Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 261 Officials Study in the Imperial Academy, Grand Priest Li Shimin
Gao Shilian saw the guest off with a smile on his face, but his expression turned cold the next moment.

Since he stepped down from the throne, he has been living a leisurely life at home, not participating in court affairs and not asking about the outside world.

He is already in his seventies and no one knows how many years he has left to live.

But now the Tang Dynasty is prosperous and heading towards a golden age.

He wanted to live longer and see more.

Regardless of whether Sun Simiao had the secret to immortality, he also sought a way to maintain health.

Drink tea and read books every day to cultivate your sentiments, then eat a light diet and practice health-preserving exercises.

I don’t ask for a long life, but I hope my body won’t be so fragile.

Life is peaceful and leisurely, with no one disturbing me.

But things always happen to him. After the grand court meeting at the end of last year, the Twenty-One Demands were released, causing a great uproar in the world and affecting the interests of many people.

One is commercial tax, one is education, and one is the imperial examination.

Just one of them would shock the world, let alone all three together.

This immediately caused the wealthy families everywhere to panic, and all kinds of complaints arose.

They could not sit still and started moving around to organize activities, and Gao Shilian was not spared.

He was remembered by the aristocratic families again, and they came to visit him one after another. Their words all tried to win him over and persuade him to oppose the relevant plans.

Gao Shilian had retired, but he was the uncle of Shangshu You Pushe Changsun Wuji, and the great-uncle of the crown prince. He also had many students and old friends. Although his influence was not as great as before, it could not be ignored.

"It's ridiculous that you've set your sights on me."

"Can I go against Gao Ming and Fu Ji for you?"

Gao Shilian was very contemptuous. He had long been disgusted with the aristocratic families. Even though he had heard rumors of the plan from Zhangsun Wuji before, he had never revealed a word to anyone.

He retired from his high position and spent this time cultivating his character, during which he came to understand many truths that he had not understood thoroughly before.

Gao Shilian saw through the true colors of the aristocratic families and realized that they were absolutely unreliable.

Even his Gao family belongs to the category of aristocratic family.

But in the eyes of other aristocratic families, the Gao family is just a tool for them to gain benefits.

If he is useful, support him; if he is useless, bring him down.

That's the logic, it makes sense.

But the behavior is outrageous and chilling.

Why should Gao Shilian keep in touch with those people who only care about profit and forget their principles?
If it were someone else, they would have been devastated and their family would have fallen into decline.

But who is this Gao Shilian?
He is the Crown Prince's great-uncle and a member of the royal family.

What a bunch of bastards. Even a clay man can still get angry after treating him like this. This is intolerable.

He was still licking their faces, continuing to flirt with the wealthy and powerful families, and was only interested in licking their vaginas.

Not to mention that the aristocratic families looked down on him and treated him as a joke, even the emperor and the crown prince would be angry at his lack of fighting spirit and would not even look at him again.

Therefore, he has now made up his mind that the Gao family must become a most powerful and transcendent family in the Tang Dynasty.

There is only one way to go, and that is to follow the pace of the emperor and the prince, and always maintain a high degree of unity in ideological cognition.

The Gao family does not need to rely on the power of aristocratic families, and can remain prosperous by relying on the relationship with relatives by marriage.

Only when others take the initiative to surrender, everything will be based on the core interests of the Gao family, which will serve as a supporting family.

It is impossible to say that the Gao family represents the interests of other aristocratic families.

Pay again?

His name, Gao Shilian, was written backwards.

He wants to live for his family.

"Closed door."

"From today on, I will no longer see anyone."

Gao Shilian said calmly that after his mentality changed, he could be said to be invincible and was no longer affected by the disputes in the outside world.

"Oh?"

"So, my uncle has lost me too."

A joking voice came.

Gao Shilian was stunned. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw the prince holding the sword at his waist, walking slowly towards him with a faint smile and bright eyes.

"Your Highness!"

"How did you come?"

Gao Shilian was shocked at first, then he asked excitedly: "What happened to the concierge? Why didn't you report it?"

"I am sorry for not coming to greet you and for not being able to greet you respectfully. Your Highness, I am guilty. Please punish me!"

"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and respectfully ask about His Royal Highness's health."

Li Chengqian stepped forward, helped Gao Shilian up, and said, "It was me who didn't let anyone know. Don't blame the people below."

"My uncle has done nothing wrong. I am the one who disturbed you."

He looked up and down at Gao Shilian who was standing near him, and said sincerely: "My uncle has a ruddy complexion, a loud voice, and a strong body."

As he spoke, he pinched Gao Shilian's arm.

Gao Shilian laughed heartily and said, "Your Highness, you are too kind. I have retired and cultivated myself every day, so I think I have gained something."

"quick!"

"Someone come and serve the tea!"

"Make the good tea that Changle sent to my study."

He said, "Your Highness, this is good tea. I can't bear to drink it myself."

“It seems that Changle is a girl who is not thoughtful enough to make her uncle so careful with tea leaves.”

Li Chengqian blamed her, "I will scold this girl later."

"Don't blame Changle, don't blame Changle, it's me who can't bear to drink it."

