Lingyun Pavilion was built on a dirt mountain, far away from the clouds in the sky, but it was enough to overlook half of the Imperial Garden. In turn, people in half of the Imperial Garden could see Lingyun Pavilion when they looked up.
This is where the emperor was taught.
On the morning of the fourth day after Yang Feng came, Han Ruzi went to greet the Queen Mother, and the eunuch Zuo Ji read out the Queen Mother's decree in a serious manner. With the emperor, it took a full two quarters of an hour to end.
After all, the emperor had to read some books and learn some necessary skills.
After breakfast, Han Ruzi was escorted by more than 30 eunuchs and headed to Lingyun Pavilion. Yang Feng and Zuo Ji followed, followed by the eunuch holding a yellow umbrella in his hand, and then the king of Donghai, who accompanied him as an attendant. .
After entering the Imperial Garden, there were some attendants who joined the team, about fifteen or sixteen. They were not eunuchs, but children of honorable people. Nodding to each other, no conversation.
It is not easy to be an attendant to the emperor. There is at least one ceremonial official to supervise at all times. A slight disrespect may be impeached.
Han Ruzi noticed that there were always more eunuchs than attendants. The queen mother obviously didn't trust the emperor, and she didn't trust people outside the palace.
The team escorting the emperor was mighty and mighty, but most of them stayed in Your Excellency Lingyun. Only the King of the East Sea entered the pavilion to accompany him, and was served by two eunuchs.
The room imitates the ancient system. There are no tables and chairs. The east wing is equipped with a brocade mat and a book table. You can only sit on your knees. The emperor faces the west. The king of the East Sea is seated on the side. Leaning towards the northeast.
The emperor's first apprentice master had already been waiting in another room. When the emperor was seated, a eunuch summoned him into the cabinet, and another eunuch presided over the etiquette for the meeting between the master and the apprentice.
There are many rules in the palace, and Yang Feng and Zuo Ji, who had entered the palace more than three years ago, could not master them, so they could only be handled by experienced old eunuchs.
The former Guozijian Jijiu, the former Crown Prince Shaofu, and the former priest Langzhong Guo Cong of the Ministry of Rites, an old man in his seventies, walked in from the outside with a little trembling, and his eyes were dim, but he could accurately judge where the emperor was sitting and where he was standing. After taking two deep breaths, he stretched out his arms suddenly, his wide sleeves drooping like bird wings, paused for a while, then slowly moved his hands to his chest and folded them, and said in a deafening voice, "I see you my minister Guo Cong. His Majesty."
Although Guo Cong didn't kneel down, the etiquette seemed extremely formal. Han Ru was stunned and didn't know what to do, so he looked at the old eunuch who was in charge of the etiquette.
The old eunuch raised his hand slightly, indicating that the emperor did not have to do anything, and then stretched out his finger to the East Sea King.
Except for the empress dowager, the emperor cannot salute anyone, but the necessary etiquette cannot be omitted, so the king of the East Sea will do it for him.
The King of the East Sea had a gloomy face, knelt up, and said rigidly, "Master Guo, please give me a seat."
The eunuch who was guarding the door immediately turned around and brought a small stool. Guo Cong was too old to sit on the seat for a long time, so he specially prepared a seat for him.
Guo Cong sat down and took two more heavy breaths. For him, this might be just a moment, but for the students attending the class, it was a long wait, almost draining Han Ruzi's good mood.
Guo Cong is a well-known scholar in the world. He has read a lot of classics, especially the "Book of Songs". He doesn't even have a book. A gentleman is a good man.' Saying that a lady should match a gentleman, the righteousness is to promote the virtuous, and not to be obscene..."
Han Ruzi hurriedly opened the book, barely keeping up with the progress, and glanced at it inadvertently, seeing that the face of the King of the East Sea seemed to sink into the water, "the virtue of the queen" obviously touched his mind.
Guo Cong was quickly immersed in the narrative, first explaining the meaning, then teaching the words, then the meaning within the meaning and the words outside the words. For nearly an hour, he did not even finish the eight words "My fair lady, a gentleman is good." , Han Ruzi was stunned not long after, and wanted to ask questions several times, but the old gentleman couldn't see the emperor's expression and gestures at all.
Han Ruzi had no choice but to give up, staring at the spittle star at the corner of Guo Cong's mouth, wondering why it never fell.
The morning class was finally finished, Guo Cong resigned, the two eunuchs saw him off, Han Ruzi immediately stood up, stretched his stiff legs, let out a long sigh, and said to the King of Donghai: "Is this the way the old gentleman teaches the scriptures? I thought… "
The East Sea King snorted heavily, got up and walked out.
"You can't blame me about the establishment of the queen." Han Ruzi said loudly, although he didn't trust or like this younger brother, he was unwilling to bear the inexplicable accusation.
The King of Donghai went downstairs without turning his head, and the two eunuchs came back and asked the emperor to go to another room for lunch.
As usual, this meal tasted like chewing wax. After the meal, the eunuch retired, Han Ruzi walked to the window and admired the scenery in the imperial garden, his mood gradually improved, his eyes swept randomly, and suddenly he saw the East Sea King.
