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7. Grow

.Spring went and autumn came, and half a year passed in a blink of an eye. Every day, Yinzhen's schedule was exactly the same. He got up, went to Nanshu at the time of Mao, and read Mandarin (Mandarin) for half an hour. This was enough for him to accept it. He wanted to greet Master Manwen and the ancestors of the Great Master Fahai in his eighteen generations. Then Yinzhen began to recite the Four Confucian classics and the Five Classics, and followed Kangxi's regulations that "the book must be memorized 120 times". He memorized it once, draw a mark and memorized it for a few times. The master Gu Badian checked it. After one word was good, he would recite it in another paragraph.

Chen Shi (7 to 9:00 am): After Kangxi's imperial gate, he would come to the study room and check all the situations of the princes entering the school one by one. This is, Kangxi would pick up the books and ask the princes to recite them. Only by saying a good word can they pass. Otherwise, they would be scolded at the least, and they would be punished at the worst. Yinzhen was still diligent, but he was punished once, kneeling on the stone slab outside the study room for a whole time. When he was allowed to get up, his legs were already sore and weak, as if he was bitten by thousands of ants, and he wished he could chop his legs. It can be seen that it was not easy to make a golden branch and jade leaf.

At the time of Si (9:00 to 11:00 am), Yinzhen practiced calligraphy under the supervision of his master, writing hundreds of Chinese characters, and wrote one chapter in Manchu. At noon (11:00 am to 1:00 pm): Yinzhen gave lunch and gave the master food. At this time, Yinzhen could relax a little and often asked the master for some current affairs. Gu Badai also said everything. The young and old couple studied Kangxi's remarks and manuscripts. Yinzhen regarded this as a way to learn the art of emperors, and his words were the voice of his heart, so that it would be easier to know how to deal with the emperor. He did not rest after the meal, and continued to sit in a dangerous position, recited the new lesson 120 times, and then the master checked it. In the middle, he had to learn two sentences of Mongolian.

At the time of Wei (1-3:00 pm), this is the most pleasant time for Yinzhen every day, and he can finally go out and let go. The prince led all the princes and the royal children who accompanied him to practice Buku with the guards in the outdoor courtyard. At this time, Yinzhen met a group of third-class guards with Blue Leather, including Orolongtai, the son of the Minister of Inner Gonggang, who was considered Yinzhen's cousin, Fan Shiduo, the grandson of Fan Wencheng, the chief Han minister of the early Qing Dynasty, and Nuomin, the son of General Tuhai.

These are the sons of honors and relatives or heroes. They were selected to be used as guards for several years and were usually released, either as officials of the capital or control the place. Yinzhen attached great importance to them and took the opportunity of practice to chat with them. In addition to Oroqa, most of these people were actually practicing literature. They enriched the guards in the palace because they were just a good person. Therefore, the guards liked this young prince very much because Yinzhen had no airs, never arrogant, and acted as a master, but joked with these little guards who were seven or eight years older than him.

Seeing this, the eldest prince Yinzhi disagreed and often acted like an elder brother to scold Yinzhen, saying that the master and slave must be clearly distinguished and must abide by etiquette and law. Once Yinzhen couldn't help but retorted: "Brother, they are all descendants of the ministers, and the Emperor Ama said that those important officials of the imperial court were pillars of the country and should be treated well. I just followed the Emperor Ama's Hadith, what's wrong with it?" The eldest prince was so angry that his face turned pale and found a head to punish Yinzhen to stand in the sun. It took two hours to stand.

After several guards found out, they were bothering to Yinzhen and also felt admiration for Yinzhen.

At the Shen period (3 to 5 pm), Emperor Kangxi went to the school again and ordered the princes to go to the front to recite the letter and give a brief lecture. At the You period (5 to 7 pm), he usually needed to bend his bow and shoot arrows, which was both sports and martial arts.

Kangxi also visited the small school ground from time to time, and sometimes he personally guided the princes. Among the princes, the eldest prince was already twelve years old, with a large size, and was extremely capable. He was able to drive a hard bow, but his head was not good. Only two of the five arrows were included. Although the prince was not good at shooting, he was still a good person. Yinzhen and the prince were slightly the same, slightly better than the third prince Yinzhi.

Although Yinzhen was short and used a small bow, his head was quite accurate. He could shoot a target fifty steps away, and he could three out of the five arrows. Kangxi looked at this and that, and his hands couldn't help but itch. The arrogant prince took the bow and arrow from his hand and asked the guards to put the arrow pile two hundred and fifty steps away. Ten arrows were all red. Yinzhen was amazed and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Kangxi was really a model among emperors, and his skills were great on the fly. No wonder Kangxi gained the most every time he hunted.

It was too late at this time, and the day's schoolwork was over. The brothers went to the study room, regardless of the cold and heat, except for the three major festivals, the birthday of Kangxi and his birthday, without interruption.

After dinner in the evening, Yinzhen would go to the small Buddhist temple next to Cining Palace. According to his own requirements, Gu Badai made suggestions to Kangxi. Kangxi recruited a young Zen master in the Daming Temple who was said to be a substitute monk for Yinzhen, and then asked him to come to the palace every evening to teach Yinzhen's Buddhism and leave before the palace gate.
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