The villain prince is three and a half years old

The State of Chu was surrounded by mountains and was almost isolated from the Seven Kingdoms. There was only one flat road that allowed the State of Chu to enter the Central Plains and march quickly and transport food and grass.

That road was controlled by the Tianmen Pass of Yan State.

The current commander of Tianmen Pass has Chu blood.

As long as the State of Chu captured Tianmen Pass, it not only gained the road to the other six states, but also tightly closed its own door. It can be said that it was invincible to a certain extent.

As to why the State of Yan was so bold as to place a general with Chu blood in Tianmen Pass, that was another geopolitical factor.

It is true that Tianmen Pass was the territory of Yan State, but Yan State only occupied part of the land near Tianmen Pass. If Chu State was released, Yan State’s losses would be limited, and other countries would bear the brunt of the losses.

In other words, Yan State was not afraid of Chu State occupying Tianmen Pass. After Chu State occupied Tianmen Pass, it would not attack its own country, but would attack other countries, such as the Ning Dynasty.

This does not mean that Yan State is willing to give up Tianmen Pass, but it just does not take it seriously. It deals with it a little here and a little there, which eventually leads to the Chu State and the traitor colluding with each other to seize the future of Tianmen Pass.

This future cannot be stopped in the game - unless you use a modifier, first max out your reputation to ascend the throne, unlock diplomacy, then max out your relationship with Yan State, form an alliance, and then declare war on Chu State, forcing the ally Yan State to declare war on Chu State as well, station troops at Tianmen Pass, and destroy Chu State's conspiracy.

This is a very troublesome system. After all, the game is just a game, and the operating space is still too small.

Now, Xia Jing only needs to make Emperor Kangning ready.

Although the Chu State cooperated internally and externally and the defending general rebelled, the Yan State soldiers at Tianmen Pass still held out for two days.

There are only two days left. If you miss this opportunity, it will be too late.

Moreover, Xia Jing didn't know the exact two days they were, only remembering that they were after Emperor Kangning's birthday. In the game, the fall of Tianmen Pass was just a news item, not an event, so Xia Jing just glanced at it.

If he had known that he would travel through time, he would have memorized the entire chronicle of "The Prince Training Plan" and read all the plot and character analyses on the forum.

After returning from Tongde Palace, Xia Jing had dinner and lay on the bed, still thinking about this matter.

"Jing'er." After washing up, Xiao Yue lay down in bed and hugged the boy.

"Hmm?" Xia Jing turned his head and looked at his mother's face.

Those peach blossom eyes glanced to the left, which was Xiao Yue's habit when thinking. It seemed that Xiao Yue wanted to tell him something more important.

"When Yi Qiu went out today, she met the nanny from Kunning Palace. The nanny pulled her aside and talked to her about handmade soap." Xiao Yue told the story as objectively as possible.

Kunning Palace? Empress?

Xia Jing almost forgot about this serious concern. After the witchcraft case, Empress Yin kept a low profile and had almost no presence.

The Ninth Prince now no longer has to worry about the tragedy that will happen two years later.

Not to mention that Xiao Yue's status is no longer what it used to be. The Ninth Prince has practiced martial arts and is not so easily soluble in water. He also has a precious pearl that can protect him from all poisons.

When Xia Jing heard Xiao Yue mention Kunning Palace, he thought the Queen was going to take action in advance, but then he heard about handmade soap.

Is it a business matter? Want to profit from making handmade soap?

"Let her talk to grandma." Xia Jing hugged Xiao Yue.

The purpose of distributing shares to Empress Dowager You and Concubine Xian was to prevent this situation from happening.

No matter how high the status of Kunning Palace is, it is not higher than that of Cining Palace. Then, does Empress Yin dare to snatch shares from Empress Dowager You?

Thinking of this, he felt strange again. In the game, Queen Yin should not be interested in making money.

It wasn't her idea, it was the Yin family's idea? The Yin family had a branch that was an imperial merchant.

In the past, no matter how much money merchants had or how big their businesses were, they were still small players in front of the central government, which could print money. But this was ancient times, and although the Ning Dynasty had silver bills, they were not directly equivalent to banknotes. If too many were issued, the people would not accept them.

Therefore, where to get the silver has always been a difficult problem hanging in the court.

The imperial merchants were tasked with helping the emperor make money. It was important, but not unimportant either; there were plenty of merchants.

After thinking carefully, Xia Jing couldn't come up with anything, so he gave up thinking and buried his face in Xiao Yue's arms.

Today is the sweet-scented osmanthus scented mother.

……

Early the next morning, the Ninth Prince, with his extraordinary talent, broke the seal of the quilt and successfully walked into the study room following the ringing of the bell.

Not to mention the other princes, even Xue Zhaoju was shocked when he saw Xia Jing.

