A Thousand Hills

Chapter 164

In Emperor Mu Yuan's view, the fifth son's social skills were not outstanding. Emperor Mu Yuan's opinion was mainly due to the fact that the fifth son was not good enough, and it was precisely because of this that this son had to be able to handle the fraud case.However, the fifth son, whose communication skills were not outstanding, really impressed Emperor Mu Yuan this time. Emperor Mu Yuan said, "You and Jiangbeiling are very close."

The fifth prince said, "Mr. Beiling is indeed very knowledgeable, and he is worthy of the reputation of a university scholar."

Emperor Mu Yuan asked, "At his age, how does he plan to teach Dalang and the others?" Emperor Mu Yuan didn't think that Jiang Beiling could still be a full-time teacher at his age.

"Mr. Beiling said to let Dalang and the others go there once every ten days, and let Li Jiujiang give lectures to Dalang and the others on weekdays on his behalf."

That's about the same.Emperor Mu Yuan said, "This is also the fate of Dalang and the others. Li Jiujiang's knowledge is enough for enlightenment." Li Qiao is the concubine of Yong'an Houfu, and according to the etiquette, he has to call Emperor Mu Yuan uncle.However, Emperor Mu Yuan obviously did not want to see this unrelated nephew. Li Qiaozhong did not become an official after being a Jinshi, so Emperor Mu Yuan knew about his literary knowledge.

Moreover, Li Qiao and Xie Moru had a good relationship, Jiang Beiling chose Li Qiao to teach the emperor's grandchildren on his behalf, probably for this reason.As for Jiang Beiling's refusal to be the tutor of the prince's son, and instead became the tutor of the emperor's grandson, for Emperor Mu Yuan, it was enough for Jiang Beiling to surrender to the royal family.

The auspicious day chosen by Qin Tianjian was after the Double Ninth Festival, the fifth prince was very solemn, he followed the ancient etiquette, first posted the post, and personally brought the six rituals and brought his sons to the door to solemnly conduct the apprenticeship ceremony.

Of course, the sons were also allowed to meet senior brother Li Qiao.

Only then did the Fifth Prince feel that, alas, this generation is not quite right.Li Qiao is the concubine of the Marquis of Yong'an, he and Li Qiao are formal cousins, now Li Qiao has become the senior brother of his sons, what kind of seniority is this called?

Mr. Beiling was very detached, and said, "It's good to talk about each other. Your Highness doesn't need to stick to trivial matters."

The fifth prince smiled, "Sir, that's what you said." The most important thing is that the sons have learned from famous teachers and received excellent education.The fifth prince also agreed with Li Qiao on the daily teaching time, and left after having lunch at noon.

In fact, Li Qiao was a little surprised by Mr. Beiling's simple and quick acceptance of the appointment of the fifth prince. Mr. Beiling sat on the soft couch that he usually used, with a burner of sandalwood beside him. A pot of tea, one for each master and apprentice.Mr. Beiling took a sip, couldn't help frowning slightly, and said, "This tea is not hot enough."

Li Qiao said "Oh", in Li Qiao's opinion, Mr. Beiling is undoubtedly the person who can master Huo Hou best.

Mr. Beiling smiled slightly. Regarding Li Qiao's question, Mr. Beiling said, "Jiujiang, you will understand when you get to my age." Not a bad idea.But now Mr. Beiling, if it is suitable and possible to do it, he will do it.He no longer needs to retreat to advance, at this time, he has advanced and retreated at will.

Li Qiao seemed to have realized something, poured out the tea that was not hot enough in the pot, and boiled a pot again.

The fifth prince found a good gentleman for his son, but he just told his father in a very low-key manner. The fifth prince originally wanted to keep his head down and eat meat. He is not a person who likes to show off, so he is very low-key.However, the identities of Mr. Beiling and the fifth prince are not low-key enough. Even if the fifth prince didn't make a big deal about it, he would know what he should know.

The fifth prince did this, even the prince couldn't help being jealous for a while, let alone the other princes.The crown prince and the eldest prince said in front of the emperor, "Now the emperor's grandchildren are also going to study. Since Mr. Beiling has the intention of preaching, why don't you invite him into the palace to teach the emperor's grandchildren."

