Chen Dianyi chuckled coldly: "I'm the one who's worried about Xinliang's construction now. Why should I have to worry about it after it's finished?"

He glanced at Chief Secretary Xie sideways, his meaning clear: Why do you want to have all the good things?

Chief Secretary Xie's eyes lit up: "You have to believe me, being the Prefect of Xinliang is not as worrisome as being a teacher..."

He gestured with his chin toward Liu Dianyi: "Isn't Liu Dianyi still here? By then, His Highness will be all grown up. The two of you can assist him together. Not only will it not be hard work, but it will also become a beautiful story, won't it?"

Chen Dianyi chuckled and said, "What a wonderful story! Why didn't you come?"

Liu Dianyi stood with his hands tucked in his pockets, looking at Xie Changshi with a cold expression that seemed to say, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

Seeing this, Chief Secretary Xie could only sigh: "Perhaps you will all take turns traveling with His Highness in the future."

He hadn't forgotten that His Highness had said that once Xinliang was completed and he came of age, he would travel all over the Sang Dynasty and taste all the delicacies of every region...

Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up after hearing Xie Changshi's words. He blinked his big eyes at the three of them and finally smiled.

Chief Secretary Xie said he wanted to be a tutor, and that Prefect Chen and Prefect Liu would assist him in handling the affairs of Xinliang. Does that mean they won't leave him?

Gu Yuzhi pursed her lips and looked at Imperial Physician Qin: "Imperial Physician Qin, what about you? Will you be returning to the capital then?"

Qin Yuanpan's official position is still the head of the Imperial Medical Academy. If it were him, he would at most be the physician of a prince's mansion. The difference between them is really huge!

After that night's nightmare, Gu Yuzhi felt that he could understand whoever wanted to leave.

However, despite his understanding, he still didn't want to be separated from any of them.

Gu Yuzhi stared at Judge Qin with pouting lips, her face full of anticipation.

Qin, the Imperial Physician, asked in surprise, "Why does Your Highness think I would return to the capital? What would I do if I returned to the capital? I am living a carefree life in the northern desert, gathering herbs whenever I feel like it. Today, I do not feel like treating patients, so I will close the door and rest."

In the palace, if a noble person falls ill and requests your medical attention, you must get up and rush to the palace even if you've just taken off your clothes and are lying in bed asleep.

"Moreover, I have taken on several disciples. What will happen to them if I return to the capital?"

Gu Yuzhi puffed out his cheeks, looking very unhappy.

Judge Qin said he was reluctant to part with his apprentice, but he didn't say he was reluctant to part with him...

Seeing him like this, Qin Yuanpan resisted the urge to pat his head: "Of course, the most important thing is that if I return to the capital, I will not be able to stay by Your Highness's side."

Why did he come to the northern desert? One reason was his superb medical skills. No matter what danger His Highness encountered, as long as he wasn't already dead, he would find a way to snatch him back from the jaws of death.

Secondly, it's because he genuinely didn't want to stay in the palace any longer.

Doctors all felt that becoming an imperial physician, especially the head of the imperial ward, was the highest honor.

But who knew that these imperial physicians were actually less free than doctors working outside the capital?

Those who received medical treatment in the palace were all nobles, so the use of medicine had to be carefully considered. Unless in a crisis, strong medicines were generally not prescribed.

Therefore, when nobles in the palace fall ill, they recover more slowly than ordinary people. The reason is simple: the medicines they use are very mild.

If medicine fails to cure the disease, then punishment is inevitable.

Moreover, if one cannot be cured, it could lead to death!

To outsiders, imperial physicians appear glamorous, but in reality, they risk their lives.

Rather than living in fear in the palace, it's better to be at the mercy of the young prince.

When Judge Qin said that he wouldn't be able to stay by her side once he returned to the capital, Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened in surprise.

He never expected that Qin Yuanpan, whom he thought was most likely to leave, would actually be willing to serve as his physician in Xinliang!

He could no longer hide his smile, his mouth stretching almost to the back of his ears: "Then it's settled, right? Once Xinliang is built, Chief Secretary Xie will be the headmaster of the academy, Clerk Chen and Clerk Liu will handle Xinliang's general affairs, and Judge Qin will hold the position of prefectural physician."

As soon as Gu Yuzhi finished speaking, everyone laughed, clearly satisfied with the arrangement.

He smiled at everyone, but unexpectedly, Xie Changshi suddenly said, "Wait, Your Highness..."

Gu Yuzhi's expression changed slightly: "What's wrong?"

"Your Highness, you just said you wanted me to be the headmaster of the academy?"

Gu Yuzhi nodded matter-of-factly: "Yes, yes! Chief Secretary Xie, you are my teacher, with profound knowledge, so you are naturally qualified to be the dean."

He felt that in the northern desert, no one was more knowledgeable than Chief Secretary Xie, not even Prefect Huang or Prefect Ke!

Chief Secretary Xie waved his hands repeatedly: "Your Highness, no, no, I am not a famous person in the eyes of these literati. The head of an academy should naturally be a famous person."

Of course, the best candidate would be a great Confucian scholar of our time.

But the great Confucian scholars of our time either retired to the mountains and forests or served as deans of various academies.

These great scholars wouldn't come to a mere academy like Xinliang.

Chief Secretary Xie explained to Gu Yuzhi in a low voice, "I was thinking that after the academy is established, we should send someone to invite a retired Confucian scholar to come to Xinliang. With the reputation of such a scholar, we can attract many students to come and study."

Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "Okay, okay, but I still want Chief Secretary Xie to be the dean."

Xie Changshi felt a warm current slowly spreading from his heart to his limbs, making him feel warm all over.

He smiled and said, "Your Highness, I still think being a tutor is less troublesome. That way, when Your Highness comes of age and wants to travel and study, I can accompany Your Highness and taste the delicacies of various places together."

Upon hearing Xie Changshi say that he would be traveling with him to study in the future, Gu Yuzhi's eyebrows shot up, and he clapped his hands vigorously, saying, "Great! Great! I'll treat you to the local delicacies wherever we go!"

He covered his mouth and chuckled to himself: "After I've tasted them all, I'll draw the ones I think are delicious, and then write down my impressions for my brother and all my sisters-in-law, so that my brother, who hasn't traveled around much, can also experience the local delicacies."

As Granny Xu once said, although the imperial chefs could cook many regional dishes, due to the preferences of the masters, the regional dishes became less authentic after entering the palace.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but shake his little head, thinking smugly, "It's still better to be a prince, so I can run around everywhere."

My elder brother is no good! He has to review so many memorials every day. If he goes on a study tour for a while and comes back to the palace, won't all those memorials pile up like a mountain?

Thinking about it this way, Gu Yuzhi felt that his elder brother was a little pitiful.

He covered his mouth and chuckled secretly, then led everyone toward the council chamber.