Wentang

Chapter 698 Status
By this time, no one doubted Yue Shan's explanation.

Astronomical phenomena and folk prophecies are two different things. Astronomical phenomena originated from the girls' academy of the eldest grandson Wugou, which indicates that the status of women will be improved.

Folk rumors—this is a big problem, and there are people who are not afraid of death to use God's will to make things happen to frame the royal family.

Just when everyone thought the matter was finalized, Changsun Wuji stepped forward and asked, "The timing of this false prophecy is too coincidental, it just coincides with the celestial phenomena."

Many people complained in their hearts that this old fox is so cruel, for fear that this matter will be repeated, they are going to crucify the person behind the incident in the court.

There is no need for Yue Shan to answer this question, Fu Yi gave an explanation: "There are experts among the people. There are people who understand the method of turning a hen into a male. If it wasn't for Yue Hou to solve it, I'm afraid..."

Yue Shan looked at Fu Yi in surprise, this old man is more ruthless than Changsun Wuji.Directly linking this matter with the transformation of a hen into a male is a crime of treason and immorality for those who want to sit behind the scenes.

But thinking about it, it is understandable that this Tai Shiling also has hardships.

First, the female chicken turned into a male, and they were helpless in the Taishi Bureau, and they had already lost a lot of points in the court.Now it's the second time, if there is no Yue Shan to take action, the Crown Princess will be in danger.

In his opinion, those people behind him deliberately opposed him to make him look ugly, and they must have hated those people anxiously.

Hearing Changsun Wuji and Fu Yi's questions and answers, the officials couldn't help but be shocked, and Li Shimin's face became cold.

"Investigate the case thoroughly through the six doors, and we must find out who is behind the scenes."

After something like this happened, everyone didn't have the mind to hold any meetings. After quickly dealing with a few other things, the morning court ended like this hastily.

The officials left in a hurry, while Yue Shan was left alone.

In Li Shimin's study in Zichen Palace, Weng and his son-in-law sat quietly like this, no one spoke.The atmosphere gradually became solidified, and Zhao Meng, who was waiting on the sidelines, bowed his waist nervously and did not dare to breathe.

Yue Shan was actually quite helpless in his heart, he really didn't blame Li Shimin for hiding it from him.But as soon as the atmosphere became like this, he was never given a chance to speak.

He can't take the initiative to say 'it's okay, I don't blame you'.Change the subject and say something else?It seemed too deliberate.So we can only keep silent.

"Cough cough." In the end, Li Shimin couldn't hold it anymore, coughed dryly and said, "Cuilan, you know me, it's not because I didn't tell you beforehand..."

Yue Shan said in his heart that it is good for you to speak up, but after all, the other party is the emperor and he cannot really make him apologize, so before he could say the rest, he interrupted:
"Saint, I understand, I understand everything. You are a saint of Tang Dynasty, and you must consider the overall situation in your words and deeds. Partial listening and partial belief are the king's taboo, and you should not tell me."

Li Shimin stared into Yue Shan's eyes, seeing that his sincerity didn't sound like irony, he felt very relieved, and also felt guilty along the way.

What a good courtier, facing an unprecedented crisis for the sake of the royal family, and still thinking about the court wholeheartedly, it would be great if there were such courtiers all over the court.

"It's good that you can understand, sometimes I can't help myself."

After a few words, the tense atmosphere disappeared immediately, and Zhao Meng breathed a sigh of relief, wiping his cold sweat with lingering fear.I also give Yue Shan a thumbs up in my heart, it's easy to lick... no, a big loyal minister.

"There are some masters among the people, sometimes I really wish I could destroy all the books about ghosts and gods." Li Shimin said bitterly.

Yue Shan was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Don't, saint, you must not have such thoughts. It is because Qin Shihuang burned these books that he was notorious for burning books and deceiving scholars. You can't do this again."

"Huh?" Li Shimin asked in surprise: "Didn't Qin Shihuang burn books and Confucian scholars who opposed him?"

