"Your Majesty, I don't know!" Zhang Jianxiu said with a bitter smile. He didn't know where the emperor found such a tricky question.
Although he had learned some mathematics, it wasn't profound!
He should focus on the Four Books and Five Classics. After all, he had to take the imperial examination!
"Alright then!"
Zhu Yijun waved his hand dispiritedly. "This secret book of mathematics is for you. Since you are a rare genius in mathematics!" He stood up and stretched. "Let's go to sleep!"
Zhu Yijun went to sleep, but Zhang Jianxiu couldn't sleep. What did the emperor mean?
The next morning, before the sun rose, Zhu Yijun had already woken up. He looked at Zhang Cheng beside him and yawned. "Are the things I want ready?
If you are ready, bring them to me quickly. "
"Ready!" Zhang Cheng nodded and quickly waved to the young eunuch.
He saw two young eunuchs carrying a big gong. Next to them, there was a young eunuch carrying a tray with a gong hammer.
Zhu Yijun didn't stand on ceremony. He reached out to pick up the gong hammer and hit it hard.
Bang!
Zhu Yijun picked his ears and glared at Zhang Cheng. "What were you thinking? Why did you make such a big gong? My ears are going to be deafened."
Zhang Cheng was also confused. He shook his head. What did the emperor just say?
He didn't hear it clearly. His ears were buzzing.
"Alright, carry them away!"
Zhu Yijun waved his hand. He wanted to carry the gong to wake up these students. It seemed that it was impossible now. "Go, wake them up. It's not a good habit to be lazy in bed."
Zhang Cheng naturally didn't dare to be negligent. He quickly ordered the young eunuch to wake them up.
At this time, Zhang Jianxiu walked out of the room. He yawned and rubbed his eyes. He looked like he hadn't woken up yet.
With dark circles under his eyes, he looked around. When he saw Zhu Yijun, he bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Alright, didn't I say that you don't have to bow?" Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "Not bad, you got up quite early!"
"I was woken up by the sound of the gong. Who is hitting the gong so early in the morning?" Zhang Jianxiu said with a depressed face, "It's really disturbing my sleep."
Zhu Yijun was speechless. He said, "I was the one who asked them to sound the gong. In the future, we will wake up when the gong is sounded. Wouldn't it mean that we will dance at the sound of the rooster? We should follow the example of the wise men of the past. Let's go. We will also dance at the sound of the rooster!"
Zhang Jianxiu was stunned. He didn't expect that the emperor had actually asked someone to sound the gong. What was there about dancing at the sound of the rooster? Was this really the place to study?
However, Zhang Jianxiu couldn't say anything. After all, this was the academy, and the emperor had the final say!
All 16 people got up. All of them had sleepy eyes. The younger ones even looked like they were about to cry. Zhu Yijun didn't care whether they were about to cry or not. He said directly, "Dance at the sound of the rooster. Let's go. Follow me to run laps."
The morning jog was arranged by Zhu Yijun. He didn't want to cultivate a group of weak scholars.
Running along the west garden, Zhu Yijun felt relaxed and happy. He had to admit that the scenery here was really good.
Zhu Yijun led the way in front, and the others followed closely behind. Although they didn't know why, they followed the emperor's order!
After the morning jog, it was time to wash up. The bathroom was already prepared. After running, everyone took a bath.
Zhu Yijun was sweating all over. He let out a sigh of relief, and his whole body was warmed up.
After the bath, it was breakfast, and then the class. Zhang Juzheng came very early to teach the Wanli Emperor. This was the most important thing for Zhang Juzheng.
On one hand, he wanted to educate Zhu Yijun well. On the other hand, he wanted to show it to President Lee Myung-bak.
After all, President Lee Myung-bak valued his son very much. If he could teach the emperor well, he would also please President Lee Myung-bak.
Zhang Juzheng taught for one hour, and then he left. The rest of the time was for Zhu Yijun to arrange his own lessons.
"Today, I'll take you to play a very powerful game. Its name is Cuju."
Zhu Yijun smiled and took out the ball that he had prepared. What Zhu Yijun was going to play was not the ancient Cuju, but the football of the future.
The field had already been prepared, or it could be said that there was a goal on both sides of the grass.
"The 16 of us will be divided into two teams. Each team will have eight players, and one goalkeeper."
Zhu Yijun took everyone to the prepared field and explained the rules in detail. Finally, Zhu Yijun said, "Each game will last for an hour."
After that, Zhu Yijun told Zhang Cheng, "You start the time. One hour."
The teams were divided according to age. The two 12-year-old children were the captains. One was Zhang Jianxiu, and the other was Zhu Yingzhen, the grandson of State Duke Cheng.
The two of them were eager to try. Obviously, they liked the game very much.
The game soon began. The 16 people began to run after a ball.
While Zhu Yijun was busy playing football, Feng Bao's godson, Xu Jue, met Zhang Juzheng's housekeeper again.
After the two brothers met, they were naturally very intimate and chatted very congenially.
"My grandfather has something to tell you, Eunuch Feng," You Chi said after the pleasantries.
Xu Jue's expression also became serious. He nodded and said, "Brother, please say it!"
"My master said that if we give Empress Chen the title of Empress Dowager, where will His Majesty's mother be?
If we give Empress Li the title of Empress Dowager, it will be against etiquette and will be criticized by the world. People will also criticize Empress Li. "
"It will also be bad for His Majesty's reputation, so my master thought of a way to make the best of both worlds."
Xu Jue's eyes lit up. This was a difficult thing to do. Of course, he had already heard it from his godfather, Feng Bao.
If he directly gave Empress Li the title of Empress Li, it would definitely cause an uproar. In his godfather's words, there were too many stubborn people.
But if he gave Empress Chen the title of Empress Li, where would Empress Li be?
For Feng Bao, as long as he gave Empress Li the title of Empress Li and made her happy, it would be fine. Nothing else was important.
The premise was that they couldn't cause a ruckus. If they really did force it, it would definitely cause a ruckus and Empress Li would definitely be unhappy.
"My master's idea is very simple. He wants to give both Empress Li and Empress Chen the title of Empress Dowager.
One is the Empress and the other is His Majesty's mother. It's very difficult to choose, so let's give them the title of Empress Dowager, "You Chi said with a smile.
"My master said that as long as the palace has no objections, my master will do the rest."
Xu Jue smacked his lips. This method was that simple?
Would it really work?
However, this wasn't something he should ask. He nodded and said, "Seventh Brother, don't worry. I'll go back and tell my godfather. Once I have an answer, I'll inform you immediately."
You Chi nodded and said with a smile, "Then I'll respectfully wait for the good news!"