Jia Zhen only lay in bed for two days,
Then he jumped out of bed energetically.
The first thing he did after getting out of bed was to go to the palace. The previous matter had not been resolved yet.
The Emperor looked at the invitation that Jia Zhen handed into the palace,
He could not help but smile. Jia family had his people. When Jia Zhen returned, he was chased all over the residence by his wife with a whip.
Jia Jing was also angry,
He even took off his face and shoes to beat Jia Zhen,
In the end,
Jia Zhen was pressed onto a stool by the servants,
He knew very well that he had been beaten a few times with a stick.
"Summon Jia Zhen to the palace." After all, he had suffered so much. It was still necessary to appease him properly,
Like this,
So that he could continue to work hard for him.
"Yes," Zhang Sheng smiled and then went to summon Jia Zhen.
"Greetings to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor." Jia Zhen came to the imperial study,
He saw the Emperor reading memorials,
Thinking about the matter in Jiangnan. The matter in Jiangnan had been preliminarily settled,
But there were still one or two official positions that had not been settled,
Jia Zhen thought of Jia Zheng,
After plotting for so long, there was still no place for him in Jiangnan. He could only obediently stay in the capital.
Jia Zhen knew very well that if Jia Zheng was a moldable talent, second grandfather would have given him better arrangements. Unfortunately, greed was like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. He never knew gratitude. He could only see the bad things that others did to him, but he could never see the good things that others did to him. Thinking of this, Jia Zhen felt that Jia Daishan was not worth it.
"Get up," Tu Chen smiled and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jia Zhen stood up.
Tu Chen looked at Jia Zhen and saw that his walking posture was not very awkward. She understood that Jia Zhen's injuries were probably not too serious. Otherwise, how could he walk so nimbly in two days? "Why are you here today, Jia Zhen?" Tu Chen asked.
"I just want to confirm if what His Majesty said a few days ago was true?" Jia Zhen asked directly.
Tu Chen smiled and said: "Of course it's true. A monarch doesn't joke around, why would I joke around with Minister Jia?"
As expected, Jia Zhen once again observed a moment of silence for himself. However, what was done could not be undone, and he still needed to make the necessary guarantees. Thus, Jia Zhen said, "Your Majesty, you asked me to teach the Imperial Prince. That is the Imperial Prince. This humble subject cannot bear the responsibility."
"If you teach my sons, then you will be the same as the Grand Tutors. The princes must respect their teachers and respect you. How can you be responsible?" Tu Chen understood that the Jia Zhen came this time to make a promise. However, he felt that the Jia Zhen worried too much. He would send guards to ensure the princes' safety. As for the princes' disobedience, the Jia Zhen was their Grand Tutor and could punish them. They could not rely on their status to bully the Jia Zhen.
"No, no, this humble subject may teach the children physical fitness. For example, I took the three little brats to grow vegetables. Look at Jian Da, the three little brats eventually collapsed from exhaustion. If the princes also collapsed from exhaustion, this humble subject will not be able to answer to His Majesty or the Imperial Concubines in the imperial harem." Jia Zhen was confident in his ability to deal with the princes who had not yet grown up. However, he could not deal with the Emperor and the Imperial Concubines in the imperial harem. These adults who protected their children were the hardest to communicate with, and they were the most vengeful.
Hearing the Jia Zhen's words, Tu Chen pondered for a moment. He looked at the Jia Zhen's honest appearance and thought darkly. Was the Jia Zhen going to take this opportunity to torment his sons? However, when he thought of the way the Jia Zhen had been tricked by him that day, Tu Chen's rationality returned. He reckoned that even if the Jia Zhen had a hundred times more courage, he would not dare to do so. Since that was the case, it was fine to give him a promise. "I will give you a secret edict. As long as you did not deliberately cause the princes to lose their lives, I will pardon you. No one can blame you for the crime."
"Yes." Jia Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. With this promise, the Jia Zhen felt much more at ease.
"Alright, Dear Official Jia, my children are about to finish their classes. I will arrange for you to meet them first and get to know them better," Tu Chen said.
"Yes." Since they had to meet them sooner or later, it was better to meet them first and make an impression.
Tu Chen asked Dai Quan to bring the princes over and asked Zhang Sheng to bring a chair for the Jia Zhen. He asked the Jia Zhen to wait here while he quickly reviewed the memorials. Now that the printing had just started, there were not many things in the imperial court. Most of them were about Jiangnan. However, even if there were not many, he still had to review them quickly. After all, they were about Jiangnan.
Jia Zhen held a teacup at the side and smelled the incense in the imperial study. This fragrance should be the ambergris. Ambergris could only be used by the emperor. Otherwise, her daughter-in-law would have made it into her essential oils.
The Jia Zhen did not have to wait for long before Dai Quan brought the four princes over.