"No, if he really did this, can the Confucian classics be passed down to the present? The first emperor first pursued longevity, but later found out that they were all fake, so he burned all the alchemists and such books."

"The so-called burning of books and burying Confucianism is just that later generations deliberately poured dirty water on him. It was Xiang Yu who actually burned hundreds of classics."

"At that time, the first emperor established a national library in Xianyang, collecting hundreds of classics. Xiang Yu burned the whole of Xianyang with a torch, and all the books were burned."

"The Efang Palace is also a fake. There is no such thing. Qin Shihuang was also an ambitious emperor. He was determined to build a foundation for the ages. How could he build such a big palace when the country was first established."

Li Shimin's interest was also aroused, and he said, "What's the rumor that Afang Palace is in Lishan?"

Yue Shan said: "Because the first emperor did build a large building in Mount Li, but it was not the Efang Palace, but his own tomb."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief, "You said Qin Shihuang's mausoleum is in Mount Li?"

Yue Shan said: "Yes, it's on Mount Li. His tomb can be called..."

Originally, Yue Shan wanted to brag about the majesty of the Qinhuangdao, but before he could say anything, he became alert. It would be great if Li Shimin knew about the terracotta warriors and horses.

It's not that Tang didn't have the ability to build a mausoleum that surpassed the scale of the terracotta warriors, but it was completely unnecessary, so he took back the second half of the sentence in time.

"What is it?" Li Shimin asked.

"It can be called a secret, but it is also the sorrow of the Qin Dynasty royal family." Yue Shan said.

"Why?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.

Yue Shan shook his head and said: "After Hu Hai came to the throne, in order to stabilize his throne, he almost killed the royal family, including the princess. The corpses of the murdered royal family were all buried together in the Qinhuang Mausoleum."

"And in order not to let people know the location of Qinhuang's Mausoleum, all the craftsmen who built the tomb were killed."

"However, hundreds of thousands of civilians were employed to build the imperial mausoleum, and it is impossible to kill them all. Gradually, some rumors spread, but it was only based on rumors that the first emperor built the Afang Palace in Lishan."

Li Shimin sighed and said: "It's a pity that Qin Shihuang I was so famous that he couldn't even keep his own blood in the end, and he would be criticized after his death."

After sighing for a while, Li Shimin suddenly said indifferently: "If the news of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum spreads, everyone will be from the barbarians."

Zhao Meng was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground, vowing again and again that he would never reveal a word.

At first Yue Shan was still very strange, why did Li Shimin keep Qin Shihuang a secret?But after thinking about it, I understood that it hurts the same kind with people and things.He was also afraid that his grave would be dug up after his death, so he concealed the tomb of Emperor Qin to accumulate evil virtue for himself.

After chatting for a while, Li Shimin brought the topic back to the beginning: "These alchemists are talented but can't be used by the court, and they can't be banned. It's really hateful."

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "Does the sage really think that this incident was set up by folk alchemists to calculate the celestial phenomena?"

Li Shimin was puzzled, and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Yue Shan said: "The same prophecy can have many different interpretations, and the same celestial phenomenon can naturally lead to different comments."

"How did those who set up the bureau guess which sentence the Taishi Bureau gave and set up a trap?"

Li Shimin's face changed suddenly, and he said, "You mean there are traitors in the Taishi Bureau?"

Yue Shan nodded and said: "Someone must have leaked the comments of the Taishi Bureau to outsiders, otherwise it couldn't be such a coincidence."

"Boom." Li Shimin hammered the table, and said angrily: "A group of people who eat everything from inside to outside. Come here, and take Fu Yi to prison through six doors."

Yue Shan hurriedly said: "No saint, Fu Taishiling is credible, there should be someone else in this matter. I suggest going to Taishiling directly to ask who has come into contact with the commentary, and then investigate one by one."

"And this matter must be kept secret quickly, I am afraid that the people behind will react and silence it in advance."

However, it was too late for them to react. Not long after the order was issued, news came back that Taishi Cheng Wu Yin was stabbed to death in the street, and the murderer committed suicide on the spot.

