Many people know that not long ago, the number one salted fish in the Hanlin Academy, the "old bachelor" Zhang Hao Zhang Guozhong didn't know which pillar of high incense he burned and what kind of good luck he had, and he was inexplicably appreciated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Di Hedong and was promoted to the prince's attendant.

The prince's attendant, whose full name is the bachelor's degree of the prince of the Hanlin Academy, as the name suggests, is the prince's assistant teacher when he is in class.

The bachelors of Hallym Academy are divided into three classes, and the worst first class is only a bachelor, without any additional duties. This category is pure salted fish, which is nothing more than a difference between pickled and pickled.

The highest level is the bachelor who presides over the affairs of a certain pavilion. This kind of bachelor is generally a fictitious title, and in fact people do not work in the Hanlin Academy—for example, the prime minister will generally be a scholar of the Shobunkan University, the official department of the Shoshu will generally be a scholar of the Jixian Hall, and the Rite Department of the Ministry of Rites will generally be a scholar of the Taishikan University. The scholars of the Guanwen Palace, the Zhizheng Palace, the Baohe Palace, and the Duanming Palace, as well as the scholars of the Longtu, Tianzhang, Baowen, Xianmo, Huiyou, and Fuwen, were all concurrently served by high-ranking officials of the imperial court.

Today's crown prince Emperor Hedong is the imperial city Ling Yin, and he is also a scholar of the Imperial Palace.

In between the two are the attendants, attendants, and attendants of various pavilions, halls, and pavilions.

The attendant is to serve as a teaching assistant when the teacher is lecturing - but in fact, because the "teachers" are often important officials of the imperial court and are busy with official duties, the attendant is responsible for lecturing. Basically, it belongs to the highest status category among regular bachelors.

The waiter system is responsible for running errands and contributing efforts when you need to check the information, and it is generally served by well-informed people, these people are basically humanoid libraries, but all the information in their place is familiar with it, and they can say it as soon as they open their mouths, and they don't need to look it up at all.

Needless to say, the attendant is a companion to read.

These three types of scholars are collectively called chamberlains, which means that they are like the guards in the military attachés, and they are the closest people to the Son of Heaven.

In addition, there are also princes and princes, princes, princes, queens, concubines, and concubines, although it is slightly lower than working for the Son of Heaven, but it is better than a turnip and a pit, and it is more intimate with the superiors you serve, but it may not be worse.

After all...... His Majesty the Emperor alone has almost twenty "attendants". His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only has one attendant and two attendants.

By the way, the attendants and attendants of the queen and the concubines are generally female officials - the Great Xia imperial examination is not limited to gender, and women can also participate. However, female Hanlin is rarer than female generals, and often one may not be able to produce one in one imperial examination.

Other positions are more monks and less porridge, but this one has a lot of porridge, and I can't find a monk to eat......

Zhang Guozhong became the prince's attendant, and his status immediately improved in a straight line - the prince's attendant is only a bachelor, and if you subdivide the grade, it is lower than the bachelor who serves the prince, but it is such an honor to be able to be a teaching assistant for the prince, and even to be able to teach the prince!

In the imperial court, there is a private saying that the prince's attendant is called a "little young master".

Young Master, refers to the young master of the crown prince.

In the imperial court, there are the so-called "six masters", that is, Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Shaoshi, Shaofu, and Shaobao, all of which are teachers for the emperor.

But because the emperor actually doesn't need a teacher with a status above himself, these "six masters" are all posthumously awarded honors after the death of the minister, and the living have no chance to obtain them.

Similar to the six masters, it is the sixth master of the crown prince.

Among the six princes, the princes and princesses, princes and princesses generally belong to the immortals worshiped by the imperial court - for example, Emperor Wucheng has served as the prince and prince of many princes, and until now, His Royal Highness the prince and prince of Emperor Hedong are still him.

Will the immortals concentrate on lecturing the crown prince?

Therefore, the prince's de facto teachers are the prince young master, the prince young master and the prince young bao.

As far as the profession of pure "scholar official" is concerned, being able to achieve the "three princes and three less" is almost the peak, and there is no place to go higher.

