Late at night, the emperor was not the only one who had not fallen asleep.
The little fat man sat on the stone steps, holding his face in his hands and looking at the sky in confusion.
"Your Highness...when are we going to have a rest..." Xun Yu asked helplessly, with a sleepy look on his face. Since he became the prince's minister, he moved directly to the East Palace, spending time with the little fat man day and night. As a companion, he was only three years older than the little fat man, and they were both no more than children. They quickly got to know each other and became good friends. They talked about everything and slept together at night.
"Wen Ruo, can a person come back after death?"
"Hahaha, what did Your Highness say? I have read a lot of books and I have never heard of resurrection from the dead..." Xun Yu replied with a smile.
The little fat man turned his head, stared into Xun Yu's eyes seriously, and asked, "Is it true?"
Being stared at by the little fat man with eyes that were almost pleading, for some reason, Xun Yu's heart suddenly became heavy. He hesitated, lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then said: "Maybe, it's probably not possible. ..It’s just that maybe there is, I don’t know.”
"That means, it's possible that Yeye will come to see me?"
"Um?"
"Hey, yeah, you don't know. Let me tell you, he is my master and my father's. He is gentle and kind..."
"He Zi? But he's not..." Xun Yu pursed his lips and said with some hesitation: "Didn't he pass away?"
"What is death?"
"Dead, gone..."
"This is impossible. He is still here. You don't know that when the ministers talk about him now, they are still frightened and respectful. If he is not here, how can he be so feared by the ministers?"
Xun Yu looked at the little fat man in front of him, sighed, and sat next to him without saying anything.
"He has never deceived me. He said he would take me to play by the river. I have been waiting for seven years, but he still hasn't come to see me..." The little fat man's words gradually became lower in tone, and he stretched out his hand. Stroking the sword on his waist, he said: "I miss him so much..."
"Your Highness... He will come... He Zi is not a person who breaks his promise."
"Um."
The two of them sat under the night for a long time before they were ready to go back and rest.
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By the next day, the little fat man had forgotten yesterday's sorrow and pestered Xun Yu, asking him to fight on horseback. Previously, Ma Jun and Yuan Shu accompanied him, and he played like this every day, but since He Gong passed away After that, Ma Jun and Yuan Shu also left him. No one in Nuo Da's palace was willing to accompany him to play, so he no longer had this intention.
But now, Xun Yu is here. Xun Yu is the same age as him, and he is also at the age where he is active and loves to play. The two of them made a mess in the East Palace. They even went to the emperor's garden to remove a few of the emperor's beloved flowers. He broke them off and put them in his ears as a decoration. Later...the two guys were beaten extremely badly by the emperor. The emperor had a sullen face, holding a wooden stick, and pressed the two sons to the ground, beating them until they cried.
Huangmen had never seen the emperor with such a furious expression before. He was laughing so angrily that the wooden stick in his hand was almost broken.
However, since then, the emperor's treatment of Xun Yu has become a bit casual. It seems that he does not regard him as a courtier, but as a nephew. The two of them were thinking about sprinkling water on the stone steps for skating and playing. If you want to sprinkle water on the skating, you can play in the East Palace. However, they felt that the stone steps of the East Palace were too small, so they sprinkled water in front of the Chaoyi Hall.
None of the Huangmen will ever forget the sight of seven or eight veterans rolling down the stone steps like Cuju.
Needless to say, three more wooden sticks were broken that night.
However, they are not always like this. After all, Xun Yu is familiar with poetry and books, and his daily conversations with the little fat man also make the little fat man improve a lot in his studies. This is the only benefit. Xun You and Jia Xu, teach
When he was young, Xun Yu always stood beside the little fat man, and as an elder, gave Xun You advice, which made the two of them miserable. It was not until they were beaten severely by the emperor that they dared not speak anymore.
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On this day, the two of them were playing in the East Palace. They were a little tired, so they sat together to rest. Xun Yu thought for a moment and asked solemnly: "Your Highness, I have a plan in mind..."
