This matter is neither big nor small.
Today's Prince of the East Palace has many masters, of which the most famous and the highest-ranking ones are naturally several cabinet ministers.
But they are busy with their affairs, and they are just hanging on to their names, and it is impossible to teach the prince in person.
The ones who really taught His Royal Highness the Prince were several lecturers from the East Palace. Among them were Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Wang Hao and others. These people were the de facto masters of the Prince.
At the beginning of this year, one of the prince's masters returned to his hometown to keep filial piety due to the death of his father. He would not be able to return until three years later. There was a vacancy for the lecturer in the East Palace. Theoretically, it should be filled by others, so as not to delay His Royal Highness's homework.
To be able to serve as the prince's lecturer is naturally a learned person, not only a jinshi, but also a shujishi.
But those who have just entered the Hanlin Academy are not good, they are too impetuous, and the senior officials are not good either. They also have government affairs to be busy with, and they can't concentrate on teaching the prince if they don't have time.
In the same year as Tang Fan's subject, his qualifications were just right, so two of the top three in that subject were lecturers from the East Palace.
This was not about Tang Fan originally. He is now a censor, and he can't fight with the East Palace lecturer, but I didn't expect that someone would actually recommend him.
The person who recommended him was Peng Hua.
Peng Hua is also a member of the cabinet, ranking behind Liu Ji and others, but this does not affect his sturdy record. Unlike Liu Ji who is impeached every day, Peng Hua belongs to the type that no one dares to provoke.
Only because of this person is very powerful. He only beats people in the face, and exposes people's shortcomings. If anyone gets offended with him, his small faults and shortcomings can be magnified infinitely, and Peng Hua is well aware of people's hearts. When attacking the opponent, he can always poke at the opponent's weakness, so that people can steal the chicken without losing the rice.
Over time, Peng Ge Lao also has a nickname, called Peng Hornet, whoever stings is unlucky.
Peng Hua and Tang Fansu had no contact. The only time they met was when the last time they met on Wantong's 50th birthday. The two people had a few short chats at the birthday banquet. It was nothing more than Tang Fan greeting Peng Hua, and Peng Hua just said two polite words.
So suddenly knowing that he was recommended by Peng Hua to be the lecturer of the East Palace, Tang Fan's first reaction was not joy, but worry.
Because Peng Hua had a close relationship with Wan Dang, and Tang Fan felt that he had broken Wan Dang many times, he would not think that he was loved by everyone, and Wan Dang held no grudges.
Tang Fan still heard about this news from his teacher Qiu Jun.
There are no secrets in the officialdom, and within two days, the matter spread all over the court as well.
At that time, many colleagues looked at him with envy, jealousy and hatred, and felt that Tang Fan was lucky.
Being able to become the master of the future emperor means that the future career will be smoother than others.
Moreover, being a lecturer in the East Palace does not mean that he has to resign from his current position. Tang Fan can also serve as a clerk in the East Palace as the censor of Zuo Yudu. The two are not in conflict. will hinder his current career.
This is a beauty that many people can't ask for.
Only Tang Fan eats Huanglian himself dumb, so he can't tell the pain.
Peng Hua recommended him for no reason. Is it really a good deed every day, and helping others is the foundation of happiness
The other party doesn't know Tang Fan's knowledge, so how does he know that he can teach the prince
Thinking about it, there must be something strange about it.
Tang Fan thought about it, although he didn't know what the other party's intention was, he couldn't just be led away like this, so he hoped that through Wang Zhi, he could find an excuse to resign from this position in front of the emperor.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for several days, Wang Zhi never left the palace, until this evening, when Tang Fan returned home from the Metropolitan Court, he met Suizhou, who had returned home in a hurry.
The two met face-to-face, both of them were stunned, but Suizhou was fine. When Tang Fan remembered the scene where he hurriedly took A-Dong's jade pendant to him that day, he felt that the act was so stupid that he wished he could go back in time. , that scene never happened.
He was afraid that Suizhou would ask something, and immediately shrank his steps and said with a dry smile: "Guangchuan, you're back? Oh, I remembered that there was something left in the Court that I didn't take, so I'll go back and take it!"
