At five o'clock in the morning, Zhu Zhen was taken out of bed while he was chewing his forearm in his dream.
"Bold, who dares to do violence to this king..." His Highness King Chu opened his sleepy eyes, bared his teeth and claws, and looked fierce.
Then he saw the smiling face of his fourth brother Zhu Di who was gloating about his misfortune. His Highness King Yan had amazing physical strength and was able to lift up this little fat man effortlessly.
"Hey, Judy..." Zhu Zhen smiled sweetly, raised his fat right fist, and then raised his middle finger.
"Call me Fourth Brother, big or small!" Zhu Di slapped his fleshy butt.
"You two, stop making trouble." Tai Zibiao smiled and looked at the two brothers who were making a fuss. "Hurry up and get dressed."
"Eldest brother is here too?" Zhu Zhen was a little surprised. Is the prince so free?
"If I don't wake you up, can you two go to school obediently?" Zhu Biao said angrily.
"Take me again..." Zhu Di's mouth twitched. It was obvious that Zhu Biao went to him first.
The palace people hurried forward to catch His Majesty the King of Chu's urine, wash his face, comb his hair and dress him.
King Yan also wanted to help, but mainly he wanted to play minor a few. Of course the prince would not let him succeed, so he took Zhu Di out to have breakfast first.
The country was a nascent dynasty, wars were frequent, and the people were in dire straits. Naturally, they had to be frugal in everything they did.
Moreover, Boss Zhu may be the most frugal emperor in history. He only eats two meals a day, and his diet is no more than "regular supply", with no exotic food. For breakfast, he only uses vegetable pasta and a dish of tofu to remind himself not to forget his roots.
With her husband and wife accompanying her, Empress Ma kept herself simple and self-possessed. She always grew vegetables and cooked meals by herself, never feeling tired.
As a result, the palace must also practice frugality. Breakfast consists of ordinary sesame seed pancakes, wontons, and vegetable porridge, which is very different from the extravagant pomp of later generations of royal families.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao and others grew up in the war, and they have been like this since childhood, so they don't feel any grievances.
Zhu Zhen had nothing to feel wronged about. No matter what, the food was at the level of a middle-class landlord's house, much better than what he had eaten before.
After a quick breakfast, the four brothers left Wan'anmen and walked towards the main hall.
At this moment, the east is getting whiter and it is just about to break.
Zhu Di was walking in front for a while, and lagging behind for a while, dancing and talking volubly, never stopping for a moment.
Zhu Biao looked at his adolescent brother with a wry smile, wondering when he would calm down.
Zhu Zhen fell behind and asked Fifth Brother in a low voice: "Why don't you go call Lao Qi?"
"Are you talking to me?" Zhu Zhu pointed at himself in disbelief.
"No."
"My good brother has me in his eyes." Zhu Zhu held his hand excitedly and almost burst into tears. After a while, he asked: "By the way, what are you asking me for?"
"Why don't you call Lao Qi?"
"Seventh brother doesn't need to worry about it. He is the first one to go to the main hall every day. It's time to start studying early."
"Uh..." Zhu Zhen was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lao Qi to be a good student? This is different from the violent children mentioned below.
On second thought, it doesn't matter. Who is not an actor?
"Why can't you get up, Fifth Brother?" Zhu Zhen asked strangely. His Highness, King Wu, looked like a good boy no matter what.
"Sometimes." Fifth Brother nodded and smiled.
"Yes, who would be willing to leave the bed in such a cold weather?" Zhu Zhen suddenly felt that I was not alone.
"Your Fifth Brother stays up until midnight every day because he stays up late to read." Zhu Biao turned around and said with a smile, "When do you go to bed again?"
"Although I went to bed early, I fell asleep late." Zhu Zhen blushed and defended loudly.
"Sixth brother, don't be fooled. These good students are trying to squeeze us out." Zhu Di ran back, pinched his fleshy cheeks and said, "Just wait until the second brother comes back."
"Second brother, don't you bully people?"
"No, when second brother comes back, we won't be the worst."
"Hahaha!" The brothers leaned back and forth, laughing together, and were very happy on the way to school.
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After entering the Wenhua Gate, the brothers calmed down.
