Chapter 292: Old Mr. Meng wants to see His Royal Highness the Tenth
The next day, at midnight, Zhao Yao was woken up by Tongxi on time. After he freshened up in a daze, he went to the Eighth Prince for breakfast.
Last night, Tongxi said hello to Yu Hai. For today's breakfast, Yu Hai asked the small kitchen to prepare a lot of food, porridge, baked cakes, steamed buns, steamed buns, wontons, siu mai, leek boxes, etc.
The eighth prince had been yawning when he saw Zhao Yao eating, and asked with concern, "Didn't you sleep well last night?" ”
"I thought I had a dream last night, but I don't remember anything when I woke up just now." As soon as Zhao Yao finished speaking, he yawned again.
Although he was very sleepy, it didn't hinder Zhao Yao from eating at all.
The eighth prince couldn't eat anything after eating, and sat on the side to watch Zhao Yao eat.
Zhao Yao never knew what politeness was in front of the Eighth Prince, and his small mouth was stuffed to the brim, just like a squirrel eating.
Seeing that Zhao Yao had eaten a lot, the eighth prince was worried that he would hold on, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Tenth brother, don't break your stomach, it won't be good if you have a stomach when you listen to school." ”
Zhao Yao just ate a spiced egg, and when he heard the Eighth Prince say this, he blinked innocently and blankly, and after swallowing the spiced egg in his mouth, he said: "Starling brother, I haven't eaten enough, how can I hold on?" ”
The Eighth Prince, who was drinking tea, was so shocked that he almost choked on a mouthful of saliva when he heard Zhao Yao say this.
He looked at Zhao Yao, who was still eating, in surprise: "You haven't eaten yet?" ”
"No, it's only eight points full now, and I have to eat two more points." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he lowered his head and drank a few mouthfuls of meat porridge, and then said, "I can't eat when I listen to school, I have to eat very full, so that I won't be hungry." ”
The Eighth Prince looked Zhao Yao up and down, and then his gaze stayed on Zhao Yao's stomach.
"Tenth brother, is your little belly a bottomless pit?" The ten brothers' breakfast can be worth nine meals in three days.
"Starling, it's not that I can eat it, but you can't eat it." Zhao Yao didn't feel that he had eaten too much, "Besides, I'm growing taller now, so I have to eat more." I don't eat much now, and by the time the time comes, I'll be hungry. "On weekdays, when he is studying in the Wende Palace, he will bring him some snacks around the time, otherwise he will not be able to get out of school at noon.
The Eighth Prince was still a little uneasy, and asked again, "You really haven't eaten?" ”
"Nope." Zhao Yao didn't pay any more attention to the Eighth Prince, lowered his head and continued to eat.
After eating to his heart's content, Zhao Yao also drank a bowl of goat's milk.
"Uh......" Zhao Yao burped, raised his hand and gently patted his little belly, and sighed with satisfaction, "I'm full." ”
Yu Hai took a diet pill and handed it to Zhao Yao. The eighth prince said to Zhao Yao: "Tenth brother, you should take a diet pill." ”
Seeing that the Eighth Prince was looking at him with worried eyes, Zhao Yao had no choice but to swallow the Diet Pill obediently.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
Seeing that the Eighth Prince suddenly coughed, Zhao Yao asked nervously, "Starling, what's wrong with you, are you cold?" ”
"I ate a little wind last night." Seeing that Zhao Yao's little face was full of worry, the Eighth Prince smiled at him soothingly, "I have already drunk medicine." ”
"That's good." Zhao Yao frowned slightly and said, "Starling, did you keep the window open when you were reading last night?" ”
"It's closed, I don't know how to get cold." The Eighth Prince said softly, "It's just a little cough, it's not a big deal." ”
"Starling, when you come back from listening to the school, let's call the imperial doctor to show you." Zhao Yao looked at the Eighth Prince, whose face had always been a little pale, and said, "Your body is already weak, if you are really sick, it will definitely be very serious at that time." ”
"Not really."
"How could it not be?" Zhao Yao saw that the Eighth Prince didn't care too much about his body, and said a little unhappily, "Starling, you are not in good health, a few years ago, in order to save the prince's brother, you were seriously injured and almost died, completely injured your body, and you have not completely recovered in the past few years." ”
He added, "Also, you have to get seriously ill almost once a year, even if it's just a cold. What is the condition of your own body, do you not have a little in mind? "With the weak body of the starling, coupled with the fact that he doesn't eat well, I'm afraid that the starling won't live long in the future.
