Crown Tang emperor

"Ha, Dao slave, you are so scared that you wet your pants!"

Hearing this, Li Xiantong, who was a little confused, immediately became bright-eyed, rushed straight to the robe that Li Daonu had just taken off, and raised the lens on his chest to observe.

Li Daonu didn't bother to pay attention to this somewhat unreliable cousin, and turned to Li Chengde and asked, "Have you heard about the list of apprentices who will go to Zhaowen Hall with us?"

After Li Chengde heard the words, he nodded quickly, took out a booklet from his arms, and handed it over: "The names have been recorded here, and I have also searched for people to inquire about their backgrounds in the past two days. There is a booklet in it." Note that his name is Li Chang, and he used to be a colleague of our Le Zhiyuan, but he didn't have much contact with him in the past years..."

"Li Chang?"

Li Daonu was a little surprised when he heard this, looked at Li Chengde and asked, "What's so strange about this kid?"

"He's rich!"

When Li Chengde said this, he raised his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, but he didn't want to attract Li Daonu and Li Xiantong's eyes: "Which household in Beijing is not richer than you?"

Hearing the two people's complaints, Li Chengde's face suddenly collapsed.Although his family is powerful, they also have a lot of mouths to eat. Although the old man Li Shouli is not stingy, but the housekeeper, Princess Qi, wants to use one coin for two. Give money to use.

"You look down on me..."

Li Chengde is also a young man who wants to be strong. He stared at first, and then he had to admit the reality: "It should be... But this Li Chang, don't underestimate him! Although he is not a noble person, he has a family member." A strong business, do you know about the Wanxiang Club in Beijing? That is his family’s property! It is said that for daily necessities, there are several carts full of money and silk behind them, and they are scattered all the way!"

Li Chengde, who was tight-lipped since he was a child, really had little imagination for wealth. When he inquired about the relevant information from his classmates, he was so surprised that his eyes almost popped out, but Li Xiantong questioned: "Even if his family is rich, Wan Min Money can be carried with you, so how can you use a few carts to follow you?"

"Perhaps a few big trucks are full of flying money! Anyway, that's what others say. In short, this Li Chang is a great person. I don't know what you two think. In short, I must be friends with him!"

So far since Li Chengde was born, the most money he has dealt with is still in the years when he lent money in Le Zhiyuan. He doesn't know how much the money is, but he is already full of closeness to that classmate who came from a wealthy family.

"There is a traitor among us, come and capture him!"

Li Daonu didn't know the meaning of this joke, but Aye often yelled it when he practiced polo in the palace, and he often used it to tease his companions after hearing it. At this time, he was full of contempt for Li Chengde's naked money worship complex.

After Li Xiantong heard the words, he also came up with a smile, and twisted Li Chengde into the room together. The cousins ​​laughed for a while, and Li Daonu's nervous and tired mood relaxed.

"Zhaowen Pavilion is not a home garden like Lezhiyuan. It is a strange place for us brothers to gather people's eyes from outside. After entering the pavilion, we should take a look at the situation first, and don't reveal our true state for a short time!"

Among his peers, Li Daonu is not as obedient and well-behaved as his parents think, but he knows how to hide himself better than his two cousins ​​who have shown their true colors. Now he is going to a new school. Zuo's exhortations are also on the lips.

Li Chengde nodded when he heard the words, but Li Xiantong didn't think so, waved his hands and said, "Zhaowen Pavilion is narrow and narrow, and you can see through it at a glance. What situation needs to be looked at? You two can rest assured, I can take a trip to see the depth of the water." Try it out, we have to boldly mark the style, and then there is room for concessions. If you enter the Zhaowen Pavilion, you will have to shrink your head and live, and you will be enforced by the scholars! I still have a lot of ideas to display in Lezhiyuan No, it is about to rely on the greater ability of the Zhaowen Museum to fulfill it..."

"Brother, are you going to Zhaowen Hall to jump off the building?"

Li Chengde couldn't help being shocked when he heard the words, unlike the same prince and his heirs who are weak, his children are not a rare thing, earlier because his grandmother was angry with them for encouraging them, he was beaten by his own father.

