A few days later.
"Did Madam Zhao really say that?"
Renqiu was gnawing on chicken wings while sitting on the corridor, his legs dangling in the air.
Yu Ge'er was attending classes in the palace today. He finished all his homework in advance and ran to Lu Mansion to ask Renqiu for advice.
Then they talked about my mother's evaluation of Mr. Ren a few days ago.
Yu Ge'er nodded, "My mother said that if I have any questions, I should consult Mr. Ren. She also said that Mr. Ren has a sharp eye and is very good at judging people."
After Renqiu finished eating a chicken wing, the bones were clean and there was no residue at all.
He threw the bone into the empty white porcelain bowl and picked up a chicken wing to chew on.
"Madam Zhao is wrong."
"Wrong?" Yu Ge'er looked confused.
"I've only met your mother once and talked to her once, and she's already determined that I have a sharp eye and am very good at judging people. Haha, actually, she's the one with the sharp eye."
Yu Ge'er asked awkwardly, "Are you and my mother praising each other from a distance?"
Ren Qiu nodded heavily. "Yes! Madam Zhao and I praised each other from a distance. The phrase "praising each other from a distance" is a very accurate description."
"My mother also said that Mr. Ren must have traveled a lot and had a lot of experience. He could have different opinions on the same question. She asked me to ask Mr. Ren more questions if I have any."
Renqiu crunched and finished another chicken wing in just a few bites.
He threw the clean bones away and said to Yu Ge'er, "Last year I asked you what you wanted to learn from me. You said you hadn't decided yet. Have you decided now?"
Yu Ge'er straightened up immediately and said, "I have thought about it for a long time and I already have the answer in my mind."
Renqiu was curious, "Tell me, what exactly do you want to learn?"
Yu Ge'er said seriously, "I want to know how big the world is, and what's on the other side of the ocean. I want to know about thunder, lightning, wind and rain, and what people want most after they have enough food and clothing. I want to know..."
"Wait, is this your answer?" Renqiu looked at Yu Ge'er with strange eyes.
As the grandson of the emperor, the answer is wrong.
As for the emperor's grandson, this question should have a standard answer.
Answers like "the country and the people", "the suffering of the people", and "sharing the emperor's worries" are all examples.
Why did Yu Geer want to know what was on the other side of the sea, the thunder and lightning, the wind and rain, and what the people thought after they had enough food and clothing...
It's all a mess.
Renqiu was very curious about what Yu Ge'er was thinking about in his little head all day long.
Yu Ge'er was a little nervous. Was there something wrong with his answer?
He said, "Please give me some advice, sir."
Renqiu stopped chewing the chicken wings, pinched his chin, and asked, "Why do you want to know this?"
Yu Ge'er frowned, "No reason, I'm just curious to know."
Renqiu asked without hesitation: "Don't you want to know what it's like to be an emperor? Don't you want to know how to govern the country and bring peace to the world?"
"Do you still need to know about this kind of thing?" Yu Ge'er asked back.
Renqiu was driven crazy by the questions.
"You are the grandson of the emperor, haven't you ever thought about this kind of thing?"
"Why should I think about it? I think being an emperor should be the easiest thing in the world." Yu Ge'er said with an attitude that it was natural.
puff!
Renqiu almost vomited blood.
He scratched his head, and his smooth and neat hair was turned into a mess by him.
He simply took off his crown and strung his hair together with a chopstick.
He asked, "Who told you that being an emperor is the easiest thing in the world?"
Yu Ge'er considered his words and said, "Being an emperor is actually very easy. You don't have to fight wars yourself, you don't have to handle government affairs yourself, you don't even have to leave the palace to travel around every day, and you don't have to read or write articles.
All you need is a sharp eye and a clear mind. Watch carefully, listen attentively, think deeply, and make analytical judgments. Know the right people and assign them to the right positions. With the right people, you can get the right things done. Add a few more sons, and you'll be perfect.
