In a study room in Taixue, Mr. Meng was reading articles and poems sent by students. He read every article very carefully and revised or marked it.
After returning from lectures, Mr. Meng did not rest at all, and was absorbed in reading articles or poems written by the students. Although many students wrote very poor articles or poems, so bad that they couldn't bear to look at them, he not only didn't get angry, but would write down his opinions seriously.
Li Pushe knew that Mr. Meng was busy reading articles or poems when he came back from lectures, so he rarely came to disturb him. However, he just received a greeting card from the eunuch next to the prince. He had to sit back and ignore it and could only come to disturb Mr. Meng.
Mr. Meng's boy was standing guard at the door of the study. When he saw Li Pushe coming, he hurriedly saluted him and then said that Mr. Meng was busy and didn't want anyone to disturb him.
Li Pushe said that he knew, but the invitation in his hand had to be handed over to Mr. Meng, and he had to hand it over in person.
When the bookboy heard what Li Pushe said, he opened the door of the study and asked Li Pushe to come in.
Mr. Meng looked carefully and did not hear the sound of the door opening. It was not until Li Pushe saluted him that he discovered Li Pushe's existence.
Li Pushe hurriedly apologized to Mr. Meng, saying that he did not come here intentionally to disturb his old man. Because His Royal Highness the Prince sent someone to deliver the greeting card, he had no choice but to come over and deliver the greeting card.
When Mr. Meng heard this, he frowned, then reached out to take the invitation, and then threw it aside.
Seeing that Mr. Meng didn't open it, Li Pushe hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth to remind him.
"Mr. Meng, the people sent by His Highness the Crown Prince have not left yet and are still waiting for your reply."
When Mr. Meng heard this, a flash of impatience flashed in his eyes, and he immediately said politely to Li Pushe: "Please Pushe, please tell the person sent by His Highness the Crown Prince that I am very busy."
Li Pushe was a little surprised to see Mr. Meng being so rude to His Royal Highness, and he felt that Mr. Meng was a little unhappy. He hesitated again and said: "Mr. Meng, you'd better read His Highness the Crown Prince's invitation first, and then reply to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"It's not necessary." Mr. Meng's tone was a little cold. He immediately picked up the greeting card that he had just thrown aside and handed it back to Li Pushe: "Please return Pushe to the person sent by His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Pushe was frightened by Mr. Meng's attitude, and asked with a change of expression: "What are you doing?"
Mr. Meng said very bluntly and rudely: "I don't want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, nor do I want to see His Highness the King of Dai. If I ask them not to write me greetings, I won't go. Of course, I also hope they don't come. disturb me."
Ever since Mr. Meng came to the capital, it was Li Pushe who entertained him. Although the two did not get along for a long time, Mr. Meng felt very kind and kind to Li Pushe. This was the first time that he saw Mr. Meng being so unhappy and rude.
"you……"
"Didn't the Emperor ask the Crown Prince and the others not to disturb me casually?" Mr. Meng said with a slightly sullen face, "Didn't he also say that the Crown Prince and the others could not come to see me without my consent?"
Li Pushe said: "The emperor indeed decreed this."
"Then let the prince's people go back, and ask him not to come again in the future." Mr. Meng had just finished speaking when he suddenly thought of the articles and poems sent by His Highness the prince. He quickly stood up and went to look for it.
"Mr. Meng, what are you looking for?" Li Pushe saw Mr. Meng looking for something in a pile of books and articles, so he walked over and wanted to help him search together. "I'll help you find it."
Mr. Meng found the articles and poems sent by His Royal Highness in the corner, found them, and then handed them to Li Pushe.
"Please return it to the person who returned it to the Crown Prince, and tell him that I am not qualified to review His Highness the Crown Prince's articles."
Li Pushe blankly took the article handed over by Mr. Meng. He looked at Mr. Meng in disbelief: "Aren't you afraid of angering His Royal Highness?" Mr. Meng... was too rude to His Highness.
"Don't be afraid." Mr. Meng said coldly, "I'm just a bad old man. Your Highness the Prince can kill or behead him as he pleases."
Li Pushe: "..." I didn't expect Mr. Meng's temper to be so... so hot.
"I'm about to be buried. There's nothing to be afraid of." Mr. Meng returned to his desk, raised his head and looked at Li Pushe, his tone became much gentler, "Please tell me, Pushe."
"I will convey your words to the prince's people word for word."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"You're welcome." Li Pushe saluted Mr. Meng, "Then I won't disturb you and I'll take my leave first."