Li Xiantong was embarrassed when he heard this, raised his hand to touch Xin Pi Fangsheng's cheek, and then raised the crystal lens on his neck: "I will perfect the flying wings sooner or later, but right now I have another plan. I wish this mirror can gather light and make a fire. I want to polish more and make large-scale production. In the future, every family in Beijing will have this mirror for heating and cooking, and don’t even consume charcoal fire. It’s just that there is nowhere to find more crystals... ..."

Li Daonu knew the effectiveness of this interesting object, and after hearing the words, he smiled and said: "This mirror must have a clear sky to gather heat. If it is cloudy, will the whole city be cold?"

Li Xiantong was stunned when he heard the words. Before he had time to think about this problem, he patted his head and laughed after thinking for a while: "It's not easy, and then use charcoal to make a fire to replace the sky... It's not right, it's not right to make a fire." What is the mirror for?"

Leaving aside Li Xiantong's physical speculation, the few chatted for a while, and another official came to inform him to attend the dental ceremony, so he got up and went out.

On the way, Li Chengde inevitably reminded him again and again that he must treat his best friend Li Chang with a kind attitude. If this friendship cannot be further developed, the brothers have nothing to say unless they are willing to subsidize his daily expenses!

Chapter 1008

In the Guozijian straight hall, the venue for the next ceremony has already been arranged, and all relevant personnel are also present.

In the center of the lobby, there are Guozijian Jijiu Wang Fangqing and Yang Zaisi, a scholar of Zhaowenguan, and Chen Ziang, a scholar of Zhaowenguan, He Zhizhang and others are seated in the second seats.

Chen Ziang used to be a doctor in the Ministry of Rites. After his rank was full, he became Secretary Shaoqing. Without the disappointment, loneliness and untimely death in the world that he missed, he seems to have been ranked among the nobles in the imperial class. What remains unchanged is his character. Straightforward.

This is also one of the reasons why the sage appointed Chen Zi'ang as a Bachelor of Zhao Wenguan. He was worried about handing over his son to Yang Zaisi, an old idiot, for training.

Chen Zi'ang's reputation in literature is slightly inferior to Zhang Shuo's, but it doesn't mean that his attainments are poor, but because of his personality. He is not as good at building his own reputation as Zhang Shuo.

When it comes to his real attainments in poetry and prose, Chen Ziang claims that his prose has been in decline for eight generations, and he has an extraordinary spirit of innovation and exploration, which is a spirit that many people in the world do not possess.Moreover, he has a strong character and a strong ambition to make contributions in the world. For the youngsters of the new school age, he has a very high personality charm, and he is a rare life idol in the growing period.

If Chen Ziang is responsible for guiding and teaching his son, then He Zhizhang is a bosom brother prepared by the sage for his son.

He Zhizhang used to be Fuping County Captain. He was selected for two years after his rank was full and he was excellent in the examination. Among the ranks of ministers and officials, it can be said that they are super-appointed.

Of course, this is also related to He Zhizhang being able to settle down in loneliness, staying in thatched cottage for several years, and forming a deep friendship with Zhong Shaojing.Although Buque and Supplementary Relics are low-ranking humble positions, they belong to the sequence of enshrined officials in the two provinces, and they are usually recommended by the prime minister.

Zhaowenguan was under the Menxia Province, so after Yang Zaisi resigned from serving as a servant, he also received a Bachelor of Zhaowenguan.And He Zhizhang was able to enter the province to serve, which also made the saint quite gratified, so he simply added the post of waiting for the system.

The reason why he looked at He Zhizhang differently, apart from his special status as the number one scholar in the first year of Kaiyuan, was also because He Zhizhang had a really pleasing personality and a high degree of both quotient.The sage hoped that his son would be accompanied by such an official with a sound personality during his growth.

In addition to the officials in the hall, the left and right sides of the lower head are also full of students from the Zhaowen Hall.Zhaowen Academy, as the highest academic institution of the Kingdom under the Menxia Province, has extremely strict admission standards, and the full staff is only more than 30 students. Based on the principle of preferring shortages, they are often in a state of lack of staff.

