The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 198

But it is said that Zhao Yao left He Lianfang's house at the end of Shen Shi.

He had an appointment with the fourth prince tonight, and he was going to Li's mansion for dinner, so he didn't stay here for long at He Lianfang's place.

After leaving He Lianfang's house, Zhao Yao did not rush to Li's residence, but went to buy some things first.He didn't buy too expensive things, but went to the pastry shop to buy some delicious pastries.

Buying pastries is something he can do as a child.If you buy jewelry, it not only looks too formal, but also has ulterior motives.

"Yaoyao, isn't it a good idea for you to just buy some pastries and go to Li's Mansion?" Liang Run felt that Zhao Yao should buy some affordable gifts instead of a few boxes of pastries when he came to visit Li's Mansion for the first time.It would be too rude to come to visit with a few boxes of pastries. "Yaoyao, if you think it's inappropriate to buy jewelry, then go and buy some better tonics."

"No." Zhao Yao waved his hand and said, "Although it's my first time to visit Li's Mansion, I'm not visiting as a student, so I don't need to be so formal."

"However, you are a junior, so you should buy some good gifts and come to visit."

"It's logical, but I'm not an ordinary junior." Zhao Yao said to Liang Run as he walked, "If I bring too expensive gifts to Li's residence, it will cause people to misunderstand."

Liang Run understood Zhao Yao's meaning, nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhao Yao pointed to the pastries that Liang Run was carrying, and said innocently with a smile: "It's most suitable for me to bring pastries to visit." It should be said that it is suitable for him to go to Li's residence with pastries set up.

"What you said makes sense, but will the Li family really not think you're being rude?"

"No." Zhao Yao said very firmly, "If I really come to the door with an expensive gift, the Li family will not accept it."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Liang Run was completely relieved.

Liang Run personally drove Zhao Yao to the vicinity of Li's mansion in a carriage, but did not deliver to the door of Li's mansion.It stands to reason that when Zhao Yao went to visit Li's mansion, as Zhao Yao's uncle, he should go with him.However, Zhao Yao felt it was unnecessary.

The Fourth Prince, Taichang Cheng, and Shaofu Cheng have been waiting for Zhao Yao.

It seemed that it was almost the hour of You, but Zhao Yao hadn't come yet.

Tai Changcheng couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Your Highness, the Tenth Highness will not forget, right?"

The Shaofu Cheng thought it was very possible: "His Tenth Highness had so much fun, maybe he really forgot."

"Probably not." The Fourth Prince did not speak with confidence.

"Speaking of which, the Tenth Highness is going out to play in the palace, are there any guards accompanying him?" Tai Changcheng asked with concern, "Is it really all right?"

"Don't worry, the tenth brother will be fine." The fourth prince said, "Tongxi next to the tenth brother is very skilled, he will protect the tenth brother, and won't let the tenth brother have any accidents."

Hearing what the fourth prince said, Taichang Cheng and Shaofu Cheng felt relieved.

While talking, I heard Zhao Yao's energetic voice.

"Fourth brother, I'm here."

The fourth prince raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and immediately stood up and said, "Here we are."

Taichangcheng and Shaofucheng followed the fourth prince and went to welcome Zhao Yao's arrival.

Wei Mian led Zhao Yao in.Seeing the fourth prince and the others, Zhao Yao waved his hands and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, two cousins, I'm here."

Taichangcheng and Shaofucheng hurriedly saluted Zhao Yao: "I have seen His Majesty the Tenth Highness."

Zhao Yao trotted up to Tai Chang Cheng and the others, stretched out his hand to help them up, and said, "I've already said that I'm not the tenth prince today, so the two cousins ​​should salute politely."

Tai Chang Cheng and the others smiled slightly.

The fourth prince looked at Zhao Yao, and asked, "Why did you come so late, did you have too much fun and forgot?"

"Fourth brother, you've wronged me, I haven't forgotten to come to you." Zhao Yao said, "I'm going to buy some snacks."

Pointing to the boxes of dim sum in Tong Xi's hand, he said seriously, "This is the dim sum I bought from the best dim sum shop in Beijing." He patted his small chest and assured the Fourth Prince Said, "These are the dim sum I have eaten, very very very delicious."

The fourth prince asked Wei Mian to take the dessert from Tong Xi.

