A group of children in the yard watched Zhu Hao being taken away by Yuan Zonggao.
Zhu Si's face was full of guilt. He felt that he had harmed Zhu Hao. In his opinion, it was because he played Cuju with his sister. Yuan Zonggao was too embarrassed to teach the two young masters of the palace, so he simply called Zhu Hao out and scolded him.
"Stop looking and continue playing Cuju... A Bing, come here, hold the top first, and then I'll take your place after Zhu Hao comes back!"
Zhu San was heartless and just cared about having fun.
the other side.
Yuan Zonggao took Zhu Hao out of the yard, but did not go far. He turned around immediately and looked Zhu Hao up and down.
The old fox's eyes were sharp, as if he wanted to see through people, but Zhu Hao's psychological quality was not compromised. How could he have stage fright at this time?
"Yuan Changshi..."
Lu Song thought that Yuan Zonggao might want to reprimand Zhu Hao, and wanted to come over and explain that the children had made an appointment to play together, and it was not Zhu Hao who initiated it.
Yuan Zonggao raised his hand to interrupt Lu Song's words, and did not reject Lu Song. He did not shy away from speaking.
Yuan Zonggao said: "Zhu Hao, I listened to your lectures outside the door earlier. Who taught you those? Didn't you say that you didn't have a mentor?"
This is not the first time that Yuan Zonggao has asked about Zhu Hao's apprenticeship.
Even Lu Song couldn't help but look over, obviously he also wanted to know more secrets about Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao said: "It is true that there is no teacher to teach me. Because of the obstruction of my second uncle and others, my mother couldn't find a teacher in the city even if she searched for a teacher to teach me. As for literacy, my mother started teaching me two years ago."
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Yuan Zonggao looked surprised: "You mean, your knowledge was taught to you by your mother?"
Zhu Hao shook his head and said: "No, my mother just taught me how to read. She bought me four books and five classics and asked me to recite them by myself. If I encounter a word I don't know, in addition to my mother teaching me, I will also ask people around me about literacy.
people."
"oh."
Yuan Zonggao nodded, still feeling that Zhu Hao had many secrets.
"Until later..."
Zhu Hao continued, "More than a month ago, my mother met a hungover old man in the back alley of my house. She kindly asked someone to take care of him. When he woke up and asked about it, we found out that he was from out of town.
"This time I went to Jiangxi and passed through Anlu. Because I was drunk and didn't know the way back to the inn, I slept on the street for the night."
When Yuan Zonggao heard this, he immediately became interested and asked: "What happened next?"
Lu Song couldn't help but glance sideways at Yuan Zonggao.
Do you believe such a nonsense story?
Are you going to continue to listen to that kid's nonsense?
"Because my mother couldn't find a husband for me in the city, she asked him... it was Mr. Lu. He said his surname was Lu, and asked him to come and teach me. But Mr. Lu said that he was passing through Anlu and could not stay long. He passed the exam.
After learning my knowledge, he agreed to be my husband for a few days, and then went to Jiangxi."
Zhu Hao actually said these words roughly when he met King Xing.
It's just that Zhu Youji and Yuan Zonggao didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but after Zhu Hao said it this time, the effect was very different from before.
Yuan Zonggao nodded, frowning in thought.
If it was true that Tang Yin was passing through Jiangxi on his way to Jiangxi, it would make sense that he would not want to reveal his true identity after a hangover to avoid ruining his reputation.
After discovering Zhu Hao's potential in reading, Tang Yin became interested in talents and accepted him as his disciple, which was a matter of course.
Yuan Zonggao asked: "Then what you said before were all taught to you by Mr. Lu?"
Zhu Hao nodded and said: "Yes, although Mr. Lu didn't teach me for a long time, I tried my best to take advantage of the opportunity and asked him for advice. Somehow I could understand what he said quickly, so I wrote it down.
Mr. Ri Sui didn't come to teach. I wanted to review myself, but I was worried that Jinghong and Zhu San would fall behind in their studies, so I told them what Mr. Lu taught them."
Hearing this, everything confirmed what Yuan Zonggao was thinking, and it was indeed Tang Yin who taught him.
Zhu Hao thought to himself, that guy who claims to be surnamed Lu, I know this is not your original surname, and I also know that you are probably Tang Yin. I also know that you are now poor and have no future and cannot bring anything to me, but I just want to give you something.
The talents of my age and qualifications are found to be backed by others, so this is a disguised form of making you famous.
Speaking of which, you still have to thank me!
"What about entering the palace...?" Yuan Zonggao continued to ask.
Zhu Haodao: "Mr. Lu is going to Jiangxi. I told him that if he leaves, I may be taken back to the Zhu family by my grandmother. There will be no chance of studying again. He said that I can enter the palace as a companion... as long as I
If I can enter the prince's palace, I believe that my family will never stop me from studying, and I can grow up with the prince in the future, and maybe achieve some fame."
"Mr. Lu said to me when he was leaving that he must be loyal and loyal like his late father, study hard in the palace, and help the country and serve the Ming Dynasty in the future."
When Yuan Zonggao heard this, he unconsciously felt a sense of admiration in his heart.
Zhu Hao said those awe-inspiring words in front of King Xing before. He and Zhu Youqi were very emotional, but they were also surprised at why a child would have such a state of mind. Now they know that in addition to the impact of the father's heroic sacrifice on the child, there are also
The child's mother's tireless efforts in teaching her child to become successful, and the words and deeds of Tang Yin, the "enlightenment teacher".
