After school at noon, Mr. Xiao stopped Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao wrinkled his little face and said to the Eighth Prince: "Brother Starling, you go back first." ”

"Don't you have to wait for you?" The Eighth Prince was a little uneasy in his heart.

"No, you don't." Zhao Yao waved his hand at the Eighth Prince, "Starling, I'm going, you can go back to lunch quickly." ”

"Then I'll go back first." The eighth prince knew that Mr. Xiao would not deliberately make things difficult for Zhao Yao, so he asked Zhao Yao to come over, probably because Zhao Yao didn't listen well when he was in class.

Zhao Yao went to Mr. Xiao's study, "Sir, what are you looking for me?" ”

Mr. Xiao motioned for Zhao Yao to sit down. Zhao Yao obediently sat down across from him.

"I asked you to find a gentleman before, and I helped you find a few."

Zhao Yao guessed that Mr. Xiao was looking for him for this. After he heard this, his eyes instantly sparkled: "Sir, thank you so much. ”

Mr. Xiao said softly: "It's my three friends." Rest assured, they will keep it confidential. ”

"Thank you so much, sir." Zhao Yao said gratefully.

"It's nothing." Mr. Xiao handed Zhao Yao a note, "This is their address, you can ask your second uncle to go to them directly."

Zhao Yao took the note, opened it and looked at it, only to see that the names of the three gentlemen and their addresses were written in detail on it.

"Sir, don't your three friends really mind teaching orphans?"

"I told them you asked for it, and they agreed."

When Zhao Yao heard this, his little face showed a look of shock and confusion: "Why did you say that I asked for it and agreed?" ”

"My three friends are not tactful, they have the same strange temper as me, and they are unwilling to teach the children of the family and the children of the eunuchs."

"Then they can teach the children of the poor family?"

"They want to do something about it, too." Mr. Xiao did not hide it, "You will be crowned king and go to the fief in the future, and they want to go to the fief with you." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yao understood the purpose of Mr. Xiao's three friends.

"Sir, three of your friends are willing to go to the fiefdom with me, and I can't ask for it. However, when I go to the fiefdom, it will take at least ten years, can your three friends wait? ”

"I can wait." Mr. Xiao glanced at Zhao Yao deeply, hesitated and said, "It's not just orphans that you ask Mr. to teach. ”

When Zhao Yao heard Mr. Xiao's words, he was slightly stunned, then blinked, and pretended to be stupid and said, "Sir, I don't understand what you mean." ”

"Your Highness, you are not stupid, on the contrary, you are very smart." Mr. Xiao's eyes were not sharp when he looked at Zhao Yao, but Zhao Yao felt that Mr. Xiao had seen through him. "You've been hiding it."

Zhao Yao's heart tightened. He wanted to continue pretending to be stupid, but in the face of Mr. Xiao's see-through eyes, he couldn't continue to pretend.

Mr. Xiao didn't say anything more, and looked at Zhao Yao quietly.

Zhao Yao could see that Mr. Xiao had no ill will towards him. He hesitated in his heart, and then generously admitted: "I didn't expect to be seen by Mr. As he spoke, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "I obviously pretended to be very similar and hid it from everyone, how did you see it, sir?" ”

Seeing Zhao Yao admit it, a touch of surprise crossed Mr. Xiao's eyes, and a loving smile immediately appeared on his face.

"People who can make stirrups aren't stupid."

Zhao Yao looked surprised and said, "Sir, you found out that I was pretending to be stupid because of the stirrups?" ”

"No, I knew you were hiding from the beginning."

"Huh?" Zhao Yao was shocked, "You knew it from the beginning?" "He obviously pretended to be very similar, except for the mother concubine, no one knew, even the wise and close demon starling didn't find out, how did Mr. Xiao find out.

"I've taught a lot of students." Mr. Xiao has a lot of teaching experience and has met all kinds of students, such as Zhao Yao, who is clumsy.

Zhao Yao understood the meaning of Mr. Xiao's words, and immediately he remembered that Mr. Xiao always taught him patiently, unlike other gentlemen who were impatient with him.

"That's why you're so kind to me, sir."

"You are my student, and it is my responsibility to teach you well." Mr. Xiao likes Zhao Yao, not because he deliberately hides it, but because he has a pair of clear and clean eyes.

Most people hide their clumsiness, while Zhao Yao hides clumsy just to survive.

Mr. Xiao knew that Zhao Yao was different from other princes, he was just an ordinary and simple child.

"Sir, your eyes are poisonous." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Except for my mother, no one can see that I am deliberately pretending to be stupid." ”

Mr. Xiao smiled slightly: "My vision has always been very good. ”

"Sir, I'll tell you the truth, those orphans in the Yangsheng Hall have been adopted by my second uncle." Now that Mr. Xiao had already guessed, Zhao Yao also felt that there was nothing to hide. Besides, he believed that Mr. Xiao would not tell him about it. "I asked my second uncle to adopt me."

