The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1412: King Tang is Poisoned
After Wang Gang finished teaching horse riding and archery to the students of the academy, he heard that King Tang Li Zhongyi had already arrived at the academy, but he didn't care too much.

It seems that the Tang Dynasty nurtured the academies for a thousand years, but in reality it was the academies that protected the Tang Dynasty for a thousand years. Without the academies and the masters, the Tang Dynasty would have been destroyed by the surrounding wolf-like and ferocious countries long ago.

Li Zhongyi, the King of Tang, has influence on the academy, but it is not that great. At least he cannot influence the back mountain of the academy.

At noon, Wang Gang came to the cafeteria to get his meal as usual. When he saw his students, they greeted him respectfully with awe in their eyes.

Wang had just picked up his plate when he saw Li Zhongyi and three others queuing up. He did not go over to say hello, but walked to the end of the line.

Li Zhongyi was holding a plate at this time, watching the students in front of him quietly queuing up for food, and asked Li Yu curiously:
"I see everyone is queuing in an orderly manner. Is there no one cutting in line?"

Li Zhongyi knew the temperament of those noble children, and it was not easy to make them line up obediently.

"At the beginning, some people did want to jump the queue, and some even paid poor students to help them get food," Li Yu said.
"But after being severely punished by Mr. Wang, no one dared to ask for special treatment anymore, and everyone lined up obediently."

Li Zhongyi said with a smile: "This Mr. Wang can make these children of noble families obey him. He must be very good at commanding the army."

Li Yu smiled and said, "The students in the academy now respect and fear Mr. Wang. The respect is even greater than the fear."

Xia Tian was puzzled and said, "I can imagine being afraid of me, but where does respect come from?"

Li Yu rarely showed Xia Tian a good look, and said excitedly: "Mr. Wang rewards and punishes people for their work, and he is fair and strict. In order to win over those noble children, he issued a challenge. As long as someone can beat him, they can break the rules of the academy."

Xia Tian smiled and said, "Mr. Wang is a teacher at the academy. In terms of knowledge and ability, he is naturally superior to the students. It is not easy to surpass him."

Li Yu shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Wang does not compete with students in knowledge, but in everything. No matter what challenge the students raise, as long as it does not violate the law, even eating, drinking and having fun, it is acceptable to compete."

Xia Tian was surprised and said, "Eating, drinking and having fun are what the children of noble families are best at. Could it be that Mr. Wang can surpass them?"

Li Yu said happily: "It's more than just a win, it's a complete crush. Even when Mr. Wang is having fun, he can come up with some tricks that make those nobles bow down to him.

Unable to fight or compete, the students could only obey the orders obediently. "

Li Zhongyi noticed that when his daughter mentioned Wang Gang, there was a look of pride on her face, something he had never seen before!

Queen Xia Tian also discovered that every time Li Yu talked about Wang Gang, there was light in his eyes.

As a woman herself, Xia Tian naturally understood what Li Yu's expression meant!
At this time, the people who were getting food in front had already left, and it was finally the turn of Li Zhongyi and the other two.

Li Hunyuan scooped a spoonful of braised pork, looked up and saw his father. He was stunned for a moment and the meat fell to the ground.

"Ahem." The person next to him coughed, reminding Li Hunyuan.

Li Hunyuan reacted, quickly put down the spoon, then squatted down, carefully picked up the fallen meat and put it aside.

Li Zhongyi saw his son's skillful movements and somehow felt a little distressed.

"Why don't you throw away the meat that fell on the ground? Instead, why put it aside?" Li Zhongyi asked.

"Mr. Wang once said that every grain of rice is hard-earned, and every meal should be appreciated." Li Hunyuan stood up again and said:
"For ordinary people, these pieces of meat may not be eaten during the Chinese New Year. They just fell on the ground and can be eaten after washing. I will eat them all and not waste them."

Li Zhongyi opened his mouth, his heart was extremely shocked, he felt that the son in front of him was very strange.

Only then did he realize that his son had become thinner after not seeing him for a few months, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

Li Zhongyi handed over his plate, and Li Hunyuan added more food to it, without giving him an extra portion of meat just because the other party was his father and the King of Tang.

"After you finish your meal, please move aside and don't disturb the next person." Li Hunyuan said in a low voice.

Li Zhongyi recovered and left with his plate. Xia Tian continued to get his meal. Li Hunyuan treated everyone the same, but spoke in a colder tone than before.

"Brother, please help me order more vegetables and less meat." When it was Li Yu's turn, she made a request.

"Mr. Wang said you are too thin and should eat more meat." Li Hunyuan said to her sister with a smile.

Li Yu pouted and said, "Mr. Wang is not here again."

Li Hunyuan glanced at Wang Gang who was not far away in the team, and his smile became even more intense.

When Li Yu saw Li Hunyuan's eyes, he couldn't help but look behind him, and immediately saw Wang Gang who seemed to be smiling.

"Ah!" Li Yu's pretty face turned red. She quickly turned around and pretended not to see Wang Gang.

Li Hunyuan served Li Yu a normal amount of food and then called on the next person.

Li Yu blushed and carried the food tray to find Li Zhongyi and Xia Tian, ​​then found an empty table and sat down.

"Yu'er, why is your face red? You seem to be feeling uncomfortable." Li Zhongyi asked curiously.

"I'm fine." Li Yu said hypocritically.

Xia Tian smiled, pulled on Li Zhongyi's robe, and interrupted: "The food for the students in the academy is good. There are vegetables, meat, and soup. The portions are just right. You won't think it's too little, and you won't waste it."

Li Yu said proudly: "This plate is also Mr. Wang's idea. Everyone has a fixed amount of food every day. If it's not enough, you can go over there to add more rice. As long as there is no waste, you can add as much as you want."

Li Zhongyi looked in the direction Li Yu pointed and saw a rice bucket in the corner of the cafeteria. Students with big appetites could add more rice to their plate.

Wang Gang came over with a plate and said to Li Zhongyi: "Your Majesty, the Queen, and the Princess."

When Li Zhongyi saw Wang Gang, his eyes lit up and he said happily: "Mr. Wang is here to eat too. Please take a seat. We have one empty seat. You can sit next to Yu'er."

Wang Gang put down the plate with a smile, and Li Yu deliberately moved to the side.

"Mr. Wang, it was the best decision I made to let you teach Hunyuan. His transformation is truly amazing." Li Zhongyi sighed, "As a father, I almost didn't recognize him."

Wang Gang said politely: "The Third Prince is not a bad person, but he lacked education since childhood, and he is surrounded by flatterers, so he is unaware of the suffering of the people.

During this period, I took the third prince to the countryside whenever I had time, so that he could see the real life of ordinary people and experience their difficulties firsthand. So far, it seems that the effect is quite good. I plan to promote this experience of going to the countryside to the entire academy."

"Good, good, good." Li Zhongyi said three good words in a row and said happily:
"This experience should not only be promoted in the academy, but I will also lead all civil and military officials to follow suit."

Speaking of rising, Li Zhongyi even wanted to return to the palace now to discuss with the ministers.

Xia Tian stopped Li Zhongyi and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the purpose of our visit to the academy?"

"Yes, I almost forgot about the important matter." Li Zhongyi laughed and said, "I have to reunite with Hunyuan later."

Wang Gang carefully observed Li Zhongyi's expression and said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

Li Zhongyi was stunned and said, "Mr. Wang, feel free to say whatever you want to say."

Wang Gang said seriously: "When I saw your majesty laughing, his face was ruddy with a hint of purple and black. Was he poisoned?"

Li Zhongyi's smile froze, but Queen Xia Tian's expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)