When Li Mu spoke, he kept looking at Li Shimin's face, and when he saw that he wanted to laugh but held back, he felt even more confident in his heart, and said: "I said that poetry is a small way, what's in the way of you, who are you?" Why is it up to you to decide the avenue trail?! ”

Li Shimin was listening with relish, and saw that Li Mu's words were a little with a gun and a stick, so he had to speak out to stop him, and said: "Don't be rude, Kong Aiqing is a descendant of Kong Sheng, and he should be treated with courtesy." ”

When Kong Yingda heard this, his chin raised slightly, obviously he felt that if the name of Kong Sheng's descendant was taken out, Li Mu would have to give in. The descendants of Confucius are naturally qualified to talk about 'avenues and paths'.

Li Mu was 'surprised' when he heard this, and hurriedly saluted, and said: "It turned out to be a descendant of Confucius Sheng, although the kid has not learned the way of Confucius and Mencius, but he also has great respect for the ancestor, since you are a descendant of Confucius Sheng, I should save you some face, so far, I will not distinguish with you." ”

Kong Yingda's face changed suddenly, and said, "You make it clear to me, is the old man a person who relies on the shadow of his ancestors?" ”

Li Mu glanced at him and didn't speak, but the meaning was already clear: Isn't it?

This look can make Kong Yingda angry, he has been rich and famous since he was a child, although he is a descendant of Kong Sheng, he is also proud of it, but he has never done anything with the name of Kong Sheng, Li Mu's eyes, as if he poked his sore spot, immediately jumped like thunder, and said: "You yellow-mouthed child, dare to bully me, is there any courtesy?" ”

Li Mu arched his hand and said, "I don't know what kind of title you are for this descendant of Kong Sheng?" ”

"The old man is a man from Qufu County!"

"Coincidentally, this Hou is the Marquis of Zhulu County."

"You ......" Kong Yingda choked again, according to the etiquette system: first the monarch and the minister, then the father and son, the title first, then the official position, the status first, and then the eldest and youngest. Although Li Mu is younger than Kong Yingda, he is a marquis, Kong Yingda is a baron, in terms of etiquette, Kong Yingda should give him a gift first, and since Li Mu entered the palace, Kong Yingda has spoken to Li Mu in a teaching tone everywhere, which is unreasonable. The way of Confucius and Mencius is very strict about etiquette. Kong Yingda had just appeared as a descendant of Kong Sheng, and he did something against etiquette, which was really a slap in the face.

Li Shimin was worried that Kong Yingda would faint, and said: "Li Mu, although you are a county marquis, you still have to respect Kong Aiqing, and you can't suppress people with a title." ”

"I don't dare." Li Mu hurriedly said: "The minister just thinks that the sages have words, the Tao is natural, and the so-called Tao is nothing more than the insistence of people." The minister thinks that poetry is a small way, and he has the reason of the minister, and the minister thinks that the hammer and the wooden saw are the avenue, and there is also the reason of the minister. The minister did not force him to agree with the way of the minister, why did this descendant of Confucius ask the minister to agree with his way? ”

Kong Yingda forcibly suppressed his anger and said: "Cultural and educational matters are the foundation of the country. No matter how clever you are, you can't change it. It's just that you don't pay attention to culture and education, and you also say that it is better to do learning than to plow, and bewitch the students of Hongwenguan. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Li Mu, this is your fault." ”

Li Mu arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty Rong Chen will argue." The descendants of Confucius said that the students of the Hongwen Pavilion are the young son of Tang Jian, the son of Tang Jian, the son of Tang Jian, the stepfather of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Tang Guan, this child, smart but naughty, has no intention of learning, presumably this Confucian descendant knows, the minister thinks, education should be taught according to aptitude, since Tang Guan is not interested in doing learning, then it is better to learn how to make tools, this is not Confucius's "teaching without class" truth? ”