"You want to train them?"

Zhao Yao nodded and said, "Well, I want to cultivate some of my own people, and when I grow up to be crowned queen, I will bring them to the fief and let them help manage the fief." ”

When Mr. Xiao heard this, his usually stern face showed a look of surprise.

"If your three friends are willing to go to the fief with me, sir, I hope they can continue to teach and teach the children of my fiefdom to read." Zhao Yao sat upright, with an unprecedented expression on his little face, "The last time I invited you to teach in my fiefdom, I wasn't joking, I invited you seriously." ”

"I know you're serious."

At this time, Tongxi came over and reminded Zhao Yao that it was time for lunch.

Zhao Yao asked Tongxi to bring lunch to Mr. Xiao, and he wanted to continue to talk to Mr. Xiao about teaching while having lunch.

After a while, Tongxi brought Zhao Yao's lunch over. Zhao Yao invited Mr. Xiao to have lunch with him, but Mr. Xiao did not refuse.

"Sir, you should know that I am different from the royal brothers, except for the starlings, the other royal brothers have great maternal clans, they have the support of the maternal clan, and they want to fight for that position, but I am not interested in that seat." Zhao Yao thought that since Mr. Xiao had seen through his disguise, he might as well be honest, so that he might be able to move Mr. Xiao and make Mr. Xiao agree to his request.

"I just want to grow up safely, I don't want to get involved in the battle between the royal brothers, and when I grow up, I will go to the fief and be a happy and idle prince." Zhao Yao said, a little embarrassed, "Sir, am I unproductive?" ”

Mr. Xiao chuckled and said, "No, it's good that you think like that. ”

"Do you really think so, sir?" Zhao Yao said, "Everyone thinks that the prince should compete for that position. As he spoke, he raised the chopsticks in his hand and said playfully, "A prince who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good prince." ”

Mr. Xiao was amused by Zhao Yao's last sentence: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and there is nothing wrong with you not wanting to fight for that position." ”

"I'm not interested in that seat at all."

Mr. Xiao said: "I can see it. ”

Zhao Yao smiled and continued: "I am not very favored by my father and emperor, and I don't have the support of my powerful grandfather, so I can only hide in the palace so that I will not get involved in the fight between the imperial brothers. ”

Hearing Zhao Yao say this, Mr. Xiao felt a little sorry for him in his heart. He was obviously only six years old and had only started studying, but in order to live safely in this dangerous palace, he had to carefully disguise himself.

"You're doing the right thing."

"I guess my fiefdom in the future should be Qingzhou."

Mr. Xiao asked with some surprise, "Why do you think it's Qingzhou?" ”

"Because Qingzhou is small and on the seaside, it is still very poor." Zhao Yao said, "The imperial brothers are definitely unwilling to go, I am the last adult king, and the remaining Qingzhou by the imperial brothers can only be given to me." ”

Mr. Xiao felt that Zhao Yao's analysis made some sense: "Compared with other states, Qingzhou is indeed not a good place. ”

"I read the local chronicles of Qingzhou, and the place is really poor, and it often blows strong winds and rains hard." Zhao Yao said, "Some time ago, I also made a special investigation to check the background of the officials in the DPRK and China, and found that none of the officials in the DPRK and China came from Qingzhou. I checked the situation of studying in Qingzhou again, and found that there were very few literati students there, and I guessed that there should be very few scholars there. ”

When Mr. Xiao heard Zhao Yao say this, he thought about it carefully and said, "It seems that this is the case, there are no Qingzhou students in Taixue. ”

"So, I want to wait for me to go to Qingzhou, and build a free school so that all the children in Qingzhou can read and write."

"Free school?" Mr. Xiao first heard the word "free" and didn't understand what it meant.

Zhao Yao explained: "Free means no money, I want to build a school that does not charge any fees, so that children in Qingzhou can have books to read." ”

Mr. Xiao was shocked.

"Maybe you think my idea is a bit whimsical, sir, but I really want to." Zhao Yao said sincerely, "There must be many children there because they don't have the money to study, they may not be able to read a word in their lives, I want to change this situation, so I want to invite some gentlemen to teach in Qingzhou to teach the children in Qingzhou to read." ”

When Mr. Xiao heard this, his heart trembled.

"Children are the future of a place, and if most of the children in a place are not literate, then it will be difficult for the place to be better." Zhao Yao said solemnly, "It's the same in a country, if most of the children in Da Zhou are illiterate, then Da Zhou will be finished." ”

Mr. Xiao was shocked by Zhao Yao's words. He looked at Zhao Yao in great surprise.