"Pu She, walk slowly."
Li Pushe walked out of the study, closed the door of the study with his hand, and immediately went to the living room in front.
Lu Cong was sitting drinking tea when he saw Li Pushe coming back and quickly stood up.
Li Pushe politely apologized to Lu Cong for keeping him waiting. In fact, Lu Cong didn't wait long, not even a moment. Lu Cong also felt that Li Pu shot back too quickly.
"Eunuch Lu, this is what Mr. Meng asked me to give to you. I hope you will hand it over to His Highness the Crown Prince." Before returning to see Lu Cong, Li Pushe very thoughtfully put the greetings and articles written by His Highness the Crown Prince in a brocade box. Put it on.
Lu Cong first thanked Li Pushe and then took the brocade box with both hands. He hurriedly asked: "Mr. Meng, do you have anything to say?"
Li Pushe's expression stiffened slightly, and then he told Lu Cong exactly what Mr. Meng had just said.
After hearing this, Lu Cong looked very ugly.
He asked with some disbelief: "Did Mr. Meng really say that?"
"That's right, Mr. Meng repeatedly stressed that His Highness the Crown Prince should not disturb him. He also said that he was not qualified to review His Highness the Crown Prince's articles, and that he was not as good as the gentleman in the East Palace." Li Pushe did not treat Mr. Meng like that. The words were added to the story and conveyed to Lu Cong word for word.
Lu Cong's eyes were cold and his expression was sinister.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Very good, I will tell His Royal Highness everything." After saying that, he shook off the whisk in his hand, then turned and left.
Li Pushe did not send Lu Cong to the door personally, but asked his son to send Lu Cong away.
"Dad, Mr. Meng said this, are you not afraid of angering His Royal Highness?" Li Pushe's eldest son asked.
"Meng Lao said that he was about to be buried and was not afraid of His Highness. He also said that His Highness could kill or behead him at will."
Li Pushe’s eldest son: “…”
After being stunned for a while, he asked with a very shocked expression: "Dad, did Mr. Meng really say that."
Li Pushe nodded: "Yes."
Li Pushe's eldest son exclaimed: "I didn't expect Mr. Meng to be so..." It's hard for him, a junior, to say anything wrong about Mr. Meng.
Li Pushe suddenly chuckled and said: "It seems that Mr. Meng is very dissatisfied with His Highness the Crown Prince." The more dissatisfied Mr. Meng is with His Highness the Crown Prince, the more beneficial it will be to His Highness the King of Chu.
Li Pushe's eldest son also laughed and said, "It seems that Mr. Meng was very angry about the prince sending people to harass him before."
"If he hadn't been so annoyed by the prince and the people acting for the king, Mr. Meng would not have gone out to give lectures." Li Pushe said, stroking his beard, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu was right when he asked us not to disturb Mr. Meng." Listen. When the prince and the acting king sent someone to invite Mr. Meng, Li Pushe told His Highness the King of Chu about this matter. He thought they should also invite Mr. Meng, but His Highness the King of Chu vetoed it.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is still wise." If they sent someone to invite Mr. Meng, they would probably anger him. "Dad, do you want Mr. Meng's attitude towards His Royal Highness to be spread?"
"There is no need to spread it specially. Everyone will know it in two days."
Li Pushe's eldest son thought about it and thought so.
Mr. Meng has been in the capital for a few days to give lectures, but he has never seen the Crown Prince go to see him. Everyone will know the reason when the time comes.
"Dad, you said Mr. Meng will go to Liangzhou to give lectures next time. Will he meet His Highness the King of Chu?"
"Yes!" Li Pushe said very confidently, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is different from His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Dai. In the past two or three years, under the management of His Highness the King of Chu, there have been more and more academies in Liangzhou. There are more and more students studying in Liangzhou, and there are also many literati students who go to Liangzhou to serve as officials."
He added: "Meng Lao decided to go to Liangzhou to give lectures at the second stop because Liangzhou values scholars. All this is the credit of His Highness the King of Chu."
Afraid that Mr. Meng would be dissatisfied with His Highness the King of Chu, Li Pushe never boasted about His Highness the King of Chu in front of his old man, nor did he mention how much His Highness the King of Chu respected Mr. Meng.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu had previously written to Li Pushe and the others, telling them not to mention him in front of Mr. Meng. If he mentioned it, it would be bad for him.
