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Chapter 3 Eleven Princes' Hearts (Two in One)
After explaining the matter, leave from Yuelou.
On the way back, Zhang Feng and the old steward also heard news from the people in the mansion that the crown prince and several princes would come to visit him at night.
The superficial meaning is not to pay a visit to their father.
It's just that this gift-giving is all in their minds.
Discovering this situation, Zhang Feng thought that Li Daoyou hadn't replied yet, so he went back to the mansion first, and recalled the matter of the prince and the princes by the way.
First of all, the First Prince, who is also the present Crown Prince, is a Nascent Soul, with a mature and stable personality, and has the ability to be on his own, sharing the government affairs for the Holy Majesty.
All in all, his mind was not on cultivation, but on people's livelihood, and he wanted to make Daqi better.
He didn't want to let down his teacher's lifetime achievements and the huge land he conquered.
The second prince, on the other hand, has a hollow state and a straightforward personality, like a warrior in the rivers and lakes. He is carefree and leads troops all the year round, guarding the frontier, not caring about any internal affairs, just wanting to fight and fight against intruders.
And his wish, the ideal of his life, is to become a hero like his teacher.
Not surprisingly, his idol is his teacher.
The same is true, when he heard that he was going back to the imperial capital, he handed over the matters at hand to the generals on the frontier, and he took his bodyguards and adjutants to raid 30 miles in three days, returning one step ahead of time to welcome him back to the court.
Taking a closer look, the second prince once served as a personal guard beside his teacher for three years.
He is also the prince closest to him.
When he was young? I took him to play every day.
Besides, the third prince, is his cultivation mediocre? There is only Jindan.
In general? He is the one who really loves to play? But he also has a lot of tricks. He often uses some strange gifts to curry favor with His Majesty. He is also very good at talking. He is His Majesty's favorite prince.
He is also his teacher's favorite "Qi family" junior.
Because he is carefree? He doesn't have the majesty of a prince, and he doesn't have future worries. Instead, he has a heart of innocence? A sincere and filial heart? He doesn't fight for power.
But it's also like this? It's not like the prince who is dedicated to doing things? It's not like the second prince who is dedicated to defending against the enemy? It's not like the bookish fourth prince who is upright?
As for the fourth prince, he often had disagreements with the Holy Majesty in the palace, and he used the words of the sages and scholars to deny the Holy Majesty's principles. The quarrel lasted for half an hour.
I heard Eunuch Sun say it two days ago? Every time he stood outside the imperial study in the past few years? Hearing the fourth prince quarreled with the Holy One? He felt hairy.
Want to persuade? But dare not persuade.
And every time, the fourth prince would be the first to retreat and slam the door out.
The same is true, and the conversation between father and son is also getting less and less? But the official position of the fourth prince is getting higher and higher.
The Tai Academy is specially run for talents who stand out in the imperial examination, and it is also run for scholars from all over the world.
As long as you pass some tests, you can become a student of Tai Academy.
But about the Tai Academy, it was also what my teacher told the Fourth Prince.
The fourth prince has always kept in mind.
Except, the fifth prince is young, only fourteen this year.
But she has the same mother as the fourth prince, but has the best relationship with the fourth prince, and is currently studying in the Taiyuan Academy.
He also often persuaded the fourth prince at the family banquet in the mansion, telling the fourth brother not to quarrel with his father.
These remarks are not secrets.
Because many ministers have persuaded the Fourth Prince not to quarrel with the Holy Majesty, did he run a school for him without seeing the Holy Majesty?Can you give him an official position in the imperial examination?
But the fourth prince felt that this was what his father should have given him. If he didn't give it to him, would it be possible to give it to his elder brother who was full of conspiracy theories?
Or is it for the second brother who is full of cultivation in his head, or the third brother who is just eating and waiting to die?
And when the fourth prince wanted to give it to the eldest brother, the prince, he was afraid that the imperial examinations would be all about worldly favors and exchange of interests.
For the second brother, I was afraid that he would not encounter fraud, so he chopped it down himself.
Even if there is no cheating, the gifted scholars will have another fight just after they finish answering the test papers.
If you can't pass the martial arts, then you are not a wit.
