Thousands of Mountains

In the early morning of the next day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already dressed neatly. His jet-black hair was tied on the top of his head with a jade hairpin. He also wore a six-petal round hat, a snow-green uniform, and a long bamboo-colored fleece jacket. Wearing a dark green cloak, he stood respectfully in the front yard of the mansion with his hands down. Yin Cen, as a personal bodyguard, stood obliquely behind Chen Ji, with a simple, black and inconspicuous long knife behind his back.

It was only twilight in the winter moon, and the servants lit lanterns and stood on both sides of the yard, reflecting a little warm light, which made the coldness fade a little.

At that time, an ordinary four-wheeled carriage stopped at the main entrance. Eunuch Ai hurried over to help someone, and after a while, an old man with a slightly stooped waist, a gray beard, and piercing eyes came in. .

When His Royal Highness saw the old gentleman, he raised his hands over his head, knelt down and kowtowed in salute, and Yin Cen also knelt down, and Chen Ji said in a loud voice, "Student Chen Ji met Liang Taifu, and he asked the teacher to come here in the snow and cold weather. Teaching is disrespectful to students.”

Liang Luoshu stepped forward and raised Chen Ji's arm, "Your Highness, please stand up. As a prince and Taifu, it is only natural for me to teach textbooks every day. Since you have entrusted Kaifu, I should naturally come here."

Chen Ji got up, Yin Cen also stood up, Liang Luoshu glanced behind Chen Ji, Yin Cen lowered his head, Chen Ji walked towards the backyard study with his teacher, and whispered, "This is the new guard I found , not from the palace.”

Liang Luoshu remained silent, and made a gesture at the door of the study, Yin Cen stopped outside the door, Liang Luoshu and Chen Ji entered the study, closed the door and asked in a deep voice, "Have you found out the origin of this person?"

"It has been found out that the homeless refugees bought by Eunuch Ai from Nancheng originally belonged to Chaha Town, Kansai, and their parents and sisters are no longer there."

Liang Luoshu nodded, pondered for a moment, seemed to want to say something but didn't say anything, only asked Chen Ji to be more careful, and began to teach.

Yin Cen stood guard at the door and listened to Liang Taifu in the room teaching Chen Jice's theory, which was the subject of the palace examination just this year, on the art of the emperor and the benevolence of the emperor.

Liang Luoshu did not directly instill ideas into Chen Ji, but first asked him his opinion on this question, and if Chen Ji also participated in the palace examination like all the students in the world, how would he answer it.

Chen Ji was young, with a crisp and tender voice, but he was eloquent when talking about policies and theories, "The emperor's art lies in governing people in the court, but the emperor's benevolence is for the common people in the dawn. Without art, it is impossible to talk about consolidating the government. Without benevolence, there will be The emperor's actions are all for his own selfish desires, and he cannot be regarded as a wise emperor."

After the words were finished, Yin Cen outside the door couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, and Taifu Liang followed up and said "OK!"

Liang Luoshu took out a bunch of answer sheets of candidates for this year's imperial examination, and said, "The answer sheets of the top three have been announced, and His Highness has seen them before. The ones I brought this time are some students who have unique insights, but have never been favored by the emperor. Your Highness can also take a good look at the answer sheet."

As he was talking, he spread the paper rolls on the desk one by one, Chen Ji glanced over and saw a roll of handwriting flowing smoothly, as if telling the examiner the madness of the person who wrote the pen, he took out the answer sheet, carefully looked up.

Liang Luoshu sat beside the desk, silent.

I saw Jinxiu's pen and ink, but it was written in accordance with |law|ruling|ruling the country. The emperor's art made too many emperors spend their energy on governing people throughout their lives. A national system that can operate independently without relying on people, and everything can be justified, is the real benevolence to the community of the dawn common people.

After reading this volume, Chen Ji didn't make a sound for a long time. After thinking for a long time, he raised his head and looked at Liang Taifu. He saw that Liang Taifu's eyes seemed to have deep meaning. Chen Ji asked hesitantly, "Why do students think that what this person said is quite reason?"

