half life slave

Chapter 104 Hostility

In the courtyard of Yude Palace, the six-year-old Rui Wang Shen Yu is playing a blindfolded tag game with the palace people.

Standing under a cypress tree with a huge canopy, Rong Yu watched him run happily with his short legs, with a bit of childish delicacy in his agility.

While opening his arms, Shen Yu ordered the palace people not to move in a delicate voice, threatening that he would definitely catch them.

As if feeling someone standing under the cypress tree, he turned his head slightly to listen carefully, and walked towards Ronghe slowly and lightly.When the palace people saw that he had changed his target and wanted to catch the admiral and eunuch, they all showed secret joy, covered their mouths and lowered their heads to snigger, expecting to see this oolong scene full of anticipation.

Rong Yu didn't move, watching that small body approaching slowly, the moment he got close to him, Shen Yu ran forward two steps abruptly, almost bumping headfirst into his arms.

Shen Yu held Rong and the hem of his robe tightly, and said with a smile, "Oh, I finally caught one, you guys are easy to catch. Let's find out who you are."

It turns out that the rule of this game is not only to catch people, but also to tell who you have caught while blindfolded, in order to win the final victory.

Suddenly Shen Yu frowned, tugged at the robe, and said displeasedly, "No, you are not the messenger in the lonely palace, these are the clothes of the men outside, are you Deng Tuo? Didn't I say it, not now let you in?"

Deng Tuo is the chief servant who serves him, and he is about the same age as him.At this moment, someone among the maids reminded, "Your Highness, that's not Eunuch Deng. Feel for it again." Someone followed to further mislead, "Do you think it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

The maids pursed their lips and smiled, waiting for King Rui to make a judgment.Shen Yu immediately retorted, "It can't be brother Xian, how can he be so tall. I can't even reach this man's waist." He jumped up a few more times with all his might.

Rong Yu bent down slightly to cooperate with him, and finally squatted down so that he could touch his face.It's a pity that Shen Yu was obviously not familiar with his face, so he touched Rong Yu's head. This choice made him quickly identify who the person he caught was—only because Rong Yu's attire was too unique, Now when he walks in the inner court, he mostly wears Yanju clothes, which Shen Hui specially licensed. For example, at this moment, he is straight with only moon white sleeves, and only a jade crown and net scarf on his head to tie his hair.

"It's the admiral and eunuch." Shen Yu pulled off the red blindfold and stared at Rong Yu intently. There was no excitement in his tone, but a trace of obvious anger.

Rong Yu ignored his indifferent gaze, nodded and smiled, and bowed to him.

"What are you doing here?" Shen Yu glanced at him dissatisfied and asked.

Rong Yu showed him the elementary school books in his hand, "I have come to deliver the books used in class to His Highness. In the morning of the next day, I will be in the study room in the right wing of the Huangji Gate, and I will accompany Mr. Zhang, the attendant, to welcome Your Highness."

"Why, these jobs are still done by the factory minister himself?" Shen Yu turned his head and motioned for the maid to come forward to take the book, raising his thin eyebrows, "I heard that Mr. Zhang was also selected by you yourself? What did the emperor think? Even the matter of selecting a tutor for Gu Gu is left to others to take care of, Gu is a prince, not those little servants who go to the inner school."

Rong and the corners of his mouth floated into a light smile, "If your Highness thinks that Mr. Zhang's speech is not good, you can ask for a replacement. Before that, I think your highness might as well give it a try, maybe Mr. Zhang's learning style just suits your highness. "

Shen Yu snorted softly, and turned his head away from him, "Is anyone listening to what Gu said? Zuo is just an idler, and he is not a descendant. If you send someone casually, you can be a Gu master. The emperor ordered you to be a school inspector. Now some people look at you even more... let alone now, even brother Xian will listen to you, what else can others do."

Rong Yu frowned slightly, Shen Yu clearly had a strong hostility towards him, the disgust was clear at a glance, I heard that he was quite fierce and decisive, but based on Shen Hui's hope, Rong Yu found a gentle and kind man for him. I hope to use this as a useful guide and advice to him.

The atmosphere seemed stiff and indifferent. Su Jian, the head maid of Yude Palace, stepped forward, smiled apologetically at Rong Rong, and then said softly to Shen Yu, "Your Highness is getting older now, so you should know how to avoid taboos. Calling His Highness the Crown Prince by his name is a taboo after all." It’s not right, let’s change it in the future, it’s okay to call him brother directly, you can’t always call the prince with his first name.”

"Why can't you call my brother's name directly?" Shen Yu raised his face and asked in puzzlement.

Su Jian leaned down and replied with a smile, "Because His Royal Highness is the crown prince, you can't call him by name at will. In the future, when His Highness ascends the throne, the whole country will avoid it. You can't say a single word directly. Even Your Highness needs you." Avoid."

Such a clear answer made Shen Yu unable to accept it for a while. He shook his head, a sharp stubbornness flashed in his eyes, and suddenly said something that shocked everyone present, "Don't avoid taboo! Since the name of the emperor needs to be taboo, Then Gu will be the emperor, and Gu will call Gu brother Xu the same as now."

