Ji Tang

Chapter 1124 Academy and Madness

The eldest grandson who had left the palace was reading in the library. This library, which took ten years to build, was entirely made of stone. It was nine chapters high, three stories high, and covered an area of ​​more than [-] acres.

The tall bookshelves in the library are like giants. Sometimes if you want to find books, you have to stand on the ladder.Even those who are timid would not dare to go up. This has also become a perfect opportunity for many male students to show their courtesy to the students of the women's college.

Changsun is sitting by the window on the third floor. The originally priceless glass can only be used as a windshield here.From a high position here, you can have a panoramic view of the entire academy.

At this time, the academy is no longer just a few big cats. It has thousands of teachers and tens of thousands of students. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a book city.But this is somewhat dwarfed by the academy city built for the academy at the foot of the mountain.

There are more than hundreds of thousands of books in the library. This is because of the popularity of paper books.If slips are still used, this huge library may not be enough.

In addition to the classics forbidden to be published by Chu State and collected by a few aristocratic families, it can be said that [-]% of the books in the Tang Dynasty can be found here.In addition, there are tens of thousands of books brought back from the Yinzhou Maya, as well as books from various Western countries.This academy can even be said to be the most comprehensive library in the world.

Thousands of students check out classics, read, and study here every day!

What makes everyone dissatisfied is that the books here are not allowed to be borrowed.You can watch it if you want, but you are never allowed to take it out.Once discovered, you will be severely punished!
This is the rule set by Li Gang when he took office in the academy, and no one has made an exception so far.Even the king of Wei, Li Tai, and the king of Shu, Li Ke, all abide by the rules here.Li Tai is even the owner of this library.

Facing this knowledgeable and noble prince, no one can be helpless in front of him.Previously, some members of the Xungui family were jealous when they saw the military books and strategies in the library, and wanted to keep them for themselves.But since he is not a college student and he does not have a warrant from the emperor, who is willing to pay attention to him?
He wanted to rob him by force, but he was demoted to a commoner and stripped of his title the next day.

After that, no one dared to disobey the rules.

tread!tread!tread!
Clear footsteps sounded, which was extremely harsh in the quiet library.

But after seeing the person coming, everyone immersed themselves in their books and continued reading as if they hadn't seen him.

The visitor was none other than the owner of the library, Li Tai, King of Wei of the Tang Dynasty.

"Change those boots of yours when you get back. If you don't walk properly, you have to nail a piece of iron into the soles of your shoes. I think you are idle."

The eldest grandson who was reading was interrupted and immediately scolded.

The footsteps disappeared. Li Tai didn't want to go now, or not to go. Wherever he stood, his awkward feet could deduct another library.Fortunately, this is the third floor. Only ordinary people can go here, and no one dares to look at Li Tai's jokes.

And because the Queen Mother was here during this period, many people went to the second floor.After all, sitting with the current queen reading a book, they are not that big-hearted.

"Come here! Look at you like that? How old are you, but you are so playful? No one can make me worry."

Li Tai was granted amnesty, and he hurriedly came to his mother's side. He said, "Mother, are you tired? If so, can I take you out for a walk? Some time ago, I heard that the ruins of the Shang Dynasty were discovered in Songzhou. Many people in the academy ran away. Many things from the previous dynasty were found inside."

"Oh? It's actually the Shang Dynasty?"

The eldest grandson said in surprise.

Although there are many records about the previous dynasty in history, it was so far away that future generations only thought it was a legend from ancient times.I didn’t expect to find the ruins of the Shang Dynasty?
Hearing that his mother was interested, Li Tai quickly said: "Who says it's not the case? You don't know that those great Confucians and scholars are simply crazy. No one is allowed to move, and no one is allowed to get close. For this reason, someone was sent to kill those people. The place was cordoned off with a large army.”

"Bullshit!"

Changsun frowned and said angrily: "It's just nonsense, using an army to do this without permission? Who gave them the courage?"

Li Tai was stunned. He didn't expect his mother to be angry because of this?But then he thought of something and said quickly: "This is Ziyi's intention. After receiving the news, he immediately ordered the local garrison to guard it closely, and to keep all the excavated things properly without loss!"

"His order?"

The eldest grandson was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't say anything else.Facts have proved that everything Ji Song attaches great importance to is a big deal. Although I don't know what the use of those things is, I think it won't take long for them to know.

