The day of triumph.
Contrary to the boiling atmosphere in the streets and alleys of the Imperial Capital, the Earl's Mansion was completely silent.
There is no grand banquet, no celebration ceremony, not even a simple reception.
After leaving the pier, even the prepared 1,000 soldiers from the expeditionary fleet entered the city to welcome the citizens to review. Only the deputy was left to sit in charge. After the Earl hurried back to the mansion, he declined some orders. visitors. The excuse to the outside world is: the Earl, who has been in the army for several years, needs some private time to soothe the lonely soul of his beloved wife at home.
Although it disappointed many people who had painstakingly prepared to flatter the new hero of the empire, this high-sounding excuse immediately gained everyone's support.
At this moment, in the mansion of the Earl's Mansion, the triumphant hero of the Imperial Navy is looking at his own son.
His gaze was deep, melancholy, and complex.
If it wasn't for his firm belief in his wife's integrity... When Earl Raymond saw the child in front of him for the first time, his first reaction would be: Is this really what he planted
Because the child's appearance is very different from his own!
The men of the Luo Lin family have always been famous for their majestic and majestic image! The standard image of a man in the Luo Lin family should be tall and burly, with a broad chest, thick arms, a square face, a straight nose, and a heroic man!
At least Earl Raymond himself is like this. He is tall and tall, and his appearance is extremely outstanding in the imperial aristocratic circle. When he was young, he was a well-known great man in the imperial aristocratic circle.
But the little one in front of me...
Although he is only three years old, he is too fair and thin for the Luo Lin family, which has always been famous for producing tough men... Well... I heard that this child had a serious illness a month ago, maybe because That's why I'm a little weaker.
The three-year-old future heir to the earl, Duwei Rollins, looked at his father indifferently. He did not cry loudly and powerfully like a child of his age, which made the Earl very dissatisfied. According to tradition, the louder the child who cries, the stronger he is!
The child in front of him was a little too quiet. He sat on the bed with his hands on his knees, and looked up at himself, as if curious and scrutinizing.
The Earl thought that he must have read it wrong.
How could there be such complicated emotions in the eyes of a three-year-old child? !
While the Earl was depressed, Duwei Rollin's mood was undoubtedly more complicated than his.
The beautiful and mature countess, with her loving mother's heart and those actions a month ago, has successfully softened Du Wei's heart.
But this "father" who jumped out suddenly...
Hmph, where did he come from!
"He... really can't talk yet?" The Earl's expression was very serious, and he glanced at his wife beside him. Only when he saw the tears in his wife's eyes, his heart softened. He remembered that he had gone to sea for three years and was left in the cold. Even if a woman is in labor and needs her husband's comfort the most, I can't be by her side, and the only son has become like this, we can't blame this poor woman, the tone can't help but soften A few points: "Okay, my dear, the child can't speak. We invite the most knowledgeable teacher in the empire to teach him, and he will always speak. It's just that his body is too weak. Our Luo Lin family has always been based on martial arts. Of the empire, my son will naturally inherit my path in the future and become an empire general. It’s not okay to be so weak... well, he is already three years old, and I think it’s time to consider finding an enlightenment teacher for him, A weak body will naturally become stronger after a few years of training... What do you think of Alpha? He is my most loyal bodyguard, with high martial arts skills and loyalty to the family. I think starting next month, Alpha can start Teach Du Wei some basic exercise methods."
Hearing that her poor son was going to be trained at such a young age, the Countess couldn't help but shed tears from her beautiful eyes: "But...he is still so young."
"It's because his body is too weak, so we need to train his body earlier! Otherwise, how can we inherit the martial arts of our Luo Lin family!" The earl, who has been in the army for many years, is very firm on this point, and he will do it with a wave of his hand. A decision was made.
The next day, after meeting His Majesty the Emperor in the palace, and accepting the third Imperial First-Class Medal of Valor personally awarded by His Majesty at the celebration ceremony, His Majesty the Emperor announced in public that the distinguished Earl Raymond would be promoted to Imperial Leader of the Vice President of the High Command, this is already the number two of the imperial military ministers.
After talking with His Majesty the Emperor in a separate room for a while, Earl Raymond offered to remove his title of first-class general of the Imperial Navy and hand over his military power. After coming out of the palace, he once again rejected the congratulations of his colleagues. There were countless invitations to banquets, and even the invitations of several great teachers of the Temple of the Goddess of Light declined politely before rushing back home.
The son of Earl Raymond of the Luo Lin family is an idiot. This is no secret in the imperial capital. Seeing the hint of melancholy on the earl's face even during the honor ceremony, many people and Luo Lin couldn't help but The friendly colleagues of the family felt a little sympathy for him. Of course, some political opponents secretly gloated, which is inevitable.