Su Jian looked at Shen Yu in surprise, and then at Rong Yu, her eyes met, she was at ease, only because the face of the admiral eunuch was still unsettled, and there was no surprise or worry as expected.

Just as everyone fell into the embarrassment of looking at each other, the emperor's voice suddenly came from behind. Shen Hui stepped in and asked with a smile, "What is the second brother doing? See what I brought you."

Everyone hurriedly bowed down to welcome the holy driver, and they had to follow the crowd, but when their knees were about to fall on the green bricks, Shen Hui stretched out his hand more and more, and gently and calmly pulled him up.

This kind of action, which is not considered extraordinarily transgressive, failed to escape Shen Yu's eyes. He pointed at Rong Yu and asked innocently, "Why doesn't the father let the ministers salute? Isn't he a minister in the palace?"

Shen Hui smiled, and answered lightly, "He is different from ordinary ministers. Unless there is a need for a grand ceremony, I will allow him to avoid kneeling."

Shen Yu hummed, and followed the question closely, "But why is it different? What's so special about the factory minister? Or is it because the emperor especially favors him?"

Shen Hui said lightly, "Of course it's different. He's my minister. He's an official of the fourth grade. He takes care of me in daily affairs. He can't be equated with an ordinary minister. Besides, Rong Yu will soon become your supervisor, and you should learn from him." Respect him."

Shen Yu lowered his eyes, as if thoughtful, raised his head for a while, and blinked mischievously, "My son knows, father is tolerant, just like big brother has Jiangxue, you all have your favorite servants, Erchen will also find someone like this in the future."

Hearing this, the smile on Shen Hui's face froze instantly.Shen Yu's seemingly inadvertent words successfully aroused his suspicion.

However, did the six-year-old Rui Wang really say these words inadvertently?Rong Yu could tell that there was clearly a smug smile on the corner of his mouth just now.

The fifth day of the ninth month of this year was a good day calculated by Qin Tianjian to be the enlightenment for King Rui.At that time, Rong Yu was already waiting in the study hall on the right side of the Huangji Gate.Since Shen Hui has already established the crown prince, the rituals for the prince's education are all in accordance with the regulations of ordinary princes, so there is no excessive red tape that was when the prince entered school that day.

Shen Yu's ability to comprehend knowledge and curiosity is very strong. At the beginning, Zhang Maozheng, both the content and the lecturer, was quite surprised, and gradually he got used to his constant challenges and questions to the classics and historical books.Regarding this point, Shen Hui was also quite pleased, and often listened to Rong Yu's narration, and praised him again and again, thinking that Shen Yu's intelligence was actually far better than that of Deputy Chu Shen Xian.

And Shen Yu also has his own opinions. He obviously doesn't like the classics that restrict behavior such as the filial piety. Some reasoning - he is just an idle prince, and sooner or later he will go to the domain, even if he has a heart of filial piety to the emperor and concubine, he will still sigh that he can't help it.Rather than telling him how to be respectful and filial, it is better to talk about some practical things, which will also help in governing the domain in the future and being a virtuous king.

Although these words are a bit tyrannical, they are also true. After discussing with Rong Yu, Zhang Maozheng no longer insisted, and shifted the focus to the classics such as the Four Books.

One day, Zhang Mao was talking about reading Shangshu.Shen Yu suddenly pointed to Hong Fanzhong's sentence "Only for blessing, only for prestige" and asked, "This sentence is not bad, it means that only the lord can monopolize the power, reward and punish without authorization, and can do whatever he wants, right? no?"

Such a sentence sounds a lot like advocating imperial power to do whatever it wants at first glance, but there are many different interpretations in later generations. Li Heng in the Southern Song Dynasty once said: "It is only true that the emperor acts as a prestige, and Zhou's prestige and killing is not an act of prestige to offend the world." ?Later generations only have virtue, and then they can be powerful." It is a question of the literal meaning of this sentence.

Sure enough, Zhang Maozheng said otherwise, and then said warmly, "About this sentence, Dongpo's scholar once explained it, and he said: "The power and blessing of this statement cannot be transferred to my subordinates.If you want not to be moved by your subordinates, you should deny yourself and follow the crowd. What the crowd is, I will go with it; what the crowd is wrong, I will go.There is no injustice among the people, but the king is the master of public discussion in the world. "Your Highness, do you understand what Xueshi Su said?"

Shen Yu looked sideways carefully, narrowed his eyes for a long time and asked with a smile, "Could it be that he wants to deny the monarchy?"

Zhang Maozheng was slightly taken aback, and explained, "What he meant was that it is indeed the way to be a king, but if you want to do these two sentences, you should sacrifice yourself and follow the crowd, and don't hold on to it." If you have your own opinion, strive to make yourself a representative of the world's public opinion. What the public opinion agrees with, the monarch will obey; what the public opinion opposes, the monarch will give up. In this way, the monarchy will not be invaded by individual officials."

