My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 237 High School Textbook

After these words were spoken, everyone was stunned again. His Majesty the Emperor, except calling his son and daughter in private, would never call them by their names at any other time.

"Ahem... ahem, Marquis Dingkang, Madam Zichuan, you two don't have to be polite."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

Chang An and Gu Li continued to stand in their true posture, like the other royal family members, standing without saluting. The rest, including Li Ying, the two princesses and several ministers, saluted Li Longji.

Li Longji said a few words at the end, and waved his hand to let them leave. When only Li Longji and his family were left in the hall, Li Longji asked:

"Li Ying, what gift did Marquis Dingkang give you today?" Li Longji looked at Li Ying and asked.

"Father, it is a collection of his poems and essays," Li Ying replied.

Li Longji sat up straight and said, "Show it to me."

"Yes."

Li Ying suddenly began to worry, would his father snatch the book away from him? But he had no choice but to do as he was told and handed the book to Li Longji.

Li Longji took the book and the first page he opened was this poem "Climbing the High Mountain". He thought it was boring, after all, he had heard it so many times before. Then he opened the second page, which was "Returning to the Garden and Fields"! Then there were poems such as "Crossing the Lingding Ocean", "Song of White Snow to Send Judge Wu Back to the Capital" and "Watching the Wheat Harvest".

The poems were divided into one area, and then separated by a page, the first page contained a long article called "Fu on Afang Palace". The more Li Longji read, the more serious his expression became. After reading the whole article, he stood up.

The second long article was "On the Six Kingdoms", in which Li Longji even forgot that there were people around him and sat directly on the dragon throne. Then there were long articles such as "On Teachers", "Red Cliff Fu" and "The Story of Guo Tuotuo, the Tree Planter".

And this is Chang An's gift. What does it mean that the prince opened a government? It can be understood as going to high school in modern times, and how can high school be without these heavyweight Chinese courses? So, Chang An simply copied all kinds of articles he had learned in high school - of course, they were all content after the Later Tang Dynasty.

How can we study the Four Books and Five Classics? Of course, we should also read some famous works. It is not easy to have such an opportunity, so why not arrange it for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty?

Moreover, he handed the item to Li Ying so openly that it was hard for Li Longji not to notice it. Once Li Longji noticed it, he would definitely take a look at it; as long as he looked at it, there would definitely be some movement.

In this way, as long as everything goes according to Chang An's design, there is no need to worry about Li Ying not learning these things.

"Did Marquis Dingkang write all this himself?" Li Longji closed the book and held his face with his hands, as if he had not yet recovered.

"Father, let alone the poems, the articles in it are not found even if you search the entire Hanlin Academy." Li Ying said, "So, there is no other possibility except that it was written by Marquis Dingkang himself."

Li Longji put the book on the desk and asked, "Have you read the contents of this book just now?"

"I only read the first part." Li Ying also wanted to see more, but Li Longji and Chang An were talking so fast.

"Take the book back." Li Longji pointed at the book, watched Li Ying take the book back, and then said:

"Li Ying, listen carefully."

"Yes."

"Starting tomorrow, you will read one poem or essay in this book every day. I will check it before dinner every day. If you fail to complete it, you will be punished by not being allowed to eat!" Li Longji changed his usual gentle tone and said so seriously.

Li Ying was a little surprised, and then Li Longji said, "You should not only read it, but also write down your own understanding and annotations. I will check this. When the time comes, I will send someone to find Ding Kanghou and ask him to write a standard explanation. I will then compare it. If the understanding is not enough, you still have to rewrite it."

"Also, you have to write it on your days off!"

Li Ying could only answer reluctantly: "Yes, father."

"Okay, go down. I'll have someone go to your place to copy the book." Li Longji waved his hand and said, "You have to write it today, no exception! You should write "Climbing the High Tower" today. After you finish it, I will go to your birthday party."

Li Ying felt like crying but had no tears at this moment, and could only say uncomfortably: "Yes, father..."

Then Li Longji waved his hand and asked them to leave. After they left the hall, Li Siqing approached Li Ying and asked, "What's wrong, brother? Why did the emperor ask you to do your homework?"

Li Ying was about to cry but had no tears. She shook her head and replied, "I don't know either..."

"Could it be that Marquis Dingkang wrote something in it?" Li Ke'er also started to guess and said.

"That makes sense," Li Siqing nodded, and then said, "Brother, open it and take a look."

