The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The next day, at Maoshi, Zhao Yao was woken up by Tong Xi on time.After washing up in a daze, he went to the Eighth Prince's for breakfast.

Last night, Tong Xi greeted Yu Hai.For today's breakfast, Yu Hai asked the small kitchen to prepare a lot of food, such as porridge, sesame seed cakes, steamed buns, buns, wontons, siu mai, chive boxes, etc.

Seeing that Zhao Yao was yawning all the time while eating, the Eighth Prince asked with concern, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"It seemed like I had a dream all night last night, but I didn't remember anything when I woke up just now." Just after Zhao Yao finished speaking, he yawned again.

Although sleepy, it did not prevent Zhao Yao from eating at all.

The eighth prince couldn't eat anything after eating, so he sat aside and watched Zhao Yao eat.

Zhao Yao never knew what it means to be polite in front of the Eighth Prince. His small mouth was full, just like a squirrel eating.

Seeing that Zhao Yao had eaten a lot, the eighth prince was worried that he would hold on, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "Tenth brother, don't let your stomach hurt, it will be bad if you have a stomachache when you are listening to school."

Zhao Yao just ate a spiced egg. Hearing what the Eighth Prince said, he blinked innocently and blankly. After swallowing the spiced egg in his mouth, he said: "Myna, I'm not full yet. How could it be possible?"

The Eighth Prince, who was drinking tea, heard Zhao Yao's words, and was so shocked that he almost choked his saliva into his throat.

He looked at Zhao Yao who was still eating in surprise: "Aren't you full yet?"

"No, I'm only [-]% full now, and I have to eat another [-]%." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he lowered his head and drank a few mouthfuls of meat porridge, and then said, "I can't eat while studying, I have to eat very full , so I won't be hungry."

The Eighth Prince sized Zhao Yao up and down, and then his eyes rested on Zhao Yao's stomach.

"Tenth brother, is your little belly a bottomless pit?" The tenth brother's breakfast is worth nine meals for three days.

"Brother, it's not that I can eat it, but that you can't eat it too much." Zhao Yao didn't think he ate too much, "Besides, I'm growing up now, so I have to eat more. I won't eat more now, until Sishi , I will definitely be hungry." On weekdays when he was studying in Wende Hall, Tong Xi would bring him some snacks around Sishi, otherwise he wouldn't be able to finish school at noon.

The Eighth Prince was still a little worried, and asked again: "Are you really hungry?"

"No." Zhao Yao ignored the eighth prince, lowered his head and continued to eat.

After eating enough, Zhao Yao also drank a bowl of goat milk.

"Uh..." Zhao Yao hiccupped, raised his hand and patted his stomach lightly, and sighed with satisfaction, "I'm full."

Yu Hai brought a Xiaoshi pill and handed it to Zhao Yao.The eighth prince said to Zhao Yao: "Tenth brother, you should take a Xiaoshi pill."

Seeing the Eighth Prince looking at him worriedly, Zhao Yao had no choice but to obediently swallow the Xiaoshi Wan.

"Cough cough cough..."

Seeing that the Eighth Prince coughed suddenly, Zhao Yao asked nervously: "Brother, what's wrong with you, did you catch a cold?"

"I had some wind last night." Seeing that Zhao Yao's face was full of worry, the Eighth Prince gave him a comforting smile, "I've already taken the medicine."

"That's good." Zhao Yao frowned slightly and said, "Brother, did you keep the window open when you were reading last night?"

"It's off, I don't know how to catch the cold." The Eighth Prince said warmly, "It's just a little cough, nothing serious."

"Brother, when you come back from the lecture, I'd better ask the imperial doctor to show you." Zhao Yao looked at the eighth prince who had been pale and said, "You are weak in the first place, if you are really sick, you will definitely be sick when the time comes." very serious."

"Not really."

"How could it not be?" Seeing that the eighth prince didn't care too much about his body, Zhao Yao said unhappily, "Brother, you are not in good health. A few years ago, you were seriously injured and almost died in order to save the prince's brother. , completely hurt your body, you haven't fully recovered in the past few years."

He added: "Also, you get seriously ill almost every year, although it's just a cold. Don't you know what's going on with your own body?" Eat well, I'm afraid mynah won't live long in the future.

