The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1318 Provocation
"Your Majesty, Mr. Gu is the famous No. [-] scholar back then, and his demeanor of striding horses and parading through the streets was famous in the capital! His literary talents and strategies are obvious to all. Don't you feel relieved to have him teach the second prince?" Deng Wen Shang also took a step forward and agreed.

Deng Wenshang and Xu Tianxin looked at each other, this was what they had discussed before.Since the emperor values ​​Gu Chengyu so much, and Gu Chengyu is also very talented, if the second prince can get Gu Chengyu's assistance, the chances of winning the summit will be greater.

As for whether Gu Chengyu will steal their limelight, that is a matter for the future. What needs to be resolved now is how to make the second prince a prince.

"Gu Aiqing, what do you say?" The emperor cast his eyes on Gu Chengyu, and he wanted to see what Gu Chengyu thought.

"My Majesty, in terms of seniority, I am far behind the ministers in this hall. I am still young, and I cannot afford the heavy responsibility of teaching the prince. Those who can teach the prince must be old. A man of Deshao. I feel that I am not up to the task, so please choose someone else!"

Gu Chengyu is not willing to take this trip back to the water. Once he becomes the second prince's mentor, he will be tied to the second prince.The second prince is still young, who knows what kind of character he is?He has never met the second prince, but he is not interested in teaching a young child.

Didn't these people always talk about his low qualifications before?It is said that he has only been in the court for more than two years, and he has been promoted continuously. What should those officials who have lost their qualifications do?Now he returned the words intact, which they said anyway.

The emperor was not surprised by Gu Chengyu's refusal, "Gu Aiqing's words are reasonable, he is still young, I am afraid that he is not capable enough to teach the prince. To become the prince's mentor, he must be a person with high morals and high prestige, Gu Aiqing is afraid that he will not be able to do it."

"Your Majesty! This is Mr. Gu being humble, isn't it? I heard that he personally taught all the nephews in his house. This should be considered as some experience in teaching the prince. Don't underestimate Mr. Gu. It’s very rewarding in this regard!”

Xu Tianxin smiled, Gu Chengyu is a senior member of the Gu clan, but even though he is young, he has an extremely stable temperament and looks like an elder. Wasn't he the one who taught the nephew who came to the capital to join him?

Gu Chengyu secretly rolled his eyes, these people don't understand human language?
"Your Majesty! Since Mr. Gu is unwilling, then I feel that Mr. Liang, Mr. Gu's mentor, is a suitable candidate." Deng Wenshang came out. They expected that Gu Chengyu would refuse, but they only needed to build a relationship with Gu Chengyu, and chose Gu Chengyu Your mentor is also a good choice.

As for the emperor wanting to leave Liang Zhirui to the eldest prince, that has nothing to do with them.Anyway, the emperor didn't say anything, they pretended not to know.

The emperor clapped the armrest, "I will discuss this matter later, and all of you are taking my words as deaf ears?"

The emperor's sudden anger stunned everyone in the hall, and everyone fell silent immediately, not daring to argue any more.

"Retire!" The emperor stood up, and without asking the crowd if there was still a play, he directly announced his retreat, leaving everyone speechless.

"Gu Aiqing, follow me to the imperial study to discuss matters!" Before leaving, the emperor gave Gu Chengyu an order, and Gu Chengyu hurriedly followed.

"Brother, send my greetings to the teacher for me. I may not be able to go today, so we will talk about it tomorrow!" Gu Chengyu walked to Yin Kun's side and explained.

Everyone looked at the backs of the emperor and Gu Chengyu, and remained silent for a long time.

"Master Yin, your senior brother is really amazing! Such a talented and beautiful person, you must be honored as a senior brother!"

"Where? Everyone, don't flatter and kill him. He is still young, so don't lose your temper!" Yin Kun's mouth is modest, but there is a proud smile on his face, but this smile is in the eyes of these people It is especially glaring.

"Hey~ How can this be called flattery? Let's seek truth from facts! How lucky is your mentor to receive such a disciple?" Dai Yuanji, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said meaningfully.

"Let's go! It's all gone, and the emperor didn't appoint us, so what are we doing here?"

Yin Kun watched all the ministers leaving the hall one after another, and he quickly followed.What Dai Yuanji said just now seemed to be provoking, did he want to make him jealous of his junior brother?
Gu Chengyu quietly looked at the young boy sitting on the porch. The boy sat motionless, as if he had been sitting for a long time.Gu Chengyu frowned, the sun is still warm today, but in winter there is always a constant cold wind, so he doesn't care about his body, is this trying to give up on himself?

He stepped forward lightly, and the servant next to the eldest prince was about to salute when he saw Gu Chengyu in official uniform, but Pang Chu behind Gu Chengyu waved his hand to signal him to step back.

Several servants hesitated for a while, then retreated quietly.

When the distance got closer, Gu Chengyu could see the child's eyes clearly.A pair of big almond eyes were opened blankly, against the little face that was a little flushed by the wind, one couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Gu Chengyu walked down the corridor, looked at the stretched plum branches, and gently broke one.

He handed the plum branch to the eldest prince, "Has your Highness smelled the fragrance of plum blossom?"

The eldest prince was immersed in his own thoughts, when he suddenly heard a pleasant young voice, he glanced over strangely.

Smelling the fragrance of plum blossoms at the tip of his nose, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, inhaling the cold air and the clear fragrance of plum blossoms into his internal organs, and immediately felt sublimated. The fragrance is very intoxicating.

"Your Highness, guess it's a red plum or a white plum?" Gu Chengyu took off the cloak on his body and put it on the eldest prince.

The eldest prince suddenly felt a rush of warmth, he couldn't help wrapping the cloak around his body tightly, and then replied: "Is it Hongmei?"

Seeing this, Pang Chu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, just now the eldest prince lost his temper and refused to wear a cloak, sitting in this porch alone willfully, but these maids and servants were all anxious.

Didn't hear Gu Chengyu's answer, the eldest prince was a little upset, he pulled the plum branch and threw it on the ground, is this bullying him?
"It's Hongmei!" Gu Chengyu didn't care about his behavior, just smiled and replied.

"I have been here before, so of course I know that the red plums are planted here!" The eldest prince suppressed the anger in his heart, with a proud expression on his face.

"This is Ci'an Palace, it's not suitable to plant white plum blossoms, you can guess it even if you don't look at it!" Gu Chengyu sat down next to the eldest prince, smelling the fragrance of plum blossoms, suddenly felt that he hadn't been so leisurely for a long time.

The eldest prince is a little angry, isn't this just mocking his blindness?
"In fact, some things don't need to be seen with the eyes, and sometimes it can be known only by inference. And what can be seen with the eyes is not necessarily true."

The eldest prince was stunned by Gu Chengyu's words, but then his face turned dark.However, he has become used to hiding his thoughts these few days, so he kept silent.

(End of this chapter)