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Moshi fasted for five days in the Platinum Temple, bowed to the Lord of the Empty Wheel, and walked around the temple ten times.

After that, he returned to the palace to continue his training as a prince.

The ninth month of the Great God Moon is the "Changmao Festival", and grand sacrifices and banquets are held in the palace.

The princes' minds were completely uncontrollable, and even the calm Shivin Golden Lion was distracted from time to time, and his eyes were floating in the corridor. Mo Shi didn't want to blame them, and he didn't care too much about the progress of the lessons he taught, so he let the eyes of the children follow the attendants who passed by.

One day during class, Mando Golden Lion came up to him with a look of impatience and triumph, and said, "I don't want to study poetry. I want to go to the grass in the garden and practice martial arts. ”

Mo Shi will neither let him really die, nor will he let his rebellious mind be satisfied.

"Yes, it's rare to have a sunny day today, so we won't study alliteration anymore and go out for a walk. He tossed the quill lightly, "But you can't fight." Unless you are willing to go back to your room and change into suitable clothes. ”

Boys at this age are always the most troubled by these things.

Mandor's face crumpled into a ball, like a ball of face being held in either side and squeezed hard.

"So...... I'll teach you how to play a game. Mo Shi said.

"What game?"

"I call it 'hockey'. The game originated from the shepherd's stick, which was documented in ancient books but is said to have been almost lost now, and I happen to know a little bit about its tooling requirements and rule-making. ”

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Hockey greatly promotes the teacher-student relationship.

Mando hated the rules, but he at least showed a great interest in the game - not surprising, since he was just a young boy - and patiently followed Moshi, went with him to the castle's workshop to customize the hockey and wooden balls, and invited children of the same age to participate in the game.

Xiwen is fascinated by the complexity and variety of rules, but he is always a little timid in front of his brother, and he changes his usual seriousness and talkativeness like a little gentleman, and becomes clumsy, and then simply silent.

There were not many boys in the palace, but because of the Changmao Festival, many princes and nobles came to the court and brought their children, so they could barely form two teams.

Disciplining children is an art.

While the adults are busy preparing for the banquet, children who have not yet reached the age of marriage need to find a way to spend their time on their own (and this method should not make their parents feel that it is a waste of time), and it is certainly a good choice to play with His Royal Highness the Prince.

The king and queen also acquiesced in this novel and harmless entertainment.

In any case, the teaching of hockey began, and the teaching was accompanied by practice.

A truly modern game of hockey has strict requirements for the field and equipment, but of course Moser has reduced them to classical and primitive methods: the middle line, the goal line of both teams, the ball in the opposite goal wins, the opponent is not allowed to hit the opponent with a stick, it is not allowed to raise the stick above the head, it is not allowed to touch the ball with a body part other than a stick, and it is not allowed to play high ball except for shooting.

And he succeeded in convincing the kids to start with club control, so he combined hockey and golf.

At this moment, Mo Shi sat in the courtyard, watching the prince and their playmates swing hokesticks and push wooden balls.

Competitive games between boys, verbal altercations and physical altercations are inevitable. Fortunately, the hierarchy helped somewhat, at least no one would hurt the prince. And Dino and many other princes' chamberlains are also trying to ensure safety.

Mo Shi leaned the bluebird against his side, and practiced the flow of magic with his free hands.

With the flow of magic at his fingertips, his mood also improved. Lately, Mo Shi feels like he's gradually returning to his normal state and regaining control of his body. He didn't know exactly how good he had been in magic, but he always had a vague feeling that he could do it well.

"Tricks," said one man, "now I have to hear his name wherever I go? ”

Mo Shi heard someone say this, and he wasn't sure what it meant. He is human. Even the arguments that he could hear showed that the speaker had no intention of concealing it.

He turned around and saw two men passing along the promenade.

One of them noticed him. And stop.

He looked at Mo Shi, stunned for a moment, then showed an unkind smile, turned his head and said to the cronies beside him, "This is not the ...... Is it said that Mr. Moshi Toyoho, who was picked up from the snow by a firesparrow and was born in the south?"

The Holy Priest St. Douen, before entering the Platinum Temple, was called a saint of the Sam family—he was born into the Sam Tak family, a noble family on the southwestern coast. Obviously, now Mo Shi is under the influence of the Sam Ting family.

Mo Shi looked back at the man and stretched out his arms and knees: "His Royal Highness the Duke of Goldmane." May God bless you. ”

"May God bless. ”

The man raised his hand arrogantly in response, and then was about to leave.

Mo Shi said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Duke." ”

The man raised an eyebrow and turned his head to look at him, reluctant to turn his body around.

Mo Shi bowed his head respectfully: "What a good weather, don't you want to come and see the hockey game of the sons? ”

Duke Goldmane lost his eldest son last year. Now, the boy who stood next to Mando and studied the cricket was Goldmane's third son, and he was only in his twenties, as bold and robust as his older brother.

"Maybe it's advisable to take a walk in the courtyard. Duke Goldmane nodded, "But I'm not an idler like you, and I'll meet the queen later." ”

"Of course, sir. ”

Mo Shi's attitude has always been humble, and his humility has indeed made Goldmane's attitude slightly better.

He walked down the steps and onto the grass.

Mo Shi followed half a step behind him.

"I've heard a lot about you, young man. Goldmane said.

"Yes, sir. "Actually, I don't want to be noticed." I'm just an academic. ”

"A scholar, if that's really the case, you won't be noticed by His Majesty, and you won't be rumored to be an 'oracle'. ”

"I give everything I have to God and the royal family. ”

"But you were a retainer of the Firefinch. ”

Moser raised his eyes and saw Dino Firebird running around the perimeter of the hockey arena, trying to make Prince Mandor, who was having more and more fun, stop and rest for a while. Teenager - now a young man, with fiery red hair and a handsome face.

"I did. Mo Shi lowered his voice and said word by word, "But I am now the king's minister, and I am only loyal to the lord of the empty wheel and the king." ”

Duke Goldmane narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a round, sneering.

"You're just saying that in front of me. The king's most trusted family now is either Scarlet Feet or Firefinch, and you rely on this relationship to get to the top. Since you are also from the Turtle Turtle, you will obviously choose to continue to cling to the Firefinch. ”

The Duke was not wrong.

After the battle for the crown, Scarlet Feet and Firesparrow consolidated their position in the center. Although it is not yet obvious, there is already a faint tendency to divide factions. The Sam family is not very close to Scarlet Feet, and it is true that Moshi has not yet shown any desire to enter the Southern Influence Group - so everyone can easily judge that Moshi will continue to be attached to the Firesparrow.

And Goldmane's mother was born with Scarlet Feet, and he is obviously more inclined to the Scarlet Foot Group.

These complex relationships lead to a naturally hostile atmosphere between Goldmane and Mo Shi (two who have nothing to do with each other).

There is another point: Goldmane is the king's "five-body minister".

The so-called "five important ministers" refer to the five ministers who are allowed to participate in the king's council. The feudal imperial system of the northern kingdom had not yet been developed, and the division of the ministers' positions and positions in the court was not clear enough, but as long as they were ranked as important ministers, they were bound to participate in every "Kinpan Conference", the highest level of councils.

Five-body ministers, "five" is a crucial limitation.

Now there are not many of the five ministers in the court, and there are many of them, and they are just full. And there are no firesparrows in it.

Everyone was speculating about what position the king was going to give Dino Firesparrow, who was now in the court, when he came of age.

What if it's a five-body minister?

If it's really a five-body minister. So, who will step down and make room for him?