The eighth prince was embarrassed by what Zhao Yao said.He hurriedly changed the subject and said, "It's getting late, we should go find elder brother." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly turned around and left the room.

"Brother, you changed the subject again." Zhao Yao hurriedly chased after him, and said something to the Eighth Prince again.

The Eighth Prince wanted to interrupt Zhao Yao several times, but was interrupted by Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao was just like a little old man, talking about the eighth prince.

The eighth prince didn't feel annoyed, on the contrary, he felt warm in his heart.In this world, besides Yu Hai, the person who cares most about his body is the tenth brother.

Zhao Yao didn't shut up until he saw the prince, and didn't say anything about the eighth prince.

The prince was also very concerned when he heard the cough of the eighth prince, and said that after the study was over, he would ask the imperial doctor to show the eighth prince.

The eighth prince thanked the prince for his concern.

The prince led the Eighth Prince and Zhao Yao to Chengguang Hall.Today the emperor is also going to attend school.

When they arrived at Chengguang Hall, they didn't expect that the acting king had already arrived and had breakfast with the emperor.A shadow of prey flashed across the eyes of the prince, but it disappeared quickly, as if nothing had happened.

With a big wave of his hand, the emperor took his sons to listen to the school.

When they arrived, the training ground was already full of people.Not only that, but there were also people standing around.

Zhao Yao glanced at it, and then exclaimed in his heart: My dear, there are so many people.

The Imperial Guard training ground cannot hold all the scholars in the capital, so there are still many people who cannot sit or stand on the training ground.However, they queued up and sat on the main road of the capital——Suzaku Avenue.

Zhao Yao and the others must be sitting in front, and he sat obediently beside the Eighth Prince.

He suddenly remembered something, leaned his body to the Eighth Prince, and said in a low voice: "Brother, Father and the others didn't go to court this morning?" Usually, at this time, Father and the others are going to court.

"Today is Mr. Meng's first day of lectures, so my father canceled today's early court." Although the eighth prince has not yet been crowned king, he started court two years ago, so he naturally understands the affairs of the court. "Tomorrow will go to court as usual."

"Oh." Zhao Yao suddenly came to his senses, "Then mynah, don't you come to study tomorrow?"

"Come to listen again after the court." The eighth prince saw through Zhao Yao's careful thinking at a glance, and said with a smile, "You have to come to listen to the study tomorrow as early as today."

After Zhao Yao heard this, his face immediately dropped, and he said angrily, "I thought I wouldn't come to study tomorrow." To be honest, he would rather go to Wende Hall to study than come here to study.Studying in Wende Hall, at least he can sit properly, instead of sitting cross-legged on the ground like he is now.

"Old Mr. Meng is coming soon, please sit down quickly."

Zhao Yao sat down obediently.

After a while, Mr. Meng appeared.

Although Mr. Meng is an old man in his 90s, he looks very energetic, like an old man in his 60s.

When Zhao Yao saw Mr. Meng, the word "Xian Feng Dao Bone" immediately popped into his mind.

Everyone at the scene was very excited when they saw Mr. Meng. They stood up together and shouted in unison: "Mr. Meng."

With a kind smile on his face, Mr. Meng raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down.

After everyone sat down, Mr. Meng introduced himself first, and then said that he was old and wanted to share the knowledge he had studied all his life with everyone before he died.

He didn't say too many kind words.After greeting everyone present, get straight to the point.He began to explain "The Analects of Confucius".

Mr. Meng Lao gave a lecture this time, mainly to explain the collection of Zishi classics.He will explain all the classics of Zishi that he has studied.This time he only needs to explain the two books "The Analects" and "Mencius" in the capital, and other books will be explained elsewhere.

Zhao Yao originally thought it would be boring, but Mr. Meng's explanation was very easy to understand and very interesting.Most importantly, it is thought-provoking.

It was noon soon, and the morning explanation was over, and everyone present was still enjoying themselves, and couldn't believe it was noon so soon.

Zhao Yao originally thought that he would get sleepy while listening to the lecture, but he didn't expect him to listen very carefully all morning without any distraction.

After listening to the explanation in the morning, many people did not leave and stayed in the training ground.

They wanted to go forward to discuss with Mr. Meng, but Mr. Meng had already been picked up by Li Pushe.

