Chapter 4
The Chongming Hall is divided into the main hall and the side halls on the left and right. There is also a palace garden at the back. The eaves are not as high as the front hall, so it cannot be considered a "hall". It is usually used as a place for these young masters to take a nap and have meals.
The main hall is a place for studying, and there are rules in place: no eating, no resting, and no fighting.
Manyu Fu entered the hall and said he was early, but in fact most of the students in the hall had already arrived, about thirty or forty people, quite a lot. Initially, it was for officials above the fourth rank to have a child, and some officials did not have children of the right age, so they missed the quota and sighed.
Although the officials at that time were afraid of conspiracy theories, they still thought it was a great honor for their children to study in the palace. This had also happened in the previous dynasty, but they were all studying with the princes as companions, and the candidates were all the princes' uncles and relatives. There was no chance for the children of ordinary ministers to get a chance.
So after the decree was issued, not only the sons of fourth-rank officials, but also royal relatives who wanted to curry favor with the new emperor took the initiative to submit petitions to ask for mercy, wanting to send their own children to study.
After Emperor Ningwu granted her approval, some clan members even came to the palace in tears to thank the emperor for his grace.
They are all smart people.
Two years later, Gong Xue's large-scale education.
The hall can hold 200 to 300 people, and it is still spacious enough to seat only 40 or so people. There is still some time before class starts, and the students are either standing or sitting, chatting and talking in groups.
When we first entered the palace to study, we were very nervous and solemn. The elders, the head of the family, the grandparents all taught us that we must be careful with our words and actions when studying in the palace, and that the palace rules are very strict.
Two years had passed, and everyone had long since gotten used to the life in the palace school. They had grown bolder and were more relaxed. After all, the oldest person present was only twelve years old, and they were all just little kids, and that was their nature.
The emperor has never been here. Although the tutor is strict, it is fine as long as the homework is done.
Besides, the Grand Tutor hasn’t arrived yet.
What are you afraid of?
The Grand Tutor is here, and the eunuchs and servants outside will inform him.
Xuan Fu was sitting in the front row. It was his first time attending an ancient school and he was quite excited. However, after sitting in the classroom for a while, he found that it was no different from a modern primary school. Everyone gathered in small groups to chat. There was no one around him, and there was a vacuum zone of two or three meters around him.
Small groups generally fall into three categories: children of royal clans, civil officials, and military officers.
Xuanyu Fu: Huh, he actually knew?
strangeness.
Another rule of the palace school is that you cannot bring servants or book boys into the palace, except for eunuchs. Therefore, the sons of the royal family have eunuchs to serve them, and they can only bring one, and they cannot enter the palace, but must wait outside the palace. The sons of ordinary officials are escorted to the palace gate by their servants and wait at the Youye Gate.
There is only one exception, and that is Many Blessings.
He was neither from the civil service group nor the military group, and it was even less likely that he was a royal relative - the royal relatives group looked down on Chuan Fu. Although they were eight feet away from the current emperor, they could be considered marginal relatives if they looked through the family tree, and their bloodlines were all noble.
To be honest, Xuanfu is the son of a eunuch.
Eunuchs are slaves who serve the royal family. No matter how powerful Xu Xiaoman is, he is still a eunuch. Xuanfu is Xu Xiaoman's adopted son. His blood is lowly, and the royal family members look down on him from the bottom of their hearts. However, due to Xu Xiaoman's power, they just treat him coldly and ignore Xuanfu.
After sitting there for less than a moment, Xuanyuefu understood his situation in the class.
Poor kid.
I pity myself.
He had been invisible in the class for two years. The cold treatment of the royal family's children was still good, but some civil servants' children, influenced by the atmosphere of their elders scolding Xu Xiaoman as a traitor, would make some sarcastic remarks to Xu Xiaoman.
I didn't dare to do that before, first because I was young and didn't understand the affairs of the court. In the past two years, I have learned more and become bolder. I took action against the treacherous adopted son and was surrounded by classmates as the leader of a small group. This is indeed very prestigious and glorious.
A scholar with integrity who satirizes the son of a eunuch is praised for his integrity. A timid and cowardly person who dares not to ridicule others will be laughed at.
