half life slave

Chapter 105

As soon as King Rui's play was over, Zhang Maozheng felt that this job was not good enough, so he rushed to submit the paper for resignation overnight, but the paper was handed over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and was temporarily suppressed by Rong Yu.

No approval does not mean disagreement. Now it seems that what Shen Hui said is not bad. Shen Yu was indeed raised as a leftist. He is young and has a fierce and stubborn personality. It's a pointless thing.

Rong Yu didn't want to condemn Shen Hui's carelessness. Originally, he wasn't a much-loved concubine. According to Shen Hui's intention, he was just waiting for Shen Yu to become a Prince of Peace. Can't wait to see myself as an enemy.

Shen Hui didn't seem to know it yet. Today, he asked the prince and King Rui about their homework, picked up a Yanjin plum and said with a smile, "Second brother came to greet you today, and told a lot of filial piety stories. When talking about the daily care of the imperial concubine, he I feel grateful in my heart, and said that my biological mother passed away early, I never paid homage to her when I was young, but now I have started school seriously, and I know how to be a son of man, so I should pay homage to Emperor Zhenhui."

He smiled casually, paused for a moment, looked at his face and made a final conclusion, "It sounds like you and Zhang Maozheng have had some success in teaching recently."

Knowing that he would act in front of his father first, Shen Yu's scheming should not be underestimated, and his desire to perform is strong enough, with tolerance and heart, this child is really not in the same way as the prince.

He groaned, but Shen Huiwen said in a warm voice, "I've said so much, don't you refute a single word? He is really so obedient, but I don't believe it. How much trouble he has caused recently, and puts it in a place where I can't see Just tell me honestly what happens, and if he embarrasses you openly or secretly, you don't have to hide it."

It is reassuring to know a son is like a father. Rong Yu raised his eyes and smiled at him, "That's not necessary. It's just that I said before that I want to find a gentle and respectful person to teach me. I'm afraid it won't work. King Rui didn't Not suitable for such a master, I plan to change for him again in the near future."

Shen Hui frowned slightly, "Why bother, just tell me what's wrong, and I will admonish you if you have to admonish me."

Shaking his head, Rong Yu said with a smile that it was unnecessary, "Since I entrust the errand to me, I will naturally have the beginning and the end, and you have to personally handle everything. As a close minister, how should I share the worries of the Lord?"

After a pause, he smiled amiably, "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion, and I will definitely solve it."

Shen Hui knew that he would not fight unprepared battles. If he said that he used to act benevolently, kindly and forbearingly, now he is decisive and straightforward. Since he said so, he would not want to estrange the relationship between himself and Shen Yu, so he must be able to settle Shen Yu's relationship. Yu that villain.

The next day it was time for Rong and Xiumu, but he was not in such a hurry to leave the palace as usual, he just sat alone in the room of the ceremonial supervisor and boiled water from the jade spring for tea.After the next court hour, Lin Sheng came in and reported, "Chu Duo, the University scholar of Youchunfang, has arrived and is waiting outside."

Rong Yu got up and went straight out the door.That Chu Duo was standing in the porch looking around, dressed in court clothes, with a dignified appearance, he didn't seem to expect that the admiral and eunuch would greet him in person - in terms of official rank, he was only from the fifth rank, which was two levels lower than the governor and factory official. To be treated so favorably is to give him great face.

Chu Duo hurriedly saluted, it was not the first time he met Lin Rongyu, but this time it was a private meeting, and the other party was resting again, wearing only a water-colored Taoist robe and a jade crown to tie his hair.He has a handsome appearance, and his elegant demeanor is not inferior to any handsome and handsome man in the court and in the opposition.

Entering the value-worth room, I saw that the interior decoration is plain and subtle, which seems to be a bit inconsistent with the prominent status of the owner.But pay attention carefully, all the things used are expensive, Duan inkstone, Wu paper, Suzhou embroidery ornaments, Shu brocade kang mat, and several exquisite refreshments in the red food box, all reveal the elegant taste of the admiral and eunuch.

