Chapter 153: If jade is not cut, it will not become a tool
In the Tang Dynasty, the teacher-student relationship was comparable to that of father and son.
This is a rule that everyone in the world abides by. "The king of heaven and earth is your relative and your master." The status of "relative" and "teacher" are the same.
After Concubine Xiao Shu died in the palace fight, Li Sujie had been in constant panic for the past few years. He was worried that Empress Wu, as the winner, would attack him at any time. After all, the battle in the palace was cruel, and he knew better than anyone else that it was in the interests of the winner to eradicate the roots.
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Empress Wu has not attacked him in the past few years, or in other words, because she had just been appointed queen, Empress Wu could not find a suitable opportunity to attack him. After all, her position as queen was appointed amidst controversy. At present,
It’s really not appropriate to give people the reins in the past few years.
So there was a knife hanging on Li Sujie's head, a knife that could fall down at any time. The length of his life depended on when Queen Wu's time came.
Until, he accidentally worshiped Li Qinzai as his teacher and became Li Qinzai's disciple.
The four words "disciple" are much more valuable than the teacher-student relationship a thousand years later.
This is truly comparable to a father-son relationship.
Li Sujie suddenly discovered that he finally had a backer, the one his father had found for him.
With Li Qinzai as a gentleman, Empress Wu would not attack him easily, and Li Qinzai as a teacher would not allow others to attack his disciples without any reason.
This is also the rule.
In the eyes of the world, teachers and students are father and son. Empress Wu finally became wary. From now on, if she wants to touch a student, she must first consider the teacher's reaction.
And Li Qinzai’s true nature is too unfathomable, and he doesn’t know what level he will reach in the future.
To form a deadly feud with Li Qinzai over a mere enemy's son?
As an excellent political figure, Empress Wu would not engage in such a loss-making business.
This is also the reason why Empress Wu suddenly said those words to Li Sujie, firstly to ease Li Sujie's heart, and secondly to spread the goodwill of the current queen to Li Qinzai's ears and establish a good relationship with him.
As for Li Zhi, he played his chess earlier.
There were so many princes, but only Li Sujie and Li Xian were arranged to be students of Li Qinzai. This was a move made by Li Zhi.
Since the palace could not openly protect the poor prince, he found a powerful teacher as his backer.
Arranging for the seventh son of the emperor, Li Xian, to go there was also a move. To put it simply, Li Xian was the legitimate son and the backup for the crown prince Li Hong.
If one day the dethronement of the direct descendant occurs, it will not be too out of the ordinary for Li Xian, as a disciple of a famous teacher and an outstanding scholar, to replace Li Hong as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.
As for why the prince Li Hong was not arranged to study with Li Qinzai, it was because what the prince wanted to learn was not arithmetic, but the imperial art of governing the world to check and balance the government.
People in the palace will never speak or act simply, they all have their own plans.
Arranging for Li Sujie and Li Xian to become Li Qinzai's disciples was definitely not a random decision made by Li Zhi. There was careful consideration behind it.
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Ganjingzhuang.
The servants at home began to pack Li Qinzai's luggage. In two days, the fifth young master would leave Zhuangzi and return to Chang'an.
Just like a thousand years later, New Year's Day is also a day for family reunions. If they are not far apart, it is of course best to reunite.
But other members of the Li family who are serving as officials abroad may not be able to return to Beijing this year. They are thousands of miles away, and the time cost of a round trip is too high. Even if they are on the road for half a year, the court will not agree.
While the servants were packing their luggage, Li Qinzai was reviewing the test papers in the study, sighing while doing so.
Invigilating the exam was a moment of fun, and the examination was marked in the crematorium.
Everyone's test papers were terrible. These little bastards studied for two months and learned to be lonely.
Li Qinzai summarized that their overall real level is probably just understanding and learning to apply Arabic numerals, and they can recite the Nine-Nine Song.
Not many two-digit addition questions could be answered correctly, let alone two-digit subtraction and multiplication. Li Qinzai spent a lot of time teaching them the vertical crossover operation of multiplication, but they didn't learn it at all.
Except for Qiao'er's answer sheet which was basically correct, only Li Sujie's score was slightly better.
Li Qinzai endured his anger and read through more than a dozen test papers, as if he had spent half his life.
Throwing away the pen in his hand, Li Qinzai looked up to the sky and let out a sob, then rushed out of the door without saying a word.
"Ah Si, Ah Si!" Li Qinzai stood outside the door and shouted.
Liu Asi appeared in response.
"Give me your sword." Li Qinzai stretched out his hand.
Without saying a word, Liu Asi drew the sword and held it to him with both hands.