Just be a literati.
As for the third brother who loves to play and only knows how to flatter his father, as long as his father dares to give it to him.
The fourth prince felt that the dudes who had a good relationship with the third brother in the imperial capital, such as the second son of the prime minister, the young master of the treasurer Wang's family, and others, if they dared to take the imperial examination.
I'm afraid that during the exam, the third brother will be able to compete with them at the table and push up the Pai Gow.
As for who will win the list, with the third brother's personality, what the third brother says doesn't count, what the examiner says doesn't count, and what the father says counts!
So the fourth prince thought about it, and felt that his father would give him a position in the imperial examination, not because he loved him, but because of his own true talents!
The fourth prince also took this as a mirror, read widely, imitated the sages, and became better and better.
Nowadays, it is said by outsiders that after the end of the year, the first batch of students from Taiyuan College will graduate. As long as they achieve fame, then the fourth prince, who is their teacher, will become the next great Confucian.
The great Confucianism in this world also means "the world of peaches and plums".
The fastest way is to become the main examiner of the imperial examination and establish a college.
The result is obvious, everyone in the world knows that Da Qi Sheng is taking care of the fourth prince and wants to fulfill the fourth prince's wish.
Scholars, who doesn't want to be a respected Confucian, who doesn't want to be full of peaches and plums?
Only the fourth prince still twisted his tendons, a bit old-fashioned, and refused to accept this feeling.
This old-fashioned, really like the sages in this world, they only pay attention to the rules, and don't talk about the world.
In the end, many of the remaining princes were too young, or were illegitimate, and hadn't started to interfere in the struggle for power.
After Zhang Feng recalled these, he roughly selected the next person.
Also, since they want to visit, let's talk to them about the cult and ask them to pay attention to the 'players' for themselves.
And at the same time.
On Yili Street outside the Imperial Palace in the city, in the residence of the Third Prince.
Now the playful Third Prince, who is wearing luxurious brocade clothes, is looking at his five counselors in the hall, discussing some matters.
What they planned was about what gift they would give the prince later?
Similarly, the items needed to please the Holy Majesty are also prepared by them for their plans.
It is better to say that they are counselors than 'masters' who are proficient in pleasing the way.
"If you have any good ideas, please bring them out quickly." The third prince sipped tea, looking a little chic and lazy, "Don't let my brothers compare to me. Remember, my uncle is It’s the first time in recent years to return to the court, and the gift must be special and expensive.”
"Your Highness, this requires your subordinates to think and plan carefully." A short counselor answered first, it seemed that this gift was a bit difficult to prepare.
I was afraid that if I didn't prepare well, I would offend the prince and my master, so I didn't want to speak.
At the same time, the other counselors were not surprised when they heard this person address the Third Prince as 'His Royal Highness'.
Because the rest of the princes, as well as the 'real highness' prince, were not present.
The retainers belonging to the princes generally become their own masters as 'His Royal Highness'.
There are many people, and the rest of the princes are present, so they are called the Second Highness, the Third Highness, or the official title.
Like the fourth prince, many ministers call him 'Dean Qi'.
"Then think about it first." The third prince looked at the remaining four when he heard that someone had retreated.
The remaining four people were thinking about the prince returning to the capital, and knew that His Highness was going to give a gift, so they had already made preparations.
At this time, when they saw the third prince looking over, they all came forward together holding hands and wanted to talk.
In the end, it was the third prince who looked to the far left first.
The rest of the people looked kindly at the clothed monk on the far left, and waved their hands to signal him to speak first.
"Based on what the students think." The commoner monk took another half step forward, cupped his hands and said bluntly: "The prince has a poem circulated in the court, the students are fortunate to hear it, and think that the prince is really an elegant man!
Elegant people generally like poetry and songs.Here, why not take out the solitary copy of the sages and scholars from His Highness's mansion and give it to the prince? "
"Book?" The third prince immediately laughed and shook his head when he heard this suggestion, "No! Absolutely not! You just came to my mansion, so you may not know what kind of person my uncle is. Let me tell you, apart from writing and ink, my uncle also likes to practice. "
"Cultivation" Another tall counselor muttered for a while, and saw that the commoner counselor pleaded guilty and remained silent, so he stepped forward and replied, "Your Highness, why don't you give the prince a copy of the secret book of cultivation, and then give it to the great Confucian calligraphy, and give the two treasures together , Two birds with one stone!"
