Chapter 5 Teachable

A lightning bolt shone into the hall, and in the light and shadow, Liu Zhao stood in his clothes, his face even paler in the night rain.

The first rain of summer, the storm outside the window sounded rapidly, forming a rain curtain under the eaves.

These days, he has been stifling his actions, refusing to touch the secret in his heart in the slightest. But he couldn't stifle his imagination, and all kinds of plots kept flashing in his mind, and his mind was so chaotic that he numbed his senses.

He even wondered if he was going to hold this secret for the rest of his life, grow up in doubt and imagination forever, and finally die.

Yesterday, he intentionally or unintentionally came to the vicinity of Zheng Zhong's palace, but he didn't see Zheng Zhong's shadow. He didn't understand why Zheng Zhong told him this great secret, so that his heart burned like a prairie fire.

He wanted to question him, and he wanted Zheng Zhong to tell him everything, but he was afraid to know the final truth. Empress Dowager Dou, although she is always close to him, is also like a loving mother, taking care of his daily life and taking care of his affairs. Should he go into the secret?

There is a new yellow door next to him named Huang Jun, who has been following him. Every time this eunuch saw him frowning deeply, he would sigh silently, and he attracted his attention.

One day he saw Huang Jun arguing with a yellow door, so he walked over and listened.

Huang Jun said, "You didn't see that Your Majesty was in a bad mood when you woke up in the morning, and you still put these pots of flowers that are about to rot in such a conspicuous position, do you want the emperor to look at it?" ”

That yellow door is called Dai Wei, and he has been following Liu Zhao since he was a child, although he is not very clever, he is loyal to him. "I said, why are you so nosy? The emperor is in a bad mood, we all know it, but have you seen the emperor take a few more looks? This flower naturally blooms and fails, isn't it embarrassing to find a pot of blooming flowers every day? What's more, what kind of green onion are you, and you can still control me? Go and go, while going cool. ”

"Although I didn't come as early as you, I also know that Your Majesty is the greatest, even if the emperor takes a look, he should have a pot of blooming flowers, and he may be happy when he looks at it, don't you think that the emperor is small, don't you take it seriously, we are slaves, aren't we just coaxing him to be happy?"

"You, don't stand and talk without back pain, I don't have that much spare time. You respect the emperor so much, you change the flowers! Dai Wei said, clapped his hands, put his hands behind his back, ignored them, and walked away.

Huang Jun was not happy in his heart, but he also felt that this was still inappropriate, so he picked a few pots of bright flowers from the depths and put them outside.

Liu Zhao always felt that there was no one around him who could be trusted, and felt that Huang Junren was still faithful, so he quietly and deliberately kept him by his side.

One day, Liu Zhao's imperial teacher Huan Yu came to class, and Liu Zhao sent his eunuch back, leaving only Huang Jun to serve by his side. Huan Yu was erudite and liked to teach the emperor the Book of Shang.

"If you don't act carefully, you will eventually be virtuous. For the nine thousand mountains, the success fell short. After Huan Yu finished speaking, he looked at Emperor He, who was looking ahead, wandering outside the world, "Your Majesty, can you tell the old minister what you are thinking?" ”

Emperor He is wearing a crown of red gold and silk tassels on his head today, wearing a robe of a stone blue and a golden dragon, and a pair of pupils under his thin eyebrows are slightly tired.

He turned his head slightly and looked at Huan Yu, who was full of white hair. For this honest and learned old minister, he has a kind of respect from the bottom of his heart. In the previous dynasty, he just sat on the throne and listened to the conversation between the Empress Dowager Dou and the ministers, without the opportunity and ability to interject. However, in his heart, he had already learned about the situation in the DPRK and the world from the daily arguments of the previous dynasty. It was a much more advantageous learning opportunity, and he knew it by heart.

In the palace, the only courtier he could contact was Emperor Huanyu. So he had countless questions in his heart that he wanted to ask, but he was hesitant, not knowing what this question might lead to.

