Wentang

Chapter 620 Accepting Apprentices ([-]-character chapter)

Wu Yang brought Wu Zetian to the living room, and when he walked to the door, he happened to hear Yue Shan and the warrior Xun talking about the topic of needing someone to protect him.

Wu Yangshi stopped suddenly, and her face became gloomy. As a former imperial family, she knew all too well the dirty things.

No matter whose daughter becomes a princess, she will become a thorn in the side of others. There will definitely be countless pairs of eyes staring at her, and anyone who makes a mistake will be mobbed and attacked.

Of course, things are not that dangerous.It's different when you become a crown princess. Foreign ministers don't dare to criticize you without hard evidence.

Moreover, there are too many things worthy of attention in this matter, no one will keep staring at you, the princess, at most, in the past one or two years, some people feel uncomfortable and picky.

After the limelight passes, when everyone gets used to your presence, when you establish a good relationship with the people in the clan, those people will stop staring at you. Only then will you be able to secure your position as the crown princess.

Change to a woman with a docile personality or someone who knows how to lurk, and a year or two of patience will pass.

But my own daughter...

She glanced at Wu Zetian, she was not a law-abiding person.

Whether it is good or bad to send her to the palace is really uncertain.

It would be fine if there were human beings behind it, but the problem is that the Wu family no longer has that ability.

All the people in the world know that the warrior Xun is a diehard loyalist of the Supreme Emperor. All those who were loyal to the Supreme Emperor all these years before the saint ascended the throne changed their families, but he did not.

The reason why their family can still exist is that the sage has already secured the throne and does not want to do anything wrong.

But this doesn't mean that the Wu family is safe. I don't know how many people who want to do meritorious service are staring at them from behind, and if they show their flaws, they will jump on them and bite them.

It would be fine if the Wu family honestly did nothing, self-protection would be no problem.Now if you want to send your daughter to the East Palace to be the crown princess, that is to use the fat of those with vested interests, and they will definitely kill her.

Given the current situation of the Wu family, is it really a good thing to send their daughter to the East Palace?
She also hesitated like the samurai Xun.

Wu Zetian kept observing his mother's expression, and immediately knew that she was hesitating, and felt anxious.After finally being able to enter the palace as the crown princess, she absolutely does not want to miss this opportunity.

How to break the game?
Entering the palace is too dangerous, unless someone protects them, the Wu family can only rely on external force, but the Wu family does not have such capable relatives.

But...why do you have to look for it among your relatives.

The king of heaven and earth, relatives and teachers, relatives can't count on masters.If I find a great master...

Wu Zetian's eyes lit up and she suddenly had an idea. She stretched out her hand and pulled the corner of Wu Yang's clothes and whispered two words: "Appreciate teacher."

apprenticeship?Wu Yangshi was very puzzled, but when she saw her daughter's eyes kept pointing towards Yueshan, she immediately reacted.

It's just that although she is surprised that her daughter's ideas are always so unexpected, she is not optimistic.

"It's too obvious, he won't agree."

"I'll have to try it if it works. It's best if he agrees. If he refuses to agree, I will completely give up on dreaming of being a princess." After speaking, Wu Zetian stared into Wu Yang's eyes, not retreating a step.

The firm appearance of her daughter made Wu Yang very helpless, but deep down in her heart she also had the idea of ​​being lucky, what if Yueshan agreed.The matter of the daughter becoming the princess is really sure.

That's the princess, so what if I try it.

Thinking of this, she nodded slightly, and said, "Then mother will fight with you once."

Wu Zetian said happily: "Thank you, mother."

Wu Yangshi ignored her, but said before the warrior Xun could give up: "Lang Jun, Yuehou, I have a way, I don't know if it will work."

"Ma'am, why are you here?" Samurai Xun put back the words that came to his lips, and turned his head to ask.

Then he saw Wu Zetian who was following behind, and his face immediately fell, and he shouted: "Do you still have the face to come here? You have lost all my face."

