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As the prince's teacher and with high authority, Shen Fanghua will inevitably become the target of public criticism in the court. Countless eyes are on him. People from both the Seventh and Fifth Princes want to see his next attitude.The old Zhongshu Ling adults could not bear such a heavy pressure, and "fell ill" at the right time. The emperor was very gracious and allowed him to take a leave of absence for half a year to recuperate in the newly built hot spring villa in the suburbs of Beijing. Weak and no one to take care of her, and her knowledge of reading is still inexperienced, I hope Shen Qing will spend more time in enlightenment."

Since it was the emperor's order, whether Shen Fanghua is willing or not, he must do his duty for preaching.Therefore, since he came to Pinglai Mountain for half a year, Shen Fanghua didn't have to go to the court to manage politics, but it was convenient for Ning Yuan to give lessons.Childish children become wise at the age of three, and the royal heirs all have learned a great Confucianism to teach a subset of classics and history early on.The Ninth Prince was raised in the deep palace. Shen Fanghua didn't expect much from him at first, and even wondered if he even had difficulty in reading and writing. However, to his surprise, Ning Yuan's performance was different from what he imagined. China is very different.

At the beginning of the shower, the grass and trees in front of the court have long been covered with thick grass felt by the gardener to keep warm. From a distance, it looks dry and yellow, but in the cold wind, it does not feel desolate. It's a bit heavy and chilling.

Sitting in front of the snow hut, Shen Fanghua made tea, sighed softly with the fragrance of tea, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he taught the Ninth Prince the first time.

At that time, he thought that the Ninth Prince did not read much, so he only brought some simple and easy-to-read articles. He planned to teach him to read all the words first, but he didn't know that the Ninth Prince randomly selected an article, and he only needed to glance at it briefly. It can be recited throughout, although the deeper meaning of the article cannot be fully understood, it really surprised Shen Fanghua.Even though he was as tactful as him, he couldn't help but wonder, and asked the Ninth Prince if he had someone in the palace to guide him.The Ninth Prince only said: "The son of the Empress Dowager, who dares to approach easily. It's just that the Xihe Hall and Wenyuan Pavilion are a little closer, and when I was young, I often went to the Book Pavilion to pass the time. If you encounter unfamiliar characters If you don’t know the words, ask those maids and palace attendants who have read a little.”

The dignified prince, when he was young, was enlightened by relying on the lowest-level servants in the palace to make up words and phrases. Compared with the other two princes' inheritance, this situation is really desolate.Shen Fanghua couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard that, but watching the Ninth Prince's demeanor quietly, seeing that his eyes were clear and his tone was magnanimous, as if he didn't feel sorry for himself at all because of these experiences, he couldn't help but admire him a little more in his heart.And in the next six months of teaching, the Ninth Prince did show extraordinary intelligence, drawing inferences from one instance, understanding one point, and sometimes having his own opinions on some ancient sayings of the predecessors, which made Shen Fanghua's original intention to be perfunctory, a little bit. Become serious and solemn, and like the Ninth Prince more and more.

The two sometimes make tea and wine, and often refute each other by citing classics. When talking about comfort, they even forget each other's identities and ages.Therefore, every time he came to this Snow Cottage to teach the Ninth Prince, Shen Fanghua was in a very happy mood.Today, however, Shen Fanghua's mood was not so relaxed, his wrinkled brows were almost twisted into knots, and his old face looked haggard due to a night of light sleep.

The sound of footsteps came from outside the snow hut, recalling the old Zhong Shuling's thoughts.Shen Fanghua's white eyebrows and beard twitched slightly, closed his eyes and fell asleep, as if he didn't hear anything about him.However, after waiting for a long time, there was no sound from the other side, so Shen Fanghua could only glance slightly.

"Mister is awake, but the students disturbed you?" Ning Yuan stood opposite, saw Shen Fanghua open his eyes, and bowed down.

Shen Fanghua coughed, and hurriedly stood up to return the salute, "It's useless to be an old man, just now I fell asleep, I neglected His Highness Ninth, and I hope His Highness will forgive me."

