Wentang

Chapter 760

The talk of restarting enfeoffment quickly spread throughout the Tang Dynasty and became the hottest topic at the moment.

The dispute between the anti-feudalization faction and the enfeoffment faction is also growing, and there are even fights between the two factions in many places.

In the process of this dispute, Qingliu was quickly suppressed by the powerful class, after all, the powerful are the group that holds the power in the world.

However, this does not mean that the enfeoffment faction has won, because a group that no one thought of stood up and carried the banner of the anti-feudalism faction—academic faction.

"Haha...Okay, okay, okay, that's great." Looking at the report in his hand, Li Shimin applauded happily.

"What made Second Brother so happy." Changsun Wugou said while holding a cup of tea in front of him.

"Look at it, look at it, the humble scholars from the academy faction have taken up the banner of anti-enfeoffment, which is on par with the enfeoffment faction." Li Shimin pointed to the report and said.

The eldest grandson Wugou didn't shy away from anything, and stood beside him and watched silently.Ever since the rule that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs was broken, Changsun Wugou has been more and more involved in government affairs.

It's just that she knows how to measure, and she has always stood behind Li Shimin, discussing everything in private, and will not say a word related to the court in the open.

After reading the above content, the eldest grandson Wugou's eyes also lit up, and he said happily: "Congratulations to the second brother, the school and government system has been implemented for 20 years and finally can shake the aristocratic family."

Li Shimin said happily: "Haha...the imperial court has supported scholars for 20 years, and their hard work has not been in vain. Look, they dare to quarrel with the powerful and powerful in front of the imperial court."

The eldest grandson Wugou rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Don't you want to restart the enfeoffment? Didn't the academic faction stand up and oppose your plan? Why are you so happy?"

Li Shimin said: "It's different, it's not the same. They don't know my plan. They didn't intend to sabotage it. It's in the interest of Datang to oppose enfeoffment from their standpoint. If they all support it in turn, then I should have a headache."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "Then how do you plan to end it? Forcibly restarting the enfeoffment, I'm afraid it will hurt the heart of the poor family."

Li Shimin said: "Don't worry, don't worry, let them argue for a while longer. The longer the debate, the more popular the privileges will be. When the enfeoffment is restarted, the imperial court will not suffer backlash when the privileges are withdrawn."

"As for the academic scholars, I believe they will understand my painstaking efforts. Even if they don't understand now, they will understand in the future."

"Well, no, the strength of the scholars is still too weak. I need to find some helpers for them to strengthen their momentum. Or let Cuilan let the wind out?"

The eldest grandson Wugou hurriedly stopped him and said, "No way, Cuilan's identity is too sensitive, I'm afraid that if he speaks out, he will immediately admit defeat."

Li Shimin said deeply: "That's right, change someone. Yes, let Shangguanyi, Yu Zhining and others support them."

Those who care about enfeoffment are not only the rich and powerful, academics, but also religious circles, especially Buddhism.

"Great Master, dozens of great masters from my Buddhist sect have written letters, hoping that you can persuade the saints to resume enfeoffment." Bian Ji came to Xuanzang and said cautiously.

"I see." Xuanzang didn't seem surprised at all, he responded casually and continued to translate the scriptures.

"You guessed that they would do this?" Bian Ji said.

"It's hard to guess." Xuanzang put down the pen in his hand, and decided to teach this disciple he was optimistic about, saying: "The imperial court restricts the development of religion, especially for my Buddhism."

"But not everyone wants to restrict Buddhism. Many dignitaries are followers of Buddhism. If they have a closed country, Buddhism can preach there without restriction."

"It can be said that once the closure of the country comes true, our Buddhism will usher in a great opportunity, which is why they support the restart of separation."

"So that's how it is." Bian Ji suddenly realized, but then asked suspiciously: "But I don't think the Archmage seems to have any intention of interfering in this matter. Don't you support enfeoffment?"

Xuanzang shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if I support or not. The real decisive factor is not you or me, nor is there a lot of people on one side, but only three or five people."

Bian Ji showed a thoughtful expression, and he probably guessed who they were.It's nothing more than Xia Guogong Yueshan, Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji and others.

"Do you still remember the rumor that the sage suddenly said ten years ago that he would confer the title of hereditary governor to the kings and heroes?"

