Chapter five hundred and ninety seventh true temperament and ordinary heart
The morning sutra banquet had already been unsolved, and this new turmoil in the Imperial College naturally spread in the capital in a short while. The emperor was teaching the third prince with the "New Edition of Geshi's Arithmetic", and Chu Kuan, the chief minister of etiquette, unexpectedly
He came to report the matter in person. Faced with this news, he dropped the book in his hand with some annoyance, and then rubbed his brows.
"Zhang...Why is Jiuzhang so capable of causing trouble?"
Considering that the third prince who was about to become the crown prince was nearby, and that he was talking about the teacher whom the third prince respected very much, the emperor suddenly changed the word "Zhang Shou" to the word "Zhang Shou". But even so, his
The emotion still aroused the opposition of the third prince: "Father, the teacher never likes to cause trouble, it's just that others can't stand him!"
Chu Kuan glanced at the serious third prince, and said with a warm smile: "Third prince, if you don't make people jealous, you are mediocre. Besides, Dr. Zhang is too young. Compared with other people, he has not yet been crowned.
But he has become your teacher, giving lectures in the East Palace and having such a group of students. Who can imagine what his situation will be like in ten or twenty years?"
"At that time, he will be so powerful that he will suppress the descendants of today's courtiers by relying on himself as your teacher. This is no guarantee."
"Ten years or twenty years later, the teacher will not change." The third prince's answer seemed to come naturally. Even when the emperor looked at him with a look of surprise and scrutiny, he did not flinch at all, "Teacher.
A teacher is someone who preaches, teaches, and solves doubts. This is what the teacher often says. Now he doesn’t even teach at Banshan Hall, but only concentrates on Jiuzhang Hall. What does this mean?”
"In Banshan Hall, there are students who come from high-ranking officials. In Jiuzhang Hall, there are poor people who are gifted in arithmetic, there are businessmen's children, and there are also scholars who prefer arithmetic to imperial examinations, but all in all, they don't seem to be qualified to be students.
to people as high-ranking officials as the Prime Minister. These students can rarely repay the teacher, but there are many people who need the teacher's guidance and opportunities."
"Even Senior Brother Lu, the reason why he was praised by his father and now has the reputation of a prodigal son turning back into a genius, isn't it because the teacher is a wise man? As for Lu Jijiu, wasn't he also very disapproving of the teacher at first? But
What about now? Lu Jijiu has put aside temporary gains and losses, and is acting much more grandly than before!"
The third prince said everything in his heart in one breath, and even became a little incoherent at the end. Seeing that the emperor and Chu Kuan were all staring at him, he gradually felt a little nervous, and the shy and cautious factor in his character took over again.
Shangfeng. He lowered his head uneasily and whispered: "Father, my son was in a hurry and spoke without thinking..."
"No, you have obviously been holding back your words for a long time and thought about it over and over again." The emperor chuckled, pulled the third prince over and sat down next to him, then looked at Chu Kuan and said, "Sanlang's progress now is obvious to all.
From this point of view alone, Zhang Jiuzhang, the teacher, is better than me, the father! However, I am already biased towards him, and Saburo is even more biased."
Chu Kuan agreed very much with the emperor's last words, but he was very sure that if he really agreed like this, the emperor might become angry.
Although Zhang Shouneng got to where he is now, there are indeed many accidents, but if it weren't for the original Widow Zhang, if it weren't for Zhu Ying falling in love with her at first sight, if it wasn't for the entanglement between the three families, how could the emperor support him so much? It's obvious
Partiality? Although today's emperor is a willful king, he is still measured most of the time!
Not to mention, even the status of the deposed empress, and even the biological sons such as the eldest prince and the second prince, were defeated when they faced Zhang Shoufang. As for the pretentious old scum like the former chief minister Jiang Ge, what's more?
It's not worth mentioning.
Has the emperor been able to protect the third and fourth princes over the years? However, why did the emperor completely dislike the mother and son after the death because of these young brothers? Although that series of events was not the work of Zhang Shou alone, some
Various factors were at play, and he had been behind it, but he even had the illusion that the emperor was kind to Zhang Shou and his son at certain times.
This is already better than falling in love with Wu Jiwu because of Zhu Ying! If he hadn't been sure that it was Zhu Ying and Princess Yongping who were indistinguishable from each other back then, and definitely not Zhang Shou, he might have made speculations about that. He was like this, and even more so.
What's more, those officials who like to think about the complex and subtle aspects of everything, and those common people who enjoy talking about royal secrets?
