Be a master through ancient times

After changing his clothes, he finally got rid of the embarrassment. The first thing Chu Ci did when he went to the study was to thank Fu Hong.

Fu Hong thoughtfully stopped mentioning it. He had just heard Fu Mingan explain the reason for changing his clothes, and he also knew that the old man who looked so imposing was Mrs. Wen.Coincidentally, when he passed the examination of Tanhua Miansheng, Mrs. Wen happened not to be in the capital, and she never saw him until after he was released.

Scholars in the Great Wei Dynasty always had an inexplicable sense of reverence for the famous Taifu. At this time, when Fu Hong saw Taifu Wen, he made this kind of etiquette to the extreme.

"Master Fu, you are welcome," said Taifu Wen, "I want to ask you why the gates of the city have recently received orders to check those boys and teenagers. Who issued this order?"

Fu Hong thought for a while, and said: "Now the Holy Majesty is in a coma, and all matters are discussed and acted by the left and right ministers and the six ministers. Maybe it is their order, and then it will be issued to the prefect's yamen in various places for them to strictly investigate. .”

Mrs. Wen stood up abruptly: "It is true that the Holy Majesty is unconscious? When did this happen?" He thought it was because the rumors were added to make them untrue.

Fu Hong was also a little surprised: "Master Wen, haven't you heard of it all the way? It has been spread all over the capital, and I heard that people even spontaneously go to temples and Taoist temples to pray, hoping that the Holy One will wake up early."

"We were on the boat all the way, and rarely communicated with people in the government. As for the rumors among the people, it was three people who became tigers. I really can't believe it." Chuci explained.

"No wonder, it happened like this..." Fu Hong told them the whole matter, from the arson case in Yuchang Palace to the Empress personally identifying the Eldest Prince as the mastermind behind the scenes.

What happened in the night palace should have been kept secret, but his father-in-law Zhu Antai had clear eyes and ears, and had already written to him about it.So Chuci and the others also knew the inside story of that night.Afterwards, the courtiers asked the second prince to be the crown prince, and Prince Chun rushed over holding the imperial decree written by the Holy Majesty himself. Only then did everyone know that the candidate for the crown prince that the Holy Majesty preferred was actually the sixth prince Yu Qiu, who also said that he would be born on December [-]th. On the day, the prince was registered in the ancestral temple.

Mrs. Wen and Chu Ci looked at each other, and they both understood why such an order was conveyed. As long as the sixth prince was stopped from entering Beijing, the second prince would naturally be the candidate for the crown prince.

"Master Fu, do you know who they are looking for?" Mrs. Wen stared closely at Fu Hong.

Fu Hong was a little nervous when he saw him: "I don't know, I just heard that he seems to be looking for someone to pray for the Holy One? Maybe it was the Qin Tianjian's divination."

"What they are looking for are the three princes."

A thunderbolt exploded in Fu Hong's heart. In the blink of an eye, he seemed to smell a conspiracy.He hurriedly said: "But the three princes are in the capital, why did they go outside? They all saw each other on the day when the fire broke out!"

"It's not the princes in the palace, it's just a trick that the Holy Majesty used to confuse everyone. As early as a few months ago, when the capital selected hundreds of officials to fill the vacancies in Southern Fujian Province, the Holy Majesty had secretly entrusted the three princes to this old man. Take them away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. Unexpectedly, they still can't escape."

Taifu Wen sighed, he never thought that he would be mistaken one day, the eldest prince planned to burn his own brother to death beforehand, and then personally killed his concubine's mother, such evil deeds are no different from animals.

"In this way, it means that someone has noticed the truth and wants to attack secretly, which is not good for His Highness the Sixth Highness?"

"It should be like this. And that person should be the second prince." Chu Ci said with certainty.

"However, His Royal Highness the Second Prince obviously repeatedly evaded when the ministers went to invite him, and also declared that as soon as the Holy Majesty wakes up, all the previous words will be invalid. How could he do such a thing?"

