Chapter 6 Meeting Gu Tingye for the first time
In the early years, he was valued by the officials. He led the troops in the northwest and was very popular.
Although the Gu family is only a prince's mansion, its reputation is greater than that of some princes' mansions.
However, as he was recalled to Bianjing in recent years and was idle at home, the influence of the Gu family was naturally not as good as before.
Gu Tingye can become the prince's companion, and he will definitely be reused after the prince ascends the throne in the future.
In this way, the Gu family could prosper for at least a few decades, so he was naturally excited.
Xiao Qin barely managed a smile when he heard this.
Of course she knows what it means to be the prince's companion, and how to be happy.
Gu Yankai didn't notice it, but looked at Gu Tingye and said, "It's okay for you to be out of character on weekdays. When you become the prince's companion, you must be calmer. Do you understand?"
“My child understands!”
Gu Tingye also understood the importance and nodded.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go back and rest early." Gu Yankai waved his hand.
After the children left, Gu Yankai and his wife also returned to the room.
I washed myself under the service of the maid and got on the bed.
The maid blew out the lamp and retreated.
Xiao Qin lay on the bed, tossing and turning for a long time, unable to fall asleep.
"What's wrong with you? You keep tossing and turning?"
Gu Yankai didn't fall asleep because he was excited. Seeing Xiao Qin keep tossing and turning, he frowned and asked.
"Master, do you think it is possible for Brother Wei to come to the palace as a companion?" Xiao Qin said.
Gu Tingye entered the palace as a companion, but she couldn't stop him.
But if her son Gu Tingwei can also enter the palace as a companion, then the two of them will start from the same starting line.
In her opinion, the prince is not very old, and her son is not much older than the prince, but he is more able to play together.
Under her guidance, you might be able to win the favor of the prince.
“What are you thinking about?”
Gu Yankai said angrily: “The number of places to accompany the prince is limited. I don’t know how many people in Bianjing have tried hard to make their brother a "Come on, it's a great blessing for our family to get a spot, but you still want Saburo to go?"
"Aren't I thinking about the Gu family? If Erlang and Sanlang can read to the prince, our Gu family will be the first-class family in Bianjing from now on. Except for a few, who can compare with our Gu family?" Xiao Qin's family said.
"Don't you understand the principle of Fuman inviting disaster? Don't say there is no chance, even if there is a chance, it won't work!"
After Gu Yankai finished speaking, he turned over and said: "Don't You are thinking wildly, go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."
Xiao Qin opened her mouth, her face full of reluctance, but she did not dare to say anything more.
Although it is impossible for her son to become a reading companion, Xiao Qin is not willing to give up like this.
Instead, he thought about how to deal with it.
After thinking for a long time, she really came up with a way.
Since she can’t be a companion, let her daughter become the prince’s concubine.
Even if she is just a concubine.
With the Gu family's family status, it is no problem for the legitimate daughter to become a concubine.
But this requires careful planning.
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Not only the Gu family, but also many families in Bianjing are thinking about having their heirs become the prince's companions.
Of course, the officials' selection of teachers for the princes could not be hidden from the ministers of the DPRK.
If there are many princes, some cautious people would not want their sons to go, even if they become the prince's companion.
After all, there are not a few people in history who were established as princes but failed to become emperors in the end.
But now the official family only has one son. Given the official family’s age, it is difficult for them to have another son.
Therefore, Zhao Xing's position can be said to be very stable.
If the heirs in the family can become the prince's companion, it will guarantee the prosperity of the family in the next few decades. How can they not be moved?
Those who are qualified to fight for it are all thinking about how to send their children to the palace as companions.
Zhao Xing didn't know that he had become a celebrity and was remembered by many people.
When he woke up, he got up directly and called the people waiting outside to come in and help him dress and wash.
Zhao Xing has developed a biological clock over the years. He wakes up at half past nine every day, which is around six o'clock in later generations. Therefore, the eunuchs and maids who serve him will prepare washing utensils early and wait for him to get up.
As soon as Zhao Xing shouted, a dozen eunuchs and maids opened the door and came in. Some of them helped him dress and wash, while others made the bed and tidied the room.
When the palace maid was combing Zhao Xing's hair, the eunuch Sanshui who was standing by said: "Your Highness, please report from the palace gate. Half an hour ago, Marquis Ningyuan and his son were waiting in the side hall on the other side of the middle palace."