Although the Empress Dowager Dou took good care of him, in fact, she did everything in detail, and she had someone to tell him. If he didn't have that thin silk, he didn't think too much about it, but he was just dissatisfied with his mother's excessive control over him. Now he suspects that it is not over-regulation, but a form of surveillance.

"Teacher, I was thinking about the previous dynasty just now, the queen mother appointed Deng Biao as the princess, gave the guan internal wait, and also served as the confidential affairs of the book, so that all the officials below the three princes and nine kings must obey him, but I feel that this person is too loyal, and I don't know whether the queen mother's move is right or wrong."

Huan Yu smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, do you remember what the old minister taught His Majesty today?" ”

"The teacher is not talking about not being meticulous and meticulous, and he will eventually accumulate great virtue. For the sake of the mountain, is it a failure? By the way, you haven't explained this to me yet? ”

This sentence comes from the "Zhou Shu Travel Mastiff" in the "Book of Shang", which means that if you don't pay attention to the details, you will eventually damage the great virtue, such as building a nine-thousand-high earth mountain, and the unfinished work is only in a basket of soil. This sentence of Zhao Gong is to tell us that everything must have a beginning and an end, be down-to-earth, persevere to the end, and perseverance in order to succeed, otherwise, although things are only the last step, they will be abandoned because they fail to persevere to the end. Your Majesty, did you understand what the old minister said? Huan Yu was not in a hurry, and said slowly.

Liu Zhao was stunned for a moment, and said softly, "If you don't act carefully, you will eventually be virtuous." For the nine thousand mountains, the success fell short. A smile fell on his face, "Teacher, I understand, I won't care about the affairs of the previous dynasty, and I will concentrate on learning in the future and listen to the teachings of my teacher."

Huan Yu took the book and said to Liu Zhao, "Your Majesty, there is one more sentence that you must also remember." ”

Liu Zhao seemed to have opened a skylight at this time, his heart was clear, and he immediately said, "Listen to the teacher's teachings." ”

"There will be patience, and it will be helped; There is tolerance, and virtue is great. This sentence comes from "Zhou Shujun Chen", which means that you must be patient in order to succeed; If you are tolerant, virtue is great. Your Majesty is still weak, everything can come slowly, not in a hurry, and forbearance for a while is for future success. The old minister is stupid, and this is the only one who can help His Majesty. ”

Huan Yu's words were exactly the same as those left by Liu Qing, which made Liu Zhao feel a glimmer of sunshine that he had not seen for a long time, after all, there were still people who thought about him. By his side, with such a famous teacher, he can help him at the right time. He glanced at Huang Jun standing in the distance, and made up his mind that he must talk to him.

After class, Liu Zhao walked towards the Chongde Palace, in addition to class, his other behaviors, Empress Dowager Dou did not interfere too much. But every word and deed is just told. He rarely used his chariot, probably because of his youth, he preferred to run around the palace, followed by a large number of eunuchs and palace maids, which often caused him to laugh.

However, since the last time Zheng Zhong's incident happened, he has rarely been in such a mood, and after listening to what Huan Yu said today, he already has a plan in his heart. "Someone!"

He shouted, and immediately a eunuch ran up to him, "I heard that there is a rope shake for the people to play, you find a long and thick rope for me, I want to play." ”

When the eunuch heard this, he hurriedly ran back to the back and reported to Che Huangmen, and after Che Huangmen nodded, he ran away without a shadow.

Emperor He sat at the stone table under the outline, watching a few little yellow doors jump around, and several palace maids covered their mouths and laughed, so they shouted, "You guys also go and jump, let the little yellow door shake the rope for you." ”

Several palace maids couldn't grasp the rhythm well, and kept falling, causing Liu Zhao to laugh, ran up and pulled them to jump together, and fell down together, all the time in a mess, laughing constantly.

