The eldest prince walked in and was stunned when he saw Ning Chen. "when did you come?" Ning Chen smiled and said: "Just now!" The eldest prince walked over and sat down, and pressed his hand towards Ning Chen, "No need to salute, we are all one family... I also said that I would take Huai'an to Ning Mansion to find you, but I didn't expect you to come first!" Ning Chen: "???" Why is your face so big? Which of your eyes saw that I was about to salute you? Ning Chen couldn't help but complain in his heart. "When the eldest prince was in Fuzhou, he told me that the Ninth Princess became ill with longing for her?" "Uh... wasn't this just to trick you into returning to Beijing? But I didn't lie because Huaian's eyes were red and swollen from crying every day." The Ninth Princess was a little shy, "Nonsense, I don't have it!" The eldest prince smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, anyway, Ning Chen is back and you will get married soon... everyone is happy!"
"Ning Chen, I was originally going to have a drink with you. Now that you're here, let's drink here in Huai'an... Huai'an recently taught me a card game. How about we drink while playing?" Ning Chen nodded, "I have no problem!" "I don't have any problem either!" The Ninth Princess asked He Ye to fetch playing cards and wine. The three of them were playing and drinking. With Ning Chen here, the eldest prince can't win, he will lose miserably! The three of them were having fun when Emperor Xuan came in without anyone announcing it. This startled the three of them, and they hurriedly saluted and said hello. "How about playing cards?" Emperor Xuan walked to the table and sat down, and asked casually. Ning Chen smiled and said, "Yes!" Emperor Xuan said: "I have just discussed with Feng Gaojie of the Ministry of Rites. The fifteenth of this month is a good day. Your wedding to Huai'an will be on this day." Ning Chen did the math and realized that there were still eight days left. "Ning Chen, do you have any other thoughts about the wedding?" Ning Chen shook his head, "It's all up to Your Majesty!" "What are your thoughts on Huai'an?" The Ninth Princess shook her head shyly. Emperor Xuan smiled with a smile on his face, "The marriage between you two has been postponed again and again. Even if it is a big deal this time, you have to get married first." As he said that, his eyes fell on the eldest prince, and his face was stern, "Have you finished reading the Xuanhuang Travel Notes that I asked you to read?"
The eldest prince said hurriedly: "Go back to my father and finish reading!" Emperor Xuan nodded, "The Emperor of Zhou once said that a territory of thousands of miles should be conquered in half a step. What does this sentence mean?" The eldest prince bowed his head and said: "Back to my father, the meaning of this sentence is that all lands and rivers thousands of miles away must be governed equally. We should not attach importance to those remote places just because the imperial city is at our feet." Emperor Xuan nodded with satisfaction, "What are the next few sentences of this sentence?" "This this......" The eldest prince began to sweat on his forehead and hesitated for a long time, unable to speak. His father only asked him to read the book, but did not ask him to memorize it. "Father, please forgive me, but I am too stupid to remember everything!" Emperor Xuan's face darkened, "To govern a country, you need to have a beautiful world in your belly, know how to use people well, and treat them sincerely. Use yourself as your palm, and use people as your sword. The sword can protect yourself, and the palm can control the sword. The two are dependent on each other, and one is indispensable. " "The subtlety of this book lies in these few sentences. You actually take the dross and discard the essence. You are extremely stupid!" Cold sweat broke out on the eldest prince's forehead, but his whole body relaxed. He said that he felt unwell today and felt that something had not been completed... It turned out that he had not been scolded yet. "My son is stupid, please forgive me, father!" In fact, this sentence is not difficult to understand. When Emperor Xuan said these words, he was somewhat boasting. Because Ning Chen is the sword and he is the hand. Ning Chen can protect him and the country of Daxuan, and he can hold Ning Chen's sword. Especially the phrase "know people well, make good use of them, treat them sincerely", it is clear that he is praising his own discernment, and there is nothing wrong with favoring Ning Chen. All I have to say is that you fools, combined, are not as smart as I am. Emperor Xuan waved his hand and said with a straight face: "Go down and study this book carefully... Also, please pay more attention to Huai'an's marriage." "My son obeys the order, my son resigns!" The eldest prince walked away briskly... After being scolded, he felt extremely at ease. The eldest prince couldn't help but wonder if he had any masochistic tendencies? Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen, pressed his hands, "Come on, stop standing, sit down... This game needs three people to play, right? I just have some free time, so I can play with you for a while!" Ning Chen looked suspicious, thinking to himself that you scolded the eldest prince away because you just wanted to play poker, right? "Ning Chen, I just received the exact news that Prince Rui has indeed gone to South Vietnam!" Ning Chen was slightly startled, "What does Your Majesty want to do?" "I heard that the Zhenxuan Beast is in the hands of Prince Rui?" Ning Chen nodded, "After Prince Rui escaped, I sent people to search the palace, but no Zhenxuan Beast was found. He must have taken him away."
Emperor Xuan said: "Nothing else matters, but the Suppressing Xuan Beast is the treasure left by my father. You have to get it back for me." "Although I don't believe that a pair of jade dragons can affect Daxuan's luck, there are many fools... I'm worried that Prince Rui will use the Suppressing Xuan Beast to make a big fuss, confuse the public with monstrous words, and cause turmoil." Ning Chen nodded slightly, "If your Majesty wants it, I will get it back for you." Emperor Xuan Longyan was delighted. "Don't worry, I have already sent a letter to the king of South Vietnam. Let's see if they understand?" "Now we have to put aside the big things. Your marriage to Huai'an is the top priority." "I have three important things for you. You must complete them." Ning Chen leaned over and said, "Please give me your Majesty's instructions." "First, you have to marry Huai'an. You two are in love. This is not difficult." "Second, after you get married, you have to work hard to get Huai'an pregnant." Ning Chen has a black line on his forehead. Is this... considered a mission? The ninth princess's face was flushed and she was unbearably shy. Emperor Xuan continued: "The third thing is that spring is coming soon. You are talented. I want you to be in charge of spring this year... choose more talents with both ability and political integrity for me." Ning Chen was startled, "Your Majesty, the Spring War Examination is a national event that selects talents for the imperial court... I am fine with fighting on the battlefield, but I know nothing about the Spring War." "Your Majesty, should you let someone else take charge of this matter? I'm really afraid of messing up." Emperor Xuan waved his hand, "This matter must be done by you!" "In the past, there were many insider secrets in Chunwei. Almost all the people in high school were children of noble families and family members of officials...the talents selected were all mediocre people." "I know there's a lot to this, but there's nothing I can do about it." "In the past two years, the court has been purged and all traitors have been eliminated... It's time to select a group of useful talents for the court." Ning Chen was puzzled and said: "Then why must I be a minister?" Emperor Xuan said: "Because you are thick-skinned and not afraid of offending others, those officials and censors hate you, so naturally they cannot give you gifts. Please take care of the children of your clan." Ning Chen twitched the corner of his mouth, "Is my minister so disliked by others?" Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "What do you think?" "Ning Chen, being too good is the original sin in itself... But it doesn't matter. As long as I'm here, it doesn't matter whether they hate you or like you."