After dinner, Li Shimin went into Li Jue's small house for a look.
Li Jue's house, like everyone else's in the village, was a brick and tile house with only three rooms.
The interior is even simpler. The central hall is empty, with only a small table and two small stools.
The bedroom was also very simply furnished, with nothing but a bed.
Only the westernmost study has more items: a table, a chair, and a large bookshelf that takes up the entire wall.
There weren't many books on the bookshelf. Apart from the basic Four Books and Five Classics, there were some old books with yellowed covers or ancient bamboo slips.
"You enjoy reading in your spare time?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue awkwardly scratched his head.
"Not really, I just read it occasionally..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and began to preach.
"A person cannot go a day without reading. Do you really think that I, with divine gifts, can do without reading?"
"Know that what is bestowed by Heaven is a blessing, but blessing is not an achievement. If you want to achieve great things, you must study hard and practice martial arts. Only in this way can you become a great man!"
Li Jue rolled his eyes inwardly upon hearing this, which was seen by Li Shimin as he turned around.
"You're not convinced?"
"No, no, no... I agree. I think what Mr. Li said is absolutely right!"
"But I'm still a child, not a grown man, so I don't need to study too much, right?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin snorted coldly, then took a brand-new copy of the Analects from the bookshelf, counted thirty pages with his hand, and folded the pages.
"From now on, you shall memorize one page every day and copy it ten times!"
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue felt a deep bitterness in his heart. He never imagined that even after transmigrating, he would still be unable to escape the fate of being a primary school monk.
"Uncle Li, there's no use in me learning this!"
"Who says it's useless?"
As the saying goes, "Without reading, one cannot speak!"
"I'm telling you to read more because it's good for you. Even if you don't need it now, you might need it in the future."
"future?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue lowered his head in disappointment.
"I'm afraid I won't have a future..."
"In truth, with my talent, I could achieve great things whether I were an official or a warrior. But... but..."
"well!"
"I'd rather just be an ordinary person..."
Li Jue was actually quite helpless. He wanted to make great achievements, but he was also afraid that his achievements would attract too much attention from the court.
After all, his identity couldn't withstand investigation.
Once people find out he's a fugitive, no matter how great his achievements are, he'll still be dead!
Therefore, in order to survive, he had no choice but to live under an assumed name.
Even those with exceptional skills may find themselves buried in obscurity in the countryside.
Li Shimin could tell what the child was thinking just by looking at his expression.
But you can't really blame him, after all, he's still a fugitive...
I need to find a way to remove the psychological shackles from this child.
But what should we do?
Oh, right!
I can pardon Li Chengqian's family's crimes and let them move to Chang'an!
Although now only the child in front of him and Li Xiang, who is far away in Qianzhou, are left in Li Chengqian's family.
But if I pardon Li Xiang, Li Jue shouldn't be afraid, right?
"Cough cough!"
"Grandson, don't have too much of a mental burden. Show off whatever skills you have. The Tang Dynasty is an inclusive country, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a very enlightened person. As long as you have the ability, he will definitely not let you go to waste!"
"oh?"
"I will obey Elder Li's orders!"
Li Jue bowed perfunctorily to Old Li, but inwardly he didn't take it seriously.
Anyone can say nice things.
If you're really capable, then you should advise Li Shimin to pardon my family's crimes!
Li Shimin sat down in the chair next to the desk and tried it out. He found that it was quite nice. It seemed to be a cushion made of cowhide wrapped with straw or something similar. It was soft and comfortable to sit on.
"Come, write a few words for Grandpa!"
Li Jue was stunned when he heard this. He was good at learning everything quickly in both his lives, but his handwriting was extremely poor.
Well, if he writes too fast, only he himself can recognize it; nobody else can!
"Uncle Li, my handwriting is terrible..."
"Even if it's ugly, I'll still write it!"
"All right!"
Li Jue thought for a moment and casually wrote a line of the Analects on a piece of paper.
Confucius said, “Is it not a pleasure to learn and at due times to practice what one has learned?”
Li Shimin suppressed his anger and finished reading, then unleashed a fierce roar at Li Jue.
"How could you write so badly? It looks like a dog crawling!"
"I already told you my handwriting is terrible, but you insisted I write it..."
"Come!"
"I'll teach you how to write!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Anan immediately closed the door and secretly slipped out.
Once His Majesty starts instructing people, he can't stop for at least an hour. So, our group will be staying in Sanglin Village today!
"Yuchi Fan, go out and tell the people outside to be on guard tonight and make sure His Majesty is safe!"
"Also, send someone to Xianyang to bring two sets of clean bedding, as His Majesty is very likely to sleep with his eldest grandson tonight!"
"promise!"
After giving all these instructions, Zhang Anan returned to the main hall and stood at the door, smiling as he watched His Majesty teach his eldest grandson to write.
This child is so lucky!
It's been so many years since Your Majesty taught anyone to write. The last time you were this serious was when you were teaching the former Crown Prince...
Zhang Anan watched Li Chengqian grow up and had very deep feelings for him.
If he had a choice, he would definitely choose Li Chengqian's eldest son, Li Jue, as the crown prince.
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