Chapter 112
While the Queen Mother was still teaching Jiang Xing the most basic reading and writing, Lin Qingyu already had a "grand" plan.
That day, while Jiang Xing was taking a nap, Lin Qingyu went to Ci'an Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager. The Queen Mother was admiring a poem copied by Jiang Xing. When she saw him coming, she smiled and said, "Qingyu, come and take a look at how well the Emperor's handwriting is written. It's so impressive."
Lin Qingyu glanced at it. Jiang Xing obviously deliberately wrote the characters in a rounded and childish manner, so that only the Queen Mother would feel that they were powerful. "Empress Dowager, now that the Emperor can read and write, it's time to hire an imperial tutor to teach him."
The Queen Mother hesitated and said, "The Emperor is still young. It would not be a bad idea for him to stay with me and be taught by me first."
"There are some things you may not be able to teach him."
The Queen Mother could not hide her distress: "But the Emperor...he is still a child."
Lin Qingyu reminded her: "The emperor will be eighteen by the end of the year." Maybe it was a coincidence or not, but Xiao Li and Jiang Xing's birthdays were on the same day.
"You can't say that," the Queen Mother scolded, "Although the Emperor is almost eighteen, his mind is like that of a seven or eight year old child."
"My princes go to school at the age of five, and the emperor is already seven or eight years old. If you continue to indulge him, do you want others to guard the throne for him for the rest of his life?"
Lin Qingyu's words were a bit harsh, and the Queen Mother's face did not look good, but this was the truth. If the emperor wants to secure his throne, the sooner he takes power the better. After considering it, the Queen Mother asked, "Do you have a candidate for the Imperial Master?"
Lin Qingyu quickly found a suitable candidate. Guan Zhongkai was able to compose poems at the age of three and recite fu at the age of five. He passed the examination for a scholar at a young age, and later won the top three places in the imperial examinations and was listed on the list of successful candidates. When the previous emperor was alive, he was in charge of military affairs and held important positions in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue. He retired five years ago and is now sixty-five years old.
This person was Li Chan's mentor, and was recommended to Lin Qingyu by Li Chan. Prime Minister Lin wrote a personal letter, in which the words were sincere and humble, inviting Guan Lao to return to the capital to appoint him as Taifu.
The day before, Jiang Xing could just write a few words casually at the empress dowager's place to get by, but the next day, he had an imperial tutor who was well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge.
Lin Qingyu said: "From now on, Your Majesty does not need to go to Ci'an Palace to study and write. Your Majesty should learn the same way as Prince Dayu did."
Taifu Guan had white hair and a slender figure, which made him look like an immortal. He also performed the etiquette of a great man: "Your Majesty, I am Guan Zhongkai, and I pay my respects to you."
Jiang Xing had a bad feeling, but he still returned the gift politely. After all, respecting teachers is something that is ingrained in people’s bones no matter what era. Then, he turned to Lin Qingyu and said in the childish tone of a seven-year-old child: "Prime Minister brother, please come over here."
Lin Qingyu was pulled aside by Jiang Xing: "What's going on?"
Jiang Xing asked in a low voice: "How did Prince Dayu learn it?
"Every day, I go to the study room at 11:00 am to prepare for my lessons. Classes officially begin at 11:00 am and last until noon."
Hearing the word "Yinshi", Jiang Xing almost couldn't breathe. "No... Qingyu, I'm still growing up. I won't grow taller if I don't get enough sleep."
Lin Qingyu looked up at him and said, "In the afternoon, the princes usually have horseback archery lessons. But you have almost mastered horseback archery in your previous life, so you can be exempted from this life."
"Can I play this afternoon?"
Lin Qingyu said cruelly: "Continue studying in the study room in the afternoon."
Jiang Xing laughed angrily: "Are you trying to make me go back to senior year of high school?"
Jiang Xing and Lin Qingyu mentioned his studies in his hometown. Lin Qingyu knew a thing or two about it: "Your Majesty, you are overthinking. When you were in the third year of high school, how many days off did you have each month?"
Jiang Xing looked defensive: "Eight days."
Lin Qingyu smiled and said, "The prince only has two days off every year, one is New Year's Day, and one is the prince's birthday."
Jiang Xing choked up: "Even cows in the fields don't plow the land like this. I am already the Son of Heaven, why do I have to suffer like this?"
