The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 189

After school at noon, Mr. Xiao stopped Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao wrinkled his face and said to the Eighth Prince: "Brother, you should go back first."

"Don't you need me to wait for you?" The eighth prince felt a little worried.

"No need." Zhao Yao waved to the Eighth Prince, "Brother, I'm going, you should hurry back and have lunch."

"Then I'll go back first." The eighth prince knew that Mr. Xiao would not intentionally make things difficult for Zhao Yao, so he asked Zhao Yao to come over, probably because Zhao Yao didn't listen carefully in class.

Zhao Yao went to Mr. Xiao's study, "Sir, what do you want from me?"

Mr. Xiao motioned Zhao Yao to sit down.Zhao Yao obediently sat down opposite him.

"Before you asked me to help you find Mr., I found a few for you."

Zhao Yao guessed that Mr. Xiao was looking for him for this matter.After he heard this, his eyes became bright instantly: "Sir, thank you so much."

Mr. Xiao said softly: "It's my three friends. Don't worry, they will keep it secret for you."

"Sir, thank you very much." Zhao Yao said gratefully.

"It's nothing." Mr. Xiao handed Zhao Yao a note, "This is their address, you can ask your second uncle to go directly to them."

Zhao Yao took the note, opened it and looked at it, only to see the names and addresses of the three gentlemen written on it in detail.

"Sir, do your three friends really not mind teaching orphans?"

"I told them you invited them, and they agreed."

When Zhao Yao heard this, a look of shock and doubt appeared on his small face: "Why did you say I invited you and you agreed?"

"My three friends are not tactful. They have the same weird temper as me. They are unwilling to teach the children of the family and the officials."

"Then they can teach the poor family's children?"

"They also want to make some achievements." Mr. Xiao didn't hide anything, "You will entrust the king to the land in the future, and they want to go to the land with you."

Hearing this, Zhao Yao understood the purpose of Mr. Xiao's three friends.

"Sir, three of your friends are willing to go to fiefdom with me. I wish for it. However, it will take at least ten years for me to go to fiefdom. Can your three friends wait?"

"I can wait." Mr. Xiao took a deep look at Zhao Yao, hesitated and said, "It's not just orphans that you ask Mr. to teach."

When Zhao Yao heard Mr. Xiao's words, he was startled for a moment, then blinked, and pretended to be stupid, and said, "Sir, I don't understand what you mean."

"Your Highness, you are not stupid, on the contrary, you are very smart." Mr. Xiao did not look sharply at Zhao Yao, but Zhao Yao felt that Mr. Xiao had seen through him. "You've been hiding your clumsiness."

Zhao Yao's heart tightened.He wanted to continue pretending to be stupid, but facing Mr. Xiao's penetrating eyes, he couldn't continue pretending.

Mr. Xiao didn't say anything, just looked at Zhao Yao quietly.

Zhao Yao could tell that Mr. Xiao had no malice towards him.He hesitated in his heart, and then admitted openly: "I didn't expect to be spotted by my husband." As he spoke, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "I obviously pretended to be very similar, and I concealed it from everyone. How did you find out, sir?"

Seeing Zhao Yao's admission, Mr. Xiao's eyes flashed with surprise, and then a loving smile appeared on his face.

"He who can make stirrups is not a fool."

Zhao Yao looked surprised and said, "Sir, did you find out that I was pretending to be stupid because of the stirrups?"

"No, I knew from the beginning that you were hiding your clumsiness."

"Ah?" Zhao Yao was startled, "You knew it from the beginning?" I found it.

"I have taught many students." Mr. Xiao has rich teaching experience and has met all kinds of students, including clumsy students like Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao understood the meaning of Mr. Xiao's words, and immediately he thought that Mr. Xiao always taught him patiently, unlike other gentlemen who were impatient with him.

"That's why, sir, you are so kind to me."

"You are my student, and it is my responsibility to teach you well." Mr. Xiao likes Zhao Yao, not because he deliberately hides his clumsiness, but because he has a pair of clear and clean eyes.

Most people hide clumsiness for ambition, but Zhao Yao hides clumsiness just for survival.

Mr. Xiao knew that Zhao Yao was different from other princes, he was just an ordinary and innocent child.

"Sir, your eyesight is really poisonous." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Except for my mother and concubine, no one can see that I am deliberately pretending to be stupid."

Mr. Xiao smiled slightly: "My vision has always been good."

