Chapter 721 What exactly does Lin Xuan want to do?
These Imperial Guards were separated into two teams more than ten feet away from those who were kneeling and demonstrating. They followed neat steps and soon surrounded these people.
The sound of the Imperial Guards slamming their weapons onto the ground made many people tremble.
The Imperial Guards who guarded the palace were already the most elite among the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Not long after the Great Tang was brought to peace, these Imperial Guards were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles. If they could survive, whoever had few lives on their hands would naturally have a murderous aura about them.
When the four leaders first saw these forbidden troops, they didn't have many expressions. However, when they were surrounded by the forbidden troops, they felt a terrifying murderous aura and felt a little panicked.
"Are these forbidden troops going to attack us?"
"Mr. Sun, what should we do now?"
"Mr. Sun, think of a solution quickly."
Most of the scholars who were kneeling had nothing to do with He Yu. Some of them respected He Yu's reputation and came in anger when they heard that He Yu was mad at Lin Xuan.
Some come here with the hope of gaining a reputation.
They felt that because there were so many people, it was impossible for Li Shimin to do anything to them, and he would probably compromise in the end.
And being able to force the emperor to compromise gave those involved a chance to brag.
As the saying goes, a scholar's rebellion will not take place in three years.
If you let them shake their heads and recite poems, they will be fine, but if they are faced with the imperial army, few of them can remain calm.
The person who is called Mr. Sun by everyone is named Sun Hang.
Sun Hang was the master of Taihe Academy. After He Yu died, Taihe Academy was led by him.
On the surface, he and several of He Yu's disciples took the lead in this kneeling demonstration, and these people naturally regarded him as the backbone.
Sun Hang was also a little panicked in his heart, but on the surface he looked calm and said: "Don't panic, your Majesty is famous for his love of talents, and these forbidden troops dare not do anything to us, otherwise they will definitely arouse the indignation of the world's scholars.
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When the scholars heard this, they calmed down a lot.
After Li Shimin came to the throne, he was well aware of the great significance of talents to the long-term stability of the country. He pointed out with great foresight: "The foundation of governing a country is to recruit people."
It’s not that there are no thousand-mile horses in the world, but there is always a lack of talent for discovering thousand-mile horses.
In the second year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin said to his right servant She Feng Deyi: "If you want to make the country fundamentally stable, you can only get talented people. Recently I ordered you to recommend talented people, but I haven't seen you recommend anyone. To govern the world, government affairs
You should share my worries and hard work. If you don't recommend talents, who will I entrust to you?"
Feng Deyi replied: "Although I am ignorant, how dare I not do my best to handle the task assigned by the emperor? It's just that I haven't found anyone with any special talents so far."
Li Shimin said: "The sage kings of the previous generation used talents just like utensils. They did not hesitate to use talents from different generations, but only adopted the talents of that time. Can we wait to dream about talents like Fu Shuo and Lu Shang, and then go there?
Failed to govern the country? Moreover, which dynasty does not have talented people, I am afraid we just missed it and did not know it."
In order to select talents, Li Shimin took many measures. Although the selection of talents was now changed to the imperial examination, the recommendation system was still not completely abolished.
This also made Li Shimin's reputation for loving talents well known among literati.
In addition, the forbidden troops made no other moves, which made them feel relieved.
At this moment, a school captain came over and said loudly: "Don't panic, these soldiers are specially designed to protect you. If you want to leave, you can leave at will. However, in order to prevent someone from doing harm to you, you are not allowed to leave once you leave."
Come back again. At the same time, other idlers are not allowed to come into contact with you."
After hearing this, Sun Hang's heart dropped completely, with a trace of disdain on his face.
It seemed that Li Shimin really had no choice but to deal with this method of imprisoning them here and waiting for them to leave on their own when they were hungry or anxious.
The other scholars had not thought of this yet, and when they heard that the emperor had sent them to protect them, there was a hint of pride on their faces.
But when Sun Hang told his guess, all the scholars were dumbfounded.
If you can hold back without eating for a day or two, who can hold on to such internal anxiety?
And the captain said that once they leave, they can't come back. They can't hold it in forever.
The captain who sent the message heard the discussion of the scholars and said: "Don't worry, everyone, someone will deliver three meals a day. Although it is not as good as what you usually eat, it is still no problem to fill your stomach. As for going to the latrine
It’s easy to solve, and soon someone will build a temporary hut next to it.”
Sun Hang was stunned, why was it different from what he thought?
Could it be that Li Shimin really sent people to protect them?
Sun Hang shook his head and gave up this idea.
Although he didn't know what Li Shimin was paying attention to, he just had to do what the Cui family said, and he shouldn't worry about anything else.
Sun Hang was a little confused about Li Shimin's actions, but he didn't know that Li Shimin was also confused.
Li Shimin didn't know what Lin Xuan told Xu Jingzong, but what Lin Xuan said to Li Junxian was reported to him completely by Li Junxian.
When they began to hear that Lin Xuan asked the Forbidden Army to surround those people and allow them to leave but not to enter, Li Shimin and Sun Hang had the same idea.
Although Li Shimin felt that there was something wrong with doing that, he didn't say anything. Anyway, he didn't give the order, so he simply pretended that he didn't know.
But when he heard that Lin Xuan actually asked people to prepare food and latrines for them, Li Shimin was also stunned.
Building a hut at the entrance of the palace is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Li Shimin had the urge to call Lin Xuan over and yell at him immediately.
But Li Shimin finally endured it.
As the saying goes, you should never doubt the people you employ, and Li Shimin did a good job in this regard.
Since he handed this matter over to Lin Xuan, he had no intention of intervening until he fully understood what Lin Xuan was going to do.
It's just that building a hut at the entrance of the palace is naturally not possible.
There was a side door next to the Zhuque Gate, and Li Shimin simply ordered that anyone who wanted to go to the latrines would be taken into the Zhuque Gate through the side door and taken to the latrines in the palace by the Imperial Army.
As the main entrance to the palace, Zhuque Gate is home to a large number of imperial troops, so naturally there are huts.
Lin Xuan also knew this, but he was not qualified to let Li Junxian bring people into the palace, nor could he go to Li Shimin to talk about it.
But he knew that Li Shimin would definitely know about his actions, so he did it.
As for Li Shimin's choice, it's up to him.
After Lin Xuan and Li Junxian finished talking, they went home.
Lin Dongyang and the others must have heard about this by now, and the family may be in chaos.
However, Lin Xuan returned home and found that there was nothing different at home.
After chatting with her parents for a while, she realized that it was Li Lizhi's contribution. Lin Xuan showed a grateful smile to Li Lizhi.
Li Lizhi smiled back and signaled Lin Xuan not to pay attention with her eyes.