"It is because you are the Son of Heaven that you need to learn more than others."
"But I just want to be a useless emperor."
"What about your kingdom?" Lin Qingyu said coldly, "You want to rely on me for the rest of your life? Is that so good?"
Jiang Xing smiled and said, "It's quite delicious."
Lin Qingyu glared at him, and Jiang Xing changed the topic: "Qingyu, have you ever heard of the saying 'rule by inaction, follow nature'? I think..."
Lin Qingyu said: "You study during the day, and you still have time to play at night."
"Then will you play with me?"
"If I'm not busy, yes."
Jiang Xing sighed and compromised: "Okay."
Whether Jiang Xing was willing or not, his hard study began when he was seventeen years old physically and twenty-one mentally. He learned some basics in his hometown, but it was limited to occasionally reciting a few lines of poetry to tease his wife. His level of being able to read and use written language was not comparable to that of the native Dayu talent. Guan Zhongkai was undoubtedly a good teacher, but he kept talking in a monotonous and boring voice during class, which made Jiang Xing drowsy.
Lin Qingyu did not arrange a tutor for Jiang Xing, so he was the only student in the study room. He tried very hard not to fall asleep, but sometimes it was really not something a normal person could control.
Fortunately, he is the emperor, not the prince. His father never asked about his studies, and his mother only doted on him excessively. His wife would occasionally ask him, and he would do something to divert Lin Qingyu's attention.
After studying like this for three months, Lin Qingyu proposed to take Jiang Xing to court with him. Jiang Xing was not interested at all, and looked nonchalant: "It doesn't matter whether I go or not, I have you anyway."
Lin Qingyu had already seen through Jiang Xing. This man was always like this when it came to things he wasn't interested in. As long as he knows that he has the responsibility to do this thing, no matter how lazy he is, he will eventually get it done reluctantly. This is true for marching and fighting, and also for governing a country.
If he can do so well in things that he has no interest in, then things that he is interested in should be easy for him. Unfortunately, Jiang Xing seemed to have no interest in anything other than sleeping and sleeping with him.
Lin Qingyu said: "You should also go and listen, it will do no harm."
"Okay, I'll listen to my wife during the day."
Lin Qingyu felt something was wrong and asked, "What about tonight?"
Jiang Xing smiled and said, "Listen to it at night too."
Lin Qingyu: “…” He started talking nonsense again.
Jiang Xing was woken up early in the morning and allowed to be tormented by everyone. After he was dressed, he was helped into the sedan chair and taken to the Golden Palace for the morning court session.
He sat at the highest point in the Golden Throne Hall, looking at his ministers with boredom through the pearl curtain on his crown. After Emperor Chu Xi abdicated, there was a major replacement of officials from the previous dynasty. Lin Qingyu and the Queen Mother suppressed some old officials and promoted many newcomers, including many young talents like Li Chan. But Lin Qingyu is still the most outstanding and the most pleasing to the eye. It is not an exaggeration to describe him as a crane standing out among chickens.
Lin Qingyu was calm, indifferent, stern, and imposing at the morning court session. She was a completely different person from when she was in his arms. Jiang Xing admired the beauty while listening to the ministers' discussion, and it was rare that he didn't feel sleepy.
When the court was dismissed, the young emperor, who had said little, suddenly asked, "Prime Minister, are you tired of standing?"
Lin Qingyu said: "Your Majesty, I am not tired."
"But I feel tired for you." Jiang Xing acted innocent and naive, "From now on, the Prime Minister should sit down during court sessions."
Suddenly, the hall fell silent. Lin Qingyu raised his eyes to glance at Jiang Xing, then knelt down and saluted: "I thank the emperor for his grace."
After this day, there was a throne in the Golden Palace. Everyone knew that before the emperor took power, the armchair that Prime Minister Lin sat on was the real dragon throne.
After the court session, Lin Qingyu had some free time and asked Guan Zhongkai to ask about Jiang Xing's homework: "Master Guan, how is the emperor studying recently?"
Guan Zhongkai looked embarrassed: "This..."
Lin Qingyu said, "Master, please feel free to speak."
Guan Zhongkai shook his head: "To be honest with you, the emperor is not very attentive in his studies. If full concentration is 10 points, the emperor only spent 5 points at most. But his writing is not too bad, and he answers every question, so that people can't find any faults... I really don't know how to persuade him."
