How to change the specific ritual system of the crown prince's canonization, this matter is still between the Son of Heaven and the minister, but the starting date of the sutra feast on the first day of October has been completely decided. It's notoriously bad for this kind of thing today, so in the past, it was said that it was the first day of the new year, and if you put it off, it would reach the tenth day of the new year, and then it would be twenty, and even until November, which is all uncertain.

But this time, because the sutra banquet is said to be still shouldering the responsibility of selecting a master for the future prince - of course, the date of the crown prince's canonization has been set for October 15, and the word "future" will soon be removed - so even the emperor, who has always been a maverick, did not push back this date with a single stroke.

And the addition of two concubines in the palace is not a big deal at all for most people - even if the emperor suddenly canonizes the queen against his original statement, it still seems insignificant compared to the canonization of the crown prince, let alone a concubine. It's just that when the news reached the second prince's courtyard, the second prince, who had already fallen into a manic state, suddenly exploded completely.

"What kind of slut is Concubine Yu, she just took advantage of the weakness to get her father's eyes...... Concubine He is even more of a cowardly and incompetent woman, and now she is even more expensive than her son, why! ”

If it was usual, his roar would scare the whole family into silence, but now the servants in the second prince's mansion have been dismissed, and the rest are two or three puppies and kittens, and there is not a single person in front of him at this time. Therefore, he shouted in vain, and received no response.

And he had learned one thing when he tried to break out a few days ago but was stopped, those soldiers of the Rui Cavalry Battalion who were guarding outside the courtyard had all learned a skill, that is, to skillfully block his ears when he made all kinds of noises!

Venting alone is naturally not a good way to relieve depression, so the second prince scolded the heavens and the earth, and finally stopped in frustration. He didn't even know if the news had reached him, if his father had made him die, or if someone else wanted to use him for something, if he had hoped for a turnaround at first, he was now completely desperate.

"By October 16, I had to leave for Tianjin, and then take a boat to Qiongzhou to plant trees...... And in the palace, it is the canonization of the concubine and the canonization of the prince, the father and the emperor are so ruthless, how mean you treat our mother and son! ”

At this moment, after yelling and no one paid attention, the second prince let out a painful howl, and then squatted down with his head in his hands. At this moment of complete despair, he has realized that even if he couldn't compete with the eldest prince in the past, it is better than being completely out of the game now. When he was cut off his already small number of wings, except for the title of prince, what was left of him?

"I've been competing with my eldest brother for so many years, and now I've finally beaten him completely...... He doesn't even have a clan membership, and he can't even be said to be a royal person in the future, I at least have a chance to keep it, but is this opportunity really an opportunity? ”

The second prince who was muttering to himself couldn't help crying and laughing, but even so, no one responded to him, and the eldest prince, who had already been beaten into Zongzheng Temple, was completely impossible to respond to him. He pounded the ground like a madman, oblivious to the dust, until he heard a strange sound.

"Does the second prince know that the feast will start three days later? In the princess of Beijing, the children of officials and nobles above the fifth grade can take turns to listen to the lecture, since you are unwilling, why don't you go to the book to fight? This is the ancestral family law, even if the queen mother or the emperor can't stop you. What do you have to say at that time, wouldn't it be better than feeling sorry for yourself here? ”

"Who?" The second prince's face changed suddenly, but as soon as a word came out, his voice immediately lowered again. The situation is stronger than people, even if he was no longer sensible in the past, he also knows that he does not have any capital to fly and dominate now.

So, he quickly lowered his voice and asked, "Who are you?" How are you going to help me? ”

"The second prince is mistaken, I can't help it, and I won't help you, I just show you the only way you can go. The ritual of the canonization of the crown prince by the three princes has now gone back and forth between the emperor and the Ministry of Rites many times, and the court and the central government from the ministers of the old ministries and courts, to the Qingliu and ordinary scholars, all talk about it with relish, who can take care of a lost dog like you? ”

Known as a lost dog, the second prince almost blew up his lungs. But he is a person who has been down, and the end of playing a few times is that the servants are gone, and he almost becomes a lonely person, and now even if the person who guides him may not be well-intentioned, he can only grasp the only life-saving straw.

