"Mother, I'm going to study." At nine o'clock in the morning, Zhu Cijiao said hello to his mother Wang and jumped to the east room.

Wen Anzhi made an appointment at nine o'clock last night, and Zhu Ciyi couldn't be late, otherwise it would be rude to let the dignified scholars wait for him.

The private school of King Gui's mansion is in the east room of the mansion, and you can walk a hundred steps along the stone road to the right after entering the mansion.

The east room is a three-room house with blue bricks and black tiles, which is used to run a private school for young masters to study.

Zhu Youlang currently has only one wife, and only gave birth to his eldest son, Zhu Cijiao, so a huge house is for Zhu Cirong to study.

After last night's birthday party, Zhu Youlang asked the housekeeper to change the private school to "Wudao Hall" overnight, which is just a new brand.

However, Zhu Cijiao prefers this "Enlightenment Hall", which should be the highest state pursued by scholars, especially now that the Ming Dynasty is in danger, it is indeed necessary to understand the way to save the Ming.

Bypassing the flower platform, Zhu Cijiao saw the three big characters of "Enlightenment Hall" on the forehead of the east door from a distance, which was written by Zhu Youlang himself, the pen was old, vigorous and powerful, and the foundation was profound, and it was a bit of a calligrapher's taste.

Zhu Ciyi came relatively early, the scholar of Wen'an did not arrive, and the master of Qu Shiyun did not arrive.

The first to come was Wang Ma, who had already cleaned the house, wiped all the tables and stools with towels, and boiled tea.

Since Zhu Cijiao crossed over to King Gui's Mansion, Wang's mother has taken care of his diet and daily life, she is very careful and loves him very much.

"Young master, here, here are your favorite snacks." Wang Ma said, handing over a small box of snacks.

"Wow, there's still a snack!" Zhu Cijiao happily took the snack, opened the box, took a piece with her small hand, and sent it to Wang Ma's mouth.

"Thank you, Mama Wang! You also eat a piece. "Zhu Cijiao doesn't like to eat alone, and if there is something delicious, he has to share it with others.

"Thank you, young master." A more sensible young master, a young master who can respect people, Wang Ma was grateful and accepted the snacks handed by Zhu Cijiao.

Zhu Cijiao ate a snack, and the scholar of Wen'an arrived.

Wen Anzhi didn't have to take a lot of books like Mr. Xie before, he only had one copy of "The Analects" in his hand.

Half of the treatise rules the world! Could it be that Wen Anzhi wants to teach me the Analects? I can also recite the Analects backwards, Zhu Cijiao thought secretly.

"Good morning, Lord Wen! Student Zhu Cijiao greeted the teacher. Zhu Cizhi saw Wen Anzhi walking towards the Enlightenment Hall, and hurriedly ran to the door to greet him.

"Cijia, at a young age, you can understand etiquette, and the minister likes it." Wen Anzhi took Zhu Ciyi's little hand, and the two walked into the Enlightenment Hall.

"Mother Wang, if you make a cup of tea for Master Wen, you will make green tea before Ming." Zhu Ciyi commanded, glanced at the door, and saw that Qu Shiyun was also coming.

"Hello Governor, student Zhu Cijiao greets you." Zhu Cijiao hurriedly ran to the door to greet him.

"Lord Qu, please, Lord Wen has arrived." Zhu Cijiao introduced Qu Shiyun into the Enlightenment Hall, and Wang Ma immediately presented the tea.

"Master Wen, I am fortunate to be happy, it is rare to accompany the young master to study." Qu Shiyun stepped into the Enlightenment Hall and spoke loudly to Wen Anzhi, which is probably a common etiquette in officialdom.

"Lord Qu, each other, sit down quickly." Wen Anzhi laughed as he spoke.

The tables and chairs in the Wudao Hall have changed the original classroom style to the shape of the word "Hui", which is shaped like a table of eight immortals, and it is not divided into the main seat and the second seat, and you can sit on any side.

Wen Anzhi took his seat first, and he sat in the northern seat.

After Qu Shiyun came in, he sat opposite Wen'an, that is, the southern seat.

Zhu Cijiao had no choice but to sit in the western position, facing the gate of the Enlightenment Hall.

Originally, there was no distinction between primary and secondary, but when he sat like this, it suddenly became Zhu Cizhi sitting in the middle, with Wen Anzhi and Qu Shiyun on the left and right respectively.

The green tea brewed by Wang Ma has been placed in front of each other, and it is steaming, and the fragrance of tea is curling in the house.

This is like teachers and students reading, it is like a literary friend drinking tea and setting up a dragon gate array.

Wen Anzhi looked at Qu Shiyun, Qu Shiyun looked at Wen Anzhi, and then the two adults looked at Zhu Cizhi together: "What are we talking about?" "Almost unanimously.