The little clues he found just now were cut off like this, Li Shimin said angrily and annoyed: "I should have told you earlier."

"The matter is already like this, so it's useless to talk about it. It's better to have someone search Wu Yin's home quickly to see if they can find any clues. By the way, also check the Taishi Bureau, in case the other party wants to set the blame on others. "Yue Shan said.

"I've asked them to investigate." Li Shimin said.

But they all knew in their hearts that unless Wu Yin stayed behind, it would be impossible to find out what was coming.

That time when the hen turned into a male, the aristocratic family connected many people to charge, and if you just grab one, you can follow the clues to find the person hiding behind the scenes.

But this time it was different. The people behind the scenes just spread a few rumors behind their backs and never showed up.It is almost impossible to find them through rumors.

The only clue was the Taishi Bureau, who was also killed by the dead.As long as the other party does not take the initiative to stand up, it is almost impossible for the court to find them.

There are too many similar headless cases, and most of them cannot be investigated clearly, and they can only suffer from being dumb.If you insist on checking, you will fall into the ditch of those people again.

They hope that the imperial court will mess up their own situation, ignore them, and investigate at their own pace is the best way.

Yue Shan changed the subject and said: "As soon as the celestial phenomenon comes out, the Empress's Girls' Academy will be on the cusp of the storm."

Li Shimin understood what he meant, a man would not sit back and watch a woman's status improve.They didn't dare to take seriously the women's academy opened by the queen, but verbal criticism was inevitable.

However, his focus is not whether there is any objection, but: "Is the status of women really going to be improved?"

Yue Shan nodded and shook his head again: "More women who can read and write can indeed improve the status of some women to a certain extent, but as far as the whole country is concerned, there will be no qualitative change in a short period of time."

"Let's put it this way, whoever is the pillar of the family, who can make the family full and not hungry, is the head of the family."

"Men are now the main labor force. Women's physical disadvantages and the need to bear children are not comparable to men."

"Unless the world changes one day, and there are many women who can also do jobs and earn money, their status will change fundamentally."

In fact, it is the relationship between productivity and labor force. Social productivity cannot be achieved, and it is impossible to change the status difference between men and women just by a few people shouting slogans.

Historically, because of industrial development, a large number of female workers emerged.When women can earn money and be economically independent, they will naturally seek to change their social status.

But this point is beyond Li Shimin's cognition. He can't imagine what kind of society can provide women with so many job opportunities, which sounds a bit far-fetched.

So he just shook his head and said: "The advancement of some women's status is also a big deal. If the court doesn't handle it well, there may be problems."

Yue Shan nodded and said: "That's true, but there's no need to worry too much. It won't be effective for ten and a half years if you only rely on the girl's academy. At that time, we can deal with it according to the actual situation."

Li Shimin said: "That's the only way to go. But speaking of it, Guanyin's maidservant has done a lot of great things that have never been done before. She should be sure to be the queen of the ages."

Yue Shan was more straightforward, and said directly: "It's not ten out of ten, but ten out of ten. Even if the empress doesn't do anything from now on, those previous achievements are enough to be a queen through the ages."

In the original history, she was the role model of the empress, the most powerful contender for the empress through the ages, let alone this life.

I won't mention the assistant Li Shimin, and I won't mention the behemoth Huang Shanghang who created it single-handedly.

Those truly unprecedented feats that make many men feel ashamed: medical clinics all over the country built on the basis of Buddhist, Taoist, and Taoist temples, and a gynecological system based on Wenpo.

Only these two items are enough to live countless lives.

Now she is still opening new medical clinics, and one-fifth of the income of the Royal Commercial Bank has been invested in this industry.If it is not for the insufficient number of doctors, the establishment of medical centers will be faster.

The direct benefits brought by the increase of medical clinics are the increase in birth rate, the decrease in death rate, and the population is growing rapidly.

With this achievement, whoever dares to steal her honor as the Empress of Ages will be scolded to death by others.

