Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 497 The Way of University
Chen Yu looked at Li Shimin beside him with a helpless look on his face. He really didn't expect that Li Shimin would suddenly come up with such an idea.

Instead of staying in the palace waiting for him to bring those scientists and their achievements to the palace, he wanted to follow him to see those scientists. This was simply nonsense.

But now.
His father Chen Ruohan was busy, and his grandfather Chen Zhan was even busier. The two were drafting some specific documents about the land revolution, hoping to take this opportunity to change the land situation in the Tang Dynasty.

By the way, it will also plant a nail in the prisoners' families.

So, no one could stop Li Shimin at all.

Chen Yu sighed once, then sighed again, and finally looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, do you think you should take some guards with you? How can you and I go alone?"

"This is really too dangerous!"

Li Shimin looked at Chen Yu in surprise, then said, "No, how can it be dangerous to go with you?"

"Yi Guang, will you persecute me again?"

Seeing Chen Yu's increasingly helpless expression, Li Shimin laughed and patted Chen Yu on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, don't be nervous."

He looked at Chen Yu with a smile and said, "Have you forgotten who I was before?"

Forgot who he used to be?

Chen Yu was stunned by these words, but then he remembered Li Shimin's "title".

General Tiance, Duke Tiance, Grand Commander of Liaodong, and Jiedushi of Liaodong.

It was at this time that Chen Yu remembered something.

This man was not an emperor who grew up in the deep palace. He was a ruthless man who conquered the world on horseback and even fought on the battlefield before competing for the world. He started out as a lieutenant!
Among the emperors who conquered the world on horseback, which one would have the lowest martial arts value?
Especially this kind of general who is not just a commander of troops, but has actually ridden a horse and killed the enemy?
Then think of the group of scientists who spend all day in the yard studying things.
Chen Yu was instantly relieved. Not to mention a threat to His Majesty, if that group of people really had any ideas, His Majesty could even beat them all by himself without any effort.

So he relaxed, looked at Li Shimin and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, but we still have to bring some people with us, at least your Dragon Guards."

Li Shimin smiled at Chen Yu, who was worried. His expression did not change, but he smiled in his heart and put down his guard a little bit. He looked at Chen Yu and jumped on the horse directly: "Alright, alright, I got it."

"You are really long-winded."

"Let's go!"

"Let's go see what you're talking about!"

Thinking of this, Li Shimin rode his horse forward.

Town King's Mansion

Chen Zhan and Chen Ruohan are studying how to limit "land reform" to a certain extent. After all, for today's society, even if it moves forward another hundred years, people probably won't be able to accept the land system they originally envisioned.

Chen Ruohan frowned in thought, then sighed and said, "Father, we can probably only do this much. This is a very clever way, which the aristocratic families cannot accept, but it is not to the point of a desperate struggle. It is also the level that the world can accept so far."

Chen Zhan pinched his nose and felt dizzy. He sat there and sighed silently: "Yes."

“But being able to achieve this is the best we have done.”

He whispered, "Each generation has its own affairs. The rest will be left to the future generations of the Chen family to worry about."

At this point, Chen Zhan even chuckled.

When he was young, he had a somewhat mischievous character, and now at this age, there has been no change.

Chen Ruohan looked at his elderly and naughty father, and sighed helplessly, because he really couldn't think of any other solution except sighing. After all, this was his father!
After a long silence, Chen Zhan looked at Chen Ruohan and slowly said, "Cheng Tao, it's time to give this to you."

He took the "Qilin Jade" from his waist, handed it to Chen Ruohan carefully, and then said: "The glory of the Chen family, apart from Zhuoshen Building and the ancestral hall, the most important thing is this "Qilin Jade"."

Chen Zhan's thoughts drifted far away, and he fell into memories: "The effect of Qilin Jade is actually very simple. The first effect is protection. It can protect the head of the Chen family who wears it, but there is only one chance within a certain period of time."

"The second is to be able to keep you absolutely rational and sober to a certain extent."

A smile spread across his lips.

