Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 589 Chapter 605: Guiding Jiangshan
Li Hao always lets go of his hand secretly when Li Zhi is not paying attention. Li Zhi's performance is getting better and better, and his ability to maintain balance is getting stronger and stronger. After about another hour, Li Zhi can already ride alone for a hundred years. Mi is far away, and even if the car is about to fall, he can use his feet to support the ground in advance to prevent the fall.

According to his state, basically practice for another hour or two to master the skills, which is considered to be learned.

Li Zhi still wanted to continue, but Li Shimin said with a smile: "Zhier, don't practice anymore, let's continue another day."

Li Hao also smiled and said: "Your Highness, you have basically learned it now, go back and consolidate for a day or two, and you will be able to ride as smoothly as the minister."

"Okay!" Li Zhi said happily, "When will you go back to Chang'an, Shi Kuang, and I will ride a bicycle to visit your house alone some other day."

Li Haodao: "I guess I will stay in Lantian for a day, and I won't go back until the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll find you the day after tomorrow." While talking, the two of them had already come to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi with a smile, and said: "Zhi'er has a good talent, and he has already learned to ride a bicycle in less than an hour."

Li Zhi was praised by Li Shimin, and he said happily: "Father Huang praised it. It's Shi Kuang who teaches well. Shi Kuang said that learning to drive is to be bold and careful. In fact, riding a bike is not difficult at all, and it's not like Master Chu said. What kind of shady means are used like that."

When Chu Suiliang heard the words, his face flushed with embarrassment, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground and slip down.

Li Hao walked up to Chu Suiliang with a smile, raised his head, and coughed hard. Chu Suiliang had no choice but to bow to Li Hao and said, "See you sir."

"Well——" Li Hao responded with a long voice, his expression was so embarrassing, Chu Suiliang gritted his teeth secretly, if he couldn't beat Li Hao, if Li Shimin was not present, he probably had a fight with Li Hao up.

Li Shimin looked at Li Hao with a smile, and said: "Poetry Man, according to the bet, I will play all the things you play."

Li Hao cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, what I have said is a bit too hasty. It will cost a lot to open a school across the country, and there may be insufficient teaching talents. It is better to try it out in Guannei Road for a few years, and then push it away after a few years. To the whole country, then there will be funding and teaching talents.”

"This strategy is good, let's do it!" Li Shimin smiled, turned his head to look, and asked, "Where is I staying today?"

Li Haodao: "Your Majesty, the summer resort of my minister is idle. If Your Majesty can enjoy the honor and stay here, it will surely flourish."

"Okay!" Li Shimin leaned close to Li Hao's ear and asked in a low voice, "Is there still a bathroom after the reconstruction?"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said with a bad smile, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Hahahahaha..." The two of them laughed knowingly at the same time, and the officials were puzzled and felt a little puzzled.

That night, Li Shimin stayed at Li Hao's summer resort. In the bathroom, Li Hao, Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Lei took a bath together in the bathroom. Compared with the three of them, the gap was too far, so he was a little panicked, and he was so nervous that he couldn't understand why Li Hao had to bring himself to the bath with the emperor.

Li Shimin was also a little puzzled at first, after all, he was not familiar with Wu Lei, and Li Shimin felt shy to let a stranger take a bath together, but after the introduction, Li Shimin's eyes lit up. He has traveled to dozens of countries and has extensive knowledge and knowledge. Although Li Shimin is known as the Khan of Heaven, his knowledge is limited to the Tang Dynasty and surrounding foreign countries. He has only heard a little about the Western world, and it is not true.

So he asked Wu Lei about the western world. Although Wu Lei was nervous, he immediately forgot everything when he talked about the business, and talked freely. His eloquence was very good, and he described the exotic customs vividly. Li Shimin and Li Zhi heard I was very devoted, and I kept admiring the vastness of the world. It turns out that Datang is just a corner of the world.

Wu Lei told them not only the exotic customs, but also some sailing experience and trade situation. From his mouth, Li Shimin also learned that the Dashi Kingdom is very unfriendly to our Datang businessmen, and even has a strong hostility , This made Li Shimin very unhappy, and after Li Shimin learned of the huge profits of Haimao, he became more determined to develop Haimao, which is why Li Hao took Wu Lei to take a bath together.

From the bath to the private room, they kept chatting, but Li Hao and Li Zhi couldn't get in, so they just enjoyed the maid's massage and listened to Wu Lei and Li Shimin's bragging.

At the end of the chat, Li Shimin suddenly sighed happily: "Wu Lei, you are a talent. If you could take the imperial examination, you would definitely become a pillar of the imperial court."

