At this time, Xiong Huai stood in the main hall, looking at the prince Heng who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and hesitated for a moment, feeling that he had almost beaten it, and it might be too late to continue to beat.

So, he appeased and admonished: "Prince, whether you are a prince now or a monarch in the future, you must remember that your words and deeds do not represent yourself, but the entire Chu State."

Therefore, your every move will fall into the eyes of the ministers of the court and the nobles of the country, and then they will make all kinds of interpretations for you, and then they will give you a speech. Among them, the wicked will speculate.

In this way, most of the advice you get is deliberately made known to you by others, rather than from the hearts of the courtiers. The consequence of this is that a large number of hypocritical villains will be lucky.

Therefore, whether it is the prince or the monarch, your words and deeds need to conform to the etiquette norms, and all your emotions such as love and hatred, likes and dislikes, need to be hidden deep in your heart and cannot be easily revealed, so as not to give the villain a chance. ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai was worried that the prince would not understand, so he spoke again: "For example, the Duke of Qi Huan back then, his good purple clothes, the subjects in the country rushed to follow suit, so the price of purple clothes rose tenfold, so that Duke Qi Huan couldn't afford to buy purple clothes.

Then, Duke Qi Huan took off his purple clothes and said to his ministers that he hated purple clothes, and once the news came out, three days later, there was no one in purple clothes in Qi State.

Therefore, as a prince and monarch, no matter what you like or dislike, you have to hide it in your heart, even if you like purple clothes and hate white robes, then you have to change clothes of various colors, purple clothes can't be worn more, white robes can't be worn less, and you can't let the people guess what you think in your heart.

Therefore, the world says that kings do not have their own preferences, and this is what they say. ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai looked at the prince and said, "Prince, what the widow said, you understand." ”

When the prince saw that his father had taught him how to govern the country, he knew that his father's words that he couldn't hand over the country to him were just angry words and couldn't be taken seriously, so he couldn't help but feel a little relieved in his heart, and then hurriedly responded: "The son understands, thank you for the teachings of the father, the son will not dare to forget." ”

"I hope you really don't forget." Xiong Huai snorted coldly, and then spoke: "Okay, you go back to the house now, rest for a day, and come to the court tomorrow." ”

When the prince heard this, he was slightly stunned when he saw that he had not been punished, and then immediately gave up his hand and said, "Only." ”

After the prince left, Xiong Huai couldn't help but shake his head.

When the prince was young, he either fought with people in the city of Yingdu, or led the crowd out of the city to hunt, wandering all day long, and there was no positive shape.

At that time, the predecessor was negligent in discipline, and Xiong Huai himself... is also because of his heart, so after the prince became an adult, he did not teach him, so that the prince became what he is now.

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai thought of Gongzi Yan who was studying in Taixue, and he couldn't let Gongzi Yan follow in the footsteps of the prince.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately ordered: "Come here, please ask the left disciple to come and see the widow." ”

On the other side, when the prince returned to his mansion, the nerves that had just tensed in front of Xiong Huai were relieved.

"Prince, the prince is here, and he is waiting for the prince in the hall."

"yes, got it." The prince nodded.

Hall.

The state marquis, who had been waiting for a long time, complained as soon as he saw the prince coming in, and before he had time to salute, he complained: "Prince, is Shouying's rumor true?" Prince, did you really say that in front of the Jianghan monarchs?

The prince is confused, how can you say that kind of thing, prince, do you know that after learning the prince's words from Shouying Qunchen, the ministers of the Zhuguo Zuotu and other factions of the law change, as well as the Jianghuai nobles led by the above general Zhaolang, have all alienated themselves from us. ”

The crown prince Heng saw that the marquis of the state showed a look of anxiety and worry, and at the same time thought about the serious consequences of his face turning against the law changers and the Jianghuai nobles, and his face changed.

At this time, the state marquis said bitterly: "Originally, the capital was moved to Shouying, this is just a dispute for the new capital, the prince can oppose it, or approve it, the king and the ministers have nothing to say."

However, after moving the capital, and then talking about moving back to Yingdu, this is no longer a dispute between the old and new capitals, but a dispute between the Jianghan nobles and the Jianghuai aristocracy, and even, it is also mixed with the dispute between the new law and the old party.

