such as Yue Linyuan

After Zhong Qingheng and Ruan Xing withdrew, Chu Yuezhi did not summon other courtiers, but instead sent Wang Zhong to the East Palace, sending the crown prince Chu Shen to come alone.

Chu Shendu also wants to participate in the early court now, and Chu Yuezhi will also hand over some simple government affairs to him. If there is any problem, he can ask Si Yuanting. If Si Yuanting mentions it, it is not considered to be handled occasionally. It is very appropriate, but there will be no major mistakes.

Although he started to participate in politics, Si Yuanting did not reduce the amount of homework assigned to Chu Shendu. As the crown prince, if he can't even achieve this balance, how will he be able to deal with the memorials and dignitaries that can pile up on his desk every day in the future? , How to balance the interests of the country and the people.

Si Yuanting was strict with Chu Shendu, and Chu Yuezhi never intervened. In the past few years, apart from government affairs, he also taught Chu Shendu a lot of martial arts, and the rest was Chu Shendu's own practice.In terms of martial arts, Chu Shendu's Huigen was inferior to Chu Yuezhi's. Fortunately, hard work can make up for his weakness. Chu Shendu knew that his martial arts talent was not high, so he practiced diligently, and he did not dare to fall behind in riding and shooting.

Chu Shendu's riding and archery was taught by Si Yuanting. After Chu Shendu heard about Si Yuanting's deeds of killing the enemy's vanguard with one arrow when he went to Shanhaiguan, his admiration for Si Yuanting became the biggest reason for him to practice riding and archery. power.After Chu Yuezhi found out about this matter, Chu Yuezhi was a little jealous. He was very dissatisfied and said that when he went out to fight the enemy himself as a commander, it was more than just shooting the enemy's vanguard with one arrow and throwing a spear with his bare hands. It happened more than once, why didn't Chu Shen only worship him as his father?

Although Chu Shendu repeatedly stated that he admired his father far more than everyone else, in the end it was Si Yuanting himself who appeased Chu Yuezhi.

When Chu Shen came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone, Si Yuanting and Chu Yuezhi had already returned to the Nuan Pavilion from the cubicle. Chu Yuezhi always had low back pain because of the old disease in his waist. If Chu Shen was summoned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone and no other courtiers were present, then most likely he was in the Nuan Pavilion.

Chu Yuezhi was sitting on the couch with a pillow behind his waist. He just leaned on the scroll with one hand and put the other hand into the palm of Si Yuanting who was sitting next to him. While reading the book, he was still chatting with Si Yuanting, From time to time, he turned his head and smiled at Si Yuanting.

Unlike Chu Yuezhi, Si Yuanting sat beside Chu Yuezhi and didn't do anything else. He just watched him and chatted with him intently. The two talked one after another. Every time Chu Yuezhi smiled at him, Si Yuanting would gently stroke Chu Yuezhi's cheek with his free hand.

Chu Shendu has seen this scene many times over the years, and he has long been familiar with it. In his heart, the love between his father and his uncle is almost the same as that of a person who needs to breathe, eat, and rest in order to live. He is also envious of the relationship between his father and his uncle, but he I know that the relationship between father and uncle is rare in the world. As the prince, he will also be the future emperor if there is no accident. It is just a luxury to want to have such a relationship.

Three years ago when he turned seventeen, his father saw that he had never had any woman he liked, so he pointed out Jiang Sheng's daughter as the crown princess. Jiang Sheng's daughter was two years younger than him. After that, he didn't have any opinion on his father's decision.In fact, the father pointed out the courtier's daughter to him as the crown princess, and he was also paving the way for him. After the mother and the queen left the palace, he knew that the father and uncle would leave the palace one day. He is not a young emperor. There is no confidant of his own in the court, and his father's marriage is to support him, to let him learn to grasp the relationship with the courtiers, so that he can have trustworthy officials in the future.

In the past three years, although he had contacts with the courtiers in the court, he was very cautious, he did not favor anyone in particular, and he never showed any intention of forming a party, let alone the name of a party such as a princeling.As far as he is concerned, he is the prince, but as long as his father is still the emperor, he will never have a second heart.

Moreover, the imperial father has a very good vision, and the concubine chosen for him is well-educated and sensible, with a gentleness and tenacity that he feels familiar with. Therefore, although they do not have a deep emotional foundation, after getting along with each other in the past three years, the husband and wife have indeed cultivated. It is more intimate than ordinary couples respecting each other as guests.

After saluting to Chu Yuezhi respectfully, Wang Zhong instructed two young eunuchs to move a chair for Chu Shendu. After Chu Yuezhi put down the scroll and nodded to Chu Shendu, Chu Shendu sat down on the chair.

"I just met Zhong Qingheng and Ruan Xing not long ago. Shendu, do you know what happened?" Chu Yuezhi asked. Although he didn't let Chu Shendu participate in the legislative matter, he didn't completely exclude Chu Shendu. There are always people who let Chu Shendu know about the situation.

"Zhong Cifu's purpose is to submit a proposal to the emperor. As for Mr. Ruan, is it also for the legislation?" Chu Shendu said.