Li Pushe not only did not mention His Highness the King of Chu, nor did he mention other princes, he only mentioned some talented students in the capital.
"Mr. Meng went to Liangzhou and will definitely go to see His Highness."
"As long as Mr. Meng meets His Highness the King of Chu, then His Highness the King of Chu will be respected by scholars all over the world. When the time comes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Dai..." Li Pushe's eldest son said this and did not continue, but he The rather proud expression said it all.
"Now, let's just pretend we don't know anything." Old God Li Pushe said on the ground, "We will entertain Elder Meng how the Emperor tells us to entertain Elder Meng, and we must never do anything unnecessary."
"Dad is right."
At this time, Lu Cong had returned to the East Palace and reported to the prince exactly what Li Pushe said to him.
After hearing this, His Highness the Prince was naturally furious. Of course, there is also the difficulty of accepting it. He did not dare to say anything wrong with Mr. Meng, so he could only blame Li Pushe, saying that Li Pushe was obstructing him and spreading Mr. Meng's words indiscriminately. He also said that Li Pushe must not have given Mr. Meng his greetings and articles.
Lu Cong felt that what the Crown Prince said was very reasonable, and he followed His Royal Highness in scolding Li Pushe angrily.
The Eighth Prince on the side only thought it was funny that His Highness the Crown Prince was so self-deceiving. Therefore, he proposed to His Highness the Crown Prince to report Li Pushe's case to the emperor.
He said this casually, but he didn't expect His Highness the Crown Prince to take it seriously and immediately went to the imperial study to complain to the emperor.
The emperor was reviewing the memorial, and when he learned that His Highness the Prince wanted to see him for something, he asked Sun Kui to call him in.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked into the imperial study, first bowed respectfully to the emperor, and then angrily accused Li Pushe. He accused Li Pushe of neglecting his duties, violating the law, and using Mr. Meng to humiliate the prince.
The emperor was dumbfounded. Sun Kui, who was standing aside, was also dumbfounded.
After His Highness the Crown Prince explained Li Pushe's crimes, he asked the emperor to punish him severely.
The emperor put down the memorial and cinnabar pen in his hands, and with a slightly serious face asked the prince if there was any evidence for the crimes His Highness just mentioned.
His Highness the Crown Prince said yes, and then told the emperor what Lu Cong said to him.
After hearing this, the emperor's expression became very strange.
His Highness the Prince was still cursing angrily: "How could Mr. Meng say such a thing? It must be Li Pushe who used Mr. Meng's name to humiliate me. Father, Li Pushe is really too bold and reckless, and we must not take it lightly." Spare him."
The emperor looked at His Royal Highness with a strange look, as if he was looking at something weird.
Is this my son?
Sun Kui looked blank: Is the person in front of him really His Royal Highness? Is His Royal Highness the Prince possessed by a ghost?
His Royal Highness did not notice the emperor's strange expression and continued to scold Li Pushe. In his words, Li Pushe was a treacherous villain who deceived his superiors and deceived his subordinates.
The emperor did not interrupt His Highness the Crown Prince and listened quietly to his scolding.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince scolded Li Pushe for a while before he stopped, and then asked the emperor again to punish Li Pushe severely.
When the emperor saw that His Highness the Crown Prince had stopped scolding him, he spoke: "Prince, do you think Mr. Meng doesn't see you because Li Pushe didn't send your greeting card and the article you wrote to Mr. Meng?"
"Yes, Father."
"Do you think Li Pushe is so bold?" What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said just now made the emperor wonder if his eldest son's brain had been eaten by a dog.
"Father, what is Li Pushe afraid of?"
"Why do you think Li Pushe did this? Doesn't he know that deceiving and humiliating the prince is a capital crime?" After hearing what the prince said, it was so stupid that no, it was a joke. The emperor didn't feel angry at all, but felt funny. It's been a long time since he heard such a funny joke.
"Father, Li Pushe is so bold."
The emperor said expressionlessly: "Have you never thought that Mr. Meng doesn't want to see you?"
"Father, why doesn't Mr. Meng want to see my son?" His Highness the Crown Prince couldn't accept it, and he didn't want to believe that Mr. Meng didn't want to see him. "My son is full of respect for Mr. Meng."
The emperor said what the prince wanted to say but did not dare to say: "You want to say that you are the prince. There is no way that Mr. Meng will not see you."
His Royal Highness did not speak. Because that's what he thinks.