At this moment, the four small groups of civil servants in the class were all talking about many blessings.
"He didn't complain, that's a good thing. I was a little scared these days, afraid of causing trouble for my family." The timid one breathed a sigh of relief.
"Me too. I'm just afraid that the Eastern Depot will come to my house to arrest someone."
"I heard that His Majesty summoned many people to dinner yesterday. I haven't seen His Majesty yet."
"Why do I have so many blessings?" he said in a sour tone.
"That's right, a eunuch's adopted son, with this background, should have been standing outside the palace like those eunuchs serving in the inner office." Now he can dine with the saint. Jealous.
Du Chong has been afraid these days, but he definitely can't say that now, as Tian Wenhe will look down on him.
"What are you afraid of?" Tian Wenhe said when he heard this. He looked down on the two outsiders and thought they were spineless. He looked at them with contempt and snorted. He said, "I'm not afraid if he complains. Now he knows his own limitations. It's better for him to keep a low profile in the future." He raised his voice deliberately.
The others were a little afraid that Xuan Duanfu might hear it, so they subconsciously looked towards the front row. They found that Xuan Duanfu's back had not moved. He was still sitting there, and he didn't even dare to turn his head. The other party must have heard it.
These many blessings are really cowardly.
So everyone else praised Tian Wenhe, with Tian Wenhe as the leader.
The Tian family is a prominent family in Shengdu. Their ancestors have been officials for generations and even produced a cabinet minister, but these were all things of the previous dynasty.
Some people want to show off, and when children pretend to be adults, they want to talk about something different, such as court affairs. At this time, they said to Tian Wenhe: "Wenhe, do you know that the East Factory has arrested another good official?"
"Tomorrow, from the Ministry of Revenue." Tian Wenhe looked at the other person with a disdainful look, as if he was showing off this little gossip in front of me. He raised his chin slightly and said arrogantly, "It happened yesterday."
"Tian Wenhe, you know so much.", "So his name is Mingqie.", "From the Ministry of Revenue? Then isn't that your father's subordinate?", "Did Xuanyufu's father arrest your father's subordinate?", "The East Factory is too arrogant."
It was not known whose words ignited Tian Wenhe's anger, but he got angry, raised his voice even higher, and looked at the backs of the people in the first row, saying, "You are a lackey of the East Factory, you are killing loyal officials. You have only learned to read for two years. Tell me, who is right and who is wrong? Who is a loyal official and who is a traitor who deserves to be killed by everyone."
The little fists as big as red bean paste buns were squeezed under the table, making crackling sounds.
Xuanyi Fu turned around and looked at Tian Wenhe who was questioning him not far away.
Suddenly, the Chongming Hall, which had just been filled with whispers, suddenly became quiet.
The royal family members were watching the fun, while the military officers group couldn't figure out why they were "debating" again.
Xuanyufu stood up and walked a few steps. Tian Wenhe's eyes flashed with surprise. Why was Xuanyufu different? But the next second, Xuanyufu smiled. Tian Wenhe immediately disdained and even snorted contemptuously. Xuanyufu didn't dare to challenge him. Even if it was a debate, Xuanyufu alone couldn't beat them.
"Who are you? Which government office do you work for? What rank are you?" Xuanyu Fu asked.
Tian Wenhe said contemptuously: "What do you mean by being an official or not? We are all still studying in the hall. Are you stupid enough to have lost your fortune?"
"You hold no official position, nor are you the emperor. How can you know whether Ming Ke is a good or bad person, loyal or treacherous when the East Factory arrests someone?"
"you!"
Manyu Fuqiang said, "My father is arresting people, it's not your turn to judge the case here." He looked up at Tian Wenhe. Damn, he was a little short, and then raised his mini bean paste fist, "Tian Wenhe, can you judge this clearly? Do you know what it is?"
"Your hand—"
"Wrong." Many fists as big as red bean paste buns fell on Tian Wenhe's head.
Everyone was stunned. No one had thought that Xuan Duofu would actually hit Tian Wenhe in Chongming Hall. The royal family members and military officers' children who were watching the excitement: ??? Ah???
what happened?
Xuanyun Fu beat up Tian Wenhe?
ah!
