Because Xiao Yuming and Shao Xi only met privately this time and were not unofficially summoned, Xiao Yuzhan took Shao Xi all the way to the prince's study.

According to Xiao Yuzhan, his eldest brother spends at least half of the year staying here, and every time he comes to find the imperial brother, he goes directly here, and he doesn't know where this prince stays in the study all year round, where do he get so many books to read?

Since he was a child, Xiao Yuzhan has never seen the prince out of the palace, but whenever he talks about major events in the world, Xiao Yuming comes as soon as he speaks, as if he has really visited the people.

Later, I learned that although the prince did not leave the palace, he arranged carrier pigeon workshops in various places in Jingyuan, and every day the news from all over the country would be transmitted to the prince's hands in a timely manner through carrier pigeons.

It is precisely because he consults a large number of various documents and news reported from all over the world on weekdays, so the prince is now sitting in the room and knows the world!

I have to admire that this prince is indeed conscientious and unremitting. It's just that Xiao Yuming never meets with the officials of the court and the central government on weekdays, no matter who has anything to do, if he comes to find the prince, he will definitely be told by the eunuch that the prince's opinion is to ask them about the current saint.

Xiao Yuming is actually very wise to do this, as a prince, he really should not have too close contacts with the Chinese military officials of the DPRK to avoid the suspicion of forming a party, and everything is pushed to his own emperor Lao Tzu, but it seems that he has a very clear understanding of his identity.

In this way, it also made Xiao Changyi feel a lot more relieved. But this also has its drawbacks, as the crown prince, he does not interact with officials in the DPRK and China, which will inevitably arouse a lot of suspicion and criticism.

Many people will feel that the prince's ability to handle government affairs is insufficient, and everything is pushed to the current saint, and he has failed to shoulder the obligations of the prince, and he is really limited in his ability to be qualified for the position of the prince.

Some people feel that the prince is modest and steady, well-behaved, and studious, and is the best candidate for the future monarch's successor.

After a long time, the two factions gradually formed an opposing situation, some people felt that the prince was not good, but the second prince Xiao Yuzhi was more sharp, decisive, and very emperorly.

The other group of people think that the prince is mature and calm, prudent, and the best candidate to take charge of the world.

As the crown prince and the second prince get older, the two groups of people who have been fighting for many years have become even more distinct, and there is a faint tendency to confront each other and fight each other in the court.

These people are known as the princelings and the princes' party in the court, Xiao Yuzhi and the prince's party naturally have a close past on weekdays, and the princelings seem to have formed spontaneously, because these people do not have any contact with the prince on weekdays.

Although the people on these two sides are noisy every day, intriguing and calculating each other, Xiao Yuming, as the prince, seems to care about these things, others make trouble with others, and he is his own prince.

He still tries his best to deal with the government affairs assigned to him by his father every day, and in his spare time, he hides in the study and reads his own books, which leaves people with the impression of being indisputable.

Xiao Yuzhi has always felt that he is the best candidate to be crowned prince by virtue of his ability, and it is precisely because of this idea that he competes with Xiao Yuming openly and secretly on weekdays, and wants to suppress Xiao Yuming no matter what he does.

And Xiao Yuming is in the position of the crown prince, and he obviously has a huge advantage in the face of Xiao Yuzhi, but he has never seen him target Xiao Yuzhi, but he has put on the posture of being a brother everywhere, and he has never competed with his second brother in everything.

In this way, it is no wonder that Xiao Yuzhi is ambitious and wants to plot to usurp Xiao Yuming's position as the crown prince, but because Xiao Yuming is low-key and cautious on weekdays, Xiao Yuzhi has never been able to catch Xiao Yuming with any handle, and without a handle, he has no way to start, and he can't afford to impeach.

Although Xiao Yuzhi tried his best in front of Xiao Changyi, he never saw that Xiao Changyi had the intention of abolishing the crown prince again, which made Xiao Yuzhi dissatisfied over time, and naturally had the thoughts and actions of raising a private army to plot to seize power.

Therefore, there is no family affection at all in this royal power struggle, for the sake of power, brothers, fathers and sons will be on the same footing, and you will live and die.

But even if Xiao Yuzhi tossed so much, in the end, Xiao Yuming still sat firmly on the throne of the prince. On the contrary, the youngest third prince, Xiao Yuzhan, walks around quite frequently with him, the crown prince, and often sticks to the prince's side, whether it is Xi Wen or Xiuwu, he always likes to let Xiao Yuming give him some pointers.

And Xiao Yuming is also very brotherly, always patiently answering and coping, and never seeing impatience.

Therefore, among Xiao Changyi's three sons, King Cheng and the crown prince are the closest, and although Xiao Yuzhi, the second prince's mausoleum, often visits Xiao Yuzhan, he rarely has any contact with the crown prince Xiao Yuming.

Although Xiao Yuzhi may not know about Xiao Yuzhi's plot to seize power and usurp the throne, the relationship between the three brothers is well known to all the ministers in the court, and Shao Xi naturally knows about it.

Although the three brothers seemed to be harmonious on the surface when they first met them before, Shao Xi had already noticed that there seemed to be discord between the crown prince and the king of Ling.

