Chapter 10
Confucian scholar Wang came at the right time.
In fact, life in the palace is somewhat boring.
Zhu Houzhao is not a person who hates reading. Our ancestors are still very wise.
It's a pity that his skills in classical Chinese are really not good enough, and he can't even read it.
In addition to really wanting to ask for advice,
Zhu Houzhao originally planned to fight for the moral high ground.
Let’s discuss benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and trust first, and then set this person up.
If he gives the impression of being bohemian, then a group of people will jump out and oppose him no matter what he does.
He can live happily on his own.
But he didn't want to be the kind of person who would sneer at something his ancestors didn't do well because of the times, and when it was his turn, his mind would be full of singing and singing every night.
"...Your Majesty, Shao Zhan is serving the king, please see His Highness."
A middle-aged man who is not very eye-catching and seems to have a bit of a belly.
This is Zhu Houzhao's impression.
"No courtesy. Mr. Wang came at the right time. I have a few words I would like to ask you."
This is not fake,
There are sentences like "Looking at Biqi'ao" and "Se Xi Xi Xi" in "The Great Learning".
It's no use having a good memory for this thing, I can't understand what it means at all.
Wang Hao saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still a child. Although his face was immature, he actually came over to him with a book in hand to ask for advice.
I felt a little lost for a moment.
The Ming Dynasty has been around for more than a hundred years, and has been passed down by several generations of emperors.
As in previous dynasties, the influence of two or three of the current more capable emperors has disappeared;
Some unreliable people and incredible things happened one after another.
Is Wang Hao lucky enough to meet a British master?
Especially the conversation with Xie Qian that day. In fact, if there is no one behind the prince to teach him, wouldn't it just show the prince's intelligence?
"Mr. Wang?"
Wang Hao was shocked when he heard the prince's urging, and immediately saluted, "I've lost my temper, please punish me."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while,
Logically speaking, no,
After the emperor finished speaking that day, he must have carefully selected a person who was excellent in all aspects and sent him to the East Palace.
Such a person should be extremely polite.
"There is no need to punish him. However, I would like to know what Mr. Wang was thinking just now?"
Wang Hao behaves like a gentleman,
A gentleman insists on talking to others about everything.
"Your Majesty. I was thinking just now that your Majesty is so eager to learn at such a young age, and I will surely produce a sage in the future. Therefore, I feel a little excited."
From these people,
What Zhu Houzhao saw was expectation.
Maybe there is something wrong with the official group, and some of them are lining their own pockets.
They became a new interest group, annexing land and amassing property.
But it is undeniable that some old scholars have been brainwashed by Confucianism and are truly loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and truly hope that the world will be good and the people will be good.
Once a master meets their expectations, it will really make a scholar die for his confidant.
The purity of the ancients was able to achieve this.
"It's not easy to be a saint." Zhu Houzhao opened the book again, "But to be a saint, you don't have to recognize all the characters."
"Your Highness's words are polite. When you travel far, you will always be near, and when you climb high, you will humble yourself. Since Your Highness has something to ask, I will give it to you without any reservation." Wang Hao held the salute and spoke decisively.
Zhu Houzhao was confused, what can he do?
To be honest, this is why he needs to learn to read.
These people have become accustomed to gossiping about literary texts. If you don't read and talk to them, you won't be able to understand them.
So the old man and the young boy started teaching and learning one by one.
Zhu Houzhao is a good student,
Wang Hao is naturally not a bad teacher.
Liu Jin listened carefully, but he was not interested in those things.
Instead, I was thinking about something else,
Originally His Highness was looking for those two people, and now this one is here.
I guess it's Zhang Tianrui, but Yang Tinghe won't be able to impress His Majesty.
Huh, I have offended him before.
"Liu Jin, go get some tea."
"yes."
The old eunuch began to direct people to prepare these things.
After leaving the house, I went to the two Zhongyun officials. Their arrogant expressions clearly showed the villain's triumphant face.
"Ahem." Zhang Tianrui's condition is worse than that day. Maybe it's because of the cooler weather or maybe because of his mentality. In short, his body is as weak as the wind and his complexion is not as good as before.
On the other hand, Yang Tinghe was still normal and cupped his hand: "Eunuch Liu."
"How are you, my lords?" Liu Jin said with great satisfaction, "His Majesty issued a decree today and sent Wang Zhao and Wang Zhanshi to teach His Highness... Sir Zhang, this should not scare you anymore."
This means that Zhang Tianrui was too timid and too stupid that day, and refused the prince without knowing how to adapt.
Liu Jin's words and deeds like this are unnecessary, but that's just the kind of person he is.
If you encounter someone who has lost power and offended him, you will definitely not get good results from him.
Zhang Tianrui lamented that he had lived in poverty for ten years, and now that he was about to turn fifty, he could only bear this eunuch's temper.
The evening scene is not that late yet, but the desolation is already so desolate.
He felt helpless in his heart, feeling that all the trees were withered. He raised his hands and praised, "Jiefu and I..."
Hearing these four words, Yang Tinghe's heart trembled, "Eunuch Liu, I have offended you many times before, please forgive me."
Liu Jin snorted, tossed his sleeves and walked away.
Zhang Tianrui felt as if a huge stone had sunk in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, "Ahem... cough..."
Seeing that his cough was getting worse, Yang Tinghe couldn't help but worry, "Mr. Zhang, are you okay? Why don't you find a doctor to take a look at you?"
Zhang Tianrui waved his hand and held on to the railing to find a place to sit.
Speaking of outside the Jie Fang Hall,
Zhang Yong, who had received the mission earlier, rushed in with small steps and was stopped halfway.
"Eunuch Zhang, Eunuch Zhang, why is it so urgent?"
"Where is Your Highness? I want to see Your Highness."
"Wang Zhanshi is here. His Highness is studying with Wang Zhanshi. Is it possible that he will annoy His Highness by rushing in so eagerly?"
Zhang Yong was also a little hesitant, but he thought that if he failed to do what Zhu Houzhao told him, he would probably be punished, so he made a decision in his heart.
"If anything happens, I'll take care of it myself."
Now that he said this, the little eunuch could only shake his head helplessly and make way for him.
"...To be a king, stop at benevolence; to be a minister, stop at respect; to be a son, stop at filial piety; to be a father, stop at kindness..."
The crown prince continued to learn to read and write under Wang Kuo's guidance, but his calligraphy was really unreadable and he couldn't even accept it.
Just as I was writing "Being a King", Zhang Yong walked in.
"Your Highness..."
"Say." Zhu Houzhao did not raise his head and continued to write: Zhi Yu Ren.
Zhang Yong came over and said, "Your Highness, the two maids I met today, the Empress, have come down with a decree..."
Sure enough.
Although Zhu Houzhao had expected it, he could only sigh when he heard it.
The word "Ren" is the second horizontal line, and the ink is a bit heavy.
"Mr. Wang, there is something going on in the palace. This is all we can do today."
Wang Hao frowned. A child would want to run away while studying, which gave him a very bad feeling. He hoped that the prince was really up to something, instead of taking the opportunity to run away after just studying for a while.
Considering that it was his first time and it was difficult for him to directly question the prince, although he was a little unhappy, he reluctantly nodded.
"That minister, please retire first."
Chapter completed!