After finishing the urgent chores, Li Er stood up, rubbed his numb arms, and sighed, but found that the soup on the table was already cold.
This was the soothing soup prepared by the imperial kitchen in the evening by Empress Changsun, and delivered to the imperial study in person. However, Li Er only took a sip, put it on the table, got busy, and then completely forgot about it.
Li Er picked up the soothing soup and was about to drink it. Queen Changsun next to him stepped forward and said distressedly: "Your Majesty, this soup is too cold to drink. I have arranged for someone to make it again. Your Majesty, tonight
Just go to my concubine’s palace and rest.”
Li Er nodded: "That's fine."
Holding Queen Changsun's hand, Li Er just walked out of the imperial study.
Zhao Yang, who had been waiting beside him for a long time, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"
"Oh?" Li Er was surprised, "It's so late, what can happen?"
Zhao Yang said cautiously: "Your Majesty, just now, when I passed by the East Neiyuan, I saw Du He, Princess Runan and Princess Changle drinking by the lake, so I came here to report to your Majesty."
In fact, Zhao Yang had already returned to the imperial study room, but he was relatively trustworthy when he accepted Du He's money, and did not report it to Li Er until this time.
When Li Er heard this, he was immediately shocked: "There is such a thing, Du He is so bold..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Er took Queen Changsun and a group of eunuchs and maids and hurried to the East Neiyuan.
Although the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was civilized, private meetings between men and women were not allowed.
Especially the dignified princess actually had a private meeting with Du He by the lake late at night. If this incident were to spread, the reputations of Li Lizhi and Li Yuanshu would be completely ruined.
Li Er rushed to the lake worriedly, but Du He had already left.
All that was left was a table full of untouched food.
The candle is about to burn out.
When Li Yuanshu and Li Lizhi saw Li Er, they were so frightened that they stood aside quickly, not daring to express their anger.
Li Er asked in a deep voice: "Where is Du He?"
Li Lizhi lowered her head and said, "Father, Du He has left!"
Li Er just wanted to get angry, but was stopped by Queen Changsun next to him.
Empress Changsun hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, since this matter has already happened, it is best not to make it public."
Li Er thought for a while, nodded in agreement, turned to Zhao Yang and said, "Go ahead and tell me, if anyone dares to reveal even a word about what happened tonight, he will be killed without mercy."
"yes."
Zhao Yang was almost frightened to death.
Then, Li Er turned his head and saw the piece of paper in Li Lizhi's hand. He took it over and took a look.
I have to say that Du He's hard-pen calligraphy is a bit more beautiful than his calligraphy with calligraphy.
Moreover, Li Er could tell at a glance that this poem was clearly a love poem.
"Du He, you are so brave..."
"This Du He has so much talent but doesn't do anything serious. I'm really pissed off!"
Li Er was speechless for a long time.
Not to mention anything else, this poem can be crowned the whole of Chang'an. Du He's talent is well-known, and it is by no means a waste.
But what gave Li Er a headache was that Du He's behavior had always been unpredictable. For such a person, if he were allowed to serve as an official in the court, he might cause a lot of trouble.
"snort!"
Li Er returned the poem to Li Yuanshu and turned away angrily.
…
Confucius Mansion.
The night is already deep.
Kong Yingda was lying on the bed, looking paler than before.
The first time he vomited blood, he was angry at Du He, which was understandable, after all, Du He was too hateful.
The second time he vomited blood, he was angered by the words of his grandson Kong A Niu.
This time, Kong Yingda couldn't understand why his grandson, who was less than eight years old, did not support him and sided with Du He.
After what happened yesterday, Kong Aniu had been locked up in the study room, facing the wall and thinking about the past.
Not long after, all three of Kong Yingda's sons gathered in front of the bed.
The eldest son Kong Zhiyuan.
The second son Kong Zhiyue.
The youngest son Kong Zhiliang.
Today, all three sons are officials in the court.
The eldest son is even a fourth grade junior and is expected to go further.
Even if the Confucius family is prosperous, it will definitely not decline in a short period of time.
This made Kong Yingda feel proud.
After a long while, Kong Yingda asked: "How will your Majesty handle today's matter?"
Kong Zhiyuan hurriedly explained briefly what happened in the morning meeting today.
Suddenly, the three brothers of the Kong family were very angry.
Kong Zhiyue said: "This Du He is really not up to the task. He actually did such a shameless thing to please His Majesty in public. How could we, the scholars, do such a thing?"
Kong Zhiliang said bitterly: "His Majesty is obviously favoring Du He. His Majesty took the lead in using the revolving wooden chair before, and now he is very satisfied with the sofa made by Du He and even gave him a reward. Isn't this obvious favoritism?"
When Kong Yingda heard this, he didn't speak for a long time.
The meaning of what the man above the temple did was very clear.
To put it bluntly, they are dissatisfied with his Kong family and dissatisfied with today's Confucianism.
Kong Yingda secretly thought: His Majesty's ideal is to become an emperor throughout the ages and to create an unprecedented Zhenguan era. In order to achieve this goal, he will remove all stumbling blocks.
However, Kong Yingda was unwilling to give in.
He is not just one person, behind him is the entire Confucianism.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty followed Dong Zhongshu's advice and deposed all schools of thought and respected Confucianism, in the past thousand years, there was only a very small period of time when Confucianism was in decline. The rest of the time, it was promoted by those in power.
However, when the Tang Dynasty was founded, it was suddenly proposed that the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism should stand side by side, which even the Confucians headed by Kong Yingda could not accept.
During the Wude years, Kong Yingda was a die-hard follower of Prince Li Jiancheng, because although Li Jiancheng was also good at fighting, he was a Confucian scholar at heart, with a Confucian spirit. At that time, Kong Yingda, Pei Ju, and everyone in the Wang Confucian sect had the hope of restoring Confucianism.
Put it on Li Jiancheng.
Unexpectedly, the flash of swords and shadows in front of the Xuanwu Gate dashed this greatest hope.
Li Er's ascension to the throne was completely different from Li Jiancheng's style.
In other words, Li Er only believed in himself. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism were just given him a title. He never thought about which family he wanted to rule the world with.
Even among the influential noble families, Li Er has always adopted a tough attitude over the years and will never give in.
"Could it be that... our Confucianism is really going to decline?" Kong Yingda said in despair.
Seeing this, Kong Zhiyuan hurriedly comforted: "Dad, you don't have to worry. No matter how much Du He makes trouble, no matter how partial your Majesty is to him, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supports us after all. This afternoon, Mr. Wang, Mr. Chen and I have already
We have discussed that early tomorrow morning, we will arrange for a group of students from the Imperial College to sit in front of Duke Laiguo's mansion. Even if Du He ignores it, Duke Laiguo can't just sit idly by. When word gets out, it will be Prime Minister Du who is ruined.