"Lang Jun." Wu Yang immediately stood up and defended: "Don't be angry, I have taught her a lesson just now, and she has also realized her mistake, isn't this here to apologize to Yuehou?"

After finishing speaking, she said to Wu Zetian: "Don't hurry up and make amends to Yue Hou."

Wu Zetian took a step forward, made a blessing ceremony and said: "The little girl is ignorant and offended just now. I hope that Master Yuehou will not remember the villain's mistakes. If you forgive me, please forgive me."

"It's nothing, it's very rare for a little girl to dare to act and fight hard." Yue Shan laughed.

He knew in his heart that this should be another wave of attempts by the Wu family, and he was very curious about what ideas he would come up with this time.If only Wu Zetian came to apologize, he would be very disappointed.

Wu Yang followed his words and said: "Don't say that, this girl is smart, but she lacks discipline since she was a child, she is impatient and pretends to be smart, I have always wanted to find a famous teacher to teach her."

"But you also know the situation of our family. I have been running around with Mr. Lang all these years, but I still can't survive, and it is hard to find a famous teacher, so I have been delayed."

Famous teacher?Yue Shan vaguely guessed what Wu Yang was going to say.So he blocked her with words in advance, saying: "Heaven and earth monarchs, relatives and teachers are the foundation of Gangchang ethics, how can you take a teacher easily, you should be more cautious."

The samurai Xun drank wine twice in a row, and his mind was a little blurry, and he didn't understand what his daughter-in-law was going to do.But he could also guess that he must be trying to save the situation, so he kept silent all the time, for fear of disrupting Wu Yang's plan.

As for Mrs. Wu Yang, it seems that she didn't hear the meaning of refusal in Yue Shan's words, and continued: "You must be cautious when you are a teacher. Master, master, a master is a father. It is said that one day is a teacher and a life is a father. So I chose a master for Chang'er. That's why it's so difficult."

"Yue Hou is a master of learning, and he is a famous teacher and Confucianist. I wonder if he can recommend a famous teacher for Chang'er."

Speaking of which, Wu Yang kicked the samurai Xun vigorously under the table, and the samurai Xun was not really drunk. How can he not understand his wife's plan at this time.

Immediately cooperated and said: "Women's family is a woman's family. They really don't know Mount Tai. Is there a better master in the world than Yuehou who wrote the book "Education"?"

"Of course I know that Yue Hou is the best master, but Chang'er is naturally dull because he is afraid that Yue Hou will look down on him, so he decided to ask him to introduce a famous teacher." Wu Yang said with an aggrieved face.

"Uh..." The warrior Xun scratched his head, half drunk and half awake, and apologized to Yueshan: "It's because I didn't think carefully, don't blame Yuehou."

Yue Shan wanted to laugh as the couple sang and watched, but...

Do you really want Wu Zetian to worship me as a teacher now?This is too red and fruity.

This idea doesn't seem to be thought of by a scheming person, nine out of ten... He turned his head and glanced at Wu Zetian, who had always lowered his eyebrows.

It must have been her idea.

Of course, Yue Shan was very happy about this proposal.

He had no intention of obstructing Wu Zetian's entry into the palace, what he had always thought about was how to get in touch with her.Now Wu Zetian wants to establish a master-student relationship with him...

But you can't agree so easily, otherwise, wouldn't it appear that you are too impatient.

So he shook his head with a smile and said, "Mr. Ying, you are upset."

At this time, the samurai Xun also reacted, his old face was flushed, he didn't know whether it was from the alcohol or from embarrassment.But the matter has come to this point, hesitating and hesitating, but he can't get anything, so just make a mistake.

He said with the strength of wine: "You made Yuehou laugh. My warrior Xun also has selfish intentions, and I also want to make my family better. This opportunity is once in a thousand years. Once I miss it, I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet again in my eternal life."

"If you didn't come today, I wouldn't dare to think about it, but you just came...how can I give up willingly like this."

