When lecturing the prince, the lecturers had to wait in the hall first, and then they were divided into two groups, the east and west, standing in the south of the hall: the east group lectured on the Four Books, and the west group lectured on the Five Classics. They lectured on the Philosophy of the Classics first and then the Classics. The rules were very strict. Ryan Cui, who came in through the back door, did not take up the time of others, but added a short paragraph after the lecturer finished lecturing on the Book of Documents.
Later on, he had to study ancestral systems such as "Huang Ming Zuxun" and "Taizu Yuzhi", as well as historical books such as "Tongjian", "Zhenguan Zhengyao" and "Shilu" and "Baoxun" of successive dynasties; after studying the scriptures, there were also scribes, who taught the prince to copy a few pages of calligraphy; sometimes he also had to teach miscellaneous subjects such as poetry, music, painting, and arithmetic, and the work was very heavy.
But there is also an advantage, that is, the working lunch is good. Although it is not as good as the legendary "eating imperial lectures", it is much better than the canteens of the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College. After Mr. Li pointed out the key points when submitting poems, he gave a special advice: "Eat more lunch, the food in the palace is much better than your national academy. There are still more than two years before the Dingwei examination. If there is no grace from the emperor in these years, it will be difficult for you to eat these again."
Ryan Cui was very touched - the boss was so down-to-earth! He even reminded him to eat more when he ate with public funds! He nodded solemnly and said, "Thank you for your advice, I'll take note of it."
Li Dongyang saw that he was looking at him with admiration and took his casual words as serious business. He couldn't help but shook his head and smiled: "What is there to thank you for? You are such a serious student."
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