"Sir, to tell you the truth, those orphans in Yangshengtang have been adopted by my second uncle." Since Mr. Xiao had already guessed it, Zhao Yao also felt that there was nothing to hide.Besides, he believed that Mr. Xiao would not tell about him. "I asked my second uncle to adopt me."

"You want to train them?"

Zhao Yao nodded and said: "Well, I want to train some of my own people, and when I grow up, the Queen will take them to the fief and let them help manage the fief."

When Mr. Xiao heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his always stern face.

"Sir, if your three friends are willing to go to the fief with me, I hope they can continue to teach and teach the children in my fief to read." Zhao Yao sat upright, with an unprecedented expression on his small face, "I invited you last time Going to teach in my fief is not joking, I seriously invite you."

"I know you mean it."

At this time, Tong Xi came over and reminded Zhao Yao that it was time for lunch.

Zhao Yao asked Tong Xi to bring lunch to Mr. Xiao, and he wanted to continue talking to Mr. Xiao about teaching while having lunch.

After a while, Tong Xi brought Zhao Yao's lunch.Zhao Yao invited Mr. Xiao to have lunch with him, Mr. Xiao did not refuse.

"Sir, you should know that I am different from the royal brothers. Except for the starlings, the other royal brothers all have great mother clans. They have the support of the mother clan and want to fight for that seat, but I am not interested in that seat." Zhao Yao thought, since Mr. Xiao saw through his disguise, he might as well be more frank. This might move Mr. Xiao and make Mr. Xiao agree to his request.

"I just want to grow up safely, and I don't want to get involved in the battles of the emperor brothers. When I grow up, I will go to the fiefdom and be a happy and idle prince." Zhao Yao said, a little embarrassed, "Mr. , Am I worthless?"

Mr. Xiao chuckled lightly and said, "No, your idea is very good."

"Sir, do you really think so?" Zhao Yao said, "Everyone thinks that the prince should fight for that seat." Then, he raised the chopsticks in his hand and said playfully, "A prince who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good prince. .”

Mr. Xiao was amused by Zhao Yao's last words: "Everyone has his own aspirations, there is nothing wrong with you not wanting to fight for that position."

"I'm not at all interested in that seat."

Mr. Xiao said: "I can see it."

Zhao Yao smiled and continued: "I am not very favored by my father, and I don't have the support of a powerful grandparent's family, so I can only hide my clumsiness in the palace, so that I will not get involved in the battles between the emperor's brothers." go."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Mr. Xiao felt sorry for him.He was obviously only six years old and had just begun to study, but in order to live safely in this dangerous palace, he had to carefully disguise himself.

"You did the right thing."

"I guess my fief in the future should be Qingzhou."

Mr. Xiao asked in surprise, "Why do you think it's Qingzhou?"

"Because Qingzhou is small, and it's by the sea, and it's still very poor." Zhao Yao said, "The emperor brothers definitely don't want to go. I'm the last adult king, and the Qingzhou left by the emperor brothers can only be given to me."

Mr. Xiao felt that Zhao Yao's analysis made some sense: "Compared to other states, Qingzhou is indeed not a good place."

"I read the local chronicles related to Qingzhou. That place is really poor, and there are often strong winds and heavy rains." Zhao Yao said, "I also specifically checked the origins of officials in the court some time ago, and found that there were no An official is from Qingzhou. I checked the situation of studying in Qingzhou, and found that there are very few literati and students there, so I guess there should be very few scholars there.”

After hearing what Zhao Yao said, Mr. Xiao thought about it carefully and said, "It seems to be like this. There are no students from Qingzhou in the Taixue."

"So, I want to build a free school when I go to Qingzhou, so that all children in Qingzhou can read and write."

"A free school?" Mr. Xiao heard the word "free" for the first time, but he didn't understand what it meant.

Zhao Yao explained: "Free means that no money is required. I want to build a school that does not charge any fees, so that children in Qingzhou can read."

Mr. Xiao was shocked.

"Perhaps sir, you think my idea is a bit whimsical, but I really want to do it." Zhao Yao said sincerely, "There must be many children there because they have no money to study, and they may not know a single word in their lives. I think To change this situation, I would like to invite some gentlemen to teach in Qingzhou to teach children in Qingzhou how to read."

When Mr. Xiao heard this, his heart trembled.

"Children are the future of a place. If most of the children in a place are unable to read and write, it will be difficult for this place to become better." Zhao Yao said seriously, "The same is true for a country. If most of the children in Dazhou cannot Literacy, then the big week will be over."

Mr. Xiao was shocked by Zhao Yao's words.He looked at Zhao Yao in astonishment.