Yue Shan still shook his head and said: "I can understand your thoughts, but things are not done this way. Today the saint and empress asked me to come and see Mrs. Wu Er, and then she became my apprentice, you know what it means. "

The warrior Xun hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "In the future, our Wu family will look to Yue Hou as the leader."

Yue Shan paused, staring at the warrior Xun and said, "Are you sure you are awake now?"

Samurai Xun said affirmatively, "I'm very clear-headed, and I know what I'm talking about."

Yue Shan nodded and didn't say anything to him, but turned to ask Wu Zetian, "Why did you come up with the idea of ​​worshiping me as your teacher?"

Wu Zetian took a deep breath, knowing that the moment to decide her own destiny was coming, she didn't dare to play any tricks, and said in every detail:
"Yue Hou took away the book I read most often, so I infer from this that you haven't given up on me."

Samurai Xun showed a surprised expression, he saw Yue Shan brought out a book from his daughter's study room, but he never thought about it.

And although his daughter didn't see it with his own eyes, he got the news immediately and made this speculation... It was the first time he discovered that his daughter was so outstanding.

Wu Zetian continued: "With your protection, the possibility of me winning is very high...and you who have lost your magic power after turning into a male chicken, you should not mind having one more princess as your apprentice."

"That's why I boldly ask my mother to speak for Xiang and worship you as my teacher."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Yue Shan nervously, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her nose.

Yue Shan looked at her for a while, then showed a satisfied smile, and said, "That's right, you are as careful as you are and dare to fight hard. I like your daring to do something and not afraid of losing."

"Xie Yuehou is magnanimous." Wu Zetian said happily.

The samurai Xun was also overjoyed, but he didn't lose his mind, and immediately pretended to be angry and said: "Why do you call him Yue Hou, call him Master."

"Yes, Master." Wu Zetian took the opportunity to bow down.Wu Yang quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.

Yue Shan calmly accepted her kneeling and took a sip of tea, which represented the completion of the etiquette of accepting apprentices.

There are many people who have learned from him, but those are not considered masters and apprentices. The real masters and apprentices have to serve tea as a ceremony of worship.Strictly speaking, Li Chengqian is not considered his apprentice but only a student.

His real apprentices were only Feng Yi and Chen Zhong before, but now he has Wu Zetian.

There are also many types of teacher apprenticeship ceremony, complicated ones and engagements are not bad, asking witnesses to give gifts of money or something, simple ones just need a cup of tea.

With Yueshan's current status in the world, he usually invites three or two close friends to be witnesses when he accepts apprentices, otherwise his words are useless.

But Wu Zetian's situation is special.

First of all, if she is a female, there is no need to be so grand in appreciating a teacher. In the future, when I go out and tell people I know well, I will accept a female apprentice.

Secondly, I will go to the palace for a banquet tomorrow, and I don't have time to invite witnesses, so I used the simplest way of kneeling down and serving tea.

Afterwards, I will tell everyone that I have accepted a female apprentice.

Although this female apprentice is a crown princess, with Yue Shan's status and status in the world, no one dares to make irresponsible remarks.

Apart from age alone, no one can say anything about taking the emperor as an apprentice, let alone the crown princess.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed and cheerful.

Wu Zetian and Wu Yang also sat down at the table - this is very important, women in ancient times were not allowed to sit on the table.There is only one situation where you don't need to pay attention to this etiquette, family banquet.

Now the meal has taken the form of a seder.

After bumping into Wu Zetian with tea instead of wine, Yue Shan asked Wu Zetian, "Do you know why I didn't just give up on you?"

"Master, please advise." Wu Zetian said respectfully.

"Because of the prince." Yue Shan sighed. "Warrior Xun put down his cup, and Wu Yang, who was still smiling just now, immediately restrained his smile. The topic involves the prince and they must respectfully listen to every word.

Respect is because the other party is the prince, and listening clearly is to prepare for dealing with the prince in the future.

Wu Zetian listened calmly.