It's just that Xiao Yuzhi is more obvious, while Xiao Yuming is much calmer, and he doesn't seem to want to worry more about his second brother.

But everything also has to look at two sides, Xiao Yuming, as the crown prince, was crazy targeted by his younger brother, but he was able to hold the position of the prince without moving, is it really as seen in the eyes of others and did nothing?

Maybe everyone thinks that he didn't do anything, but in fact, he did everything, but his way of doing things was different from Xiao Yuzhi, not as flamboyant and obvious as Xiao Yuzhi, but Shao Xi believed that he definitely did something.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to sit on this fire-like throne of the crown prince and still be calm, perhaps this is his cleverness.

When the three of them came to the prince's study, they didn't need to be reported by the eunuch, Xiao Yuzhan took Shao Xi directly into the study, and Fu Biao was still waiting a hundred steps away, which made Fu Biao feel depressed.

I finally entered the palace with my son-in-law, and it didn't matter if I didn't see the saint, but now I haven't even seen the prince, but I finally saw King Cheng, and I finally gained a little knowledge, and I didn't run in vain.

Seeing that the head of his family was so popular in this palace, after the emperor saw the prince, Fu Biao also felt honored and secretly happy for his son.

But how did he know? This palace is the real Longtan Tiger's Den, and this son of their family is also stirring up the storm here with his own strength, if he is not careful, he may be crushed.

Shao Xi followed Xiao Yuzhan to the study, and saw the crown prince Xiao Yuming sitting behind the bookcase, holding a book in his hand and reading carefully.

Hearing someone walk in, Xiao Yuming raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at the door, and saw that it was Chengwang Xiao Yuzhan who came in, so he lowered his eyelids and continued to read the book in his hand.

asked casually: "I asked you to invite Master Shao Xi Shao, you came back so soon?" Is Lord Shao still in his father's imperial study, or are you late, and Lord Shao has already left the palace and gone back? Shao Xi, who followed Xiao Yuzhan into the study, just heard Xiao Yuming's question, and hurriedly knelt down on his knees and bowed, saying in his mouth

"Wechen Shao Xi knocked on His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness Chengwang went down just right, Wechen and the Holy Shang just finished talking about the matter and met His Royal Highness Chengwang, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned him, Wechen came to ask His Royal Highness the Prince!" Xiao Yuming obviously didn't expect to follow Shao Xi behind Xiao Yuzhan, and when he saw Shao Xi saluting himself, he hurriedly put down the book in his hand, bypassed the bookcase and came to Shao Xi, and helped Shao Xi up with both hands.

"Lord Shao doesn't have to be so polite, this is not a formal occasion, and I'm just a prince, why do you need to give me such a big gift? Lord Shao, please get up! Shao Xi said as he got up: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the dragon of the Jade Hall, and Weichen is just a courtier, how dare he snub His Royal Highness the Prince?" There should still be a number of courtesies, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind and approachable, and coming to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not as intimidating as going to see the Holy One. This sentence not only patted the prince's ass, but also indirectly praised the majesty of the emperor of today's saint, and appeared to be humble and polite, Shao Xi's operation is very suitable for this kind of occasion.

No matter who listened to Shao Xi's words, they couldn't find any fault, but they would feel that Shao Xi was not only humble but also very good at speaking.

No matter what time it is, these nice words will never offend people, not to mention that Xiao Yuming, the crown prince Shao Xi, was not familiar with it originally, and now it is only the second time they have met, so it is naturally much more cautious to speak.

Xiao Yuming was obviously very useful to Shao Xi's words, so he said with a smile: "Master Shao is worthy of being Mr. Bai's inner protégé, and he is really knowledgeable and courteous, and he has the style of a gentleman, but I am still far behind my father!" Master Shao doesn't have to be too restrained when talking to me, just be casual. ”

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is steady and gentle, wise and diligent, last time I just glanced at it in a hurry, and I didn't have the opportunity to talk deeply with His Highness, and I didn't think that I would have the opportunity to see His Highness again, which is really a blessing for Weichen! When I just entered the door, I saw His Highness holding a scroll and reading it carefully, but I didn't know which classic of scripture and history His Highness was reading? Seeing Shao Xi ask, Xiao Yuming turned around and picked up the book he had just read from the bookcase and handed it to Shao Xi, and asked with a smile on his face: "I am studying the "Theory of Governing the World" co-authored by Mr. Bai and Mr. Liu, which was just published not long ago.

"I sent someone to the Egret Academy to get the first copy and came back, and I really benefited a lot from the study. How? Hasn't Lord Shao gone to the Egret Academy to visit the two old gentlemen since he came back? I don't even know such an important thing, but you, a protégé, can't help but respect the teacher! Shao Xi didn't expect that Bai Dinggong and Liu Xingzhai, two old gentlemen, would co-authored "The Theory of Governing the World" so quickly, and he was indeed a little surprised.

"Weichen just returned to Kyoto yesterday, and he entered the palace early this morning to meet the saint, and he planned to go to the Egret Academy to greet his teacher after leaving the palace, wasn't he called here by His Royal Highness the Prince? Speaking of which, Your Highness, you are also responsible! Xiao Yuming was stunned by Shao Xi's unreasonableness, and then laughed.

"Master Shao is right, blame me for this, blame me! Hahaha! ”