Xiao Rui came to the China Literature Academy in a low-key manner to visit Master Meng.

Last time, he used Old Master Meng as a knife to deal with Zhao Gaogao of the Inner Court Division, although Old Master Meng was not angry, but Xiao Rui has always felt guilty, and it is about to be the New Year, Xiao Rui came to visit with some gifts, which is both an apology and a tribute.

When Master Meng heard that Xiao Rui asked to see him, he hurriedly sent someone to invite him in, Xiao Rui entered the bedroom, but saw that Master Meng was bedridden, he was shocked, and hurriedly ran to the side of the bed and asked, "Master, are you not feeling well?" Have you ever asked Lang Zhong for diagnosis? I'll go to the palace right now and ask for a doctor! ”

Meng Tiannan laughed, hurriedly grabbed Xiao Rui, and said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, don't worry, don't worry, the old man is fine, but he occasionally feels cold and tired, so he is resting in bed, the Huashen doctor in the capital has already diagnosed and treated, there is no major matter, and he has already drunk medicine." ”

"Really?" Xiao Rui confirmed.

Meng Tiannan nodded and said with a smile: "Naturally, it's true, if you don't believe it, you can ask others." ”

Taking care of Meng Tiannan was his youngest grandson, who was in his twenties, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, my grandfather is indeed occasionally cold, and he can be cured after a few days of rest." ”

Xiao Rui was relieved.

Meng Tiannan was very pleased, and looked at Xiao Rui's gaze more kindly: "Why did His Highness come to me today?" ”

Xiao Rui apologized: "It's coming to the end of the year soon, come and pay a New Year's greeting to the master." The students are ashamed that they should have come a long time ago. ”

"You are the prince of Great Xia, and now you are on duty in the Imperial Procuratorate, and the task is cumbersome, just send someone to say it, why bother to run it yourself." Meng Tiannan smiled: "I received your wishes, but I can't use these gifts at my age." ”

Xiao Rui asked Li Yuanfang to put the gift away, and said with a smile: "A little heart, if the master refuses, the student will have no face to go out to meet people." Moreover, the gifts given by the students are not expensive, not to mention that the students are the princes of Great Xia, and they should thank the master for teaching and educating people in the Great Xia Kingdom. ”

"You, if you can speak, okay, I'll accept the gift." Meng Tiannan smiled, and then, he coughed twice.

Xiao Rui said: "Master, have a good rest, and I will leave." ”

Meng Tiannan said: "No, it's just a dry cough, you just came and had to leave, others will say that the old man has no hospitality, Zaikun, go and prepare some refreshments." ”

"Yes, grandfather." Meng Zaikun responded, and hurriedly went down to prepare.

Xiao Rui glanced at Meng Zaikun and said, "Master, is this your grandson?" Sure enough, a talent will be a pillar of the court in the future. ”

"No, no, no! Although you are a few years older, in terms of knowledge and personality, you are still far behind. After the New Year's exam, the old man will be satisfied if he can be on the list. However, this little guy's temper is like mine, unlike his father and uncle, utilitarian and harsh, and when I die in the future, this Reading Academy will be handed over to him, and it will not be buried. Meng Tiannan sighed.

Xiao Rui comforted: "As long as you always uphold the spirit of China Literature Academy, the academy will not be buried, and the master must also relax, Meng Zaikun will inherit your mantle and will not lose your face." Although the students did not worship under the Master's disciple, they have always admired the Master's personality and knowledge, and if the Master is at ease, if there is anything to do with the Reading Academy in the future, I will never refuse. ”

"Hey..."Meng Tiannan sighed, "This is also where the old man regrets, you are such an excellent student, you can't be accepted as a disciple, regret, regret!" ”

Xiao Rui didn't expect Meng Tiannan's recognition of himself to be so high, so he quickly got up and bowed deeply to show his respect.

Because he is Emperor Xia's enlightenment teacher, he can't accept Xiao Rui as a disciple, otherwise he will be messed up, and he can't let Xiao Rui say to Emperor Xia: Father, let's talk about each other, you call me junior brother, and I call you father.

Meng Tiannan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You, don't be so polite, I'm telling the truth, I didn't mean to praise you, you thank the old man for what he did." You are going to leave the capital after the Chinese New Year, but you can plan your itinerary and how long will you go out? ”

"My father ordered me to go out after the imperial examination, the time is tentatively set for a year, and I haven't figured out where to go, anyway, I will inspect the state capital and walk as much as possible." Xiao Rui said.

Meng Tiannan said: "Your Majesty is in good health, the position of the prince is not half a year can be decided, the old man appreciates your decision very much, go out for a walk, one is to broaden your horizons, the other is to do something practical for the people, there are not a few local officials who are corrupt and pervert the law, relying on being far away from the emperor of the capital Tiangao, he will show off his might, even in the face of the supervision of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he also relies on ignoring some people, arrogant." And you are different, you are the prince, you don't have to worry about the people behind them at all, and you can ask for the people's lives well. The old man felt that although His Majesty named you the King of Xian, he wanted you to become a virtuous king. ”

Xiao Rui arched his hand and said: "Students are taught and remembered in their hearts. ”

"Also, do you know any other meaning of the word salty?" Meng Tiannan asked suddenly.

