Chapter 855 The Prince's Study Accompany

The prince is four years old.

Nan Xi finally decided to choose a companion for him. In addition to Xuanyuan Zhan who studied with him before and Cen En who entered the palace later, the regent ordered the court officials to report their children of the right age. They can be about the same age as the prince, but not too different. The standard is that they can communicate normally.

However, although the prince's companion is a coveted position, it is by no means so competent. Reporting the list does not mean that you can be selected.

Although the selection of companions is different from the selection of talents, the process of passing five levels and killing six generals is almost the same, so being too young will definitely not be an advantage. For example, if you are two or three years old, you are asked to recite a "Three Character Classic" on the spot. If you can recite it, you will stay, and if you can't recite it, you will be eliminated.

Normal children start to learn at the age of three. For those who are more strict, they have laid a good foundation when they are over four or five years old. However, some two or three-year-old children are not very clear in their articulation. How can they be compared?

Unless they are gifted.

The younger they are, the more obvious the gap between those who are one or two years older.

Those who are too old are not good either, because they have no common language with the prince and cannot communicate.

However, those who are about the same age as the prince, such as four or five years old, may not necessarily be in his favor.

Because the prince is too smart - three points smarter than the average smart child.

Even if the official's child is not as smart as the prince, at least he can't be too stupid. If there is a big difference in knowledge, how can the little prince be interested in him?

Although this child is only four years old, his vision is extremely high. He has very strict requirements for reading companions. Those who can catch his eye must have something special.

In short, the selection of reading companions is like an emperor's selection of talents.

There are a total of 28 children reported by the officials. In the first round of checking the physical condition of each child, four people were screened out because they were too weak and often took medicine for colds. I am afraid that they will not have enough energy and physical strength to accompany the prince to study and practice martial arts in the future.

In the second round of reciting articles, twelve people were directly eliminated, leaving twelve people.

The third round of the test was about reading and writing. The students read articles that the prince had learned to see how many words they could recognize, and wrote words that they had learned to see their handwriting and the degree of their knowledge.

Naturally, another eight people were eliminated in this round.

The remaining four children were arranged to live in the palace that night, in the side hall of the Dazheng Palace, which was only separated from the upper study room of the Taifu by a wall.

Cheng Xiao, the eldest grandson of Cheng, the Minister of War, was six years old.

Xu Han, the second grandson of Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar, was five years old.

Jiang Ye, the youngest son of Jiang, the Imperial Censor, was five years old.

Fu Danqing, the legitimate son of the cabinet scholar, was four years old.

Her Majesty arranged for Nanny Wen and Nanny An to take care of their meals and washing in the evening, told them the rules of the palace, and left the side hall after the four children had reached bedtime.

Living together with four children was a novel experience for them.

There was a lamp left in the hall, and the light was dim, but it did not prevent them from seeing each other clearly because the beds were not far apart.

"I'm Xu Han, and my grandfather is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion." The child with a delicate face sat up from the bed and looked at the other three, "Is your grandfather also in such a high position?"

The three children were silent for a while, and one of them sat up: "My name is Cheng Xiao, have we been left behind?"

Xu Han frowned: "I'm asking you a question, why are you answering irrelevant questions?"

"We should be left behind." Another child lay flat on the bed, staring at the curtains in the palace, as if studying the differences with the curtains at home, "But we haven't seen the prince yet. If the prince doesn't like us, we may not be able to stay."

Paused, "By the way, my name is Fu Danqing, and my father is Nei "Cabinet Reader, although I don't know if this official position is high or not, but in my heart, my father is the most powerful person."

"Cabinet Reader?" Xu Han showed contempt, "It doesn't sound like a high-ranking official. My grandfather is a university scholar-"

"What does your father do?"

Xu Han said proudly: "Father is studying at home, and he will also take the exam to become a high-ranking official in the future."

Cheng Xiao said: "But Fu Danqing's father has become a high-ranking official, which means that his father is more powerful than your father."

Xu Han's face flushed instantly: "My grandfather is powerful."

Cheng Xiao ignored him and turned to look at another child who was still lying in bed: "Jiang Ye, your father is the censor, right? Who is more powerful, the censor or the university scholar?"

Jiang Ye didn't speak.

"Jiang Ye?"

"Are you annoying when you go to bed?" Jiang Ye turned his head and glared at him, "No one's official is as powerful as Her Majesty the Queen and the Regent. You are so powerful at home, but you still have to be obedient in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"