Chapter 1214 The Young Prince Is an Eloquent Man

Daji Dynasty, Zhongdu City.

In the morning, "Snap, snap, snap!" Three whips fell, and the melodious bell sound spread throughout the city, lasting for a long time.

The emperor sat in court as usual, all officials went to court as usual, merchants and travelers traded goods as usual, night markets and day markets were connected, almost without interruption, farmers plowed the fields as usual, weavers wove cloth as usual...

A new day, but everyone's life was almost no different from before, only the specific situation was slightly different.

A normal dynasty is in this state. If the contradictions were not so sharp that they had to be reformed, who would be willing to march in the streets every day and go up the mountain to become a bandit?

The education of princes, no matter which country, is extremely important. There are 365 days a year, except for the birthday of the emperor, ancestor worship ceremonies and other festivals, there are almost classes every day, without interruption, and the teachers who teach them are also the top group of people in the empire.

After Prince Zhier learned to read at the age of three, he had three teachers teaching him to know books and etiquette, but it was only the simplest and most basic content, and the teaching was no more than three hours a day.

Of course, compared with ordinary children, it was a lot, but you only need to know that those princes over ten years old read and practiced martial arts for at least eight hours a day to understand the hardships of the royal family.

In order to stand on the same level as the empire's top think tanks and generals, the efforts made by each prince are unimaginable to ordinary people.

On this day, the teacher who taught Prince Zhier ancient etiquette came to the study specially opened for the princes as usual. The princes, including Prince Yong, spent their childhood here, and the foreseeable future of Prince Zhier is the same.

What this teacher is going to teach today is the opening chapter of the ancient book "Spring and Autumn Annals", that is, Duke Zheng defeated Duan Yuyan. The main purpose is not to tell the little prince the meaning behind this story, but to teach the little prince to read these words. If he can recite it, it will be even better.

In this story, Zheng Bo and Duan were born from the same mother, but when Zheng Bo was born, the orientation was wrong, and his mother almost died because of it, so she hated Zheng Bo.

Although Zheng Bo succeeded to the throne smoothly according to the ancient ritual, that is, the system of primogeniture, his mother still favored Duan and provided various conveniences for Duan's rebellion.

Someone reported to Zheng Bo that Duan was planning a rebellion, but Zheng Bo was not in a hurry to take action. When Duan attacked, he caught the turtle in the jar, not only killing Duan, but also imprisoning his mother, killing two birds with one stone.

In the scriptures, Duan's rebellion should be reprimanded, but Zheng Bo not only did not persuade his brother after discovering his rebellion, but instead watched it, which was not a good person either, and he also held a negative opinion.

Considering that Prince Zhi'er was too young, the teacher read the sentences clearly, omitted the red tape while narrating, and tried to tell the story clearly, and stopped from time to time to explain patiently in the middle.

Despite this, the prince Zhier still looked uninterested. He propped up his head with one hand and recalled what happened last night. It was incredible that he didn't listen to the class seriously at all, which made the gray-haired teacher so angry that his beard trembled.

"Zhier," the teacher reminded loudly. The little prince was startled and woke up, saying, "What do you want, teacher?"

"Tell me what story I told you before!"

The little prince had a bitter face. He was sleepwalking before. Who knew what the teacher said? He was ready to be punished, but vaguely, it seemed that he had a memory of this story in his dream last night.

So, in the teacher's incredible eyes, the little prince talked freely, and the content he told was not only more detailed than what the teacher said, but also the second half of the story.

After imprisoning his mother, Duke Zheng felt very sad, but he couldn't lose face because he had sworn not to meet her on earth. He was very distressed. A minister gave him an idea, which was to dig a tunnel underground so that they could meet underground and not break their oath. Duke Zheng was overjoyed, and the mother and son were reunited.

The scriptures hold a positive opinion on the second half of the story, believing that it demonstrates the way of human relations.

When the little prince was talking, he didn't notice that his father, the current emperor, who had just finished the morning court, happened to walk over here and heard this speech outside the window.

As the end of the election system approached, the power of the emperor continued to shrink, and the court officials were busy standing in line. No one listened to his words in the court. He walked over here when he was free.

It seemed to be a decision made by fate. The emperor heard this, and he didn't know that the second half of the story was added by the little prince himself, but he was still very happy that the little prince could restore the story eloquently.

The teacher saw the emperor coming and wanted to pay his respects, but the emperor shook his head, signaling him not to interrupt and let him continue teaching.

Because of the emperor's sudden visit, the teacher had forgotten what the little prince had repeated, and he did not mention many of them. In his opinion, the little prince must have heard this story before.

Since the little prince already knew it, he could teach it further. He asked: "What do you think of Zheng Bo?"

The little prince blurted out, "He is a wise king!"

A guy who killed his brother and imprisoned his mother was actually called a wise king by the little prince. This was unacceptable to the old man, and he immediately continued to ask: "In this case, tell me, where is his wisdom?"

"Although he is the legitimate son, his mother is unhappy and his younger brother is plotting rebellion. If he had not been far-sighted, he would have died and his country would have been in chaos." The little prince said it very clearly.

"In ancient times, benevolent kings ruled the world with filial piety and brotherhood. People like Zheng Bo are unfilial and unfraternal, and are tyrants and traitors to the people!" The old man tried hard to correct the little prince's concept.

But what he didn't know was that he was not talking to a four-year-old child, but to a child who inherited Wu Yi's mind. In essence, he could no longer be called a child.

"The events of the benevolent king recorded in ancient books are difficult for modern people to investigate. They were fabricated by later generations. The unearthed ancient books often say something very different from them, which is really unreliable."

The teacher found it hard to imagine that he had fallen into a disadvantage, but he was not in a hurry and continued: "Otherwise, look at the world today, from the emperor to the people, all are filial and brotherly, so you can know that the ancient books are true."

A little child, without practical experience, still believed whatever he said. The old gentleman had a beautiful thought, but the words of Prince Zhier made him feel very sad.

"Otherwise, wouldn't my brothers just want our father to give up the throne sooner?"