Chapter 128: A Big Game of Chess

Li You said: "Father, emperor, sons, and ministers have found a problem in all the previous courts, that is, you are not very smart in speaking, and many things are difficult to do. Because there are a lot of people who are not very obedient, and you can't do anything about them.

Disobedient ministers will be resolutely opposed to the decisions of the court if they are not in their interests, so it will be very difficult for you to implement any of them.

It is said that this matter is also simple, as long as the disobedient officials are replaced, the matter can be resolved. But you can't do that.

Because, you don't have the talent in your hands, and you can't find a large number of people who can replace them. ”

These words just hit the pain point in Li Shimin's heart, he sat up straight and said solemnly: "Li You, now is the official monarch and minister, you can say what you think in your heart seriously."

Gao Jingming, you come to record this. ”

Gao Jingming said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Seeing that Li Shimin attached so much importance to his opinions, Li You also made up his mind to help his father solve this problem.

He said: "Father, the son wants you to play a big game, which is divided into the opening, middle and back games. Specifically...... "Li You proposed a long-term plan based on later generations of research on the entire history of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin listened attentively and asked questions from time to time, and Li You continued to explain his plan while answering the questions he asked.

After more than two hours of explanation, Li You finally finished explaining his entire plan.

Li Shimin stared at Li You without speaking, and suddenly stretched out his dragon claw and patted Li You's head, saying:

"Good son. This is exactly what I want. If such a plan can be completed, a new situation will appear in our Datang, and it is inevitable to create a brilliant prosperous era. ”

Gao Jingming was also very excited, and praised: "These measures of His Royal Highness are incredible, and the minister fully agrees." Li You's plan not only does not require the household department to pay money, but can also increase the wealth of the household department, and he is naturally in favor of it.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Immediately pass on the audience of Eldest Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cen Wenwen and Wei Zheng." ”

Next, the high-level meeting of Datang lasted for half a day, and the first step of Li You's plan began to be implemented.

Li Shimin and the ministers were very excited, but there was still a problem to solve.

For them to accomplish this, they need to convince two people. However, these two old stubborn ones are not easy to deal with, and Li Shimin has a headache when he hears their names.

These two old guys have resounding names - Kong Yingda and Xiao Qian!!

As soon as they heard that they were going to do their work, everyone looked at each other, so they all set their eyes on Li You.

Li You was surprised and asked, "What do you think I'm doing?" I'm not going. ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Highness, among these people here, there are a lot of ghost ideas for you, we can't do this, only you can do it, you say, who will go if you don't go?" ”

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Your Highness, the minister also thinks so, the minister has never lost a bet with you, so the minister trusts you the most." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Yes, none of us can think of the plan you proposed today, which means that you are smarter than us, and you don't say who will go?" ”

"Damn, these top wise men in the Tang Dynasty are too much, right?" Li You said with a sad face: "You elders, you are hundreds of years old, and you are embarrassed to bully me as a child?" ”

No one paid any attention to him.

Li Shimin spoke, and he said: "Li You, the king of Qi, listens to the order, and the work of Xiao Qian and Kong Yingda is up to you to do, and it must be completed without mistakes." Now, go ahead and do it. Chin this, this, this ......"

His loud voice echoed through the large room.

Li You's face was full of depression, and he said obediently: "Erchen obeys the order." ”

After Li You left, the old guys burst out laughing.

Imperial City, Bowen Palace.

The school for the children of the nobility was run by the imperial palace and was strictly a private school. The students included are the children of the national government and above, and they are mainly based on enlightenment education, which is equivalent to primary school. After graduating from here, they will enter the country to study.

The great Confucian Kong Yingda was originally the priest (principal) of the Guozijian, and is now the supervisor (principal) of this elementary school, and is also responsible for the compilation of the "Five Classics of Justice".

Li You used to be his student, and he used to be the target of his frequent punishment, so Li You has never dealt with Kong Yingda since he graduated.

Not long ago, because of punctuation, Li You wrote a booklet, and then he had a relationship with Kong Yingda. Later, Li You sent someone to send a complete set of desks and chairs to the aristocratic school, and the old man's impression of him improved.

Recently, Li You's many bull performances have made this former teacher proud, and in any case, Li You was also his student.

Hearing that Li You was visiting, Kong Yingda sat in the office room, waiting for Li You to come in.

After Li You came in, Kong Yingda stood up, arched his hand and said: "Minister Kong Yingda...... "Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher, Li You is no longer Kong Yingda's student, it should be Kong Yingda who saluted Li You first."

Li You hurriedly stopped and said, "Master doesn't have to be polite. Master, please be seated. As he spoke, he sat down with the old man in his hands.

After the old man sat down, Li You saluted respectfully and said, "Student Li You has seen the master. ”

Kong Yingda was very satisfied with Li You's attitude, and said, "Your Highness, you came to find Lao Chen today, is there anything wrong?" ”

Li You said: "I recently read some articles in the Five Classics "Book of Rites", and I have some thoughts on some of the questions, and I don't know if they are correct.

You are the first person to study Confucianism in my dynasty, and I would like to ask you for advice. ”

The Five Classics refer to the five Confucian classics, namely the "Poems" ("Book of Songs"), the "Shu" ("Shangshu", "Shujing"), the "Li" ("Book of Rites"), the "Yi" ("Zhou Yi"), and the "Spring and Autumn". During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court officially declared these five books as classics, so they were called the "Five Classics".

After the establishment of the Sui and Tang dynasties, in order to meet the needs of the political, ideological and cultural construction of the unified feudal regime, it was urgent to rectify the chaotic scriptures, and the imperial court came forward to compile and promulgate the scriptures of the unified scriptures.

At present, in order to unify the understanding of the Five Classics, the imperial court decided to compile a "Five Classics of Justice" as a code of social behavior.

Because Kong Yingda is a descendant of Confucius and a master of Confucianism, he is responsible for this matter.

Kong Yingda was very happy to see Li Youken studying knowledge, and said: "If you have any questions, just ask, and the old minister will definitely answer them seriously." ”

Li You said: "In the "Tan Gong" in the "Book of Rites", it is said: 'The funeral of the prince of the public ceremony, the Tan Gong is exempt from ......'"

After Li You finished talking about the original text, he began to explain the original text. Kong Yingda originally had the idea of finding faults, and was ready to find Li You's misunderstanding and correct it.

But the more he listened, the more frightened he became, not only could he not find the mistake, but he felt that his previous understanding of the "Book of Rites" was vague, and he suddenly became clear.

The old man became excited, and continued to discuss with Li You, and he found that Li You's understanding of the Five Classics was basically the same as his own thoughts, and it was more incisive and transparent. He couldn't help but feel like a confidant.

In fact, Li You was too lazy to study the boring works of the Five Classics, and he knew little about their contents. The understanding of the Five Classics that he told Kong Yingda was actually copied from the "Righteousness of the Five Classics".

"The Five Classics of Justice" was originally the thought of Kong Yingda, and it was the result of people's hard research, Kong Yingda had a sense of bosom friend, which was necessary, and no one disagreed with his own opinions.

At this time, "The Five Classics of Justice" was still in the process of compilation, and Li You used the results of Kong Yingda's research to show it, and Kong Yingda couldn't be convinced.

Just when Kong Yingda listened to it with relish, Li You stopped talking.

Kong Yingda was fascinated by what he heard, and said dissatisfiedly: "Your Highness, please continue!"