When he heard that Lu Hou was about to start a class, Mu Anzhi first praised Du Changshi and decided to invite more close officials to watch Lu Hou's training. He even called Hua Changshi and said to Hua Changshi, "You want to
If you don’t want to go, if you have children at home who love to be lively, take them with you. Maybe there are children at home who are martial."
Hua Changshi smiled and said, "I'm afraid that the green seedlings won't grow on the ancestral graves of the old minister's family. Let's go with His Highness to broaden our horizons."
In fact, scholars are the most cunning. They know the dangers of the battlefield, so they are rich and cannot sit in court. Even in troubled times, they are the ones who follow the generals and come up with bad ideas. Because they don’t have to go to the battlefield, their chances of preserving their temperament are better than those of military generals.
Much higher. When the world is at peace, they still want military generals to sheath their famous swords, and they also want to pay attention to the nobles and nobles in the court. They are all scholars. Anyway, they have a lot of eyes and good eloquence, so the principles of the world are not all based on them.
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Therefore, regardless of the great power of Marquis Lu, it is impossible to say that he is not envious. But Hua Changshi still set the purpose for his family: We are a scholarly family, let us study peacefully.
The two young champions, Pei Ruyu and Chen Jian, did not have such mature and steady hearts. The two of them watched carefully for a few days. They both knew some common war preparations. Although military skills were not tested in the imperial examination, just because of their two family backgrounds,
I also read a few volumes of the Book of War when I was young. However, when it came to battle formations and the like, the two of them were incompatible.
They didn't force it, they just resigned knowingly.
The main thing is, seeing that the world is going to be in chaos, it is necessary to know some offensive and defensive knowledge. But they are not generals after all, so they will not force anything too profound.
In the end, those who had been listening to General Lu were Huan Li, Jiang Xun, Mu Qing, Du Changshi, and... Mu Anzhi.
When Mu Anzhi was young, everyone could only say that he was gentle, which meant he had a good temper. Later, when Mu Anzhi's temperament changed drastically, the evaluation was not so good. For example, some people said that he was arrogant. When Mu Anzhi got married and became an errand, it changed to
Iron-faced and iron-hearted, selfless and ruthless...
Regarding Mu Anzhi's talent and learning, most of them are just casual remarks. Who dares to say that a noble prince is not good at talent and learning? Anyway, the prince does not need to take the imperial examination, and there is no yardstick to measure it, so it is good, and you have to praise it depending on your status.
Therefore, even Du Changshi and Hua Changshi, two close ministers around Mu Anzhi, dare not say that His Highness is talented. They know that His Highness is a good person and very wise, and they are sincerely loyal to His Highness, but this is different from being talented.
That's what talents learn.
Hua Changshi went back to work after seeing the excitement for two days. He didn't know anything about military matters. Mu Anzhi came often, but he couldn't miss a lesson. There were many things going on during the new year, and sometimes Mu Anzhi had to show up. But
Mu Anzhi was able to keep up with the progress. He occasionally talked about military affairs with Marquis Lu, and they all hit the mark.
Du Changshi is a very clever person. When he brought wine to Marquis Lu, he always said, "My Highness is really a genius. I think His Highness is as handsome as Uncle Lu said." At first, he called Marquis Lu brother.
Who knew that Tang Mo would hear this? Tang Mo's hair and eyebrows suddenly stood up, saying that Du Changshi was a senior, even though he was of the same generation as him, he dared to call him father-in-law and eldest brother. Could it be that he would have to call Du Changshi uncle in the future?
Tang Mo refused to comply, and Du Changshi had no choice but to be a generation younger than himself.
Du Changshi was helpless. There was a difference of more than ten years between him and his brother, so they were clearly in the younger category. Moreover, Marquis Lu was not old, so it was really awkward to be called uncle.
However, whoever told Tang Mo to say harsh words and threaten Du Changshi if he dared to call his father-in-law brother again, he would have spoken ill of Du Changshi in his father-in-law's ears and ruined the relationship between Du Changshi and his father-in-law.
