Kong Yingda was also unlucky enough. He was forced by Li Mu and planned to use the same trick again and escape by dizzying, but the fall was a little larger, and accidentally changed from fake to real, and he fainted.

Li Mu reached out to pull it, but he didn't pull it "accidentally". He watched Kong Yingda fall to the ground, and then rolled his eyes, and a bag bulged up on the back of his head, which hurts when he saw it.

Li Mu grinned and turned around to apologize: "Your Majesty, I have said I will not argue. Look, Confucius fainted again, what should I do?"

Li Shimin glared at him angrily, but he still remembered what he said a few days ago, and would protect Li Mu when necessary, and said, "I and all the officials see it. Kong Jijiu fainted and has nothing to do with you. People come and send Kong Jijiu back to the house and scatter the court!"

After saying that, Li Shimin shook his sleeves and turned around and left. A good court discussion was disturbed by Kong Yingda and Li Mu, and he seemed to be scolded in the streets. The most annoying thing was Kong Yingda, who was stupid and stupid, and knew that he had to provoke him. If he hadn't thought about his descendants of Confucius, he really wanted to drive him out of the court. However, Li Mu was really a bit eloquent. But those words he said...

Li Shimin thought about it and gave a few instructions to Eunuch Gao who was following him.

Li Mu was following all the officials to retreat to the court. Tang Jian came over and the two were about to talk. Eunuch Gao chased after him and said with a smile: "Marquis Zhulu, Your Majesty summoned him."

Li Mu and Tang Jian sued Tang Jian and followed Eunuch Gao to Tai Chi Hall. After seeing Li Shimin sitting upright at the table, Li Mu looked solemn and did not dare to speak, so he stood obediently. Li Shimin glanced at him and waved his hand. Eunuch Gao retreated, leaving only him and Li Mu.

"Li Mu, you are so popular today. You are so angry that Kong Yingda is irritated again. Your reputation will spread all over the world soon!"

Li Mu heard Li Shimin's dissatisfaction. He was blaming himself for not giving a step, but Li Mu was not panicked. Since he decided not to give Kong Yingda the step, he must have prepared the step for himself first, otherwise he would not be so stupid.

Li Mu politely said: "Your Majesty, every sentence I say comes from the heart. I did not want to defend myself, but Your Majesty asked me to defend myself, but I dare not refuse to defend myself. What I say must come from my heart. As for Confucius's fainting from wine, I can only say that he was responsible for his own fault."

"From your heart?" Li Shimin snorted and said, "Don't think I am a foolish monarch and can't hear the flattery in your words. Although I will not be self-deprecating, I will not be arrogant. What kind of talented wise monarchs do you think I will believe this?"

Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, this matter is definitely my true intention. There is no flattery at all. I really think so!"

Li Shimin was happy, but calmly said, "I want to listen to your explanation."

Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, how about the important officials in the court now have been officials in the previous dynasty?"

"About half of the people who became officials in the former Sui Dynasty."

"In this way, the ministers are still those ministers, but the monarch has been replaced. If the wise ministers have better roles than wise kings, why did the former Sui Dynasty perish?"

"Um..." Li Shimin nodded and said, "There is indeed some truth, but it is still biased. Most of the ministers in the court have been in power when their father was in power. In this way, the father is the wise king."

Li Mu thought to himself that Li Shimin is also a thick-skinned person. Everyone says that you are a wise ruler and are not satisfied, and you have to be more serious... Forget it, whoever asked you to be my boss will praise you again.

Li Mu cleared his throat and said, "The Supreme Emperor competed for the world and established the Tang Dynasty. Looking at history, he was indeed a wise ruler. But the Supreme Emperor was high and unable to match his strength. At this time, a wise ruler was needed to inherit the throne so that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty could be passed on. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would be like Qin and Sui, even though it was prosperous for a while, it would perish in two lifetimes."

When Li Shimin heard this, his body and mind were relaxed. The biggest problem he had always been criticized was that the throne came from was not right. Li Mu's words could just right the right to justify his reputation. How could he not be happy? Moreover, this is a report from the monarch and ministers, and it should be written in the daily notes. In the future, people will look through the daily notes and read this paragraph, and I think I will praise a wise monarch.

Li Shimin handed Li Mu an admiring look and asked, "What do you think is a wise monarch?"

Li Mu replied calmly: "Mencius said: The people are the most important, the country is the next, and the king is the least. My ministers understand this that if the emperor can put the people first, the country is the second, and enjoyment is the third, then he will have the foundation to be a wise monarch."

Li Shimin said unhappily: "I know you have read, but I don't want to hear you answer with the words of the saint and say your own opinions."

