I'm just a dude

Chapter 72

Qi Yuan didn't know that Qi Zhuo was going to meet Xu Xuan, he was very unfamiliar with this old man, he was always afraid that he would show his feet, so he kept avoiding Qi Zhuo under the pretext of contacting Chen Yuanji.

Chen Yuanji really brought a lot of spices to Beijing, Chen Bo took the lead to let the two meet.This one was also taken aback, and smiled bluntly: "Blame my poor eyesight, I thought you were the little prince of the Qi family, and you deliberately teased me!"

Qi Yuan looked at him in surprise: "You...you know the young master of Qi Mansion?"

"Not really, it's just that I went to deliver spices, and I've seen him a few times from a distance." Chen Yuanji laughed and said, "Young master Qi is so cute, every time I see him, I want to give him a toy to play with. But I am afraid that I will be exposed to the wind and sun all day long, and the vulgar form will scare him again."

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Qi Yuan's face flushed.

He used to know that he was favored, but he didn't know that Brother Chen also liked him, so he smiled and said: "What's the matter, I'm pretty cute too, if you have any toys for me, I will definitely like them very much."

Putting these words on others is asking for a gift, but Chen Yuanji liked him very much when he closed his eyes, so he laughed, and he really went back, and brought out a fine puppet after a while.

The puppet was small and exquisite, wearing a water suit and holding a feather fan, it looked very romantic and suave.

Chen Yuanji performed some manipulations for Qi Yuan, and the fine puppet lit a fire, drank tea, danced a knife, and kowtowed. The delicate movements were astonishing.Qi Yuan was fascinated immediately.He played with it for a long time, couldn't put it down, so he simply stayed in the shop for one night, and when he got up the next day, he still played with the fine puppet, and he didn't want to go back to the house at all.

Hu Fu came over to pass on the news, saying that when the master was looking for him, Qi Yuan casually said: "What are you looking for? Young master, I'm busy with the shop."

"It is said to test your homework." Hu Fu said, "The master said to ask you to bring the nearest words."

Qi Yuan: "..."

Qi Yuan was taken aback, hurriedly called Hu Fu in, and said inexplicably, "Didn't Dad know that I lost my memory? What are you going to test me for?"

Hu Fu looked at him sympathetically, and said: "The master knows. But the master said, it's not stupid to lose your memory. You can learn again if you lose your knowledge, and you can practice again if you don't know how to write. As long as you have the heart to learn It’s not bad, it’s never too late.”

Qi Yuan: "..."

"The master has been waiting for the young master in the study for a day." Hu Fu reminded, "The young master should hurry up."

Qi Yuan had no choice but to pick up the fine puppet and return to the mansion anxiously.

In the study, Qi Zhuo was looking at a sand table on the table.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan's head buzzed.

Qi Zhuo didn't ask him where he went, he just said: "I heard from your mother that when you went out with him in February, you fell off the boat?"

Probably because he didn't have time to cultivate a sense of intimacy, Qi Yuan felt very guilty towards this old man, and hurriedly lowered his head: "Yes."

Qi Zhuo asked: "Do you still remember the details? Where was the boat at that time? Who was on board? Why did you fall into the water?"

Qi Yuan: "..."

Qi Yuan really didn't know anything about these questions, and scratched his head: "I don't remember."

Qi Zhuo had a panoramic view of his reaction, but there was only a faint response on his face, and then he said: "Come here, take a look at this sand table."

The high and low terrain, mountains and rivers, and troops of chariots and horses have been laid out on the sand table.

Qi Yuan looked blankly.

"See what?" Qi Zhuo took a sip of tea.

Qi Yuan stared at it for a long time, but couldn't see anything, so he could only say: "There are few people in the east, but there are more people in the west."

Qi Zhuo reminded him: "In the Battle of Cup Thailand in the previous dynasty, the North Army claimed to have a division of 50, but in the end it was defeated by [-] barbarian bandits. Why?"

Qi Yuan thought that if he lost, someone else must be stronger, but with an army of 50 fighting against [-], a dozen Han people can't beat a Yi tribe?Or was there no food at that time?

Judging from Qi Zhuo's tone, this kind of conversation probably happened often in the past.Qi Yuan didn't understand, so he could only deal with it vaguely: "50, are there so many people? Are you tired from the long journey?"

"Of course not 50, probably less than 20." Qi Zhuo nodded at the table, "I didn't ask you this, the soldiers of the expedition were never exhausted, I only asked you about the strategy, do you understand?"

