In order to comfort me, my mother took me to the Zichen Hall to sleep that night, and let me sleep with her, as we used to do, but it was not until today that I finally realized a question that I had long overlooked—where had my father gone?

I was so mad by this question that I immediately got up with my shoes on my feet and went to find my mother.

At that time, my mother had already freshened up and put on a robe to look outside. The light confused the color of the dress, and it wasn't until I got closer that I realized that she was wearing my father's ochre robe.

My mother had a book in her hand, and when she heard me approaching, she put it down and smiled at me, "Son, this man writes very well, you should read it too." ”

I listened to her tone, and thought it was an ordinary book like the current theory, and casually reached out and flipped through it, and found that the title of the book was called "Han Zi", and it could be seen that this book was often read, the pages were old, and when I opened it, there were nail scratches in many places, but although it was read so many times, there was not a single note or annotation on it, not even the place where the pen was circled, and it could be seen that the people who read the book were very reluctant to leave their own experiences on this book. I thought about it for a while, and then I remembered that this was the book called "Han Feizi" in later generations, knowing that Han Fei was a figure with the same name as Confucius and Mencius in the pre-Qin period, I didn't feel solemn, knelt up straight, handed the book to my mother with both hands, and said: "Since A-Niang said it, I will ask someone to take a copy to read tomorrow." ”

The mother pushed the book back with a smile and said, "You don't have to read it tomorrow, you can read it today, it just so happens that I am tired of reading it, you read it for me." As she spoke, she pointed me out a place, stood up, walked slowly in the hall with her hands behind her back, I saw that there was a sentence in the book, but it was simple, so I knelt up straight, and said loudly: "Pang Jing, the county order is also, the city is sent to the city, and the public doctor is called back, there is a room, there is no edict, the pawn is dispatched, the city thinks that the order and the public doctor have a word, do not believe, so that there is no adultery." ”

After reading it, my mother asked me, "Can you understand?" I had some clue in my heart, because I remembered what my mother said about Wei Huan some time ago, it was not good to be too strong, so I shook my head and said, "I don't understand." ”

The mother laughed and raised her voice, "Wan'er, you explain it to your son." ”

The palace people around my mother, unless they are very close to the close, are on duty day and night, and this time should not be Wan'er, a talented person, but she was present, I was a little surprised, remembering that my mother was reading, and I was relieved - although the palace maids in front of my mother were all taught by the inner study hall, after all, the learning was shallow, such as Wan'er, who was so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, was really rare, and it was natural for my mother to keep her when she was reading books and criticizing the folds, but in this way, I asked her to compare again.

Wan'er was named by her mother, came in from outside, and saluted her mother and me first, and my mother pointed at me and smiled: "I asked you to teach her, she is your student, you don't have to salute her in the future." ”

Wan'er leaned over and said: "The princess is studying, she has her own master, and the concubine is not prepared for the princess to consult in her spare time, and she does not dare to compare with Wei Xianggong and Xu Xianggong." ”

Mother smiled: "You don't have to be too modest, you are just young, with little qualifications, given time, you are no worse than Wei Shuxuan, but unfortunately you are not a man, otherwise I will say to Your Majesty, I will also give you a Xitai waiter, or a secretary and supervisor." ”

Wan'er's face turned white with fright, and she hurriedly kowtowed: "After the concubine is a criminal minister, she has to serve the majesty of the queen of heaven. ”

I saw that Wan'er, who had always been indifferent, was actually pale by her mother's words, and secretly wondered, thinking that this famous female talent in history should always be much stronger than my qualifications, and suddenly changed color, there must be a reason, and sure enough, I heard my mother smile and say: "Oh, it turns out that you know that you are the descendant of Shangguanyi, I only entered the palace when you were really young, and I have long forgotten the things about my grandfather and father." ”

My mother's voice was as calm and serene as before, and there seemed to be no displeasure, but Wan'er trembled more than before, and I gloated for a moment, and when I saw her raise her head, and show her snow-white and weak, obviously frightened but calm face, and suddenly remembered that she was only a thirteen-year-old child, and that in the morning I had hid behind the throne and listened to those people discussing whether or not to take me and my relatives, and I felt very interested— After all, I have no grudge against her, but I am a little poor person in this house, but there are fewer people who control my life and death than hers.

