Ji Tang

Chapter 1265 Chaotic Chang’an!

The library has five floors, with the first floor being the highest, about six feet high.The tall bookshelves inside are filled to the brim.Sometimes you have to climb a ladder to find books.And this is the time for male students to show their courtesy to their female classmates.
The books on the second to fourth floors are more professional. For example, the books on the second floor are all collections of classics and history, classics of sages, and hundreds of schools of thought.The third floor is devoted to various kinds of studies such as engineering, industry, commerce and agriculture, management of the world, etc.The fourth level is the study of things and encyclopedia.No one outside the academy is allowed to enter this floor. The reason is self-evident!

There are a large number of tables and chairs on each floor for students to study.In order for the students to study without distractions, many wealthy businessmen joined together to donate a large number of Persian carpets to the academy, covering the entire floor.Ji Song was so embarrassed after hearing such a generous act!
The fifth floor, the highest floor, is the forbidden area of ​​the academy. Hundreds of soldiers guard the fifth floor every day.In addition to the limited number of people in the academy, only Ji Song, the emperor, the prince and the queen can enter here.

On the fifth floor, there are stored a large number of research results produced by the academy students. Some of them have been handed over to the academy for operation, earning a lot of money for the academy, while more are sealed.

There are untimely inventions, various strategies and ideas, and even discoveries related to national security.There is always something there, and the ideas and things that emerge from the collision of ideas are not so easy for people to accept.

Many discoveries and inventions have no choice but to move to deep mountains and old forests, and some of them are unlikely to come out in this lifetime.Ji Song was also helpless about this matter.This is the limitation of the times. If you are one step ahead of others, you will be a genius. If you are one step ahead of others, you will be a madman.

The progress of the times requires sacrifices. Without sacrifices, how can there be awakening?Except for some of these things that he really couldn't stand, he could only treat them as invisible.

On this day, distinguished guests were welcomed to the fifth floor of the library, and Mr. Baishan personally accompanied him as the academy's wine sacrifice!

Li Shimin then took out a book and felt chilled when he saw the contents inside.Carefully putting it back into place, he looked at Mr. Baishan and said, "Are there many such things?"

"Not much, but not much!"

"In recent years, the academy has produced many geniuses, no, or rather, they are partial. Everyone thought that the arithmetic master Ziyi personally invited here was a madman, but after his successor, he pushed back the pi rate by several degrees. This kind of talent is rare to find in a century!"

"There is another person who was originally a student in the second batch of the academy, but he was withdrawn. After graduation, he refused to be accepted by the court and stayed in the academy to become a teacher. This person has an extremely thorough understanding of pathology. Even Taoist priest Sun Simiao often Talk to him. But who knows."

At this point, he sighed and said sadly: "Your Majesty, can he really not be able to come back?"

Li Shimin paused his hands and said expressionlessly: "That thing is too dangerous. When Ziyi found out about it, he rushed to the palace overnight to ask for a meeting with me. His first sentence was to control this person immediately and collect all the information related to this person's research. , personnel, and family.”

"Do you know what he told me? He said that what this person is studying is ten times and a hundred times more terrible than the plague, because the plague is uncontrollable and only kills more people. But what this person is studying can be controllable. Create hundreds of plagues. Although this thing can save people, no one can guarantee that this thing can't spread."

"As the saying goes, where there is a spear, there must be a shield, and where there is a sharp blade, there must be a sheath. Things that cannot be controlled will inevitably lead to disaster."

"Although I don't know what he is talking about, I can feel his fear. He is worried about me. No matter how I ask him, he will not tell me what the thing is. It is something that can scare that kid to the core. How terrible is it?"

"Curiosity is inevitable, but I believe in him even more. I believe that he will not be detrimental to me or to Datang. This is enough!"

Li Shimin looked down through the window and whispered: "Shortly thereafter, news came back from there saying that smallpox can be prevented."

"what?"

Mr. Baishan was stunned on the spot. Can smallpox be prevented?That's smallpox!
"It is to extract something from cows and then inject it into the human body. In this way, people will become immune to smallpox. In the future, even if they sleep in the same bed with smallpox weapons, they will not get smallpox again."

"Although I don't know why or what the principle is. But it was the one who discovered it this time. It's the same as what Ziyi said. That thing can be a good medicine or a devil!"