Ning Yuan didn't dare to say anything, and quickly supported Shen Fanghua to sit down by the stove again.The two of them read the classics of history and theory as usual, and they didn't mention what happened last night.Although Shen Fanghua couldn't see it on his face, he became more and more depressed in his heart. He just felt that he had never seen such a young boy who could hold his breath.At only fourteen or fifteen years old, he is full of enthusiasm, how can he be more calm than a half-dead old man like him?

The medicine bestowed by the emperor is poured out privately every day. If people know about it, even if it is not a crime of treason, it is enough to refer to the emperor.Now that this matter was bumped into by the maid in his house, the Ninth Prince was not only not frightened and angry, but he was not even a little different from before. He still respected him and only focused on learning.

Two hours passed, and the day's homework was completed. Seeing that Ning Yuan still had no intention of bringing it up, Shen Fanghua finally couldn't help but speak first.

"Your Highness, please stop, I have something to say to Your Highness."

Ning Yuan stopped leaving, turned around and sat back down again, "Sir, please tell me."

Shen Fanghua opened his mouth, and being watched by the other party, he suddenly felt at a loss for some reason, "Your Highness, the maid last night was so ignorant that she secretly peeped into the master's inner room. I have already punished her."

Ning Yuan smiled lightly: "It's just obeying orders, and I can't help myself. Why bother to punish her?"

Shen Fanghua's eyelids twitched, keenly grasping the change of Ning Yuan's address to him, his heart sank first, and then he savored the meaning of Ning Yuan's words, and felt more and more chills behind him.Follow orders?What does this imply?Even if he really knew that he had sent someone to secretly watch his movements, he wouldn't have picked him out so clearly, right?

"What is the meaning of His Highness Ninth Prince's words? Why can't this old man understand..."

"When the prince stays in the official residence, he has always been protected by the master's family. Zhongshu Ling is so well-intentioned, not only for himself, but also for my safety. Ning Yuan is not talented, but he can also distinguish right from wrong. Naturally, he will not blame him. Adults don’t need to bother to explain anymore.”

Hearing this, Shen Fanghua knew that this matter could no longer be ambiguous, so he simply sat upright and said solemnly: "Since Your Highness Jiu said so, I will stop lying to Your Highness. Dare Your Highness order the maidservant to send a message last night, What do you mean?"

"Just like the literal meaning."

"That is to say, His Highness still wants people to decoct medicine every day, but he just refuses to drink medicine?"

"Exactly."

Shen Fanghua narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then let the old man dare to ask one more question. Your Highness is not as weak as the rumors from the outside world. Who are you trying to hide this from?"

Ning Yuan raised the corners of his lips, and said without hesitation: "Naturally, I want to hide it from everyone except Mr. Zhongshuling, including Father."

Shen Fanghua's pupils shrank slightly, "Your Highness, be careful! Don't dare to be an old man!"

Ning Yuan laughed loudly, contrary to his usual elegance and innocence, "Master Zhongshuling is a sensible person, you should know that what Ning Yuan said is true. From the day my father asked you to teach Ning Yuan, from the day I moved out of the palace to stay overnight From the day I was in the Shen family, my fate has been bound together with the lord. Whether the lord is willing or not, you and I will already be hurt and both will be prosperous in the future."

Such straightforward words shocked Shen Fanghua's forehead with a layer of cold sweat. He hastily carried his sleeves lightly twice, pretending to be terrified, "Your Highness Nine's words are wrong, even if I have a relationship with His Highness as a teacher and student , and will absolutely not engage in such things as forming a party for personal gain. The entire Shen family is only loyal to the Holy Majesty, and only loyal to the Great Liang Tianxia, ​​if His Highness wants to get any guarantee from the old man, I am afraid that His Highness will be disappointed."

Ning Yuan did not refute, but asked slowly: "The struggle between the noble concubine and the empress is behind the competition for the crown prince between the seventh prince and the fifth prince. According to Mr. Zhongshuling, which of these two forces is stronger? weak?"

