Brother Wen and Zhu Houzhao talked nonsense and tricked him into sketching for Tudou.

He put together a pen to sort out the framework and began to write out his "Plan for Enough Clothing and Food".

After Lao Qiu reminded him, he planned to include things he shouldn't have written, such as scolding the country in isolation.

At the beginning of the plan, of course, he had to write down the various characteristics of the potato plant, including what he himself knew and what Zhao Yuan had figured out in the past six months.

This part of the content was too simple for Brother Wen. During this period, he even had time to fool Zhu Houzhao, saying that if he could draw a decent potato egg, he would include his masterpiece as a picture!

Both sides were busy working, but everything was fine for a long time.

After Brother Wen left the palace with the framework of the memorial he had written, Mrs. Yang stepped forward and mentioned to Zhu Houzhao that he hit someone with a paperweight.

What Mrs. Yang wanted to say from the beginning was that Brother Wen was already teaching, so she didn't interrupt.

Now that Brother Wen has left, Mrs. Yang can't help but do her duty and say a few words about this, even if she doesn't mention the teacher-student friendship, just say they are playmates.

If the paperweight was really smashed, it would completely damage the relationship between the two of them. How could they play together in the future?

Zhu Houzhao almost forgot what he had done in anger. Hearing what Mrs. Yang said, he pursed his lips unhappily.

Seeing Mrs. Yang looking at him intently and asking him to make a guarantee on this matter, Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I didn't even think about smashing the little gentleman!" He had already seen it clearly, and the paperweight couldn't be smashed at all.

To Mr. Little.

Mrs. Yang said: "Then it's even more inappropriate. Since His Highness didn't intend to hit the young gentleman, but instead made a gesture of hitting others, wouldn't it be in vain that the friendship between you and the young gentleman was hurt?"

Zhu Houzhao argued: "I have already promised that I will not smash it again in the future!"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's appearance, Mrs. Yang felt a little worried. However, no matter how young the prince is, he is still a prince. The prince is the king and they are ministers. There is no reason to force the prince to admit his mistakes to his ministers.

It can already be foreseen that the prince's temperament will never be as gentle as His Majesty's.

On the other side, Brother Wen was not affected by what happened in the East Palace at all. He walked to the cabinet with his hands in his arms to invite Lao Qiu to get off work, not caring at all that he looked like he was actively hugging the old man.

Seeing his leisurely and contented look, Qiu Jun understood why Xie Qian and the others always wanted to give this kid more homework.

Others were busy and exhausted, but this boy was fine. He walked around like an idler with nothing to do every day.

Brother Wen followed Qiu Jun back to Qiu's house and showed the framework he had drawn up to Qiu Jun to check. After making sure there were no problems, he went home to refine it.

Thinking that the old father at home felt hurt every time because he was ignored, Brother Wen went to Wang Hua to tell Wang Hua the results of his prelude, and took out the fresh outline of the memorial to sincerely ask Wang Hua for advice.

Opinion.

Wang Hua took the manuscript handed over by Brother Wen and read it. He felt that the writing was clear and clear, and it was more than enough to win the imperial village. Even after reading it, he wanted to go to the Hexi Corridor to plant potatoes and cotton right away!

Wang Hua gave Brother Wen some serious advice.

Brother Wen also took note of his father's advice very carefully.

After the discussion between father and son ended, Wang Hua realized something was wrong: "Didn't you go to give lectures to His Highness the Crown Prince in the afternoon? How come you still have time to think about how to write the memorial?"

Brother Wen briefly revealed to Wang Hua that he had tricked Zhu Houzhao into painting potatoes.

In order to let Zhu Houzhao concentrate on painting potato sketches, he brought out famous people from all over the world, both ancient and modern, to introduce them to Zhu Houzhao. He even taught Zhu Houzhao to recite Su Shi's philosophical poem "Inscribed on the Wall of the Western Forest" by Su Shi.

Wang Huadao: "Can't you give a good lecture to His Royal Highness first?"

After hearing this, Brother Wen thought it made sense.

He was also a little happy when he just received the task and wanted to finalize the matter in one go.

I didn't even think about taking Zhu Sansui to play well first, and not fooling Zhu Sansui a few words.

It shouldn’t be!

You really don’t take the current prince seriously!

Brother Wen promised very sincerely: "I will do it next time, I will do it next time."

Wang Hua knew at a glance that this kid didn't take his words into his heart at all. He said helplessly: "Okay, okay, you can go back and write your memorial."

Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so what's the use of worrying more? He can't go to the East Palace to give lectures for this kid!

I just hope that if this kid gets into trouble one day in the future, God, they can take this kid's young age into consideration and not hold it against him.

Brother Wen left Wang Hua's study with the collected reference opinions. As he walked back along the corridor, he turned to Jin Sheng and muttered: "Why do you feel like dad has aged several years recently?"