What Zhao Yao just said was completely beyond his surprise.He knew that Zhao Yao was smart and deliberately concealed his clumsiness, but he didn't expect Zhao Yao to be so smart.

"By the way, this is called the strength of youth, the strength of the country." There is such a saying in Zhao Yao's world in the dream.

Mr. Xiao's eyes burst into a scorching light, and his expression was a little excited: "Well said, this sentence is too good."

Seeing Mr. Xiao's reaction so violently, Zhao Yao was stunned for a while.

Mr. Xiao looked at Zhao Yao lovingly: "A strong youth makes a country strong. This sentence is really true!"

"Do you think so, sir?"

"I agree with your words very much." From this sentence, it can be seen that His Highness the Tenth Highness is a person with deep gaps in his heart.

Zhao Yao continued what he said just now: "The poorer the place, the more it needs someone to teach, so I will call some gentlemen before going to Qingzhou."

"Your Highness, although Qingzhou is small, there are not many people. It is not easy for you to establish a free school."

"I know, but no matter how difficult it is, I have to open a free school so that the children in Qingzhou can study with peace of mind." Zhao Yao said, "Reading can change the fate of people, and it can also change the fate of Qingzhou. "

"Your Highness said yes."

"I asked my second uncle to adopt some orphans, and asked my husband to teach them to read and cultivate them to become talents." Zhao Yao said, "These people went to Qingzhou, and they will change Qingzhou."

Mr. Xiao exclaimed in his heart: His Majesty the Tenth Highness is still young, but he has already made plans for going to fiefdom when he becomes an adult.This intelligence is not what a six-year-old child should have.

"In addition to studying, I also plan to cultivate talents in other fields, such as business, medical skills, craftsmen, etc." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "But you still have to read and read first."

"Your Highness, your idea is very good." When the Tenth Highness becomes an adult and goes to fiefdom in the future, he will definitely treat the people in his fiefdom well and let the people in his fiefdom live a good life.

"Sir, I hope that when your three friends teach those orphans to read and write, they also teach them how to behave." Zhao Yao's expression suddenly became very serious, "Being a good person is more important than studying!"

"Don't worry, my three friends are all good-natured people, and they will teach those children how to behave!"

"My friend, sir, I am at ease."

Seeing that Zhao Yao believed in him so much, Mr. Xiao was moved.

"His Royal Highness, I am willing to teach in your fief!" After hearing Zhao Yao's words just now, Mr. Xiao was deeply moved. He no longer hesitated, and decided to teach in Zhao Yao's future fief.

"Really?" Zhao Yao said in surprise, "Are you really willing to follow me to my fief?"

Mr. Xiao said very solemnly: "Yes, very much!"

Zhao Yao said happily: "That's great! Thank you sir!"

Seeing Zhao Yao so happy, Mr. Xiao couldn't help but smile.

"It is I who want to thank Your Highness for inviting me."

"Sir, it is my honor that you can go to my fief to teach, and it is also the luck of the children in my fief." Zhao Yao said, his face changed, "Sir, the first few years when I went to the fief, life was not very good. It's better, after all, Qingzhou is really poor."

Mr. Xiao asked with a smile, "Can I have enough to eat?"

"Of course, sir, if you go, I will definitely keep you well fed."

"That's enough."

"Sir, thank you very much." Even if Mr. Xiao changed his mind and did not go to fief with him in the future, Mr. Xiao agreed at this time, and he was very grateful.

"Your Highness, don't be so polite."

"By the way, sir, there is something else I need to discuss with you."

"whats the matter?"

Zhao Yao said: "I want to collect as many books as possible before going to the fiefdom."

"Collecting books?"

"There must be no books in that poor place in Qingzhou." Although there are more books now with paper, books are still very expensive, and many poor students cannot afford them. "I want to collect more books and bring them to the fief, so that the children in Qingzhou will have books to read."

Mr. Xiao didn't expect Zhao Yao to be so careful, even thought of this aspect.

"His Royal Highness, it is not difficult to collect books, but the difficulty is that collecting books costs a lot of money."

"About this problem, I thought of a way."

Mr. Xiao asked curiously: "What way?"

"Sir, there are many students from poor families in Taixue, right?"

Mr. Xiao nodded and said, "Well, there are many."

"We can ask these poor students to copy books, of course we must pay them." Zhao Yao raised two fingers and said, "Inviting them to copy books will not only familiarize them with the contents of the books, but also make money. It is a good way to kill two birds with one stone. , sir, don't you think so?"

"That's a good idea." Mr. Xiao said, "I'll tell my Taixue friends and ask Taixue's students to help copy the books."

