The second prince, Zhu Xi, was not stupid. He was smart.
However, he was more stubborn and did not put his mind into studying.
After he grew up in Xi'an, he was ridiculous and did many evil things. He was recalled to the capital by Zhu Yuanzhang many times and reprimanded.
If not for the protection of Zhu Biao, he would have been exiled by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The root of his failure should be that he did not listen to the teachings of Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang when he was young. He did not know how to speak of benevolence and righteousness.
Now that Mr. Li was asking him to recite, Zhu Rong braced himself and stuttered,"
"The Master said: The Book of Songs has three hundred points. Yes, thinking of evil without…oh…no…thinking of innocence.”
" The Master said: To guide the way with politics... to regulate the way... well... to regulate the way..."
This was just the beginning, and he couldn't continue memorizing.
Zhu Xi quickly winked at the Third Prince Zhu Xi for help.
There were so many princes in the Zhu family, and they were very close to each other. Starting from Zhu Biao, the eldest protected the second, and the second protected the third. The brothers were respectful and united.
In history, it was rare for the princes of the imperial family to have such a good relationship.
This was probably the influence of the palace culture brought about by the harmonious harem.
Empress Ma managed the harem in an orderly manner.
The concubines were harmonious with each other and did not scheme against each other.
The princes naturally loved each other.
This once again proved the greatness of Empress Ma.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely emotional and protective of his children, which also had a positive impact.
It was passed down from father to son, and the sons inherited this quality very well.
When the Third Prince Zhu Xi received the signal, he was really worried for his second brother Zhu Xi.
He thought to himself, Second Brother, why are you so stupid if you don't even know how to do such a simple thing?
Zhu Xi was even more anxious than Zhu Xi as he mouthed.
"Use punishment. Look at my mouth. It's punishment…"
Mr. Li was quite strict, and Zhu Xiong did not dare to teach him openly.
The second brother, Zhu Xi, looked at his third brother's mouth shape and reacted. He continued,"Qi…used punishment, the people were spared…and…and shameless.”
However, he did not manage to memorize a few sentences and soon got stuck again.
"Dao with virtue, Qi Zhi…Qi Zhi…Mm…"
A bad student was a bad student, reminded by the third brother, Zhu Rong.
The second son, Zhu Xi, still couldn't recite the second part of The Analects of Confucius.
He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks.
The third brother, Zhu Rong, was even more anxious than him. It was true that the emperor was anxious, and so were the eunuchs.
"Second Brother, you're too stupid!”
He helplessly spread his hands, indicating that he could only help her up to this point.
Mr. Li walked slowly to Zhu Rong with the ferule in his hand, his face expressionless.
Yes, he had to be beaten again.
Zhu Rong resigned himself to his fate and stretched out his right hand.
" Change to the left hand," Mr. Li said coldly." The right hand was used yesterday."”
Zhu Xiong looked at his swollen right hand and shivered. He quickly retracted his right hand and extended his left hand.
Mr. Li raised his ferule and hit the center of Zhu's palm.
The crisp sound of the ferule hitting the palm of the hand immediately rang out in the main hall, as well as the painful cry of the Second Prince Zhu Xi…
"Why is he hitting my son again?”
Outside the window, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was peeking, was unhappy. He glared at Crown Prince Zhu Biao beside him.
"This old fogey…"
This Ming Emperor was the most protective of his children and could not bear to see this.
"This is Mr. Li," Zhu Biao said with a smile.”
It was only natural for a teacher to hit a student.
If he couldn't recite the book, wouldn't he have to be beaten?
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew this.
He had always respected his teachers and attached great importance to his son's education. Otherwise, he would not have asked Mr. Li to teach his sons.
This Mr. Li was called Li Xiyan.
He was a great scholar at that time, living in seclusion and not being an official.
It was Zhu Yuanzhang who personally wrote a letter to recruit him.
"History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "Taizu personally wrote to recruit him, to the capital, as the king's teacher.”
The emperor was the most respected person in the world. It was extremely rare in history for the emperor to personally write a letter to invite someone to be his teacher.
Li Xiyan was well-read and had high moral cultivation.
However, he was also very unique. He had a stern personality and was very strict when he taught. He even dared to hit the emperor's son.
"History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "The rules are strict. If the kings do not follow the rules, they will be hit on the forehead. The emperor caressed him and was angry. Empress Gao said,'You teach my son the way of a saint. Why are you angry?'”
Li Xiyan was teaching the great principles of Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang. The princes would naturally feel bored and would inevitably not listen to her teachings.
The most mischievous one was the Second Prince Zhu Rong. Once, he didn't pay attention to class and was hit on the forehead by Mr. Li with a pen.
Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was protecting his children, was furious.
Empress Ma advised,"How can you use the standards of Yao and Shun to teach your son a lesson and make you lose your temper?"”
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and agreed. It was a good thing that Mr. Li taught his son the way of the sage.
Only then did he calm down and respect Mr. Li even more.
With his previous experience of knocking on the head, this slap on the palm was considered light.
Therefore, although Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy, he still held his temper and continued to look through the window.
Mr. Li continued to name the third prince, Zhu Xi.
"Your Highness Jin Wang, you carry it."
Zhu Xi was different from the university scumbag Zhu Xi. He was smart, heroic, and had a lot of wisdom. Reciting was child's play.
He didn't panic at all and stood up calmly.
He looked sympathetically at his second brother, Zhu Rong, who had a bitter expression on his face. Then, he shook his head and recited the second chapter of the Analects of Confucius for Political Affairs smoothly.
Word for word.
Zhu Rong's performance immediately made Zhu Yuanzhang, who was outside the window, happy.
"I knew it. The son of our Zhu family is promising.”
Zhu Biao nodded in agreement." Second Brother isn't serious, but Third Brother is still very hardworking.”
In the main hall, Mr. Li nodded in satisfaction." Yes."”
"Your Highness, it's your turn.”
No one answered.
"King Yan…"
Mr. Li looked up and saw that the seat of the fourth brother, Zhu Di, was empty.
How dare Fourth Bro skip class?
Outside the window, Zhu Yuanzhang's face, which had just eased up a little, darkened again.
He strode into the main hall with a cold face.
Mr. Li and the other princes quickly bowed.
"Where's my fourth brother?"
Mr. Li looked confused and could not answer.
"This…"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened. Although he was protective of his son, he was quite strict when it came to educating his son.
He was born into a grassroots family and believed that talent came from the bottom of the stick.
How could he not listen to his father's teachings and skip class?
Old Zhu was already on the verge of losing his temper. He looked coldly at Crown Prince Zhu Biao." Where did Fourth go?”
When the emperor was angry, blood flowed into the oars.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a decisive person, and his killing intent was extremely heavy.
His dragon face was furious, and everyone was trembling with fear. Even Crown Prince Zhu Biao did not dare to speak.
"Why aren't you looking for it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally angry when he said the word " Zhen ".
The guards of the Rearguard Commandery searched the entire palace for the Fourth Prince Zhu Di.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the princes who did not dare to make a sound and slowly calmed down.
"Alright, go back to your seats and continue reading.”
"We'll deal with him when Fourth Brother is back.”
All the princes were submissive as they returned to their seats and pretended to study seriously.
Under the supervision of the old master, he read very seriously.
Of course, everyone was just putting on an act. How could they still be in the mood to study?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't point it out. He glanced at his sons 'faces.
It's good that these brats know how to be afraid of me.
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