I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 773 Teachings
The other eight, nine, ten, and the oldest are only six years old this year, and they need someone to guide them to step over the threshold.

The three of them were all born to the imperial concubine Guo, and they were Li Tian's youngest children.

The last six months were also the time when Li Tian doted on them the most.

Relying on their young age, the three little guys climbed onto Li Tian's lap as soon as they came up, scrambling to hand over what they wrote to Li Tian to read.

The second child, Zhu Zhanjun, and the fourth and seventh child were both born to the Li family, and the two little ones followed the second child, and it was quite well-behaved with him controlling them.

Li Tian picked up the three cubs born by the Guo family one by one.

Zhu Zhanjun, currently the biggest prince, took the lead in inviting Li Tian.

Li Tian smiled and said,

"Get up, I was delayed by something in the morning, you all bring the things you wrote, or you won't be able to catch up with the auspicious time if you are late!"

Although the old Zhu's family came from a reckless background, Zhu Yuanzhang was very interested in the education of the princes.

Although other than the prince, the others didn't pay much attention to education, but they still did a good job in reading and writing.

This time of year is also the time when the princes leave a deep impression on Li Tian.

Therefore, even if they don't want to, their mother and concubine will force them to show off their talents.

Li Tian took a look at the writing on the three little dots on his thigh.

These little fellows are struggling to even pick up their pens now, and they don't know many words, so the things they write are naturally not very good-looking.

One person wrote a big blessing character, but it seems that they have been practicing for a long time, and they can be seen more or less.

Li Tian actually doesn't know much about appreciating calligraphy and the like.

After commenting a few words casually, the three little guys coaxed them to squeak and run around happily.

In less than half an hour, Li Tian read all the New Year greetings or couplets written by all the children.

I found out that apart from Zhu Zhanjun, the half-child, the best writers were actually the two brothers Zhu Zhanshan and Zhu Zhanyong.

This made Li Tian look at the two of them more.

Actually this is normal.

The relationship between the few of them and Zhu Zhanji is actually similar to the relationship between Li Tian and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.

Now Zhu Zhanji has not married and has no descendants.

Once something happens to him.

The position of the prince either falls on the third son Zhu Zhanyong or Zhu Zhanjun.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji did not become emperor for a day and left no descendants for a day, and they still have some hope of inheriting the Datong in the future.

The requirements for myself are naturally much stricter.

On the other hand, the other guys completely let go of themselves, completely following their own preferences.

Completely implemented the old Zhu family's tradition of raising princes as pigs, muddling along.

Although during this period of time, Sophia was their teacher, which broadened their horizons a lot, and their knowledge and temperament also changed.

But in terms of expressing myself, I still have no motivation.

After Li Tian casually praised the other children, he sent them away and let them play by themselves.

The second child, the third child and the fifth child were left alone in the room.

They are Zhu Zhanji's strong competitors in the future, and they work hard themselves. They are considered to be the more prominent ones among the princes.

Li Tian also wanted to take this opportunity to have a good talk with them.

While looking down at the things written by the three people, he said,
"Well, not bad, you guys have made great progress recently!
However, calligraphy, after all, is just a hobby, and it won’t be of great help to you in managing your own territory in the future. It’s okay to treat it as a hobby, but it’s not necessary, and you have to work too hard to study it..."

The three boys frowned when they heard the words "administrative territory".

Of the three of them, the oldest will be seventeen, and the youngest will be sixteen next year.

In fact, according to the rules of Ming Dynasty, when a prince reaches the age of 16, it is almost time to go to fiefdom.

However, because the country was still chaotic in Zhu Yuanzhang's era, this rule was not implemented properly.

And Zhu Di had only three sons, the crown prince supervised the country, and the other two sons followed him everywhere in the South and North Wars, so until Zhu Di died, Zhu Gaoxu and the others did not return to the fief.

So until now, although the rule that the prince should go to the fief at the age of 16 has been established, it has not been truly implemented.

When the three boys heard what Li Tian said, they thought that Li Tian was going to drive them out of the capital.

All of them turned pale with fright, and fell to their knees with a plop.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't speak, but Zhu Zhanyong said almost tremblingly,

"Father, I don't want to leave yet, I'm still young, I'm afraid I don't have the ability to manage the territory!"

Seeing them like this, Li Tian was taken aback for a moment, but he came to his senses after thinking about it for a while.

So he laughed, stepped forward and pulled the three terrified guys up,

"Hahaha, it seems to scare you. I just said that later, and didn't tell you to go right away. Why are you so scared!"

After receiving Li Tian's explanation, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to appease them, Li Tian continued,
"In the future, you will go to your respective fiefdoms. That's for sure, but not at this time. The oldest of you is only sixteen or seventeen years old. How can I safely entrust a fiefdom to your management at such a grade?"

In fact, Li Tian deliberately missed a word here, that is, in the future, their sealing off the country will not be as easy as it is now, and they don't need to worry about anything.

In the future, they will all be overseas, managing a country and even civilization.

If they were overthrown in three or two days without any hassle, wouldn't they be sent to their deaths?

In the future, if a prince wants to go to fiefdom, not only must he pass the examination like an official, but he must understand things much more than an ordinary official before he can barely qualify.

Of course, all of this is just a concept in Li Tian's mind now, and it is reasonable for them not to understand.

But this does not hinder, Li Tian will instill in them the concept of being a king with real power in the future, who will be in charge of various major events in the life and death of countless people in a place.

"You have to remember, no matter whether you continue to be a prince in name only, or get a king who enshrines a kingdom, you are all the blood of the Zhu family and members of the Ming royal family.

Being a member of the royal family is not just a status honor, you need to shoulder more and heavier responsibilities. "

"Don't look at me as if I don't care enough about you, in fact, I have been paying attention to your every move, and I have seen the growth of each of you."

(End of this chapter)