"Huh?" Zhao Xing was stunned and said, "Go and send someone to invite Marquis Ningyuan and his son to Yongning Hall, and tell them I will be there in a minute. In addition, inform the imperial kitchen and ask them to send more meals. Over at Yongning Hall, remember to send more."
"Yes." Sanshui responded and went out to give orders.
Zhao Xing now lives in Mingren Hall, which belongs to the harem. Naturally, Gu Tingye and his son cannot come in.
In order to allow Zhao Xing to learn martial arts, the officials changed the time for him to study to half past midnight, which is eight o'clock in later generations.
They also asked people to clean up Yongning Hall, which is not far from Zishan Hall, for him to use for daily martial arts training.
Zhao Xing finished grooming, changed his clothes, and left Akihito Hall.
The reason why I didn’t go to pay my respects to Queen Cao was because Queen Cao basically didn’t get up until the end of the morning every day, so it was useless to go.
When they arrived at Yongning Hall, Gu Yankai and his son who were waiting in the hall quickly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Gu Yankai and his dog Gu Tingye are here to pay homage to His Highness!"
"Marquis Ningyuan does not need to be polite. Get up quickly." Zhao Xingxu helped him and looked at Gu Yankai and his son.
Gu Yankai is about forty years old. Perhaps because he has been practicing martial arts for many years, he has a burly figure and looks very young, but his complexion is slightly sallow.
Zhao Xing remembered that Gu Yankai seemed to have an old illness. The reason why he was angry to death later was because his anger triggered the old illness.
Gu Tingye is only ten years old this year, but he looks half a head taller than his peers.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" After Gu Yan thanked his father and son, he stood up and stood with a slight bow.
"Ningyuan Marquis and your son haven't had breakfast yet, right? I asked the imperial kitchen to send some over and eat some with me."
Zhao Xing said, came to the main seat and sat down.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!"
After thanking him, Gu Yan led Gu Tingye to the low table on the left side and sat down.
"Marquis Ningyuan does not need to be so polite. From now on, I will learn martial arts from you, and Marquis Ningyuan will be my teacher."
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he ordered Sanshui to pass the meal.
Naturally, Gu Yankai didn't dare to act like a teacher in front of Zhao Xing.
However, when they first met, Zhao Xing left a very deep impression on him.
There were rumors outside that although the prince was young, he was very polite and kind to others.
He didn’t believe it at first, but he believed it after meeting.
At Zhao Xing's age, he got up early when he was snoozing at this time.
What's more important is that after meeting him, he was very mature. He even knew how to order people to prepare meals for them and dine with them and his son. He was completely unlike a child of just over three years old.
Zhao Xing didn’t know what Gu Yankai was thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn’t care.
Although ancient times were feudal, prodigies were valued very much in ancient times, and the Song Dynasty paid the highest attention to prodigies in history.
The Tang Dynasty established the Boy Examination, limiting the age of participation to no more than ten years old.
The purpose is to discover and train children with outstanding talents from an early age.
In the Song Dynasty, the age for boy examination was relaxed to fifteen years old.
And those who pass the boy examination can directly become officials.
If Zhao Xing was reborn as a teenager and his personality suddenly changed, he would probably be regarded as possessed by an evil spirit, and he might even be burned to death as a demon.
But he was reborn as a baby. If he behaved more maturely, he would only be regarded as a child prodigy.
Not to mention he is still a prince.
There's no way, he can't act cute every day, right?
After eating, Zhao Xing and Gu Yankai, father and son, came to the open space outside the palace and began to practice martial arts.
"Your Highness is still young, his bones are fragile and have not yet matured. I will teach you some basic stance movements. Your Highness will try practicing them first. Stop as soon as you are tired. Don't force yourself, otherwise It will hurt your body." Gu Yankai said with a serious expression.
"Don't worry, Marquis Ningyuan, I've written it down." Zhao Xing nodded.
He practices martial arts to strengthen his body, and he is not eager to fight bravely, so naturally he will not force himself.
Gu Yankai demonstrated several stance moves and asked Zhao Xing to follow them.
Zhao Xing imitated Gu Yankai's posture and adjusted it under Gu Yankai's guidance.
"That's it, stand still and don't move. Stop when you get tired." Gu Yankai said.
(End of this chapter)