Li Mu originally made a random move, but he did not expect that the effect would be so huge. His fallacies spread to Chang'an City the next day, causing turmoil in the Imperial College and Hongwen Hall.
All the teachers in Chongwen Hall were angry, especially Kong Yingda's disciples and disciples. They were willing to kill "Li Yan" with a knife to punish him for disrespecting the saint. But unexpectedly, Kong Yingda, who should be angry the most, did not act like this.
He was particularly angry. Although his face was extremely ugly, he did not burst out after all.
When Kong Yingda heard this statement, he thought of Li Mu. Everyone in the world reads books from saints, who can make such crazy remarks? Only Li Mu, a brat with no awe in his eyes, can say such a thing.
He wasn't angry, not because he wasn't angry, but because he knew that he couldn't defend Li Mu. Instead of humiliating himself, it was better to just stay silent and see what happens next.
Although the academic community has caused an uproar, Li Mu himself did not take this matter seriously. He had many things to deal with and did not have the time to waste on such things.
Therefore, he did not go to the next gathering, leaving the people who were waiting to 'battle' with him in vain. It also made some people who agreed with his remarks a little disappointed, thinking that he was still a coward.
When Li Mu was free at the next gathering, there wouldn't be so many people. But he didn't mind. Originally, he didn't take it too seriously. What he said was not so much to preach.
Rather, it is a kind of experiment or trial. He wants to see how difficult it is for people to change their understanding of things.
There is no systematic structure to what he talks about, but in general, the main purpose is to oppose false doctrine and empty talk, and vigorously advocate valuing business, people-oriented, and responsibility.
Li Yan's eloquence made all those who questioned him come back in defeat. All the great scholars who had personally committed suicide fled away in disgrace. At this time, the bad guys and Dongchang's people who came to him finally came to the rescue.
It was determined that this Li Yan was Li Mu, and all of Li Yan's remarks were copied down and sent to Chang'an City for Li Shimin to read.
Before going to bed, Li Shimin would read Li Mu's remarks as bedtime reading. Some of them he agreed with would be marked. Those he disagreed with would not be angry or furious, but would laugh them off.
Let Eunuch Gao keep the archives.
It was kept for future generations to see. Li Shimin felt that he might not agree with some of the views, but they might not be useless to the future Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Today, a new one just arrived. Li Shimin took it and automatically ignored the part about Li Mu cheating with others. Suddenly his eyes lit up and his expression became serious.
This is an exposition about "benevolence". Some people question "Li Yan" and say, if you question the Analects of Confucius, question the classics of saints, question this, question that, then in your eyes, what should a virtuous person be like?
standard?
Li Yan's answer was this: "Don't be happy with things, and don't be sad with yourself. If you live high in the temple, you will worry about the people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about the king."
"Good!" Li Shimin couldn't help but praise after reading this. Eunuch Gao was startled and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
"Li Mu, this guy is very thorough!" Li Shimin handed it to Eunuch Gao to read and said, "These two sentences can be used as a mark for all officials."
Although Eunuch Gao was a eunuch, he had been with Li Shimin for a long time and had good vision and knowledge. When he saw this sentence, he immediately understood why Li Shimin was happy. What emperor wouldn't like such a minister?
"Your Majesty, although the Marquis may be a bit arrogant, he rarely has a pure heart!"
"I understand in my heart." Li Shimin's expression suddenly calmed down, and he turned another page and said, "But someone told me that Li Mu wants to start a sect and want to be a saint."
Eunuch Gao wanted to say that this was something only a villain would say. But he didn't dare to say it. The people who said it this time were most likely only a few people. Among them, the most likely person was
Changsun Wuji and Yuan Tiangang, it would be fine if Yuan Tiangang arrived, but if it were Changsun Wuji, he would not be able to offend his uncle.
In this way, there was no sound.
Li Shimin continued to read, and Li Yan's beautiful answer left the questioner speechless. After a while, someone continued to argue: "Sir, if you say this, isn't there no fun in life? There are worries about advancing and retreating.
When are you not worried and when are you happy?"
Li Yan's answer was even more decisive: "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness. Only in this way can we be called a gentleman!"
