Come on, Your Highness

It is easy to talk about lofty ambitions, but it is difficult to realize them. Xiao Hong is now stumbling on the road to success.

Jing'an Palace

Xiao Hong was lying on the desk unable to get up, "Xi Chao, think of a way, I'm going to die if this goes on."

He Xichao said: "Then listen carefully to the class."

Xiao Hong let out a long sigh, "I can't listen, he is better than Xu Zhi, in his class, I would feel sleepy without three words, I can't stand it. Do you want to think of a way to get him away?"

He Xichao blinked and shook his head, "I told you not to sleep in class and listen carefully. There is nothing wrong with him. What reason should I use to get him away?"

"But I have to learn something else from you at night. If I don't catch up on sleep in the morning, I'll be exhausted." Xiao Hong raised his head, looked at He Xichao and suggested slightly, "How about we lose half an hour at night? "

"No!" He Xichao refused straight away, "It's only an hour in total, and half an hour less, what can you learn? Right now, arithmetic is still very simple, but in the future, it's not just multiplication and division, you'll have to learn it soon. Unknown equations, and then square root, geometry, equivalence, probability statistics... will become more and more difficult, after basic mathematics, there are other agriculture, business, law and tax soldiers, do you think you have a lot of time?"

"You want to learn these too?" Xiao Hong opened his mouth wide, stunned.

He Xichao affirmed: "Of course."

"My God, I'm going to be exhausted!"

He Xichao was speechless to this scumbag who only chanted slogans but fell to the ground when he fell into reality. Review your homework and get through it as usual, how much time you have to study until you work hard, what a fart."

"Xi Chao, Second Uncle is so strict with the students!" Xiao Hong exclaimed.

"Of course, if you're stupid, you can even sleep in the middle of the night."

"Oh my God, this is killing people!"

"Time is precious, so naturally you have to study hard. Some people can't read even if they want to. You are already happy enough!"

He Xichao would have to thank future generations for the nine-year compulsory education when he thought about it, otherwise he wouldn't have achieved that achievement, and he wouldn't be able to bring that knowledge with him after time travel.

Xiao Hong suddenly felt suffocated, and he argued weakly: "But I don't teach these things in the study room, just study the Four Books and Five Classics, history books and biographies will be fine."

"Oh, it's because you don't study in the study that I give you a small lesson. Most people want to learn but can't learn, you don't care about it!" Speaking of this, He Xichao was dissatisfied immediately, and said next, "Xiao Hong, I'm sorry for you!" , I am satisfied with everything else, that is, in the matter of studying, whether you can be successful or not, I don’t think it is difficult for anyone to teach you.” Finally, He Xichao stared at him and said: “I don’t know who said that I must live up to my expectations and not let me down. So it’s this fighting method?”

Xiao Hong was trained so that he had no temper at all, scratched his head, and flattered him: "Xi Chao, don't be angry, I will follow suit."

He Xichao looked at him, thought for a while, then calmed down and said carefully: "Since the Four Books and Five Classics and historical biography are mentioned, then I will express my point of view. In my opinion, it is good to understand these things, but they are not very important. , They toss and turn over and over, in fact, there are several meanings, what should be a minister, what should be a king, various roles and identities have their own dos and don'ts, and the key point as a monarch is to be tolerant and love the people, be strict with self-discipline, and be close to the virtuous Being far-sighted, open to the public, accepting advice humbly, being diligent in politics... that's pretty much it, isn't it?"

Xiao Hong pondered for a while, then nodded, "But I have to recite it."

"Memorizing is the simplest thing, but if you want to govern the country according to this, you will be caught blind."

Xiao Hong frowned and said, "Da Qi governed the country with Confucianism, there is nothing wrong with that!"

"Okay, then let me ask you, if you are in power, the Minister of the Ministry of Households handed over the papers, demanding to reduce military funds and increase taxes. The reason is that the treasury is empty and cannot make ends meet. What will you do?"

Xiao Hong: "..."

He Xichao smiled and stood up, closed the door of the study, and then came back to get closer to Xiao Hong.

Xiao Hong was very curious, "What are you going to say, so mysterious?"

"It's not mysterious, it's presumptuous, it's absurd, it's brazen, and if others hear it and spread it, I have to hide my name and steal my life."

"so serious?"

"Don't interrupt, listen to me." He Xichao glared at him, and then said: "Since we are going for that chair, then let's talk about governing the country. In my opinion, Confucius or Mencius, all of the above What I’m talking about is general. They have never been emperors, so I can’t give too specific a solution. I’m not slandering them. They are sages and writers, and the thoughts they bring are all positive. As an emperor, you should be selfless. The spirit of fraternity, that’s right. However, to measure whether a generation of emperors are wise and sage, you don’t listen to the praises of your subordinates, you don’t watch the praises of historians, even if you have all the good qualities mentioned in the Four Books and Five Classics that a wise emperor should have, it doesn’t count.”

