That night.
The maid lit a candle for Xu Fenglei, and four servants brought in two huge pieces of ice from outside the house and placed them under the table and beside the bed.
In an instant, half of the heat in the room disappeared.
"Mr. Da, these are the ice cubes specially selected by the princess from the cellar. They are the largest size."
The maid said respectfully,
"If the ice has melted, just call the slave at any time, and the slave will immediately arrange new ice cubes for Mr. Da."
"Okay, thank you." Xu Fenglei smiled and handed over his hand.
"Don't dare." The slave hurriedly saluted, "This is only a matter that belongs to the slave. His Highness the King of Qin and the Princess have both ordered that you should be more serious and attentive when serving the eldest gentleman than serving them."
Xu Fenglei nodded, sighing secretly.
It's really different to be respected in this royal family!
The summer is hot, and there are ice cubes to relieve the heat.
In cold winters, there are also red clay heaters.
There are eight personal servants and as many as twenty domestic servants at your disposal!
Whatever you want to do, someone will help you get it done right away. The life of a master is really boring...
"It's okay for now."
Xu Fenglei held the medical book in his hand and gave instructions.
"You guys please step aside and I'll read for a while."
"Yes, Mr. Big. I'll take my leave, please." The maid knelt down to salute, left the house with her four servants, and closed the door for him softly.
What Xu Fenglei read this time was not a medical book, but the Book of Changes.
Although he was already familiar with this book and could memorize it by heart, understanding it himself was different from teaching it.
To be a good teacher, one must carefully prepare lessons and teach students obscure concepts in books in as easy-to-understand terms as possible.
"Kun is the ground, Shuileitun, mountains and rivers are covered..."
Xu Fenglei murmured and wrote the three hexagrams after the Qian hexagram on the white paper.
This is what he will explain in the next few days, especially Shanshui Meng, which is the key point.
Swish, swish, swish.
Time passed as the candles slowly became shorter. Xu Fenglei was concentrating on doing the lesson plan, but he didn't know that there were two people standing outside the door for a long time.
"Sir, he is really studious. He is still burning the midnight oil to study at this late hour."
Changsun Wugao whispered.
"Yes... He is so serious. I think we should come back tomorrow?" Li Shimin nodded and said hesitantly.
Hearing this, Changsun Wugou raised his eyebrows.
"Right now! You have a confusion in your heart. If you don't solve it today, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep well all night!"
She snorted, couldn't help but knocked on the door with her hand.
Boom!
"Please come in." Xu Fenglei's voice came from inside.
"Go." Changsun Wugou blinked, pushed Li Shimin inside, and turned around calmly.
Li Shimin: "..."
This broken woman! It’s really...
In desperation, he could only calm down and step into the house.
"Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry for bothering you so late."
Li Shimin cupped his hands and looked at Xu Fenglei with an apologetic look.
At this moment, Xu Fenglei looked at him with a smile, stood up and asked:
"I know that His Highness King Qin will have questions tonight, so I have been waiting for a long time."
"Please take a seat."
As he spoke, he poured a cup of fragrant tea for Li Shimin.
"Sir, have you expected me to come tonight?"
Li Shimin sat down in response and said with a surprised expression.
"When I finished talking about the Qian Gua today, I saw that your highness was uncertain, so I knew that there must be confusion."
Xu Fenglei nodded with a smile and said,
"That's why we expected it."
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Mr. Xu, to be honest, I am really confused now!"
He said,
"To be honest, I don't know what the hell I'm going to do now."
"Sometimes, I am very ambitious and want to do something earth-shattering! But other times, I am passive and decadent, and I just feel that my efforts are useless. I am surrounded by shackles, and I can't make a decision at all. What."
"I heard you talk about Qian Gua today, and I have some insights, but... I can't figure it out."
"Please sir, please clarify my doubts."
Xu Fenglei listened carefully and couldn't help but laugh when he saw Li Shimin's complex expression at the moment.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, if you do this, you have violated a big taboo."
He said,
"Today I talked about Qian Gua, but what is the essence of Qian Gua? After all, it is nothing more than the word 'Zhen'!"
"'Zhen' means firmness and a strong heart!"
"When you are sure about something, do it unswervingly. Never waver or give up halfway. This is the most dangerous thing!"
"I asked you earlier if you were ready to take that road, but you didn't give me a definite answer. So I'll ask you again now."
Xu Fenglei stared into Li Shimin's eyes.
"Are you ready?" he asked word for word.
Li Shimin fell into silence.
"...It's really hard to decide." He was silent for a long time before uttering four words.
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he did not respond and his expression did not change. He just took a sip of tea.
"The tea in Tiance Mansion is good." He commented.
He is in no hurry.
This decision was indeed difficult for Li Er. After all, it was brothers fighting each other. Father and son were fighting each other. Even if he succeeded in taking the position, it would be a stain that could not be washed away in his life, or even be infamous for thousands of years!
But he believed that Li Er would eventually take that step.
"Sir, with all my heart, I really want to sit on that dragon chair in the Tai Chi Hall!"
Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei and said sincerely,
"But when it comes to force and coercion, Brother Hand Blade, I can't convince myself to do something worse than a beast!"
"This is what I really think."
Xu Fenglei nodded.
"It's understandable," he said.
"Well sir, if this is the last step, the first few steps, how do I take it?"
Li Shimin asked,
"Where am I now? What's the next step?"
"Please teach me, sir!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up, bent over Xu Fenglei, and bowed to the end!
"Your Highness, please rise."
Xu Fenglei helped Li Shimin up and said,
"I'm trying to make plans for Your Highness."
Li Shimin suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Fenglei intently.
"The process of His Highness's life is very suitable to be explained by the Qian hexagram."
Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,
"From the beginning when he joined the army, to later becoming the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, he recruited and befriended a large number of civil servants and generals, all of whom were among the best!"
"You took these two steps, Ninth Day and Ninth Day, very correctly and steadily."
"But now, you are in the position of Jiu San, that is, working hard all day long! What you need to do is not to rush forward, but to hide your strength and bide your time, accumulate, develop, and strengthen your own power."
"Therefore, planning Yang Wenqian's rebellion has completely intensified the conflict between you and the prince, and made the emperor even more unhappy and fearful. It is a completely bad move!"
"Whoever planned this for you, I think he should be slapped hard! Give him a kick!"
Li Shimin: "..."