"A talented father and a respectful mother, he is under too much pressure. I watched him grow up, and I know exactly what kind of pressure he is under, and how he suppresses himself. Innate."

"He wants to become what his parents like, and what the officials want to see. But he can't become what he wants to be."

"Can you imagine a life like this?"

Wu Zetian shuddered and shook his head subconsciously.This kind of life is too scary to think about.

Why did she want to make friends with the prince, why did she devote herself to entering the palace to become the princess, because she didn't want to wait for her father to die and be abused by her two elder brothers to become like this.

She couldn't help but see Li Chengqian's appearance in her mind, and only then did she realize that the gentle, refined, magnanimous man who appeared in front of her had hidden so many hardships in his heart.

There was a little more sympathy and intolerance in my heart, and at the same time, a little bit of guilt that I used him like this.

Samurai Xun and Wu Yangshi didn't think so, in their opinion, this bit of repression was nothing.That is the crown prince, as long as he can sit in that position, this little hardship is nothing.

But what Yue Shan said was not for the two of them, as long as Wu Zetian felt it.

Facts have proved that Wu Zetian, who is only 12 years old, still has a kind side deep in her heart, and she was obviously touched.So Yue Shan continued:
"Growing up he never really did a thing for himself, everything he did was what other people expected him to do."

"The saint and empress are very satisfied, their son has the demeanor of a king. The officials are also very happy, the empire has a suitable heir."

"But I'm the exact opposite of them, and I'm worried. A person will go crazy if he stays in this twisted environment for a long time. You know what I mean?"

Wu Zetian nodded again and again. At this time, her heart was also full of pity for Li Chengqian, and for the first time, she had feelings for this man who everyone envied.

"Your appearance has changed everything." Yue Shan looked at Wu Zetian and said with a smile: "Because of you, the crown prince learned to lie for the first time, skipping classes for the first time... After he met you, he did what he likes to do for the first time. matter."

The faces of the samurai Xun and his wife became very strange... There was panic. After all, the prince who was seduced by his own daughter lied. It would be a serious crime if the foreign ministers found out.

There is also a surprise, does the prince like his daughter so much?With Yue Shan's help, it seems that the position of the crown princess is secure.

Wu Zetian showed a shy expression for the first time, and said in a low voice, "I made Master laugh."

"In the eyes of others, this is treason, and it will even give you a bad name like Baosi Daji, but in my opinion, this is an unprecedented good thing." Yue Shan continued:
"The prince has finally revealed his true nature, so I don't have to be afraid that he will go crazy in depression. So after learning about this, I immediately told the saint and empress that you are the most suitable candidate for the princess. "

"Thank you, master." Wu Zetian sincerely thanked Yue Shan for the first time, and then asked: "The sage and empress knew about this and didn't blame me?"

"Don't worry, saints and empresses are not pedantic people, everyone understands the young Muai." Yue Shan comforted.

"I hope you can understand that he is not only the prince, but also your husband, your partner, the one who will accompany you through your whole life. There should not only be national affairs between you, but also the warmth of the world."

"I don't have high demands on you. After becoming a princess, you can pretend to cooperate with the saint and empress to restrain the prince on the surface, but you must enlighten him in private."

"You can talk to him about romantic affairs, talk about doing things he is interested in, but you can't make him an idiot. You are a smart woman, and I believe you can handle this by yourself."

Wu Zetian took a deep breath and said seriously, "Master, don't worry, I understand."

"I hope you really understand." Yue Shan nodded, then changed his painting style, and said sternly:

"There is one thing you must remember. You have never known the true identity of the crown prince. You just regarded him as my disciple Tang Cheng. Do you understand?"

Wu Zetian said resolutely: "Master, don't worry, I have never mentioned his identity in front of anyone except my father, not even my personal maid, Xing'er."

"In the future, if someone asks me, I will tell them that I didn't know his true identity until I met you, including His Royal Highness, and I answered the same way when asked."

