Dazhen Palace, in the Hongwen Hall of Menxia Province, several princes and princesses ranging in age from ten to teenagers are studying here, and Yin Zhaoxian’s second son Yin Zhong is also studying here, and he can be regarded as accompanying the princes and princesses.
Strictly speaking, the last of these princes to learn the best may become Yin Zhaoxian’s apprentice in the future, but he is also the real dragon among men, because the current Emperor Dazhen has already said that Yin Zhaoxian will also serve as the prince in the future. Tutor.
It is equivalent to whoever recognizes Yin Zhaoxian as the master in the future will be the prince or a candidate for the prince. Although there will also be tendencies such as emperor preference, the current emperor is different from Emperor Yuande in that he has selected outstanding successors from the beginning. Let’s do our best to cultivate, instead of suppressing everyone.
Being a prince or the son of a high-ranking official is actually not easy. If you are a **** and have no ambitions, that’s it. If you want to go further, the requirements will be stricter. It is almost 30 years old, but there are more and more problems every day. class,
At this moment, in the large study room of Hongwen Hall, an old Confucian scholar with the rank of young master was holding a book and was reciting something intently.
“Learn the six arts to control your body, learn high virtues to control your mind, learn skills to control the world…”
While reading, the old gentleman glanced down at the students sitting at their desks. They were all sitting upright, but most of their eyes were careless. Some of them were even whispering to each other, so he stopped talking.
Hearing the voice quieted down, the children below all sat upright. The teachers and students glanced at the prince sitting in front.
“Your Highness, this is the first time I am learning “Cultivation of a Gentleman” today. I would like to ask you, can you give an example of the skills in the book that govern the world?”
The prince was slightly nervous after being called, and subconsciously whispered for help.
“Uh, Hu’er…”
Hu’er is Yin Zhong’s nickname. Not only at home, but also among friends who are close to Yin Zhong, Yin Zhong is indeed extremely strong and bigger than other children of the same age.
“Don’t ask for help from others!”
The old gentleman said seriously.
“Your Highness, please answer for yourself.”
“Uh… to govern the world… you need to understand the meaning of the scriptures and know right and wrong, and learn from the past and the present…”
The eldest prince spoke for a while and then couldn’t go on.
“Haha…”
The old master smiled and looked at Yin Zhong.
“Yin Zhong, since His Highness has asked you for help, how about you answer it?”
Yin Zhong frowned and thought for a while.
“Master, you also said that this is the first time you have studied “Cultivation of a Gentleman” today, and it is also the first time you have read it. Just now you clearly only read about learning skills to conquer the world. If you are asking about what is said in the book We haven’t learned the skill of conquering the world.”
The old master smiled, stroking his beard and nodded. After all, he is worthy of being Yin Gong’s second son, so he said.
“What I said can also be understood as asking what the skills in the book say to control the world may be. Not all the skills in the book can be relied upon to truly control the world.”
“Well, Master is right. The student believes that there are only two kinds of skills that can truly conquer the world!”
“Oh? Which two?”
Yin Zhong said seriously.
“My brother told me that the first skill to control the world is ‘soldiers’, and the second is ‘governance’, which can be further divided into ‘defeating soldiers’ and ‘maintaining formation’, ‘law’ and ‘organization’ ‘…”
The young teachers and students above him frowned from time to time and were a little surprised. What Yin Zhong said simply was not a general talk. It seemed to be more profound and thorough than the content in “Cultivation of a Gentleman”.
“Master, am I right?”
After Yin Zhong spoke for a while, he asked the young master above him, who nodded slowly.
“It does make sense, but it is too early for you, and it is too utilitarian. What is said in “Cultivation of a Gentleman” is more appropriate…”
“Master, I have one more thing to ask for advice on.”
Laosheng looked at Yin Zhong and did not blame him for interrupting him.
“Say.”
“The three emperors are in order, and the emperor of the world is naturally last. So which one comes first, the emperor of the body or the emperor of the heart?”
With Yin Zhaoxian’s son as a student, the pressure from classmates will be greater, and the same goes for a teacher. The old student frowned and thought for a while before answering solemnly.
“As the saying goes, it is difficult to control the mind and the horse. In comparison, it is natural to control the body first and the heart second.”
Yin nodded.
“Well, my dad said that too.”
Hearing this, the young master was inexplicably relieved.
“But my father also said that the so-called gentleman’s art of guarding the body is often in name only in my Dazhen. Although it is not necessary to be proficient in the six arts, it is hard to say how many scholars who can only hold a book and read can be able to guard the body. What do you think, Master?”
This question is a bit difficult to answer. The young master was thinking about it when suddenly a guard with a sword came hurriedly to the Hongwen Hall.
The old student looked at the visitor.
“What can I do?”
The guard bowed and handed over.
“Master Young Master, Prime Minister Yin’s Mansion sent someone to send an urgent message to Second Master Yin to return home, saying that a visitor from his hometown who has not been seen for many years is visiting.”
Laosheng nodded and looked at Yin Zhong.
“In that case, Yin Zhong, please go back first.”
“Yes!”
Yin Zhong stood up, saluted his master, and then saluted the other princes and princesses. Then he went out and left with the guards. The remaining students all looked at Yin Zhong with envy.
As soon as he arrived outside and walked for a while, Yin Zhong couldn’t hold it in any longer. He felt better after heaving a sigh of relief. Reading was really boring.
