jdhmnovel Chapter 497 Testing
Chapter 497 Testing
Xuan Nan Wang neither believed nor disbelieved Jiang Xiaoqi's words.
However, this morning, Jiang Xiaoqi was indeed a competent teacher for the prince.
As he himself said, do your best in everything you do in the present moment.
Then, isn't investigating the case also something that needs to be done right now?
However, the occasion is not right now, and it is not appropriate to discuss the case with the Second Prince.
Moreover, it involves the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince. Although the Second Prince had long been ineligible for the position due to his own reasons, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't repeat it to the Empress.
Watching her two illegitimate sons fight so fiercely while her own son could only stand by and watch, wouldn't the Empress feel resentful?
Unable to win favor with powerful contenders for the throne, and forced to lecture to a prince who had been eliminated early, was Scholar Jiang truly content?
Prince Xuannan picked up his teacup again, taking small sips of tea while occasionally glancing at the earnest "teacher and student" pair.
The first half of the lecture concluded at noon.
The second prince respectfully rose and bowed to Jiang Xiaoqi in a student's salute, but Jiang Xiaoqi stepped aside and said, "I dare not."
"Thank you for your guidance, sir. Your knowledge is vast, and it would be a waste of your talents to teach someone like me."
Jiang Xiaoqi was somewhat surprised. Why had the childish Second Prince suddenly become so serious? Could it be the result of her teaching these past few days?
"Your Highness, why do you say that? You have a great talent for literature, and you will surely achieve great things in time."
These words were spoken sincerely, and no one would think they were just empty platitudes.
"Teacher, you have such a high opinion of me, but everyone says I'm a mentally challenged child."
"Being single-minded is foolish, and so is focusing on research. Many famous scholars and great Confucianists in this world were called 'foolish children' in their childhood."
In this world, there are those obsessed with music, chess, books, paintings, and martial arts. Isn't this obsession a form of praise?
Good heavens? This is the first time I've heard this argument. How could a fool come up with such an explanation?
The second prince instantly felt that the derogatory connotation of "idiot child" had been replaced by a positive one.
Prince Xuannan then stood up and said with a smile, "Listening to Master Jiang's lecture today has been very beneficial to me."
Jiang Xiaoqi bowed slightly and said repeatedly, "Your Highness is too kind. It is my great honor to receive Your Highness's approval."
"With you, the Second Prince, imparting your knowledge, Her Majesty the Empress can rest assured. Lord Jiang has a pure heart and is not disturbed by worldly affairs."
Hearing such high praise, Jiang Xiaoqi didn't get cocky. First of all, he didn't understand why the Prince of Xuannan was here today.
Not only did they stay there, but they also spent the entire morning drinking tea, eating snacks, and listening to their lectures. Didn't they find it boring?
It's lunchtime again. Although the Prince of Xuannan has gotten up, he doesn't seem to be leaving. What? Does he want to dine with us?
What exactly is Prince Xuan Nan up to?
Jiang Xiaoqi has truly wronged Prince Xuan Nan this time; he was clearly invited by the Second Prince to act alongside him.
The second prince wanted to ask what he wanted to ask, but didn't want to reveal too much, so he kept trying to bring up some topics so that the Prince of Xuannan could take over.
The Prince of Xuan Nan was just too cautious; he listened to many things but didn't say anything. Was he afraid of it getting out?
However, Lord Jiang didn't seem to realize his own abnormality. After all, he had been reading so many ancient books, so it was normal for him to ask some questions, wasn't it?
Moreover, the questions I asked were simple ones that even a child could ask, but Lord Jiang explained them very thoroughly and never gave me a perfunctory answer.
The second prince became even more determined to win people over. Officials with such great love, passion, and a broad perspective were extremely rare in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has no shortage of capable officials, but it lacks officials who truly serve the country and its people.
People who hold official positions for a long time inevitably become selfish, self-serving, and hesitant.
Before doing anything, they consider their own and their family's gains and losses, but they forget that they are officials serving the people of the world.
Ultimately, most people only remember that they are a privileged class, while forgetting about the proletariat.
This argument about the privileged class and the proletariat is also a new piece of knowledge I've learned from Jiang Xiaoqi in the past few days.
Jiang Xiaoqi, whether intentionally or unintentionally, was conveying many new ideas from later generations to the Second Prince.
He himself probably didn't realize it, after all, he didn't think the second prince had a chance to ascend the throne.
Seeing that the Second Prince was pure of mind and it was the right time for him to establish a correct outlook on life, the world, and values, the Emperor occasionally "slipped in his own ideas" during his lectures.
Many things not found in the books were also incorporated to help establish the Second Prince's correct values.
It is very difficult for an ancient person to possess the correct values in the traditional sense, unless they are influenced by them from a young age.
Since the Second Prince's mind is like that of a child, isn't this the perfect time to establish his values?
Jiang Xiaoqi felt that he had the potential to teach a new generation of young people from the old society, but he hadn't considered the consequences.
After all, the second prince might spend his entire life in the palace and have little contact with the outside world.
Whether to live in a daze or to live consciously, the Second Prince should have the right to choose.
Therefore, when transmitting new ideas, Jiang Xiaoqi also proceeds step by step and does not use cramming.
The second prince could agree or disagree.
Before long, Chen Lin and the palace servants set the lunch table, and as expected, Prince Xuan Nan had not left.
Jiang Xiaoqi had been having lunch with the Second Prince for some time, but now there are three of them.
Chen Lin arranged lunch very reasonably, not too greasy, with a good balance of meat and vegetables, so that it wouldn't make him drowsy during the afternoon lecture.
“Lord Jiang, it would be wonderful if more people could learn about the novel principles you’ve shared,” said Prince Xuan Nan.
"I'm referring to your understanding of 'obsession'."
Jiang Xiaoqi was somewhat surprised. He looked at the Prince of Xuannan and then at the Second Prince. The Prince of Xuannan actually felt genuine pity for the Second Prince.
Or perhaps it wasn't pity, but a rare display of familial affection within the royal family?
Indeed, the Second Prince is different from the other princes. He likely treats the Prince of Xuan Nan as an ordinary elder.
His Majesty the Emperor had no time to spend with his son, and Prince Xuan Nan happened to be staying in the Taiji Hall of the palace.
The Taiji Palace doesn't seem to be far from here, so it's quite reasonable for Prince Xuannan to stroll over here.
"There will be a thousand different understandings of the same thing from a thousand different people..."
Just like there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's hearts? *cough cough* Jiang Xiaoqi thought to himself.
"I cannot impose my ideas on others, nor will I be easily swayed by the ideas of others. As a person, one should have one's own principles and judgment."
As soon as Jiang Xiaoqi finished speaking, the two people next to him who were pretending to eat paused at the same time, but they quickly covered it up again.