After speaking, he turned his head and left, as if a ghost was chasing him.
Suizhou: "Stop!"
Tang Fan's figure subconsciously paused, and then he secretly scolded himself, Tang Runqing, you are really worthless, stop when others tell you to stop!
Sui Zhou said coldly, "Are you hiding from me?"
Tang Fan turned around and tried to make the most innocent expression in his life: "Why am I hiding from you? You think too much."
Sui Zhou was expressionless: "Why did you give me A-Dong's jade pendant?"
Master Tang said with a haha: "It's nothing, I saw you in a hurry to go out and I didn't have time to press the clothes with the jade pendant, so I gave you a piece!"
Suizhou: "Then why didn't you give it to yourself?"
Tang Fan: "...I didn't think about it for a while."
After speaking, he regretted it. The answer was so perfunctory that he couldn't even listen to it himself.
Sui Zhou gave him a deep look and threw an object at him.
Tang Fan caught it reflexively, then looked down, but it was A-Dong's jade pendant.
He couldn't tell what it was like for a moment.
Sui Zhou didn't even look at him, he turned around and went inside.
Master Tang stood there in a daze for a long time, and then realized that he hadn't had dinner yet, so he moved his footsteps and walked to the next door.
Tang Yu brought out the food, and when she saw Tang Fan came in with a distraught face, she teased, "What's the matter, it's like having lovesickness!"
Tang Fan regained his senses and took out the jade pendant and handed it to A-Dong.
A-Dong is also confused, when he sees it, he pounces on him.
Tang Fan flickered to the side and glared at her: "You're a big girl, and she still jumps on a man at every turn, what a formality!"
A-Dong snatched the jade pendant over and said angrily, "I said that my jade pendant disappeared so well, it was placed on the table at that time, causing me to think that Qilang took it away, so don't say anything if you take it!"
Tang Fan felt a little guilty: "I had an urgent need at that time, so I forgot to tell you."
A-Dong blinked: "What about the piece on your body?"
Tang Fan was about to say no and hang it on his waist, but when he reached out to touch it, he found that the waist was empty, and there was no jade pendant there.
Now he was completely stunned.
A-Dong was speechless: "Brother, you lost the jade pendant? That's a good jade. Think about where you lost it. Did you bump it when you came in from outside? I'll find it for you!"
She didn't say it, but when she said that, a flash of lightning flashed in Tang Fan's mind, and he hurriedly reached out and grabbed her back collar, pulling back the person who was about to go out.
"Forget it, don't be in a hurry at this moment, I might have left somewhere, I'll look back after dinner!" Tang Fan pretended not to care.
The emperor wasn't in a hurry for the eunuch, so A-Dong said, "That's not good. If someone picks it up, you won't be able to regret it. Eat it first, and I'll find it for you!"
She just took a few steps when she saw Sui Zhou coming in from outside.
After the latter returned to Beijing, he first went to the palace to see the emperor, reported on the journey, and then hurried back for dinner.
At this time, although he changed a set of clothes, he could see that Suizhou was running back and forth these days, and his whole body was tanned a lot.
A-Dong said hello to Suizhou, and was about to leave in a hurry, but suddenly heaved.
"Brother Sui, why is my brother's jade on you?"
The little girl's fussing voice came, Tang Fan's heart jumped, and he looked at the sound, and sure enough, he saw a piece of jade hanging around Suizhou's waist, the one he just lost.
Sui Zhou said, "He gave it to me."
Tang Fan: "..."
A-Dong wondered, "Really?"
She looked back at Tang Fan again, and seeing that he didn't refute, she couldn't help but teased: "Brother, you are also true, the jade pendant has been given away, how can she forget about it, is the yamen really so busy recently? Your memory is about to catch up with the old man!"
In this situation, can Tang Fan say no
He could only goug out Sui Zhou with a ruthless look, thinking that this person is really shameless!
