The spring outside was bright, the grass was green, unknown birds were chirping, and Zhu Ying's crisp laughter could be heard from time to time. However, the fourth prince was restless. The more he read the topic on the paper, the more furious he became.
, in the end he stood up and wanted to throw away the pen bitterly. But before he could make a move, he saw his brother raising his head and giving him an annoyed look.
At this time, he immediately sat back and muttered unconvincedly: "The teacher is too much. He rarely goes out of the city. He can teach us a lesson if we make mistakes. Why do you ask so many questions? He is really scarier than a ghost!"
"
The third prince also agreed with the fourth prince's evaluation. Compared with hitting the palms with a ruler and copying books, the punishment of doing questions is really too torture. Copying does not require using your brain, but doing questions does. Especially after finally leaving the palace.
In the city, living in such a big and fun Zhaoyuan, but being forced to do questions in the room, even though he was much more patient than the fourth prince, it was really unbearable.
But he still managed to cheer up and reprimanded: "Once a teacher, always a father, how can you criticize the teacher behind his back?"
"But..." The fourth prince said two words in a depressed tone, but the third prince glared back.
"Yesterday you saw the beautiful koi in the pond, so you wanted to fish it out, and you took me into the water with you!" The third prince slapped the table with his left hand, acting like an elder brother, "What if something happens to the two of us?
Misfortune, have you ever thought about what will happen to the mothers and concubines? Besides, what will happen to those who protect us? Will the teacher and sister Yingying also suffer the same misfortune? "
"Also, what if there is no hot water prepared in the soup pool in Daoxiang Village and we get cold? Do you want to lie in bed for a few months?" Although he could not think of the word "death", the third prince still listed many consequences.
Seeing that the fourth prince's face was gradually turning pale, he frowned like a grown-up, and then sighed.
"Hurry up and finish the questions, then go and apologize to the teacher and sister Yingying!"
Zhang Shou, who was standing silently outside the door, could not help but smile when he heard the fourth prince finally say "oh" as a sign of agreement. Of course he could tell a lot of truths to the two of them, but to be honest, the effect might not be as good as these two little guys.
It is good to take the initiative to reflect. Moreover, although the third prince is not as provocative as the fourth prince most of the time as an elder brother, sometimes he really behaves like an elder brother.
However, although he knew that it would be difficult for the two brothers to get out of the capital, Zhang Shou did not go in and waved his hand to reduce the punishment. It was not a good habit to go back on his word, not to mention, he also wanted the two of them to temper themselves so as not to cause trouble again.
You must know that the two brothers fell into the water this time and Zhu Ying kicked the grape trellis down, which is essentially the same degree of danger.
He doesn't want to be like Brother Zhu, who favors one and the other, and blames all the blame on the poor Second Brother Zhu!
One hundred questions to solve equations sounds like a lot, but in fact most of the questions are simple addition and subtraction, only a dozen or twenty questions also involve multiplication and division, and only three questions involve fractions, but for three people who are very talented in arithmetic,
As for the prince, he had to work hard and settle down, and finally solved the problem in about two-quarters of an hour.
The fourth prince, who couldn't bear his temper, spent a while longer than the third prince. Especially after seeing his brother waiting there after finishing his work early, he squirmed his butt back and forth. After he was done, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately jumped up from his stool.
"Third brother, when we're done, let's go and give it to the teacher to take a look!"
In the yard in front of Daoxiang Village, when the fourth prince almost dragged the third prince over, Zhang Shou, who was sitting outside reading a book, couldn't help but laugh. Under the expectant gaze of the fourth prince, he glanced around, and soon
He used his fingernails to pick out seven wrong answers on the fourth prince's paper at the top, then threw the answer sheet back and looked at the third prince's paper again.
This time, after reading it, he nodded approvingly and said, "The third prince did everything right, not bad."
The fourth prince, who was drooping his head, suddenly became more depressed, and he was worried about it. He was especially worried that Zhang Shou would punish him for copying the questions. At this moment, he heard the third prince say: "Teacher, the fourth brother just
I was not careful for a moment, after all, it is difficult to leave the city..."
"Is it because it's rare to leave the city that you just played in the water before?" Zhang Shou interrupted the third prince. Seeing that the elder brother couldn't help but lower his head this time, he smiled and said, "Everyone is naughty.
When I was a child, your sister Yingying was the one who turned the grape trellis upside down, and I wasn't much better when I was a child. I punish you to do a hundred equations to make you remember the lesson."
"You know, a rich man can't sit down in court. He can have fun, but he can't forget the danger. Do you understand?"