This was so cruel that Du Changshi was afraid that it would turn a deaf ear to him, so he had to change his tune after being demoted.
Marquis Lu also felt the same way, "Well, His Highness is indeed extremely talented."
If Pei Ruyu heard these words, Pei Ruyu would definitely say arrogantly, "Only you know!" Pei Ruyu was very interested in the art of war. When he was young, he read several military books out of curiosity. The one who really liked the art of war was Mu Anzhi.
However, Master Tang was old-fashioned and talked about ominous military affairs. Most of his articles were about guiding people all the way to Chunwei. Anyway, he was a serious scholar and passed the exam all the way. The other things were chess, calligraphy and painting that cultivated one's temperament. Mu An was a junior scholar when he was young.
Fortunately, he only made some mistakes with Emperor Mu Xuan. In addition, he had Pei Ruyu, an old friend, whose eyes were higher than his head when he was young. In addition, he himself was only eight Dou high, so he became a bit mean.
, Pei Ruyu often muttered to Master Tang in private, the less Master Tang taught, the more he secretly bought it and brought it back to the palace to show Mu Anzhi when he left the palace. What, the two of them even secretly looked at the ones sold on the folk street together under the covers.
A notebook with some color.
It's just that the quality of the storybook is average. Pei Ruyu felt that the writing was not good, so he even wrote a good one under a different name, which was very famous in the market. Pei Ruyu didn't publicize this, but even if others knew about it, he wouldn't lose his reputation.
A hundred years ago, Su Xiang, a famous prime minister, loved to write storybooks when he was young. The "Zi Jin Zhuan" that is still sung today was written by Su Xiang.
Pei Ruyu mainly keeps a low profile and writes whenever he likes.
Therefore, Mu Anzhi was fond of the art of war at that time, and he also read the books he should read.
However, I was young at that time and the seeds I had not planted back then have now begun to take root and sprout tender branches after a spring rain.
Perhaps, this is the beauty of knowledge.
Several generals from the Northern Xinjiang Army also attended Lu Hou's class. However, General Ji and others stopped coming after one visit. They had already heard what Lu Hou said.
It is said that Marquis Lu is really very ambitious. Marquis Lu’s military skills were passed down from Marquis Rui, who was instructed by his old Duke. It was no ordinary instruction. The Liu family has been generals for generations, and their military techniques are accumulated by their ancestors, and there are ancestral military books.
Twelve volumes, the old Duke passed on a complete set of military books to Ruihou. Ruihou, who was a famous general, added records of his own military life experience to these twelve sets of military books, so that they were compiled into thirteen volumes.
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The Marquis of Lu never hid something. If any of his generals saw any deficiencies, he would give them some pointers and give him two volumes of military books or something like that. Let's learn from him. As a general, who would be afraid that his generals would be too capable?
This is also the reason why Marquis Lu has a very high prestige in the Northern Xinjiang army. These days, learning other people's military skills is equivalent to having a master and apprentice.
As he said, it was time to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth. As the new king of the vassal, Mu An was the first to hold a grand ceremony, so it was naturally quite grand. Officials of Xinyi City, who were fifth grade or above, were required to follow His Highness the Prince.
Go to perform rituals.
I don’t know if Mu An was thinking about it on that day, but before the ceremony, the year-end rewards from the imperial court to Northern Xinjiang also arrived. Among them were letters written by Emperor Mu Xuan to Mu Anzhi and letters written by Empress Dowager Lan to Li Yuhua.
Empress Dowager Lan mainly expressed her great satisfaction with the fact that Li Yuhua was pregnant with twins. Therefore, all the things in Ci'en Palace were awarded to Li Yuhua. A very small part was also given to Mu Xijin, Mu Xiyi's brother and sister, and Mu Qing.
These three people are all descendants of the clan. For example, the princess, princess Xin'an, and the eldest girl are all royal relatives, but they don't get any rewards at all.
Empress Dowager Lan talked a lot about asking Li Yuhua to carefully install the baby, and then she would wait to hold her great-grandson next year.
