Three months after the academy started, King Li Zhongyi of the Tang Dynasty suddenly had a whim and wanted to visit his son in the academy.
Ever since Li Hun Yuan became a disciple of Wang Gang, Li Zhongyi had not cared much about his son. Later, Li Hun Yuan entered the academy and had less time to return to Chang'an. The father and son had not seen each other for a long time.
As soon as he thought of it, Li Zhongyi called Li Yu and the queen to visit the academy together.
On this trip, the King of Tang did not plan to make a big fanfare. He just took his wife and children and rushed to the academy in simple clothes without notifying anyone in advance.
Li Yu was originally very happy to go to the academy with his father to visit his brother, but the moment he saw Queen Xia Tian, her face immediately dropped.
Queen Xia was extremely happy to see Li Yu and was determined to repair the relationship.
In fact, the Tang King's trip this time also had the intention of easing the relationship between his wife and daughter.
Li Yu is not Xia Tian's child, she is the daughter of the previous queen. Ever since Xia Tian was established, Li Yu has been treating her with sincerity.
In fact, Li Yu liked Xia Tian very much when he was a child, and Xia Tian was always kind to her and Li Hunyuan.
But one time, Li Yu entered the palace and accidentally discovered that Xia Xia was practicing the Demon Sect technique, with a horrifyingly distorted face, and everything changed.
Li Yu was a little afraid of Xia Xia. Later, people around him slandered her, saying that Xia Xia had bad intentions in approaching the King of Tang. Even the death of the previous queen was inseparable from her, and the mother and daughter broke up completely.
Now that Li Yu has returned to Chang'an, he has been actively contacting courtiers to help his younger brother Li Hunyuan ascend to the throne of prince.
Li Huanyuan's most powerful competitor is Xia Tian's son Li Amber.
The smart people in the court all realized that Li Zhongyi had completely different attitudes towards the brothers Li Hunyuan and Li Amber.
Li Zhongyi seemed to be doting on Li Hunyuan, but in reality he was pampering him. He had given up on his son a long time ago, and sometimes he even missed him at family gatherings.
On the contrary, Li Zhongyi seemed to care a lot about Li Amber's son. Not only did he have strict requirements on his homework, he even took him with him to train him from time to time.
Li Yu knew that his father had already decided that the crown prince would be Li Amber. This made Li Yu even more dissatisfied with Queen Xia Tian.
On the way to the academy, the family of three saw Xia Xia greeting Li Yu, but Li Yu always had a cold attitude, and Li Zhongyi also felt a headache.
Fortunately, the academy is just outside Chang'an and can be reached in a short carriage ride, so the awkward atmosphere did not last long.
After the three of them got off the carriage, Professor Li from the academy ran over to receive them.
"Your Majesty has arrived, and you are not far away to welcome him." Li Jiaoxi saluted Li Zhongyi respectfully, but did not kneel down to pay homage.
"Professor Li is exempt from the ceremony." Li Zhongyi said with a smile: "I am paying a private visit today incognito. I just want to see how the students in the academy are studying without making any announcement."
Professor Li said: "Yes."
Li Zhongyi, King of the Tang Dynasty, sighed: "I wanted to be admitted to an academy before I ascended the throne. I wanted to be a student who only read the books of sages, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance."
Li Yu smiled and said: "My father sent my third brother to the academy because he wanted him to fulfill your unfinished wish."
Li Zhongyi nodded and said: "The academy is the cornerstone of our Tang Dynasty. It has cultivated many talents for the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years. Your brother will definitely benefit from studying here."
Li Yu said with a smile: "My father will be surprised when he sees his third brother. He has changed a lot while studying next to Mr. Wang during this period."
"Oh!" Li Zhongyi said in surprise: "Seriously, my hard work is not in vain."
The three of them walked into the academy under the leadership of Professor Li. Then Li Zhongyi saw a group of people and ran past.
"What are you doing? Why are you running in the academy?" Li Zhongyi looked at the students running away and asked in confusion.
Professor Li explained: "Those are the students who made mistakes yesterday and were punished by Professor Wang by running around the academy ten times."
"Penalty run?!" Li Zhongyi asked doubtfully: "Did the academy have such a rule before?"
Li Jiaoxi smiled and said: "This is a rule that Wang Jiaoxi changed after he took office. Anyone who violates the rules of the academy will be punished. If the case is serious, he will also be punished by Wang Jiaoxi."
Li Yujiao smiled and said: "Nowadays, the academy students are afraid of Mr. Wang's ruler. They would rather run a hundred laps as a penalty than take a slap on the ruler."
Li Zhongyi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Has your third brother ever been hit by a ruler?"
"Yes, more than once." Li Yu nodded.
Li Zhongyi said with a dark face: "He must be relying on his royal status and not following the rules of the academy."
Professor Li smiled and said: "That's not true. The third prince has been very honest since he entered the academy. Professor Wang also asked him to be responsible for checking the hygiene of the freshmen dormitory.
He received the punishment ruler entirely because he was implicated by the new students."
Li Zhongyi asked curiously: "Why are you involved?"
Li Jiaoxi explained: "Among the freshmen, there were a few important ministers who refused to clean up their dormitories because of their status, and secretly let people go into the academy. The third prince was not strict in discipline, so he received three precepts."
"Ah, you still need to be punished three times?" Li Zhongyi said in surprise.
Professor Li nodded and said: "Mr. Wang said that there is no rule without rules. Since you enter the academy to study, everyone should be treated equally. No matter whether you are ordinary people or relatives of the emperor, there are no privileges.
If you make a mistake, you will be punished, and the third prince is no exception."
Li Zhongyi was slightly dissatisfied and asked, "Isn't it too strict?"
Li Yu said with a smile: "I think Mr. Wang did the right thing. The third brother has grown a lot since he entered the academy. Now he not only studies hard by himself, but also knows how to unite his classmates and usually goes to the cafeteria to help."
"How can I help you?" Li Zhongyi asked.
"Help with the food and food!" Li Yu said matter-of-factly.
"I happen to be hungry too. Let's go to the cafeteria and see what the students usually eat." Li Zhongyi was even more curious and wanted to see his son as soon as possible.
Professor Li took the three of them to the college cafeteria. It was lunch time, and the students were lining up in an orderly manner, with those who came first and those who arrived first holding a dinner plate.
At the front, a man wearing a mask and gloves holds a spoon and pours portions of food onto a plate.
Although he was wearing a mask, Li Zhongyi recognized his son Li Hunyuan at a glance.
When Xia Tian saw Li Hunyuan's appearance, he was very surprised and said to Li Zhongyi: "The third prince is usually served by others. When has he ever served others? How unbecoming is this!"
Li Zhongyi had a dark face and said nothing. He was not in a good mood either.
"Mr. Wang said that since they are students, everyone should be treated equally. Students should be involved in everything in the academy, from learning to cleaning. Everyone should take turns to do it in shifts, even teaching. In this way,
It can also shorten the distance between students and teachers." Li Yu explained:
"It's my third brother's turn to prepare meals in the cafeteria these two days and serve the students."
Li Zhongyi frowned and said, "Let's go get a meal too."
Li Yu pointed to the dinner plates placed in the corner of the canteen and said, "Each of us takes a dinner plate and lines up behind the others."
Li Zhongyi asked: "Yu'er, do you come to the academy often?"
"I've been here a few times." Li Yu nodded and said, "It's mainly because I find it novel."
Li Zhongyi smiled, went to get the dinner plate himself, and prepared to queue up.
This kind of experience is also the first time for Tang Wang. It is indeed very fresh!
