The next day, early morning.
Today's weather was rarely sunny. The heavy snow dissipated, and the sun shone on the earth. However, in such a cold winter, even if the sun shone down, the wind was still bitterly cold. If one's hand was left outside, it would soon be cold to the bone. It was very uncomfortable.
This was the current weather.
Du Qi wore a down jacket, sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea and basking in the sun. His days were exceptionally comfortable.
The morning passed by in a hurry.
In the afternoon, Du Qi had lunch and took a nap. Then, he took the latest manuscript and entered the palace to see Li Yuan. The two books, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Investiture of the Gods, were now entering the ending stage. There were not many chapters left.
Du Qi entered the palace, handed over the latest book, and stood aside.
After Li Yuan finished reading, he looked up at Du Qi and asked, "Erlang, speaking of which, the Tang dynasty's daily newspaper published so many negative news about Wang Zongzhou. You, kid, are really amazing."
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty is overpraising. I had no choice but to fight back. It was a helpless move."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Wang Zongzhou has now become a coward, hiding in Chang 'an City and not seeing outsiders. Such Wang Zongzhou was only slandered, and there was no substantial damage. In my opinion, he will definitely take revenge on you. You have to prepare early. "
Du Qi said, "Counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir. For the time being, let's wait and see. What's more, this is Chang 'an City, not Taiyuan. If it was in the Wang family's nest, I would be somewhat afraid of Wang Zongzhou. But in Chang 'an, I am not afraid of Wang Zongzhou. "
Li Yuan said, "You, kid, are confident."
Du Qi said, "Kid's confidence comes from Your Majesty. After all, Your Majesty is helping me."
Li Yuan immediately looked at Xiao Li and said with a smile, "Xiao Li, did you hear that? This mouth of Du Erlang's can flatter no matter what. This kid's mouth is brilliant. "
Du Qi looked wronged and said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, you are killing me. I'm just speaking the truth. If Your Majesty didn't help me, I wouldn't have been able to face the Wang Clan so easily. "
Li Yuan stroked his beard and smiled, saying with concern: "In short, be careful, kid."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
After Du Qi expressed his gratitude, he said, "Your Majesty, I actually have another matter that I hope you can help me with."
Li Yuan said, "There's no harm in saying it."
Du Qi said, "This kid is going to open a private school in Yongxing City, named the Academy of the Tang dynasty. I sincerely request Your Majesty to bestow me with a calligraphy, so that the future thousands of students of the Academy of the Tang dynasty can admire Your Majesty's brilliance. "
When Li Yuan heard that, his eyes narrowed.
He did not immediately agree.
After a short pause, Li Yuan said in a deep voice, "Erlang, you just opened a down jacket store and earned a lot of money. Now, are you going to change your direction and earn money through the academy? "
Du Qi was making money. A gentleman's love for money was justified. Li Yuan approved of this and was also willing to support him vigorously.
But studying was a sacred thing.
Li Yuan believed that one should not waste their efforts to make money and could not earn the money of countless students. The Tang dynasty needed thousands of students and thousands of talents, so they could not let people constantly suck the blood of scholars.
Du Qi wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to fish for profit, but Li Yuan did not agree.
It was only because of Du Qi that Li Yuan asked about it.
If it were other people, Li Yuan would have already berated them and scolded them until their heads were drenched in dog blood.
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood me. This kid is setting up the Academy of the Tang dynasty for three reasons. "
Li Yuan said, "Let's hear it!"
Du Qi explained, "Your Majesty, this is the first reason and also the most important reason. At that time, this kid promised the workers who worked for me to tell them that as long as they work for me, Du Qi, I will let their children no longer face the yellow earth and back to the sky, no longer need to stay in the mountain village, and can read and write. "
"This is my original intention."
"Because whether it is the workers of the tea shop, the restaurant, the bookstore, or even the workers of the down jacket shop, many of them came from the mountain village, and they are not people who live a good life."
"This is a group of people who live a hard life."
"They are illiterate and have never studied."
Du Qi spoke with assurance and assurance, and continued, "But these people do not want their children to be illiterate for the rest of their lives. They hope that their children can surpass their masters and achieve something. This kid's manpower is small, I can't change a lot, but at least this kid can do something within my power to change their fate and let their children have the opportunity to read and write. "
As soon as Li Yuan heard this, the slightly stern expression on his face also relaxed. He nodded and said, "If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are successful, you should help the world. When you make money, you can think of more people and are willing to change the fate of more people to let them read and write. Not bad, not bad! "
Originally, Li Yuan was worried that Du Qi would use this to make money.
