"The emperor's actions in recent years have become more and more unpredictable. Some things are all based on his own preferences. However, the third prince will not be able to stay in the palace for long, just watch! He will be out in a few days, but Concubine Xian will have to wait.
In the past few months, Wan Xuenian is her father after all."
The way of an emperor is to make a balance. Now the two princes in the court are proud of each other. How can the emperor feel at ease?
Although Wan Xuenian and the others were blamed for the eldest prince's matter, the important ministers in the court knew what was going on. The emperor was also afraid that the courtiers would be dissatisfied, so it was necessary to remain indifferent to the eldest prince for a period of time.
After Qin's staff left, Xia Qing thought for a while and called Min Feng to give instructions.
Xia Qing stood in front of the window and looked at Min Feng who was walking towards the study. He felt like he saw himself when he was a teenager. At that time, he was also ambitious and full of rewards.
Now, after decades of official career, my original intention has long changed. Although I have gained all the power, I feel more and more lonely. As the saying goes, it is always cold at high places. I am afraid that is the case!
The emperor was getting older, and he had to make plans for himself. Among the princes, except for the fourth prince, they all had their own advantages. But the temperament of several princes, taken alone, made people a little dissatisfied.
The eldest prince is too scheming, ruthless, and decisive in doing things. As long as his interests are violated, the eldest prince will never miss his old relationship. The second prince is too honest and honest, and it is difficult to control him.
The third prince thought he was a little clever, but he was often misled by his cleverness. Let alone the fourth prince, no matter what his true temperament was, his body was just a drag on him. If he wanted to be crowned the great treasure, unless all the princes were dead.
.Otherwise, the emperor would never pass the throne to him.
Is it precisely because of this that the emperor could not make up his mind to establish a prince?
However, the fourth prince's ambition is not small. He met the fourth prince twice, and the fourth prince's scheming and strategies were not inferior to his at all, but it was a pity that he was hindered by his body.
If you are healthy, even if you don't have a capable wife, you won't be unable to sit on the throne.
"Student Min Feng has met the Chief Assistant!" Min Feng didn't know what Xia Qing wanted to talk to him about. Min Feng was instinctively afraid of this powerful Chief Assistant.
He was just a poor student, and it was his good fortune that he was lucky enough to be valued by Xia Shoufu.
He had thought wrong before, thinking that if he joined the family, he would be suppressed in the officialdom. Now that he has joined the Xia Mansion, the great benefits will come one after another.
Let's not talk about anything else. Before he joined the Xia Mansion, he was still living in the dormitory of the academy and was very poor in food and clothing.
He is just a civil servant, and every inch of land in the capital is precious. If he wants to live a comfortable life, he must have a lot of money. Now that he has moved out of the prison cell, he is living in the Xia Mansion, and he is truly living a life of fine clothing and food.
No wonder the ancients often said: The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade. As long as you go far in the officialdom, why worry about not having these external things?
Hearing this, Xia Qing came back from his thoughts.
"Well! Are you getting used to living in the mansion these days? Those servants didn't treat you lightly, did they?"
Min Feng raised his head and glanced at Xia Qing, and found that he was looking at him kindly, feeling a little relieved.
Regarding Xia Qing's sudden call to him, he was guessing in his mind whether he had done something wrong recently.
"Back to your lord! The people in the house are very well-behaved, and the students are used to living there. It's just that the students often live in the lord's house, so I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble, so I feel a little sorry."
Min Feng felt a little flattered by Xia Qing's attention. Moreover, he had always been suppressed by Gu Chengyu, and he was really puzzled that Xia Qing did not like Gu Chengyu, but he liked him.
"As long as you get used to living in the house, I appreciate your literary talents, so why would I find you annoying? Just stay in the house without worries."
Xia Qing was very satisfied with Min Feng's frightened appearance. Even a talented student should show humility.
Xia Qing especially dislikes those young talents who are self-righteous and arrogant. He feels that they are too frivolous and unstable.
Min Feng's humility was just what he wanted. In fact, he didn't know that Min Feng had been beaten down by Gu Chengyu in the past few days and had not yet recovered.
Besides, facing a high-ranking official in the court, he certainly would not dare to make a mistake.
"I heard that you went to Tianxiang Pavilion two days ago?"
When Min Feng heard this, he thought that Xia Qing was dissatisfied with him. After all, visiting a brothel was not a glorious thing. Although he was going to attend a cultural gathering, it was really indecent to talk about it.
"The students heard that there was a literary society in Tianxiang Pavilion, so they happily went there."
"There is nothing wrong with young people going to participate in cultural gatherings. However, I heard that you lost to Gu Chengyu?"
Xia Qing was not surprised that Min Feng lost to Gu Chengyu. Originally, he knew that Min Feng was not as good as Gu Chengyu in terms of literary talent, and even in terms of career, he could not compare. But these often become insignificant after entering the officialdom.
.
If you want to quickly establish a foothold in the officialdom and hold a high position, you do not rely on literary talent, but on strategy and connections. Gu Chengyu is Liang Zhirui's disciple, but Liang Zhirui has already become an official, and he is now the chief assistant.
As long as Min Feng is not the helpless Adou, he can push him to a high position. He has observed Min Feng before. Apart from being a bit competitive, he is also impeccable.
Min Feng's ears turned red when he heard this. His talent and learning were not as good as Gu Chengyu's, which had always been a thorn in his heart. Now that Xia Qing said it nakedly, it made him even more ashamed.
“It’s really shameful that students are not as talented as people!”
Xia Qing could understand the meaning of Min Feng's words without looking at his expression.
"No, you shouldn't be ashamed. A temporary win or loss is nothing, but if you lose for a lifetime, then you should be ashamed. You are still young and your days will be long in the future! Who can guarantee that you will have the last laugh?"
Xia Qing picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. Looking at Min Feng's slightly softened expression, he continued: "You just have too narrow a vision. You need to take a longer view. When you enter the court in the future, you will know that all the things you did before are
A passing cloud."
After Min Feng heard these words, he also felt that he had gone too far. Didn't he always tell himself that strife in the court was what he should focus on? Xia Shoufu was right, he was too narrow-minded.
"Thank you for the tip, sir. It's the students who have taken pictures."
Seeing that Min Feng looked away, Xia Qing nodded with satisfaction. His understanding was still good, so he would keep him by his side from now on. When his horizons broadened, he would no longer worry about this matter.
"I am very optimistic about you, so I plan to accept you as a closed disciple. Are you willing?"
When Min Feng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses and was overjoyed. He didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to him.
Although he had taken refuge with Xia Qing before, Xia Qing thought highly of him. However, he had been living in the house for more than a month and Xia Qing had not paid attention to him. He thought that Xia Qing just saw that his literary talent was good and he would be a good candidate to become a Jinshi.
Hope, this is why I want to take advantage of his downfall to provide help in the snow.