Qi Yuan suddenly had one head and two big heads, hesitatingly said: "I don't understand."

Qi Zhuo: "..."

Qi Yuan was afraid of being blamed, so he hurriedly defended himself: "After I fell into the water, I didn't remember what I learned."

But Qi Zhuo asked: "You fell into the water in February and entered the Imperial College in March, and it has been more than half a year now. What have you learned in the past six months?"

Qi Yuan: "...four, four books. I also learned a little about other things."

Qi Zhuo nodded slowly, looked at him and asked, "Master said, if you recite three hundred poems, if you teach him politics, you won't achieve success; if you send them to all directions, you can't be specific; even though there are many, you still think it? You just need to solve the problem. "

Qi Yuan heard it familiar, racked his brains for a long time, and stumbled: "Poetry... Poetry is enough to be useful..."

But I couldn't think of the next sentence.

Qi Zhuo waited for a while, then frowned.Although he is well-mannered, he has been in the army for two years, and he has a coercive air about him.

Qi Yuan shrunk his neck and looked at him with a guilty conscience.

Qi Zhuo asked again: "Is it possible to learn strategies?"

Qi Yuan: "Learned...a little bit."

Qi Zhuo asked: "The Han Dynasty was superior to Confucianism, but its prosperity declined; Guangwu was in charge of the ministers, and the government was not beautiful. Why?"

Qi Yuan: "For...for..."

Qi Zhuo stood in front of him, just like those masters in Yangzhou.Qi Yuan's brow was sweating, his heart was pounding, he just drooped his head, thinking to scold me and forget it.

Qi Zhuo didn't scold him, seeing that he really couldn't answer anything, he frowned and said: "Forget it." After saying that, he waved his hand.

As soon as Qi Yuan's eyes lit up, he walked out.

"Come back." Qi Zhuo called him back and asked, "I heard that you have a good relationship with Xu Zijing from the Duke's Mansion?"

Qi Yuan came back to his senses, seeing Qi Zhuo's eyes were hale and hearty, he couldn't help worrying if he had heard something.

"Yes, Brother Zijing..." Qi Yuan said, "Both he and Brother Fang have helped me a lot."

"So, you come here and write a post." Qi Zhuo changed his mind, and asked someone to go to Qi Yuan's room to pick up a ready-made greeting card, and asked Qi Yuan to fill in a few sentences on it, and asked Xu Ting to come over when he was free. negotiable.

After Qi Yuan finished writing, after the ink had dried a bit, Qi Zhuo sent someone to send it to the Duke's Mansion.

Qi Yuan's heart pounded, Qi Zhuo's behavior was obviously to observe and test Xu Xuan.I just deliberately mentioned Fang Chenghe, but I didn't see him asking more questions. Could it be that he heard something?Do you know that your relationship with Xu Yu is unusual?

Although Qi Yuan and Xu Xuan didn't do anything out of the ordinary, they often slept together, and the intimacy couldn't be concealed, and bystanders could tell it immediately.

Now I can only hope that Xu Wei can see the flaws in it - when he usually communicates with Xu Wei, he always goes to the door to find him, and he will find a young servant to interpret at the same time. He has never written a greeting card, and has gone through this serious procedure.Xu Yu has always been astute, so she might be able to guess something from it.

However, this hope is too slim, Qi Yuan is not sure.

After he finished writing the post, Qi Zhuo left him in the study to read.Qi Zhuo just fiddled with the sand table, Qi Yuan absent-mindedly turned the pages of the book, until the sunset at the west mountain, there was no visit from Xu Xuan.

Qi Yuan finally heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, and couldn't help being curious, how did Xu Wei see through it?

He thought about it for a while, but he didn't know that Xu Yu was not in the Duke's mansion at this time.

On the day Emperor Yuanzhao fell ill, he went directly to the East Palace.Although the prince was with Emperor Yuanzhao that day, there was a rule in the court that adult princes were not allowed to stay overnight in the palace, so he still had to return to the mansion before the palace gate was locked.

Xu Yu waited for the prince in the east study, Wen Chiyuan was talking with him, and when he saw the prince coming in, he saluted and left.

The crown prince frowned, but said: "Stay for dinner first." Then he turned to ask Xu Yu: "Now that the door is closed, brother Zijing, why don't you stay at the house for a night?"

It must be a big deal for Xu Yu to come here in such a hurry, but today after Emperor Yuanzhao passed out, everyone was kept for a whole day, and no one had a meal.

The crown prince was also so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, so he immediately ignored any politeness, asked someone to move the table over, ordered some food casually, and the three of them sat around.

