Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 828: Famous officials!Serve!

Seeing Qin Wenyuan pondering, Li Shimin became impatient and said angrily loudly.

"Can't you tell people about this?"

Qin Wenyuan thought that there is something I can't say, don't you just want to know the purpose of what the young master did?
The guy smiled and said jokingly.

"Hehe! There is nothing that I can't say to people. Zhang Zhongjian's voyages are a private act. There is no law in the Tang Dynasty that prohibits people from going to sea. Moreover, the warships built did not cost the court any money. I think this matter It does not involve the interests of the imperial court, so why report it?"

"Hmph! Tell me about the purpose of this voyage and how to build such a huge warship."

"My lord! Speaking of the purpose of this voyage, it is nothing more than commerce and trade. Thinking that there are so many wonders in the world, wouldn't it be good to trade special products of the Tang Dynasty with foreign countries? In this way, we can exchange for items that we have never had before. It can also broaden people's horizons and learn foreign civilizations. Isn't it a matter of profit? As for the warship, it is not easy to build, and it is not easy to say in a few words, and the court will not care about this matter. Use it."

yes!That Zhang Zhongjian has been at sea for a long time, and there is no danger to the Tang Dynasty. Going to the sea is a personal choice, and it has not violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin thought so, but, based on his understanding of Qin Wenyuan, would this kid do anything useless?Absolutely not, it's just the meaning of it, but it makes the emperor's heart itch.

There is Li Chunfeng, the imperial supervisor of the imperial court, who knows a little about overseas affairs. However, because of the difficulty of building large seagoing ships, he never thought that the Tang Dynasty would be able to sail overseas to explore strange places one day. Hearing that Qin Wenyuan has already sent people overseas, this fellow He said excitedly.

"Master Qin's doing this is of far-reaching significance. As far as someone knows, there are many islands on the sea in the southeast, and most of them are uninhabited or a small number of uncivilized wild people. If they are occupied, in the warm climate All the crops that grow have special uses, and the benefits that the island's rich minerals can bring are not known to ordinary people. Mr. Xu's talent is beyond his reach. Will he be able to make a certain family get what they want in the future? How about going out to sea with Master Xu?"

"There's nothing wrong with this. You can go to sea next time. If Mr. Li is not afraid of hard work, you can follow along."

Hearing that Li Chunfeng seemed to have an understanding of overseas affairs, and said that there were great benefits, Li Shimin and many officials in the court were a little worried about gains and losses, for fear that others would seize the opportunity, but they didn't know how to build a big ship like Xu's. People go out to fish for gold.

Yang Shidao, the Duke of Ande County, who had just been appointed as the official secretary of the imperial court, spoke.

"Your Majesty and my ministers listened to Mr. Li talking about overseas affairs, and they thought that the Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, and the world is not a king's land. Even the barren lands overseas should be brought under the rule of the court. My ministers thought that Mr. Xu should donate his sea ships. Drawings, so that we sent envoys to educate the barbarians, so that all nations came to the dynasty and opened the Tang Dynasty."

Qin Wenyuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this guy's flattering words, and Yang Shidao was extremely annoyed.

"Master Qin is laughing at Yang?"

"Don't dare...don't dare! Master Yang has such lofty ambitions, how dare Qin dare to laugh at it, but, does Master Yang know how big this world is? It is undoubtedly whimsical to bring the whole world under the rule of the imperial court. I couldn't help laughing for a while, Master Yang, please forgive me."

Li Shimin was also a little annoyed when he heard Qin Wenyuan laugh, and when he heard the guy say something unpleasant, he said with a gloomy expression.

"Only you can! Tell me how big this world is, is it possible that it can be bigger than my country?"

Qin Wenyuan wanted to laugh at Li Shimin's words, damn it!The size of this world is what you, the emperor, want to imagine. There are many countries in the east, not to mention the number of states and oceans on the earth. People of your age can't know it.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. If you want to say how big this world is, I can say it. As far as I know, this world is divided into four ancient civilizations. There are ancient Babylon, ancient Egypt, ancient India, and the Tang Dynasty. The Mesopotamia, the Nile, the Indus and the Yellow River, these four basins are generally called the earliest derivatives of human civilization. With the continuous exploration of the earth under the sky, the land and islands suitable for human survival and work have become There are different countries in different sizes, and Tang Dynasty is just one of these countries. From the above, I think you ministers can imagine how big this world is!"

The ministers in the imperial court listened to Qin Wenyuan's words as if they were listening to heavenly scriptures. How could they know such theories.

Li Chunfeng became very excited and said with a smile.

"According to Master Qin, isn't it true that there are many places outside of the Tang Dynasty that we don't know about? This time, Zhang Daxia must have gone to sea to increase his knowledge and explore unknown areas."