However, one cannot have too many sons. If the Emperor had too many sons, granting them titles would have cost the treasury millions of taels. If the Emperor had fewer sons, the treasury wouldn't have to bear such a burden, and the Emperor wouldn't have to avoid granting titles to his sons for fear of losing money.
If he had a title, my father's income would be ten times what it is now. Although my father already has the title of General Guarding the Nation. But the salary of a general is really too little, not even enough to buy a set of head ornaments for my mother.
The corners of Renqiu's mouth twitched, and he was obviously irritated.
He waved and called Yu Ge'er to him, and touched Yu Ge'er's head with his greasy hands.
"Tell me, Master, who taught you this?"
Yu Ge'er shook his head and said, "Sir, no one taught me. I figured it out on my own."
"Didn't Madam Zhao teach you that?" Ren Qiu obviously didn't believe it.
Yu Ge'er looked innocent, "Mother never talked to me about my grandfather, and even rarely mentioned news about the royal family."
Ren Qiu was very curious, "Then why do you have such an idea? Why do you think being an emperor is the easiest thing in the world?"
Yu Ge'er thought for a moment before saying, "I usually observe mother doing things. Mother has many businesses under her name, but she rarely goes to the site and doesn't care about the specific matters. She only sets goals, directions, and bottom lines for the managers below, and then sends special people to check the accounts, and the managers below can handle things properly.
My mother once said, "People can lie, but numbers never lie." The reason we need to assign someone to audit the accounts is because the accounts can reveal most of the problems.
I was studying in the palace, and I often went to pay my respects to the Emperor's grandfather. His daily duties were to attend the morning court, review memorials, and hold small court meetings to discuss state affairs with the court officials. All the information the Emperor's grandfather received came from oral dictation by court officials, memorials to the emperor, and the Imperial Guards.
"Then what? Did you come to the conclusion that being an emperor is very easy?" Renqiu looked at Yu Ge'er with a smile.
Yu Ge'er smiled awkwardly, "Grandfather Huang made judgments and issued decrees based on the information reported by the court officials. Personally, I think it's not as correct as my mother checking the accounts to determine the truth and make decisions."
"Your mother's business is reflected in the account books, which is true. But not everything in the government is reflected in the account books."
"For example?" Yu Ge'er asked curiously.
Ren Qiu laughed. "For example, you, your father, the Imperial Observatory...it's impossible to reflect it in the account book."
"Sir, I don't agree with what you said."
Renqiu raised an eyebrow, "Tell me your reasons."
Yu Ge'er said loudly: "Whether it's me or my father, just look through our daily accounts and see where the money is spent, and you will know what my father and I are busy with on a daily basis. As for the Imperial Observatory, the same principle applies. I can also tell what your Imperial Observatory is busy with by looking through your account books and whether you are lying."
Ren Qiu laughed heartily. "You're quite boastful. Tomorrow I'll give you the Imperial Observatory's account books, and you'll check them. I want to see if you can figure out what the Imperial Observatory has been busy with for the past six months."
"Students dare not obey orders."
Ouch!
He accepted the challenge without any hesitation and seemed very confident.
Ren Qiu smiled and said, "I will wait and see. If you can't satisfy me, I will teach you what it means to be difficult tomorrow."
Yu Ge'er raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Teacher, you can check the student's progress at any time. In addition, can you teach me what I want to learn?"
"After you have checked the account books of the Imperial Observatory, I will tell you what I can teach you."
In fact, in the past two years, Renqiu has never been confined to a certain book or a certain framework when teaching Yu Ge'er.
The teaching between teachers and students is more like asking and answering.
Renqiu can always answer Yu Ge'er's wild and imaginative questions and give reasonable answers.
Most of Yu Ge'er's questions about the world were answered here in Renqiu.
This is completely different from the step-by-step teaching tasks in the palace and academies.
In front of Renqiu, Yu Ge'er could unleash his true nature to the greatest extent, asking whatever came to his mind.
Renqiu also tried his best to satisfy Yu Ge'er's thirst for knowledge, and occasionally assigned him some thinking questions.
