After seven years of fiefdom, Li Shimin asked me to return and become the crown prince.

New Year's Eve!

Maybe it's the New Year's Eve, the whole Chang'an city is bustling with people coming and going.

Occasionally, a few noises can be heard.

"Your Majesty, these are fireworks from Chang'an. Your Majesty sent them here!" Just as Li Kuan was sighing, Zhao Xin came over with a few fireworks tubes.

That's right, fireworks.

"Fireworks?"

Li Kuan frowned and looked over, and saw three firework tubes, which were made of yellow paper and clay.

In the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder could be used simply, but there were only a few bunches. Emperor Yang of Sui once said:"Thousands of lights shine on the lamp trees, and seven branches of flower flames bloom!"

It can be seen how precious fireworks were at that time.

In fact, the formula of fireworks is still in the hands of some special people in the Taoist temple. They rely on these to make a profit or to show their own specialness.

Li Kuan took the fireworks and disassembled them. He looked at the gunpowder inside. There were still some other miscellaneous things mixed in it, so that the gunpowder made had almost no lethality and could only be used as a simple firework.

If he wants to develop into black gunpowder, it may take more than a decade if he does not interfere with the development of gunpowder.

Li Kuan was still a little happy. At least his father did not forget him and sent him a few fireworks.

Take these two as appetizers in the evening, otherwise it would be too boring to set off thunders all the time.

Just after breakfast, Li Kuan was walking in the yard and Zhao Xin reported:"Your Majesty, Yan Liben wants to see you!"

Yan Liben?

He came here to learn painting from me for a few days. Will he come to learn again on New Year's Eve?"

"Brother Yan, can't you let me rest for a day? I'll teach you how to paint in a few days!"

When Li Kuan was depressed, Yan Liben had already arrived, holding what seemed to be a gift.

"Yan Liben received the grace of the King of Chu to teach painting, so today I come here to become his disciple, hoping that the King of Chu will accept me as his disciple!"

Yan Liben did not reply, but knelt straight on the ground.

I went to...What's going on?

Li Kuan was startled by this sudden action and took a step back.

"Please accept Yan Liben as your teacher!"Yan Liben looked at Li Kuan with sincerity in his eyes.

Become a disciple? Become a disciple again.

"Brother Yan, I only taught you ordinary painting skills, there is no need to do this!"Li Kuan stepped forward to help

""Once a teacher, always a teacher. You have taught me new painting skills these days, which have really enlightened me. Please accept me as your disciple!" Yan Liben was obviously a very stubborn person.

At this moment, it seemed that he would not be able to get up if you did not accept me as your disciple.

Finally, Li Kuan had no choice but to accept Yan Liben as his disciple.

At the same time, he sighed:"People cannot be talented, otherwise others will rush to worship me as a teacher, which is annoying!"

He took the things that Yan Liben had sent him: glass mirror? Colored glass beads?

Oh my!

How can you give me these worthless things as gifts? Don't you know that Wanbao Pavilion belongs to your master? Never mind, just consider it as Wanbao Pavilion making money.

Then many more people came.

Zhou Li, Wu Kun and several other disciples also came.

Later, Zu Chong, Zu Suancai, Jia Yuanqing even came with his son and grandson.

Li Chunfeng, Yuan Tiangang!

Almost everyone Li Kuan knew came.

Looking at his disciples, Li Kuan also felt a little emotional. He had only been in Chang'an for two months, and his disciples and grandchildren had grown much older.

After lunch, the people who had a holiday from the mines came to the Chu Palace to pay a visit to Li Kuan one after another. Some of them even brought local specialties. The scene touched Li Kuan a little.

He finally had some feelings about Lingnan.

Damn, the wind blew into my eyes.

Ganlu Palace

"Many people went to Li Kuan's house? What did they do?"Li Shimin frowned as he listened to Liu Renyuan's report. The

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Li Shimin didn't know that it was already the end of the year, and Li Kuan was still making trouble?

He didn't even let himself relax during the New Year?

"Your Majesty, the Xishan Mine is closed today. The people are here to thank the King of Chu for giving them jobs and their children the chance to study!"

Liu Renyuan spoke with a touch of respect in his eyes. To be honest, he had never seen anyone so loved by the people in Chang'an.

But Li Kuan did it.

Although he was not as popular as Lingnan, he already had that kind of prototype.

They still didn't know why Li Kuan was loved by the people.

"Thank you, King Chu?" Li Shimin was also stunned. This bastard was so loved by the people?

Why was Li Kuan so loved by the people? Was it because he opened a school?

Wei Wangfu.

Li Tai's mansion was not far from Chu Wangfu, so he naturally heard the movement over there.

"He is trying to win the hearts of the people. Does he think that this will impress his father? It is wishful thinking!"Li Tai's face was extremely ugly at this moment.

In Li Tai's opinion, Li Kuan just wanted to show himself and impress his father so that he could stay in Chang'an.

It was really a good plan.

Li Kuan must have forced these people to put on a show. It was really shameless.

"Your Highness, Prince of Wei, don't be anxious. In fact, the Prince of Chu has a good idea for you. Anyway, the Prince of Chu will return to Lingnan after the New Year. You can open a school to improve your image in the eyes of His Majesty."Liu Chuanzhi reminded him that this is a good opportunity to win over the emperor.

Li Tai's eyes also lit up. It is indeed a good opportunity to win over the people and make his father look at him with new eyes:

"The teacher said, I will send someone to open a school after the New Year!"

"Humph, I want to see how my elder brother will compete with me. He relies on his age to be older than me, otherwise, the position of the crown prince would never belong to a cripple like him!"

Eastern Palace!

After hearing the news, Li Chengqian's face was terribly gloomy, and he did not reply for a long time.

Chu Palace!

Cheng Jingwen brought her father and three brothers to the Chu Palace at mealtime. At this time, many people had not left.

When she saw that the people praised Li Kuan so much, she was also shocked.

She knew that Li Kuan had already lost his reputation in the hearts of literati, but she did not expect that his status among the people was so high.

After the people left, the Chu Palace held a banquet.

Li Kuan and Cheng Yaojin sat at one table, and his disciples and grandchildren sat at another table.

Sun Simiao and Li Xing also came, leaving Qian Changshan to take care of the patient in the other courtyard.

A feast.

Everyone stayed up together and chatted.

It was midnight when they chatted, and some people were already slightly drunk.

Even Li Kuan, who usually did not drink, made an exception and drank a few glasses of wine

"Your Majesty, it will be half past midnight soon!"

Zhao Xin had been observing the time and came to remind him when it was almost twelve o'clock in the morning.

Li Kuan heard this and stood up and looked at everyone:

"The new year is coming soon, everyone follow me to watch the fireworks!". Đạo Vô Tâm