The already quiet classroom became even quieter.

The princes looked out the window quietly, wondering if Emperor Kangning or Empress Dowager You were coming. Otherwise, how could the Ninth Prince, who had never been seen at all, suddenly appear?

After a while the bell rang, Qi Ruhai arrived. The old man was more direct. He looked at the Ninth Prince, rubbed his eyes, looked again, rubbed his eyes again, and repeated this process over and over again.

That's too much! I've only been away for a few days, I'm not back from the dead!

He took advantage of Qi Ruhai rubbing his eyes and hid under the table.

Qi Ruhai moved his hand away and took a look. The Ninth Prince was gone again!

His look of astonishment was so comical that all the students in the study room burst into laughter.

Standing up from the desk, Xia Jing greeted Qi Ruhai, and only then did the old man believe that the Ninth Prince had really arrived.

He took out the study schedule for the Ninth Prince given by Zhang Zanyu, examined the Ninth Prince's homework, and nodded with satisfaction.

After not coming for a few days, the atmosphere in the study has changed greatly. Although the princes still get distracted, Ning Gaoxiang still stealthily touches his new treasures, and Ning Chengrui still drops rice paper on the ground and eats a piece of cake while picking up the paper, at least they are not so blatant anymore.

After finishing a day of classes calmly, Xia Jing watched the number of small red flowers on the screen increase, and finally Ning Wenhuan won the big red flower.

When Qi Ruhai put the red flower on Ning Wenhuan's head, there was no smile in Ning Wenhuan's eyes.

Xia Jing realized that the influence and pressure of the little red flower system had increased, but its fun had greatly decreased.

There's nothing you can do about it; everything is freshest at the beginning.

"Today's class ends here. Have a safe journey, princes." Qi Ruhei announced the end of get out of class.

Xia Jing packed up his things and was about to go to Shuiyun Palace when Qi Ruhai stopped him.

"Ninth Prince, please stay," the old man walked to Xia Jing's side, "The emperor said that when you come to attend class, you should go to the Yangxin Palace."

There is no escape!

Xia Jing lowered his head, knowing that his good days were over.

Chapter 149 The Temptation of the Rubik's Cube

Hall of Mental Cultivation, Imperial Study.

Xia Jing sat on a small stool, watching Emperor Kangning review memorials, while Xu Zhongde stood aside like a wooden man.

Li Gouer came in with a tea bowl and gently placed it next to Xia Jing.

Although Xia Jing was a little thirsty, he didn't dare drink. After skipping classes for so long, being summoned by Emperor Kangning was bound to end badly, so he better keep a low profile.

Emperor Kangning reviewed two more memorials, opened the third one, took a look, and stood up.

He closed his eyes and rubbed the area around them. Years of hunching over his desk reviewing memorials had taken a toll on his eyes, not to mention the fact that he often read by candlelight at night.

While resting his eyes, he did not forget to work: "How long has it been raining in Yongzhou?"

Xu Zhongde thought for a moment and replied, "Your Majesty, it seems like it's been two days."

"I think your head is about to be lost!" Emperor Kangning said sternly.

Not to mention Xu Zhongde, even Xia Jing was shocked.

Xu Zhongde hurried to make amends, not daring to say the word "seems." "The memorial I sent yesterday mentioned spring rain. It takes three to five days for the memorial from Yongzhou to reach the capital. If the rain hasn't stopped, it must have been four or five days already."

Xia Jing recalled the map he saw in the Cining Palace. Yongzhou is close to the plateau, and the Yongzhou River is a river formed by melting glaciers. The glaciers that have been frozen for a winter melt quickly in the spring. If it rains, there is a great risk of the river bursting its banks.

He recalled that there had been a flood in the game, but not in the recent days, but after the fall of Tianmen Pass.

If Xia Jing hadn't heard the word Yongzhou, he would have completely forgotten about this matter.

The flood wasn't a major event, and had no significant impact on the government or the people. It was merely a piece of news in the game. In "Prince Development Plan," players would wake up each day to two pieces of news from the gossip of the eunuchs and palace maids.

Some news will affect later events.

Floods don't have much impact in the game, but in reality, even the smallest disaster is still a disaster.

It would be of no benefit to reveal this minor disaster to Emperor Kangning, but would instead cause trouble. Xia Jing thought about it and decided to think of other ways to tell the people along the coast.

Emperor Kangning pondered for a long time, then picked up his pen to write. Xia Jing guessed that he was writing to the governor of Yongzhou, asking him to prepare for floods.

After writing this letter, Emperor Kangning finally remembered the little prince on the stool.

He turned his head and looked at Xia Jing: "I didn't expect that you would remember to go back to the study so soon."

