Jing Shou and said: "If you make a big salute, you don't dare to give the edict!" ”
"That's it!" Jing Shou waved his hand to Zhang Wenliang, but his face was facing Li Hongzao: "According to the old rules, big brother will do it." You can't afford it! ”
Since it is an old rule, and Zhu Yu has the words "no need to be fixed", Li Hongzao will become hypocritical and lose his teacher if he wants to be humble again, so he doesn't say more, walks in front of the bookcase, and stands slightly biased.
"Big brother, give the master a call, call 'Master Li'."
This has been taught a long time ago, and the eldest brother respectfully bowed and shouted, "Master Li!" ”
After the apprenticeship, the junior and younger brothers returned to their seats, and Jing Shou sat on the chair next to him, only Chenda did not have a seat, which is also an old rule.
"Big brother!" Li Hongzao said slowly: "On the first day of school today, I will tell you about the homework in the study, and every morning I go to the study, first draw the bow, read the book clearly, and then read the Chinese book. It's half a day's homework now, as long as you finish your homework early, I'll leave your school early, okay? ”
"Good!" The eldest brother agreed loudly, expressing satisfaction. (To be continued.) )