"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Are you still worried about the drought? "
In the evening, Empress Zhangsun came to the Sweet Nectar Hall with a bowl of porridge. She saw Li Er sitting on the dragon couch with one hand supporting his chin. His brows were furrowed, and he had an appearance of great bitterness and hatred. Clearly, his mood was not good. Thus, she carefully walked forward and asked softly.
Li Er snorted and said with a disgruntled expression,
"Hmph! Li Chunfeng came to see me just now. He said that he wanted to work as a teacher in Yanhuang College and hoped that I would allow it. If I didn't allow it, he would resign from his position in the Imperial Historian Bureau. Guanyin Maid, don't you think this is infuriating? Don't tell me that the position I gave him is not as good as a teacher in Yanhuang College? "
Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but smile and asked, "Did Your Majesty allow it?"
Li Er was even more annoyed. "Can I not allow it? Li Chunfeng is so young and he is already proficient in the five arts of Taoism. As long as he is trained, he will be the best candidate for the position of Imperial Historian. If I don't allow it, won't I lose a talent and look like I have no tolerance? "
Li Er was the only one who could do that. If it were any other emperor in the future, they would definitely order Li Chunfeng to be fired if Li Chunfeng made such demands and conditions in front of them! It had to be said that Li Er was very tolerant towards those who were truly capable and capable! For example, Li Zexuan. Although he had made many mistakes, Li Er never gave him any substantial punishment!
Empress Zhangsun smiled and came to Li Er's side. She gently massaged Li Er's temples and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. Whether it is the Imperial Historian Bureau or Yanhuang College, they all belong to Your Majesty. Now that Li Chunfeng is willing to work as two people, it proves that he wants to double his loyalty to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, why don't you accept it? "
Li Er was stunned and then laughed. "Haha! Guanyin Maid is right! Both the Yanhuang Academy and the Taishi Bureau belong to me. Li Chunfeng's action is also a show of loyalty to me! Guanyin Maid, you are really smart! Haha! "
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"What? Father! Are you saying that you will stay in the Academy as a teacher in the future? "
There was a small shop in Yanhuang College. After school, Li Chunfeng called his son, Li Yan, over for a quick meal at Gu Xiaomao's tavern. He also told Li Yan about his preparation to join Yanhuang College. Li Yan's eyes widened in disbelief.
Li Chunfeng took a sip of wine and chuckled. "Mm! That was right! Marquis, oh, no, Yamachō, he has promised me. Tomorrow, I can officially join Yanhuang College and become a teacher. In the future, I will have more time to stay in Yanhuang College! "
Li Yan was silent for a long time before he finally accepted the news. After a pause, he asked, "Father, what about your job at the Taishi Bureau? Did you resign from your position in the Imperial Court? "
Li Chunfeng smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this proverb. His Majesty has given me permission to work in the Imperial Historian Bureau and teach in the Academy. So I still have my official position, but I will have to travel between Chang 'an and the Academy in the future!"
Although Li Chunfeng could give up his position in order to pursue the truth, it did not mean that he did not like being an official. Especially with his current position in the Taishi Bureau, the yamen was a place for him to use his knowledge. On the other hand, Yanhuang College was a place where he could continue to "recharge". The two did not conflict at all. Instead, they complemented each other!
Li Yan was surprised. "His Majesty is really generous and righteous. I didn't expect him to agree to your suggestion! That's great! However, father, the reason I came to Yanhuang College was to find out the depth of Yamachō's Destined One. Why are you here now? "
In the end, Li Yan was a little depressed and confused. In his impression, his father was determined to be a top Taoist metaphysical sorcerer who could predict good and bad luck and deduce the fate of the country. Why would he be interested in teaching at Yanhuang Academy now?
Li Chunfeng was silent for a long time and said gloomily in his heart, "Can your father say that I was wrong? I only saw that Li Zexuan was the Destined One, but I didn't see that his knowledge was as vast as the sea, unfathomable and admirable?"
