Xue Li, led by his uncle, wore white clothes and carefully followed the steps to pay attention to the face-to-face etiquette.
His uncle told him that if there was a problem with the etiquette, the censors would find him faulting, and he didn't want something unexpected to happen to him during his first meeting with the saint.
"We're here." Xue Cao stood at the foot of the steps outside the palace and said to Xue Li: "His Majesty only summoned you, go ahead."
"Yes." Xue Li bowed to him, then turned around and climbed up the steps.
Watching Xue Li climb the steps step by step, Xue put a smile on his lips and immediately turned around and went to Shangshu Province.
Xue Li came outside the hall and looked at the majestic Tai Chi Hall near Chi Chi. Although he could see many mottled and peeling marks on the pilasters, this did not make people relax, but made him feel even more nervous.
The majestic and solemn atmosphere seemed to come from ancient authority, which made people fearful.
The chamberlain stepped forward and asked, "But Xue Li?"
"It's down there."
"Please follow me into the palace."
"Excuse me, father-in-law."
The chamberlain led him, not into the main hall, but to a side room. The main hall was usually used for court meetings, and although the door would be open during normal times, it would not be used.
Side hall.
The chamberlain walked in first and informed the emperor that Xue Li was waiting outside the palace, and then Li Zhiyun ordered someone to bring him in.
Xue Li walked into the side room, keeping his head down and not daring to look around.
It wasn't until the chamberlain reminded him that Xue Li came back to his senses, and then he bowed and bowed, "Xue Lili meets His Majesty the Emperor in Hedong."
"No gift."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xue Li slowly straightened his back and did not dare to look directly at the emperor. Instead, he moved slightly downward and looked at the emperor with his peripheral vision.
Seeing this, Xue Li was shocked.
Isn't this the person he fished with at school that day?
Is he His Majesty the Emperor?
"Why, you don't recognize me anymore?" Li Zhiyun was dressed in regular clothes, with a wooden crown in his hair and a hosta hanging across his face. His whole person could be described by four words: windy and handsome.
Xue Li said awkwardly: "I... I didn't expect the common people to have seen His Majesty before."
Li Zhiyun smiled and did not dwell on this trivial matter.
In the past, although Xue Li lived in Xue Shou's house, he had no identity, so he naturally had no chance to see him.
"Give me a seat."
"Yes." The servants brought a stool and placed it behind Xue Li.
Xue Li thanked the emperor and then sat down. According to Xue Shou's instructions, Xue Li only sat down halfway, but he did not dare to sit down carelessly.
If the emperor gives you a seat, it means he is in a good mood and has a good impression on you, but it does not mean that you can relax at will in front of the emperor.
Li Zhiyun asked him some questions casually, and then talked to him about the study tour in the grassland. The atmosphere between the two gradually became calmer.
"You have done a great job. A man from the Tang Dynasty should have such a heart of justice." Li Zhiyun complimented casually.
Xue Li said humbly: "I dare not take credit. If His Majesty hadn't opened the school, I wouldn't have been able to enter it to observe, let alone learn the military skills. All of them are His Majesty's contribution."
Li Zhiyun chuckled, "Xue Shou is very good at teaching you. He is humble and knows how to advance and retreat."
Xue Li smiled shyly.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun said: "However, you are indispensable for young people's spirit. I still prefer young people with high spirits, not old ministers who are sluggish."
"Yes." Xue Li said heartily.
Your Majesty is your Majesty, every word and every action he says makes waves in his heart surge.
"You have made great contributions this time. Tell me, how do you want me to reward you?"
Regarding this issue, Xue Shou also had a chat with him. Xue Li thought about it for a while and then replied: "I really don't dare to take credit for my insignificance."
"Haha." Li Zhiyun smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
The emperor's smile made Xue Li nervous again. It was the emperor's low smile that seemed to be full of inexplicable meaning.
"Xue Li."
"exist."
