The next day, at Mao Shi, Zhao Yao was woken up by Tong Xi on time. After he freshened up in a daze, he went to the Eighth Prince's place to have breakfast.
Last night, Tongxi greeted Yu Hai. For today's breakfast, Yu Hai asked the small kitchen to prepare a lot of food, including porridge, sesame cakes, steamed buns, steamed buns, wontons, siu mai, leek boxes, etc.
The Eighth Prince saw that Zhao Yao kept yawning while eating, and asked with concern: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"I seemed to have had a dream last night, but I couldn't remember anything when I woke up." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he yawned again.
Although he was very sleepy, it did not prevent Zhao Yao from eating at all.
The eighth prince couldn't eat anything after eating something, so he sat aside and watched Zhao Yao eat.
Zhao Yao never knew what it meant to be polite in front of the Eighth Prince. His small mouth was filled to the brim, just like a squirrel eating.
Seeing that Zhao Yao had eaten a lot, the Eighth Prince was worried that he might not be able to hold on, so he hurriedly advised him: "Tenth brother, don't let your stomach become full. It would be bad if you have a stomachache while studying."
Zhao Yao had just eaten a five-spice egg. Hearing what the Eighth Prince said, he blinked innocently and blankly. After swallowing the five-spice egg in his mouth, he said, "Brother, I'm not full yet. How can it be sustained?"
When the Eighth Prince who was drinking tea heard Zhao Yao say this, he was so shocked that he almost choked with saliva.
He looked at Zhao Yao who was still eating in surprise: "Are you not full yet?"
"No, I'm only eight percent full now. I have to eat two more." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he lowered his head and drank a few mouthfuls of meat porridge, and then said, "You can't eat while listening to lectures. I have to eat very full." , so I won’t be hungry.”
The Eighth Prince looked Zhao Yao up and down, and then his eyes stopped on Zhao Yao's belly.
"Third brother, is your little belly a bottomless pit?" What the tenth brother eats for breakfast can last him nine meals for three days.
"Myna, it's not that I can eat it, but that you can't eat it." Zhao Yao didn't feel that he had eaten too much. "Besides, I am growing taller now, so I must eat more. I won't eat more now, and I won't eat more until later." , I will definitely be hungry." On weekdays, he studied in Wende Hall, and Si Shi Tongxi would bring him some snacks, otherwise he would not be able to finish school at noon.
The Eighth Prince was still a little worried and asked again: "Are you really not full?"
"No." Zhao Yao ignored the eighth prince and lowered his head to continue eating.
After he was full, Zhao Yao drank a bowl of goat milk.
"Uh..." Zhao Yao burped, raised his hand and patted his belly gently, and sighed with satisfaction, "I'm full."
Yu Hai took a Xiaoshi pill and handed it to Zhao Yao. The eighth prince said to Zhao Yao: "Tenth brother, you'd better take a Xiaoshi pill."
Seeing the Eighth Prince looking at him with worry, Zhao Yao had no choice but to take the Xiaoshi Pills obediently.
"Cough cough cough..."
Seeing that the eighth prince suddenly coughed, Zhao Yao asked nervously: "Brother Bage, what's wrong with you? Do you catch a cold?"
"I had some wind last night." Seeing the worry on Zhao Yao's face, the Eighth Prince smiled reassuringly at him, "I have already taken the medicine."
"That's good." Zhao Yao frowned slightly and said, "Bago, did you keep the window open when you were reading last night?"
"It's turned off. I don't know why I caught the cold." The Eighth Prince said warmly, "It's just a slight cough, nothing serious."
"Brother Bage, when you come back from studying, you'd better ask the imperial doctor to take a look at you." Zhao Yao looked at the eighth prince, who had always looked a little pale, and said, "You are already weak. If you are really sick, you will definitely get sick by then. very serious."
"Not really."
"How could it not be so?" Zhao Yao saw that the Eighth Prince didn't care much about his health and said somewhat unhappily, "Brother Bage, you are not in good health to begin with. A few years ago, you were seriously injured and almost died while trying to save the prince's brother. , completely hurt your body, and you haven’t fully recovered in the past few years.”
He added: "Also, you get seriously ill almost every year, even though it's just a cold. Don't you have any idea what your own health is like?" With Bago's weak body, coupled with the lack of Eat well, I'm afraid myna won't live long in the future.
