Chapter 74: Go to the study room

On the first day of October of the 48th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the west of the city was Cao's Mansion and Kuiyuan.

Today is the first time Cao Yong entered the palace to study. At the second moment of the Chouzheng (at 2:30 in the morning), Mei Jing and several maids got up to prepare the clothes Cao Yong wore and the morning food.

Although Cao Yong was used to getting up early, it was too early today. He got up reluctantly. He cleaned his face with warm water and cleaned his mouth with green salt. He still couldn't help but yawn a few times.

Zi Jing looked at it and smiled, "The people outside all think that the prince is so precious. Who would have thought that they worked so hard that they would have to be hardworking even if they were so tired!"

Cao Yong nodded, feeling deeply. He turned his head from the guards to read, but he thought it was light and easy, but now he knew that it was not the case. While squinting his eyes, he missed the short-term attendance and service. He worked every six days, six days, and six days off. On the six days, he only stood for two hours a day and worked together, and it was really easy.

Compared with the guards, reading with companionship is considered a tiring job. When the prince and grandson of the Qing Dynasty were six years old, they had to go to the study room to study. The Yin period of summer and autumn (4:30 am), and the Yin period of winter and spring (4:30 am), and the Yin period of winter and spring (4:30 am), and it was not until the second hour of the morning (1:30 pm). After a year, only the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Wanneng Festival (the emperor's birthday) and the prince's own birthday can only take a few days off around the Spring Festival.

After having breakfast, Cao Yong saw Zijing coming over with a new set of clothes, smiled and shook his head, "It's not that the child is new to school, so what new clothes should be changed? Just find an ordinary set of clothes."

Zijing replied with a smile: "Not to mention that the old man has been much taller this year, and his clothes were already small last year. Even if they fit, they were worn in the south, how can they withstand the autumn cold in Beijing? Not to mention this set, even the big and small sweaters in winter must be made in the capital!"

Cao Yong stretched out his arms, let several maids put on long robes, put on vests, hats, and cleaned up easily. Amethyst prepared the schoolbags such as "Four Books", "Five Classics", and "Zizhi Tongjian" that Cao Yong needed for class. This was Cao Yong's schoolbag.

In the front yard, Cao Zhong got up early and waited, Xiaoman and the Wei brothers packed up their horses and waited.

Seeing that he was the one who was the troublemaker, Cao Yong said to Cao Zhong: "Uncle Zhong doesn't have to get up early, and the followers will make arrangements one day in advance."

Cao Zhong smiled and said, "I know that the uncle is polite to his servants, but there is no rule that the master has risen. The servants are still lazy to sleep? I just hope that the uncle will study hard and will shine on his family in the future!"

Cao Yong knew that the old man was stubborn, so he no longer had any more talk and rode his horse to the palace. Xiaoman, Wei Hei, Wei Bai, and the other two followed him.

When he arrived at Donghuamen, Cao Yong dismounted and sent Xiaoman and others back, and took out his waist card and entered the palace.

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The Shangshu Room is inside the Qianqing Gate, in the five rows on the east side of the Qianqing Palace. Cao Yong had to go through several portals from Donghua Gate to Shangshu Room and checked the waist card several times before he got there. The waist card is different from the guard waist card, and they were all prepared in the palace.

Although Cao Yong had not been a guard in the inner class for a few days, everyone was following the escorts and had many familiar colleagues. Everyone knew that he treated him differently, so he was very polite.

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When I went to school on the second half of the study, Cao Yongyin was about to arrive. Several young princes came in the room. A few of them were young, but they were only six or seven years old, standing upright. When they saw the newcomer, they looked over with curiosity.

Cao Yong couldn't help but blush. When he was young in Jiangning, he had studied books in the sect for many years. Now he is not young, why is he still in school? This is really strange. When others come over, it is not necessary to say that the storm is surging. Even if he can't achieve the monarchy, he is at least a chief minister who covers the sky. After studying for seven or eight years like himself, those who come to be a student should be considered an alien.

The princes and grandchildren, no matter how they dress, had yellow belts on their waists to show their identity.

At the moment of Yinzheng, the fifteenth prince and the sixteenth prince came together. Seeing Cao Yong arrived, the sixteenth prince smiled and walked forward: "It is still useful to learn Mandarin and Mongolian before Chen Shi!"

