The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

When Emperor Ming asked him to give lectures to his two princes, Lu Xiuyuan immediately refused.

"Don't leave your Majesty, please stop joking. I am too young to take on this important task."

"I'm not joking." Emperor Ming looked at him with a serious expression: "Because of the previous incident, I have neglected my two sons for a long time, and they still don't know their responsibilities and responsibilities."

"The boss is okay, the younger one only knows how to play in class, Erlang, I hope you can help me tell them about people's livelihood, and let them know how important the responsibility they shoulder is."

Um?Did Emperor Ming ask himself to teach his two sons how to be a qualified superior?

Lu Xiuyuan can only try his best to ensure that he is a competent official, and now he will not be able to teach others.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your trust in this humble official. It's just that I'm just a weak official with little life experience. It's hard for me to take on the important task of teaching the two princes."

Lu Xiuyuan feels that he is not capable enough now, and he is really not suitable to teach others, so as not to mislead his children.

Emperor Ming patted him on the shoulder, and said in an undeniable tone: "Erlang, with your character, I believe that the two princes will be nurtured very well by your side."

This is too much for him, Lu Xiuyuan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say for a while.

Emperor Ming arranged for his son's next class, and he directly said his farewell. After the three left surrounded by the guards, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Lu Xiuyuan's sullen look, Shi Yunchen reached out and touched his cheek: "Erlang, are you alright? Why did His Majesty just leave with this expression?"

Thinking of the next daily routine of raising a baby, he couldn't help sighing: "Your Majesty asked me to go to the study to give lectures to the two princes every day, except for holidays and holidays."

Hearing this, the other party's tone was surprised: "Are you giving lectures? Don't the two princes have special bachelors who are responsible for giving lectures?"

"It's not about the main subject, it's about people's livelihood, about the responsibilities and responsibilities of being a human being." At this point, Lu Xiuyuan scratched his hair in distress: "You really think highly of me!"

"Pfft..." Seeing his headache, Shi Yunchen laughed unkindly.

"Erlang, I think His Majesty may think that the great scholars who give lectures don't know how to adapt, and he is afraid that they will make the two princes stupid, so he asked you to adjust the atmosphere."

"Forget it, let him go." Lu Xiuyuan waved his sleeves and began to accept his fate: "The matter has come to this point, and there is no way for His Majesty to take back his order. He can only adjust his mentality and bite the bullet."

After finishing speaking, Shi Yunchen held his hand, and the other party looked at him with a gentle smile: "Erlang, don't worry so much, just do your best."

He wrapped the man in his arms with his backhand, put his head on the other's shoulder and took a deep breath: "Oh, I don't want to bring a baby, Ah Chen, I really want to retire and go home to retire."

After hearing this, Yun Chen counted the time, and comforted him: "It's okay Erlang, you are only 40 years away from becoming an official."

40 years!Good guy, he is only 40 this year, and it has only been a year since he officially became an official. He is only [-] years away from retiring. This almost broke his defense.

"Forget it, forget it, don't want it."

Lu Xiuyuan quickly stood up straight: "It's getting late now, I'll go to prepare lessons first."

Now that he has accepted this task, no matter what, he still has to take it seriously.

Although the two princes get along well today during the day, it is only limited to them going out of the palace to play, who knows if they will be able to sit quietly and listen to him explaining the truth.

Sometimes I am impatient to hear those boring truths, let alone this lively and active child.

After dinner in the evening, Lu Xiuyuan continued to sit at the table and write tomorrow's teaching plan. The eldest prince is a little better, but for the little prince, if you want him to listen carefully to the class, you still have to work hard.

Early the next morning, after dinner, he went to the palace to report. Now Emperor Ming is busy correcting the memorials sent by his subordinates every day, and has no time to listen to his lectures, so he continues to compile books by himself, fishing at public expense.

What he is busy with now is not the ancient books in the library, but the knowledge about the acupuncture points of the human body that he intends to spread for free.

Even in ancient times, it was inevitable that seeing a doctor was difficult and expensive. Although there are printed images of simple herbal medicines on the market, the poor can go to the mountains to collect herbs for treatment.But after all, there are no herbal medicines in some places, so those who can't afford medicines can only accept their fate?

Lu Xiuyuan mainly wrote about the location of some acupoints that enhance immunity in the body, and after contracting a cold, rubbing those acupoints can relieve the disease, as well as various other acupoints that relieve pain.

He can take advantage of the newspaper's spread across the country to spread this knowledge widely, no matter what happens in the future, as long as it can help people.

After a busy morning, after lunch, Lu Xiuyuan took the lesson preparation schedule he prepared last night and went to the study room.

