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Chapter 1 The Prodigy in Ancient Times

In modern society, marrying a rich and beautiful woman has to be arrogant. In ancient times, it is conceivable that marrying a princess is something that can be imagined. Wang Ting also knew very well what marrying a princess meant to Goryeo, so he did not dare to be negligent. Not only did he send important officials in the court to the Yuan Dynasty to welcome Hudu Lujian's loss. He also demoted the princess Wang, whom he had married when he was the prince, to the palace lord of Zhenhe, and then made Hudu Lujian the loss a princess.

In order to show respect and enthusiasm, Wang Yu took the court officials to wait for the shore before Lu Jian was lost and landed. At the same time, the concubines, princesses, and the wives of the court officials must go out of the city to welcome him. In addition, both officials and servants in the palace were dressed in festive clothes and were waiting in front of the palace gate. The people in the city were also happy and ran around to tell each other.

However, Wang Ye felt that everything was worth it. First of all, the powerful ministers were at risk of subverting the royal power at any time. If they could become the son-in-law of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan would definitely help him fight the powerful ministers. Secondly, as long as they could marry Kublai Khan's daughter, Kublai Khan would definitely supplement Goryeo. After all, who is a father doesn't want his daughter to enjoy wealth and glory!

In fact, everything was as Wang Ye thought. Kublai Khan not only sent Mongolian troops to help Wang Ye quell the civil strife, but also constantly distributed materials to the Goryeo Kingdom, so that Wang Ye could get the support of the people. At the same time, Wang Ye had more and more excuses to walk with the Yuan Dynasty because he became the son-in-law. He often brought Hudulujian back to the Yuan Dynasty to visit Kublai Khan and others. Every time Kublai Khan would give him a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and some precious items. Even the followers who followed Wang Ye and his wife to the Yuan Dynasty returned with a full load.

However, if you gain something, you will lose something. Although Lu Jian's loss can bring wealth to the Goryeo Kingdom and consolidate the royal power of Wang Ye, she is very rude and will lose her temper at any time. In the court, there is no one she hasn't scolded, and Wang Ye is often beaten and scolded by her, but he has no choice but to swallow his anger.

In order to celebrate the loss of Hudu Lu Jian, the prince Wang Xi, he held a wedding banquet in the palace. All civil and military officials went to congratulate him one after another. The deposed Zhen and the palace master also went to greet him. Wang Xi glanced at his ex-wife, but the princess overturned the table and wanted to go back to her parents' home. Wang Xi tried every means to explain the apology to her, but it was useless, and even asked the servants to beat him out with a stick.

Fang Chenyou once served this princess, and everyone got along well, and now he is a person who is a person in the inner palace of the Yuan Dynasty. The princess of Qi is naturally willing to make friends with him. In the future, by establishing relationships with this Princess of Goryeo, he can use this "second-generation ancestor" to clear the relationship and influence the Goryeo's attitude towards the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Bing sometimes felt very sorry for this eunuch. In history, Fang Chenyou, after Tiemur ascended the throne to Yuan Chengzong, was a celebrity in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Kuokuozhen. He was powerful and had a hand covering the sky, and had been in seven dynasties without falling. Now he probably could not reach that level, and he might be killed one day if he failed.

Of course, Zhao Bing also knew that he would not necessarily conquer them like this, but the situation was due to the situation. If he had been in Qiongzhou, he would have begged others, and no one would have paid attention to it. Now the Song Dynasty is at its peak, winning consecutively on the battlefield, controlling the richest Jiangnan economically, and overseas trade flourished, bringing huge wealth to the Song Dynasty. On the contrary, the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty were already setting sun, and the declining appearance was revealed, and even had to beg for peace from the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhao Bing believed that these people would know which side of the kang was hot, and would be happy to make friends with him for the sake of interests and leave a way out for themselves. As for loyalty, he would not ask for extravagance, and the so-called family affection was nothing in front of interests. For these people, the exchange of interests was more reliable and quick. However, with the binding of interests, everyone could be as close as a family.

Now Zhao Bing uses Fang Chenyou to say bad things about Boyan in front of Kuokuozhen, and then packages him into a strong fan who supports Ganmala, colluding with the kings and Han ministers to support him. He Weixian is indirectly giving Boyan a look next to Zhenjin, destroying the image of Boyan, a loyal minister. Now he has successfully made him feel dissatisfied with Boyan and suspicious.

What surprised Zhao Bing was that although he successfully made the real gold a drug addict, he was becoming more and more energetic and not like a dying person. Now he could actually take power, which made him lose his concern for the opposing crown prince again, which made Zhao Bing’s plan to disrupt the internal affairs of the Mongolian Yuan. But it was not without any effect at the moment. Although Boyan was not beaten down, he made the couple beat the Wang family’s dog, which was a surprise!

However, Zhao Bing liked the newly-collectioned three beautiful ladies very much. The two Mongolian princesses were a little wild, and the Korean beauties were extremely gentle, which made him feel a different style. What made him even more exciting was the feeling of hiding a golden house and raising a beautiful outdoor room. Of course, it was also to not stimulate the pregnant women in the palace, and also avoid the legendary palace fighting. Even with the title, they did not allow them to live in the palace for a long time, but temporarily lived in the palace...

