Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 242: Explode Gold Coins, Lao Deng
News from Jiangzhou?
Li Chengqian opened the letter and read its contents carefully.

It records in detail the cultural foundation demonstrated by the students taught by Cui Junsu and his colleagues when they talked with the Su Sheng brothers.

Both Su Sheng and Cui Zheng had learned to read and write since childhood, and with the guidance of Cui Zheng, although they were not very old, they could still recite some Confucian classics with ease.

However, compared with Su Sheng and the other two, the abilities of those students were slightly weaker.

In terms of quoting classics and speaking eloquently, they were obviously far behind Su Sheng and the others, but in terms of reading and writing, these students had an extremely solid foundation.

At the same time, Cui Junsu's views on the Enlightenment Project were also mentioned in the letter.

The advantages are very obvious. It can enable illiterate children to quickly recognize words and characters in a short period of time. However, it also has disadvantages. Children cannot understand the meaning of the characters and can only recognize the characters but not their meaning.

However, in Li Chengqian's view, this shortcoming was not a big deal at all.

Even among the students in the Imperial College, many of them could memorize the articles by heart, but they did not really understand the content of the articles.

This is also why many classic articles have been continuously annotated by great scholars to facilitate learning and understanding by later generations of students.

Putting down the letter, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "It seems that the effect of this test is quite good."

Du Zhenglun nodded, "At least it proves that Cui Junsu and the others did not cut corners when it comes to teaching students."

Yu Zhining read the letter and smiled: "Although I can't quote classics, the basics are solid."

"Now that we have determined the abilities of these students, it will be easier to handle the next step."

Li Chengqian smiled slightly, "With this achievement, when we promote it on a large scale, no one will gossip about it."

“But promotion requires money…”

Yu Zhining said slowly: "Even if Su Chen has a lot of money, this matter is handled by the court after all. I'm afraid the national treasury can't take out so much money."

"There will be."

Li Chengqian laughed, "Father has plenty of money."

Yu Zhining and the other man looked suspicious.

……

Jiucheng Palace.

A sneeze.

Li Shimin tightened his clothes, feeling that the autumn wind made him feel a little colder.

"Your Majesty, please put on more clothes, be careful not to catch a cold."

Concubine Yang smiled and took out a cloak and put it on Li Shimin.

Li Shimin smiled and nodded, holding Concubine Yang's hand, "I'm not cold, I just feel like someone is talking about me."

Concubine Yang smiled and said, "It has been almost two months since I came to Jiucheng Palace. The Crown Prince has not seen His Majesty for a long time. I think he misses you very much."

Li Shimin laughed dumbly, "Will he talk about me?"

Concubine Yang: "Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are related by blood. Now that Your Majesty has been away from Chang'an for a long time, it is natural for the Crown Prince to miss Your Majesty."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "He is going to be in big trouble now."

Concubine Yang didn't understand what he meant: "The Crown Prince is the regent and holds all the power. Who would want to make him unhappy?"

"Besides, the Crown Prince was on good terms with the King of Wei before, and the King of Qi is still in Chang'an City. If the Crown Prince gets into trouble, the King of Wei and the King of Qi will not sit idly by."

When mentioning the King of Wei and the King of Qi, Li Shimin snorted coldly and shook his head, "It would be great if they could be as close to Gao Ming as Ke'er."

"By the way, has Ke'er sent you any letters recently?"

Yang Fei covered her mouth and smiled: "Ke'er has been busy recently."

Li Shimin looked over curiously. Concubine Yang said softly, "A few days ago, Ke'er sent a letter saying that there was a lot of rain in Shu, which bred mosquitoes and flies. He was suffering from a lack of doctors and things to fight off mosquitoes and flies, so he sent someone to Chang'an City to seek Su Chen's help."

"Looking for Su Chen's help?"

Li Shimin pondered and laughed, "Yes, Su Chen opened a medical school in Chang'an City and trained many doctors. Besides, the sulfur soap he smelled is also effective in repelling mosquitoes."

Concubine Yang nodded: "Indeed, after Su Chen learned about this, he dispatched dozens of doctors from the medical school and transported tens of thousands of sulfur soaps over."

"Ke'er said in the letter that when he returns to Beijing to report on his work, he will thank him in person."

Li Shimin nodded, "Although I don't like this boy, he has some abilities."

Concubine Yang smiled and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty just said that the Crown Prince might be in trouble. Your Majesty, would you like to help the Crown Prince?"

Li Shimin glanced at her and said, "You are like Guanyin's maid, doting on him so much."

"But he is the crown prince after all. If he can't even handle this little trouble, how can he inherit the throne in the future?"

"Your Majesty is right. I have said too much."

"It's cold, let's go back to the palace."

Li Shimin smiled and took Concubine Yang and others back to the palace. After parting with Concubine Yang, Li Shimin silently picked up the news sent from Chang'an City.

Li Chengqian did run into trouble, but this trouble was not as small as he said.

I wonder how they will solve this problem?
Li Shimin pondered.

The aristocratic families were outsiders after all, but Li Chengqian was his son.

Now all parties have joined forces to not only attack his enlightenment plan, but also force the crown prince to abdicate.

In other words, this is a bullying to both the father and the son.

