Chapter 451: Self-Righteousness Is the Biggest Taboo

After calming down, Yu Qiubai narrowed his eyes and replied: "Your Majesty is wise."

Chu Qinghuang sighed lightly.

"The minister is indeed here to wait for His Majesty on purpose." Yu Qiubai said. Anyway, the other party had already seen through his mind. Denying it would seem hypocritical and pretentious. "Today, the little sister was invited to the palace for tea by the Queen Mother. I escorted the little sister into the palace. After that, I had nowhere to go, so I simply walked in the garden, thinking that I might be lucky enough to see Your Majesty, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty actually came. I asked Your Majesty the Queen to forgive me. "

Chu Qinghuang raised his eyebrows: "So, you and I are still destined to be together?"

"I don't dare." Yu Qiubai said, "I am honored."

Chu Qinghuang lowered his eyes at the tea cup and took a slow sip.

Taifu Yu was the former teacher of the Supreme Emperor, not the teacher of the princes, so he always remained neutral on the matter of competing for the heir apparent.

Yu Qiubai is the most valued grandson of Taifu Yu.

If King Xuan did not fall out of power, but became the emperor as he wished, then not only the Qin family could continue to be prosperous, but Princess Xuan became the queen, and the Yu family would also become the new uncle's house.

Yu Qiubai, the direct grandson of the Yu family, is a serious young uncle, and he is also a learned noble son, with great honor and unparalleled dignity.

Among the noble sons of the imperial family, and even the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, who would not be able to respectfully call me "little uncle" when they see him?

Therefore, people's fate is really unpredictable. One thought can lead them to the clouds, and the other can lead them to hell.

"Is Mr. Yu worried about settling the scores with me later, so he asked you to please me?" Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "Your sister must have wiped her tears in front of you."

Yu Qiubai was slightly shocked, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is aware of this."

"Outsiders think that I am a ruthless person who eradicates dissidents and kills people like crazy. I am a bloodthirsty evil god." Chu Qinghuang said indifferently, "It is not surprising that Master Yu has such worries, but I will not anger the Yu family. , I have no interest in you either.”

Yu Qiubai was slightly startled.

"Young Master Yu seems to be a proud man with good character. He has never succumbed to those shallow and gossipy people before, and now there is no need to put down his pride and commit himself to perfection because of the downfall of the princes." Chu Qinghuang looked at him, "I Cherish talent and love talent. What you cherish is talent and learning. What you love is character. It is not a pretense and showoff. Of course, it is not a posture of humiliation and humiliation for the sake of the overall situation. "

Yu Qiubai lowered his head, all the pretense and pride were torn to pieces at this moment, his face was as red as a boiled shrimp, but deep in his heart, for some reason, a stream of heat slowly arose and spread throughout his limbs.

"...I am so ashamed." He said in a low voice, "Your Majesty has a broad heart, which is beyond my expectation."

"You are not young anymore. Since you are determined to have an official career, why didn't you take the scientific examination last year?"

Yu Qiubai's face froze, and he hesitated for a moment whether he should tell the truth or not.

However, he hesitated for only a moment, and he blushed and said: "I am narrow-minded and once said arrogantly, 'I only want to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty with everything I have learned.' When Your Majesty came to the throne, I was biased against Your Majesty, thinking that Wen Zhan and others could be admitted to the imperial examination." His Majesty took advantage of his status to take advantage of him and did not want to be associated with him, so he decided to wait for another three years to see whether his Majesty behaves and governs the world as a 'wise king'."

Chu Qinghuang said calmly: "That's it."

Yu Qiubai thought of Chu Qinghuang's use of young ministers to govern the world with an iron fist. He thought of Xiqi's growing national power and Her Majesty the Queen's empty harem, and she felt even more foolish.

For a moment, I just felt ashamed: "I have a villain's heart. Even though I am proud in every way, I am narrow-minded, short-sighted and self-righteous. I have read ten years of sage books in vain. Please forgive me."

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment: "What crime do you think should be punished?"

Yu Qiubai was stunned, then lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "You should be punished by the rod for presuming the holy will."

"In that case, let's pull him down and beat him." Chu Qinghuang turned around and ordered, "Fifteen sticks."

Chu Xuanyi accepted the order, went out and ordered the guards: "Pull Mr. Yu down with fifteen sticks."

The guard on duty quickly came over and took Yu Qiubai down.

Chu Qinghuang finished a cup of tea and said calmly: "What do you think of Yu Qiubai?"

Chu Xuanyi said: "I dare not speak nonsense."

"Yu Qiubai should have good knowledge, but he is too proud, has a strong self-esteem, and is thin-skinned. He needs to work hard." Chu Qinghuang looked outside the Nuan Pavilion, her voice was so light that she couldn't hear her emotions, "If he only If you want to study but don't want to be an official, it's okay to be proud. Scholars will inevitably be a little arrogant, but it's not okay to be too proud if you want to be an official."

Chu Xuanyi was silent and seemed to understand what Chu Qinghuang meant: "Your Majesty said it."

"Speculating on the holy will is the second best, and self-righteousness is the biggest taboo." Chu Qinghuang stood up and walked to the window, opened it a little, and let the wind blow in. "Although what he just said was the truth, he didn't tell the whole truth. . When I came to the throne, thirty more places were added for the imperial examination to select talents, which was a good thing for those candidates, but Yu Qiubai obviously didn't think so. "

Chu Xuanyi lowered his eyebrows and said, "I am stupid."

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment: "If you are stupid, just be stupid. I don't need to explain everything to you."

"……yes."

"I will order someone to send Yu Qiubai out of the palace later. The Queen Mother will know the news of his beating as soon as possible. There is no need to hide it from outside the palace." Chu Qinghuang turned and walked out, "Let's see who else dares to make plans in the future. On my body."