Wu Lei said helplessly: "Your Majesty, in fact, the grassroots have participated in the imperial examination, but they failed to pass the provincial examination. I am deeply ashamed."

"What?" Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard the words, feeling a bit slapped in the face. After talking with Wu Lei for so long, he can be sure that Wu Lei is definitely a talent. Not only is he eloquent, but also his thinking is very clear and organized. He also has his own unique views on civil and political affairs, which impresses Li Shimin. However, it is such a talent that he didn't even pass the provincial examination.

Li Shimin began to reflect on why this is the case. He promoted the imperial examination vigorously in order to select talents for the country. He also made bold claims to let all the heroes of the world enter my pocket, but did he do it? Doubts began to arise.

Seeing Li Shimin frowned and said nothing, Li Hao finally had a chance to interject and asked, "Your Majesty frowns, I don't know why?"

Li Shimin said: "Poetry Maniac, I vigorously promote the imperial examination system in order to include the world's outstanding talents, but such a talent as Wu Lei, why can't he even pass the provincial examination?"

Li Hao smiled slightly when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, if you let me take the exam, I will not pass the provincial exam."

Li Shimin looked at Li Hao in surprise, and said in disbelief: "How is this possible, poet mad, your poetry is so outstanding, how could you not pass the provincial examination?"

Li Hao said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty should be clearer than my ministers about what is being tested in the imperial examination. Poems and prose are written with feelings, but they are not Confucian or Taoist. If you use Confucianism to discuss politics, you can't do it yourself."

Li Shimin didn't speak for a long time after hearing the words, he seemed to feel something, but he didn't grasp the crux of the problem.

Li Hao looked at Li Shimin quietly from the side, without saying a word, he knew that Li Shimin also needed to calm down and think about it.

After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly sat up, looked at Li Hao with a serious expression, and said: "Poet Maniac, tell me how the country chooses talents, and how to choose talents, just say it, no matter what you say, I will not blame you to you."

When Li Hao heard the words, his expression became serious, he stood up quickly, cupped his hands and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister just said it."

Li Hao pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has always been the leader of the people, and the kings of all dynasties all regard Confucianism as the national study. This is an inevitable trend, because a big country must have an ideological Confucianism, the most important thing is Confucianism, I also said today that Confucius was first a great thinker and then an educator."

"Confucianism? Well, yes, Confucianism." Li Shimin nodded slightly when he heard the words, agreeing with Li Hao's statement.

Li Hao went on to say: "Confucianism is indeed superior to other schools of thought, and it is in line with the idea of ​​governing the country of the monarchs of all generations, but it also led the county kings of the past generations into a wrong path, that is, governing the country with Confucian officials, what is a Confucian official? Your majesty should know better than your ministers. They have studied the way of saints for a long time, followed the teachings of saints, and wrote poems in their youth. Although they have a thousand words in their pens, they have no strategy in their minds. In the world, Confucius’ thought is aimed at teaching people to cultivate their moral character and regulate their families, but it is not advisable to rule the country and bring peace to the world, and His Majesty must have felt this point.”

"I see." Li Shimin frowned and nodded. Over the years, he gradually didn't like these civil servants. A series of major events for the country and the people, after Li Hao said so, he suddenly felt that these civil servants were useless.

So he asked Li Hao: "Since Confucius' thoughts cannot be used to govern the country and the world, what do you think should be used?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, you should use the thoughts of the people."

"The thoughts of the common people?" Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard this.

Li Hao cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the people's will carries the boat, and the people's will overturns the boat. The country is called the country because of the existence of the people. The people are stable and the country is stable. As the master of the people, he should seek the welfare of the people. As a minister, he should be The common people petition, everything is done from the common people's point of view, there is no country that cannot be governed badly."

"This truth...I understand." Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, "I have spent my whole life diligently governing and loving the people because of the truth you said, but...my courtiers don't seem to understand."

Li Haodao: "Since this is the case, Your Majesty can change the imperial examination system. Confucian knowledge must be included in the imperial examination. You can also appropriately add questions about people's livelihood, civil affairs, and military affairs. Your Majesty can also add a test at the end of the imperial examination. For the palace examination, His Majesty will come up with the questions in the palace, as for how the questions are drawn, this minister is inconvenient to say more."

Li Shimin was silent for a moment when he heard the words, then stood up suddenly, looked at Li Hao with deep eyes, and said slowly: "Shikuang, thank you for pointing the country for me."

Li Hao bowed his body and said slowly: "I serve the nation, and I am willing to devote myself to death."

(End of this chapter)