After enduring and enduring, he whispered in annoyance: "Then what do you want me to do?" ”

"I don't want you how. I just want to tell the second prince that the sutra feast is your only chance. Because the three princes strongly advocated that Zhang Shou had been ordered by the emperor to read in the East Palace, although the matter was in an uproar, the three princes insisted on standing on Zhang Shou's side. On the first day of the feast, nine times out of ten, Zhang Shou was the first to speak. If this is Zhang Shouzhong's target, the third prince still supports it......"

In the past, the second prince would definitely scoff at the "teacher-student relationship" between the third prince and Zhang Shou, but now he didn't speak, and even when the other party deliberately paused, he didn't speak rashly, and quickly calculated in his heart how much chance he could get if he was present.

The third prince will help Zhang Shou, which is needless to say - because if it weren't for Zhang Shou teaching that originally cowardly and timid little guy to be bold and black-hearted, how could people take advantage of him to compete with the eldest prince and the snipe clam and then make a profit?

He took a deep breath, and then said in a low voice: "I will go back to the book, but even if the ancestral family law is like this, since my father is so ruthless, maybe he will still put my request on hold...... This kind of occasion should not be less big brother, after all, there are more people and more lively. If we want to be able to get our brothers to attend together, we need someone in the DPRK to support us. ”

When the two brothers have completely lost the possibility of competing for the East Palace, and even their biological mother has been deposed as the queen, the second prince has long hoped that someone will support his letter. In that case, who else can you rely on if you don't count on this guy of unknown origin?

"The second prince just needs to go to the book, and you don't have to worry about the rest."

"What do you mean by that?" The second prince instinctively asked, but found that there was no sound outside, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and immediately rushed out, and when he got out of the courtyard gate, he saw that the wall between the walls was empty, not to mention the human figure, there was no ghost shadow, he couldn't help but scold angrily.

"Want me to be a pawn? Dream your big spring and autumn dreams! "Having said that, the second prince still can't figure it out, the third prince can't pit himself, the fourth prince and the third prince are sticky as if they are one person, they shouldn't have this scheming. And the eldest prince was removed from the clan, and there will never be a day to turn over, and he is powerless. And the prince is just the four of them, and those side branch clans have no chance at all!

Could it be ...... Is it the concubine Yu who is rumored to be pregnant with Rokka? Yes, that woman is the most favored concubine of her father, and Princess Yongping is also the most favored by the emperor among the princesses.

Besides, Princess Yongping and Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying's life experiences are already problematic, maybe there will be any of the most bizarre possibilities, what if Zhang Shou is delusional that he is also the emperor, and stabs the three princes at a critical moment?

The second prince suddenly wrote a book, and earnestly proposed that he hoped to participate in the last sutra feast, and Zhang Shou naturally heard about it for the first time - he didn't need to inquire about the news now, because although there were so many of his students who didn't listen to things outside the window and only read arithmetic, but more people were very concerned about current political affairs, especially the recent turmoil, and everyone couldn't wait to turn into clairvoyance.

So when he learned that after the second prince, it is said that even the eldest prince wrote a bloody letter, begging to be able to participate in the sutra banquet and listen to the lectures of the virtuous people from all sides.

Although the third prince has not yet become the crown prince, he can no longer come to Jiuzhangtang to attend classes, so under the emperor's dictatorship, Zhang Shou's lecture and those attendants in Jiuzhangtang have all begun to take place in advance.

The place where the class was supposed to be placed in the Wenhua Palace, but because it was the place of the feast and belonged to the East Palace, if the name was not right, the emperor once had a whim, and asked Zhang Shou to give a lecture to the three princes in front of him in the Qianqing Palace, but he was persuaded by Zhang Shou and the teachers and students of the three princes to go back, and the place finally selected was changed to a place that also made Zhang Shou and the three princes entangled to the extreme.

That's ...... The Kunning Palace, which is now vacant!

But even if this place is unlucky, it is stronger than Qianqing Palace or Qingning Palace, and because Ah Liu also successfully followed up Gonglai because of his name in the Ruiqi Battalion, Zhang Shou at least did not have to worry about the problem of ears on the wall. As for whether there are brass pipes and other eavesdropping equipment in Kunning Palace...... I think so many emperors and queens in this dynasty won't like to play this kind of tune, right?