Before King Yong entered the school, there were 13 students in Zhaowen Hall.Originally, there were more than 20 students last year, but with Chen Ziang's entry into the library, the difficulty of an exam at the end of last year suddenly increased, and more than [-] student places were directly dismissed, leaving only the present ones.

In addition to the three cousins ​​including King Yong, there were seven other people who entered the Zhaowen Hall together this time. Naturally, they were all the children of noble families in Beijing, but they all passed the strict evaluation by Chen Zi'ang and others.

Right now the seven people were sitting in the hall, although they were curious and looking forward to it, they didn't dare to look around.The previous series of evaluations had already made them realize the rigorous academics of Zhaowen Museum, and they would inevitably be taught by their parents before leaving the house today, so they dared not neglect it.

With the sound of qin and zither music in the side hall, the three of King Yong stepped into the hall under the guidance of the ceremonial officer. Several officials only nodded slightly in the hall, but did not stand up to greet them. The person stood in a fixed position and set up a plain screen in front of him.And those few apprentices who followed King Yong and others also got up quickly and stood in line behind the three of King Yong.

"Xiao Wang and others are under the employment of Mr. Zhu, dare to see you."

Having experienced the test of the cumbersome etiquette of the Shiba ceremony before, Li Daonu was calm at the moment, and when all the members finished queuing up, he took the lead in raising his hand and bowing to the hall.

The officials in the hall nodded slightly, and the doctor replied: "I have no virtue, please King Yong be shameless."

"Please wait for the bachelor without shame."

Behind the screen, King Yong led all the students to bow their hands to respond, and then the doctor entered the hall to ask for instructions. After a while, he hurried out and sang: "Please take your place, Your Highness, King Yong. I will only dare to see you if you are humble."

"Xiao Wang dare not treat you as a guest, please see me eventually."

Hearing King Yong's answer, the doctor walked up and down again, and then bowed to King Yong and said: "You can't be given a life for a lowly position, so I invite you."

After passing a message across the screen, the screen was removed again. At this moment, all the officials in the hall have left the table, only Yang Zaisi is still sitting in the hall.King Yong led the apprentices behind him to the hall, standing on the left side, and his own entourage went forward to receive the Shuxiu, and Yang Zaisi, a scholar of Zhaowenguan, accepted the case with a smile.

There are strict regulations on the official Shuxiu. Although King Yong is the son of a sage, he is not beyond the standard, nothing more than five horses of silk, one pot of wine, and five pieces of dried meat.As for the gift that the sage is talking about reducing, that is the extra gift for the bachelors, so things are cheap and they can do whatever they want.

Every time Shuxiu offered something, all the students bowed towards the east, until Shuxiu finished, Yang Zaisi stood up from the case, looked at King Yong lovingly, maybe he didn't look at his own grandson like that kind.

When Yang Zaisi got up to leave the seat, the doctor led Yong Wang and others to bow to the empty seat. So far, Shu Xiu had been accepted, and all the apprentices became the official students of Zhaowen Hall, and Yang Zaisi personally handed out the tokens for entering and leaving the hall. To the students.

The following ceremony of teeth and helmets was generally made by the students facing each other, each reporting their names, backgrounds and ages, the older ones would sit at the top table, and the younger ones would respectfully accompany the last one, and it was not because of King Yong's noble status that he was exempt from customs.

Of course, common customs are unavoidable beyond the rules of etiquette. The eyes of the scholar Yang Zaisi were all fixed on King Yong without looking away. Naturally, other students did not dare to really ignore King Yong's identity.

When introducing each other, some students also drafted a scholarly motto ingeniously and said it together. There were aphorisms from predecessors and self-written poems, so as to enrich the impression they left in King Yong's mind. .

After the age was determined, all the apprentices in the room were generally nodding acquaintances, and they sat down at their seats, and Chen Ziang read out the regulations of Zhaowen Hall with a straight face.

After that, all the bachelors retreated separately, leaving the place for the students to bond with each other and deepen their relationship.After the bachelors left, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became more relaxed, with a lot less sense of restraint.