"Then what counts?"

"Look at the living standards of the people under the rule, whether they are poor, have enough food and clothing or rich, whether the population is decreasing or increasing, that's all."

"But what does this have to do with the agricultural business you mentioned...?"

"Take your time, let me talk about the operation of the country as I understand it. Agriculture is the foundation, and we start with agriculture. Only when farmers plant the land and produce harvests can the country collect taxes. If the farmers harvest more, the tax will be higher. Many. If the peasants have paid their taxes and left food and drink to spare, they will exchange some other daily necessities, and then trade will be generated. The more prosperous the place, the more merchants, and the frequent transactions of money involve All walks of life, all kinds of people. Where there are people, there will be conflicts. For the sake of fairness and justice, the law is needed to maintain order at this time, and the law is used to judge right and wrong, rather than just relying on morality to make people conscious. After all, it is for oneself The pursuit of profit is not just for businessmen, but for everyone. Only the presence of the law can create awe and make people consciously abide by the rules. However, maintaining the authority of the law depends on soldiers, soldiers, and sharp weapons to resist all violations of law and discipline, not just Resist foreign enemies. The sharp weapon of the army is held in the hands of the emperor. He enacts laws and upholds laws. He draws a circle, and the people live under his rules, which is the most stable."

"I'm almost dizzy, it sounds too complicated."

He Xi said to her heart, just to make you faint.

"It's very complicated. This is a society with so many people and so many classes. When they come into contact with each other, various collisions and conflicts will occur. The emperor alone can't manage it, so the "scholar" came into being. The stratum helps the emperor to rule, and it is also his eyes and ears. However, the eyes and ears do not follow the emperor's instructions completely. They will use power for personal gain, exclude dissidents, and deceive the superior and inferior, and all these interests are inseparable. Open the above-mentioned circle. The way of the emperor in the Four Books and Five Classics mostly talks about how the emperor controls the officials, but if the emperor doesn't even know how the people live, how can he tell whether his eyes and ears are telling the truth or lying?"

The last rhetorical question was passed to Xiao Hong, Xiao Hong shook his head slowly, with only one idea in his head, "Xi Chao...you are really amazing, although I didn't understand it, I was already dizzy, but it seems that what you said is special. It makes sense, you have to learn some of them." Xiao Hong paused for a moment, "But I don't understand why arithmetic is so important?"

He Xichao said: "Because the most fundamental driving force for the circle to turn is money, and the coming and going of money can be reflected by huge and complicated calculations, and it is the most intuitive. Think about how to collect various taxes It will not let the people make ends meet, nor will it affect the operation of the country; how much relief money should be distributed so that the victims can survive the difficulties without burdening the country; what proportion of the national treasury is appropriate for raising soldiers; How much to pay... These are all counts! There is so much money, how to use it, how to make the most of it, and the data can best explain everything. Just like the booklet of the Ministry of Households, the first thing you think of is whether you should Instead of cutting military funds and increasing taxes, we should ask why the national treasury is empty and how it can’t make ends meet! Take out the data, each sum of expenditure and income, what is the reason for the excess, and why is there less taxation? If there is no natural disaster, the land tax will basically not be less. Is there any official corruption? If the military funds are cut again and again, will it affect the resistance against the enemy? There is a bottom, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, it is not so easy to be."

Xiao Hong felt that his brain was not enough, he looked at He Xichao almost incredulously, "Xichao, why do you think so much, no, how can you think so much! Are you really only seven years old? In comparison, I really don't know anything."

He Xichao took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, pointed to his head and his eyes sparkled, "This is the greatest gift God has given me, and this is for meeting you, do you believe it?"

Xiao Hong nodded hurriedly, "I believe it!"

He Xichao held Xiao Hong's hand, and said gently and full of expectation: "Your Highness, you have a soft heart. I'm afraid that you don't want to use schemes to fight for the reserve position, and Xichao doesn't want you to become like that, so we use the last A bright way. Take your eyes off the dragon chair for the time being, concentrate on learning skills now, and focus on doing practical things in the future. As long as the emperor is not in a daze, he will choose you."

That night, He Xichao didn't teach anything, he just looked forward to the future with Xiao Hong, set goals, and beat him up.And the reason for all this is to reject the half-hour study at night that Xiao Hong wanted to shorten.

Although Xiao Hong doesn't like Yan Hanlin very much, and hopes that He Xichao can find a way to get rid of him, but He Xichao has no opinion on Yan Hanlin. Although the class is boring, it's just a matter of ability. For him, it doesn't matter who comes to the class at this stage .

But soon, He Xichao was slapped in the face.

It happened on the fourth day.For the first three days, Yan Hanlin mainly focused on reminders. Whoever was deserting, whispering, and wandering in the sky would stop him from studying or answering questions.

Generally, it's just a matter of making a fool of yourself and concentrating.

