The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 387 Hundreds of Schools of Thought

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Kong Yingda thanked him, sat on the stool and took a few breaths, while quietly looking at the monarch of the Tang Dynasty in front of him.

He was an old man during the reign of the great ancestor Li Yuan, and had already aged before Li Chengdao ascended the throne.

Although he cannot be called a veteran of the three dynasties, he can be regarded as having witnessed the three generations of monarchs: Emperor Ming of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Wu De Sheng.

Needless to say, Emperor Ming of the Sui Dynasty was the king of subjugation in the Sui Dynasty.

Originally, the Sui Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world at that time, but as a result, his national power declined and it was destroyed.

The great ancestor Li Yuan was the founding king, but it was Li Chengdao, the greatest emperor in history, who truly led the Tang Dynasty to prosperity and strength.

Destroy the Yi tribe, subjugate the four directions, rule the world, create peace for all ages, and establish unparalleled achievements!

The current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengdao, was truly the greatest emperor in history.

Although it is said that his temper was more domineering than that of the First Emperor in history, everyone must admit that with this monarch sitting in charge of the Tang Dynasty, the people of the Tang Dynasty felt at ease.

After a few words of greeting, Li Chengdao learned that the old man next to Kong Yingda was his eldest son Kong Zhi.

The 'young man' respectfully handed the letter of recommendation from Shangshu Ling Wei Zheng to the eunuch Gao Huai.

The latter forwarded it to Li Chengdao.

Li Chengdao glanced at the letter of recommendation presented to him and said with a smile: "If Mr. Kong wants to see me in the future, he can just come directly to the palace, no need for an agent."

Although Kong Yingda once offered wine to the Imperial Academy, it is said that once an emperor is a courtier, let alone he has already become an official.

Now he is just a white man.

Therefore, if you want to enter the palace to meet the saint, you need to be recommended.

Kong Yingda was very impressed by Li Chengdao's words, but he didn't dare to take them seriously.

If it were the late king Li Yuan, he might come straight to pay homage.

After all, Li Yuan had a relationship with him as a monarch and a minister, but the new king, Li Chengdao, had no friendship with him.

In addition, Li Chengdao had a really bad reputation in the gentry circle, and many nobles secretly felt that he was deviant and betrayed the aristocratic class.

He killed three princes for the people. Although he frightened many nobles, he also aroused their hostility.

It's just that Li Chengdao is too domineering, and his power and prestige are unmatched.

Therefore, no matter what complaints the nobles had, they could only hold them in and honestly abide by the rules of the court.

Otherwise, the three princes who died and the more than ten aristocratic families that were wiped out would be their fate!

Therefore, Kong Yingda felt that Li Chengdao was a sage who was rare to see for thousands of years, but his personality was domineering and difficult to get along with.

But when he met Li Chengdao, Kong Yingda discovered it.

The young monarch in front of him is actually not as arrogant and domineering as the rumors say - he is obviously a very humble monarch.

In fact, many people had similar feelings when they first met Li Chengdao. They felt that this monarch was not as strong and domineering as the rumors said, and was very approachable.

In fact, the reason is very simple, because there is no conflict of interest between them.

Otherwise, Li Chengdao would let them realize that he was known as a domineering monarch comparable to the First Emperor, and this was by no means an unwarranted reputation.

However, Kong Yingda could not see the other side of Li Chengdao because they had no conflict of interest.

"I heard that His Majesty issued an edict a few days ago to select one of the hundreds of scholars as the mainstream subject of the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty, and to write a book to establish it. I think this contribution will last forever."

Next, there was a lot of praise for Li Chengdao, which made him laugh secretly in his heart.

as expected. Just as Li Chengdao guessed, Kong Yingda stammered his intention after praising him for a while.

He hoped that the imperial court would integrate and compile Confucian books into teaching materials, and also add several of his most popular works written over the past decades.

"I'll think about it."

Li Chengdao did not agree immediately.

He didn't mean to embarrass Kong Yingda, Zhao Run was just weighing the pros and cons.

He wanted to see how he could use this matter to benefit the court and the Tang Dynasty.

Kong Yingda was slightly disappointed, but obviously the monarch in front of him was different from Li Gang, the Minister of Rites, and he was not someone who could hit, scold or reprimand.

The only thing he could do was to wait for Li Chengdao's reply.

When Kong Yingda said goodbye, Li Chengdao personally sent him out of the imperial study and asked kindly about Tang She's residence.

He said that if there was no place to stay, he would send someone to arrange it.

However, Kong Yingda politely declined because he had accepted the invitation from Li Gang, the Minister of Rites, and planned to live in Li Mansion.

Li Chengdao estimated that these Confucian disciples were probably gathering to discuss countermeasures to see how to win this debate.

Sure enough, on the evening of that day, Li Gang, the Minister of Rites, invited the Minister of Personnel and many Confucian disciples, mainly officials from the Ministry of Rites and Officials, to attend the party.

While the Confucian disciples were gathering, Di Renjie also visited his old boss, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

During the private meeting between the two, Di Renjie said to Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment: "Master Shangshu, Confucian disciples are currently gathering at the residence of Shangshu of Tang Dynasty.

As disciples of Legalism, we must also be prepared! "

Di Renjie has now entered the three provincial centers and is quite appreciated.

And he was also a disciple of Legalism.

A gathering of Confucian disciples. As for the specific gathering, even if Di Renjie did not mention it, the Minister of Punishment knew it well.

Isn't it the matter of hundreds of schools of thought that has caused a lot of commotion recently?

After hearing this, the Minister of Punishment frowned and remained silent.

The debate between Confucianism and Legalism will last forever.

Unlike Mohism and Nongism, Legalism has always been a strong opponent of Confucianism.

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts.

None of the disciples of Confucianism and Legalism were willing to show weakness in academics.

The problem is that since the reform of the imperial examination system, the literary style has become popular and Confucianism has developed rapidly.

In addition, the Confucian side invited the old man Kong Yingda. It must be said that this put great pressure on the Legalist disciples.

In response to this, Di Renjie smiled confidently and said: "As far as I know, Zhang Yi from Pingqiu, Lu Xu from Zhongmou, Yan Lie from Xinzheng, etc., these great sages from the Legalist opposition are also coming after hearing about this. on the way"

"This is still not enough. Today's eldest grandson Zhongshu is also a disciple of Confucianism."

The Minister of Punishment sighed, not knowing what to say.

You know, although Zhang Yi of Pingqiu, Lu Xu of Zhongmou, Yan Lie of Xinzheng and others are certainly great sages of their time in Legalism, the problem is that they are the kind of people who have no intention of becoming officials and just study knowledge and teach at home. People of future generations.

Compared with people like Kong Yingda and Changsun Wuji, they are far inferior.

The portion is not enough!

(End of this chapter)