"Xiao Wang is going to school today, and in the future his classmates will be employed, so I have to rely on you to give me some advice. Today, I have made friends with you. It is a little bit of courtesy. Please accept it."

The Tooth Ceremony is a social gathering among the children of nobles, and of course there is also the link of giving gifts to each other.It is a big event for the family that King Yong went out to study, so all the concubines in the inner palace also prepared a gift for King Yong to give to their classmates.

Among them, the queen prepared a set of pens and inkstone stationery, the imperial concubine provided polo equipment, the concubine Hui provided a school robe, the concubine De gave a bookcase decorated with gold and jade, Yang Zhaorong a jade chess game, Wei Jieyu A set of poetry anthologies was given.

There are a total of six items, and everyone present has a share. It can be said that they are both innovative and valuable.They were all from noble families, so they could naturally see the value of this set of gifts.

After King Yong's gift was over, it was the turn of the other new students.Li Xiantong, the son of the prince, presented a copper engraved leak to warn the students to cherish the time. If there is any ingenuity, it is that this set of copper engraved leaks was designed by himself. When the scale reaches Mao, there will be a built-in alarm drum ring.

After listening to Li Xiantong's introduction, the students were naturally curious. If there were no gifts to be given later, they couldn't help but want to give it a try.

But it turns out that their expectations were also superfluous.When it was the turn of King Qi's son Li Chengde, the boy took out dozens of Kaiyuan Tongbao from his waist pocket with a painful expression on his face, and stuffed them into the hands of his classmates one by one.

These Zhaowenguan students didn't expect to receive gifts to make a fortune, but compared with the previous two, the copper coin stuffed in the palm of this hand is really too big, which makes people unacceptable.

Although Li Chengde's etiquette is thin, his expression is very solemn. He didn't even look at the two cousins ​​who had distanced himself from him. This thing. The reason why the predecessors made it like this is to warn future generations that the inner is square and the outer is round, and the inner is right and the outer is round.

Everyone had a lot of complaints in their hearts, but when they heard what Li Chengde said, they all restrained their expressions and expressed their experiences.

Seeing that this was a fool, Li Chengde wiped the sweat from his palms in secret, sat down at the table, and then Li Xiantong came over and whispered: "Uncle clearly prepared a one-year package ticket for the polo field for you..."

"Keep your voice down! The stadium annual pass costs ten coins, who is willing to give it away? After it's sold, I'll host a table for you two in the outer garden, but you are not allowed to tell the truth!"

Li Chengde secretly pinched Li Xiantong, threatening and luring him not to say that he hid the entrance gift prepared by his family.

Next, the students continued to give gifts. Li Chengde endured the pain and gave away dozens of copper coins, but he was not low on others. He smiled when he received the gift he wanted, and calculated how much it was worth. He only looked at the degree of cracking at the corner of his mouth. Obviously very satisfied.

After several people took turns, another young apprentice stood up, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly fell silent.This student is none other than Li Chengde's best friend Li Chang. Obviously, Li Chengde is not the only one who knows the name of Li Chang's rich family.

When he stood up, all the students in the hall looked at him expectantly.It's not that they are snobbish in character, after all, no one is short of a gift, but if the wealth reaches the extreme, it seems to have reached a new level.

Li Chang's family background was so rich that it exceeded Shiliu's imagination. During the World Expo in the fourth year of Kaiyuan, the story of his family spending tens of millions of money was still talked about a few years later, and it also made Shiliu see the world. How rich is it.

Just when everyone was staring at that Li Chang, Li Xiantong suddenly let out a little snort, pointed at the restrained Li Chang and said, "This kid looks kind-hearted, he seems to have seen it somewhere..."

Li Daonu was also looking at him curiously, and nodded subconsciously after hearing the words, and immediately heard Li Chengde sneer: "You two, are you stupid? Years, we always meet by chance, but we don't know who we are..."

Li Chengde's explanation made some sense, Li Daonu nodded again after listening to it, only Li Xiantong still looked at him frequently without losing the spirit of seeking.