I don’t know who the relative from my hometown is. Could it be his uncle?
After leaving the province and seeing the servants and carriage waiting outside, Yin Zhong immediately trotted over and asked happily.
“Ayuan, who is here at home, and my father actually asked you to call me back?”
This servant does not look young, at least around fifty. He is considered an old man around Yin Zhaoxian. He has clear ideas and is a martial arts master.
“Second Young Master, the person here is Mr. Ji. I only met him once in Wanzhou back then. You will know when you go back.”
“Mr. Ji!?”
Yin Zhong was shocked. He didn’t know how many times he had heard his father, brother and even mother say this Mr. Ji. Of course, he was no stranger to this title, but he had never seen it before. Although his family said that he was a baby I met Mr. Ji, but how could he have any memory of that time?
So this mysterious Mr. Ji makes Yin Zhong curious. Occasionally, when he asks urgent questions, his family will reveal something about Mr. Ji’s strangeness. Some of the content makes Yin Zhong doubt his family. People are talking about a god, not a neighbor.
“Yes, it is Mr. Ji. He is almost the same as what the old slave saw back then.”
Yin Zhong stepped forward and quickly jumped onto the carriage as he was as light as a swallow.
“Let’s go, go home, go home, I want to see what Mr. Ji looks like and whether he is really that powerful!”
The carriage started moving at Yin Zhong’s urging. Because his home was not far from the palace, it arrived in front of Yin’s mansion in a short time. Yin Zhong jumped off the carriage and ran quickly to the mansion.
In the main living room, Mother Yin has returned home. After seeing Ji Yuan and saying hello, Mother Yin, who doesn’t cook, insists on going to the kitchen to show off her skills. She is afraid that the servants in the family will not be able to cook the family’s New Year’s goods. It is even more difficult to make the taste of Ning’an County.
And Ji Yuan and the Yin family’s father and son were chatting about the changes in their hometown and some of their officialdom affairs over the years.
At this moment, Yin Zhong’s footsteps could be heard from outside. He hurried to the door of the living room, restrained his movements forcibly, straightened his clothes and knocked on the door impatiently.
“Dong dong dong…” “Dad, I’m back!”
“Hu’er is back, come in quickly!”
Hearing his father’s voice, Yin Zhong immediately pushed the door open and went in. A wave of heat from the charcoal fire rushed towards him. He quickly closed the door to prevent the heater from running away.
After scanning around, he wanted to lock Ji Yuan immediately, but unfortunately there was a red fox that was too eye-catching. When he saw a red fox squatting on his brother’s lap, Yin Zhong’s attention was directed directly I was attracted.
“What are you doing standing around here, why don’t you meet Mr. Ji!”
Yin Zhao said something first, and then Yin Zhong quickly saluted Ji Yuan.
“Yin Zhong pays homage to Mr. Ji!”
“Excuse me, your father and I are close friends. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. There is no need to stick to red tape.”
Ji Yuan has a large number of children left. He looks like he is twelve or thirteen years old. He has strong muscles and bones, bright eyes, long breathing, and extremely strong anger. He is a little different from his father and brother.
Although Yin Zhong was initially attracted by the fox, he couldn’t help but look at Ji Yuan carefully now.
At first glance, I thought he was quite young, but after a closer look, I felt that he was no younger than his father, and there was a strange sense of cleanliness when he looked at him. Then he looked at the other person’s eyes and distinguished them carefully. Sure enough, you can see the pale color inside.
‘Is this Mr. Ji? It seems like nothing…’
“Are you Yin Qing’s younger brother?”
A clear voice suddenly sounded, looking for the book www.zhaoshuyuan.com Yin Zhong was stunned for a moment, his eyes looked at Ji Yuan, Yin Zhaoxian and Yin Qing, and finally fell on the fox, his eyes involuntarily opened wider and wider. .
“Ho ho… Dad, dad, brother, Mr. Ji, this fox has spoken!”
Yin Zhong pointed at the fox and shouted in panic.
“What’s all the fuss about? You are Master Yin’s son and Yin Qing’s younger brother.”
Red Fox jumped off Yin Qing’s knees and walked step by step in front of Yin Zhong, while the latter subconsciously stepped back step by step, his back directly pressed against the door.
“Well, my name is Hu Yun, I am Yin Qing’s good friend, and I came here with Mr. Ji.”
Yin Zhaoxian, Yin Qing and Ji Yuan all had smiles on their faces, looking like they were watching a good show, deliberately watching Yin Zhong make a fool of himself.
Yin Zhong was still a child after all, so he jumped out of the door and fled to Yin Zhaoxian, looking at the red fox over there in shock.
“Dad…this can’t be…”
“That’s right, it’s a monster. I am the spirit fox who practices in Niu Kuishan. Your brother has been friends with me since he was a child.”
Hu Yun narrowed his eyes, and an extremely human smile appeared on the fox’s face.
“Hahahahaha…” “Hehehehe…”
“Sure enough, hehehe…”
The other three finally couldn’t hold it in anymore, and there was a burst of laughter in the living room. Even Yin Zhong laughed awkwardly after coming back to his senses. At the same time, his eyes towards Hu Yun and Ji Yuan became more curious. .
I thought to myself that there really are monsters in this world. Doesn’t that mean Mr. Ji is really a **** or something?