"Master, just now Steward Ma sent someone to ask you to go to the workshop in the afternoon!"
After the morning class, Li Zexuan returned home, and the concierge Ah Fu came up to him and said.
"Can you tell me why you asked me to go to the workshop?"
Li Zexuan asked in confusion.
"Back to the young master, I don't know about this... this young one, that person didn't say anything."
"Okay, I get it!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand and walked in.
He thought in his mind that Ma Zhou was looking for him. Could it be that there was something wrong with the newspaper again?
With his thoughts on his mind, Li Zexuan had a hasty lunch, took a breath, and then took his "special car" directly to the workshop without even taking a nap.
"I understand, I understand!"
The streets are empty at noon. This time is the hottest time of the day. Most people will not go out unless there is something urgent. On the ginkgo trees on the roadside, two or three cicadas were "singing" in twos and threes, which seemed to be telling about the heat of summer.
Li Zexuan didn't feel the heat while sitting in the carriage. There were a lot of ice cubes in his carriage, and he was holding a glass of iced Wenrouxiang in his hand! At this time, the superiority of the rich is reflected!
After wandering to the workshop, Li Zexuan went straight to the back office - the editorial department of "Datang Daily".
Seeing Ma Zhou directing several people to sort out manuscripts, Li Zexuan walked up and shouted: "Brother Ma!"
"Hey, sir, are you here so soon?"
Ma Zhou turned around and said in surprise, Li Zexuan would definitely wait until the evening to come on such a hot day!
"Well, I heard that something happened to you, so I came over. What's the matter? What on earth does Brother Ma want to see me for?"
Li Zexuan glanced around and found that there was nothing unusual in the editorial department today, so he asked curiously.
"Oh, Sir, our..."
"Are you Li Siye, a man from Li County?"
Ma Zhou was about to explain, but was interrupted by a slightly older voice.
Li Zexuan looked up and saw an old man in his seventies or eighties coming out of a nearby room.
The old man's hair was gray, and his tawny face looked as if he had gained weight; his eyes were like a line, and it almost took a lot of effort to open them. In this era of extremely backward medical standards, it is really rare to live to such an old age.
Li Zexuan knew that the room where the old man came out was previously used as an office space for the academicians who came to help compile the "Dictionary of the Tang Dynasty", but he had never seen this old man before!
"It's the boy! I don't know what to call the old gentleman!"
Li Zexuan saluted respectfully.
The ancients had weak crowns at 20, stood tall at 30, were not confused at 40, understood destiny at 50, had obedient ears at 60, did as they pleased at 70 and did not violate the rules. The social status of the elderly was generally relatively high, and the court would also have some decrees to support the elderly.
The old man in front of him, regardless of his status, is worthy of respect at his age. After all, being able to live such a long life has surpassed 99% of the people in the Tang Dynasty.
"I'm Li Gang!"
The old man walked to Ma Zhou's side and answered with his hands behind his back.
Nest grass! Li Gang? The most unlucky teacher in history, Li Gang, known as the "Prince Killer"?
Li Zexuan was shocked. He didn't expect to meet such a great person when he went out.
He still knew something about Li Gang's deeds. It is said that this old man experienced the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties in his life, and he could be said to be a veritable "Elder of the Three Dynasties".
What's even more amazing is that he also served as the teacher of Yang Yong, Prince Yang Jian of Sui Dynasty, Li Jiancheng, Prince Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty, and Li Chengqian, Prince Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty. However, the tragedy is that none of these three princes died a good death in history. Therefore, in history, Li Gang also gained the title of "Prince Killer".
"Sir, Mr. Li Gang also contributed a lot to the compilation of the Dictionary of the Tang Dynasty. However, you were not there the last few times he came."
Ma Zhou was worried that Li Zexuan didn't know Li Gang, so he explained in a low voice.
"Oh, it turns out to be Master Li! I'm so disrespectful! Brother Ma, please let someone serve you tea!"
Li Zexuan quickly greeted him with his hands raised.
"What is Master Li? I have resigned and retired to seclusion for many years. Li Siye must not make a mistake!"
Li Gang said a little strangely.
In the second year of Wude, Li Gang asked to resign due to his old age. Li Yuan agreed with the imperial edict and agreed to relieve him from the post of minister and still serve as the crown prince Shaobao. Li Yuan believed that Li Gang was a famous official in the Sui Dynasty, and he never called him by his name when he wrote the edict in person.
"Ah~? You..."
Li Zexuan was a little dumbfounded. He had read many Tang novels in his previous life, and many of them wrote about Li Gang. Didn't they all say that Li Gang was the prince's young master? But looking at things like this, it's obvious that this old man hasn't become Li Chengqian's teacher yet!
In fact, after Li Gang resigned and went into seclusion, it was not until the fourth year of Zhenguan that Li Er invited him out of the mountain again to serve as the prince's young master to teach the prince Li Chengqian. Unfortunately, in the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Gang passed away at the age of eighty-five. Li Er posthumously awarded him the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
"Ahem, the kid is speechless. Don't blame me, don't blame me. Please come inside, please come inside!"
Now that things have come to this, Li Zexuan can't explain anything. You can't say that you were the Prince's Young Master before and you will be the Prince's Young Master for the rest of your life, right?
If he dared to say that, Li Er would have to kill himself, because Li Gang's last student was the hidden prince Li Jiancheng! In today's Tang Dynasty, who dares to mention the name Li Jiancheng?
Therefore, he could only make a joke and expose the matter first. Tsk tsk, this is the end of being smart!
"Well, it just so happens that I have something to say to you!"
Li Gang did not doubt that he had it, nodded lightly, and followed Li Zexuan and Ma Zhou to a side hall next to the editorial office of "Datang Daily".
After the boy served tea and left, there were only three people left in the room, and ice cubes with a slight chill next to them.
"Haha, Li Siye is really wealthy. In this big workshop, there must be many rooms using ice cubes to cool down, right?"
Li Gang joked, took a sip of tea, and then frowned and said: "Bah~~ You even served me hot tea in this weather. You are so stingy. I know you have good wine. Yes, it's that kind of immortal drunkenness. Quickly bring me a bottle, preferably with some ice cubes!"
Li Zexuan's mouth twitched. Are you almost eighty years old? Dare a ghost give you some divine drunkenness? If this drink comes out, I can't explain it even if I have eight mouths!
It is said that scribes in ancient times were good at wine. Today, Li Zexuan has a more intuitive understanding. This woman is so good at wine that she would even lose her life!
"Uh~! It's not that I can't bear to part with this. It's mainly because the gods' drunkenness is too strong and can easily hurt the body. I'd better have someone give you a bottle of iced Wenwenxiang, right?"
Li Zexuan said speechlessly.
"Well, okay!"
Li Gang couldn't refute, so he could only say slightly disappointed.
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