Chu Ci bent his lips: "I don't know if Mr. Fu has heard of playing hard to get? Why did Liu Xuande visit the thatched cottage, Zhuge Kongming really didn't want to go out of the mountain? No, he just wanted to test this person's perseverance and use it to improve himself In the mind of the Second Prince, there is no other candidate for the crown prince at that time except him, so if you decline it properly, it will not hinder your future, and you can gain everyone's favor, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

Hearing this, Fu Hong's expression suddenly changed. No wonder the father-in-law's letters to the second prince were always praising him. Everyone took it for granted, but no one saw through his clumsy acting skills.Perhaps, someone saw through it, but pretended not to know?

"Fortunately, you disguised yourself all the way, so you didn't show any flaws. If the sixth prince is found out, the consequences will be disastrous. I don't know where the three His Highnesses are now, so I can go and pay them a visit." As a prince, whoever is the crown prince in his mind.

"They are in the mansion now, and they were among the people who dressed up as little girls before." Chu Ci said.

A group of people came to Fu Ming'an's yard, the yard was quiet, and they didn't know where they all went.The servants on the side pointed to the location of the study room. After they passed by, they found that everyone had changed back into their clothes and was sitting in it writing seriously.

The long-term habit formation has made them very conscious.Except when the road was too bumpy in the carriage, even on the boat, they insisted on submitting one piece of work every day.

Fu Hong felt a little relieved. In his opinion, persistence is the most important thing in studying, and one should not slack off for a day.Several people stood quietly outside the window, and waited for them to stop writing slowly before walking in.

Chu Ci called up the three princes and introduced them to Fu Hong one by one.Fu Hong was so excited that he almost knelt down, and the three of them rushed to help him in fright.

"I have seen His Royal Highnesses the three princes. I don't know how neglectful the distinguished guests are when they come to the door. I still look at Haihan."

Yu Ren was a little at a loss, while Yu Sui frowned, and it was Yu Qiu who said: "Master Fu, you are welcome, this is not a palace, so you don't need to worry about those red tapes."

"Etiquette cannot be abolished! A king is a king, and a minister is a minister. How can we generalize?" Fu Hong disagreed.

Yu Qiu thought for a while, and said: "Since I am the king and you are the minister, then you have to listen to everything I say, and don't care if I say don't care."

Chu Ci was startled, good guy, have you mastered the emperor's art without a teacher?The arrogance of domineering in the words rushed to his face.

Fu Hong was speechless by what he said, denying it is against the emperor's order, but agreeing with it is also contrary to what he has always done, which is really contradictory.

Yu Qiu didn't care about this strange adult. He turned around and picked up the handwriting he had just written, and handed it to Chu Ci: "Sir, you came just in time. Look at my handwriting today, how about it?"

Seeing this, the others raised their handwriting and surrounded them, eager to hear Chu Ci's evaluation of them.

Fu Hong frowned unconsciously again, how could he be so unrestrained in front of Mr., can't he just sit and wait with peace of mind?Chu Tixue did the same, standing there cheerfully without saying a word.

Mrs. Wen shook her head, signaling Fu Hong to go out with him.Fu Hong followed behind him puzzled, and said, "Teacher, why doesn't Chu Ti teach them the principle of respecting teachers and respecting Tao?"

"Do you think they don't respect the teacher?" Mrs. Wen asked rhetorically.

Fu Hong nodded: "You shouldn't be so presumptuous in front of your elders. If you respect them, you should be cautious in your words and deeds."

"Then tell me first, why did they surround you?"

"I want to get advice from Chu Tixue first." Fu Hong said without thinking.

"Then why do you want to get his advice?"

"...Maybe it's because I admire his character and talent."

"That's right, it's because of admiration that they want to get closer. What you said about respecting the teacher is not admiration, but awe. The reason why you are in awe is because of your respect for the teacher, most of which come from Because of the fear of his power, rather than wanting to get close to him from the bottom of my heart."

Fu Hong opened his mouth, wanting to refute that this is not the case, but when he thought of his performance in front of his masters in the past, it seemed to be true.He is willing to listen to his master's instruction, and will do what they say and do according to their requirements, but if he wants to face him all the time, he still doesn't want to.

"But, there are no rules like this..." How can Cheng be decent?

"Look again." Mrs. Wen motioned him to look inside. The group of people who were in a mess just now had already sat down in their seats, and everyone was staring at Chu Ci's performance today without blinking. Make an overall assessment.The adoring eyes and following gaze told him that these children really liked Mr. Chu Ci.

