Chapter 131

Hua Yang and Chen Jingzong stayed at Chen's house for three nights, and then moved back to the princess mansion.

In fact, Hua Yang was a little uncertain about Chen Jingzong's thoughts: "Are you really willing to live here with me forever?"

According to her observations over the past few years, Chen Jingzong is not as observant of etiquette as the two elder brothers above, but he treats his family just as closely, including his father-in-law.Don't look at Chen Jingzong choking on his father-in-law when he opened his mouth. When his father-in-law was really sick in bed, Chen Jingzong went to visit him almost every day. It can be seen that his filial piety to his father-in-law was no less than that of his two elder brothers.

This is true for father-in-law, not to mention mother-in-law, nephews and nieces.

He is such an upright military officer, don't know if he will feel aggrieved by being separated from his family for a long time.

Hua Yang is not the kind of long princess who insists on a son-in-law to guard her everywhere, she calmly said to Chen Jingzong: "Every four or five days, you go back to stay for one night, you can't decide what happens to the court or the guardIf you have an idea, you can also discuss it with your father or elder brother."

Chen Jingzong just came back from washing, seeing her clear eyes, seemed to be very interested in talking, Chen Jingzong took a round fan, lay on his side beside him, fanned the two of them while looking at her and said: "There is no war, If there is any trouble in the guard, if there is a problem with the military pay and weapons, I will report it directly to the Ministry of War."

Hua Yang: "Don't you miss your family?"

Chen Jingzong: "I miss you more."

Hua Yang glared at him, but a smile leaked from the corner of his lips when he lowered his eyes.

Chen Jingzong took the edge of the fan and tapped her blushing cheeks: "You always urge me to go back to live, are you pretending to be virtuous, or are you just looking at some pretty boy, and just wait for me to make room for you?"

Hua Yang grabbed the fan and turned his back.

Chen Jingzong leaned over, and his warm breath fell on her ears.

Hua Yang covered his face with the fan again.

There was a thin layer of gauze in the middle of the round fan. Chen Jingzong kissed her through the layer of gauze, holding half of her snowy shoulder with a big hand with a thin layer of calluses: "You don't have to worry about face and hair in this life."

Hua Yang didn't think about face-to-face either.

A son-in-law is enough for her, and she is still thinking about her face. Does she think her life is too long?

In the palace, Emperor Yuanyou, as always, abided by the work and rest arrangements made for him by Empress Dowager Qi and Pavilion Elder Chen.

Emperor Yuanyou was really moved by the idea that his sister gave him, but he was worried that his feigning illness would not be able to hide the truth from the imperial physician.Emperor Yuanyou was not happy whether he was criticized by words or punished by kneeling and copying books.

Until the early morning of mid-June, Emperor Yuanyou was soundly asleep when he was suddenly woken up by the eunuch Cao Li, reminding him that it was time to get up and study.

Emperor Yuanyou was dizzy and just wanted to sleep.

But the reason of "sleeping late" is not supported by the Queen Mother and Pavilion Elder Chen. If he dares to force him to sleep late, the Queen Mother dares to ask him if he wants to be a faint king!

Emperor Yuanyou forced himself to sit up.

Read, eat, and go to court meetings.

Sitting on the dragon chair, the fourteen-year-old Emperor Yuanyou pinched himself from time to time, trying not to let himself fall asleep.

Chen Tingjian took a few glances at the dragon chair. The court meeting only lasted for a quarter of an hour, so he decided to leave early, and there were not many things to discuss today.

Emperor Yuanyou looked down at Pavilion Elder Chen unexpectedly, but the ministers all waited for him to leave the hall first, so Emperor Yuanyou suppressed his doubts and returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity behind.

Next, it's time for the Inner Pavilion and the ministers to face the Holy Spirit alone.

Empress Dowager Qi is also there. At this stage, Emperor Yuanyou doesn't need to say anything, he just needs to listen or watch, and he nods if both the Empress Dowager and Pavilion Elder Chen agree.