The emperor took his sons back to the palace, and rarely had lunch with them.While having lunch, the emperor asked his sons if they had any experience after listening to the explanation in the morning.

The prince spoke first, and told the emperor in detail about his impressions after hearing it.

Although He Lianfang said that the prince's talent is only small, but he is indeed the best educated among all the princes.

He said that listening to Mr. Meng's explanation was like enlightenment, and he gained a lot.

After hearing the prince's experience, the emperor was both relieved and helpless.He had to admit that the prince was very talented in reading.

Dai Wang was in a fog when he heard it, and he couldn't tell what he thought.

Angrily, the emperor took the chopsticks and knocked the Dai Wang on the head a few times, and sternly told the Dai Wang to study hard.

King Jing also talked about his experience, but he was still a bit worse than the prince.The emperor praised him, which made him very happy.

When it was the eighth prince's turn, he simply said a few words.The emperor was not good, nor did he say bad.

The Ninth Prince, like Dai Wang, was at a loss when he heard it.The emperor had long since given up on letting the Ninth Prince study hard, and he didn't expect him to understand why.

In the end it was Zhao Yao's turn. He pretended to understand half of what he heard, and was scolded by the emperor.

He had already guessed that he would be killed by the emperor, but Zhao Yao had no troubles in his heart.If you scold, you can scold, anyway, you won't lose a piece of meat.

After listening to the experience of the sons, the emperor did not say what he understood, and he asked the sons to listen carefully in the afternoon.

After lunch, the emperor took his sons to study again.

Mr. Meng did not have the habit of taking a lunch break, so he returned to the training ground after lunch and continued to explain "The Analects of Confucius".

The explanation in the afternoon did not end until the end of Shenshi. Mr. Meng did not leave in a hurry, but told everyone present that if you didn't understand anything, or if you wanted to discuss anything with him, you can come to him.

Hearing what Mr. Meng said, everyone present was very happy and wished they could discuss it with Mr. Meng now.

Mr. Meng said that he would not explain it tomorrow, and asked everyone to think about what they heard today.

When Zhao Yao heard that there would be no explanation tomorrow, he shouted happily in his heart.

Although Mr. Meng looks like an old man in his 60s, he is still an old man in his 90s and [-]s in essence. He is a little tired from explaining "The Analects" for a day.

On the carriage back to Taixue, Li Pushe hesitated for a while, but decided to ask: "Old Meng, is there anyone you want to meet? If the emperor wants to see you, will you meet?"

Mr. Meng smiled modestly and said, "I should be the one to visit the emperor."

Li Pushe knew that Mr. Meng was willing to see the emperor after hearing what Mr. Meng said.

He hurriedly said: "The emperor said, you are an elder, he should be the one who comes to see you. If you want to see him, he will come to see you."

"The emperor doesn't dislike me as a commoner, I want to go to the palace to see the emperor."

"I will pass on your words to the Emperor."

Soon, the emperor received news that Mr. Meng wanted to visit him in the palace, which surprised him, but at the same time, he felt it was expected.

He asked Sun Kui to go to Taixue to meet Mr. Meng in person, and told him that the old man would pay a visit in person when he came down tomorrow morning.

When Mr. Meng saw the emperor saying this, he was flattered and said that he would wait for the emperor's visit at Taixue.

Sun Kui asked Mr. Meng how his health was, whether he was used to living in Taixue, and whether he needed anything.

Mr. Meng said that he was very good and lived in Taixue very well.He also said that he likes Taixue students.

Sun Kui saw that Mr. Meng looked tired, so he didn't bother him for long, and left after saying a few words.

"Eunuch Sun." Mr. Meng suddenly stopped Sun Kui.

Sun Kui hurriedly stopped, turned around and looked at Mr. Meng: "Do you have any orders?"

Old Mr. Meng asked politely: "I want to meet the tenth prince, but I wonder if it's possible?"

"The Tenth Prince?" Sun Kui was surprised, and immediately asked confirmingly, "You want to see the Tenth Prince, aren't you the Crown Prince or His Royal Highness?"

"No, I want to see the Tenth Prince."

Sun Kui was shocked, as if he couldn't believe that Mr. Meng wanted to see the tenth prince.

"Slaves talk too much, you see that the tenth prince is..."

