Under the rainy night, the undercurrent is surging.

At the most ferocious moment on Xuanwu Avenue, the prince, who provoked the whole incident, was naturally not calm in the East Palace.

The prince sat respectfully in the main hall of the East Palace, accepting the questioning of his teacher Chu Hao, who was sitting opposite.

"Ridiculous, you are the crown prince, you should be people-oriented, but what you do today, how can you reflect the majesty of the royal family and sympathize with the people's demeanor, even if there is a reason, you can't be so disregarding the safety of the people. You've disappointed the old man so much. After Chu Hao's harsh criticism, he sighed. There is disappointment in the words.

"Teacher, don't be angry first, it's that the king of Wei deceived people too much, and blamed his father for being partial, but there was a small case of death, and he dismissed the official position of the temple secretary of Dali Temple, which is the only knife that can be used under our civil power, and it will be withdrawn when it is dismissed, and the news has not yet reached the East Palace, and he directly ordered the sixth brother to act as the agent of Dali Temple, isn't this a naked expression of dissatisfaction with me? Teacher, listen, doesn't this sound of percussion represent the power of our literati?"

Chu Hao said with an angry expression: "Confused, it's really rotten wood that can't be carved." No king dared to say that he ruled the country by force, and he could open the country with force, but he could not govern the country. No matter how much the king tosses, in the end, he can only rely on us scholars to govern the country, and the only thing we support is you, the prince, what happened tonight, the king can only see that the prince disregards Bo'an's safety, and even says that he ignores the king's safety. And the king of Wei ordered the tiger army to protect the eastern and western cities, and separate the troublesome scholars to protect the safety of the people. Comparing the two, it is obvious. You're not just getting down, you're giving up on yourself, and all your previous efforts are in vain. It's just that I didn't teach you well, blame me. ”

The prince scolded Chu Hao at the point of his nose, he didn't feel good in his heart, and on the surface, he pretended to be useful: "Don't be angry, the teacher is not angry enough, it is not enough for the palace to consider things, and the teacher needs more teaching." ”

Although the riots on Xuanwu Avenue were led by the prince behind his back, after all, he was the prince's teacher, and it was not good to reprimand the prince too much, just point to the end, Chu Hao thought that he was out of concern, so he would discipline the prince, and he didn't want to let him do anything that would lose the emperor's bearing.

But in the ears of the prince, there is a different feeling, the prince who has entered middle age is no longer the child of what Chu Hao said when he was a child. He will also rebel, although the only rebellion he had when he was a teenager was hung by Chu Hao above the court, and he was educated in public in front of the civil and military officials and the king, suppressing the rebellious psychology of the prince's adolescence, but it was just suppressed, and the deeper the depression, the stronger the rebound.

Chu Hao is very popular with the crown prince to respect his behavior, and even the future king needs to respect himself and call himself a teacher. Admired by the world, it will be famous for centuries. In his heart, he really cares about the prince, not just to cultivate the prince for the sake of Anyang Kingdom, but really regards the prince as his own son, because Chu Hao has only one daughter in the family, and he is still an old man, and he has no Chu Wenxuan when he became the prince's concubine, so he will naturally teach the prince what he has learned in his life sincerely.

Therefore, Chu Hao didn't want any of the prince's decisions to make a mistake, he wanted to assist the prince to become the real king, and paid more attention to the prince's every word and deed. Since the prince knew that he had done something wrong, he could not help but come here at the risk of his own and have achieved the desired purpose.

"Hey...... That's it. It's too late to say anything. Flicking his sleeves, Chu Hao stroked his long beard and pondered for a moment and said: "The only thing that can save the situation now is to do this, you can now take back the initiator you planted in the troublemaking scholars, and put down the riot first as the first thing." Secondly, I also ordered you to follow those rich businessmen and giants to stabilize those small merchants and hawkers, even if they lose some profits, they will not hesitate to mess up, this is one of the foundations of the country. In the end, you will go to the royal city early tomorrow morning to give you a copy of your sin, and ask the king to forgive you for the wrongs you have done today. ”

"This ......" Before the prince responded, Chu Hao seemed to have made an important decision, and said with a resolute face: "According to the king's character, it will definitely not be easy to end this matter, if the king asks tomorrow, you will put all the blame on me, bluntly say that it is me Chu Hao who is bewitching behind my back, because the king connived at the king of Wei to violate the ancestral system, and the king of Wei was angry and carried away with the acting temple of Dali Temple, and it became yesterday's big mistake." Remember, be sure to repeat it word for word, preferably with a mournful demeanor. ”

Even at the last moment when he decided to sacrifice himself to protect the prince's position, Chu Hao still taught the prince how to speak in front of the king and what actions to do to get the greatest value.

But in the eyes of the prince, this is completely to treat himself as a child who has not grown up, and even his expression needs to be standardized, the prince does not feel his status as a prince at all, from childhood to adulthood, everything is done in full accordance with the teacher's teachings, and he is completely a puppet.