"Imagine how terrible it would be if a person who could conquer smallpox fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives. If he could conquer smallpox, he would definitely be able to create smallpox and even control it."

He turned around and looked at the pale Mr. Baishan and said, "How can you let me leave him outside with confidence? It would be a mercy of mine not to kill him."

"Your Majesty. I."

For the first time, Mr. Baishan found it so difficult to speak. He understood the emperor's approach and could understand it.If it were him, he might have gone even further than the emperor did.

"That boy is coming back, and the academy cannot be left to him. You should understand this!"

Baishan nodded, of course he knew.With Ji Song's prestige today, if he were to serve as the sacrificial wine minister of the First Academy of the Tang Dynasty again, the emperor would be stupid.

"Does Your Majesty have a suitable candidate?"

He knew that after the emperor said these words, it was destined that he would not be the Academy's sacrificial wine for long.Nowadays, things in the academy are getting more and more complicated, and he is already beyond his capabilities.

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, wanting to talk about prestige Li Tai, but he quickly killed the idea.

Originally Ji Song was the most suitable, but there was no way he would hand over the academy to him. This would be a good thing for both him and the royal family. Ji Song must have understood this, so he never told him about the academy.

"This matter is put on hold for now, I don't have a suitable candidate yet!"

Since there is no suitable one, just wait!
"promise!"

The two of them walked out of the library. It was already late at night, but neither of them felt sleepy at all.Walking on the dim path, Li Shimin thought about Chang'an.

He came here on the run, and no one expected that when the news about the Western Region was released, the entire noble family would move and pounce on him like a vicious dog.

Not only nobles, but also small and medium-sized aristocratic families, and even large aristocratic families are no exception.

Even merchants from Chang'an got involved, and all kinds of ghosts and monsters came out, which made him very annoyed, so he could only blame everything on the prince.I came to the academy firstly to monitor some things, but deep down I was going against the rules.Secondly, I came here for a seat at the college’s future drinking ceremony.Last year, Mr. Baishan had already expressed his intention to resign from his position as a wine minister, but he had been suppressed.

It's not that he doesn't care about his veterans, it's just that he has to!
The existence of academies has become an indispensable place in the Tang Dynasty. More and more students attend academies in the court, especially middle and low-level officials, who account for more than [-]%.In a few years, half of the people in the imperial court will be students from the academy.

Let alone the aristocratic family's counterattack at that time, they would be considered capable if they could withstand the competition from the academy officials.Although most of the students in the academy are from poor families.But with the academy as their backer, and him as the emperor's dean of the academy as their backer, their backgrounds were no worse than those of any aristocratic family.

No matter how great the background is, can it be greater than that of the emperor's disciples?

This was also the reason why he tolerated the continued existence of the academy. After he became the dean, all the people who graduated from the academy were nominally his students.In this era where the principles of ethics are the rule of heaven and earth, princes, teachers, and teachers, they are naturally labeled as the emperor's disciples.

This is both glory and imprisonment, it depends on what you think!

"How wonderful! This is the most beautiful scenery in the world!"

Arriving at the small courtyard halfway up the mountain, overlooking the entire academy, I could see that the lights in the library were still on, and there were students burning lights to study at night.They are still sweating and exuding great energy on the school field.

The college of Nottingham University is full of students' footprints, some are reading in the pavilion, and some are discussing current affairs.There are even some people who are working hard silently in the absence of people.

This is the scenery of the academy, and it is also the grand scene of the Tang Dynasty. It is also the lush tree of China that is bearing the fruits of midsummer.
He came to a deserted courtyard, but looking at the clean courtyard, he was a little curious and said: "This should be the courtyard of that boy Ji Song, right? If he is not here, will there be someone cleaning it every day?"

Mr. Baishan laughed when he saw it: "It was true at first, but then it wasn't!"

"Oh? Could it be that the students couldn't do the cleaning?" Li Shimin asked curiously.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"You don't know that many students now regard Ji Song as a role model and their lifelong goal. In order to understand him, these children ran here when they had nothing to do, but they couldn't get in, so they robbed Ji Song's family to clean Yard work, no, it’s been almost three years!”

"When that kid hadn't left yet, many students came over to ask for advice. It was okay at first, but then the kid didn't want to anymore and just found two iron-eating beasts. Oh, that's what everyone calls them now. Pandas. Once a student comes close to them, those two guys will scare them. The students know they are raised by Ji Song, so they don’t dare to do anything serious. So there are fewer people coming.”

