The emperor is ruthless and ruthless in a thought, Zhang Shou doesn't want to be promoted to make a fortune, and he doesn't want to fight for power and profit, but he wants to make a career in the field he is good at, so of course, his tolerance for Zhang Shou is very high. As soon as King Jiangdu came back to report Zhang Shou's new idea, he immediately agreed without hesitation.

doesn't want him to make a person, and he doesn't want him to pay, what he has to bear is just the risk of announcing the rankings...... But what is this risk for him as the king of a country?

Since you want to be among the attendants of the East Palace, you can get the moon first near the water, so that the current prince and the future son of heaven can remember your name, then, you have to pay the price of letting people know that you are really two pounds, isn't it normal?

As a result, the emperor only made a small change to the suggestion of Zhang Shou brought by the king of Jiangdu - that is, to change the monthly examination for each selection of the attendants of the East Palace to a quarterly examination.

Although Zhang Shou is obviously very willing to take his students to work in Yueyue, and Lu Juan, a wealthy master, is not short of that bit of paper, he still has to consider whether coming once a month will scare people, so that he will not have to play immediately. He is still counting on using this matter to stir up the stagnant water of the court, of course, I hope that the prisoners will be ashamed and brave, go forward and succeed, scramble, don't be sluggish, at least a few hundred people must participate, otherwise how to play?

When the news reached the East Palace, the third prince, who had just said goodbye to today's lecturer, couldn't help but be in a daze under the gaze of his imperial uncle. Fortunately, he came back to his senses in a moment, after all, the pain in his left hand after being beaten was not completely healed, and the lesson of being distracted was still firmly in his mind. Therefore, he quickly smiled apologetically at King Jiangdu.

"Uncle Huang, for my sake, you have worked hard. Both the father and the teacher had good ideas. I don't have much of an opinion. ”

King Jiangdu saw that the fourth prince standing beside the third prince was writhing around, and it seemed that he had a lot to say, and he didn't want to deal with this bear child more, so he immediately said haha: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees, then I will do so." To say that today's three questions are really high, after listening to the scholars of Guozijian, their faces turned green, hahahaha! ”

The fourth prince was overjoyed and was about to speak, but he had to hold back his mouth when the third prince coughed majestically.

But when the king of Jiangdu retired, he was no longer too lazy to hold back, chattering and gossiping around the three princes, guessing what the ranking of the list was, and laughing at the national superintendent's bamboo basket for nothing, until the end......

The third prince had to blast his younger brother away directly, and only then did he finally calm down a little.

At this time, there was no one else to discuss, so he looked at Chu Kuan, who had been quiet and cautious for several days, but hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Father-in-law Chu, do you think that after the teacher made such a suggestion, and after the father agreed, it was changed to the quarterly examination, what is the reaction of those school officials and supervisors of Guozijian?" ”

Chu Kuan had been accustomed to the attitude of the three princes as if he did not exist in the past few days, and when he suddenly heard this inquiry, he silently pondered for a moment before he spoke: "If the slave and maid are not wrong...... They won't have any repercussions. ”

For this answer that he didn't expect, the third prince was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he didn't seem to understand, but if he continued to ask Chu Kuan the reason, he knew that it was not appropriate.

Therefore, he bluntly diverted the topic, but asked a little abruptly: "The teacher will continue to hold classes in the public school for observation in a few days, and Lone, as a student of Jiuzhangtang, originally planned to take a look." ”

He deliberately emphasized the original two words, just to highlight that he had not yet decided whether to ask his father for instructions, let alone whether to let the fourth prince go instead of his brother like Lu Saburo got married. lived up to his expectations, Chu Kuan finally didn't use his attitude to perfunctory him.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really wants to observe, it's not impossible, but in that case, I'm afraid the momentum will be bigger."

Chu Kuan paused as he spoke, and when he saw that the third prince had the attitude of continuing to speak, he lowered his eyelids and said, "That is to bring all the other lecturers in the East Palace." After all, Bachelor Zhang is also a lecturer in the East Palace, and it is only natural for colleagues to observe each other. In addition, controlling the number of people who were observing the rest, coupled with the fact that Lord Zhu was in charge of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division as a guard, was safe. ”

What the third prince wanted to hear most was such an approval, and at this time, he finally couldn't help but smile extremely satisfied. But he quickly hid this expression, and bowed his head slightly in a reserved manner: "Lone knows." ”