The attendants didn't know where to eat. At this time, they were gathering in a pavilion to chat. The King of the East Sea was also in it. He was in high spirits. Instruct people not to make noise.
The King of the East Sea was not afraid. As soon as the ceremonial officer turned around, he made all kinds of strange imitating expressions, which caused all the attendants to snicker.
This is the life of a teenage boy.
Han Ruzi watched for a while, trying to remember the faces and figures of the most active people. He had never had a playmate of the same age since he was a child, and he was more accustomed to meditating than laughing.
In the afternoon, he changed to a master who was older than Guo Cong and couldn't even speak clearly. He taught "Shangshu", and ancient prose like a scripture spit out from his mouth, like a swarm of bees escaping from a destroyed hive. Going their separate ways, aimless, buzzing.
This is the master chosen by the queen mother for the emperor. There are five old men in total, and the youngest is in his 60s. They teach "Poems", "Books", "Rituals", "Music" and "Yi" respectively, and communicate with them normally. Both are difficult.
Han Ruzi didn't give up his studies, he read it himself if he didn't understand it, and circled the words he didn't know with a pen, thinking that there would always be a chance to ask.
It was like this for several days. He didn't feel that he had learned much from the book, and he persevered with a strong will.
At noon that day, King Donghai didn't go downstairs to meet the other attendants, but stayed by the emperor's side and ate with him, and while the eunuch cleaned up the dishes and left, he finally took the initiative to speak: "I've already been hired. "
"Huh?" Han Ruzi was not used to it.
"The palace has already hired the Cui family, and when my uncle returns from Qi, the queen will be established."
Han Ruzi sympathized with King Donghai, "Do you like her very much?"
Donghai Wang's eyes spit fire, "It's not a question of liking it or not, she is mine, it's better from the novel, my mother and uncle agree." Donghai Wang clenched his fists and said word by word: "My things are never give to someone!"
"You're with those attendants every day, didn't you find someone to help you send a letter to your mother? Maybe she can help you."
The anger in the eyes of Donghai King disappeared all of a sudden, and he said dejectedly: "My mother wrote a letter and scolded me, and told me to stay in the palace honestly and concentrate on serving the queen mother and ... you. Everything has changed. It's changed, just because I didn't become emperor, my mother and uncle also changed."
Han Ruzi couldn't comfort the King of the East China Sea, he only felt that the matter was so absurd. He and King of the East China Sea both wanted to get each other's life, but they couldn't get it right. They were trapped in their own position and envied the other side's situation.
"What's going on over there in Qi country? Is King Qi willing to plead guilty?"
"Why, Yang Feng didn't tell you anything?" The King of the East Sea sneered.
Yang Feng was too busy, and he didn't talk to the emperor for several days. Han Ruzi said, "If things don't go well in Qi, there will be a change in Empress Shuli."
The King of Donghai thought for a while, "There is still a stalemate there. King Qi did not immediately rebel. He denied the accusation and claimed that he was framed by a traitor... But it is useless. Uncle will triumph... Forget it, I know I don't blame you, but you have to remember, wait for me... Sooner or later I will take back everything that belongs to me."
Han Ruzi smiled, "I wish you success."
Han Ruzi understands one thing. The more intense the fight between Cui and the Queen Mother, the more stable his position will be. When the two sides are in peace, he will be in danger. At least for now, the fighting spirit of the East Sea King will do him more good than harm.
That evening, Han Ruzi was sitting in the room, and Yang Feng came in, holding a stack of books in his arms, all of which the emperor read in Lingyun Pavilion.
Yang ordered the maid to retreat, put the book on the table, opened a book, turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty has drawn a lot of circles on it."
Han Ruzi blushed a little, "I don't know some words."
"Well, I told the queen mother that the queen mother allows me to teach you to read."
"That's great!" Han Ruzi was happy not to be literate, but to be able to talk with real adults.
Yang Feng put down the book again and approached the emperor, "Literacy is only elementary school. Your foundation has not been laid well. Now you can only make up for it. It is of no great use. I have to teach you something else."
"What does Duke Yang want to teach me?" Han Ruzi's enthusiasm for learning rose again.
"History."
"History?"
"The emperor takes history as a mirror. Reading history should be one of the most important homework for the emperor. The queen mother omitted it, so I had to teach it privately. It's good that your majesty knows about it, and don't leak it."
Han Ruzi nodded again and again, but he would not reveal a word.
Yang Feng didn't have any history books at hand, so he taught all from memory. He didn't want to teach the emperor the official history, so he picked up a book, pointed the emperor to recognize a few words, and then said: "Your Majesty has already entered the cabinet to study, and the foreign ministers who have been in contact with the more Come more and more, why don't I tell a little story about the relationship between Taizu and his courtiers."
Han Ruzi likes to listen to stories, but he feels that the reference from Taizu is of little significance. "I haven't come into contact with anyone..."
"Don't worry, everyone is watching. When the time comes, there will be contact, but I want to remind Your Majesty first."
"Mr. Yang, please speak."
"Don't believe the first person to contact His Majesty, he must be someone with ulterior motives."
Han Ruzi was stunned. He remembered clearly that the first person in the palace to contact him was Yang Feng.