Zhao Yao's words were completely beyond his surprise. He knew that Zhao Yao was smart and deliberately hidden, but he didn't expect Zhao Yao to be so smart.

"By the way, this is called a strong youth, and the country is strong." There is such a sentence in Zhao Yao's world in his dream.

Mr. Xiao's eyes burst out with a scorching light, and his expression was a little excited: "Well said, this sentence is too good." ”

Seeing that Mr. Xiao reacted so violently, Zhao Yao was stunned.

Mr. Xiao looked at Zhao Yao lovingly: "If the youth is strong, the country will be strong, this sentence is really right!" ”

"Does the gentleman think so?"

"I couldn't agree more with you." Through this sentence, it can be seen that His Royal Highness Ten is a person with a ravine.

Zhao Yao continued what he had just said: "The poorer the place, the more people need to be taught, so I have to gather some gentlemen before going to Qingzhou. ”

"Your Highness, although Qingzhou is small, there are not many people, and it is not easy for you to establish a free school."

"I know, but no matter how difficult it is, I have to open a free school so that the children of Qingzhou can study in peace." Zhao Yao said, "Reading can change people's destiny, and at the same time, it can also change the destiny of Qingzhou." ”

"That's what Your Highness said."

"I asked my second uncle to adopt some orphans and ask my husband to teach them to read and train them to become talents." Zhao Yao said, "These people went to Qingzhou, and they will change Qingzhou." ”

Mr. Xiao exclaimed in his heart: His Royal Highness Ten is young, but he has already planned for the future adult to go to the fiefdom. This intelligence is not what a six-year-old child should have.

"In addition to studying, I also plan to train talents in other fields, such as business, medicine, craftsmen, etc." Zhao Yao smiled and said, "But you still have to read and write first." ”

"Your Highness, you have a good idea." When His Royal Highness Tenth reaches adulthood in the future, he will definitely treat the people of his fief well, and he will also let the people of his fief live a good life.

"Sir, I hope that your three friends will teach those orphans to read and write, and they will also teach them how to be human beings." Zhao Yao's expression suddenly became very serious, "Being a good person is more important than studying!" ”

"Don't worry, my three friends are all very good people, and they will teach those children how to be human beings!"

"Sir's friend, I'm relieved."

Seeing Zhao Yao believe in him so much, Mr. Xiao's heart was moved.

"Your Highness, I am willing to teach in your fiefdom!" After listening to Zhao Yao's words, Mr. Xiao was deeply moved, and he no longer hesitated and decided to go to Zhao Yao's future fiefdom to teach.

"Really?" Zhao Yao said with a look of surprise, "Are you really willing to go to my fiefdom with me?" ”

Mr. Xiao said very solemnly: "Yes, very willingly!" ”

Zhao Yao said with joy on his face: "Great! Thank you sir! ”

Seeing Zhao Yao so happy, Mr. Xiao couldn't help but smile on his face.

"Yes, I want to thank Your Highness for inviting me."

"Sir, it is my honor to be able to teach in my fiefdom, and it is also the luck of the children of my fiefdom." Zhao Yao said, his face changed, "Sir, a few years before I went to the fiefdom, life was not very easy, after all, Qingzhou was really poor. ”

Mr. Xiao smiled and asked, "Can you let me have a full meal?" ”

"Of course you can, sir, if you go, I will definitely keep you fed."

"That's enough."

"Thank you so much, sir." Even if Mr. Xiao changed his mind and did not go to the fiefdom with him in the future, Mr. Xiao agreed at this time, and he was very grateful.

"Your Highness, don't be so polite."

"By the way, sir, there is one more thing to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?"

Zhao Yao said: "I want to collect as many books as possible before going to the fiefdom. ”

"Collecting books?"

"In that poor place in Qingzhou, there must be no books." Although there is now more paper, there are more books, but books are still very expensive, and many poor students cannot afford them. "I want to collect more books and take them to the fiefdom so that the children in Qingzhou can have books to read."

Mr. Xiao didn't expect Zhao Yao to be so careful, and even thought of this aspect.

"Your Highness the Tenth, it is not difficult to collect books, but the difficult thing is that it costs a lot of money to collect books."

"I came up with a solution to this problem."

Mr. Xiao asked curiously, "What way?" ”

"Sir, there are a lot of students from poor families in Taixue, right?"

