My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Reply..." The emperor asked. Chang An was about to stand up and answer the question, but Li Longji interrupted him and said:

"No need to stand up, just sit down and answer."

"Your Majesty, that's right." Chang An had to stop standing up halfway, then sat down and answered.

"That's good." Li Longji nodded, and then asked, "Are you confident?"

Chang An smiled. It was like his own principal asking him if he had confidence in taking the college entrance examination. Although it sounded like there was no problem, there were still seven or eight months before the Spring Examination. He could only say:

"Your Majesty, there are still several months to go before the Spring Examination. I dare not say that I have confidence until I am in the examination hall."

Hearing this answer, Li Longji also nodded, then looked around and said, "Continue eating."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chang An then picked up the chopsticks again and was about to pick up some food when he found a large chicken leg in the bowl in front of him.

"Chang Lang, eat quickly. If you don't, it will be taken back later." As the big chicken leg came into view, Gu Li's small voice also entered Chang An's ears.

He raised his eyes slightly and found Gu Li looking at him playfully. After exchanging a glance, he put his mouth back and continued eating. Chang An smiled and picked up the chicken leg directly, taking a big but polite bite.

I have to say, royal-level dishes are delicious.

Li Ke'er and Li Siqing were sitting next to Li Ying, so they naturally saw the little action of Chang An and his wife. After seeing this, Li Ke'er lowered her head slightly and continued to eat the dishes in front of her.

When Li Siqing saw this, he came close to his sister and asked curiously in a low voice: "Sister, this Dingkang Marquis, is he the Chang'an Chang Yonghe?"

Li Ke'er simply nodded, and then Li Siqing turned his gaze back and said with some confusion: "A marquis... is actually allowed to attend a banquet of this level, and is also allowed to bring his wife along... It's really strange."

"Are they really that inseparable?"

Listening to her sister Li Siqing's muttering, Li Ke'er gently tugged at her clothes under the table and said, "Okay, Siqing, stop talking. It's a good thing that they are in love. It's something that everyone in Chang'an knows about. Why do you seem unable to accept it?"

"I..." Li Siqing was speechless and could only sigh secretly. At this time, she glanced to the other side, where Li Ying was sitting next to him. So, she shifted her attention.

"Brother, what gift did Marquis Dingkang give you? You seem very excited."

Li Siqing asked, and Li Ying pushed the box to her directly, then opened it - there was a book inside, two new paperweights and a new bamboo brush. The book was the most eye-catching because the cover of the book simply and clearly read: "Chang Yonghe Poetry Collection".

Li Siqing looked at the cover of the book in confusion, then opened her mouth slightly and looked at Li Ying in disbelief.

"Is this the poetry collection of Chang Yong...Marquis Dingkang? He gave you his own poetry collection?" Li Siqing almost shouted out at this time.

Li Ying nodded, and then said proudly: "And it looks like it was written by hand."

Li Siqing immediately swallowed her saliva. She had gone through great pains to ask someone to copy the poem "Presented to Wang Wei" from the East Market from outside the palace. The same was true for the poem about Gongsun Da Niang dancing with a sword. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty loved poetry. Li Ying liked Chang An's poems, and so did Li Siqing.

"Brother..." Li Siqing lowered his voice at this time, "It's just that sister has an unreasonable request..."

Li Ying blinked and nodded, then Li Siqing pointed at the poetry collection and said, "After you finish reading this poetry collection, can you lend it to me, sister?"

Li Ying was stunned for a moment, but in Li Siqing's eyes, this action seemed to be hesitation. She said, "I...can I borrow something else from you?"

"That's not what I meant. If you want to see it, just come and get it." Li Ying said with a smile.

"Okay." Li Siqing immediately smiled.

When the opening banquet was halfway through, Li Longji cleared his throat and coughed, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"I am holding a banquet in the government office today not only to invite you all to dinner, but also to announce something," said Li Longji.

So they went back, and everyone present put down their chopsticks, sat upright, and listened to Li Longji's announcement:

"You all know that the Crown Prince is the heir apparent, so the Crown Prince's teacher cannot be sloppy."

As soon as he said this, the three prince teachers sitting behind Chang An pretended to straighten their clothes. They seemed very happy and nodded to each other.

Li Longji then said, "So today, I appoint my beloved minister Su Mang as the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian; my beloved minister Zheng Zhu as the Crown Prince's Junior Tutor; and my beloved minister Qin Huang as the Crown Prince's Junior Teacher."