Although his attitude was still a little wary and blunt, when he left Ciqing Palace on this day, he finally couldn't help but say: "The two people who were deposed before were sent by the master of ceremonies to spread rumors and make trouble outside, confusing the public, although the father said that the emperor sent them to the imperial mausoleum to think, but he has also found out a lot of things, although you have been at fault before, but the merit should be enough to compensate." ”

Chu Kuan seemed to not know what had happened outside the palace, he was slightly stunned at first, and then said with a wry smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, if it weren't for the merits of the year, how could the slave and maid be in charge of the celebrant eunuch?" If it is said that the merit is redeemed, and the merit is offset, the slave and maid are now very content. The celebrant has a rich father-in-law, who is enough to control the overall situation, and there is no need for slaves and maids. ”

Because the emperor said that the things Chu Kuan did were deliberate, the knot in the heart of the third prince was not opened, and when he heard someone say this, he didn't say anything more.

It's just that when he returned to the Qianqing Palace to see the emperor, he asked about the open day of the public school, and sure enough, after Chu Kuan's suggestion was approved by the emperor, he couldn't help but ask about the follow-up of the previous turmoil in the inner and outer cities.

"Father, I just dealt with those who made a fuss when I heard about the personnel changes of the celebrant and eunuch, is this really okay? Isn't the mastermind behind those people even more hateful? Could it be that they let their guard down first, and then slowly track it down? ”

"The Shuntian Mansion and Wanping Daxing County have already cut through the mess quickly, and after the beating, they were exposed in public, and then let the people go, how can they be traced slowly? Send a few people to keep an eye on the guys who were let out, to see if they were killed? The emperor laughed, and then pointed to the crown prince who was holding himself to the position of prince with one hand.

"These guys are just what others say they do, and what they know is what others tell them, and as for what comes out of the confession, it's also a mess and can't be believed. The reason why I took those two predecessors to the imperial tomb was because Hua Qi had already found out that they were indeed not clean, and this incident had nothing to do with them. ”

"I can tolerate the greed and bribery of eunuchs, but if I don't even have the slightest sense of proportion, and I don't have enough power to do anything in the good hall, and even plan to call out the thief to catch the thief, then I can't bear it! Before the northern expedition, Zhao Guogong brought back three hundred young children from the north, and after teaching them one by one, those with good qualifications entered the inner study hall, and I would ask Qin Guogong and Wei Nanbo to recommend two people to teach. ”

"At that time, Emperor Taizu thought that the eunuch system did not exist in ancient times, and it was really contrary to human ethics, so in the early years of his reign, he set the rule of 200 eunuchs in the palace. Therefore, those good halls that adopted folk outcasts did not exist during the Taizu period. ”

"At that time, the world was desolate, the population was withered, the land was divided according to households, fertility was rewarded, and a decree was issued to breed people and never give more, and those who had more children could be rewarded, and the people had more lives, so where did they need a good hall? During the reign of Taizu and Taizong, almost all the eunuchs were either from the north, from Goryeo, or from Jiaozhi, where were the people of the Central Plains willing to let their families enter the palace? ”

The third prince had heard his father talk about the old things of Taizu many times, but this was the first time about eunuchs, so he naturally listened attentively, and finally couldn't help asking: "Then when did those good halls from eunuchs in the palace start to exist?" ”

"It was the celebrant of Gaozong's time, who was in charge of Wang An. At that time, the world was peaceful, the population was increasing, and the breeding population was not increased, but it was not that taxes were not raised, so many people's families were difficult to support, and gradually the trend of outcasting children was on the rise. Wang An himself was an orphan abandoned by his parents, and after being displaced, he was able to enter the palace because he bumped into his adoptive father, who was born in Goryeo. ”

Later, he was the master of ceremonies, and someone in the palace proposed that he find his parents in order to please him, but he was angrily scolded back. He said that he was six years old when he was abandoned in the past, and he remembered the past when he was abandoned by his parents and lived on the streets. ”

"Therefore, whether it is the good halls that have been opened in various parts of Beizhili, or the instillation of Jun's grace in those outcasts since childhood, and making them hate and discard their parents and relatives, they all started with Wang An. However, he has always been extremely loyal, and coupled with the careful care of the classics left by Taizu and the transmission of holy teachings, Gaozong himself felt that it was ridiculous to talk about filial piety to outcasts, so he let it go. ”

"Now, hehe, Chu Kuan is also an outcast, and he has never looked for his parents, or adopted a son, and extended the incense before he met me. Don't look at Lu Chan saying that he is his godson, that's just a title. Not only Emperor Gaozong, but I also initially agreed that parents who abandoned their children were not worthy of being parents, but later learned that many people were really unable to support their extra children. ”

