The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1411 Academy Changes
Three months after the academy opened, King Tang Li Zhongyi suddenly had the urge to visit his son.

Ever since Li Hunyuan became Wang Gang's disciple, Li Zhongyi has not paid much attention to his son. Later, Li Hunyuan entered the academy and returned to Chang'an even less frequently. The father and son have not seen each other for a long time.

Li Zhongyi did it as soon as he thought of it. He called Li Yu and the queen and prepared to visit the academy together.

The King of Tang did not plan to make a big fuss on this trip. He just took his wife and children with him and went to the academy with a small entourage, without notifying anyone in advance.

Li Yu was originally very happy to go to the academy with her father to visit her brother, but the moment she saw Queen Xia Tian, ​​her face immediately fell.

Queen Xia Tian was extremely happy to see Li Yu and was willing to repair their relationship.

In fact, the purpose of King Tang's trip this time was also to ease the relationship between his wife and daughter.

Li Yu was not Xia Tian's child, she was the daughter of the previous queen. Ever since Xia Tian was made queen, Li Yu had been rude to her.

In fact, Li Yu liked Xia Tian very much when she was a child, and Xia Tian was always nice to her and Li Hunyuan.

But one time, Li Yu entered the palace and accidentally discovered that Xia Tian was practicing the magic sect's skills. His face was distorted and terrifying, and everything changed.

Li Yu was a little afraid of Xia Tian. Later, people around him slandered her, saying that Xia Tian approached King Tang with bad intentions, and even that the death of the previous queen was related to her. The mother and daughter broke up completely.

Now that Li Yu has returned to Chang'an, he has been actively contacting court officials to help his younger brother Li Hunyuan ascend to the throne of crown prince.

Li Hunyuan's strongest competitor is Xia Tian's son Li Hupo.

All the smart people in the court realized that Li Zhongyi had completely different attitudes towards the brothers Li Hunyuan and Li Hupo.

Li Zhongyi seemed to dote on Li Hunyuan, but in fact he let him go and had given up on this son long ago. Sometimes he even forgot about him during family gatherings.

On the contrary, Li Zhongyi seemed to care much more about his son Li Hupo. Not only did he have strict requirements on his studies, he even often took him by his side to educate him.

Li Yu knew that his father had already decided that Li Amber would be the crown prince. This made Li Yu even more dissatisfied with Queen Xia Tian.

On the way to the academy, the family of three saw Xia Tian asking Li Yu about his well-being, but Li Yu remained cold in his attitude, which gave Li Zhongyi a headache.

Fortunately, the academy was just outside Chang'an and could be reached in a short carriage ride, so the awkward atmosphere did not last too long.

After the three people got off the carriage, a teacher named Li from the academy came over to greet them.

"Your Majesty has arrived. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you in person." Instructor Li bowed respectfully to Li Zhongyi but did not kneel down to greet him.

"Teacher Li, please don't be polite." Li Zhongyi said with a smile: "I am here incognito today, just to see how the students in the academy are doing. There is no need to make it public."

Instructor Li said, “Yes.”

Tang Wang Li Zhongyi sighed: "Before I ascended the throne, I wanted to be admitted to the academy and become a student who only reads the books of sages, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Father sent my third brother to the academy, maybe he wanted him to fulfill your unfulfilled wish."

Li Zhongyi nodded and said, "The academy is the cornerstone of our Tang Dynasty. It has cultivated many talents for the Tang Dynasty over the past hundred years. Your brother will definitely benefit from studying here."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Father will be surprised to see my third brother. He has changed a lot during this period of time studying with Mr. Wang."

"Oh!" Li Zhongyi said in surprise: "If that's true, my efforts are not in vain."

Led by Teacher Li, the three of them walked into the academy, and then Li Zhongyi saw a group of people running past him.

"What are they doing? Why are they running in the academy?" Li Zhongyi asked puzzledly as he looked at the students running away.

Teacher Li explained: "Those are the students who made mistakes yesterday and were punished by Teacher Wang to run ten laps around the academy."

"Running as punishment?" Li Zhongyi asked in confusion, "Did the academy have this rule before?" Instructor Li smiled and said, "This is a rule that was changed after Instructor Wang took office. Anyone who violates the academy's rules will be punished. If the offense is serious, they will be punished with a ruler from Instructor Wang."

Li Yujiao said with a smile: "Now the students in the academy are afraid of Mr. Wang's ruler. They would rather run a hundred laps than be punished by the ruler."

Li Zhongyi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Has your third brother ever been punished with a ruler?"

"Yes, more than once." Li Yu nodded.

Li Zhongyi said with a dark face: "He must be relying on his royal status to disobey the rules of the academy."

Instructor Li smiled and said, "That's not the case. After the Third Prince entered the academy, he has been very honest. Instructor Wang even asked him to be responsible for checking the hygiene of the freshmen's dormitories.

He was punished with a ruler because of the trouble caused by the freshmen."

Li Zhongyi asked curiously: "How did you get involved?"

Teacher Li explained: "Among the new students, there are several children of important officials who relied on their status and refused to clean up their dormitories. They also secretly let people into the academy. The third prince was guilty of not disciplining them strictly, so he was punished with three times of the ruler."

"Ah, I still have to be punished with three punishments?" Li Zhongyi asked in surprise.

Teacher Li nodded and said, "Mr. Wang said that without rules, there is no order. Since we are entering the academy to study, everyone should be treated equally. No matter common people or royal relatives, there are no special privileges.

Those who make mistakes must be punished, and the third prince is no exception."

Li Zhongyi was slightly dissatisfied and said: "Isn't it too strict?"

Li Yu smiled and said, "I think Mr. Wang is right. My third brother has grown a lot since he entered the academy. Not only does he study hard, but he also knows how to unite with his classmates and often goes to the cafeteria to help out."

"What help can I provide?" Li Zhongyi asked.

"Help with the food and dishes!" Li Yu said as a matter of course.

"I'm hungry too. Let's go to the cafeteria and see what the students usually eat?" Li Zhongyi became even more curious and wanted to see his son as soon as possible.

Instructor Li brought the three of them to the academy cafeteria. It was lunch time and students were queuing up in an orderly manner, each holding a meal tray according to their arrival.

At the front, a man wearing a mask and gloves was holding a spoon, putting food into plates.

Although he was wearing a mask, Li Zhongyi still recognized his son Li Hunyuan at a glance.

Xia Tian was very surprised when he saw Li Hunyuan's appearance, and said to Li Zhongyi: "The third prince is usually served by others, and he has never served others. How can this be disgraceful!"

Li Zhongyi had a dark face and said nothing. It seemed that he was in a bad mood.

"Mr. Wang said that since we are all students, we should all be treated equally. Students should be allowed to participate in everything in the academy, from studying to cleaning. Everyone should take turns to do it, even the teachers. This will also help narrow the distance between students and teachers." Li Yu explained:
"These two days it is my third brother's turn to be in charge of serving the students in the cafeteria."

Li Zhongyi frowned and said, "Let's go get some food too."

Li Yu pointed to the plates placed in the corner of the cafeteria and said, "Each of us takes a 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 plate himself and prepared to queue.

This kind of experience was the first time for King Tang, and it was indeed very fresh!
(End of this chapter)