On the first floor of the main room of Jinwang Villa, Li Zheng was sitting on the sofa, quietly looking at the somewhat embarrassed young man in front of him.
"What would you do if you were asked to go on a mission to a certain vassal country in the Tang Dynasty, and on the way, another vassal country dared to be rude to the envoy and led troops to steal the goods you were carrying?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others who were sitting aside and looking at Wang Xuance curiously couldn't help but be stunned.
Immediately, his eyes were full of evil smiles!
As for Wang Xuance, he was a little confused.
I was going to school at home fine, but my Highness the Crown Prince called me all the way to Chang'an City.
However, after arriving, he met His Highness Prince Jin. When His Highness Prince Jin saw him, he didn't say anything. He looked at himself inexplicably and then asked this question directly?
However, having learned etiquette from elementary school, Wang Xuance did not ask any more questions. Instead, after thinking for a moment, he bowed his hands and saluted.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, how many troops are there in the envoy?"
"Because it is an envoy, there should be two hundred soldiers!"
Li Xuan felt happy and replied slowly.
"How far is the mission led by this boy from our border city of Tang Dynasty?"
Wang Xuance asked again.
"It should be hundreds of miles away, and we still have to cross mountains and mountains!" Li Xuan said.
After hearing this, Wang Xuance frowned slightly and asked again: "May I ask, Your Majesty, are there any troops from the Tang Dynasty around the mission?"
"It will take at least half a month for our Datang army to reach where you are! However, even if our Datang army comes, we will still be short of men and horses, and the losses will be huge!"
Li Xuan said.
"Then I will take the two hundred soldiers to catch up with him, attack his army at night, and fight to the death to snatch back all the goods!" Wang Xuance said with a firm face.
"The traitorous country has a large number of troops. Going here is like throwing an egg against a stone, with no chance of victory!" Li Xuan shook his head again.
"this……"
Wang Xuance had a troubled expression on his face. Looking at His Highness the Prince of Jin who was smiling lightly in front of him, he had some doubts as to whether His Highness the Prince of Jin was deliberately making things difficult for him!
Not only Wang Xuance had this idea, but also Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others on the side were a little skeptical.
What Li Xuan said is completely a desperate situation with no solution.
However, the look in Aye's eyes made Wang Xuance think again, and then asked again: "May I ask your Majesty, are there any other countries in the surrounding area that are hostile to that traitorous vassal state!"
"Of course there is!"
Li Xuan nodded in response.
"In this case, the boy will hold my banner of the Tang Dynasty, borrow troops from those vassal states, and wait for an opportunity to destroy the traitorous vassal state and take back the goods!" Wang Xuance said bitterly.
"good!"
Li Xuan was overjoyed, this son must be Wang Xuance!
Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others on the side were also startled.
Immediately, when they looked at Wang Xuance's expression, they all expressed approval.
Based on this sentence alone, it was not in vain for them to go all the way to find this boy and bring him to the Master.
"Your Highness, Prince Jin, don't you know?"
On the side, Wang Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief and quickly looked at Li Xuan.
"As expected of me, the man of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, knowing that he understood Wang Shiqing's thoughts. Every parent would be very nervous when they see their naughty son being tested by the teacher.
"Thank you, His Highness King Jin!"
Wang Shiqing was overjoyed.
"I wonder if you would like to study in Lijiazhuang like these bastards?"
Li Xuan asked Wang Xuance.
"May I ask His Highness the King of Jin, which great Confucian is teaching?"
Wang Xuance was overjoyed and asked with his eyes widened and curiosity on his face.
"You evil thing, why do you need to pick this matter?"
Wang Shiqing was immediately furious.
Regarding Wang Xuance's question, Li Xuan didn't show any displeasure, but said calmly.
"There is no great Confucian, so I can personally teach you numbers and arithmetic. However, there is an official in my palace, named Chu Suiliang. He is knowledgeable and proficient in literature and history. He has managed the daily affairs of Hongwen Hall before. If you want him to
Teach you, and I can give you a recommendation!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Wang Xuance bowed respectfully again, and then asked again: "May I ask, Your Highness, Prince Jin, who are the prince and these princes studying under?"
"I studied numerology and arithmetic with this king for a year. I was extremely stupid. I learned only so-so, and now I can only calculate accounts. As for the Four Books and Five Classics, they all have their own teachers in their families!"
Li Xuan replied again.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuance's eyes lit up.
Then, with his eager expression, Aye finally said: "In this case, I am willing to study with His Highness the Crown Prince and others in Lijiazhuang!"
"good!"
Li Xuan nodded lightly and looked at Wang Shiqing aside.
"I don't know what the Wang family master wants?"
"Thank you so much, Your Highness, Prince Jin. I can't help but wish for my son to be favored by Prince Jin!"
Wang Shiqing burst into tears. The Wang family was implicated in the big eucalyptus, and the whole family had to be demoted to a bitter, cold and insect-infested place like Rongzhou. He was worried that he would not be able to return to the mainland of the Central Plains.
Unexpectedly, my son somehow ended up being favored by His Highness the Prince of Jin, and was left in Lijiazhuang by His Highness the Prince of Jin. Then he went to study with His Highness the Crown Prince, becoming his companion in one fell swoop. This was simply a blessing from God to the Wang family!
"In this way, Wang Xuance will stay in Lijiazhuang and learn arithmetic, riding and shooting like these bastards! As for the Confucian classics, I am not responsible! If you need to learn, you have to go to the school to find those masters!"
Li Xuan nodded slowly and said.
"School?"
Wang Shiqing and Wang Xuance were both stunned.
"I built a school for the farmers in the village, and invited several masters to teach the farmers' sons, as well as the farmers and servants who are willing to learn to read, to learn literacy, numbers, and arithmetic!" Li Xuan
explained.
"I see!"
Hearing this, Wang Shiqing and Wang Xuance nodded slowly. These schools were generally found in large aristocratic families, so they did not take them to heart.
Later, Wang Shiqing accompanied Wang Xuance in the village and stayed for a few days.
Wang Shiqing, with a shocked face, took a cart full of belongings and headed to Rongzhou.
For that evil son of my family to be favored by His Highness the King of Jin, it’s really a smoke coming out of the Wang family’s ancestral grave! When you go back, you must go to the ancestral hall and burn incense to all the ancestors one by one!
…
Five days after Wang Shiqing left.
On a hilltop near Lijiazhuang, Xue Rengui led a group of personal guards and surrounded the entire hilltop.
Li Xuan, on the other hand, took Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and a few other bastards, as well as Le Tai and Ji Wen, some of the ink masters, to hide far away.
Especially Li Xuan, he hid his entire body behind a big tree.
Six or seven feet away from the group of people, there was a large stone with a small hole carved out by Cheng Chusi.
Inside the small hole is a small iron ball as big as a fist.
At the same time, a slender rope made of bamboo paper, gunpowder and Mihu stretched out from the small iron ball, extending directly to Li Xuan's feet.
Cheng Chusi, who was hiding behind Li Xuan, saw Li Xuan being so cautious and asked subconsciously.
"Master, this is just such a small pinch of gunpowder. Does it really need to be so far away?"
"Hey, if you feel it's far away, you can stand next to the big rock. I won't stop you!"
Li Xuan glared at Cheng Chusi and snorted coldly.
Hearing this, Cheng Chusi couldn't help but shrink his neck. He just asked casually, hoping that Li Xuan would explain again.
Since the master doesn't want to, then he just stays.
He did not dare to look down upon the little iron ball that every master would take seriously.
The newly joined Wang Xuance, who was at the back of the group, was still confused when looking at the situation in front of him.