"Ahem! As the saying goes, what Mountain Elder has learned is rather complicated, but the supreme profoundness seems to have some kind of connection with the Five Arts of Taoism. Thinking of how Mountain Elder used to be Spiritual Master Ling Xu's disciple, this point is not difficult to explain. Perhaps Spiritual Master Ling Xu's Dao is very different from my Master's Dao, but in the end, they all lead to the same destination! Therefore, if I want to improve my Five Arts of Taoism, I must stay in Yanhuang College and study Yamachō's Dao! "
Li Chunfeng was silent for a moment and whispered to Li Yan.
Li Yan was shocked and said, "I see! However, forgive me for being slow, but I still can't see the connection between Yamachō's knowledge and the Five Arts of Taoism! "
Li Chunfeng smiled and said, "Haha! No rush, no rush! You will slowly discover the proverb in the future! Come, let's eat! In the future, you and I will be father and son, as well as teacher and student. It will be a good story! "
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Yanhuang College had a new teacher, and he was an official in the imperial court. This was new.
Many of the teachers in Yanhuang College had been officials before, and their positions were not low. For example, Li Gang and Yan Silu were not only officials, but also first-rank officials. They had a high reputation in the imperial court and among the scholars. However, that was the glory of the past. Before this, no official in the imperial court came to Yanhuang College to be a teacher. Li Chunfeng had set a precedent (of course, Li Zexuan was an exception)!
The fact that Li Chunfeng was able to hold two important positions at the same time was enough to show how much the Emperor valued him.
In the first month, Li Zexuan did not assign any teaching tasks to Li Chunfeng. Firstly, Li Chunfeng needed to pass the college's secret exam and study the college's Physics textbook. Secondly, Li Chunfeng had to balance his work with the Bureau of Imperial History. He needed time to get used to it!
That's right. Li Zexuan planned to arrange for Li Chunfeng to teach the subject of Physics. Although Li Chunfeng's current level of Physics was not as good as Mo Huai and Mo Chui's, his mathematical ability was definitely the best among all the Physics teachers. Elementary Physics might not require a strong mathematical ability, but advanced Physics required a high mathematical ability!
The world's top physicists like Newton, Einstein, and Maxwell had another identity, and that was mathematicians!
Therefore, Li Zexuan had a long-term plan when he assigned Li Chunfeng to the Physics Department!
Three days later, in the morning.
Early in the morning, Li Zexuan had just finished his breakfast when Pang Feiji rushed into the courtyard with a letter in his hands.
"Marquis, someone in Sichuan has sent you a letter!"
"Sichuan? Could it be a letter from Shiqing? Quick, let me see it! "
Li Zexuan was shocked. He quickly took the letter from Pang Feiji's hands, opened the envelope, took out the letter, and began to read it carefully.
Pang Feiji secretly observed Li Zexuan's facial expression. Seeing that Li Zexuan was getting more and more excited, he could not help but feel happy as well.
After about twenty breaths, Li Zexuan finally finished reading the letter. He smiled happily and said, "Hehe! Shiqing did not disappoint. The vanadium mine in Sichuan is finally ready to be mined! "
Li Zexuan waved at San Bao, who was in the courtyard, and said, "San Bao, come here!"
"Young master!"
San Bao thought that something good had happened to him. He quickly ran over and bowed to Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "San Bao, I want you to go to Sichuan again!"
"Ah? Young master! San Bao … San Bao hasn't done anything wrong recently. Please don't send San Bao to die in Sichuan again! "
San Bao instantly put on a long face and said with a wronged expression.
The last time he went to Sichuan, he almost lost his life there. How would he dare to go there again? Wasn't that seeking his own death?
Li Zexuan was taken aback. He immediately understood that this fellow had misunderstood his meaning. Thus, he slapped the back of San Bao's head in exasperation and said, "What are you talking about? Why would I send you to die? Don't worry, the leader of the Qiang people in Sichuan has already agreed to let us mine there. This time, not only will they not make things difficult for you, they will also treat you with respect. The Governor of Yizhou will also take care of you! "
San Bao was stunned. He said with surprise, "Young master, is that true? The leader of the Qiang people really won't chase after San Bao anymore? "
Li Zexuan snorted and said, "Of course it's true! Why would I lie to you? San Bao, I'm sending you to the center of Sichuan to take charge of the mining. You'll be in charge of the allocation of money, grain, and manpower. I'll send two accountants and a team of guards to follow you to the center of Sichuan! " You must send back a few batches of vanadium ore as soon as possible! "
San Bao was flattered when he heard that. He said, "Young … Young master! San Bao can run errands, but I don't have the ability to be in charge of the mining of the vanadium! "
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "You little brat, I gave you such an important task, and you didn't accept it! But you don't have to worry, there will be a student from the Academy there to help you. He is familiar with the local Qiang people and the local government. You just have to help me take care of the money! "
Ke Shiqing said in the letter that he wanted to wait until the vanadium was completely mined and the road in Sichuan was completed before returning to the Academy. Li Zexuan thought about it and did not object. This child's dream was to benefit the people in his hometown. This time, he would treat it as an "off-campus practice".