Both of them fell into silence, Chu Hao was thinking about how to be more tactful and seamless, looking at the prince who was hating him on the other side and was silent, and he thought that he was moved by his own righteousness and had nothing to say.

"After tomorrow, you will be a real eagle that can soar in the sky, and you will no longer have to live under the wings of others. But what you need to bear and what you have to bear is that no one will take you the mess you have broken into anymore. I also believe that you will become the most accomplished king of Anyang in the past dynasties, expand the territory, govern the country and the country, and prosper forever. ”

Chu Hao's tone was gentle, and he burst into anger when he lost it, and there was a sense of desolation to explain what was going on, and the prince who was secretly scolding Chu Hao in his heart listened to Chu Hao's tone of voice to himself for the first time, and he was speechless for a long time, and there was still a trace of warmth flowing in his heart.

After Chu Hao finished saying this, he made a move that he had never done before, and gently raised his hand to brush the prince's face. I have never taken my eyes off the prince's face, and I have been in love with the prince's teacher and student for many years, but I haven't even seen the prince's face well.

Under the education that Chu Hao has experienced, this action has always violated the demeanor of the teacher. The teacher must be dignified, not smiling on weekdays, and every word he says should be a wise saying or the way of a saint and a Confucian, and everything else can be collectively called nonsense.

"Remember, you must be far from the villain to become a wise man, don't take evil as small, don't take good as small. Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs. I need you to recite these words before every class with you, and I hope you will remember them in the future. There are a lot of fox friends and dog friends who are very close to you on weekdays, and that old way is the worst. This person is not simple, he wants to get his own benefits from Anyang Kingdom, this person is a model of a villain, and he must not have more contact with him. The court is full of loyal ministers and famous generals, and the three provinces, six ministries and nine ministers are all meritorious ministers, which is the most valuable wealth left by the king to the next king, even if you can't treat it well, you must not have a bad relationship with it. Every scholar is also well-educated, wealthy, fair and honest. If you have any doubts about governing the country, you can ask them slowly, and they will help them. ”

Chu Hao repeatedly told him uneasily, he was not the best teacher, let alone a holy teacher. But he must be the most dedicated and worrying teacher.

The hand that groped with his face moved the prince to the point that it was not just a person's deathbed presumptuousness, daring to touch the prince's face. It is to really care about himself and give himself the strength of family affection, so that the royal heirs who have not felt family affection since childhood feel warmth for the first time. At one point, the crown prince had already decided that no matter what happened tomorrow, he would also bear it himself, and he would never sacrifice his teacher.

But just when the prince, who had just felt a trace of warmth, heard the next words, how warm the original warmth was, and how cold his heart was now. Those words of governing the country hit the prince's heart, making the prince, whose personality was already a little distorted, more sensitive.

Those nagging made the prince feel that everything that Chu Hao did didn't really care about himself, he was just worried that his throne would be snatched away by the sixth brother, everyone in the world only cared about the high throne, and no one really cared about his feelings and worried about himself. Whoever it is, the only thing that affects them is their identity. The prince thought fiercely in his heart that since no one cares about me, since you all only care about my identity, then I will use my identity to let you all die.

"Yes, Hongu is clear. The prince pretended to listen attentively, as he had remained for decades.

"That's good, that's good. Let's go. ”

Because it was a rainy night and the weather was getting cold, the thin shirt on Chu Hao's body probably couldn't stop the wind and cold, and he put on a slightly thick shawl, which could be regarded as keeping warm. Putting down the hand that stayed on the prince's face, he turned around slowly, and moved to the door with his back to the prince, who seemed to be weak in his legs and feet a few days ago, and still had a wooden cane that should have been bought casually from the stall in the West Market. Under the side reflection of the candlelight, no matter how much you wear on your body, all you leave is a thin back.

"Old...... It's not like when you were younger. This voice is very lazy, always cherishes the time to study the words of the sage, Chu Hao, who specializes in the way of governing the country, is always vigorous and resolute on weekdays, for fear that others will delay his precious time.

But at this moment, Chu Hao enjoyed his slowness very much, his life went too fast, he lost too many things, he slowed down when he was old, and wanted to recover the previous time, but time waits for no one, everything is wrong.

The prince wants to step forward to help, and the prince will never forget these necessary etiquettes in front of people, and under Chu Hao's teaching, these have become the habitual thinking in his mind.

"No need, let me go on my own. It's a pity...... Wen Xuan is not around. The first half of the sentence Chu Hao said to the prince, so the voice was still loud, and the second half of the sentence Chu Hao said to himself, which was vague, and no one could hear it except Chu Hao himself.

Pushing the door open, the rain was pouring down. A few lost raindrops fell in the hall along the push of the wind, and the cloak behind Chu Hao was also rolled up with the wind, and the two waiters waiting outside the hall hurriedly helped Chu Hao get his clothes in order. A waiter held an oil-paper umbrella high and blocked the entire umbrella above Chu Hao's head, even if he was almost completely exposed to the rain, he didn't care, and the other waiter boy helped Chu Hao slowly walk out of the East Palace step by step.