"That's all, that's all. Wen Ruo doesn't need to say more. Every time you come up with a strategy, the two of us will inevitably have a good fight. You'd better tell others about this strategy..." The little fat man stroked his buttocks,
He said with some fear.
"Alas, Your Highness, how can I, Xun Wenruo, be that kind of person? With my plan, Your Highness will surely be able to secure his position as the crown prince..." Xun Yu said slowly, the little fat man's eyes lit up and he squinted, looking like
The emperor asked with some doubts: "What did Wen Ruo say? Could it be that my position as prince is now unsatisfactory?"
"That's not the case. It's just that now there is a good opportunity to make your highness's kindness famous to the world. I wonder if your highness is willing?"
"Oh? Just tell me, if I am going to be beaten again, I will never come again. These days, my father's beatings are getting harder and harder. If this continues, I will be beaten by my father before I inherit the throne.
My father beat me to death... I don’t know why my father acted like this. He just threw a few old ministers, so he beat you and me like this..."
"Ahem..." Xun Yu's face turned red and he said helplessly: "Your Highness... Mr. Cai also fell down..."
"Hey... don't mention this again..." The little fat man covered his forehead and said with some pain.
"Hmm... Your Highness may be able to endure the cold winter?"
"Huh? I'm not coming to skate!!"
"It's not skating. Your Highness, please think about it. The snow disaster in the north shocked the world. At this moment, Cui Gong and Xing Gong are all in the north to deal with the disaster. It can be seen that your Majesty will definitely use the whole country to solve the disaster in the future. If at this time,
Your Highness is able to recommend himself and go to the north to take up a post in order to provide disaster relief and bring peace to the people. I am afraid that no one in the world will not be impressed by Your Highness’ benevolence and righteousness. The people in the north are all aware of the Prince’s kindness..."
Xun Yu squinted his eyes and said what he was thinking one by one. This was not the first time. Since Xun Yu entered the palace, he wanted to do something great so that others could see his talent.
He made suggestions seven or eight times, and although he ended up being beaten many times, some of them were good suggestions. For example, he asked the prince to donate several months of his salary for disaster relief in the north.
This kind of behavior has indeed accumulated a lot of reputation for benevolence for the prince.
At this moment, after listening to Xun Yu's suggestion, the little fat man was a little shaken. He pondered for a moment and then asked: "This is not a bad idea, but I don't know anything about disaster relief. If I go there rashly, I'm afraid I will do nothing.
..”
"Hahaha, Your Highness doesn't need to know. As long as Your Highness is in the north, the merits of Duke Xing and Duke Cui will definitely be shared by Your Highness!"
"But by acting like this, wouldn't it offend Mr. Xing and Mr. Cui? They are deeply trusted by my father and worthy ministers of the country. I cannot act like this."
"Your Highness, if you go there in person, both Xing Jun and Cui Gong will be very happy..."
"Why is this?"
"With His Highness here, they can use His Highness's name to do things, and no one dares to disobey. In addition, if something goes wrong..."
"If something goes wrong, the most I can do is get beaten up. It has nothing to do with them, right?"
"Your Highness, please think about it..." Xun Yu did not force the little fat man forcefully and gave him time to think.
The little fat man was a little hesitant. He walked back and forth in the courtyard, thinking. After thinking for a long time, he looked at Xun Yu and said, "Both the two gentlemen are great talents in the country. If they take action, nothing will go wrong."
.But that’s the case?”
"Exactly, not to mention, with me accompanying His Highness, what else can go wrong?"
"I'm afraid my father won't allow it..."
"Your Majesty will definitely not allow it. Your Majesty must not propose it privately to the emperor during the court meeting. If the emperor is displeased or reprimands you sternly, your Majesty does not need to panic and reply with "What is the crime of loving the people?"
You will agree to it, and at that time, all the officials will praise your highness for your kindness..." Xun Yu approached the little fat man and whispered to him how to act.
The little fat man listened carefully and nodded in confusion.