Li Yuan approved of Du Qi's business to make money.
But Li Yuan did not approve of Du Qi's use of studying to make money. He thought this was the basic moral integrity of a scholar. Now that he heard Du Qi's starting point, he felt relieved.
Li Yuan asked, "What is the second starting point?"
Du Qi replied, "Your Majesty, this official's second starting point is that although there are many schools in the Tang dynasty, in fact, most of these schools are controlled by aristocratic families."
"There are very few academies that can really let poor children study."
"Even though the imperial court has widely opened imperial examinations and constantly promoted poor children, so that more poor scholars can change their fate. But in fact, it has not yet taken shape, and there are still countless people from aristocratic families. "
"Even the imperial court is constrained by the aristocratic families, and it is not easy."
Du Qi continued, "This kid's Tang dynasty academy is a private school, not run by the government. But this kid's academy only recruits poor children. Of course, at present, this kid's Tang dynasty academy only recruits the workers' children under my command. After all, the teaching staff is limited. "
"For the time being, it will not recruit other people."
"Through this kid's Tang dynasty academy, it is to ignite a spark and let many knowledgeable people join. A single spark can start a prairie fire. This kid believes that such a move is bound to have a huge impact. "
"At that time, countless poor scholars can enter the imperial court through the imperial examinations. Unknowingly, it will weaken the power of aristocratic families. "
Du Qi said, "This is this kid's second starting point."
Li Yuan stroked the beard under his chin and praised, "You have such a grand wish with a weak body. Even my sons do not think as far as you. Erlang, just based on your words, I will inscribe your Tang dynasty academy for you. "
Du Qi said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "The third starting point of this kid's Tang dynasty academy is even simpler, involving some personal enmity."
Li Yuan suddenly became interested and said, "Now that you mention it, I'm curious."
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, the so-called public opinion and the so-called speech of the Tang dynasty are actually controlled by the scholars. Although this time, I counterattacked Wang Zongzhou through the Tang dynasty newspaper, making him lose face and humiliating the Wang family. "
"In fact, it is only limited to Chang 'an and the surrounding areas."
"Outside of Chang 'an and even in the places controlled by the aristocratic families, I, Du Qi, am afraid that I have long been a bully and a playboy who has nothing to do."
"Even to the extent that I may have violated the law, raped, looted, and so on."
"Because this is the Wang family's framing of me."
"The Wang family is one of the Five Clans and Seven Hopes. As soon as the Wang family took action, many responded to their call. Countless aristocratic families echoed them, so the scholars of these aristocratic families attacked me one after another."
Du Qi continued, "On the contrary, I have no power to fight back. Because outside of Chang 'an, I can't stop them at all. In the final analysis, there is no like-minded person with me, or no scholar who recognizes this kid. "
"Think about it. Once many poor scholars of the Tang dynasty academy come out, no matter whether they become officials or do things in various places. In short, they are all people of the Tang dynasty academy. "
"If anyone still framing me like this in the future, they will not sit idly by and do nothing."
"So, there will be people who will defend me and defend me."
Du Qi said, "But now, I'm all alone, constantly being slandered and slandered, and I have no way to explain it. This is my starting point, just for my personal enmity. "
"Hahaha …"
Li Yuan laughed. After laughing, he said, "Erlang, you know my temperament very well. It's impolite not to reciprocate. The Wang family wants to take action, and you want to counter. This is what a man should do. I also support your idea. "
Xiao Li stood on the side and praised in his heart.
As expected of Du Qi!
That is, Du Qi's weight in the Emperor's heart was different, so the Emperor strongly supported him.
If it were someone else, it would be impossible.
Li Yuan said, "Brush and ink!"
Xiao Li immediately stepped forward, laid out the paper, and stood aside. Li Yuan dipped the brush in the ink, waved the brush, and wrote the four words' Tang dynasty academy ', and then signed at the back with a seal.
If it was just the Tang dynasty academy, even if Li Yuan wrote it, it couldn't prove anything. After inscribing and signing, and even using a seal, the words had undergone earth-shaking changes.
It was priceless!
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