Wen Chi warmed the cup, poured the wine, and served the two of them with vegetables.

Xu Yu couldn't help but look at him more.

The prince smiled and said, "Zijing really likes Wenchi?"

Xu Yu smiled: "I think of Feng Zhou, when we both eat, I warm the wine and prepare vegetables, and he still thinks I'm not warm enough."

Xu Yu protects Qi Yuan everywhere, one of them lives in the north of the city and the other lives in the south of the city, but they stay together all day long.Xu Wei has never concealed his love and domination of Qi Yuan, and Qi Yuan is also very attached to him. There are many boys in Beijing who are very masculine, so they all know it well.

However, when this matter was made clear, the prince was still very surprised.

Wen Chi was still busy with lowered eyebrows, but a thin layer of red appeared on his face.The prince glanced at it, but then thought of something else, and said with a smile: "Second brother is messing around a bit, why must we have to go with Fengzhou?"

Xu Yu said: "Your Majesty asked me about Wang Shangshu yesterday, and His Highness the Second Highness was also present."

The crown prince raised his eyebrows slightly, and then smiled wryly: "You know that he is a man who will take revenge, and the emperor has nothing to do with him, so why bother to provoke him? I will try my best to deal with this matter, and if you meet again in the future, for the time being It's okay to be perfunctory."

But Xu Xuan shook his head: "Admonishment lies with the minister, and the king listens. If the minister seeks security but also wants to have a clear government, wouldn't he be discouraged and seek to advance, and replant to seek prosperity?"

The prince couldn't laugh or cry: "Cousin, you really..."

The table fell silent for a moment.

Wen Chi also laughed, and said from the side: "Mr. , what His Highness said is for the son's consideration. If..."

After he finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, and looked at Xu Yu.

If you are a virtuous king...

Xu Yu was a little surprised, but she still asked the prince, "How is your majesty?"

"I've already woken up." The crown prince frowned and said, "Father is always in good health, but today he is furious. It's just..."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Wenchi, Wenchi understood, and got up to look around.

Wenchi came back after a while and nodded to the two of them.

"Don't tell the outside world." The prince's voice was extremely low, "Father, he...is speechless now."

The weather was suddenly cold these few days, and Emperor Yuan Zhao was so angry that he fainted at once. When he woke up, his mouth and eyes were crooked, and half of his body could not move.The imperial doctor judged that this was a sign of stroke, so he used Dabuyuanjian, Youguiyin, etc. to recuperate, and gave Yuanzhao acupuncture and moxibustion.

However, when it will improve, no one has a conclusion.Although this matter has been ordered, no one is allowed to spread it to the outside world, and there are so many people in the palace who are distracted, how can they hide it.Let the second prince know about this matter, who knows what will happen, and the war on the southwest border is even more urgent, and the minister of the Ministry of War has objections, if he brings a hundred thousand troops to vote for the king of Chu...

The prince was so worried that he couldn't eat any more. He put down his chopsticks and sighed.

Xu Yu was waiting for him, but she had already thought about it several times.

"A country cannot be without a king for a day. Since ancient times, when the emperor is ill, he does not pay attention to the court, and the prince supervises the country." Xu Yu reminded, "Your Highness should make plans early."

The prince smiled wryly and said: "Father doesn't like me. The position of the crown prince is already in jeopardy. How dare I go to supervise the country again. What's more, the East Palace official office has long been idle, and now I only have Verity and Wenchi by my side."

In the system of the Eastern Palace, there were originally six masters, the third master taught the prince morally, the third young master served the prince to observe the morality of the three princes and taught him, in addition, there were guests of the prince, who were in charge of the prince's praise of etiquette and admonition of mistakes.However, after Emperor Yuanzhao came to the throne, he followed the example of the previous dynasty and set the crown prince Liufu as a false title, which was used as an official for the honored ministers and generals.

And Zhan Shifu, Zuochunfang, and Sijing Bureau have also become the ranks of Hanlin officials.Now there are only two Qing Jilang assistants left in the East Palace, Lu Weizhen and Wenchi.The guards of the palace are also far inferior to the second prince Zhou Xian.

The crown prince has been close to Xu Yu since he was a child, and he doesn't hide many things from him.

Xu Yu said lightly: "Since you are the crown prince, no matter what you do, you will be feared."

"Mr. Xu," Wen Chi asked suddenly, "in the current situation in the court, those who support His Highness are all civil servants, and the military officers and military officers are all from the second prince's faction. Who do you think is willing to offend all the officials and propose the matter of supervising the country? Afterwards, everyone just stood in the way, disobedient and disrespectful, so what should we do?"