At this time, the middle of the lecture came to an end, Zhang Shou thought about this strange incident, and was about to say a word to rest for a while, only to hear the third prince suddenly ask: "Teacher, have you heard about the eldest brother and the second brother asking to participate in the scripture feast?" ”

Zhang Shou was slightly stunned, then nodded with a smile, but saw that the face of the third prince became extremely entangled: "I heard that there are those who oppose it outside, and there are those who are in favor of it, and among the people who support it the most, there is Hong Shanchang of Yuzhang Academy." What should I do about this, teacher, can you give me some pointers? ”

None of the real attendants dared to say anything at this time—they didn't even have the strength to marvel. The three princes are about to become princes, why are they still so unreserved? How can such a thing be taken out and consulted by others?

But their surprise was just beginning, because the next moment, the real companion - the fourth prince directly shouted: "Third brother, why do you want to do so much? What was the eldest brother and second brother like to us in the past, why should you be sympathetic to them? If you are polite, keep silent, and if you are not polite, then just say to your father that you don't let them come! ”

"Even if they come, they're going to make trouble!"

Such a straightforward statement directly turned a few unqualified attendants into quails, and just two days after returning to Beijing, he found that he suddenly got a heavy responsibility, because of Lu Sanlang's best recommendation, so he was able to rank among the ranks of the seven-grade attendants (turns), Qi Liang, couldn't help but remind in a low voice: "The fourth prince, please be cautious, this will make people say that you don't understand filial piety!" ”

"Isn't filial piety supposed to be parents loving their children, and children being filial to their parents; Brothers and sisters love their younger siblings, and younger brothers and sisters respect their brothers and sisters? The fourth prince raised his head confidently, and then said solemnly, "The eldest brother and the second brother didn't treat us as younger brothers at all before, so why do you want us to respect them now?" ”

"That's right." Zhang Shou nodded with a smile, and when he saw that the fourth prince suddenly became proud, he said unhurriedly, "It's a pity, people in this world may understand you, but they may not understand you, because the word filial piety has been vigorously advocated since ancient times." Therefore, the fourth prince, you say that it is better to remain silent, or to oppose it with all your might, that is very unintelligent. ”

Seeing that the third prince was thoughtfully touching the people, Zhang Shou further enlightened: "The third prince has the strength to think about whether he supports or opposes, it is better to think carefully, what is the real appeal of the eldest prince and the second prince in the book, what do they want to get by participating in the sutra feast, what kind of actions will they take, and what kind of impact will they have on you and other court officials......

In other words, make a plan to see if you can handle it, and then consider whether to support or disagree. In order to show others the image of a virtuous and filial brother, you can support; But in order to show others an image of a tough and sharp prince, you can also object. ”

"In order to create an image of humility, you can support; But if you feel that the old grievances are hard to get rid of, and you are still haunted by them, you can also object. I think that the eldest prince and the second prince are the last flashbacks, you might as well see what they want to do, you can support it; But if you think they want to take advantage of the opportunity of the feast to make a desperate gamble, you can also oppose it. ”

"There is no fixed choice for many things, as long as you can have enough reasons to convince yourself when you choose, and you have enough to deal with it, that's fine."

Compared with the fourth prince, who was a little dazed, the third prince suddenly nodded with a big understanding, and then said with a smile: "Teacher, then let's continue to lecture, I just happened to think of a question before......"

This conversation in the Kunning Palace quickly reached the ears of the emperor word for word - it was not who was the ear of the East Palace attendants, it was the third prince himself who passed the word. And after he relayed Zhang Shou's teachings, he lowered his head slightly, did not look at his father's slightly strange face, and said word by word: "Erchen hopes that his father can allow the eldest brother and the second brother to make a statement." ”

Finding that he didn't get a response from the emperor, if the three princes in the past would definitely feel sincere and afraid, but this time, he didn't raise his head and said: "If they are ashamed and brave, and plan to absorb the essence of the sages' lectures, then they should be allowed to come." If they have another purpose, and their father forbids it, they will think of other ways, and they should let them come. ”

"They are all the sons of the father, and the father wants to canonize his sons as the crown prince, but he is so harsh on them, it will hurt the reputation of the father, and most importantly, some people may be even more noisy." As soon as he said this, the third prince heard the emperor mutter, isn't this opening the door to thieves, he raised his head immediately, and his face clearly showed a calmness, "The eldest brother and the second brother are also the sons of the father, and the father has to give them a chance!" "Whether it's a chance to survive or die!

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