"Then do you know what I call you now, what is the so-called?" Chu Yuezhi asked again, Chu Shendu had already reached the crown, and he was considering letting Chu Shendu handle deeper government affairs.

Chu Shen lowered his head and thought about it for a while, but he didn't have a clue for a while, and said: "Please forgive me for being stupid, I don't know why my father summoned my son."

"I have been implementing the New Deal all these years, in order to govern the Daheng Kingdom well, so that the people can have enough food and clothing, and raise their children and grandchildren." Chu Yuezhi didn't intend to go around in circles, and directly expressed his thoughts to Chu Shen alone , "But I and Si Shoufu have always had a heart trouble these years, do you know what it is?"

This question made Chu Shendu react immediately, and replied: "What the father said, the ministers think that it is difficult to implement government orders in areas other than the thirteen provinces, and the lives of the people are still in dire straits, and they are not even comparable to the capital city. One-third of the prosperity of the thirteen provinces."

"That's right." Chu Yuezhi looked at Chu Shendu with a sense of relief, and then said to Si Yuanting: "The crown prince is taught by the chief assistant, so let's test him again now."

Si Yuanting knew that Chu Yuezhi wanted to give Chu Shendu a hard time, so he directly asked Chu Shendu: "It's been so many years since I took the exam. In fact, I've already passed all the exams. Re-examination, there is only one point, that is, according to the predicament that the prince sees outside the thirteen provinces, how can we solve it?"

He and Chu Yuezhi have not solved the problem for so many years, but now Chu Shen has to answer it alone, there is no more excessive problem than this.

Chu Shendu didn't expect to be so embarrassed, he frowned and pondered for a long time. It's not that he hasn't thought about this problem, but it involves too many aspects, not to mention the solution, but the problem itself can't be said in a few words clearly.

"Father, my son thinks that this predicament itself is caused by the system. If we want to solve the predicament, we need to start with the system, but..." Chu Shendu said with a little hesitation. In front of the emperor, there are certain words that can be said. It cannot be said that this principle is the same for everyone. Although he is a prince, he is also a courtier in front of Chu Yuezhi. If his words are rebellious and offend Tianwei, his fate will not be better than other courtiers, and may even be worse.

Knowing what Chu Shendu was worrying about, Chu Yuezhi scratched Si Yuanting's palm with his fingertips, Si Yuanting glanced at him, saw the tired look on his brows, then spoke for him again, and said, "It's okay, Prince Feel free to speak up if you have any thoughts.”

Chu Shen got up from the chair alone, took a step forward, then knelt down in front of the couch, and said, "Father, I dare you, there is no foolproof and perfect system in this world. The Daheng Kingdom has a vast territory. There must be a choice to ensure the interests of the majority of the people and sacrifice a small part. Although the existing system makes the people outside the thirteen provinces live in poverty, the capital and the thirteen provinces are prosperous, and the people living in it only need to If you are willing to make corresponding efforts, you will be able to settle down and live without worry. Moreover, the solid frontier defense line that the father built for the Daheng Kingdom is now guarded by General Huangfu and other soldiers, which has ensured the safety of the people in the frontier area. Make major changes, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that the country will not be shaken. Even if it is really necessary to make changes to the system, all I can think of is to address the household registration class system. Official schools have been implemented for many years, and they pay attention to teaching students according to their aptitude. The minister believed that in response to the system of official education, the households of the people should no longer be restricted. Regardless of the origin of the ancestors, they can freely choose the path they want to take, instead of forcing the road of passing on from generation to generation. A mediocre person who obviously doesn't have the corresponding talent but insists on inheriting his father's career."

Hearing Chu Shendu's words, Chu Yuezhi no longer leaned on the pillow. He slowly sat up straight and stared at Chu Shendu fixedly. Such as a thorn back.Just staring at Chu Shen alone for a long while, seeing the young prince till his forehead was dripping with sweat, Chu Yuezhi suddenly said to Si Yuanting: "Si Shoufu, what do you think of what the prince said? "

Si Yuanting glanced at Chu Shendu who was kneeling on the ground, his expression was flat and he couldn't see whether he agreed with Chu Shendu's words, and he didn't want to make too many comments, so he just said to Chu Yuezhi: "Your Majesty should know your views, so why bother?" More questions."

Chu Yuezhi sneered when he heard the words, and said, "That's right, you taught me, I think what you think, indeed, it's unnecessary to ask."

After saying this, Chu Yuezhi stopped staring at Chu Shendu, but he didn't say another word, just let Chu Shendu keep kneeling on the ground until his knees hurt and his calf numb. Didn't let him get up either.

For a moment, there was silence in the Nuan Pavilion, and Chu Shendu's slightly rapid and heavy breathing was so clear in this silence, it was easy to know how uneasy he was at the moment.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Liang Chenliang, Second Assistant to the Cabinet, seeks an audience."

In the end, it was Wang Zhong's announcement outside the Nuan Pavilion that broke the long silence.

Seeing Chu Yuezhi who had already closed his eyes as if he was resting his mind and slowly opened them to look at him, Si Yuanting squeezed his hand tightly and said loudly, "Let him in."