Mr. Yian

In the early summer, the days gradually lengthened, and it suddenly became dark at Xushi. It was the birthday of Lord Zhao, and the palace was bustling with activity. The banquet might take another hour or two to end. After a while, he called his son away and walked to the courtyard together.

The evening wind was blowing, Prince Zhao blew the wind with his hands behind his back for a while, turned his head and looked at Zhao Huan kindly, Zhao Huan stood upright, from head to toe, both in dress and posture, but the prince Sigh: "Tomorrow there will be a new teacher who will teach you to read. Although he is not a few years older than you, his knowledge and knowledge are rare. Don't underestimate him. Don't ask me if you have any doubts. Just listen to the teacher." , remember, you must listen to your husband, no matter what your husband asks you to do, you can do it seriously, don't question your ability, don't make trouble for him. Are you clear? "

"It's clear, father." Zhao Huan answered without any hesitation. Zhao Huan is a good boy, what he said, the prince never doubted that the child would backtrack, but he wanted the teacher to teach this child. It is too difficult to understand, and the child needs to be reminded first.

Zhao Huan's new teacher is surnamed Sun Mingzhe, the youngest son of the Taifu. Zhao Huan accidentally heard from a few friends that this person likes to mix in the three religions, and was kicked out of the house by the Taifu several times. He was despised by the gentry .

I don't know if it was because of preconceptions, but Zhao Huan's first impression of Sun Zhe was not very good.

"My surname is Sun Mingzhe, and my courtesy name is Yi'an. It is good for the son to address me as Yi'an."

Sun Zhe has a fair face, bright eyebrows and eyes, which is easy to make people feel good, and the etiquette is in place, but Zhao Huan feels a little uncomfortable in his heart, maybe because Sun Zhe's clothes are more open, his clothes are more wrinkled, and his accessories are more casual , making him feel that Sun Zhe is not like what a teacher should be.

"Hi sir." Zhao Huan didn't address Sun Zhe.

Sun Zhe smiled and didn't care, picked up the books prepared by the servants of the palace from the desk, flipped through them, threw them aside, and said to Zhao Huan: "I heard that the son is talented, and these books must have been familiar to him by now. It’s useless to learn any more, it’s better to learn something new.”

Zhao Huan slightly raised his interest: "Everything is according to Mr.'s wishes."

Sun Zhe took out a book from his cuff, and handed it to Zhao Huan with both hands: "This is an ancient book I found from the Golden Bookstore. It is very interesting. I hope that my son can finish reading it today, and I will share my experience with him tomorrow. I have nothing else to teach the son today, so I will take my leave first."

Zhao Huan held an ancient book in his hand, and the five big characters "Legend of Li Prodigal Son" on the cover seemed to reveal something. Zhao Huan frowned as he saw off Sun Zhe who left gracefully, lifted his robe and sat down to read.

In the book, Li Langzi is a well-known chivalrous man with strong martial arts, outstanding intelligence, bold temperament, a family in all over the world, hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, drinking the strongest wine, riding the most handsome horse, sleeping with the most beautiful woman, and constantly having new stories. Amorous encounters, new friends, new difficulties, died of illness at the age of 45, and still did not give up good wine and beauties before dying, and finally died with a smile.

Zhao Huan finished reading the ancient book in one go. The descriptions in the book made people excited. Every man had a dream of being a hero when he was young, and Li Langzi was a typical hero.

But it's useless after reading it, Zhao Huan thought.

Legends are just legends.No living person can become a legend.This book can only give rise to unrealistic fantasies.

"The student found someone to appraise it. This legend was written 500 years ago. At that time, the world was not unified and wars were frequent. At that time, the monarch of Zhao State sent people to write this legend in order to distract the people of other countries and spread it to other countries. Young people from all over the world compete to imitate Li Langzi. They act without scruples and only care about enjoying the present life without considering the long-term future. Strictly prohibit this book, make great efforts to govern, and finally rule the world, and then destroy all this book, I did not expect that Mr. can find this book, it seems that the residual poison of this book has not been completely eliminated, and I don’t know how many people will be harmed by it.”

