Chapter 151 Isolation
After resting for only half a day, Wei Shuyu woke up.
If I sleep too much, I won't be able to sleep at night.
He grabbed something to eat in the kitchen and was about to go for a stroll when the butler said Wei Zheng was looking for him.
study.
"Father, are you letting me go to court?" Wei Shuyu asked, munching on a scallion pancake.
"If you don't attend court, who will?" Wei Zheng rebuked.
Under Li Shimin's persuasion, Wei Zheng agreed with Li Shimin's statement.
Such a thing, which would offend everyone, must be dealt with slowly and deliberately.
Acting too hastily will only backfire.
"The key question is whether my article will be approved?" Wei Shuyu said speechlessly.
Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—this has been the way of things since ancient times.
It is virtually impossible to change the mindset of a dynasty.
"So you need to be prepared."
Wei Zheng pointed to a large stack of books beside him: "See these? These are the knowledge that your father has selected for you to brush up on."
"..."
Looking at those dozen or so books, Wei Shuyu was completely dumbfounded.
"These aren't necessary, are they?" Wei Shuyu replied awkwardly.
"You said yourself that you wanted to share your father's burdens, and now you want to go back on your word?" Wei Zheng sneered.
“Give me back my article, and I’ll write you a simpler one.” Wei Shuyu spread his hands.
Wei Zheng gently slapped away the hand in front of him: "It's gone, His Majesty took it."
"..."
"The day after tomorrow is the day for the New Year and the Full Year to attend court. You have a day and a half to prepare."
Under Wei Zheng's tyrannical influence, Wei Shuyu had no choice but to obediently study.
I flipped through the book, and it was full of classical Chinese texts.
Just reading it makes me dizzy.
"Sigh, let's call for backup."
Wei Shuyu opened the door to his study, but was stopped by the guards.
"Young Master, the Master has ordered that you are not allowed to leave the study for the next two days."
"..."
Am I being grounded?
"Then go to the Cui residence and deliver a message."
Wei Shuyu was too lazy to travel: "Have Cui Shenji go to the palace and bring Wu Qiqi here."
The guard looked at Wei Shuyu suspiciously.
"Why aren't you going yet?"
"Young Master, you didn't sneak away while I was notifying the others, did you?"
Oh my god.
Has this gone too far?
*Smack*
Wei Shuyu raised his hand and smacked him on the head.
Even standing on the steps, you can still knock.
"Young Master, I'm trying to escape. Can you stop me?" Wei Shuyu shouted angrily.
The guard thought about it and it seemed to make some sense.
Then they happily went to find someone.
Wei Shuyu watched his retreating figure and leisurely walked out the door.
Stop me?
Go back and cultivate for another eight hundred years.
Wei Shuyu strolled around the street for a while, and when he passed by a vendor, he bought some fruit to take home...
"Dad, would you like something to eat?"
Wei Zheng had just woken up from a nap when he saw Wei Shuyu eating a cold melon next to him.
"Where did you get this cold melon from?"
"I bought it from the old man at the street corner."
"..."
So you didn't brush up on your knowledge at all?
So where is the guard I arranged?
"Go back and cram..."
Wei Zheng snatched the cold melon and drove Wei Shuyu away.
After that, they even took all the cold melons for themselves.
It's only natural for a father to take his son away!
But after a short while, fearing that her son might be thirsty, she called the housekeeper and asked him to cut up some food and send it to her son.
"Big pot, it's here, it's here..."
Choi Sin-ki rushed in, bringing Wu Qiqi with him.
With reinforcements arriving, all worries are gone.
Wei Shuyu recounted the events, and Wu Qiqi's expression became very solemn.
This commercial move completely overturned her understanding.
"Wei Shuyu, I cannot attend court, so there's no use in you summoning me."
Wu Qiqi frowned.
"It doesn't matter."
Wei Shuyu placed Wu Qiqi's case on the stool and said, "Could you help me analyze what kind of questions those civil and military officials might ask so that I can respond?"
"oh."
Wu Qiqi agreed, saying that it wasn't difficult.
Then she obediently went to look through the books.
"Big brother, where am I?"
Choi Shin-ki pointed to his own nose.
"you?"
Wei Shuyu found it extremely distasteful.