Seeing that the fourth prince was almost nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice, Zhang Shou looked at the third prince again. Seeing that he nodded seriously, he smiled and said: "Okay, while the sun has not set yet,
Shan, call your sister Yingying, and let's go out on horseback for a ride, lest you end up in the city and still stay in this deep compound!"
Zhu Ying, who was coming over from outside, heard Zhang Shou start talking about the grape trellis falling down again, and she was filled with hatred. Of course, the most annoying thing was that she told the old story about kicking down the grape trellis. But how could she at that time?
Would you know that Zhang Shou actually told such a story in a serious manner? What's more, he also took advantage of her!
I didn’t expect that he was not a gentleman at all!
Thinking this in her heart, when the group of people actually went out to ride horses, when Zhang Shou smiled and pointed out the scenery while starting to tell Tang poems to the third and fourth princes, she gradually forgot her initial embarrassment and started to read with great interest.
Then I listened.
"When I told you about the disaster of the White Horse in the late Tang Dynasty in my first class at Banshan Hall, I also mentioned the academic recruitment in the Tang Dynasty. Although Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who single-handedly created the Zhenguan rule, was very complacent and thought that
All the talented people in the world have come to me, but the imperial examination did start in the Tang Dynasty, but the system in the Tang Dynasty was extremely incomplete, and many talented people hated it, so Meng Jiao just wrote a song "After Admission to the Imperial Examination"."
"In the past, there was nothing to praise for being sordid, but now there is no limit to the dissolute thoughts. The spring breeze is so proud that horses are hoofed, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."
"Reading this poem "After Admission", you may think that he is frivolous, but you should know that Meng Jiao was already forty-six years old when he passed the imperial examination. In the Tang Dynasty, the Jinshi examination was held once a year, and he stayed in the capital year after year. He had a family and could not return home.
, what is it like? That’s why he has the more famous song "Wandering Zi Yin"."
"The thread is in the hands of a loving mother, and the clothes on a wanderer's body are tightly sewed before leaving, and I fear that I will return late. Whoever speaks with an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. Listen to me, it's all sincere, and you may hear every bit of it.
Is it frivolous? Therefore, among the "Three Hundred Tang Poems" compiled by Emperor Taizu himself, there is only Meng Jiao's "Wandering Son's Song" but not "After Enrollment."
Zhang Shou was telling the story to the third and fourth princes. He suddenly looked up at the sun in the sky. Seeing that it was about to set, he raised his hand and said, "It's almost dusk. The poem about the sunset in "Three Hundred Tang Poems", you guys
do you remember……"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Shou kept lecturing during an outing. Although Zhu Ying listened with great interest, she couldn't help but mutter in her heart. She was just under the grape trellis. How could she think that Zhang Shou was also funny when he told jokes?
This is obviously a wooden person who doesn’t understand the style!
Seeing the third and fourth princes nodding their heads as if listening to a lecture in class, while looking at the magnificent scenery of the setting sun, Zhu Ying looked at the setting sun in the distance, and couldn't help but think of a poem because of Zhang Shou's explanation - well, before
human.
"I felt unwell in the evening and drove to Guyuan. The sunset was infinitely beautiful, but it was almost yellow..."
Before she could even say this stupid word, she heard the fourth prince suddenly mutter: "My father said that this poem is good, but a little bit distracting. My father also said that most of Li Yishan's poems are
It is delicate and secluded, but this poem is very good, but it still has a hint of unexplainable emotion, and it also says that we children should not read too much, because if we cannot read it, we will easily get into trouble."
Zhang Shou did not expect that the emperor would lecture his son about poetry in such a profound way. He couldn't help laughing and echoed: "Yes, young people don't read Water Margin, and old people don't read Three Kingdoms. This is actually the same reason."
"Students remember."
As soon as he said this, he immediately received two unanimous approvals. Seeing the expressions of the third prince and the fourth prince, which sounded like Feng Lunyin, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Immediately afterwards, he only heard Zhu Ying say thoughtfully.
: "I heard that in the early years of Taizu's uprising, I specially visited Luo Guanzhong and Shi Naian. Not only did I share "Journey to the West" with them, but I also asked them to write about the story of Liangshanbo in the late Northern Song Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty."
It has not been a year since Zhang Shou left the small village. Although he has tried very hard to inquire about the legends of Emperor Taizu, it is impossible to cover everything. When Zhu Ying said this, he couldn't help but be stunned.
It turns out that Emperor Taizu not only wrote Journey to the West, he also had exchanges and discussions with Shi Luo as the author? Very good and powerful!