Sun Zhe listened quietly to Zhao Huan's speech, and the corners of his mouth curved almost imperceptibly: "What the prince said is very true. I only saw Li Langzi's wanton life, but did not see the dangerous thoughts in this book. I will definitely destroy this book , so as not to harm others.”

Zhao Huan's eyes flickered slightly: "Sir, there is no need to destroy this book. Although this book was written for an impure purpose, it is a rare ancient book and has great value. You just need to be careful not to spread it."

Sun Zhe shook his head: "No, this book is so harmful, I can't let it harm the world again." He pretended to tear it up.

Zhao Huan snatched the ancient book away, caught the flash of banter in Sun Zhe's eyes, pursed his lips, and said displeasedly, "Why are you teasing the students, sir?"

Sun Zhe raised his eyebrows: "Why are you teasing me?"

Zhao Huan stared at Sun Zhe, but he didn't expect Sun Zhe to dare to talk to him like that.

Sun Zhe clasped his arms and said, "Your Majesty clearly likes this book, but he has to deliberately say that this book is extremely offensive. In a troubled world, this book may be said to be deceptive, but in this peaceful and prosperous world, it is not shameful to enjoy life. Why do you hate it so much?" ? Is it because you feel that indulging yourself is an insult to your identity? Or is it that the prince has never tried it, so he dare not try it and even begins to hate this kind of life?"

Zhao Huan said angrily: "Who said that students dare not try? It's just for fun, who can't do it?"

Sun Zhe showed a harmless smile to humans and animals: "I'm leaving for Wanmachang tomorrow, the journey is long, please pack your bags."

Wanmachang is far away from the capital of Zhao, and is located in a wealthy place in the southwest of Zhao State. It is famous for its horses.Zhao Huan has never been out of Zhaodu since he was born 16 years ago. In addition to reading, studying, and practicing riding and archery every day, he maintains friendship among nobles. It was provoked by Sun Zhe.Zhao Huan believes that the most ideal life should be as strict with self-discipline as an ascetic monk, and indulgence will only bring destruction...

"Your Majesty seems to be out of spirits?" Sun Zhe asked Zhao Huan with a smile, throwing the package on his shoulder with one hand, and carrying a few packs of medicine in the other, standing loosely, with a carefree look.

"I went to bed late last night when I was studying." Zhao Huan was lying. He always fell asleep in the middle of Haishi. For some reason last night, after going to bed, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. What came back to his mind was Sun Zhe's questioning: I feel that it is wrong to indulge myself. Disgraceful?Or, have never tried it, so dare not try it or even start to hate it?No, he's just disdainful of it... really disdainful?Why are you looking forward to a trip to Manbaba?No, he didn't look forward to it... He continued to refute himself until the middle of the night and fell asleep in a trance.

"...What are those bags that Mister is carrying?" Zhao Huan was not used to lying, so he tried to change the subject.

"Medication for seasickness. Is it the first time for the prince to take a boat? It will be more or less uncomfortable for the first time, so I bought some medicine just in case."

"Mr. is thoughtful." Zhao Huan didn't take it seriously. He was so healthy, how could he get seasick?

The two arrived at the ferry in a carriage. The servants and maids of the Wangfu had already brought Zhao Huan's several boxes of luggage and waited on the boat in advance.

Half an hour after setting off, Zhao Huan began to feel dizzy, and went to the cabin to rest. After a long time, he did not recover, and his stomach began to feel uncomfortable again. He wanted to ask Sun Zhe for medicine, but his strange self-esteem would not allow it.

Just as she was feeling uncomfortable, the servant girl came in with a bowl of medicine: "Mr. Sun saw that the young prince's face was not very good and asked the servant to bring the medicine to the young prince. Mr. Sun also gave the servant a bag of candied fruit and asked the servant to feed it to the young prince. Mr. Sun really Be careful."

Zhao Huan's face turned blue and he was angry. Giving him candied fruit was treating him like a child. No, he had never been afraid of the pain of taking medicine when he was a child.

