Chapter 181: Introduction
"Lu said that only by completing the unification of Kyushu can the ambitions of His Royal Highness and the prince be realized!"
"Among them, the capture and killing and power struggle are indispensable, this is the conflict between faith and imperial power, and it is not something that can be solved by a sentence or two from His Highness!"
Lu Youzhi also stood up and said in an excited tone.
"Besides, ......, won't the country that the prince has laid down also be yours from Your Highness in the future?"
Wen Chen's eyelids were one, and he glanced at the middle-aged young man in front of him with interest, but he didn't expect that Lao Lu would be so optimistic about him.
"Does Mr. Lu think that only by fighting a war can the contradiction between power and faith be resolved?"
"Isn't it?" Lu Youzhi was not to be outdone.
Wen Chen smiled slightly, "Sir, let's go out for a walk with this king." ”
"Where are you going?"
"Academy!"
The spring breeze was blowing, and the two walked through the bustling streets.
What surprised Lu Youzhi was that the people who passed by along the way seemed to be very familiar with Wen Chen, and they all greeted each other warmly, as if neighbors and villagers greeted each other.
It's not like the scene in the city at all, when the princes and nobles go out, the people need to retreat and stay away, and they have to bow down and bow down from the sedan chair.
Lu Youzhi thought for a long time and vaguely came to a conclusion:
There doesn't seem to be a ...... here. The difference between high and low!
"This is the prince's former mansion?"
Lu Youzhi looked at the grand door and said in surprise, at this time, it was just in time for the sunset, and the immature faces in the palace were lining up in an orderly manner, ready to get out of school.
"How can Your Highness ......?"
Wen Chen laughed, "It's just a matter of making the best use of things, could it be that Mr. Lu still wants this king to burn incense in this empty courtyard?" ”
Lu Youzhi was silent and followed Wen Chen into the school.
As soon as the children saw Wen Chen coming, their eyes flashed with a strange light, and they rushed up.
"Principal Daddy is here!"
"Did Daddy Principal bring us spicy strips?"
"Daddy, principal, I took the first place in the exam again this time, and you promised to give me a bottle of rose-flavored perfume!"
……
Headmaster...... Daddy?
Lu Youzhi looked dazed, if this was put on the other two sons of the prince, and the children of ordinary people called daddy, at least they would be whipped!
However, Wen Chen's face was amiable at this time, but he took the trouble to answer the children's questions and try his best to fulfill each of their wishes.
"Don't worry, I'll send someone to replenish your snack cabinet tomorrow."
"Xiaoyue, the perfume can be given to you, but you can't spray it indiscriminately when you go to school, it is easy to affect the attention of other students in class."
"Also, you're going to Ingda with foreigners next month, so you have to prepare in advance and give us the mayor of Hekou City a long face!"
Wen Chen touched the heads of the children, and a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.
"By the way, what about your Mr. Ning?"
"Mr. Ning has gone to the seminar, and it will take at least half an hour!"
Wen Chen nodded slightly, looking at it not in a hurry, he sent the children of the school out in a group, and then took Lu Youzhi around the courtyard.
"This king has built sixteen schools like this in the estuary city, each of which can accommodate 800 to 1,000 students, and all the tuition and miscellaneous expenses and food expenses for boys and girls are borne by the yamen of the estuary city."
"Your Highness's move is really good for the country and the people." Lu Youzhi replied softly.
"Then Mr. Lu thinks, why doesn't this king train them into an army, but spend a lot of money to let them learn culture and knowledge?"
Lu Youzhi pondered for a moment and slowly spoke, "Such as you and me, words and tactics can be worth thousands of troops, and sitting in the tent, you can take the head of the enemy thousands of miles away!" ”
"These students cultivated by His Highness, if they have achievements in the future, their power is no less than that of a tiger and wolf division!"
"Wrong!"