Li Ying also nodded and quickly opened the book. The front part was filled with poems and essays, and he quickly flipped through the pages. Soon he came to the collection of articles at the back, and suddenly his whole body stopped moving.

When Li Ke'er and Li Siqing saw Li Ying like this, they also came over and were surprised.

"Are these all the articles written by Marquis Dingkang?!" Li Siqing's eyes widened slightly, and he said in surprise, "I know that Marquis Dingkang is a master of poetry and prose, but I didn't expect that in terms of writing, he is also the best in the entire Tang Dynasty!"

"This Fu on Afang Palace is probably also a teaching text, and it is no less than what you learned during your previous enlightenment." Li Keer said.

Li Ying didn't say anything, just stood there blankly, and then suddenly shouted: "Ah!"

"I see!"

Li Ke'er and Li Siqing were both frightened by Li Ying's voice and asked, "What do you know?"

"Marquis Dingkang wrote this article on purpose!" Li Ying said, "He could have given me the gift secretly today, but he chose to give it to my father in front of so many people, just to make my father notice the existence of this thing."

"Once my father notices it, he will definitely ask about it. Once he asks, I will have to do my homework..."

Li Keer smiled, patted Li Ying gently, and said, "But Marquis Dingkang is also doing this for your own good. I also took a quick look at the "Fu on Afang Palace", and it's full of warnings. And you are the crown prince, so it won't hurt for you to learn these things."

"I guess Marquis Dingkang has put a lot of hard work into these articles and poems. And isn't this plan today just to make you, my brother, better? It's impossible that he spent so much hard work to write some good articles just to make things difficult for you, right?"

Li Ying nodded when she heard this and said, "That's right..."

In the hall, Li Longji sat there quietly drinking tea, and Concubine Zhao Li was a little dissatisfied when she heard Li Longji's announcement. Then she said:

"Your Majesty, Ying'er is still a newcomer, so there's no need to be so strict, right?"

Li Longji sighed and said, "My beloved, you don't know what Chang Yonghe wrote in the book."

"Marquis Dingkang? Didn't he just write some poems?" Concubine Zhao Lifei was a little confused.

"Some poems? Of course he couldn't have only written poems, he also wrote some articles - quite good articles." Li Longji said, "He used the events of the Afang Palace and the Six Kingdoms to describe them, which is thought-provoking..."

"In addition to the articles that serve as a warning for governing a country, there are also articles like Red Cliff Fu that teach people how to behave in society. At only nineteen years old, he is already a master of both writing and poetry. I dare to assert that if nothing happened to Lady Zichuan County, at least there would be at least another three hundred famous poems and essays in our Tang Dynasty!"

"What's more, under his strategy, I have solved many difficult problems. If I don't let Li Ying learn from such a great sage and such a famous article, wouldn't it be a waste of such a good article?"

Concubine Zhao Lifei was somewhat surprised and asked, "Is he really that good?"

"If he wasn't good enough, I wouldn't have let him be the tutor of Crown Prince Li Ying in advance." Li Longji said with a smile while holding a teacup, "The more I read what he wrote today, the more I feel that this move is absolutely correct..."

As he spoke, Li Longji could no longer laugh, and his smile slowly withdrew. Then he put the teacup back on the table. Concubine Zhao Li was puzzled again:

"His Majesty?"

"Okay... okay, Marquis Dingkang, I have fallen into your trap again..." Li Longji said helplessly.

Obviously, he was used by Chang An again, but this was also for Li Ying, which was a good thing. But Li Longji was the emperor, and being used like this still made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Marquis Dingkang, Marquis Dingkang, next time I'll see if you dare to offer advice, otherwise I will definitely make it difficult for you..."

......

And in a carriage leaving Xingqing Palace, a sneezing sound was heard from inside.

Seeing Chang An sneeze, Gu Li quickly gathered his clothes and asked with concern: "Chang Lang, did you catch a cold?"

Chang An shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. It's so hot, it's not easy to catch a cold."

"Marquis Dingkang, are you feeling well?" Eunuch Cheng, who was driving the carriage outside, also asked. After all, the other party was now a senior official of Li Longji - although he was not an official yet.

"Very good, just a little itchy nose."

"That's good. If you get sick in our carriage, I can't afford it."

"No, I'm in good health."

Chang An said this, but he still had some self-doubt in his heart: "Could it be that I really have a cold? Or is someone scolding me? Saying bad things about me?"