When he is in good spirits, Emperor Yuanyou will listen carefully and learn how to deal with these state affairs. When he is sleepy, Emperor Yuanyou will not bother to use his brain. Anyway, his mother and Pavilion Elder Chen will definitely handle it well.

After all pending matters were resolved, Chen Tingjian took Emperor Yuanyou to the Imperial Study Room. No matter how busy he was as a Chief-of-Staff, he would spare half an hour every day to lecture for the emperor himself.

At this time, only Chen Tingjian, Emperor Yuanyou, and the eunuch Cao Li were in the imperial study.

Emperor Yuanyou yawned quickly when the elder Ge lowered his head to sort out the books.

As a result, before he could close his mouth, he saw that the Pavilion Elder Chen on the opposite side of the table did not lift his head, and told Cao Li indifferently: "Go and prepare a bowl of refreshing tea for the emperor."

Emperor Yuanyou: ...

Is there an eye hidden in Ge Lao's beard!

Cao Li looked at his emperor distressedly, and withdrew to prepare tea.

Emperor Yuanyou looked at Pavilion Elder Chen nervously.

Chen Tingjian thought of when the fourth child in his family was a child. Chen Tingjian himself had been a student for so many years and had four sons who studied. The fourth child was the only one who dared to openly sleep on the table when his husband was lecturing.

Compared with the fourth child, Emperor Yuanyou is really a good student, but a good student may not want to slack off occasionally.

"Did the emperor not sleep well last night?" Chen Tingjian came over. He had a refined appearance, and a long beard added a bit of majesty, but he looked at Emperor Yuanyou with gentle eyes at this moment.

Emperor Yuanyou was very familiar with Ge Lao's way of persuading him. Sometimes he would criticize him directly and severely, and sometimes he would gently coax him to speak his mind, and then in a calm tone, he would cite classics to persuade him to be diligent, studious,Distinguishing between right and wrong, honoring the queen mother, generously loving the people and so on.

Therefore, Emperor Yuanyou shook his head and said sternly: "It's hot summer, I'm just a little sleepy, sir, don't worry."

Chen Tingjian: "That's it, I thought that the emperor had to study hard and listen to the government, and the dragon body might be overburdened. Since the emperor never feels tired, then I don't have to adjust the schedule for you."

Emperor Yuanyou's heartbeat suddenly accelerated!

Is the old man serious, or has he dug another trap for him to jump into?

Cao Like will be back soon!

Recalling that the old man's attitude towards him has eased a lot over the past year, Emperor Yuanyou decided to trust the old man again, his face collapsed instantly, and he said sincerely: "To tell you the truth, sir, I am really tired, and I often feel that I don't get enough sleep in the morning., although I can still insist on getting up and reading, but my mind is dizzy, and reading is half the result with half the effort. I wonder if sir can reduce the number of court meetings, and return to normal court meetings when I am old and physically strong enough to support me?"

Taking away the meeting time, he can sleep at least half an hour more every day!

Chen Tingjian saw faint bloodshot eyes in the young emperor's eyes.

He hesitated.

Emperor Yuanyou: "I know what Mr. is worried about. It is nothing more than fear that I will be lazy in the future, but I promise Mr. that when I take charge of the government, I will be a diligent and wise ruler."

Chen Tingjian finally said: "Okay, I believe in the emperor."

At this time, Cao Li came back with refreshing tea.

Chen Tingjian continued to organize the books, Emperor Yuanyou raised his sleeves and pretended to yawn again.

After the lecture, Chen Tingjian went to see the Queen Mother Qi.

When Empress Dowager Qi heard that Chen Tingjian wanted to reduce the number of court meetings, she frowned and said, "Did the emperor complain to the old man about the hard work of going to court?"

Chen Tingjian bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "Back to your mother, instead of complaining, the emperor tried his best to hide his fatigue. It's the minister who feels that the emperor is now at the age of growing his body. The dragon body is as important as his studies. If the body is not obtainedIf you get enough rest, it will be difficult for the emperor to concentrate when studying, and the more so, the more difficult it will be to achieve results, which will lead to the emperor becoming tired of studying and politics. If things go on like this, the gain outweighs the loss.”

