Chapter 43: Your Majesty, what’s wrong with you? Why do you always want to beat your grandson?
After lunch, Zhu Yunhuan took Zhu Gui and Zhu Zhi aside to discuss how to make money.
It’s just that these two people are so lame that they can’t keep up with his advanced business ideas at all, making him feel like he is talking to a cow.
However, it cannot be said that there was no gain. At least he made an appointment with Zhu Gui to follow him out of the palace tomorrow and go to the capital for an on-site investigation to see what business there is to be done in the capital.
The lunch break passed quickly and soon it was time for afternoon classes.
There are no classes in the main hall in the afternoon. The teacher will check the students' progress based on the homework assigned in the morning and give some extended explanations.
However, if students have a strong desire for knowledge and always raise new questions, the teacher is willing to say a few more words.
For example, Zhu Yunwen, a palace test-taker, would always ask his teacher to talk about this and that.
Except for Zhu Yunhuan who was a little unhappy, other princes and grandchildren welcomed his inward-looking behavior.
Because once the gentleman sets his sights on his grandson, he will not notice their little movements below.
After spending ten minutes memorizing the first hundred words of the Thousand Character Classic, Zhu Yunhuan also joined the decadent family and took a nap on the table.
After Qi Tai finished explaining the essence of the University to Zhu Yunwen, he immediately discovered Zhu Yunwen's laziness.
If it were in the past, he would definitely turn a blind eye.
But today, Zhu Yunhuan gave him a very different feeling, which made him feel grateful for his talent.
If Zhu Yunhuan had been properly disciplined, even if he could not cultivate a qualified successor for the Ming Dynasty, he would at least be a wise king, right?
With such a mood, Qi Tai walked up to Zhu Yunhuan and knocked on his desk gently.
"Zhu Yunxun, have you finished memorizing your lessons?"
Zhu Yunhuan looked up in a daze, and when he saw it was Queen Qi Tai, he immediately became cautious.
"Mr. Qi, can I recite it after I wake up? I promise I can recite it before school is over!"
When Qi Tai saw Zhu Yunhuan being so lazy, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
I am just bored and have nothing to do. Why should I urge him to do anything? Should I let him compete with Zhu Yunwen?
Although Qi Tai thought so in his heart, when he was about to turn around and leave, he felt inexplicably irritated.
"Zhu Yunxun, come out with me!"
"ah?"
Zhu Yunhuan raised his head and looked around, and saw several guys sleeping on the tables in the main hall. He felt a little indignant at the moment. Mr. Qi was so unreasonable. Why did he only care about me and not them?
Although Zhu Yunhuan was very dissatisfied, he still followed out obediently.
Because during the casual chat at noon, Zhu Gui and the others had warned him that he must be respectful to the teacher, otherwise he would be beaten.
The two men came to the outside of the main hall. Qi Tai sat down on the railing and patted the empty space next to him, motioning Zhu Yunhuan to sit up as well.
Seeing this, Zhu Yunhuan did not hesitate to step on the stone wall and jumped onto the railing. He swung his legs leisurely, waiting for Mr. Qi's lecture.
"Zhu Yunxun, do you think memorizing is boring?"
"certainly!"
"That Thousand Characters Text is not scientific at all. The content above is all nonsense."
"You're right. There are indeed many things wrong with it."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunhuan looked at Qi Tai in disbelief. He thought Qi Tai called him out to scold him, but he never expected that Qi Tai would actually say such a thing.
Qi Tai smiled slightly when he saw Zhu Yunxun's surprised expression.
"Are you surprised?"
"Don't forget that you also grew up as a child. When I was a child, I was just like you and hated memorizing books."
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he suddenly felt a sense of alarm.
If his guess is correct, should he start feeding himself chicken soup?
He drank a bowl of crucian carp soup at noon today, and he really couldn't drink the poisonous chicken soup of the Ming Dynasty.
"But have you ever thought about why I asked you to recite the Thousand Character Classic even though I knew it didn't make sense?"
Zhu Yunxun shook his head honestly.
"have no idea!"
Qi Tai looked at the sky outside the palace wall and sighed.
"Because this is the best shortcut to study!"
"As long as you memorize the Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and Thousand Character Classic, you can at least recognize more than 2,000 Chinese characters."
"If you don't want to study later, knowing these two thousand words is enough to deal with the problems you may encounter in your daily life."
