"It's down, let's go this way."
The old eunuch Chang De glanced at the crowd in front of him. After walking across a stone bridge, he bypassed them and chose another road on the left.
When they entered the palace, they caught up with the upper and lower courts, so the people who came to meet them were the civil and military officials of Jingguo
Walking out of the palace gate, the crowd was bustling, Li Yi cast a glance, but did not see any acquaintances.
"The one walking in the front is Qin Xiang." Chang De didn't turn his head, but said a word suddenly.
Li Yi is no stranger to the word "Qin Xiang". Hearing this, he turned his head and saw an old man walking in the front from a distance. Because the distance was too far, he couldn't see his face clearly.
Even though the two of them had never met face to face, Li Yi really didn't have a good impression of this Prime Minister Qin.
Not to mention how he is in political affairs, but how can he be better if he teaches a grandson like Qin Yu
After passing through a palace wall, the scene of the dispersal of officials could no longer be seen. Li Yi also put this matter behind him. Miss Liu Er was waiting in Bowen Hall, and Chang De took him to see Emperor Jing.
At this time, the officials who had not yet walked out of the palace gate gathered together in twos and threes, talking about something in a low voice.
"Is Your Majesty finally dissatisfied with Prime Minister Qin?"
"Shang Shusheng has never heard of it. His Majesty personally issued the edict. It seems that His Majesty deliberately wants to bypass Prime Minister Qin."
"Recently, His Majesty's mind has become more and more difficult to guess. The establishment of the crown prince has been delayed again and again, and now it is weakening the Qin family—could it be that the King of Shu is not His Majesty's favorite prince, and His Majesty is still thinking..."
"Speak carefully, speak carefully!"
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When the topic touched on something, everyone realized that it was not something they could talk about in private, so they hurriedly shut up, looked around, saw that no one was paying attention, and walked out of the palace at a faster pace.
The few edicts issued by His Majesty just now have become the only thing in their minds.
For no reason, an important figure of the Qin family who served in the Ministry of Education was transferred from the power center. Although the grade remains the same, the meaning of the representative is different. Zhongshu Scheeren directly involved in political affairs
But that's not all. They are closely related to the Qin family, and several of Prime Minister Qin's students in Beijing have also been affected to varying degrees. The supposedly bright future suddenly becomes unknown. In addition, there are some big and small Small transfers, without exception, are related to the officials of Prime Minister Qin's family. Combining several things together, the significance of this is very intriguing.
Could it be that His Majesty is finally going to attack the civil servant group headed by Prime Minister Qin
Over the years, His Majesty's many decrees have been strongly opposed by these conservative factions. For the sake of stability in the court, His Majesty often chooses to back down. Could it be that this time, His Majesty wants to settle old scores with them when the prestige of the court has reached its peak
Most people in the court could not participate in these matters, and they did not dare to guess any further, so they should leave it to Qin Xiang and the others to have a headache.
As for whether the king of Shu can become the prince, although this matter has a lot to do with them, at least for now, it is not that important.
The ancestral system cannot be violated. Even if His Majesty does not value the King of Shu, the empress died two princes one after another in the early years. After the birth of Princess Yongle, the imperial doctor in the palace asserted that the empress would never be able to conceive an heir again. It is justifiable for the prince who was born to become the crown prince.
What's more, including Prime Minister Qin, countless officials in the court support the king of Shu to take the position. Under the situation of occupying the righteousness, even His Majesty cannot violate the ancestral system and the meaning of so many ministers at the same time.
Without any preparation, such a big shock suddenly occurred in the court. Compared with it, other things are naturally not that important.
For example, they learned from the juniors in the family yesterday that the King of Shu's invitation to a banquet last night ended in discord, Prince Ning's son Li Xuan and the King of Shu fell out, and the young master of Qin Xiang's family seemed to have met an assassin—
It's all a joke among juniors. No one will connect these two things. His Majesty's small cleansing of Qin Xiang's lineage has not affected them. The most important thing right now is another thing.
The envoys of the State of Qi have already arrived in the capital, and they asked to see him twice in succession, but His Majesty refused them both.