Mr. Meng smiled slightly: "A few years ago, His Royal Highness invented the printing technique, which made paper better and cheaper. Also, His Royal Highness made Quyuanli..." He said these years, Zhao Yao made everything out in detail. "I want to meet His Highness the Tenth Highness, and I want to thank him for doing so many good things that benefit the people and scholars."

Sun Kui suddenly said in his heart: So it was because of these things.

"In your case, the servant girl will tell the emperor that the emperor will bring His Highness the Tenth Prince to visit you." Unexpectedly, the person Mr. Meng wanted to see the most was His Highness the Tenth Prince, not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or His Royal Highness the Daiwang. unexpected.

"Thank you, Eunuch Sun."

"Old Meng, you are being polite." Sun Kui asked respectfully, "Do you have any other orders?"

"Gone."

"The servant girl will not bother you anymore, and the servant girl will leave."

Sun Kui returned to the palace and told the emperor exactly what Mr. Meng said.

After hearing this, the emperor smiled and said, "Meng Lao is just Meng Lao, and he has a good eye."

Sun Kui thought to himself: Your Majesty, are you praising Mr. Meng, or His Royal Highness again?

"Old Meng has a unique eye." The emperor said proudly and proudly, "I see Xiao Shi's talent."

"Meng Lao said that His Royal Highness has done a lot of good things to benefit the people and scholars." Sun Kui said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that when Meng Lao said this, his expression was very sincere, and his tone was also very sincere. It seems that the old man really wants to thank His Highness the Tenth Highness."

"Not to mention anything else, let's just say that the printing technology, new paper produced by Xiao Shi, and the dictionary compiled by Mr. Xiao are very useful to scholars." The emperor said seriously, "Printing technology and new paper make books become It is cheap, which allows many students to afford and read books. It also allows many books to be handed down."

"Your Highness the Tenth Highness is really amazing." Sun Kui said sincerely.

"Everything that Xiao Shi has made in these years is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and it will be famous in history." The emperor said, and he didn't know what he thought of, with a certain expression on his face, "It's a pity, the court A lot of idiots don't think so."

"Your Majesty, isn't it a good thing that the ministers in the court don't realize the talents of His Highness the Tenth Highness?"

"The one who disappointed me the most was not them, but the crown prince." When mentioning the crown prince, the emperor's face was full of disappointment, "As the crown prince, he doesn't care about the value of the things Xiao Shi made."

Sun Kui didn't respond well to this sentence.

"Only the fourth son knows the value of what little ten makes." The emperor was satisfied with the fourth son.Before hearing the prophecy of the old Taoist priest, the emperor was satisfied with the king of Chu. "The prince is really hopeless."

"You said that I didn't let the prince get close to the Duke of Zhenguo, would the prince look like this now?" The prince is the emperor's first child.When the prince was very young, the emperor still loved and valued him very much.He still had great expectations for the crown prince before, but unfortunately the crown prince obliterated the emperor's expectations for him bit by bit.

When the emperor saw that the prince had become like this, he actually felt a little regretful and blamed himself a little.

"Your Majesty, it is not your fault that His Highness the Crown Prince has become what he is now, but that His Highness the Crown Prince has been corrupted by Zhen Guo Gongjiao." Seeing the Emperor blame himself, Sun Kui comforted him, "Your Majesty, if a servant says something rebellious, even if there is no suppression Duke, His Highness the Crown Prince will still look like this. Because His Highness the Crown Prince is too kind and soft-hearted."

"Neither I nor the first empress have such a temperament, nor does Lord Zhen Guo, and I don't know who the prince is like." Although the first empress is gentle and kind, she is not as soft-hearted as the prince.On major issues, the first queen was very decisive and very clear.

"Actually, His Royal Highness is a very good person." It's just that he is not suitable to be a prince.Sun Kui didn't dare to say this.

"A good person cannot be an emperor." The emperor said with a deep expression on his face.

"Forget it, he is already like this, no matter how much he says, it won't help, let him play the rest of his value."

This sentence is very cruel.

After hearing this, Sun Kui felt chills in his heart.Just now the emperor was still blaming himself for not teaching His Royal Highness the prince well, but in a short while he cruelly used the prince's last value.

In fact, not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also His Royal Highness Daiwang.For the emperor, they are all pawns.Only His Highness the Tenth Highness can be truly favored by the Emperor.

Prince: Father, thank you so much.

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