Under such an environment, it is simply reasonable to teach Zhu Hao, who is loyal and loyal at a young age.
"Okay, Zhu Hao."
Yuan Zonggao knew the answer he wanted. He nodded with approval and said, "You can go back and play with them first. Don't let Mr. Lu's teachings down. In the future, you can study hard in the palace and assist the prince with all your heart."
ah."
When he was so excited, he even said that he would study hard and help the prince in the future.
But Yuan Zonggao had no intention of taking it back, he just looked at Zhu Hao with a critical eye.
Zhu Hao said: "But after I go back, my family will always ask me about what I learned in the palace. What should I say?"
Yuan Zonggao smiled and said: "I will tell you what to say later... I don't want you to lie, but you have to be measured in what you should and should not say, what do you think?"
"Yeah." Zhu Hao nodded heavily.
"Okay, that's it." When Yuan Zonggao was about to leave, he called Lu Song, "Lu Dianzhan, you have worked hard today. Come on, go to the inner courtyard with me."
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Yuan Zonggao left, taking Lu Song and the two guards standing guard outside with him.
The meaning is obvious. You, Zhu Hao, have already won the trust of me, Mr. Yuan. There is no need to keep an eye on you like a thief. If you want to gain more trust, it depends on your future performance.
Zhu Hao returned to the yard.
At this time, Jinghong had just scored a goal and was cheering with Zhu Si.
Zhu Hao was not present, and Zhu San was a girl with a "caddie". The situation was completely overwhelmed by the opponent. It was originally six to one, but now it is six to ten, and the opponent scored nine points in a row.
Jing Hong and Zhu Si actually met on the first day, but because they became teammates in a game, they experienced a turnaround and their relationship improved a lot.
"Abing, I asked you to stay behind, why are you running forward?" Zhu San angrily lectured Lu Bing.
Lu Bing's face turned red from suppressing it, and he glanced at the door again. Unfortunately, his father was no longer there to support him.
Zhu Hao said: "I'm back."
When Zhu San saw Zhu Hao, he immediately beamed: "Okay, Zhu Hao is back, we will definitely win!"
"Third brother, the game is over, we have won, no more competition!"
Zhu Si was not a fool and called a halt to the game in time.
I know that Zhu Hao is great. When he comes on stage, you will crush us. My purpose of playing Cuju is not to make you feel happy and cry. Now that I feel happy, I won’t play anymore!
Zhu San was so angry that he almost jumped up: "No, we haven't decided the winner yet."
Zhu Hao put on a serious face and said: "Mr. Yuan just said that we should study hard and not play around. After the recess activities, we will go back to the house to continue studying and play together at noon."
"Okay!" Zhu Si agreed first.
Zhu San pursed his lips, not very satisfied with Zhu Hao's decision, but thinking that this might be Yuan Zonggao's intention, he stopped arguing. Several children entered the school together, and "Mr. Zhu" continued to lecture.
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Prince's study room.
Yuan Zonggao told Zhu Youqi exactly what he heard from Zhu Hao.
Finally, he commented: "Tang Yin became famous in his early years, and can be said to be a master of both poetry and painting. I thought that his talent and learning were mediocre, and many of the rumors in the world were exaggerated. But now it seems that not only his talent and learning are extraordinary, but he also has an excellent vision.
Even his control of the current situation is very comparable to others."
Zhu Youqian said: "Mr. Yuan is talking about him letting Zhu Hao enter the palace?"
"Um."
Yuan Zonggao nodded and said, "Before he went to Jiangxi, he made a special detour to Anlu and met with the royal tutor. The purpose is self-evident. From his perspective, he should be able to imagine that if His Majesty is still childless..."
Some things don't need to be explained in too much detail, just be aware that walls have ears.
If this word really gets out, the imperial court's approach to Prince Xing's Mansion will not just send people to keep an eye on him, but may directly frame him and frame him for rebellion.
But even if Yuan Zonggao didn't go into details, Zhu Youqi understood what was going on. In fact, the two of them had talked about this topic more than once in the past few years.
Zhu Youqian asked: "But why did he go to Jiangxi again?"
Yuan Zonggao looked thoughtful: "I didn't understand it before, but if you think about it carefully, you can understand that when he went to Nanchang, it seemed that he defected to Prince Ning, but how could he not know that Prince Ning had the ambition to rebel? Maybe he wanted to investigate for himself.
Fan… What’s more important is that he has no chance to enter the palace.”
One sentence hits reality.
Prince Xing's Mansion has kept a low profile in recent years. Apart from recruiting local tutors for Zhu Houcong, it has almost no contact with the gentry and officials of Anlu.
Tang Yin himself was still a "criminal officer" of the imperial court and was not qualified to continue to participate in the examination. Even if such a person with a "criminal record" recommended himself, Prince Xing's Palace would not pay attention to him.
But now that Zhu Hao, a disciple, is working as a companion in Prince Xing's Mansion and showing the temperament of a famous teacher and disciple, the situation is completely different.
Zhu Youqian directly said what Yuan Zonggao wanted to say: "If there is a chance, it would be an excellent choice to let him go to the palace to teach the prince."
Even Yuan Zonggao couldn't help but nod his head and agreed with Zhu Youqian's idea.
After seeing Zhu Hao's talent and knowledge, both of them wanted to recruit Tang Yin.