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely concerned about the education of future generations. In the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Hongwu, he set up a main hall, filled it with ancient and modern books, and summoned famous Confucian princes, princes, and princes from all over the world.
However, when the prince grew up, he moved to the Wenhua Palace opposite to receive a separate imperial education.
Before entering the Wenhua Palace, the prince carefully arranged Zhu Di's dragon robe and tied back a strand of hair that had strayed to his forehead.
Then while Zhu Zhen tidied up his appearance, he said warmly: "I reported your recovery to my father yesterday. My father was very happy and encouraged you to study hard. He said he would check your homework after a while."
"Wozefak!" Zhu Zhen gasped.
"What are your orders from Your Highness? This old slave can't go in..." Wang Defa answered quickly outside the Wenhua Gate.
"I didn't call you." Zhu Zhen had a black line on his forehead, which is a homophonic pronunciation of money being deducted.
Right, judy?
After tidying up his two troubled brothers, the prince entered the Wenhua Hall.
The three of them watched the prince disappear in a polite manner, and then entered the main hall.
At this time, many people were already sitting in the bright and clean classroom.
Those young men wearing white t-shirts are all the sons of the ministers accompanying the students. Although they are showing off their power outside the palace, here they are just backgrounds and can be completely ignored.
Two children wearing Gon dragon robes were highlighted.
Zhu Zhen's eyes automatically ignored Lao Ba, who still had a runny nose, and looked at Lao Qi, who was sitting upright and reading aloud.
This boy has handsome features and an arrogant face. At first glance, he looks like the kind of good student that makes people hate him.
Zhu Di pursed his lips, letting him see the dark circles under Lao Qi's eyes and said, "Look, this kid is still studying hard when he goes home at night. He's almost learning the same course as me. It's annoying!"
When Lao Qi receives a compliment from his father, he will inevitably be scolded by his father. The more praise Lao Qi receives, the more scolding he will receive...
"Wouldn't Fifth Brother also stay up late and read at night?" Zhu Zhen said.
"I don't read books in school, I read medical books." Zhu Ru explained in a soft voice.
As he was talking, the cloud board in the courtyard rang, indicating that the teacher was about to come to class.
The three of them quickly returned to their seats and sat down.
Zhu Zhen had already observed that there were only two desks in a row in this school.
The first two are empty, they should belong to the second and third children.
Because the fourth and fifth children were sitting in the second row.
Of course, Zhu Zhen and Lao Qi were sitting in the third row. They were really enemies, but they were actually sitting at the same table.
When the cloud board rings again, the reading officer will enter.
To the great surprise of the students, today's teacher turned out to be Liu Bowen.
"The sun is coming out in the west." Zhu Di muttered in a low voice, "I don't know what kind of stimulation the old man received."
Zhu Zhen smiled and said nothing.
After teachers and students bowed to each other, Liu Bowen sat upright behind the desk and said to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, King Yan, please come first."
Zhu Di stood up and took his book forward, opened it to the page he had studied, placed it squarely on the desk, and waited nervously for the teacher to teach.
It is in sharp contrast to the carefree manner before class.
Others also quickly opened their textbooks and immersed themselves in sharpening their guns before the battle.
Zhu Zhen opened the book and looked at it, still looking like he couldn't reach it.
‘Damn it, there’s not even a punctuation mark.’ He cursed secretly, then tilted his head and looked at Lao Qi beside him.
Lao Qi was so shocked by what he saw that he finally couldn't help but whispered: "What are you looking at me doing?"
"You know the reason." Zhu Zhen sneered.
"I don't know..." Lao Qise said inwardly.
"I will help you remember it." Zhu Zhen continued to put pressure on him.
"You know what you're talking about!" Lao Qi buried his head in the book, not daring to look at him.
"Yes, I am not a human being now, I am a ghost." Zhu Zhen said sadly: "I came back to seek my life from my enemies..."
Suddenly there was a loud 'pop' sound, and Liu Bowen, who had been enduring the two of them, finally couldn't help but ring the ruler!
But it frightened His Highness Prince Qi so much that he almost jumped up from his seat.
"Stop making noise in class!" Liu Bowen said with a dark face: "Your Highnesses, please go out and talk!"
