This Jinyiwei is obviously super strong but draws too much

Chapter 1116 Step by Step

"Your Majesty, please take a look. This is the telescope that I just received from a maritime merchant. This object was made by a Western weapon maker who spent several years of hard work."

After Yang Zhiyuan presented the gift, he couldn't help but boast: "The telescopes used in the military today can only see three hundred feet away at most, but this thing can see five hundred feet away."

"really?"

Lu Hanjiang took the telescope with great interest and used it to stand outside the palace and look into the distance. The meticulous look of the guards on the imperial city gate tower was clearly visible before his eyes.

"good."

Lu Hanjiang handed the telescope to the eunuch next to him with satisfaction, and then said to Yang Zhiyuan: "Sure enough, you understand my thoughts, but it would be nice if I could bring that weapon maker back next time."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will start arranging this matter immediately after I return."

Yang Zhiyuan promised repeatedly, and Lu Hanjiang nodded, and then asked: "Today is neither a New Year nor a holiday. Do you have other things to do when you come here specifically?"

Yang Zhiyuan smiled and complimented: "Your Majesty is wise, I do have some small things to say to Your Majesty when I come here this time. After all, I am entrusted by others."

"There are not many people who can make you make a special trip." Lu Hanjiang motioned for the other party to continue.

"It was Dean Qi from Meihua Academy who found me. He has something to ask for your Majesty's permission. Well - it's about Princess Hua Luan."

Yang Zhiyuan is quite self-aware. He understands that the reason why he, the young minister of Honglu Temple, is respected by all parties is not his talent, but the favor of the emperor. Therefore, even if he is a lobbyist for his friends, he will correct it. own position.

More importantly, Yang Zhiyuan knew the emperor very well. If he tried to hide this kind of thing by himself, it would be counterproductive. Only by being straightforward can he succeed.

"Hua Luan?" Lu Hanjiang became interested: "Tell me about it."

Yang Zhiyuan looked around, and then whispered: "Hearing that the Queen intends to arrange for Her Royal Highness to study, Dean Qi plans to recommend himself."

Lu Hanjiang was a little surprised: "Senior Brother Qi wants to be Hua Luan's teacher?"

According to the ancestral system, the enlightenment of the descendants of the royal family should all be within the palace, with the emperor hiring highly respected Confucian scholars to teach them. There has never been any precedent for enlightenment outside the palace.

Although he was only a senior brother in name only, Lu Hanjiang guessed Qi Yunzhou's thoughts immediately. He did not intend to enter the palace and be a teacher for everyone. The only person he wanted to teach was Princess Hua Luan.

After all, Old Master Luo and the others are now holding the little prince in their hands to protect him. Even if Qi Yunzhou has that intention, he may not be able to rob these people.

but--

"Why does Senior Brother Qi suddenly want to be Hua Luan's teacher? I remember that he doesn't seem to have this ambition, right?"

Lu Hanjiang's doubts are not unreasonable. Qi Yunzhou's goal has always been clear, which is to surpass his teacher Luo Yuanjing. Therefore, although he has been away from the court in these years, he also secretly plays the role of military adviser to Lu Hanjiang.

But teaching the princess is obviously not something that can help Qi Yunzhou. It is true that the queen and emperor's favor for the princess will add a lot of points, but in the end it is nothing more than that.

"Perhaps it was Dean Qi's whim?" Yang Zhiyuan said uncertainly. He really couldn't guess what Qi Yunzhou was thinking.

Lu Hanjiang thought for a while, but did not make a decision in a hurry. He looked at Yang Zhiyuan and said, "What do you think?"

"Me?" Yang Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting that the emperor would ask him about this matter.

"Since you are here to be a lobbyist for senior brother, you might as well tell me what you think." Seeing his hesitation, Lu Hanjiang added: "There is no one else here, you tell me what you think."