"Similarly, he is also the symbol and representative of our Chen family. We can use him to mobilize all the power of the Chen family!"

"Now, I am handing it over to you, and along with it, I am also handing it over to Chen!"

"I hope you won't disappoint me!"

Looking at his kind and gentle father, Chen Ruohan didn't know what to say for a moment. He sat there in silence for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice: "Father, you..."

Chen Zhan nodded and said nonchalantly: "Yes, I feel that I am about to return to "silence", but you must also remember one thing, death has never been the destination of the Chen family!"

"I'll be watching you there!"

There?

Chen Ruohan knew where that place was. It was a mysterious place passed down by the Chen family. Death could never restrain the disciples of the Chen family because they really had an ancestor who was an "Emperor"!
That great and enlightened emperor!
The "Peach Blossom Spring" he opened up can accommodate the descendants of the Chen family and those great figures in history. Of course, even disciples of the Chen family must meet the requirements before they can enter.

This is the request of our ancestors.

They all knew about this because the Chen family's ancestors would occasionally appear in their dreams, and the place they went to after the dream was the boundary between the Peach Blossom Spring and the human world!

As for why Chen knew this, but still denied that Chen's ancestor "Chen Ye" was a god?
That’s because Chen Ye, the ancestor of the Chen family, never admitted that he was a god!

Chen Ye is not a god! He is a human!
The Chen family is also not a family of gods, but a family of humans!
After tightly grasping the Qilin Jade, Chen Ruohan looked at Chen Zhan, and then whispered: "Father, don't worry."

Looking at Chen Ruohan's depressed expression, Chen Zhan couldn't help but burst into laughter. Although the Qilin Jade had left his body, the power that kept people sober and rational had not dissipated for the time being.

He pointed at Chen Ruohan and said with a smile: "I am not dead yet, old man, I can still bear the wind and rain for you!"

There was a slightly complicated smile on Chen Zhan's lips.

"Let me bear the brunt of the rumors for you for the last time!"

"The reform of the land system must continue!"

"This is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty!"

"This is also the path that the Tang Dynasty must take!"

Outside the city of Chang'an, in the mountains and forests.

After passing the woods, Li Shimin and Chen Yu saw the "Academy Palace" located in the mountains outside Chang'an City. Although it is called a school palace, it is actually more like a research institute.

"bump--"

The explosion sounded, echoing in the quiet forest, but the disciples in the academy didn't care at all. Some went to clean up the mess, while others continued to do their own things. Chen Yu led Li Shimin to the depths of the academy, and only stopped when they reached a room, and then gathered his clothes.

"Your Majesty, my twenty-fourth uncle is in here."

He looked very calm, and then he opened the door. A strange smell came from the room. Although it was not bad, it was not pleasant either. It was a bit pungent.

Inside the room, a young man in a strange white robe stood there.

"Twenty-fourth uncle?"

Li Shimin looked a little strange. No matter how he looked at him, he felt that this young man should not be much older than Chen Yu.

Chen Yu chuckled and whispered, "He is the late-born son of my fifth grandfather. He is only five or six years older than me, but according to seniority, I still have to call him my twenty-fourth uncle."

He waved his hand, looked at Chen Qi in the distance and said loudly: "Twenty-fourth Uncle? Twenty-fourth Uncle! His Majesty is here!"

The young man in the white robe heard Chen Yu's call, frowned, put down the things in his hands, and walked in front of the two. After looking at Chen Yu, he looked at Li Shimin and said, "I am Chen Qi, the humble servant, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Then he looked at Chen Yu and said, "Yi Guang, you shouldn't have brought His Majesty here. It's too dangerous here!"

Chen Yu shrugged his shoulders. Before he could say anything, Li Shimin stepped forward and patted Chen Qi on the shoulder, shaking his body. Then he laughed loudly: "Hahahahahahaha, don't blame Yi Guang, I asked him to bring me here!"

He looked at the facilities in the room, then glanced at Chen Qi who was pursing his lips, and said with a smile: "I came here to discuss the matter that Yi Guang mentioned before."

That thing?