Therefore, Li Shimin still has a long way to go for the eternal emperor, and the eldest grandson Wugou's eternal crown is already firmly on his head.

Li Shimin was both happy and envious that his daughter-in-law achieved this achievement so quickly.You say why there are Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi in front, it is very annoying.

Then the two chatted about other things.

For example, in the planting of potatoes and sweet potatoes, the spring potatoes have a big harvest, and the yield per plant exceeds seven taels.A total of more than 900 catties of potatoes were harvested from [-] potato plants.

These potatoes were re-breeding as soon as they were harvested-today, all the autumn potatoes have been planted. This time, more than three acres of land have been planted.

There is no way. The yield of potatoes is high, but it also consumes seeds. One mu of land uses about [-] catties of seeds.

At this speed, it is impossible to promote it on a large scale without six or seven years.

On the contrary, the breeding speed of sweet potatoes is a bit astonishing. This kind of thing can live by transplanting rice seedlings, and more than 100 mu have been bred.

It can be promoted throughout Guanzhong next year, and it won't be long before it can be promoted to the whole country.

With sweet potatoes as supplementary food, Datang can completely solve the food pressure.

Li Chengqian did a very good job in Lianghu Road. He first paid the fees to calm the people, and then rectified the administration of officials and killed a bunch of corrupt officials.

Then, following the example of Yue Shan, he held a public trial meeting, killing the powerful and bully who had great dissatisfaction among the local people.It completely shocked everyone, and at the same time gained the hearts of the people.

In particular, Li Shimin was satisfied that he was not in a hurry to engage in some big projects, but organized the people to dig ditches to reclaim fertile fields and promote rice planting.

The resettlement and management of the refugees is also very safe, at least until now there has been no large-scale fighting between the aborigines and the immigrants.

Yue Shan was also quite satisfied, but what he was satisfied with was that Li Chengqian ordered the abolition of all checkpoint taxes.

Hong merchants only collect tolls once when passing through Lianghu Road, and other governments and individuals are not allowed to collect tolls for the second time under any excuse.

Moreover, the commercial transactions that take place here are only levied one commercial tax, the standard ten taxes are one, and no other miscellaneous taxes are levied.

It can be said that Li Chengqian accurately grasped the biggest advantage of Lianghu Dao and used it correctly.With this tax policy in place, the yamen of Lianghu Road just sit and wait to count the money.

There is also the academy opened by Feng Yi, which has also been completed and enrolled the first batch of [-] students.

Feng Yi did have an idea. He built the academy at the foot of the Yellow Crane Tower and named it Yellow Crane Academy.It perfectly caught the heat of the Yellow Crane Tower.

The construction of the Yongding River Dam in the north has also started. At the beginning, Goguryeo and the surrounding Khitan, Shiwei and other forces were still very nervous, thinking that the Tang Dynasty was going to use troops against them.

When they saw that the dam was really being built, their hearts immediately fell into their stomachs.While carrying out such a large project, it is unlikely that Datang will continue to fight in this direction.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Datang stepped up the delivery of various supplies.

There is also the direction of Tubo, Liu Lan and Zhi Shisili are going to lead the troops of Qinghai Road Governor's Mansion into Tibet to attack Tubo.

There are several considerations for mobilizing troops against Tubo at this time.

One is that after so much training, the imperial court has trained more than [-] elite soldiers in four Zhechong prefectures in Qinghai who can adapt to the plateau climate.

The second is that Sun Tsanganbu is indeed a great talent, and it seems that he will be unable to bear the defeat of Baoji and Xiangxiong.Datang had no choice but to make a move.

If he is really allowed to unify the entire plateau, it will be difficult for Datang to move him.

The third is for the peace of Goguryeo. Datang started a war on the western front and built a large-scale construction project in Youzhou. It is estimated that he will not have the energy to attack them.

The two talked until the afternoon before Yue Shan bid farewell and left.

It was already dark when he got home, and he dismissed the idea of ​​going to medical school.

I'm not in a hurry for a day or two, and it's not too late to check tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)