Zhao Huan drank the medicine in one gulp, wiped his mouth clean with a handkerchief, and said to the servant girl, "Return the candied fruit and thank you sir for your kindness. The student appreciates it."

After drinking the medicine, I fell into a deep sleep for a whole day, and stayed in bed on the second and third days. Only in the afternoon of the fourth day did I get out of the cabin to see the scenery of the river.

Standing on the side of the boat with his hands behind his back, enjoying the breeze from the river, Zhao Huan felt much better.

"Where is Mr.?" Zhao Huan asked the servant girl.

"Playing dice with the boatmen at the stern."

Zhao Huan frowned: "How long has it been?"

"It's already morning, and the maidservant went to treat the husband to dinner at noon, but the servant didn't dare to disturb him because he was so excited."

Zhao Huan waved his hand: "I'll go and have a look, you don't have to follow."

Knocking on the door, but no one answered. After listening to the door for a while, the voices inside were not as noisy as imagined. They seemed to be talking under their breath. Zhao Huan pushed the door open and saw Sun Zhe surrounded by the crowd at a glance. The robe was pulled up and tied around the waist, and the sleeves were rolled up to the shoulders to reveal the thin arms. He stepped on the bench and shook the dice cup vigorously.

Sun Zhe faced the door, and when he looked up, he saw Zhao Huan. He stood there for an unknown how long. Sun Zhe was afraid of neglecting Zhao Huan, and forgot that he was still holding a dice cup in his hand. ?”

Zhao Huan glanced at the dice cup in Sun Zhe's hand, then glanced at the kneeling boatmen hurriedly, and said to Sun Zhe, "Sir, take a step to speak."

"Honorable son, wait a moment." Sun Zhe threw the dice cup towards the boatman with his head sideways, and a boatman boldly reached out to catch the dice cup, showing two rows of big white teeth with a naive smile.

Zhao Huan pursed his lips, didn't say anything, turned and left, Sun Zhe winked at the boatmen, meaning that the son was not angry, let them continue playing, and then followed Zhao Huan to the side of the boat.

"Thank you for the medicine, sir."

"Your Majesty is very polite. I still remember that when I took the boat for the first time, I was so dizzy that I didn't recover until I landed. I feel scared after thinking about it. My Majesty has been in a bad mood for the past few days. I watched I also feel distressed, it is really fortunate that Shi Zi can recover his spirit now."

Zhao Huan stared at Sun Zhe, Sun Zhe smiled and spoke sincerely, but Zhao Huan always felt that Sun Zhe spoke with a sense of ridicule, maybe because of Sun Zhe's ruffian temperament, but Sun Zhe's words were still slightly It moved him: "Mr. is worried. I heard that Mr. has not eaten yet. Please pay attention to your body."

"Thank you for your concern, my son. The life on the boat is boring. I can't help but want to have some fun. I was too excited for a while and forgot to eat, but this is also the fun of throwing dice. It can make people forget hunger and time. As long as you have fun , Eating or not is not so important."

"...as long as sir is happy."

"The journey is boring, is your son interested in playing together?"

"No, sir, the students have brought books."

The ship arrived at the destination three days later. Ye Zhen, the manager of Wanmachang, was waiting at the ferry in advance after receiving the news. Ye Zhen is Sun Zhe's friend and a member of the world, but she looks more like a son of a famous family than Sun Zhe. She is personable and courteous. polite.

"The villain heard Yi An say that the son is proficient in riding and shooting, so he must have a lot of research on horses."

"It's not a study, it's just an understanding."

"The son is too humble. There will be a horse race at Wanmachang in the future. The guests will choose the race in the Wanmachang. The winner will not only get a lottery, but also take away the horse he chose. I don't know if he is interested in participating. ?”

Before Zhao Huan could speak, Sun Zhe took the lead and said, "Of course, the son is here to participate in this horse race."

After Ye Zhen left, Zhao Huan asked Sun Zhe: "The so-called enjoyment of the husband is to come to the horse race?"

Sun Zhe smiled: "Your Majesty likes horses?"