"Let's talk about this 'Enlightenment Hall'! Which adult enlightens the student first? Zhu Cijiao looked at the two ministers and thought about it.

"Scholar of Letters, you first."

"Lord Governor, you go first."

Wen Anzhi and Qu Shiyun excused each other, and it seemed that it would be difficult to make a decision for a while, and Zhu Cizhi was caught in the middle, and it was not easy to ask anyone to speak first.

"Hiss-" Zhu Cijiao opened the notebook, tore off a blank piece of paper, divided it into two, wrote "1" and "2" respectively, and then pinched it into two paper balls.

"Two adults, draw lots, whoever catches one, who speaks first." Zhu Cijiao placed two paper balls on the table.

Wen Anzhi and Qu Shiyun each grabbed a paper ball and opened it-

How fun, Zhu Cijiao stretched out his head, looked left and right.

Suddenly shouted: "Wow, Lord Qu has won the lottery, I caught one, Lord Qu will talk first." ”

"This, Wudao Hall, is Wudao Hall, that is, a name, what can you say, can you still say tricks, Ci Jiao, change the topic, don't toss around."

Qu Shiyun took a deep sip of tea, and the sweat on his forehead oozed out.

"Master Qu, you can't change it, this is not a blind toss, today is the first day that the Enlightenment Hall opens, and I am also the first disciple of the Enlightenment Hall, on the first day of the lecture, I have to explain this Enlightenment Hall clearly."

Zhu Ciyi was able to tell the full reason for not changing the topic, and also refuted Qu Shiyun's words of "tossing blindly".

Wen Anzhi seemed to be pondering, in the hall, you look at me, I look at you, you look at him, three people, no one spoke, and there was silence for a while.

"Master Qu, just now around the Enlightenment Hall, it can be regarded as talking about his point of view, but it has not been expanded, and the students have come down to understand it slowly. Now, I would like to ask Mr. Bun to give advice to the students. ”

In order not to be cold, and to let Qu Shiyun have a step down, Zhu Cijiao turned the words to Wen Anzhi.

"This enlightenment hall, the name taken by the prince, it is very good, what does this place do, it is enlightenment, what are we doing here, it is to come to enlightenment, to understand the way of learning, the way of being a person, and the way of being an official."

After all, Wen Anzhi is a university scholar, and he talks like a Taoist, but Zhu Cizhi thinks that it is just average. Wen Anzhi took a sip of tea and continued.

"So, this is also a reform of the prince, an educational reform, changing the private school to teach dead books and dead reading, and changing it to enlightenment, which is really clever! Not only can children come here to study and enlighten the Tao, but ministers should also come here to enlighten the Tao. ”

"Ci Yao, do you understand this Enlightenment Hall?" Wen Anzhi looked at Zhu Cijiao and asked, thinking that he was at a good level.

"I understand it, after listening to the enlightenment of the two adults, the students have benefited a lot, and I will also report my experience and insights." Zhu Cijiao took Wen Anzhi's words and said.

"When I saw the words 'Enlightenment Hall', I thought of a question, how to read? Especially at the current moment when the Ming Dynasty is in danger, what is the mission of our scholars? ”

Zhu Cijiao said, looked at Wen Anzhi, and then looked at Qu Shiyun, where is this like what a two-year-old child said, the two adults opened their eyes wide and stretched out their ears to listen.

"I think it is to read the 300-year history of the Ming Dynasty, especially the history of the decline of the Ming Dynasty in the past 30 years, to see the past, present and future, and to find the way to save the Ming."

"Today is the first day of the opening of the Wudao Hall, only by clarifying the three words 'Wudaotang' and understanding the positioning, we will not waste time when we come here to enlighten the Tao, and the mission of the scholars will gradually take up, and there will be hope for saving the Ming Dynasty."

Hearing Zhu Ciyi's words, the two ministers were stunned, is this what a two-year-old child can say? How can a two-year-old think so closely? Is it a god or a prodigy?

"That's right! Ci Ji said it so well. Qu Shiyun couldn't help clapping his hands, and Wen Anzhi also clapped his hands, which was the kind he couldn't help but have.

Where is this a university scholar and a governor teaching children to read and enlighten the Tao, it is simply a two-year-old child enlightening the minds of two first-class adults.

Zhu Ciyi's performance suddenly refreshed the two adults' perception of him.

"Tzu, what will we realize tomorrow? You assign us the topic first, so that it doesn't become too sudden and unprepared like today. ”

"Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall, let's read the history of enlightenment!"

Wen Anzhi, who is usually high and arrogant, actually asked Zhu Cijiao to assign homework in advance, and they still need to do homework when they come here? It's strange if you don't laugh off your big teeth when you pass it out, but fortunately, there are only three of them in the Enlightenment Hall.