The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 67: Learn Nothing

The first day in the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall.

The two brothers listened carefully in class, drew on the bamboo slips with brushes, and wrote down important points of knowledge.

The sound of reading with shaking head could be heard from time to time, and it could be heard clearly outside the hall. Ji Yaotiao and Ji Yaoyao, who came after hearing the news, found it very beautiful.

The hour before dark is the best time to practice martial arts.

The teacher was wearing a mask, had a slender and strong figure, and a melodious voice. She was actually a woman who called herself Bai Wuxia.

She set the courses for the two young masters according to their physical conditions.

Both of them practiced hard with gritted teeth, sweating profusely, and two pools of sweat appeared on the ground.

At the hour of Xu, the second young master returned to the palace.

They went to the dining palace to eat, and then went to Huaqing Pool to take a bath, and they fell asleep in the pool.

Their minds and bodies are exhausted.

Before going to sleep.

Ying Chengjiao felt that this day was very fulfilling and he felt pretty good.

Ying Zheng could clearly know that he was improving, and he was very happy in his heart. He felt very good knowing that he was one step closer to revenge.

The second day in the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall.

The eldest son was just as studious as he had been yesterday, writing and drawing, taking notes, asking questions, and reading with his head nodding.

Young Master Cheng Jiao looked at his brother, forced himself to open his sleepy eyes and perk up, and started taking notes, asking questions and reading with his brother.

Practice martial arts one hour before dark.

The eldest son felt the soreness, swelling and pain in his body, and knew that this was his body growing stronger. He felt both pain and joy.

Young Master Chengjiao stood with his legs turned outward in a horse stance, feeling sore in his legs, and a thought flashed through his mind.

[Why should I suffer this? I don’t lead troops to fight, and I don’t have to fight.]
Seeing his brother who was persisting beside him, he shook his head vigorously, put aside all distracting thoughts, and gritted his teeth to hold on.

Return to the palace at Xu time.

Prince Chengjiao asked the cook in the kitchen to bring the food to Huaqing Pool.

The two brothers eat, take a bath and sleep.

With the foundation from yesterday, the two brothers got used to it and slept in bed this time.

Before going to sleep.

Ying Zheng was very satisfied. He looked at the notes he had made today on the bamboo slips by candlelight. He fell asleep while reciting them, lying on the bamboo slips.

Ying Chengjiao held the bamboo slips and looked at the words he had written. He thought it would be too late to recite them tomorrow, so he decided to go to sleep first. He placed the bamboo slips next to his pillow and fell into a deep sleep.

On the third day in the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall.

Gongzi Zheng reads, takes notes, and memorizes.

Master Chengjiao, there is no rush to read, take notes, and memorize.

Birds were chirping outside the hall, he thought.

[This bird’s call is quite pleasant. I don’t know what kind of bird it is. It would be nice to catch one and keep it as a pet…]
Practice martial arts one hour before dark.

Gongzi Zheng, whose body aches were greatly relieved, took the initiative to ask his teacher to intensify his training.

Bai Wuxia refused sternly.

"You are too impatient. More haste, less speed."

Young Master Chengjiao, whose body aches had also been greatly relieved, said that his body had not yet recovered and asked to stay in the horse stance for a moment less.

Bai Wuxia was furious.

"You bastard! Do you know that the two things in the world that you cannot cheat on are martial arts and farming? You reap what you sow!
"One more drop of sweat today, one less drop of blood tomorrow! Stand firm!"

Return to the palace at Xu time.

The two brothers finished their meal at Huaqing Pool.

Prince Chengjiao proposed:

"Call Wang Jian in. How about the three of us play Landlord?"

Gongzi Zheng advised:
"Hurry up and take a bath. You and I still have to recite. Have you memorized everything we learned today?"

Prince Chengjiao followed him.

Before going to sleep.

Gongzi Zheng continued to recite his lessons as usual and fell asleep on the bamboo slips.

Young Master Chengjiao placed another scroll of bamboo slips on top of yesterday's scrolls, turned over and fell asleep, mumbling:
"Maybe we have a day off tomorrow, so we can recite it together during the day off."

On the fourth day in the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall.

Several teachers assessed what the two young masters had learned in the previous three days.

Gongzi Zheng answered questions fluently and answered nine out of ten questions correctly.

Some people memorized the ancient Chinese texts by rote fluently, while others memorized them haltingly, but generally speaking, they were all memorized.

Prince Chengjiao was also very fluent in his responses and answered most of the questions better than his brother.

Only when it comes to reciting, most people just shake their heads when asked.

Several teachers severely criticized Master Chengjiao.

“You are much smarter than your brother and you can understand things very quickly, but you shouldn’t rely on your natural intelligence to give up studying!
“No one can become successful just by talent without learning.

"Hard work can make up for clumsiness, laziness can waste talent!"

Practice martial arts one hour before dark.

Gongzi Zheng looked at his younger brother with some concern, and completed today's training with quality and quantity guaranteed.