Zhao Huan held his hand behind his back: "A famous horse deserves a hero. How many men don't like horses?"

Sun Zhe nodded: "Since you like it, you can enjoy it. Wanmachang collects all the best horses from all over the world. The prince can go shopping tomorrow and choose the one he likes the most. If he wins the horse race, he can take it away. Wouldn't it be great?" Beautiful?"

Before the sun rose on the second day, Sun Zhe knocked on the door of Zhao Huan's room: "Is your son awake?"

Zhao Huan frowned, put down the book in his hand, opened the door, and asked Sun Zhe, "What's the matter so early, sir?"

Sun Zhe leaned at the door and said, "Of course I'm going to pick a horse. If you go late, all the good horses will be picked up by others."

Zhao Huan was a little surprised, he is the eldest son, wouldn't Mr. Ye keep a few good horses for him?

Sun Zhe seemed to see through what Zhao Huan was thinking, pulled up Zhao Huan's sleeves and walked away, saying as he walked, "That guy Ye Zhen is a thief, when I participated in the horse race for the first time, he let me sit among some fine horses." Picking, I thought he was making a small stove for an old friend, and I was so moved, but the horse that won the championship was not among the few horses. Instead, a horse with an ordinary appearance won the championship. I bet on the horse I picked If you win or lose, you don’t even have any money back. Thinking about it now, you still feel angry. Your Majesty knows horses well, right? This time, you must earn back all the money you lost last time!”

Zhao Huan stared at his sleeve. This was the first time someone pulled him like this. It was really strange why Sun Zhe dared to be so casual.

"The friendship between Mr. Ye and Mr. Ye seems to be very good."

"Huh? Where did the prince see it?"

"Although Mr. complains in his mouth, his eyes are smiling."

"Huh? Is that so?" Sun Zhe let go of Zhao Huan's sleeve, and pulled the corners of his eyes with his ten fingers, tearing them into two slits. Wrong."

Zhao Huan felt that Sun Zhe's movement of pulling the corners of his eyes was a bit funny: "Maybe I misread it."

When the two came to the stable, Ye Zhen was talking to other guests, but when she saw the two of them, she immediately came up to meet them: "Your Majesty came so early to pick horses? I have specially prepared a few good horses for your Majesty, I hope you will come have a look?"

"A good horse is a good horse. It is not certain whether we can win the championship. We will pick it ourselves. Ye Zhen, you can do it yourself." Sun Zhe smiled with folded arms.

Ye Zhen glared at Sun Zhe.

Zhao Huan: "Don't bother Mr. Ye."

The two walked along the stables. Sun Zhe would point to a horse and ask Zhao Huan if it was okay. Huan imparted his own experience: "Sometimes Ye Zhen deliberately disguises a top-quality horse as an ordinary horse so that people will ignore it; I feel that the horse is just superficial, so it is difficult to tell just by its appearance, but I have summarized a set of rules through the investigation below. Out of ten horse races, six times were won by ordinary-looking horses, and three times they were not tampered with. A horse with an outstanding appearance won, and another time a horse dyed with colorful paints won, which shows that the possibility of disguising the best horse as an ordinary horse is higher.”

"What you said is very true, I didn't expect you to be so proficient in this way." Zhao Huan praised without sincerity, his eyes swept from one horse to another, and suddenly stopped.

"Which horse does the prince take a fancy to?"

"This one." Zhao Huan's eyes lit up.

Sun Zhe rubbed his chin and looked at the horse: "So thin, can it run fast?"

"Although it is thin, there is no trace of excess fat." Zhao Huan stepped forward and touched the thin horse's head, sighing, "Look how beautiful its muscle lines are."

"Why didn't I see it?" Sun Zhe looked up at the horse, and then at Zhao Huan, "It seems that the prince likes this horse very much, and this horse also seems to like the prince very much."

"The students have chosen this horse, what should we do next?" Zhao Huan became excited.

The groom handed Zhao Huan a sign with the number Sanshisi engraved on it.

