When Mr. Zhang was sixty years old, he was already a scholar, and I don't know how he would appear again to ask for a meeting.

"Let him come." The prince pondered for a moment and spoke.

It's a teacher who used to teach him, but he just disappeared, and when it spread, it didn't have a good reputation for him.

Master Zhang came soon, he was now seventy years old, his hair was all white, and his back was hunched, the prince hurriedly got up to greet him, "Teacher, why are you here, what's the matter, you tell me, I'll go see you." ”

Master Zhang sat down on the chair and took a breath, "The old minister is really useless, how dare you trouble His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince smiled and got straight to the point, "You came to see me today, I don't know what it was for?" ”

"Your Highness, I heard that you are about to ascend the throne, and the old minister is here to congratulate you first." Master Zhang arched his hand.

"You're welcome." The prince took a sip of tea casually, but he knew in his heart that this old thing would definitely not come here because of this, and listen to what he had to say.

Sure enough, Master Zhang got to the point, "Your Highness, now that the emperor has just left, things are in turmoil, you should show the world an image of being diligent in serving the people and grieving for your father's death, why is it just the other way around?" ”

The prince was startled, and the tea in his hand spilled a little, "Teacher, what are you talking about, this prince has been diligent and has never slackened in the slightest, I don't know where the teacher's words come from." ”

Lord Zhang stared at the crown prince for a long time, seeing that the other party's appearance did not seem to be fake, before he sighed leisurely, "The old minister heard that Qin Tianjian has chosen a date to hold a big ceremony for your enthronement, but is this so?" ”

The crown prince heard the disapproval in his tone, and frowned unhappily, "Since the new emperor ascended the throne, this prince only followed the ancestral system, and besides, the preparation of the Ministry of Rites, this prince has never interfered. ”

"No, Your Highness, that's not what the old minister meant."

The prince was almost annoyed by this old thing, and there was no smile on his face, "The teacher is here to oppose my accession to the throne?" ”

Master Zhang knew that this prince's appearance and temperament looked very different, but in the end, he was a student he taught, and he felt that it was necessary to remind, "Your Highness, you think, you have just ascended the throne, and it is a good time to be revived, at this time, is it appropriate to ascend the throne in a big way?" Do you want the people and the people to think so? ”

The prince frowned, as if he thought what Master Zhang said made sense.

"Think again, if you take the throne in a low-key manner this time and do more things for the people, then the hearts of the people will be on your side, and what reason will the people not support you?"

After some analysis, the prince's frowning brows had been loosened, and a smile appeared on his face, he made a gesture towards Master Zhang, and said respectfully, "Thank you for the teacher's reminder, it was this prince's negligence." ”

Master Zhang touched his beard, and his eyes showed a hint of relief, "Your Highness is a smart person, the reason why this is the case is just that I didn't expect it for a while, the old minister is old, this is probably the last time I see Your Highness, and in the future, I will no longer bother Your Highness." ”

The prince casually asked, "Where is the teacher going?" ”

"Returning to my hometown, the old minister has been out for a long time, it's time to go back."

The prince rewarded Master Zhang with a lot of things, and specially gave him his carriage, just to make him sit more comfortably. Mr. Zhang sighed all the way, and he couldn't tell what that expression meant.

On the second day, Mr. Zhang left the capital with his family.

In the palace, the crown prince was reminded by Lord Zhang, and he also reacted, and immediately sent someone to inform the Ministry of Rites that there was no need to prepare for the enthronement ceremony.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was startled, thinking that he had done something wrong again, and hurriedly asked the little eunuch who came to pass the word, and the little eunuch smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, Your Highness is not blaming you, it's just that at this time, it is not suitable to hold a ceremony, so when the prince ascends the throne, everything will be easy." ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu heard that it had nothing to do with him, but he was relieved, and then he felt curious, this prince has always loved face very much, and for the sake of the throne, he fought to the death with the king of Chu, and it made no sense that at this time, he chose to give up the ceremony.

Someone must have reminded him. Thinking so, the Ministry of Rites forgot to glance in the direction of the city gate. He heard that Mr. Zhang had returned to his hometown today. As the prince's teacher, once the prince ascends the throne, his status will naturally rise. At such a time, it is not possible for anyone to retreat bravely.

Thinking of the prince's different views on the enthronement ceremony, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu couldn't help but make a gesture towards the void. It's really a great blessing that they have such an old minister in Dongxuan Kingdom.

On the day of his accession to the throne, the crown prince only put on the clothes that belonged to the emperor and entered the Jinluan Hall to accept the bowing of the ministers, and nothing else.

All the ministers praised the prince for his virtue and sagefulness, but the prince was extremely depressed in his heart, and the enthronement ceremony could not be prepared for the time being, and it would still be held in the future.