"Fourth brother, I have a good share." Zhao Yao pointed to the boxes of dim sum that Wei Mian was carrying in his left hand, "These dim sum are very soft and suitable for grandpa and grandma, and they are not very sweet."

The fourth prince smiled and said, "The one you recommend must be delicious. I think my grandfather and grandmother will like it."

Zhao Yao raised his chin slightly, and said with a proud face, "That's right, I said it must be delicious."

At this moment, Li Pushe came over in person.Usually at this time, his old man would be in Taixue.

On weekdays, he would stay in Taixue and rarely return to Li's residence.Today he learned that Zhao Yao came to Li's residence as a guest, so he went back to the residence on purpose.

Except for Li Pushe, the elder brothers of the other Li family members, that is, Tai Changcheng and others, are also in Taixue.Because their elder brothers all teach in Taixue.

Several of their nephews are also studying in Taixue.In other words, most of the sons of the Li family stayed in Taixue.

"See you, old minister..." Li Pushe was stopped by Zhao Yao as soon as he saluted, and he quickly saluted Li Pushe, "I have seen my grandfather."

"How does this make it?"

"You are the fourth brother's grandfather, so I will call you grandfather with the cheek, I hope you don't dislike it." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Also, don't be so polite to me."

The fourth prince looked at Li Pushe and said, "Grandfather, this is in Li's residence, not in the palace, so there is no need for so many etiquettes."

Zhao Yao nodded again and again, "That's right, I'm just a child."

Hearing what the fourth prince and Zhao Yao said, Li Pushe followed suit.

"His Royal Highness, welcome to the Li Mansion as a guest."

"I'm here to eat and drink, grandpa, as long as you don't dislike it." Zhao Yao said, looking at Tai Changcheng and the others with bright eyes, and asked bluntly, "Cousin, do you have something to eat for me?" ?"

Tai Changcheng smiled and said: "Yes, yes, I will prepare a table of delicious food for you."

"Grandfather, I'm taking my tenth brother to see my grandmother and the others."

"Let's go together."

The fourth prince stretched out his right hand towards Zhao Yao, and Zhao Yao immediately reached out to hold it.

As soon as they walked out of the house, they saw Tai Changcheng and their father outside.

Before they saluted, Zhao Yao hurriedly stopped: "Don't salute." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly saluted them, "I have seen you uncles."

The uncles were about to return the gift, but were stopped by the fourth prince.

"Uncle, you don't need to be so polite. You will scare the tenth brother."

Zhao Yao pretended to be scared, nodded quickly and said, "Yes, it will scare me. You are so polite, I will not dare to come next time."

The uncles smiled slightly and did not salute Zhao Yao again.

The fourth prince led Zhao Yao to the backyard.Mrs. Li had been waiting for a long time with her daughter-in-law and daughter.

After Zhao Yao and Mrs. Li met the ceremony, they were taken by the fourth prince to the dining hall for dinner.

The fourth prince did not let Li Pushe and his uncles accompany them to have dinner, but let Taichangcheng and Shaofucheng accompany Zhao Yao to have dinner together.

If Li Pushe and his uncles were present, it would make Zhao Yao feel uncomfortable. This is of course the fourth prince's idea.For Zhao Yao, he didn't feel uncomfortable.However, without the elders around, Zhao Yao would enjoy eating more happily.

The Li family moved from Gusu to the capital.Tai Changcheng and the others specially ordered the cook at home to cook a lot of unique dishes in Gusu.

"His Royal Highness, these are authentic Gusu dishes." Li's cook is an authentic Gusu native and can only cook Gusu dishes.If you want to eat authentic Gusu cuisine in the capital, you can’t find it in restaurants, but you can find it in Li’s Mansion.

The Li family has a quirk, that is, they insist on eating Gusu cuisine.Obviously they moved to the capital for hundreds of years, but their taste has not changed. At home they only eat Gusu cuisine.

The Shaofu Cheng said: "Gusu cuisine is a bit bland, I don't know if it suits His Royal Highness's appetite?"

"Good, very good." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "It's so delicious! If I knew that Gusu cuisine is so good, I should have come to your house with my fourth brother!"

Seeing that Zhao Yao really likes to eat Gusu cuisine, Tai Changcheng and the others are very happy.