The "Mandarin" mentioned by the Sixteenth Prince refers to Mandarin. After the Qing Dynasty prince arrived at the study room, in addition to studying Confucian classics such as the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", there were also special Manchu and Mongolian masters. The accompanying readers followed him, but the teacher was distinguished from the princes and grandchildren, and there were specially assigned accompanying readers.

Cao Yong followed the sixteenth prince into the upper study room. There were five rooms in the upper study room, without partitions, but after everyone entered the study room, they were clearly divided. The two rooms on the east side were sparsely placed, with thirteen and four cases, which were the princes and grandchildren. There were more tables in the two rooms on the west side, and twenty-five and six cases, which were the locations of Cao Yong and others.

Because the study is nine years old, it is usually from six to fifteen years old. When the prince and grandson are granted titles or do not come to school after they have errands. If they don’t have errands, they come here every day without having to wait for time like the young princes. They usually leave school at the beginning of noon (eleven o’clock in the morning). The companions are all divided into the names of the princes and grandsons, the companions of the princes and grandsons, and the companions of the princes and grandsons, etc. Their ages are usually similar to the princes who follow. Therefore, among Cao Yong’s classmates in the study room, there are mostly young men in their teens, and there are only four or five people like him.

As the second moment of Yin was approaching, with a cheerful laughter, a handsome young man walked into the study. Whether on the east or west, except for the fifteenth prince, the sixteenth prince and a twelve or twelve-year-old boy were still sitting, everyone else stood up.

Cao Yong followed the local customs and naturally followed him, but he thought in his heart that those who could have such a status should be the eldest son of the prince, the son of the prince Erbeile Hongxi. The one sitting on the right side of the sixteenth prince and silently was the seventeenth prince's future "Fourth Prince Party" Prince.

In the study room, except for the fifteenth prince, the sixteenth prince and the seventeenth prince, the others were all the emperor's grandsons. Hongxi was the oldest and had the most precious identity, so everyone naturally stood up to greet him.

Hongxi was tall, with a three-point smile on her face. After coming in, she looked around. When she saw Cao Yong, her eyes paused. Then, he went to the fifteenth prince, sixteenth prince, and seventeenth prince: "My nephew greets you some uncles!"

The fifteenth prince had a peaceful face: "Get up!"

Hongxi then sat down at the seventeenth prince.

With the arrival of Hongxi, the seats for the prince and grandson were full. Cao Yong took a brief look and found that among the princes who could not be named, there were three of the princes who were six or seven years old, two of the eight or nine years old, twelve or three of the princes and Hongxi in the first row, there were thirteen of the princes and grandsons in the study room.

After defeating the deposed prince, the eldest prince Yinzhen was deposed and his son lost the opportunity to study in the study room. The eldest son of the fourth prince Yinzhen died young, and the third son Hongshi seemed to be young and had no age to study in the study room. The son of the eighth prince Yinsi was born in the 47th year of Kangxi, and he probably just learned to speak now.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the study room is still quite pure. Otherwise, according to what the Sixteenth Prince said, if those powerful brothers piled up the study room, the study room would not be left.

The Shangshu Room is now considered the world of Hongxi. Although there are three uncles here, these three princes are all born to Han girls. Their biological mother has a low status and no prominent relatives can rely on. Hongxi is different. He has already been named Beile, and his father is the crown prince. He considers himself the royal grandson and his status is unparalleled. Although he will not do stupid things like bullying his younger brother, the arrogance he carries cannot be concealed.

But not all the emperors allowed Hongxi to be arrogant. After Hongxi sat down, someone snorted coldly.

Hongxi turned around and looked coldly. The person sitting behind the fifteenth prince was the one who had just snorted coldly, raised his chin at Hongxi, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Cao Yong looked at him from a distance, remembering the introduction of the Sixteenth Prince to the people in the study room before, and knew that this person who was dissatisfied was Hongsheng, the legitimate son of the Third Prince Cheng. Although he had no crown prince yet, he could not escape with his status as the eldest son. The second Beile Hongxi is the prince's concubine. He only took over the eldest grandson because the princess had no legitimate son, so he was favored by Kangxi. Therefore, it is understandable that Hongsheng looked down on Hongxi's arrogance like Hongsheng.

In each royal palace, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate is very different. Except for the Iron Hat King, there are twelve ranks in the royal family. In each royal palace, except for one son who was demoted to inherit the title of his father, the other sons were awarded the title of title according to their origins when they became adults. The title of the concubine son was reduced by two levels than the legitimate son, and some were much lower.
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