He couldn't help but start complaining about the dead man, who refused to let him ascend the throne well before he died, and refused to let him walk into that position in peace even until he died.

The depressed prince, no, it should be the new emperor, looked for another thing to divert his attention.

He is going to prison and torture the King of Chu!

The king of Chu had been competing with him for the throne before, and now that the other party was already a prisoner, how could the prince not show off.

Originally, the crown prince wanted to kill the king of Chu directly, but many ministers persuaded him that he had just become the emperor, so he killed his brother, and the reputation was not good, and the prince naturally scoffed at this statement.

He may be used to being depressed, when the emperor was alive in the past, he had always pretended to be gentle and humble, but now he has become the person in the highest position, there is no need to act anymore, and no one can restrain him anymore, his true nature is completely exposed.

Cruel, cold-blooded, violent...... It's almost a portrayal of the crown prince.

He wanted to put the king of Chu to death immediately, but in the end he restrained himself. Let the king of Chu die immediately, it's too cheap for him, he wants to be good and torture him slowly.

For this reason, the crown prince had the king of Chu imprisoned on death row in the worst conditions, and only a small amount of food was given every day to ensure that he would not starve to death.

He wants to let the king of Chu suffer enough, and then slowly die.

At this time, in the death row, the king of Chu sat quietly cross-legged, the conditions here are extremely bad, usually the rats are in groups in the past, and they are not afraid of people, there is nothing to eat in the death row, hungry skinny mice, sometimes they are bold enough to come up and bite people!

Several times the king of Chu was woken up by a mouse in his sleep, at first he was extremely helpless and unbearable, but after a few days, he gradually got used to it.

The ground is extremely damp, and the straw spread on the ground can squeeze out the water when twisted hard, and various small insects appear on it from time to time.

Pity a golden and noble prince, who is full of scars from mosquito bites.

In addition to the conditions, the daily food is extremely perfunctory, the rice is rancid, and the dishes are only soup, soup and water, and those who say that they are feeding the pigs have lifted those meals.

When the king of Chu came in, he was quite glamorous, but now his hair was scattered, his clothes were dirty, and he looked very embarrassed, but the expression on his face was calm from beginning to end.

With a "clang", a dirty rice bowl was thrown on the ground, and the jailer glanced in casually, "It's time to eat." ”

The king of Chu looked down, and as expected, today's food was those unsightly things. He moved his dry, flaky lips and called out to the jailer with a bad attitude, "This king hasn't drunk water for several days, please send some water." ”

The jailer was about to leave, but when he heard this, he stopped again and looked at him with bad intentions, "You...... Command me? He pointed to his nose as if he had heard some very funny joke.

King Chu calmly looked at the jailer, "Even if you want to go to the guillotine, you have the right to have a full meal, what's the matter, can't you drink saliva?" ”

His eyes swept over lightly, and the momentum of the heavenly nobles was not angry and arrogant, even if he was in a prison cell, he should not be underestimated.

The jailer only felt a numb scalp, kicked back a few steps, and raised his chin sharply, "What do you see?" ”

The King of Chu hooked the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were full of mockery. The jailer finally came back to his senses, what is there to be afraid of, the new emperor ascends the throne, this person fails, the end will definitely be very miserable, and it is not certain whether he can get out of the cell. Although the status is noble, it is in vain to enjoy it without life.

Thinking of this, the jailer straightened his chest again, and in order to strengthen his courage, he stepped forward and kicked the door fiercely, making a clanging sound, which was quite intimidating in the depths of the silent cell.

"What do you see? Lao Tzu told you, don't think that you are still the high-ranking prince, just a prisoner, and dare to be arrogant to the master, hum! ”

King Chu glanced at him coldly, sat with his sleeves in his hands, and still said, "I need a bowl of water." ”

"Water, you can't pee yourself." The jailer raised a wicked grin.

The king of Chu stopped talking and closed his eyes, and at this time, the sharp voice of the eunuch suddenly came from outside, "The emperor has arrived!" ”

The jailer's body was shocked, how could the new emperor come to such a pickled place, and then ran out to pick up the car.

"Little greetings to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, slow down, the road here is not easy to walk, don't fall." The jailer's flattering voice rang out.

The King of Chu did not raise his eyes, only heard a steady footstep sounding all the way until it stopped in front of him, and then, he felt a playful gaze fall on his face.

felt that the other party did not have good intentions, but the king of Chu was still unmoved, and the old god was sitting there.

"Your Majesty, you see that this place is so dirty, it is better for you to ......"

"Shut up." The new emperor glanced coldly at the jailer.

The jailer sweated like rain, "Yes, yes, the little one shut up immediately." ”

The new emperor looked at King Chu with a smile, and said neatly, "King Chu, why, you didn't even open your eyes when I came here?" ”