To be honest, for Jiangbeiling, although the old Mu family liked to use the old man as a memorial archway, Emperor Mu Yuan actually didn't like Jiangbeiling very much.However, Emperor Mu Yuan admitted that Jiangbeiling's knowledge was one of the best, otherwise, he would not have wanted Jiangbeiling to teach the princes at the beginning.Of course, Emperor Mu Yuan lost face in this matter, because he was not bought into his account and refused.Now the eldest son and the second son came and asked Jiang Beiling to teach the emperor's grandson. Emperor Mu Yuan was noncommittal and said, "Jiang Beiling is old and has a strange temper. Back then, the first emperor wanted to enlist him as an official, but he didn't want to, and the first emperor didn't force him. If you want to invite him, you must do it according to the etiquette." The building of the library is about to be completed, and Emperor Mu Yuan wants to accept the hearts of officials from all over the world, so he doesn't want any unpleasantness at this time.

Both the crown prince and the eldest prince said, "It's only natural." Although these two people were not compatible, they both belonged to the category of bursting with self-confidence.In the eyes of the two of them, if the fifth prince can invite Jiangbeiling, they are no worse than the fifth prince.What's more, the five princes are only benefiting his small family, they are asking Mr. Beiling to be the teacher of the emperors and grandchildren, so as to benefit all the emperors and grandchildren.In comparison, the pattern of the fifth prince is small.

Not to mention the third prince, even the fourth prince, who is on good terms with the fifth prince, would be happy with the idea of ​​the prince and the first prince. His son also entered the palace to study this year, so he naturally hoped that the child would have a good teacher.

The crown prince and the eldest prince joined forces, both of them belonged to bureaucrats, and both of them knew Jiang Beiling's weirdness and stubbornness.For the crown prince, Ning Jijiu has friendship with Jiangbeiling. When Jiangbeiling came to the imperial capital, it was Ningjijiu who invited him. Over the years, the two have not lost contact.Here, the eldest prince, there is the resourceful Zhao Lin Zhao Shiyu.

However, this matter really made Ning Jijiu and Zhao Shiyu into trouble.

Ning Jijiu was in a bit of a dilemma, so he had to put his ugliness to the fore, saying, "Although the old minister knew Mr. Beiling, if it was someone else, it would be no harm for the old minister to persuade him. It might not be easy for Mr. Beiling. When Mr. Beiling came to the imperial capital , Your Majesty intends to invite you to be the prince's teacher, so please politely."

The prince laughed, "At this time and at that time, we can tell from offering wine that Mr. Beiling has accepted Dalang, Erlang, and Sanlang from the fifth younger brother's family as apprentices. They are all the grandsons of the emperor. What's more, Gu has always admired Mr.'s knowledge. "The status of his son is only more noble than that of the fifth prince's son.

Ning Jijiu was not good enough to refuse, he just felt that the crown prince had found a hard nut to crack, Ning Jijiu was also a seasoned person, and said, "Since this matter has to be done, it is best to get Mr. Nod at once. The old minister was not sure, and was willing to try for His Highness, but, the old minister thought, since the fifth prince could make his son worship Mr. Beiling, the friendship with Mr. Beiling must be different from ordinary people. If the prince speaks on behalf of Xiang, it will be more effective with half the effort." Pull the fifth prince into the water.

The prince laughed, "That's right, I'm going to invite my fifth brother here."

The fifth prince was happy about finding a good husband for his sons, thinking that Dalang Erlang Saburo was about the same age, Shiro Goro was younger, and when Shiro Goro grew up, he would follow his elder brothers and send them to Beiling Sir, open the door here.The fifth prince was going smoothly, so he met the officials of the East Palace who came to look for him. The fifth prince went to the East Palace.The prince said, "I'm discussing with my father alone. The emperor's grandchildren are getting older. After a year or two, Dalang and the others will also come to the palace to study. Why don't we invite Mr. Beiling to give lectures in the palace, and let the emperor's grandchildren come to the palace to give lectures?" You can all listen to your teacher's teachings." In fact, sir, there are many profound and knowledgeable people in the imperial court, and the prince named Jiang Beiling just because he wanted to share with his father and ancestors and help the old man to build a memorial archway.