When Tian Wenhe reacted, he was furious. He was a descendant of the Tian family, the Shengdu Tian family. Except for his father, no one dared to touch him since he was a child. But now he was beaten by a stinky eunuch's adopted son.
It doesn't hurt, but it's more of a huge humiliation.
Tian Wenhe took action, followed by Xuanyunfu, and the eunuchs waiting outside the hall rushed in.
The Chongming Hall was suddenly in chaos. Fighting was not allowed in the hall. That meant chasing, playing and mingling. No one had ever done that in two years, but now it was confirmed that there was a fight.
No one cared about the Taifu even when he arrived.
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Outside the Xuanzheng Hall.
The young eunuch was so frightened that he ran all the way here. He was gently scolded by the eunuch serving in Xuanzheng Hall, asking him to look at where he was and how could he run so rashly.
"My little one is so rude. This is really a big deal. The young master of Chongming Palace beat Master Tian."
Zhao Erxi, who was standing at the entrance of the hall, raised his voice and said, "What!" He walked forward quickly and asked, "Is the young master hurt?"
“I don’t know.” The young eunuch swallowed his saliva and ran over to pass on the message when he saw the chaos.
Zhao Erxi was anxious, "Xiao Luzi, go get the imperial physician, I'll report to the emperor."
Emperor Ningwu was discussing state affairs with his ministers in the Xuanzheng Hall. He did not want to see any outsiders and did not need eunuchs to serve him. Usually, Zhao Erxi would stand at the door in a daze, but this time he hurried straight to the Xuanzheng Hall.
When Zhong Yun saw Zhao Erxi coming in, he stopped discussing politics. Zhao Erxi knew his limits and would not dare to come in unless it was an urgent matter.
The officials in the hall waited quietly.
"Your Majesty, news from Chongming Palace says that Young Master Tian and Young Master Xu are fighting."
Passing messages is also a science.
The officials waiting were all stunned when they heard the news. This Young Master Tian - the son of the Minister of Revenue? Why did he beat Duo Fu today? Was it because Minister Tian was angry about Ming Qi being arrested yesterday? He couldn't do it now.
Several people quietly raised their heads and looked in the direction of His Majesty, and vaguely saw that His Majesty seemed to be smiling?
"Send the imperial physician to take a look." Zhong Yun said, and then added: "Zhao Erxi, you go with him."
"Yes, I know." Zhao Erxi stepped back out of the Xuanzheng Hall and rode his horse at full speed straight to the Chongming Hall. This damn guy named Tian actually dared to attack Xiao Duofu.
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Xuanyi Fu didn't know Tian Wenhe at first, and he was not familiar with his classmates, but when he heard Tian Wenhe chatting with those classmates, he remembered important plots. He knew Tian Wenhe's father, a dog official.
When he first read the article, he was almost pissed off.
This corrupt official formed cliques for personal gain and was a thoroughly corrupt official. He had long arms and dared to buy and sell official positions. Every wealthy provincial capital had officials appointed by him. He was so corrupt that he could even take a piece of the disaster relief money.
When I read the novel at that time, the author first suppressed the author's feelings and then praised him. It seemed that the East Depot had arrested someone, and the corrupt officials in the court called a horse a zebra and confused right and wrong, saying that the East Depot had arrested people indiscriminately and killed loyal and good people. Public opinion was used to force Emperor Ningwu to raise his hand high and then let it go lightly. Xuan Fu was angry for two chapters, but then he felt relieved. His father listed the evidence of the corrupt officials' crimes one by one, and the evidence was as solid as a mountain, which made people very happy.
After hearing Tian Wenhe's nonsense, Xuan Fuquan remembered everything.
If he doesn't educate him with an iron fist at this time, Tian Wenhe will soon no longer be able to be his classmate.
Your father is greedy, I will beat you, you deserve it!
The author has something to say:
After school today, I practiced smiling in front of the mirror.
Month by month, I asked in confusion.
Xuan Xuanfu reviewed: I smiled coldly today, but Tian Wenhe was not frightened by my cold aura. Instead, he became more relaxed!
In the mirror, the white-skinned little bean curd smiled, looking soft, sweet and harmless to humans and animals.
Zhuyue: ...【How can I explain this?
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