What these words meant was that the Ninth Prince was not as lazy as he had imagined, which should be a good thing. However, Xia Jing saw that there was no joy on his face, but rather some resentment.

Did he do something wrong by remembering to go back to the study? Or was Emperor Kang Ning speaking in a sarcastic way?

Xia Jing was unsure, so he lowered his head and acted like an ostrich.

What he didn't know was that after he started skipping classes, Emperor Kangning and Zhang Zanyu made a bet. Zhang Zanyu said that within ten days, the Ninth Prince would honestly return to the upper study to attend classes. Emperor Kangning felt that if he didn't go find that brat, he would never go to the upper study.

Obviously, Emperor Kangning lost.

But Zhang Zanyu's bet stated that if he won, Emperor Kangning could not reprimand the Ninth Prince, which left Emperor Kangning helpless.

Emperor Kangning lacked integrity, yet he always pretended to be. He wouldn't have broken a treaty unless the benefits of breaking it far outweighed the benefits of keeping it. The Ninth Prince's case wouldn't have come to this.

He lightly brushed aside the skipping class incident and asked, "Master Qi said that the princes have lost much interest in the Little Red Flower recently. They're only concerned about their mothers' oppression. Do you have any suggestions?"

"The little red flowers are just a kind of push, encouraging my brothers to try to study seriously, to experience the joy of reading, and to get used to the company of books. If we don't explore the study itself, but instead explore the system, we are putting the cart before the horse." After Xia Jing finished answering, he realized that he had omitted a signature and hurriedly added, "This is what the Queen Mother said to me."

"No wonder Master Zhang praised you. Your idea is exactly the same as his." Emperor Kangning stared at Xia Jing without showing any like or dislike.

Xia Jing muttered to himself, I pretended that it was the Queen Mother who said it, why are you dragging me into this?

He looked at Emperor Kangning's intimacy level and was relieved to confirm that it had not decreased.

"I just ask you, is there any way to rekindle the princes' interest?" said Emperor Kangning.

"Change skin."

"what?"

"It's just that a big red flower is too monotonous. How about something else? Like a red sedan chair. How majestic would that be? Or a paper fan with the word 'Champion' written on it. How cool would it be if it opened with a click?"

"I'm afraid the effect will be limited."

"You can also play some games, but that's beyond the Little Red Flower."

"Oh?" Emperor Kang Ning became interested.

"When I was in the palace, playing with the palace maids and eunuchs who could read, I found that when I could not remember the second half of a piece of knowledge, the palace maids and eunuchs would happily fill in the gaps, as if they had received some kind of reward from the filling in." Xia Jing made up an inspirational background.

"And then?" Emperor Kang Ning recalled what he had encountered, and it was indeed so.

"I think this is the fun of knowledge. If we release the first half of the knowledge during the festival and let the emperor brothers answer the second half, or make the answers into several options and let the emperor brothers choose, and see who gets more points, wouldn't it increase the fun?" Xia Jing said.

This is the way knowledge quiz competitions were played in previous lives. It is very popular both in China and abroad. More importantly, the audience can also enjoy watching it.

This is not just a competition, but also an opportunity to satisfy vanity.

"It's quite interesting." Emperor Kang Ning nodded and asked Xu Zhongde to take note of it.

He turned back, looked at Xia Jing, and got back to business: "If I were to add your name to that screen now, you would definitely not accept it."

"I dare not." Xia Jing thought to himself, it would be okay even if he added it. Xiao Yue was not one of those concubines who forced their children to grow up. Even if he acted badly, Xiao Yue would not say anything.

"So, I will give you another way." Emperor Kangning continued.

Xia Jing raised his head. If he could avoid the red flower system, it would be better not to participate. Although Xiao Yue didn't mind him playing badly, it would be bad for his reputation.

What? Study hard in class? If you traveled through time and space and still have the same paper, then you've come all the way here for nothing!

"Your Sixth Brother wanted to ask Master Zhang to be his teacher." Emperor Kang Ning stared into Xia Jing's eyes. "Master Zhang refused."

Xia Jing understood that Emperor Kangning wanted him to keep Zhang Zanyu.

"I'll try my best," he agreed.

"Okay, I'll give you a month. After a month, Master Zhang will return home." Emperor Kangning turned around, picked up the new memorial, and was ready to continue working.

"I'll take my leave." Xia Jing stood up. This time, the crisis of skipping class was resolved.

"Wait." Emperor Kang Ning remembered something again and stood up to look in the cabinet.

Xia Jing stopped, turned around, and saw Emperor Kang Ning holding a familiar object in his hand.

That was the Rubik's Cube that Ning Shouxu had been thinking about.

"What on earth is this thing? I was playing with it in my free time yesterday and found that the colors can be unified." In Emperor Kangning's hand, the white side was pieced together, while the other five sides were still messy.