This room and the robe sat down, invited the other party to drink tea with a smile, and turned back to signal Lin Sheng to present the things he had prepared, but it was a single red post, which followed the practice of the country, and it meant that it was used by the teacher.

Chu Duo was stunned for a moment, "The factory master summoned you today, is it because you want Duo to be the lecturer in the inner school?"

Rong Yu shook his head with a smile, "Mr. is talented, and he is assisting the prince in the Zhan Shifu. How dare Lin use his talents for nothing? This is a teacher apprentice post for His Royal Highness King Rui."

Seeing that Chu Duo was still puzzled, he said again, "Mr. is outstandingly talented, everyone in the court praises him, and he is not empty talk or high-profile music, but has a history of hard work; he never disdains to be wise and protect himself, and he dares to say things that others dare not say. For example, last time, some good people were entangled in science and morality, and wanted to impeach middle officials for collecting commercial taxes from outside, which was suspected of disturbing the people. In fact, there was no evidence at all, but it was just a bit of scholarly anger. The gentleman refuted it, it should be empty talk that does not contribute much Very dissatisfied."

After affirming the other party's character, Rong Yu expressed his sincerity, "Lin admired Mr.'s ability and recommended Mr. Rui Wang to teach him. It is true that doing so will somewhat wrong Mr. Zhan Shifu must withdraw first, Mr. Return to the Imperial Academy, so that this matter can be fulfilled."

From the staff of the Eastern Palace to suddenly becoming the lecturer of King Rui, everyone felt that this was not a good deal. Only Chu Duo was moved - he ended the prince. There are quite a few complaints about the above, just because I don’t know who has listened to the instigation, so I take it for granted that taxation is a tyrannical government, and the court should reduce it appropriately, and it should not be too extravagant, but I don’t think about it. , and up to now, in the spring of Zhihuai, everything needs real money!Not to mention the up and down expenses of this palace. In the midsummer that just passed, the expenditure was much more than that of other palaces. The prince sits in the inner palace and does not hear the difficulties of the outside. His ears are soft. I am afraid that he has already treated a person like him. There is prejudice.

Chu Duo thought of this, and looked at Rong Yu with sharp eyes, "Mengchanggong recommended his love, but Duo was originally a minister under the crown prince, but now he has switched to King Rui, breaking the taboo of one minister not serving two lords. Your Highness is afraid that Duo will be regarded as a person who is confused."

Rong Yu smiled softly, "Otherwise, sir, I'm afraid getting along with the crown prince is not very pleasant. Matters are prioritized, and it can't be turned around in a short while. What you should avoid, sir, is that His Highness will be in charge of you in the future. People who are interested will bring up old things and make use of them. But sir Have you ever thought that on that day, the new king Weishi will still be the same as he is today, just a young man full of spirit; besides, no matter whether the crown prince or King Rui, the person who is currently assisting the husband should be the current emperor, so that he can share his worries for the present. The minister should do his part."

After finishing speaking, he smiled slightly, and simply put the main point on the table, "Long Live Lord has only two sons, and it is a blessing for the whole country to be appointed as the crown prince early, but in recent years, there have been people making a fuss about the abolished queen and the Qin family, trying to help King Rui take the throne There are not a few of them, but there is just a lack of excuses. The prince is benevolent, so he should be a benevolent king. If he involves too much practical work, it will be easy for people to catch him. I understand the meaning. As for King Rui, Lin thinks that he should be cultivated more carefully. If he is used by others to develop a disobedience, or if his brother fights against him, or leads to a dispute between the country and the country, then it will be the most troublesome thing. If the court is chaotic, the hearts of the people will be uneasy, sir is a man of insight and dedicated to serving the country, so I definitely don’t want such a situation to happen.”

Chu Duo's eyes gradually focused, and he nodded deeply unconsciously, "The factory master said so, and Duo can't shirk it. Since Mr. Meng thinks highly of it, can you make it clear that you need Duo to teach King Rui?"