The fourth prince looked at Zhao Yao's greedy appearance, and said with a smile: "My cousin and I were still worried that Gusu cuisine might not suit your taste, but now it seems that we are thinking too much."

"Although the taste of Gusu cuisine is light, it's also very delicious." Zhao Yao smiled and rolled his eyes, stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, "Whether it's light or heavy, as long as it's delicious."

Seeing that Zhao Yao's mouth was covered with oil stains, the fourth prince took out a towel and wiped the corners of his mouth.

"If you like to eat, I can bring you to eat often."

"Really?" Zhao Yao's eyes brightened immediately, and he asked excitedly, "Can I really eat here often?"

Tai Changcheng said: "Of course."

The Shaofu Cheng said: "If Uncle Qing knows that you like his food so much, he will be very happy and welcome you to eat every day."

"Cousin, if you say so, I will really come every day."

"Welcome."

In the dining room in the backyard, Mrs. Li was having dinner with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

Because at home, they had dinner and chatted.Of course, the person they were talking about today was Zhao Yao.

Except for Li Houci, no one else had seen Zhao Yao.

Because the fourth prince loved Zhao Yao very much, this made the Li family very curious about Zhao Yao.Finally seeing Zhao Yao today, the Li family finally understood why the fourth prince loves and protects Zhao Yao so much.

"His Highness the Tenth Prince is just a child." Li Houen said, "There is nothing special about him. I really don't understand why His Highness likes him so much?" She took a closer look at His Highness just now and found that the Tenth Prince was just an ordinary child. , not as good as their nephews.

Li Houci disagreed with Li Houen's words: "It is because His Highness the Tenth Highness is a child that His Highness loves His Highness so much."

Li Houen didn't understand her sister's words, and asked with a blank face: "What do you mean?"

Li Houshan understood what Li Houci meant, and said with a smile: "Little sister, His Highness the Tenth Highness is the only child in the palace."

Li Houen still didn't understand, and asked with a puzzled look: "The Tenth Highness is the only child in the palace, but what does this have to do with His Highness protecting him?" The Tenth Highness is indeed very cute, but apart from this, there is no There are no other advantages. "I heard that His Highness the Tenth Highness reads very stupidly. His Highness always teaches him to read. What does His Highness like about such a person?"

"The children in our family can basically memorize "The Analects", "Mencius", "University", and "The Doctrine of the Mean" at the age of six."

"I heard that His Highness Tenth can't even recite "The Analects of Confucius". Such a stupid Tenth Highness, what does His Highness like about him? Do you like his stupidity?"

Li Houen's mother gave her a stern look, and said, "Houen, don't say that about Your Highness."

"Yes, mother." Li Houen said obediently.

"Your Highness said that he likes the eyes of His Highness the Tenth Highness the most." Li Houci said softly, "Because His Highness's eyes are clear and clean, and they are the most beautiful eyes in the palace."

Li Houshan said: "His Tenth Highness's eyes are also very pure, kind and simple, which is not found in other people in the palace."

"The reason why Your Highness loves His Highness the Tenth is to protect His innocence." Li Houci's tone was very gentle, "Your Highness said that His Highness is the real younger brother."

"The Tenth Highness is the real younger brother?" Li Houen became more and more confused as he heard it. "Aren't the other Highnesses real younger brothers?"

Seeing that the younger sister still doesn't understand, Li Houshan despises her for being stupid.

"Why are you so stupid? Whether it's His Highness or other Highnesses, they all have scheming and tricks, but they don't have the simplicity of a child." In order to compete for the seat, each of the princes has hundreds of minds.

Hearing this, Li Houen finally understood what her two older sisters meant.

"Just because of this, Your Highness likes His Highness Ten?" She still didn't understand.

"That's right, for His Highness, this is the rarest thing." It is also what His Highness lacks, so His Highness wants to protect Tenth Highness. "Your Highness hopes that His Highness the Tenth Prince can always be pure and happy, and not be like..." Li Houci didn't go any further.What she didn't finish was "Don't give up the innocence and innocence that children should have in order to compete for that seat like them."

Li Houen muttered, "Your Highness is really strange."

Mrs. Li smiled kindly and said, "His Tenth Highness is a good boy."

"Yeah, a very cute kid."

"It's really hard to imagine that His Royal Highness is the prince."

