The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1315 Storytelling

The students didn't have their own activities outside, and the two gentlemen who were in the study were also surprised. They walked quietly to the door of the school, only to see that the students were all around Xuan Shijing, sitting around the fireplace, and Xuan Shijing was sitting on the coffee table in the middle Beside, tell the students about Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance is still on his way back to Chang'an. Even the ministers in the court don't know the details of these many things, but Xuan Shijing is different. If he wants to know, the people in the caravan can send the news back.

After all, the Xuan family's business is huge, and all the money they make has gone to other countries, especially the Western Regions.

Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian only had a half-knowledge about Wang Xuance's stay in Tianzhu. They also became interested in Xuan Shijing's story. They looked at each other and entered the school, closed the door casually, and walked behind the students. , sat down cross-legged.

The students were fascinated by Xuan Shijing's narration, but they didn't realize that the two gentlemen were behind them. Xuan Shijing didn't stop talking until the class bell rang, and asked the students to go back to their seats for class.

Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian were listening intently, how could they let Xuan Shijing go like this, the next class will be Gao Shilian's class, Gao Shilian waved his hand, the class can be put on hold for the time being, let Xuan Shijing continue to talk.

Xuan Shijing said that Wang Xuance's borrowing of troops cannot bypass the diplomatic relations between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and the most important link between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo is Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet.

"Princess Wencheng's marriage to Songtsen Gampo of Tubo laid the foundation for diplomatic relations between Tubo and Datang. Seven thousand elite soldiers." Xuan Shijing said: "Songtsan Gampo has two queens, one of which, as we all know, is Princess Wencheng of our dynasty. Princess Chizun, apart from Nibhara, Songtsen Gampo also lent 1000 or [-] elite cavalry and Wang Xuance, and Wang Xuance has nearly [-] elite soldiers in his hands."

Xuan Shijing's speech was wonderful, and the people around him listened carefully. Apart from telling the story, Xuan Shijing also mixed the foreign policy and diplomatic skills into it and told the students.

After such a class, students have a lot to think about.

Although there are many precedents in the books, they are still not as real as the events that happened in their era. For example, before the pre-Qin period, during the Warring States period, there are many typical precedents, but these events are too far away from them No matter how you understand it, it was a matter of hundreds of years ago. The past is different from today. What the predecessors did, as a descendant, the most undesirable thing is to rigidly apply it to the present.

Xuan Shijing's lecture lasted most of the class.

After the lecture, Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian stood up, Xiao Yu left the school, and Gao Shilian came to the podium, knelt down, and prepared to use the second half of the class to continue teaching.

"Everyone go back to their respective positions first." Gao Shilian said.

After hearing Gao Shilian's words, the students returned to their seats one after another, while Xuan Shijing took her own things, and after signaling to Gao Shilian, left the school and went to the study.

Gao Shilian glanced at the students below: "In the second half of the class, the old man will tell you about the pre-Qin period and the Warring States period with the help of what Xuangong said just now. After you go back, combine the books you have come into contact with earlier , Write a review, and hand it over to the old man tomorrow afternoon."

"Yes" the students responded one after another.

Xuan Shijing entered the study, Xiao Yu was adding coal to the stove in the study, there was a kang in the study, the chimney of the stove stretched directly into the kang, and a low table and soft couch were placed on top of the kang.

Xuan Shijing put things on the kang, took off his shoes, and sat cross-legged on the kang.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Shijing, you are still a young man, why don't you look like us old people, you don't have any vitality at all."

"The junior is not young anymore, it's better to be more stable." Xuan Shijing laughed.

Xiao Yu said that Xuan Shijing had no vitality at all, and he was indeed right. In Chang'an City, among the noble children of Xuan Shijing's age, who is not full of vigor, either serving as a soldier in the army, or in the officialdom? Work hard, no matter how bad it is, spending time and drinking in Chang'an City, at least he looks like a young man, not like Xuan Shijing, either in his own house, accompanying his wife, dealing with things in the study, or in the academy, listening to lectures, After not attending classes, I just nestled on the kang in the study, how lazy I looked.

"Prudence and laziness are two different things." Xiao Yu said with a smile: "The old man thinks that if you want to cure your laziness, I'm afraid I need to arrange some things for you."

"If Mr. Xiao has anything to do for this junior, just ask." Xuan Shijing propped one arm on the soft couch, laying his whole body reclined on the rolled up quilt of the soft couch, holding him with the other hand I kept flipping through the booklet I brought over.

As Xiao Yu said, the current Xuan Shijing looks really lazy
Xiao Yu smiled helplessly, walked to the other side of the kang, took off her boots, sat cross-legged on the kang, pulled one side of the quilt to cover her lap.

There are pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the low table, Xiao Yu is about to start preparing for the lectures for the students tomorrow, and while flipping through the books, he will roughly record the things to be lectured.

When people are old, although they have seen more, their memory is not as good as when they were young.

In the study room of the academy, one old and one young, guarding the hot kang, were busy with their own affairs. Although the atmosphere was silent, it was harmonious and just right. In the study room, the only sound left was the sound of books turning pages.

Winter is the time for all things to cultivate their health and rest, and the students' winter vacation is naturally included. After Xuan Shijing drew up the schedule, Gao Shilian and Xiao Yu felt that there was no problem. There are still eight days before the end of the year, and the academy is on vacation. .

Although the students are reluctant to give up, they still have to go home, pack up and prepare for the New Year
Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian went back to their mansion, packed their things, and planned to return to Chang'an. It took only a short time to return to Chang'an throughout the year, and the two families began to get busy.

Xiao Yu's family has an elder sister besides him, who is older than him. Speaking of Xiao Yu's elder sister, she is also a famous person. The former Empress Xiao is Xiao Yu's only surviving relative.

After Emperor Yang was killed in Jiangdu’s change, Empress Xiao, who was in her 50s, took her young grandson and royal daughters to live in the rebel Yuhuaji and Dou Jiande successively. The common people followed Emperor Yang's grandson Yang Zhengdao as the mainstay, and Empress Xiao lived with him in Dingxiang.In the fourth year of Zhenguan, when Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks, Empress Xiao returned to Chang'an and reunited with Xiao Yu who was in Chang'an.

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