After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

"There are several plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han is blooming alone. I know it's not snow from a distance, because there is a faint fragrance."

Han Ming held his head in a daze, staring at the plum blossoms in the corner outside the school, and couldn't help muttering to himself.

This made Yong Zeng, who was organizing pens, ink, paper and inkstone, immediately take out the booklet from his pocket and start copying it down.

This is Han Ming's requirement, because he often speaks out poems based on his feelings, so in order to avoid any conflicts with the ancient sages of this world, he must record them frequently and then distinguish what can be copied and what cannot be copied.

This is the pain and sorrow of being a plagiarist, and the character that Han Ming himself wants to establish.

Yong Zeng thought that his brother was doing this to show off his talent and was preparing to publish a collection of poems, so he was naturally happy to be the recorder.

"Wow, Jingyuan, you are in a poetic mood." Gu Tingye stretched his neck and looked at Yongzeng's notes.

"This is the artistic conception." Han Ming boasted in a pretentious manner, then lowered his head, trying to come back in a daze.

"Artistic conception? Are you trying to be profound now?" Gu Tingye was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"If you don't play it safe, do you think the leaders of Guangyuntai are vegetarians?" Han Ming raised his head and glared at Gu Tingye.

"Don't you think it's weird when you say that?" Gu Tingye asked with a funny look on his face.

"What's strange about that? I, Han, am so romantic and unrestrained, how could I be strange about that?"

Han Ming knew that Gu Tingye was making fun of him because every time he went to Guangyuntai, he would brag about how capable he was, but in fact, he just drank and boasted, and never looked for those women to play with.

Everyone in the entire Bianjing city knew that Han Ming was a dissolute person who did not pay attention to rules and etiquette, but his reputation was slightly better than that of the second son of the Gu family, the third brother of the Sheng family and others, and was still very good.

This is mainly due to Han Ming's reputation for poetic talent, which helped him establish a certain reputation. You can say that he is playful and lazy, but you cannot say that he is bad or rubbish.

In addition, although Han Ming often went to the brothels of Walan, he never stayed overnight outside and never had any contact with other women, which would have caused a huge joke.

This made the stain on him always acceptable among the nobles and the people of Bian Jing.

"Jingyuan, you are not a playboy at heart. You'd better go to those brothels less often." Gu Tingye smiled deliberately.

"Are you trying to provoke me? I..." Han Ming was just about to slam the table and say something harsh when Master Zhuang walked leisurely from outside the yard and entered the classroom. This immediately made the two of them stop arguing and sit down obediently.

Zhuang Xuejiu glanced at everyone and said with a faint smile, "Everyone is here today!"

This is about the three sisters of the Sheng family. Because of the previous peeping incident in the front hall, Ruolan and Minglan were punished for a long time and did not come to class.

Later, the old lady of the Sheng family invited her good friend, Nanny Kong, who had served in the palace, to teach the two of them etiquette. As a result, Molan and Lin Xiaoniang couldn't stand it and got involved.

As a result, the three of them did not come to school for more than half a month.

This would have been fine, but Minglan didn't come to class, and Qi Heng's mind was in a mess and he couldn't concentrate on learning.

Sheng Changfeng, the third brother of the Sheng family, is a person who works for three days and rests for two days, and he has no intention of devoting himself to studying.

Gu Tingye, the second son of the Gu family, often took leave because of the affairs of his concubine Zhu Manniang and his wet nurse Chang Mama.

Han Ming himself was a self-proclaimed genius and capable person. Although he listened to everything Zhuang Xuejiu said, his learning attitude always made people habitually ignore him.

As a result, in the entire Sheng family school, the only one who attended classes wholeheartedly was Sheng Changbai, the second brother of the Sheng family.

This made Zhuang Xuejiu sigh, how many people in this school could successfully pass the exam?

"With the imperial examination approaching, it's time for everyone to put their skills to the test. Today, I'll use this volume of 'The Analects of Confucius' as a model. Just open a page and point to a sentence, and you can use that as the topic for your policy essay."

Zhuang Xuejiu flipped open the book, glanced at a sentence casually, and chuckled.

"That's quite fitting. Everyone, listen carefully. Today's policy discussion topic is: Should we establish the eldest son as the heir? Or should we establish the most capable and virtuous? Which is better?"

As soon as this question was asked, everyone in the school looked serious. They couldn't help but stop writing and think secretly, seeming a little worried.

"It's really appropriate. The hottest topic in the capital right now is the dispute over the crown prince between Prince Yan and Prince Yong." Gu Tingye explained with a sigh in a low voice, which made Sheng Changbai, who was sitting in the front, frown.

"Sir, I'm afraid this topic is inappropriate?" Sheng Changbai put down the brush and asked in a serious tone.

"Oh, it's okay." Zhuang Xuejiao waved his hand calmly and continued to explain, "Nowadays, even in teahouses in the capital, people often discuss this. It's okay to talk about it behind closed doors and in private."

"But everyone, please don't leak it to each other, hehe."

When Gu Tingye heard this, a smile appeared on his face. He turned around to look at the young master Qi Heng who was sitting upright, and then looked at Han Ming who was sleeping on the table.

Turning back, he chuckled and said, "Since the gentleman says it's okay, then let's discuss it."

Gu Tingye's words made people look sideways. The three sisters of the Sheng family glanced at him with different expressions, and no one knew what they were thinking.

"The current emperor has no children, and the ministers are forcing him to adopt a relative as the crown prince..."

As soon as Gu Tingye finished speaking, everyone in the school began to secretly observe Han Ming. After all, among those ministers who threatened the emperor, his grandfather Han Zhang was the leader.

