Having said that, all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were ruthless, and luckily his brother-in-law was the later Emperor Hongxi. If it had been anyone else, such a brother-in-law would have been dragged to Shen Tang long ago.
Of course... having said that, Zhang Anshi still regarded his brother-in-law as his closest relative. For the sake of his brother-in-law, he had to change his image, lest his notoriety become an excuse for his brother-in-law to be attacked.
Okay, I’ve decided to start a new life, one that will bring immediate results!
The next day.
Zhang Anshi got up early, and Zhang San called people to arrange washing.
The Zhang family's residence occupies a small area. After all, Nanjing city has a lot of money. In addition, his father died early. Although his brother-in-law Zhu Gaochi is the prince, his status is quite embarrassing. After the Jingnan Campaign, Emperor Yongle rewarded him based on his merits.
, and also arranged residences for many meritorious officials. After all, the Zhang family was not ranked, but this residence was obtained by Zhu Gaochi himself.
After washing up, Zhang San poked his head in and said, "Sir, Master Zhu is here."
Master Zhu...
In the Ming Dynasty, the surname was Zhu rather than a relative of the emperor. There was only one person who was qualified to be called the young master by Zhang San... and that was Zhu Yong, the son of Duke Cheng of the current dynasty.
This guy has always been Zhang Anshi's best friend.
Sure enough, before Zhang Anshi could react, he heard laughter and then saw Zhu Yong rushing in impatiently.
Although Zhu Yong was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy at this time, he was very tall. He was seen rolling up his sleeves, holding a lacquer box in his hand, and said loudly: "An Shi, An Shi, look,
I found a good Grasshopper, hehehe...it looks like a cow..."
As soon as Zhang Anshi saw Zhu Yong, he suddenly seemed to understand.
My reputation... seems to be saved.
At this thought, Zhang Anshi's eyes brightened a bit when he saw Zhu Yong, and he laughed and said: "You came just in time, let's go to school."
"Enrollment?" When Zhu Yong heard this, his eyes almost dropped, and he said in shock: "We two brothers have been skipping school for half a month. An Shi is not crazy..."
Zhang Anshi looked at him with strange eyes: "No, no, are there people like you in the world who don't like to study?"
In the early morning, the city of Nanjing is filled with mist. This mist seems to be hard to blow away, and along with the morning dew, it gives people a cool feeling.
Zhang Anshi and Zhu Yong were riding in a carriage, and the wheels of the carriage were on the bluestone road.
Although it was early, there were already many people hiding in the mist and starting their day's work.
The school where Zhang Anshi and Zhu Yong used to study was actually located in a remote corner not far from the Confucian Temple. This place was also the residence of Hu Yan, the Jiu Jiu of the Imperial College. It was a courtyard with two entrances. Because there were not many children of honorable ministers who came to study, the school hall
It was only temporary, and Hu Yan's teaching was conducted in the front yard.
Emperor Yongle deeply felt the importance of education for his children, so he issued a special order to order Hu Yan, the Imperial Academy's Jijiujiu, to open an internal school here to recruit the children of meritorious officials and nobles to study here.
It was still early in the morning, and there were already young people arriving in twos and threes.
According to the rules, Hu Yan was sitting firmly in Minglun Hall at this time, and all the young people who had come to study filed in and went to pay homage to Hu Yan first.
The arrival of Zhang Anshi and Zhu Yong immediately caused a sensation. It was obvious that these two were seasoned students, and their arrival at the school was like the sun rising in the west.
Zhang Anshi didn't take it seriously and entered Minglun Hall. He followed the example of others and saluted Hu Yan: "Student Zhang Anshi, I have met my mentor."
"Zhang Anshi..." Hu Yan remained expressionless. This prince's brother-in-law was just a dandy. He had come here to study for a few days before, but he stopped coming soon.
Of course, Hu Yan doesn't care. Most of these royal relatives and meritorious children are just relying on their ancestors to live and die. His Majesty ordered him to give lectures here. In fact, he doesn't expect them to really learn any skills. Don't give this to Nanjing.
It would be fine if the people in the city caused chaos.
Hu Yan nodded numbly.
From the beginning, Hu Yan was like a wooden stake. He seemed to have no mood or anger, and there was no wave on his face.
When seventeen or eight young men arrived in twos and threes, Hu Yan just said: "The time has come, there should be thirty-nine people, but in fact there are seventeen..."