Because Emperor Ming ascended the throne not long ago, and the other brothers were not around, only the two princes were in class in the study. Perhaps after a while, the children of the minister's family who were more respected in the court would be sent to accompany them to study together.

Under the guidance of the palace servants, Lu Xiuyuan arrived outside the door a cup of tea ahead of time, just in time for the old scholar who was lecturing inside to explain the detailed meaning of the sentence.

After staying for a while, he realized that the other party was talking about "Book of Changes", but he just explained it according to the notes in the book, which sounded a bit boring.

But after all, this old scholar has been teaching in the royal family for decades, so he couldn't say anything, so he simply walked to the other side, waiting for the other party to come out.

The old bachelor finished today's lesson stepping on his feet, and then assigned homework after class. When he came out, he saw Lu Xiuyuan standing outside, raised his eyes and glanced at him, turned and left without saying hello.

The courteous arc of his mouth quickly turned back into a straight line, and the palace attendant next to him smiled awkwardly at him, and then politely invited him in to give a lecture.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't care about these things. He was just saying hello politely, but the old guy didn't appreciate it.

Walking into the upper study room, the eldest prince was lying on the table looking weak. He didn't expect that he just went out to play all afternoon yesterday. Today, the old master caught him typing crazily. He talked more than before. Listen now The sound of footsteps at the door made me sigh even more.

However, as the eldest son of the emperor, he can't complain about suffering and tiredness, he still has to cheer up.

The eldest prince took a deep breath, ready to raise his head to continue the boring lecture, and then he saw Lu Xiuyuan walking in, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Eh? Master Lu?!"

Why is Mr. Lu here?Shouldn't Bachelor Gu come in to give a lecture at this time?Did it change?

At this moment, the little prince who was studying in the next room reluctantly walked into this room.

The other party was extremely depressed. He had been playing like crazy for the whole afternoon yesterday. Today, his head was held down to study before his heart recovered. Loveless look.

Seeing the different reactions of the two princes, Lu Xiuyuan felt that the biggest difficulty in his lectures in the future should be the little prince, who was obviously not used to the high-intensity study life of the prince.

When the little prince found out that Lu Xiuyuan was standing on the stage, his eyes lit up like the eldest prince's: "Lord Lu! Are you here to take us out of the palace?"

How dare you think about it, Lu Xiuyuan thought to himself.

"Your Highness, I am here to give lectures by His Majesty's order."

Hearing this, the little prince's eyes dimmed again instantly. Unexpectedly, after the old one left, another young one came.

Regardless of what the two princes were thinking, after he introduced himself on stage, he let them rest for a while and move freely.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiuyuan was so open-minded. After the little prince went out for a wild run, he came back to formally attend class.

It is said to be a lecture, but he is not in charge of the main class, and it is too empty to stand on the ground. It is not only boring, but also easy to cause counterproductive effects. Emperor Ming really gave him a problem.

Fortunately, Lu Xiuyuan's thoughts were not framed. He tried his best to make them understand in an interesting way.

Taking out the drawing prepared last night, he covered part of it, and asked the two princes to explain the meaning of the drawing.

The two princes obviously didn't expect that Lu Xiuyuan's lecture would be this, but the portrait on the paper couldn't be simpler, the little prince said without hesitation, "This is a refugee."

The painting is a ragged, disheveled common people.

"Does Your Highness have anything to add?" He glanced at the eldest prince next to him.

The other party noticed the fear in the character's eyes and the background behind him, thought for a while and replied, "Is this the people on the border?"

Lu Xiuyuan nodded, and then uncovered the front half of the cover. It was a soldier with a fierce expression. He was holding a spear at this time, and it looked like he was stabbing the commoner fiercely.

The picture in front of them made the two princes frown unconsciously. The little prince was young and couldn't hide his words. When the other party saw this picture, he immediately slapped the table angrily.

"Bold! This soldier didn't guard the border well, and he did this to the people!"

Lu Xiuyuan didn't speak, but just paid attention to the expression of the eldest prince next to him. Although the other party frowned tightly, he didn't speak his mind directly like the little prince.

"What do you think of this picture, Your Majesty?"

Hearing his question, the First Prince pursed his lips: "This picture looks like soldiers on the frontier attacking terrified civilians..."

"And then?" He continued to guide.

The eldest prince's eyes shifted from the painting to Lu Xiuyuan's face, and the other party said seriously: "Originally, I had the same thoughts as Qing Yan, but this painting was provided by Mr. Lu. It always makes me feel that things are not so simple."

Hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan laughed, the eldest prince looked taciturn, unexpectedly the other party was quite cautious.

Immediately, he uncovered the last covered part of the scroll, which was a foreign race with a grinning face, holding a knife to chop off the people's backs.

The whole painting combined with the background is a chaotic war. The barbarians are slashing at the unsuspecting people with knives. The ferocity of the soldiers and the sharpness of the spears are all aimed at the barbarians behind the people.

"This painting now looks like soldiers defending their homes and people, but if you cover up any part of it, you can interpret it differently."

Lu Xiuyuan covered the soldiers at the front: "Looking at it this way, it looks like barbarians are brutal, slaughtering people wantonly with knives, while the soldiers at the border don't do anything, and disappear at critical moments."

He lowered the cover again, revealing the whole painting.

"The truth is like this painting, which can always be distorted into another meaning under the arbitrary cover-up and concealment of people with a heart."

The two princes had some epiphanies on their faces, and they fell silent at first, as if they were thinking about the question just now.

After a while, the little prince raised his head and asked, "Lord Lu, will such a thing happen in reality?"

"Yes." Lu Xiuyuan sat down not far in front of them, with his eyes level with each other, "Listen to both, you will be clear, and partial belief will be dark. Therefore, we must listen to opinions from all sides in order to understand the truth correctly, and if you listen to only one side, you will be blind." One-sided mistakes are bound to be made.”

"Yeah!" The little prince nodded obediently, and he also changed his mind towards Lu Xiuyuan. Unexpectedly, Mr. Lu's lectures are quite interesting.

In fact, this kind of one-sided judgment has harmed many people, just like the former Duke of Shijiazhen, Shi Yunchen's grandfather, the treacherous officials in the court deliberately framed each other, and the old emperor let him go to Beijing to prove his innocence.

But that meeting was in autumn, and the barbarians on the prairie had strong soldiers and strong horses, and my grandfather couldn't escape at all, and then the general who was seized by the treacherous ministers to take over my military power did not listen to His Majesty's orders, did he participate viciously on the grounds of dissatisfaction? One.

The old emperor was fooled into believing this statement, and cut off the rear supplies neatly, which made the defense of the border more difficult. The soldiers couldn't eat, so how could they deal with the ferocious barbarians?

In this case, those who sacrificed were good officials and ordinary people who cared for the people. Anyway, since his uncle told him why he went into business, this matter has been pressed in his heart.

High-ranking people can think independently and conduct multiple investigations, so that the decisions they make will not be biased.

However, after seeing the two princes who were thinking seriously, Lu Xiuyuan was a little relieved in his heart. Emperor Ming must be a good person. His two sons are clear at all, and it seems that they will not be confused in the future.

After the story was told, the little prince began to make requests after recollecting it.

"Master Lu, can you tell Father, don't let that old scholar come to class tomorrow, I want to listen to your lecture."

Looking at the little prince who blinked and looked eager, Lu Xiuyuan heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that his first lecture in his life was a success.

only……

"Your Highness, these truths are actually mentioned in the history books by me. You will learn from the Grand Master, and you will learn it in the future."

Then he explained the contents of the book to the other party.

"In the second year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong asked Wei Zheng: "What is the Lord's purpose to make you bright, and what is your purpose to make you dark?"

After listening to Lu Xiuyuan's lecture, the little prince had a teachable expression on his face, and the other party held his face in his hands, and he even looked forward to the old bachelor telling him these interesting stories after he finished teaching the Four Books and Five Classics.

Seeing his younger brother's appearance, the eldest prince next to him couldn't bear to break the other's fantasy.

In fact, he also heard Master Lu's lecture just now. The other party just said the original words in the book, and then explained the meaning himself. It was not as vivid, interesting and impressive as Master Lu's lecture.

It's just that Qingyan is still young, and hasn't learned that place yet, so let's leave some fantasy for the other party.

Looking away, the First Prince saluted Lu Xiuyuan earnestly: "Lord Lu, I have been deeply educated by what you just said, please continue."

Um?Still let him talk?

Lu Xiuyuan estimated the time, and now only half an hour has passed, he simply cleared his throat, and said righteously: "Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, you can chew too much, your highnesses may as well write an article about this painting." Feel it, and submit it after the application period is over."

These words successfully bluffed the two princes, and then he watched the two of them holding the brushes, staring at the portrait seriously, frowning and thinking about how to answer.

He himself stood on the podium, leisurely admiring the ever-changing expressions of their writing articles.

The author has something to say: Mr. Lu's class is starting~ What should I do if my child doesn't study well and doesn't like to attend classes?Most of the textbooks are boring, just tell a story~