Li Mu used Confucius's two allusions 'teaching according to aptitude' and 'teaching without class' to refute, and it made sense to listen to it, Li Shimin nodded and said to Kong Yingda: "Kong Aiqing, what Li Mu said also makes sense." ”

Kong Yingda retorted excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to slander, this is a partial generalization. That Tang Guan is indeed a little naughty, but if he can correct it, he will become a talent in the future. And if you become a carpenter, a talent will decline. Moreover, the students of Hongwen Pavilion are a few naughty after all, if Li Mu's words are listened to by other students, the impact will not only be Tang Guan! ”

Li Shimin seemed to be in love with kicking ball, and threw the question to Li Mu again, saying: "Kong Aiqing said this, what do you have to say!" ”

Li Mu saw that this old guy was endless, and he didn't bother to grind with him, so he directly made a big move, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't want to say more, but since this descendant of Confucius was aggressive, the minister had to refute it." He said that culture and education are the foundation of the country, and the ministers cannot agree with it. Chen was born on the border of the Western Regions, where few people are literate, and the people don't want to be literate, and they don't even care about who rules here, they only care about one thing, that is, whether they can eat enough. ”

"Chen was also one of them, so I felt it deeply. Why did the Tang Dynasty pacify the Turks this time and get the support of the people. Because the people know that Datang can bring them peace and protect them. From now on, there is no need to worry about being plundered, and you can get food from farming, you can have food and clothing, and you can live. ”

"Minister, may I ask, taking this matter as an example, what is the use of culture and education?"

"The minister thinks that cultural and educational matters should be ranked after the people are well fed and the country is stable. How can we keep the people fed and the country stable? Chen thinks that there are two answers. One is agriculture, and the other is labor. Agriculture can provide grain and rice, feed the people and the army, work can make the necessities of life, can make armor, weapons, bows and arrows, defend against foreign enemies, and guard against aggression. These two are the true foundation of the country. ”

"Chenjue's poetry is a small way, and this is also the reason. Now that I am in the Tang Dynasty, I don't need people who can do poetry. The country is in ruins, what is the use of being able to make poetry? He was willing to devote his time to the study of poetry and writing, to the study of the new type of plough. The minister is making a plow, and the minister wants to be able to make a plough that can double the efficiency of cultivated land, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can double the land, isn't this more useful than reciting a few poems?

"And forgive the ministers for being arrogant, the poems really don't have any difficulty for the ministers. After the minister became literate, he heard that there was such a thing as poetry, and he was able to compose poetry. Poems like "Guan Shanyue" and "Asking the Wine to the Sky", the minister will sing a poem when he is soaking in urine, let me ask if in this case, why does the minister study it? ”

is so arrogant, even Li Shimin frowned, and said: "Meng Lang said this, how can poetry be a thing that comes easily?" ”

Li Mu had already said this, and it was impossible to take it back, so he glanced at Kong Yingda and said: "Don't dare to say anything else, in terms of poetry, the minister is talented, and he will come when he opens his mouth." ”

Kong Yingda couldn't help it, and said: "At a young age, he spoke wildly, and he made two passable poems, and he was so contemptuous of Wendao, it is really unbelievable!" ”

Li Mu glanced at him and said, "What's wrong with being young?" Can't you express your opinion when you're young? Saying that, Li Mu bowed his hand to Li Shimin and said: "Hearing this descendant of Confucius say the word youth, the minister suddenly became enthusiastic about poetry and wanted to make a poem to give him. ”

Li Shimin also wanted to see if Li Mu could really compose poems, and when he heard the words, he said: "You can do it!" ”

Li Mu looked at Kong Yingda and said, "Listen up!" Dapeng rose with the wind one day and soared up to 90,000 miles. If the wind stops, it can still be dusted but the water is clear. When the world saw my constant tune, they all sneered when they heard Yu Dayan. Kong Sheng can still be afraid of the future generations, and her husband is not young! ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a bang, and Kong Yingda fell on his back and fainted!