Liang Luoshu stroked his short gray beard, "Doesn't Your Highness think that this person's words are too bold, offending the current Holy Majesty, and violating the fundamentals of governing the country?"

Chen Ji shook his head, "Students feel that what this person said has surpassed the current principles of governing the country."

Liang Luoshu smiled slightly, not wanting to comment too much, Chen Ji looked at the answer sheet again, and found a name at the bottom: Qin Nianqin.He asked, "Where is this Qin Nianqin now?"

Liang Luoshu thought for a while, "The emperor doesn't like that this person is too careless. Although he didn't mention that the strategy theory might be offensive, he was allowed to enter the list, but he was not allowed to enter the forefront. It seems that he was assigned to a certain county in Yunnan to do it. magistrate."

Chen Ji lowered his head, sighed silently, and Liang Luoshu continued, "Qin Nianqin is only about 17 years old this year, and he will enter the imperial examination again, and he will be ranked first again, and it is unknown whether he will enter the imperial court as an assistant."

……

After the lecture, Mr. Liang was sent away. Chen Ji was sitting in the study in a trance. The winter sun shone through the window and hit the back of the little man. The light bamboo-colored brocade jacket glowed blue. Chen Ji rested his cheeks and his hair was fluffy , set off a beautiful golden edge against the warm sun.

He asked Yin Cen, "Did you hear what the Taifu said today?"

"Hear a little."

"What do you think?"

"I am not a courtier, so I dare not talk about state affairs."

"It's not the court at this time, it's just you and me, just talk."

Of course Yin Cen knew what it means to "govern the country according to the law". He thought for a while and said in a deep voice, "Everything is done according to the law, regardless of personal will, even the king and general are no exception. It is a more advanced policy of governing the country, but from the rule of man to the rule of law, it is actually a long development stage, and now, perhaps the time is far from ripe."

Chen Ji stared at him intently. After Yin Cen finished speaking, he was startled when he saw Chen Ji's eyes, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

"In the future, I will ask Mr. Liang to attend the lecture with me."

"This can't be allowed, Taifu Liang is the emperor's master, I'm just a martial artist, it's not good for Taifu to be angry at your request..."

While the two were talking, Eunuch Ai knocked on the door and said softly, "Your Highness, Xiao Tan from the palace just came to send an invitation card. The Queen and His Royal Highness the King of Han invited you to attend the King of Han's birthday banquet at the beginning of next month."

"Understood, the invitation is put aside, you go out first."

Chen Ji sighed, and said to Yin Cen, "The King of Han is Chen Yi, the queen's own son. He is a younger brother who is one year younger than me. He has neglected his studies and idled all day long. He used to attend Liang Taifu's class together in the palace, and he couldn't answer half a word about it. When I came up, I was instigated by Xiao Tanzi after class to sneak out of the palace with a group of younger brothers to eat, drink, walk|birds and crickets, and I did a lot of things."

As he said, he picked up the colorful invitation card, and couldn't help but sneer when he saw it, "Even making an invitation card is so popular, every birthday, I think of ways to play tricks, making the palace restless, I don't know What kind of moths are going to come up this year."

Yin Cen said, "I'm still the emperor's younger brother, and my mother is the current empress. Your Highness, please be patient."

"Well, the empress has always treated me well, and because of her protection, the fights among the concubines in the harem have never affected me. Every year, I have prepared gifts for Chen Yi and the empress' birthdays."

Chen Ji thought of something, and his eyes suddenly brightened, "This year's birthday party, why don't you go with me."

"This...isn't right, I'm just a guard in the mansion, how can I get into the palace."

"It's okay, the prince's bodyguards are close to him, so he can't enter the palace."

"Well, it would be nice to have an extra pair of eyes on His Highness's safety."

It was said that it was the beginning of next month, and only ten days later, Yin Cen followed His Royal Highness into the palace to congratulate King Chen Yi of Han.