Hu Yan didn't seem to be angry because of the high absenteeism rate, and remained calm and composed.
Self-restraint, do you understand?
He cannot lead this class of students.
If you don't have enough self-cultivation, you will be angry to death a long time ago.
Hu Yan casually picked up the book on the coffee table and said: "Today... let's talk about the Book of Documents. In the Book of Documents, it means insulting the virtuous and going against the moral principles."
Hu Yan is like a moral gentleman. It seems that his favorite thing for these teenagers is to talk about moral articles from the Four Books and Five Classics.
One by one, the teenagers began to fall asleep.
Zhang Anshi's eyelids also started to fight.
Until there was a bang, Zhang Anshi suddenly woke up.
It seemed that Hu Yan was looking forward to this voice more than Zhang Anshi. He said: "Okay, get out of class is over."
After that, he walked away without looking back.
Cheers suddenly erupted in Minglun Hall.
A group of teenagers each looked for someone they knew and started chattering.
Zhang Anshi also didn't expect that he would be quite popular in school. A group of teenagers immediately gathered around him. Zhang Anshi relied on his memory and first recognized a small teenager named Zhang Fu.
I saw Zhang Fu saying, "Brother Zhang, why did you come to school today?"
This Zhang Fu is of course unknown in history, but his father, Zhang Yu, the king of Hejian, was a famous general during Emperor Yongle's calamity. Zhang Yu died in the battle to protect Emperor Yongle. Emperor Yongle was greatly saddened, so he pursued him.
Zhang Yu was granted the title of King of Hejian.
Zhang Fu is only Zhang Yu's youngest son. His elder brother Zhang Fu is now the commander of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. In addition, his aunt is the concubine of Emperor Yongle.
However, this boy is still young and belongs to the junior class in school. At this time, Zhang Anshi is the most respected person who dares to skip school.
Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Of course I am here to study. I want to learn literary and martial arts well and become a useful person."
When he finished speaking, Zhu Yong on the side had already taken out his lacquer box from his sleeve and said: "Come, come, come and take a look at my grasshopper."
Everyone was attracted by Zhu Yong.
Zhang Anshi shook his head and said, "What's so fun about a grasshopper?"
Zhu Yong was Zhang Anshi's best friend, and he immediately said: "Hey, is there anything else fun that Anshi can do?"
Zhang Anshi sighed and said: "I am studying at home these days..."
When the teenagers heard this, they suddenly looked incredulous.
Zhang Anshi added: "After studying at home, I suddenly had an epiphany. It suddenly occurred to me, how can we and other relatives of the emperor eat and wait to die all day long? No, we will do big things in the future."
When they heard that they were doing something big, the young people's blood surged up all over their bodies.
These guys usually live their lives in a dignified manner, but it is also when they are at their most energetic, fearing that the world will not be in chaos, especially Zhang Fu, who said with great interest: "If you are doing something big, count me in."
Zhang Anshi looked at Zhang Fu with a smile and said: "You... are too young and not courageous enough..."
When Zhang Fu heard this, he immediately became furious and said, "I'm very bold."
Zhang Anshi had no choice but to sigh, and like a magic trick, he actually pulled out a firecracker from his sleeve.
This was really a firecracker. Firecrackers were very common at this time, but the firecracker in Zhang Anshi's hands was obviously an oversized one, as big as half a fist.
Zhang Anshi said: "Have you ever played firecrackers?"
Zhang Fu said: "Why haven't you played this before? During holidays, I order all the firecrackers at home myself."
Zhang Anshi suddenly looked like he had finally found a talent: "Lighting up firecrackers is not a skill. Do you dare to use firecrackers to blow up a cesspool?"
Zhang Fu suddenly became energetic and murmured: "Yes, why didn't I expect that? Brother Zhang, I really admire you, you can think of this."
Zhang Anshi shook his head with a smile: "Using firecrackers to blow up manure pits is actually not a skill."
The school was divided into two groups at this time. Seven or eight people were still sitting on their desks and reading books seriously, turning a deaf ear to it. The other teenagers were surrounding Zhang Anshi like curious babies.
,eagerly.
Zhang Anshi lowered his voice and said: "I just don't know if anyone dares to pay tribute to Mr. Yan..."
Good guy, many people took a breath of cold air.
Zhang Fu wiped the mucus that was about to flow out of his nose and couldn't help feeling timid.