About three to five minutes later, Prince Yu also arrived, and he came to the tea room first. After entering, Prince Yu gathered his sleeves, clasped his fists together in front of his chest, leaned forward slightly, and was about to bow.
But before Prince Yu could salute, Prince Jing, who had arrived earlier, took the lead and came over with a cup of tea. He enthusiastically stuffed the tea into Prince Yu's hand and said to him with a caring look on his face, "My royal brother, you have come a long way and must have worked hard on the journey. Have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."
"Uh, thank you, brother."
Prince Jing was so enthusiastic that Prince Yu could not refuse. He took the teacup and thanked Prince Yu, interrupting his bow.
The Emperor... ... The Emperor... ...
hehe
I like this name.
The corners of King Jing's mouth jumped up, and the smile on his face became more sincere. He looked at King Yu with burning eyes, "Brother, why are you being so polite? I heard that my brother's voice is a little hoarse. Drink some tea to moisten your throat."
Seeing Prince Jing's sincere smile, Prince Yu was stunned for a moment, as if he had returned to his childhood with Prince Jing.
"Um."
Then King Jing also smiled, nodded, took the tea and took a sip.
Well, it’s good, Longjing before the rain, the fragrance lingers on your lips and teeth, it is indeed a good tea.
The tea room is full of friendly and respectful people...
"Thank you for waiting for so long, my royal brother has finally arrived. Let's get started." While Prince Yu was drinking tea, Prince Jing turned to face Zhu Pingan and the others, cupped his hands and said.
Prince Yu, who was drinking tea, paused, and his eyes, reflected in the tea, suddenly became gloomy, no longer as clear as before...
"Well, it's getting late, so let's get started." Old Master Zhang Wentian, the chief lecturer of Prince Jing's Mansion, nodded.
"Then let's get started."
Then, Ma Huating, the lecturer at Prince Jing's Palace, also nodded, and Lord Yang, the Doctor of the Five Classics at the Imperial College, also stood up and agreed.
"Um."
The white-haired Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Liu, also nodded.
Then Gao Gong also stood up.
Seeing that everyone stood up, Zhu Ping'an also put down his teacup and stood up with everyone else.
After Gao Gong stood up, he looked at Prince Yu and shook his head slightly without leaving a trace. He comforted Prince Yu with his eyes and signaled him to be patient, as it was just a small action and he should not take it to heart.
With Gao Gong's comfort, Prince Yu nodded, regained his spirit, and his eyes became clear again.
Seeing that Prince Yu had recovered his spirit, Gao Gong nodded with satisfaction, then pointed his mouth forward to hint to Prince Yu.
"I am sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. It is Zaihou's fault."
After receiving Gao Gong's hint, Prince Yu handed the teacup to the attendant behind him, bowed deeply to Mr. Liu and others, and apologized sincerely.
"No, no, Your Highness Prince Yu, you are too polite. I and others have just arrived." Old Lord Liu bowed in return, smiled and shook his head.
"Your Highness, you are too polite." Zhu Ping'an followed Mr. Liu, Gao Gong and others and bowed to Prince Yu in return.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Your palace is far away from the West Garden, so it is normal for you to arrive late. All the teachers will understand." Prince Jing smiled slightly and shook his head. He put himself in Prince Yu's shoes and spoke for him, explaining the reason for his late arrival.
However, it seems that Prince Jing's Palace and Prince Yu's Palace are on the same street... ... All the adults present know this. When the two princes opened their palaces, these ministers went to congratulate them.
This makes people think, since they are both far away from Xiyuan, why did Prince Jing come early, but Prince Yu came late... ...
"Haha, please come in, my royal brother, and please come in, teachers."
After Prince Jing explained on behalf of Prince Yu, he stood at the door, bowed slightly, and stretched out his right hand to make a gesture of invitation.
“My royal brother, please... ... all the teachers, please..." Prince Yu forced a smile and stood at the door, asking everyone to pass through first.
