The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Zhao Yao looked at the empty seat beside him, his eyes were full of envy.

The owner of the vacant seat is the Eighth Prince. He did not come to Wende Hall to study today, but followed the prince to Hulong Temple.He will accompany the prince to pray for 49 days in Hulong Temple.

Zhao Yao also wanted to go to the Hulong Temple to pray for blessings, so that he would not have to study for 49 days.Unfortunately, the starling said that he was too young to go to Hulong Temple to pray for blessings.

The starling also said that meat is not allowed in the temple, only vegetarian, and worried that Zhao Yao would not be able to bear the hardship if he went there.For Zhao Yao, not being able to eat meat is not as hard as reading.He would rather go to the temple to eat vegetarian every day than come to Wende Hall to study every day.

Alas... I'm so envious of starlings...

The fourth prince heard Zhao Yao sighing all the time, turned his head to look at him, and asked with concern: "Tenth brother, what's wrong with you, why are you sighing all the time?"

Zhao Yao leaned forward, let himself get closer to the fourth prince, and said in a low voice: "Fourth brother, I'm fine, I just envy myna."

The fourth prince frowned slightly and asked, "What do you envy him for?"

"I'm envious of him being able to go to Hulong Temple to pray for the late queen." Zhao Yao's face was filled with "I'm so envious." "I also want to go to Hulong Temple to pray for the late queen."

When the fourth prince heard this, he immediately knew what Zhao Yao was planning.He stretched out his hand and pinched Zhao Yao's small face, and said with a smile: "You want to go to Hulong Temple because you don't want to study."

Zhao Yao didn't feel embarrassed at all when the fourth prince pierced through his thoughts. On the contrary, he was very calm: "Yes, as long as I don't study, even if I become a monk, I'm willing..."

Before he finished speaking, his little nose was pinched by the Fourth Prince.The fourth prince deliberately said with a stern face: "No nonsense." In order not to study, he can even say such things as becoming a monk, the tenth brother is really...

Zhao Yao begged for mercy and smiled at the fourth prince: "I won't say anything." After speaking, he sat down obediently, picked up a pen and copied what he had just learned.

He was enlightened at the beginning of this year and only learned to write, and his handwriting is very ugly.Thanks to this blessing, he didn't have to copy Buddhist scriptures to pray for the former queen.

Zhao Yao's writing with a quill pen is still very good, but writing with a brush is not enough.

Mr. Xiao came down to check whether the princes had copied the books carefully.When he walked to Zhao Yao's side, he saw that his handwriting was crooked.He walked behind Zhao Yao, bent down immediately, held Zhao Yao's hand, and taught him to write.

Zhao Yao raised his head and looked at Mr. Xiao who suddenly held his left hand in surprise, "Mr...."

Mr. Xiao looked down and said expressionlessly, "Write well."

Zhao Yao instantly became obedient and wrote seriously.

Mr. Xiao taught Zhao Yao to write hand in hand, while correcting his writing posture.

Zhao Yao is the only one among the princes who writes with his left hand.When he first came to learn to write, the gentlemen corrected him to switch to handwriting, only Mr. Xiao never let him change to his right hand.

It should be that Mr. Xiao said something to the other gentlemen. After that, no gentleman persuaded him to switch to his right hand to write.

Although Mr. Xiao is very rigid and serious, he is very responsible to the students.He taught Zhao Yao to write very patiently. After teaching for a while, Zhao Yao's handwriting became much better.

"Your Highness wrote very well." Mr. Xiao praised.

Zhao Yao was naturally very happy to be praised.He raised his little head and smiled sweetly at Mr. Xiao: "Mr. taught me well."

Looking at Zhao Yao's clear and clean eyes full of happiness, Mr. Xiao also had a smile in his eyes.

"Your Highness, don't rush when writing, just write slowly, stroke by stroke."

"Understood, sir." Zhao Yao's temper was a little anxious, and he was also a little anxious when writing, so the written words were very floating.

Mr. Xiao didn't hold back, reached out and touched Zhao Yao's small head, and immediately asked in a warm voice: "Did your Highness understand the content just now?"

When Zhao Yao heard this, his writing hand stopped.He didn't look up, but lowered his head and whispered, "No, no..."

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand." Mr. Xiao said, and sat down on the seat of the Eighth Prince, "I will explain it to Your Highness again."

Zhao Yao is embarrassed to say don't bother Mr.He nodded obediently: "Mr. Trouble."

"Your Highness is serious, this is what I should do." Mr. Xiao took Zhao Yao's book and began to explain it to Zhao Yao word by word.

Zhao Yao listened to it again, but still didn't quite understand it.He explained it again.

After explaining it back and forth ten times, Mr. Xiao didn't feel the slightest bit of impatience, nor did he feel disgusted at all. It wasn't until the 11th time that Zhao Yao finally understood.

When Zhao Yao understood, Mr. Xiao also praised "Not bad".

Before school, Mr. Xiao told Zhao Yao that if he forgot what he learned today, he could come to him and he would continue to explain it to him.

Zhao Yao thanked Mr. Xiao, and immediately followed the fourth prince to leave Wende Hall.

"Fourth brother, where is Mr. Xiao from? Does he have any family?"

