Cen Wenben's family was well-off. This time, he followed Li Xiaogong to Beijing to report his work. As soon as he entered Chang'an City, his family bought a house in Chang'an City.

Cen Wenben just lived in Xuandu Temple. After a few days, Cen Wenben's house was settled, and Cen Wenben left Xuandu Temple and moved to his new house in Changxingfang.

On August 13, the 9th year of Wude, the fifth day after Li Shimin ascended the throne was the day when all officials were resting and Li Ke became a disciple.

Although Cen Wenben's current official position is small, his talent and strategy are clearer than anyone else. Even if Li Ke is the prince, he dare not neglect at all.

On this day, Li Ke got up at the hour of Mao, changed clothes and washed up under the service of the palace maids. He left the palace before Chen and brought several guards outside the gate of Cen Mansion in Changxingfang.

"Dong, dong, dong." Li Ke came forward in person and knocked on the gate of Cen's mansion.

After a while, the gate of Cen's mansion slowly opened, and a middle-aged man with a look of more than 40 years and a servant walked out of the door.

"What's wrong with this young man knocking on the door early in the morning?" The servant of Cen's family opened the door and saw a young man who seemed to be around ten years old standing outside the door, so he asked.

Li Ke bowed and replied, "Please inform Lord Cen, just say that the Li family Sanlang came to pay his respects according to his father's order."

Li Ke intended to win over Cen Wenben, but he did not want to use his power to suppress others, so he did not explain his identity directly.

However, although Li Ke did not show his identity, Li Ke was very handsome and had a noble face. He also had a guard behind him. At a glance, he knew that he was a child of a powerful family in Chang'an City. How could the servants of the Cen family not be able to see it?

After hearing Li Ke's words, the servant of Cen's family showed a little dismay on his face and said to Li Ke: "This young man is really a coincidence. My husband is reading in the morning. I'm afraid it's inconvenient now. If the young man doesn't dislike him, can he sit in the side hall first?"

Li Ke waved his hand and said, "It's okay, don't disturb Lord Cen's study. I'll just go to the side hall to wait."

After saying that, Li Ke gave all his orders and ordered the guards to wait outside the door, and he followed the servants of Cen's mansion into the door.

Cen Wenben's house was a four-entry yard. It was originally owned by a wealthy businessman from Shu. Because he wanted to leave Beijing, he sold the yard and was sold by Cen Wenben.

The yard is not big, and it is naturally far from the Yichun Palace where Li Ke lives in the East Palace. However, Cen Wenben has only more than ten people with his family, so he lives in a spacious place.

The servants of Cen's mansion led Li Ke to the main hall and immediately presented Li Ke with a cup of fragrant tea. They arranged for Li Ke to go to the study in the backyard to report to Cen Wenben later.

"Why is the most important thing about the Spring and Autumn Period? Yuan is the beginning, the original meaning is the correct way; Tao is the king's way; king is the beginning of a person. If the king is righteous, the vitality will be harmonious. When the wind and rain, the scenery will be seen and the yellow dragon will be lowered; if the king is not righteous, the heaven will be changed, and the thief will be seen together..."

Li Ke sat upright in the main hall, and a slight sound of reading came from his ears. Li Ke was young and had smart ears and ears, and the contents in the book were vaguely heard.

When Cen Wenben read the "Spring and Autumn Festival Fanlu" written by Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar in the Western Han Dynasty, Li Ke had seen it on the desk of Kong Yingda in Hongwenguan a few days ago. He turned about a few pages, so he had some impression.

The sound of Cen Wenben's reading lasted for half a stick of incense. After reading this volume, the servants of Cen's mansion finally walked up and reported to Cen Wenben about Li Ke's visit.

"Alang, a young man asked for a meeting just now, and he is now waiting in the side hall." The servant stepped forward and said to Cen Wenben.

Cen Wenben has been in Jingxiang for a long time and has no friends in Chang'an City. How could anyone visit early in the morning?

Cen Wenben asked: "Have you ever stated your identity?"

The servant replied, "The young master only said that it was the Sanlang of the Li family and came here at his father's order."