The two princes were like two door gods, one on the left and one on the right, extending their right hands to politely invite everyone to go first.
Practice respecting the wise and humble to the fullest.
"How dare we? Your Highnesses, please go first..." There is a difference between the emperor and his subjects, so naturally everyone did not dare to go first, and they also bowed and asked the two princes to go first.
The two princes insisted that everyone go first, and their attitude was very sincere and firm.
After some courtesy, everyone had to go out first and wait outside the door. After the two princes left, they went to the lecture hall in the main hall together.
Zhu Ping'an walked behind, looked at the backs of Prince Yu and Prince Jing, and smiled slightly.
Zhu Ping'an had seen the open and covert fighting between the two princes just now. Generally speaking, Prince Jing had the upper hand, and it was a stable upper hand. He had taken the initiative from the very beginning. Although Prince Yu took a half step back later, Prince Jing quickly regained the upper hand and maintained it until the end.
Zhu Ping'an knew that they were not simply trying to gain favor in front of everyone, the most important thing was to do it for Emperor Jiajing to see.
Although Emperor Jiajing insisted that the two princes should not meet each other and rarely summoned the two princes in a year, it did not mean that he just let them go.
Zhu Ping'an believed that everything the two princes said and did today would be recorded and would soon be presented to Emperor Jiajing's desk.
After meeting today, Zhu Ping'an discovered that Prince Jing was ahead of Prince Yu in all aspects such as "how he dealt with people", "skills", and "scheming". In some aspects, he was still far ahead, and Prince Yu was only ahead in one aspect.
However, since neither of the two princes was the legitimate son, the difference between the eldest and the youngest was not that big, and there were many examples in history of appointing the most capable prince instead of the eldest son as the heir.
The most important thing is that it has long been no secret that Emperor Jiajing prefers Prince Jing over Prince Yu.
Therefore, from a comprehensive comparison, the possibility of Prince Jing inheriting the throne is much greater than that of Prince Yu... ...
What Zhu Ping'an could see, those old foxes in the court had naturally seen long ago, why Yan Shifan dared to withhold Prince Yu's welfare... ...and the attitudes of Dr. Yang from the Imperial College and Mr. Liu just now could also see it.
but... ...
Zhu Ping'an, who knows the development of history, knows who will laugh last.
Zhu Ping'an fixed his gaze on Prince Yu's back, curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and looked at him with burning eyes. This was a rare treasure.
Although Prince Yu was superior to Prince Jing in every aspect, there was one thing that Prince Jing could not match, and that was his strong life.
It is estimated that Zhu Ping'an was the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who knew this. This is the advantage of being familiar with history.
If you want to have the last laugh, you must at least survive to the end.
Now, everyone knows that there are two princes competing for the position of crown prince.
pity.
It is clearly recorded in history that Emperor Jiajing had only one prince left, Prince Yu.
Although Prince Jing looked much healthier now, Zhu Ping'an knew the power of the wheel of history and that Prince Jing would die a year before Emperor Jiajing's death.
Emperor Jiajing had no choice.
Only Prince Yu can inherit the throne.
The fact that Prince Yu was lucky enough gave him the last laugh. Emperor Jiajing had few offspring, and many of them died young, but at least he left behind three princes: the second prince, Prince Zhuangjing, the third prince, Prince Yu, and the fourth prince, Prince Jing.
Originally, Prince Yu had no chance, because his elder brother, Prince Zhuangjing, was named crown prince. As long as Prince Zhuangjing lived longer than Emperor Jiajing, he would be the emperor. Unfortunately, Prince Zhuangjing died of illness, so the opportunity came again.
Although the opportunity came, Prince Yu actually did not have much chance because his younger brother Prince Jing was competing with him for the throne, and had a great advantage. Unfortunately, Prince Jing died a year before Emperor Jiajing passed away.
So, Prince Yu had the last laugh thanks to his luck.