The happy life of the devil and the devil

"It's really who taught who." After seeing off people, when Lei Yong went to the imperial court to answer, he still couldn't help laughing when he thought of that scene, "That look with a sullen little face and little hands behind his back looking at people, It's just like an adult."

Yuan Shao didn't want to laugh at all.It's good that Lang'er was brought up very well by Ling Yucheng; it's also very good that Lang'er is still very imposing when facing a companion who is more than twice his age; Lang'er looks like Ling Yucheng, which...

Shouldn't he be like his father?

After absent-mindedly dealing with today's political affairs,—to be honest, those who celebrate the Chinese New Year will not submit important government affairs at this time with even a little wink——Yuan Shao hurried to Jinshen Hall.

The friends who kowtowed to recognize the master just now have been taken out.No matter how Ling Yucheng was alone, it was enough to give lectures to the eleventh princes, but it was impossible to condescend to teach these children. Yuan Shao also provided the princes with teachers who taught civil and martial arts as usual, and only waited for the princes to teach them. Classes will start later.The yard was quiet, and as soon as Yuan Shao came in, he ran to the west room of the main hall familiarly. Sure enough, when he got under the window, he heard Ling Yucheng's voice softly and slowly. He would only speak when he was talking to the child. In a soft tone like this:

"So, those who only know to listen to you and follow you may not necessarily be loyal to you; those who stop you and tell you what you did wrong may also be for your own good. Whoever is loyal and who is half-hearted, you have to be yourself Learn to distinguish. Remember, you are the prince, and there are only a few people in this world who can and are willing to criticize you. You must not be unhappy because you have done something wrong, and take others' loyalty as malice... ..."

"Lang'er remembered!"

"Come on, let Master tell the story Master told again!"

"Yeah!" With a plop, the little guy didn't know whether he jumped off Ling Yucheng's lap or where, he pretended to walk a few steps, cleared his throat and began to speak:

"Master is very tall, um, as tall as eight-foot, and he is also very beautiful..."

"Ahem." Surprised by the beginning, Yuan Shao couldn't help but choked, pushed the door open and walked in, "What is this talking about?"

"Let him make it up." Ling Yucheng got up to greet him, turned around and sat down, and gave the seat to Yuan Shao, "Kids make it up by themselves and remember it." He nodded to the little guy with a smile, signaling him to continue go on.

"Yeah." With an encouraging look from Master, Yuen Long, who was a little nervous just now, immediately relaxed and continued to talk, "Master is very tall, as tall as eight-feet, and he is also very beautiful. One morning, I woke up and washed my face. Brush your teeth and get dressed, look at yourself in the mirror, ask your wife..."

...It sounds like they are talking about "Zou Ji satirizes the king of Qi and accepts advice".But such a messy compilation for children... Yuan Shao had a hard time restraining his urge to turn his head and laugh, and tried his best to keep a straight face and continue listening.While listening, he nodded secretly: Facing the words of his companions today, the momentum is enough, and I am afraid that those children will follow him to be lawless from now on.Ling Yucheng must have thought of this too, and immediately taught the youngest son this lesson.

The little guy was obviously stuck at this point, frowning and winking on the ground, turning around in circles.Yuan Shao looked at his youngest son curiously, thinking that he had finally forgotten what this paragraph was about, but unexpectedly, the little boy got stuck for a while, and choked out a sentence:

"The master asked his wife: 'Who is more beautiful than my sister Qinghe in the north of the city?' The wife replied: Of course the master is beautiful!"

This is all from where... I was thinking who is more beautiful than Ling Yucheng?It's really hard for him, I am the emperor, I haven't been able to find him for so many years... But little guy, your master won't call your sister "Sister Qinghe", that's what you call...

Turning his head to look, Ling Yucheng didn't seem to be smiling bitterly, but leaned forward and listened quite seriously.Encouraged, the little guy stood on the ground with shining eyes, and the more he spoke, the smoother he spoke:

"...The next day, Sister Qinghe came. Master took a look and felt that he was not as beautiful as her...but Master is obviously more beautiful than Sister Qinghe?"

