Volume 1: Birth! Seven time travelers Chapter 045: A Slap on the Face Must Hurt (VI)
"So I say that Your Highness the Crown Prince should not put too much energy on business, but should learn more from the ways of saints. For example, the analogy Your Highness the Crown Prince just made is extremely inappropriate. The Marquis of Haihun was in office for 27 days and did more than a thousand absurd things. Although Your Highness the Crown Prince's words and deeds are inappropriate now, he is not as good as the Marquis of Haihun for the time being. And the King of Hengshan once took over the affairs of state on behalf of Emperor Taizong of Tang for a period of time, and he handled all matters properly. Your Highness is not as good as the King of Hengshan in this respect."
"Haha, then which predecessor do you think I am more similar to?"
"I dare to say that the words and deeds of today's Crown Prince are similar to those of the Western Jin Dynasty's Crown Prince Minhuai!"
"How dare you!" The person who shouted this was Wen Chun, the Left Censor-in-Chief, who was in the hall at the time. This roar was not because the Crown Prince rebuked the minister for speaking nonsense, but more because Lord Wen himself was very angry.
Sima Yi, the Prince of Minhuai in the Western Jin Dynasty, was born to Sima Yan, the Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty, and Sima Zhong, the Emperor Hui of the Western Jin Dynasty. According to historical records, this child was also very smart since childhood, but when he grew up, he was very interested in business and even opened a vegetable market in the palace...Isn't this very similar to Zhu Youdong?
However, Sima Yi's final fate was not good: because he was not Jia Nanfeng's biological son, he was first deposed and then killed. Liu He and Li Chengqian, who the crown prince compared himself to just now, were both deposed, but they finally had a good end. What do you mean by comparing the crown prince to Sima Yi?
Also, Sima Yi's father was the idiot emperor who said "Why don't you eat meat?" By saying this, aren't you completely offending the crown prince? You know, when it comes to the crown prince's business, the emperor is absolutely on his side, and the crown prince's attitude should be much better. You offended the crown prince at the beginning, so won't it be more difficult to do things later?
Wen Chun thought that Wang Tingjian, who had been in the government for seven years, was stupid. Zhu Youdong was delighted: I have read a lot of books, how could I not know that Haihun Hou and Hengshan Wang are not a good match for me? They are setting a trap for you to jump into . He glanced at Zhu Changluo, whose face turned pale, and smiled and waved at Wen Chun: "General Secretary, there is no need to be like this. I begged Grandpa Huang to convene today's meeting. It is to let everyone speak freely. I will not be what others say I am. Because, many times, ears and eyes can deceive people!"
After saying this, Zhu Youdong turned around and said to Wang Tingjian, "Wang Qing said that I was committing a crime and bullying my great-uncle. I do not admit this."
"Grandson, this matter has spread all over the city. How can you just deny it?"
"Hey, that's why I just said that sometimes ears and eyes can deceive people. How about this, Wu Qinghou is here today, why don't you ask him? See what's going on?"
"If the Crown Prince says so , he must have been in collusion with Marquis Wuqing a long time ago. I will not ask any more questions."
"Wang Tingjian!" The four-year-old child's tender voice unconsciously carried a murderous tone: "You don't believe what I say, and I asked you to ask the person involved directly, but you didn't ask! What do you want? Hmm!"
"Your Highness..." Well, the defendant himself proposed to be the party in the trial, but the prosecutor said he didn't want to ask. Well, no matter where he went, he said he would not leave.
"You don't ask, right? Then I suggest that the Secretary of the Central Secretariat write the following in the court bulletin to be issued tomorrow: The Censor Wang Tingjian fabricated something and slandered the Crown Prince. He spoke evil words and cursed the Emperor and his father! Humph, based on what you said and did just now, you deserve these sixteen words."