And the prince's attendant is called the "little young master", which naturally means that the person who holds this official position is similar to the prince and young master, but he is not so respected.

In the entire Hanlin Academy, the prince's attendant is almost one of the most powerful people.

From an old bachelor who has become a joke, he has become one of the biggest bigwigs in the Hanlin Academy. Zhang Guozhong's posture as if riding a rocket to the sky made many people unable to understand it.

Zhang Guozhong himself couldn't understand it.

Of course, he didn't know that the reason why he had been in the Hanlin Academy for sixteen years was only because when he was the champion of junior high school, the "big Zhang champion" said casually: "Such a talent should be left to the prince." ”

At that time, the crown prince Emperor Hedong was still young, and he was not yet able to endure the city's kindness - not to mention that at that time, Di Luonan was a young talent, and Di Renchen had not even decided which son would be the heir.

So the matter dragged on until the eve of the change.

Di Renchen made up his mind, and Di Luonan, the second son with strong martial arts, was responsible for changing the law and singing white faces to attract hatred, while the eldest son Di Hedong, who was not high in martial arts but had a harmonious personality, was responsible for singing red faces and winning people's hearts.

In this way, Di Hedong's succession qualification is naturally ironclad and will never be shaken again.

So Zhang Guozhong, who was "left to the prince", finally got out of the way and waited for the opportunity that should have belonged to him a long time ago.

Of course, Zhang Guozhong can't know these things. is the Marquis of Yangzhou, the "big Zhang champion" Zhang Hong and Zhang Guodong, and he may not remember what he said casually.

But Zhang Guozhong was very worried about the prince's kindness to him.

As a Nanhai person, he was deeply excluded in the Hanlin Academy, and all the opportunities to get ahead were not his turn - those who could enter the Hanlin Academy were talents, even if you were 100, others would have at least 90, and they would not be worse than you. Everyone joins forces to squeeze you out, and no matter how big your ability is, there is nothing you can do.

He originally planned that this would be the end of his life, maybe he would be old and resign and retire when he was in his fifties...... That's it, he's mentally prepared.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not moved by the rumors, and appreciated and promoted him with an almost opinionated attitude, which is extremely rare for His Royal Highness the Prince, who has always been gentle and kind to others.

This moved him more and more, and made him more confident that he would be wholeheartedly loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince - only to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Therefore, when he gave advice to the crown prince, he didn't think about what would happen to others at all. All the opportunities and ideas are all in order for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to inherit the throne smoothly.

Except for the throne on the Golden Luan Palace, everything else is empty!

The core idea of the idea he gave to the prince was one word: wait.

Brake statically and wait for your chance.

Di Luonan's changes were very drastic, and it was impossible not to cause contradictions between the imperial court and local powers, and even between the imperial power and those high-ranking nobles. If Di Luonan's supernatural powers are vast and even these contradictions can be bridged, then everyone can only admit that "it is indeed you who are stronger".

But if Di Luonan's ability is not enough to deal with these contradictions, then when the contradictions gradually intensify, it will be the turn of the crown prince Emperor Hedong to perform.

"Waiter, you said before that you have to wait patiently, and the moving scene can be big, but the effect must be small. Because the moving scene can attract people, and the effect is small, it can not cause trouble...... So what should happen to this 'voice' of the lonely now?"

Di Hedong is an ordinary-looking person, his appearance is barely handsome, his stature is average, whether it is martial arts or knowledge, he can only be regarded as upper-middle. His greatest strength is that he doesn't get into trouble and gets along well with everyone. Moreover, he was particularly close to civil officials, and carefully kept a certain distance from the generals - this is what Di Renchen is most satisfied with him.

If the relationship between the crown prince and the generals is too good, the emperor will feel uncomfortable.

The evaluation of this prince by court officials is four words: the king of Shoucheng.

He may not have the ability to forge ahead, but he will definitely be able to manage the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty safely and steadily, be the emperor for decades, and then pass on the throne to the next Son of Heaven.

Such a crown prince is probably not to the liking of those who are determined to forge ahead, but it is undeniable that he has the approval of most people in the Great Xia government and the opposition.

