On the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, the "opening of the seal" ceremony was held, and the New Year holiday officially ended. From then on, the morning court returned to normal, and the various government offices began to handle official business and returned to their busy daily lives.

The current emperor is quite diligent in his work, and unless absolutely necessary, the morning court is held as usual every day and basically never stops.

As a prince, Yinzhen had to attend court every day as long as the morning court was not over. This trip took half a day, and coupled with the official duties of the Ministry of Works, Honghui was simply left alone.

Since his father was not around, Honghui could only study by himself with the book. If he did not understand something, he had to wait for his father to come back to ask him. As a result, his progress slowed down.

Yinzhen saw it and kept it in mind.

Honghui is smart, and it is the right time for him to study. He cannot be left without someone to teach him, so he still needs to hire a teacher! However, this teacher is also very particular, he must be a trustworthy person to teach the eldest prince in the mansion, and you can't just pick someone casually.

Yinzhen thought of his most trusted counselor Dai Duo, who had been with him for several years. He was very capable and talented, and well-read, so he was qualified to teach Honghui. Although he was a little too smart and sometimes acted on his own, Honghui would not be influenced too much by him given his personality.

The legitimate son is weak, and the eldest son is the face of the mansion and the first choice for heir. It’s time for Honghui to meet the real team of the mansion!

At the beginning of the day, Su Peisheng came to Haitang Garden in person and delivered a message, asking the eldest prince to go to the front yard.

Honghui said goodbye to his mother as usual. He had been to the front yard many times, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

When he entered the study, he found that there was another person inside. Huh? Who is this? Why is he here with Ama?

Honghui was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses, "Son greets Father."

"Stand up," Yinzhen pointed at the middle-aged man, "Mr. Dai, this is the eldest prince Honghui. Honghui, this is Mr. Daiduo, the aide to my father."

Dai Duo narrowed his eyes and looked at this legendary eldest prince who was only four years old, unknown in the mansion for the first three years, and was noticed by the prince last year because of a serious illness. As a result, in just half a year, he has become an important prince in the mansion. It is said that he is very talented and smart, so smart that the prince can't stop praising him. I wonder if it is true?

"Your servant pays respects to the eldest prince. May the eldest prince be blessed with good fortune!"

Dai Duo? Wasn't he one of the great contributors who helped his father ascend the throne? Later generations often mistook Dai Duo for Wu Sidao, but as far as he knew, his father had never had a counselor named Wu Sidao.

But it is also possible that he remembered it wrongly, because in those years, he had always been around his mother and had never seen the advisers and retainers around his father. At most, he only saw a few family members who came in to pay their respects.

In his past and present lives, this was the first time he saw Dai Duo, the legendary strategist who had formulated the strategy of "not fighting is fighting" for his father to seize the throne. He couldn't help but look at him a few more times out of curiosity.

This man looked like an ordinary middle-aged scholar with a small mustache. His eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled, but only the gleam in his eyes showed that he was a powerful figure.

But what was Ama's plan for asking him to meet Dai Duo? He really couldn't guess what Ama was thinking about this matter.

"Mr. Dai, this prince is very smart and clever. Since he started learning, he has finished studying the Three Hundred Thousand Books, the Book of Filial Piety and other enlightenment books, as well as the Great Learning and the Analects of Confucius from the Four Books and Five Classics. He is now reading the Book of Songs. Mr. Dai happens to be here now, why not test his homework?"

The more Dai Duo listened, the more shocked he was. The prince had praised the eldest prince's intelligence in front of him many times before. He thought that the eldest prince had just finished learning the enlightenment books of Sanbaiqian, but he didn't expect that the progress was far beyond his expectations.

Thinking of the prince's words that he should teach the eldest prince to read, and then thinking of the eldest prince's intelligence, Dai Duo perked up and tested his homework for half an hour.

Honghui had no time to think about anything. Mr. Dai seemed to have no need to think at all and answered one question after another, from the Three Hundred Thousand to the "Great Learning" to the "Analects of Confucius", from simple to complex, from understanding of the interpretation to specific application, covering almost all knowledge.

Half an hour later, Honghui was about to continue answering, but he heard Mr. Dai say, "Okay, Big Brother, you have worked hard. I will stop the test today!"

Honghui breathed a sigh of relief. He had been talking for half an hour without interruption and he felt a little dry in the mouth.

He raised his head slightly and looked towards Ama and Mr. Dai, only to see that Ama and Mr. Dai already had smiles on their faces, with indescribable satisfaction revealed in their eyes.

Dai Duo stroked his mustache while smiling, then bowed to the Fourth Prince, "Lord Prince, you now have a successor! With the eldest prince as the next generation in your family, no matter what happens in the future, there will be someone to support the family."

What Dai Duo was thinking was exactly what Yinzhen was thinking. During the month before the New Year, the Second Prince had been ill two or three times, and each time his condition was extremely serious. Old Imperial Physician Lu was also worried all day long. Yinzhen had already prepared himself mentally for the Second Prince to die young.

The legitimate son was useless, and Rouze could no longer get pregnant, so he could only rely on the eldest son! And the eldest son was so smart, how could he not prepare for a rainy day and train him well?

However, as a parent, you still have to be modest. "Mr. Dai praised too much. Honghui is just a little more diligent, so he read a few more books. He is still young, so it is better not to praise him too much, lest he become proud and complacent!"

This was a bit against his will. Yinzhen only worried that his eldest son would work too hard and never worried that he would slack off.

With Dai Duo's eyesight, how could he not see that Beile's words were insincere? He smiled, pretending that he didn't notice anything, and bowed again, bending down at the same time.

"I will take on the responsibility of handling what Lord Beile mentioned the other day!"

Yinzhen was extremely satisfied with his subordinate's initiative. This man was still hesitant a few days ago, and seemed to be evading responsibility in his words, but after meeting the eldest prince today, he was so decisive, which showed that he was really excited to see the prey!

"Mr. Dai, you are quite talented. This prince is now handed over to you. You must teach him well!"

Dai Duo's face turned serious and he replied earnestly, "I will do my best to teach you everything I have learned in my life, so please rest assured, Lord Beile."

Honghui then realized that his father had asked him to come here today to ask him to take Dai Duo as his enlightenment teacher!

"Honghui, why don't you come and meet your master!"

After hearing what his father said, Honghui bowed and saluted to Mr. Dai. Respecting teachers is a matter of course. Even if he is just an enlightenment teacher, he is still a master!

Dai Duo was extremely excited. He lifted up Honghui's little body with both hands and said, "Big Brother, please stand up quickly!"

After some greetings, Dai Duo tactfully withdrew, leaving the prince and the eldest prince to talk alone.

After Dai Duo left, Yinzhen specifically instructed him, "Mr. Dai is knowledgeable. You can ask him for advice, but you cannot be influenced by his thoughts." He knew that Honghui could understand.

Honghui did understand. He looked into Father's eyes and said seriously, "Father, I only learn from Mr. Dai what is in the books. As for the rest, please teach me."

That's right, you are the grandson of the emperor, how can your thoughts be influenced by a scholar? Yinzhen thought so!

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