There is no need to shy away from this question, it has long been an open fact in the ruling and opposition parties, so Shen Fanghua said bluntly: "Although the Seventh Prince is recorded in the empress's name, he is not born by the empress. The empress and her majesty have a weak relationship. The natal family has no strong support in the court. On the other hand, the fifth prince, the birth mother Lan Guifei, is in full swing, and the elder brother of the family has repeatedly made great achievements in the army. He has set up the northern border and settled the southwest. He has been in charge of the army for more than ten years, which is beyond the capabilities of the seventh prince contend."

"Since this is the case, and the power gap between the two sides is so great, why is there still a trend of party struggle between the government and the opposition?"

This time Shen Fanghua was silent. His silence was not because he didn't know the answer, but he couldn't say it clearly.The emperor is in power, the prince's wings are growing, and the mother's clan is so powerful that it can shake one side of the court. No emperor would like to see this kind of situation, not to mention that the current lord is suspicious by nature, even he is afraid of his own son. .His Majesty does not want to see a situation where the son is strong and the father is weak, so he can only support the Seventh Prince, so as to divert the power of the noble concubine family. Unfortunately, the Seventh Prince is too weak to check and balance the Fifth Prince, and the Emperor is not good at being too biased. It is too obvious, so although the two parties are divided into one side and the other side, the situation of the Seventh Prince is not optimistic.

"The prince under his knees has just grown up, and his relatives and mother clan are in charge of the military. Does Zhongshu Ling feel that this scene is familiar?"

Hearing the Ninth Prince's quiet question, Shen Fanghua's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his eyes abruptly, those turbid old eyes flashed a frightening light instantly.

However, Ning Yuan didn't seem to notice the change in his expression, and his eyes were a little far away: "The general's reputation has been ruined in a hundred battles. I think that when General Pingwei conquered Southern Chu in the west and Yao in the north, he shared the same robe with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He said that among the three armies, there is only General Pingwei but not the emperor. Ning Yuan has been troubled since he was a child. Over the years, he has often wondered whether the emperor brother and mother would not have died if General Pingwei had not done so well... "

"What is His Highness saying? The old man was distracted just now, but he didn't hear clearly."

The abolition of the crown prince is a taboo existence in Daliang. The emperor personally ordered that the marks of the crown prince and queen in the royal family should be erased.General Ping Wei is the brother of the Sin Queen and the uncle of the Deposed Prince.Seeing Ning Yuan mentioning General Ping Wei, Shen Fanghua's face turned pale.Although the inside story of the prince abolition case was the witchcraft case, led by Concubine Lan, who was only a concubine, but everyone knew the real reason.

Although Ning Yuan had a mandarin duck to help him regain the memory of the monk, his childhood as the Prince of Liang was his own personal experience. When he mentioned this former general, the figure of the heroic man still remained in his vague memory, and he felt a little bit moved.Seeing that he had only spoken a few words, Shen Fanghua's face turned pale with fright, Ning Yuan laughed and said, "Your Excellency Zhongshu Ling really doesn't have to be like this. If the emperor's attitude towards the emperor's brother is still the same, how can he release me from the Xihe Palace?" come out."

Shen Fanghua's brows twitched, his eyes suddenly changed, and he tried to test: "Oh? Could it be that His Majesty has regretted what happened back then?"

Ning Yuan didn't answer and asked instead: "Zhongshu makes adults think, why didn't my father kill me back then?"

In fact, even if Ning Yuan didn't ask this question, it would still go back and forth countless times in the stomachs of civil and military officials of Manchao.

That's right, why did the emperor who was furious with thunder never tolerate the whole family of princes, but left only one emperor's nine sons?Everyone knows the truth of cutting weeds to get rid of the roots. To put it bluntly, Your Majesty and the Ninth Prince are father and son, and even enemies. With His Majesty's suspicious nature, isn't he afraid of leaving the root of trouble and causing endless troubles?

This question is really confusing, so I can only use the Ninth Prince's weak health as an excuse to prevaricate it.