But on the fourth day, he brought the ruler.

The teaching ruler of this era is not used to check the scale and mark lines, but is used for physical punishment, which is what Xu Zhi also used to beat the palm of the hand.

If a student fails to do what they should do, it is corporal punishment. No matter who it is, even the parents can't say anything, and they even have to give gifts to thank them.

"The emperor has orders. If you still don't pay attention to your studies and fool around at will, the old minister will have to resort to extraordinary means. Please be considerate."

Moving out of Tiangandi is always more effective than anything else. Looking at the teaching ruler, all the accompanying readers subconsciously feel pain in their palms.

Yan Hanlin was much stricter than Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi used the ruler to dig a hole for Xiao Hong, and he would be beaten only if he couldn't recite the book.

But when it came to Yan Hanlin, as long as the classroom discipline was not good, he caught him asking questions, and if he couldn't answer, he would have to be punished.

Not many, one, two, three, three, but the frequency is very high.

These kids are used to being undisciplined, and no one would ever be punished for whispering a word or passing a small note, but Yan Hanlin dared.

Prince Guang's son and Prince Hepingjun's son had a cold face, each watching their companion who stretched out his hand and was hit three times, full of disgust for the old man's eyes.

Xiao Yi's companion, Wu Xiang, had already endured this class twice, and he slapped his left and right hands three times, with a lamenting expression. Looking at Xiao Yi again, although he was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to say anything more.

Keeping his promise to He Mingrui, Xiao Ming was serious in class, and He Mingrui almost escaped punishment.

And the most unlucky one was Xiao Hong, he was persuaded by He Xichao to study hard, but after all, he had been a scumbag for many years, and the problem of being sleepy as soon as he was in class could not be changed for a while.

In the past three days, Yan Hanlin just reminded him many times that although it was painful to be woken up from sleepiness, he could survive it.

But now...

"I heard that the eldest prince dares to act bravely and does not need to be punished by a companion. Then, will you receive these three blows by yourself or by He Bandu?"

Yan Hanlin's decree lines are deep, and there is no kindness at all, but there is a bit of harshness in his words.Although he was talking to Xiao Hong, his gaze was on He Xichao.

He Xichao didn't move, but Xiao Hong stretched out his hand.

The teaching ruler made a crisp sound as it landed on the palm of his hand, and Yan Hanlin's three taps were not fake at all.

After typing, Yan Hanlin put away the ruler, turned around and said, "Let's continue reading."

He Xichao looked at Xiao Hong questioningly, the latter touched the palm of his hand, shook his head, indicating that it was all right.

There are not many three times, but Xiao Hong is not a child who can sit still. He can sleep on his stomach all morning, but he can't sit peacefully for a quarter of an hour, because the class is really boring.

Yan Hanlin asked him to read a passage out of the blue, but he didn't realize it for a moment. He Xichao wanted to remind him, but found that Yan Hanlin was staring at him.

So he was beaten more times than anyone in the room.

After the fourth fight, Yan Hanlin walked between Xiao Hong and He Xichao, and He Xichao clearly heard a cold snort, which was directed at him.

Except for He Mingrui, all the companions envied him, even with jealousy, but they also put He Xichao on the fire.

None of the children of the royal family survived for their own companions. Xiao Hong's maverick and He Xichao's calm acceptance are simply amazing.

As the number of times increased, everyone's eyes gradually changed between Xiao Hong and He Xichao.

He Xichao thought that Yan Hanlin was dissatisfied with Xiao Hong, but today he discovered that Yan Hanlin was more displeased with him than Xiao Hong.

Xiao Hong is the prince, although he is reckless, but he has a special status after all, he is the master, but what is He Xichao?He actually dared to let the prince be punished by relying on this favor!And it's so natural, it's unreasonable!

The concubine's body is really a concubine's body, and she doesn't understand any rules.

He Xichao saw this contempt and reprimand from Yan Hanlin's eyes.

He underestimated the old man's pedantry and stubbornness. It's not unreasonable for him to be as immobile as a mountain in the Hanlin Academy for decades, like a stone in a latrine that is smelly and hard.

This kind of method is not much brighter than Xu Zhi's, and even worse, because he doesn't think he is wrong, and even thinks that he is protecting the status of the monarch and ministers and standardizing etiquette.In his thinking, as a subject, it is natural to bear any faults for the lord. The so-called subject dies for the lord, it is only right and proper!

That's why he hated He Xichao for being so arrogant!He wanted to use this method to force He Xichao to take the initiative to accept the punishment on Xiao Hong's behalf.

But why?

He Xichao's eyes darkened. Since this old man is targeting him, then...

"Get him away." Xiao Hong said.

He Xichao no longer objected, but gave a soft "hmm".

The author has something to say: Yao: slap in the face, Xi Chao

He Xichao: Damn it, it's none of your business for Xiao Hong to punish me for me, old man!