Moreover, it is precisely because there are good halls that are open in various places, so many people are at ease when they abandon their children, because in their opinion, children are left at the door of the good hall, or at the door of the rich and noble, at least there is a way to live! But first of all, you have to be good! ”

"Therefore, the filth and dirt hidden in the good halls in the outer city have been cleaned up, and the good halls that have been passed down for more than 80 years on the side of the celebrant must also be cleaned up. The two Bingbi who were degraded by me before the celebrant wanted to splash all the dirty water on some people in the court, hoping to make a comeback, and some people in the court wanted to play a thief shouting to catch the thief, tsk, it's just worse! ”

The emperor sneered in disgust, and then taught the third prince a lesson: "You remember, if you kill all these officials in the court, it is inevitable that there will be wrongdoers, but if you kill one out of two, you will inevitably slip through the net." As long as they can have a degree, I can't turn a blind eye. But the eunuchs around him should not be indulged, because that is the most commonly used person by the Son of Heaven. ”

"For example, when Chu Kuan used to take care of the royal property, hundreds of millions of dollars passed through his hands, but he never touched it, so I gave him enough houses, fields, and silver money, and he repaid me with loyalty. You can be cautious with him, but you don't have to doubt his faithfulness. ”

The third prince has always been convinced by his father, and immediately nodded awe-inspiringly and said, "The son must keep it in mind." ”

The father and son talked for a while, and the topic gradually shifted to the matter of the three princes going to Jiuzhangtang another day. Thinking that he could go to Jiuzhangtang to listen to the teacher's lecture openly, the third prince couldn't help but show a shallow smile on his face.

Although he is now in Ciqing Palace, he is not alone in listening to lectures and accompanying him, but in the end, the occasion is too solemn, and he always feels a little regretful. Moreover, on weekdays, his father never called him by his name, and the queen mother and mother concubine were the same. From now on, probably no one will call him Zheng Rong like his classmates in Jiuzhangtang, and even the teacher has long since stopped calling him!

Seeing that the third prince was actually in front of him, he was in a slight daze, thinking of the scene he had heard about the class in Ciqing Palace that day, the emperor suddenly asked with a smile: "Is the injury on his hand healed?" ”

A spirit came to his senses, and the third prince was startled, and it took a long time before he stammered: "Father...... Father, you ...... Did you know? Did the fourth brother or Chu Kuan tell you? ”

"I don't need anyone to tell me, I don't have eyeliner in Ciqing Palace, since Chu Kuan went to you, he is a person from Ciqing Palace, if you report everything to me, wouldn't this become eating inside and out? As for your fourth brother, let alone anything, even if he finds out about your business, his mouth is very tight. When the emperor saw that his beloved son bit his lip for a moment, he laughed.

"In the past few days, your left hand has always been shrunk in your sleeve, and every time you come to see me, you deliberately cover it up, if I can't see it anymore, won't I become blind? Let me guess, after you asked me that day, you couldn't figure it out for a while, so you thought about it when you went to class, and then you lost your mind, and Zhang Shou was angry and punished you? ”

"Yes...... No, no, no! The emperor in front of him guessed that it was not bad at all, so the third prince nodded involuntarily, but then he shook his head desperately, "It's me who feels uneasy, so let the teacher teach me a lesson quietly, so that I don't think nonsense!" I begged for a long time before the teacher had to move, it's none of his business! ”

Although he had long understood that this was probably the case, the third prince explained in such a panic at this time, and the emperor still felt complicated. He did deliberately say that half of it was left for the half, so that people could think about it for themselves, but now it seems that for the young third prince, such a process is still too hasty and too urgent.

So, he calmly asked the third prince to stretch out his left hand, and saw that the red and swollen marks on the top were almost invisible, obviously not leaving any sequelae, so he asked Zhang Shou what else he said at that time, and after the third prince honestly told them one by one, he sighed.

What Zhang Shou said was a good word. I want to ...... the emperor back then," the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and then laughed, "I was the most naughty and rebellious at that time, and even the queen mother couldn't control it, thanks to a teacher." Except for the Queen Mother, that is, the teacher dares to teach me a lesson! You're calmer than me, but don't get into the horns, some things can't be figured out, it's because it's not time yet......"

The third prince nodded while listening to his father's lesson, and the emperor suddenly slapped him heavily on the palm of his left hand. Caught off guard, he screamed in pain, and when he reacted, he heard his father's laughter.