Looking past the bright surface of Chang'an Academy, there is already a layer of smelly sludge underneath.
Li Po was furious, and immediately ordered Dai Zhou, the young minister of Dali Temple, to inspect the temple minister Wang Gui, and Li Gang, the minister of rites, to strictly interrogate Gai Wenda and other Chang'an Academy officials.
The Imperial Academy did not escape either. Within a few days Gai Wenyi was taken to Dali Temple, and the two brothers became companions in the Dali Temple prison.
Known as the Ergai of Hebei, they were people who were praised by Liu Zhuo, a great scholar from Hebei.
When the Prince's Division was selected, their names were both on the recommended list, and they were as famous as Du Zhengzang, Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, Kong Yingda, Lu Deming and others.
He is knowledgeable, writes books and has a reputation that is more important than the literary world. He is talking about their brothers.
After the two entered Dali Temple, there were not just one or two people who interceded for them or complained about their grievances.
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Among the major cases in the early Tang Dynasty, the first was the Gao Shen case a few years ago.
It took a long time to conclude the case, and the first culprit Gao Shen was executed. More than 30 officials from the Household Department were implicated in the crime. The power of the Bohai Gao family in the Household Department was almost uprooted, and even caused a period of chaos in the Household Department. Ministry of turmoil and chaos.
It was also the time when the world was first settled, and it had the meaning of attacking the famous families in Kansai and killing the chicken to show the monkeys.
Now the Chang'an Academy case can be said to be the second major case in the early Tang Dynasty. The emperor was furious and ordered a strict investigation. Anyone who dared to tolerate it would be guilty of the same crime.
This turmoil started in Chang'an Academy and spread to Jinyang Academy at the end of the year. Jinyang Academy had just been built less than two years ago. In the first month of the first month, Jinyang Academy braved the wind and snow and returned to Chang'an to express his love to the emperor in person. , the meaning of panic is beyond words.
Then Luoyang Academy, Jiangling Academy, Chengdu Academy and other local liberal arts colleges began to conduct investigations, and many officials and professors recruited by the academies were implicated.
Of course, Li Po had no intention of engaging in literary inquisition, but given the current situation, a trend has arisen, and it is an indisputable fact that the sword is aimed at the literary world.
These people are all literati with a certain degree of influence. They gain fame by working in the academy. It is inevitable for people to have relationships with each other. Almost all of them were dirty when the incident occurred.
It’s hard to describe the conduct of a scholar. In the end, what matters is whether the investigating officials are willing to pursue the matter to the end.
In winter, the people of Tang Dynasty spent the winter quietly and looked forward to their life in the coming year.
However, the literary world of the Tang Dynasty had already suffered a major earthquake. The aftermath caused by the Chang'an Academy fraud case continued to spread to the local areas. In December, a big scandal broke out in Jiangling, which even shocked the literary world of the Tang Dynasty. Adding insult to injury.
Jiangling Academy was built by Li Jing himself in the fourth year of Yuanzhen. After that, he followed the steps of Chang'an Academy, and the model is almost identical.
It’s just that Cui Yu, the person who held the wine ceremony at Gangneung Academy, was a devout Buddhist. He actually recruited two monks to teach Buddhist scriptures at the academy, and they were very popular.
The two monks are both so-called "high monks". They speak lotus flowers, seldom fail in debates with others, and are highly respected in Jiangling Academy and Jiangling official circles.
But when officials from the Inspection Temple led officials from the Hunan Provincial Inspection Commission's Yamen into Jiangling Academy for investigation, they discovered that these two monks actually had close contacts with several famous prostitutes in Jiangnan. Those were two flower monks.
Moreover, the Tang Dynasty has issued regulations that Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in the Tang Dynasty are not allowed to accept donated land and property without reason. Although this matter is not implemented thoroughly in Jiangnan, these two monks are too bold.
Several prominent families in Jiangling not only built Buddhist temples for them, but also gave them some land and property. Last year, they hired as many as fifty farmers. They also concealed their land registration and secretly hid Japanese slaves.
For the scandal involving these two monks, the temple inspector directly brought Cui Yu, the wine offering from Jiangling Academy, back to Chang'an for trial. The two monks didn't have to go through so much trouble. They were declared guilty and sentenced in the first month...
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In October of the seventh year of Yuanzhen, no one actually realized that some bad things in Chang'an Academy would involve such a big case. Even Li Po did not expect that a big case would happen.
In mid-October, he was very upset by the affairs of Chang'an Academy, and planned to give these people some color during the year-end poll.
The Gavinda brothers are actually quite decent in their conduct, and it is inevitable to talk about the entrustment, but other things have nothing to do with them.
But having said that, leadership responsibilities were not exclusively used later. Chang'an Academy and the Imperial College were presided over by the two of them. Even if the things found out had nothing to do with them, they could not escape the guilt of dereliction of duty.
Especially Gaiwenda, who likes to travel by nature, often invites friends, and leads a large group of friends and disciples to go out for fun. As time goes by, he hears a lot of flattery, so he thinks he is a leader in the literary world, comments on people, criticizes the government, and everyone
They all say that they are upright and dare to speak out.