After a moment, Li Shimin said, "Send Wei Zheng to the emperor for an audience."

……

Shannan Road.

Cen Wenzhao sent more than a dozen students to the car with a smile on his face.

"Lu Fei, these students are now in your hands. If anything goes wrong, don't blame me for punishing you."

"rest assured!"

Lu Fei nodded and smiled: "If there is really trouble, you and the young master don't have to do it, I will commit suicide to apologize!"

Cen Wenzhao smiled, turned his gaze to the twenty rangers, and bowed: "Everyone, thank you for taking a trip."

Everyone: "Second Master, you are too kind." Cen Wenzhao: "You have returned safely this time. I will hold a banquet to celebrate for you!"

Everyone: "Thank you, Master!"

Lu Fei clasped his fists and said, "It's getting late, Master Cen, we'll take our leave now!"

"Bon Voyage!"

"Take care of yourself."

"set off!"

Lu Fei waved his hand, and two carriages carrying a dozen students, under the protection of twenty rangers, headed towards Chang'an City.

Cen Wenzhao waved with a smile and watched the carriage and horses gradually disappear from his sight.

With these people, Su Chen should have no problem getting through this stage. I just don't know what else Su Chen has prepared.

"If there is any news from Chang'an City, send someone to deliver it immediately."

"Okay, Second Master."

……

Hedong Road.

Xue family.

In the main hall, Xue Shou listened quietly to Xue Yuanchao's lobbying.

"Father, Xue Rengui is from the Southern Ancestor. Although his ancestors were in decline, he is now Su Chen's man, and the Crown Prince also thinks highly of him. Now is a great opportunity for us to help him. Why are you unwilling to help?"

Xue Yuanchao said sternly: "Su Bin from Hedong, and Jiang Wuyang who is attached to him, are collecting evidence. If we take action now, we will definitely be favored by the prince!"

Xue Shou put down his teacup with a smile, "Why do you believe that the prince's side will win this time?"

Xue Yuanchao said in a deep voice: "Father, no matter whether the noble family is better or the prince wins this game, the prince is still the prince after all!"

"If the aristocratic family loses, their roots will gradually disintegrate. If the aristocratic family wins, His Majesty will be thinking about it."

"They don't have much of a stake in this either way."

"On the other hand, we have already established a relationship with the Crown Prince because of Xue Rengui. If we can go one step further, we will be able to gain a firm foothold here!"

The Xue family was not from Hedong, but migrated here later.

Although he could be considered a local tyrant, his foundation was still weak compared to the local wealthy families in Hedong.

Because of Xue Li, the reputation of the Xue family was slightly improved, but after all, it was not the Xizu lineage that was given important positions.

If Xue could help with all his strength in this incident, it would be enough to be noticed by the prince.

"I know what you're thinking and what you mean."

Xue Shou sighed, "But the prince has been defeated. What can we do even if he values ​​us?"

Xue Yuanchao sneered: "Father may have lost his fighting spirit a long time ago!"

"presumptuous!"

"Since the fall of Shu Han, my Xue family has moved here. How glorious it is for the three ancestors and five branches. But what about today?"

"In addition to marrying into the Pei and Liu families to stabilize the Xue family's position, is there another person who can enter the court?"

"no!"

"No one!"

Xue Yuanchao shouted: "All the people in my Xue family are outside the court!"

"Now that we have the chance, why not give it a try?"

"You might as well tell the truth to your father. As early as I learned that Xue Rengui was recommended to the prince by Su Chen, I contacted him privately."

"He is from the Xue family, he is extremely brave and martial, and he is favored by the prince. He will surely bring honor to the family in the future."

Xue Shou rubbed his head and asked, "Why don't you listen to my advice?"

Xue Yuanchao: "Father, you didn't listen to my advice!"

"Whether you agree or not, I will do it! I have already contacted Jiang Wuyang and Su Bin. Let's meet at the restaurant at dusk today. If father disagrees, break my legs."

"you……"

Xue Shou was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. "How can we interfere in such a big matter?"

Xue Yuanchao: "It is because my father has lost his fighting spirit that our Xizu gradually lost the battle!"

"presumptuous!"

Xue Shou slammed the table and stood up, "Are you really going to do this?"

"The kid has already done that!"

"Wouldn't it be better to study literature well?"

Looking at Xue Yuanchao who was unwilling to give in, Xue Shou sighed, "With your talent, once you take part in the imperial examination, you will definitely be on the list. Why should we go far away?"

"The court has no foundation!"

Xue Yuanchao said coldly: "Father, are you going to rely on Pei or Liu?"

"..."

Xue Shou fell silent instantly.

After a moment of silence, Xue Shou sighed, as if he had aged a few years, "Go ahead, if you want to do it, just do it."

Seeing that Xue Shou was not trying to stop him, Xue Yuanchao breathed a sigh of relief and bowed, saying, "Father, please calm down. Time will prove that I am right."

"hope so."

ps: After the fall of Shu Han, the Xue family moved to Hedong.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the pattern of three ancestors and five branches was formed.

Xue Rengui belonged to the Southern Ancestor lineage, and Xue Yuanchao belonged to the Western Ancestor lineage.

(End of this chapter)