"Greetings to Father." The four princes lined up in order, from big to small, from tall to short, and bowed to Tu Chen. At this time, the Jia Zhen immediately stood up and bowed to the four princes.
"You may all rise." Tu Chen put down the red brush in his hand and looked at his four sons. He said, "How are the Tai Tutors teaching you? Is it difficult for you to learn? "Tu Chen asked.
"The Tai Tutors have taught us very well. It is not difficult for us to learn," the First Prince said. The other three princes agreed.
Tu Chen nodded and looked at the Jia Zhen beside him. He said, "Dear Official Jia, let me introduce you. The tallest is my First Prince, Tu Ming. He is seven years old this year. Next to him is my Second Prince, Tu Jun. He is five years old this year. The other two are four years old. They are called Tu Yue and Tu Zheng." Tu Chen introduced the princes to the Jia Zhen one by one.
The Jia Zhen nodded and stepped forward. He bowed to the princes again and said, "Greetings to the four princes. This humble subject is called Jia Zhen."
The four princes looked at each other. In the end, they were still young and did not know what was going on. They looked at the Emperor with a puzzled expression.
"Dear Official Jia is a teacher that I have found for you. On the 25th to the 30th of every month, I will send you to Dear Official Jia's residence. Dear Official Jia will teach you for five days. After that, you will return to the palace," the Emperor said.
The four princes understood. Even if they did not understand, they would ask their mother when they returned. The First Prince, Tu Ming, looked at the Jia Zhen who was still bowing and said, "Mr. Jia, quickly get up."
The other three looked at the Jia Zhen and quickly said, "Quickly get up, quickly get up."
"Today, you have met each other. Dear Official Jia, you can go back first. On the 25th of the first month, the four of them will officially visit you. They will pay a visit to Dear Official Jia and give Dear Official Jia the ceremony of apprenticeship," Tu Chen said.
"Yes, this humble subject will take his leave." Seeing the princes, the Jia Zhen could only sigh. As expected of the children of the Imperial Family. They were already fighting openly and secretly. Sure enough, the children of the Imperial Family were not innocent. They could not fall behind others. The Jia Zhen left the Imperial Study. Looking at the princes' performance, he was relieved because these children would definitely perform well. In the end, he hoped that he could say a few good words in front of the Emperor. This would be beneficial for them when they fought for the throne in the future.
"Good." The Emperor waved his hand. He saw that his four sons had already begun to win people's hearts at such a young age. Then he thought of the three children of the Jia family who were naive and energetic. He sighed in his heart. The children of the Imperial Family all grew up like this, including him. That was why his Imperial Father liked the Sixth Prince the most. It was because he was young at that time and did not show his ambition. He only blindly pretended to be stupid and naive. However, there was also a shortcoming. His Imperial Father did not have any serious expectations for him. Therefore, in the end, his Imperial Father chose him to inherit the throne. The Sixth Prince's calculation was very good. Unfortunately, there was an unforeseen event before he was mature.
The Emperor felt that his luck was really good. Although he had a harder time than the other princes when he was young, the Empress was kind. Even though his Imperial Father did not like them, the stewards of the imperial harem did not go too far. They had never been short of the monthly allowance. It was just that they did not live as comfortably as the other princes.
Later, the Crown Prince's Palace changed and took away the three most powerful princes, leaving only the Emperor and the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince's plan had not succeeded. He was probably thinking that he would pretend to be innocent when he was young. After he got married, he would begin to show his ability. At that time, he was already old and could not pretend to be naive. When he showed his ability, his Imperial Father, who had liked him for so many years, would continue to like him. Unfortunately, although the idea was good, it died midway. That was why it was said that it was fate.
"Alright, you all can go back. You have been tired all morning. Have a good rest." Tu Chen said.
"Yes, we will take our leave." The four princes bowed and left.
After the princes left, Tu Chen picked up the red brush again and began to read the memorials.
After the princes returned, they told their Imperial Mother about this matter.
"You are saying that the Emperor asked you to go to Ningguo Province every month from the 25th to the 30th to let Count Jia of Ningguo Province teach you?" The First Prince's mother was an imperial concubine in the palace. She gave birth to the First Prince when she was in seclusion. Because the Empress did not have a son of her own, the First Prince born from the imperial concubine was the most favored.
"Yes." The First Prince nodded.
"Why is Your Majesty doing this? It is a big matter for a prince to leave the palace. I heard that Count Jia of Ningguo Province is only a scholar. Are you sure it is Count Jia and not his father, Jia Jing, the Minister of Rites? "The imperial concubine frowned.
The First Prince shook his head and said, "Imperial Father asked us to meet Lord Jia. He is only about 20 years old. He is very young."
The imperial concubine frowned deeply. She really did not understand the Emperor's meaning. "It seems that we can only write a letter and ask your grandfather." The imperial concubine was very uneasy.
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