Kong Yingda was also unlucky, he was forced by Li Mu to have no choice, and he planned to repeat his old tricks and get out by fainting, but he fell a little wider, and he accidentally changed from fake to real, and he really fainted.

Li Mu stretched out his hand to pull, but he didn't pull it 'accidentally', and watched Kong Yingda fall to the ground, let out a short 'ah', and then rolled his eyes, and the back of his head bulged out with a bag of bosses, which hurt when he looked at it.

Li Mu grinned, turned around and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, the ministers have said no arguments, you see, Kong Saijiu fainted again, how is this good!" ”

Li Shimin glared at him angrily, but in the end, he still remembered what he said a few days ago, and he would defend Li Mu's words when necessary, and said: "I and the hundred officials are all in their eyes, Kong Saijiu fainted by himself, and it has nothing to do with you. Come and send the Confucius wine back to the house. Scatter the dynasty! ”

After speaking, Li Shimin flicked the sleeves of his robe, turned around and left. A good court discussion, which was stirred up by Kong Yingda and Li Mu like a street scolding in the market, the most annoying thing is Kong Yingda, who is stupid and stupid, knowing that he has to provoke him, if it weren't for his identity as a descendant of Kong Sheng, he really wanted to drive him out of the court. It's Li Mu, this kid, who is really a bit eloquent. It's just that he said those things......

Li Shimin thought about it for a while, and said two words to his father-in-law Gao who was following him.

Li Mu was retreating from the dynasty with the hundred officials, Tang Jian came over, and the two were about to speak, when Gonggong Gao caught up and said with a smile: "Zhulu Hou, Your Majesty summons." ”

Li Mu confessed to Tang Jian and followed Gonggong Gao to the Taiji Palace. Li Mu saw Li Shimin sitting behind the table, his face was solemn, he didn't dare to make a sound, and stood obediently with his hands tied. Li Shimin glanced at him, waved his hand, and Gonggong Gao retreated, leaving only him and Li Mu.

"Li Mu, you are so showy today, you have made Kong Yingda dizzy again, and your reputation is about to spread all over the world!"

Li Mu heard Li Shimin's dissatisfaction, which was blaming himself for not giving the steps, but Li Mu was not flustered in his heart. Since he decided not to give Kong Yingda the steps, he must have prepared the steps for himself first, otherwise he would not be so stupid.

Li Mu saluted and said: "Your Majesty, what the minister said came from the bottom of his heart. The minister didn't want to justify, but His Majesty asked the minister to defend, and the minister didn't dare not argue, what he said must come from his heart. ”

"From the heart?" Li Shimin snorted and said, "Don't think that I am a faint king, and I can't hear the flattery in your words." Although I will not be arrogant, but I will not be arrogant, what kind of talent is Mingjun, in this case, do you think I will believe it? ”

Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, this matter is definitely the minister's intention, there is no bit of praise, the minister really thinks so!" ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed, but remained silent and said, "I want to listen to your explanation." ”

Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the important ministers in the court now, who have been officials in the previous dynasty, how?" ”

"Before the Sui Dynasty was an official, about half of them."

"In this way, the ministers are still those ministers, but the monarch has changed. If the role of the virtuous minister is better than that of the Ming monarch, why did the former Sui perish? ”

"Well...... Li Shimin nodded and said: "There is indeed a certain truth, but there is still bias, and most of the ministers in the court are there when their father was in power, so in this way, his father is the emperor." ”

Li Mu secretly said in his heart, Li Shimin is also thick-skinned enough, and he said that you are not satisfied with Mingjun, and you have to be more truthful...... That's it, whoever makes you Lao Tzu's boss will praise you again.

Li Mu cleared his throat and said: "The Emperor Taishang competed for the world and established the Tang Dynasty, and throughout history, he was indeed a Ming monarch. But the emperor is too tall and his strength is not enough. At this time, a virtuous monarch is needed to inherit the unification, so that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty can be passed on. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would be like Qin and Sui, although it was prosperous for a while, it died in the second generation. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he felt comfortable, the biggest problem he has been criticized for is that the throne is not coming from the right way, Li Mu's words can just play a role in justifying his name, how can he be unhappy. And this is the right game of the monarch and the minister, to be written in the living note, in the future, people look at the living note, read this paragraph, I think I will also praise a Ming Jun.

Li Shimin handed Li Mu an appreciative look and asked, "Then Aiqing thinks, how can he be regarded as a Mingjun?" ”

Li Mu calmly replied: "Mencius has a saying: the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. The minister's understanding of this is that if the emperor can put the people first, the society in the second, and the pleasure in the third, then there will be a foundation for being a Ming monarch. ”

Li Shimin said unhappily: "I know that you have read the book, but I don't want to hear you answer in the words of a saint and say some of your own opinions. ”

Li Mu thought for a while, and then said: "If Your Majesty asks the minister's opinion, the minister's opinion is very simple, only one sentence. With great power comes great responsibility. Just as the minister said, why the ancient 'scholar' was respected by people was because his ability was outstanding and the people relied on him. And the value of 'Shi' is to serve the people. Officials should be even more so, every penny of the officials' money is a tax paid by the people, and they are obliged to be responsible for the people. And the Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, and the responsibility is greater. Shi Nong, industry and commerce, and even the mountains and rivers of the world, Heze and all beasts, Your Majesty needs to be responsible for them. If you can take on this responsibility, you will be a wise man. ”

"That makes sense!" Li Shimin originally planned to beat Li Mu a few words, but after hearing his remarks, he couldn't help but be impressed. After being an emperor for three years, Li Shimin's feeling is getting more and more tired. No matter where something happens in this world, he will hand over a fold and let him make a decision, and he will be responsible for it. Isn't this what Li Mu said about responsibility?

Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu deeply and said, "Li Mu, you answer me, in your heart, am I really Mingjun?" ”

Li Mu raised his head and looked at Li Shimin, and said word by word in an affirmative tone: "In the heart of the minister, His Majesty is Mingjun." ”

"Why can't I feel that I am Mingjun?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "If Your Majesty feels that you are a Ming Jun, then Your Majesty is a faint Jun." The minister knew that His Majesty wanted to be a Ming Jun, but the minister thought that His Majesty didn't have to do it deliberately, because His Majesty had already done a good job. The minister thinks that as a monarch, he doesn't have to bow down to everything, he just needs to let the right people do the right things and know people well. For example, His Majesty discovered the minister's strengths and arranged the minister in the Ministry of Industry, so that the minister's talent could be displayed and he made a little contribution to the society. If Your Majesty puts the minister in the Ministry of Rites, the minister will definitely have no contribution, and this is the credit of Your Majesty. It is even more difficult for His Majesty to dare to admit his mistakes, just as in the case of General Li Jing today. It is easy to say that you often introspect and accept advice with an open mind, but how many of the ancient emperors can do it? Your Majesty can do it, it is already the bearing of a Ming Jun. ”

Li Shimin was embarrassed to be praised for his merits, and said: "You kid, "Historical Records" has not been read in vain, and the praise is endless...... Well, I don't listen to your flattery. If I ask you one more thing, you need to answer it seriously. ”

"The minister answered everything about His Majesty very seriously."

Li Shimin automatically filtered out Li Mu's nonsense and said, "I ask you, Hongwen Pavilion, Chongwen Pavilion and Guozijian, in your eyes, are they really so unbearable?" ”

Li Mu hesitated, but nodded.

"I want to hear your reasoning."

"Your Majesty, the minister would like to ask you, do you think the purpose of the students coming to study is for themselves and their families, or for Your Majesty and the community?"

One sentence stopped Li Shimin, he groaned for a while, and said: "It should be for themselves and their families, but this is also human nature, you can't deny their knowledge for this reason." ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister does not deny their knowledge, but the minister thinks that their knowledge is not of much use. Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the words of the saints. The minister also quoted many of the words of the sages, but the ministers felt that the way they learned the words of the sages was wrong, too formalized, and could not understand the root of the words of the sages. Reading the Analects, Mencius, and Historical Records, the ministers discovered that the two sages of Confucius and Mencius had traveled all over the world and had come into contact with all kinds of people, from princes and nobles to peddlers and pawns, and had a wide range of knowledge, so they could summarize many truths. And isn't it ridiculous that today's students hold a book and recite it repeatedly, trying in vain to understand its meaning? ”

"Now the important ministers in my Tang Dynasty, the so-called virtuous ministers, also have one thing in common, that is, they have all experienced the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, have been in contact with the people's livelihood, and know the suffering of the people, so they can empathize with them and know how to solve these problems, share worries for Your Majesty, and contribute to the society. And now these students, they are protected by their families, learning the so-called way of the world, if they are allowed to become officials, it will not be a blessing for the people, but a disaster for the people! ”

"Your Majesty, imagine what a person who does not divide grains, if he is used as a county commander and encounters a great drought, what can he do?"

"A man who has only seen floods in the classics can come up with what he can do if he encounters a breach of the Yellow River?"

"Your Majesty, Confucius mentioned many times in the Analects that the son of the country needs to have six arts, such as etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics, all of which are indispensable. But today's students, under the teaching of Kong Yingda's generation, are afraid that they will not know anything else except for the accident of reading. What's even more unbelievable is that Kong Yingda is a descendant of Kong Sheng, he does not respect the six arts, only cares about advocating poetry and literature, opening his mouth to the country and the country, and closing his mouth to Jun Yaoshun, which is not pragmatic at all. The students taught by such people do not know what use they have for the community. ”

Li Shimin was silent.

Li Mu did not say that the words of the sage were not good, nor did he read wrongly. He just proceeded from pragmatism and pointed out the shortcomings of today's Datang education. Li Shimin is a virtuous emperor, whether Li Mu's words are right or not, he naturally knows in his heart.

After a long time, Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu deeply and said, "After reading the book, it is really different." Li Mu, after reading me, I can't despise your opinions because you are young. ”

Li Mu grinned and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the minister has been crowned, the minister is already an adult!" ”