Since the emperor consecrated Zhang Shou's mother, there have been no less than a dozen versions of rumors circulating among the people. Several of the versions are all about the emperor's private visit in disguise, the story of encountering the widow Zhang, and then leaving an heir among the people...
Thinking of this, Chu Kuan lowered his head respectfully and said lightly: "Dr. Zhang is indeed a wise man, but if the emperor hadn't first given him the task of reopening Jiuzhangtang, a fledgling junior, he wouldn't have done it."
There is such a good story. But if the third prince has more lecturers in the future and gets to know outstanding figures in the world, maybe he will not only respect Dr. Zhang."
No way! It’s not like I’ve never met people! In the past, when I was an insignificant little prince, I met many famous ministers when I went out, but they often didn’t even show politeness on their faces and just treated me as someone who didn’t know me.
exists. And how many people have a fair attitude, but turn around and say bitterly that the emperor doting on his young son is a sign of disaster for the country, so what...
If this were the case alone, it could be said that these ministers had character and were able to ignore the royal family's children. However, the actual situation was that after the news that he was about to take over the East Palace, among those who praised him fiercely, these shameless people
Quite a lot!
The third prince lowered his eyelids, and the detailed account was clearly laid out in his mind. Although he was indeed modest and shy, it did not mean that he really had no temper at all.
For so many years, in addition to his father, mother and concubine, the fourth prince has always been sincere to him, and Zhu Ying, who has always been kind to him, is not sure whether it is because of the relationship between the eldest prince and the second prince or because of his father.
Only Zhang Shou treated him with true normality. Those so-called learned and talented people only respected him because he was about to become the prince!
The emperor did not notice the little emotions of the third prince. After all, in his mind, the two youngest sons were both true-hearted people and could not hide their thoughts at all. However, Chu Kuan discovered it keenly, because the emperor's mind was completely clear as early as
After that, when he looked at the third prince, he would no longer treat him like a child, but would treat him like a future prince.
Therefore, after once again confirming Zhang Shou's status in the eyes of the third prince, after he resigned from the Qianqing Palace, he asked to see him again after learning that the third prince had left. As for his departure and return, he and his wife since childhood
The emperor he grew up with didn't even have to guess, he just smiled whenever he saw someone.
"Why, are you here for Zhang Shou again? Among the people who recommended him to me, you were the one with the most solemn attitude. I even regarded him as your direct relative. Now it's better. I have never forgotten to remind me that I can't listen to one side or the other.
Xin, especially the responsibility of educating the prince cannot be left to Zhang Shou alone... Don’t you think I was thrown directly into the hands of the teacher by my father and mother?"
Chu Kuan was dumbfounded by the emperor's remarks. Is Zhang Shou a relative of mine? I still think he is your son, the emperor!
Putting aside the emperor's teasing just now, he sighed softly: "Your Majesty should know that you and the third prince have different personalities. Even though Mrs. Ge, you may be convinced of his knowledge, character, and talents, but you will not
Treat the old master as a god and obey his advice, because the emperor is a maverick at heart and likes to break the rules, so he has never believed in authority."
Seeing that the emperor was somewhat disapproving, as if he wanted to say that despite the weak character of the third prince, he would never listen to others' advice, so he added calmly: "The emperor was blessed with many blessings, so naturally he never liked to rely on others.
The same is true for others, even the late emperor and the queen mother, let alone Mrs. Ge? But the third prince is different."
"Due to his childhood experience, he seems shy and cautious, but in fact he is sensitive and thoughtful. Although he will not obey anyone, but for the people he relies on and trusts, he will deepen his affection for them because of his own feelings."
"The people he has relied on since childhood are the emperor and concubine. Has the emperor ever discovered that no matter what you and concubine ask him to do, he will never doubt it and always think it is right? The person he has trusted since childhood is Si
Prince, so no matter what the fourth prince does, he is a good brother, and this good brother will not only tolerate his younger brother's shortcomings, but also directly criticize the fourth prince's faults."
"If you were the eldest prince, the second prince, or another princess, your Majesty, think about it, have you ever seen the third prince treat others at a respectful distance, but never seen him listen to others casually? You have never seen him advising or admonishing anyone.
?”
"In front of Miss Zhu, the third prince is a well-behaved and sensible boy, because she has praised him like this since she was a child, and she praised him in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Miss Zhu hates the scheming of the first prince and the domineering nature of the second prince.
I don’t really like the fourth prince’s impulsiveness. Therefore, the third prince will naturally show Miss Zhu that she likes this side of him.”
"But in front of Dr. Zhang, the third prince is the real one."
