Let's go play! Let's go to the place where my leg was broken!
The old emperor chose Gao Jian as the crown prince, of course not only because Xiao Bai Ze paid attention to this child.
"You asked me why I chose Jian'er?"
"He is decisive. I have never seen Xu Yanmiao, that kid, act immediately based on a guess. He showed his intelligence and policy preferences in front of Xu Yanmiao."
"The questions he asked were also very thoughtful. Opening the sea must be the policy that my father and I support in the next few decades. He raised the question of whether the culture of the barbarians overseas is heretical, which is also a subtle way to show that he supports opening the sea."
The old emperor thought for a while and added: "Although the sea is open, it will not be flattering. In his heart, China is still respected."
The prince: "But he is only ten years old. I don't know what he will be like in the future."
It is typical to take a fancy to a grandson of the emperor. Before the incident, wasn't he also recognized as a good heir by the court? Only when things happened did I realize that this person had a problem with his brain.
The old emperor rolled his eyes and said, "Forget it, no matter who you choose, this worry may arise. In the previous dynasty, someone pretended to be a wise king for thirty years, and after being appointed as the crown prince, he was praised by the court and the public. But after becoming the emperor, his true colors were revealed. He was ambitious and incompetent, and he became a king who ruined his country."
The crown prince smiled and said, "It seems so."
The old emperor said, "While I am still in good health, I may be able to teach the crown prince for some time after I choose him. When you ascend the throne, let the crown prince assist you in governing the country, and you can handle less official business."
What a strange statement for a workaholic emperor.
The prince's eyes were red: "Dad, I..."
The old emperor glared at him: "I am already 67 years old, you won't still want me to depose the prince? Don't you think about your father's age? Can't bear it!"
The prince continued to sneer: "Dad, I don't mean that. I want to say that there were people in ancient times who lived to be seventy or eighty. Dad, you have always been strong and healthy, so you will surely live to be a hundred years old."
The old emperor smiled: "Do you think your father doesn't want to live to be a hundred years old? But there are not so many people who live to be a hundred years old in the world. It's just for fun, but don't take it seriously."
He continued: "The thing that makes me most satisfied with Yaoer is that he is willing to show his intention to get close to Xu Yanmiao. In this way, I feel relieved."
If he dies young, and the next emperor really doesn't go to the prince, but to the grandson, at least he doesn't have to worry that the grandson is a narrow-minded person who can't tolerate Xu Yanmiao.
The prince said directly: "I will tell Jian'er when I go back, let him have more contact with Xu Yanmiao, and if possible, let him directly respect Xu Yanmiao as his teacher."
...
So, Xu Yanmiao saw the new crown prince standing respectfully at the door of his house under the hot sun at noon.
"..." Xu Yanmiao almost couldn't laugh: "Why is His Highness the Crown Prince here?"
[No way, no way, you can't start to pull the court officials so soon, you just became the crown prince! ]
The crown prince couldn't hear his voice, but other ministers in the market could.
"This is indeed too fast." A minister whispered.
Although His Majesty tacitly allowed the crown prince and grandson to manage their own power, they are also power-hungry people. The fact that the grandson seems so impatient may not leave a good impression in His Majesty's eyes.
—— Could this be another person who is all show and no substance?
[Ah? Did the crown prince ask the grandson to come? ]
[And he wants to worship me as his teacher? ? ? ]
The ministers: "!!!"
The crown prince is trying to protect Xiao Bai Ze as a veteran of three dynasties. With the pressure of the teacher's status, the emperor generally won't risk the world's disapproval.
I envy this treatment so much.
The ministers were sour in their hearts, but they also knew that they couldn't compare to Xu Yanmo's treatment.
But then again, if it can't compare to this treatment, half of it is fine. We also want an effective gold medal of immunity from death!
Xu Yanmiao complained: [What can I teach? Being an emperor doesn't require math. The math classes we have now are enough. As for the rest... I can't teach him cyberspace security, can I? He won't need it.]
The ministers were furious.
You can teach him casually. I'm not really asking you to teach him the way of the emperor!
[Besides that, I only have the Dragon Slaying Technique. The positive training is to slay the dragon, and the negative training is to create conflicts among the people, consolidate the imperial power and the wealth of the upper class...]
[Huh? What's that sound? 】
Xu Yanmiao was lost in thought in her mind when she suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the next door house. Thinking of the elderly grandmother next door, she immediately became anxious: "Your Highness Taisun, please wait for a moment!"
She did not care that she had not yet reported to Taisun about his apprenticeship, and hurried to the next door house, knocked on the door, and shouted at the top of her voice: "Grandma! Are you okay, grandma? Did you fall?"
After a while, the door opened, and the grandmother was standing at the door in good health: "It's okay, my son was lifting a big stone axe to practice his hand strength, and accidentally smashed the stone axe out." [
Practicing this in the middle of the day, you have so much free time, aren't you afraid of the heat! ]
Xu Lang sighed, but when he knew that nothing was wrong, he left with peace of mind.
The mother-in-law also turned around and went back to the house, and walked quickly to the yard: "What happened to you today? Why did the stone axe suddenly slip out of your hand? Did you hurt yourself?"
His son, the deputy governor of the left army of the imperial court, was sitting on the ground, without answering his mother's words, as if he was deep in thought. Looking closely, I saw a hand digging into the mud, and the veins on his back were popping out, as if he was enduring something.
The mother-in-law didn't know what happened to her son. She could only sigh, approached, lifted his hand, and used her hand to carefully clean the dirt hidden in the fingernails: "You are a high-ranking official, and there are more and more things hidden in your heart. Now I can't help you. I can only help you clean your nails so that your hands won't be dirty."