"The disciple heard about it a little bit, but he didn't mention it when he was opposed by the officials."

Xuanzang nodded and said, "Yes, the sage just showed his words a little bit, and he was immediately opposed by all the officials."

"Eldest Sun Xianggong, Fang Xianggong, Ma Xianggong, Li Xianggong, the late Wei Xianggong, etc. all opposed it. Before they had time to discuss it in the court, the saint withdrew his idea."

"But this time the matter is so intensely discussed, can all the ministers in the Political Affairs Hall speak up?"

The defense said: "No."

Xuanzang said: "It's normal for one person not to make a sound, and it's normal for two people to not make a sound. If none of them make a sound, there is a problem. This means that the sage and the ministers of the Zhengshitang have already made up their minds, and now it's just a warm-up. .”

Bian Ji asked in confusion: "Since you can see this truth, others must also see it, so why are there still disputes?"

Xuanzang said: "So Qingliu, the main force that originally opposed the enfeoffment, soon died down, and the scholars from the academy are all passionate, and they are really opposed."

Bianji said: "You mean that Qingliu's objection is not really objection?"

Xuanzang said: "The clear stream is not clear, they are also trying to figure out what to do, and they changed their minds immediately after realizing the meaning of the sage."

"Only the academic scholars are really sticking to the morality in their hearts. They just oppose it, and the saints will oppose it whether they agree or disagree. So now they have become the main force against the feudal state."

Bian Ji nodded, and said again: "The dignitaries must be able to guess the saint's plan, so why do they still run around and quarrel with the scholars sent by the academy?"

Xuanzang said with a smile: "Just in case, whether to seal or not to seal is at the discretion of the saints. As long as the order is not issued, they will never feel at ease."

"They ran around and quarreled with scholars, all in order to prevent someone from persuading the saint to change his mind, or to prevent the saint from ordering the distribution of titles as soon as possible."

"I understand, thank you Archmage for your guidance." Bian Ji said respectfully.

"Then I will reply to you great virtues, let them be calm and restless?"

Xuanzang said: "No, don't say anything. Just tell them that we must cooperate with the court's plan in the Western Regions and Southwest. This is a test for us. Only when we succeed can we be qualified to continue to cooperate with the court. If we fail...hehe .”

Bian Ji's expression froze, and he said, "Disciple, I understand, I'm going to write a reply to them now."

Xuanzang nodded, and suddenly said: "By the way, the sage ordered me to write the story of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. I am going to let you write for me. How about it?"

Bian Ji said pleasantly: "The disciple is willing, Master Xie thinks highly of it."

Xuanzang said: "Well, let's go, prepare well, and we will start writing when we come back."

Compared with Buddhism, Taoism is a bit sluggish, or it can't be as fast as it wants to be.

Ever since Wang Yuanzhi's old Taoist priest went to Taoism, he has lost his leader. The various factions don't say that they don't communicate with each other, and they don't like each other.

The key is that with the support of the imperial court, everyone is living a good life, and without external pressure, they can only play internal fighting.

The last time I donated money to the imperial court was because Xuanzang was forced by the momentum to learn from the scriptures and returned to China, and everyone temporarily put aside their prejudices and reached an agreement.

Now that the limelight has passed, and the imperial court has not changed its policy of suppressing Buddhism, they are relieved and fell into internal strife again.

This time, the imperial court's plan to send people to the Western Regions and Southwest to preach is relatively perfunctory.

But we can't blame them all, for one thing, Taoism's thinking is like this, lacking aggressiveness.

Second, they have reasons to be proud of being the number one scholar in the Tang Dynasty.

Three didn't know how big the earth was, but thought that the Central Plains was the most affluent area.Still holding the idea of ​​​​the heaven and the kingdom, he dismisses the outside world.

On the other hand, Buddhism is more aggressive in thinking, and it wants to save all sentient beings.Moreover, Xuanzang's return from his westward journey also brought Buddhism information from the outside world, which filled Buddhism's desire to fight at this time.

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The first collective appearance of the academicians really shocked many people, and only then did everyone realize that Datang had unknowingly gained such a huge force.

The key is that these people are young and have ideals, and they have enough time to change the world according to their own ideas.