Chen Qi was stunned, and then looked at Li Shimin: "Is it about the academy?"

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Chen Qi then felt a little happy. He took off his white robe. It was just a layer of robe covering the outside, and no one knew what its function was.

"Your Majesty, Yi Guang, please follow me. Let's find a place to talk."

The three of them came to the backyard. Chen Qi poured a cup of tea for them and said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, you should have heard what Yi Guang said about my thoughts. What do you think?"

He said with a serious look: "Of course, you have to know that this is just my idea, not Chen's idea, so I asked Yi Guang to tell you, instead of asking my eldest brother or my eldest uncle to tell you."

Li Shimin nodded. He had already thought of this before coming here.

He didn't care either.

"Actually, I don't care."

He touched his chin and said, "Actually, after listening to Yi Guang's ideas, I tend to agree with you and Yi Guang's ideas, but after seeing this academy, I have a different idea."

Li Shimin looked at Chen Qi with a very serious expression and said, "Your original idea was to build a school here, the same as the Xianyang School and the Imperial College, but have you ever thought that this is different from the Xianyang School, and even more different from the Imperial College."

“This place is actually more like a research institute.”

The word "research" was mentioned by Chen Yu when he told Li Shimin about Chen Qi's idea, and Li Shimin kept it in his mind.

"The people in Xianyang Academy are actually more like 'students'. They are mainly studying, learning past knowledge. But it's different here. The people here are basically all learned people, or at least are on a certain path of learning."

"If we turn this place into a school, wouldn't that be a step backwards?"

Chen Qi fell into confusion, but Chen Yu touched his chin, as if he had some ideas.

Seeing Chen Qi lost in thought, Li Shimin also smiled. He looked at Chen Yu and said, "Yi Guang, I see that you seem to be thinking about something. Tell me what you think."

Only then did Chen Yu nod.

"Your Majesty is right. This place is indeed not suitable for building a palace of learning. It is more suitable for building a 'research palace', or as Your Majesty said, a 'research institute'."

"And a brand new place can be established in Chang'an City, and this place will mainly be used to learn these things."

He glanced at Chen Qi, who then woke up and asked someone to take out the books that had been prepared long ago.

"Your Majesty, this is a book compiled by Uncle Twenty-four, which records the laws of the universe and matter. Why don't you teach these things in that brand new place?"

"Then, students who have completed their studies there can choose to enter the Imperial Academy or Xianyang Academy to continue their studies. After completing the assessment, they can serve as officials like students from the two academies."

"They can also choose to enter the 'Institute' to continue their studies and then study the laws of matter they like here."

"You can also enter the imperial court directly, but after entering the imperial court, you can only choose to be an official in certain specific departments."

"What do you think?"

This proposal made Li Shimin's eyes light up. It was indeed a good proposal.

"But why do students who want to be ordinary officials have to go to Xianyang Academy or Imperial Academy to study?"

Li Shimin's plan to establish new places was originally to "remove" the traces of these two schools for the court. Now that he had to go to these two places, he was naturally dissatisfied.

Chen Yu said: "Because the students from this new place have never studied politics."

Li Shimin frowned, and then made the decision directly: "Then let them mainly study the laws of matter, and then also learn politics!"

Chen Qi wanted to say something, but was stopped by Chen Yu. The two looked at each other and both felt deeply worried about the future of the students.

After all, it was hard work.

Li Shimin looked at Chen Yu, smiled again and said, "Then is that place still called the Imperial Academy? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Chen Qi raised his head and said with a serious expression: "The way of university is to manifest the bright virtue."

"Da also means 'grand' or 'tall', while 'xue' implies learning and also refers to 'the way of science'."

"Since this place needs to be distinguished from the academy, how about calling it a 'university'?"

Chen Yu's eyebrows lit up, and then he said: "Besides, this place is in Chang'an, so how about calling it "Chang'an University"? "

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "Chang'an University seems a bit petty. Chang'an is the capital, so let's call it 'Kyoto University'."

"how?"

PS: I didn’t write it yesterday, I’ll make up for it tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)