The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 162 Si's Trouble

Xuan Shijing moved the swing chair under the shelf with Uncle Li and his son in the yard. Uncle Li is an experienced man, and he knew how to fix it after seeing the shelf and the holes left on the chair before.

Soon, some guards brought things over, iron chains, wood and some carpenter's tools. These things are all prepared in the palace, and they can be used in various palaces for occasional repairs.

When everything was ready, Uncle Sun and his son started to work, with Xuan Shijing occasionally helping him.

Princess Jinyang talked to Li Chengqian in the hall, then pulled Li Chengqian out.

"Brother Jing!" Princess Jinyang walked up to Xuan Shijing and called out.

"Sir." Seeing Princess Jinyang coming, Xuan Shijing said with a faint smile on his face, "I forgot about your swing these two days, but I met His Highness the Crown Prince today, so I just remembered, So I came here with His Royal Highness, I think Sizi must be in a hurry."

"Fortunately, the swing is just something for leisure time. In the past two days, Sizi has been really busy." Princess Jinyang said with a pouted mouth.

"What are you busy with?" Xuan Shijing asked with a smile.

"My son has also reached the age to go to school." Li Chengqian walked over and said: "The father wanted to take his son with him and teach him in person, but the mother said that the father is busy with government affairs all day long, so it is better to let him Like other princesses and princes, go to the Hongwen Museum."

Speaking of the Hongwen Museum, Princess Jinyang looked at Xuan Shijing: "Brother Jing must have been in the Hongwen Museum back then."

"Well, but I didn't stay for long." Xuan Shijing said.

Princess Jinyang remembered that Xuan Shijing was poisoned when he was studying in Hongwen Hall, and she was silent for a while.

Seeing this, Xuan Shijing smiled: "Don't think about the past anymore, do you want to go to the Hongwen Museum?"

Hearing Xuan Shijing's question, Princess Jinyang was a little confused: "I don't know. I want to go, but I don't want to go."

"En? Why?" Xuan Shijing didn't understand, what is the entanglement point of Princess Jinyang, isn't it normal for the princes and princesses of the royal family to go to the Hongwen Museum when they reach their grades?Not everyone can be like Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who has great Confucianism to be their tutors. If it is Princess Jinyang, if she asks His Majesty Li Er, His Majesty Li Er will naturally not refuse. Wei Zheng, let him teach Jinyang, but Wei Zheng has limited time to teach Jinyang. After all, Wei Zheng is the admonishing doctor of the dynasty, and he is too busy just staring at His Majesty Li Er and the political affairs of the Tang Dynasty every day. To teach Jinyang, not to mention that His Majesty Li Er intends to bring Princess Jinyang to teach him. This kind of treatment was not even enjoyed by Li Chengqian back then.

"In the case of the Hongwen Museum, there will be many people there." For Princess Jinyang, who grew up in the deep palace, she naturally yearned for a lively place, but she was the only princess who enrolled in the Hongwen Museum this year. This made her feel uneasy.

"Well, that's right. The Hongwen Museum is full of heirs of Chang'an Xungui, and the number is about 50." Xuan Shijing replied that the Hongwen Museum has limited the age of the students, who must be over ten years old and under 15 years old. At the age of 15, it can be regarded as a graduate. When you become an adult, you will have a job more or less on your head. Those who are outstanding in learning will be directly entrusted with important tasks. But if you want to continue studying, you can go to the Imperial College or other academies. These academies There is no requirement for the age of the students, as long as you have the ability to enter.

The selection of officials in the Tang Dynasty was not actually based on the imperial examination system, but more on the succession and recommendation of children from such aristocratic families.

Xuan Shijing back then was an outlier to the Hongwen Museum. He could be regarded as going through the back door, but he also walked through the back door with real skills, so he entered the Hongwen Museum at the age of four.

"Sis, do you think there are too many people and you don't want to get in touch with them?" Li Chengqian asked. He never found out that his little sister still has such worries. Is it because he is busy with government affairs all day long and neglects her sister's growth?
Princess Jinyang shook her head: "No, but if I go to the Hongwen Museum, I will be the only woman in the Hongwen Museum."