"Cough..." Ling Yucheng was obviously embarrassed by the little guy's unconstrained thinking, "This is just a metaphor, it doesn't matter who is more beautiful than who. Leave him alone, just keep talking."

"Master thought about it when he went back, and finally figured it out. My wife said I was prettier than Sister Qinghe because she liked me; my concubine said I was prettier than Sister Qinghe because she was afraid of me; my subordinates said I was prettier than Sister Qinghe because If you want something from me, the master went to see the father, and told him that Great Liang has a radius of thousands of miles, and all the concubines like him, and all the courtiers are afraid of him, and everyone in the whole country asks him, so no one will say Father is not good. From this point of view, no one will point out what Father has done wrong, and he has been deceived too much~~~ So Father..."

Yuan Shao felt that he could hardly bear it anymore.Fortunately, this distorted story finally came to an end. Ling Yucheng clapped his hands twice, and praised with a smile: "Lang'er said it really well! Do you remember what Master said?"

"Remember!" The little prince tried his best to nod his head, and when he saw Ling Yucheng's unsparing smile of praise, he cheered and rushed over to snuggle up to his lap.Ling Yucheng patted his back lightly, and he leaned on him for a while before asking: "Is there anything Lang'er doesn't understand about this story?"

"Master..."

"Ok?"

"Master, what is a wife and concubine?"

"This one……"

"Does Master have a wife or concubine?"

"... Cough, no." Facing the child's clear eyes, Ling Yucheng couldn't find anything to say for a while, and just wanted to get rid of it quickly.Unable to get an answer from the master, the eleventh prince pouted in disappointment, and naturally turned to Yuan Shao:

"What about the father? Does the father have a wife or concubine?"

Being chased by the youngest son eagerly asking questions, Yuan Shao didn't know where to put his hands and feet for a while, his vest was hot, and he broke out in a dense layer of dry sweat after a while.In fact, the answer is very simple, but...the two people's eyes met, and they turned their heads quickly. At that moment, Yuan Shao clearly saw Ling Yucheng's face with thorns on his back. He looked at the sky and the earth, but refused to meet his eyes. catch.

If you talk to the child alone, you can explain it slowly, but when he and Ling Yucheng are present at the same time...

"Cough, cough. Langer, you will understand things like wives and concubines when you grow up. Be good, do your homework..."

Yuan Shao never thought that there would be a day when he would run away in embarrassment when asked by his son.

The two of them, one in front of the other, walked into the bedroom with the wind under their feet, and when they looked back to see that no one was chasing after them, they both breathed a sigh of relief.Yuan Shao looked back at Ling Yucheng, just in time to see Ling Yucheng also looked up at him, the two eyes met, couldn't help but burst out laughing at the same time.

It's kind of embarrassing to run away in front of a child under the age of five.But what if you don't run?Tell him "Your father has a wife, ah, it's your master, look..."

Or just run away.It's weird to say this in front of children.

It's just hard work for Ling Yucheng.If you can run today, you can't run tomorrow. When you go back to teach that child, you still don't know how to answer.Having said that, Ling Yucheng is pestered by such a child every day, answering all kinds of unimaginable questions?

"Raising a child is a lot of trouble—"

There is an old saying: Only by raising children will you know the kindness of your parents.Here, he raised a child without knowing the kindness of his parents—whether it is a son or a daughter, the birth mother took care of him from the beginning, and the palace guards and inner eunuchs surrounded him to serve him, and when he was a little older, he would naturally be taught by his husband when he left the court to study. Dad just checks his homework regularly.Princess Qinghe sees her a lot because her mother and concubine are favored, but the upbringing of the girl's family has nothing to do with him, it's just that Cheng Huan just makes him smile from time to time.

