Chapter 257 Since the Holy Ancestor is my teacher, then shouldn’t you, Aung…

Despite this hellish joke, this burger is still delicious.

Old Li ate happily. After finishing, he wiped his mouth and asked with a smile: "What is the name of this thing?"

"Roujiamo," Li Xiang replied, "It can also be called a hamburger."

Yes, it’s the new Chang’an snack, the old Tongguan Roujiamo, right?

"This is clearly a steamed bun with meat." Li Shimin smacked his lips in satisfaction and asked Li Xiang, "What does hamburger mean?"

Li Xiang: …

Can I say this is the transliteration of hamburger?
But then again, when he was a kid, he always thought that hamburgers were a specialty snack of the Han people. Look, there’s a Chinese character in the word…

"It's a snack for us Han people." This was the only answer Li Xiang could give.

"It sounds good too, better than roujiamo." Li Shimin didn't feel at all that he had been appointed or chosen by the emperor.

Even though Lao Li was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he actually considered himself to be Han Chinese.

He sat there and finished reading "The Investiture of the Gods". Only when he came to the end where King Wen of Zhou dreamed of a flying bear visiting the wise men did he reluctantly put down the manuscript.

"What's next?" Li Shimin asked in shock.

"Look, you're in a hurry again." Li Xiang calmly said to Tian Gang, "Aunt, we must have some time to create. Polishing takes time, and writing also takes time!"

Old Li took a deep breath, and waved his hand for the rest of the content: "Forget it, forget it. You two can just write it slowly."

"By the way, Grandfather, my grandson has an immature idea." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"You say." Li Shimin picked up the Fufang drink on the table and took a gulp.

"How about... making Confucius a king?" Li Xiang said with a smile, "At the same time, in order to show that both civil and military are important, should Taigong Wang also be made a king?"

"Hmm?" Old Li was immediately interested: "Hmm! This is a good idea, very good!"

We should attach equal importance to both civil and military affairs, and we should know how to relax and work hard in a proper way.

"Confer Confucius the title of King Wenxuan, and build a Confucian Temple to worship Confucius. Ten famous civil officials from ancient and modern times will be honored as Confucius, and 64 more civil officials will be selected to worship him as his companions." Li Xiang continued to tell Lao Li: "Confer Taigong Wang the title of King Wucheng, and build a Martial Temple to worship Taigong Wang, and ten famous military generals from ancient and modern times will be honored as his companions, and 64 more military generals will be selected to worship him as his companions."

"Hmm..." Li Shimin pondered for a moment and felt that it was a good idea. But after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head and said, "No, according to my opinion, people like Fu Ji and Xuan Ling must be enshrined in the Confucian Temple, and Yao Shi and Mao Gong must also be enshrined in the Martial Temple. How can we worship people while they are still alive?"

"Look at what you said, won't it be empty?" Li Xiang looked at Li Shimin with a look that seemed to indicate he was holding clothes.

Old Li tapped the table with his fingers and smiled: "This is my mistake, it is indeed true... I will hold a court meeting tomorrow to discuss this matter."

"Yeah." Li Xiang also poured himself a bowl of Fufang drink: "In addition to this matter, there is another thing that is neither big nor small, but small with a little bit of big, big..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Li Shimin kicked Li Xiang.

Li Xiang immediately said: "My grandson built two academies on the open space where the sports field is located."

"What kind of rules are these?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you going to challenge the Imperial College?"

"That's not the case. A college was built next to the Confucian Temple, teaching literature, mathematics, physics, chemistry and other subjects..."

Before Li Xiang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Li Shimin.

"Wait, what are you talking about physics and chemistry?" Li Shimin was a little confused.

"Physics is the study of the most general laws of motion and the basic structure of matter." Li Xiang tried to make his words sound high-sounding: "You can understand that physics can study astronomy, and can also study... the basic composition of matter."

"It's so magical?" Li Shimin was a little frightened.

"Yes, actually it's like ice. The ingredients are the same as water, just in two different forms." Li Xiang smiled and spread his hands.

"What about chemistry?" Li Shimin asked again.

"For example, salt making, in theory, falls under the category of chemistry." Li Xiang gave Li Shimin an example.

When Old Li heard this, his body trembled.

If you talk about salt making, then I won’t be tired anymore.

"When chemistry develops to a certain level, we can create a very powerful bomb." Li Xiang measured with his hand and said, "Bang! With one explosion, we can blow up the wall of Chang'an City."

"Is this also taught by the Holy Emperor?" Old Li asked directly.

