The Ma mansion is more than twice as big as Jiang Nianbai's house, it was given to Ma Shizhan by Tianqing Emperor Luo Pingyu, it is in the place closest to the imperial city in the east city, it is quiet amidst the chaos, and it is not far or close to the mansions of other officials , but it is very in line with Ma Shizhan's attitude in dealing with affairs in the court - no faction is provoked, and he does not stand in line at will. Although Qingliu respects him, Mr. Ma is a low-key person. After he became an official, he never directly participated in any of their decisions and actions. .

Passing through the main hall, the old man led Luo Ming to continue walking inside.

Luo Ming could hear someone wailing from a distance, along with the sound of whips hitting flesh, came from the courtyard.Xun Sheng looked over and saw that the person who was beaten was the one who opened the door for Luo Ming just now.

The man was stripped of his shirt and laid down on a long bench. His hands were gripping the legs of the bench tightly, and his tight back was already covered with red marks from the whip.The man gritted his teeth in pain and kept yelling. A strong male servant next to him waved a whip and beat him while counting, "37, 38..."

The old man followed Luo Ming and stopped, followed Luo Ming's gaze, pointed at the beaten man and said with a smile: "The servants in the mansion are ignorant and offended the young master. Master Ma ordered him to be given fifty whips to make him grow long." Memory, don’t look down on people.”

Luo Ming laughed dryly.This is not a lesson to the slave, it is clearly for him to see.

Do you have to teach your slaves a lesson on the bright side?Are you still on the only road you have to go?I'm afraid that more than half of this lesson was given to him by Ma Shijian.

Turn around the west corridor and enter a small room.

The old man let Luo Ming in, and the maidservant brought tea, "My lord ordered that he is not feeling well and has not seen outsiders for a long time. Since the son is here, please read and practice calligraphy in this study. When he is in good health, see you again." Late."

Well, leave me alone here again.

Of course, Luo Ming didn't dare to say these words, it was not easy for him to come in, and there was no need to rush to see Ma Shizhan.Thank you politely, saying that you must live up to the kindness of your old teacher.

The old man was extremely satisfied with Luo Ming's performance, and he nodded before retreating.

Luo Ming was the only one left in the study room. He looked around and found two rooms, one bright and one dark, separated by a bookshelf in the middle. There was a plaque on the outer wall with the words "Quiet and Far" written in vigorous, muscular characters. Presumably it must have been written by Mr. Ma.There was a splashed ink landscape hanging under the plaque, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Jiang Nianbai's calligraphy. Luo Ming laughed and thought to himself, if he went back and told him that his masterpiece was hung in Ma Shizhan's study, Jiang Nianbai would not know How to be proud.

Nothing to do, Luo Ming simply took a book from the bookshelf, sat behind the desk and read it.

At noon, the old man brought Luo Ming a meal, Luo Ming ate, and continued to read in the afternoon, and Shen Shi came out from the Ma residence.

On the second day, Luo Ming still came to the Ma Mansion early, this time he just arrived at the door, there was already a boy waiting, when he saw Luo Ming, he smiled and bent his eyebrows, and led Luo Ming's way up and down, leading him into the house. In the study yesterday.

In short, after more than ten days like this, Luo Ming came every day, and it was this little boy who led the way. After taking him to the study, someone brought him food at noon, and no one came to the study during the rest of the time. Days passed, and Luo Ming still hadn't seen what that Lord Ma looked like.

No matter how good Luo Ming's patience was worn out, he couldn't help feeling anxious, so he wanted to go back and discuss with Jiang Nianbai instead of changing another method. Alright", urging Luo Ming to go to Ma Shizhan's house every day, uninterrupted.

Luo Ming went there reluctantly at first, but he gradually calmed down, sitting in the study every day, reading and writing, and learned a lot.

After lunch that day, Luo Ming came across a post. He wanted to read the book he hadn't finished reading yesterday. He was picking out the books in front of the bookshelf when someone coughed behind him. Luo Ming turned around and saw an old man who walked calmly and had already left. When he came in, he sat down in front of the desk, his eyes showed some probing, and he looked at Luo Ming carefully.

Luo Ming hastily saluted the teacher, "The student has met the teacher!"

Ma Shizhan snorted, "Don't dare! The old man has little talent and little knowledge, and is useless to be a teacher." The next sentence, "I actually taught you such a bastard" was out of my mouth.

Luo Ming felt aggrieved, but who let him occupy the body of the deposed prince, what the prince did in the past, he had to bear it if he didn't want to.

Luo Ming said respectfully: "The student was young and ridiculous in the past. If it hadn't been for this incident, he would not have repented. 'A teacher for one day is a father for life'. Since Luo Ming has performed the teacher's ceremony in front of the teacher, he will be the teacher's teacher all his life. student."

Ma Shizhan snorted softly, "Are you cheating on me? Didn't you say that I'm old-fashioned and should be in the coffin?"

Luo Minghan has come down, this prince really dares to say anything, how can he justify his words.I had no choice but to stand with my head bowed, shrunk my shoulders, pretended to be regretful, and shouted with a choked voice; "Teacher..."

Ma Shijian reprimanded lightly: "Confused!"

Luo Ming quickly replied: "Yes!"