"The Tenth Highness is very likable, no wonder His Highness likes him so much."

Just now when he met Mrs. Li and the others, Zhao Yao's little mouth was very sweet, he praised them for being young and beautiful, and also praised them for their kindness, making them happy.

After dinner, the Fourth Prince took Zhao Yao to visit the Li Mansion and introduced the Li family in detail.

There are not many Li family members.Li Pushe and Mrs. Li had two sons and a daughter.

Both sons are currently working as Ph.Ds in Taixue, teaching students to read.

The youngest daughter entered the palace and is now Concubine Li.

Li Pushe's eldest son also gave birth to two sons and a daughter.The second son gave birth to two daughters and a son.

Taichangcheng, Shaofucheng, and Li Houci are the children of the fourth prince's uncle.

Li Houshan and Li Houen are the children of the second uncle of the fourth prince.His second uncle's son was studying in the Taixue, and only returned to Li's residence on holidays.

The Li family does not allow concubines, so there are not many children.

"Fourth brother, after listening to you, I feel that Taixue is your grandfather's home, and Li's mansion is like a guest house."

The fourth prince was slightly taken aback when he heard Zhao Yao's words, and immediately felt that what he said was right.

"You are right. For my grandfather and the others, Taixue is their home."

Zhao Yao didn't say anything else, Taixue is like its own academy to the Li family.Rather than saying that Taixue is the school of the Great Zhou, it is better to say that Taixue is the academy of the Li family.

The Li family has become more and more powerful and influential because of Taixue.

The Confucian family also has its own academy, but the Confucian family's academy cannot be compared with the Taixue.

Taixue is the highest institution of higher education in Dazhou, and it has trained many talents for Dazhou in the past 20 years.Many ministers in the court are now from Taixue.Among them, a small number of people hold important positions in the court or other.

Although the academy of the Confucian family has also cultivated many excellent students, it is still not as good as the students of the Taixue.

The students of the Confucian academy are not inferior to the students of the Taixue in terms of talent and learning.They are poor in their ability to be officials.

Taixue teaches students not only to teach them to study hard, but also to teach them how to be a good official who serves the court and benefits the people.The Confucian Academy focused on teaching children to read.

Reading well does not mean that you can be a good official.

The purpose of the first emperor's Taixue was to train officials for the imperial court, not to train scholars, let alone to train talents.For the past 20 years, under the leadership of Li Pushe, Taixue has sent young and outstanding officials to the court every year.

Many officials in the DPRK and China were born in Taixue, and they are very grateful to Taixue.They are not proud of being born in Taixue, and most of the servants and doctors of Taixue are from the Li family, and they are very grateful to the Li family.This is why the Kong family is not as good as the Li family now.

In the past few years, the Li family has not only become more and more influential in the court, but also has more and more status in the hearts of literati and students.

Students read books not to write good articles and poems, but to become officials.

On the surface, it sounds nice to reimburse the court and fulfill the ambition in my heart.In fact, it is to be an official, to stand out, to be superior to others, and to honor the ancestors.

In order to be an official, students all over the world want to study in Taixue.For them, being admitted to Taixue to study is only half a step away from their dream of becoming an official.

The Confucian family is very famous, but those who study in the Confucian family's academy may not be able to enter the court and become an official.And if you enter Taixue to study, there is more than half of the possibility of becoming an official in the court.

Which is more important?Which is good and which is bad?
The students all over the world are very clear in their hearts.

The Li family is the mother family of the fourth prince.The fourth prince didn't need to do anything special, and there were many ministers in the court who supported him, which was an advantage that the third prince and the others couldn't match.

Dai Wang has always regarded the prince as a strong enemy, but he ignored the advantages of the fourth prince.

Compared with the crown prince, the fourth prince is only inferior in that he is not the eldest son, and the others are not bad, especially the power of the mother clan.

The Zhen Guogong Mansion is a family with hundreds of years of history. On the surface, it seems to be more powerful than the Li family, but in fact, the family with hundreds of years of history is also the biggest disadvantage of the Zhen Guo Gong Mansion.

No matter which dynasty or generation, the emperors are afraid of the aristocratic family with hundreds of years, and believe that they value the noble and scholarly family.

The same is true of Emperor Wu of Zhou.

　The first one is offered.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)