The eighth prince was stunned by Zhao Yao's face. He hurriedly changed the subject and said, "It's not too early, we should go to the big brother." With that, he hurriedly turned around and walked out of the house.
"Starling, you changed the subject again." Zhao Yao hurriedly chased after him and said the eighth prince again.
The Eighth Prince wanted to interrupt Zhao Yao several times, but was interrupted by Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao was like a little old man, babbling about the Eighth Prince.
The Eighth Prince was not annoyed by listening to it, on the contrary, his heart was warm. In this world, the person who cares most about his body, except for Yu Hai, is the tenth brother.
It wasn't until he saw the crown prince that Zhao Yao closed his mouth and didn't say anything more about the eighth prince.
When the crown prince heard the coughing sound of the eighth prince, he was also very concerned, and said that after the end of the listening class, he would ask the imperial doctor to show the eighth prince.
The Eighth Prince thanked the crown prince for his concern.
The crown prince led the Eighth Prince and Zhao Yao to the Chengguang Palace. Today, the emperor will also go to study.
When they arrived at the Chengguang Palace, they didn't expect that the acting king had already arrived, and they also had breakfast with the emperor. A glint crossed the prince's eyes, but it quickly disappeared as if nothing had happened.
With a wave of his hand, the emperor took his sons to the school.
By the time they arrived, the training ground was already full. Not only that, but there were also people standing all around.
Zhao Yao glanced at it, and immediately exclaimed in his heart: My good man, so many people.
The Praetorian Guard training ground could not accommodate all the scholars in the capital, so there were many people who could not sit or stand on the training ground. However, they followed the queue and sat on Suzaku Street, the main road in the capital.
Zhao Yao and the others must be sitting in front of them, and he obediently sat beside the Eighth Prince.
He suddenly remembered something, tilted his body towards the eighth prince, and whispered: "Starling brother, didn't the father and emperor not go to court this morning?" "At this time on weekdays, my father and the emperor are going to the early court.
"Today is Mr. Meng's first day of lecturing, so my father canceled today's early dynasty." Although the eighth prince has not yet been crowned king, he began to go to the court as early as two years ago, and he naturally understands the affairs of the court. "Tomorrow will be the morning court as usual."
"Oh." Zhao Yao reacted suddenly, "Then Brother Starling, don't you have to listen to tomorrow?" ”
"I'll listen to it later." The Eighth Prince saw through Zhao Yao's careful thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile, "You have to come to study early tomorrow like today." ”
After Zhao Yao heard this, his little face instantly fell, and he said angrily: "I thought I wouldn't have to listen to tomorrow." "To tell the truth, he would rather go to Wende Hall to study than come here to study. Studying in the Wende Temple, he can at least sit well, not sit cross-legged on the ground like he does now.
"Mr. Meng is coming soon, you can sit down quickly."
Zhao Yao sat down obediently.
After a while, Mr. Meng appeared.
Although Mr. Meng is an old man in his eighties and nineties, he looks very energetic, like an old man in his sixties.
When Zhao Yao saw Mr. Meng, a word "fairy wind bone" immediately popped up in his mind.
Everyone present was very excited when they saw Mr. Meng, and they all stood up together and shouted in unison, "Mr. Meng." ”
With a kind smile on his face, Mr. Meng raised his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.
After everyone sat down, Mr. Meng first introduced himself, and then said that he was old and wanted to share the knowledge he had studied all his life with everyone before he died.
He didn't say too many kind words. After greeting everyone present, we went straight to the point. He began to explain the Analects.
Mr. Meng went out to give a lecture this time, mainly to explain the collection of sub-history scriptures. He would explain all the sub-history scriptures he had studied. This time, he only had to explain the two books "Analects" and "Mencius" in the capital, and the other books would be explained elsewhere.
Zhao Yao originally thought it would be boring, but he didn't expect Mr. Meng's explanation to be very easy to understand and very interesting. Most importantly, it is thought-provoking.
Soon it was noon, and the morning explanation was over, and everyone present was still so proud that they couldn't believe that it was noon so soon.
Zhao Yao thought that he would be sleepy while listening to the lecture, but he didn't expect that he listened very carefully in the morning without any distraction.
After listening to the morning explanation, many people did not leave and stayed at the training ground.