When Cen Wenben heard the words of the servant, his expression frightened. Li Ke was Li Shimin's third son. Is this young man who was looking for a meeting outside the door?

Cen Wenben hurriedly asked, "How long has this young man been here?"

The servant didn't know why Cen Wenben reacted so much, but just replied truthfully: "It takes about half a stick of incense to touch."

"I'm confused, this is His Highness, the King of Shu."

Upon hearing this, Cen Wenben immediately put down the book in his hand and said as he walked out of the study door.

Li Ke was the prince, while Cen Wenben was the chief minister of the Shu Palace. It is said that Li Ke was still Cen Wenben's immediate superior. Cen Wenben actually asked Li Ke to wait for half a stick of incense outside. If the censor learned about this, he would have to be impeached and neglected.

Moreover, Li Ke was born with a noble family, spoiled since childhood, and was young. When he was not sure, if Li Ke had waited for a long time and lost his patience and blamed him for this, no one would have been able to protect him.

Cen Wenben quickly walked to the main hall. At first glance, the young man sitting in the main hall was the Shu King Li Ke who he had met outside the Chongming Gate.

"The servant is clumsy in his eyes and does not know the identity of His Highness. I hope your Highness will forgive him." Cen Wenben walked to Li Ke and leaned over and bowed to worship.

Li Ke came to Japan today, but Li Ke didn't expect that as soon as he met, Cen Wenben gave him a bow first.

Seeing this, Li Ke hurriedly stood up and helped Cen Wenben up and said, "Why did Lord Cen say this? Please get up quickly."

Cen Wenben stood up and said to Li Ke: "If your highness wants to study, you can send someone to teach me. Why do you need to come here in person? It's really a surprise to the officials."

After hearing Cen Wenben's words, Li Ke said seriously: "Today, Li Ke is here to become a disciple. Since ancient times, he has always been practicing the Six Rites to establish a study and seek the truth. How can there be any reason for the edict to enter the master? Isn't Lord Cen a trait to Li Ke?"

After Li Ke said this, Cen Wenben understood Li Ke's purpose. After looking carefully, Li Ke is wearing a green collar, a black ribbon on his waist, and a scholar crown on his head. This outfit is exactly the prince's apprenticeship.

"Your Highness really came to be a disciple?" Cen Wenben looked at Li Mao and asked in surprise.

Li Mao replied: "The emperor issued an order to follow Lord Cen to read the text and write. Li Ke naturally came to become a disciple today."

Seeing that Li Ke was so serious, Cen Wenben immediately explained: "The subordinate officials are only the chief minister of the Shu Palace. Your Majesty has the order to teach his studies on his behalf. How dare you be your highness's army?"

Li Shimin's imperial edict was clearly written, and he named Cen Wenben as the chief historian of the Shu King's Mansion and taught Shu King's studies on behalf of him. There was no word between the lines to mention the master and apprentice. Today, Li Ke suddenly came to become a disciple, which was naturally beyond Cen Wenben's expectations.

Li Ke said: "I have appointed Lord Cen as the chief minister of the royal palace, and it is indeed the words of the father. However, the father did not decide the matter of master and disciple, so Li Ke himself should be the decision of this matter. Master Cen taught Li Ke's lessons and was Li Ke's teacher. Li Ke should take the etiquette of disciples and worship them with the etiquette of teachers."

"Disciple Li Ke, pay a visit to Master Cen."

Li Ke said, his expression turned right and he paused.

Li Ke's words and deeds were completely beyond Cen Wenben's expectations. He really couldn't find any motivation for Li Ke to do so.

He is just a secretary at the moment, in charge of the secretariat and proofreading the classics of the Secretariat, and has no real power, and he can't help him in the court. If Li Ke wants to win over him, it should be enough to be a fourth-rank chief minister of the Shu Prince's Mansion. Why should Li Ke abandon this power and take him as his teacher?

If Li Ke really wanted to win over the court officials by using the name of his master and disciple, there would be more than a hundred people than Cen Wenben.

In this way, Li Ke took him as the chief minister and appointed him as his teacher, not deliberately building his party members, and perhaps he did not have so many wrong ideas.

Li Ke bowed and treated him as a national scholar.
Chapter completed!