As a result, Han Ming seemed to have really fallen asleep, lying on the table without any reaction.

"Prince Yong is old, but his talent is mediocre, and he has no political achievements. However, his only advantage is that he has many wives and concubines. He works day and night, exhausted to the point of seeing stars, and leaves behind a large family of children."

Gu Tingye's remarks made Zhuang Xuejiu cough twice. Qi Heng and Sheng Changfeng looked strange and tried to suppress their laughter.

Han Ming hummed, laughed out loud, stood up, covered his face with his hand, and his body twitched.

The three sisters of the Sheng family looked at Gu Tingye with surprised frowns since they started working day and night. This statement was a bit outrageous.

"Second brother, please be careful with your words. There are female relatives here!" Sheng Changfeng called Gu Er in a low voice, asking him to be more restrained.

"Oh!" Gu Tingye finally reacted. He had just said it carelessly and forgot that this was a school and there were female members of the Sheng family. He could only say "Oh" awkwardly.

Then he thought for a second and immediately changed his tone: "Well, Prince Yong is older and has many descendants. Just make him the heir. What else is there to argue about?"

After Gu Tingye finished speaking, he picked up his pen and began to write his own policy essay on this issue.

"Prince Yan is only half a year younger than Prince Yong. Although Prince Yan has only one son, both father and son are shrewd and capable, and highly respected. Therefore, appointing Prince Xian as the heir is also for the benefit of the country."

Sheng Changfeng had a different opinion, believing that the most capable person should be appointed as the heir rather than the eldest legitimate son. Sheng Molan, who was also a concubine's daughter of the Sheng family, nodded slightly in agreement.

"Half a year younger? That's still younger! We can't skip the order of seniority. If the name is not right, then the words will not flow."

"If everyone in the world only values ​​talent, then this matter would be fine. But everyone insists on distinguishing between high and low, and that's how this incident came about."

Gu Tingye refuted Sheng Changfeng's words with emotion, while the two sisters Molan and Rulan were thinking about something with uncertain expressions.

"Second brother, you make it sound easy. This is the throne, not a small family. If we don't clear up the status and seize the land and shops, it will cause chaos."

Sheng Changfeng still said unconvinced.

"Hmm..." Zhuang Xuejiu stretched out his hand to stop the debate between the two sides, stood up, walked leisurely to the side, and slowly sat down.

"Changbai, what do you think?"

When Sheng Changbai heard Zhuang Xuejiu calling his name, he immediately stood up from the table and saluted with his hands clasped together.

"Sir, I believe that the eldest son should be enthroned. Qin Shi Huang deposed his eldest son Fusu and enthroned Hu Hai, which led to the fall of the Qin Dynasty in its second generation. Throughout history, countless dynasties have been replaced by deposing the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son, all of which caused disasters."

Sheng Changbai answered calmly, bowed slightly, and then sat down calmly.

"Not necessarily. Emperor Wu of Han wasn't the eldest son, but after he ascended the throne, he was able to enrich the country and strengthen the army, annihilate the Xiongnu, and establish unparalleled achievements. This shows that not appointing the eldest son as the heir is not necessarily a bad thing."

Sheng Changbai Feng insisted on his own opinion. Seeing his second brother cite the example of Qin Shi Huang, he brought up the example of Emperor Wu of Han.

Gu Tingye said without looking up, "But before Emperor Jing made Liu Che the crown prince, he also made his biological mother, Concubine Wang, the empress. It is logical and legal."

"From this point of view, Liu Che ascended the throne as the heir."

After hearing the explanation from Second Brother Gu, Sheng Changfeng could only scratch his head, but the dissatisfaction in his expression remained the same as before.

"Uncle Gu, don't forget that Emperor Hui of the Western Jin Dynasty was known to the court as stupid, but they still enthroned him for the sake of the eldest son. This led to the subsequent dictatorship of Jia Nanfeng and the Rebellion of the Eight Princes."

"If we had enthroned another young prince, we wouldn't have had to retreat to Jiangnan!"

Sheng Molan also began to speak out to help her brother refute Gu Tingye's remarks.

"How many fools are there like Emperor Hui of Jin? Could it be that in Fourth Sister's eyes, all legitimate children are fools?"

Sheng Rulan couldn't stand seeing Molan talking like that, as if she had some hidden meaning, so she opened her mouth to refute her.

"The eldest son is not a fool, but that doesn't mean the second son is not smart and capable. Emperor Taizong of Tang was not the eldest son, but he still created the Zhenguan Era," Sheng Molan explained with an example.

"There are many second sons who behaved foolishly and brought disaster to the country. Emperor Yang of Sui is an example. He destroyed the great country. It is well known." Gu Tingye smiled slightly. You mentioned Emperor Taizong of Tang, and I mentioned Emperor Yang of Sui. These two were also second sons.

"After listening for so long, why didn't the young master, the sixth young lady, and the young man from the Han family say a word?" Master Zhuang calmly fanned himself with his fan, glanced at everyone, and asked.

"Student, I haven't made up my mind yet." Qi Heng smiled shyly and answered softly.

"Yuan Ruo is the legitimate son of the family. He may not be very clear about the issue of establishing a legitimate heir or a virtuous one." Gu Tingye took the initiative to help Qi Heng smooth things over.

"That's true. I think we should first hear other people's opinions." Qi Heng took the initiative to step down and throw out the question.

"Brother Han, Sixth Miss, what do you think about enthroning the eldest and most capable one?" Master Zhuang had no choice but to turn his attention to Han Ming and Sheng Minglan.