They wanted to go up to Mr. Meng to discuss, but Mr. Meng had already been picked up by Li Fu.
The emperor returned to the palace with his sons, and had a rare lunch with his sons. At lunchtime, the emperor asked his sons if they had any experience after listening to the morning's explanation.
The crown prince said first, and told the emperor in great detail about his feelings after listening to it.
Although He Lianfang said that the prince's talent is only a small talent, he is indeed the best among the princes.
He said that listening to Mr. Meng's explanation was like an initiation, and he gained a lot.
After listening to the prince's experience, the emperor was relieved and helpless. He had to admit that in terms of reading, the prince was very talented.
The acting king heard it in a fog, and he couldn't say anything.
The emperor angrily knocked the king on the head with chopsticks a few times, and sternly told the king to study hard.
King Jing also said his experience, but it was still worse than the prince. The emperor complimented him, which made him very happy and proud.
When it was the turn of the Eighth Prince, he said a few words briefly. The emperor was not good, nor did he say bad.
The Nine Emperor Princes, like the acting kings, listened with a blank expression. The emperor had long given up on letting the Nine Emperors study hard, and he didn't expect him to hear the reason.
In the end, it was Zhao Yao's turn, he pretended to understand what he heard, and then he was scolded by the emperor.
had long guessed that it would be the emperor, and Zhao Yao had no waves in his heart. Scold and scold, anyway, there won't be a piece of meat missing.
After listening to his sons' experiences, the emperor did not say that he understood, and he asked his sons to listen well in the afternoon.
After lunch, the emperor took his sons to attend the school again.
Mr. Meng did not have the habit of taking a lunch break, so he returned to the training ground after lunch and continued to explain the Analects.
In the afternoon, the explanation did not end until the end of Shen Shi, and Mr. Meng did not leave in a hurry, but told everyone present that if there was something that everyone did not understand, or if there was anything they wanted to discuss with him, they could come to him.
Hearing Mr. Meng say this, everyone present was very happy, and they couldn't wait to discuss it with Mr. Meng now.
Mr. Meng said that he would not explain it tomorrow, so let everyone think about what they heard today.
Zhao Yao shouted happily in his heart when he heard that he would not explain tomorrow.
Although Mr. Meng looks like an old man in his sixties, he is still an old man in his eighties and nineties, and he is a little tired after a day of explaining the Analects.
On the carriage back to Taixue, Li Fushu hesitated, but decided to ask, "Old Meng, do you have anyone you want to meet?" If the emperor wants to see you, will you see you? ”
Mr. Meng smiled humbly: "It should be me who went to meet the emperor." ”
When Li Fushu heard Mr. Meng say this, he knew that Mr. Meng was willing to see the emperor.
He hurriedly said: "The emperor said that you are an elder, and he should come to see you." If you want to see him, he will come to see you. ”
"The emperor doesn't dislike me as a grass man, I want to enter the palace to meet the emperor."
"I will convey your words to the emperor."
Soon, the emperor received that Mr. Meng wanted to enter the palace to meet him, which surprised him, but at the same time felt that it was expected.
He asked Sun Kui to go to Taixue to see Mr. Meng in person, and told him that the old man would visit him in person when he went down tomorrow morning.
When Mr. Meng saw the emperor say this, he was flattered and said that he would wait for the emperor's arrival in Taixue.
Sun Kui asked Mr. Meng with concern how his health was, whether he was used to living in Taixue, and whether he needed anything.
Mr. Meng said that he was very good and lived very well in Taixue. He also said that he likes students who are too learning.
Sun Kui saw that Mr. Meng's expression was a little tired, so he didn't wait to disturb him for a long time, and left after saying a few words.
"Grandpa Sun." Mr. Meng suddenly stopped Sun Kui.
Sun Kui hurriedly stopped, turned to look at Mr. Meng: "Do you have any orders?" ”
Mr. Meng asked politely: "I want to see the Ten Princes, I don't know if it's okay?" ”
"Ten Princes?" Sun Kui looked surprised, and immediately asked in confirmation, "You want to see the Ten Princes, aren't you the crown prince or His Royal Highness the acting king?" ”
"No, I want to see the Ten Princes."
Sun Kui was shocked in his heart, and seemed to be a little unable to believe that Mr. Meng wanted to see the Ten Princes.
"The slave is talkative, you see that the ten princes are ......"