The eighth prince was scorned by Zhao Yao's words. He hurriedly changed the subject and said: "It's getting late, we should go find our eldest brother." After that, he hurriedly turned around and left the house.
"Bago, you changed the subject again." Zhao Yao quickly chased after him and spoke to the eighth prince again.
The Eighth Prince wanted to interrupt Zhao Yao several times, but he was interrupted every time.
Zhao Yao was just like a little old man, talking about the Eighth Prince.
The Eighth Prince was not annoyed by what he heard. On the contrary, he felt warm in his heart. In this world, the person who cares most about his body, besides Yu Hai, is his tenth brother.
It wasn't until he saw the prince that Zhao Yao shut up and stopped talking about the eighth prince.
When the prince heard the eighth prince's cough, he was very concerned and said that he would ask the imperial doctor to take a look at the eighth prince after the lecture.
The eighth prince thanked the prince for his concern.
The prince led the eighth prince and Zhao Yao to Chengguang Hall. Today the emperor is also going to listen.
When they arrived at Chengguang Hall, they did not expect that King Dai had already arrived and had breakfast with the emperor. There was a hint of evil in the prince's eyes, but it quickly disappeared, as if nothing happened.
The emperor waved his hand and took his sons to listen to the lesson.
When they arrived, the training ground was already full of people. Not only that, there were also people standing around.
Zhao Yao took a look and immediately exclaimed in his heart: My dear, there are so many people.
The Imperial Guard training ground cannot accommodate all the scholars in the capital, so there are still many people who cannot sit or stand on the training ground. However, they followed the queue and sat on Zhuque Street, the main road in the capital.
Zhao Yao and the others must be sitting at the front, he sat obediently next to the eighth prince.
He suddenly remembered something, leaned towards the Eighth Prince, and whispered: "Bago, didn't my father and the others go to court this morning?" At this time on weekdays, his father and the others were attending the morning court.
"Today is Mr. Meng's first day of lectures, so my father has canceled today's morning court." Although the eighth prince has not yet been crowned king, he started attending court two years ago, so he naturally understands the affairs of the court. "I will attend morning court as usual tomorrow."
"Oh." Zhao Yao reacted suddenly, "Then Brother Bago, don't you want to come to study tomorrow?"
"Come and listen again after court." The Eighth Prince saw through Zhao Yao's little thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile, "You have to come early tomorrow to listen to the lesson like today."
After hearing this, Zhao Yao instantly fell down and said angrily: "I thought I wouldn't come to listen to the class tomorrow." To be honest, he would rather go to the Wende Hall to study than come here to listen to the class. When studying in Wende Palace, he could at least sit properly instead of sitting cross-legged on the ground like now.
"Mr. Meng will be here soon. Please sit down quickly."
Zhao Yao sat down obediently.
After a while, Mr. Meng appeared.
Although Mr. Meng is an old man in his eighties or nineties, he looks very energetic, like an old man in his sixties.
When Zhao Yao saw Mr. Meng, the word "immortal spirit" immediately popped into his mind.
Everyone present was very excited when they saw Mr. Meng. They all stood up and shouted in unison: "Mr. Meng."
Mr. Meng had a kind smile on his face and raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down.
After everyone sat down, Mr. Meng introduced himself first, and then said that he was old and wanted to share the knowledge he had studied throughout his life with everyone before he died.
He didn't have many kind words to say. After greeting everyone present, we went straight to the topic. He began to explain the Analects of Confucius.
Mr. Meng Lao came out to give lectures this time, mainly explaining the Collection of Zi Shi Jing. He would explain all the collections of Zi Shi Jing he had studied. This time he will only explain the two books "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" in the capital, and other books will be explained in other places.
Zhao Yao originally thought it would be boring, but he didn't expect Mr. Meng's explanation to be very easy to understand and very interesting. The most important thing is that it makes people think deeply.
Soon it was noon, and the morning's explanation was over. Everyone present was still satisfied after listening to it, and they couldn't believe that it was noon so soon.
Zhao Yao originally thought that he would feel sleepy while listening to the lecture, but he did not expect that he listened very seriously all morning without being distracted at all.
After listening to the explanation in the morning, many people did not leave and stayed at the training ground.
They wanted to go up to Mr. Meng to discuss it, but Mr. Meng had already been picked up by Li Pushe.
