But the court hall was completely silent, everyone was immersed in Li Shen's last four sentences. These four sentences are the philosophical thoughts of Zhang Zai, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty.
"Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations. Good! Good! That's great. This is the thought of us scholars. King Ji is comparable to everyone. This sentence must be It has been passed down through the ages. King Ji was talented and knowledgeable, and his words were of great benefit to people." Kong Yingda bowed in Li Shen's direction. This tribute shocked all the civil and military officials in the court. Kong Yingda is the queen of saints. He felt inferior to himself. After this incident, King Ji's reputation will definitely increase greatly.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Prince Ji is truly an unparalleled talent." Changsun Wuji immediately flattered him. As an ally, Li Shen did not threaten Li Chengqian's status. Changsun Wuji must be biased towards Li Shen. Li Shen has distributed hundreds of thousands of yuan in dividends to his family or to Princess Changle in recent years.
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is our great fortune in the Tang Dynasty that Prince Ji has such talent." The old fox Fang Xuanling also followed closely.
Li Shimin's face was expressionless, but he was already happy inside. Anyone who hears someone praise his or her children will be happy. He was also surprised by Li Shen's words.
In the past year, Li Shen stopped going to the Imperial College at all. He told Li Shimin that he had finished learning everything he needed to learn. The rest should not be learned.
At that time, Li Shimin was so angry that he almost beat him up. Now Li Shen has unleashed a big move, and the old diehards including Wei Zheng are praising him. Especially Kong Yingda, an old man. He had never looked down upon anyone in literature.
"My dear friends, don't praise me. It's just a child's joke. This humiliates the ministers in public. I will personally punish him when the court comes down. We can't let him be so lawless," Li Shimin said.
"..." Fang Xuanling and the others were speechless. They have followed Li Shimin for so many years and know Li Shimin too well. So everyone didn't answer, they were all thinking in their hearts. You got it this time.
Li Shen pretended to be an X and then returned to Daji Hall, feeling secretly happy. If his ink was left any longer, it would be discovered. So Li Shen quickly ran away.
Li Shen was waiting for the imperial edict of reward in Daji Hall, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin was waiting for him. And also following the prince.
"I've seen Aye." Li Shen said
"Well, Gao Ming and I will have dinner at your place later." Li Shimin said
"Oh. Then I'll inform Auntie and ask her to arrange some dishes that Aye likes to eat later," Li Shen replied.
"Okay. I know you have been calling Concubine Wei in the Daji Hall. From now on, I will grant you permission to call Concubine Wei. This can be regarded as a reward for saving you." Li Shimin said to Li Shen who was about to leave.
"Thank you Aye, it's just this. I will take all the credit from you." Li Shen saluted excitedly and thanked him. Finally, I can call my biological mother in public. This would be a big no-no for anyone else. This is contempt for the queen. Contempt for etiquette.
"Okay. Get up. Go and get ready. I didn't do anything good this morning," Li Shimin urged.
Half an hour later, the maid began to serve the food. Li Shen and Concubine Wei accompanied Li Shimin and sat down with the prince.
Everyone was chatting while eating. Say something that is not nutritious. Including when will Li Shen leave the palace? How is the palace built? And Li Shen responded one by one. He also specifically asked for five hundred people to guard the home and care for the home. Li Shimin directly allowed Li Shen to establish a thousand people.
"Tenth brother, you don't know that your words in the court today shined brightly. Especially the last four sentences were so shocking that the ministers all said that you are a genius. Even Kong Jijiu was impressed by you." The prince admired you. said to Li Shen
"Brother, I am not a genius. You can say whatever you want. Besides, those ministers will still be selfish in the future. For their family, they are more important than the country. This is the way they study." Li Shen knew that it was impossible for him to succeed just because of a few words. Change
"How to change it?" Li Shimin asked
"You can only plan for the long term. Start with private schools. Children who are educated and educated from an early age must be loyal to the country, loyal to the royal family, and loyal to the people.
Let them know that only when they have a country can they have a home, and only when they have a country can they not be displaced. Although it is impossible to be loyal and patriotic to everyone, it would be nice to be at least half.
In fact, the most ideal thing is for the imperial court to fund the establishment of schools. Starting with private schools for young children, and then to elementary school. University. Every county must have an elementary school, and every state must have a university.
Several nearby villages run private schools. Read layer by layer. And you not only need to study Confucianism, but also arithmetic. When you get to university, you can add studies in various trades, such as blacksmithing.
carpenter. Mason. Medicine etc. Not every scholar has the opportunity to become an official in the court. The remaining people can learn these crafts and increase productivity for the court. "The elementary school Li Shen mentioned is similar to the middle school in later generations. Private school is similar to elementary school.
"It's a good idea. But first of all, we must consider that the imperial court may not have so much money to build schools. The second-class people may not have the money to study." Li Shimin analyzed
"Aye, what you are talking about is actually one word, money. There is no stability without farmers, and there is no wealth without business. Business is the foundation of national construction. Don't believe in profit-seeking without business. Look at which official in the court has no money in his family. Business." Li Shen hated the officials' faces the most.
"This needs to be considered in the long run. It cannot be changed overnight. But what you said today about the great unity of the world makes a lot of sense. Since the Turks have surrendered to our Datang, they are the people of our Datang. They can be counted as farming in the hundreds of thousands. They can also win millions of acres of land and tens of millions of stones of grain. We cannot let them move away." Li Shimin also agreed with Li Shen's idea.
"Tenth brother, today my eldest brother is discussing studies with many students in Chongwen Hall. We are discussing how to govern. The students have different opinions. Kong Jijiu also taught me the way of kingship. I don't know what you have to say." Li Chengqian wanted to hear what Li Shen had to say.
"They know how to be king. Brother, don't listen to their nonsense. Aye is the emperor. You can just inherit Aye's ideas from now on. They have never been an emperor. Why should they teach you how to be an emperor? They will only tell you about kindness." Li Shen said disdainfully
"Oh. Then how do you understand the king's way?" Li Shimin felt very comfortable with Li Shen's flattery.
"That's my understanding. The royal rule is to kill anyone who disobeys." Li Shen took a bite. Said casually.
"Absurd. How can such a domineering act be the king's way?" Li Shimin retorted.
"Ba Dao? Ba Dao should kill even the obedient ones." Li Shen said again
"Where is the way of that day?" Li Chengqian asked again
"Before killing someone, shout God will punish him." Li Shen continued.
"Then what is the way of a saint?" Li Chengqian continued to ask
"I want to tell you I'm sorry before I kill you."
"..." Although Li Shimin felt that what Li Shen said made sense. However, Li Shimin said that he did not want to pay attention to what Li Shen said.