"Just hold the sign and wait for tomorrow's competition." Sun Zhe went to touch the skinny horse's head, but the skinny horse avoided it. "Your Majesty, won't you go see the other horses?"

"Xiao Hei is enough." Zhao Huan had already made up his own mind to name the thin horse, "Sir, do you choose a horse?"

"Of course, this way the two of us have a better chance of winning."

"Then the gentleman continued to choose, and the students went back first."

"Eh?" Sun Zhe pulled Zhao Huan back, "Your Majesty finally came to Wanmachang, don't you want to see more?"

Zhao Huan pulled his hand away: "The students haven't finished reading the new book written by the Taifu."

Sun Zhe sneered: "The old guy wrote it, and the long talk is meaningless. If you read this kind of book too much, your mind will freeze. Why don't you play for a while."

Zhao Huan was very angry: "Teacher is Mr.'s father after all, please be more respectful when you speak."

Sun Zhe shrugged indifferently: "I can't change it in the next hour and a half, and what I'm saying next is the truth. The prince said that he would come and enjoy it. Why do you always think about reading? Could it be that the prince is really used to reading and reading?" , can’t even do ordinary enjoyment?”

Zhao Huan became even more angry: "For students, reading is enjoyment, isn't it?"

Only then did Sun Zhe see that Zhao Huan seemed angry, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Of course, what your son said is right."

Seeing Sun Zhe's glamorous performance, Zhao Huan almost had the urge to strangle him to death.

"However..." Sun Zhe straightened his back suddenly, and said seriously, "Your Highness said that you should listen to me in everything, right? Now I want you to continue shopping, what do you think?"

Zhao Huan was stunned, his face turned blue, and he said calmly for a long time: "Then continue shopping."

After browsing all the stables, Sun Zhe chose a tall and mighty horse with a shiny coat, named it Xiao Gao, and was very satisfied: "Unsurprisingly, the champion should be between Xiao Hei and Xiao Gao .”

Zhao Huan had strong dissatisfaction with Sun Zhe in his heart, but he agreed with Sun Zhe's words, and the final winner would definitely be Xiao Hei.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zhao Huan was not in the mood to study, so he just sat down and stroked the signboard of the little black Sanshisi and waited for Sun Zhe.

"It seems that the son is looking forward to the game."

"Where did you see it, sir?"

"Although Shizi didn't show it on his face, Shizi has been holding the sign tightly in his hand. He must be looking forward to it?"

"Students are just afraid of losing their badges."

The two came to the viewing platform of the racetrack. There were a lot of people sitting on the viewing platform. Ye Zhen prepared two seats with a better view and a relatively spacious surrounding for the two, but Zhao Huan still felt uncomfortable. .

The surrounding area was a little noisy, Sun Zhe moved closer to Zhao Huan and said, "There is a bet over there, do you want to bet on Xiao Hei to win?"

Zhao Huan turned his face away in disgust: "No need."

Sun Zhe provoked Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty, are you afraid that Xiao Hei won't win?"

Zhao Huan said lightly, "Students don't gamble."

Sun Zhe smiled: "Why?"

Zhao Huan: "Gambling hurts people."

Sun Zhe persuaded: "If every bet is guaranteed to win, how can it harm people? On the contrary, it is a means of making money. Since the son is sure that Xiao Hei will win, why not try it?"

Zhao Huan was silent, and said to the boy, "Give me a tael of silver, sir."

"The prince is really cautious." Sun Zhe weighed the money with a smile, "Then let's place a bet."

As soon as Sun Zhe left, Zhao Huan sat alone, feeling uncomfortable all over.

After a while, Sun Zhe came back with a smile on his face: "I have a hunch that this time I will definitely make a lot of money!"

Zhao Huan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

There are four rounds of horse racing. In the first three rounds, [-] horses compete in each round. The top five winners in each round are eligible to participate in the fourth round. The winner of the fourth round is the champion.

The order of the horses is randomly drawn on the spot, with Xiao Gao in the first round and Xiao Hei in the third round.

Sun Zhe sighed: "It seems that my luck is better."