Tang Yu saw the dark tide between the two of them, but A-Dong and He Cheng were at a loss, shaking their heads and smiling: "Guangchuan, you are tired from the journey, sit down and eat!"
Sui Zhou nodded: "Thank you, sister."
Tang Yu glanced at Tang Fan again: "Maomao, what are you still doing, hurry up and help divide the chopsticks, there is a cucumber vermicelli pot on the stove, I'll go and see if it's okay."
Although there are maids to help now, but when it comes to cooking, if Tang Yu is free, she will usually give instructions from the side, and will not hand it all over to the servants.
Mr. Tang expressed his dissatisfaction with his sister's preference with a puckered mouth, and resignedly picked up the chopsticks and handed them to Suizhou. , the cocoon on it was in contact with the skin, causing Tang Fan's hand to shake, and two of the chopsticks fell off.
This bastard! Tang Fan cursed secretly.
But A-Dong still probed over to join in the fun: "Brother, what's wrong with you, you've been absent-minded all night?"
"It's nothing." Tang Fan pushed her big head away, bent down and picked up the chopsticks. "Take your bowl well!"
The maid came in with the cucumber vermicelli in the pot, Tang Yu walked behind, just saw him drop the chopsticks, and said angrily, "How old are you, even chopsticks can fall to the ground!"
The grievances of Master Tang are almost empathizing with Marshal Yue, who has been wronged through the ages!
He couldn't help but look at Suizhou fiercely, but saw that the other party didn't look at him at all and was talking to He Cheng.
Since He Cheng went to the Beizhen Fusi School to practice with him for a while, Suizhou saw that his physique had improved, so he didn't let him go again. He only let the two practice at home according to what they were taught before, so that they could strengthen their body. It's all good to be healthy. After all, all the people in Beizhen Fusiguan are ordered to commit crimes, and there is a hell on earth like the imperial prison, which is full of blood and energy. It is better for children like He Cheng and A-Dong to go as little as possible.
However, due to the experience of Beizhen Fusi, He Cheng became somewhat close to Suizhou, not afraid of his cold face, but enthusiastically asked him about some key points when practicing boxing.
Eating without speaking or sleeping without a word is the teaching of the ancients, everyone's family rules.
But for the Tang family, after a whole day, the family can finally reunite to have a meal together. If they don't even talk and communicate during the meal, it will hurt their feelings, so there is no such rule.
Tang Yu first urged the two children to eat, and ignoring Tang Fan's sorrowful eyes, he slipped a chopstick into the bowl of Suizhou.
"Guangchuan, can you rest for a while when you come back this time?" she asked Suizhou.
Suizhou said: "It should be possible."
Tang Yu glanced at Tang Fan and asked again, "How are your family's marriage preparations?"
Tang Fan originally stretched out the hand of the cucumber vermicelli pot for a meal, and then casually scooped up a spoonful into the bowl, lowered his head and started to eat.
Suizhou said: "It's almost there, we can get married first next month."
When Tang Yu made this cucumber vermicelli pot, it can be said that she put a lot of effort into the casserole. She put minced meat, mushrooms, crab meat, tofu, vermicelli in the casserole. After simmering for a quarter of an hour on low heat, cut the cucumbers. Put it in, add water and seasoning, wait for the cucumber to be slightly cooked, and then you can cook it. At that time, the fans will absorb the umami of various materials, and they will be stewed to rottenness. It melts in your mouth. The taste makes the whole dish more fresh and sweet, which has always been Tang Fan's favorite.
But at this moment, he was chewing this dish carefully cooked by Sister Tang, but he felt that it was not as delicious as before.
There was a burst of warmth on his thigh, Tang Fan looked down and saw that he had an extra hand.
He didn't need to think to know who this hand belonged to. He was furious. Taking advantage of Tang Yu and the others not paying attention, he stretched his other hand under the table, trying to push the paw away, but he did not know how to push it. If you don't go, that hand is like a leech, firmly attached to it.
His small movements finally alarmed Tang Yu. The latter saw his brother's face twitching slightly, and hurriedly asked, "Maomao, what's wrong with you? But what's wrong?"
