In the middle of May of the second year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an Academy was completed.
Chang'an Academy will be a large building complex with hundreds of buildings, and now only the main body has been completed. Because it is called an academy, there are more than ten libraries in the main building.
Tens of thousands of books in the Guanwen Hall of the Chang'an Imperial Palace will be moved here one after another, and some will be donated. Together, there will be more than 30,000 books.
There is no doubt that since its completion, Chang'an Academy will have the title of the best library in the world.
When it was completed, the scene was very lively. People from the three provinces and six departments of the sect, ministers, and Zhongshu came. It was just a pity that the emperor, who had always attached great importance to this place, did not come, which disappointed many officials who came to join in the fun.
It will actually take some time for the academy to open. According to the plan of the Menxia Province, the configuration here is almost the same as that of the Imperial College.
There is one person offering wine, several supervisors, dozens of professors and doctors, plus officials who manage books, rosters, internal affairs, etc., it should be much larger than the Imperial College in scale.
Feng Deyi was walking with Gao Shen, the minister of household affairs, and Dou Dan, the minister who came with them, while he gave them a brief explanation of the structure of the academy.
He did not have a close relationship with Gao Shen, but the Feng family and the Gao family both came from the Bohai Sea and had always had contacts. Now that Gao Shen was the head of the Gao family, Feng Deyi naturally had to give him enough respect.
It's just that he feels a little guilty now. A few days ago, he nagged in front of the emperor. It didn't mean he said bad things about Gao Shen, but it made the emperor very unhappy. It seemed that he had cheated his fellow countrymen, but he couldn't see it yet.
Just the consequences.
After getting along with him for more than a year, he no longer doubted that the emperor had shortcomings such as being too young, lacking in knowledge, and lacking in means. Generally speaking, if the emperor was unhappy, someone would definitely be unlucky.
However, the new king has not been on the throne for a long time, and he is still very restrained in his actions. Apart from knocking the old people from time to time to make them stop slacking off, he does not seem to have spoken harshly to anyone.
It is a rare quality. It does not have the power of thunder, but it makes many ministers, including him, in awe. How amazing do you think this method is?
It seemed that silently, he felt an unpredictable sense of majesty...
So, it’s not that the new emperor has no temper, it’s that there’s nothing for him to be angry about... He knows that there are many people that the emperor doesn’t like. For example, the new Minister of Household Affairs, Dou Dan, Dou Guangda, has offended him before.
emperor.
But in the end, it was used, and it was such a key position as the Minister of Household Affairs. His son also entered the palace to be the prince's companion. If he had not known what Dou Dan had done and whose daughter he had married, he would have
I suspect that the two people came here as friends before. From this incident, we can see that the emperor's generosity cannot be doubted.
What does the emperor look like when he is angry? Feng Deyi was actually very interested.
Li Yuan had a bad temper and often got angry, mainly because his two sons made trouble. In fact, Tang Gong used to be a very gentle and kind person.
Li Yuan's temper will change according to your status. He who comes from a noble family will be more tolerant and tolerant, while those who come from a humble family... It's hard to say. Those who are more pleasing to the eye will be high-ranking and well-paid, and those who are not pleasing to the eye will be easy to talk to.
, but there’s no need to mention your fate in the end.
After following Li Yuan for several years, he already knew Li Yuan's temper very well. Unfortunately, the emperor and his ministers could not go far...
The new king...it seems that the happier he smiles, the more horrifying he becomes. He almost instinctively knows that he is unhappy. Is this really a weird habit? He smiles when he is extremely angry?
Thinking of this, he glanced at Gao Shen apologetically and said to himself, Lao Gao, I'm really sorry. If you suffer a loss in the future, don't blame me. It's just that you did too badly.
You said that you, a descendant of the Gao family in Bohai, with numerous dignitaries in your family, still care about trivial wealth, which is really an embarrassment to your ancestors.
"The Chang'an Academy occupies such a vast area and is so gorgeously built. It is really comparable to a palace... I still remember that when the Taiping Palace was built, Emperor Wen led his ministers to visit it. I was still young at the time, and I had the opportunity to take a look at it with my grandfather.
grand occasion……"
As Gao Shen spoke, he shook his head in admiration, causing Feng Deyi and Dou Dan to look sideways. Is this showing off? Or does he want to compare Emperor Wen with today's emperor?
Feng Deyi thought about it. He also forgot when the Taiping Palace was built. At that time, he was just an aide to Yang Su, the internal historian. He was not qualified to stand alongside the important ministers in the court, so he didn't know what Gao Shen said.
True or false.
Dou Dan is even less mature. He is only about thirty, so he doesn't know the past of the Taiping Palace. He only heard Duan Lun talk about it. Gao Shen, Gao Shilang, has been a little complacent since he took over the position of the head of the Gao family.
Already.
Who knows, anyway, he just listens when his hometown party is talking, and they don’t dare to say anything too outrageous in front of him.
But Gao Shen just didn't realize it and continued, "Queen Wenwen was there at that time, and so were all the princes. By the way, there was also Princess Yicheng. At that time, she had not yet married to the north, and she was married to Qimin Khan's daughter Ashina.
