The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 407 Zhao Guangyi's Meaning

In Su Tongkan's view, Zhao Guangyi is the most taboo to talk about power struggles, and now Liu Wei's proposal in the court that each prince is assigned a different teacher is already intended to induce the princes to fight each other in the future.

Zhao Guangyi didn't say anything at the time, probably to save Liu Wei's face and not to embarrass him too much.

Now that Liu Wei said that he took care of all the matters of finding a teacher for the prince, isn't he afraid of being suspected by Zhao Guangyi?

Su Tongkan thinks that Liu Wei is a smart person, but he has never heard of a master of meritorious deeds?Even if you don't make great achievements, it is too dangerous to participate in the royal affairs so unscrupulously.

Su Tong wanted to say something to save the situation, so he saved Liu Wei, but before he could speak, Zhao Guangyi nodded and said, "It's better for Liu Aiqing to be happy, and you two should discuss these lists to see who is suitable. Hurry up, I must choose some good teachers for my prince."

Liu Wei made another statement after receiving the lists, and then left the palace with Su Another Kan.

When they left the palace, the snow had stopped, and there was a thick pile of snow on the street, and a few children were running recklessly in the street, Su Tongkan couldn't help but sighed softly the moment he left the palace: "Lord Liu! Mr. Liu, let me tell you what's good about you. Look at what you have done today. You suggested assigning different teachers to different princes. Isn't this giving those teachers a chance to fight for power and profit? Isn't it inducing those princes to Will you fight for the throne when you grow up, you..."

"Hey, I won't talk about the affairs in the court. After all, it is beneficial to hire different teachers for the prince. You can teach students according to their aptitude, but how can you take over the matter of choosing a teacher for the prince so casually in the imperial study? Have you After thinking about the consequences, what if the Holy Majesty wants to test us, we will be afraid of the Holy Majesty if we do so."

Su Tongjian's face turned red at this time, and he didn't know if it was because of anger or the cold wind.

Liu Wei seemed very leisurely, and while tightening her clothes, she said: "Mr. Su has been with the Holy Spirit for a while. I thought that Mr. Su should know the Holy Spirit very well, but it doesn't seem to be the case."

"You... what do you mean?" Su looked a little angry. He had been with Zhao Guangyi for so long, so he knew Zhao Guangyi best. Liu Wei meant to insult him by saying that.

Liu Wei smiled: "Mr. Su is confused, what is your Majesty looking forward to most from the princes?"

"What else can it be? Naturally, they can be both civil and military, and they can make contributions to the Song Dynasty."

Liu Wei shook his head: "No, what the Holy Majesty hopes most is that his prince can become a prince and eventually become an emperor, even if several of his princes will fight at that time, so what? As long as they can become emperor, sir You're a smart man, do you think that if I don't mention this today, these princes won't fight? There is no family affection in front of imperial power."

The cold wind whizzed by, and Liu Wei's words made Su Jiaojian completely wake up. He finally understood what Liu Wei meant, and he blamed himself for his slow reaction. Since Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, he rarely After thinking about these things, if Liu Wei hadn't reminded him, he didn't know how long he would have to go around.

"That's right, that's right. Lord Liu is right. Since that's the case, let's help the Holy One choose a good one, so that his princes are better than King Wei and King Wu. In this way, even if they compete for the throne when the time comes, it will be the best choice." Your Majesty's prince wins."

Liu Wei smiled and nodded, but he was also a little worried in his heart. His behavior today was purely to cater to Zhao Guangyi, but if he really said it, he didn't want too much blood to be shed when the imperial power changed.

Maybe, there will be a way to avoid it in the future, not necessarily.

As the two of them said this, Liu Wei handed over the list to Su Tong for a look. The names on the list were all well-educated people in the imperial court, and almost all of these people were qualified to be the prince's teachers.

But teachers who want to be princes, only these qualifications are not enough. They must also have good moral character, not be disrespectful to the old, and not have a chaotic private life. Although the culture of brothels in the Song Dynasty was prosperous, officials, except for certain occasions, cannot go casually. So these must be investigated clearly, and a teacher who has both ability and political integrity must be selected for the prince.

The two walked all the way in this way, and already removed a few people with bad reputations, and removed a few people who belonged to King Wei or King Wu, and finally there were five or six candidates left, and these five or six candidates It still needs to go through another selection. Liu Wei and Su Tongkan decided to wait for a check on these five or six before making a decision.

But at this time, the two of them also discovered a problem, that is, even if these five or six people were selected, there would not be enough princes for Zhao Guangyi to enroll now.

Now Zhao Guangyi's three princes, Zhao Yuanzuo, Zhao Yuanxi, and Zhao Yuanxiu have all reached the age of enrollment, and each prince has three teachers, which is obviously not enough.

After the two realized this problem, they couldn't help but feel a little bit embarrassed. Although the emperor has the right to let a certain minister or a certain Confucianism be the prince's teacher, although this matter can be ordered, more often it is better to do it voluntarily.

Otherwise, if the teacher doesn't teach carefully, it will easily delay the prince's study progress.

"Master Liu, what do you think should be done?"

Liu Wei looked at the rest of the names on the list again, but did not look at the ones that had been filtered by them. Since they already thought that those people were not good enough, they would definitely not choose from those people because there were not enough people. , This is to be the prince's teacher, even if there is a little problem.

After reading this, Liu Wei smiled: "Mr. Su, the remaining few people here are serious. There are many famous Confucian scholars in the imperial court. It is okay to choose three old scholars who will be the prince. Now we only need to find three more young scholars and three martial arts instructors for the prince. no?"

"Yes, many three-year deadlines have expired, and those with good political achievements will be promoted, and those who have no political achievements may be dismissed from office, while those who do not meet the three-year deadline will be judged according to their political achievements. If they are good, they will be dismissed directly, and it is estimated that it will start in another month."

After Su Tong saw this, he seemed to understand Liu Wei's meaning, so he hurriedly said: "Could it be possible that Mr. Liu wants to select a young scholar from among those foreign officials to be the prince's teacher?"

Liu Wei nodded: "These foreign officials are quite aware of the hardships of the people. Let them be the prince's teachers. Not only can they learn knowledge, but also let them understand some principles of being a person and an official. I think it is good, but I don't know Mr. Su What do you think?"

After listening to Su Tongkan, he pondered for a moment, then frowned slightly.

(End of this chapter)