Li Qinzai held the knife in one hand, looked up to the sky and lamented, when the light of the knife turned over and smeared against his own neck.
Liu Asi was shocked and turned pale. He grabbed the handle of the knife and said in horror: "Fifth Young Master, why is this happening?"
After being stopped, Li Qinzai looked very calm and returned the knife to him happily, saying: "Don't worry, I won't die. I'm just making a show to express that I don't want to live anymore."
Liu Asi was still in a state of shock. What this young man was thinking was really an antelope hanging its horns. It was so unpredictable. He really didn't know what shocking thing he would do in the next moment.
Li Qinzai grinned at him: "I'm fine, and I'm not crazy. Now that I've figured it out, why should I kill myself? Those bastards should be the ones who should draw their swords and kill themselves.":.
Clapping his palms, Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Oh, when I thought about it, I got it!"
As he spoke, Li Qinzai said: "I have more than a dozen letters here, and I will send them to the houses of the powerful families in Chang'an City. Their family heads must receive them in person, and by the way, I will convey my words to all the family heads..."
"My child's academic performance is a mess. He is obviously not serious enough. Please ask the head of each family to discipline him strictly."
Waving his hand, Li Qinzai said: "Go."
Liu Asi looked at the envelope and said nonchalantly: "Fifth Young Master, there are still two letters sent to the palace. I'm afraid it will not be easy to deliver them to the head of the family."
"What's going on in the palace? They come to study with me. Their elders are treated equally as parents. Give the letter to the palace guard and say it is a memorial submitted by me, Li Qinzai, and ask your Majesty to read it personally."
Just as he was talking, Manager Song staggered over in panic.
"Fifth Young Master, the emperor's chariot has arrived in person and is already outside the gate of our courtyard!"
Li Qinzai was startled and blurted out: "It's Chinese New Year, why is he here again?"
Manager Song was shocked and said: "Fifth Young Master, be careful what you say! Don't get into trouble with your tongue!"
Li Qinzai smiled, picked out two envelopes from a dozen envelopes, and said: "It saves trouble, I will hand it to him in person."
The gate of the courtyard was opened, and the stewards and servants of the mansion knelt on the ground.
Li Qinzai walked out the door and saw Li Zhi wearing a black robe with a fox fur cloak on his shoulders, standing in the snow and looking at him with a smile.
There were only a dozen or so followers around Li Zhi, but no one would be naive enough to think that the emperor really only had a dozen followers when he went out incognito. Maybe there were a few old men lying on the roof of the Li family courtyard at this moment.
Li Qinzai hurriedly walked down the stone steps and bowed in salute: "I pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Your Majesty forgives you for missing the greeting from afar."
Li Zhi smiled heartily and said: "Jing Chu, stop talking nonsense, go into the front hall and light a stove, I'm freezing to death!"
After saying that, Li Zhi raised his legs and entered the door. He was familiar with the house and the way, but he was impatient, like a benefactor who had been abstaining from sex for a long time and finally entered the brothel again.
After entering the front hall and sitting down, the servants brought the copper stove and placed it in front of Li Zhi.
Li Zhi opened his hands and approached the copper stove, and sighed with satisfaction: "I ran a hundred miles in the cold weather. It was really hard for me..."
Li Qinzai really wanted to roll his eyes.
Did I specifically invite you here?
Since Li Zhi had come in person, Li Qinzai certainly wouldn't be polite, so he got straight to the point and handed the two envelopes to Li Zhi.
"Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty and failed to teach the two princes well." Li Qinzai said with a look of shame.
Li Zhi was startled: "What is this?"
"The results of the two princes' final exams are really...unsatisfactory." Li Qinzai shook his head and sighed.
Li Zhi opened the envelope, quickly read the transcript, pointed to the words on it and asked curiously: "Jing Chu, one says twenty-nine and the other says forty-five. What does it mean?"
"It's the results. The full score is 100 points, and the passing score is 60. One of the two princes is 29, and the other is 45. The passing scores are very different." Li Qinzai sighed.
Li Zhi was stunned for a long time, and his face gradually became ugly.
"These two traitors...he, what did they learn in Zhuangzi these two months?"
Li Qinzai comforted him with warm words: "Your Majesty, calm down, they still have merit..."
"What's the advantage?"
"For example, they are good at fire attacks and are very skillful in setting fires. One fire burned all the farmers' wheat straw for the winter."
Li Zhi was stunned for a long time and became furious: "How dare you harm the bankers, you treacherous son! They are going to overthrow the world!"
Li Qinzai fanned the flames with a sinister look on his face: "Your Majesty, if a jade is not polished, it will be useless..." Provide you with the fastest updates and free reading.:.