The people of Qi were waiting to be received at Honglu Temple, but His Majesty was going to hold another banquet in the palace to celebrate the return of General Xu Dingyuan with a great victory. A knife was inserted into the chest of the national envoy again.
Undoubtedly, the other side immediately sent envoys over just after the war ended, and they must have discussed the two captured cities. Seeing what His Majesty meant, it should be to let them hang out first. It's the first time I'm so elated, how can I not celebrate it
General Xu Dingyuan will return to Beijing today, and the day of celebration is chosen tonight, all the officials hurried home to take a good rest and take a shower to welcome tonight's grand event.
Li Yi didn't know that the old emperor was going to treat guests to dinner tonight, so he secretly rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, he was careful this morning and didn't eat too much breakfast, otherwise he might be full later.
It was the garden from last time, or the pavilion from last time, and even the dishes on the stone table had not changed much.
The majestic king of a country now looks like an ordinary middle-aged man, sitting opposite Li Yi, eating a bowl of porridge and a few dishes of side dishes with relish.
"I heard from Shouning that you are teaching her how to cook?" Emperor Jing asked casually, just like ordinary people chatting with their neighbors.
Li Yi has gradually adapted to the face of the old emperor. It's normal for a big man to have a little eccentricity. Maybe this emperor just happens to have a hobby of pretending to be a commoner after he falls into court.
"Princess Shouning wants to cook for His Majesty and Your Majesty herself. I admire her filial piety at such a young age." Li Yi was not polite, and said while eating.
Emperor Jing nodded, thinking of Princess Shouning, a smile appeared on his face.
All the princes and princesses are respectful to him, but Shou Ning is different, he can experience the feeling of being a real father, which he can't experience from other children.
He put down the bowl and asked Changde to have another bowl of porridge, and said: "I heard Mingzhu said that you are treating Yongning, how sure are you?"
Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi, and a glint of hope flashed in his eyes. Although the imperial physicians in the palace and countless folk doctors were helpless against Yongning's illness, Li Yi was different. If anyone in this world could make him feel a little bit about Yongning's illness Hopefully, this person will only be Li Yi.
Speaking of this matter, Li Yi's expression changed slightly, and he said, "To be honest, I don't have much hope, so I can only try my best."
Emperor Jing's expression was stunned for a moment, then he sighed and said: "That child has suffered a lot since childhood. Although I am the king of a country, I can't do anything about her illness. I know you are a truly capable person. I hope that in my lifetime, I can see her like a normal person... "
Li Yi didn't speak. Although this was what he wanted, he was really not sure about it, so he could only figure it out slowly.
I don't know if I can see her again on the stone steps next to the Bowen Hall
"I know all about what you did in Hanshan Temple, and Master Tanyin also praised you very much. Very well, in Jingguo, is it a place for monks from Qiguo to show off their power..." Emperor Jing quickly changed the subject, Li Yi, however, has been distracted from that moment just now. When he passed by Bowen Hall just now, he didn't seem to see her...
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The palace is not a fun place either. Liu Ruyi stood outside a palace, watching Li Yi give lectures to a group of princesses and princes. She was even less interested in those, and looked boredly at the slowly moving white clouds in the distant sky.
There was a slight sound of footsteps coming from the corridor on the left. She turned her head and looked at the young woman who was walking towards her. Both of them were startled.
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Li Yi came out of Bowen Hall, looked at the surrounding stone steps, with a disappointed expression on his face.
Compared with him, a group of princesses and princes rushed out of the palace in a swarm, everyone had excited smiles on their faces, especially Prince Jin, whose chubby body wanted to do a few somersaults on the ground.
How could they be unhappy? This is their last math class in the near future. For a long time to come, they will never see the gentleman who will stick their names on the palace wall again. What else? Could things be happier than this
As for the homework he left behind—let them read books and learn math by themselves
What are you kidding, if they can understand those heavenly scriptures themselves, what do they want Mr.
In short, for a period of time after that, you don't have to face those strange symbols anymore, it's best not to see him again!
