Father can be an enemy to the country

Naturally, Li Shanchang wanted to express his gratitude for the emperor's decision, saying that he was old and feeble, weak in physical strength, and unable to take on such a big job.

Boss Zhu said with a smile: "You don't need to go to court all day long, and you don't need to deal with government affairs. When there are important matters in the court, I will ask you to come and do the calculations together."

"That's it. The old minister took the order to thank you." Li Shanchang agreed.

Boss Zhu has made it very clear that the so-called Sangong Lun Dao is just a cover he used to reduce the pressure of public opinion. It is absolutely impossible to set up the Sangong Mansion, let the Taishi Taifu Taibao set up a government office, and create an official position on his own. .

For Li Shanchang, it was better to just be a decoration, so as not to make the emperor suspicious again.

As for the Taifu and Taibao, they were both headed by Xu Da and Li Wenzhong. Both of them had the same official positions, but they just had an additional title.

In this way, Boss Zhu's promise is basically fulfilled...it was about 'resetting the Sangong Mansion', and now 'resetting the Sangong Mansion', eight out of ten words, is equivalent to 80% completion.

~~

At the same time, the prince personally sent Song Lian to Guozi University.

College students lined the streets to greet him and extended a warm welcome to the prince and Taishi of the Song Dynasty.

Seeing the three thousand college students holding flowers in their hands, lining up in order, and shouting "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!" Song Lian's self-esteem was greatly satisfied, and his mood gradually became less depressed.

"Hahaha, you see, all the teachers and students in the school are ecstatic about the addition of Song Taishi!" Naturally, Lao Liu also brought Song Naluo Guanzhong and other instructors to greet him at the mountain gate.

"I am just a guilty person and should not be held in such high esteem." Song Lian quickly waved his hand. But I was very happy in my heart, secretly thinking that it seems that these people are not hopeless...

"It's worth it, it's definitely worth it. Only with Tai Shigong's Guozi University can it be complete!" Lao Liu enthusiastically pulled Song Lian and led him into the school gate.

The college students were indeed ecstatic about Song Lian's arrival, but their ideas were slightly different from Song Lian's.

Song Lian felt that these college students were happy because they could become his students and listen to his teachings. From then on, their worth doubled and they were transformed.

But in fact, the first batch of college students recruited this year are basically from civil servants. Before they became officials in the working group, many people, even accountants, land managers, etc., could write and do calculations, but they had nothing to do with being scholars.

In addition to being suppressed in every possible way over the past year and a half, these college students all hate Confucianism. They were so happy because they saw Song Lian coming to teach and the exile of those great scholars as a sign of the victory of Guozi University.

This is undoubtedly a huge encouragement to the teachers and students of Guozi University who have suffered a lot since its establishment.

Song Lian has become a teacher, let’s see who dares to say that Guozi University is not a serious school!

~~

While Song Lian and the prince were offering incense to Confucius, Song Can thanked Lao Liu in a low voice:

"Thank you, Your Highness, for helping me regardless of our past grievances and saving my whole family from disaster."

"Sir, you're welcome." Lao Liu smiled lightly and said, "This is what we agreed on back then."

Song Can was stunned for a while when he heard this, and then he remembered the joke they had when he held King Chu's little hand and taught him how to write in the main hall.

Unexpectedly, His Highness has grown from a child into a tall man, and he still remembers the promise he made back then.

Song Zhen's nose was sore and her eyes were slightly red. "It's a pity that the official went to Yunnan soon and failed to teach His Highness the calligraphy."

"Haha, that's enough to last me a lifetime." Lao Liu said with a smile: "When my husband went to Yunnan, I was sad for a while. You would rather die than teach me anymore."

"That's not the case." Song Can said, dumbfounded: "Xiaguan just wanted to learn from Ban Dingyuan, but in the end, the Liang King didn't cooperate at all."

"It's okay, he will cooperate soon. Let you go again then, and I'm sure you will get what you want." Lao Liu said with a smile.

"That's a good relationship." Song Can would not take Lao Liu's words as a joke this time. "I would like to thank Your Highness in advance."

~~

Song Lian settled down at Guozi University and could not make any waves for the time being, so Lao Liu transferred his main energy to Hai Zheng Yamen. Over there, preparations have begun in full swing for the upcoming Eastern Expedition.

The time soon came to August, it was getting cooler after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was also the day when the fourth child left Beijing.

On August 26, King Yan and his wife brought their two sons to the palace to say goodbye. Boss Zhu and Queen Ma gave them a banquet and rewarded them with the ceremonial utensils of the feudal lord.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife were very relieved about the vassal status of their fourth son. Although the fourth child is unreliable, the fourth child's wife is reliable, and she is still under Xu Da's nose, so she will never make a fuss like the second child.

The next day, the prince and his wife held another banquet to see off the fourth son and his wife.

The twenty-eighth day was the day when King Yan officially set off.

In the early morning of the day, His Royal Highness the King of Yan, dressed in imperial robes, came to the golden stage and bowed five times to his father, and Emperor Hongwu gave him royal wine.

After King Yan finished drinking, he kowtowed in thanks and shed tears to say goodbye. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but shed tears. He stood up and sat down, walked down the golden platform, and personally escorted King Yan to the east steps of Fengtian Gate.

King Yan kowtowed again to His Majesty Fengtianmen Dan, and the emperor watched him leave the Meridian Gate. When King Yan left the Meridian Gate, he turned around and kowtowed to his father again. Then, being seen off by hundreds of officials, he left the capital and came to Jiangdongmen Wharf.

The long fleet of King Yan's vassal fleet has long been ready for departure. The three accompanying guards, plus the royal palace officials, palace maids and eunuchs, and civilian servants, totaled more than 30,000 people, making it a very large scale.

The prince, the king of Zhou, the king of Chu, the king of Qi and other princes in Beijing naturally came to see him off.

Even though he had given away his two younger brothers to the throne, the prince was still heartbroken. He couldn't help crying when he thought that the younger brother he had raised would be four thousand miles away and would not see him again in any year or month.

The fourth child also cried. Although he couldn't wait to say goodbye, he still felt sad when the moment came.

The fifth and sixth elders also cried together, and the younger brothers also cried together, and the older brothers cried together.

It was not until the last moment of departure that King Yan, urged by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, boarded the ship three times at a time.

Standing on the bow of the boat, he also took his two sons with him and kept waving to his brothers.

The brothers also waved to him on the dock, and did not turn back until they could no longer see each other.

On the way back, Lao Liu did not return to his golden chariot. Instead, he ran to the carriage sent off by Wei Guofu to comfort Xu Miaoqing, who was crying and red-eyed.

"My father is in Peiping, and my eldest sister and her family are also there. The house is so deserted that it no longer feels like home." She snuggled into Lao Liu's arms, as weak as a kitten.

"It doesn't matter, I'm still here." Lao Liu sniffed the delicious fragrance of flowers in her hair and comforted her: "How about we get married as soon as possible. Once we get married, we will definitely not be lonely."

"..." Xu Miaoqing was quite moved. She bowed her head in his arms and said, "It doesn't matter what others say about this kind of thing."

"It's okay, I'll leave it as I say." In fact, Lao Liu could no longer withstand the pressure from all aspects, and this marriage would not be possible unless it happened.

"Then what are you planning to do..." Xu Miaoqing raised her head and looked at Lao Liu with her big eyes flickering, suddenly she was no longer weak.

"Don't worry, everything will be arranged when I come back from Japan!" Lao Liu said confidently.

【End of this volume】