Emperor Mu Xuan's letters mostly contain instructions from his father. Apart from the rewards given by the imperial court to the prince, there is nothing superfluous. Instead, it is said that Mu Anzhi joined the vassal at a young age. He was afraid that he would have no one to guide him, so he gave Mu Anzhi's teacher Tang Shifu to him.
When he sent it, he said that Master Tang was as talented as Master Wang.
Mu Anzhi rolled his eyes when he saw this letter and said to Xiao Yi, "This is really a talent of Master Wang. I was taught by Master Tang."
There is nothing wrong with this, but when Mu Anzhi said it in a strange tone, he knew Mu Anzhi's attitude. Xiao Yi was actually a little confused. At first, His Highness respected Master Tang very much, but that year His Highness
Her temperament changed drastically, and she completely broke up with His Majesty, and became cold towards Master Tang. My mother-in-law has always been generous, and the gifts she gave Master Tang were never less, but not even a little more.
If his master hadn't told him this, Xiao Yi wouldn't have believed it.
Xiao Yi brought hot tea and persuaded, "Master Tang is already here. Your Highness should not talk like this when you are away. Now you have to give Master Tang a place to live." Whether he likes it or not, Xiao Yi knows in his heart that this
After all, he is His Highness's master, and he not only has the title of master, he is also the master who has taught His Highness for more than ten years, so he cannot be neglected.
Mu Anzhi threw the letter on the case, "The ready-made yard also needs to be cleaned and arranged. How can we do it today? Arrange for those who come to give New Year's gifts to stay together. Tomorrow, we will clean up the yard for Master Tang. Tell my aunt.
, I want a big yard and all the furnishings are good, but now that I have grown up, I don’t need to study and I like to be quiet." Now the princess is helping to take care of these trivial matters at home, and his wife is pregnant with twins, Mu Anzhi feels particularly distressed.
, didn’t want his wife to worry too much, so he entrusted it to Aunt Liu. Although Mu Anzhi didn’t have much friendship with his mother-in-law, he and Aunt Liu were quite good-tempered.
Xiao Yi responded, and when the message was delivered, the princess knew what was going on as soon as she heard it, and asked Xiao Yi, "Your Highness doesn't like this Master Tang?"
Xiao Yi had a good impression of the Liu family. He was the servant arranged by Lady Liu for Mu Anzhi. At that time, dozens of servants were sent to the temple to ask Lady Liu to choose, and Lady Liu chose him and Xiao Fan. So, Xiao Yi
Yi also respected the princess, and he answered truthfully. In fact, he didn't understand. The princess said, "If I really had one heart with His Highness, I would have come to Northern Xinjiang with His Highness. Now my son is here on the orders of the emperor."
, I think it’s just a master’s title after more than ten years. Tell His Highness, I understand.”
Xiao Yi resigned and left.
At the same time, Pei Ruyu also received a letter from Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi asked him to come to the palace clearly and hold a banquet to welcome the imperial envoys and Master Tang. If Pei Ruyu didn't do anything else, Tang Mo, who knew that the clan uncle had arrived in northern Xinjiang, was simply shocked.
There was a strange scream, because Mu Anzhi also sent people to Luhou Mansion to tell Tang Mo that he would go to the palace tomorrow to meet his clan uncle.
Tang Mo rolled his eyes and said, "Tell third brother that I'm not feeling well and I have to lie down tomorrow, so I won't go."
Marquis Lu was wiping a saber in front of the lamp. Hearing this, he said, "What are you talking about? I curse myself. I won't go if I don't want to go. Why would you say such deceptive words?"
Tang Mo immediately changed his tune and said to the chamberlain who was delivering the message, "Then just tell Third Brother that I don't have an eye with the clan uncle, so I won't go."
The chamberlain did not dare to offend Tang Mo, knowing that this young man was very valuable, so he had no choice but to go back and resume his life as he said.
When the chamberlain returned to the palace, he caught up with His Highness and His Majesty the Queen having dinner, and did not dare to disturb them. After the dinner was over and His Majesty the Queen had rinsed her mouth, Mr. Yi sent him in to answer the question.