Li Yi stood outside the hall for a while, not seeing the person he wanted to see, feeling a little disappointed, but other than that, he always felt that something was missing, and it took him a while to realize that Miss Liu Er It's gone too!
The Imperial Palace is not Liuye Village, nor the Viscount's Mansion, random intrusion will cause serious trouble, Miss Liu Er is obviously not the kind of person who will be caught without a fight when encountering the guards in the palace, if there is a fight, it will be a big trouble!
Fortunately, Li Yi just had this idea, when she and Li Mingzhu came from another direction.
"You are very good." Miss Liu Er turned her head to look at Li Mingzhu, and said seriously.
"You too." Li Mingzhu straightened her cuffs and said with a smile.
Li Yi looked at the two suspiciously. When did they hook up
Could it be while I was giving a lecture just now
But when they were in Qing'an Mansion, Her Royal Highness did not miss the door. At that time, they never spoke...
"What were you doing just now?" Li Yi asked, looking at Miss Liu Er suspiciously.
Miss Liu Er glanced at her, obviously not intending to talk to her.
At this time, Li Mingzhu had already let go of a prince who rushed out of the palace happily, looked at Li Yi, and asked with some puzzlement: "Li Han said that they don't need to take math classes anymore, you let them learn math by themselves?"
Li Yi nodded, looking at the little fatty Jin Wang who was so excited that he wished to go to the sky in the distance, the corners of his mouth curled up a little, really thinking that he could completely let himself go without going to class
When he comes back next time, the little fat man will understand what it means to be innocent.
"Why? How could they have learned arithmetic by themselves?"
Li Mingzhu looked surprised, even she struggled to learn that kind of thing by herself, let alone these children
In her view, this is simply impossible.
"The role of Mr. is only to inspire and guide. There are very few things that can be taught to them. One calculation is like the starry sky at night. It is vast and endless. In the end, it is up to them to explore and discover by themselves..."
Li Yi looked at Her Royal Highness and explained: "Although these princes and princesses are young, they will grow up. I am cultivating their ability to learn independently, and I am also cultivating their ability to solve problems by themselves. Let the teacher solve all the problems, not to mention, I have already written the textbook for them, and based on their current foundation, there is no problem in understanding what is written on it."
"Actually, you are too lazy to teach them?" Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked.
For this matter, he actually found such a high-sounding excuse. If he didn't know him very well, he would definitely think what he said was very reasonable.
No, although she knew that this was just an excuse he made, she couldn't deny that at this moment, she really felt that what he said was justified.
Being euphemistic and reserved is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. When speaking, they often take a few detours before expressing their meaning. Even Miss Liu Er, who has always been indifferent to human fireworks, is not exempt.
For example, he owed Miss Liu Er a hundred taels of silver. Although she would be very serious about matters involving money, at least Miss Liu would not point it out directly.
For example, she will say that she wants to buy a piece of cloth, which is exactly one hundred taels of silver.
For another example, for the first time, she would ask herself with great concern, is the one hundred taels of silver she borrowed from him last time enough, or should she lend him some more
For example, she would ask Li Yi tactfully and subtly, does that cloud floating in the sky look like the one hundred taels of silver I lent him last time
Obviously, Her Royal Highness is not as tactful as Miss Liu Er.
So the atmosphere between the venues began to become awkward.
"Did the emperor agree?" She looked at Li Yi and asked.
"certainly."
Li Yi replied without hesitation, just now, he had reached an agreement with the old emperor on this matter.
Just kidding, he fooled an eminent monk like Master Tanyin, and a monk from Qi State. Monks have always fooled others. Could it be that the old emperor is more difficult than them
Now that the emperor had agreed, Li Mingzhu naturally had nothing to say.
Shaking his head helplessly, he said, "I don't know if my father told you that the ban on the palace will be lifted tonight, and a banquet will be held at the Yonghe Palace to entertain all the ministers. At the same time, I will clean up the dust for General Xu. As a county magistrate, you will also participate." .”
"Is there such a thing?" Li Yi looked surprised. No one told him what Li Mingzhu said just now.