However, Zhu Ying did not finish what she said: "Emperor Taizu later deliberately placed them in a safe place. After the capital was settled in the capital, he often sent people to ask for the manuscript... Well, later he finally published "Water Margin"
and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". But Emperor Taizu was not very satisfied after reading it, and even revised it himself."
Zhang Shou has become numb. Well, he personally revised it...mostly to the version that will be popular in later generations. No, he can't overestimate the integrity of Emperor Taizu. For example, if a person hates respecting Liu and suppressing Cao, then maybe
Liu Bei will be written as a long-eared thief! Why didn't he think of buying a set of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" to read?
"By the way, Ah Shou, why do you say that young people don't read Water Margin and old people don't read Three Kingdoms?"
Zhang Shou was slightly startled: "Didn't Emperor Taizu say this?"
Seeing the third prince and the fourth prince shaking their heads in unison, Zhang Shou was very surprised. Jin Shengtan's famous saying has been quoted by countless people in later generations. He thought that after the birth of the three famous works, he wrote "Journey to the West" and built a
Grand View Garden, but Emperor Taizu who let go of "Dream of Red Mansions" would definitely have left such a sentence long ago!
After all, "Water Margin" was said to have been banned during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Could it be possible...
Thinking that "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were both revised by Emperor Taizu, but he had not read the revised version, Zhang Shou suddenly had a headache. At the moment, he could only say vaguely: "Young man, if you don't read Water Margin,
It’s because Water Margin is filled with a kind of bloody spirit, and young people are already impulsive, so if they get into trouble after reading it, that would be bad.”
"As for old people not reading Three Kingdoms. There are many heroes in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. When old people look back on the first half of their lives, most people will inevitably feel depressed. Even if they are heroes, they will inevitably have the feeling of being heroes in their twilight years, so it is not advisable to read too much."
Zhang Shou just wanted to end this topic quickly, but when he saw the third prince and the fourth prince exchanging glances, as if they were about to ask a question, he quickly changed the subject and said: "Okay, it's not late, go back early! We will send it tomorrow
I'm going to contact several farmers and ask you to go see the cattle and go to the fields. I don't know if there are any sericulture people nearby. If not, I'll have to go to Rongshui Village in the future!"
The third and fourth princes then turned their attention from Tang poems and poems to the question of where to play tomorrow - for them, herding cattle, going to the fields, raising silkworms... this is indeed play. In addition, they have no interest in Zhang Shouchang.
The big brother was very curious and immediately kept asking questions. Even Zhu Ying was led astray by them.
After returning to Zhao Yuan for dinner and a walk, Zhang Shou sent the third and fourth princes to bed. Just like the last time he came to Zhao Yuan, he still chose Nuanxiangwu - even though he was here last time
He was also drugged and kidnapped to another house. However, after burning his feet and lying down on the bed, he suddenly called Ah Liu.
"When you return to the city, you can buy three more sets of books for my study. "Journey to the West", "Water Margin", and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"."
Ah Liu hummed softly and did not ask Zhang Shou what he wanted these books for. However, after closing the gauze curtain, he remembered what Zhang Shou said to Zhu Er in Zhang Yuan's study room. Zhang Shou said
In the bamboo house in Cuiyunjian, I found not only the sutras left by Ge Yong, but also a notebook written by Emperor Taizu's servant. How come he didn't know about it at all?
He thought so in his heart, but he had no intention of telling anyone - of course, he was not planning to ask Zhang Shou. People always have their own secrets. He has them. Then, Zhang Shou has them. This is natural. When he tiptoed on the ground
While laying the mat, Zhang Shou, who was already lying down on the bed, suddenly spoke.
"Why are you lying on the ground if you don't want to sleep on a nice soft couch? Yingying said, the secret tunnels here have been destroyed. With your ability, if you didn't deliberately let the water out, are you afraid that thieves will get in? Hurry up and go
Go to sleep, don’t be a drunkard!"
Hearing no reply from outside, Zhang Shou stood up suddenly, opened the curtain and looked again, and saw that Ah Liu was already minding his own business and lying down on the floor in front of the bed with a quilt in his arms. He suddenly lost his temper.
Someone came from one place and lectured: "What about you? You're sleeping here. What if I get up in the middle of the night and step on you? You're not so vigilant at home."
"Be careful." Ah Liuyan said four words concisely and concisely, and immediately closed his eyes. Immediately afterwards, his even and robot-like snoring immediately sounded, making Zhang Shou, who was holding the curtain in front of the bed, dumbfounded.