Naturally, the result of the conversation between the two was no surprise. After returning, Wu Chang said with a look of embarrassment: "But it's up to the mother to make the decision."
Naturally, everyone knew what it meant, so the two families happily arranged their engagement.
The wedding day was scheduled for two months later. There was no other way. Wu Chang would have to pay double the head tax if the marriage didn't happen.
Although the Tang Dynasty actually abolished the poll tax, it would not sound good if word spread about it.
Afterwards, Chen Jingke asked Wang Fangyi with a gossipy look what he had said to others, but he looked mysterious and refused to say anything.
It was Wu Shu who found out the details from Wu Chang, and then Chen Jingke almost laughed like crazy.
It turned out that when they met, he couldn't say a word for a long time.
In Wu Chang's own words: Three sticks can't beat a fart.
Chen Jingke never expected that Wang Fangyi, who usually speaks and behaves righteously, would have such a dull side.
But this is fine, as the couple's personalities must complement each other.
Wu Chang has an outgoing personality and is a good player both inside and out. In other words, she has been imitating Wu Shu.
After all, to her, Wu Shu was the first-hand teacher, teaching by words and deeds.
But she also has a big shortcoming: she lacks independent opinions on major matters.
This is very obvious in daily life. Wu Shu makes the decision on big things and she does it.
Wu Shu once wanted to practice her ability to be independent, but she was so worried that she couldn't sleep for two days and was hesitant to do things.
When Wu Shu saw this, he stopped thinking about it.
Wang Fangyi has a reserved personality and is a very independent person.
These two people seem to be perfectly complementary in terms of personality. As for whether they can get along after marriage - in ancient times, there was no such thing as whether they were compatible or not.
Once you get married, unless something major changes, you will have to live together.
So they must learn to get along with each other until the day when the couple can get along.
It can be said that I am very satisfied with this marriage in every aspect.
Zixiaoguan is right here, he finally married off the eldest girl, and he is such an outstanding young man.
I am very happy to be married to Princess An's Mansion and the Medical Saint, and the girl is so good.
The royal family is also very happy. The relationship is all related by marriage. There is no better situation than this.
If these three are satisfied, other people's opinions don't matter.
However, no one dared to say anything. After the news came out, more people were envious and praised him.
All the civil and military officials of the DPRK and the capital, as well as celebrities from the capital, and anyone who had some connections, all sent a congratulatory gift.
Even Taoist sects also sent congratulatory gifts to the third girl.
At this lively moment, Qibi Heli finally returned to Beijing.
First, he went to the palace to meet the emperor, expressed his loyalty, and thanked the saint for saving his life.
Li Shimin finally comforted him and commended him for his loyalty.
After coming out of the palace, he didn't go anywhere and went straight to Zixiao Temple to pay his respects to Chen Jingke.
After meeting him, he paid homage directly and said: "Thank you Master Chen for speaking up for justice. I will always keep this affection in my heart. If you have anything to do in the future, please feel free to tell me."
Chen Jingke said quickly: "General Qi Bi, you are too polite. To tell you the truth, I was also entrusted by Uncle Yuchi to do this. If you really want to thank him, you should go and thank him."
Qibi Heli said in surprise: "The Duke of E?"
Chen Jingke said: "Yes, when my brother Yuchi Xunyu served under your command, he was greatly taken care of by you. Uncle Yuchi has always kept this in mind."
"This time you encountered a crisis, he originally wanted to stand up and support you. But his usual reckless temperament has offended many people. If he stepped forward, he would probably do bad things with good intentions."
"With this in mind, he found me and asked me to help intercede with the saint."
Qibi He Li was moved and said: "People say that the Duke of E is the ultimate righteous man, and he is well-known today. I should personally come to pay my respects."
Then he said to Chen Jingke: "I also know the risks of this matter. I dare to risk the disapproval of the world to speak for me. No matter what, I will accept this favor."
Chen Jingke was naturally polite again.
Afterwards, the two briefly chatted for a few words. Through his narration, Chen Jingke roughly knew what he had experienced after parting ways with Wang Fangyi and others.
In fact, it's very simple. Qibi Heli's prestige in the tribe is extremely high, and the rebels took advantage of him and took control of him, and then rebelled in his name.
After he regained power and led his troops to find his own people, he put down the rebellion with almost no effort and killed the rebel leader.