The ones who feel the deepest about this are the cultural gentry group. In the past, they mastered knowledge and held the right to speak in the literary world.

But now, this newly formed group is completely out of their control, and even faintly intends to be their enemy.

This situation was almost unacceptable to them, and in the end they could only desperately encourage the imperial court to enfeoff.

One thing that has to be admitted is that most of the nobles in the Tang Dynasty were from aristocratic families. They have more resources and are more likely to succeed than ordinary people.

Once the closure of the country is passed, they can transform from a cultural gentry into a prince with real power and complete the transformation.

Secondly, they can also promote their own family's knowledge in their own family's feudal country.

This news naturally reached Yue Shan's ears, and he was naturally very happy.

Students are the purest and most willing to accept progress in the world. They have the will to shed blood for their ideals.

When a country falls, they must be the vanguard who dare to resist.In the previous life, China rose from that humiliating 100 years, and young students played a vital role in it.

He started planning and doing his best to promote the academic and political system and the imperial examination system 20 years ago, not just for today.These academically educated scholars are the capital for him to fight against the aristocratic family.

It's just that there was a lack of a link to link the scholars of the academic school together. Yue Shan did have that appeal, but he definitely couldn't do this, that would be courting death.

Therefore, although there are a large number of scholars sent by the academy, they all fight on their own and cannot cause much trouble.Now anti-enfeoffment unexpectedly became that link, condensing them into a rope.

Let others see their strength, and at the same time, this action will also let them know how powerful they are, and they will inevitably participate more in national affairs in the future.

It's just that their opposition will fail this time, I just hope they won't lose confidence because of it.

At this time, Li Shimin summoned the prime minister of the Zhengshitang to discuss the matter again, and even Yue Shan was specially called over.

Seeing Yue Shan reappeared in Zichen Hall, the moods of the nine ministers were different.Some are happy and some are sad.

But no matter what you think in your heart, you must be polite in front of your face.

Yue Shan also knew that his appearance was not very welcome, so he sat there silently and did not speak.

Until Li Shimin personally named him.

"Cuilan, do you have a charter for establishing the museum?"

"It's already there, and we are ready to start preparations. But as for the address of the museum, I want to put it in Sixingping."

"Why?"

"The museum is not an administrative office, so it doesn't need to be crowded in the city. Sixingping is more suitable because it is quieter, and it is also convenient to travel there by train."

"Okay, I'm sure, you can find Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and let him be in charge of building the new yamen."

"There is one more thing I would like to ask the saint for permission."

"Say."

"Sage has a geographical survey team of thousands of people, and I hope to include them in the museum."

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned. This team was not only exploring the rich geography of the Tang Dynasty, but also his messengers, scouting news from all over the world for him. Naturally, he was not willing to hand it over easily.

"I'll answer you after I think about it. Is there anything else?"

"No more." After Yue Shan finished answering, he walked back and sat down with his hands clasped.

Li Shimin looked around at the crowd and started the next topic: "The enfeoffment system is imperative, but how to divide the enfeoffment and how much power is given to the feudal country is also very important. You have also thought about it for so many days, what do you think?"

There are about three kinds of enfeoffment systems, the enfeoffment in the pre-Qin period, the enfeoffment in the Han Dynasty, and the enfeoffment in the Jin Dynasty.

Among them, the pre-Qin period had the greatest power to feudal states, and in fact they were independent kingdoms.It has its own independent political system and military system, but it only treats the emperor as the suzerain in name and is subject to certain restraint.

The power of enfeoffing the country in the Han Dynasty was the least, and the court also dispatched a minister to preside over domestic affairs.But it also retains certain military power and taxation power.The Jin Dynasty is the most wonderful, so I won't say much.

The nine prime ministers unanimously chose the feudal state system of the Han Dynasty. Although there were some adjustments, they were roughly the same.Hearing this, Yue Shan shook his head, it would be better not to distribute the seals if they did what they did.

Li Shimin also seemed not very satisfied with their strategy, seeing Yue Shan shaking his head, he asked, "What's Cuilan thinking?"

Yue Shan was also not polite, and said: "There is indeed a little different opinion. Your methods are very good, but they have not grasped the core problem."

(End of this chapter)