Rong and smiled modestly, "Mr. is a sensible person. I'm afraid I don't need Lin to repeat what kind of character and qualities a virtuous king who is capable and loyal to serve him should have."

Chu Duo frowned slightly, and then remembered the pretentious remarks he heard recently, which seemed to imply that King Rui had a quarrel with the admiral and eunuch, so he smiled knowingly, "Duo understands."

He didn't agree with Rong Yu but shook his head, "Mr. still doesn't understand that if you can become a pair of brothers in the Quantian family and solve the worries of the Long Live Lord, it will be an immortal achievement. How can you be a little waiter again. Lin does not dare to promise too much, but once everything is ready in the future, he will do his best to bring Mr. into the cabinet."

This is a very tempting promise. Chu Duo is conceited about his talent and learning, but he comes from an ordinary background and has no foundation in the capital. He just needs a powerful person to help him.He admired the current emperor's decrees, but he understood that every decree that he affirmed was inseparable from the participation of the right person in front of him in decision-making, so the earlier letter addressed Lin Rong and The meaning of surrender, and now he invites you in turn, this is such a god-given opportunity, how can he not take advantage of it?

Chu Duo's eyes were blurred, as if he saw the day when he was an extremely human minister and became the head of civil servants. Of course, he did have an ambition waiting to be displayed. Guipan, who was sitting upright, bowed solemnly, "Duo would like to abide by the wishes of Mr. Chang, and will definitely live up to his entrustment."

So the conversation in the supervisor's room ended with the satisfaction of the two parties involved, but Rui Wang Shen Yu didn't know that his present and future fate had been planned by others.All he knew was that the next day, the tutor had changed candidates, and that annoying admiral and eunuch never appeared in the school again.

Thinking that he had successfully intimidated the enemy, Shen Yu was full of complacency. After all, Lin Rongyu was just a courtier, no matter how powerful, no matter how favored, no matter how high his rank was, he was still a servant of the emperor.Such an identity is just to be feared by outsiders. In front of his majestic prince, no matter who he is, he still has to avoid being sharp.

Not to mention, this new gentleman is very much to his liking, Chu Shidu never talks about those empty-headed truths, but is good at inferring other things from one fact, everything is practical, and he is very insightful in explaining the scriptures, which is what he likes Yu, opened up a whole new world for him.

Shen Yu was convinced, and went to school with great interest in the past few days. Today, the morning class was over, and when he saw a person in charge of ceremonies rushing by with a notebook in his hand, he thought he was going to the yamen of the department, and he felt dissatisfied in his heart. Thinking of Lin Rong and others, he couldn't help feeling angry, and said in a low voice, "Zhong Dang is hateful, taking too much power!"

Chu Duo heard it, and while tidying up the books, he asked with a smile, "Does Your Highness have any arrangements for the future, if not, how about asking for an order to accompany His Highness out of the palace?"

Shen Yu said yes as soon as he heard it, he wanted to go out for a long time, but he hesitated for a moment, "The son and father are meeting courtiers in Qianqing Palace. I'm afraid I don't have time to listen to some trivial matters. It's inconvenient to interrupt rashly."

Chu Duo smiled when he heard the words, "It's okay, Your Highness has really thought about it, and I just leave it to the minister."

Shen Yu was convinced of him, and saw that he sent someone to report back, but only waited for a cup of tea, that is, the imperial servant came to pass on the emperor's words, King Xu Rui went out of the palace for an hour, and the servant Chu Duo accompanied him all the way .

Under the ecstasy, Shen Yu finally showed some childish and lively appearance. The two master and apprentice took the same car and drove out of Donghuamen, passing through all the most prosperous places in the capital.

Shen Yu was at the age when everything was lively, but Chu Duo ordered people to stop the car where it was, opened the curtain and looked outside, and didn't speak for a long time.