Today, Zhao Bing got up early, after exercising, he went to the Empress Dowager's place to pay his respects as usual. Now that he has grandchildren and spiritual support, the construction of Emperor Jingyan's tomb has begun, it has also made her realize a big thing in her heart and a great mood. After paying respects, the Empress Dowager still kept him for breakfast, and after talking for a while, he left the palace and went to Wende Hall.

However, Zhao Bing did not go to court, but wanted to interview a child prodigy. This matter made him feel magical. He believed that there were geniuses in the world, people born with smart people, and those who taught him for many years were called a child prodigy. Now he was also a child prodigy by the court and the country. After all, he opened a palace at the age of five and occupied a base in Qiongzhou. He succeeded to the throne at the age of seven, led the ruined Xingchao to guard the last piece of territory, and repeated the Jiangnan for ten years. It was already magical enough!

However, Zhao Bing did not dare to claim to be a child prodigy. The childhood he remembered in his previous life was also the era when many prodigy emerged. Some children had a speed of mental arithmetics that surpassed computers, could recognize words with their noses, and published poetry collections at the age of eight, and became an inventor at the age of ten... His grandfather was also keen on this matter and wanted to cultivate a prodigy, allowing him to participate in the quick calculation class, English class, Olympic class, right brain function development class, etc.

As a result, a lot of money was spent and a lot of time wasted. The old man gave up when he looked at his depressed grandson in front of him and finally admitted that his grandson was not the same material. Zhao Bing was also very depressed by this matter and had been worried about it for many years. At this time, various secrets and anti-counterfeiting were popular, and only then did he realize that there were too few geniuses in the world, too many scammers, and smart people were all scammers, which led to the generations of child prodigy.

However, Zhao Bing traveled through the Song Dynasty for thousands of years and found that there were many prodigy in this era. Today, he would have to take the exams and certifications of more than 100 prodigy selected from various places in the palace. How could he not be excited? But this matter is also irrelevant. Could it be that this period is really reviving spiritual energy, so many geniuses emerge, and prodigy will be quit.

But Zhao Bing also discovered that the legend of "child prodigy" has been around for thousands of years in Chinese history, and it is not unfair to be deceived in his previous life. The so-called child prodigy, also known as saint child, strange child, and heavenly child, is a name for children with excellent talents. "Cefu Yuangui" also has special notes, namely "has a special heterogeneity, far beyond the full range, a sensation in cradles, and an enlightenment comes from the age of the old age."

This is also a verbal proof that China has attached importance to education since ancient times, so there are records of children with extraordinary intelligence, leaving many good stories, even myths, and of course some ended with farces and tragedies. When we are familiar with Confucius, he was discovered by his mother at the age of three, he could learn the rituals of sacrifice by himself and then become a "model of teachers for all generations". However, even though he was well-educated, he once asked Xiang Hao, who was seven years old, for advice, so that Confucius sighed: "I only know that my future generations are really terrifying!"

There is also Zhao Bing who often uses Gan Luo who is entitled to be a stern person to criticize those who do not let him take power. "Why can Gan Luo be the prime minister at the age of twelve, but he cannot take power at the age of seven." Of course, there are Wang Bo, Wang Mian, Yan Song, Xie Jin, Fang Zhongyong... in history, which can be said to be as numerous as the stars in the sky, inspiring waves of later generations.

In response to the waves of prodigy among the people, the court also expressed concern and decided to conduct strict official assessment and systematic training of prodigy at the official level. Xiao He, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, formulated the earliest and most basic child prodigy assessment system in China: Taishi tests students, and can be satirized by more than 9,000 characters, which can be considered as a history; he also tested it with the six-style test, and the most important lesson was that the Censors and Censors wrote a letter to the Shangshu, the Censors and the History of the Lingshi. Officials and civilians wrote a letter to them, and their characters were not correct, and they would be impeached.

In the early days, the Boy Zi Academy was mainly recommended in the Han Dynasty. Zuo Xiong of the Later Han Dynasty further determined that those who were filial and honest in the classics were called Lang, and those who were young and talented were called Tongzilang. Once children were elected as Tongzilang, they could become officials. Those with good moral character, filial piety, and excellent grades could also serve as officials such as Shangshu, Censor. At that time, there were many prodigy in the Imperial Academy.

In the Tang Dynasty, since the imperial examination system had developed and was complete, it was necessary to be selected for the Boys subject. It was stipulated that the age of the selected person must be under ten years old. The examination required to be able to write and be able to understand the one-principle, and the ten-volume verses of the "Book of Filial Piety" and "Analects of Confucius" were read. Those who were proficient can be admitted to the subject and give their identities. However, due to their youth and lack of knowledge, these prodigy were unable to govern the people, and in order to prevent children from gaining office by being smart, the Boys subject system was abolished in the Tang Dynasty.

During the Five Dynasties, many unqualified fake boys tried to get mixed up with their eyes. The court strictly rebuked and required that they must be reviewed. In the Later Zhou Dynasty, the identification of prodigy also increased. In the twists and turns of the resumption and the dismissal, the Song Dynasty's boys' subjects gradually improved: one is to have customization, that is, to first test the strange boys in the Imperial College, and the Zhongshu exam, and the emperor often conducted the final test in late spring every year.
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