Zhao Huan understated: "Xiao Hei has great stamina."

Xiao Gao won the championship in the first round.

Sun Zhe slapped his legs and jumped up, raised his arms and shouted, which startled Zhao Huan.

"Xiao Gao! Xiao Gao! I knew that Xiao Gao would definitely win!"

In the third round, Xiao Hei was fifth.

Sun Zhe patted Zhao Huan's shoulder silently.

Zhao Huan clenched his fists: "Xiao Hei hasn't started to exert his strength yet."

At the beginning of the fourth round, Zhao Huan kept staring at Xiao Hei nervously. The weather was a bit hot, and Zhao Huan's clenched palms were sweating, and the corners of his forehead were also sweaty. Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei has been around No.7 in the first half, and Xiao Gao has been in the first and second place.

Hurry up, hurry up.

Zhao Huan was anxious, still holding his posture. Sun Zhe had stood up and shouted indistinctly while grabbing the railing.

Seeing that the finish line was getting closer, Zhao Huan finally couldn't help but stood up, holding onto the railing tightly with one hand.

No.6, No.5, No.4, No.3, Xiao Hei gradually surpassed other horses.

Only a few tens of meters left...

No.2, Xiao Gao was left behind.

The last few meters...

No.1!

There was constant booing around, Zhao Huan showed a gratified smile, and was about to see Sun Zhe's disappointed expression, the next second Sun Zhe's arm was on his shoulder: "Your Majesty's eyes are as bright as a torch, thanks to His Majesty's blessing, I can make a fortune next time.”

Zhao Huan pushed Sun Zhe's hand away: "Sir, did you bet on Xiao Gao?"

Sun Zhe laughed with his hands on his hips: "I bet on both Xiao Gao and Xiao Hei, so you have to be prepared for everything."

Zhao Huan looked at Sun Zhe coldly: "What if Xiao Hei didn't win?"

Sun Zhe spread his hands: "If you lose, you lose. I didn't bet all my wealth. The purpose of betting on horses is not only to make money, but the process is more important. How does your son feel about betting on horses for the first time?"

Zhao Huan pursed his lips: "That's all."

Sun Zhe raised his eyebrows, and suddenly reached out to touch Zhao Huan's chest. Zhao Huan was stunned, and stayed for a few seconds. Sun Zhe withdrew his hand and said with a smile, "My son's heartbeat is so fast, isn't it because Xiao Hei is excited about winning the championship?"

Zhao Huan said with a dark face: "Mr. is so unexpected, the students are frightened by him."

Sun Zhe also felt that his movements were a bit abrupt, and rubbed the tip of his nose embarrassedly: "I was impulsive in the next moment, and I overstepped, I am very sorry."

"It's good if you know your mistake, Mr. Zhao Huan." Zhao Huan turned around and left with a smile on his lips. It was the first time that Sun Zhe was embarrassed, and his heart was happy.

On the second day when Zhao Huan and Sun Zhe were going back to the capital, Ye Zhen sent someone to arrange Xiao Hei on the boat, and bid farewell to Xiao Hei after telling the servants to pay attention.

Sun Zheyi watched from the side: "Hey, it's really sad, I'm leaving your old friend, you didn't say a word, and talked so much to Xiao Hei, it seems that I'm not as good as a horse ah."

Ye Zhen smiled: "If you can be as good as Xiao Hei and earn so much money for me, I will treat you well."

Sun Zhe rolled his eyes and sighed: "The world is so cold..."

Ye Zhen smiled and said nothing.

Sun Zhe stared at Xiao Hei quietly for a while, then said for a while, "You should have earned enough money, when do you plan to marry Ziying?"

Ye Zhen suppressed her smile, and said in a low voice: "I want to promise her a luxurious rest of her life, but I always feel that I haven't done enough."

Sun Zhe stepped forward and patted Ye Zhen on the shoulder: "You are so good at making money, of course it is enough. You are not too young, don't waste any more."

"Wait a few more days, and when I finish my business at Wanmachang, I will go to Zhaodu to find you."