Su, Zheng, and Qin stood up at this moment, suppressed their excitement and joy, saluted towards Li Longji and said: "I obey your order, thank you for your grace!"

"Today, I will temporarily appoint your three ministers as the prince's teachers, responsible for teaching the prince. We will appoint the candidates when we have them." Li Longji added, and the three prince's teachers were stunned for a moment.

Temporary appointment?

How could it be a temporary appointment? Shouldn't it be a permanent appointment? And His Majesty also said that he would replace the three of them once the right person was chosen. Could it be that he was treating the three of them as replacements? !

At this time, Su Mang asked, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask why it is 'temporary appointment'? Does Your Majesty not trust me?"

Li Longji frowned slightly. The little tricks in this guy's mind were directly exposed from this sentence. What is the identity of the prince's teacher? The prince's teacher will be the emperor's teacher in the future. Wouldn't it be easy to rise step by step in the future?

"It's not that I don't trust you, my dear ministers. If I really didn't trust you, I would naturally not let you temporarily serve as the prince's teacher." Li Longji said with some dissatisfaction at this time.

But at this time, Zheng Zhu also said: "I dare to ask, where is the suitable candidate that Your Majesty mentioned now?"

Li Longji remained calm and asked, "Are you three planning to look for him?"

"Your Majesty, that's right." Zheng Zhu said, "I want to see if there is a gap in talent between me and the candidate your Majesty has in mind."

Li Longji said immediately: "Of course there is a gap, and let me be frank, Zheng Qing, you are completely inferior to him. It's not just you, Zheng Qing, Su Qing and Qin Qing, the three of you combined can't compare to him."

After these words came out, the three "temporary" prince teachers were stunned. To be chosen, their talent and ability must be beyond doubt. Whether it was poetry, songs, or etiquette, they must be among the best. Moreover, the three of them had held real positions in the court, so their talents and abilities were naturally known to Li Longji.

But now, all these aspects of himself were "euphemistically" denied by Li Longji, and the denial was very firm. Even the decision to eat was not so firm.

"In my mind, the only candidate for the crown prince's teacher is that person." Li Longji added, "My three beloved ministers, do you have any objections?"

"Your Majesty, no."

The happiness that the three ministers had just felt was completely washed away by Li Longji's few words, and even brought a hint of discomfort and frustration.

"If not, please take a seat." Li Longji waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The three "Prince's teachers" all sat down. After returning to their seats, the three of them exchanged glances and began to guess who the "only candidate" Li Longji mentioned would be.

At this time, Li Longji said again: "Marquis Dingkang."

Chang An was startled and tried to stand up, but was interrupted by Li Longji: "Sit down and listen!"

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"Come out with me." Li Longji said again.

Chang An was speechless. Sometimes he asked me to sit down and listen, and sometimes he called me out. Can the emperor do whatever he wants?

Oh sorry, the emperor really can do whatever he wants.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chang An stood up at this time and followed Li Longji to the palace in the rear.

At this time, Eunuch Cheng waved his hand towards the door, and four armored guards came in, came to Gu Li's side, and knelt on one knee. Seeing this, the ministers around him were shocked. Is this... protection?

Zhang Jiazhen was especially surprised at this moment. Chang'an doted on his wife, and the emperor also protected her with great care. Could it be that the grudge between her and the two of them had been known by His Majesty? Was he here specifically to guard against her?

The three "Prince Masters" were somewhat puzzled. The Marquis Dingkang in front of them was a unique talent in Chang'an City, almost surpassing most of the Tang Dynasty. And now he was protecting Marquis Dingkang's wife with such fanfare, and even called Marquis Dingkang to have a secret talk...

At this moment, the three of them looked at each other tacitly, and they all had a vague guess in their hearts -

Could the real "Prince's teacher" mentioned by Li Longji be Marquis Dingkang?

Yuan Qianyao, Song Jing and Su Ke were also somewhat puzzled. They thought that Li Longji paid too much attention to Chang An, and even Gu Li started to pay attention to her. After all, this young lady was Chang An's lifeblood.

Only Li Ying and Li Fan, uncle and nephew, looked calm and understood the matter very well, as if they knew the reason.

The two female relatives, Li Ke'er and Li Siqing, were very indifferent to this matter. Even if they wanted to be curious, they couldn't. Li Siqing simply moved closer to Li Ying and said, "Brother, why don't we take this opportunity to take a look at this collection of poems and essays?"

At this time, Li Ying looked in the direction where Li Longji and Chang An left, nodded, and picked up the collection of poems.