"Of course! Zhang Zhongjian led the team to go to sea, precisely to search for these coastal areas or to visit unknown countries through the coastal areas. In addition to doing business with foreign countries, he also learned foreign civilizations for my own use."

"Master Qin is indeed well-informed. I don't know how Master Qin learned about these strange stories?"

"Hey! Qin's master has traveled around the world and has seen many regions. Moreover, Qin's master has secret books that record the geography of the world and the folk customs of various countries. It is not surprising that Qin can know the size of the world. According to a certain The end of the ocean, the endless place in the sky, when a new continent appears, and to confirm whether it is as you think, it is the best way to go to sea to explore.”

Li Shimin finally paid some attention to the purpose of the Qin family's distant seas this time, and the people of insight in the court also understood Qin Wenyuan's behavior of spending huge sums of money to build a large ship. , but they don't know that the Qin family has already extended its tentacles overseas. In comparison, the rise of the Qin family is not unreasonable.

"Qin Wenyuan, I also want to send people to sea, but you talk about how to do it."

"Your Majesty, if the imperial court wants to send people to sea, it must first have a large ship. As far as I know, the construction of a large ship is not a trivial matter, and it costs a lot of money. Secondly, it must have crew members who have lived at sea for many years. Otherwise, everything is empty talk. I think that the emperor can discuss this matter with powerful families and make them contribute money and effort to build ships and train sailors. At that time, I can provide the blueprints of the ships to the emperor. In this way, The wish of the emperor will be fulfilled."

Qin Wenyuan's words made Li Jing think to himself.

"This kid is digging a hole for the emperor. The noble families in the court are all masters who only want to make profits but are not willing to pay. How can they contribute money and efforts for Li Shimin's curiosity? If the emperor forces him to do so, it will definitely attract many ministers. No, this kid is too bad-minded, and he has learned to calculate."

Fang Xuanling, who succeeded Li Gang as the prince's young teacher, came out to speak.

"The emperor and the ministers thought it would be better to wait for Zhang Zhongjian and others to return from the distant sea, so that he could report what he had seen and heard from the coast before discussing the matter. Now the most urgent matter is the livelihood of the people in the country, and it is not appropriate to make extraneous incidents."

Li Shimin sighed in his heart, feeling that he could not act and do whatever he wanted like Qin Wenyuan, the emperor had worked very hard, looked at Qin Wenyuan in the hall and smiled indifferently, as if the affairs of the court had nothing to do with him, thinking that this kid has such a Great talents are not used by the imperial court, it really makes me angry!
"Qin Wenyuan, apart from participating in Chai Shao's funeral, do you have nothing to say to me when you enter the capital?"

"Your Majesty! I don't have anything to report. The Emperor refuses to solve what I want. It's better not to say anything."

All the ministers in the court knew what Qin Wenyuan said. Didn't it mean that Princess Xiangcheng has not married into the Qin family so far, and Qin Wenyuan has a grudge against the emperor!In addition, the imperial court has taken many measures to suppress the Qin family, so how can this guy contribute to Li Tang? It is Li Tang's blessing to have no rebellion, and the people of the Tang Dynasty are all lucky...

Qin Wenyuan still stayed in Chang'an City, and went to "Lishan" to deal with the affairs of "Tianxuan Sect" and visit the "Lishan" sect Qingxia saintess respectively.

Knowing the news that the Holy Maiden will leave the customs soon, Qin Wenyuan simply waits for the Holy Maiden in the Princess's mansion, hoping to make her go to "Licheng" at that time.

After dealing with the affairs of the "Tianxuan Sect" here, Chen Laosan reported that Li Shimin ordered the East Palace to set up a "Chongwen Museum" to collect scriptures and books to teach the prince of the Tang Dynasty and many Confucian scholars.

"Chongwen Museum" is a school specially set up by Li Shimin for the prince. All the examinations and examinations are submitted to the "Hongwen Museum" and then submitted to the emperor for reading.

The reason for this incident was that Li Shimin was stimulated by Qin Wenyuan's talk about the world's anecdotes at the court meeting. He thought that Yangyang Tang, my prince, could not know the world's advantages.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's edict made Prince Li Chengqian not cold.

At that time, Prince Li Chengqian was already rebellious against following the rules due to his foot disease and his growing age.

Seeing that the crown prince seemed to be slacking off, Li Shimin issued an edict again, and more than a dozen veteran and famous ministers in the Xuan Dynasty served as assistant ministers of the Eastern Palace, such as Yu Zhining, Li Baiyao, Du Zhenglun, Kong Yingda, Zhang Xuansu, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, etc. , He also ordered Liu Ji, Cen Wenwen, Ma Zhou and other officials to go to the East Palace to talk with Li Chengqian about the concept of governing the country and impart knowledge.