Yue Shan turned his attention to the samurai Xun and his wife.

The two couples naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, and nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Yue Hou, the old man only told you about this matter, and didn't tell the third person. I won't tell anyone in the future."

"That's good." Yue Shan smiled and said: "The business is over, let's talk about something relaxing."

The warrior Xun immediately laughed and said, "Come, come, Yue Hou, I'm toasting you."

The atmosphere slowly returned to normal, and Wu Yang asked tentatively, "I haven't entered the palace for many years, so I don't know what we need to prepare for the banquet in the palace tomorrow?"

Yue Shan smiled and said: "I'm not bragging, with the Crown Prince and I involved in this matter, [-]% of the success has been achieved. It's fine if you don't do anything tomorrow."

"Yeah." After speaking, Yue Shan suddenly felt that the words were a bit big, and quickly added: "There are smart people in the palace, you must remember not to be clever."

"If the empress asks you something, you must say what you want, and don't be afraid of making mistakes. Don't speculate on the empress's mind, don't think about whether it will be bad for me to say this, whether it will be better if I say that. of."

"Be sure to tell the truth, remember?"

Before Wu Zetian spoke, Wu Yangshi spoke first, only to hear her questioning: "Yuehou, isn't this not very good?"

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "What kind of person is your mother? Can Chang'er tell the truth and lie to her?"

"The matter of choosing a concubine for the crown prince started years ago. Why hasn't there been a result until now? Could it be that there are so many high-ranking officials and noble families in the capital that there is no suitable girl?"

"This..." Wu Yang was speechless.

"My empress and I have known each other for more than ten years, and I think I understand her character to a certain extent...Tomorrow Changer only needs to tell the truth." Yue Shan said.

At this time, the samurai Xun rescued his daughter-in-law: "Yue Hou is Chang'er's master, how could he harm her, you are just worrying. Chang'er listens to your master, must you be honest and know tomorrow."

"Here." Wu Zetian glanced at Yue Shan and nodded.

The three chatted for a while, and Yue Shan got up to leave early seeing the sky.The samurai Xun asked him to leave after a symbolic hold.

Why is it a symbolic retention? It's very simple, Wu Zetian has to prepare for entering the palace.

What clothes to wear, what to do and what to say when you meet different people have to be taught, but it is not that simple.

Here, Yue Shan didn't go home after leaving Duke Ying's mansion, and went straight to the palace.

It's fine if he doesn't accept apprentices, he will go to the palace and tell his grandson Wugou the results of his investigation when he finds time tomorrow.Now that he has accepted apprentices, he must be escorted all the way.

Now go into the palace to get to the bottom of it.

After arriving at the palace, Yue Shan went straight to the Qinzheng Hall, where he met his eldest grandson Wugou.At this time, she was teasing her little daughter with a few silver bells, and when she saw Yue Shan coming in, she was not polite, and said casually: "You have to enter the palace so late, it seems that you have gained a lot."

"Hey, my mother's intelligence is unparalleled in the world, I can't hide this little thought from you." Yue Shan smiled obsequiously.

"Okay, tell me, what do you mean." Changsun Wugou said angrily.

"I have taken her as an apprentice." Yue Shan said honestly.

The eldest grandson Wugou was taken aback, handed the silver bell to the nanny and waved, then the nanny left with the baby in her arms, and other irrelevant wrestler maids also withdrew.

After everyone left, she said: "Warrior Yi surrendered to you?"

"Crown Princess, not everyone has the courage to refuse." Yue Shan said.

The relationship between master and apprentice in ancient times is very strange. It is a serious crime for an apprentice to betray the master and he will be socially killed.If the master and the apprentice go to different paths due to ideological differences, everyone can accept it.

For example, the master is in one country, and the apprentice goes to another country. It is very common for the master and the apprentice to fight to the death.

To put it bluntly, just because I regard you as my teacher does not mean that I must stand on the same front as you.

