Mr. Zhuang and Xiang Mingxue also raised their heads curiously and looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan said seriously, "The prince wants to recruit talents for Chongwen Hall."
Chongwen Hall is the place where the prince studies, and where he receives instruction from his tutor since childhood. Unlike other princes, the prince receives education from the emperor since he was a child, and the teacher is alone.
In the past, the prince's tutors were Kong Jijiu and Lu Xueshi. In the first eighteen years, although the prince was naughty and occasionally showed some rebelliousness, preferring to race horses and practice martial arts instead of governing, overall he still satisfied Kong Jijiu and Lu Xueshi.
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After all, he was a prince and could not write poetry well, but he was proficient in Confucian classics and Confucianism, and he was determined to govern the world.
But later, the prince became a bad student, and the emperor began to change his teachers one after another. All the ministers in the court had been the prince's teachers, such as Wei Zhi, Lord Tang, Li Shangshu and others, and even the uncles Zhao Guogong and Yin
Li and others all went to Chongwen Hall to work as teachers for several months.
However, the emperor's method did not work. Instead, the ministers became more and more disappointed with the prince. The relationship between the prince and the ministers became more complicated.
For example, Wei Zhi did not agree with deposing the prince, but he also felt that the prince had not done well, so he wrote letters to scold the prince every now and then, almost as often as he scolded the emperor.
But when someone suggested that the third prince was filial and smart, Wei Zhi defended the prince and believed that orthodoxy should be maintained. The third prince did not take the initiative to ask for vassal status, and staying in the capital to embarrass the emperor even though he was an adult could not be considered filial piety.
Sometimes the prince does too much wrong, and he can't help but write a letter to the emperor, otherwise you should consider changing to another prince.
Of course, he would add another excerpt afterwards to show that he had written the previous excerpt while losing his mind, so he was apologizing for it.
Anyway, in one sentence, Chongwen Hall is the place where the prince studies and it is his territory. But now, he has written to the emperor and blatantly wants to recruit talents.
Bai Shan took a sip of tea, because he talked a little too much in the afternoon, and he was still a little hoarse now, "The prince wrote a letter saying that he has many shortcomings. It was his fault that he did not listen to the teachers' teachings before. Anyway,
He now knows his mistake."
He said, "I heard that the emperor was very happy when he heard this. He immediately asked Kong Jijiu and the others to arrange a shift to teach the prince."
"The prince also said in his book that studying alone is boring and he always fails to learn, so he wants some people to study with him." Bai Shan said with a serious face, "The prince has even prepared a list, and they are all the sons of powerful people in the court.
, even Mr. Wei’s son is on it.”
He said, "Your Majesty was quite happy at first, but he frowned after seeing the list. Lord Wei was not present at that time, but Li Shangshu's people also expressed objections. Lord Wei entered the palace this afternoon, and Your Majesty did not see him.
Mr. Wei blocked the entrance of Taiji Hall and cursed for an hour before leaving the palace."
So in one afternoon, everyone in Guozixue knew about it.
There is no way, as reserves for future officials, they are so well-informed.
Man Bao's mouth opened wide, and she suddenly remembered what the emperor said to her today while standing beside the stone jar.
She felt something was wrong, swallowed her saliva and said, "The prince came to thank me at noon today."
Bai Shan asked, "Thank you for what?"
Man Bao was speechless for a while, and after a long silence he said, "Forget it, let's not worry about the affairs between their big shots. It seems to have nothing to do with us."
Seeing her shrinking back and forth like a quail, Bai Shan couldn't help but ask, "What bad thing have you done?"
"No!" Man Bao flatly denied.
Bai Shan had already said, "It can't have anything to do with us, because word came from the doctors today that Kong Jijiu doesn't want to teach the prince, and is planning to retire and return home."
There are currently few demons and ghosts in the Imperial College, and a large part of the reason is due to the protection of Kong Jijiu. Once he leaves, it is not certain who will hand over the Imperial College in the future, but this is really related to them.
Man Bao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Is it very likely that your Majesty will agree to the prince's petition?"
Even Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
Man Bao "Because the lotus in the stone jar will definitely live. Not only will it live, but it will also grow well."
Man Bao was right. After an afternoon and a night's rest, the lotus flowers in the stone jar, where she had broken off most of the tubers, not only straightened the lotus stems again, but two of the buds were still half-opened, showing that they were all in full bloom.
How strong and energetic.
The emperor came to see it early in the morning. He stared at the flowers in the stone vat for a long time, then turned to ask Gu Zhong, "Have you not changed the lotus?"
Gu Zhong immediately said, "After His Majesty left yesterday, I asked people to guard this lotus. No one came to touch this lotus."
The emperor nodded and asked the gardener kneeling beside him, "How can you still survive after so many of the tubers have been broken off?"
The gardener was not here yesterday and had no idea how much Zhou Man had broken off, but this did not delay his answer. He said, "Your Majesty, there is only a little lotus stem left. As long as it can sprout, it can grow."
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But it’s not certain what it will look like and how long it will take to grow.
The gardener didn't dare mention it.
The emperor was silent for a moment and then said, "It is quite stubborn."
The gardener put his head against the floor tiles and said, "As long as there is water, it can survive."
The emperor just pinched his fingers and said nothing.
Although the prince has occasionally quarreled with others in the past few days, his temper has indeed calmed down a lot, and now he is still willing to cultivate connections, which is a good thing.
The emperor is really not afraid of the prince's management of connections. What he is afraid of is that he will break the rules and continue to be as generous as before.
But it's not good to be too ambitious. The list presented by the prince almost included all the young men of the right age from aristocratic families and powerful people in the capital.
The emperor pondered for a moment and then turned and went to the front hall. It was time for the morning court.
Today's morning court was particularly noisy. The emperor agreed to the prince's request to recruit talents for Chongwen Hall. He believed that it was rare for the prince to be willing to make progress, so of course he would support it.
Some of the courtiers agreed, but some were wrong, so there was a big quarrel.
When Man Bao entered the palace, the prince was still quarreling with people in front of the palace. She felt the pulse with the prince and said that the child was healthy. Then she and the prince learned the piano together and occasionally ate two snacks.
The sun was shining brightly here, and the prince was in the wind and rain in front of them. Kong Jijiu was tired of being tortured by the prince in the past few years, and he was not willing to teach him any more, so he wrote to the emperor to resign, and wanted to retire and return to his hometown.
As a result, the court became even more noisy. In this noisy situation, the case of Zhou Man's overturning of a car, the case of throwing a knife from a carriage, and even the case of the prince's poisoning were almost forgotten.
The matter of recruiting talents in Chongwen Hall is not a small matter, and it cannot be decided so easily. So while they were quarreling, Yin Li and Tang He took the opportunity to investigate more and more deeply, and brought more and more news and things back to the capital.