Seeing that the emperor was finally moved by him, the reason for his move was obviously not because of his penetrating description of the third prince, but because the third prince turned out to be the most sincere in front of Zhang Shou. Chu Kuan had to sigh in his heart. Among the concubines in the harem,
, Concubine He and Concubine Jiang were not favored concubines, but the third prince and the fourth prince were very favored by the emperor.
Look at today, the emperor is even obviously jealous as a father because the third prince is more normal in front of Zhang Shou!
Although Chu Kuan hoped that the emperor would stop being partial to Zhang Shou, he still said in a very cautious tone: "In front of Dr. Zhang, the third prince often forgets that he is a royal family and a future prince, but feels at ease.
Be a good student."
"If he were an ordinary person, it would be no problem, but he is a prince and will rule the world one day. Does the emperor really think this is appropriate? And it is not just the third prince, but the fourth prince as well. He failed the Jiuzhang Hall examination before but was disappointed.
The time he left, when Ah Liu, Zhang Shou's confidant, brought him back, he recovered from his decline and regained his strength. Is this really just a matter of reasoning?"
"Who knows that it wasn't because of his awe for Zhang Shou that he even transferred this awe to Ah Liu? This is not a good sign, but the bad thing is that the third prince used to be too familiar with the faces of some courtiers.
Because of this, he always compared those smooth old officials with Zhang Shou!"
"Those old officials are obviously respectful, but in fact they may not take the emperor seriously, let alone the three princes in the past? Throughout the ages, the monarchy has been strong, and the ministers in the court have been obedient and dare not object. However, when the civil servants are powerful, they are dignified.
The emperor was sprayed with spit on his face, but he didn't dare to wipe it! The third prince didn't know what was going on, he only thought that they only respected status and not people, but in fact they were totally wrong!"
"Forgive me for saying something treasonous. These civil servants passed the exams one after another in the examination room. They are equivalent to the peerless generals who survived many battles on the battlefield. They respect the imperial power only because of thousands of years of etiquette. If they sit on the throne,
Those people are worthless, they are respectful on the surface, but they may not even look down on them in their hearts, let alone a mere third prince?"
"If the third prince can't even see this and respects Zhang Shou just because he is different, then he will be wrong. You must know that Zhang Shou is no different from these civil servants. These civil servants only have their own hearts in their hearts.
Gains and losses - only a small group of them pretend to care about their family, country and the world - and Zhang Shou probably only wants to promote his arithmetic and his theory of all things in the world!"
"It is precisely because of the lack of awe in his heart, whether it is etiquette or imperial power, that Zhang Shou can be so normal in front of the emperor and the third prince! It is not because he has no desires and desires, but because what he wants is completely different from that of most people!
"
Chu Kuan said this in one breath, and then slowly stopped, but his eyes were fixed on the emperor, hoping to get the reaction he wanted. Sure enough, he had said it so thoroughly that the emperor's face finally disappeared.
That teasing and joking expression.
"You are really becoming more and more like those courtiers who pride themselves on being right, and your speech is becoming more and more serious!"
The words were still a bit joking, but the emperor's attitude was obviously much more cautious: "I will carefully select among the lecturers for this sutra banquet and select people with both ability and political integrity to serve as lecturers in the East Palace. Of course, those
Stubborn old-fashioned people are not among them."
"Those who follow the old ways, just stay in their small world! The world is so big, why is there only one Zhang Shou? Besides, Zhang Shou only teaches arithmetic and nothing else. Since he does not teach classics and history, he does not involve in current affairs.
, it’s even more limited than when Mrs. Ge taught me, so don’t worry about it.”
When the emperor said this, as if he was trying to convince himself or Chu Kuan, he patted the armrest impatiently, and then said with finality: "In the past few days, I have been watching the scripture banquet and reading, and I have picked out some of them with a cold eye.
As for Saburo's wrong prejudice when looking at people, I will naturally explain it to him."
He didn't say a word at this time. I think when he first came to the throne, he had an extreme thought. I am the emperor, but you don't take me seriously? It's because the Queen Mother woke him up.
, Ge Yong scolded him and woke him up, and he realized that the so-called self-respect was just an illusion of kings in the past.
Seeing that Chu Kuan had no choice but to accept this statement, the emperor pressed the armrest and stood up, saying calmly: "As for Jiuzhangtang... Since someone has already come to the Imperial College to make trouble, so be it, Jiuzhangtang...
Zhang Tang should just move out of the Imperial College. I personally visited the Imperial College before, and I tried to encourage and beat him, but in the end it was to no avail, which shows that it is completely rotten."