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Prince Yu said immediately.

Soon, Zhao Shou, with white hair and beard, walked into the main hall, led by the servants of Prince Yu's mansion.

Upon seeing Zhao Shou, Prince Yu immediately stood up and saluted.

"Master, I have not seen you for many years. How are you?"

Although the Dafeng royal family had disliked Yunlu Academy over the years, almost all of the royal family's children had studied there when they were young.

After all, everyone in the world knew that every teacher at Yunlu Academy was a renowned scholar, each one a master of profound learning, well-versed in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and military strategy.

The same is true for Prince Yu.

When he went to Yunlu Academy to study, Zhao Shou was not yet the dean, but only a teacher.

So there is nothing wrong with his name.

Zhao Shou laughed happily and returned the greeting.

"I'm honored to meet Prince Yu. The last time we met was twenty-three years ago. I'm sorry to bother you today. I hope you won't despise me, an old man."

Seeing Zhao Shou being so kind, Prince Yu began to feel even more suspicious.

In his impression, Zhao Shouke was a serious scholar who would never act like this.

However, he still quickly replied with a smile: "Master, it is an honor for me to have you here. I can't say enough good things about your welcome."

Then he hurriedly ordered his servants, "Come here, serve tea quickly."

"Master, please take a seat. Your Majesty recently gifted me some fine tea, and today I'd like to invite you to taste it."

Zhao Shou laughed again and said, "Hahaha, it seems I'm in for a treat today."

The brewed tea was served soon.

The two drank and chatted.

But most of the chats were about trivial matters and gossip.

Finally, after three rounds of tea, Zhao Shou finally got down to business.

"I heard that Prince Yu has been choosing a husband for your daughter recently. Is that true?"

Prince Yu was even more puzzled, but it wasn't a secret, so he nodded and said, "That's right. My daughter is not young anymore, and it's time to talk about marriage. But speaking of this, I'm also worried. I've been looking for young talents in the capital recently, but none of them can satisfy her. She even got angry with me this morning about this."

Zhao Shou gently stroked his beard and said, "In that case, I have a young talent here. Prince Yu, why don't you consider him?"

Prince Yu finally reacted this time.

So Zhao Shou is here today to act as a matchmaker?

Thinking of this, Prince Yu suddenly became interested.

"Oh, I wonder which family this young talent is from?"

Prince Yu thought that this person was able to kiss Zhao Shouqian and say that he must have an extraordinary family background.

Zhao Shou understood Prince Yu's meaning and said, "He's from neither family. He was simply born into a poor family."

After hearing this, Prince Yu's eyes showed obvious disappointment.

A child from a poor family?

How can that be possible?

But before he could say no, Zhao Shou continued to add.

"However, he is my last disciple and the contemporary Confucian saint of my Yunlu Academy. I wonder if this child is worthy of your daughter?"

When these words came out, Prince Yu was completely dumbfounded.

Chapter 25 Stubborn Pingyang

Zhao Shou's last disciple, a contemporary Confucian saint.

To be honest, although most of the civil officials in the court came from the Imperial College,

But if we really talk about its status in the eyes of scholars all over the world.

The Imperial College can't even catch up to Yunlu Academy.

After all, Yunlu Academy is the only remaining Confucian holy place in the world.

As the dean, Zhao Shou is actually the leader of the entire Confucian school.

If his daughter could marry the sage of contemporary Confucianism, the apparent benefits would no longer be important.

More importantly, it will inevitably affect the attitude of scholars around the world towards him.

Or rather, the attitude towards his achievements.

Most of their meritorious lineages are descendants of military commanders who followed the founding emperor of Dafeng to conquer the world.

In today's era, the imperial court values ​​civil affairs over military affairs.

There are many factions in the court, and there is a very obvious chain of contempt.

The status of military commanders is at the bottom of this contempt chain.

Just like the martial arts system in many cultivation systems.

Any practitioner from any system, when facing a martial artist, would call him a "vulgar martial artist".

Similarly, officials from other factions in the court could also call officials of the meritorious lineage "vulgar military generals."

Life is getting harder and harder for the meritorious lineage.

Otherwise, his numerous meritorious deeds wouldn't have kept him going forward. He was expected to join the cabinet and improve the current situation of the meritorious group.

To be honest, he had no confidence in this matter at all.

Just say that I'm arranging a marriage for my daughter these days.

Let's not talk about whether my daughter is willing or not.

