"It's very simple, Fourth Brother is Minister Li's grandson," the Eighth Prince explained. "The Imperial College is the highest learning institution in Great Zhou. The reason Father has us perform rites for Confucius and Mencius at the college is to showcase the elegance of our scholars in Great Zhou to the foreign envoys."
"Although Fourth Brother is Minister Li's grandson, he is ultimately just an ordinary prince," the Crown Prince still thought it was more fitting for him to attend the rites with Minister Li. "Father letting Fourth Brother go is nonsense."
"If you, Big Brother, were to perform the rites, Prince Dai's people would certainly be displeased. Conversely, if Prince Dai were to go, your people would surely object," the Eighth Prince analyzed for the Crown Prince. "Father likely wants to prevent any quarrel between your people and those of Prince Dai, so he simply let Fourth Brother attend the rites."