Wen Chen turned his head, looked into his eyes and said word by word, "This king let them study so that they can understand the value of life and understand the truth of being a man, and the sword in his hand should be used to deter the enemy, not to cut his own compatriots!" ”
"They have a lot of ideals, or they are imaginative, or down-to-earth, but none of the children have said that he wants to lead troops north in the future to help his father become the emperor!"
"Everyone should live for himself, and not become a tool for the ambitions of the superiors!"
Every sentence is like a hammer, hitting the heart of Lu Youzhi!
This is the opposite of what he has known and experienced for more than 40 years!
"Why? Why did Your Highness do this? ”
"Since Your Highness is not ready to let them be used by you, what is the purpose of cultivating them?"
Lao Lu's mind was a little confused, just like the reason why people want to eat is because they are hungry, and the reason why they want to go to the toilet is because they are in a panic, but at this time, he can't understand the meaning of Wen Chen's doing this!
Is it just for the sentence "Those who are blessed should do the right thing for heaven"?
Wen Chen shook his head slightly, but didn't explain much, just said something lightly.
"This king and Mr. Lu's vision is not the same."
After speaking, he sat down on the steps at the door of the classroom and began to close his eyes and recuperate.
He knew what he had experienced and the education he had received in his previous life, and it was difficult for him to instill the ideas and ideas he had obtained into Lu Youzhi.
Just the idea that everyone is equal, Lu Youzhi who has lived in a feudal imperial society for most of his life cannot understand it, but it is better to let him slowly understand it through what he has seen and heard.
At this time, Lu Youzhi's mood was as if he was halfway through peeing, and the exit was suddenly blocked, and he couldn't go up or down, but Wen Chen, who controlled the strength, was unwilling to let him go.
"What are Your Highness waiting for?"
"Of course, I'm waiting for Mr. Ning to finish the meeting!"
Wen Chen didn't even lift his eyelids.
"Could it be that this Mr. Ning is a person that His Highness relies on very much?" Lu Youzhi frowned.
"No, he doesn't matter to me."
"Then why wait, why don't you just send someone to invite him directly?"
"Because of respect, here in this king, everyone has their own duties, regardless of their official position or status, and the value of each of them is determined by himself, and this king must respect them, and cannot disrupt their original deployment because of his own affairs."
Lu Youzhi was thoughtful, so he simply lifted the hem of his clothes, sat down side by side with Wen Chen, and waited together.
As the sun set, in this half hour, Lao Lu felt unprecedented calm, as if he hadn't done something at a very slow pace for a long time like today.
"Your Royal Highness, have you felt resentment and resentment because the prince has not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father for more than ten years?"
Wen Chen opened the corners of his eyes slightly, and replied with a smile, "No, because my father's things were not mine in the first place." ”
Lu Youzhi was stunned for a moment, but this answer surprised him a little.
He originally thought that Wen Chen rejected his proposal because he was disappointed with the prince, but he didn't expect that when His Royal Highness answered this question, his tone did not carry any emotion, as if he was not discussing his father, but a passer-by he didn't know before.
After a long time, several figures walked out of the house with lights in the distance one after another.
"Your Royal Highness, why are you here?"
Ning Ya walked over unhurriedly and arched his hand at Wen Chen.
Compared with when he first came to Estuary City more than a year ago, the young man's face has faded a lot of childishness, and he looks much calmer, and there is still a pair of glasses hanging on the bridge of his nose.
Wen Chen got up with a smile, waved goodbye to the other gentlemen who were about to leave, and then pulled the left and right two to his side.
"Let me introduce, this is the first military division under my father's account, Mr. Lu Youzhi."
Ning Ya bowed slightly, clenched his fists gently, and said without humility or arrogance, "I have long admired Mr. Lu's name." ”
Lu Youzhi nodded, a little strange why Wen Chen would bring himself to meet a teenage boy, but since it was recommended by the prince, I am afraid that this son must be extraordinary!
"This ......"
Wen Chen paused deliberately, and looked at Lu Youzhi meaningfully, "It's the youngest son of Ning Peizhi, King of Pingkang, Ning Ya." ”