Li Shimin saw that Empress Zhangsun was concerned about this matter, so he explained," Since their family follows the rules and the eldest son inherits the family business, everyone understands this principle. Do we still need to be clear about which one is the Crown Prince? Looking at history, the ministers could randomly appoint a crown prince because the imperial power was weak. When the powerful ministers were in power, they had to act like ministers. Therefore, I have said that in the future, those who discuss the establishment of a crown prince will be punished according to treason.”
Empress Zhangsun heaved a sigh of relief. No matter how wise Empress Zhangsun was, there was one thing that remained unchanged. When it came to the interests of her son, she was no different from an ordinary mother. Now, from Li Shimin's words, she could understand that Li Chengqian would inherit the throne in the future. This was enough. It did not matter when or whether the Crown Prince was appointed.
"Wugou, I also take this opportunity to make it clear to the ministers that I will not use my daughter's marriage as a political bargaining chip.”
"Your Majesty, isn't this a little inappropriate? After all, the Great Tang still needed those ministers. In ancient times, this kind of marriage was normal, and it was also a way to win the hearts of the people.
"Wugou, the officials who have made contributions have been rewarded. There is no need to use this method to win them over. It is normal for them to have selfish motives, but they cannot use my daughter to raise the status of their disappointing son and use her as a protective talisman. My daughter is the princess of the Tang Empire, the highest existence. I don't care if the future son-in-law is from a noble or a commoner. Therefore, Wugou would not agree to the marriage alliance requested by those family members in the future.”
Although Empress Zhangsun would not agree to such requests privately and would always tell Li Shiming, Li Shiming still said one sentence.
Li Shi Min was very angry with those ministers who came to ask for the crown prince today, so he did not care about the face of those ministers. He directly said that if he wanted to marry in the future, he would not even think about it. He was thinking about his children all day long.
Li Shimin had been a loser since he was born. He couldn't stand this kind of marriage. He was jealous of it. It had nothing to do with him in the past. Besides, in his opinion, which company's chairman needed to marry the general manager? You said that you have made contributions, and the company has given you a position and corresponding income. You still want to marry? You're thinking too much.
That night, Li Shimin slept in the Hall of Political Affairs. After venting his anger for the whole night, he went to court the next morning in high spirits.
" The arrival of the Sage " followed the chamberlain's loud shout, signifying that Li Shimin had come to the morning court." If you have a report, leave the court."
"Your Majesty, this old minister implores the Imperial College and Hongwen Hall to use the teaching books of the Imperial Primary School.”Just as the chamberlain finished speaking, Kong Yingda stepped forward and said.
The elementary mathematics and physics books from the Royal Primary School were only used in the Royal Primary School and the Royal Medical College. They had not been taken to the Imperial College or Hongwen Hall.
Although Kong Yingda had stopped teaching the princes and princesses, his attention on them would not decrease. He had always wanted to teach the royal children again. Now, not only the princes and princesses, but even the children of the royal family were no longer studying in Hongwen Hall. They were all in the royal medical college. Kong Yingda must be unwilling to teach only the children of the ministers.
However, after a period of understanding, he was shocked to discover that after studying at the Royal Medical Academy for a period of time, the princes 'academic progress was too great. In many aspects, they were not comparable to the children of those ministers. In less than a year, the gap was too big.
He believed that it was all because of the new books, so he requested that the new books be sent to the Imperial College and Hongwen Hall so that the students could learn them.
Kong Yingda's initial intention was good, but things were not that simple. The Imperial College currently had students from other small countries studying abroad. Li Shimin would definitely not let these people learn. It would be fine if they studied Confucianism.
"The new books can be freely read and studied in Hongwen Hall. They will not be placed in the directorate for the time being. New books are not allowed to leave the Hongwen Hall." Li Shi Min said.
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a minister spoke up,"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not in line with Confucius and Mencius 'teachings."”It turned out to be Cui Maoshi from the Cui family.
It was really three days without a fight.
"Minister Cui, can you explain Confucius and Mencius 'teachings to me?”No one would think that Li Shimin did not understand the principle of education without discrimination. The current emperor was a great scholar, but did they not see the Confucian classics he wrote and commented on?