"I will give you a chance to choose. As long as your request is not excessive, I can agree to it. If you miss this opportunity, you will not have it next time. Tell me that you plan to follow what Xue Shou taught you, and
Are you following your heart?" Li Zhiyun asked him meaningfully.
Judging from Xue Li's performance when he entered the palace, Li Zhiyun knew that Xue Shou had definitely taught him a lot, and Xue Shou must have guessed that he would even reward Xue Li.
What he wants to hear is not what others guess he wants to hear.
Xue Li struggled because the emperor saw through his words at a glance and knew what his uncle taught him.
what to do?
Do you want to speak your mind?
After thinking about it, Xue Li made a decision and spoke his mind!
Because Xue Shou taught him not to deceive the emperor, otherwise he would end badly.
"I want to go to university to continue studying." Xue Li said his heartfelt words warmly. He knew that with his grades, wanting to go to university was equivalent to a dream.
But he really wanted to enter the university, because he learned from his uncle that after entering the university, Li Jing, the Minister of War and the Duke of Wei, would be the person in charge of the military class and would regularly give classes to their college students.
This kind of thing is hard to refuse just thinking about it.
More importantly, he had tasted the sweetness of studying with the children of the powerful at Chang'an Middle School.
Apart from anything else, not everyone can have access to this personal network resource. Not long ago, he came back from the grassland and had already received invitations from three or four classmates.
What to invite?
Naturally, he was invited to join the Guard Army together!
The fathers of those classmates were generals in the Guard Army. If you followed them, you could become a mid-level officer sooner or later.
This kind of opportunity is rare.
In addition, Xue Li also saw that if he could enter university in the future, once he graduated, according to his uncle Xue Shou, the future would be bright no matter how great it was.
Finally, it was because he knew that with that girl's identity, he would definitely be able to enter university and continue his studies.
He wants to stay with her.
"University..." Li Zhiyun laughed dumbly.
It's embarrassing to say that the university has not yet been established. The main reason is that in the past two years, various places have been recovering, and he is really embarrassed to collect people's wealth and anointing to build a university. The current result of the discussion with the Ministry of Rites is not to build a university for the time being, and continue to use the Imperial College.
houses instead.
When there are more students in the future, we will consider this again.
"Yes, I saw you right." Li Zhiyun smiled and said immediately: "However, I will not give you any privileges. You have to study hard with the teachers yourself, and I will let the teachers teach you well."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Xue Li stood up and bowed.
As long as someone is willing to teach him, he will study hard. He couldn't keep up with the learning process in Chang'an Middle School, mainly because he had learned too little in the past and couldn't keep up with the complicated knowledge learned in school. He wanted to find a teacher privately to make up lessons, but the teacher also
He may not be given a chance.
Kong Yingda, Lu Deming, and Yu Shinan were all highly educated and well-educated people. Even his uncle could not hire these people.
Now that the emperor has spoken for him, he has the opportunity to start a small business.
After a while, Xue Li bowed and left.
After Xue Li left, two women, one big and one small, came out from behind the screen behind the emperor.
It is the imperial concubine Wei Gui and Princess Yongning.
Li Zhiyun asked them to sit down and asked with a smile: "Yongning, you didn't tell Xue Li about today's events in advance, right?"
When he learned from Wei Gui that Yongning's sweetheart was Xue Li, he felt angry at first, then relieved, and finally happy for his daughter's good vision.
Xue Li looks pretty good.
Especially today's Q&A made him feel a little more satisfied. Maybe it was a preconceived idea, or maybe it was Xue Li's dull performance. All in all, Li Zhiyun had a good impression of Xue Li.
Of course, with Li Zhiyun's current Qi-nurturing skills, if he wanted to inspect his son-in-law, he would naturally not let his son-in-law find out.
Coupled with Xue Li's dull temper, he had no idea that when he just met His Majesty, he was actually being looked at by His Majesty as the 'father-in-law'.