Today's discussion between the teacher and the student is a typical example of speculation.
It’s just that the topic is a bit broad and a bit taboo.
Fortunately, when teaching, Renqiu did not allow servants to serve him.
“Ahem…”
You can guard against the servants, but you can't guard against Lord Lu.
Lord Lu came out from around the corner.
Renqiu immediately rolled his eyes to the sky.
Been listening for a long time, right?
Lord Lu coughed twice and asked, "Are you done?"
Renqiu hummed, then remembered that he hadn't finished his chicken wings, so he continued eating them.
Yu Ge'er stepped forward and bowed to Lord Lu as a junior.
"You're welcome, sir!" Lord Lu slightly stepped aside and only accepted half the greeting.
Yu Ge'er raised his head and said, "My mother told me that when I see adults, I must say thank you."
Lord Lu was bewildered, "Why would your mother thank me?"
"I don't know. I just conveyed my mother's words. Thank you, sir!" After saying that, he bowed deeply again.
Looking at the confused Lord Lu, Renqiu laughed out loud without hesitation, and tears came out of his eyes.
Lord Lu frowned and stared at Renqiu.
Renqiu must know the reason.
Yu Ge'er was very tactful, "Sir, sir, I will take my leave first."
Yu Ge'er left, leaving Lord Lu with a lot of questions.
He walked towards Renqiu, "What have you done again?"
Renqiu clapped his hands, took out a handkerchief and wiped his palms, then said, "I'll give you a hint, Li Bingming."
Lord Lu frowned, "Are you trying to say that Li Bingming has taken refuge with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Ren Qiu raised an eyebrow, "To surrender is not a good idea. At most, we are just using each other."
Damn it!
Lord Lu was furious.
"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"
Ren Qiu looked innocent, "I thought you knew it a long time ago. After all, Li Bingming went to Shanhe Academy to teach."
"It was Sanyuan Gong who invited Li Bingming to Shanhe Shuyuan..."
Lord Lu stopped talking halfway through his words.
Renqiu looked at him with a smile, "I finally figured it out. Sanyuan Gong and Li Bingming have always been at odds. Why did Sanyuan Gong come to invite Li Bingming as soon as he resigned? Of course, someone must have asked him to do this."
Lord Lu took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. "How did you know that Li Bingming and the First Prince were using each other? What were they trying to do? Could it be that the First Prince wanted to get his hands on military power? Humph, according to the rules of this dynasty, no prince is allowed to get his hands on military power. Even if he has the opportunity to interfere, he will have to give it up sooner or later."
Ren Qiu said casually, "You asked me how I knew they were using each other. Of course, I guessed it. Li Bingming and the eldest prince were very ambiguous at first glance. I'm surprised you didn't notice it. Your eyesight is really getting worse. Besides, I already warned you last time."
Lord Lu was furious. "Next time something like this happens, could you please tell me in advance? I'm so busy every day, how can I pay attention to everything? The servants around me are not as perceptive as you. When Li Bingming retired to enjoy his retirement, who would have thought that the eldest prince hadn't given up on him yet and let him take advantage of the opportunity again."
Ren Qiu said cheerfully, "Alright, don't be so nervous. Li Bingming and the eldest prince are using each other, and for now, it won't do you any harm. The northwest will be the focus of the court, and you need someone to go there. Li Bingming is a suitable person."
I told you last time, no matter what the Crown Prince and Madam Zhao are planning, you can use it to your advantage and mediate. It won't do you any harm anyway. And it seems that your goals are the same: to keep an eye on the Marquis of Lu and prevent him from making trouble behind the scenes."
Lord Lu was very angry. "Liu Zhao is just a prince, why should he worry about anything? This is the affairs of state, it is not his turn to care about and plan."
Ren Qiu said lightly, "He's a prince, and a very ambitious one at that. It's not wrong for him to care about the country. He can't just sit there and watch the Great Zhou being shattered by the Northern Rong and do nothing. He's taking a huge risk to do this. You can't call him ignorant. At most, you can call him a fool."
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