"Then it all depends on what your Highness wants." Xu Yu smiled, drank the wine in the glass, and said: "Your Majesty is very generous to the King of Chu, but the King of Chu is obsessed with pampering, whether he has the heart of a king, Now he has hooked up with barbarian bandits, intending to rebel and overthrow the imperial court. From this we can see that the people who have been favored are not trustworthy. After going through this difficulty, may your majesty be able to figure it out?"

The prince was shocked when he heard the words, and looked at Xu Yu with bright eyes.

That night, after Xu Yu rested, the crown prince discussed with Wen Chi and Lu Weizhen all night.

The next day, Emperor Yuan Zhao dismissed the court, and when Qi Zhuo was testing Qi Yuan at home, the prince went to the palace to "serve the sick".

Back then, he was suspected by his father because of a portrait in the palace.Now that it's an eye for an eye, why can't he use rumors to make his father suspicious of Zhou Xian?What's more, what Xu Yu said was right, as soon as he was in the position of crown prince, he would be suspected by his father for a day.The royal father only knows how to favor Zhou Xian, if he continues to endure, the treacherous courtiers stay and the virtuous ministers stay away, how can there be a bright future?

Now, it is time to have to blog.

The prince has kept a low profile and forbearance these years, and he has his own secrets in the palace.It's just that Cai Xian is not easy to be deceived, so the prince had to hand over all these to Wenchi and Verity to secretly arrange, and let Xu Yu come forward on his behalf.On the other hand, he cried bitterly all day long, and only stayed beside Emperor Yuan Zhao, serving him every step of the way.

Two days later, the decree of Emperor Yuan Zhao ordering the prince to supervise the country was passed down.

A letter was given to the prince: "...I will execute all the general affairs at home and abroad... I will try my best to seek benefits, and I will accept my words..."

The next day, when all the officials went to court, the crown prince really started to deal with general affairs. He was waiting for the affairs of the Southwest, so he appointed Qi Zhuo as the general army of the Southwest. ...the generals in the army, you must know that if there are those who are available, they should be called first...the guards in Yunnan and Guizhou are so mediocre, but when the turmoil is in turmoil, put off acting, and when things are done, don't choose veterans who are proficient in military command. director."

Naturally, there are many opinions in the DPRK and China.Some people suspect that Emperor Yuanzhao can't speak, how can he make an order?Some people think that Qi Zhuo's words are not credible, what if the Minister of the Ministry of War is falsely accused?

The Second Prince's faction was even more arguing with several civil servants.

At this time, Xu Yu has clearly stood on the prince's side, so he naturally joined in. He is familiar with laws and regulations, and can speak eloquently. Mouth speechless.

Others looked at this rising star with fear or admiration, only Qi Zhuo looked at the past with complicated eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

Xu Yu fought the group of Confucians with his tongue, and saw Qi Zhuo secretly looking at himself, and he was very happy.He hasn't been back to the Duke's mansion for the past few days, now that the matter is settled, he can't wait to tell Qi Yuan.

Xu Yu endured until the next court, and wanted to leave, but was left behind by the prince to discuss political affairs for a while.Until the evening, Xu Xuan finally escaped, asked someone if Qi Yuan was not in the shop, and went straight to Uncle Zhongyuan's mansion.

But there was a change of people at the back door of the uncle's mansion.

Xu Yu walked in with strides, looked up and saw Qi Yuan shaking his head reading in the corridor, secretly smiled in his heart, purposely lightened his steps, stepped forward and hugged him up.

Qi Yuan yelled out in fright, and when he turned around to see it was him, his face changed even more: "You you you, why are you here?"

Xu Yu's eyes were smiling, she lowered her head and was about to kiss her: "I miss you, so I will come naturally."

Qi Yuan looked terrified, and was about to wink and shake his head to stop it, when someone in the room coughed hard.

Xu Xuan hugged Qi Yuan, looked up, and then her handsome face turned pale, all of a sudden.

Qi Zhuo paced out of the room, looked at the two people in the corridor with a dark face, and endured for a long time: "Mr. Xu!"

"Here!" Xu Yu's forehead was sweating, his throat was tight, and the prestige of verbally fighting with the officials in the morning was gone.

Qi Zhuo took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and asked, "Why, haven't you hugged enough?"

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The content related to the prince's supervision of the country refers to the history of the Ming Dynasty.

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