It's ridiculous that these ministers are full of knowledge, but they don't understand that education should be done step by step, and there must be methods and methods for a prince like Li Chengqian, blindly instilling knowledge and admonishing to learn from others, and correcting the deviation of the prince's behavior. Instead, it made Li Chengqian secretly hate him.

Yu Zhining, Kong Yingda, and Zhang Xuansu, three veteran ministers, relying on their qualifications and the emperor's favor, saw that the crown prince was still acting in his own way against the ministers who entered the East Palace to teach, so they used stern and fierce words to advise them. The sharpness made Li Chengqian even more disgusted.

Li Shimin's purpose of making the prince look at the world's affairs did not achieve the desired effect, but instead awakened the rebellious demon in Li Chengqian's heart.

They waited for Qingxia Saintess to leave the customs in Qin Wenyuan, rectified many industries such as "Xu Village" in Chang'an City, and often called the housekeeper Xu Shijun who stayed in Chang'an City, the intelligence leader Chen Laosan, and the disciples of the Saintess sent by Lishan to discuss how to expand the scale of operation At the time when preparations were being made for the sale of exotic products brought back by merchant ships returning from the ocean to the east and west cities of Chang'an, a lot of news about Li Chengqian spread from the court.

Qin Wenyuan knew that these news were all omens before Li Chengqian's brother seized the throne, so he simply watched his performance in Chang'an City with peace of mind.

But it turned out that Li Chengqian built a house in the East Palace for entertainment, Yu Zhining accused him of being too luxurious, Li Chengqian didn't like this guy, and acted on his own as if there was no such person, Yu Zhining accused him of being with him in a fit of anger. The eunuch was having fun, and the East Palace sternly said.

"Should the prince behave like Qin's second emperor and bring the country into a state of decline?"

Such harsh words don't count, but Kong Yingda has more words that hurt self-esteem to keep up.

"How can your actions be worthy of the title of prince? Will the emperor be disappointed in what you have done?"

How did Li Chengqian, a young man, bear such a bad temper, he loudly reprimanded the two of them, making the officials sent by the emperor to the East Palace helpless, and some ministers persuaded Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda.

"The prince is young, so it is not appropriate to teach too hastily, let alone criticize and reprimand him face to face."

The old man Kong Yingda was stubborn and said loudly.

"Even if this old man dies, he must correct the prince's evil deeds, so that he can live up to the great trust of the emperor."

Under such circumstances, the prince and a group of courtiers in the East Palace often argued, which caused Zhang Xuansu and many other courtiers to persuade him more and more frequently. He wished that Li Chengqian would listen to them in everything. The dispute intensified.

Li Chengqian is in such a tense atmosphere all day long, and it is conceivable that he is in a bad mood. In order to dispel the troubles in his heart, he found happiness in a beautiful eunuch who was good at singing and dancing in the Eastern Palace. Fooling around with him all day long caused the ministers of the East Palace to feel disappointed with the prince for a while, and they all sighed.

"Angry for not contending, mourn for misfortune!"

When Li Shimin heard that the ministers stationed in the East Palace reported that the prince was doing ridiculous things all day long regardless of his studies, he was furious and ordered the imperial guards to kill "Xingxin" and throw his body in the wilderness. Erecting monuments and bestowing official positions, so that people in the palace pay homage day and night, and I often cry and shed tears.

Since then, there has been a deep gap between this guy and his father, Li Shimin, and the hatred in his heart has become more and more intense.

Time flies to the 14th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, the Tang court was very tolerant of foreign cultures, and its main reason was
It was caused by the fact that Qin Wenyuan sent Zhang Zhongjian and others to go overseas to study civilization. The imperial court did not have the strength to make people go to sea to accommodate the culture of ethnic minorities nearby.

For a time, various ethnic groups in Chang'an had frequent trade exchanges, and various patterns and patterns representing foreign cultures could be seen everywhere, but the people of Tang Dynasty respected them very much, and were proud to be able to contact these new things, so people from Iran, Tianzhu and other countries and Turks and other countries admired them. The food, daily necessities, and graphic decorations of the ethnic groups gradually penetrated into various regions of the Tang Dynasty, even among the royal family. Under the extravagance of various aristocratic families and nobles in the court, the foreign customs that caused the people of the Tang Dynasty to blow up smoke and smog, there are poems for it. certificate:

"Since the smoke and dust from Hu Qi, the smell of hair and scorpion is full of salty Luo. The woman learns Hu makeup for Hu's wife, and makes Hu Yin work for Hu music."

Qin Wenyuan is well aware of the dangers of such cultural erosion from foreign lands, and often makes military orders in Northeast China and Qizhou in the conflict of accepting foreign cultures, only to extract the essence and discard the dross, so that the two places can benefit from the business and trade with various ethnic groups. It is beneficial but not bad for the people.

(End of this chapter)