At this moment, he listened to Zhang Guozhong's proposal, his eyes lit up slightly, and he asked with interest: "Speak out, I understand." But how do you make a sound to make the scene big and the effect small? Lone doesn't quite understand, please tell me something. ”

Zhang Guozhong smiled slightly and said: "The moving scene is big, it's about your 'voice', and everyone must know it." It is best to talk to a few old ministers in private first, and they will definitely say that 'the second prince's approach is naturally beneficial to the country and the people, but the so-called too much, you must take your time in governing the country, and it is not okay to be too impatient...... and so on. When the time comes, you will naturally support their statement, and then go to your Majesty and report on the contents of these discussions......"

"Father would have asked, 'What do you think?' Di Hedong said with a smile, "When the time comes, Gu will answer, 'Erchen also thinks so, my father is in the spring and autumn period, we have a lot of time to slowly change the law, there is really no need to be so anxious.' ’”

Zhang Guozhong nodded: "When you get out of the palace, you have to meet those old ministers again and tell you what is right." Show your resolute attitude - the old ministers will be happy, and there will inevitably be people who will promote it for you. ”

"This dynamic scene is indeed big enough, but how can the effect be small?" asked Di Hedong.

Zhang Guozhong said with a smile: "You also know the character of the second prince. If you talk to him privately, he will most likely sell you face and take a step back - after all, you have always cared about him and are a good big brother he respects. This face, he has to give after all. ”

"Then what's the difference between me and going directly to my father?"

"You tell Your Majesty about this directly, and Your Majesty should also talk to the second prince. But His Majesty said this, and the second prince may not buy it. Zhang Guozhong smiled slightly, but his smile was a little sinister, "Back then, he quelled the rebellion in Jingnan, swept the rebellion with his backhand, and suddenly eliminated the troubles, which can be said to have made great contributions." As a result, after returning to the court, instead of being rewarded, he was criticized and placed under house arrest...... His character, you also know, eats soft rather than hard. In his heart, most of them are dissatisfied with His Majesty. ”

"Even if he is dissatisfied, the emperor's orders, he will listen to them after all. Di Hedong said.

"As long as you are dissatisfied, there are many ways to disobey the yang and the yin. Zhang Guozhong said with a smile, "The second prince himself is a masterpiece of a generation, and the talent of Cangyuan can also be called outstanding-at least much stronger than me." The two of them made up their minds to play the game of yang and yin, and His Majesty may not be able to do much. ”

Di Hedong frowned: "Father is the supreme emperor in the world, how could he not help it?"

"If it's before May, Your Majesty will definitely have a way. But in the dispute of the Dragon Boat Festival, the forces loyal to His Majesty suffered heavy losses. The secret guards were almost wiped out, and the 'Zhou Tian Xingchen' trained by King Wucheng was also dead, and even King Wucheng himself was seriously injured, so he could only recuperate by guarding the tomb for Taizu...... Now is the time when His Majesty's strength is at its weakest. Do you think he will tear his face with the second prince at this time, for some trivial things that are not important?"

Di Hedong thought for a moment, his brows furrowed, and his face showed worry.

"Your Highness, don't worry, the character of the second prince is destined that he will not usurp the throne - what's more, if he really wants to fight for the throne, he shouldn't stand up and preside over the change. Do such offending things, and still want to inherit the throne?" Zhang Guozhong smiled and comforted him, "He is nothing more than a strong personality, likes the whole upper hand, and wants to fight for a breath." ”

When Di Hedong heard this, he was still a little worried. "I'm not worried about him usurping the throne, but ...... His relationship with his father is getting worse and worse, it's not good after all!"

Seeing him so gentle, Zhang Guozhong was even happier in his heart. But he still persuaded: "Your Highness, Your Majesty is the king, you and the second prince are ministers, Your Majesty is the father, and you and the second prince are sons." When it comes to getting along with each other, His Majesty's will is what matters most. If he wants to get along with the second prince, he can have a thousand ways to do it. ”

He didn't say "if Di Renchen doesn't want to get along with Di Luonan", but Di Hedong can fully understand what he means.

The gentle crown prince was silent for a long time and sighed deeply.