"Even if you continue to study, these two thousand words are the foundation for studying Confucian classics."
"So, you can't think that the Thousand Character Classic is worthless just because you picked out some mistakes in it."
"You know, this thing was designed to help children learn to read from the beginning."
Zhu Yunhuan was more or less moved when he heard this, but how could he be easily shaken as he was the reincarnation of a lazy ghost?
"Mr. Qi, if I know enough words, do I not have to memorize them?"
Qi Tai looked at Zhu Yunhuan, and seeing the cunning look on his face, he immediately rejected him mercilessly.
"Of course not!"
"The Thousand Character Classic is not only about literacy, but also about history and heritage. It contains many truths. Do you dare to say that you understand them all?"
“I understand a little bit…”
When Qi Tai saw his grandson saying this again, he felt a headache.
"Well, let me test you. Explain what Dragon Master Fire Emperor and Bird Official Human Emperor mean?"
Qi Tai's words really stumped Zhu Yunhuan. How could he, a person from later times, know about this stuff?
"this……"
Zhu Yunhuan scratched his head in embarrassment and made up a story.
"The teacher of the Dragon Clan, a Doudi who can play with strange fire?"
Qi Tai's face darkened again when he heard this. This kid started talking nonsense again...
"Zhu Yunhuan, if you know something, you know it; if you don't know something, you don't know it. You can't make it up."
"The Dragon Master refers to Fuxi. Fuxi observed the Yellow River Dragon and Horse River Map and drew the Xiantian Bagua."
"The Fire Emperor refers to Suirenshi, because he taught the ancients how to make fire by drilling wood, so he was honored as the Fire Emperor."
"The bird official refers to Shaohao. During Shaohao's time, officials were named after birds, so they were called bird officials."
When Qi Tai said this, he suddenly shook the white pheasant embroidered on the chest of his clothes.
"Even in our Ming Dynasty, we still follow the custom of Shaohao's time, and civil officials use bird-patterned clothes to distinguish themselves."
"As for the Human Emperor, there is no specific reference. All wise and virtuous kings in ancient times can be called the Human Emperor."
After hearing this explanation, Zhu Yunhuan's eyes suddenly lit up.
He never imagined that such a small Thousand Character Classic could contain so much knowledge.
"Mr. Qi, is this where calling someone a nobody comes from?"
When Qi Tai heard Zhu Yunhuan's "drawing inferences from one example", he felt a headache again, but despite the headache, he still guided him patiently.
"How clever! The origin of the bird official does come from this."
"Look, this is the benefit of reading more. Otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to hear when someone scolds you!"
Zhu Yunhuan nodded obediently when he heard this.
"Sir, I understand. I will study hard in the future and live up to your and Grandpa Huang's expectations of me!"
When Qi Tai heard Zhu Yunhuan say this, a relieved smile finally appeared on his face.
“Okay, okay!”
"You can have this intention, which makes my hard work worthwhile."
As the two were talking, they suddenly saw a young eunuch walking towards them in a hurry.
"This servant has met Mr. Qi."
When the young eunuch spoke, he deliberately glanced at Zhu Yunhuan who was sitting next to him.
Qi Tai understood what he meant and immediately sent Zhu Yunhuan away, letting him go into the house to study hard.
The young eunuch spoke only after seeing Zhu Yunhuan leave.
"Mr. Qi, the Emperor has given you a verbal order to urge His Highness Yunxun to study hard. You must find a way to beat him up today!"
When Qi Tai heard this, he was completely stunned. What's wrong with His Majesty today? Why is he always thinking about beating his grandson?
However, before Qi Tai's surprise had worn off, the young eunuch made another request.
"There are also three . The emperor asked you to supervise these two, add some burdens to them, and then find faults and beat them with twenty boards..."
"this……"
When Qi Tai heard that the two little princes were also involved, he knew that this was the aftermath of "the son stealing his father's ice".
As for the Liao King Zhu Zhi, as an uncle he actually bullied his seven-year-old nephew. He really deserved a beating.
When Qi Tai thought of this, he wanted to shout "The emperor is wise!"
"I obey your order!"
Qi Tai sent the young eunuch away and returned to the main hall with a lot on his mind. He immediately called Zhu Yunhuan, Zhu Yunxun, Zhu Yu, Zhu Song and Zhu Zhi to the stage.
"Ahem, you guys need to adjust your homework."
