Chapter 77 Hongwenguan

After a few days of rest, Beiqin's good days were over. Although it would take three months for his ear to fully recover, he couldn't really be allowed to play for three months.

After resting for a few days and consulting the imperial physician, I was able to go to school.

Bei Qin was packed up and taken to Princess Xianning's residence, where he packed up and went to Hongwenguan.

Zhou Huanjiu came back from school and was very sad to hear that his friend had passed away.

The main reason is that the princess was taken back by His Majesty. She can no longer play with other children when she comes back, so she has to have Bei Qin accompany her.

But now the other playmate is gone too.

Even knowing that he would go to Hongwenguan could not hide Zhou Huanjiu's sadness.

Can playing in school be the same as playing at home?

I have many friends in school, but only one at home.

She was so sad that she could only eat three bowls of rice.

Queen Mother: Look at her little mouth.

Being able to eat is a blessing, being able to eat is a blessing.

The next day, Zhou Huanjiu arrived at Hongwenguan and saw Bei Qin as expected.

The teacher took him to the altar and said, "Everyone, this is your new classmate, Beiqin."

As soon as they heard his last name Bei, the students estimated his identity. He was a royal relative, or someone who was very close to the emperor.

Otherwise I wouldn't be able to come to this place.

Bei Qin bowed to his classmates, then, following the teacher's instructions, carried his book box and walked towards an empty seat.

In his previous school, he had a book boy to accompany him, but in Hongwenguan, only princes and princesses were qualified to have a book boy to accompany them.

Everyone else, whether you are a prince, a young master, or the son of an important official, has to be self-reliant.

It’s good enough that you are here, yet you dare to be picky?

He was sitting very close to Zhou Huanjiu, probably because they were all new here.

Seeing him sit down, the teacher began to lecture.

Bei Qin's eyes gradually brightened. The teacher from Hongwenguan was worthy of being invited by His Majesty to teach his own children. He was indeed a talented person.

Unlike previous teachers who just read from a textbook, he gave flexible explanations, cited examples, and prompted students to think and answer questions.

Moreover, the words of the saints are not told to them that what the saints said is right, but let them think for themselves.

"This sentence in the book today is enough to support the Prime Minister's heart."

"It is to encourage people to be open-minded and generous in their conduct and not to argue with others."

"Some people say that if you don't take revenge, you are not a gentleman, and if you don't redress an injustice, you are an injustice."

"These two sentences are both ancient sayings about how to be a good person, but their meanings are completely opposite."

“So, when it comes to being a person and doing things, you don’t need to just follow the advice of one family.”

"It depends on what kind of person you are willing to be, and what kind of way of dealing with things is suitable for your life based on your own experience."

At this time, a student raised his hand and the teacher called him to stand up.

The student asked: "Sir, since people today have to obey themselves, why do we need to learn these ancient sayings of our ancestors?"

The gentleman stroked his beard and said in a mysterious tone: "Well..."

"It will be convenient for you to have a template for your future insults."

"When debating with others, one who quotes scriptures is very knowledgeable."

Students: ... looks very practical.

Bei Qin was shocked and confused and went to see Zhou Huanjiu: Is this the style of your Hongwenguan paintings? ?

Zhou Huanjiu saw his confused expression and pouted her lips proudly.

Humph, you have no idea.

I completely forgot the shock I felt on my first day here.

Then the teacher assigned them to write a policy paper.

Zhou Huanjiu came over and said to him: "The next class is horse riding class, you better not hold us back."

Bei Qin was a little worried because he had never learned horse riding before and would definitely be a hindrance.

But more of a novelty.

Riding a horse.

Who doesn't like it.

The students sat quietly in their seats waiting for Mr. Riding to come and lead them out.

It turned out that the person who came in was Mr. Arithmetic.

"Your riding teacher has caught a cold, so I will take this class."

"ah--"

The students groaned as they had to sit until noon and could not move.

Shouldn't Mr. Riding be in good health? Why did he catch a cold?

The teacher slammed the ruler on the desk, making it clang loudly.

"Why are you howling? Don't you see how many mistakes you made in the questions?"

"I have taught so many students, and you are the worst class I have ever taught!"

…

Finally, when it was time for lunch, a group of people gathered around him and asked questions to his new classmate.

Only Zhou Huanjiu was not interested and was busy returning to Renshou Hall for dinner. There was not much time for a lunch break at noon and he couldn't delay any longer.

The discussion nearby continued.

"Hello, Bei Qin. Your last name is Bei. Is your father a prince?"

Bei Qin smiled and said, "No, I took my mother's surname. My mother is Princess Xianning."

"Wow--"

"Princess, ah..."

A boy asked doubtfully: "Can I still take my mother's surname? My father said that the child can only have the father's surname."

Bei Qin had also had this strange misunderstanding before.

But now...

"My mother is the eldest princess, so naturally she is different."

Amid the friendly exchange, a discordant voice emerged.

"Tsk~ Is it so great to have a princess?"

“Here, academics are the most important thing.”

"Even if it was sent in by the emperor himself, it won't work, don't you think, Zhou Huanjiu?"

Zhou Huanjiu, who was running away from the school with a bookcase on his back, suddenly paused, turned around and cursed back fiercely: "Yin Chu, are you sick? Did I provoke you? Do you have a big mouth just to get beaten?"

Then he carried his bookcase on his back and walked away angrily.

The boy shut up angrily.

He is not very good at studying the scriptures, but he is very good at scolding people.

She is Mr. Arithmetic's favorite, but also a thorn in the eyes of the other teachers.

Whenever other teachers wanted to slap her on the palm after seeing the homework she handed in, the arithmetic teacher would stand up and take all the damage on his own.

This little girl has a very smart brain in this area, she must not be damaged.

Other gentleman: We were clearly hitting each other with our hands...

Mr. Arithmetic: I don’t want to listen. You can’t touch my favorite student.

Yin Chu asked Bei Qin: "Where did you study before? Why didn't you come here when you first learned to read?"

Of course, it was because his biological mother did not seek admission for him.

Bei Qin ignored the latter question and told the name of the academy where he studied.

Yin Chu said, "Oh, I've heard of that one. It's okay."

"But it's still not comparable to Hongwenguan. How did you study in your previous academy?"

Bei Qin lowered his head and tickled his fingers. Well, according to what A Niang said, at this time I should just tell a big lie and say that I was among the top.

The identity you have when you go out is given by yourself.

But it's too easy to check, and it would be embarrassing to be exposed.

So Beiqin compromised and said: "Not at the top."

It's not the best, it could be very bad, it could be mid-range, or it could be just average.

He didn't lie.

Yin Chu patted him on the shoulder, feeling somewhat superior and complacent.

"Then you have to work hard."

"If you can't even make it to the top there, you can't even rank in the middle or lower reaches here."

"As a newcomer, you should study hard and don't make us wait for you."

Surface of the shell: Nod calmly and remain calm in the face of adversity.

Inner thought: Help! Are they all so powerful?

He didn't study very well before, what should he do now?

But what the teacher just said was very simple. He had already read Mencius, which was discussed in the second half of the class.

Sir, are you keeping it simple just to take care of him?

That's very nice sir.

Yin Chu asked him again: "You didn't understand what the gentleman said just now, did you?"

Bei Qin looked up in confusion: "Why can't I understand?"