Lin Qingyu raised the corners of his lips: "The emperor has always been like this."
"I believe that the emperor is extremely talented. If he can focus on his studies, he will definitely not be inferior to the former crown prince."
Lin Qingyu groaned and said, "I understand."
After the summer came, Lin Qingyu suddenly became busy. Jiang Xing could only see him during the morning court session, and could not see him at other times. He was not panicked at first, thinking that Lin Qingyu would come to Xingqing Palace to sleep with him at night anyway. Who would have thought that he was almost falling asleep waiting in bed, but Lin Qingyu still hadn't come. After asking Xiao Songzi, he found out that Lin Qingyu was still in the Qinzheng Hall and seemed to have some unfinished official business.
Jiang Xing couldn't sleep alone, so he changed his clothes and went to the Qinzheng Hall. As expected, he saw Lin Qingyu working overtime alone. It seemed that he had endless cases to review and documents to write. The silhouette of his hard work was cast by the window, which made him feel tired and distressed.
——When did his wife become a social animal?
Jiang Xing walked in and said, "Qingyu, are you still busy?"
Lin Qingyu didn't even raise his head and said "hmm" coldly.
Jiang Xing pulled out a chair and sat down: "I'll accompany you."
"No, you can go play."
Jiang Xing frowned: "I don't want to play - we haven't seen each other for ten hours, don't you miss me?"
Of course I want to.
Jiang Xing would never know how hard he had to try to restrain himself from looking for him.
"Not bad." Lin Qingyu said, "You can stay if you want, but don't bother me."
Jiang Xing saw that Lin Qingyu had a tired look in his eyes and asked, "Qingyu, how much more do you want to see? Can I help you see it?"
A smile flashed across Lin Qingyu's eyes: "No, you don't understand."
Jiang Xing smiled and said, "Please forgive my immodest attitude. But I think I'm OK and I understand a little bit."
"Your current focus should be on your studies. When Master Guan says you are ready, you can help me with my worries."
Jiang Xing suddenly realized and said slowly, "Minister Lin is trying to persuade me to study in various ways."
Lin Qingyu's face was calm: "Then is the emperor willing to study seriously?"
Jiang Xing sighed, "I really have no interest in it, but for your sake... okay. Xiao Songzi, bring me the "Strategy Theory" that I didn't finish reading today."
In the hot summer, the weather is getting hot and humid, and heavy rain is coming after the rumbling thunder.
There was the sound of dripping rain outside the window. Jiang Xing and Lin Qingyu sat together, sharing a palace lantern. One was reading a book while the other was handling government affairs. Their arms touched each other from time to time.
Jiang Xing was tired of looking, and he could see the person he liked as soon as he raised his eyes.
For a moment of trance, with inexplicable throbbing, he seemed to have really returned to the age of seventeen.
He couldn't help but call out, "Qingyu."
"Hmm?" As soon as Lin Qingyu raised his head, he was kissed on the lips.
The two of them had no idea how many times they had been intimate, but Jiang Xing always managed to come up with something unexpected, making people blush and their hearts beat fast. No one knew how he did it.
Because of his face?
Lin Qingyu was thinking wildly, and said calmly: "Kissing and kissing, aren't you tired of it?"
Jiang Xing thought about it carefully and answered, "It's quite greasy."
Lin Qingyu's eyes were full of knives: "Say it again?"
"Dating is so boring, why don't we get married soon?" Jiang Xing said with a smile, "I'm going to be 22 soon, which is old enough to get a marriage certificate in my hometown."
Lin Qingyu was stunned. It has been some time since Jiang Xing returned to Xiao Li's body, but he has never thought about it.
Unlike the previous two times, Jiang Xing is now the emperor. Even if Dayu has more and more male wives, it is not his turn to marry one. His wife was the queen, the mother of the country. Even if he could be a man, he could not be a man who was widowed twice.
Lin Qingyu is already very satisfied with the current situation. As long as he can be with Jiang Xing, status doesn't matter to him. Of course, he would not let Jiang Xing make someone else the queen. At most, he would give Jiang Xing a few more injections.
Lin Qingyu chuckled and shook his head: "You are the king, I am the minister, how can we get married?"
Jiang Xing smiled and lowered his head to continue reading: "Use your brain, there will always be a way."
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