Empress Dowager Qi was silent.

Chen Tingjian glanced at her and said: "Madam, the emperor is only fourteen years old after all. I think it is more important to cultivate the emperor's interest in learning and governing. If the emperor is resistant to heavy studies, the emperor is young and has toListen to your teachings and ministers, in the future when the emperor is in charge, who can restrain the emperor?"

Not to mention, there are enough reckless emperors in this dynasty.

Empress Dowager Qi is obviously very aware of the ancestors of the royal family. It is precisely because her emperor's father-in-law and emperor's husband are "too promising", she is afraid that her son will follow in the footsteps of the ancestors, and she has taught her severely since she was a child.

Empress Dowager Qi has already approved Chen Tingjian's proposal, but she still asked curiously: "Elder Ge was always strict before, why has he treated the emperor so much more gently in the past two years?"

She also had to guard against Chen Tingjian deliberately indulging in some bad habits of his son in order to please him.

Chen Tingjian said with shame: "Speaking of which, I am not afraid of my mother's jokes. When I was young, I was the number one scholar in high school and was praised by everyone. Later, I was appreciated by the late emperor and my empress. I went to the palace to teach the emperor to read. My eldest son, second son, and third son were all champions.Even if you are talented, I also feel that I do have some real skills on the way of teaching, and I believe in the famous saying that strict teachers make excellent disciples."

Empress Dowager Qi nodded. Who doesn't admire Chen Tingjian's ability to teach his children well?

Chen Tingjian continued: "The four sons of the minister, I always thought that the four sons of the minister who were unruly and undisciplined would be the most unpromising ones, and they could only rely on their status as long princess son-in-law to show off their power in this life. However, the year before last, The fourth son of the minister led the Daxing Zuowei to win the first prize in the martial arts competition. Last year, he also made military exploits on the road to suppress the rebellion. Outsiders praised his father as a tiger, but they all forgot that the fourth son of the minister returned to Ling Zhou by himself when he was ten years old.The old mansion, he has the current prospects, and has nothing to do with the minister."

"In the past two years, I have often reflected on the fact that the eldest son and the third son of the minister were able to be the top students in high school and the top prizes. In fact, they are all their own talents. I have never really taught them anything. The only thing I really taught is the emperor and the fourth son. AndBecause of the strictness of the minister, the four sons of the minister became more and more rebellious, and they didn't even read books. After the minister discovered his true talent, when he faced the emperor again, he would often break out in a cold sweat, fearing that the previous strictness of the minister would not be over.The emperor has buried a resentment towards reading in his heart."

Speaking of this, Chen Tingjian knelt down: "Madam, if it is true, this minister is a sinner through the ages, please punish me, Madam!"

Empress Dowager Qi laughed and said: "Mr. Ge's words in the back are too serious, and the words in the front are too self-effacing. The two elder brothers of the son-in-law are talented, but they can't achieve what they are today, and they can't do without your father's careful cultivation..As for the son-in-law, it is his nature that he doesn't like reading, and it's not completely against you."

Chen Tingjian: "Perhaps, or it may be that the minister is old and has a new understanding of teaching and educating people. This understanding may not be correct. How to teach the emperor, I ask the empress to make it clear."

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Empress Dowager Qi has always trusted Chen Tingjian the most. Even if Chen Tingjian's way of teaching the emperor has changed, as long as there are reasons and evidence, Empress Dowager Qi will still support it.

"What Elder Ge said is quite reasonable, just try what you said first, if the emperor fails the elder Ge's painstaking efforts and becomes more and more lazy, Elder Ge will continue to treat him harshly."

Chen Tingjian took the order and bowed his head to leave.

Empress Dowager Qi looked out the window.

She had heard about the discord between the son-in-law and Pavilion Elder Chen, but who knew that the emperor and her mother-in-law were not very close?

She knows how to be a good queen, but whether she has made a good mother queen can only be left to future generations to judge.