Such a complicated situation that even a saint who is trapped in it is easy to get out. And the prince, as the prince, immediately remain neutral and stay out of the matter, why did the prince get involved and get into the quagmire? ”

The crown prince looked bitter, but he didn't explain his drunkenness, but looked at the marquis and asked, "Junhou, the matter has come to this, and what can I do about it?" ”

The Marquis of Zhou looked at the prince's bitter face, groaned for a while, and sighed: "Now the nobles in the country almost know that the prince said this, if the prince is explaining at this time, it will only be unflattering to all parties, and there is no human being inside and outside."

Therefore, the prince could not speak again about this matter. ”

The prince nodded approvingly, if he is allowed to break his promise now, how will the people in the country think of him.

Then, the state marquis was silent for a while, and arched his hand: "Prince, everyone knows that the prince is friendly with the right Sima Jingyang, and Jingyang is the guard of Yingdu, if Jingyang opens his mouth at this time, and the king of Shangshu will transport the money and grain of Yingdu to Shouying, it will definitely be able to dispel the suspicion of the new law faction and the Jianghuai nobles about the prince." ”

The prince's eyes lit up, Jingyang's opening was basically the same as his own opening, and transporting the money and grain from Yingdu to Shouying could appease the hearts of the new law faction and the Jianghuai nobles.

Thinking about it, Prince Heng immediately responded: "Good! ”

Just when the prince wrote a letter to Jingyang, Pan Jun walked into the hall, nodded and greeted the state marquis, and arched his hand: "Prince, there is news from the palace, just now the king personally came forward and asked Zuotu Qu Yuan to accept Gongzi Yu as a student." The left disciple has already responded, and three days later, Gongzi will officially worship the left disciple as a teacher. ”

The prince was slightly stunned, but the pen in his hand did not stop.

At this time, the state marquis handed over: "Prince, the king asked the prince to worship the left disciples as a teacher, this is to appease the left disciples, and also to show the ministers that the Chu State has no intention of moving the capital."

At this moment, the prince should immediately enter the palace and take the initiative to ask the king to hand over the affairs of presiding over the apprenticeship to the prince, and personally prepare a heavy apprenticeship for the prince. ”

The prince groaned slightly, and immediately agreed.

Now that his father lives in the harem, he is not easy to come forward, and he, as the crown prince, is in charge of the country, and Gongzi Yu is his brother and brother, so let him preside over the apprenticeship ceremony, and prepare the apprenticeship ceremony for Gongzi Yu, which is completely in line with etiquette, and establishes the character of filial piety to the father and the king to love the younger brother.

At the same time, it was also a good opportunity for him to show favor to the New Dharma School in order to ease his relationship with the New Law School.

So, after the crown prince wrote the letter to Jingyang, he handed it over to the state marquis, and hurried to the palace.

Next.

Long Shujun, who secretly came to Shouying and hid in a private house in Shouying, couldn't help but be stunned when he learned that the crown prince had once again come to the court to supervise the country and would preside over the apprenticeship for Gongzi Yu the day after tomorrow.

"The princes of Jianghan surrendered to the prince, and even the prince spread the news that the capital was moved back to Yingdu, and the tyrant was indifferent? Is their father-son relationship really so deep? Could it be that the tyrant really trusted the prince so much? Could it be that the tyrant really intends to delegate power to the crown prince and retreat into the background himself? ”

Thinking about it, Long Shujun immediately shook his head.

"No, this is impossible, it has only been long since the change of the Chu State began, and the crown prince lacks prestige and has no clear inclination, at this moment, it is impossible for the tyrant to give power to the prince.

What's more, if the tyrant really wants to give power to the prince, then he will definitely not punish the prince three times and twice and damage the prestige of the prince.

Therefore, there must be a conspiracy in the actions of the tyrant. ”

Long Shujun guessed the tyrant's thoughts from the most vicious angle, thinking that the tyrant must have a conspiracy, but he didn't guess where the tyrant's conspiracy was.

"However, although I can't guess the tyrant's thoughts, I only need to help the prince with all my strength now, strengthen the prince's strength, arouse the tyrant's jealousy, and then let Chu and Song Guo look at each other, father and son turn against each other, and then the new law will be ruined. The best thing is to be like the Zhao Kingdom, and make a big mess, so that the tyrant can end up as a king, so as to pay tribute to my people. ”