It was the first snow in winter that day. The snow was not heavy, but dense, and pieces of it were dancing in the air.Yin Cen took off his saber at the gate of the palace, and followed Chen Ji's warm sedan chair into the palace. The first time he entered the palace, Yin Cen couldn't help looking around. It is beautiful, wintersweet is planted in front of the palace wall, at this time there are tiny goose-yellow tender stamens blooming in the snow at this time, it is not delicate and beautiful, but it is blown by the wind with a refreshing fragrance, which makes people's mind calm and stable.

All the way to the Qingchun Palace where the Empress and Chen Yi lived, Chen Ji got off the sedan chair and went to pass the pass with Eunuch Ai. Yin Cen looked at Chen Ji. Today he still only wears a jade red narrow-sleeved regular dress and dark smoke red silk Jacket, wearing a small round ferret fur hat, with a whole body emerald jade bead embellished on the top, standing quietly in the snow, like pine and jade.

It didn't take long to see the warm curtain of the Qingchun Hall being raised, and a colorful and chubby man sprang out from inside, running towards the door with joy, shouting in a hoarse voice, "Brother Prince, the queen mother just said you were busy, I may not come today, I'm sad, thinking that if you don't come, I will go to the Prince's Mansion today, I haven't been there since the Prince's brother closed the mansion, today is my birthday, let's see who dares to stop me. "

The little fat man hugged Chen Ji, he was a head taller, Chen Ji was knocked backward by him, and Yin Cen quickly supported him.

A luxurious lady in the courtyard came slowly, and the palace people beside her were holding a big brocade silk umbrella. The woman smiled lovingly at Chen Ji, frowned at her son, and reprimanded, "Yi'er is like What is it like, the more you have no rules, you still don't let your prince brother rush into the house, it's freezing and snowy, don't make people sick from the cold."

Yin Cen sized it up, this is the current empress Qiu Yiren, who is said to be a virtuous and virtuous person who single-handedly raised the prince. She really has picturesque, dignified and elegant features, and is the demeanor of the mother of a country. I think of what Chen Ji said, "Keep him out of the way." Going out of the palace", it is hard to imagine that this is the original intention of the loving mother in front of me, Yin Cen can't help but think at this moment, is it because Chen Ji lost his mother since childhood, was too cautious, and misunderstood the other party?

The charcoal fire in the Qingchun Hall was fully burned, and the warm curtains blocked the cold wind. It was another season in the house. Apart from his outer robe and ferret hat, Chen Ji sat at the family banquet table with other brothers and sisters who had already arrived in the hall. This time, in addition to several imperial brothers, there are also the children of the family who have been taught by Liang Taifu with the princes for several years.

Because it was just a birthday party for the underage prince, there was no extravagance. Instead, a long table was set up for a banquet. Ingeniously, a curved water channel was made in the long table. Everyone sat on the floor along the long table, and the water channel was filled with fragrant flower petals. Drifting past, quite the meaning of flowing water.

It's just that all these beauties are incompatible with the host Han Wang Chen Yi who is dressed in red and willow green. This birthday star has four or five colors on his body, and he is so happy that he can't be more happy. It is round and thick, sitting at the head like a God of Wealth doll.

Yin Cen was thinking that the empress herself was noble and elegant, and she really didn't know how to dress up her own son, but Qiu Yiren retreated with the help of the palace servants, leaving only the personal eunuch Xiao Tanzi in the room, and said to everyone, " The empress is not feeling well, so His Royal Highness and all the little masters can enjoy themselves."

Adults should not interfere with children's climbing ladders, Yin Cen thought silently, this principle is applicable throughout the ages, the queen seems to be a reasonable person.

Hearing the words "enjoy yourself", Chen Yi, the little birthday star, couldn't sit still anymore. She wished she could jump three feet high, and shouted at Xiao Tanzi, "Get the wine, serve the food, and what else, take the reward from the emperor the day before yesterday!" Bring me all the Nianxiang powder that came down!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Ji frowned during the banquet, but another young man in white took a look at His Highness the Crown Prince while drinking tea with his head down.

The author has something to say:

Thank you~