After the morning court session, Li Er remembered that Yanhuang College was holding an entrance exam. Ever since he, Zhangsun, Yang Fei, and their children visited Yanhuang College after its completion, he was shocked. At the same time, he was looking forward to the future of Yanhuang College.
Li Er reckoned that the examination over there was not over yet. Thus, on a whim, he decided to go to Yanhuang Academy to take a look. Who knew that as soon as he climbed up the Cloud Mountain, he would hear the conversation between Di Xiaoxu and Li Zexuan. Li Er, who was originally full of anticipation, suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his heart.
"Your Majesty, I … I was impatient for my son and spoke indiscreetly. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
In all of the Great Tang, only a few people dared to directly confront the enraged Li Er. It was clear that Di Xiaoxu was not one of them. Sensing Li Er's aggressive gaze and the powerful pressure radiating from his body, Di Xiaoxu hesitated for a moment before bowing and begging for forgiveness.
"Hmph! Impatient for your son? "
Li Er was still a little dissatisfied. He snorted and said, "Do you mean that Yanhuang College is a tiger's den? Or is it a place of corruption? Why are you in such a hurry to take your son away from here? "
This was not a question that would give him free marks. It was a question that would kill him!
Di Xiaoxu's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He didn't know how to answer and could only say, "I dare not!"
Bam ~!
Li Er finally exploded. He slammed the table, stood up, and said angrily, "You dare not? But you've already done it. Why not? I've already said in the court that engineering is not a miscellaneous study. As long as it's useful to the Tang Empire and can make the Tang Empire stronger, I'm willing to accept it.
But there are always some people who ignore the interests of the country, the court, my repeated orders, and the millions of people of the Tang Empire because of their prejudice! What are you guys up to?! " You must know that there is a country before there is Confucianism and Engineering. If the Great Tang is weak and falls into the hands of the foreign race, where can Confucianism spread to? Don't tell me you want to be the dog of the foreign race that enslaves us Han people ~?
I became the dean of Yanhuang College in order to make you give up your prejudice. But I didn't expect that even so, some people still think that engineering is a miscellaneous subject. Heh ~! Very good! Di Xiaoxu, you have to know that you are my minister before you are a disciple of the Confucian Sect! "
At the end of his speech, Li Er was so angry that he started laughing. His angry voice even echoed in the meeting room. When the guards outside felt Li Er's anger, they couldn't help but straighten their backs and widen their eyes, afraid that someone would barge in at this time.
And Di Xiaoxu, who was facing Li Er's anger, felt even more pressure. He quickly bowed and said sorrowfully, "I'm afraid, Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Li Zexuan secretly applauded when he heard this, especially when Li Er said, "You must know that there is a country before there is Confucianism and Engineering. If the Great Tang is weak and falls into the hands of the foreign race, where can Confucianism spread to? Don't tell me you want to be the dog of the foreign race that enslaves us Han people?"
In his previous life, he read a post that talked about the performance of the descendants of Confucius when the country was on the brink of death. At that time, he was so angry that he cursed out loud. The content of the post was roughly as follows:
During the coup of Jingkang in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom invaded the Song Dynasty. Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, the King of Kang, Zhao Xu, fled to the south. The 48th Duke of Yansheng, Kong Duanyou, abandoned his ancestral temple and fled to the south in the name of 'paying respects to the Emperor'.
In 1252 AD, the 50th Duke of Yansheng, Kong Yuancuo, passed away. At this time, the Mongol nobles ruled the Central Plains. At this time, the descendants of Confucius did not lead the people to 'serve the country with loyalty'. Instead, they fought to flatter their new master, Kublai Khan. It was said that at that time, Kong Yuancuo's sons and nephews all ran to Kublai Khan to fight for the title of 'Duke of Yansheng'. When he saw the ugliness of the descendants of Confucius, Kublai Khan laughed and replied, "All of you, go back and study hard. If you have talent, I will give you the title of an official."
Four hundred years later, the Manchurian Qing entered the Pass, and Aisin Gioro Fulin ascended the throne in Beijing. The 64th Duke of Yansheng, Kong Yanzhi, who was conferred the title by Emperor Chongzhen, immediately submitted a memorial to Emperor Shunzhi the next day. He also flattered the Manchu Qing monarch in the 'First Entry Essay', 'Bearing the Heavens and Imperial Supremacy, Subduing the People with Virtue', 'The Six Universe Shared the Divine Sovereign', 'The Eight Wastelands Salty Song Holy Emperor', 'The Mountains and Rivers and the Sun and the Moon share the Splendor', 'The Nation's Co-Ruler Han Bingyong', and 'The Nation's Co-Ruler Han Bingyong'. He also claimed in fear and trepidation that 'Your subject is a Confucian scholar, Zhang Jian is insignificant, I have received the great kindness of the previous generations, today I celebrate the prosperity of the new dynasty, I look forward to learning, I fear to fall behind' and so on. This kind of servile attitude was simply disgusting!
Therefore, throughout history, whenever foreign invaders invaded on a large scale, almost none of the 'descendants of the Holy Gate' could stand up and organize the people to fight against the foreign invaders. On the contrary, they always immediately surrendered to the foreign invaders and eagerly asked the foreign invaders to continue their title of 'Duke of Yansheng'. The weakness in the bones of Confucianism was obvious ~!
Perhaps Li Er's words just now were unintentional, but it just so happened to predict the state of Confucianism a thousand years later. At that time, the disciples of Confucianism would really become the dogs of the foreign race who enslaved the Han people ~!
Of course, this kind of slightly 'rebellious' words, only Li Er dared to say it. No one after Li Er dared to say it directly. One reason was that at this time, Confucianism had not developed to the point where it could completely control the political situation of the imperial court. Another reason was that Li Er was a strong ruler who could rule the country with both literary and martial arts. He had absolute control over the country.
"Ha ~! I know you are not convinced in your heart! Then I will tell you one more thing. Not long from now, I plan to implement Li Zexuan's new mathematics in the entire Tang Dynasty. At that time, all the local government and yamen will have to use the numbers and calculation methods in the new mathematics! "
After Li Er calmed himself down, he looked at Di Xiaoxu and said lightly.
Di Xiaoxu was shocked and wanted to say something, but he forced himself to hold it back.
Seeing this, Li Er said meaningfully, "Beloved Official Di, you must think that my actions are inappropriate ~? Ha ~! Although I am biased towards engineering, I will not ignore the interests of the country! The previous Imperial College Mathematics Doctor Liu told me not long ago that if we fully implement mathematics in the Tang Dynasty, not only the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but even the Household Officials and Granary Officials of the prefectures and counties will be able to calculate at least five times faster and their accuracy will increase by several times. Beloved Official Di, do you know how much this will reduce the expenses of the Tang Dynasty ~? "
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