"Haha, my dear Lord Wang, don't be nervous. Dong'er is still a child and doesn't pay much attention to what he says. As a king, I am the most magnanimous. I will not wrongly accuse a loyal minister, and I will never let go of a reckless minister."
"Uh... Your Highness, then let me ask Marquis Wuqing."
What happened next was no longer a foregone conclusion.
"I have a lot of things to do, and I was a little lax in managing my subordinates, which led to the emergence of a vicious slave in my family... Humph, he dared to covet the land of the imperial manor without my knowledge, he really deserves death. Your Highness the Crown Prince helped me to clean up the mess, which is my family's family affair, so there is no need for the Imperial Censor to report it."
"Taizu's Great Ming Code has long had a rule that if a thief breaks into a house and robs, the householder can be killed without guilt. Your Highness the Crown Prince only killed the ringleader and did not implicate the innocent. This is the image of a benevolent monarch!"
Everyone knows that Wuqing Hou Li Gao is a scumbag, but when a scumbag speaks seriously and righteously...
"My Lord, after hearing so much, I feel that my grandson does not look like Crown Prince Minhuai at all. In fact, he is more like Emperor Xuanzong Zhang of this dynasty."
"I am deeply troubled. I am responsible for my negligence in this matter."
"Forget it. The power of the Imperial Censor to report on matters heard from others is given by Taizu, and I have always recognized it. Wang Qing, please step down."
"I thank the emperor for his magnanimity..."
"Well, next one."
"Your Highness...Xu Shunmin, the Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, impeached the Crown Prince for not learning the way of the sages and spending all day with merchants. If this continues, the national situation will be worrying."
"Zhu Youdong, is what this censor said true?"
"Hehe, this, Xu Qing, can you explain in detail what you mean by "I don't know the way of the saints"? "
"Well, I heard that since the Crown Prince got the Imperial Manor, he has been running around the manor all day long and rarely goes to school in Ciqing Palace. Recently, he even moved to Xinghua Palace and has not been studying at all."
"Chi~~" With a slight smile, Zhu Youdong bowed to Shen Li.
"Hmph! His Royal Highness is a very intelligent man, and he is able to integrate and interpret all kinds of classics. Although due to his age, he is not very good at writing eight-part essays, but as long as time passes, within five years, if the Crown Prince personally takes part in the imperial examination, I am afraid that the final result will be much better than that of you, Censor Xu, who is ranked third among the Jinshi candidates!"
"Your Majesty, I, Lu Kun, the Minister of Rites, report to the Emperor that His Royal Highness, who has been studying the Analects with me, has many new interpretations of the words of the sages, and he has not deviated from the original intentions of the sages. He is indeed the most outstanding of the hundreds of disciples I have taught over the past few decades! Moreover, after His Royal Highness moved to Xinghua Palace, I and others have also come to your residence to teach you regularly. In the past year, His Royal Highness has only taken two or three temporary leave. The rest of the time, he has been studying hard. The Crown Prince is extremely talented and very hardworking. As long as he can persist, he will surely become a great talent with profound knowledge and knowledge of worldly affairs !"
"Your Majesty, I, the Minister of Rites Guo Zhengyu, report to the emperor that although I am mainly responsible for the prince's education, when I teach in Ciqing Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come to listen whenever he is free. In the past, Lu Ziming said to Sun Zhongmou that a scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of absence. Today's Crown Prince makes me look at him with new eyes every day!"
Well, there is really no need to say what happened next. Who were the three people who spoke just now? They are recognized as the three great sages in the world! Regardless of knowledge and morality, they are recognized as sages by scholars all over the world. These three people have endorsed the learning attitude and learning results of the grandson. You, Xu Shunmin, a third-class fellow Jinshi who almost failed the exam, dared to say that the grandson did not study hard?
Looking at Xu Shunmin, whose aura had weakened a lot after Wang Tingjian was slapped in the face, Zhu Youdong couldn't help but look up at the roof of Huangji Hall: Alas, life is really, lonely as snow.