"Huh, two birds with one stone? It's a good thing you figured it out." A kind-faced monk next to him interrupted with a chuckle, and when the tall counselor looked at him, he immediately asked: "Gifts should be rare. If I didn't guess Wrong, the other highnesses must have only given one thing.
Here, in my opinion, why can this thing be achieved at one stroke?Why can't we kill three birds with one stone?Highlight an 'odd' character? "
"Eh?" Hearing this word, the third prince immediately looked at the kind monk and said, "What can you do? Hurry up! Do it now, the sky will soon be dark."
An hour later.
The light sound of the 'dada' tool hitting the spirit stone echoed in the magnificent backyard of the third prince.
Daqi's top engraving master, Master Hong, is carefully engraving a word on a 'large perfect spirit stone' that he has only heard about.
And this spiritual stone, three meters long, is as thick as a tree stump surrounded by two people. It exudes strong spiritual energy fluctuations, but it is mixed with the fragrance of soil. It looks like the core of the spiritual mine buried deep underground for thousands of years.
In fact, this perfect spirit stone was the third prince's treasure that had been treasured for more than five years, and it was given to him by the Holy Spirit at that time.
But now, with the sound of 'rustling'.
Under Master Hong's carving, the fragments of the spirit stone were randomly swept away.
The eyelids of all the disciples and the five counselors jumped, it was a 'pain in the flesh'.
You must know that this is a rare and perfect spirit stone, every grain, every gram, is a treasure that makes monks salivate!
Including Zhang Feng here, he would definitely push the third prince away, and couldn't bear him to waste such a good thing.
But the third prince stared at the neat handwriting that gradually emerged on the spirit stone, slowly showing joy, and was indifferent to how much the spirit stone would be wasted.
In his mind, it would be best to carve it out of one piece, because with such a big and good spirit stone, it might be a bit difficult to find a second one in a short time.
In his mansion and in the mansions of all the dignitaries in the imperial capital, there is only one like this now.
If it fails, you have to think about other gifts.
That's all he thought about.
And also with time.
After carving the last knife, Master Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone also saw a round "Shou" character about half a person's height and thick thighs emerge.
From a huge spirit stone with the thickness of a tree stump, it became an exquisite 'excellent jade carving'.
Seeing the third prince, he directly praised him loudly, "Appreciate Master Hong's supernatural skills!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Master Hong thanked him for his kindness, and followed the kind monk to the warehouse in the backyard to receive the reward.
The commoner monk praised this thing as wonderful.
The tall monk is also ashamed of himself, feeling that he is not as good as the whimsy of the kind monk, and it seems that he has to study hard.
The little counselor who hadn't made any suggestions before was silent.
The third prince's gaze was still on the spirit stone, and he felt that his kind counselor was really different!
Such an idea can be said to really kill three birds with one stone!
Let's see, Lingshi can not only be used for cultivation, but the word "Shou" engraved on it is also an affirmation of calligraphy, and there is a congratulatory meaning in it.
This gift is perfect!
The third prince felt that his gift would definitely stand out among all the princes!
So much so that night falls.
He brought his subordinates to Zhang Feng's mansion, entered the main hall, and the banquet was set up. When he saw his uncle sitting in the first place, he also saw the famous medicine given by his elder brother, the weapon given by his second brother, and the lonely copy given by his fourth brother. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. said.
My three brothers, this gift is a real gift, it's not interesting at all, how can I make my uncle happy?
But Zhang Feng looked at the 'ninth-level cyan snow ginseng', 'ninth-level spirit gathering formation', and the fourth prince's 'big Confucian handwriting, a lonely copy with the effect of concentrating', but felt that the gifts of these three were wonderful and all were right. Your own practice is useful!
With these treasures, my cultivation speed can be increased by at least [-]%!
Afterwards, Zhang Feng saw the word 'Shou' carved on a perfect spirit stone sent by the third prince, but suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
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