Li Guangyuan, whose scientific name is Li Chang, is not like his brothers and sisters who were forbidden to grow up with peers. He has a slightly introverted personality and does not have the publicity of ordinary children. Watching it curiously, I felt a little uncomfortable, and I didn’t say much about the polite words I had originally prepared. I just ordered my family to bring a huge cage and signaled to open it, and then said: “It’s a little simple, please accept it. "

Words are simple, but gifts are not.As the lid of the box was lifted, a golden and jade-colored light was projected immediately, and everyone looked intently, only to see a box full of pumpkins!

Looking carefully, it is not a pumpkin, but an aromatherapy ball that is a circle larger than an adult's fist. The precious light is flowing, very delicate.

Everyone was still hesitating, but Li Chengde had already rushed forward, leaned over and picked up an aromatherapy ball and picked it up in his hand. He felt that it was a heavy hand, so he couldn't help but suppressed: "This aromatherapy ball is actually pure gold... Li Chang You, Mr. Lang, are really humble and polite. How can you call things simple with such a heavy etiquette! In the future, we will be classmates and good friends. silver!"

While speaking, Li Chengde held the golden aromatherapy ball with one hand, and put his other hand on Li Guangyuan's shoulder.Li Yuanyuan has never seen such enthusiastic peers before, subconsciously turned sideways to avoid, waved his hands and said: "My lord, brother, just stand there..."

Li Chengde was helpless when he was full of enthusiasm but met a person with a communication barrier. Standing in the distance, he smiled awkwardly, turned to look around everyone and said in a deep voice: "In the future, the most important thing for students is to be kind. If you let me know Some people look at my classmate coldly, don't blame me for being rude!"

When everyone heard this, they were speechless for a while. What the young king said just now was very good, but now the square hole protruded beyond the circle, and it was straight to poke people.

But even without Li Chengde's warning, everyone is full of affection for Li Chang at the moment, who doesn't like to be friends with local tyrants?

Previously, among the apprentices' gifts, King Yong was the most valuable and thoughtful, but now compared with Li Chang's gift, the value is slightly dwarfed.The price of gold is already extremely high, and the value of craftsmanship is even more expensive when it is made into an exquisite aromatherapy burner.

Even these aristocratic students do not have the chance to use such extravagant goods on a daily basis, but this Li Chang shot one by one.But it seems that only such a handwriting is worthy of his family background.

After Li Chengde made a statement, he returned to the seat with the aromatherapy ball in his arms. Li Daonu also played with this in his hand, and then said to the two brothers beside him: "This Li Chang, don't think that he really doesn't know the importance of things. Such fine gold incense balls, which one would be willing to fill them with vulgar incense? All the top-grade spices in Beijing come from his house, but the scattered ones have harvested dozens of people for a long time! Students usually don’t have to spend a lot of money here, but it’s over. Today, everyone’s floating money will go to his family!"

"This is even better! We can start our business again with cash from the counter!"

Li Chengde was more pleased when he heard the words, and Li Daonu also nodded and said: "Before, I was worried that the apprentices of Zhaowen Hall would not lose their self-control. I thought it was a difficult plan. But Li Chang made a gap first. In the future, we brothers really want to be friendly with him. , the friendship has been paved, and in the future, the floating money of the students in the library will only be in our hands!"

"I'm not short of money, so I'm too lazy to spend time on these miscellaneous bills!"

Li Xiantong was not very interested in this, so he put the aromatherapy ball aside after playing with it for a while.

"If you make money, you can make a new flying wing. You don't need to pay for it indoors, and you need to check it out at every turn!"

After Li Daonu heard the words, he smiled and said, he naturally has no troubles about money, but it is very fulfilling to be able to bypass the care of his parents and have self-reliance.

After hearing this, Li Xiantong's eyes widened immediately, and he patted his chest to promise: "Don't worry, I will monitor all my classmates and don't allow them to secretly sell this aromatherapy ball as a gift. Anyone who dares not to smell it will laugh at it." he!"

Chapter 1009 This month shines like the past, the end of the world is at this time

Reciprocity is a basic principle of human relations. The old apprentices in Zhaowen Museum are very happy to receive gifts, and of course they have to return gifts.

It's just that the gifts prepared by these people don't show their value, most of them are poetry books and their own learning experience.

