After Li Chengqian said his suggestion, Li Zhi said: "Big brother, my brother listens to you. ”

Li You smiled: "It's still the eldest brother who thinks thoughtfully." The younger brother will do his best to help the ninth brother. ”

Jin Wangfu.

Yu Zhining, the master of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was a powerful figure, and in history he served as the left servant of Ren Shangshu during the Tang Gaozong period, and the third product under the door of Tongzhongshu, and entered the title of Yan Guogong.

The reason why he is powerful is not that he has held any position, but that his past experience is bullish.

In history, Yu Zhining succeeded Zhang Xuansu as the prince's left concubine, the prince Zhan Shi, and was responsible for teaching Li Chengqian. He is very talented and has a good character, but unfortunately this character is too rigid when he fights with Quan Wanji. Li Chengqian is a person with a personality, and his temper is not small, Yu Zhining's teaching method is not right, he advises Li Chengqian all day long, and goes to Li Shimin to complain at every turn.

Li Chengqian was forced to be anxious and sent an assassin to assassinate Yu Zhining, but the assassin couldn't bear to do it, or said he didn't want to kill, so he didn't do it, but told Yu Zhining instead. Yu Zhining arranged for assassins to enter the palace to denounce Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian was grounded by Li Shimin for two months.

Later, Li Chengqian rebelled, and everyone in the entire East Palace was implicated, but Yu Zhining was fine, and was appointed by Li Shimin as the left concubine of the prince's mansion of the crown prince Li Zhi.

Now, due to the appearance of Li You, Li Chengqian has changed a lot, Zhang Xuansu has not been replaced, and Yu Zhining has been directly appointed as Li Zhi's teacher. Li Shimin saw the right person this time, Yu Zhining was strict, and it happened that Li Zhi was a good child, so they got along safely.

During this time, Li Zhi ran to the Northwest Wangfu twice in three days, breaking the usual calm of the Jin Wangfu, out of respect for Li You, Yu Zhining could bear it at first, but when he heard what Li Zhi was going to do, he suddenly couldn't sit still. He couldn't bear it anymore, and finally came to the Northwest Palace, to come to Li Youxing to ask for guilt.

Northwest Palace, Study.

"Minister, Yu Zhining, has seen His Highness." Yu Zhining saluted and said.

"Master Yu is exempt, please take a seat." Li You said politely.

Yu Zhining was originally angry, he came to Xingshi to ask for guilt. But when he faced Li You, he suddenly felt that he didn't have so much confidence, after all, the prince in front of him was the first bull in the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't have the courage to question others.

Yu Zhining said respectfully: "Your Highness, the minister has something to ask you. ”

Li You smiled: "Please speak." ”

Yu Zhining said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin has always had a calm personality and strict self-discipline, which His Majesty and the Queen Mother both recognize, and the government and the opposition also praise His Royal Highness the King of Jin.

However, lately, His Highness has been very impetuous, and he can't read anymore. The minister thinks that this is all related to Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not okay to go on like this? ”

Li You smiled: "Do you think there is any problem?" ”

Yu Zhining said: "What botanical garden do you let His Royal Highness the King of Jin be responsible for, these things are the responsibility of those craftsmen, His Royal Highness the King of Jin to do such a thing will inevitably be unseemly, and it will be criticized by the government and the opposition, and Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will probably oppose it." ”

Li You said, "Master Yu, I have a few questions for you. ”

"Your Highness, please speak." Yu Zhining said.

Li You said: "What kind of person do you want the ninth brother to become? Or what can he learn from you? ”

Yu Zhining said: "Learn the way of the sage, self-cultivation and self-cultivation to govern the country and level the world." He, like Kwon Wanji back then, didn't think about this issue enough.

Li You said: "Let's not talk about these empty theories, can we say some real things?" ”

Yu Zhining said: "Your Highness, please speak." ”

Li You said: "Let me ask you, is governing a county considered a part of governing the country first?" The ninth brother has been studying with you for so long, so he should be regarded as a success. Do you think that the ninth brother is now going to manage a county, can he manage it? ”

"This?" Yu Zhining is stuck.

He once served as the county magistrate of Guanshi County, Hebei Province, but later because of the rampant banditry, he resigned and went home because of the rampant banditry. The experience was a shame for him.

Li You said: "You taught him the way to govern the country, and he can't manage a single county, how can he govern the country?" I can say with certainty, let alone a county, a township, a li, or even a village. ”

Yu Zhining was silent.

Li You said: "The ninth brother learns the way of the sage all day long, and he is full of mouths, and he is not diligent and does not distinguish between grains and grains, can he govern the country by relying on these?" ”

Yu Zhining was silent. 、

Li You said: "Master Yu, the things you taught him seem to be useful now, and the greatest use is probably that it has been approved by His Majesty." To be honest, can these alone allow the ninth brother to deal with the sinister court in the future?

All I can say is that if you go on like this, you'll be stupid. ”

"Your Highness, the ministers ......" Yu Zhining was a little unconvinced and wanted to refute Li You.