The prince said so, the fifth prince first explained to the prince that Mr. Beiling is not in good health, Dalang and the others are usually taught by Li Qiao, the prince did not expect this, the fifth prince said, "Your Highness also knows, brother There are no legitimate sons in the mansion, the princess is virtuous, and she is very attentive in teaching the children. Seeing that I am busy building a library, the princess has this heart. I discussed with Mr. Beiling, and I will take Dalang and the others once every ten days. It was Li Jiujiang who went to the mansion to enlighten Dalang and the others."

The fifth prince recommended Li Qiao to the prince very seriously, saying, "Li Jiujiang's knowledge is also excellent, he is not an outsider, if the prince thinks he is okay, I will bring him into the palace to greet the prince, and the prince will take the exam. Compared with him, he is also a serious second-best Jinshi, but he has not been an official in the court. If the crown prince likes him, how can he not be grateful for an order."

The crown prince really didn't have much interest in Li Qiao, what's so rare about being a Jinshi, none of the officials in his East Palace was born as a Jinshi, the last one was the second-ranked Jinshi, and the third-ranked ones are not eligible to be placed in front of the prince!What's more, after all, Li Qiao is the concubine of the Marquis of Yong'an, and Princess Wenkang has always been such a concubine, so she doesn't exist.Given the status of Princess Wenkang in the royal family, the crown prince would not get too close to Li Qiao, he always fought for Mr. Beiling, said, "Even if you can't go to the palace every day to give lectures to the emperor's grandson, once in ten days is fine. "A memorial archway, erecting it is enough.It's okay to let someone else do it for children, but this person can't be Li Jiujiang.

Although the fifth prince knew that this matter was difficult, he couldn't shirk it and said, "Then I will go with Ning Jijiu."

The prince was very satisfied with the fifth prince's statement.

Here, the First Prince would not want the Crown Prince to focus on the front, so the First Prince discussed with Zhao Lin and planned to grab the crown.On the one hand, Zhao Lin did not have the friendship with Mr. Ning Jijiu and Mr. Beiling for many years, and on the other hand, he did not have the status of the fifth prince. He did not know Jiang Beiling at all, and there was nothing good to do at the moment.But Zhao Lin was able to become the Chief Staff of the First Prince, so naturally he wouldn't say that he couldn't do it. He said directly, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the Prince and the others may not be able to do it! Jiang Beiling will never enter the palace to give lectures to the grandsons of the emperors!"

The eldest prince still didn't believe it, and said, "Jiang Beiling can teach the boys from the old five family, so it's possible that he can't look down on other emperors and grandchildren? I don't believe that the boy from the old five family has any great benefits." .”

Zhao Lin said, "Your Highness's words are wrong. Jiang Beiling could even refuse to be the tutor of the prince, how can he enter the palace to be the tutor of the grandson now? I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on at his age."

"Didn't he take in a few boys from the old five's family!" Speaking of this, the eldest prince refused to accept it, and felt that the fifth prince was cunning. Can seek such a personal gain.The job of building a library is enough to make people jealous, but the fifth prince found such a famous teacher for his son, how could he not make the eldest prince jealous!
"Fifth Prince must have an inside story." Zhao Lin asserted, "Your Highness doesn't believe it. When His Highness Fifth and Ning Jijiu come back from Mr. Beiling's residence, they will naturally know the truth of what I said."

The eldest prince still believed in Zhao Lin, and Zhao Lin made a conclusion. Given Zhao Lin's strength, the eldest prince was willing to wait.

Zhao Lin didn't think he had any reason to invite Jiangbeiling, but his eyes were really one-sided. The prince entrusted the matter to Ning Jijiu and the fifth prince. The two dared not neglect, so they went there the next day. They were swollen that afternoon. He turned his face back to the East Palace and returned to his life.

The crown prince didn't mention this matter again, and the eldest prince became more and more convinced of Zhao Lin, saying, "Shi Yu, you are a god." He has already found out the ins and outs of the fifth prince's child's apprenticeship, and he is actually teaching the class in response to a name. The person is Li Qiao.The prince lost face, and the children of the fifth prince's family didn't really get Jiangbeiling's teachings, and the eldest prince finally calmed down.