Li Shimin was silent for a while, and then asked Gao Gongfeng fairly: "What has Cheng Qian been busy with recently?"
"To answer your Majesty's question, in addition to studying, the Crown Prince has been taking charge of various matters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs recently. He is busy until late at night every day and does not rest until late at night."
"Let's put aside the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the time being. Let him go to Luoyang and study with Li Mu first."
Eunuch Gao was not surprised by Li Shimin's decision. He agreed and then retreated to make arrangements.
Half an hour later, Eunuch Gao returned with a strange expression. Li Shimin saw his look and said, "What's wrong?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, the prince said that he does not want to go."
"Don't want to go?" Li Shimin was also a little confused and asked strangely: "Would he not want to go? What's going on? Did he suddenly change his gender?"
"The old slave doesn't know, but that's what the prince said. He said that his master taught him how to study in the East Palace, and he couldn't learn many things from Li Mu. He might as well serve as an agent for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and learn from practice. This kind of learning
This method is also highly praised by Li Mu, and the prince also feels that he has made a lot of progress during this period of time."
"Really?" Li Shimin was not convinced, but he had no intention of forcing Li Chengqian anymore, and said to Eunuch Gao: "Tomorrow I will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask how the prince has performed recently. If it is really as he said,
It’s up to him to decide whether to go or not.”
"promise."
Eunuch Gao agreed, but he felt uneasy in his heart. He didn't know whether he should tell Li Shimin what he saw. There was a musician beside the prince, and their relationship and behavior seemed to be too close.
I hope it's not what I thought, so Eunuch Gao thought.
…
Li Mu has been to the gathering three or four times in total, which has exhausted all his interests. After all, he is not a professional teacher. He can repeat a point of view countless times. After he has expressed what he wants to express, it is useful for him to say it again.
I mean, it's a waste of time.
Moreover, no matter how famous 'Li Yan' is, it is impossible for him to really go to the college to teach. If he wants to popularize his ideas, he still needs more people to help. So now it is urgent to find some like-minded people.
So where can people find it?
If the imperial court were to choose teachers, they would naturally not choose anyone who was not a great Confucian. But for Li Mu, he would not choose a great Confucian. Not to mention that these people's ideas are stubborn and difficult to change, but just because of their age, they are not suitable for Li Mu.
request.
What he wants is fresh blood, and only the collision of new forces can create sparks.
There are some young talents in the Literature Museum, but these people have high self-esteem, and if they are to be used, they will have to be beaten a lot.
There are also some candidates, those who were in the same year of Li Mu's imperial examination.
Since the Imperial Examination had just begun to be implemented in the Tang Dynasty, many aspects were not perfect. For example, in the imperial examination that Li Mu participated in last year, in addition to the "Jinshi", many other scholars, such as scholars, were not awarded official positions, but these people
, aren’t they talented people? They are also talented people, but maybe they are not good at imperial examinations, maybe they are partial to subjects, there are various reasons.
It may not be suitable for them to be officials, but those who can be admitted as scholars have two brushes, and it is enough to be a tutor. These people are also the targets of Li Mu's selection. It's just that these people are from different sides, and it is not that easy to get them together, so
His current standards are still set above those in the literature museum.
Today, Li Mu came to beat them. Although the Literature Museum is located in Luoyang City, Li Mu has never been there once. Li Mu's contempt also made the talents of the Literature Museum dissatisfied, and they once said wildly,
It would be best if Li Mu didn't come. If he came, he would be unable to get off stage in public.
But when Li Mu really came, these crazy students didn't know where they were, and none of them could be seen. When Li Mu came out of the Hou Mansion, all the people were waiting at the door of the Literature Museum, standing one by one.
It must be straight and there is no trace of dissatisfaction.
After everyone saluted Li Mu's carriage, Li Mu opened the curtain and got off the carriage. After Li Tai left, Lu Yi, a great scholar from the Lu family of Fanyang, who temporarily took over the management of the literature museum, respectfully asked Li Mu to give a lecture.
The rest of the talented people stood quietly at the foot of the steps, looking at Li Mu standing upright on the steps, feeling anxious in their hearts, wondering what kind of speech this legendary Marquis, the top pick on both lists, would deliver today.