Mr. Meng smiled slightly: "A few years ago, His Royal Highness Ten came up with the printing technique, which made paper better and cheaper. Also, His Royal Highness Ten made a Quyuan plow...... "He told in detail all the things that Zhao Yao had made over the years. "I want to meet His Highness Shi, and I want to thank him for making so many good things for the benefit of the people and scholars."
Sun Kui suddenly said in his heart: It turned out to be because of these things.
"If you say that, the slave will tell the emperor, and the emperor should bring His Royal Highness Ten to visit you." Unexpectedly, the person Mr. Meng wanted to see most was His Royal Highness the Tenth, not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or His Royal Highness the Acting King, which was really surprising.
"There is a grandson of Lao Sun."
"Elder Meng, you're polite." Sun Kui asked respectfully, "Do you have any other orders?" ”
"It's gone."
"Then the slave won't bother you, the slave and the maid will take their leave."
Sun Kui returned to the palace and told the emperor what Mr. Meng had said.
After hearing this, the emperor smiled and said: "Meng Lao is Meng Lao, and his vision is good." ”
Sun Kui thought to himself: Your Majesty, are you praising Elder Meng, or are you praising His Royal Highness Ten?
"Meng Lao has a unique eye." The emperor said with pride and pride on his face, "I can see Xiao Shi's talent. ”
"Elder Meng said that His Royal Highness Ten has done a lot of good things to benefit the people and scholars." Sun Kui said, "Your Majesty, don't you know that when Elder Meng said this, his expression was very sincere, and his tone was also very sincere, and the slave and maid looked at him and really wanted to thank His Highness the Tenth. ”
"If nothing else, let's just say that the printing technology and new paper that Xiao Shi made, as well as the dictionary compiled by Mr. Xiao and his family, are all very useful for readers." Emperor Zhengse said, "Printing and new paper have made books cheaper, which has made many students affordable and affordable. It has also allowed many books to be handed down. ”
"Ten Highnesses are truly remarkable." Sun Kui said with sincere emotion.
"Everything that Xiao Shi has made over the years is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, but it can go down in history." The emperor said, not knowing what he thought, and his face showed a little expression, "It's a pity that many fools in the court don't think so." ”
"Your Majesty, isn't it a good thing that those ministers in the court are not aware of the talents of His Royal Highness the Ten."
"It's not them who disappoint me the most, it's the crown prince." When it came to the crown prince, the emperor's face was full of disappointment, "The value of what Xiao Shi made, but he didn't care about it as a prince. ”
Sun Kui was not good at responding to this sentence.
"Only the fourth knows the value of what Xiao Ten has made." For the fourth son, the emperor was satisfied. Before hearing the prophecy of the old Taoist priest, the person the emperor was satisfied with was the king of Chu. "The prince is really hopeless."
"You said that I didn't let the prince get close to the prince of Zhenguo at the beginning, will the prince not be what he is now?" The crown prince was the emperor's first child. When the crown prince was very young, the emperor still loved and valued him very much. He still had great expectations for the crown prince before, but unfortunately the prince wore out the emperor's expectations for him little by little.
When the emperor saw that the crown prince had become what he is now, in fact, he regretted it in his heart and blamed himself.
"Your Majesty, it's not your fault that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become what he is now, but that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been ruined by the Zhenguo Public Religion." Sun Kui saw that the emperor blamed himself, and comforted him, "Your Majesty, if the slave maid says something rebellious, even if there is no Zhenguo Gong, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will still become what he is now." Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too kind-hearted and soft-hearted. ”
"Neither I nor the former Empress are of such a temperament, nor is the Duke of Zhenguo, and I don't know who the prince is like." Although the first queen is gentle and kind, she is not as soft-hearted as the prince. In terms of major events, the first queen is very decisive and very clear.
"Actually, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a very good person." It's just not suitable to be a prince. Sun Kui didn't dare to say this.
"A good man can't be an emperor." The emperor said with a deep expression.
"Forget it, he's already like this, no matter how much he says, it won't help, just let him play the rest of his value."
This sentence is very cruel.
After Sun Kui heard this, his heart chilled. The emperor was still blaming himself for not teaching His Royal Highness the crown prince well, and as a result, he cruelly used the prince's last value after a while.
In fact, not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also His Royal Highness the Acting King. For the emperor, they are all chess pieces. The only one who can get the emperor's true favor is His Royal Highness Ten.
Prince: Father, thank you so much.
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