In a classroom in the second grade of the school, Tian Chou, who is the mountain leader, is holding a textbook and is teaching students personally. Tian Chou is proficient in arithmetics. Although his attainments in arithmetics are not as good as Li Xiu and Li Chunfeng, he is also the top arithmetic master in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the school was first established and the teaching staff was very tight, so Tian Chou personally took on the mathematics of two classes.

The students in the classroom listened very seriously, and among these students, Li Ke sat in a position next to the window, also holding notes on paper. Although he was more basic than the children in the school, the content taught in the school was completely based on the textbooks given by Li Xiu, and the things he taught were very novel. For example, mathematics completely uses Arabic numerals and various operating symbols. Li Ke would also take a lot of energy to master these in a short time.

"It's true that he is extremely heroic. No wonder people used to say that among the many princes, the King of Shu is the most similar to His Majesty!" Pei Ji stood outside the window and looked at Li Ke in the classroom, and said with a rare smile on his face.

"Mr. Pei, you came here so quickly, it's not really just to see Li Ke. In addition, you haven't answered my question before?" Li Xiu said helplessly. Now many people laugh at Li Ke for being unconventional, but Li Yuan praised Li Ke instead, which made Li Xiu feel very curious.

"Haha, not only the Supreme Emperor praised the King of Shu, but I even think that the King of Shu's move is simply amazing!" Pei Ji smiled again at this time. When he said this, he suddenly paused, then turned his head to look at Li Xiu and said, "Mr. Concubine, before I answer you, can you tell me honestly, why do you think the King of Shu comes to your school to study?"

"This..." Li Xiu showed a hesitant expression when he heard Pei Ji's words, because he was really embarrassed to say something, not to mention that Li Ke was just a child in his eyes. It was really dirty to guess a child's thoughts with some dark minds.

"Haha~, you are embarrassed to say, then let me tell you, among all the princes, except for the two princes born by Empress Changsun, the King of Shu is the most favored. Although the prince is also very good now, Your Majesty is in his prime, and no one dares to say that there is no variable in the future. In other words, these princes actually have the possibility of inheriting the throne in the future, and the King of Shu may inherit the throne greater than ordinary princes."

Pei Ji saw that Li Xiu was reluctant to say it, and laughed and said for him, then paused for a moment and said again: "Although the King of Shu is still young, he must also understand the above principles. However, his mother is the princess of the former Sui Dynasty. The civil and military ministers of the court have no good feelings for the former Sui Dynasty, which makes him have no strong support in the court. Therefore, for him, the best way is to win over some important officials in the court. Among the important officials, you and Changsun Wuji have the greatest influence. However, Changsun Wuji is the prince's uncle and will definitely not have any good face to the King of Shu. In comparison, you are much more suitable for the prince consort!"

"You can't say that. If the King of Shu really wants to win me over, the best way is to be my student. In fact, Concubine Yang mentioned this to the princess long ago, and I did not object at that time, but the King of Shu did not do this. Instead, he just entered the school and became an ordinary student. From this we can see that he may not be as complicated as you thought just now." Li Xiu thought about it for a moment and replied.

"The prince consort may have thought it wrong again. You should know how much impact it will have on him if the King of Shu can really win you over, right?" Pei Ji smiled again at this time.

"I know!" Li Xiu nodded when he heard this. If Li Ke really could win over him, then Li Ke would have strong support in the court. Jin could compete for the throne with Li Chengqian or Li Tai, and retire and protect himself. Even if the battle for the throne failed, at least Li Xiu could save Li Ke's life. After all, Li Xiu saved Li Chengdao and Li Yuanji's lives from Li Shimin, let alone Li Ke.

"It's good if the prince-consort knows it. For Li Ke, the prince-consort is his life-saving talisman. After all, with his identity, even if he has no intention of the throne, he will inevitably be involved in the throne in the future. As long as the prince-consort is willing, he can naturally save his life. If I were the King of Shu, I would probably spare no effort to win over the prince-consort!"

Pei Ji paused when he said this, and then continued, "But you have never been willing to participate in the struggles in the court. This is well known to everyone. If the King of Shu uses any means to win over you, it may also cause your disgust. So he did not directly win over the prince consort by such an obvious means of becoming a disciple, but chose to go to the school. In this way, he won the favor of the prince consort and laid the foundation for future contact with the prince consort. Considering that these are still only a twelve-year-old child, do you think such a child is worthy of the praise of the Emperor?"

"Mr. Pei, you also said that the other party is just a child, how could he think of such a complicated thing?" Li Xiu said unhappily when he heard this. He personally prefers the simplicity of his children and is not willing to consider the child too complicatedly, so he is also a little repulsive of Pei Ji's words.

"Haha~, what's wrong with the child? He is twelve years old. A grandson has become a father when he was twelve years old and gave birth to a great-grandson for me. And how dare you say that the purpose of King Shu approaching you is really just to study from you?" Pei Ji laughed and asked back. He could understand Li Xiu's thoughts. This was determined by Li Xiu's personality, but he would never agree with it.

"This..." Pei Ji's words also made Li Xiu speechless. After a while, he said powerlessly, "Okay, I admit that the purpose of King Shu approaching me is not that simple, but there must be someone behind this, such as his mother, Concubine Yang. And he did not choose the most direct way to take me as his teacher in the end. Perhaps it was because he didn't want to get me into the battle for the throne, but in order to explain it to his mother, he decided to enter the school."
Chapter completed!