Xiao Rui groaned for a moment and said, "Kill!" ”

"That's right!" Meng Tiannan said with a smile: "Your Majesty's good intentions, you have to remember, if you have the opportunity, you will also go to the border pass, you live in the national capital, far away from the border pass, and you are fascinated by the peace and prosperity of this national capital, and you have not seen the cruelty of war." Great Xia and Great Yan formed an alliance, and the south was stable, but what about the north and the west? Why does Champion Hou stay in the north all year round and never return? How many major military marquis are stationed in the western military town, and there are continuous battles? When His Majesty had not yet ascended the throne, when Emperor Xiaowen was in power, the iron cavalry of Da Zhao and Da Qi rushed into the territory of Daxia and almost occupied half of the country. ”

"The Great Xia Kingdom has been comfortable under the protection of His Majesty, but if the later emperor does not have this ability, he will still lose his power and humiliate the country, and even lose the country. Your Highness, do you know? More than 500 years ago, before the establishment of the Great Xia Kingdom, the land under our feet belonged to the Jiang Kingdom. At that time, Jiang was the most powerful of all countries, but in fifty years, it was defeated by a mediocre emperor, and finally the country broke the mountains and rivers, and things were wrong, and it was the turn of the Great Xia Kingdom to rise. For thousands of years, this continent has never been unified, but countless countries have risen, prospered, withered, and collapsed. ”

"Work hard to make yourself strong, let your strength become a killing weapon, and no one in the world can resist your edge."

Meng Tiannan's old voice was like a hammer striking into his heart.

Xiao Rui nodded seriously, at this moment, the goal he had set was burning in his heart, turning from a flame to a flame.

"Others don't have the ability to dominate the world, and I don't have either, but I have a system!"

Although the system is sometimes fucked up, it has given itself the means to defy the sky, and he is only eighteen years old, and he has the time and experience to descend on a stronger reliance.

He seemed to have seen countless capable ministers who governed the world, Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, Feng Xiao, Liu Bowen, Wei Zheng, Zhang Liang, Fan Li, Jiang Ziya......

There are also countless fierce generals, Lu Bu, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xue Rengui, Guo Ziyi, Huo Quzhi, Bai Qi...

In this world, how can you stop me?

Wait, who called Jiang Ziya out!

Suddenly, Xiao Rui's ambition was blinded by a question.

System, system, you won't even be able to come out of the gourd baby,, then I'm still working hard!

Huowa, come, set a fire and burn the Great Qi Kingdom.

Water baby, come and come, spit, and drown the Great Zhao Kingdom.

Erwa clairvoyance, let's see what Yan Linglong's little lady is doing, Liuwa, lend me your stealth technique, I'm going to go to the women's bathhouse, I heard that there is a white rabbit there.

Just when Xiao Rui began to doubt the world he was in, the system couldn't bear it anymore.

System: "Please don't daydream about the host, what you fantasize about is completely impossible, absolutely impossible." Do things honestly, be well-behaved and skillful. ”

"Okay!" Xiao Rui stopped thinking about it, and thought that he was useless as a hero.

But Meng Tiannan was suspicious, he saw Xiao Rui's face change, as if he was experiencing some profound struggle, could it be that his own words hit him?

No, the little guy in front of him is very strong, and it is impossible to be scared by a few words!

Xiao Rui came back to his senses, noticed Meng Tiannan's doubts, and quickly explained: "Master, I'm sorry, I just got distracted and thought of some other things. ”

Meng Tiannan nodded and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, you are still young and in the process of growing up." ”

"Students understand." Xiao Rui said again.

While talking, Meng Zaikun came over with refreshments, Meng Tiannan was also like all the elders in the world, and let Xiao Rui eat and eat, but Xiao Rui didn't dare to refuse, stayed for more than an hour, and actually ate it.

In the end, seeing that Meng Tiannan was really tired, Xiao Rui said goodbye.

Meng Zaikun personally sent him out of the academy, walked through a bamboo forest in the academy, and saw a group of young people from the academy sitting on the ground in the bamboo forest, chatting enthusiastically.

This group of young people in their teens and twenties is in the prime of their youth, and at this time, they are blushing because of a strategy, and the atmosphere of study style is very strong.

As a private school, China Reading Academy can compete with officials and academics like Guozijian, and many children of high-ranking officials do not go to Guozijian, but come to Yuewen Academy, because they value the atmosphere here, which is also the result of Meng Tiannan's old master's years of operation.

Xiao Rui stopped, accompanied by Meng Zaikun, and said with a smile: "These are all scholars who will participate in the examination next year, the academy has been on vacation, but most of them are far away from home, so they will not go back, waiting for the New Year to participate in the examination." ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said sincerely: "I hope you can all be named on the gold list." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your good words." Meng Zaikun arched his hand.

Xiao Rui hesitated for a moment and asked, "The chief examiner of the imperial examination this time is Lord Zhou, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, you are the grandson of Master Meng, why don't you go to visit Lord Zhou?" ”

"Falling off the list shows that I am only a shallow learner, and I have never thought of other ways in the next place, and I feel opportunistic and improper, which is a disgraceful act." Meng Zaikun said proudly.

Xiao Rui nodded, this son is really like Meng Fuzi's temper, but this imperial examination will definitely not be peaceful, I hope that what I do will not hurt these lovely scholars, and they will not encounter Tang Bohu's situation.

"Let's go!"

Xiao Rui turned around and left, and the plan in his heart would not be abandoned.