Fortunately, the eldest prince was not feeling well this time, so he did not come. Only Hongxuan and Hongshi came.
The discussion in the study ceased as soon as the two young princes arrived, but the three advisors did not leave. Instead, they remained in the study, listening to the Fourth Prince inquire about the two princes' studies.
During the questioning, the three advisors sipped their tea, listening to the two young princes' answers, but simultaneously the same thought flashed through their minds—indeed, the Fourth Prince was superior to the Third Prince in every aspect. No, perhaps, and not perhaps, but certainly by more than a factor.
The three advisors were all tutors to the two princes and had known them for a long time. They knew that the Fourth Prince, Hongxuan, had been hiding his talents from his brothers, and the Fourth Prince himself knew this too—after all, he had personally taught him!
Of course, the Fourth Prince didn't know that Jiaming had also taught Hongxuan the same thing.
Leaving those aside for now, the Fourth Master vaguely mentioned some names and events, and then told his two sons about the things he had just received on the note.
"A wise patriarch encountered a problem that required a person in charge. Two factions were vying for the position, one of which worked hard and hoped to gain the patriarch's favor by doing practical work and relying on its strength."
Someone on the other side offered him two suggestions. The first was bribery, to get more people to speak well of him to the head of the household. This person took the advice, but ended up incurring the head of the household's punishment. The second suggestion was also bribery, but this time it was a scheme to use others to do the dirty work—getting more people to speak well of the enemy to the head of the household.
Hongshi was the first to speak, saying that the person who suggested using someone else to do the dirty work was shrewd, and that the person who wouldn't listen to advice was foolish. He also said that he would be someone who listened to advice in the future.
Hongxuan offered a different opinion: "Father believes that even if that person uses a borrowed knife to kill, it still won't succeed."
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