Before dawn the next day, Zhang Lu was lifted out of the bed by the servants.

Zhang Lu's sleepy eyes were hazy, and he asked the servant, "Don't let people sleep early in the morning?" I'm still so young, it's the time to grow my body, who is responsible for sleeping less and growing taller? ”

The servant couldn't figure out what the connection between sleeping and growing taller was, but he still said with a smile: "Young Master, the palace has sent someone to take you and the eldest young master to study in the James Mansion, and the eldest young master has already gone to the front hall, so young master, you better hurry up." ”

The eldest young master in the mouth of the servant is naturally the eldest young master of the genuine Zhang family, Zhang Fu. Zhang Zhen shook his head, and then remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang really said yesterday that he and his brother Fu would go to the James Mansion to study, but he really didn't wake up, but the emperor's words couldn't help but listen, Zhang Lu had to get up and get dressed while criticizing all kinds of bad feudal society in his heart.

After cleaning up, Zhang Lu hurriedly stuffed some pastries into his mouth as breakfast, and then hurriedly ran to the front hall.

Here Zhang Fu was talking to the chamberlain sent by the palace, because Zhang Yu had already rushed to the court, and the old housekeeper also died on the way to the customs, the task of this reception naturally fell on Zhang Fu, who was only eleven years old.

Seeing Zhang Lu coming in a hurry, Zhang Fu immediately said to him: "Brother Chen, this is the prince of the James Mansion, come over and pay a salute." Regardless of his age, Zhang Fu looks like a master.

Zhang Lu immediately bowed down and said, "Let the adults wait for a long time." ”

The prince is quite thin, and his body is still a little rickety, but he seems to be kind and kind and seems to be very talkative, how can this prince be willing to accept a salute, and immediately got up and said with a smile: "The son doesn't have to be polite, and the old slave can't afford this 'adult', the old slave's name is 'Wangzhong', if the two sons don't dislike it, call me 'Wang Gonggong'." ”

Zhang Lu originally wanted to say a few more good words, but didn't he say too many good things yesterday to make people think of him as a flatterer. If you want to talk less and give more rewards, you can't give you more money, you are only "nine years old" now, and you don't have much money on you at all.

Zhang Fu, as the son-in-law of the Zhang family, is also just right, I saw him get up and say to Wang Zhong: "The prince works hard, if there is anything wrong with my brothers in the future, please take care of the princess." ”

Wang Zhong smiled and nodded, it was a promise, but it was just a breeze or two, and it was just a gesture for an old man like him in the palace.

Then they got into the carriage, and as if it were not yet dawn today, the street was very quiet, and there were few pedestrians around, except for the sound of the wheels of the carriage pressing against the stone pavement.

Daming's carriage does not have a shock absorption system, but fortunately, the stone road in Yingtianfu is very smooth, Zhang Fu also took this opportunity to make up for sleep on the carriage, and Zhang Fu took out a book from his arms and read it carefully.

I don't know how long I slept, Zhang Zhen heard Wang Zhong calling himself, Zhang Zhen rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Have we arrived?" ”

Wang Zhong maintained his usual smile and said: "The James Mansion is in the imperial city, and the carriage is not allowed to enter, and the two princes are also invited to get off the car and walk with the old slave." ”

Zhang Yu nodded, so he had to get out of the carriage as he said, and followed behind Wang Zhong and Zhang Fu while snorting. Entered Dong'an Gate, passed through Donghua Gate, and then Wenhua Gate, this is the place under the crutches, Zhang Lu was slandered in his heart, Daming is too inhumane, don't let you sleep lazy, you have to go so far to go to school......

Entering the Wenhua Gate, there have already gathered a lot of people here, whether it is in the courtyard or under the corridor are covered with cushions and low tables, I asked Wang Zhong to know, it turned out that many children of the noble family are studying in the James Mansion, which also has some names, because the James Mansion is an institution to assist the prince, and these children are all named as accompanying the prince to study, and the future is also considered a hidden minister, of course, the prince is now in his early thirties, naturally it is impossible to study with a group of half-sized children, and the place where the prince studies every day is located in the Wenhua Hall in the courtyard.

The noble children here gathered together in twos and threes, and when they saw Zhang Lu and Zhang Fu coming in, they all looked at each other, but no one stepped forward to say hello, Zhang Fu was the most polite on weekdays, even if no one came up to say hello, Zhang Fu still arched his hand at everyone. Zhang Lu is naturally doing the same behind him.

took Zhang Zhen and Zhang Fu to the courtyard, and Wang Zhong went to the Wenhua Hall to resume his life, and the two brothers became the objects of onlookers in the courtyard for a while, which also made Zhang Zhen feel like an animal in the zoo, and the scene was quite embarrassing.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the door of the Wenhua Hall to open, and a fat man in his thirties looked at Zhang Lu and Zhang Fu with a smile in the hall.

This fat man is dressed in a brocade python robe, and he is followed by Wang Zhong, needless to say, he knows that this is His Royal Highness the current Prince.

The two brothers Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu immediately saluted the prince: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince smiled: "No need to be polite, the two little brothers are the sons and nephews of General Zhang Yu, right?" In the future, there is no need to be too restrained in the Wenhua Palace. ”

Zhang Lu and Zhang Fu are just the sons and nephews of the newly descended ministers, and the fact that the prince can personally receive them shows that they are kind.

Without waiting for Zhang Fu to say anything, the prince took two steps forward, patted the two brothers on the shoulder as if encouraging, and continued: "It is Mr. Zicheng who teaches you today, you have to study hard, you just sit there." ”

The prince pointed to the two brand-new seats at the front, which seemed to have just been added in the past two days, and then the prince smiled slightly and turned back to the Wenhua Palace.

The two brothers, Zhang Fu and Zhang Yuan, bowed slightly, and sat down in that seat. There are a total of two new and one old three seats in the front row, and now the two brothers occupy two, which shows that the prince still looks at the re-surrendered minister.

Of course, Zhang Lu's heart doesn't want to sit here, he was a proper scumbag before he crossed over, and he was still able to make the teacher's parents half angry, but now that he has come to Daming, he still learns some messy ancient texts, and sits under the teacher's nose, just thinking about it, I feel that the whole person is not good. Besides, the teacher of the Ming Dynasty is not as good at talking as the teachers of later generations, do you dare to study hard? The ring ruler and the palm of the hand are light, and kicking is a common thing, and there is no law on the protection of minors.

Now Zhang Zhen only hopes that the gentleman of James Mansion can take care of the identity of the students, otherwise he will have to endure the pain of flesh and skin in the future.

The two brothers, Zhang Lu and Zhang Fu, sat in a daze, as if they couldn't be confused with the noble children around them. Fortunately, this embarrassment did not last long, and the original groups of noble children all sat down honestly, and the James Mansion became extremely quiet.

Zhang Zhen looked up and saw a scribe in his thirties already standing in front of him, this scribe's eyes were blazing, and he was very attentive. Zhang Lu thought in his heart, presumably this is Mr. Zicheng in the mouth of the prince, this Mr. Zicheng is amazing, as soon as he comes in, he can make these top officials of the Ming Dynasty become quiet, thinking that this Mr. Zicheng must be a strict teacher.

"Let's go to class." Mr. Zicheng said lightly, and these second-generation officials who usually walk chickens and teasing dogs immediately stood up and bowed, and the two brothers Zhang Fu and Zhang Lu naturally followed suit.

Mr. Zicheng nodded, the second generation of officials took their seats, and Zhang Yuan's first class in Daming officially began.