Jin Sheng didn't know why, so he replied calmly: "Maybe he has been too busy recently."

Brother Wen nodded repeatedly.

This must be the case, as the ancients said, the documents make the difference!

Working overtime makes you older!

It definitely has nothing to do with Wang Qisui!

How could a dignified Hanlin Academy lecturer be made angry by his son?

In fact, Wang Hua's appearance of being exhausted was indeed due to overtime work, and secondly, it was really related to his son, but it was not Brother Wen, but Wang Shouren who was far away in Dunhuang.

Wang Hua got a letter from Yang Yiqing from Li Dongyang. The letter said that before entering the customs, their group found that Zhang Ling was missing. Wang Shouren said that he would go back to look for it and come back together if he found it.

Wang Hua's heart skipped a beat after reading this letter.

Wang Shouren looks very reliable in front of outsiders. In fact, only he, a father, knows how courageous this boy is. Who dares to run away from home and wander around the border at the age of fifteen?!

Well now, this kid was left behind in the Seven Guards outside the pass!

Thinking with your toes, you know that this kid will not come back peacefully!

The most likely possibility is that this guy broke away from the main force, came even though he didn't want to, and took Zhang Ling with him to continue his trip outside the customs!

Don't think that he thinks the worst of his son, his eldest son is just like that!

Unfortunately, the two elders are too old to bear the excitement, and his wife is only the boy's stepmother. He doesn't even have anyone with whom he can discuss, so he can only wait anxiously for the news.

Wang Hua suppressed his worries and waited for a few more days. Instead of waiting for another letter from Yang Yiqing, he learned that the Ministry of War planned to close Jiayuguan Pass.

If in normal times, Wang Hua, a Hanlin official, would not care whether Jiayuguan is closed or not, then what does a place far away have to do with them, officials from the capital?

But it’s different now. His son is still outside the customs!

What would Wang Shouren do if something went wrong due to the closure of the border?

Wang Hua was so worried that his hair almost turned white.

This new plan that Brother Wen has concocted is expected to allow the Ministry of War to discuss the decision again.

After all, if Qiu Jun, the cabinet minister, clearly opposes "seclusion", then Jiayuguan probably won't be closed for a while.

Your Majesty must consider the opinions of your cabinet ministers, right?

It was originally a matter of whether it could be closed or not. Whether to cut off the tribute routes of the tribes outside the Pass did not have much impact on the imperial court.

Wang Hua didn't know whether Brother Wen's plan was a spur-of-the-moment idea or had been planned for a long time. He just hoped that this matter could slow down the closure of Jiayuguan Pass. He had to wait until Wang Shouren came back!

Brother Wen didn't know what his father was worried about, so he revised it for two days and then handed over the memorial.

This memorial follows normal procedures, but the cabinet has already given instructions. As long as it is reviewed by the Secretary of General Affairs and there are no problems, it can go directly to the cabinet and be submitted to the imperial court.

It's just a formality at the General Affairs Department.

Compared to the curiosity that made him step into the General Affairs Department for the first time, Brother Wen seemed much more relaxed this time when he came to deliver the memorial.

But after he finished handing over the memorial, he met Yuan Shouzhi again.

Like his father, Yuan Shouzhi seemed to have worked overtime too much and looked extremely haggard!

Brother Wen vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he stepped forward and asked Yuan Shouzhi with concern if he had been particularly busy recently, why did he look so vicissitudes of life?

Yuan Shouzhi: “…………”

Yuan Shouzhi looked at the probing eyes around him and invited Brother Wen to talk to him.

Brother Wen felt even more abnormal.

You must know that Yuan Shouzhi is famous for "never talking about personal matters at work, and never talking about business matters after get off work."

Did something happen that he didn't know about?!

Brother Wen followed Yuan Shouzhi to his residence, only to find out that Yuan Siyong had written a letter home, saying that he would wait for Wang Shouren at Jiayuguan and not come back yet.

Yuan Shouzhi heard that the Seven Guards outside the Pass had not been at peace recently, and they were still worried about his son, so he made an exception and went to see Brother Wen during his appointment to ask if there was any new news from the Wang family.

Seeing that Wang Shouren would not come back and Yuan Siyong would not come back either, how could he not be worried?!

After hearing what Yuan Shouzhi said, Brother Wen realized that his brother was actually stranded outside the customs with Zhang Ling.

This is really...

So jealous!

Brother Wen slapped the case angrily and said angrily: "My brother is so over the top! We agreed that everyone would come back together, but he actually secretly played for a while by himself!"

Yuan Shouzhi: “…………”

When Yuan Shou heard what Brother Wen said, he realized that Brother Wen had no idea that Wang Shouren had not returned to Beijing with the large army.

I guess Wang Hua and the others didn't tell Brother Wen.

It was also because he was concerned and confused. He felt that Brother Wen was acting like a grown-up, so he asked him for news.
To be continued...