Just the day after Princess Yongning left.
The extremely insulting plaque "Pig King's Mansion" was finally taken down.
Eunuch Gao once again brought the emperor's imperial edict and a plaque with four powerful gilt characters on it, "Prince's Palace of Jiangxia".
People living in the capital finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The haze that had shrouded Jiankang City in the capital of the Daqi Empire for three years and three months began to gradually dissipate, and the light could not wait to shine through the thick clouds on this thousand-year-old capital.
The relaxation of the political atmosphere allowed those dignitaries with keen political sense to smell a different political flavor. They all began to focus on this palace located deep in Qingxi Old Street in the eastern suburbs of Beijing.
Invitations of greetings arrived like snowflakes, but the red lacquered door remained tightly closed.
Seeing that more and more dignitaries wanted to come to visit, the heavy wooden boxes filled with precious gifts almost occupied the entire old street in front of the mansion, and the nearby neighbors were confused.
They stood at the street corner and pointed, saying that this newly rich young prince was a fool, and he was indeed very stupid. These powerful people usually couldn't reach them even if they jumped into the sky, but now they refused to see them when they were delivered to their door.
Different from the bustle outside, in the study room of the East Wing Pavilion deep in the palace, Xiao Yu happened to turn the last page of an ancient scroll called "The Book of Qin".
He frowned. Over the past few days, the literary and historical books he had read not only failed to clarify the ins and outs of history, but made him feel extremely confused.
He rubbed his temples, trying to digest the differences between the things in this book and the historical events he knew in the past.
"Is this really a parallel world?" Xiao Yu murmured to himself.
As a former history lover, he even thought that the pile of historical materials placed in front of the table were all fabricated. He was once anxious about this, but after taking a closer look, he seemed to have a different feeling.
He didn't know how to describe it. It seemed that some events that were inconsistent with the historical data he knew always returned to the right path of history at a reasonable opportunity point. Just like the three kingdoms of Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin all existed, but a certain Some historical details and character relationships were quite different from what he knew.
It seemed that some things that had been stereotyped in his mind were suddenly confirmed one day to be pseudoscience...
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu directly leaned on a few cases and sighed:
"It's really a headache..."
"Why do you have a headache? Little prince?"
Following the pleasant voice, Qingxue walked in from outside carrying a snack and fruit plate.
During these days, at Xiao Yu's request, Qingxue seemed to become more and more "unruly", but this was only when there were no outsiders.
Qingxue put down her things and looked at Xiao Yu who looked troubled.
"If the young prince feels that studying is boring, there is no need to suffer here. The rich and powerful young masters from other families don't have to worry about having a good future even if they don't study. What's more, the young prince is still a prosperous person. He will definitely be a general or a prime minister in the future. Official of the feudal territory. Seeing how hard the young prince is working, why don't you let your servant accompany you for a walk in the back garden, and then come back to seek improvement?"
Seeing Qingxue holding back her laughter, Xiao Yu shook his head.
"Are you teasing me again?"
"I don't dare." Qingxue pursed her lips, and then said, "I have seen the prince consort studying in the past, but he was not as diligent as the young prince, nor was he as frowning as the young prince. Since the young prince doesn't like it, , why bother asking for...asking for boredom?"
"It's not that I don't like it, it's just... it's wrong... it's not right. Some of the historical points are completely different from what I remember. It's really difficult to straighten out the time clues. It's a headache!"
Xiao Yu, who kept shaking his head at this time, looked like a child who had not grown up. Qingxue pursed her lips, seeming to smile but not smiling.
This young master, who is neither a fighting cock nor a slutty one, can't help but make the girl curious and confused, especially because he always comes out with some strange words intentionally or unintentionally.
She glanced at the table and picked up the ancient scroll called "Qin Shu".
Once upon a time, before the family was ruined, there was such a handwritten ancient book in her family's library. Her father had a complete collection of classics and history, and he also compiled the historical materials in the ancient scroll into stories to tell to her and her siblings, but... So many years have passed in a flash...
