Xia Lingxuan's steps were steady, his face was calm, and he walked slowly and unhurriedly.
He quickly walked up to these people, who were so frightened that they were covered in white hair and sweat.
Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince, who was full of misdeeds, seemed to turn a deaf ear to the discussion. He just walked into the courtyard with a normal expression, sat down calmly, and flipped through the books in his hands.
"Has the prince really changed his ways?"
Everyone looked horrified, fearing that he, a big dude, would cause trouble here and lead to everyone being implicated.
At the same time, a middle-aged man entered the Sutra Garden and found that the Imperial College, which was usually quiet, was filled with people and was surrounded by people.
He frowned, walked over to take a look, and his eyes instantly became serious.
This person is Master Meng from the Imperial College. He was formerly a lecturer in the East Palace. He was ranked in the fifth rank and had a bright future.
I was so proud of the spring breeze, but I never thought that I was once forced to retreat by the prince's "great achievements". Not only did I fail to show my talent, but I was actually implicated because of it.
The emperor couldn't take out his anger on the prince, so he had to use him to scare the monkeys, and he was demoted. He was demoted all the way to this point, and became a seventh-rank sesame official in the Imperial College.
After suffering such a big loss from Xia Lingxuan, how could he not recognize that the man surrounded by everyone was the current prince?
Xia Lingxuan was sitting at the table, and everyone was watching. He had the Four Books and Five Classics prepared on his desk, as well as pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Xia Lingxuan was sitting upright, flipping through the book in his hand, his eyes focused, as if he was tireless and eager to learn.
Master Meng's brows furrowed even more, his eyes full of disdain and doubt.
How could a famous dandy be so modest in his studies?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Seeing Xia Lingxuan's behavior that was completely different from the ordinary, he couldn't help but sneered with a mocking look on his face.
"Prince Su Wen is very qualified, so why did he come to the Imperial College to study humbly? The Imperial College Temple is too small to accommodate a giant Buddha like yours, so I'm afraid I won't be able to teach you!"
Master Meng sneered coldly and had a firm attitude. He originally thought that Xia Lingxuan would curse loudly, or even force him to fight regardless of the way of being a teacher.
But Xia Lingxuan looked calm, sitting here without any fear.
"Master is joking, I might as well take one day's homework as a matter of course. If I can master the classics and history on this day, I will continue to stay here to study. If I cannot meet the requirements, I will leave. I wonder what Master wants?"
He did not act like a prince, his tone was gentle and extremely humble, which was even more incredible.
All the disciples had known that there was a conflict between the two of them, and they had heard about Master Meng's dandy deeds when he came to the Imperial Academy, which made everyone stunned.
But when we met today, His Highness the Crown Prince was clearly as gentle as jade, humble and polite, and not at all like a playboy.
Who is lying?
Xia Lingxuan just looked at Master Meng calmly.
He didn't want to break up with her, let alone waste time.
Although he didn't know what the rewards would be in the yellow reward, he was so curious and itchy that he didn't want to pay attention to these people's comments.
I just want to complete the task as soon as possible and get the yellow reward, so that I can find out what's going on and satisfy my curiosity.
Master Meng, who had a deep understanding of the prince's previous dandy deeds, just sneered. He felt that Xia Lingxuan had humiliated himself this time, so his face showed a trace of confidence and imperceptible disdain.
"Since the prince said so today, please do as you please."
Master Meng twitched his lips, and then he saw a group of disciples sitting down one after another. Several other masters also came after hearing the news. Although they were flattering on their faces, they were somewhat conflicted in their hearts.
I have long heard about Xia Lingxuan's "great achievements", and I also know that he disobeys discipline and keeps such a scourge around him, and he doesn't know which day it will affect him.
Today's two classes are about the meaning of classics and policy theory.
"Take out the book and study the scriptures today."
A white-haired master opened the scriptures in his hand, calmly ignored the presence of the prince, and started teaching as usual.
As he continued to explain, a group of students did not have the usual open-minded and studious atmosphere. Instead, they kept looking at Xia Lingxuan.
I saw him sitting there silently, listening attentively.
As a prince, Xia Lingxuan had naturally read books in the past, but he was just too lazy to listen to those old men talking about dropping their book bags, so he didn't listen carefully.
He didn't accumulate it on weekdays, but when he heard it now, maybe it was because of his improvement in cultivation, he felt enlightened immediately as if he was enlightened.
After the master finished speaking on the sutras and the disciples took a short break, another middle-aged master came up to the stage to discuss strategies for everyone.
"The so-called policy theory means that we must have strategies for governing the country and have strategies for practical matters. We should not stick to books, let alone be restricted by books."
He is knowledgeable about the past and present, has a comprehensive understanding, and focuses on practical matters.
When analyzing and writing methods, he would cite examples of current affairs as an aid. It was not as rhetorical as Xia Lingxuan imagined, but seemed to be meaningful.
When the master's words made his mouth dry, Xia Lingxuan was like a sponge absorbing water, as if the two channels of Ren and Du had been opened.
"Today, some officials have written a letter on behalf of the merchants, requesting the imperial court to relax restrictions on merchants. However, many officials also believe that this will endanger the foundation of the imperial court. Merchants will harm farmers. I wonder what the prince thinks?"
The master on the stage asked the question to Xia Lingxuan, but Xia Lingxuan just thought about it for a moment and slowly stood up.
“Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce all have their own development, and vigorously developing commerce may hurt farmers in the eyes of scholars. They only need to pay a meager amount of money to get more money. This makes many people hate businessmen and think they are taking shortcuts. "
"But now a law has been issued that the descendants of businessmen are not allowed to enter the officialdom. There are also strict taxes to prevent them from growing as much as they want."
He really didn't read much and didn't have much ink in his stomach, so he could only find another way and analyze it based on the current situation.
Xia Lingxuan said word by word:
"But if merchants don't exist, how can farmers sell their excess rice to barren and food-deficient places? Is it just relying on the court?"
"In my opinion, the current restrictions are enough. They can even be relaxed appropriately to encourage them to sell ordinary goods to other countries to earn money from other countries and pay taxes to our court. Wouldn't it be better!"
His remarks made everyone stunned.
Not only did it take into account the lives of the people under the general environment, but also the current trends of the court, and even proposed a new approach based on current policies.
The faces of all the ladies were wonderful.
This dude actually has something to say? !
The other masters had heard many ridiculous things about the prince from Master Meng in the past, but they had never thought of getting in touch with him today. They only found that he was completely different from the rumors.
The eyes of several masters fell on Master Meng, which made the latter's back stiffen.
Everyone believed that he was the one who spread rumors about the prince's many deeds, which made people subconsciously think that the prince was a playboy who was greedy for pleasure, illiterate and ignorant.
Seeing that the balance in everyone's hearts was leaning towards Xia Lingxuan, Master Meng gritted his teeth but was unable to express his pain.
He had known for a long time that the prince was ignorant and incompetent, so what happened today must have been a coincidence.
But the prince must have no ability in writing articles, so he immediately showed a cold expression on his face.
"Since the prince has learned so much, why not study hard here first and see the results in the middle of the study!"