Mu Anzhi listened seriously and said helplessly, "Xiaobao is such a straightforward person. I can't go against him. Fortunately, Master Tang is not an outsider. He won't blame him even if he thinks about it. Just follow Xiaobao." He sent the servant.
Went down.
Li Yuhua was a little confused, "Aren't Xiaobao and Master Tang the same race?"
"Xiaobao is lively. Master Tang is very strict about etiquette and rules, but his temperament is a bit inappropriate." Although he said it in a regretful tone, Li Yuhua, who has been married to him for several years, could not detect a hint of joy in his words.
After sending the maids down, Mu Anzhifang talked to Li Yuhua, "Master Tang was giving me a lecture when Xiaobao just entered the palace. Xiaobao was a little slow in reading. He is young, which is normal. Furthermore,
Xiaobao didn't need to take the imperial examination, so he only needed to understand some worldly principles. Master Tang didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine. Perhaps he thought that Xiaobao was a member of his old Tang family, so he often tried to persuade Xiaobao to study more and tell him many truths.
Bao listened and said that Xiao Bao was tired of talking. Xiao Bao screamed and said that he was really annoyed. You are not my father, my mother, or my uncle. It is your turn to take care of it! Now scold Master Tang.
It’s shameless, it’s such an embarrassment to a big man.”
Mu Anzhi felt particularly relieved and laughed three times.
Li Yuhua was very fair, "Actually, Master Tang's words are not wrong, but they are good words to persuade others."
"You are thinking too little about this." Mu Anzhi sneered, "You can't imagine the minds of people in the officialdom. Master Tang is just a branch of the Tang family. He studies to get promoted. Is it possible for Xiaobao
Like him, you have to live in poverty for ten years before you can become an official. The Spring Imperial Examination is just a ladder for scholars all over the world to be promoted, in order to select smart people to become officials. Xiaobao is a noble among nobles, as long as he has a good character
He will have his own official position when he reaches his age. It is Your Majesty's grace to let him study in the palace. It allows him to be close to the princes and his uncle's family. What does it matter if he studies well or not? Not to mention Xiaobao's qualifications are not bad, they are just qualifications
Ordinarily, as long as he wants to be an official, there will be someone to teach him, and his future will definitely be good."
"Master Tang may not be teaching Xiaobao sincerely. He is very smart, but he just saw that Xiaobao was young, dull, and seemed to be easy to subdue, so he wanted to take this opportunity to subdue him. But he couldn't subdue him.
You can get close to me a little bit. Xiaobao is a direct descendant of the Tang family. With his background, if you pay respect to Master Tang in the future, Master Tang's branch will get benefits you can't imagine."
Li Yuhua clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "Oh my god, these people are as evil as a honeycomb. Xiaobao was only old at that time, and there were already people plotting against him."
"No one cares about age when it comes to people in the power arena. Not to mention that Xiaobao has already started studying at that time. He will be plotted by others as soon as he is born. The nannies, maids, servants and guards around him are all uncle Tang.
My aunt and I picked and picked again and again. No servant in the house would be willing to follow a decent master. Fortunately for the Tang family, Uncle Tang did not have a side wife, and the children were all legitimate children of his aunt. In Ruyu's family, he is the legitimate son.
As a direct grandson, the people around him are all the sons of family stewards. Since he is an old servant, he must be loyal and smart. Even among the servants, he must be the best. In fact, as long as people have good intentions, it doesn't matter.
"Anyway, when it comes to employing people, you don't need those who are loyal and reliable. You are afraid of those who are overtly good and covertly evil," Mu Anzhi said meaningfully, "The human heart is more dangerous than the mountains and rivers."
Li Yuhua said quickly, "When our child is born in the future, we will have to make arrangements for him." She has now begun to select the nanny and maid who will be responsible for taking care of the child. After telling her third brother, she should be more careful.
"Don't worry about this, I know it well." Mu Anzhi grew up in the palace, and he has seen through things quite a bit, so naturally he will not be careless about his children's affairs.
He even thought of an excellent job for this extremely smart Master Tang.