After looking at his son who had gained weight again, he frowned and said, "Why are you fat again? Exercise more when you have nothing to do. Master Sun said that being fat will affect your life span. Why don't you know how to cherish it?"

Li Tai looked embarrassed. What could he do if his mother disliked him?
"I will, I will!"

Looking at his perfunctory son, the eldest grandson sighed helplessly.

"You go and do your own thing. I come out to relax. There is no need to stay by my side. Is there still danger in the academy?"

Danger?Of course there can be no danger.

Not to mention how many masters are surrounded by Changsun, and there is a school captain stationed not far away from the academy. If something unexpected happens, not only can they arrive in half a quarter of an hour, but who dares to do it in the academy after eating a bear's heart and a leopard? thing?
"You and my father."

After hearing the rumors in the past few days, Li Tai wanted to say something but was worried about being scolded. He hesitated and saw Changsun frowning.

"Just mind your own business, stay out of your father's and my business!"

"Hey!"

Li Tai's face was full of grievances, but he also knew that there were some things that he really couldn't control.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, but this library is indeed a good place to cultivate your sentiments!"

At this time, a gentle voice came from behind them, admiringly saying: "This library almost bankrupted me, but I haven't been here a few times since it was built. It's a loss, it's a real loss!"

The eldest grandson suddenly turned around, and his eyes suddenly turned red when he saw the person coming.I don’t know if it’s because she’s getting older, but now she lacks the decisiveness of her youth and is more emotional.

"Ziyi? Why are you here?" Li Tai asked in surprise.

Ji Song smiled, bowed slightly to his eldest grandson and said, "I've met your empress!"

"Okay, you've become like this, why do you still want to salute?"

The eldest grandson was also surprised. He didn't expect Ji Song to come to the academy as well?You must know that he is now a bachelor of Wuying Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty. He is in charge of military affairs. In addition, he is preparing to go to Anxi, so he must be very busy.

Turning the wheelchair and arriving in front of the eldest grandson, he said helplessly: "You had a big quarrel with His Majesty because of me and ran away from work? I am not a wolf-hearted person, how can I sit still?"

"Why are you doing this? He is the king and I am the minister. Although I can't do it to the point where the king wants the minister to die and the minister has to die. But how can I refuse a normal transfer?"

"You don't deserve this."

The eldest grandson raised his eyebrows and said displeasedly: "Since when did I and Your Majesty treat you as an ordinary minister? Are you not afraid of being upset when you say this?"

"As for your Majesty's and me's affairs, you can't do anything about it. He is now the Khan of Heaven, respected by all the people. He is not just my husband, I am also his minister!" Ji Song and Li Tai smiled bitterly, What's going on!
"In that case, I just want to take a break and take a look at the academy."

He said with some emotion: "I thought I would be more peaceful when I came back from the South China Sea, but who would have thought that it would be busier than before. I built this academy with my own hands, but now I can hardly see its original appearance."

"If you don't want to go, no one can force you to go, not even the emperor!" Changsun said domineeringly.

The moment he saw Ji Song, he knew that this talented and talented man who had worked for the Tang Dynasty through life and death had already made a choice.But it was because of this that he felt even more distressed.

He could have lived out the rest of his life, he could have been safe.

The things he has done for Datang are enough, really enough.
"Why do you have to say these depressing words? Let's not talk about business today, okay?"

Changsun was stunned, looking at Ji Song with a smile on his face, he seemed to understand something and nodded sadly.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that you mobilized the army to protect some Shang Dynasty relics?"

The eldest grandson looked puzzled and asked: "Why is this? Those things are thousands of years old, so what use are they for now?"

"Yes, I heard that there are a lot of turtle shells with ghostly symbols on them. I don't know what they are for?"

Li Tai also wondered.

"That is history, the history of my China. There are too few records of things before the Shang Dynasty, and the few things have been considered legends. There are too many things that China has lost in the long history, so much that we have to destroy them in ruins again and again. to re-establish a new heritage."

"The tortoise shell should have been used for divination in the Shang Dynasty, and the patterns should be the characters of the Shang Dynasty. As long as these characters can be deciphered, it will be of great significance to our understanding of the history of the Shang Dynasty and before!"

"This is tracing back to the source and restoring the original truth. This is why I hate people who write history indiscriminately!"

