Concubine Li suddenly had a whim today and wanted to see the prince's activities after class, so she came to her son's residence from Chengqian Palace.
Originally, because the prince performed well after he left the palace to study, she rarely came here on weekdays. Instead, she would only test his studies every morning when the prince went to Chengqian Palace to pay his respects. But in the early hours of this morning,
Concubine Wei Ying gave birth to a daughter for the emperor. Concubine Li was very happy after learning the news. On a whim today, she thought of coming to see her eldest son.
However, when she entered the Zhongcui Palace, she saw a group of eunuchs gathered in front of the palace, kneeling down in large groups. The prince, who was dressed in bright red uniform, and the prince's companion, Gao Pingshi, who was dressed in green robes, seemed to be arguing about something. Concubine Li was far away from her.
From a distance, I could only hear the prince saying, "It's not that I won't release it, I'll release it later." I also heard Gao Pingshi saying, "This bird is still young and cannot be played with," and there seemed to be something like "Why are its parents worried?"
Concubine Li signaled to Feng Bao, who was beside her. Feng Bao immediately took a few steps forward, passed the palace maids who were leading the way, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "The concubine is here——"
Over there, Zhu Yijun and Gao Pragmatic were both a little surprised. They put aside their dispute and came over to greet them.
Concubine Li walked over unhurriedly and accepted a bow from the two of them. When she saw the prince carefully holding a small sparrow in his hand, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "What is that in the prince's hand?"
Zhu Yijun was obviously a little nervous and explained: "Reporting to mother, this is a little sparrow." Then he quickly added: "My mother mentioned before that this bird likes to eat the dealer when it grows up, so my son asked Gao Shidu to come up with ideas.
Catching sparrows..."
Concubine Li felt funny in her heart. You just want to play if you want to, why do you still need this kind of excuse?
However, in front of so many people, she did not want to reveal her son's little thoughts. She just asked lightly: "Since you have a sparrow in your hand, it must be Gao Shidu who thought of a way to catch the bird?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yijun was obviously a little excited, and even forgot about the dispute just now, and said with a smile: "Yes, Gao Shi read that first find a large and light 'cover' such as a straw sieve, and then use a Y-shaped one
A small wooden stick is held up against an inverted grass sieve, and a handful of millet is placed inside. A rope is tied to the stick, and the length can be estimated by yourself. The purpose of this rope is to hide people, but also to pull the mechanism. Then, wait for the sparrow.
When the sparrows fly inside to eat rice, it is best when several sparrows fly in. As soon as we pull the rope... the sparrows are caught by the mechanism just to get a bite to eat."
As he spoke, he glanced at Gao Pingshi and added: "Gao Shidu also said that the so-called 'birds die for food' is such a manifestation."
Concubine Li was a little unhappy when she heard him excitedly saying that he was making trouble, but after hearing the last sentence, she turned from anger to joy. She glanced at Gao Pragmatic with admiration and said to herself: This kid is quite good, remember him.
The first time I talked about the prince's education, I said that we must first arouse the prince's interest in reading and learning, and said that education is combined with entertainment. Now it seems that it actually makes some sense.
So she put away her displeasure and asked with a smile: "Then what were you and Gao Shidu arguing about just now?"
"Um..." Zhu Yijun hesitated for a moment and then explained honestly: "After we caught the sparrows, I thought that my mother had said that sparrows are harmful to crops, so I couldn't let them go anyway, so I planned to play with them. But Gao Shidu couldn't
I agree, saying that a king should be benevolent to all things... He also said that although sparrows are harmful, there are eagles and vultures that prey on them. This is the cycle of heaven and should not be manipulated by humans."
"Well..." Concubine Li was born in poverty, and she actually felt that sparrows were harmful birds, and it was right to catch them and kill them. However, her son was the prince after all, and what Gao Pingshi said was very high-sounding, so she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Zhu Yijun continued: "...then my son said, let's not kill it, let's just play with it and release it later. Unexpectedly, Gao Shidu still disagreed."
"Oh? Why?" Concubine Li was a little surprised after hearing this. Now that she has listened to your words, why are you still bothering her? Aren't you already accepting advice with an open mind?
Zhu Yijun was a little discouraged and said: "He said that the sparrow looks small and has not grown up yet. It is just a baby bird. He also said that sparrows also have parents. If its parents find that it is missing, wouldn't they be very anxious and sad?
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Concubine Li was horrified and glanced at Gao Jingshi. She saw that Gao Jingshi looked melancholy and said nothing. She couldn't help but move in her heart and said: "Jun'er, I heard that Three Hundred Thousand Masters has been completed, and now he is learning from Gao Shi."
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Zhu Yijun didn't know why the topic suddenly jumped to this topic. He just thought that his mother had to take the school exam again, but he was quite confident in his studies, so he nodded and said: "Yes, mother."
Concubine Li looked at him and asked: "Zhuo Jing Feng Hu, Xiba Shilin - have you ever learned this sentence?"
Zhu Yijun was stunned when he heard it. He suddenly understood something and lowered his head and said: "I learned it." When he said this, he was already a little dejected.
Sure enough, Concubine Li straightened her face and her voice turned cold: "Very good, then tell me the story of Xiba Shilin."
Zhu Yijun knew that he was about to be reprimanded, but no matter what, he could only answer: "Xiba Shilin, it is said that there was a man named Xiba in the Zhou Dynasty who worked as a servant for Meng Sun. Once, Meng Sun
Sun went out hunting and got a deer calf, so he asked Xiba to take the calf home in a car. On the way, a doe in the forest found that the calf was being taken away, so she followed the car and refused to leave.
Seeing this, Xiba was moved and decided to let go of the deer cub to reunite mother and son. So Xiba drove an empty car home. When Meng Sun found out, he was furious and fired Xiba. But three months later, Meng Sun
Sun went to Xiba's residence to find him again and said that he would ask Xiba to be a teacher for his children and take care of his life. Xiba was very surprised after hearing this and asked Meng Sun why he was like this. Meng Sun said, you are doing this to a little deer.
Love, let alone my child? I have thought about it again and again and think you are the most suitable candidate."
Concubine Li then smiled slightly and said: "Prince, you also have Xiba now, what should you do about it?"
Zhu Yijun sighed and said: "My mother's advice is correct, but my son has not understood the truth." He looked at the little sparrow in his hand and said to it: "I will let you go and reunite with your mother."
As he spoke, he gently stroked the little sparrow's newly born feathers, held it in his hand, and lifted it up hard. The little sparrow didn't expect that he could enjoy freedom again, so he immediately screamed for joy, fluttered his wings and flew away.
Zhu Yijun watched it disappear behind the trees in the corner, turned around and bowed his hands to Gao Pingshi seriously, saying: "Gao Shidu, it was my fault just now. Your advice makes sense. Thank you for being my Xiba."
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Gao Jingshi also returned the courtesy seriously and replied: "Your Highness will change it immediately after hearing it. This is a blessing to the world. How can a humble minister dare to call himself the 'Xiba' of His Highness? It's just a matter of trying his best. Your Highness does not have to be like this."
Concubine Li smiled and said: "Look, the king and his ministers get along well with each other, isn't that great?"
Zhu Yijun and Gao Pragmatic also laughed.
At this moment, Meng Chong, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, hurried in from outside the palace with his people. Seeing that Concubine Li was also there, he was startled for a moment, and then hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
Concubine Li asked: "Why did Meng Zhangyin come to Zhongcui Palace so urgently?"
Meng Chong first complained to Concubine Li, and then said: "Your Majesty summoned Gao Shidu for something urgent."