After all, with so many children, Yuan Shao thinks that the one who really puts effort into raising them is the prince—however, the eldest son died early, and the current prince is already in his teens. , the mind of the imperial servant, the knack of marching and fighting, there has never been such a time when he is concerned about every bit of it, and he is thoughtful about everything.

On the other hand, Ling Yucheng saw that he took time out of his busy schedule to straighten the pen for this child, personally marked each page, taught him how to deal with accompanying readers in advance, and calmly guided his mind in time afterward... just look at him two or three times. Yue is able to raise this child so well, and looking at Xiao Shiyi's close attachment to Ling Yucheng from the bottom of his heart, he knows that Ling Yucheng really treats Xiao Shiyi as his own.

It is only from others and oneself that we can know how much effort our parents and empresses spent on educating themselves.

"It's really hard work for you--" Thinking of this, Yuan Shao slowed down, held Ling Yucheng's palm, and sighed sincerely.

The footsteps of the people around him paused slightly.At that moment, Yuan Shao clearly felt that the strange color in Ling Yucheng's eyes flashed past, but before he could tell, Ling Yucheng withdrew his hand calmly and answered:

"Thank you for your majesty's concern, I have nothing to worry about."

After a pause, he added:

"Lang'er is fine."

"Is that my son—"

A blurted sentence was exchanged for a half-smile glance, Yuan Shao didn't care, thought for a while, and asked following his previous train of thought: "You also saw Lang'er's companion reading today, what do you think?"

"The people chosen by His Majesty are naturally good."

"Hehe...you really think so?"

Faced with Yuan Shao's playful eyes, Ling Yucheng nodded without hesitation: "They are all clever children and understand the rules, so that's fine. As for the others, can't we teach them slowly?"

"So you think so." Yuan Shao slowly withdrew his smile, and explained to Ling Yucheng seriously: "To tell you the truth, those who were born as slaves are nothing more than the children of relatives and noble ministers, and they are better than the ones I had back then. Companion’s family background is far behind—among the few children today, there is no eldest son or grandson of any family.”

"Your Majesty was the prince back then."

"It's good that you understand this." Yuan Shao nodded approvingly, "It's not that I can't choose a child with a higher background for Lang'er, but even when the prince entered school that year, the companions around him were just this identity."

"The crown prince is the heir apparent of the country, so he should be treated above other princes." Ling Yucheng nodded without hesitation.As for the fact that the prince was only the eldest son when he entered school, he selectively ignored it: "Besides, if those families send the eldest son and grandson here, it will not be a good thing."

"You mean?" A smile appeared in Yuan Shao's eyes, he raised his chin, and signaled Ling Yucheng to continue.Sure enough, a stern look flashed in Ling Yucheng's eyes, and his tone became cold:

"Eldest son, grandson, etc., they dare to give it away, but I still refuse to accept it!"

Sending this kind of child who represents the future of the family is a bet in advance? ——He has worked so hard to train a disciple, he only hopes that he will grow up safely and happily, and give him a future in the future, not to let the child get involved in the battle for the heir apparent!

Could it be that he let the child fall into the pit he once fell into?

What's more, the crown prince is the heir apparent chosen by Yuan Shao, the heir whom Yuan Shao cultivated since he was a child, invested countless efforts and expectations——

Even if it is a relationship between father and son, imperial power is still the inverse scale of every king, and it is a place that cannot be touched by anyone except the emperor and cannot be lightly violated.

The smile in Yuan Shao's eyes deepened, he patted the back of Ling Yucheng's hand, and said nothing more.He entered the room and sat down, drank a cup of tea slowly, and then let out a sigh:

"Hey...how are you going to explain it to him tomorrow?" Before he could answer, he thought for himself, and burst out laughing: "When he grows up, when he thinks about the questions I asked today, he will die of laughter hahahahahaha..."

Rarely, Ling Yucheng didn't follow suit with a smile, but became more and more silent.It wasn't until Yuan Shao realized something was wrong and slowly stopped laughing, and looked at him with some doubts, that Ling Yucheng said hesitantly:

"Your Majesty... didn't you think about it at that time?"