"Guozhong, do you know, my father and I ...... I'm a little afraid of Ronan. He changed his name, and his tone became softer, but also deeply sad, "He has been excellent since he was a child, better than anyone else. The degree of his genius is even King Wucheng and King Wuying...... All of you were amazed. When my grandfather was still on the throne, he once sighed, 'My emperor's family has a unicorn, and in the emperor's lineage, it is finally time to produce an immortal Buddha'......"

"At that time, he was our pride. ”

Zhang Guozhong didn't say anything, he knew that the only thing he had to do now was to listen silently.

However, as he grew older, he slowly changed. He became more and more stubborn, often revealing a kind of heartfelt arrogance, as if he was the only 'human' in the world, and everyone else was just 'ants'...... That kind of natural superiority is naturally above everyone else, and it is natural that everyone should look down on them...... It's hard for me to describe the feeling, but really, he was super uncomfortable at that time!"

Zhang Guozhong nodded slightly, although he had never met Di Luonan at that time—he was still studying hard in the South China Sea at that time, preparing for the entrance examination in Beijing—but he had heard stories about Di Luonan at that time from more than one person.

At that time, Di Luonan, as Di Hedong said, was a person with eyes on the top of his head, accustomed to looking at people with his nose, and would crush the past from others without care.

"So he put down the rebellion in Jingnan and killed hundreds of thousands of people at once, when the news came, we were shocked, but when we thought about it, we felt that it was normal. Di Hedong sighed, "Luo Nan ...... I really don't care if those people live or die. Hundreds of thousands of people are just a number for him. ”

His expression became more and more melancholy: "At that time, I occasionally even felt that even our relatives might be just a number in his eyes...... In this world, as long as there is no one who can cultivate immortality, it is just a number in his eyes. ”

"I asked my father, can such a person really cultivate and protect Great Xia? My father just sighed and didn't answer. ”

Di Hedong was silent for a long time, and then said: "He is changing the law now, tossing these, and it seems that the means are fierce. But in fact, compared to him back then, he has been gentler I don't know how many times. ”

"Guozhong, as soon as I see you, I feel very close to you, probably the feeling of 'pouring out'. Aside from your parents, wife and children, you are the person I trust the most. I'm seriously asking you, do you think it's really okay for me to step back and let Luo Nan put him at the front?"

He ...... Is it really going to happen?"

Zhang Guozhong looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's somewhat confused expression, was silent for a few seconds, and then said very firmly: "Don't worry! The Second Prince is a peerless genius who wants to achieve immortality, and all the setbacks and difficulties are just grinding for him." He is like a blade that has not been cast for a long time, and it needs to be sharpened repeatedly before he can really blow his hair and cut iron like clay!"

"Is that so...... Di Hedong muttered to himself, thought for a long time, and then said, "You're right, Luo Nan is indeed a person who is getting stronger and stronger and keeps moving forward. Since the last time he had a setback, he has grown a lot. If he is frustrated again this time, he will definitely grow even more!"

He nodded again and again, and the confusion gradually dissipated, and he became calm and firm again: "Okay." I'll go talk to a few old ministers tomorrow, everything ...... It's all according to your plan!"

After a while, Zhang Guozhong left the prince's mansion, and on the way home by car, he nodded lightly and smiled happily.

(His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a gentle and affectionate person...... This is a good thing!, my lord is like this, and I will redouble my efforts to repay the kindness of His Highness!)

In the study, Di Hedong opened a copy of "National Change", looked at the content of the book, and fell into thinking.

(In this book, the key to the failure of the little emperor's change is that he has not been able to unite enough people, and it is meaningless to just rely on a group of scholars to toss.) ）

(Luo Nan's approach is much more clever than this little emperor, I have to be more careful, I must not let him take advantage of the situation!)

(Zhang Guozhong has a lot of ideas and a good brain, and if he wants to hold him firmly in his hands, it is indispensable for high-ranking officials in a position of power, but the most important thing is to envelop him with feelings!)

(Alas, it's a pity that his father relented too late, and he had already married and had children.) Otherwise, if I marry my daughter to him, that would be the best way, much better than acting like this...... ）

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