Li Mu thought about it and said, "If Your Majesty asks me about my opinion, my opinion is very simple, with only one sentence. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Just as I said just now, why are the ancient 's scholars' respected? Because their ability is outstanding and the people rely on it. The value of 's scholars' is to serve the people. This should be the case for officials. The salary of the official is the tax paid by the people, and they have the obligation to be responsible for the people. The emperor is rich in all the world and has greater responsibility. His Majesty needs to be responsible for the scholars, farmers, industries and commerce, and even the mountains, rivers, and the rivers, Heze and other beasts. If you can bear this responsibility, you will be a wise ruler."

"It's reasonable!" Li Shimin originally planned to beat Li Mu a few words, but after hearing his remarks, he couldn't help but look at him with admiration. After being emperor for three years, Li Shimin felt more and more tired. No matter where something happened in the world, he would hand over a memorial and ask him to make a decision, and he would take care of it. Isn't this the responsibility Li Mu mentioned?

Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu deeply and said, "Li Mu, you answered me, in your heart, am I really a wise ruler?"

Li Mu looked up at Li Shimin and said word by word in a positive tone: "In my heart, Your Majesty is a wise ruler."

"Why can't I feel that I am a wise monarch?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "If Your Majesty realizes that he is a wise monarch, then Your Majesty is a fool. I know that Your Majesty wants to be a wise monarch, but I think that Your Majesty does not need to do it deliberately, because Your Majesty has done a good job. I think that if you are a monarch, you don't have to do it yourself. You just need to let the right people do the right things and be good at responsibilities. For example, Your Majesty discovered my strengths and arranged my ministers in the Ministry of Works. My talents can be displayed and made some contributions to the country. If Your Majesty put me in the Ministry of Rites, I will definitely make no contributions. This is Your Majesty's credit. The more difficult Your Majesty dares to admit his faults, just as General Li Jing's affairs today. I often reflect on myself and accept advice humbly. It is simple to say, but how many emperors in ancient times can do it? Your Majesty can do it is already the demeanor of a wise monarch."

Li Shimin was embarrassed to be praised for his strengths and said, "You kid, "Records of the Grand Historian" has not been read in vain. It's endless to praise you... Forget it, I don't listen to your flattery. I ask you another thing, you need to answer seriously."

"I am very serious in answering everything about Your Majesty."

Li Shimin automatically filtered out Li Mu's nonsense and said, "I asked you, Hongwenguan, Chongwenguan and Imperial College, are they really so unbearable in your eyes?"

Li Mu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"I want to hear your reason."

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you, do you think the purpose of the students coming to study is for themselves and their families, or for His Majesty and for the country?"

Li Shimin was asked in one sentence, and he pondered for a while and said, "It should be for them and their family, but this is also human nature. You cannot deny their knowledge for this reason."

Li Mu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I do not deny their knowledge, but I think that their knowledge is not very useful. Your Majesty, the words of the saint are not wrong. I have also quoted many words of the saints, but I feel that the way they learn the words of the saints is wrong, too formal, and cannot understand the root of the words of the saints. I read the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, and the Records of the Grand Historian, and discovered something that Confucius and Mencius had traveled around the countries and had come into contact with all kinds of people, from princes and nobles to peddlers and barracks, and had extensive knowledge, so that they can summarize many truths. But today's students hold a book and recite it repeatedly, trying to understand its meaning, isn't it ridiculous!"

"Now, the important officials of my Tang Dynasty, the so-called wise ministers, also have one thing in common, that is, they have experienced the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, contacted the people's livelihood, and knew the sufferings of the people, so they can empathize and know how to solve these problems, share your worries, and contribute to the country. Now these students are protected by their families and learn the so-called way of governing the world. If they are allowed to be officials, it will not be a blessing for the people, but a disaster for the people!"

"Your Majesty, what can he do if a person who does not share any grains is used as the county magistrate and encounters a severe drought?"

"If a person who has only seen floods in classics encounters a broken Yellow River, what can he think of if he encounters a broken mouth?"

"Your Majesty, Confucius said many times in the Analects of Confucius that the nation needs to advocate the six arts, etiquette, music, archery, calligraphy, and number. But today's students, under the guidance of Kong Yingda, may not have anything else except for the accident of studying. What is even more incredible is that Kong Yingda is a descendant of Confucius Sheng. He does not respect the Six Arts, but only cares about advocating poetry and prose, opens his country, and keeps talking to the king Yao and Shun, and is not pragmatic at all. Students taught by such people do not know what their use is for the country."

Li Shimin was silent.

Li Mu did not say that the saint's words were bad, nor did he study wrong. He just started from a pragmatic perspective and pointed out the disadvantages of the current Tang Dynasty education. Li Shimin was a wise emperor, and he naturally knew whether Li Mu's words were right.

After a long time, Li Shimin looked at Li Mu deeply and said, "It's really different after reading books. Li Mu, after seeing me, I can't underestimate your views because of your young age."
Chapter completed!