Afterwards, he led his tribe back to its original base, re-appointed his confidants to manage it, and quickly returned to Chang'an.
Chen Jingke also gave him a brief introduction to the situation in the capital. In short, everything was fine.
After chatting for a long time, Qibi Heli stood up to say goodbye. Chen Jingke personally walked him to the gate.
The next day he went to Yuchi Gong's house with a gift to express his gratitude. It happened that Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong were also there, and the four of them talked happily.
Time passed quickly, and the imperial court's arrangements for Xue Yantuo and the entire grassland and desert gradually unfolded.
Flooded officials were dispatched to the Monan area for governance, and a railway to Dingxiang City was already being planned.
Li Shimin made a bold statement: "Datang will spend five years repairing this railway and completely bringing Monan under its rule."
Five years to build a railway was considered very slow in previous lives, but in this era it is quite a major project.
The distance from Chang'an to Dingxiang City was thousands of miles, and the amount of steel required was astronomical for this era.
What's more, we will encounter various complex terrains along the way. Among other things, we must at least build a cross-river bridge across the Yellow River.
This would have been impossible in any other dynasty. The reason why Li Shimin dared to do this was because of the cement, which was so useful for building cities, bridges, and roads.
Of course, this does not mean that the bridge across the river can be repaired with cement. It can only be said that this is an attempt.
If you don't try, you will never succeed.
However, Li Shimin was still very clear-headed. He knew that this railway was not easy to repair, so he adopted the method of building the road in sections.
It means repairing one section at a time. If one section is not completed, the two can be connected together, so that the railway can be put into use in advance.
Then these sections of railway are connected together to form a unified channel.
Doing so can greatly alleviate financial pressure and all aspects of resistance.
This plan naturally won the support of the ministers.
They have seen the role of trains with their own eyes. If one can really be built, effective management of the grassland can indeed be achieved.
Not only will the grassland benefit, but traveling to the Western Regions will also be much more convenient.
Regarding Mobei, Li Shimin decided to maintain the status quo.
"First go from the south to the north. Only when Monan is well governed can you plan for Mobei. Otherwise, if you conquer it, you will only be able to implement the rule of restraint, which will only waste the country's financial resources."
So the imperial court consecrated Tumozhi as Yitwushu Khan and made him govern Xue Yantuo.
But paper cannot cover fire, and the various suspicions surrounding Qianqi's raid on Xue Yantuo's tent were quickly noticed.
Although there is no direct evidence, everyone has concluded that he betrayed Yi Nan and his son.
Since he was unable to convince the public, it was even more difficult for him to gain recognition from many tribes.
It can be said that he is a khan in name only. Except for his own troops, no one can command him. Xue Yantuo has actually split into more than ten tribes.
Without Yi Nan's intimidation and conciliation, the grassland fell into chaos again, and tribes annexed each other and vendettas became commonplace.
This further prompted many small tribes to migrate to Monan, and their families joined the Tang Dynasty and became subjects of the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty was also full of goodwill towards these people. As long as they were all registered, they would be assigned a pasture for grazing.
If you don't want to live the hard life of nomads, you can also migrate to the hinterland to settle down, and the state will allocate land.
It's just that all they were given were remote and desolate lands, which required a lot of effort to cultivate and accumulate fertilizer.
There is nothing we can do about this. The good land has been owned for a long time. We cannot drive the original owners away and give the land to them.
But for tribes interested in integrating into the Tang Dynasty, this is already a very good condition.
It is much better than living a precarious and extremely hard nomadic life on the grassland.
Unknowingly, two months later, Wang Fangyi officially married Wu Chang.
The wedding was very grand and lively. All the respectable people in the capital came to attend, and the officials from the outer borders also sent congratulatory gifts.
It allows people to see the power and luxury of Zixiao Temple and Princess Tong'an Palace.
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After this incident was over, Chen Jingke's life returned to peace again. He went to the academy to teach step by step every day and studied the study of physics with teachers and students.
As soon as he arrived at the office that day, Cheng Huailiang came over angrily and said angrily: "These students are really lawless. Do you, the dean, care about anything?"
Needless to say, Chen Jingke knew what happened and said with a smile: "Are they arguing again?"
Cheng Huailiang said angrily: "It's not just a quarrel, if I hadn't gone there would have been a fight."
