"Your Highness, be careful with your words!" Wang Chengen hurriedly shook his head at him. Zhu Youjian knew that he had said something wrong. He sighed faintly and closed his mouth.
"Little Lian, Little Die, Little Cui, where did you go? His Highness is back, hurry up and serve the tea!”
Seeing that the courtyard was empty and the maids were nowhere to be seen, Wang Chengen shouted.
"What? You want me to study in the Hall of Cultural Splendor?”
On the second day, Yang Lian, the leader of the Donglin Party, was the first to write a letter. He said that Prince Xin was already fifteen years old this year. If he had no intention of going to the fief to become a vassal, it would be better to enter the Hall of Cultural Splendor to study first, so as not to indulge in strange skills and waste his studies...
"This king wants to ask Lord Yang, which lord taught this king knowledge?”
When Zhu Youjian first heard about this, he guessed that the Donglin Party wanted to brainwash him so that he wouldn't go against them. Thus, he deliberately asked in front of all the civil and military officials.
"This…If Your Highness doesn't want to give up, why don't you let this old minister give a lecture to Your Highness?”
Zhu Youjian looked towards the source of the voice and saw a white-haired old man standing up. He cupped his hands and said in a clear voice.
It was actually him!
Zhang Weixian!
After Zhang Fu, the hero of Jingnan, he was the seventh Duke of England!
Zhang Weixian came to Zhu Youjian and sized him up. He nodded approvingly." Prince Xin, you were able to lead an army to battle at the age of fifteen, sweep the enemy's territory, and pacify the bandits in a month. I really admire you. However, you've been contaminated with too many military habits, and your words and actions are rude. You need to be taught well!”
"I just don't know what the old Duke taught me.”Zhu Youjian sneered." I have a master's degree in military engineering from the military industry in Ha. I'm a major general and a military attaché stationed abroad. I have an IELTS of 6.5, Japanese N3, Spanish A2... I don't know what else you can teach me!"
Poetry, songs, eight-part essay?
Zhang Weixian turned around and cupped his hands towards the Tianqi Emperor." Your Highness is a young hero and is extremely intelligent. The responsibility of teaching Prince Xin is extremely heavy, and this old subject is unable to handle it. With the addition of Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, the two old scholars, Your Highness will definitely be reborn…"
"What do you think, Imperial Brother?" The Tianqi Emperor's head ached when he heard that. He turned around and asked Zhu Youjian," If you're not willing, I think we should forget about this matter!”
"Your Majesty, your brother is willing!" To everyone's surprise, Zhu Youjian showed great interest in this matter. He personally walked down the red steps and respectfully bowed to Zhang Weixian, Zuo Guangdou, and Yang Lian." Greetings, teachers. Please enlighten me!"”
Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou looked at each other and smiled. Although His Highness has a violent personality and is rude and unreasonable, he is still of the royal bloodline and is extremely intelligent. I believe that after the three of us teach him, he will definitely turn over a new leaf and become a benevolent king.
"Congratulations to Prince Xin for entering the academy. This old servant wishes that Your Highness will have great achievements in your studies!”Wei Zhongxian hurriedly flattered Zhu Youjian, who smiled." You flatter me."”
In the Hall of Cultural Splendor, the lecture that had stopped for a long time finally began again. Zhang Weixian, Zuo Guangdou, and Yang Lian, the three great Confucians, sat side by side. Zhu Youjian sat upright opposite him. On the Nanmu wooden table, there were four treasures of the study. A wisp of sandalwood slowly burned, emitting a faint fragrance.
The two eunuchs, Wang Chengen and Du Xun, were serving at the side.
" Today, we will first talk about the Analects of Confucius, Ji's General Attack on Zhuanyu…" Yang Lian opened the book and cleared his throat.
"The Ji clan will attack Zhuanyu. You and Ji Lu went to see Confucius and said,"The Ji family will have something to do with Zhuanyu. I am afraid that Ji Sun's worries are not in Zhuanyu, but in the Xiao Wall.”
Without waiting for Zuo Guangdou to speak, Zhu Youjian had already stood up and recited the entire article.
"You're worth teaching!" Zhang Weixian and the other two looked at each other and nodded with a smile. His Highness had an eidetic memory and was able to sing praises. He was indeed a genius!
" The meaning of this essay is..." Zuo Guangdou pinched his beard and shook his head, preparing to explain. Zhu Youjian smiled calmly and said," I have already reviewed this homework. I will translate it first. If it is wrong, I will ask the three teachers to give me some advice."”
"Try saying it!" Zuo Guangdou looked at Zhu Youjian with a gratified expression. He originally thought that teaching Prince Xin would be an extremely difficult task, but he did not expect this child to be so intelligent that it would be so easy to teach!
Zhu Youjian explained the original text, and the three of them nodded in satisfaction." It's a good explanation. Sage Kong's words are profound and righteous. In this article, he talked about the principle of benevolence and righteousness. To govern a country, benevolence and righteousness should be the first priority..."
"Stop!" Zhu Youjian sneered in his heart. Finally, it's time for me to counterattack!
"Your Highness, what are your thoughts on this?" Zuo Guangdou was stunned and asked.
"Teachers, haven't you heard of the story of Confucius killing Shao Zhengmao?”Zhu Youjian threw a nuclear bomb at them, causing the three of them to be dumbfounded and unable to come back to their senses for a long time!
He actually knew about this!
"Since the three teachers don't know, then I'll be bold enough to tell the teachers. Old Master Kong is lecturing in the Lu Country and doesn't have many disciples. Because there's a competitor called Mao, who holds the position of junior official. He's good at teaching and can tell stories. He lured all the students away and caused Old Master Kong to have no food to eat. Later, when Old Master Kong became the Great Minister of Lu, the first thing he did was to kill Shao Zhengmao and expose his body to the sun for three days to vent his anger. His disciple Zilu was puzzled by his actions, so Confucius said that Shao Zhengmao had five bad moral qualities: " a bold and dangerous mind, a firm and firm conduct, a good argument for lies, a broad memory for ugliness, and a good reputation for obedience." If he was allowed to continue spreading rumors to confuse the people, the common people would raise their flags and rebel. His killing of Shao Zhengmao was considered a 'gentleman's execution'. Not only was it not wrong, but it was also meritorious.”
Zuo Guangdou looked at Zhu Youjian coldly, wondering how this boy could be so knowledgeable and even know such a secret, even though he had not received any formal royal education.
Could it be that he was self-taught?
"Teachers, is Confucius a gentleman?”
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