The frustrating words I said to my mother in the evening were half for anger, and half for the sake of feeling, and Wan'er was much more pitiful than me. At least I still have the clothes and food, and the identity of a princess, but she really has nothing. Talent may be a good thing for a wealthy person, but it is only more embarrassing for her to highlight her miserable situation.

I pursed my lips, deliberately crawled to my mother on my knees like a toddler, sat cross-legged beside her, pulled the hem of my mother's skirt and said, "If A-Niang wants to blame Shangguan Cairen, can you let her son avoid it?" A-Niang said that she was my teacher, and it was not good to scold the teacher in front of the students. ”

Mother was stunned, and then laughed, and she sat cross-legged like me, raised her chin, and said to Wan'er: "That's it, I asked you to come in and explain the chapters, and when you're done, go out." ”

Wan'er bowed, knelt up, and was about to speak, when her mother said: "Since you are the master of your son, there is no student to sit, so you can sit down." ”

Wan'er's face turned bloody, moved to the side and knelt down, thought for a while, and said: "Whenever Han Zi has a theory, he uses examples to support it, this is the saying of 'coercing wisdom'. Han Zi thought that the wisdom of the monarch was poor, and the wisdom of the ministers was endless, so if the monarch showed his wisdom, the subordinates would know the monarch's ability, and they would not be willing to do things. If the monarch knows it but does not know it, and his subordinates cannot guess it thoroughly, he can only do his best first, and the monarch will consider the words and deeds of his subordinates at this time, and examine their advantages and disadvantages. Second, if the monarch clearly shows that he knows it, his subordinates will know how to pretend to be, and if the monarch knows it and does not know it, and then he will inquire about his subordinates and visit his subordinates with his own knowledge, then he will know that he is loyal and treacherous, and that he is foolish and unfilial. For example, this Pang Jing is using this method of coercion. ”

I listened to her explanation, and I seemed to have an understanding in my heart, so I turned my head to look at my mother, but my mother got up again and walked to Wan'er's side, Wan'er was busy avoiding her seat and getting up, but her mother held her shoulder and didn't tell her to get up.

Mother beckoned, I hurriedly got up and went over, my mother put one hand on Wan'er's shoulder, pressed Wan'er lowered her head deeply, didn't dare to move, held me with one hand, and said slowly: "Han Fei is a remote and lonely person after all, what he talks about is always a trick, for example, his way of coercion, it is okay to use it for Yu Xing, if it is used for people who are clear and high-grade, I am afraid it will hurt the heart of a good minister, the so-called king regards his ministers as siblings, then the minister regards him as his heart;

Wan'er's body trembled again, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Yes." ”

Mother said: "Although I am just a woman, but I also have the heart of worshipping the Tao and the sacred, I am willing to take the good minister as the heart of the heart, and create a peaceful and difficult world.

Wan'er's trembling subsided a little, but her head lowered, and she replied briefly, as if it would be painful for her to say one more word: "No." ”

Seeing that she had reluctantly answered, my mother smiled and touched my head without speaking. Wan'er's body moved, as if she was calming down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is a holy candle, and you will be able to recruit talents, work together, prosper the world of Qingping, and create the foundation of ten thousand years." ”

My mother smiled, withdrew her hand from her shoulder, and led me to the bed within the curtain.

When we left, Wan'er kept lying on the ground, not daring to make the slightest movement.

After a few steps, the mother slowly stopped, turned around and said: "I have ordered a banquet to be held in the Wude Hall tomorrow, instead of Wang Yan to invite his subordinates, you tell the palace, don't tell them to walk around in the palace, and tell the acting king not to drink too much, so as not to do anything rude after drinking." ”

Wan'er had completely calmed down, climbed out of her seat, kowtowed to her mother, and said: "Your Majesty, the acting king is old, and the concubine is a deacon of the inner court. ”

My mother smiled with satisfaction, rubbed my head and said, "Accurate." ”