Looking at the many annotations written by the consort Pan Duo on the pages of the book, she couldn't help but think of the scene where her father was writing quickly between the pages of the book.
She flipped through the pages of the book and gradually fell into a trance. It wasn't until Xiao Yu whispered her name over and over that she was brought back to reality.
"Qingxue, what happened to you just now?"
"What's wrong...no...nothing, just a little lost in thought."
Looking at Qingxue's somewhat evasive eyes, Xiao Yu asked:
"Have you read this "Book of Qin"?"
"No... I am just a vulgar servant and a girl. How can I... how can I read this sage's book? I have never read the "Nv Jing"..."
Xiao Yu hesitated to speak. He could see that Qingxue was obviously literate. Her actions of biting her red lips and turning the pages just now were clearly reading the contents of the book.
But looking back, I realized that the maid next to Princess Yongning was not from an ordinary background, so it was no problem that she could read and write.
"In my opinion, the content in this book is basically made up." Xiao Yu glanced at Qingxue.
"Making things up? This is impossible!" Qingxue's eyes widened, "Little prince, although I haven't read any books, I have been influenced by the eldest princess. This "Book of Qin" is from the former Han Dynasty. A great scholar vomited blood, how can he make it up?"
Xiao Yu saw that Qingxue was serious in her words. She, who had always been submissive, seemed to be desperate to argue with him at that moment, but her stubborn expression was soon replaced by gentle and submissive, and there was a faint rosiness on her face.
"Slave...Did this slave contradict the young prince..."
"Qingxue, I have only heard of "Historical Records", "Zuo Zhuan", "Warring States Policy" and so on. When did such a "Book of Qin" come out? The Book of Qin is the Book of Qin! Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and died for three generations. I have read the sixth life, but why has the country not yet been destroyed? I see the Qin Dynasty still expanding its territory to the north and west. This author is really... he can write whatever he wants..."
Qingxue looked puzzled. She pondered for a moment and then said: "Little prince, please forgive me for being stupid. When I was at the eldest princess's house, I also met the prince-in-law and contemporary celebrities talking about the past and the present. After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, it went through seven years. After one hundred and ten years of national destiny, the country was usurped by the Liu family's relatives, and then the Han Dynasty came into being... this... this servant all knows."
"Is this really the case?" Xiao Yu's eyes widened.
"Did the slave say something wrong?" Qingxue asked tentatively when she saw Xiao Yu's reaction was a bit exaggerated.
"Everything is different. It seems like it's really a parallel world..." Xiao Yu stood up and paced uneasily in the study.
"Little prince, I don't understand what you are talking about, but everyone says so. My father told me the same thing back then, and the guests who came to the princess's house to talk with the consort also said the same thing... maybe... ...Perhaps their knowledge is shallow and they remembered it wrong." Qingxue was already muttering in a low voice at the end of the story.
"No need to comfort me, Qingxue, you know, they are right."
Xiao Yu leaned against the window, closed his eyes and thought.
It seems that in this parallel world, the past history has been changed due to deviations in certain details. Zhao Gao's power was actually blocked by Li Si, and the Dazexiang Uprising did not happen... Xiang Yu became Zhang Han's general, and in He galloped freely north of the Great Wall to open up territory for the Qin Dynasty. However, Liu Bang was not found in the history books, and his descendants usurped the throne as a relative.
The history seems to be like this again, sometimes overlapping and sometimes confusing.
It seems that the historical knowledge I have in the past may not be of much use in this dynasty.
"What year is it now?" Xiao Yu asked thoughtfully.
"Three years of Yongfeng!"
"What year AD?"
"Slave...slave, don't you know?"
Xiao Yu felt that although the way Qingxue looked at him didn't look like a fool, it shouldn't be much different than looking at a mental patient!
But what AD should be the third year of Yongfeng?
