Chapter 3 Apprenticeship (1)
When the emperor saw the eighteenth brother, he waved to him immediately and said with a smile: "That day, when I saw you on the street, I felt that I looked very similar to your father when he was a child. So today I specifically ordered you to bring all the princes over here and let me take a look one by one. I didn't expect you were really my grandson!"
When I heard this, I realized that it was because of the eighteenth brother's appearance that I could have the blessing of him today and that I could have such an adventure. If it were ordinary, my 18th brother and I would probably miss the emperor's grandfather and grandmother again.
"Changchun, do you like riding horses and shooting archery?" The emperor's grandfather probably saw the eighteenth brother Xiongjiujiu, so he asked again.
This sentence happened to ask the eighteenth brother's heart, and he immediately agreed: "Reply to the words of the emperor's grandfather, I usually like to practice martial arts and archery. One day, I will gallop on the battlefield like when I was young and open up the territory for the emperor's grandfather."
Although the Eighteenth brother is not a scheming person, his words are obviously very favored by the emperor's grandfather. The emperor's grandfather laughed happily and said, "Okay, okay, when you grow up in the future, I will definitely let you be the general guarding the country and let you open the boundaries for our Zhu family to the end of the world."
When I heard this from the emperor's grandfather, I couldn't help but be happy for the eighteenth brother, because only by relying on the emperor's grandfather's golden mouth, the eighteenth brother will definitely be the prince who will be a vassal in the future, because in our Great Wu, only the prince can lead the army to guard the border. This is the rule set by the emperor's grandfather when he established the Great Wu Kingdom.
Not only did I hear the words of the emperor's grandfather, but many people in the hall could also hear them clearly. The eyes of the jealous and envious people were shot at the Eighteenth Brother again.
"Brother Eighteenth, why don't you kneel down and thank me?" I saw that my eighteenth brother had not woken up yet, so I reminded him from the side.
The eighteenth brother usually listens to me the most. When he heard me say this, although he didn't understand it, he quickly knelt on the ground and thanked him.
When the eighteenth brother stood up again, probably because he saw my good deeds. The emperor's grandmother pointed at me and asked the emperor's grandfather: "What about this child? Your Majesty, you can't favor one or the other!"
The emperor's grandfather glanced at me, thought for a while, then turned to his father and said, "Li'er, are you willing to let this child go with me to Yingtian? Changwen just happened to have a companion to accompany him to study."
Before I could understand what the emperor and grandfather meant, I saw the face of my father change, and he knelt down very quickly and said, "Father, this is absolutely impossible. Changwen is the prince of my Great Wu. Changluo is a naughty person by nature, so I am afraid he will not be able to take on this important task. I hope my father will find another candidate!"
When my father said the three words "Crown Prince", I immediately understood the meaning of the emperor's grandfather's previous words, and my heart immediately beat violently. You must know that the emperor's grandfather wanted me to study with the emperor's prince, that is, to cultivate me into the right-hand man of the emperor's prince and become the most confidant minister of the emperor's prince's future ascendance. Throughout history, I don't know how many such confidant ministers actually control the power of the world for the emperor and enjoy the glory above ten thousand people. This opportunity to control the power of the world is beyond the reach of others in their dreams, but I have become possible because of the words of the emperor's grandfather.
"This child is just what I want, and there is no need to find someone else." The emperor's grandfather looked at me kindly and said, "Changluo, would you like to go with me to the capital?"
I turned my head to look at my father. I don’t know why. Although he had tried his best to persuade the emperor to “find another candidate” before, when I looked at him again, I clearly saw a hint of encouragement in his eyes. So I agreed to the emperor’s grandfather without thinking: “Grandfather, as long as you are willing to take your grandson to the capital, your grandson will definitely go to the capital to serve you.”
"Okay, okay!" The emperor's grandfather seemed extremely happy and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll go with me this time!"
"Father, my son has a small request. I hope my father will agree to my son." When the father heard the emperor and grandfather say this, he suddenly stood up and said.
"Oh, what request do you have?" The emperor and grandfather looked at his father in surprise, "If you have something to do, just say it. I will agree to you all today."
It can be seen that the emperor's grandfather loved his father very much. Perhaps this is why the emperor's grandfather is so obsessed with me.
"Father, I want to ask you to delay the matter of letting Changluo go to the capital for a year." Everyone was unexpected to the words of the father, "Although Changluo is the son of the son, the son has been busy with border defense and military affairs over the years and has never been close to him. The son wants to ask the father to let Changluo stay by his side for another year, so that the son can teach him the etiquette in the palace and how to do his duty as a minister. After a year, the son will definitely send Changluo to the capital in person and let him serve his father and mother on behalf of the son."
"Father...Father!" Although my father's words seemed a bit artificial to me, it was the first time in my life that I heard my father say he wanted to get close to me. My heart suddenly felt warm. I quickly knelt down and said to the emperor's grandfather: "Grandfather, please promise your father this time. Changluo will definitely come to Yingtian to serve you in a year."
The emperor's grandfather had not spoken yet. Perhaps the emperor's grandmother saw the scene of "father-son love" between me and my father, and then said to the emperor's grandfather: "Your Majesty, you promised them, you won't fight for the past year or two anyway."
The emperor and grandfather looked at his father and me with deep meaning, pondered for a while, and finally nodded, "Okay, then come to Yingtian again in a year!"
