【Emperor Chapter 9】Teacher Jiang

"I heard that this old tutor Jiang is a man who dares to turn his face away from the emperor. He resigned when he said he would, and the emperor tried to retain him but it was useless. He has been resigned for more than 20 years..." "

Teacher Jiang was a top scholar in the imperial examination, and later became a Hanlin at a young age, serving as a tutor to the emperor who was still the crown prince at the time. I heard that he is not only proficient in both civil and military affairs, but also has experience in painting and medicine." "

That's right. This time he returned to the capital and presented a painting of a vast landscape. The emperor was very pleased. It is said that Tutor Jiang spent more than ten years traveling around the mountains and rivers to draw this!" "

Do you know why Tutor Jiang resigned?"

"I know, I know. I heard that when Master Jiang came to Beijing for the imperial examination, he already had a wife and daughter in his hometown. Later, when he became a Hanlin and settled down in the court, he planned to bring his wife and daughter to Beijing to enjoy a good life. However, there were floods all over the Central Plains that year, and the people he sent couldn't even find the bodies of his wife and children. Master Jiang didn't want to believe it, so he resigned and went to look for them himself. This search lasted for more than 20 years..."

"Alas, God is really teasing people... But Master Jiang is really an infatuated man. He has fame and power, so he can marry any wife..."

"Do you think everyone is like you? You can't walk when you see a beautiful palace maid!"

"Hey! If you say that again, I'll tear your mouth to pieces!"

Outside the Shangshufang, several eunuchs who were waiting for their prince to finish school were gossiping together. Chu Jiao stood by, occasionally chiming in, but her mind was drifting away with the content of the chat.

Old Tutor Jiang's real name is Jiang Shan. He is now over sixty years old. He has resigned from office for many years, but he has returned to the court again. She knew this person because in the original novel, Jiang Shan was a key minister who was used by the male protagonist after he ascended the throne, and he was also the only mentor when no one was optimistic about the male protagonist. More importantly, he not only taught the male protagonist what imperial power was, but also cured the male protagonist's illness.

Chu Jiao urged Jing Chen to get up early today, and she didn't want him to miss the opportunity to get to know this elder. After all, the relationship between the two of them is profound, which is beyond her current status.

In the Shangshufang, the old man with gray hair and beard but vigorous spirit was staring sharply at the young man sitting in the back row. After seeing the half of his face with normal appearance, his eyes flashed with excitement, but when he saw the half mask covering his face, he frowned.

"'The beginning of etiquette and morality lies in straightening the body, adjusting the complexion, and speaking smoothly.' Why does the Sixth Prince cover his face to meet people?"

The other princes present did not speak, and their eyes were full of teasing.

The old Sixth Prince has a cold personality and always seeks the limelight. They have been unhappy with him for a long time. Now it seems that the new tutor is a person who values ​​etiquette. They have never seen the ugly half of the Sixth Prince. It is said that everyone who sees it is shocked, and it is also the part he cares most about. Now it's time to watch something interesting.

Jingchen stood up, bowed respectfully to Jiang Shan, and replied calmly: "Jingchen was born with an ugly face, but I covered it with a good face to be kind to others." What he meant was that I was too ugly, so I covered my face with a mask to avoid scaring others.

Jiang Shan asked again: "Your body and hair are from your parents, so do you resent them?"

This was very heartbreaking. Your body and hair are from your parents, so do you resent your parents for not giving you a good appearance?

If Jingchen answered carelessly, he would be accused of being disrespectful and unfilial.

"My body and hair are from my parents, so I dare not damage them. However, the way God creates things is like a potter molding clay. When it takes the earth and makes it into a pot, it is no different from when it was still in the earth. When it is already a tool and then breaks into pieces and returns to its original place, it is no different from when it was a pot. In the villages near the river, the residents draw water to soak their gardens, and the river water does not hate it. But if the poor families dig their pipes and pour them into the river, the water will not be happy."

The question that Master Jiang asked just now was from the Book of Rites, and Jing Chen answered by quoting a passage from the Huainanzi. The general idea is that people cannot decide their own origin and appearance, but they are not complaining or unhappy, because appearance and origin are not important, and the ability they possess is the most important.

Jiang Shan's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he did not make things difficult for Jing Chen anymore, and turned around to start the class.

Seeing that the Sixth Prince had avoided the difficulties, some people had regrets in their eyes. The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince looked at each other, as if they were communicating something in secret.

Chu Jiao didn't know what was going on in the Shangshufang, but with the prompt of the system, she discovered two girls hiding not far away.

One of them was the Fifth Princess Jingya, who she occasionally met on Qiuxi, and the other was an unfamiliar girl with delicate eyebrows and skin like cream. It was obvious that she was also a pampered person.

That was the heroine of this world, Yun Wan.

Chu Jiao frowned. What were these two people doing in the Shangshufang at this time?

It's not that she thought too much, but every time the heroine appeared, something would happen, and she would always suffer a little.