"In addition to the students of Taixue, you can also ask the owner of the bookstore to help some students copy books." Zhao Yao said, "I think there should be many students who are willing to copy books to make money."

"I'm familiar with the bookstores in the capital. I can go to the boss for help." Mr. Xiao often goes to various bookstores in the capital to buy or read books, and the bosses and clerks of all bookstores know him.

"In this case, that's great." Zhao Yao was not polite, "Then I will trouble you, sir."

"What kind of books do you want to collect?"

"Of course all useful books are needed." Zhao Yao said, and suddenly smiled slyly, "My fourth brother's maternal grandfather's Li family has a lot of books, I will ask my fourth brother to borrow them, and then find someone to copy them down. "

"The Li family's collection of books is indeed very large, and there are many good books, which are not available outside." Mr. Xiao said, "There are many books in the Li family that I have never read."

Although Mr. Xiao is a student of the Li family, it doesn't mean that he can borrow all the books of the Li family.Like the Li family, or other aristocratic families have their own collection of books.Their collection of books is not only numerous, but also very precious, for example, there are many unique copies.

The Li family is a scholarly family. Although part of their library is open to students, there is still a part that is not available for borrowing except for the Li family.

"I have a good relationship with my fourth brother. I will ask my fourth brother to borrow Li's books in the future, and then ask someone to copy them, so that students in Qingzhou can read good books in the future."

Mr. Xiao was surprised by Zhao Yao's idea.He reminded Zhao Yao: "His Royal Highness, even if the fourth prince and the Li family are willing to lend you the books they have collected, they will not allow you to have someone copy them."

"Why?"

"Because this is a book they cherish, no one else is allowed to read it except the Li family."

For this point, Zhao Yao is very disgusted and disapproves.He curled his lips and said, "Why is the Li family like other aristocratic families? They hide good books and only allow their own family members to read them, not to pass them on to outsiders."

"Your Highness, big families have been doing this since ancient times."

"However, this is wrong." Zhao Yao said sternly, "Knowledge should not be mastered by these big families, but should be mastered by everyone, so that Da Zhou will get better and better."

Mr. Xiao was shocked by Zhao Yao again, and he couldn't help but startled.

Like everyone else, he felt that it was right for a rich family to master some good books, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.But now, hearing what Zhao Yao said, he suddenly felt that his and everyone else's thoughts were wrong.

"Of course, it's right not to borrow those good books. After all, they should be preserved. But it's wrong not to let others copy them. Shouldn't knowledge be shared? Otherwise, why did Confucius accept students and teach them to read? ah."

Mr. Xiao said with shame on his face: "I am narrow-minded."

"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely ask the fourth brother to promise me to copy the book."

In Lanyuan Pavilion, the fourth prince who was having lunch suddenly sneezed.

"By the way, there is also the collection of books in Lanyuan Pavilion, I will not let it go."

Mr. Xiao laughed and said, "Your Highness, are you going to copy all the books in the capital and then move to the fiefdom?"

Zhao Yao grinned and said, "That's what I planned."

Mr. Xiao: "!!!!!!"

"I still have at least ten years." Zhao Yao said his ambition, "During these ten years, I will collect more books as soon as possible. By the way, I also asked my grandfather to help me collect books in Jiangnan. "

Mr. Xiao brightened his eyes and said: "There are many good books in Jiangnan, which are not available in Beijing."

Since ancient times, there have been many talented people in the south of the Yangtze River, and many great Confucian scholars are currently in the south of the Yangtze River.There are many rare books in Jiangnan.

"I'm thinking that it would be great if I could invite a great Confucian to teach in my fief." With a great Confucian in charge, it will attract many literati and students to Qingzhou.

"It's not so easy to invite great Confucian scholars. They won't come out of the mountain easily." Mr. Xiao thought Zhao Yao's idea was good, but it was unrealistic.

"I just think about it." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Mr. and your friends are enough."

"Your Highness, what else do you have in mind?"

"I still want to..."

Regarding reading, Zhao Yao has many ideas.He intends to realize all these ideas before going to the fiefdom.

　Since the veterans all agree that there are more words in a chapter, then I will return to the original state and write more words in each chapter.

　　Today's two chapters add up to more than 8000 words, which is quite a lot.Let me do my best.

　　Author: You are so sure that you will go to Qingzhou in the future.

　　Zhao Yao: Is there any place worse than Qingzhou?

　　Author: Yes!
　　Zhao Yao: ...

　　Finally, ask for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)