Houfu Key Class

Everyone returned to their respective courtyards, and the little devil followed the prince upstairs. The two of them did not bring any servants, not to mention Shunzi, and none of the prince's guards went.

The gentlemen, masters, and students on the first floor were all curious, but as it concerned the prince, no one dared to ask. They just tried to regain their composure and started normal teaching in key classes.

The second floor has long been cleaned up. In order to create a good learning environment for them, Xu Wan placed a large desk that can accommodate five people sitting side by side. It is equipped with pens, inks, papers and inkstones. There was tea and snacks on the small table next to it, and everything was ready.

The prince came up and saw this scene, raised his eyebrows and said: "She is really smart."

The little devil asked curiously: "Are you talking about my aunt?"

The prince smiled and nodded: "Having her guide you will be of great help to your growth."

The little devil nodded honestly.

Anyway, there are no outsiders here, and the prince will not tell his little secret.

The prince touched his head and said with a smile: "Come here, I will teach you a new lesson."

"Huh? Your Highness is giving me a lecture?" the little devil asked confusedly, "Aren't you talking about chatting?"

The prince smiled and said: "Well, you can also think of it as chatting, because you don't need to read or write."

When the little devil heard this, he still chatted and became happy again instantly.

That was chat-based learning, which was much more interesting than boring memorization. He immediately sat up straight, looking like a good boy who was listening to the lecture.

The prince said calmly: "Today, the first lesson I will teach you is: the appointment of officials."

The little devil's eyes widened.

He knows this!

The appointment of Dachu officials is appointed by the emperor, but the prince, prime minister, six ministers and other bosses of various departments have the right to make suggestions. Since the emperor is in a high position and cannot fully understand the character of the people below him, he will usually follow the suggestions of these people and make decisions. .

But these are at least the second-rank officials of their Great Chu Kingdom...

The little devil asked uncertainly: "Your Highness, even if I pass the top exam, I will only be a sixth-grade junior, and I am still eight levels away from a second-grade official. Isn't it too early to learn this now?"

The prince smiled and said: "It's not early, Gu also learned it very early. Moreover, you don't need to use it immediately after learning it. Knowing how to read people will be beneficial in various places."

The little devil thought for a while and said, "That's right. If I know how to use people, I will definitely be more powerful than Xu... my aunt in Guanhou's Mansion in the future."

The prince smiled and nodded: "Yes, it is universal."

In the following time, the prince gave him a detailed overview of the officialdom of Dachu, and also told him the types of people often found in the officialdom, and then explained with examples: "For those who only flatter but do not do practical things, For an official, don’t look at what he says, but what he does. He talks a lot about everything but doesn’t get anything done. This is useless.”

The little devil concluded: "I only know how to brag."

The prince smiled and nodded: "That's right, but everyone likes nice words, so it's easy to be fooled by sweet words. This is a big taboo."

The little devil nodded, he understood this.

He is the best at talking and being obedient.

The prince continued: "The other type is the upright and upright official. This kind of person is generally aloof and arrogant, and does not bother to say something nice. Even if he does something well, he may be robbed of the credit. But to identify who did the credit, You can ask about the other party’s thinking and process; if you are still suspicious, ask more about the mistakes in the process and why you want to improve.”

The little devil subconsciously answered: "What if the person taking the credit for him is someone close to him? He knows all his plans, good and bad, so how can he tell them apart?"

The prince smiled and said: "Then look at the light in his eyes."

"Light?" The little devil didn't understand.

The prince said: "When a person talks about what he is most proud of, there is light in his eyes. It is the investment of his own efforts and ideals and ambitions. It is something that the replacement cannot understand and will not possess."

The little devil tilted his head to think, but still shook his head without understanding.

The prince smiled and touched his head and said: "It doesn't matter, remember it first. If you still don't understand when you encounter this matter in the future, find someone you trust most to help you."

The little devil didn't know why, but when he heard these words, Xu Wan's figure instantly appeared in his mind.

He shook his head quickly, thinking that it was impossible. If Xu Wan was not an official in the future, he would not ask her.

"What are you shaking your head for?" the prince asked.

Zong Jincheng, who had been distracted for a while, smiled awkwardly, coughed and said: "It's okay, your highness, please continue talking."

The prince then continued: "This kind of honest official is the most rare, but he also offended many people because of his outspokenness. Among them, the most miserable fate was that of the former Prime Minister Yan Zhun, who ended up with his family ruined."

The little devil thought to himself that Qin Ye was also this kind of person. When Qin Ye entered the official career, he would definitely be attacked by the people in the officialdom... But before he finished thinking, he heard the name of Prime Minister Yan.

The little devil suddenly looked up, it was his brother's grandfather!

"Prime Minister Yan has the talent to govern the country, but he is completely merciless in his work. He even dares to refute the emperor's words. For a thousand taels of embezzled silver, let him..." The prince mentioned that Prime Minister Yan was obviously very sad and regretful.

The little devil asked subconsciously: "Are people like Yan Xiang destined to be unable to be saved?"

The prince looked at him with approval in his eyes: "Does Jin Cheng also want to save such a person?"

The little devil nodded repeatedly: "I think he is a good person and should not end up like this."

What's more, he is my brother's grandfather. If he were still alive and the Yan family was still there, my brother would not have suffered for so many years.

The prince said: "There are three ways to save people like Yan Xiang."

"So many?" The little devil widened his eyes and leaned forward to listen carefully.

The prince explained: "One: Modify the overly harsh laws so that an honest official will not be easily kicked out of the officialdom; two: The honest official changes his temperament, doesn't speak too directly, does things as he pleases, and doesn't make enemies everywhere; three: Have someone in a higher position protect him."

The little devil thought: "It is more difficult to change one's personality, one and three are more feasible, but Your Highness, since you know these methods, why didn't you protect Yan Xiang at that time..."

The only ones higher than the prime minister are the emperor and the prince, so the prince should be able to protect him, right? Zong Jincheng could see that the prince felt sorry for Yan Xiang's experience.

The prince smiled bitterly and said, "Because ten years ago, I was not the prince yet."

The little devil curled his lips and said dissatisfiedly, "The emperor appointed the prince too late, delaying His Highness from doing many good things."

Otherwise, his brother would have had a wonderful childhood!

The prince chuckled and said, "You are the only one who thinks so. I have more than 20 brothers, and they all hope that I will be appointed as the prince later, or hope that I will die early, so that they will have a chance."

The little devil immediately frowned in anger, and couldn't help but be angry for him: "What kind of brothers are these? They hope that such a good prince will get into trouble. They are all bad guys."