At home, the Earl faced his son again. The difference was that there was no beautiful Countess by his side. Standing beside him was Alpha, the loyal head of the bodyguard who had followed him for nearly twenty years. , a first-class swordsman of the empire, with a "flowing flame sword", is recognized as one of the top few sword masters in the imperial capital.
For some reason, Earl Raymond always felt that he didn't like his son a little bit. He felt that the child's eyes towards him were not simply indifferent, but there seemed to be a hint of resistance. But he also felt that he might be thinking too much: what can a three-year-old child know? Moreover, I was on an expedition, and I have never hugged my child once since it was born, so it is only natural that I am unfamiliar with myself.
The chief guard first knelt down in front of Du Wei's bed with a standard etiquette of a family official, then hugged Du Wei with both hands, took off all his clothes, and meticulously wiped Du Wei's whole body from head to toe with one hand. I pinched it all the way to the foot. During this process, Du Wei struggled. He seemed very unaccustomed to being touched by a man like this, but the power of the first-class swordsman of the empire was not something he could resist.
"Huh..." Alpha's expression was very serious. He sighed, put down the earl's heir, bowed his head to salute the earl, and then stood up, saying in a deep voice, "Lord earl, I..."
"Alpha, you are the most trusted person around me, don't worry too much, just tell me what you have." The earl sighed.
"Master Du Wei's body is very weak, and he seems to be... congenitally deficient. His bones are slender, and his heartbeat is uneven. This kind of physique is a little worse than ordinary people. If he wants to learn martial arts in the future, I'm afraid..." Alpha gritted his teeth : "I'm afraid there won't be much success."
"Then what do you think?"
"I don't think learning martial arts is a good choice for the young master. Let's see if he has any talents in other fields."
After Alpha's chief guard finished speaking, the Earl's expression darkened.
The hope of learning martial arts was shattered, and the earl was very disappointed for a few days. But he finally recovered under the comfort of the beautiful countess, after all, this is his only son.
Although the Luo Lin family is based on the empire based on martial arts, but in history, the family has also produced one or two outstanding figures of the wise general type who are famous for their resourcefulness. These ancestors are also not good at martial arts, but they can coordinate the overall situation in the rear, dispatch troops and horses, and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away.
An outstanding general does not necessarily have to possess superb martial arts skills to take the lead on the battlefield. If he can become an outstanding overall commander, he can also add brilliance to the glory of the family.
Since you can't learn martial arts, then learn literature!
Just a child who can't even speak, how can he learn literature? Even if you want to invite a learned scholar to teach him knowledge, you should at least let the child speak.
It is different from the Countess's kind and pure motherly heart. Earl Raymond felt a strange feeling in his heart: he always felt that his son was not unable to speak, but refused to speak!
Because, the more Count Raymond visited his son, the more he felt that his son was not an idiot who didn't understand anything, but a child who rejected the world around him. Just based on the way he looked at himself, it was clearly unfamiliar and resistant, clearly showing emotion, not an ignorant idiot.
Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man.
The Earl immediately offered a huge reward in the entire imperial capital, regardless of his status, whether he was a learned scholar or a lowly farmer, as long as anyone who could make his son speak, he would immediately get a reward of 1,000 gold coins!
Such a new thing immediately spread throughout the entire imperial capital, and all kinds of people came to sign up, even a few bards from far away came to sign up. These people's tricks are even more tricky. Some took a flute and played it in front of Du Wei all afternoon, some played a gong in Du Wei's ear, and some deliberately took advantage of Du Wei's unpreparedness to beat him. Shouting behind... As for someone who was so bold as to propose throwing the Earl's son into the river, he would probably ask for help... But the person who made such an announcement was immediately broken by the Earl's guards and thrown out of the Earl's Mansion .
What a joke! Even if my son is an idiot, he is still my son! Throw it into the river? I'll throw you into the river first!
Just when the entire imperial capital was spreading the news about this matter, this biggest problem was inadvertently solved by a servant in the Earl's Mansion!
And the one who solved this problem was Made, the servant "handpicked" in Du Wei's sleep talk when he was in a coma.
This servant who used to be a groom was a kind-hearted and honest man. He came up with a way to take Du Wei to see the stables in the Earl's Mansion. According to the usual situation, children of this age are always curious and happy to see animals. Although this method is a little crude, but with the mentality of giving it a try, the Earl agreed.
As a result, Made carried her little master into the stable...
Coincidentally, the servant who took over from Made as the groom was lazy and didn't clean up the horse manure that day. As a result, when he walked into the stable, he was immediately greeted by a stench of horse manure. The smell was so strong that when Ma De pushed the door open with his little master in his arms, he almost made a somersault without the smell.