Zhao Lin said indifferently, "Your Highness doesn't need to pay attention to Jiangbeiling. If your Highness wants to enlighten His Highness, you can invite a disciple of Jiangbeiling like the Fifth Prince."

Although the prince lost face here in Jiangbeiling, the eldest prince felt a kind of psychological pleasure, but as the eldest brother of the princes, the eldest prince also had his own pride. He said, "If it is Jiangbeiling, it's fine. It’s not necessarily where it stands out.”

Zhao Lin said sternly, "Your Highness's words are wrong. Although Jiang Beiling is not an official in the court, but he has lectured in Jiangbei for decades, and his disciples and grandchildren can pass the imperial examination. Now there are not a few officials in the court."

How could the eldest prince not know this, otherwise he wouldn't be rushing to win over Jiang Beiling, the eldest prince was still unwilling, and said, "Then don't you follow the example of the old five, at least the old five and Jiang Beiling have a teacher If I invite a disciple of Jiangbeiling, how will my future generation be counted?" Although the first prince followed Zhao Lin's advice and worked hard to build a good relationship with the fifth prince, he still has the self-esteem of the eldest son of the emperor, and he is unwilling to be inferior to others.

Zhao Lin smiled slightly, "Actually, it's not like I don't have people with similar prestige to Jiangbeiling."

The eldest prince is not stupid, "Shi Yu is talking about Emperor Xue." Beijiang Jiangnan Xue, who can sit on an equal footing with Jiang Beiling in terms of fame, is naturally Emperor Xue.

Zhao Lin nodded, Jiang Beiling was ignorant of current affairs, the eldest prince was very satisfied with Emperor Xue, and immediately said, "Emperor Xue's achievements in our dynasty are far above Jiangbeiling, and his reputation is beyond Jiangbeiling's." Those words are biased words of the First Prince, Nanxue Beijiang, great Confucianists with the same reputation, it is really not easy to distinguish between superiors and inferiors.It's just that Jiang Beiling was not respectful enough to the royal family, and the eldest prince was upset, so he said so.

Emperor Xue's reputation is enough to compete with Jiangbeiling, but... the eldest prince said, "Emperor Xue is naturally virtuous, but it is a pity that Emperor Xue lives in seclusion in the middle of Sichuan. The last time he established the capital of the future imperial capital, could it be Shiyu you and Emperor Xue Do you have friendship?"

Zhao Lin smiled, "My hometown is in the north, so of course I don't know Emperor Xue, but there are people in the court who have not been taught by Emperor Xue. Emperor Xue was once His Majesty's teacher, and the person taught by him is the gentleman of His Highness. Seniority is naturally enough. And although Emperor Xue never accepts apprentices as a teacher, it is the same to have a teacher-student relationship."

The eldest prince thought for a while, "I don't know who Shi Yu you are talking about."

"This man's family background is mediocre, and he is not very conspicuous in the court. It's normal for His Highness not to know." Zhao Lin stopped telling the story, and said in detail with the eldest prince, "There is a Shen Hanlin in the Hanlin, whose surname is Shen, whose name is Su, and whose surname is Jingyuan. Shi, who went to Qingcheng Mountain to study and was taught by Xue Dishi personally. He was born as a second-best Jinshi, and now he is writing for the sixth-rank Hanlin in the Hanlin. He was promoted by Shangshu and entered Zhushulou to participate in the compilation of Zhushulou. This time, when Zhushulou was completed, he will be included in the list of rewards. This person's knowledge is enough to enlighten His Royal Highness. Especially because of his background, Yu Hanlin It is not conspicuous in the courtyard, but he and Xue Dishi have a teacher-student relationship, and they are from the same township, especially very few people know about this matter. Your Highness, how is this person?"

The eldest prince laughed and said happily, "Shiyu, you have good eyesight. In my opinion, Shen Jing is a hundred times stronger than Li Jiujiang!" Even though Jiang Beiling is so ignorant of flattery, as far as the two identities are concerned, the eldest prince is naturally more inclined. Emperor Xue.

Zhao Lin said, "Since His Royal Highness is interested, although I can go through this for Your Highness, I just think that choosing a teacher for your young Highness is not trivial, so please invite Your Highness to go personally."

