The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Money is money only after it is spent. If it is piled up in the warehouse, it is just copper waiting to rust.

It was golden when it was carried in, but it turned green when it was taken out.

Even now, some of the copper coins in the warehouse have begun to turn green.

Li Fu and Li Yuan were chatting happily, and the three old ministers on the side were anxiously waiting for them to discuss the price of the special tea. As a result, after waiting for a long time and finishing two rounds of mahjong, the uncle and nephew did not say how much the special tea cost.

The man named Hu standing next to them could not help it.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Jingyang, just now I heard Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the King of Jingyang talking about special tea. I am curious and dare to ask, I wonder how much the special tea would cost if it was placed in a tea shop?"

"Well? Price?" Li Fu looked at the old minister.

"Yes, since it is to be sold to the outside world, there must be a price."

"That's not necessarily true." Li Fu responded to him: "This thing, there is a price but no market, naturally it can't be measured by price. At the beginning, I wanted to express my feelings, but it was delayed because of the disaster relief. Now the old matter is brought up again, and I can't decide at this moment."

Li Fu deliberately responded ambiguously.

"Then do it according to your original idea? It's already prepared, just changed the time, you don't need to embarrass yourself." Li Yuan said.

"Okay, then my nephew will do it according to the original idea." Li Fu responded.

After a few words, they still didn't ask the price of this special tea.

However, since the conversation has come to this point, they are too embarrassed to ask again.

After serving as officials for many years, they are all shrewd people. It is obvious that they will not tell them even if they ask.

I'm afraid that there is another reason that this special tea is indeed expensive.

"Come to think of it, you've been gone for half a year, Chengqian and Qingque miss you." Li Yuan said.

"After leaving Da'an Palace today, I'll go to the East Palace to see Chengqian." Li Fu said while playing cards: "Ask the eunuch to take Qingque and Lizhi there as well."

"Come to think of it, you're also the prince's tutor now." Li Yuan said: "Chengqian is your nephew, you have to pay more attention to him."

Li Fu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I understand, but it's almost the New Year, are the teachers in the East Palace and Hongwenguan still teaching?"

The prince has several teachers, but Li Chengqian's schoolwork is not all completed in the East Palace.

Normally, he has to go to Hongwenguan to study classics, history and calligraphy.

There are not many students in Hongwenguan, only a dozen or so, all of whom are royal relatives and children of high-ranking officials.

The prince Li Chengqian studied in the Hongwen Academy. Firstly, the professors in the Hongwen Academy were all well-known scholars.

Secondly, the dozen students in the Hongwen Academy were also a circle. As a prince, he had known the children of high-ranking officials since childhood. In the future, the prince would have someone around him.

After the course in the Hongwen Academy was over, Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace and studied with the prince's teacher.

When Li Fu took over the job of the prince's tutor... After this official position, Zhao Deming told Li Fu clearly about Li Chengqian's daily course time and place, which made Li Fu stunned.

No wonder the child became crazy later. Even though he worked so hard, his father still felt that the child was not doing enough, and he kept putting pressure on him with a donkey face.

Then he turned around and happily enjoyed the father-son family happiness with the fourth child.

Who can bear this?

"People in Hongwenguan are also officials in the court. On New Year's Eve, they have seven days off." Li Yuan said, "On the eve of New Year's Day, they still have to go to class, and the rest period starts from New Year's Day."

"There is also a big court meeting on New Year's Day." Li Fu said helplessly.

What is this equivalent to? The company gives seven days off, but on the first day, they come to the company to attend the annual meeting.

So the vacation is only six days.

When I think of Li Chengqian having to go to class even on New Year's Eve, I feel that this child is miserable.

He doesn't even have a winter or summer vacation.

But there is nothing he can do about it. After all, his family really has a throne to inherit. How can he not pay attention to the training of the heir?

"My nephew really had to take the kids out for a day before the New Year." Li Fu said to Li Yuan, "I couldn't rest before and after the New Year. I feel exhausted just thinking about it."

"What's so tiring about this? I got through it all this way." Li Yuan said, "Otherwise, how did you say that I can easily cite classics, history, and allusions in articles? This is all the hard work I put in in my early years, and the ink in my belly, which was accumulated bit by bit."

He was like this when he was a child. He was young, and he was the head of a huge Duke's Mansion. What else could he do if he didn't work hard?

"My nephew was a child., and read books. "Li Fu smiled and said, "But at that time, the family conditions were limited, and the books he read were just some common enlightenment books. He never read any more profound books. Later, when he grew up and had some extra money, he bought books and read them to kill time. That's all."

Memorize? It's impossible to memorize. Why would he be so upset?

"You suffered a lot in the past."

Li Fu waved his hands when he heard what Li Yuan said.

"It's not hard, not hard at all. "Li Fu said with a smile.

If I really grew up in the old Li family, I would have to study, practice martial arts, and learn all the six arts of a gentleman since childhood. That would be really a lot of suffering.

But it is also true that you get what you deserve.

But the current Li Fu is not the Li Fu of childhood. He does not want to suffer the hardship of learning in his life.

Li Fu can take the initiative to learn, but the other party cannot force him.

After playing a few rounds of mahjong in Da'an Palace, Li Fu was about to say goodbye. He was going to Hongwenguan. It happened to be class time at Hongwenguan at this time, so he went for a stroll to see Li Chengqian and Li Tai.

Li Tai was also in Hongwenguan Before leaving, Li Fu also told Li Yuan to go back and look at the account book at night, and he went to the old man without changing his expression and took two gold coins and put them in his sleeves. Go back and study the purity. It's not because the chips that Li Yuan rewarded him just now have returned to Li Yuan's hands. Li Fu was busy visiting relatives in the palace. In Chang'an City, Changsun Anye met Li Xiaochang's people. Li Xiaochang has been making preparations for the past six months. "Feng Deyi died, Yuwen Shiji was dismissed, and we lost two old ministers in the court. After Changsun Wuji became the right servant, it became more and more difficult for us to move in the court." Changsun Anye said: "We have waited for so long, it's time to act." "Our people have gathered outside Chang'an City..." "Then let's determine our respective tasks."