The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Shimin was originally a horse emperor. Now, except for the north, the world is peaceful. He is not afraid of leaving Chang'an City and the surrounding areas of Chang'an. He dares to run out with a few guards.

When he was still the King of Qin, it was like this. Occasionally, when he was free, he would take a few people and ride horses out of the city to hunt.

He rode his horse all the way to Jingyang County.

The news of Li Shimin's departure from the palace could only be kept secret for half a day at most. After all, he usually handles government affairs in Liangyi Hall, and the Secretariat will constantly send some memorials to him. There are many things that need to be decided by the emperor.

Before Li Shimin left, he explained many things to Changsun Wuji and others, asking them to stay in Liangyi Hall to handle those government affairs. If there is anything that cannot be decided, then wait until he comes back from the farm.

At most, he will return to Chang'an City from Jingyang County in a few days.

If you set out early in the morning, you can run back and forth by the evening. It's just a little trouble.

But this distance is nothing compared to the march and battle in the army.

Pei Ji's study in Chang'an City.

"People in the manor said that they want to build a school next door?" Pei Ji was also confused by this news.

Isn't there a school in the manor?

He still remembered that Xiao Yu was dismissed from his post before the New Year, and then the next year, he and Lu Deming went to the manor in Jingyang County. Xiao Yu was still teaching in the manor, and this matter was later spread throughout Chang'an City.

In other words, there is a school in the manor.

Since there is a school, why build a school?

Pei Ji shook his head.

No, it may not be a school.

Originally, Li Fu built a school on the manor, thinking that he would focus on the manor and live there for a long time, so that his lineage would settle in Jingyang County. This made sense, whether it was to build a workshop or a school there, no matter how much money was spent.

After all, he lived in the Jingyang Palace in Chang'an City for a longer time than he lived in the manor.

But if a school of this scale is said to be the clan school of the Jingyang Palace?

That is absolutely impossible.

Where do so many people who study in the Jingyang Palace come from?

In the entire Jingyang Palace, the main family is only Li Fu, and he has not even married yet, let alone having children.

What is a clan school? It is the place where children in the clan start to go to school.

There is not even a child in the Jingyang Palace.

Besides, if Li Fu really has children in the future and wants to go to school, there are many great scholars in the palace who can teach children. Why would he have to go to so much trouble to build a school on the manor?

The more Pei Ji thought about it, the more he felt that the construction site was likely to be used to build a palace for the emperor in the palace.

As for which emperor, he didn't know.

It could be the current emperor, or it could be the emperor emeritus.

Pei Ji had heard some rumors before, saying that after the manor in Jingyang County was properly tidied up in the future, the emperor emeritus would be invited to live there more often every year, which could be regarded as the King of Jingyang showing his filial piety to the emperor emeritus.

Although Da'an Palace is good, it is a palace in Chang'an City after all. Living there for a long time is also a bit suffocating.

That place can't be a temporary palace for the emperor emeritus, right?

Although it is closer to Chang'an City, the scenery nearby is also good, with mountains, rivers and unique scenery.

In addition, the emperor emeritus' beloved nephew is there, and the King of Jingyang has made a lot of good things in the manor, which can indeed attract the emperor emeritus.

If that's the case, then it makes sense that the emperor wanted to buy that piece of wasteland.

The emperor wanted to buy that piece of land for himself!

Pei Ji thought secretly.

He also reviewed in his mind how he behaved in front of the emperor when he was in Da'an Palace that day.

He wanted to give it to the emperor, and his attitude was correct.

......

"Father?" Lawyer Pei sat aside, and saw that his father didn't speak for a long time, with a bit of worry on his face.

"No matter what happens next door in Zhuangzi, just watch it, don't get involved, and don't go looking for trouble." Pei Ji said: "I think, what is the construction of the academy, that is just a cover to fool those who are working. I thought about it, just as you said, they are building a large-scale project there, and the scale is almost the same as building a palace.

It's possible that they are just building a place for the emperor to live there."

"The emperor?" Lawyer Pei was stunned.

"Yes." Pei Ji smiled and said, "Your Highness, the King of Jingyang, wants to show his filial piety. In the past two years, he has found many new things for the emperor. Isn't it enough? So, build a temporary palace for the emperor on the farm over there. When the time comes, it can be said that he is going out of the palace to escape the summer heat or spend the winter.. "

"Since it involves the palace and is for the emperor, then we naturally have to support it." Pei Ji said with a smile.

"Then the matter of the wasteland adjacent to them on our farm..." Lawyer Pei hesitated.

If so, is my father going to give it to King Jingyang?

In this way, he can also win the favor of the emperor, or even the favor of His Majesty, and maybe he won't have to go to Jingzhou.

"Wait for your father to find a suitable opportunity, and then go to see the emperor." Pei Ji smiled and said, "Now, don't rush."

Lawyer Pei could only nod in agreement.

In less than half an hour, the servant outside came to the door of the study in a panic.

"Master, there is news in the palace."

"Come in and tell me." Pei Ji said.

The servant walked into the study and bowed and said, "The news from the palace said that His Majesty took a few guards and went to the direction of Jingyang County. "

Pei Ji sat up straight all of a sudden.

"Your Majesty left the city? !"

"Yes." The servant replied: "He brought no ministers with him, only a few palace guards. I heard that the servants of Jingyang Palace were also among them. "

Pei Ji's expression froze, and his mind was full of thoughts.

Heading to Jingyang County, could it be that he was going to see how the temporary palace there was being built?

No one in the court knew about this matter, and it was done in private. Otherwise, the censors would definitely use this to make a fuss.

If a temporary palace was really built in Jingyang County, it would inevitably be accused of extravagance and waste by the censors. Jingyang County is only two hours away from Chang'an City, so there is no need to build a temporary palace...

In just a few breaths, Pei Ji thought a lot.

When His Majesty travels, he must bring some close officials with him. Even if it is not Changsun Wuji and others, they will be officials in the palace. Today, he only brought guards, which means that His Majesty went out of the city to handle private matters.

It's all connected.

Now it makes sense.