This man was good at the Spring and Autumn period and was good at using allusions. He served as the sacrificial wine of Chang'an Academy for more than three years, which seriously affected the academic style of the academy. Many students were obsessed with the Spring and Autumn allusions and were not very interested in other subjects.
This is definitely not what a qualified academy priest should do.
He created a very bad atmosphere in the academy. Only students who are familiar with the Spring and Autumn Period can be praised. In the long run, regardless of the academic performance of the academy students, there are already some signs of forming cliques.
Gaiwenda himself was complacent and wanted to establish a Chang'an school. His ambitions were not small, and he had sought his own fame, but he had greatly deviated from Li Po's original intention of building an academy.
And because of his laxity, the academy's management was too loose, giving many people the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes...
Therefore, it would be difficult for Gaiwenda to escape unscathed after entering Dali Temple.
The influence of their brothers is indeed not small, even Zhongshu Ling Xiao Yu also pleaded for them in front of the emperor.
But the more this happened, the more Li Po couldn't let go.
This is different from Gao Shilian's case. Gao Jian's case was just a small fight. Although his behavior seemed to be very bad, the impact was not huge.
But the Gaiwenda brothers were famous for a while, but they brought the Chang'an Academy established by Li Po himself into a mess under his nose. For such a long time, no one reminded him in advance that it was still the Chang'an Maritime Academy's libation to reform the Academy of Literature.
The matter was raised in writing.
Is it because everyone is protecting their reputation, or is it because they don't care about the academy?
No matter what the reason is, Chang'an Academy is a demonstration place built by him. If Chang'an Academy is not successful, other academies will also be in trouble, which will affect the imperial government.
From this point of view, the death of the Gavinda brothers is not a pity. The more people who plead for mercy, the more disgusted Li Po will be, and the tighter the noose will be around their necks.
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At the end of October, when the major case was about to start, news about the war in the Western Regions came back from the northwest. The Western Expedition Army of the Turkic Royal Court won the battle of Sanmi Mountain and massacred Qiuci along the way, shocking the emperor and ministers of Gaochang.
fear.
King Qu Wentai of Gaochang and his queen Yuwen Yubo, the former Sui Huarong princess, ran away and came to Dunhuang. They wanted to come to Chang'an next year to meet with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to seek protection.
This is mixed news. The Turkic Royal Court's Western Expedition went too smoothly, which the Tang Dynasty definitely did not want to see.
The king of Gaochang fled to the Tang Dynasty, which saved the Tang Dynasty a lot of hands and feet. From this, we can imagine that the attitudes of the countries in the Western Regions are similar to Gaochang.
If the Turks kill too many people in the Western Region, there will be trouble in the future.
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At the end of October, there was another snowstorm in Chang'an. Although things at Chang'an Academy were causing a lot of disturbances, most of the offices in Chang'an were quiet.
The important ministers in the DPRK focused on their work as usual and began to plan what they should do next year.
Both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel are stepping up preparations to reward merit at the end of the year, and many people are waiting for evaluations and promotions.
At the great court meeting, Li Po issued an imperial edict to Jin Shangshu Zuopushe Wen Yanbo as Shangshu Ling. Li Jing, who returned to the court, took over the post of Shangshu Zuopushe and made a side note on the reward for meritorious service in the East China Sea War.
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"Don't worry about anything else in advance, you don't need to interfere with the academy.
First, I want to check with Sun Shunde, the eldest minister of the family. I want to know if he has any involvement in the affairs of Chang'an Academy and who is associated with him, especially those officials who are from Henan..."
Li Po rode on the horse and whispered instructions to Zhang Liang who was accompanying him.
Although it was a bit cold today, the weather was not bad, so he led his people out of the palace to relax. It happened that Zhang Liang came into the palace to report something, so he took him with him.
Zhang Liang has now resigned from the post of minister of the Ministry of War, and led Liu Chaozong, Xie Zheng and others to establish the Military Intelligence Office, with Zhang Liang serving as its supervisor.
His position shows that this is not a simple military organization similar to the military office, and there is no general born, but it means that the Military Intelligence Department is still exposed in broad daylight.
Zhang Liang also received the long-awaited promotion to the third rank. After working under Li Po for many years, he finally became the quasi-prime minister today.
Even though most of what he did were dirty and dirty things, considering his background, he could still live his life in vain.
Hearing the emperor's emphasis on Henan officials, Zhang Liang's heart skipped a beat.
He is from Henan, and people like Xu Shiji who come and go are also from Henan. After all, he is a surrendered general from Henan. This fact cannot be changed.
He secretly glanced at the emperor's face, nodded obediently, and was thinking about how much effort it would take to bring down someone like Sun Shunde, the minister's eldest minister.
This is something he has always wanted to do, but has never done. The emperor has always protected important officials in the court. Without the emperor's permission, the Military Intelligence Department would not dare to make a fuss about officials above the fourth rank. At most
Just looking for some gossip.
Today, he finally gave him a real goal, but Changsun Shunde... is not small in power. The leader of the Henan clan has many connections with the Kansai clan...
The Gaiwenda brothers who were brought into Dali Temple may seem very famous, but compared with their eldest grandson Shunde, they are nothing...
This chapter has been completed!