Today's people cannot see the moon in ancient times, but today's moon once shone on the ancients. People in ancient times and today are like running water, and they all see the bright moon like this. Kong Yingda looked at these four lines of poetry, and the more he looked at them, the more angry he became. How could a person who can write such a beautiful line be a mouth-watering person?
What about the arrogant child with a yellow mouth?
Seeing Kong Yingda's appearance, Tang Guan was overjoyed. He could finally let this old-fashioned old man feel defeated, and he could also cause some trouble for Li Mu. It really killed two birds with one stone.
"Master? If there's nothing important, I'll leave first?" Tang Guan had reached his goal and wanted to leave. Kong Yingda raised his head and looked at him and said, "Your poem hasn't been handed in yet. Tomorrow is the deadline. If you can't hand it in, I'll do it."
Still have to tell Tang Shangshu!"
"Uh...yes, Master."
Watching Tang Guan walk away, Kong Yingda folded the two poems, put them in his arms, stood up and left the Hongwen Hall. Although he admired Li Mu's poems well, he still felt aggrieved when Li Mu said that poetry was a minor matter.
Huai, in his view, literature and education are the foundation of the country, and poetry and prose are an important criterion for evaluating students' academic performance. How can poetry and prose be a minor path? How can it be compared with a hammer or a wood saw!
Tang Guan was not very interested in learning, and he could not keep secrets. Sooner or later, Li Mu's remarks would be revealed by him. If more people were confused by this, it would definitely be a great disadvantage to the prosperity of culture and education. Li Mu's body
As a county prince, Kong Yingda was not qualified to order him to do things, but as the Imperial Academy's minister, Kong Yingda had other options. He wanted to go to the palace to meet the emperor and asked Li Shimin to make the decision and force Li Mu to apologize. He believed that the emperor would support him and not Li Mu.
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Kong Yingda entered the palace in a hurry, and Li Mu didn't know anything about it. He was roasting a leg of lamb under a big tree next to the construction site. By the way, he listened to Yu Wengui's report that he would go to Zhao Guogong's mansion in the morning to collect money, then distribute it, and then send the money. The two of them went
Many matters in Dingxiang. Li Mu listened indifferently and was not worried about what Yu Wengui was doing. Because he believed that Yu Wengui was a smart man, and he should have understood something from several consecutive incidents.
Hui Yang serves Yin and violates it.
Suddenly a eunuch from the East Palace came to see him. Li Mu thought it was Li Shimin who wanted to ask about the progress of the project, so he stopped Yu Wengui and asked him to supervise the work on his behalf. Then he followed the eunuch who gave the order to the East Palace.
In the palace, Li Shimin was looking helpless. He was discussing with Sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling about the rewards after pacifying the Turks. Kong Yingda came. Li Shimin asked him to wait, but Kong Yingda refused and invited him three times in a row, insisting on seeing him.
Li Shimin also has a headache for this stubborn old man, not because he is afraid of him, but because of his identity. He is the 31st grandson of Confucius, so he cannot be punished easily, otherwise it will be like a slap in the face of all the scholars in the world. This is not a case.
Even if Li Shimin was the emperor, he couldn't do it lightly. Therefore, although Kong Yingda was not a big official, his status in the court seemed a bit detached. Li Shimin always praised him and rarely criticized him.
After being invited three times in a row, it must be an emergency. Li Shimin had to stop the discussion and asked Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling to wait in the side hall and asked Kong Yingda to come in. Kong Yingda hurriedly broke into the hall, still not calming down, as if he had just fucked someone.
When Li Shimin saw the quarrelsome look on his face, he thought he had a conflict with someone and quickly asked about the situation.
When Kong Yingda explained what had happened, Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Master, is this kind of thing worth coming to see me for?"
