Chapter 14 Dragon and Phoenix Mixed Doubles

Forbidden City, East Palace.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi was whipping Zhu Houzhao hard with a wattle stick. He whipped Zhu Houzhao dozens of times. It seemed that he was tired, so he stopped to take a breath.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it... you can't do it!" Zhan Shiwangyao, the young master of Zhanshifu in the East Palace, advised him with runny noses and tears.

However, the inner monologue is...

smoke! His Majesty whipped him hard, and when he got tired, he replaced me with an old minister.

Jade cannot become a weapon if it is not polished, and a man cannot become a talent if he is not beaten!

I can't teach you a lesson, so your Majesty can't teach you a lesson?

Your Majesty, I feel miserable in my heart!

The prince... is not a thing!

If one hundred days is counted as leaving the palace, the prince will be "sick" for more than ninety days. In the remaining few days, he will either count the hair on his legs in the lecture hall or count my steps!

The Ming Dynasty had a special education system for princes.

The so-called prince's teaching from the cabinet is the beginning of formal education. Among the lecturers responsible for education, there are not only officials from Zhan Shifu, but also cabinet officials, all of whom are taught by great Confucians.

Lectures and readings must be held every day. Classes usually involve reciting the Four Books and Wu Sutras in the morning, and then explaining them in the afternoon.

In addition to memorizing books such as "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Book of Songs", one also needs to practice calligraphy.

Zhu Houzhao was born with a monkey's butt, so he couldn't sit still.

Spring is not a day for reading, but the heat of summer makes it a good time to sleep.

Autumn is coming and winter is coming, so pack your schoolbags and celebrate the New Year.

After teaching for a year, Wang Hao's hairline fell out.

If he could be transferred to the Sixth Department as an official, he would leave immediately.

But... His Majesty placed great hope in him and entrusted his only son into his hands. How could he just walk away?

The day before yesterday was even worse. He didn't even ask for sick leave and sneaked out of the palace.

Wang Hao knew that if he concealed it any longer, it would lead to catastrophe, so he informed Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi twitched him ten more times, gasping for air, and his eyes were about to burst as he said: "As a prince, if you want to bring peace to the world, you must first rectify your body. If your body is not rectified, your shadow will be crooked. If you rule from above, you will be in chaos." "If you don't study, how will you manage the country in the future?"

The roar echoed through the East Palace. Zhu Houzhao shivered and twitched slightly. He did not dare to look into Emperor Hongzhi's eyes for fear of attracting more whips.

That bitch Liu Jin asked him to invite his mother, but he didn't come back for a long time.

If he runs a step slower, I will be slapped a lot more, and I will definitely not spare him!

When Emperor Hongzhi saw that he was silent and did not dare to look up at him, he knew that he was unrepentant.

"Say! Why! No! Read! Book!" One word after another, Emperor Hongzhi whipped him rhythmically.

Being whipped until he was about to die, Zhu Houzhao cried out unconvinced: "My child feels that what the sage said is nonsense. One moment he said that a man is a man who would rather bend than surrender, and another time he said that a man is a man who can bend and stretch. My child is thinking, the sage Did you say it when you were having convulsions? Which sentence is right and which sentence is wrong?”

"This is a taboo for your venerable person, a taboo for your loved ones, and a taboo for the sage. Your Majesty, don't fight... don't fight!" Wang Hao burst into tears.

As if irritating Emperor Hongzhi, he became furious again and waved his whip: "Evil beast, that's... that's asking you to act according to the situation! You are an unworthy descendant!"

Zhu Houzhao said in pain and dissatisfaction: "Humph, what the father said is right, and what the child said is wrong. No one dares to scold the father, but they all come to scold the son. The son is your son, and the son is wronged. !”

At this moment, Queen Zhang came from Kunning Palace. It could be seen that she was in a hurry and tired.

With the help of eunuch Liu Jin, he hurriedly entered the door: "Your Majesty, stop it! What mistake did Hou Zhao make? You want to beat him like this? Ordinary people can't deal with such a cruel hand."

"Mother..." Zhu Houzhao squeezed out a few tears after trying hard for a long time.

Mou Bin returned to the palace to pay the order. Hearing the howl of a slaughtered pig coming from the East Palace, he rushed in. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi, he knelt down and said: "I have found out clearly. The prince went to Yan's Mansion, saying that he wanted to arrest your majesty's forbidden wife." , I want to tell your Majesty’s secrets to the world!”

The atmosphere froze for a moment,

Queen Zhang made a roaring voice: "Bring me the whip!"

Emperor Hongzhi tensed up and asked, "Queen...what do you want to do?"

Queen Zhang: "I, my concubine, will fight with Your Majesty!"

Suddenly, the rhythmic and indescribable chorus of dragons and phoenixes came from the East Palace.

In the capital these days, the supply of bacon exceeds the demand. Scholars who go to the examiner's house to throw a punch in the door cannot go empty-handed. They take the bacon as a gift and perform the ceremony of binding it, so that they know the relationship well.

Scholars are always self-taught in etiquette. They don't hit the smiling person with their hands. Even if the examiner doesn't accept it, they can still make up for it themselves, right? You won't suffer any loss after all.

Yan Kesong was not bored in his study writing books. Compared with his own reputation, his son's fame was a little more important.

Seeing that he was not in a hurry, Yan Kesong persuaded: "Cheng Jin, the official world is ups and downs, and it is difficult to support it alone. When my father became a disciple of Qian Weng, he was able to display many ambitions and got the opportunity to compile many important classics. Wang Ao was one of the princes. Teacher, now that I am an examiner, my future is bound to be limitless. Don’t you understand that adding icing on the cake is not as good as giving someone time in need? "

Wang Ao was a very famous and important minister during the Hongzhi period. During the Hongzhi period, he was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. During the Zhengde period, he entered the cabinet and held a high and powerful position!

More importantly, he had a teacher from the Ming Dynasty civil servants, Qiu Jun. Qiu Jun was not only a very popular minister, but also a famous scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty through four dynasties, and the emperors of the three dynasties all respected him. Three points of salute.

If they share the same path, they can work together.

People with the same ambitions always like to stick together in their official careers.

Qiu Jun and Wang Ao are both famous upright officials. Even scholars who are noble and indifferent will compete to visit some upright officials before the imperial examination. The difference between them and those who go along with the crowd is that they are out of respect.

What my father doesn't know is that he got the answers in the process of asking him intentionally or unintentionally, and he memorized them all by heart.

Since half a year ago, Yan Chengjin has been asking his father for advice every now and then, and the questions he asked are all questions for the provincial and metropolitan examinations.

Now he has collected more than three ways to solve the same question.

Eight-part essays are difficult, and it is difficult for great scholars to solve the questions in the specified time according to the format. Ordinary people may not even be able to finish reading the questions.

Although my father has been writing for many years, it sometimes takes a day to give him the answer.

So he made preparations early, and now he has already memorized it by heart.

But he never asked the teacher for advice, to avoid the possibility of someone else getting hold of the evidence, and his father certainly would not leak it out.

It would be fine if he failed the exam to get Wang Ao's card.

If he passed the exam, he would be suspected of selling the exam papers, and he was preparing for the top three.

"My son will go out now to visit Lord Wang Ao." In order to dispel his father's concerns, Yan Chengjin asked Chunxiao to change him into a clean Confucian robe. He Neng carried the bacon and went out under the pleased eyes of his father.