Just the faces of the ministers in the court made him sick.

Originally, he wanted to find a powerful and high-ranking civil official in the court to marry into.

But after selecting several companies, they all rejected me with various excuses.

They clearly looked down on his military status, and he had no way to deal with it.

Finally, he was forced to settle for the next best thing and start choosing among other military generals and factions.

And now, Zhao Shou's words finally gave him hope.

Prince Yu also knew that Emperor Yuan Jing had been intending to revitalize Yunlu Academy in recent years.

Zhao Shou had the audacity to propose marriage today as the headmaster of Yunlu Academy, clearly intending to agree to Emperor Yuan Jing's proposal.

If he could gain the support of Yunlu Academy, then his entry into the cabinet would be almost certain.

However, even so, he still wanted to ask for clarification out of caution.

"Master, I dare to ask why you chose me. If you want to enter the government, there are definitely many people in the court who would like to help you. I just can't think of my own advantages."

In Prince Yu's opinion, the reason Zhao Shou was arranging a marriage for his apprentice was probably to prepare for his career as an official and to lay out his plans within the court.

But given Yunlu Academy's status, even if they wanted to marry the then Prime Minister Wang Zhenwen, the other party would probably not refuse.

Under Prince Yu's expectant gaze, Zhao Shou picked up the teacup and took a sip before slowly smiling.

"Hahaha, I can only say that your daughter has good taste!"

Zhao Shou said this sincerely.

Lu Xiao has been studying in the academy for over five years.

In the past five years, no one in the academy has discovered his talent.

But he happened to be chosen by Princess Pingyang, the daughter of Prince Yu.

This look, even he could only say that he was ashamed.

Prince Yu suddenly felt as if he was listening to the king's words as if they were his own.

I asked you to choose, and you said my daughter had good taste.

This is not entirely consistent.

etc.

Prince Yu suddenly remembered something.

Could it be that my daughter is acquainted with this Confucian saint?

Thinking carefully, ever since I started thinking about marriage, my daughter seems to be in a really bad state.

He hadn't thought much about it before, just thinking that his daughter didn't like the people he had chosen at the beginning.

Now thinking back, this is not what I missed.

Didn't even glance at it.

This girl, doesn't she already have a lover?

When he thought of this, Prince Yu couldn't help but clench his fists.

Which pig is it that eats its own cabbage in advance?

This is the complex mentality of an old father.

He chose his daughter's marriage himself and didn't think it was a big deal.

But when he suddenly realized that his daughter had been seduced by someone else, his mentality immediately began to lose balance.

The backyard of Prince Yu's Mansion.

Princess Yu was trying to comfort her daughter.

"Pingyang, please don't be angry with your father. It's not easy for him either."

Inside the house, Pingyang hugged Princess Yu's arm and acted coquettishly.

"Mother, Pingyang doesn't want to get married. Can you please tell my father? Pingyang wants to stay with you for a few more years."

Princess Yu smiled dotingly and raised her hand to touch Pingyang's head.

"Silly child, of course women marry. You're not young anymore, so this isn't up to you. But don't worry, your father and I will choose a husband for you whose family background, character, and appearance are impeccable."

Pingyang pouted and said, "Hmph, I don't want to. I don't like any of the people my father chose for me. Even if Pingyang wants to get married, she wants to choose someone she likes."

After hearing this, Princess Yu looked at her daughter suspiciously and asked.

"Pingyang, you don't already have a lover, do you?"

Hearing this question, Pingyang's heart couldn't help but skip a beat, but he subconsciously shook his head.

"No, how could that be possible? Except when Lin'an comes to see me, I hardly ever go out. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have the chance."

Pingyang knew his father's temper.

Lu Xiao was from a poor family.

This is something that her father absolutely cannot get over.

If her father knew that she already had someone in her heart, he might do something to harm Lu Xiao.

Pingyang was very sure of this.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have directly said the word "elope" to Lu Xiao the day before.

Because she clearly understood that there was really no other way except to elope.

Seeing her daughter's guilty look, Princess Yu's suspicions not only did not subside, but intensified instead.

At this moment, a servant's voice was heard outside the room.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, Prince Yu walked into the room.

When he saw Prince Yu appear, Pingyang immediately pouted and turned his head away without even looking at him.

She had already decided that if her father still forced her to marry, she would go on a hunger strike in protest.

Seeing that his daughter ignored him, Prince Yu did not care, but said to Princess Yu.