Changsun and Li Tai looked at each other and suddenly understood something in their hearts.

No wonder he repeatedly advised the emperor not to read the Daily Notes, and also pointed out many subjective comments in the Daily Notes, and even went so far as to make things unpleasant for the Yan family!

He even encouraged students to look for errors in history books, and would reward those who could prove they were wrong.

It is so troublesome that many great scholars now dare not publish books, for fear that their mistakes will be discovered and their reputations will be ruined.

"Wrong history will confuse future generations and even lead them astray. Writing is inheritance and a summary of the past. If it is tampered with at every critical moment, is this still inheritance?"

"You don't want to live in the 'history' carefully compiled by others every day, right?"

Hearing Ji Song's words, the eldest grandson couldn't help but shudder.It is simply terrifying to think that the book that I regard as a sage is actually a dream carefully compiled by predecessors.

Thinking about the emperor's previous revision of the daily life notes, I am afraid that this matter has been done many times by predecessors, right?

"It is better to have no books than to believe in books."

"Chinese characters are all of the same origin. From the initial symbols, to the oracle bone inscriptions of Xia and Shang Dynasty, to small seal script, regular script, etc., you can see the shadow of the previous ones. As long as there are a lot of Shang Dynasty characters, it is not difficult to decipher them. !”

Seeing that the queen was thoughtful, Ji Song stopped talking.

For the next three days, he accompanied his eldest grandson around the academy.Some students heard that Duke Xi had come to the academy and wanted to take a look.But he was stopped by the academy's wine sacrifice.

In the past few days, he went to the library, listened to his teacher's lessons outside the classroom, and also went to the school field to watch the students practice martial arts.The academy has changed so much that he doesn't recognize it anymore.

The entire Taibai Mountain is the territory of the academy, which was sealed by the emperor's personal decree.

He also went to many unknown places, some in deserted courtyards, some in deep mountains and old forests, and some even in the heart of the mountains.

Except for a few people, no one knew about them, let alone what they were doing.

When someone used a microscope to observe the smallpox virus, he couldn't sit still at all.He knew that he could no longer let the academy develop disorderly, otherwise something big would happen sooner or later.

Regardless of the emperor's surprise, and even more so the objections of many gentlemen, he forced these madmen to move out of the academy.In addition, he imposed strict restrictions on some sensitive research. These theories were not allowed to be disseminated without the review and approval of the imperial court, otherwise they would be punished for treason.

Li Shimin was also puzzled at the time, but when he told the consequences, Li Shimin's face turned pale.If Ji Song hadn't said that it would be better to block the matter, otherwise with his temperament, he might have done something like destroying the corpse and eradicating traces.

"Is there really nothing wrong?"

The eldest grandson was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect the people in the academy to be so crazy?He even dares to study the plague which sounds disgusting.If Ji Song had not made a decisive decision, something unspeakable might have happened if he was not careful.

"Don't worry, I have already deployed. If anyone dares to come out, kill them!"

At this time, Ji Song didn't have any of his gentle temperament in the past, and his face was full of murderous intent. Even his eldest grandson looked at him with suspicion.Also, after all, he is a general who has come down from the battlefield. How can he do it if he doesn't have murderous intent?

"Will they agree?"

The eldest grandson still said worriedly.

"Agree? Haha!"

He sneered: "After they dared to study that thing in the academy without permission, they are already dead. Do you want their consent? If they can't research effective preventive measures, they will never come up with it in this life."

After finishing speaking, he looked at his eldest grandson and said seriously: "My dear, sooner or later, that thing will be studied. Rather than being out of control by then, it's better to let them study it now. As long as they can study something, it will be a great merit."

"As the saying goes, misfortune lies behind blessings and misfortune lies behind. Everything has two sides. Don't stop eating because of choking, my dearest lady!"

"It's like a weapon. It was originally intended to kill ferocious beasts, but later it became a weapon that cannibalize itself."

"And all these things will be destroyed before I die, leaving no trace. As long as I am here, they can still be controlled. Once I die, this thing will be a scourge. Once someone goes crazy, it will be a disaster. Big disaster.”

The eldest grandson opened her mouth, wanting to say that the emperor was here, but thinking of those crazy kings in the history books, she shut up again.Facts have proved that in this world, the emperor is the most uncontrollable. Once he goes crazy, he is simply not a human being.

(End of this chapter)