The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 65: Crazy homework arrangement

Government Hall.

Officials walked out in twos and threes, with expressions of joy and reluctance on their faces.

The prince had just summoned them.

First, they discussed and formulated the assignments for the two young masters, and then selected teachers from among them to teach the two young masters.

Most of the dozen or so people who were selected had happy expressions on their faces.

Most people who were not elected are unhappy.

soon.

The only one left in the palace was Crown Prince Qin Zichu.

And Lu Buwei, who was envied by everyone and became the teacher of the two young masters.

A person can have many teachers.

As long as one is taught, he can be called a teacher. Confucius once called the seven-year-old Xiang Tuo a teacher.

But most of the time there is only one teacher, and he is someone who should be served like heaven, earth, king, and parent.

Qin Zichu and Lu Buwei sat opposite each other.

The prince asked earnestly:

"Sir, now that I have chosen my lessons, what should I do next?"

Lu Buwei, who had adjusted his mentality, raised his left hand slightly and placed it on the table in front of the two of them.

Tap gently but firmly.

“When it comes to children’s education, it’s important to set rules.”

Draw a circle.

"Without rules, it is difficult to achieve great things, and there will be no order."

Qin Zichu nodded and raised his eyebrows with a look of agreement, pointing and waving his right hand above the table.

"What you said is absolutely right. This applies to academics, the military, the country, and government!"

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that my academic rules are more stringent than you imagine."

"The stricter the better. If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful object!"

"When the suffering becomes unbearable, Your Majesty, please do not feel sorry for the two young masters and stop me."

"Sir, you have emphasized this over and over again. This makes me curious. What strict rules do you want to set?"

Lu Buwei smiled slightly, turned his head to look at the Council Hall, and said:
"Your Majesty, please first find a palace near the Council Hall for teaching purposes and rename it the Palace of Observation and Diligence in Learning.

“I want the two gentlemen to be able to watch the ministers coming in and out from the window, understand the political rules, and get a taste of the culture.

"Every day at Mao time, he would be sent to the Palace of the Imperial Academy to study, and at Xu time he would return to the palace. He could not ask for leave unless he was sick."

Qin Zichu felt something was wrong just by listening.

[From Mao time to Xu time…]
Use your right hand to count the fingers of your left hand, and start to check the time from Mao to Xu.

Pressing down with five fingers was not enough, so I had to stretch out my thumb and index finger to reach the full number.

With a look of surprise on his face, he shook his left hand to show Lu Buwei.

"Sir, there are twelve hours in a day, and seven of them are spent on studying?"

Lu Buwei shook his head and pressed back his master's index finger, as if his master had said too much.

"Six. There is still one hour left at noon, which is for the two gentlemen to eat and rest."

"Oh, so that's it. That's about right, about right..." Qin Zichu nodded, repeated it twice, but couldn't help it and asked, "Six, isn't that a bit too much?"

Lu Buwei's expression immediately changed, his face became solemn and his stern eyes conveyed a message - Is this too much? Do you still want these two princes to become great? !

Qin Zichu clenched his left fist and put it to his mouth, coughed lightly, stretched out his right arm and raised it lightly. "Not much, not much, sir, please continue, continue."

Lu Buwei's expression eased slightly.

"I know that Your Majesty loves his son very much. He doesn't just study indoors, he also has to practice martial arts every day. He combines work and rest, playing and studying at the same time. These six hours are really not much."

Qin Zichu laughed dryly.

"Yes, yes, yes, a combination of work and rest, playing and studying at the same time. I was thinking off the topic, sir, you really think it through."

"Besides, the two young masters still have holidays." Lü Buwei also raised his left hand and counted on his fingers, saying, "Every year, you can have holidays on New Year's Eve, the La Festival, the Twelve Festival, plus the birthdays of the king, Queen Huayang, Lady Xia, the lord, Lady Ji Yaotiao, and the two young masters themselves, for a total of nine days." (Note 1)
Qin Zichu stood up, holding the table with both hands, and shouted:
"Only nine days off a year? This..."

Lu Buwei calmly helped the prince sit down and said calmly:

"If your Majesty thinks it's too long, you can reduce it to seven days. You two gentlemen don't have to participate in New Year's Eve and the La Festival, that's fine."

"No, no, no, no, no." Qin Zichu quickly raised his hand to stop Lü Buwei from continuing: "You have to participate, you have to participate, this is a major festival for our Qin State. Nine days is good, just nine days..."

Lu Buwei continued to explain the regulations.

The prince's forehead was sweating when he heard this. He sucked his teeth from time to time to breathe in the cool air. He also turned his head away from Lu Buwei and rolled his eyes. He wanted to find a new teacher for his two poor sons.

After Lu Buwei finished speaking, Qin Zichu's lips were dry and he felt dizzy just from listening.

"Sir, I think so." Qin Zichu glanced at Lu Buwei's expression while speaking, "Isn't this a bit too harsh..."

Lu Buwei sighed deeply, wrinkles appeared on his forehead, and he said sadly:

"Your Majesty, it is true that the two princes are your sons, but they are first and foremost the future of Qin, the crown prince of the country, and the pillars of the court."

Qin Zichu turned around and faced Lu Buwei sideways, turning his face away from Lu Buwei, making his attitude clear with his actions.

That's too harsh!

Lu Buwei stood up and walked down the stairs, dragging his numb feet to the front of his master, resting his hands on the couch, and said earnestly:
“Everyone in the world thinks that the princes of various countries live a life of luxury and extravagance, and that they lead a life that only gods can live. This idea is correct.

"But the princes of his country can do this, but the two princes of Qin cannot do this. Qin wants to unify the world.

"Yao gave the world to Shun, not to his eldest son Danzhu.

"It is because Shun was born in a humble family, but he had a noble character and outstanding abilities. Danzhu, on the other hand, was born in a noble family, lived a comfortable life with nothing to offer him, and did not develop outstanding abilities.

"Does Your Majesty want to choose a successor other than the two princes?"

Qin Zichu's expression changed slightly.

This sentence hit his sore spot, he would never allow such a thing to happen!

In the Qin Dynasty, when the ancestors fought for the throne, most of the time, except for the monarch, few of the remaining clan members survived. This was a bloody lesson!
Lü Buwei noticed his master's expression, pretended not to know, and continued to persuade him earnestly:

“Throughout the ages, most of those who have become saints and kings had extremely miserable childhoods.

"Shun was persecuted by his stepmother and brothers when he was young and had to struggle to survive. Yu followed his father Gun (gun third tone) since he was young and walked all over the rivers.

"The training of successors is as important as the country and society.

"Your Majesty is the present of Qin, and the two princes are the future of Qin..."

November 25th, the first year of Qin Wangzhu's reign.

Young Master Cheng Jiao was still in a sweet dream, sleeping soundly.

At the beginning of the morning, my father forced me to turn on the phone, wake me up, get dressed and wash up.

After leaving the gate of Li Yi Palace, it was still half dark. I was taken to the dining palace in a daze to have dinner with my brother Ying Zheng.

Before the morning hour, the two brothers had already arrived at the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall, where the first teacher was already there.

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【Note 1: New Year's Eve, the day before the New Year, September th. La Festival, the Qin New Year, October st. La Festival, the day of hunting and sacrifice, December th. 】

　Tomorrow is the Sanjiang PK. I will take a day off and write at home. I will update in advance at 7pm. I beg my brothers to give me some follow-up reading and help me get to Sanjiang. Thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)