Chen Jingke frowned slightly and said, "Has it reached the point of fighting? Are these people very capable?"
Cheng Huailiang looked at him speechlessly and said: "This is called strong practical ability? I asked you to take care of it. You have to argue appropriately to promote the progress of science. What now?"
Chen Jingke said: "I still think so. In recent months, the study of physics has made rapid progress and achieved very fruitful results, which has a lot to do with this open and lively academic atmosphere."
Physics is in its initial stage of laying foundations, and the students who took the first glimpse of the science hall were very excited.
After all, Chen Jingke did not have a professional background in science, and he only knew a general direction of development. His knowledge of specific aspects was very limited.
For students, there are too many unknowns, and everyone has different ideas.
So disputes arise, and sometimes we can fight for a long time over a seemingly simple matter.
Everyone wants to prove that their own ideas are correct and the other person's ideas are wrong.
With a little guidance, students can become extremely enthusiastic and devote themselves to research.
After all, only solid scientific research results can prove that you are right.
Everything will never go so smoothly. There are always some people who want to refute each other verbally. Sometimes when they are in a hurry, they will inevitably want to use the most brutal method to solve the problem.
But crude methods can solve the problem of the person who asked it, but they cannot solve the problem, especially in science.
Moreover, once this kind of thing starts, the consequences will be very bad, so he also takes it very seriously.
"We really need to find a proper solution to this matter, otherwise it will be extremely detrimental to the development of the entire discipline."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Hualiang, who was very familiar with him, his eyes lit up and he said, "Do you have any idea?"
Chen Jingke nodded and said: "Let's create a journal. If they have any opinions, let them express them in the journal. This will reduce the chance of face-to-face meetings and the anger will not be so great."
Cheng Huailiang said happily: "What kind of format is Wangyue Talk? Okay, I've wanted to do this kind of thing for a long time."
"It's a pity that the imperial court has extremely strict control. Except for the Mochizuki Tan and Shuo Yue Tan in your hands, no new newspapers and periodicals have been approved so far."
"If we could set up a school newspaper in school, it would indeed solve many problems and promote Neo-Confucianism, but I don't know if the court would agree to us doing this."
Chen Jingke said: "I went to the sage to discuss this matter, but our journal is similar in form to Wang Yue Tan, but not consistent in content."
"Wang Yue Tan is a comprehensive journal. What we want to develop is a professional journal, dedicated to introducing knowledge in science."
"Don't think about selling it to the outside world at the beginning, just use it as a communication object within the campus."
"When there is a certain degree of social acceptance, we will then take advantage of the trend and sell it to the outside world."
"And we need to distinguish between internal and external use. The version used internally on campus is one issue per week."
"There is no limit on the amount of content. As long as there are highlights that pass the review, it can be published. We are not afraid of too much but not enough."
"The version for external sale is tentatively scheduled to be released once a month. Only mature and progressive things can be published on it."
To put it simply, the internal version is used for communication and discussion, and some conjectures can also be published on it.
The external version is authoritative and must be a conclusive and uncontroversial invention.
It was also very simple to issue it only within the small courtyard in the early stage. This era was simply a science desert. Chen Jingke cooperated with Confucianism to add the basic disciplines of science to the academic and political system.
However, this foundation of Neo-Confucianism is still at the stage of popularization of science, and it is still early to truly make it possible for all people to learn mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
Therefore, if we establish a national science journal at this time, we will have nowhere to spend our money.
Make a campus version first, which can save costs and accumulate experience.
Cheng Huailiang naturally understood his thoughts and said: "Okay, let's do it...but what about printing?"
"It would be too troublesome to make engravings, and the cost would be too high to use movable type printing. How about letting Zixiaoguan do the printing for us?"
Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "I am so busy with my own affairs at Zixiaoguan, how can I have time to help the academy print hundreds of journals?"
"We took a two-step approach, first supporting it with wax seals, and then creating a set of movable lead type... Since we have founded a journal, movable type printing will have to be done sooner or later."
"Instead of rushing to do things when the time comes, it's better to do everything right now."
Cheng Huailiang thought about it and said: "The relationship is good, I will set up a printing department and a school magazine right away... By the way, what is the name of the school magazine?"
Chen Jingke said without even thinking: "It's called science."