Chapter 113: The Public Enemy of the Gentry
Kong Yingda's fainting caused chaos. Li Shimin asked Eunuch Gao to quickly proclaim the Imperial Doctor and carry it to the side hall for some rescue. No matter how annoying Kong Yingda was, he was also the representative of the scholars in the world after Confucius. If he was angry with Li Mu in the palace, he would really be unable to explain.
"Report to Your Majesty, I have just checked. Kong Jijiu is fine. He just got a big bag from his head. He should have woken up, but he hasn't woken up yet..." The imperial physician did not say it, but his meaning has been expressed clearly. Kong Yingda was pretending to be dizzy. No matter how skillful he is in medical skills, he can't save a person who pretends to be dizzy. It's hard to say it clearly, so he had to vaguely say it.
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, and Kong Yingda was fine as long as he was fine. He waved his hand to send the imperial physician away and said to Eunuch Gao: "I'm going to chase Kong Aiqing back to his house and give him some warm and tonic things. After he wakes up, he will pass on my words and let him rest well."
"promise."
Eunuch Gao took the order and left. Li Shimin looked at Li Mu, who stood aside with his hands, as if he had nothing to do with this matter. The more he looked, he became more angry. He suddenly patted the armrest of Hu's chair, and made a loud noise that scared Li Mu. Fortunately, he was still passing the kung fu in pretending to be stupid. Although he was shocked, he could still keep it as if he hadn't heard it.
Li Shimin raised his hand and pointed at Li Mu, saying, "I am good at Zhulu Marquis, and I am very brave. How dare I deceive the emperor?"
Li Mu bowed to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know where I have deceived the emperor. Please let Your Majesty make it clear!"
Li Shimin said: "Are you really a native of Mayi? Ordinary people? Can't you think I am a child? Each of these three poems is better than the other. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are a masterpiece. Even if you have been well-read since childhood, you may not be able to do it. If you are really an ordinary person in Mayi, can you have such literary talent?"
Li Mu said helplessly: "Your Majesty, every word I say is true, I really don't know how to explain it. I have lived in Mayi for more than ten years. If you don't believe it, you can give a decree and ask the county magistrate of Mayi or any other people in Mayi City. They all recognize me! I was captured when I sent food, fled from the Turkic camp to report the news, and was injured by arrows. In front and behind, my stepfather Tang Jian, General Ranger Su Dingfang, General Li Jing as evidence. Later, I met Li Siwen, adopted father Li Ji, etc., and there were people who all proved it. What ability can I do to collude with so many people to deceive Your Majesty? Please let Your Majesty take a clear look!"
Li Shimin frowned, and it was right to think about it. Assuming that Li Mu was a ulterior motive, he would not have set up such a big situation and won over so many people to accompany him to cheat. If it was really a scam, it would be too easy to expose it. Unless there are two people in this world who are exactly the same, the original Li Mu was replaced by the person in front of him, but how is this possible? Even if there are two people with similar appearances, the memory cannot be copied. Can't the people close to him recognize him?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin gave up Li Mu's idea of deceiving him. How could he have thought that there was such a thing as traveling through time in this world?
Although he did not suspect that Li Mu was lying to him, Li Shimin was still curious and said, "Even if you didn't deceive the emperor, you just said that most people in Mayi cannot read. How do you read and write poetry?"
Li Mu had already thought of the words and said, "Your Majesty, my mother asked the same question yesterday. I said it was taught by Li Siwen, my brother, but this was actually half of it. The actual situation is that my father was worried that Li Siwen would abandon his studies and brought him a lot of books. Li Siwen, my brother, hated and depressed his studies. He was by his side, and he could take a few glances. When his father led the army, he piled up the books and fell into ashes. I was illiterate and yearned for it. I took it to read it myself."
"I first read the Thousand Characters text, but I didn't know each other and asked someone, I asked Li Siwen, the chef who cooked for him, and some of the literate people among the refugees. I learned the Thousand Characters text for more than ten days. After I got to know the trick, I started reading books by myself, reading two or three books a day, and slowly finished reading more than a hundred books. I have never learned poetry, but I have read the poems in the books, such as Yuefu poems. I have copied them according to the gourd, and I have no skills, just filled in words according to the format of the poem. I know the meaning of the words and arranged according to the rules, and I really don't feel the difficulty!"
"I don't believe it." Li Shimin asked the young eunuch to take the pen and ink and put it on the ground, and ordered Li Mu to write the poem he just wrote. Li Shimin was proficient in calligraphy. He could tell from his handwriting that disguise could not escape his eyes.
Fortunately, Li Mu really can't write calligraphy and does not need to dress up. He picked up the brush and wrote the poems and essays. Just like the one given to Tang Guan, his handwriting was crooked and there were many typos (simplified Chinese). Li Shimin watched Li Mu finish writing, and his eyebrows were almost twisted. Such a good poem, coupled with such a bad calligraphy, gave people the feeling that the steamed bun that had just been cooked was not firmly taken and fell on a bubble of thin cow dung.
Li Shimin looked at the poems written by Li Mu and didn't say anything for a while. After a while, he said, "You have to practice calligraphy, otherwise I won't even understand the writing of me in the future!"
Li Mu said with a breath, "Your Majesty, I can find someone to write for you."
Li Shimin couldn't help but knock on his head and said, "I still have some ambitions? I ordered you to practice calligraphy. Within three months, you must practice your calligraphy well. Then let me see this word that is like a dog crawling, and I will cut you off your title!"
"I accept the order."
Li Mu's face was full of lifelessness, which made Li Shimin feel helpless and angry. Who can't love talents? Especially for those who are thirsty for talent, Li Mu's talent show has been deeply imprinted in Li Shimin's heart.
Li Shimin bent down and helped Li Mu up and said, "You just talked about the new plough. Can you really make a plough that doubles the speed of arable land?"
"Absolutely!" Li Mu was about to tell Li Shimin about the structure of the curved plow, but there was no real thing, so it was a little hard to say. He lowered his head and saw that the ink on the ground had not been pulled off, so he simply squatted down and drew it with a pen. Li Mu was a game designer, and painting was his old profession. Although he had only a few strokes, he had already drawn the structure of the curved plow.
"Your Majesty, please see, this new plow designed by me has several major improvements. First, I changed the straight and long plows to curved and short plows, and installed freely rotating plow discs on the shaft head. This not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also makes it easier to turn and turn, and is flexible in operation, saving manpower and animal power. I also plan to design a new plowshare. The plowshares are now single-sided, and I plan to design a double-sided plowshare, which has a smaller contact surface with the earth and can break the land faster. This is not only beneficial for farming, but also for land reclamation..."
Li Shimin listened blankly for a long time and found that he could not understand at all. He interrupted and said, "Okay, don't explain it to me, I don't understand. I have a specialty in my profession. If you can really study this new type of plough, I will definitely appreciate you."
After pausing, Li Shimin said again: "What you just said makes some sense, but cultural and educational affairs are also one of the foundations of the country, so you should not be neglected. Kong Yingda has a special status and is old, so he will not argue with him in the future. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong today. If something really happens, you are the enemy of scholars all over the world, and the gentry will not let you go."
When Li Mu heard this, his eyes rolled and he bowed, "If I could be rich and powerful Tang, I would be the enemy of anyone. What's wrong with becoming a public enemy of the gentry!"
Li Shimin laughed: "You are so slick, you have nothing to do. Study the plowing plow well, practice calligraphy well, do things for the Emperor, and cause less trouble, go!"
Chapter completed!