The deputy commander of the left army felt the hand picking the nails, his eyes moved, and the tension in his body slowly eased down.
*
Xu Yanmo rejected Taisun's request to become his apprentice, saying frankly that he had nothing to teach him.
[I can't really teach him the Dragon Slaying Technique. Although the old emperor is very good to me, I really can't do this. 】
As for the formal training... To be honest, Xu Yanmiao really doesn't think that Daxia has the soil for it now. If we are not careful, it will only cause chaos in the world. It is better to let the times develop naturally. Anyway, when productivity increases, the imperial system will naturally be abandoned by the times. This is something that no matter how many geniuses Daxia has, it cannot change.
[However, I can teach you about the three-year plan and the five-year plan.]
Xu Yanmiao hurried back to the room and took out a piece of paper: "I am incompetent and have only this little ability. It is very superficial. Your Highness can take it back and read it for yourself. Don't mention the matter of becoming a disciple."
[Which emperor would allow himself to have an imperial teacher above him! Although the prince is kind-hearted, this is really not a fair thing.] The
prince didn't want to speak.
It was not because of being told that it was not fair, but because of the reverse practice of Dragon Slaying Technique that Xu Yanmiao mentioned in her mind.
Since the reverse practice of Dragon Slaying Technique is to consolidate the imperial power, then isn’t the correct practice…
For a while, she sat on the chair, panting and wiping her sweat, not daring to think about it.
…
Emperor Tiantong ordered that the court be suspended for three days because of the emperor’s illness.
Empress Dou asked the imperial physician: “What’s wrong with your majesty?”
Why did you suddenly lose your appetite, feel listless, and feel chest tightness and shortness of breath?
——Due to the distance, the harem and part of the palace located in the front court could not hear Xu Yanmiao’s voice.
After a round of observation, the imperial physician said to Empress Dou: "Your Majesty is overthinking and hurting your spleen."
Empress Dou nodded gently: "You go down first and get the medicine for your Majesty."
"Yes." Three or five imperial physicians retreated at the same time, leaving two to sit in the side hall, waiting to be called at any time, while the others returned to the Imperial Hospital to get and boil medicine.
After everyone left, Empress Dou looked at her husband: "What happened?" The
old emperor's hair was disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, his throat was panting, veins on his forehead were protruding, and his muscles were twitching slightly. His eyes seemed to be looking at the enemy at one moment and at someone close to him at another moment, as if his willpower was fighting a life-and-death struggle.
Empress Dou had never seen him like this before.
This situation lasted for three days. On the fourth day, in the early morning, the old emperor struggled to get up and woke up Empress Dou beside him: "Sister, I'm fine."
After Empress Dou got up, she methodically put the pillow behind the old emperor and told the palace guards not to come in. She poured water for the old emperor, watched him drink the water, and asked: "What happened? You have to tell me, we will face it together as a couple."
The old emperor let out a long sigh, without explaining, but just "Sister, let me ask you a question. If there is a person who may endanger your country, but he has not taken any action, and he is kind-hearted, it is very likely that he will never take any action in his life..."
Empress Dou smiled and said, "Wulang already has the answer in his heart, doesn't he?"
The old emperor paused, and suddenly cursed viciously, "That bastard had better not betray my trust, otherwise, I will never let him go even if I become a ghost!"
Empress Dou looked at him with a smile.
The old emperor coughed and said, "Actually, this guy has a conscience. Sister, come and take a look at this three-year plan and five-year plan. I planned for a long time at that time, and I thought I couldn't get it. I didn't expect this guy to give it directly to the crown prince. Hehe, it's not in vain that I love him!"
Empress Dou blinked. After listening to how the old emperor planned, she gave her husband face and didn't say it directly -
so why don't you just ask directly? Why bother for so long.
*
On the fourth day, the court went to court as usual.
The undercurrents in the capital for three days, those swordsmen, those closed doors, the commotion in the barracks, and the tense nerves of the guards, unexpectedly melted away like snow after the spring.
Xu Yanmiao was shocked: "Lian Lang, why are your eyes so swollen!"
'It's because you speak without restraint... No, my heart speaks without restraint. I cried for three days! Lian Hang
angrily told only half of the truth: "I have had a bloated stomach these days and have been tossing and turning at night and not sleeping well."
Seeing his good friend's concerned eyes, Lian Hang opened his mouth, and after a few breaths, it turned into a sigh: "Xu Lang, I heard that His Royal Highness Taisun wants to worship you as his teacher..."
Xu Yanmiao: "Yes, I refused."
Lian Hang: "Why did you refuse? Isn't this a good thing?"
Xu Yanmiao looked around and whispered: "Anything that has to do with the royal family is not a good thing. Respecting teachers and respecting the law is fine for ordinary people, but in the royal family, teachers can be killed at will! I believe in the character of the prince, but His Royal Highness Taisun is only ten years old. Who knows what will happen in the future..."
Lian Hang suddenly kicked Xu Yanmiao lightly.
Xu Yanmiao shut up in tacit understanding.
At the same time, Lian Hang bowed, "Your Highness."
Xu Yanmiao had just guessed the character of the other person's son, and now he turned around a little embarrassedly, "Greetings
, Your Highness." The prince did not mention that Xu Yanmiao was the master of his grandson, but just smiled and said, "Xu Lang, do you still remember that I promised you a long time ago to take you to Jiangnan? Shall we go to Jiangnan to play in a few days?"
Xu Yanmiao's eyes lit up, "Okay!"
He had wanted to go to other places to play for a long time, but he was worried about his own safety, and Beijing officials could not take leave casually, so he had been putting it on hold.
There is more than one place in Jiangnan. So...
"Which prefecture does Your Highness plan to go to?"
The prince smiled and said, "To the place where my leg was broken."