Empress Dowager Dou heard the return of the attendant and smiled slightly, "It's rare for Zhao'er to be so happy, after all, he is still a child, let him be, if he likes to play, you can think of ways to make him happy." ”

She recently summoned Liu Chang to the palace every day, Liu Chang was very good at words, often causing her to laugh happily, and the occasional teasing also made her itch. In the past few days, Liu Chang has been begging her constantly, wanting to become her male favorite, but Empress Dowager Dou knows that this kind of thing is better to cover people's eyes and ears.

After pondering for a long time, a thought suddenly occurred in her heart.

Liu Chang was very happy when he heard the queen mother's call, and he deliberately dressed up, which made him look more contoured, rich and elegant, and handsome. However, the Empress Dowager's decree was to let him live in a nearby barracks, so that he was dressed in the armor of a soldier, and sent a samurai with armor to protect him.

This made him very puzzled, and he didn't know if he had offended the Queen Mother, and it would be difficult to see each other in the future. He pondered nervously, and walked around the camp like a fly without a head.

A cool breeze blew, making him shiver, he looked at the palace gate, a military academy walked towards him with his head down, petite, and a few tufts of smooth lacquer hair were exposed at the snow-white neck. When he got closer, he realized that it was a woman.

The woman gave him a light salute, "Master Hou, the Queen Mother asked you to go with me, and I will come here to pick you up every day in the future, and the slave is called Ko'er." ”

"Chloe, this name is so good, Chloe, where did the Queen Mother let you take me?" Liu Chang asked as he followed Kou'er, who was walking out.

Chloe covered her mouth and smiled, "Is this a good name?" How I don't think. You're coaxing me! ”

Liu Chang said with a smile, "The name is called by a person, and if the person who calls it thinks it sounds good, it will be gentle and pleasant to hear." My name is Chloe, do you feel comfortable listening? Chloe, Chloe! ”

"No wonder the Queen Mother likes you, your mouth is so sweet. You come with me, the Queen Mother announced that you will go to the villa unit at the upper east gate to summon you alone. Kou Er glanced at Liu Changdao, who was dressed in military uniform.

"The Queen Mother summoned me, you can go anywhere, Sister Coo'er, are the palace maids around the Queen Mother as beautiful as you?" Liu Chang followed respectfully, but he didn't forget to flamboyate in his mouth.

Chloe smiled, "Are you complimenting me on my beauty?" She pointed to a carriageway at the entrance of the camp, "Get in the car and change your clothes in the car." When I arrived at the gate of the palace to inquire, I said that the Queen Mother was looking for you to inquire about the fief. Here you go, it's a waist card. ”

Liu Chang looked back and saw that Kou Er got into another carriage, so he obediently got into the car, and sure enough, he saw a set of robes and clothes on the car, so he hurriedly abandoned his armor and changed his clothes.

Immediately walked to the east gate, and when he arrived at the gate of the palace, if someone inquired, he took out the waist card and entered the palace gate according to what Kou'er taught.

After entering the door, the carriage stopped at the side, and Chloe came to him at some point, and had already changed back into her palace clothes. "Master Hou, please come with me."

Liu Chang didn't dare to speak, followed closely, and after seven and eight turns, he came to a small building with a unique style, and after Kou'er let him in, the door of the palace was closed.

Liu Chang looked around, saw a row of laurel trees in the garden, the flowers were full of trees, a cluster of clusters was dotted among the trees, fragrant, a road under his feet, leading to the entrance of the hall in the middle, there were all kinds of flowers planted next to the road, competing for beauty.

Empress Dowager Dou stood at the entrance of the hall wearing an emerald light shirt, her long hair loosely tied on the top of her head, her hair fluttering in the wind, and her light shirt moving slightly. A pair of beautiful eyes looked at him with a smile on his face. Liu Chang's hanging heart finally fell, and the light curtain in the hall also fell.