This is not all learning from Li Chengdeli's low meaning. After all, King Yong and others entered the library for learning. With the reference and guidance of these predecessors' experience, their studies will naturally be on the right track as soon as possible.

These students also hope that their talents and learning can be appreciated by King Yong, so as to leave a certain impression in the mind of the future prince in advance.If you learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family, if you just give back with flashy and vulgar goods, your sentiment and qualifications will not be reflected.

King Yong is not Li Chengde's love of money, or Li Chengde's love of money is quite rare among all noble children. Interest and needs are all controlled by money.

A group of apprentices gave gifts and greeted, and the time soon came to the evening.Because it was the first time to go to the palace to attend the ceremony, the saint couple in the palace did not force their son to go home as soon as possible, leaving enough time for him to get along with his classmates, and even provided venues and materials.

The Zhitang of Guozijian is naturally not a place for the students to gather for joy. After the ceremony of teeth and helmets, seeing that the students are still in high spirits, King Yong proposed to go to another place for joy.Everyone applauded repeatedly when they heard the words, and some people went to ask the bachelors for instructions.

The scholars were gossiping about current affairs in the side room, and some couldn't help but go to the Confucius Temple to observe the lectures. When they heard the apprentices ask for instructions, the others hesitated, but Fang Qing, the king of the Guozijian Jijiu, made a statement first: "His Royal Highness King Yong has arrived to see the wisdom of the world. His age, and his demeanor is strict, so you don't need to look at it with ordinary yellow mouth."

Hearing what Wang Fangqing said, everyone stopped talking, but decided to choose a member to follow. In the end, He Zhizhang, a junior from the academy, was selected to attend and monitor the gathering of King Yong and his classmates.

After getting permission, all the students bid farewell to the teacher first, and then left the Imperial Academy together.At this time, all the officials and assistants of Prince Yong's Mansion, outside the Imperial College, had already been waiting here.

In the fifth year of Kaiyuan, the imperial court reformed the clan support system, and all the affairs officials below the head of the royal family were Zuojie Zongzheng Temple. Take turns to follow, no longer assigned by pinzi.

Not long after King Yong was newly appointed, except for Wang Fangqing who was also in charge of King Yong's Fu, other officials were still being selected, and only a few attendants were confirmed at the moment.

Perhaps out of confidence in the disciples of the Son of Heaven, the attendants selected by the sage for King Yong all have a common feature, that is, they were from Jiyingguan, and Pei Guangting, a former direct scholar of Jiyingguan, served as a friend of King Yong. It is used as a sacrifice to the East and West.

Seeing that the attendants were waiting at the Foreign Minister of the Imperial College, King Yong hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.It's not just a corporal who is courteous, but also because Pei Guangting, who is a friend of King Yong, is King Yong's uncle by seniority.

Pei Guangting's family background is prominent, he is brother-in-law to a saint, and he is extremely proud of his official career. He has already served as the young prisoner in the palace when he was approaching his age, and he is a rare young man in the court.

Seeing him standing in the street, not only King Yong stepped forward to salute, but also the students of Zhaowen Hall came forward to say hello.The reason why he was so considerate was not purely because of Pei Guangting's status, but also because Pei Guangting's supervisor was the organizer of the Beijing-China Polo League.

After several years of development, the polo league has become very systematic and large-scale in Datang, especially some counties outside Yuanzhou that are not famous for geography, registered households, and local objects, etc. In the first half of the year, the prefectural and county competitions will be spread, and in the second half of the year, the Dian Zhongjian will invite some strong teams to Beijing to compete in accordance with the records of the prefectural teams.

Today, polo is the most popular sport in the middle school, and it deserves to be the number one sport. Both scholars, farmers, businessmen, soldiers and civilians participate widely.

Those young and strong players on the court are also hotly discussed heroes and teenagers, especially around January every year, when the tribes pay tribute, they also send their teams to Beijing. The players who can be selected for the court team and defeat the tribes Lieutenant Zhici Renyong was born as a ninth-rank casual official. If he can be recruited into the army, his starting point will be an elite officer, and he will be nicknamed Fei Qilang by the people.