"Mr. Xiao has no family." Mr. Xiao has some relationship with the Fourth Prince.When Mr. Xiao was young, he studied at Li's family.

When he was young, he was a bookworm, reading day and night.He has read all the books in the Li family's collection.He is obsessed with reading and never cares about things other than reading, so he is very accomplished in reading.

The fourth prince's grandfather once wanted to recommend Mr. Xiao to be an official in the court, but Mr. Xiao had no ambitions and refused the recommendation.Later, the fourth prince's grandfather recommended him to teach in Taixue, and he agreed.

Although he is rigid and serious and has a somewhat eccentric temper, he teaches very well.When Emperor Wu of Zhou learned about him, he ordered him to enter the palace to teach the princes to read.

The fourth prince's grandfather thought that Mr. Xiao would refuse, after all, he was not interested in power, and he was unwilling to become an official in the court, but unexpectedly he agreed.

He told the fourth prince's grandfather that it is a great responsibility to teach the prince.The prince's teaching is a good thing for the country and the people.If the prince is not taught well, it will not only harm the court, but also the country and the country.Therefore, he is willing to teach the prince.

"Doesn't he have a family?" Zhao Yao asked in amazement, "Did he not get married and have children?"

"Mr. Xiao is an orphan and has no family." The Fourth Prince understood Mr. Xiao's situation, "He is not married."

"Is Mr. Xiao so pitiful?" I didn't expect Mr. Xiao to be a loner.

"Mr. Xiao doesn't think he is pitiful. For him, as long as he has books to read, it is a very happy thing."

When Zhao Yao heard this, a terrified expression appeared on his small face.

"It's really scary to think that reading is a very happy thing!"

"You are completely opposite to Mr. Xiao." The fourth prince said, "Actually, Mr. Xiao likes children very much. If you often ask him about reading, he will be very happy."

Hearing this, Zhao Yao wrinkled his small face, looking very embarrassed.

"Fourth brother, this...is a bit embarrassing for me..." Although he likes Mr. Xiao very much, he doesn't like to ask about reading.

The fourth prince was amused by Zhao Yao's troubled appearance, "You don't need to ask him about studying, you can talk to him."

"Ah, what did you say?"

"Tell me what you like to eat."

"Does Mr. Xiao like to hear me say this?"

"like."

"Okay, then I'll talk to Mr. Xiao when I have time." That's right, he can have a good relationship with Mr. Xiao now.When he grows up and becomes a king, he can ask Mr. Xiao to teach in his fief.

"Mr. Xiao will be very happy."

"Fourth brother, I'll go back first, see you in the afternoon." Zhao Yao waved to the fourth prince, and walked away bouncing.

"Your Highness, His Highness Ten is just like a little rabbit." It's so cute. "Your Highness, why did you ask the Tenth Highness to go talk to Mr. Xiao?"

"One is to let the tenth brother accompany Mr. Xiao, and the other is to hope that the tenth brother can be taught by Mr. Xiao." The fourth prince smiled lightly, "Maybe the tenth brother will like to study after staying with Mr. Xiao for a long time."

Wei Mian didn't quite believe it: "Is this possible?" The Tenth Highness is still young, so it's normal that he doesn't like reading.After a few years, when His Royal Highness is older, he will unknowingly fall in love with reading.

"If you don't try, how will you know." In fact, the purpose of the fourth prince to let Zhao Yao approach Mr. Xiao is not what he said.

"Your Highness, if you know that you asked him to talk with Mr. Xiao to make him like to study, he must blame you." Wei Mian said, "Your Highness, in fact, when His Highness grows up, he will be willing to study. "

"But, I won't be here at that time." In two years' time, the fourth prince will leave the palace to become the king, and then he will go to his fief.

Hearing what the fourth prince said, Wei Mian instantly understood the painstaking efforts of the fourth prince.

"Your Highness, the reason why you asked His Highness the Tenth to approach Mr. Xiao is..."

"After two years, I won't be in the palace, so I don't worry about the tenth brother." The fourth prince didn't think that the eighth prince could protect Zhao Yao. "Mr. Xiao is deeply respected by his father, the ninth brother and the others dare not act presumptuously in front of him."

"But, Your Highness, didn't you plan to take Mr. Xiao to your fief?" Wei Mian said in amazement, "Didn't you plan to build an academy on your fief and ask Mr. Xiao to teach there?"

"When the tenth brother grows up and becomes the king, there is still time to invite Mr. Xiao." Although the fourth prince is still two years away from becoming the king, he has already thought about what he should do when he goes to the fiefdom.

"Your Highness, you are protecting His Highness too much."

"When I leave the palace, I'm afraid that the competition between the crown prince and the acting king will intensify. If the tenth brother is in the palace, it is very likely that he will be involved." The fourth prince always thought too much.He didn't entrust the king to the land, but he had already thought about what the capital would be like after he went to the land two years later. "Liang Zhaoyi is not favored, and the Liang family doesn't have any power, I'm afraid..." At this point, the fourth prince didn't say any more.

"Your Highness, you are still considerate."

"The tenth brother is different from us, I hope he will be fine."

"With you protecting His Highness the Tenth Highness, the Tenth Highness will definitely be fine."

Zhao Yao, who had already returned to the Kunde Palace, did not know that the Fourth Prince was worried about him.

The fourth prince is a good brother.