"Follow the public opinion? Doesn't it mean that the emperor doesn't have his own opinion?" Shen Yu reacted very quickly, and immediately retorted, "This statement is contrary to the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, and it really doesn't make sense to look at Su Dongpo alone."

Zhang Maozheng bowed his head and meditated, thinking about correcting deviations, "The so-called three cardinal guides are explained in the Southern Song Dynasty Confucianism book Daxue Yanyi: "The ruler guides the subjects, and the ruler guides the ministers; the father guides the son, and the father guides the son; the husband guides the subjects. It is the guide for the wife, and the husband is upright, and the wife is upright.Therefore, a ruler must first correct himself in order to lead his ministers.Therefore, the monarch is the guide for ministers, which does not mean that the monarch has absolute authority over his subordinates, but that the monarch should lead by example and consciously serve as an example for all ministers. "

After a short pause, he continued, "This explanation has the same effect as the words of Su Shi quoted by the minister just now. They both mean that the monarch should keep his own faults in mind at all times, not overly indulge his desires, and practice more benevolent governance. Only then can the ministers and the people of the world respect and be convinced."

When he was talking, Shen Yu kept frowning and listened, and when he finished speaking, he raised the corner of his mouth and smiled contemptuously, "Why do they sound like they restrict the behavior of the emperor and the royal family? Yes, I understand, these books were originally People who are courtiers write this, of course they don’t want the monarch to have too much power, so they don’t have the opportunity to do whatever they want! Hmph, it turns out that it’s just a trick to deceive people.”

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Rong Yu with sharp eyes, and stared for a long time, "The factory minister seems to agree with this kind of statement? It's fine to tell the lonely, but you also tell the big brother like this on weekdays? Become an emperor who only listens to your words and is at your mercy, and you will be satisfied, and you can do whatever you want?"

The tone fell, and the tolerance was still acceptable, but Zhang Maozheng couldn't hide the shock in his heart, and he was almost speechless in astonishment.

Seeing that the two of them didn't answer, Shen Yu became more and more aggressive, "Sir, if I tell my father what he will think, I don't know what he will think? It's clear that he has evil intentions, and he has been advocating such remarks all day long. It's okay to say that you are rebellious. Gu Yuan said that the father was wrong, and he should not order others to assign masters to Gu at will. Some people, no matter how high in rank, are in the end just mere ministers, but when mentioned by outsiders, they all say that they are sycophants who rely on the father's favor and trust in politics In the past, they called the wind and rain in the court, but now they don’t even have to abide by the rules in the inner court. How can such a person know how to be a courtier? If you see an orphan every day, you can’t even kneel down, it’s clear that there is no courtier attitude. If you don’t punish someone, it’s considered merciful.”

After all, he was young, and after speaking, his breath became uneven when he was excited. He let out a long and long sigh of relief, and smiled coldly, and then said slowly, "Besides, I really don't know what the mother is because of it." Why did you go?"

At this moment, no matter how frightened Zhang Maozheng was, he knew that the handsome young prince in front of him was just trying to make trouble for the admiral and eunuch behind him.It's none of your business, so it's better to retreat silently.

Rong He listened silently, the undercurrent in the inner court never stopped, Concubine Hui was framed for her own selfishness, and died of dystocia under emotional agitation, this matter was secretly told to Shen Yu earlier in the morning, this kind of thing is hard to prevent Of course, the so-called hatred is deeply rooted in the heart since childhood, so it will last forever.

"Deng Tuo," Shen Yu suddenly called out to his chief servant, "Your son went to the study to see how the crown prince is in class? Did Mr. Zhao salute the crown prince?"

Deng Tuo hesitated for a while, then Fang leaned forward and replied, "Your Highness, yes. Mr. Zhao and His Highness the Crown Prince bowed to each other, and then the Crown Prince sat down, and Mr. Zhao stood by to explain the scriptures to the Prince."

Shen Yu looked up at the admiral and eunuch who was seated in the hall, and smiled provocatively, "The prince is an important minister of the court and a great Confucian in the Imperial Academy. How can a lonely teacher compare with others? He also has a minister and a supervisor. Look down on this teacher? If so, why not change early?"

Zhang Mao was sweating coldly on his back, cupped his hands and said, "I dare not call your Highness's teacher. I also said that if Your Highness thinks that what I said is inappropriate, you can report it to the Lord Long Live, and then choose a good teacher."

Shen Yu smiled softly, and said disdainfully, "Let Gu talk about it? And then there are people who can speak ill of Gu in front of the father in private. In the whole palace, who doesn't know who the father protects the most."

As for the well-protected person, he was looking at him intently, and only asked, "Then what do you think His Highness should do?"

"How about it?" Shen Yu tilted his head, looked Rong Yu up and down, sneered, and said quietly, "It's better to ask the factory minister to ask himself to be removed from the supervisor. I'm not young, how to study, how to make progress, and myself He knows." He stood up, slowly walked closer, lowered his voice, and smiled coldly, "You can go and sue the father and teach him to demote Gu Zao Zao to other cities. For a close minister, is he willing to drive away all his relatives one by one!"