The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Chapter 20 Is it still worse for the little prince?

The reward will indeed be much slower than the speed of the letter. Gu Yu knew that it was useless to be anxious. After finishing the meal, he recited the Three Character Sutra several times in the study before going into the main room to rest.

When midnight arrived on the second day, Gu Yuzhi woke up on time. As soon as he lifted the quilt, he felt a chill. It was so cold that all the sleepiness he had left was gone. He quickly shrank back and couldn't help but shudder: " so cold."

Aunt Xu had been standing outside. When she heard the movement, she hurriedly whispered: "Your Highness, are you awake?"

Gu Yuzhi hummed, got up and started to put on clothes. Nanny Xu opened the door and walked in with Xue Ye in her arms. Just as she was about to help Gu Yuzhi put on clothes, she saw him lift the bed curtains and jump down. She was startled: " Your Highness."

"Huh?" Gu Yuzhi looked up as soon as he put on his boots and saw Xue Ye. He stretched out his hand in surprise: "Xue Ye, are you okay?"

The wooden sticks on Xue Ye's hind legs had been removed, and her body had become a little fleshy. What surprised Gu Yu even more was that Xue Ye's eyes opened and turned out to be a very deep blue.

Aunt Xu helped Gu Yuzhi put on his coat: "The judge from Qin Yuan said that Xue Ye has completely recovered. Xie Changshi said that this snow wolf has a more brave temper. Let Guard Qi train him for a period of time. His Highness will go there later. Xin Liang, you can let Xue Lang protect His Highness personally."

He really wanted to keep Xue Ye to play with him, but when he came back he had to make up for the homework he had missed, learn martial arts from Guard Qi, and learn about agriculture and business from Shopkeeper Wen and Teacher Shu...

Thinking of this, Gu Yuzhi felt that he was too busy and had no time to play with Xue Ye.

He felt that both himself and Xue Ye were a little pitiful, having to do so many things at such a young age...

Gu Yuzhi puffed up his face and patted Xue Ye's head gently: "Xue Ye, you have to train well. When I get to the fiefdom, I will rely on you to protect me!"

Xue Ye: "Ooooooooooooo..."

Gu Yuzhi smiled so hard that his eyes were crooked: "Okay, okay, I know you agree. Have you had breakfast? Do you want to come with me?"

Aunt Xu directed the maids to place the meals. She happened to hear these words when she entered the door: "Qin Yuan judge said that Xue Ye is too young and her intestines and stomach are too weak. During this period, she will be fed with goat's milk."

Gu Yuzhi then handed Xue Ye over, got up to wash up, eat, and then consciously took his things to the school to study.

The temporary school was set up in the east wing. After a while, Xie Changshi came in with his books. Gu Yuzhi stood up and bowed respectfully.

Xie Changshi put down the things and said, "Having been outside all this time, has your Highness forgotten the Three Character Classic?"

Gu Yuzhi shook his head and raised his head, with confidence written on his face: "No."

"Very good." Xie Changshi said with a straight face: "Then please recite it first, Your Highness."

Gu Yuzhi stood up straight, shook his head slightly, and began to recite word for word with a milky voice: "In the beginning, human nature is good, nature is similar, habits are far apart..."

Xie Changshi nodded while listening, and after Gu Yuzhi finished reciting, he slightly raised his hand to signal him to sit down: "Your Highness is now able to recite the full text very skillfully. Let's start learning its meaning early. Understanding the meaning can also help His Highness." Better to remember these words.”

Gu Yuzhi nodded repeatedly and sat down obediently.

"Let's study the first part first. The first part is the contribution of education..." Xie Changshi gave Gu Yuzhi examples while talking, so that it would be easier for Gu Yuzhi to understand and not be too boring.

The class lasted for an hour. When the time was up, Xie Changshi had almost finished explaining the merits of education: "Your Highness, if there is anything you don't understand, please mention it now."

Gu Yu found it very interesting. He basically understood it. He scratched his head and said, "I seem to understand everything."

Xie Changshi didn't say anything: "The most taboo thing in studying is half-knowledge. If your Highness has anything to ask, you must ask in time."

Seeing Gu Yuzhi nodding his head obediently, he assigned the homework: "Your Highness, go back and copy the part about the merits of education ten times, and hand it in before the lecture tomorrow. Before the lecture, I will memorize the meaning."

Gu Yuzhi thought about it silently, and found that ten times didn't seem to be a lot: "Thank you, Chang Shi, for your hard work."

Xie Changshi put away his things, and the seriousness on his face was replaced by a thick smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness. Aunt Xu has made some snacks. Would you like some for Your Highness? The ceremony will be here a little later." Council, I would like to ask His Highness for his specific views on this trip to Xinliang."

"I know, I'll be there in a quarter of an hour." Gu Yuzhi stood up and saluted Xie Changshi. After Xie Changshi left, he packed up his things and returned to the main room.

There were snacks made by Nanny Xu on the table, but Gu Yuzhi had no time to eat them. He put the things back in the study and was about to go to the meeting hall when he heard Shu Xiaohan say: "No, little prince, you just learned by rote. Carry it?"

There is no foundation at all, no help from pinyin, just memorizing like this?
But yes, the Chinese Pinyin movement in China began with the Qieyin movement in the late Qing Dynasty.

Shu Xiaohan suddenly said with great interest: "My young prince, do you want me to teach you a simple method of recognizing Chinese characters? I will ensure that you learn as fast as a rocket, whoosh!"

She could see that this young prince was quite smart. In this era of rote memorization, he used this sparse time of half a month to memorize the Three Character Sutra so skillfully.

She dared to pat her conscience and say that if His Highness used the modern pinyin method to learn, he would definitely shock everyone.

But Master Xie Changshi is really a werewolf. This child has just learned how to write horizontally and vertically, and he has not yet learned how to write horizontally and vertically. He is about to start copying books.

The misfortune is still the misfortune of the little prince!
Gu Yuzhi was very interested in the method Shu Xiaohan said, but he didn't have time now. He spread his hands and said helplessly: "But I don't have time now!"

What he told Xie Changshi was a quarter of an hour, but he couldn't keep them waiting any longer.

"Teacher Shu, please talk to me again after I finish discussing with Xie Changshi."

Although there is a long way to go, Shu Xiaohan does not need to rush for a while, but she really wants to let the young prince understand the benefits of pinyin. She smiled and said: "Of course. But now I will give the young prince a little knowledge about the benefits of pinyin. Your Highness just moves forward. I won’t delay you.”

Wen Xiuzhu on the side couldn't stand it anymore and coughed twice: "Teacher Shu, His Highness is busy with business now. Is it polite for you to disturb His Highness with your chirping?"

Shu Xiaohan snorted coldly: "Is it polite for you to interrupt others? Besides, isn't it business for me to teach the young prince how to use pinyin? The young prince is in his enlightenment period. Is it possible that he has to memorize it by rote all the time? Is there a shortcut? Why not use the method? This way the young prince will have more time to learn other knowledge."

She pushed up her glasses and squinted at him: "Or do you not want to make the young prince better?"

(End of this chapter)