The emperor took his sons back to the palace and rarely had lunch with them. During lunch, the emperor asked his sons if they had any thoughts after listening to the explanation in the morning.
The prince spoke first and told the emperor his thoughts in great detail.
Although He Lianfang said that the prince's talent was only a small talent, he was indeed the best-read among the princes.
He said that listening to Mr. Meng's explanation was like an enlightenment and he gained a lot.
After hearing the prince's thoughts, the emperor felt relieved and helpless at the same time. He had to admit that the prince was very talented in reading.
The king was confused when he heard what he said, and he couldn't tell what he thought.
The emperor angrily hit Dai Wang on the head several times with chopsticks, and sternly told Dai Wang to study hard.
King Jing also expressed his feelings, but compared with the prince, he was still a little behind. The emperor praised him, which made him very happy and proud.
When it was the Eighth Prince's turn, he simply said a few words. The emperor did not say good things, nor did he say bad things.
The Ninth Prince, like the Dai Wang, looked confused when he heard this. The emperor had long given up on letting the Ninth Prince study hard, and he didn't expect him to hear the reason.
Finally, it was Zhao Yao's turn. He pretended to understand what he heard, but was scolded by the emperor.
Zhao Yao had long guessed that he would be killed by the emperor, so Zhao Yao had no worries in his heart. Just scold me, you won't lose a piece of meat anyway.
After listening to his sons' opinions, the emperor did not express his understanding. He asked his sons to listen carefully in the afternoon.
After lunch, the emperor took his sons to study again.
Mr. Meng does not have the habit of taking a lunch break. After lunch, he returned to the training ground and continued to explain "The Analects of Confucius".
The explanation in the afternoon ended at the end of the afternoon. Mr. Meng did not leave in a hurry, but told everyone present that if there was anything you didn’t understand or if you had anything you wanted to discuss with him, you could come to him.
Hearing what Mr. Meng said, everyone present was very happy and wished they could discuss it with Mr. Meng now.
Mr. Meng said that he would not explain it tomorrow and asked everyone to think carefully about what they heard today.
When Zhao Yao heard that he would not explain tomorrow, he shouted happily in his heart.
Although Mr. Meng looks like an old man in his sixties, he is actually still an old man in his eighties or nineties. He was a little tired from explaining the Analects for a day.
On the carriage back to Taixue, Li Pushe hesitated for a while, but decided to ask: "Mr. Meng, is there anyone you want to see? If the emperor wants to see you, can you meet him?"
Mr. Meng smiled humbly and said, "It should be me who goes to see the emperor."
Li Pushe heard what Mr. Meng said and knew that Mr. Meng was willing to see the emperor.
He hurriedly said: "The emperor said that you are the elder, and he should come to see you. If you want to see him, he should come to see you."
"The Emperor does not dislike me as a commoner. I want to enter the palace to pay homage to the Emperor."
"I will convey your words to the Emperor."
Soon, the emperor received news that Mr. Meng wanted to visit him in the palace, which surprised him, but at the same time he felt it was expected.
He asked Sun Kui to go to Taixue in person to see Mr. Meng, and told him that he would visit him personally when he went to court tomorrow morning.
When Mr. Meng saw what the emperor said, he was flattered and said that he would wait for the emperor's visit at Taixue.
Sun Kui asked with concern how Mr. Meng was doing, whether he was used to living in Taixue, and whether he needed anything.
Mr. Meng said that he was very good and lived very well in Taixue. He also said that he liked students from Taixue.
Seeing that Mr. Meng looked a little tired, Sun Kui didn't bother him for long and left after saying a few words.
"Eunuch Sun." Mr. Meng suddenly stopped Sun Kui.
Sun Kui stopped in a hurry, turned around and looked at Mr. Meng: "Do you have any instructions?"
Mr. Meng asked politely: "I want to meet the tenth prince. Is it okay?"
"The tenth prince?" Sun Kui looked surprised and immediately asked in confirmation, "You want to see the tenth prince, aren't you the prince or the acting king?"
"No, I want to see the tenth prince."
Sun Kui was shocked, as if he couldn't believe that Mr. Meng wanted to see the tenth prince.
"My slave is too talkative. Do you think the Tenth Prince is..."
