There is a hierarchy of learning, and there is a specialization in the arts. Everyone has different knowledge, cultivation, moral character, and abilities, and the roles they "play" are naturally different. For example, Zhang Xuansu is only suitable for teaching and cannot be an official, and Cheng Zhijie can only lead field troops.

Wei Lie, if the Imperial Guards were handed over to him, everything would be in chaos.

And Kong Yingda's disciple, Fang Shuo, the author of "East Palace Records", was born a rogue scholar suitable for writing such crappy secret records to mislead the people.

He has followed Kong Yingda for many years, specializing in studying historical records, and has a lot of knowledge about the palace secrets of past dynasties. He usually likes to write some storybooks, not only to show his unique abilities, but also to make a fortune for himself. Forget it.

Shang's literary talent is outstanding, and he also has a "pivotal" position among officials.

This time he gave full play to his talents and took advantage of people's suspicious and speculative psychology to write "East Palace Records". He claimed to be a family talker and felt that what he wrote could be called "the swansong of a historian and the unrhymed Li Sao".

, is a classic that can be passed down forever.

During the interrogation, he asked in a "naive" manner whether his book could be handed down and not destroyed. This made the boss of the Sanfa Division not sure how to answer his innocent question for a while.

The purpose of writing the book with him and those accomplices was to fight against the injustice of the King of Wu, because they were all rewarded by Li Ke when they were studying in the imperial college. As the saying goes, a scholar will die for a confidant, and a woman will look good for herself. This is how the prince treated himself.

My brother, why can't there be upright and generous people who can stand up and correct the prince's "cruelty"!

Li Chengqian naturally didn't believe in such corrupt Confucianism, but what if he didn't believe it? If he ordered these bastards to be killed, then their so-called doctrines and so-called time records might be used by the people behind the scenes.

, let some of them be believed as facts, and then be passed down as unofficial history.

To kill or not to kill is a question. Just like after Xuanwumen, the emperor deliberately made more adjustments to his policies in order to change the bad nature of the incident and the legitimacy of his succession. Li Chengqian must meet this talented man.

, judge for yourself before drawing the final conclusion.

More importantly, the emperor who was summering in Cuiwei Palace never sent a word back to Daming Palace about the matters inside and outside the palace, as if he didn't know anything. Li Chengqian understood that he wanted to see how he would deal with this reputational matter.

Crisis. Li Shimin was a monarch who knew how to restrain his "desires", and he certainly hoped that his successor would do the same.

But even if Changsun Wuji, the microphone he left in Chang'an, had not told him, Li Chengqian would not have set a precedent of literary prison in the Tang Dynasty. Whoever commits crimes should be dealt with according to the law. This is clearly stipulated in the laws of the Tang Dynasty. He is a person who pays great attention to

A person with a spirit of contract will not break the established legal system of the country because of his own emotions.

In order to show fairness, he specially asked two important ministers, Changsun Wuji and Ma Zhou, to attend today. They are the emperor's confidants and have a special relationship with him, so they are the most suitable candidates.

After taking a look at the shackled Fang Shuo, Li Chengqian asked Henglian to bring some iced grape wine and cold cakes to Changsun Wuji and Ma Zhou. It was extremely hot in Chang'an in summer, even though the Daming Palace was located further north, but

Still changing the fact that it's hot.

After taking two sips to suppress the heat in his chest, Li Chengqian said calmly: "Human nature is the most untestable thing, but never use wrong opinions to verify the right things. The way of a saint is to repay kindness and sacrifice one's life. This is all right.

, but isn’t it a little too tender to play the Zhao family orphan in front of me? You are not Mao Jiao, so you can’t enjoy Ding Peng’s treatment.”

"When I was young, I followed General Gu to attack the Turks in the north. Dead bodies were everywhere on the border. The grass fertilized by human flesh grew so tall! Hey, do you know what was in Gu's heart at that time?"

Li Chengqian asked this question, which showed that he had broken through the mentality of corrupt scholars who wanted to be famous forever, which made him feel guilty for a while, and then he asked such an irrelevant question, not to mention the bookworm Fang Shuo, even the astute Changsun Wuji

Neither Ma Zhou nor Ma Zhou knew what the prince was going to say next.

Well, since he is so "ignorant" and not the kind of scheming person, then there is no need to buy this. Who makes his mind have water on the left and noodles on the right, and it becomes a mess when he moves it?

!

Then he said with a smile: "At that time, Gu was thinking that if all the enemies who dared to attack Tang Liangren were killed in Gu's lifetime, would future generations be able to enjoy peace forever?"

"At that time, the answer in Gu's heart was yes, because Gu's enemies, the enemies of the Tang Dynasty, were them. The duty of Gu and the soldiers was to conquer the disloyal people in the world on behalf of the emperor. But as he grew older and experienced, he gradually changed his mind.

This view of loneliness has been changed because of people like you."

"Enemy" is a very complicated word, which is not only reflected in military confrontation, party-to-party unity and opposition, but also the evaluation of those who cannot do practical things and are always chattering around corners. There are not a few people in the DPRK and China who specialize in holding back people like this.

, Li Chengqian has never been very friendly to this.

But what is Fang Shuo's identity? He is just a young student in the Imperial College. He is not worthy to be the enemy of the prince. Moreover, a guy like him who only knows how to study hard will still have to count for others even if he is sold.

As for the money, it is not worthy of being repaid by oneself.

"You are just a fake Taoist. You are not worthy of learning the way of a saint, let alone the three subjects and two rankings of our Tang Dynasty. From now on, you and those accomplices will be deprived of their honors and will be sent to the Jiaofang Department to write lyrics for singers.

, that’s the role of third-rate literati, isn’t it?”

As he spoke, Li Chengqian pointed at him again: "Don't think that it's a lowly job and it's not easy to manage. It's just a job that takes care of food and clothing. It's a way to survive, isn't it?" After speaking, Li Chengqian waved his hand to let the guards know.

Drag people down, it will make your eyes twitch when you look at such a nerd.

"Uncle, Prince Bin, what you are doing is not an insult to Confucian scholars!" Li Chengqian, who picked up the wine glass, turned to look at the two of them.

"No, no, this is how such rotten scholars should be dealt with. I think His Highness's handling is very appropriate. The Jiaofang Secretary is indeed a good choice. Oh, Kong Yingda has been teaching and educating people all his life. Since the current results are like this, I guess

I’m going to hold my head and cry in the office.”

Seeing that the prince raised his head high and put it down gently, he could consider Shilin's influence and choose to forgive generously. Changsun Wuji let it go in his heart, and finally had an explanation to the emperor. So after his worries were gone, he also

He made a joke and laughed at Kong Yingda, trying to gain some advantage for his nephew.

"It is said that scholars can be killed and cannot be humiliated, but people who deceive the world and steal their reputation cannot be called scholars. His Highness demoting them to pitiful people is already a great kindness. What reason do I have to disapprove!"

After finishing speaking, Ma Zhou raised the wine glass in his hand to toast the prince. This glass of wine was for the scholars of the Imperial Academy. It was because of His Royal Highness's restraint that the future of these scholars was saved. To them, he already had the heart of a Bodhisattva.

.... After the two of them retreated, Li Chengqian drank the last sip of grape wine. After putting down the wine glass, he squinted his eyes and ordered Heng Lian: "The commander of the Neiwei Mansion - Changsun Chong."....
Chapter completed!