In fact, at the beginning Fu Mingan wanted to worship Chuci as his teacher, and was even willing to follow him to Zhangzhou Mansion, but Fu Hong did not agree with it.It's a pity that Fu Mingan was so persistent, and his father-in-law admired this Chu Tixue very much, which caused his wife to turn against him first, so he agreed.

Now, he thought he should know why.As a father, Ming An had never had such a relaxed moment by his side, and almost never had that envious look in his eyes.Looking back on the past, he had always had the same demands on Ming An as he had on himself, and believed that self-restraint and courtesy, caution in words and deeds in everything, and proper manners were right.But do kids really like this?Could it be that in his heart, he was more afraid of his father than respectful?

Chu Ci didn't know that Mrs. Wen taught Fu Hong a lesson outside, which aroused his infinite reflection.At this time, his thoughts were all on Yu Qiu. After learning that he was made the prince by Tianhe Di, he couldn't help but want to observe more.

Sensitively aware of his gaze, Yu Qiu raised her head and gave him an innocent look.Chu Ci couldn't help but pat his head with this puppy-like expression.He thought, if rounded up, it should be counted as touching the emperor's head, right?

In fact, Chu Ci didn't know that Emperor Tianhe referred to the evaluations of him and Taifu Wen when he made this edict.In his opinion, Yu Ren is good at writing, and most of the literati are emotional, just like himself, he has been dominated by various emotions in his life, and instead complains everywhere.And Yu Sui is too sensible, and everything must be perfect.Those in high positions sometimes need to turn a blind eye.

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Seeing that there were still three or four days until December [-], Yu Zhi, who had been doing his filial piety in the mourning hall, couldn't sit still.He came to Kunde Palace at night, hoping to hear some good news.

"Have you found the sixth brother? Didn't you say that he should be in those places? Why haven't they been found yet? Could it be that they have already arrived in the capital!"

The queen poured him a cup of tea with her own hands, and said, "Be safe and don't be impatient. It's normal to have no news at this time. Your father dared to send them out of the palace, why didn't you send people to protect them? Right now they dare not reveal their identities, as long as The gates and wharves of the various cities are locked tightly, and Ben Gong doesn't believe that they can still find out!"

Yu Zhi didn't have the heart to drink tea, although the queen seemed quite sure, but he was always a little inexplicably flustered.Perhaps it has existed since the time when the emperor's uncle took the sacred decree and personally announced that the sixth younger brother was crowned prince.

"The people below are always sloppy in doing things. If they sneak in, everything will be over!"

The queen said: "I have already asked your uncle to guard the gate of the city in person. In the past few days, everyone can only go out and not enter, so I am not afraid of them acting carelessly!"

"Uncle? Uncle, a member of the third rank, actually guards the gate of the city for me?" Yu Zhi was a little moved. Both the grandfather and the uncle have always been very kind to him.

The queen's face changed, and she said sharply: "Which uncle are you talking about? Your uncle's surname is Ji Bu and his surname is Zhang! That bitch's father and elder brother killed your two elder brothers, you can't treat the thief as your father!"

Yu Zhi's face turned pale in an instant, yes, his biological mother was the queen, not Concubine Zhang, his uncle should be surnamed Ji.Wasn't Yu Ji's name chosen because it sounds the same as the mother's surname?

Seeing his silence, the queen's tone slowed down a bit: "Don't stay in Xiuchun Palace all the time if you have nothing to do, and go to Qianyuan Palace to show some filial piety. Although your father can't wake up, the eyes of the ministers are still bright!"

"Yes!" Yu Zhi obediently agreed, he looked at the queen, hesitated again and again, and asked, "Brother, how is it?"

The queen said: "He? Now he just sits in the corner in a daze all day long. Bengong said long ago that I have brought him up since he was a child, and I know his character well. He really only made a fuss in the first two days. No one paid attention to him, so he stopped. This habit has been around since childhood, and it hasn't been changed yet."

The queen looked a little proud, and she didn't know whether it was because of her understanding of Yu Ji, or because of his current downfall.Maybe, even she can't tell the difference.