"You alone? Where are the other princesses?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"The princess who has reached the age is indeed only Sizi. Gao Yang no longer goes to the Hongwen Museum, and not all princesses of the royal family can attend the Hongwen Museum." Li Chengqian explained.

Xuan Shijing nodded thoughtfully: "So that's the case, does that son want to study with His Majesty?"

Princess Jinyang nodded: "But if you follow the emperor, you can't go to the Hongwen Museum." Princess Jinyang still misses the excitement of the Hongwen Museum.

You can't have both.

"Why don't you go to the Hongwen Museum, Xiao Jing, so that Sizi won't be alone in the Hongwen Museum, at least there is someone you know well." Li Chengqian suggested.

"Forget it, after this year I will be fifteen, there is no need to go to the Hongwen Museum for two or three months." Xuan Shijing smiled and shook his head.

Princess Jinyang's eyes lit up when she heard Li Chengqian's proposal, but after hearing Xuan Shijing's reply, her eyes darkened again.

"Actually, it's nothing. Sizi is quick-witted and smart, and his knowledge is no worse than those students in Hongwen Hall. His Majesty must have seen this when he wanted to teach him personally. If he wanted to teach Sizi, I would rather There is a pretty good candidate, with him, Sizi will not be lonely." Xuan Shijing said.

"Huh? Is there such a person?" Li Chengqian looked at Xuan Shijing in confusion.

Xuan Shijing: "Yes, His Royal Highness Wei Wang, in terms of knowledge, what do you think of His Highness Wei Wang?"

"Still above Gu." Li Chengqian said the truth.

Xuan Shijing: "His Royal Highness Wei Wang is currently editing "Kuo Di Zhi" in the mansion. If Si Zi is with His Highness Wei Wang, he must have benefited a lot, because His Royal Highness Wu also often writes about "Kuo Di Zhi" Let’s go to the residence of His Royal Highness the King of Wei, there are two His Royal Highnesses here, so His Majesty and Empress Dowager must feel relieved.”

"It's true, if Sizi wants to go to Hongwen Museum, he must like to be lively." Li Chengqian looked at Princess Jinyang dotingly: "There is only a princess and prince who is not much different from Sizi's age in the palace. With Gao Yang, it must be very boring in the palace."

Princess Jinyang nodded, and looked at Li Chengqian expectantly: "Big Brother, can you convince Father and Emperor to let Si Zi follow Fourth Brother?"

"Don't worry, His Royal Highness will definitely have a solution." Li Chengqian didn't speak, but Xuan Shijing answered Princess Jinyang with a smile.

This matter is simple to say, but if you want to write a booklet, please play it, it depends on what His Majesty Li Er means. Li Chengqian is not [-]% sure. , If you talk so full in front of your son-in-law, if your father disagrees, you will lose face.

While the three of them were talking, Uncle Li had already hung the swing chair on the wooden frame. When Princess Jinyang saw that her new swing was installed and her reading work was settled, she was naturally very happy, and pulled her The two court ladies went to try her new swing.

Although the word swing is also attached to the swing chair, it is no more flexible than a swing when it is really swayed. At the beginning, Xuan Shijing wanted to get such a chair. When the weather is good in the future, it will be very pleasant to be able to take a nap under the shelf.

Although the swing chair does not have the excitement of a swing, it still makes Princess Jinyang feel very novel. The chair is big enough to seat three people.

Uncle Li walked to Xuan Shijing's side and asked: "Master Hou, this chair has been installed, look at this nest made of rattan."

"This is for installation in the house. If you want to make a wooden frame, it is also hung in mid-air. It doesn't need to shake very much." Xuan Shijing said.

This rattan chair is made of rattan, which is similar to a bird's nest. It is covered with thick cushions and is very comfortable to sit on. To put it abstrusely, it is ergonomic.

"Hey son!" Xuan Shijing shouted to Princess Jinyang, who was having a great time playing on the swing chair: "There is another one here, it is to be placed in the house, where do you want to put it ah."

"Let's put it in the study." Princess Jinyang didn't move on the chair, but just replied. It seems that she is very satisfied with the swing chair.

(End of this chapter)