San Bao was relieved and said, "Then … then no problem. San Bao will pack up and go to Sichuan again!"
Li Zexuan nodded and sent someone to find Wang Zhong. He transferred 50,000 strings of coins from his family to start the mining and road construction. He was going to send the guards to escort San Bao to Sichuan.
Speaking of which, the use of the Tang Yuan was not popular in Sichuan yet. In the letter, Ke Shiqing said that Gao Shilian hoped that Li Zexuan could open the Yanhuang Bank in Sichuan so that the people and merchants there could start to use this currency that was a hundred times more convenient than copper coins. Li Zexuan naturally had no reason to disagree. After all, in history, the first place to use paper money on a large scale was in Sichuan!
This time, he was not just sending people to Sichuan to mine the vanadium. He wanted to bring the bank, the Qiqu Pavilion, the Qiqu Culture, the Datang Daily office, these new things, as well as some famous shops in Chang 'an City!
Bashu had always had the reputation of being a land of abundance. Its grain output was astonishing, and during the struggle for supremacy between Chu and Han, the grain from Bashu alone was enough to feed Liu Bang's hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If they could revitalize Bashu's transportation and economy, it would be of great benefit to the Great Tang!
Hence, after arranging the initial funds for the mining and road construction, Li Zexuan invited a few members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, the managers of the Qiqu Pavilion and Qiqu Culture, Ma Zhou from the Datang Daily editorial department, and the current King of Shu, Li Ke, to discuss setting up a bank, shops, and newspapers in Sichuan.
Everyone contributed funds, manpower, and manpower. In the end, they formed a huge army to assist Sichuan. They were prepared to follow San Bao to Sichuan the next day!
Of course, the Yanhuang Bank was now a 'state-owned property'. If they wanted to set up a branch in Sichuan, they would have to inform Li Er. Even though they knew that Li Er would not object, they still had to report to him. This was a matter of principle.
Hence, around 5 pm, Li Zexuan rode his horse down the mountain and prepared to meet Li Er in the palace.
Just as he entered Chang 'an City, Li Zexuan heard the sound of horses galloping behind him. Following which, he heard someone shouting, "Great victory! General Yuchi has achieved a great victory in Shuo Fang City! Killed more than ten thousand Turkic Wolf Cavalry soldiers. Liang Shi was killed by his subordinates. The officials in Shuo Fang City have surrendered! "
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier rode past Li Zexuan on his horse. As he ran, he continued to shout, "Victory! General Yuchi has achieved a great victory in Shuo Fang City! Killed more than ten thousand Turkic Wolf Cavalry soldiers. Liang Shi was killed by his subordinates. The officials in Shuo Fang City have surrendered! "
When the commoners heard this, they instantly became lively. "The Imperial Court has achieved a great victory again? Heh! That's great! That Liang Shi stole from our Great Tang Prefecture and even sided with the Turkic people. He should have met with such a fate long ago! "
"That's right! That's right! General Yuchi has done well! This kind of traitor who betrayed the Han people should be cut into pieces! "
"Yes, yes, yes! The front line has achieved a great victory. No matter what, we have to drink a few cups tonight! "
When the commoners heard this news, they naturally cheered. They were overjoyed that they were able to live in such a prosperous dynasty. However, Li Zexuan heard another meaning from the news. He muttered to himself, "Killed more than ten thousand Turkic Wolf Cavalry soldiers? The Turkic people have indeed sent out their troops. Looks like the war between our Great Tang and the Turkic people is about to begin! "
"Hyah ~!"
After regaining his senses, Li Zexuan hurriedly urged Da Bai to gallop toward the Imperial City.
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