Li You didn't bother to listen to him say those empty nonsense, he said: "Let me ask you, do you think this king is talented?" ”

Li You's ox fork was unconvinced, and Yu Zhining said sincerely: "Your Highness is a great talent, and few people in the world can match it." ”

Li You said: "I didn't know anything about military affairs in the past, but now I can be regarded as an expert, why is this?"

Because I actively participated in the practice of war, learned from war, and constantly accumulated lessons from successes and failures, I can now be said to be a qualified general, and even a qualified commander.

A person's talent depends on the teaching of the master and the learning from books, but more of it comes from participating in social practice.

As the saying goes, if you don't experience wind and rain, you can't see the rainbow. Only in the ups and downs of social practice, constantly experiencing failures and summing up lessons and lessons, can a person gradually grow up. ”

If someone else said this, Yu Zhining would probably refute it, but the great achievements of the prince in front of him were there, and he couldn't accept it or not. Yu Zhining said: "If you don't experience wind and rain, you won't see the rainbow." Your Highness, you have a point. ”

Li You said: "Master Yu, you are a talented person, and you are also an admirable person with integrity and cultivation, which is recognized by Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and me, but can you improve the method of teaching the fifth brother?" ”

Yu Zhining said: "Please give your Highness advice." ”

Li You asked, "What do you think has changed in the past few years?" ”

Yu Zhining said: "The prison country has grown and progressed rapidly. ”

Li You said: "To be honest, Zhang Xuansu used to be the same as you, the method was not very appropriate, the prison country had a fierce temperament, and there was often unhappiness between the two, so how could the prison country grow and progress?"

But later, Zhang Xuansu changed his method, no longer regarded himself as a teacher, but regarded himself as a counselor and friend of the prison country, no longer pointing fingers at him, but discussing solutions to problems with him when he encountered difficulties.

Now, they get along very well. ”

Yu Zhining was thoughtful.

Li You said: "You should have noticed that the ninth brother's temperament has changed a little in the past few days, and he is willing to run to me all day long, which is why you came to me today."

Think about it, when you were young, did you also have a rebellious mentality at that time? Actually, everyone came from that time.

The ninth brother used to be very obedient, but he has grown up, and his heart is full of passion to change the status quo, if you don't realize this and don't change the teaching method, I'm afraid that the contradictions between you will gradually come out, and even destroy the relationship between you. ”

Yu Zhining continued to be silent, but he had already accepted Li You's point of view.

Li You said: "Master Yu, I don't want to convince you by force, do you think this matter will work?" ”

Yu Zhining said: "Your Highness, please speak." ”

"The ninth brother is responsible for the matter, you come to help him plan, and after a month, if you still oppose this matter, the matter will be stopped. As for Your Majesty and the Queen's Mother, you don't have to worry, the work will be done by me and the prison state. ”

Yu Zhining said: "Yes, the minister must do his best to help His Royal Highness the King of Jin." ”

……

Yu Zhining left the Northwest Palace, he originally came to Xingshi to ask for guilt, but he didn't have his turn to speak at all, but he was educated by Li You. But strange to say, he did not feel unpleasant about being frustrated, but suddenly felt enlightened.

"If you don't experience wind and rain, how can you see a rainbow. Well, that makes sense. Yu Zhining was secretly convinced.

Not long after, Li Zhi came to the Northwest Palace, and he asked curiously: "Fifth brother, what did you say to Master Yu, he has become a little unknown to me now?" ”

It turned out that Yu Zhining accepted Li You's suggestion, became more patient from then on, and his attitude towards Li Zhi changed a lot. Li Zhi was a little uncomfortable with his sudden changes for a while.

Li You smiled: "Do you like it?" If you don't like it, I'll make him change back. ”

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Don't be, I like it, so be it." Ha ha. Thank you, Fifth Brother. "He's in a very happy mood right now.

Why did Li You guide Li Zhi to build a botanical garden? On the one hand, he wanted Li Zhi to learn and grow in practice, and on the other hand, he wanted to guide Li Zhi's interest to scientific research, and save himself from thinking about intrigue all day long.

Li Zhi himself is very smart, and his personality is not suitable for being a politician, but he might as well be a scientist. The future Datang has Li Chengqian at the helm, and Li Zhi is engaged in science and technology, which is also a good choice. Li You's next step is to hand over the research institute to Li Zhi for management.

After Yu Zhining came into contact with the Botanical Garden, he found that this was not a simple matter, not to mention Li Zhi, even he, an experienced person, felt that it was difficult to be competent.

There are many things involved in building a botanical garden, and you will not only learn about botany, but also understand the climate, soil, hydrological conditions, geography and customs of the region where the plants grow.

Be able to improve the ability of construction management, personnel planning and deployment, fund raising and management, material procurement and transportation, land acquisition and demolition, etc., and also deal with various departments of the government and learn to coordinate management.

After doing this, Li Zhi's ability will be greatly improved, and his character will gradually mature in the process of constantly encountering difficulties and solving problems.

Yu Zhining now understands Li You's intentions, this is the best way for Li Zhi to grow rapidly, and he is deeply impressed. Within the agreed month, he came to the Northwest Palace and expressed his gratitude to Li You.

The Marshal's Mansion of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Li Lizhi said: "Father, the ninth brother has sent you a gift. ”