Now that Shen Yu was completely convinced by him, it was natural for him not to question him, so he followed his line of sight to look out, only to see a middle official riding a horse on the road.The man was wearing an official uniform, so it was obvious that he was not banned from entering or leaving the palace for private reasons.It was not surprising that the internal officials would often take the forbidden edicts to various government offices to pass them on, but what happened next took him by surprise.

A Zhulun canopy car parked on the side of the road, and a man in a fine attire got out of the car, and raised his hands to greet the middle official, because the distance was not too far, and the two were chatting and laughing, Shen Yu heard the score Ming, the man actually called the middle official a young master.

Shen Yu's eyes widened immediately, and he stretched out his arms, "I don't know that person, he is Princess Qishan's son-in-law, a dignified son-in-law, a captain, a relative of the heavenly family, and unexpectedly, he is slandering a sixth-rank internal official?"

He was so angry that he clenched his hands into fists, and after a long while Chu Duo broke them apart little by little, and spread them out on his broad palm, "This dynasty Taizong is the second son of the emperor, he was first granted the title of King Ning, and then took over Da Ning. Only then did the two capitals run side by side. His Highness is familiar with this period of history, so naturally he also knows that many of those who made meritorious service from the dragon back then were middle officials in the inner court. Since then, the status of middle officials has changed greatly. During the Shengping period, the imperial court was integrated into the palace. All the 24 supervisors in the inner court could be called yamen, and the supervisor of ceremonies was in charge of approving reds. His status can be seen. Zhongguan went out to supervise the major camps, operating weaving, silver mines, and warehouses They have to go through all kinds of things. For example, the memorial book is not passed on by the supervisor of ceremonies, and it is difficult to submit it to the imperial court. If the officials of the capital want to see the emperor, they have to pass it through them, let alone officials from other places, without their collusion , isn’t it difficult to reach the sky? With all these things, I would like to ask Your Highness, is it caused by middle officials who deceive the Lord, or is it caused by the court system?”

The last sentence made Shen Yu speechless. Although he was young, he was indeed extremely intelligent. After Chu Duo pointed out a few words, he understood. Whether these so-called abuses or what he didn't like, Naturally, it couldn't be caused by one or two eunuchs, but he didn't want to admit it—recognized his ancestors, recognized his father, and trusted those close ministers far more than the courtiers of the auxiliary country.

Chu Duo guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile, "Actually, it's more about the centralization of power. Of course, the lord must centralize power. To check and balance foreign ministers, generals can still divide their troops and generals, but what about civil servants? Zhongguan is a close minister of the emperor, and he is also a retainer of the emperor. , who else is more suitable as a means of checks and balances than them? Not to mention today, even in the future, His Highness will be able to govern the feudal land and manage and balance officials at all levels. That's the most suitable candidate."

Looking at the thoughtful man, Chu Duo smiled softly, "As for the dispute between civil servants and middle officials, isn't it the lord's pleasure?" After laughing, he shook his head again and again, and sighed again, "I have talked too much today. Now, to be serious, they are all rebellious words, if His Highness is willing to keep them safe, you can just listen to them."

Seeing that Shen Yu was stunned and nodded slowly, Chu Duo suddenly stared like a torch, "I might as well say one more thing, once the system is mature, no matter how difficult it is to shake it easily, those who are capable should follow the trend, so as to get twice the result with half the effort! Going to and from the market, if not for the mediation of the admirals and eunuchs, how can Long Live Lord have the time to take care of this matter, and how can he arrange the visible and invisible guards behind His Highness Zhou Xiang?"

As he said, he patted the handsome young man's hand, half self-realization, half persuasion, "Historical trends are mighty, and those who want to make a difference should not go against the current, let alone talk about loyalty and treachery, and listen more to everything." Seeing more, thinking more and debating more, making a decision before acting is the fundamental way for a man to act."

The terrified and dazed young man repeated his words in a low voice, raised his head for a long time, his eyes sparkling, "Mr. worked hard, I understand."

Immediately, she smiled brightly, then lowered her head, hiding a sneer under her thick eyelashes.