Yang Zhiyuan then nodded hesitantly: "In that case, I'll just say it. I think this matter may be a good thing for Your Majesty." Yang Zhiyuan considered his words and said cautiously: " Her Majesty has a flamboyant temper and does not like red tape. The old master and others are very dissatisfied with this, but the princess still goes her own way. I wonder if your majesty has noticed that the old master seems to have fewer opinions on your highness recently. "

Lu Hanjiang thought for a while; "Indeed, the old master has not come to the palace to bother me for a while."

Yang Zhiyuan added: "I think this is not because Her Royal Highness the Princess has restrained herself, but because the old master and the others are slowly getting used to it. They are getting used to having an independent Highness in the palace."

Lu Hanjiang seemed to understand. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Keep talking."

Yang Zhiyuan said boldly: "I think this is a good sign. Since I can get used to your highness's unusualness, I may also be able to get used to your majesty's informality in the future."

Lu Hanjiang said: "What do you mean, let Hua Luan continue to challenge the old master's bottom line, so that no matter what actions I take in the future, they will be able to stop saying a few nonsense words of admonishment?"

Yang Zhiyuan didn't dare to answer this, but that was indeed what he meant.

The emperor is restless. After staying in the palace for several years for various reasons, he has become impatient with this dull life, so he suddenly left the palace without warning, scaring everyone.

Yang Zhiyuan's idea undoubtedly hit Lu Hanjiang's heart. If the courtiers can be more tolerant of him, then when he continues to deviate from the orthodoxy in the future, the trouble he will cause will be much less.

"I understand what you are thinking," Lu Hanjiang paused and then said, "But there is no precedent for this matter."

The emperor had agreed, and Yang Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Your Majesty, you might as well ask the princess about her wishes on this matter."

"Hua Luan?" This suggestion surprised Lu Hanjiang.

"Yes," Yang Zhiyuan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is the emperor after all. If you open your mouth to violate the rules, the old master and others will definitely not be able to agree. But if Her Royal Highness has her own ideas, I heard that although Her Royal Highness is young, Already very assertive.”

This really reminded Lu Hanjiang that Luo Xuan was very much like him, and she definitely had a restless temper. If he asked, the other party would definitely agree. If he was satisfied, his daughter would be satisfied as well. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation?

Lu Hanjiang, who wanted to do whatever he wanted, asked Yang Zhiyuan to step aside and immediately set off to find the princess. Outside Fengqi Palace, Luo Xuan, who bullied her younger brother again and cried, was bored in the flowers with a small shovel and harming the queen's precious flowers.

The little princess, who was mumbling while digging with a shovel, suddenly felt a chill on the back of her neck, and the next second she was lifted up.

"Father!" The little princess pursed her lips in dissatisfaction. There was only one person in the entire palace who dared to treat her like this. She knew who was coming behind her without looking back.

"Your mother has carefully raised these flowers and plants for more than half a year. If you give her such a good deal, you are worried that she will slap you." Lu Hanjiang advised kindly.

The little princess looked back at Lu Hanjiang with resentment and said, "How can a kind-hearted queen murder her son? Isn't it you who do it every time?"

The fact is that Yongle really can't bear to be cruel to the princess, but he can't ignore it when something happens, so at this time, Lu Hanjiang, the father, usually takes over the important responsibility.

Listening to his daughter's arrangement, Lu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows: "So your mother is kind-hearted, but your father is ruthless? It's really in vain that your father even bothered to prepare a surprise for you."

"Father is the best!" After hearing the word surprise, the little princess immediately turned around and hugged Lu Hanjiang like an octopus. At the same time, she raised her big wet cat-like eyes, almost overflowing with admiration. .

It's a pity that Lu Hanjiang didn't accept this trick. He pinched the princess's face and said, "Your mother has been worried about your studies recently, so in order not to embarrass her, I specially found a teacher for you."

The joy on the princess's face disappeared visibly, and she said rather disappointedly: "That's it?"

Seeing how the other party didn't even bother to pretend, Lu Hanjiang couldn't help but sigh that she was indeed his daughter, so he added: "Your teacher lives outside the palace."

The little princess who was so blessed immediately said in surprise: "So, I can go out of the palace to play?"

Lu Hanjiang patted her head; "It's not about playing, it's about going to school."