"I know, Qingxue. You can rest! I'll think about it myself!" Xiao Yu said and started to pace again.
The memory from before he was ten years old was still somewhat useful. He vaguely remembered that at that time, his father specially invited an old man with white hair and long beard who was knowledgeable about the past and present to be his teacher. The old man's name was Liu Ling.
He had told himself some allusions about the previous dynasty, but it was only because he was young and playful and did not study them seriously.
Now that I think about it, when the book is used, I will regret it less!
He estimated that it took about forty years for the Southern Qi Dynasty to replace Liu Song and found the country, but he knew very little about this period of history.
Perhaps by traveling to the Qin and Han Dynasties, or the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, he could know more historical events and get to know more historical celebrities, but now he only has the fate of a black eye.
As for the chaotic and complicated times before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, his mind was all blurred. He only vaguely remembered that several nomadic tribes from the north invaded one after another due to the chaos in the Central Plains. There was a mess between countries, but there was a certain prince. He brought a group of northern nobles and nobles to the south, and this was the beginning of the current North-South separatist regime.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu felt that he had a terrible headache. Instead of working behind closed doors, it would be better to invite some famous person like you to come to the house to talk to him someday, otherwise he would really fall behind the current era.
"No more, I want to go out for a walk!" Xiao Yu stood up and stretched his muscles.
"Little prince, although the ice and snow have melted and the buds have emerged, it is still very cold outside. Put on your clothes and stop doing that... naked thing." Qingxue said and helped Xiao Yu put on his clothes. Wearing a red cloak.
"Then it doesn't matter what you said. I haven't run the ten kilometers today yet."
Before Qingxue could react, he opened the curtain and ran out quickly.
After passing two corridors, he almost collided with Manager Cui.
"Young prince!" Cui Guanshi bowed his hands, but his behavior was much more respectful than before.
"Is something wrong?"
"There are aristocratic families outside who keep sending greeting cards to the palace, but none of them are still missing?" Cui Guanshi asked.
"Why do you want to meet?" Xiao Yu asked.
"Well... I think it's better to meet the young prince. Many high-ranking families are here, as well as the old prime minister who is not in the court... People are here, and you can't still let people come all the way. Just wait outside!”
"I don't know them. Let's find a reason to let them go back! Just say that I understand them!" Xiao Yu said and was about to walk out.
"But the young prince... we in the palace are all relatives of the emperor no matter what. Even if you don't want to get acquainted with central officials such as Feng Shizhong and Du Shangshu, you can't refute the face of a first-class family like Wang Xie and Lu Yu. Is that so? Besides, although some of the Dukes and Lords are far away from the temple, even the current emperor does not dare to offend them easily."
If the emperor doesn't like them, he will kill them directly! Xiao Yu thought so, but he said: "They are all people with status and status, will they care about it like a fool?"
"This...?" Manager Cui's eyes kept turning.
But at this moment, he watched helplessly as the young prince, who did things unconventionally, took off his clothes.
While taking it off, she threw it on him. In this cold winter, Xiao Yu only had the close-fitting shirt left.
"Oh! My little prince, what are you doing here?"
"Running? You haven't moved your muscles and bones today? I won't bear any weight today, and it's uncomfortable to carry that broken bamboo basket. You can find me a military bag another day. I want to bear weight... I'll be fifty first!" Xiao Yu said.
"Huh? I'm stupid, what is a military bag?" Cui Guanshi asked.
"You can go yourself!" Xiao Yu showed a sly smile.
Cui Guanshi thought for a long time but saw that Xiao Yu had already walked far away. He chased and shouted: "Hey! I said, little prince, what should those adults do! Isn't it too much to block the street outside? It’s outrageous!”
"It's just that the young prince is mad again. Why is he running around in the back garden? He can't see guests." Xiao Yu said.
"What if those people don't believe it and insist on coming in?"
"Then bring them to the back garden and watch me run around!"