Kong Yingda solemnly said: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to culture and education, and is by no means a trivial matter. If Zhuluhou's remarks reach the ears of students, they will definitely cause riots and make the majority of students think that poetry, woodworking, and blacksmithing are the same. From then on,
If you don't care about learning, culture and education will not flourish and the people will be ignorant..."
Li Shimin's head hurt when he heard it, and he quickly interrupted Kong Yingda's words and said: "In your opinion, what should we do?"
"Your Majesty, please invite Zhulu Hou here. I want to argue with him face to face. I believe that Zhulu Hou has misunderstood academic matters because he is still young and has no one to teach him. I would like to educate him. If he is willing,
The veteran can also accept him as a disciple and guide him to learn."
Li Shimin saw Kong Yingda's look and knew that if he didn't follow what he said today, the old man would definitely be in trouble. Faced with such a person who couldn't be beaten or scolded, Li Shimin had no choice but to ask the young eunuch to go to Chongrenfang to find Li Mu.
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When Li Mu came to the palace, he saw an old man whom he didn't recognize. He looked around and saw that the old man seemed quite angry and a little confused. He saluted Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, Li Mu, is here to see you. I don't know that Your Majesty has summoned me.
What happened?"
"The old man standing next to you is Kong Yingda, the Imperial Academy's wine minister. He wants to ask you something."
Li Mu turned to look at Kong Yingda and said, "I wonder what you want to ask me?"
"Zhulu Hou, I ask you, are the two poems "Guan Shan Yue" and "Wine to Ask the Sky" written by you?"
Li Mu frowned when he heard Kong Yingda's tone. Why is the old guy so arrogant? Do I owe you money? But with Li Shimin present, he couldn't show his dissatisfaction and answered truthfully: "I did it. I just said it casually during the banquet."
That's all, how do you know, did that boy Tang Guan hand in his homework?"
Kong Yingda didn't answer, and then asked: "If that's the case, then you are also the one who said that 'poetry is a small road, a hammer, and a wood saw are the main road'?"
Li Mu frowned even more tightly. He heard that the doorway was coming and that this old guy was looking for trouble. His tone immediately became colder and he stopped using honorifics and said: "Although there is a slight discrepancy in what he said, the meaning is correct.
It’s my opinion, what do you think?”
"Opinion?!" Kong Yingda seemed to have been lit with a gunpowder keg, which exploded with a bang, and said angrily: "How can poetry be compared with a hammer and a saw? It is simply insulting to gentlemen. You must admit your mistake, in front of
In front of the bachelors and disciples of Hongwen Hall, I solemnly apologize for your remarks!"
"Ah?" Li Mu scratched his head, his head filled with questions. Didn't this old guy lose his mind? Li Mu ignored him, looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, are you asking me to apologize?"
Li Shimin waved his hand, feeling a little unhappy in his heart. Kong Yingda's title is that of a baron from Qufu County, while Li Mu is a marquis from Zhulu County. One is a baron and the other is a marquis. There is a difference of two levels. Although Kong Yingda is older, his attitude in speaking like this
, it’s really too much.
Seeing that Li Shimin did not support the old guy in front of him, Li Mu felt confident and said: "Excuse me, my father-in-law, why should I apologize? Who are you? Why should I apologize to you? Why can't poetry and prose be related to
A hammer and a wood saw can be compared? In my opinion, not only can they be compared, but a hammer and a wood saw are much more useful than poetry!"
"It's nonsense, extremely ridiculous!"
"Where is this ridiculous?" Kong Yingda stared, Li Mu also stared, and said: "I have a hammer, which can be used to make weapons to defend against foreign enemies. I have a wood saw, which can be used to build crossbows to attack cities and seize territory. You have poems and essays. The Turks are coming.
, if you stand at the top of the city and recite a poem, can the Turks retreat?"
"You..." Kong Yingda was choked and couldn't speak. Li Shimin almost laughed out loud, but tried hard to hold back and did not intervene verbally. Seeing Kong Yingda deflated, he was in a good mood!