"Thank you, Father!" The father's eyes could clearly see joy.
"Thank you, my grandfather!" My heart was naturally full of expectations.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother talked to me and the eighteenth brother for a while, and then remembered that there were many dragon grandsons under the hall. The emperor's grandfather left me, the eighteenth brother, the eldest brother, the second brother and the fifth brother for dinner, and let the other brothers and sisters go home honestly.
For several days afterwards, the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother asked me and my eighteenth brother to visit them every day, and asked us to take them around Yanjing. I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the emperor's grandfather asked me about some things in Confucian classics from time to time, but these were naturally not difficult for me, because after all, the emperor's grandfather was born in a military family and was not good at poetry and calligraphy. The more he went, the more tricky the Emperor's grandfather asked about things, and even the matters in military books were there.
I don't learn much about military tactics, at most I have read the books "The Art of War" and "Six Strategies" and so on. I have never led the army and have no one to guide them. It is really difficult to understand the things I have only read and no one can give me some advice. However, even so, I still secretly noticed that when my grandfather heard me telling me as much as possible, a hint of surprise and love flashed in his eyes.
Soon, the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother were about to set off for Yingtian. Before leaving, the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother were reluctant to leave me. They told me earnestly that I should take care of myself and that I must go to Yingtian to see them as scheduled in a year. After hearing these "oral instructions", I naturally had no answers.
Although I haven't been together for a long time, the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother have left many warm memories in my heart. Not only that, but also because of the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother, I, the "cold" prince who was originally not valued in the palace, suddenly became popular. Some servants who had never looked down on us began to come to our yard to please us. The idiom "Red Top White" is the most suitable for this time. Of course, the same changes have also occurred on my 18th brother. He may be better than me, because he is already a prince because he said to the emperor's grandfather's previous words.
Less than a day after the emperor's grandfather and grandmother left, the father sent someone to call me to his study. This was really flattering to me. She was very happy for me when she found out. She specially asked me to change into beautiful clothes and went with the eunuch who came to summon me.
The eunuch was also a slave who was a fallen leaf. He knew that I was a popular prince in the past and he slapped me all the way. Although I didn't like it very much, I felt very comfortable being set off by his sweet words. He thought to himself: "No wonder people in this world are competing to be in the upper hand. It is extremely comfortable to let others laugh at me just by not being able to curse themselves."
When I walked into the study, my father had already been waiting for me inside, and at the same time, there was a middle-aged monk next to my father. When I saw the monk, I noticed the light flashing in his eyes and couldn't help but look up at him for a few more times.
This monk actually doesn't look like a monk. Why do you say that? Because he looks very ugly, has a pair of triangular eyes, a pale face, looks like a sick tiger, and looks very ferocious, so he doesn't have any Buddhist aura? The most important thing is that his clothes are clearly a set of scholarly clothes that Confucian scholars often wear. If it weren't for the fact that there were a few incense scars on his head, he would be like a bald man, not a monk.
When the father saw me coming in, he smiled slightly and pointed to the chair beside him and said in a whisper: "Changluo, come, sit here."
I asked my father for An, and then went over and sat down as I said.
"Changluo, my father has always been busy with military affairs on the border. After so many years, I have not been able to see you. Hug you and make you both mother and son suffer a lot of grievances. You will not blame your father, right?" My father waited for me to sit down and said, showing his love for me.
When I heard what my father said, although I would guess in my heart whether he said this because I had value in utilization, my eyes immediately turned red and I shook my head and said, "I dare not blame my father. I just hope that my father will be healthy and let him help him guard the frontier in the future."
The father nodded, touched my head, and said, "Good child, good child!" He paused slightly, and said, "In another year, you will go to the capital. The father could not bear to leave you, but as a minister, you must be loyal to the king and father. Your emperor's grandfather is not only your grandfather, but also your lord. Therefore, the father abandoned his own selfishness and decided to send you to the capital. Do you understand?"
My father said something righteous, and I nodded quickly.
"The capital is different from Yanjing, and it is also different from being at home in the palace. You do not understand the rules in the palace and do not recognize the etiquette in the court. The father is worried that you will cause trouble in the future, so he called you here today to invite a master for you." The father pointed to the monk and said, "He is the most valued master of Daoxian. From today on, you must be Master Daoxian as your master. Follow him to learn the rules and etiquette in the palace. Master Daoxian will also teach you how to read and learn all the homework."
"Master Daoxian? He is Daoxian?" I looked at Daoxian again in surprise. He was really too different from what I imagined. In my mind, the most powerful aide around this father should be like a Taoist fairy style, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
"Changluo, kneel down and salute you Master Daoxian!" The father probably saw that I didn't respond, and suddenly spoke to me again.
As the saying goes, the loss of horses is thin, and the loss of people is poor. Master Daoxian is a person that even the emperor's grandfather admires. How can I use my appearance to win him? What's more, being able to worship someone I have admired for a long time is exactly what I want. Therefore, I came to my senses and immediately fell to the ground without thinking. After kowtowing a few times, he shouted: "Disciple Zhu Changluo will be your teacher from now on. Master is here, please accept a prayer from your disciple."
Daoxian then kowtowed a few times in front of him, and then said, "Okay, little prince, please get up!"
The father smiled at Daoxian and said, "Master Daoxian, I will leave this bad boy to you. I hope you will remember Xiao Wang's love for his son and teach him well for me!"
Chapter completed!