The emperor picked up a memorial and hit the prince on the head. His Royal Highness subconsciously avoided it, but did not dare to move.
With a bang, the memorial hit His Highness the Crown Prince hard on the head.
Although the memorial is not as hard as an inkstone, it still hurts a little when it hits the head. His Royal Highness was so frightened that he knelt down and apologized: "Father, please forgive me."
"Don't you have any idea why Mr. Meng came out to give lectures?" The emperor was not angry at first, but when he saw the prince's stupidity, he became more and more angry. "You have forced me to stay in the mountains and forests, so I have no choice but to go out to give lectures."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
"Do you really think that I don't know what you and the second child did to Mr. Meng?" The emperor pointed at His Royal Highness and cursed, "Do you really think that I don't know anything about what you and the second child are thinking?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lay on the ground and said, "I don't dare."
"Why don't you dare?" The emperor's tone was full of cold ridicule, "You and the second child thought that by gaining Mr. Meng's favor, you would be able to secure your position as the prince, and the second child would become the prince."
When what was in his heart was said to the point, His Highness the Prince's face turned red, and he felt embarrassed, uneasy and fearful at the same time.
"I don't dare."
"As a prince, you don't benefit the people well, but you think about some heretical things all day long." The emperor glared at the prince with cold eyes, "Are you worthy of being the prince of a country like this?"
The emperor was so angry that he almost cursed.
"Father, son and minister..."
"Shut up!" the emperor scolded His Royal Highness, "Mr. Meng came out to give lectures because he was annoyed by you and his second son. Why did he come to the capital to give lectures in the first place? It was to get rid of you. He doesn't want to see you, he doesn't want to Looking at the article you wrote, you think it’s Li Pushe’s fault. You really opened my eyes.”
The emperor said the thing he was least willing to accept, and His Highness the Crown Prince felt extremely embarrassed.
"You think you are great because you are the prince, don't you? You think everyone should please you, but Mr. Meng doesn't want to please you. If you don't dare to blame Mr. Meng, just blame Li Pushe. You are really promising." The emperor couldn't believe that he had given birth to such a stupid son, "It's not that you don't dare to blame Mr. Meng, but you don't dare to blame him blatantly, because Mr. Meng is still useful to you, and you still expect Mr. Meng, a great scholar, to help you sit on the throne. "
His Highness the Crown Prince turned pale with fright. He kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Father, I don't dare, I have no such intention."
"No, do you think I will believe it?" the emperor said with a sarcastic face, "I was just afraid that you would disturb Mr. Meng, so I issued an edict specifically to prevent you from harassing him. It would be better for you to send another article. Another greeting card."
The emperor continued to lecture: "For the sake of what Mr. Meng said, you actually shamelessly thought that Mr. Meng wanted to see you, but Li Pushe was the one who got in the way. You really surprise me every time."
"Father, I know I was wrong."
"Mr. Meng doesn't want to see you, so you should stay away from him. If you let me know that you have sent greetings and articles again, I will never forgive you." The emperor angrily said, "Get out of here!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quickly stood up, saluted the emperor, and then hurriedly exited the imperial study.
Sun Doudou saw His Highness the Crown Prince staggering out, almost falling. When he was about to step forward to help him, he staggered away again.
What's wrong with His Royal Highness? You look like you're being chased by a ghost?
In the imperial study, Sun Kui hurriedly brought a cup of tea to the emperor: "Your Majesty, take a sip of tea to relieve your anger."
The emperor grabbed the teacup, raised his head and drank heavily. After drinking, he slammed the tea cup on the royal table.
"Your Majesty, please calm down and don't let your anger destroy the dragon's body."
"Is he really my son?" the emperor said angrily, "How could I give birth to a son as stupid as a pig?"
Sun Kui advised: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince may have... not figured it out for a moment." In fact, he wanted to say that His Highness the Crown Prince was obsessed with something.
"I have always felt that he is not hopelessly stupid, but he is too dependent on Duke Zhenguo. But just after I heard him say those ridiculous words, I suddenly realized that he is really stupid. I cannot blame Duke Zhenguo for teaching him bad things."
Sun Kui couldn't respond to this.
"Do you think the Queen gave birth to a daughter back then, and then brought a son from outside to pretend to be my son?" The emperor had to wonder.
Friends, I'm sorry, something happened today and I came back late. I didn't have time to code and update. I will update tomorrow.
Emperor: I am so smart, how could I give birth to a son as stupid as a pig? !
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