Mr. Xiao nodded and said, "Well, there are many. ”

"We can ask these poor students to copy books, and of course we must pay them." Zhao Yao raised two fingers and said, "Asking them to copy the book can not only make them familiar with the content of the book, but also make money, a good way to kill two birds with one stone, sir, don't you say?" ”

"That's a good idea." Mr. Xiao said, "I will tell my friends who are too learning, and ask the students of Taixue to help copy the book." ”

"In addition to students who are too learned, you can also ask the owner of the bookstore to help, and ask the owner of the bookstore to help ask some students to copy books." Zhao Yao said, "I think there should be a lot of students who are willing to copy books to make money." ”

"I'm familiar with the bookstore in Beijing, and I can go to the boss for help." Mr. Xiao often goes to various bookstores in the capital to buy or read books, and the owners and men of various bookstores know him.

"In that case, that's great." Zhao Yao was also polite, "Then trouble Mr." ”

"What kind of books do you want to collect?"

"All useful books, of course." Zhao Yao said, and suddenly laughed slyly, "My fourth brother's maternal grandfather's Li family has a lot of books, I will ask my fourth brother to borrow them, and then find someone to copy them." ”

"The Li family's collection of books is indeed very large, and there are many good books, which are not available outside." Mr. Xiao said, "There are many books in the Li family that I have not read. ”

Although Mr. Xiao is a student of the Li family, it does not mean that he can borrow all the books of the Li family. Like the Li family, or other gate valve families have their own library pavilions. Their collection of books is not only large, but also very valuable, for example, there are many unique books.

The Li family is a scholarly family, and although some of their library is open to students, there are still some of them that are not borrowed except for the Li family.

"I have a good relationship with the fourth brother, I will ask the fourth brother to borrow the Li family's books in the future, and then ask someone to copy them, so that the students in Qingzhou can read good books in the future."

Mr. Xiao was surprised by Zhao Yao's idea. He reminded Zhao Yao: "Your Highness, even if the four princes and the Li family are willing to lend you their treasured books, they will not agree to you finding someone to copy them." ”

"Why?"

"Because this is their treasured book, except for the Li family, outsiders are not allowed to read it."

For this, Zhao Yao is very disgusted and disapproves. He pursed his lips and said, "How can the Li family be like other families, hiding good books and tucking them, only allowing their own family members to read them, and not allowing them to be passed on." ”

"Your Highness, big families have been doing this since ancient times."

"However, this is not right." Zhao Yaozheng said sternly, "Knowledge should not be mastered by these big families, but should be mastered by everyone, so that Da Zhou will get better and better." ”

Mr. Xiao was shocked by Zhao Yao again, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Like everyone else, he thinks that it is appropriate for a large family to have some good books, and he doesn't think there's anything wrong with that. However, now hearing Zhao Yao say this, he suddenly felt that what he and everyone were thinking was wrong.

"Of course, it's right not to borrow those lone good books, after all, they should be well preserved, but it's not right not to be copied, shouldn't knowledge be shared? Otherwise, why did Confucius accept students and teach them to read? ”

Mr. Xiao said with a ashamed face: "It's me who is narrow-minded. ”

"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely ask the fourth brother to promise me to copy the book."

In the Lanyuan Pavilion, the fourth prince, who was having lunch, suddenly sneezed.

"By the way, there are also books in the Lanyuan Pavilion, and I won't let them go."

Mr. Xiao laughed and said, "Your Highness, are you going to copy all the books in the capital and then move them to the fiefdom?" ”

Zhao Yao grinned and said, "That's what I planned." ”

Mr. Xiao: "!!!! ”

"I have at least ten years left." Zhao Yao expressed his ambition, "In this decade, I want to collect more books as soon as possible. By the way, I also asked my grandfather to help me collect books in Gangnam. ”

Mr. Xiao's eyes lit up and said: "There are many good books in Jiangnan, which are not available in the capital. ”

Jiangnan has produced many talents since ancient times, and many Confucians are currently in Jiangnan. There are many rare good books hidden in Jiangnan.

"I'm thinking if I can invite a great Confucian to teach in my fiefdom." With the Great Confucianism in charge, it will attract many literati and students to Qingzhou at that time.

"Great Confucians are not so easy to invite, they will not go out of the mountain easily." Mr. Xiao thinks Zhao Yao's idea is very good, but it is unrealistic.

"I just think about it." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "It's enough to have Mr. and your friends." ”

"Your Highness, what else do you think?"

"I still want to ......"

Regarding reading, Zhao Yao has a lot of ideas. He intends to make these ideas a reality before going to the fiefdom.

Since the old irons are all in favor of having more words in a chapter, then I will return to the original and write more words in each chapter.

Today's two chapters add up to more than 8,000 words, which is quite a lot. I'll give it a try.

Author: You're so sure you're going to Qingzhou in the future.

Zhao Yao: Is there anything worse than Qingzhou?

Author: Yes!

Zhao Yao: ......

In the end, I still ask for a monthly pass!

(End of chapter)