Li Shimin didn't expect such a thing?But thinking about it, it was in line with that boy's temper. That boy was most afraid of trouble.

"Go, go in and see!"

The door is unlocked, and no one in the academy dares to come here without permission.

When you walk into the gate, you immediately see a huge ginkgo tree. In early spring, the buds are blooming. It is rare to see such a big ginkgo tree.

"This tree is almost 800 years old. I originally wanted to cut it down, but the guy insisted that the tree was spiritual and it would be a pity to cut it down. In the end, he built a yard here to enclose it. ”

Mr. Baishan shook his head and said, "I don't know what's so good about this tree? It looks good, but the fruit is inedible and is very valuable!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled and said: "You have misunderstood him. If you are just watching, do you think his pragmatic temperament can be so valuable?"

"What you don't know is that although the fruit of the ginkgo tree cannot be eaten, it is an extremely rare medicinal material. When cooked, it warms the lungs and replenishes qi, relieves asthma and cough, reduces stools, and relieves white turbidity; when eaten raw, it reduces phlegm, disinfects, and kills insects, etc. Effect. And after many years of research by Mr. Sun, he has even discovered its ability to delay brain aging and enhance memory. This guy just can’t afford to be early. The older the ginkgo tree is, the more effective the fruit will be. Qiang, do you think he is free?"

"The life tablets he uses at home are made from the heart of a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree, which is a unique method in the world. There are many old ginkgo trees in his Zhuangzi class, saying that they will leave a legacy for future generations. "

Mr. Baishan was stunned at first, but then he said angrily: "How can this be done? This is the property of the academy, how can it all belong to him, Ji Song? No, when he comes back, I will talk to him and say, take advantage of the academy at will But it can’t be done.”

Li Shimin pretended not to hear it. Anyway, the purpose was achieved.He always enjoys doing things that can cause trouble to that kid——
Just when Li Shimin came to the academy to hide and relax, Chang'an exploded.Anyone with some status wants to share the pie in the Western Regions. What does the expansion of territory in the Tang Dynasty have to do with them?At most, they just yelled twice, praising the power of the Tang Dynasty and complimenting the emperor's great achievements. After that, they didn't go back to their respective families and did whatever they had to do. Anyway, it had nothing to do with them and it wasn't theirs.

But it's different now. Duke Xi began to divide the land in the Western Regions. As long as the Han people who settled there arrived, they would give them a thousand acres of land, and then they would not collect taxes for ten years?
This damn land is not divided, it is clearly distributed money!
I went home and made calculations for a long time. After ten years, I will be completely poor now, and I will be able to save thousands of dollars by then.Who can sit still now?If you have the connections, you can find them; if you don't have the connections, you can still get close to a noble person by going around Quan.

If it doesn't work, then go to the government. My son fought in the Western Regions and I heard he made meritorious service. Isn't it too much to give him a quota?What's more, if you take out the marriage contract between a certain soldier and his own daughter, saying that they are a family, how can you not be a part of it?
Anyway, the whole of Chang'an and even Guanzhong were in chaos for a while. It can be imagined that when news spreads out of Guanzhong in the future, then there will be real trouble.

With a thousand acres of land, how many people in the Tang Dynasty could reach this level?Many people are thinking of selling their current fields and moving their families.

In the East Palace, Li Chengqian looked helplessly at the noisy nobles. There were quite a lot of them, not to mention those above the marquis. They had their own way of life, so there was no need to compete with these people for food.But the same cannot be said for nobles below the rank of Marquis.

They couldn't compete with those nobles, so they could only work together to argue with the court, and they had to get a quota no matter what!
No, we have been arguing in the East Palace for three days, but we haven't come to a conclusion yet.

"Okay, stop arguing. We are all people with titles. How is it appropriate to do this?"

Xie Lian slapped the table and shouted loudly.

Why is Xie Lian here?Of course, he was dragged here by Li Chengqian. He also said that your son-in-law was causing trouble. You, the father-in-law, still want to run away?no way!
Anyway, we have to suffer the guilt together. Don’t even think about leaving if you don’t think of a solution.Not only Xie Lian, but also his uncle Changsun Wuji was brought here. In addition, there were Fang and Du who were taking care of themselves at home. The lineup was quite strong.

(End of this chapter)