Young Master Cheng Jiao felt very angry after hearing what he said, and he worked very hard in training today.

Bai Wuxia nodded silently and returned to the palace at 11 pm.

The two brothers still had their meal at Huaqing Pool.

Wang Jian came to the sour-faced Prince Cheng Jiao carrying a birdcage. The bird in the cage was chirping. He had caught it outside the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall.

Prince Chengjiao thought it was too noisy and asked Wang Jian to take him down and let him go.

While bathing and washing, Prince Zheng suggested that the two brothers carry the child together, but Prince Chengjiao politely declined.

Before going to bed.

Gongzi Zheng continued to recite the text as usual, feeling a little uneasy.

[I wonder if my brother has memorized the lesson today...]
He was worried while reciting the poem and fell asleep on the bamboo slips.

Young Master Cheng Jiao became furious.

"You said I was lazy, I won't sleep anymore! I will memorize everything you said! When the time comes, you won't be able to stop me from memorizing!
"I'm going to kill myself carrying you on my back, just to make you anxious! I'm going to make you cry and beg me to stop carrying you on my back!"

Three volumes of bamboo slips, memorize from the beginning.

Halfway through the first volume, I began to feel sleepy.

Young Master Chengjiao washed his face with cold water and continued to recite.

Before he finished memorizing one volume, Master Chengjiao looked at the remaining two volumes and felt that memorizing was really boring and long.

"Alas, why should I be so hard on myself? Let me sleep first. Tomorrow is the last day. I will have a day off after the class. We will recite together the day after tomorrow."

He folded three bamboo scrolls together and fell asleep.

The fifth day in the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall.

Needless to say, Young Master Zheng is still studying diligently as always.

The teacher was surprised to find that Master Chengjiao, who had been a little lazy, was full of energy today, just like the first day.

Everyone was relieved, thinking that Young Master Chengjiao had taken yesterday's reprimand to heart.

[The young man is teachable.]
They praise in their hearts, but not with their mouths, for praise makes a man proud.

Practice martial arts one hour before dark.

Bai Wuxia didn't react much. The two brothers had worked very hard yesterday, so they dispersed as usual.

Return to the palace at Xu time.

Master Chengjiao pulled his brother and insisted on going to the dining palace to eat.

We ordered several stir-fried dishes in the dining hall and ate them with relish, enjoying the meal with a very happy look on our faces.

Gongzi Zheng was very tired after practicing martial arts. I really don’t know where his brother got the strength and spirit.

I just wanted to finish my meal quickly, take a bath in Huaqing Hot Spring, and then recite my lessons and go to sleep.

After eating, the two brothers bathed in Huaqing Pool.

After bathing, Prince Chengjiao asked Wang Jian to come in and play Landlord.

Gongzi Zheng stopped him and said:
"Brother, have you forgotten the scolding you received the other day?"

Young Master Cheng Jiao was grinning.

"Brother, the way of civil and martial arts is to alternate between tension and relaxation.

"Officials in this country work four days and rest three days. Even the busiest prime minister's office works five days and rests two days.

"I didn't take a day off today and I still have classes, so I will definitely take a day off tomorrow.

"Play today and memorize tomorrow."

Gongzi Zheng always believed in his younger brother's words.

The three of them played Landlord and Mahjong tonight until Crown Prince Qin Zichu came to pick them up.

"Come on, father, let's play together!" Ying Chengjiao threw out a 40,000 and shouted to his father.

Qin Zichu became furious and overturned the mahjong table.

Looking at Erzi, whose eyes were red and obviously he had been up all night, he suppressed his anger and said coldly:
"Go eat, then go to class!"

Ying Chengjiao frowned, and his almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly.

"What class? You don't have a day off today?"

"Who told you about taking a rest?"

"Father, don't tell me that we work six and rest one. Wei Zhe works five and rests two."

"Stop making noise! ​​Hurry up and change your clothes and go eat!"

Ying Chengjiao stopped his brother who was about to put on his clothes and stood in front of his father.

He held his head high, with anger hidden in his brows and a stern expression.

"Six hours of classes a day, five days in a row without a day off?
"From what father said, we won't have a day off for six days, so how many days in a row will we have a day off?
"If you don't tell me this, father, I won't be able to go to the Guanzheng Qinxue Hall."

Qin Zichu turned his eyes away and said coldly:

"The nearest holiday is the La Festival."

The Qin State adopted the Zhuanxu calendar, with twelve months and thirty days in each month, and the La Festival was on December 30th.

Ying Chengjiao couldn't believe his ears and said in disbelief:

"Father, are you saying that we won't have one day off until more than a month?"

Qin Zichu hummed, and said impatiently, showing his father's aura:
"Get dressed quickly! Eat! Go study!"

Ying Chengjiao could no longer suppress his anger, which started to burst out from his forehead. He roared:
"Learn shit!"

The characters are straight and round.

　Sorry, sorry, it's late. The reason for the delay is that I wrote 600 more. Finish writing this paragraph.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)