Bowing his head to pick up Luo Minglin's post, Ma Shizhan looked at it twice, and then reprimanded: "I have been studying for more than ten years, and I can't even write well. I can't even write well. A little bit of everyone's demeanor, give me a "Dongli Law" every day."

There are more than 300 regulations in Dongli at least, and the number of words is tens of thousands. I copy one article every day, and I can't lift my arms if I write it.

Luo Ming didn't dare to say anything else, so he bowed and agreed.

Only then did Ma Shizhan calm down, and scolded Luo Ming again, stood up, walked out of the study, coughed again at the door, and said with a straight face, "Remember to bring cloud cake tomorrow."

Luo Ming was stunned for a moment, then he understood, and quickly answered "I know" with a smile.

In the blink of an eye, it was another half month. During this half month, when Luo Ming was studying in the study, Ma Shizhan would often come to sit in the study. Although most of them scolded Luo Ming, but judging by their attitude, they were much more affectionate than when they first met.Occasionally, when the old man was in a good mood, he would go to the study to drink tea and eat snacks. When he was happy, he would give Luo Ming a dollar and a half.

It was snowing heavily again that day, so Ma Shizhan asked Luo Ming to sit with him in the octagonal pavilion in the garden and drink tea.There are a few red plums in full bloom in the snow, with a mouthful of white snow in the heart of the plums. The red and white contrast, very beautiful.

Luo Ming lightly fanned the small clay stove with a feather fan, boiled water, scalded the tea bowl, brewed two cups of tea, and handed it to Ma Shizhan.

Ma Shizhan has been observing Luo Ming for more than a month, and feels that his temperament has changed a lot, and he is no longer the impetuous and only interested in having fun.

The person in front of him not only has perseverance and perseverance, but also has a generous heart and behaves decently. What surprised him even more was that this Second Prince, His Royal Highness, has become diligent and studious, and he can draw inferences about some things he taught. , The insight is also very unique, it is unexpected.

It's not that Ma Shizhan is secretly happy, the prince of a country should be like this.

Although the crown prince has been abolished right now, looking at Tianqing Emperor Luo Ping's appearance, he is actually thinking about the prince who has been abandoned as a common man, and he keeps asking questions all day long. His plans for the crown prince.It's just that the imperial edict to abolish the prince has also been promulgated, and if he wants to change the things that have already been edicted to the world, he must give His Majesty a step down so that Emperor Tianqing can live with his face.

Luo Ming's intention of coming to his mansion, as long as he has a long-term understanding, can understand. It is nothing more than wanting him to do this step, so that the father and son can settle their differences, and he can return to the court in a fair and honest manner.This is not difficult, as long as he makes some suggestions.

Today's Dongli can no longer stand the toss, he can establish a crown prince as soon as possible, and he can avoid a brother-in-law fight.

Among Emperor Tianqing's several sons, the eldest prince was too forbearing and honest. He was the crown prince, and the monarchy would definitely fall into the hands of that old thief Liu Pei in the future.But the fourth prince is young and vigorous, talented but too radical, and behind him is an ambitious queen with a young son and a strong mother, so it is inevitable that he will not give birth to the activities of foreign relatives' dictatorship.As for the third prince, he had no intention of contending for the heir at all. If he became the emperor, he would definitely persuade the common people to pull their hair up and practice Taoism with him.After all the calculations, there is only Luo Ming, the second prince.

Ma Shizhan glanced at the side, Luo Ming was sitting quietly, his eyes were steady and resolute, and he couldn't help feeling a little hopeful in his heart.

When New Year's Eve was approaching, Luo Ming prepared a New Year's gift and sent it to Ma Shizhan's residence.Along with it, there is also a pair of long scrolls with the characters of longevity about ten feet long.

Ma Shizhan ordered the housekeeper to put away the gift list, and took out the long scroll to read alone.

The long scroll is inlaid with sandalwood, and when it is unfolded, it has a mud-green base, on which are written gilded longevity characters in different fonts in Li, Kai, Xing, seal, and cursive. The font is strong and has a certain style. From the hand of Luo Ming.

Ma Shijian pointed to the scroll, "How many nights did you stay up?"

Luo Ming scratched his head and smiled, "Not much, just three nights."

Ma Shizhan didn't take it seriously, "It's stupid to only write such things in three nights!"

Ma Shizhan has always been like this, and Luo Ming is also used to his sternness, so he just smiled and said he did his best.

Ma Shizhan has such a temper, the more he likes him, the more he speaks harshly to him.Especially for Luo Ming, I'm afraid that if you give him a good face, this second prince who has a bad record will revert to his old ways.

Ma Shizhan put away the scroll and said: "When I give a banquet on New Year's Eve, I will personally present this scroll to the emperor."

Luo Ming hurriedly thanked him.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, success or failure depends on what the emperor wants." Having said that, Ma Shizhan's tone was relaxed, and he clearly had a plan in mind.

Luo Ming didn't expose it, and said with a smile: "If it's done, I'll buy all the snacks from 'Dexinzhai' for the teacher."

Ma Shizhan scolded with a smile, "I'm only good enough for this, so why don't you pay me to do so much for you for a little bit of dim sum?"

After joking and joking, Luo Ming came out of the horse mansion.

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