Mr. Meng smiled slightly: "A few years ago, His Highness the Tenth Highness invented the printing technology and made paper better and cheaper. Also, His Highness the Tenth Highness made the Quyuan plow..." He mentioned that in these years, Zhao Yao explained everything he had done in detail. "I want to meet His Highness Tenth and thank him for doing so many good things that benefit the people and scholars."
Sun Kui suddenly thought in his heart: It turns out it is because of these things.
"If you say so, I will tell the emperor that the emperor will bring His Royal Highness to visit you." Unexpectedly, the person Mr. Meng wanted to see most was His Royal Highness, not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or His Highness the King. This is really disappointing. People are surprised.
"Thank you, Eunuch Sun."
"Mr. Meng, you're welcome." Sun Kui asked respectfully, "Do you have any other instructions?"
"Gone."
"Then I won't disturb you anymore, I'll take my leave."
Sun Kui returned to the palace and told the emperor exactly what Mr. Meng said.
After hearing this, the emperor smiled and said: "Mr. Meng is Mr. Meng, and he has good vision."
Sun Kui thought to himself: Your Majesty, are you praising Mr. Meng, or are you praising His Highness the Tenth Highness again?
"Mr. Meng has a unique insight." The emperor said with pride and pride, "I saw Xiao Shi's talent."
"Meng Lao said that His Highness Tenth Highness has done a lot of good things to benefit the people and scholars." Sun Kui said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that when Mr. Meng said this, his expression was very sincere, and his tone was also very sincere. Look, slave. The old man really wants to thank His Highness the Tenth Prince."
"If nothing else, let's just say that the printing technology and new paper created by Xiao Shi, as well as the dictionary compiled by Mr. Xiao and others are very useful to scholars." The emperor said seriously, "Printing technology and new paper make books become It’s cheap, which allows many students to afford books and read them. It also allows many books to be passed down.”
"His Royal Highness Ten is truly amazing." Sun Kui said sincerely.
"Everything that Xiao Shi has made in these years is good for the country and the people, and will be famous in history." The emperor said, not knowing what he thought of, with a look on his face, "It's a pity that the court There are a lot of idiots out there who don’t think so.”
"Your Majesty, isn't it a good thing that the ministers in the court are not aware of His Highness's talents?"
"What disappoints me most is not them, but the prince." When mentioning the prince, the emperor's face was full of disappointment, "As a prince, he doesn't care about the value of the things Xiao Shi made."
Sun Kui couldn't respond to this sentence.
"Only the fourth son knows the value of what Xiao Shi has made." The emperor was satisfied with the fourth son. Before hearing the old Taoist priest's prediction, the emperor's favorite candidate was the King of Chu. "The prince is really hopeless."
"You said that if I didn't let the prince get close to Duke Zhen, would the prince be like this now?" The prince is the emperor's first child. When the prince was very young, the emperor loved and valued him very much. He had great expectations for the prince before, but unfortunately the prince gradually eroded the emperor's expectations for him.
When the emperor saw that the prince was like this, he actually felt a little regretful and blamed himself.
"Your Majesty, it's not your fault that His Highness the Crown Prince is now like this, but it's because the government of the State has corrupted His Highness the Crown Prince." Seeing the Emperor blaming himself, Sun Kui comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, if this servant says something treasonous, even if there is no suppression, Duke, His Highness the Crown Prince will still be like this. Because His Highness the Crown Prince is too kind-hearted and too soft-hearted."
"Neither I nor the late empress have this kind of temper, and neither does Lord Zhen Guo. I don't know who the prince is like." Although the first empress is gentle and kind, she is not as soft-hearted as the prince. When it comes to major matters, the late Queen is very decisive and very clear-minded.
"Actually, His Royal Highness is a very good person." He is just not suitable to be a prince. Sun Kui didn't dare to say these words.
"A good man cannot be the emperor." The emperor said with deep meaning.
"Forget it, he's already like this. No matter how much you say, it won't help. Just let him use his remaining value."
This sentence is very cruel.
After hearing this, Sun Kui felt chilled in his heart. Just now, the Emperor was still blaming himself for not teaching His Highness the Crown Prince well, but soon he cruelly exploited the Crown Prince's last value.
In fact, not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also His Highness the Dai Wang. To the emperor, they are all pawns. Only His Highness the Tenth Prince can be truly favored by the Emperor.
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