Yuan Shu returned to the mansion and hurriedly changed into formal and luxurious clothes, and when he arrived at the palace, it was already half an hour later than the time set by the emperor.

I was busy with the emperor's affairs today, and I was there to review the memorabilia, and I did not pursue his tardiness.

Yuanshu walked into the main hall with his head down, and the emperor just put away the processed official documents and looked up at his grandson.

"Coming?"

“…… Hmmm"

Yuan Shu was a little nervous, and before he started, he felt some sweat in his palms, and every time he was spot-checked, it was like being roasted on a fire.

"Grandpa Huang, I heard that you have been very busy these two days... Why don't we change the day? ”

The emperor looked at his appearance of not being afraid of the sky and the earth on weekdays, but at this moment he looked like a little daughter-in-law, and asked with a smile: "Didn't review?" ”

“…… No. ”

Yuan Shu hurriedly denied it, "Recently, there have been a lot of things in our house, and we don't read books very carefully. ”

This lame excuse made the emperor laugh even more, "Your father has been quite busy lately!" But I didn't hear that you have to settle the matter in the house now......"

He waved his hand to the eunuch beside him, and the chief eunuch led a small eunuch to quickly clean up the bookcase.

Yuanshu walked over and sat there upright.

The emperor looked at the eldest grandson in front of him: "Don't be nervous, I'll only ask you the simplest questions." ”

Yuan Shucai didn't believe this, besides, even if he really asked the simplest question, it would still be a problem for him.

I hate reading the most on weekdays, and I feel big when I see those dense words.

The emperor looked at his expression and sighed slightly: "You! Since I was a child, I have always known that you like to dance and play with swords, and this emperor will definitely support you, after all, you can not waste your studies because of this, most of the people who have always done great things are familiar with history and history, and you must not be a reckless man......"

Yuanshu obediently listened to his grandfather's teachings and made a well-behaved appearance.

His heart was numb to this statement, after all, this passage had been repeated hundreds of times in front of him.

"What Grandpa Huang said is that I must remember it."

The emperor has always favored him, and asked Yuanshu: "I haven't prepared any specific questions for you today, so you can state Li Bing's nine strategies for controlling the water back then......

"Huh?"

Yuan Shu was startled, and looked at the imperial grandfather in front of him with wide eyes, this question was more difficult than the sky.

Not to mention nine strategies, he can't even say one.

"This ...... Why don't you change the question? Yuanshu said cautiously.

The emperor looked at him: "Yuanshu, have you never understood this aspect of things. ”

Yuan Shu wanted to deny it, but when he raised his eyes and saw the emperor's wise eyes, he knew that there was no point in lying, so he had to answer stubbornly: "I have never memorized this." ”

The Emperor was not angry, but nodded calmly.

"Then let me ask you again, what method was used to deal with the drought epidemic during the Zhaodi period?"

Listening to this difficult question, Yuanshu lowered his head in shame and stopped talking.

The emperor looked at Yuanshu: "Won't you?" ”

"No, it won't."

He asked Yuanshu: "These things are the most basic, and the two questions I asked were memorized by me when I was 15 years old." ”

Yuan Shu said ashamedly: "I'm sorry, Grandpa Huang...... I really don't think it's useful to memorize these things. ”

"You think it's useless?"

Yuanshu plucked up the courage to reply: "What if you can memorize it?" Will one day I really be able to heal the water? The imperial court has raised so many talents, as long as they can't...... What we have to do is arrange these talents. ”

Originally, the emperor had some slight words about her answer, but when he heard him say this, he realized that his grandson was not unlearned, and said patiently: "There is some truth in what he said, but don't I understand these truths?" There's nothing wrong with sending the right people to do the right things! But that doesn't mean you don't do anything, you can't understand it, but you can't not know it! ”

The emperor stood up: "The two questions I asked you just now are related to natural disasters, and the emperor's grandfather has been the emperor for so many years, what he can tell you is: governing a country and solving two things can solve more than 90% of the problems." ”

It was the first time Yuan Shu saw the emperor's grandfather talking about such a serious topic, and subconsciously asked, "What?" ”

The emperor said: "The river and corruption. ”

“…… Oh. ”

Yuan Shu has never been in contact with political affairs, and he is still a layman about these, so he has to nod his head hard.

The emperor looked at his grandson: "Now I will tell you this, how much can you understand...... Ay! ”

Yuanshu scratched his head embarrassedly: "I think it's useless even if I tell me, I should tell my uncles about this......"

The emperor shook his head: "You, it's so difficult for you to learn some knowledge. ”

Since it came to this, Yuan Shu didn't bother to pretend anymore, so he simply said what he really thought on weekdays: "The main thing is that I think a lot of things are useless, what if I can memorize those boring articles, basically I can't use it in this life, and I might as well practice more sword practice when I have that time......"

When he saw the emperor's eyes, he quickly stopped talking.

The emperor asked, "Don't you have any ideals?" ”

"Yes! Of course I have ideals. ”

"Tell me about it." The Emperor wanted to know what kind of ambitions his grandson had.

Yuanshu's face was a little shy: "I want to be a big general, and in the future, I will go on a horse to kill the enemy and expand my territory......"

When the Emperor heard this high-spirited ideal, he also laughed, for he had thought so when he was young.

The emperor stretched out a finger and pointed to the top of his head: "Silly grandson, being a general also requires brains." ”

"At least you don't have to carry those useless things." Yuan Shu said helplessly.

The emperor walked over and patted him lightly on the back: "You can have such an ideal, and you are also a good man!" Better than your slow father! ”

Yuan Shu didn't expect the imperial grandfather to praise himself, the nervousness was swept away, and he asked tentatively: "Anyway, the most important thing to be a general is martial arts, so I won't take a random inspection in the future, right?" ”

The emperor's face sank: "No! No learning, no skills. ”

Yuan Shu's good mood was suppressed again, "But ...... I can't stand those books. ”

The chief eunuch on the side watched the grandfather and grandson chatting, and dared to come up with an idea next to him.

"The old slave has a way to make His Royal Highness the eldest grandson find the motivation to study."

The chief eunuch has served the emperor for more than 40 years, and from time to time he has given the emperor ideas, and has put forward many creative ideas over the years.

The emperor asked, "What way?" ”

The old eunuch said: "Your Highness does not like to read, it is nothing more than that he has not found the pleasure in the book, and lacks a goal, in his eyes, all the characters in history are fictional and pale, but if you find a benchmark from the book as an object to emulate, it will certainly greatly increase your interest." ”

When the emperor heard such a humane suggestion, he was a little surprised: "You have quite an idea." ”

Yuanshu was still bored: "What kind of benchmark do you want...... Few of the characters in the book are likeable. ”

The emperor was interested and asked his grandson: "You have also read a lot of history books, but there is no celebrity who impresses you?" ”

“…… Few. ”

Yuan Shu thought about it again, and most of the people he could think of were pedantic old pedants like Confucius.

The emperor asked, "Which one makes you envious, even admired?" ”

Yuanshu thought seriously about this question for a while.

"Yes, too!"

"Who?"

"Emperor Yang Guang of Sui."