Cui Yuan's courtyard.
Cui Yuan took the food that Guan Yu gave him and went to prepare the food.
Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Li Jiancheng sat on the stone bench in the courtyard.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng seemed to have experienced the biggest blow in their lives. They knew that some remote mountainous areas were still poor.
They needed capable officials to save them.
However, they had never expected that there would be such " ignorant " people near Chang 'an, at the foot of the emperor.
They even thought that it was Emperor Yang's world now.
They had no idea that the Great Tang had already established a country.
Li Yuan looked at the two of them and said,"I asked you to come here today because I know that you have a dispute over the Ministry of Agriculture in the court today."”
"But what is really important about the Ministry of Agriculture?”
"Agriculture, farmers!
"Agriculture is the foundation of a country. I, including you, who dares to say that they don't eat grains?”
"Do you think these commoners are lazy? They had eaten all their grain seeds, so there was no food to cultivate. However, in a year of flood, their lives were at stake. Who would they leave their grain seeds for?”
Li Shi Min felt Li Yuan's anger and said,"Imperial Father, in the year of the flood, the Imperial Court would always allocate silver and grain for disaster relief. There must be corrupt people among them.”
"This matter should be investigated thoroughly.”
"Absolutely not."
"Investigate thoroughly, and don't let it go. Then what?" Li Yuan shook his head.”
Li Shi Min was a little confused, and then he felt a chill down his spine.
That's right.
What would happen after these corrupt officials were thoroughly investigated?
It was not difficult to kill all of them, but who could fill all of these gaps!
Just like the people in this small village, all the sons that the old man had raised had gone to the army. Now, he had a younger son.
Should she drag him back to the army?
The only scholar in the village, Cui Yuan, thought that the outside world had never changed.
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and said,""Imperial Father, I feel that the Great Tang needs more talents and better officials to help you govern the Great Tang.”
Li Yuan patted his shoulder and said,""There is still a long way to go."
"It's definitely not something that can be done in a short period of time. However, it's not bad that you can think of it.”
"But this is not what I want to tell you today.”
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were stunned.
Then, he looked at Li Yuan.
Li Yuan smiled and looked at the water on the table. He stretched out his finger and used his fingertip as a pen and the water as ink to write on the stone table.
"The people are more important than the king!"
The moment the four words came out.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng felt as if their minds had been hit by a ferocious giant. This was what Mencius said. The people were the most important, the country was second, and the monarch was the least important.
They had known about it since a long time ago.
However, they knew that the emperor was the most respected person in the world, the true dragon and son of heaven.
The most honorable person in the world.
As princes, they were the same.
This included the ministers, officials, and even their teachers.
The people of the world thought so too. They knew that the emperor's orders could not be disobeyed because he was the son of heaven. They also knew that people were divided into three, six, and nine grades.
Scholars were much nobler than merchants and craftsmen.
But scholars could only be the emperor's subjects.
But now, Li Yuan was telling them that the people were more important than the emperor. The noble people were more important than the emperor. Why was it the other way around?
Li Shi Min was a little confused. He looked at Li Yuan with a burning gaze and said,"Imperial Father, your son doesn't understand the reason behind this.”
Li Jiancheng didn't pretend to know.
"Please enlighten me, Father."”
Li Yuan looked at the two of them, his expression did not change. He just smiled and said,"The people are the water, and the monarch is the boat."
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"
"Throughout history, when dynasties change, have you ever seen the people of the world eat and wear warm clothes?”
"And these people are not nobles. Aren't they all commoners who are angry?”
"You are my sons. The reason I want to tell you is very simple. Treat people as humans, not animals.”
"Then perhaps you have gone further than me?”
After Li Yuan finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the kitchen.
Smoke and dust rose from the kitchen, and the wood used to start the fire was a little damp. Although Cui Yuan was a little clumsy, he was still cooking seriously.
Seeing Li Yuan walk in, he hurriedly bowed and said,"Cui Yuan greets Mister."
Li Yuan waved his hand slightly and sat in front of the stove with him."After dinner, we will go to Chang 'an. Would you like to come with us?”
"If you want to study, I can give you some money to settle down in Chang 'an.”
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Cui Yuan's eyes were slightly moved.
However, he still said meticulously,"Mister, you shouldn't accept a reward without merit. Cui Yuan has already taken advantage of you, and it's really inappropriate for him to ask for silver.”
"However, if you agree, Cui Yuan is willing to go to Chang 'an with you.”
Li Yuan didn't mind the wood ash on his body. He patted his shoulder and said,""That's good. It's better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
"Since you don't want silver, I'll buy you a Confucian robe when we get there.”
"After all, he is a scholar, different from us businessmen.”
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Cui Yuan quickly waved his hand and said,"Teacher must be joking. Cui Yuan is considered a scholar, but Teacher seems to be the one who is knowledgeable.”
"More powerful than anyone I've ever seen.”
"Especially what you said just now. It's better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
"If it wasn't for everyone, I wouldn't have been able to say it.”
Li Yuan smiled and didn't say anything else. He turned around and looked at Li Shiming and Li Jiancheng, who were still sitting outside in deep thought. He knew that his two sons were still capable of taking charge of the situation.
Then, he had to take this opportunity to carry out his plan…
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