After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 339: Life in Exchange
The Prime Minister’s meaning was very clear, telling the emperor that regardless of whether he planned to adopt a child or not, he should start preparations early.

Even if a son is really born in the future, the children trained now can also serve as wise ministers to assist the future prince.

The emperor naturally understood this principle, but he never took any action because he did not want to send such a signal.

On the surface, it is to train royal family members, but in fact everyone knows that this is a reserve for the crown prince.

As the foundation of the country, the crown prince cannot be deposed or enthroned lightly. The emperor is also afraid that these royal family members will develop unnecessary fantasies, and things will become out of control.

Now the Prime Minister's words are sincere, and his heart and eyes are all for the good of the emperor.

They had been emperor and subject for many years and had a tacit understanding between them. The Prime Minister had also received the emperor's favor early on, and was allowed to be enshrined in the Taimiao in the future.

The emperor had no choice but to take his advice seriously. He could only say, "Don't worry, my dear minister. I will definitely take this matter to heart. I originally planned to carefully examine the children under ten years old in the royal family. Now it seems that I can hire a few more teachers, gather these children together, and select the best from the best."

It is not necessary for the emperor to select the Prime Minister right away, as long as the emperor has such an intention.

The old man was relieved.

The emperor then asked, "If I choose a place within the palace walls to open a school, would you be willing to be the first teacher?"

The Prime Minister cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is what you wish for, but I dare not ask for it."

The emperor continued, "Among these children, even if I don't choose the best ones as the crown prince, I will give them a good future in the future."

The Prime Minister felt more relieved.

After the Prime Minister left, the emperor sat in his chair, looking at the empty palace, and was in a trance for a moment.

He still remembered that when he was young, he followed his father to learn political affairs. At that time, the palace did not seem as deserted as it is now.

The late emperor had few children. Apart from him and the eldest princess, he only had two other sisters. As soon as he was born, he was named the crown prince and the empress dowager was promoted to queen.

He thought he would never be like the late emperor, but he turned out to be even worse than the late emperor.

The emperor sighed, turned his head and looked at Qian Rongsheng, and said, "Go to the Hanlin Academy and summon Gu Mingda."

Gu Mingda is not very busy but not very idle in the Hanlin Academy now. He is not Sun Jiaxing and cannot be bullied so easily.

There are indeed some difficult colleagues in the Hanlin Academy, but Gu Mingda had climbed up from the bottom, and people from the bottom are no easier to deal with than these people.

Only a few days after he entered the Hanlin Academy, his colleagues realized that Gu Mingda, who came from a poor family, was not so easy to deal with.

Gu Mingda is not a lazy person, so the official duties he has to deal with every day are all within his control.

Qian Rongsheng's arrival was like a drop of water falling into a boiling oil pan, instantly stirring up the originally quiet Hanlin Academy.

After Gu Mingda left, a group of Hanlin scholars gathered together and chattered.

"I don't know what His Majesty wants to summon him for." A colleague asked in a low voice. Some people have been in the Imperial Academy for many years, but have never seen the emperor. At this time, they couldn't help but say sourly: "Our number one scholar is so lucky. He has only been in the Imperial Academy for a few days, and he has been summoned by His Majesty alone. It seems that he will be very successful! But speaking of it, Lord Sun and Lord Gu have the best relationship. How come Lord Gu didn't mention Lord Sun more when he was summoned by the emperor?"

Sun Jiaxing, who was standing next to him, glanced at the sour-speaking person and said, "Why should I let him talk about me more? A man born in this world should be able to establish himself uprightly with his own abilities. Do you really have to let others drag you down?"

When the sour guy heard this, he never expected Sun Jiaxing to answer like this. He immediately looked like a clown and was so angry that he blew his nose and glared on the spot.

Sun Jiaxing didn't dwell on it too much and turned around to continue doing his own things.

When the others saw that someone had hit a wall, they swallowed the provocative words they were about to say.

However, the runner-up in the imperial examination together with Gu Mingda looked around and quietly caught up with the angry and sour person. The two of them huddled together and whispered for a long time, and no one else knew what they were talking about.

Gu Mingda had no idea of ​​the plot behind him and followed Qian Rongsheng into the palace to pay homage to the emperor.

"Get up." The emperor said casually.

Gu Mingda stood there. The emperor didn't say anything, and he didn't ask any questions. Instead, he looked at the emperor with his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart.

The emperor looked at Gu Mingda standing there, his figure handsome and upright, like a towering poplar, and couldn't help but want to play a teasing on him.

"My dear Gu, do you know why I summoned you here today?"

Gu Mingda naturally shook his head and bowed: "I am a stupid and ignorant person. I beg Your Majesty to explain clearly."

The emperor sneered and said, "Gu Aiqing has raised such a good daughter that my harem is about to be overturned by her!"

When Gu Mingda heard this, his face was immediately filled with worry, and he said, "Your Majesty, my daughter is naughty. If there are any consequences, I am willing to bear them all. I beg Your Majesty to forgive my daughter's sins and let her leave the palace."

The emperor did not expect Gu Mingda to react like this, and he said casually, "Take responsibility? If you really want to take responsibility, I'm afraid your career as an official will end here."

Gu Mingda worked hard as an official, but after hearing this, he still insisted: "As long as my daughter is safe, I don't mind my job."

Gu Mingda was more worried about Niu Niu's situation. He didn't think the emperor was joking. Instead, he felt that the palace was strictly guarded and Niu Niu might have suffered great injustice.

The emperor looked at Gu Mingda deeply, and then said: "I heard that this child is not your biological daughter, but a naughty girl. You are a pillar of the country, why do you have to give up your bright future for an adopted daughter?"

Gu Mingda still did not change his mind and said, "Your Majesty, as the sage said, if you can't clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world? Although I don't know what my daughter did wrong in the harem, it's her father's fault for not educating her. It's all my fault for educating her. I am dismissed for this, and it's something I should bear."

"Merely dismissal from office won't work. Your daughter offended the imperial concubine in the harem and caused a serious mistake. Now only by sacrificing her life can the imperial concubine calm down." When the emperor said this, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The imperial concubine, who had always been a treasure in his heart, was mentioned without hesitation when he needed to use it as an excuse.

When Gu Mingda heard this, he thought that the Li family was taking advantage of the opportunity to attack him. He thought that it was because he had not agreed to the Li family's invitation to a banquet before, which was why he was being retaliated against.

"Your Majesty, my daughter is still young. If you really want to sacrifice your life, you might as well use my life. In the final analysis, it is because of my poor teaching."

(End of this chapter)