"Ah?" Li Xiang was still pretending: "What Holy Ancestor Emperor?"

"Humph, you are such a lazy boy that you don't even recognize the Emperor Shengzu." Li Shimin snorted, "The teacher with big ears you saw in your dream is my Emperor Shengzu!"

"Ah!" Li Xiang suddenly realized and said, "It turns out that it was the Emperor Shengzu in person... Hehe."

Then an idea suddenly occurred to him and he gave Lao Li a strange smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Li Shimin glared at him.

"Since the Holy Ancestor Emperor is my teacher, then my generational level is..."

Before he could finish his words, he was held down by Li Shimin.

"Your...aunt's," Old Li took a deep breath, "You kid turned against Tiangang and even turned against me!"

"No, I was just joking, old man," Li Xiang chuckled twice, "Why are you so ignorant of joking..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he received two hard slaps on his butt.

Li Mingda covered his face with the manuscript and chuckled.

"You little traitor!" Li Shimin cursed with his beard puffed and eyes glared.

"There's more to come, Old...Grandfather." Li Xiang originally wanted to say Old Li, but when he saw Li Shimin's eyes, he immediately changed his words.

"Go on." Li Shimin let go of his eldest grandson and patted his sleeves. "Tell me about your college of literature."

"What else can I say? It's just to train some specific talents." Li Xiang crossed his legs on the stool, looked around, and cleared his throat: "So this is not to ask for the will of the grandfather, regarding the scientific and technological talents, can they be granted a nominal position."

"Well, that's not impossible." As one of the few top people in thousands of years, Li Shimin certainly knew the importance of science and technology.

Besides, even if cultural education has been improved, it is impossible for everyone to become an official. We need some other kinds of talents.

If such talents are not given high treatment, why would anyone cut their heads and come here?

"The other one is..." Li Xiang deliberately dragged out his voice to keep the audience in suspense: "This academy is located next to the Martial Temple."

"So it's the martial arts academy?" Li Shimin asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, it's called the Tang Dynasty Imperial Military Academy." Li Xiang said with a smile, "The current emperor will serve as the president of the academy. In this way, the talents cultivated in the military academy will all be disciples of the emperor."

"Hmm..." Li Shimin's eyes flashed. The political implications of doing this were naturally different: "This is a good idea. I think it's okay."

If you want to know whether it is useful or not, then of course it is somewhat useful. But if you want to know whether it can guarantee the loyalty of the generals, then of course it is difficult, but it is much better than nothing.

It all depends on how the emperor is.

If you are all like the transport captain, it will be useless no matter how many talents you train.

"Since we want to emphasize both civil and military affairs, the College of Arts should also be renamed the Great Tang Royal College of Arts." Li Shimin once again set the tone: "In addition, I think that those who specialize in physics and chemistry should be given preferential treatment."

Damn it?

Li Xiang's eyes lit up. What a capable old man. Could he have learned it all by himself?

Seeing Li Xiang's eyes, Li Shimin hummed with satisfaction.

Boy, do you know how powerful Aong is now?

"Aweng is indeed worthy of being the Heavenly Khan." Li Xiang gave a thumbs up sincerely and added: "Not only physics and chemistry, but especially mathematics talents should be given preferential treatment."

"Why?" Li Shimin was a little confused.

"Mathematics is the foundation of science." Li Xiang explained to him: "For example, physics cannot be separated from mathematics..."

"Okay, no problem." Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Just do as you wish. I won't care about anything and won't ask anything. I will take on the role of dean of the Royal Military Academy for the time being. As for the College of Arts, you will be the dean."

"No, Uncle." Li Xiang shook his head again and again: "Have you forgotten my uncle?"

"Your father?" Li Shimin snorted, and then reached out to rub Li Xiang's head: "You, child, are like me after all, especially in your filial piety... Well, it's my fault, so let your father take the responsibility of being the dean of the College of Arts."

"Old Man is always willing to accept good advice. He is truly a first-class wise ruler." Li Xiang gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely.

Li Mingda covered his face with the manuscript again and chuckled.

"See, Grandpa, Auntie thinks I'm lying." Li Xiang and Lao Li complained, "Look, she's laughing at us, grandpa and grandson, can you tolerate it?"

Who would have thought that Li Shimin glared at him.

"What's your complaint? Let's get on with it."

Li Xiang: …

No, Aung?
Are you really a daughter slave?
Just as I was feeling indignant, I got slapped on the back.

When I turned around, I saw Li Mingda pretending nothing had happened, looking at the manuscript in front of him leisurely.