Gao Shilian's old face was full of wrinkles from smiling, "I want to drink, what can I use to entertain Your Highness?"

Doesn’t the East Palace have this thing?

There must be.

Gao Shilian was expressing his feelings. After the two sat down, although Gao Shilian calmed down a lot, the smile on his face did not diminish.

It can be seen that the prince's arrival made him very happy.

"Uncle, just call me Gao Ming. Don't call me so strangely. There are no outsiders here."

Li Chengqian said, Gao Shilian smiled but said nothing.

"What has your uncle been busy with lately?" Li Chengqian asked.

"To answer your question, Your Highness, I have a lot of free time. There are not many trivial things to do. I play chess, read books, drink tea and enjoy the scenery." Gao Shilian still did not change his words.

The prince said so, and if he really took it seriously, wouldn't he have lived these seventy years in vain?
Li Chengqian didn't care. "These days are peaceful and comfortable, but I'm afraid that my uncle's good days are about to pass."

Gao Shilian's expression changed. He knew that the prince would not come in person unless there was something important.

If there is anything, just send someone to summon him to the East Palace.

If you come in person, it must be something big.

"Your Highness, where do you get this from?" He pretended to be confused even though he knew the truth.

Li Chengqian took Gao Shilian's old hand with loose skin, held it in his hand, and felt the warmth transmitted from his hand.

This is an extremely intimate act.

Especially between a king and his subjects, this action represents an extremely strong signal of closeness.

Gao Shilian was shocked, but he only heard the prince smiling and saying, "I will discuss this with the officials in the court and also make a request to Your Majesty."

"It has been decided to establish a training academy for officials in Chang'an."

"I would like to invite my uncle to serve as the teaching university scholar."

Continuing education college?

This confused Gao Shilian, who asked in confusion, "May I ask, Your Highness, what is the purpose of this advanced study academy?"

"It's actually very simple. It aims to discover outstanding officials and cultivate their higher and more comprehensive abilities."

"At the same time, it also enables them to better understand the purpose of the policies implemented by the court and fully comprehend the meaning of the policies so that they can be implemented better."

After briefly explaining the purpose of the Continuing Education Academy, Li Chengqian said, "Of course, those who can study at the Official Academy are all talents that the court has focused on training, and they will generally be given important positions and promoted."

“It will become an important resume for officials to be promoted in the future.”

Gao Shilian understood immediately, "Now that you mention it, this advanced training college is incredible."

you do not say.

Anyone who is not a fool knows how great the benefits of continuing education college are.

Not to mention future promotion and reuse, it should be used as an important reference for personnel selection.

They study in the same place, and after graduation, the officials there can all say that they were classmates.

Too many people know the value of the word "classmate" and what it means.

“In addition, it is also a way for the central government to understand the local governance situation and whether the policies are good or bad.”

Li Chengqian said.

The officials who come for further studies come to learn, but they will also exchange experiences in local governance and the various problems they face.

The central government is far away in Chang'an, and we cannot see everything. There are bound to be things we miss.

Therefore, through this method, we can understand the situation among the people, discover problems, and solve and correct them in a timely manner.

Summarize relevant governance experience and teach it to other officials.

Li Chengqian is using this method to form an official training system, a talent reserve system, etc.

"I see."

Gao Shilian twisted his beard and said, "This move will benefit the whole country and all officials without any harm."

"only……."

He asked with some confusion: "I am the instructor of the Grand Secretary, so who is the chief priest of the academy?"

"This Officer Training Institute should have a name, right?"

Li Chengqian smiled calmly, "The name of the academy is Hanlin Academy, which means the forest of literary men."

This is not difficult to understand. Gao Shilian immediately understood Hanlin's intention.

"What a wonderful name."

He praised it highly.

"As for the college's high priest."

Li Chengqian smiled mysteriously and said, "Uncle, why don't you guess who it is?"

"Zheng Guogong?"

Gao Shilian asked tentatively.

"No." Li Chengqian shook his head. "Although Master Wei is talented and capable, and can offer advice and suggestions, he is not a good person to take on this position."

"Then... Duke Liang?"

"Master Fang is in charge of the important affairs of the Shangshu Province, so how can he be distracted from this? However, he can spare some time to pass on his experience in governing a country to the Hanlin Academy and the concurrent doctoral students."

"Neither are the two dukes. Although Fuji is the right servant, he is still lacking in some aspects."

Gao Shilian muttered to himself, analyzing: "Hanlin Academy is about training and selecting talents, and most of them are excellent officials and important officials."

"I'm afraid it won't be good for others either..."

Suddenly, his eyes showed surprise, "Your Highness, it can't be you?"

“That’s not right…”

He shook his head, and after thinking about it, there was only one person.

"It's your Majesty!"

Gao Shilian finally blurted out, and seeing the prince's knowing smile, he immediately realized that it was really His Majesty.

"Yes, if you want to promote a capable official, I'm afraid no one else can do it except Your Majesty himself as the Grand Priest..."

As a teaching minister, future officials who graduated from the Hanlin Academy would privately call him their mentor.

Not to mention the high priest.

No one except the emperor can take on this role.

(End of this chapter)