Tang Fan twitched the corner of his mouth: "No, just got bitten by a mosquito."
Mosquito moved and finally left his leg.
Looking at Sui Zhou again, he still lowered his head to eat calmly, as if the hand just now was not his, the look of being out of the way was simply outrageous.
With such an appearance, Tang Fan's appetite greatly increased, and with a few dishes, he finished off the white rice in the bowl in three strokes.
"Maomao." It was not Tang Yu who spoke out, but Sui Zhou.
Tang Fan secretly hated and said with a straight face, "Call me Runqing."
Tang Yu couldn't help but chuckle.
Tang Fan glanced at her resentfully.
Sui Zhou had a good temper: "I have something to tell you, let's go to the study."
Tang Fan said, "There are no outsiders here, so it's okay to say it."
Sui Zhou said, "It's about your appointment as a lecturer in the East Palace."
He said this, if Tang Fan refused again, it would appear that he had a villain's heart and could only follow him to the Tang's study.
"When I entered the palace today, I met Wang Zhi, and he asked me to tell you that it is best not to turn down the assignment of the East Palace lecturer."
Tang Fan didn't expect that what he said was really serious, and after a slight start, he asked, "What does he mean?"
Suizhou: "If you want to join the cabinet in the future, this errand will add a lot of color to your qualifications."
For any civil servant of the Ming Dynasty, his ultimate dream must be to enter the cabinet.
Tang Fan has now met the prerequisites for entering the cabinet. He is not only a jinshi, but also a shujishi. The only flaw is that he only stayed in the Hanlin Academy for three years, unlike other years in the Hanlin Academy. , but if he can become a lecturer in the East Palace, this little flaw will be nothing.
After any new emperor ascends the throne, he must first promote his old ministers and subordinates who are close to him. As the master of the emperor's hidden residence, the East Palace lecturer is naturally close.
This was an excellent job, but it was proposed from Peng Hua, a pro-party person, which inevitably made Tang Fan hesitate.
After listening to his concerns, Sui Zhou said, "Then can you guess the intention of Peng Hua's move?"
Tang Fan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If it was possible, I wouldn't be worried now, although I really hope that he recommends talents for the country and has a public heart, but Peng Hua doesn't look like that kind of person. Being alone, even if something goes wrong, and the big deal is dismissal, there is nothing to fear. I am worried that Wan Dang clearly knows my relationship with you and Wang Zhi, and wants to start with me and use me to bring you down. "
Now that Suizhou is here, Wantong can't completely control Jinyiwei in one day. He hates Suizhou to death, but he can't do anything about it. After passing through Datong last time, Wantong even regarded Tang Fan and Suizhou as two people. As a thorn in his side, although Peng Hua is not a member of the party, Tang Fan does not dare to take it lightly.
Suizhou understood what he was thinking, and said, "you don't have to worry, Wantong can't do anything to me. Since Wang Zhi can advise you like this, it means that there is nothing wrong with him. He also told me that Wynn learned about this. I have also expressed my approval, implying that you will take up this will.”
Tang Fan was stunned: "Is this what His Highness the Prince meant?"
Suizhou said: "Wyensu is close to the prince. Even if not, it's almost the same. I think the prince has a good impression of you, and I hope you can take over this errand."
Tang Fan pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "That's good, it seems that there is Longtan Tiger's Den in front of me, and I'm going to make a breakthrough."
Sui Zhou showed a slight smile: "This is the Tang Runqing I know."
It's okay if he doesn't say this, but when he says this, the atmosphere becomes awkward.
Tang Fan's eyes passed over the jade pendant on his waist, and he couldn't sit still.
"You've been running all the way, go back and rest early, I remember there are books to read, go first!"
After saying that, without waiting for Suizhou to answer, he got up and left, and when he left, he deliberately walked around Suizhou, which was more like hiding from some flood and beasts.
Tang Fan forgot that if Sui Zhou wanted to stop him, no matter how he went out, he would definitely be stopped.
But Sui Zhou just sat quietly on his seat, watching his back figure as he escaped completely disappear into the darkness, and then lowered his head to look at the jade pendant that he was playing with in his hands.