Every talented person is rebellious, and no one likes to hear people talk nonsense and waste their lives. But this time, they had to cheer up and didn't want to miss every word of Li Mu.
"You may have also heard that a madman appeared in the White Deer Gathering recently and expressed many opinions that were contrary to the saint's remarks. This person's name is Li Yan." Li Mu's voice was loud, straight to the point, and spoke eloquently:
"To be honest, this Li Yan is none other than me."
Everyone was surprised, but not too surprised. Over the past few days, some people had already guessed that Li Yan was Li Mu. Just hearing him admit it himself, they were still a little surprised, but it was just surprise. After all, he was Li Mu, and he could do anything.
It is possible.
"I want to get straight to the point today. I want to tell you what I really think."
"In the eyes of this prince, the prerequisite for talent is virtue. If a person has no virtue and is selfish and self-reliant, no matter how good his writing is, even if he is the reincarnation of a saint, I will never reuse him. The existence of White Deer Academy,
It is to cultivate talents who have both ability and political integrity and are useful to the country. I believe that most of you also have great ambitions and hope to build great achievements for the country in the future. But to become usable talents, it is far from just reading the books of sages.
Not enough!”
"Then what else is needed? I would like to mention two points here. I hope you will keep them in mind!" Then Li Mu continued: "First, morality and justice come first, and we must abide by the law!"
Li Mu glanced at everyone with sharp eyes, and sneered: "I know that most of you are descendants of rich families, and no matter how poor you are, you are still children of country gentry. You are born with privileges. King Wei summoned you and gave you the best treatment. Many of you Therefore, he was emboldened, unable to judge, and even uttered crazy words." At this point, Li Mu paused, and everyone immediately understood what Li Mu meant. He still heard the words that told him not to come down from the stage.
"Other places, I have no control over, but in the realm of Luoyang, if it's a tiger, I'll lie down for you, if it's a dragon, I'll take care of you. No matter what the background is, if it violates the rules set by me, it won't work. If anyone doesn't believe it, You can try to see if my Shangfang sword is sharp!"
No one dared to speak, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point, and there was silence.
"Second, we cannot be 'blind to what is happening outside the window'. When reading and writing, we only rely on sermons and scrolls. Even if we can write gorgeous and neat articles, it will not be of any benefit to our country, body and mind. Such people only know how to read rote books. Bookworms who are obsessed with reading are even more harmful to the country than the previous category of people!"
"The Tang Dynasty is now in a desperate situation, and everyone should make a corresponding contribution. No one can be idle and idle. Even a dung beetle can push a ball of dung, let alone a human being? You call yourself Literary men and women spend their days being arty and posing, but I would like to ask, what contribution have you made to the country?"
"In building a country, what is the use of poetry? Can poetry be used to defend against foreign enemies? Can poetry be used to grow crops?" Li Mu's every word struck everyone's heart: "I have long said that poetry is a small path. You can do it That kind of bullshit poem, I can write ten of them when I'm out of love. Have you ever seen me show off with these?"
Everyone was angry, but no one dared to speak because they had all read the poems "written" by Li Mu and knew that he had the strength to do it.
"I would like to send you eight words, 'cultivate yourself internally and serve the people externally'. It is a good thing to study and study, but you must think about what practical problems the knowledge you have learned can solve for the people and what you can do for the country. Don't become a light." You're a useless person who talks empty words but doesn't walk the walk!"
Li Mu finally finished his lecture, and Lu Yiru, who was in charge of the reception, was granted amnesty and hurried to the next step, asking Li Mu to leave his calligraphy treasure for encouragement.
Li Mu did not refuse, took the Langhao pen, and wrote down a line of words. It was exactly the line praised by Li Shimin: "If you live high in the temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king." The Ming Dynasty hung it on both sides of the lobby. The side corridor columns always remind everyone.
After writing this sentence, Li Mu did not stop and said as he wrote: "I am in the mood today and want to discuss more with you. You are all experts in learning. Today I will come up with a policy for everyone to write together. This is a well-written article, and I have funded it to be published in a volume. I wonder if you have any leisure time!"