In the eyes of others, Wang Haoran seemed to have the intention of praising Li Tai to the throne when he said this, so Xiao Yu said: "The opinion of the master of the horse is to have a competition between the king of Shu and the king of Jin?" ”

Wang Haoran saw that Xiao Yu's tone was a little aggressive, and he was very unhappy, no wonder this guy has been worshipping each other several times, and he has more ups and downs than Grandpa Deng in later generations. However, it is still important to get Li Tai back at the moment, and it is inconvenient to stiffen the relationship, so he whispered in a harmonious voice: "Xiao Xiang is too worried, if the King of Shu had the heart to fight for the throne, he would not insist on going to Puzhou or even Hangzhou back then, and I also think that it is more appropriate for the King of Jin to succeed to the throne." ”

"One thing is the same thing, does Xiao Xiang recognize that fair competition can better elect a good emperor with both ability and political integrity?" Wang Haoran continued, bringing the topic back to the issue of choosing a successor.

"To put it simply, if this is the case, it will definitely become a common thing to form gangs and secretly manipulate people."

"If it is expressly stipulated, who will be disqualified from competition by unfair means?" Wang Haoran asked.

"There are loopholes in everything, and you say you can't use improper methods, and they won't use them?" Whether it is Xiao Yu or other ministers, after experiencing such a rapid development of the Tang Dynasty, their minds are much more open-minded, and they will not come to the ancients at every turn, and the predecessors will say something or something.

"It's true, there are policies and countermeasures, but even so, we still have to formulate policies and gradually improve the system through practice. Compared with the eldest son to avoid turmoil, it is better to choose a virtuous person to succeed to the throne to ensure the longevity of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"If you can really turn the battle for the throne into a battle for gentlemen, this is indeed a good way, but what is the way to ensure the fairness and justice of the competition?" After being tossed by Li Chengqian for a few months, Fang Xuanling really felt the importance of whether the emperor was a saint.

"The widow also thinks that this method may be well discussed." Li Shimin felt that Wang Haoran's proposal could be tried, and another reason was that if this plan was decided, Li Tai would be able to return to Beijing, and his wish to have his grandchildren around his knees was no longer just a fantasy.

Li Shimin ****, many ministers are walking on thin ice, let alone disobeying Li Shimin's intentions, so those who want to oppose it dare not speak, and those who don't care open their mouths to second. Li Shimin saw that no one objected, so he handed over the matter to Fang Xuanling and others to draft the charter.

Within a few days, Li Chengqian made a decree for the last time as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and his younger brother Li Zhi was naturally succeeded to the throne.

The enthronement ceremony prepared by Hou Junji for Li Xiang was not in vain, and it was used by Li Zhi more than two months later. Many vassal kings and generals in various places are a little complaining, and they have changed emperors twice in less than half a year, and it is very hard to hurry! It would take nearly a month to travel to a distant place! After Li Chengqian ascended the throne, he had just recovered his breath when he returned home, and he was about to leave for Beijing again......

Not long after Li Zhi came to power, Li Shimin appointed many newcomers in the name of Li Zhi, and the 100 people of Enke can be said to be all over the government and the opposition. Zeng Chengyong and Xue Rengui were both given as auxiliary generals, although they are not yet genuine generals, they are already three-rank officials.

This is not the end, Li Shimin considered that there have been few wars in the Tang Dynasty in recent years, and those old generals are already old and many are no longer alive, so he wants to ask for a few people from the special team. Wang Haoran did not object, if it is peaceful today, and he himself is in a high position, he no longer has to worry about people like the Dao Seeking Sect making trouble for him, so he simply gave the entire special team to Li Shimin, so that these people can have a further chance. Zeng Chengyong is reluctant to enter the court as an official, if Li Shimin rewards him with a title, it is okay, if he arranges a position, then he will not be comfortable, it is better to stay by Wang Haoran's side as a bodyguard.

Li Shimin did not force Zeng Chengyong, appreciated his loyalty very much, and rewarded him with a lot of money. As for the other members of the special team, Li Shimin reused them. Xue Rengui was appointed as the president of the Yulin Army, it stands to reason that this is a very good position, and Xue Rengui can be regarded as getting ahead, but Wang Haoran has some regrets, Xue Rengui should have been able to become a general, a knight to the county, but now he can only serve as an idle position to guard the palace. Although this position is important, if it is peaceful today, no matter how important the position is, it will not be of much use.

But think about it carefully, Xue Rengui can follow Wang Haoran is also a great luck, according to later historical records, Xue Rengui only joined the army in his thirties, that is, these are the past few years, but how can there be a war in the Tang Dynasty now? If Xue Rengui hadn't met Wang Haoran before, I'm afraid he would have continued to farm at home, how could he have the idea of enlisting in the army and making meritorious contributions in the peaceful and prosperous world.

During this time, Wang Haoran did not return to Hangzhou, he wanted to follow up on the draft of the prince's competition for the throne, those ministers were not very interested in it, if he didn't often say a few words, I was afraid that this draft would be hung all the time.

After Li Zhi ascended the throne, Li Tai, who had returned, was not in a hurry to return to Hangzhou, just waiting for the draft to be promulgated, and then he would not have to go to Hangzhou again.

With Wang Haoran staring, and Li Tai such a conspicuous existence, Li Shimin asked from time to time, and after Li Zhi officially ascended the throne, Fang Xuanling and others were relieved, and they didn't dare to slack off, and they drafted it in less than a month, and this draft is called the law of competition.

After nearly two months of discussion and changes, the law of competition was finally officially promulgated, and Wang Haoran wrote to ask all the researchers in Hangzhou to move back to Chang'an.

As soon as Xiaoyu returned, he personally went outside the city to inspect suitable sites for the construction of large power stations, while Chen Jun and others began to make fuel-powered trains, hoping to assemble and debug them before the completion of the various railways in the imperial court.

Wang Haoran was not idle, and was preparing for the establishment of the college. He wanted the academy to be a one-stop style, like the integration of elementary school and university in later generations. As for the teaching materials, in addition to the research results of the institute, many literary talents from the Tang Dynasty were also hired to jointly compile them.

When Wang Haoran invited the two brothers Yan Lide to compile textbooks, although Yan Lide didn't know Wang Haoran's idea of building his own academy at first, he slowly realized that this kid had agreed with him to teach him when he wanted to establish his own academy more than ten years ago! So he readily agreed, and said with emotion: "It's been almost twenty years, if you don't create an academy again, the old man is afraid that he will take the first step like Master Yu, and then he will not be able to fulfill the agreement with you!" ”

In addition to financial support, he also approved the construction of the college on the outside of the Furong Garden, and opened up the city wall, making the Furong Garden like the back garden of the college.

The name of the college is very important, there may be many such colleges in the future, as a leading college, Wang Haoran naturally wants to get the best name first, he saw that Li Shimin was so active, so he asked Li Shimin for a loud and magnificent college name.

Li Shimin didn't think much about it, and said: "The resounding name is the word Datang, and it is still magnificent...... Then call it the first university in Datang. ”10