In the flower hall of Chunhe Palace, there is an atmosphere of buying vegetables in the vegetable market.

"So, this is what the palace will talk about?" The prince looked at Song Lian and asked.

"This ......" Song Lian said with a constipated face: "The three reforms are also endless." ”

"You can't overturn all three reforms, can you?" The crown prince asked with a wry smile: "Then it is not a compromise, but to let my father surrender unconditionally." Does the teacher think it's possible? ”

"No way." Song Lian shook his head and said, "No one can do it." ”

"Yes, even if the palace moves the queen mother out, it is impossible for the father to surrender unconditionally." The prince sighed and said, "So it's time to compromise or to compromise." ”

"yes." Song Lian nodded helplessly, full of bitterness. "I have to compromise ......"

"In other words, the three reforms and the matter of Confucius and Mencius, the civil officials have a total of five demands, right?" The prince said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Song Lian bowed his head.

"Out of five things, it's good that my father can agree to two, right?" The prince asked again.

"......" Song Lian was entangled for a while, but he also knew that if the emperor agreed to three things, it would be equivalent to them being three to two, overpowering the emperor. With Boss Zhu's temper that never suffers, he will definitely not be able to agree.

"Having said that, the position of the two saints of Confucius and Mencius is the top priority, which occupies two things. Doesn't it mean that we can only pinch our noses and admit the three reforms? ”

Saying that, he sighed depressedly and said, "In that case, the old man will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history." ”

"I believe that history will give a fair evaluation to the teacher." The prince comforted him and asked:

"Is it okay to put aside the matter of Confucius and Mencius and prevent the reform first?"

"No, I can't." Song Lian shook his head without thinking and said: "My Confucianism teaches in the name of teaching, and the first thing is to 'correct the name'. ”

"yes, that's what Hongu thinks, too." The prince sighed lightly and said, "So I said at the beginning, go all out to settle the name, and fight for the rest in the future." ”

"Fight again in the future?" Song Lian looked at the prince and tasted his subtext.

In the future, the prince definitely does not refer to the Hongwu Dynasty, Boss Zhu will burn high incense without changing the hexagram, and they dare to go back on their word? That's really an old birthday boy eating arsenic - tired of it.

Therefore, in the future, it should refer to the kingdom after the other rulers.

"This is also a solution...... Song Lian groaned, the prince is the hope of the whole village. Shilin pointed out that after he became the emperor, he would be able to sweep away the bad luck of the Hongwu Dynasty.

It's just that who knows how long Emperor Hongwu can live, if it comes for more than ten or twenty years, it will cost his own life. By then, the daylilies will be cold.

"Your Royal Highness, it's not that you don't know what to do," Song Lian sighed and said: "It's that education, imperial examinations, and the official system are all major matters of the country, and after ten or eight years of reform, it will be difficult to turn back." I can't afford to wait......"

"I know, that's why this palace said that it was slowly figured out." The prince nodded and reminded him, "Teacher, don't forget, my father hasn't promised us one thing." ”

"Yes." Song Lian nodded tangledly.

"If I ask my father to promise three things, his old man will only think that I am not with him, and I am afraid that he will not agree to one thing." The prince lowered his face and said in a deep voice:

"So the only thing this palace can do is to help you try your best to fight for two things. Any more depends on your own ability. ”

Song Lian felt a strong coercion from the crown prince, and then suddenly realized that Zhu Biao in front of him was no longer a good student who obeyed his words, but a determined prince of a country.

If the prince is offended again, it will really be a shame every day, and no one will help with the two major things.

He hurriedly bowed his hand solemnly and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, it is already excellent that Your Highness can help bring back two major things." The old decay can no longer make it difficult for His Highness. ”

"It doesn't matter if you embarrass the palace, it's just that some things are too much, and the palace can't handle it." The prince sighed, picked up the rice bowl, and said, "Sir, let's eat quickly, otherwise it will be cold." ”

"Hey." Song Lianqiang picked up the chopsticks with a smile, sandwiched a scrambled egg with a rich toon aroma of chopsticks, and sent it to his mouth, but it tasted the same as chewing wax, and he couldn't eat it at all.

This time it's true.

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After dinner, the master and apprentice ate half a cup of tea, and Song Lian refused the prince's stay and left because it was too late to disturb him.

The prince knew that he had to discuss countermeasures with those Confucians overnight, so he didn't force him to stay, sent Song Lian to the gate of Chunhe Palace, and watched him get into the car before turning back.

Song Lian's eldest grandson, Song Shen, said with honor when he saw this: "The prince really respects his grandfather from the bottom of his heart. ”

"Alas......" but listening to Song Lian's long sigh, he couldn't hide his disappointment and said: "There is only respect left." ”

"......" Song Shen was dumbfounded, and he didn't dare to say a word.

The carriage left the Chunhe Palace, circled half a circle around the root of the imperial city, and came to the two alleys of Xi'an Gate, which was the emperor's house for Song Lian, which was convenient for him to enter the palace every day.

Dai Liang, Su Boheng and Hu Han were also here, anxiously waiting for his news. This small three-entry courtyard has become the command core of Confucianism in the world.

Hearing the sound of the carriage entering the courtyard, Hu Han and the three hurriedly came out of the house, and asked:

"What did the prince say?"

"Would you like to help?"

"......" Song Lian smiled bitterly and said, "Let's talk about it when we enter the house." ”

After entering the house, he told Hu Han and the three of them the original conversation with the prince tonight, and the three of them all looked constipated after listening to it.

At first glance, I felt that the discussion was very successful, but when I thought about it, it didn't actually work out.

They didn't know whether they were happy or worried, and after looking at each other for a while, Dai Liangfang said quietly: "How do I feel, Taishi Gong was pinched by the prince?" ”

"Yes, all the three reforms that are closely related to Shilin have been agreed." Su Boheng said depressedly: "How will you live in the days to come?" ”

"Don't say that, at least the problem of Confucius and Mencius has been solved, which is still gratifying." Afraid that Lao Song's face would not be able to hang up, Hu Han hurriedly played a round game.

"Well, what can I do?" Song Lian was like a chrysanthemum brain that tasted like stool, and said with a sad face: "If you don't solve the problem of the two saints, take care of your own interests first?" I can't even pass this level myself, let alone Shilin Fengyi. ”

After a pause, he sighed again: "Besides, the prince is the king, I am the minister, I can only know it with affection and reason, and I can't force him to do what he doesn't want to do." The prince felt that five things to help us fight back two things were enough to explain. What can I do? ”

"If you talk too much, you will annoy the prince, and you won't even have to solve the problem of the two saints." Song Lian said that later, and gradually became more and more confident, as if the problem of the two saints was solved by him.

"You can't just count on the old man, the old man has such energy. If you want more, you'll have to figure it out for yourself. ”

"And who else can we count on?" The three of them asked helplessly.

At this time, Song Shen came in and said softly: "Grandpa, Hu Xiang is here." ”

(End of chapter)