The Emperor handed the article to the Grand Tutor. "My dear minister, have a look."
The Emperor said "good" three times, which showed how good the article was. The Grand Tutor read it carefully. After reading it, he couldn't help but praise, "Good, the Eighth Prince is really a genius."
The idea he put forward was particularly fresh, but it was also very reasonable. If it could be implemented, it would be a blessing for the people.
After the Grand Tutor finished reading the article, the Emperor took the article written by the Eighth Prince again. He looked at the Grand Tutor and said, "It's a pity that the Eighth Prince has the talent to govern the country."
It was high praise to praise a prince that he had the talent to govern the country. But this "pity" was also sincere.
The Crown Prince should not only consider the talent of the prince, but also consider the power behind the prince. The Eighth Prince had the talent, but he couldn't do it without the support of his mother's family.
Therefore, even if the Eighth Prince had the talent to govern the country, he could only be a virtuous minister who assisted the Emperor in the end.
The Emperor sighed and said, "Bring the Eighth Prince to see me tomorrow."
The Grand Tutor took the order.
They talked for a while, and then the Grand Tutor left.
The next day, after class, the Grand Tutor took the Eighth Prince to see the Emperor.
It had been more than half a year since the Emperor last saw the Eighth Prince.
Ironically, the Emperor just glanced at the Eighth Prince casually when he saw him last time. It could be said that he didn't know what the Eighth Prince looked like until now.
The Eighth Prince's eyebrows and eyes were like his mother's. They were very soft and gentle, without any aggression. People who saw them would think that he was a kind of innocent and harmless person.
People couldn't help but have a good impression of him.
The Emperor sat on the high dragon throne and looked at the Eighth Prince. After a long time, he suddenly realized something and said, "Eighth Prince, you're here."
The Eighth Prince knelt down to greet him. "Greetings, Father. Long live Father."
"Get up."
The Emperor stood up from his seat and stepped down. He looked at the Eighth Prince and said, "You wrote the article yesterday very well."
"Thank you for your praise, Imperial Father."
"Can you tell me what you were thinking when you wrote this article?"
"Sure." Speaking of his own article, the Eighth Prince immediately began to analyze his article from the three aspects. In the end, he even extended it, which made the Emperor, who was already amazed by his ability, even more amazed.
He felt even more regret in his heart. If the Eighth Prince had a strong maternal family, the position of Crown Prince would definitely belong to him.
It was a pity.
It was a pity.
After listening to the Eighth Prince's opinion, the Emperor sighed and said, "Very good, very good. I'll leave the matter of the Ministry of Revenue to you."
The Ministry of Revenue was the lifeline of the imperial court. The first job the emperor gave the Eighth Prince was the Ministry of Revenue. It could be seen how much the emperor valued the Eighth Prince.
The Eighth Prince's face was full of gratitude. He immediately knelt down and said, "This son obeys your command."
Looking at the Eighth Prince's grateful face, the Emperor sighed that he had neglected his eighth son too much. After thinking for a while, he said, "Eighth Prince, in a few years, you should start a family and start a career. It's time for you to live outside."
After the princes reached adulthood, they would have to leave the prince's mansion to live outside, but most of them would just casually find a place to build a mansion. But the Emperor suddenly spoke up, it was obvious that he was preparing to give the eighth prince a title.
Once he was given a title, he would be a prince.
Although they were both the Emperor's sons, the title of a prince was obviously much better than that of a prince.
Being given the title of a prince was also the first step toward that position.
"Thank you for your grace, Imperial Father."
The Eighth Prince knelt down again to thank the Emperor.
The Emperor waved his hand casually, "Silly child, I'm your father. This is what I should do."
After the Emperor finished speaking, he waved his hand and motioned the Eighth Prince to leave.
The Eighth Prince knelt down again before leaving the hall.
After the Eighth Prince left, the Emperor lowered his eyes for a moment and suddenly said, "Give the courtyard in the west of the city to the Eighth Prince."
The courtyard in the west of the city was where the Emperor lived before he ascended the throne. It had always been the focus of the other seven princes. Now, he gave it to the Eighth Prince for two reasons. First, he gave it to the Eighth Prince, who was the least likely to get it. This could solve the competition between the other seven princes and prevent them from continuing to fight. Second, it was a compensation for neglecting the Eighth Prince for so many years.
After the Emperor gave the order, the imperial edict that the courtyard should be given to the Eighth Prince was soon issued.
The princes who had been fighting for this courtyard were so angry that they gnashed their teeth.
They had been fighting for this courtyard endlessly. They didn't expect that in the end, it would be given to the Eighth Prince who didn't show his strength.
However, on second thought, if this courtyard wasn't given to the Eighth Prince, they wouldn't be happy if it was given to one of them. In this way, it was better to give the courtyard to the Eighth Prince.
Thinking about it this way, the princes who had been fighting endlessly over the residence actually agreed to give it to the eighth prince.
After all, it was better to give the courtyard to the Eighth Prince, who was harmless to humans and animals, than to make a fuss when they got the courtyard.
Because the Eighth Prince didn't have any background, he got the approval of the other brothers.
When a person worked hard, nothing could stop him.
The Eighth Prince had been working hard before, and this time, in order to become Jiujiu's other half, he almost used all his strength.
The matter of the Ministry of Revenue was not big, but it was not small either. The eighth prince used two months to complete this task.
The Eighth Prince didn't make the original officials lose face. He also convinced the people under him and received unanimous praise from the Ministry of Revenue.
When the Emperor, who gave this task to the Eighth Prince, found out that the Eighth Prince had done this task so well, he was very pleased. Then, he directly conferred the title of Prince Li to the Eighth Prince.
The word 'Li' was more interesting.
Li, it meant politeness.
Although being conferred the title of Prince earlier than the other princes made people feel a little uncomfortable, this title meant that the Eighth Prince's life was just so-so. Everyone felt more at ease.
They even secretly wanted to rope in the Eighth Prince.
After all, the Eighth Prince now had the courtyard that the Emperor lived in before he ascended the throne. Now that he was conferred the title of Prince, he was the Emperor's new favorite.
Because of his identity, he was destined to be a virtuous minister and not a monarch. No matter who got the Eighth Prince's assistant, it was equivalent to having more confidence.
Among the Emperor's eight sons, except for the Eldest Prince and the Second Prince who had already reached adulthood and left the prince's mansion, the Eighth Prince was the youngest but the first to be conferred the title of Prince.
This made the Third Prince, who was about to reach adulthood and get married and be conferred the title of Prince, lose face.
The Third Prince was especially angry. He smashed the Qing Hua porcelain on the table into pieces. "I really underestimated him."
If he had known that the Eighth Prince had this kind of ability, he would have ordered people to kill him when he went out that time. He wouldn't have let him be so arrogant out of kindness and become his hindrance.
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