And at this moment, the little Du Wei in his arms blurted out a word in a low voice almost like a conditioned reflex.
"It stinks to death!"
As a result of this incident, Made immediately received a bounty of one thousand gold coins, and even the groom who was lazy and didn't clean up the horse manure was not punished, but instead got twenty gold coins.
Just looking at his son who looked defeated, Earl Raymond was a little more certain: This kid didn't speak on purpose!
"From today onwards, he is your teacher." Pointing to an old man in a white robe next to him, the count looked at his son: "This is Mr. Rossiat, he has the title of Imperial Astrologer, At the same time, he is also a scholar who is proficient in history. He will be your first teacher in the future."
At the beginning, this learned and talented Rossiyat scholar did a good job.
After one year of enlightenment, the young master Du Wei, who is only four years old, can already write imperial characters! Being able to write at the age of four, although it is not too remarkable for a normal child, it is still relatively rare.
Even the Earl, who has always disliked his son, couldn't help being tempted: Is my son really a genius
However, when Master Du Wei entered the age of five, even the outstanding Mr. Rossiat encountered difficulties.
When Master Du Wei was five and a half years old, in the evening, the Earl had a long talk with Mr. Rossiat in the study...
"My lord, please hire someone else." The old astrologer said with a slumped look on his face, "Your son is talented and intelligent, but an old man like me really doesn't have the energy to train such a disciple..."
Seeing the old scholar's expression, the earl's heart immediately turned cold. An idiot can see that what old scholars say about "talented and smart" is a perfunctory nonsense... Could it be that my son is really an idiot? Even Mr. Rossiat, who is so smart and knowledgeable, can't educate him well
"But, Mr. Rossiat..." the earl said with a sullen face.
"No, no, respected Lord Earl." The old scholar said with a worried face, "I beg you, please don't keep me anymore. I really can't do such a difficult job!"
The old scholar's words were so firm that the Earl couldn't help but smile bitterly: Is educating my son really a "difficult" task? Even the earl's talented old astrologer couldn't complete it, so I'm afraid it would be even more difficult to rely on other people.
Looking at the Earl's gloomy face, in fact, the old scholar Rossiat is also very frightened at this moment...
Alas, if it's just weird words like "the sun and the moon are two big balls", it can still be regarded as the childish statement of Master Du Wei. Well, when a five-year-old child said something like "the over-concentration of imperial power is the root cause of corruption", it almost scared the old scholar's heart to stop beating!
In fact, the old scholar who had taught Master Du Wei for a whole year already knew that his student was not an "idiot" as the rumors said, on the contrary, this child was very smart, even a little smarter than children of the same age. But no matter how smart a child is, he would never talk about such esoteric topics as commenting on "imperial power"!
Therefore, the old scholars naturally believed that most of these astonishing views were undoubtedly expressed by the Earl at home, and were accidentally expressed by ignorant children! Earl Raymond holds a lot of power, is the number two figure in the military command, and has a wide network of contacts in the imperial navy... Such a big man, secretly slandering the imperial power at home, is obviously dissatisfied with the royal family! If you think about it one more layer...
I am just an old scholar, I don't want to be involved in any political struggle! It's better to get out as soon as possible!
The old scholar's resolute farewell was agreed by the earl, and he packed up his things and left the earl's mansion immediately as if he was running away. Such a performance caught the earl's eyes, but he could only smile wryly.
Could it be that his son is really hopeless
Du Wei quietly watched the teacher who had been with him for more than a year leave. He stood in front of the attic window and watched the old scholar pack his luggage, get into the carriage and drive away.
"Master." Probably seeing that the young master's complexion was a bit ugly, Made couldn't help shouting cautiously. After successfully making the young master speak, he has been playing the role of young master Du Wei's personal servant.
"Made." Du Wei didn't look back, but he could hear that he was not in a high mood: "Do you think ignorance is a happy thing?"
"Huh?" Made didn't know how to speak. In fact, the former groom didn't have much ink in his mind, and it was obvious that he didn't know how to answer when the little master asked such a question. ignorance? Could it be that the little master is worrying about himself? But such a topic, but Ma De dared not talk about it.
"Forget it." Du Wei turned around, and he seemed to be smiling, but there seemed to be a trace of tiredness on his small, immature face.
Compared to people in this world, I know too much.
I know why there are sun and moon in the sky, I know why there is a cycle of day and night every day, I know why there are four seasons in a year, I know why there is spring and autumn...
But it is precisely because I know this that I am troubled. Perhaps, living in this world, ignorance is a kind of happiness!