Li Xiang curled his lips and decided not to bother with the father and daughter.

When he returned to the Wude Hall, Li Xiang took a deep breath, rubbed his face hard, and made a very aggrieved expression.

When I pushed the door open, I found Pei Xueqing reading a book.

Seeing Li Xiang's aggrieved look, Pei Xueqing put down the book in his hand and asked gently: "Xiang'er, what's wrong?"

"My grandfather and my aunt teamed up to bully me." Li Xiang walked to Pei Xueqing with grievance, took a breath, and threw himself into her arms.

Pei Xueqing laughed and reached out to gently stroke Li Xiang's head.

"Be good, Xiang'er. Don't argue with them."

"Hmm." Li Xiang hummed in a muffled voice and asked, "What book are you reading?"

"Oh." Pei Xueqing picked up the book and said with a smile, "It's 'Rules for Women' written by my grandmother."

"That's it." Li Xiang found a comfortable position: "You continue to watch, I'll lie down for a while."

"Yeah." Pei Xueqing held the book in one hand and put the other hand on Li Xiang's head, stroking it gently.

There is a great deal of misunderstanding in later generations about "Rules for Women" written by Empress Changsun.

Especially those unknown female boxing groups, who think that "Female Rules" is a "ghost" that "restricts women's thoughts". They don't read the book at all, don't learn anything from it, and just talk nonsense.

But think about it, there is nothing wrong with it. If her IQ is really the same as that of a normal person, can she still go boxing?

In fact, Empress Changsun's "Female Rules" is a book that collects and comments on the gains and losses of ancient women, summarizes a set of reasonable experiences in harem politics, and teaches women how to assist their husbands.

To be honest, Queen Huang's "Rules for Women" actually taught women of that era how to respect themselves, love themselves, and be strong, which can be seen from her "Spring Outing Song".

In "A New Account of Tales of the World" written by Liu Yiqing, it is commented that Xie Daojun had the demeanor of a person living in the woods, which was also what Empress Changsun admired.

However, Xie Daoyuan herself was talented and conceited. She openly expressed her dissatisfaction with her husband, opposed his inappropriate working methods, suggested that he change his working methods, and even used weapons to kill the enemy herself.

This kind of woman is exactly the role model that Empress Changsun admired.

"Sister." Li Xiang suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?" Pei Xueqing hummed in a nasal tone.

"I know you like music, so I asked a craftsman to make a musical instrument recently," Li Xiang stretched out his hand and pinched Pei Xueqing's bare white calf. "In a few days, have someone carry it to the Wude Hall, and then I'll teach you how to use it."

"Okay." Pei Xueqing rubbed Li Xiang's head.

The two chatted idly until they felt sleepy.

Of course, young people should be careful about sex, and Li Xiang does not want to suffer losses at such a young age, so he has to give up the fight today. He has to give up the fight even if he wants to fight again.

……

The next morning, Li Shimin called all his ministers together.

Regarding the proposal of the Temple of War and the Temple of Literature, the ministers not only did not express any opposition, but even strongly agreed with it.

Come to think of it, given Lao Li's loyal and affectionate character, he would definitely want to stuff all his close ministers in.

After consultation, the ministers finally drew up a series of detailed lists, one for the Temple of War and the other for the Temple of Literature.

Of course, there were bound to be arguments. Even though they were all officials of the first, second, and third ranks, they all liked each other, and some liked this or that.

If Li Shimin hadn't been suppressing them, a full-scale fight might have broken out.

The main deity of the Temple of King Wenxuan is Confucius, and his co-deity is the second sage Mencius. There are ten other deities worshipped together, namely Yan Hui, Min Sun, Ran Geng, Ran Yong, Zai Yu, Duanmu Ci (Zigong), Ran You, Zhong You (Zilu), Yan Yan, and Bu Shang (Zixia), who are the ten most outstanding disciples of Confucius.

The sixty-four people who were enshrined in the ceremony were all people who came after Confucius. As for Yi Yin, Fu Yue, Guan Zhong and others who lived before Confucius, they were not included.

For example, famous civil officials such as Xiao He and Cao Shen were all included in the scope of worship.

Old Li was a die-hard fan of Zhuge Liang, so he just used his little hands to get Zhuge Liang into the Confucian Temple.

The court officials certainly had no objections. Zhuge Liang's achievements, both in civil and military affairs, were recognized by serious historians.

Of course, the opinions of online historians are just for fun, but if you look at them seriously, it means that serious historians have lost.

(End of this chapter)