There was a lively morning court today. Zhao Biao and the Seventh Prince came together. The Seventh Prince looked ashen, decadent and desperate. Would all his years of hard work be ruined today?
The court officials were all waiting outside, and the emperor had not arrived yet. General Xu was very surprised to see that the Seventh Prince came with Zhao Biao. His eyes darkened. What did the Seventh Prince mean?
Zhao Biao didn't have a good impression of Old Xu. Making friends with princes was a big taboo for military generals. You insisted on getting involved with the Seventh Prince, and you deserve to be implicated now.
Old Duke Ye usually doesn't attend court, but after all the commotion last night, he came to the court this morning to get some information. Seeing Zhao Biao approaching, he asked, "Old Zhao, why are you here with the Seventh Prince?"
Zhao Biao bowed and saluted first: "My Lord, this is a long story. I will have to ask you to judge the matter later."
"Oh, what's going on?"
Zhao Biao rolled his eyes at the Seventh Prince, but didn't try to lower his voice. He would have to tell the story sooner or later anyway, and the ministers around him were all listening with their ears perked up, waiting to hear the news.
"The Seventh Prince secretly built a house outside the palace and took in the remnants of the Southern Border."
The ministers were in an uproar. General Xu subconsciously said, "This is impossible, Zhao Biao, stop slandering me."
"Haha, you're still defending him now. Where did you think the noise last night came from? My wife has been persecuted by that Southern Frontier State Master for a long time. With the help of my daughter, she broke free from his control and fought him for a whole day and night. There's still no news.
The Seventh Prince even bribed Censor Niu to recommend that Taoist priest to the court. This is a disaster for our court's century-old foundation. Tell me, if this isn't collusion, what is it?"
General Xu was heartbroken: "Seventh Prince, is this true?"
The Seventh Prince's face turned pale as he insisted on defending himself, "No, I didn't know that the Taoist priest was a remnant of the Southern Border. I only knew that he was highly skilled in Taoism and a kind and compassionate person. I was doing this for the good of the court."
"Go tell this to the Emperor, the Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Justice."
Zhao Biao ignored it. The evidence was conclusive. It all depended on whether the emperor would be soft-hearted and keep his son. But it was certain that all the achievements he had made in the army in the past few years would be destroyed.
General Xu was very disappointed. "Your Highness, what can I say to you, this old minister? The court is always wary of outsiders. You are knowingly committing a crime. You, take care of yourself."
General Xu also has to protect himself, so how could he not take care of him?
At the beginning, I felt sorry for him. His mother died early, and the teenager had to suffer alone in the army. I helped him raise and taught him to become a talented person. I didn't expect that he had evil intentions and hurt others and himself.
"Master, I'm not..."
"From now on, I am no longer your master. My teachings are just like feeding the dog."
The Seventh Prince looked as pale as death. Has he given up on himself too?
"Silence, court."
The eunuch opened the palace door, and the ministers entered one after another according to their ranks. Emperor Xuande came to court and first asked about what happened last night: "My dear ministers, can anyone tell me what happened last night?"
Zhao Biao stepped out of the group, knelt down, and said, "I beg Your Majesty to make a decision for my wife."
Afterwards, he described in detail how the remnants of the evildoers in southern Xinjiang were causing trouble, murdering his wife, and refining her into a half-zombie. It was so outrageous that he even shed tears as he spoke.
The seventh prince took the initiative to plead guilty, hoping to be charged with the crime of misjudging people.
Emperor Xuande's face darkened after hearing this. "Seventh Brother, I had the Ministry of Rites choose a title for you. I was planning to make you king and move out of the palace to establish a residence, but you were so eager for quick success that you colluded with the remnants of the Southern Border rebels. Even if you were unaware, how could these outsiders stay in the residence? What are you planning to do? Are you trying to harm me with sorcery and usurp the throne?"
Taoism is mysterious and profound, and the rulers are most averse to their subjects having too close a relationship with Taoists. The Seventh Prince knowingly committed the crime.
The Seventh Prince was dissatisfied: "General Zhao's daughter is a master of the mystical arts, how can he be innocent?"
Emperor Xuande said: "She is his biological daughter, a child, and she has done all the good things. You are really out of your mind to argue with a child."
Emperor Xuande was well prepared and continued to announce his decree: "Young Miss Zhao is intelligent and clever. I like her very much. I specially allow her to enter the palace and study with the princes and princesses. I will personally teach her lessons and cultivate her into a talented person."
Those who could accompany the princes in their studies were all sons of important officials in the court, and they were all companions. However, Zhao Letong was chosen by the emperor, and her status was the same as that of the princesses.
"I thank the Lord for his grace on behalf of my daughter, but I dare not trouble the Emperor with personal instruction. The gentlemen of the Imperial Academy are more than sufficient."
His daughter could make the emperor mad. She doesn't like studying at all and he's afraid the emperor won't be able to handle it.
"My dear, do you think I'm not a good teacher?"
"I dare not. My daughter is naughty and I am afraid of angering the emperor."
"How could that be? I'm very good at teaching children."
The emperor was now full of confidence, but after only teaching one lesson, he dared not say the same thing again. He had never seen such a stupid, naughty and disobedient child.
In order to live a few more years, I might as well torture the Hanlin scholars.
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At this time, Zhao Letong didn't know that he was going to study in the palace. The emperor taught him personally, and apart from the advantage of being able to eat snacks from the imperial kitchen, there were almost only disadvantages.
For example, she couldn't get up, so she went to the palace to study very early, second only to the morning court. There were also many teachers, all of whom were old scholars. They were not lenient with the princes and would not let them off easily if they deserved a spanking.
Moreover, the princes all had bad tempers and felt that they were of noble status, so they bullied their foreign companions and treated them like slaves.
Zhao Letong went to the palace to study for a few days. The study was in chaos every day and the prince was crying. It took half a month before things got back on track.
This was just the beginning. Zhao Letong began her happy life as the head of the upper study. If she didn't want to leave the palace at night, she could live in the emperor's bedroom. Her treatment was even better than that of the princesses.
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