He didn't recognize the account in a blink of an eye, and even pretended to be stupid when he was given a token.
He was already on the chopping block, but he thought he flew out of the cobweb.
Sui Zhou shook his head slightly, and an invisible smile flashed across his eyes.
The decree to appoint Tang Fan as the lecturer of the East Palace was issued soon. According to the rules, Tang Fan did not have to resign from his original post in the Imperial Court, and he did not have to report to the East Palace every day, because His Royal Highness had other teachers to give lectures, and he only You need to go every five days.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now thirteen years old, and he can be regarded as a half-year-old boy. In the family of poor people, he can already take care of the whole family. Some unique and ingenious ideas are nothing more than ordinary students, but facing the prince of a country, the prince's masters have to treat them with 120,000 spirits and carefully select them in the teaching of His Royal Highness. Be careful again, for fear of accidentally delaying the prince's growth.
"Runqing, you are so calm. When I first came back to the East Palace, I didn't have your cultivation!"
In order to welcome this new master, the prince specially asked another master, that is, Tang Fan's friend of the same year, to introduce him to the palace to show respect, and the other party also served as a lecturer in the East Palace.
Tang Fan said with a smile, "I've been to the East Palace for what I needed to handle the case last time, so I'm not too surprised this time."
Xie Qian suddenly said: "Yes, how could I forget about this!"
Tang Fan asked: "Yu Qiao, I heard that when we teach His Royal Highnesses, we are all responsible for each part?"
Xie Qian nodded: "Indeed."
Tang Fan said, "My predecessor went back to his hometown for a funeral, and I still don't know which one to tell the prince. Just tell me."
Xie Qian said: "What I told His Highness was the scriptures, and your predecessor was responsible for teaching history, so if there is no mistake, you should be responsible for teaching history."
Tang Fan was slightly surprised: "His Royal Highness also wants to learn the scriptures?"
Xie Qian smiled and sighed: "Naturally, His Highness not only has to learn what we have learned, but also what we have not learned. I think that although he is young and noble, he has worked hard to study knowledge, but he It's no less than half a point when we were hanging beams and stabbing shares!"
"It's just," he lowered his voice, "His Royal Highness's life in the palace is not easy, you have to be careful."
Tang Fan already had a deep understanding of this when he broke down the East Palace case, but he naturally wouldn't tell his friends about his relationship with the prince, otherwise he would be too bragging.
Xie Qian is a kind gentleman, and he told him a lot of precautions when serving as a lecturer.
After listening carefully, Tang Fan asked, "Yu Qiao, do you know where my predecessor told His Highness last time? I'd like to continue."
Xie Qian shook his head: "I don't know that. When we teach the prince, we all teach separately. When you enter the palace later, you can ask Lin Ying, who is specially responsible for recording the prince's learning process. assist."
The two of them talked the way and came all the way to the East Palace. From a distance, they saw a few people standing at the door of the palace. When they got closer, they realized that it was the Prince who came out in person, followed by a few servants.
I haven't seen him for a few years. The prince has grown a lot taller, and even the sparse bun on the top of his head looks a lot thicker now. Maybe because of the congenital deficiencies when he was born, and the fact that he is now at a developmental age, the prince's figure is a little thin. , but it was much better than when Tang Fan saw him before, but his eyes were clear and unchanged.
Xie Qian was not surprised when he saw the prince welcoming him in person, he just turned around and whispered to Tang Fan, "His Royal Highness is a person who respects teachers and respects the Tao, and he did the same to other teachers in the past, so you don't need to panic."
Tang Fan and the prince looked at each other from afar, and both of them couldn't help smiling knowingly.
The author has something to say:
Tang Fan: Who are you saying is stupid, he has martial arts, what can I do →_→
Suizhou: If I hadn't been smart, I would have misunderstood that A-Dong sent me, and you will regret it.
Tang Fan: Anyway, you said you didn't like A-Dong.
Suizhou: So that jade will be thrown away by me.
Tang Fan: …