The aristocratic families had been looking for Li Shimin's fault, but they had never been able to catch it. This time, Cui Maoshi wanted to use Confucius and Mencius 'teaching to attack Li Shimin. "Education without discrimination means that no matter what kind of people, they have the right to receive education equally. This time, His Majesty did not allow the new books to be taught in the Imperial College, which does not conform to the Sage's teachings.”
Was it really as Cui Maoshi said? Did he really think so in his heart? Only the heavens knew that their aristocratic families had never given their books to anyone who wanted to read them.
"Minister Cui, can you tell me if education without discrimination is really as you said? Then why did Sage Kong exclude women? And he even said that only women and villains were difficult to raise? Was Confucius born without a mother? Otherwise, why would he disrespect women like this?"
With a loud noise, the hall became noisy. Sage Kong had an unimaginably high status in ancient times, but now Li Shiming was openly criticizing him in the court meeting. His meaning was clear. Sage Kong's words were not necessarily correct, and his character was problematic. He said one thing and did another. He said that he would educate everyone, but he excluded women. He was unfilial. He did not even respect his own mother. How could he be filial? This was a very serious accusation in ancient times.
This time, Cui Maoshi was dumbfounded. Not to mention him, even the other officials in the court meeting were dumbfounded. How dare he? However, someone had said it, and it was the Emperor. However, he couldn't say that Li Shiming was wrong, because everyone knew that what Li Shiming said was true. In the past, no one dared to mention it, but it didn't mean that these people didn't know. They just pretended not to know.
However, there was a group of people in the hall who were beaming with joy. They were the generals. They were not interested in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and they could not stand the sight of these civil officials. They were always jealous. Now that they heard Li Shimin's words, they were so happy that they could not even mention it. They were all watching a good show.
"Sage Kong, who gave you this title? Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and faced the problem of unifying the country. In order to unify their thoughts, he burned books and buried scholars. However, please remember that this scholar was not just a Confucian scholar, but many scholars. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, some of Dong Zhongshu's views were in line with the rule of the country during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty abolished all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. This was another classic case of burning books and burying scholars. At this point, the development of productivity was slow. Originally, the number of acres of land cultivated by a person did not change much after five to six hundred years. When we read history, we must study the history of the Ming Dynasty. We should not read only to know the truth but not the reason. We should not deceive ourselves and others. The reason why humans were called humans was because they had brains. When we learn the teachings of our predecessors, we must also absorb the essence and abandon the dross. We must not follow the crowd. We must learn to think independently and learn to question. At the same time as inheriting the civilization, they would also stand on the shoulders of their predecessors to develop the civilization.”
Li Shimin wanted to tell these people that the teachings of Confucius and Mencius were just tools in the hands of the ruler. They should not be told by Confucius today and Confucius tomorrow. They had to figure out who the ruler was. They could promote them today and suppress them tomorrow. It was very dangerous to use the teachings of Confucius and Mencius to talk to the emperor.
Li Shi Min threw a bomb at them, not caring if they could accept it.
All the ministers were stunned when they heard this. It was too shocking. No one had ever said this before, but it sounded reasonable.
Li Shiming glanced at the ministers and said," In the future, when other countries pay tribute to the court, they will return the same amount of money. The amount cannot exceed ten percent of the value." When receiving envoys, the Chamberlain of Dependencies could arrange for accommodation, but all expenses would be paid for by themselves. Students from other countries studying in the Imperial College would pay for themselves.”He looked at Cui Maoshi. If he continued to talk nonsense, Li Shimin would ask the examinees who were staying in Chang 'an to come to his house to talk about Confucius and Mencius and ask him to treat them with Confucian etiquette.
It was a pity that Cui Maoshi seemed to have suffered a serious blow. His back was hunched and his face was downcast, as if his parents had died. However, Li Shimin would not sympathize with him.
Not to mention Cui Maoshi, even the others couldn't digest what they heard in the court today. They all stood there silently. Li Shimin retreated when he saw this. He hummed a tune and turned to the harem. It was better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it together.
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