Under normal circumstances, Wu Zetian worshiping Yueshan as his teacher did not affect the warrior team, and he could still stand on the opposite side of Yueshan.

But the situation is different now. Yue Shan went to investigate Wu Zetian, and he asked his daughter to worship Yue Shan as a teacher. This was an exchange of benefits.

Now you are protecting my daughter, and my Wu family is also standing on the same front as you, obeying your order.When my daughter becomes a queen, she can make the decision and protect your family in turn.

That's why Yue Shan said when Wu Yang proposed to ask Wu Zetian to be a teacher, you are too popular, you can say that you put your face on the ground.

That's why Changsun Wugou directly said that the warrior Xun had defected to Yueshan.

After getting the answer, Changsun Wugou nodded slowly and said: "That's good, he has surrendered, presumably the remaining stubborn ones..."

The words stopped halfway through, but Yue Shan understood the meaning.The warriors who were most loyal to the Supreme Emperor all surrendered, which could influence many veterans to follow suit.The rest of the emperor's diehard loyalists can't make a difference.

"But..." Changsun Wugou changed the subject and said, "Is that why you are so optimistic about that Second Lady Wu?"

"I won't tell you the details, lest you say that I am boastful, and you will know when you see her tomorrow. Oh, yes..." Yue Shan took out the book from his arms and handed it to the eldest grandson Wugou, saying: This is her book. You can take a look at the reading notes.

"It's the first time I've seen you praise someone so much, and you're still a girl. I really want to meet her now." Changsun Wugou took the book and looked at the cover, and smiled: "Only respecting Confucianism, it seems that you really have Master-student fate."

Yue Shan also laughed, and then got up to say goodbye: "It's getting late and the palace gate will be locked soon, I have to leave quickly. Tomorrow... Your Majesty, please give me some face."

"Okay, you can go now." Changsun Wugou waved his hands impatiently.

After Yue Shan left, she picked up the book and flipped through it. The more she read it, the more surprised she became.If this book wasn't brought by Yue Shan, she definitely didn't want it to be written by a 12-year-old girl.

It's not that the writing is so profound or novel, but the perspective of looking at the problem is not as broad as that of a woman, and even surpasses many so-called outstanding children of aristocratic families.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from the door: "What book is Guanyin's servant reading, so fascinated?"

"Saint." She put down her book, got up and saluted, "Cui Lan brought it over, and said it was read by the second lady of the Wu family..."

She just talked about what Yue Shan said just now.

After listening to it, Li Shimin laughed and said, "This apprentice is well accepted."

"The sage isn't angry?" Changsun Wugou asked strangely.

"Why am I angry?" Li Shimin sat down beside her with a smile, and said, "Other people dare to accept such an apprentice at this time, I will definitely be angry, but Yue Cuilan is the exception. I am afraid that he will not accept him."

"Why?" Changsun Wugou asked curiously.

"In the past, he didn't care about anything. He didn't care about whether I awarded him or not for his great achievements. The more he did this, the more worried I became." Li Shimin said: "I'm worried that one day he will suddenly tell me that he will be promoted to heaven if he completes his meritorious deeds. It's fairyland."

"Now that he is making friends with powerful people and planning for future generations, doesn't it just mean that he has more and more bonds in the world."

"As long as he can serve Datang with peace of mind, so what if he accepts the princess as his apprentice? I really want to see how much of a princess he personally trains can be as capable as Guanyin's maidservant."

"So that's how it is." Changsun Wugou let go of his worries, and said with a smile, "I don't have any abilities in my body, it's all because of the sage's love."

"Haha... You are being modest. Tomorrow, you can take a good look at that Wu Er girl. If it is appropriate... This matter has been dragged on for too long, so it's better to settle it quickly."

"Here, I know."

The time soon came to the next day, and dozens of wives of dignitaries and dignitaries took their daughters to the palace to attend a banquet hosted by the queen.

Among them are Wu Yang's and Wu Zetian's mother and daughter.

(End of this chapter)