Peony talks in one place..."
At this point, he seemed to have remembered something. He turned to look at Feng Deyi and said with emotion: "Many years have passed and I have grown so old. I don't want to see my old friend again..."
Listening to what he said, Feng Deyi finally understood. It was still a matter of exchange with the Turks. He didn't know how much benefit he received from others, or he wanted to participate in it himself, so he worked so hard for it.
Think about what is so attractive about the Turks? Wealth? Or the opportunity to make good friends with Turkic nobles? Thinking of the casual words of the emperor in the Taiji Palace, Feng Deyi felt that Gao Shen looked more and more like a fool.
He understood what Gao Shen was going to say next. He just wanted him to persuade the emperor to relax the restrictions on the border market and allow people to enter and leave the border fortress at will.
Looking at Dou Guangda who was looking around as if he hadn't heard anything, Feng Deyi cursed his stupidity in his heart again.
"Brother Xian is really nostalgic... Now that the world is undecided, it's better to put other things aside. Especially since there are so many important matters to be decided in the Ministry of Revenue, brother Xian, it's better not to be distracted."
This warning was very serious. Feng Deyi obviously felt that Gao Shen was about to be unlucky and wanted to give him a hand.
But Gao Shen doesn't realize how kind-hearted you are, "I, Mr. Gao, have always cared about the old friendship. The Turkic envoys are actually old friends from the past. It's quite a surprise. After talking with each other, I thought about the good things between the two countries. At this critical moment, it's time to
answer……"
The smile that had been hanging on Feng Deyi's face gradually faded, and he interrupted Gao Shen's long speech at the right time, "Mr. Gao, the chaos here is not the place to discuss important matters. If you have any great ideas, it is better to come to the door.
I should treat you wholeheartedly, is that okay?"
Gao Shen spoke several times, but was blocked halfway through. He suddenly became unhappy. He was still concerned that Feng Deyi was not easy to mess with, so he clasped his fists and said, "Brother Feng and I, the Gao family, come from the same family, and we have never been close to each other."
We are very kind, just like brothers, and I hope that Brother Feng can be kind and helpful in some matters."
Feng Deyi completely lost interest in talking to him. He said to himself that not only did you have a private meeting with the Turkic envoys, but you also wanted to send people north to make friends with the Turks...especially if you wanted to force him without any warning.
By pushing this matter forward, does that mean you are overconfident, or are you hopelessly stupid?
Even Gao Yuan is very arrogant, but compared to you Gao Shen is much smarter.
Dou Dan listened to the excitement for a while and didn't quite understand the details. It was just that the two had a disagreement over the issue of Turkic envoys. Neither of them said what the specific matter was.
Dou Dan thought about it carefully and felt that it should be the exchange that was being discussed at the Ministry of Revenue recently... The Turks had already set up a border market in Dali City, and as for the transaction, the Ministry of Revenue was still discussing it.
But the emperor has already said that caravans are not allowed to go out to trade privately, and those that can go out will be teams sent by the government. This alone actually makes the idea of mutual trading more symbolic, without much practical benefit.
What? Gao Shen was very dissatisfied with what he meant? Well, someone in the Ministry of Finance has been saying that we should follow the story of the Daye period and let the caravan go north on its own to show the sincerity of the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. Could it be that the Gao family was behind this?
Thinking of this, Dou Dan couldn't help but frowned, feeling that he would be far away from Gao Shen in the future. The Gao family had just "burned" a family head, and the successor didn't seem very smart. Could it be that the Gao family was like Dugu?
Are you about to lose?
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The officials came and left in a hurry. In addition to expressing congratulations and attention on behalf of their respective government offices, they also initially satisfied their curiosity about Chang'an Academy.
Most everyone believes that Chang'an Academy will be the most famous building complex in the suburbs of Chang'an for a long time. Those temples, the manors of nobles, and even the emperor's palace, hunting gardens, farms, etc., will all be replaced by Chang'an.
Covered by the light of the academy.
Those libraries alone are enough to attract literati and poets, but I don't know if people can come and go here at will. The emperor has given permission, and the place run by the Ministry of Menxia will not allow casual people to come and go.
Everyone came here to show their face, and the emperor was not here. Only the minister Feng Deyi came to take a look. Two ministers from the Ministry of Hubu came, which was a big show of respect, because the Ministry of Hubu had to spend time with Chang'an Academy.
Dealing with each other.
As for the people sent from other places, they were basically secretaries. Obviously, there had been rumors before that the emperor would not come here in person, but the officials below did not know.
It was true that the scene was very lively, but in fact no one stayed too much. An hour or two passed and by noon, the academy became deserted.
At this time, Feng Deyi took two or three servants and subordinates and slowly wandered around Chang'an Academy. It can be said that he built this place by himself. Even if it was the emperor's instruction, in the eyes of outsiders, the success or failure of the academy still belongs to him.
On Deyi people.
What kind of stories will happen here in the future? Feng Deyi thought about it...