Apart from the second day of October when the lecture was suspended, the lecture of the 27th year of Yongping lasted for five days. Because the emperor deliberately fanned the flames and added fuel to the fire, the lecture of the five days was an eye-opener, with all kinds of interesting scenes, such as verbal battles, debates with heroes, etc., which made people stunned.
And because the Third Prince, the future Crown Prince, was attending the entire session, and there were rumors that the Emperor would use this opportunity to select lecturers for the Eastern Palace, countless people put in their best efforts and displayed their best abilities.
However, the third prince, who was rumored to be shy and introverted, and had always seemed unknown and insignificant before the accidents happened to the eldest and second princes, made most people's powerful attacks seem like hitting a cotton ball.
Because he just stood there quietly from beginning to end, with curiosity in his eyes and a smile on his face, but he was mostly whispering to the emperor and rarely spoke anything. Of course, except for the day when Zhang Shou gave a lecture. But that time the third prince spoke because Zhang Shou asked the question first.
But now, if someone else were to give a lecture at the imperial lecture, who could ask the third prince questions in a very natural tone like Zhang Shou? After all, Zhang Shou had been the third prince's actual teacher, and no one else had!
As for Zhang Shou, who was talked about by countless people, he showed up on the first day of the imperial lecture, and presided over Lu Sanlang's coming-of-age ceremony on the second day. He did not attend the imperial lecture again in the next few days.
Although there were more than a dozen memorials impeaching him for arrogance, spreading rumors to mislead the public, and having a suspicious background, the impeachment offensive was suddenly silenced when the emperor suddenly issued an edict to confer the title of first-rank Lady Zhaolie on his deceased biological mother, Widow Zhang.
At the same time, the news that he had taken Ye Mengqiu and the other four to stay at Zhang Garden spread quickly. Although some people spread rumors that he was jealous of talented people and intended to harm his fellow mathematicians, on the sixth day of October, the emperor summoned Zhang Shou, Ye Mengqiu and the other four to the Wenhua Hall for a lecture, and the rumors were immediately refuted.
Before the emperor arrived, everyone saw Zhang Shou, Ye Mengqiu and the other four chatting and laughing. Anyone who was not blind could see the harmonious atmosphere. In the past, some young and energetic censors would inevitably jump out to make trouble, but now there are more people who have suffered losses. The court officials have learned from their mistakes, and even if they have a lot of questions in their hearts, no one speaks up.
The Queen Mother did not come that day, but many princesses and daughters of various families still came. Princess Yongping remained aloof and coldly watched Zhu Ying happily showing off her ideal husband to others. If it were in the past, she would definitely laugh at Zhu Ying's shallowness, but now she had to admit a fact.
If it were any other girl besides Zhu Ying, she would definitely show off if she had a fiancé like Zhang Shou who was both talented and handsome. Didn't you see that Liu Qing's fiancé was still Lu Sanlang, the fat boy who was once despised by others, but she still praised the fat boy to others
When the emperor arrived again with the third and fourth princes, what he saw was a harmonious scene. Before announcing the start of today's imperial lecture, he suddenly looked at Zhang Shou and laughed with interest.
"Jiuzhang, I heard that on the day of Lu Gaoyuan's coming-of-age ceremony, someone came to question you, but you didn't take it as an offense, and even invited them to Zhang Garden to discuss mathematics. You have always been young and ambitious, and Jiuzhang Hall has a new style, but this time you acted in a very ancient way, so I invited these guests from your family to come here."