Respecting teachers, being courteous to the virtuous and corporal, and buying people's hearts are really the basic skills of the royal family's children.The eldest prince readily agreed.

Who can hide this place from the imperial capital?

The fifth prince couldn't hide from others the fact that his son Yan Shi, Mr. Beiling, couldn't hide from others that the prince bumped into Jiang Beiling, and the eldest prince asked Shen Hanlin to be his son, Mr. Enlightenment, of course, he couldn't hide from others.

The fifth prince was feeling ashamed of being rejected by Mr. Beiling. Hearing that his elder brother had invited Shen Hanlin as a teacher for his nephews, the fifth prince was finally relieved, and said to Xie Moru, "Fortunately, elder brother didn't go into a dead end, otherwise The royal family went to Mr. Beiling so many times, but Mr. Beiling has a hard temper, and both sides are not very attractive." Since Mr. Beiling has become his son's husband, the fifth prince has to think more about Mr. Beiling.Mr. Beiling's daring to disrespect the royal family is naturally due to his temperament and strength of character, but he must maintain a certain degree, not to go too far, otherwise he will annoy the royal family. What's the point of Mr. Beiling?Seeing that his elder brother hired another Gao Ming, the Fifth Prince felt relieved.

Xie Moru asked the Fifth Prince, "Which Shen Hanlin?"

There is not only one person surnamed Shen in the Imperial Academy, the fifth prince said, "He is considered a Jinshi with a previous record, a native of Sichuan, Shen Su Shen Hanlin."

Xie Moru knew immediately, and said, "It's Shen Hanlin who took the lead to move to the southern suburbs with Sun Hanlin."

"Yes." The fifth prince actually knew Shen Hanlin earlier than his eldest brother, and said at this time, "Although Shen Hanlin has never dealt with each other, Shen Hanlin has been repairing books in Zhushulou for several years. Mr. Beiling and Xu Shangshu's impression of him All good, this time he is also on the list of rewards, big brother chose him, it is indeed a good choice, he seems to be a sensible person."

"Shuzhong, this Shen Hanlin is from Shuzhong." With a slight movement of his index finger, Xie Moru said, "Your Highness will take a look tomorrow, how does Your Highness feel?"

"what happened?"

"His Royal Highness has always been competitive, and even the crown prince is not in his eyes. How can he be willing to fall behind His Highness in the matter of being mentored this time? He suddenly invited an inconspicuous Hanlin. There must be a reason." Thank you Mo Ru said, "Your Highness, why have you forgotten where the middle of Sichuan is? There is a man there whose reputation and status are not inferior to Jiangbeiling's."

"You mean Emperor Xue, Emperor Xue never accepts disciples."

"Master and apprentice are just a title. Every year, the master of Chunwei and the Jinshi of Xinke have any real master and apprentice, but they have the name of master and apprentice. This Shen Hanlin has never heard of any relationship with Master Xue. He is exceptionally outstanding in Hanlin, and compared to Zhao Lin, Xu Ning and others in their official careers, he can only be regarded as an upper-middle. However, he is a native of Sichuan, and he can be hired by the eldest prince himself as the eldest son of the emperor. Mentor, there must be something superior to others."

The fifth prince scratched his chin and said, "If an ordinary person, even if he met Emperor Xue once, he would say that he has friendship with Emperor Xue. If Shen Hanlin is really related to Emperor Xue, he has never He has shown off in front of others, otherwise I will know. If he has been taught by Emperor Xue, his status is naturally not inferior to Li Jiujiang. It is reasonable for the eldest brother to invite him personally. If this is true, I just don’t know how the eldest brother knows this. of."

"The Eldest Prince is five years older than His Highness, he entered the court earlier than His Highness, and naturally has stronger connections than our family. Since the earthquake last year, His Highness has become more stable and friendly to his brothers. There must be capable people around him. Otherwise, how can we choose Shen Hanlin, who is not well-known, for His Royal Highness in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty."

The fifth prince said, "Let's avoid things in Sichuan."

Xie Moru thought of Emperor Mu Yuan, who was particularly taboo towards Shuzhong, and smiled lightly, "It makes sense."

(End of this chapter)