With your level of education, you're probably not even as well-educated as me, so why are you meddling in this?
"Go find Xiao Ai Ai."
Wu Qiqi needs peace and quiet, and Cui Shenji's carefree nature must be driven away.
"..."
Choi Shin-ki pursed his lips: "Big brother, the remains are under house arrest."
"Then you should find a way to save him."
"Mission accomplished!"
Choi Shin-ki received the order and left in a menacing manner.
Judging from their posture, it seems they are planning to gather the Imperial Academy's army to attack the Fang residence.
In the past two days, Wu Qiqi has specifically raised all sorts of tricky questions.
Then Wei Shuyu answered.
When they encountered a question they couldn't answer, the two would analyze and study it in more depth.
Time flies.
Before they knew it, it was the full moon, time for the court officials to attend court.
Before dawn, Wei Shuyu got up early, washed up, and put on his official robes.
Just as he was about to leave, the butler hurriedly caught up with him.
"Young Master, wait..."
Wei Shuyu turned his head in confusion.
"This is the master's scepter."
The steward took out a long scepter and handed it to Wei Shuyu.
The tablet was made of ivory, with a blunt front and a straight back.
"This doesn't seem like a good idea, does it?"
Wei Shuyu frowned and said, "I am only an eighth-rank official, I cannot use an ivory tablet."
A scepter.
It was used to record imperial orders or decrees, and could also be used to record what one wanted to report to the emperor.
It's like a notebook.
After the fourth year of the Wude era, official tablets were also differentiated by rank. Only officials of the fifth rank and above could use ivory tablets, while those of the sixth rank and below used bamboo tablets. There were also regulations regarding the shape: tablets of the third rank and above were blunt at the front and straight at the back, while those of the fifth rank and above were blunt at the front and curved at the back. Later, the shape was changed to round at the top and square at the bottom.
"The master said that the family is too poor to afford a ceremonial tablet. Anyone who dares to say anything will be asked to have one made for our family."
"..."
As expected of you, Lao Wei, that excuse is really flimsy.
When Wei Shuyu took it, he found that it was covered with densely written characters.
It turns out that Wei Zheng had also noted down some potential problems on it.
I immediately felt a warm feeling in my heart.
“Go back and tell your father to get better so he can go to court on his own in the future.”
"Everyone says that a father protects his son, but I haven't even done anything to bully men or women, and they already want me to be their slave. That's not fair, not fair at all..."
Wei Shuyu shook his head, muttered something to himself, and turned to leave.
Yongxingfang is right next to the palace, so Wei Shuyu doesn't need to take a carriage; he can get there in just a short walk.
Outside Jianfu Gate.
Before dawn, the area was already crowded with officials, who gathered together and chatted idly.
Upon seeing Wei Shuyu, he was initially taken aback, but then pretended not to see him at all.
First, they belong to different factions.
Secondly, the two sides don't have much in common.
Thirdly, Wei Shuyu was an imperial censor, and both of them needed to avoid suspicion of favoritism.
And most importantly...
In fact, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Wei Shuyu's role had already been determined long ago.
He is the next Wei Zheng!
Perhaps no one noticed, but without realizing it, Wei Shuyu had already offended the entire court.
Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin, Wei Ting, Xiao Yu...
People like Fang Xuanling, whom Wei Shuyu hadn't offended, were also helped by Wei Zheng behind the scenes.
There's also Yuchi Gong. Ostensibly, he went to meet a potential matchmaker, but in reality, Li Shimin wanted him to sever ties with Yuchi Gong.
Everyone pretended to be unaware of all this.
Only Qin Qiong maintained a slight relationship with him.
Qin Qiong's health deteriorated due to years of fighting, and he hadn't attended court for several years.
As for the Imperial Academy army?
They were all still young, it was just children playing around, and Li Shimin didn't take it to heart at all.
They will understand their own position when they grow up.
The officials gathered in twos and threes, chatting idly, glancing at Wei Shuyu from time to time.
Its small size makes it stand out from the crowd, appearing particularly conspicuous.
Wei Shuyu didn't care and was actually happy to have some peace and quiet, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Once upon a time, Wei Zheng also climbed up the ranks step by step in the same way.
He endured the isolation and neglect of his ministers.
A lone figure stood in the corner, waiting to be summoned to court.
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