"what?"

"When you were in the arena, you said you wanted to make me queen. Didn't your majesty think about the principles of ethics and the pen of history for thousands of years?"

Before Yuan Shao could answer, he hastily added: "I don't resent Your Majesty. Now that I think about it, it's Your Majesty who spared no expense of fame to give me a chance to live. It's just, why Your Majesty doesn't care about those..."

Among the five ethics, husband and wife are the first; father and son come first, followed by monarch and minister.Second brother, and friend, should follow the narrative, don't violate it.

The good fortune of heaven and earth, yin and yang odd and even.This is the foundation of human ethics and principles, from which the three cardinal principles and five constant principles are derived, forming the foundation of the entire family, country and world.This is something he never thought of violating in the past, but Yuan Shao, why can he not care so much?

"Those things?" Yuan Shao smiled contemptuously. "I did think about it—but so what?"

He stood up long, and Ling Yucheng followed closely behind, until he stepped into the west wing on the left side of the dormitory.Yuan Shao stared at the map hanging in the empty room with his hands behind his back, he turned around after a long time, and said in a deep voice:

"I ask you, what makes a good emperor in the history of thousands of years?"

"Naturally, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the country is forever—"

"Before my ancestors established a country, generations of new monarchs married their fathers and concubines as wives. Have you seen the history books ridiculing them for not being good monarchs?"

"But that's a different custom!"

"Then Tang Huangna's brother's wife is a concubine, and the Han Emperor had affairs with many courtiers, including many important officials and generals. What does history say?"

"This--"

"As you said, an emperor cannot make the country rich and the people strong, and the country eternal. Even if he is cautious and upright, and is a model for the people, he is not a good emperor. In other words, as long as the country can be governed well, other things will be done. It doesn't matter what!"

These truths, the gentlemen of the Dongge of the Taiyuan Academy will never talk about them. They will only repeatedly educate the princes and grandchildren that "the family of heaven should be an example for all people."Ling Yucheng read history by himself when he was old, and he also vaguely thought of some things, but he never thought deeply about them.At this moment, being pointed out by a sentence, looking up at the stern smile on Yuan Shao's lips, he was speechless for a while.

"If I make you queen, will it destabilize our country and weaken our country's national strength?"

"No—" Shocked Ling Yucheng replied instinctively: "If everything goes as His Majesty expects, it will only make Great Liang flourish."

"Will it confuse the imperial line?"

"No, Your Majesty already has three sons, the crown prince and King Kang are both adults."

"Would it be a disaster for the country?"

"Your Majesty is a wise ruler, and will not let the government be turbulent."

"Isn't that all right? - I see you pleasing to the eye, and I think you are worthy. At that time, this is the only way to get you here. - As for the ethics, what is that?"

He sneered softly: "Remember, the three cardinal guides and five constant principles, the principles of heaven and human relations, are used to assist us in governing the country, not to restrain us! You have to think about it carefully, the people below you will often treat you as violating the rules of etiquette. What kind of reaction, can you suppress this reaction, can you resolve it, whether the benefit outweighs the harm or the harm outweighs the benefit, but when you really do something, you shouldn’t be tied down by it!”

"Ling Yucheng, remember. Since you are standing shoulder to shoulder with me, you should also understand this truth - that thing is in charge of the princes and grandchildren, and it is in charge of the courtiers and the common people. It cannot control us! It can restrain An emperor, only Jiangshan!"

He half-turned around and reached out his hand to the map that covered the entire wall, as if through this movement, he held Wanli Jiangshan in the palm of his hand:

"Besides, I have already stood at the highest position, and I can't do anything that will not shake the country. I am the emperor in vain!"

The author has something to say: So this is His Majesty's true thoughts...

Ethics and morality are amazing horses. After weighing it, he is sure that it will not affect the country, so he does what he wants~~~~

Xiao Ling still can't understand this state, and he was not brought up like this