Li Zexuan's unwillingness to accept the military honors does not mean that he is timid and unwilling to go to the battlefield to defend his family and country. When the Tang Dynasty really needs him, of course he will duty-bound and wear armor and go into battle. But are there any awesome military generals in the Tang Dynasty at the moment? There is no need for him at all!
He just wanted to live a sweet and sweet life with his wife quietly.
Ahem, in the final analysis, he is just lazy!
"The curved shaft plow and compass made by Li Zexuan promoted farming and provided great convenience for Li Xiaogong to take the fleet to sea! I originally wanted to transfer him to the Ministry of Industry to invent more inventions that benefit the country and the people. tools, but later Li Zexuan told me that he wanted to set up an academy, called Yanhuang, and he wanted to pass on his knowledge of inventing new tools to more people! I think this is a great good, what do you think?"
With the cooperation of the military generals, after successfully adding an official position to Li Zexuan, Li Er continued to "go to the extreme" and tell the truth about Li Zexuan's intention to establish Yanhuang Academy. He took this matter to the court and said it publicly, The main reason is to prevent Yanhuang Academy from encountering some resistance in the future.
The ministers were silent. They didn't know what Li Er was singing. How could he talk about setting up an academy? In this era, people have no impression of the academies being tall and elegant. They are just short and poor. Therefore, many ministers want to support but don’t know why they should support it. They want to oppose but don’t know why they should oppose it.
But having said that, in the court today, things about Li Zexuan were happening one after another, one after another, and this boy was almost becoming the protagonist of the court!
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that the treasury may not have enough money to run an academy for James Li~!"
At this time, an elegant old man in purple robe and white hair stepped forward and cupped his hands.
It was Xiao Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at this time. Well, that's right, the Ministry of Husbandry at this time was not called the Ministry of Husbandry, but the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
In the early Sui Dynasty, it was called Duzhi. In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, it was changed to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the dynasty followed suit. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (actually the first year of Yonghui), it was changed to Hubu. In the first year of Mingqing, it was changed to Duzhi. In the second year of Longshuo, it was changed to Siyuan Taichang Bo. In the first year of Xianheng, it was renamed Hubu. In the first year of Guangzhai, it was changed to the local official Shangshu, and in the first year of Shenlong, he died again.
Xiao Yu's wife is Empress Dugu's niece. Li Yuan is the nephew of Queen Dugu, and Li Yuan and Xiao Yu's wife are uncle and cousin. The two had a good relationship when they were officials in the Sui Dynasty.
Therefore, this guy was not only successful in the Sui Dynasty, but also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Prime Minister. He was also very successful in the Tang Dynasty. He once again had both the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs~ !
Looking at the previous prime ministers, only Xiao Yu was still active in the center of power until the 20th year of Zhenguan. But he also had six ups and downs, that is, he worshiped the prime minister six times, was dismissed from the prime minister six times, and even had his title cut off and was demoted from the capital.
Ahem, but the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty were not very valuable, at least not as powerful as later generations.
Because the Tang Dynasty implemented a "group system", there were 16 prime ministers in the Gaozu period, 29 prime ministers in the Taizong period, 47 prime ministers in the Gaozong period, and even more exaggerated in the Wuzhou period, with as many as seven prime ministers. Eighteen people! Therefore, the power of a prime minister at this time is not as great as ordinary people imagine.
But having said that, being able to become the prime minister is still very impressive. After all, he is a very human minister!
"Haha~! Xiao Aiqing is overthinking. All the expenses for the construction of Yanhuang Academy will be borne by Li Zexuan, and there is no need for an extra penny from the court~!"
Li Er chuckled, thinking that it was lucky that Li Zexuan was rich, otherwise he would have had to go through a lot of trouble.
When Xiao Yu heard this, his expression was slightly stunned, and then he looked at Li Zexuan on the side with a suspicious expression. He was wondering if this unlucky kid was out of his mind. How could he want to spend money to open an academy?
"The old minister has no objection~!"
Xiao Yu cupped his hands and replied.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he only needs to take care of Datang's money bag. Whether Li Zexuan can open an academy has nothing to do with him. He just feels a little unworthy of this child. He can't live a good life, so he has to pay for it out of his own pocket. Xiao Yu, who has experienced three dynasties, cannot understand such a decision to set up an academy.
"Hmm~! Do the other ministers have any objections~?"
Li Er looked at the others and asked.
Most of the others had the same thoughts as Xiao Yu. They didn't take Li Zexuan's so-called Yanhuang Academy to heart at all. They ignored it because it had nothing to do with them, so no one stood up to oppose it.
Seeing no one objected, Li Er smiled and unleashed a big move on the ministers below:
"Okay~! Since there is no objection from the ministers, I will appoint Li Zexuan as the head of the Yanhuang Academy today, and I will be the honorary president of the Yanhuang Academy. As the two emperors of Yan and Huang are the ancestors of our Han people, everyone in the Central Plains can call them Yanhuang. Descendants, in the future, no matter rich or poor, no matter how high or low, all descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties can enter the Yanhuang Academy!"
"Although Yanhuang Academy does not need to allocate a penny from the national treasury, the six departments of the court must be given the convenience within their capabilities during the construction process of Yanhuang Academy and must not deliberately hinder it! I need Yanhuang Academy to cultivate a group of people who can make our Datang stronger. Talented people! Can you hear me clearly~?"
"Buzz~!"
As soon as Li Er finished speaking, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu and other important officials in the court were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that Li Er would actually join them. It was so shameless! According to what Li Er just said, the Yanhuang Academy is not a shabby private academy at all, but an out-and-out government-run academy. Oh, no, it should be an imperial academy!
If they had known that Li Er would play like this, they would definitely not have easily agreed to let Li Zexuan run the Yanhuang Academy! But now, Li Er obviously wants to "play rogue", and it's not easy for them to change their tune.
Kong Yingda's legs trembled. This was the first time he had heard today that Li Er was going to be the dean of Yanhuang Academy. This gave him a sense of crisis. He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's move seems inappropriate. , so where will the Imperial College be placed?"
The other ministers also focused their attention. What Kong Yingda said was indeed a very serious issue. Li Er valued Yanhuang Academy so much, so how should the Imperial College, the holy place for the spread of Confucianism, deal with it?
The problem now involves the dispute between orthodoxy!
As orthodoxy, Confucianism has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It can be said that all the civil servants in the palace are vested beneficiaries of Confucianism. They will not allow Li Er to abandon Confucianism and defect to other doctrines.
Of course Li Er knew the seriousness of this problem. He said seriously:
"Haha~! Kong Aiqing is overly worried! The Imperial College has been supplying a large number of talents to the court over the years. Its status is of course unshakable. Confucianism is still the orthodox doctrine of the Tang Dynasty, and the purpose of Yanhuang Academy is only to cultivate a group of people who are good at engineering construction. Talent, there is no conflict between the two!”
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