Dai Zhide couldn't understand why the Crown Prince, who originally looked down on him, now seemed to want to use him?
He had just been scolded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he sat in his chair with his neck stiffened.
After Li Hong drove out Bai Qi, who was also dissatisfied with the Crown Prince calling him an ungrateful person, Dai Zhide asked, "Then please tell me, Your Highness, why did you summon me to Tubo?"
"It's very simple. Haven't you always wanted to work in the Imperial College? Well, I will give you a position as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. You will be able to decide on the positions of the chief clerk, the chief clerk, and the recorder. How do you think?" Li Hong looked at Dai Zhide's dark face, which was darker than before after enduring the hardships of the journey.
"Here? Set up an Imperial College in Tubo?" Dai Zhide felt that his voice was a little shrill, very much like Yang Wu or Lian Tie's voice.
"Yes, in Tubo, your duty is to educate the people of Tubo on behalf of the Tang Dynasty and let them learn the culture of our Tang Dynasty. As for what to teach, just teach whatever you are good at. If you don't have enough people, you can borrow people from the Imperial College and Hongwenguan in Chang'an." Li Hong looked into Dai Zhide's eyes and said sincerely.
Li Hong promised him to borrow people from the Imperial College and the Hongwenguan, but he did not mention a word about borrowing people from the Chongwenguan in his Eastern Palace.
Dai Zhide knew without thinking that this was clearly an attempt to prevent the knowledge of Chongwenguan from spreading to Tubo.
"I am a barbarian. I am afraid that I have let down your Highness' efforts." Dai Zhide said, stroking his beard.
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But he looked eager to try, and not at all reluctant as the polite words he said.
Li Hong smiled and said casually: "It doesn't matter. You can teach them any way you want. As long as they can recognize the characters of the Tang Dynasty, know the meaning of the words, and know the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, then the teachings of Confucius and Mencius should be the main focus, and the others should be supplementary."
Speaking of the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, they are the precious wealth left by our ancestors. I dare not say anything else, but at least there is absolutely no problem in brainwashing people and making them maintain the feudal monarchy. Isn’t this the core of the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?
"These are all what our Tang Dynasty sages have acquired throughout their lives. How can they be taught easily? Moreover, even if the common people want to teach, can they learn it?" Dai Zhide almost covered his pockets, as if he was afraid that Li Hong would take out all his knowledge and give it to Tubo.
"I'll teach you as much as you can. This matter is settled, whether you agree or not. If you don't agree, just walk back to Chang'an by yourself. I won't send anyone to take you back." Li Hong didn't bother to talk nonsense with him. It was obvious that he wanted to try, but he was still pretending to be reluctant, as if Li Hong was begging him.
"In that case, I will obey your order. I wonder how many years Your Highness intends to let me teach here? Also, since you are setting up an institution like the Imperial Academy, there must be a place for education, right?" Dai Zhide saw that Li Hong was impatient, so he got straight to the point and stopped beating around the bush.
"The Jokhang Temple is used as a place for education. As for the various expenses, they will naturally be paid by Tubo. You can get whatever you want. Your salary will naturally not be low. It will be at least dozens of times higher than that of Chang'an City." Li Hong made up his mind that before he left Tubo, he must make a good fortune from Tubo for Dai Zhide.
Just after discussing with Dai Zhide about studying in Tubo, Princess Wencheng walked in with a cold face. She looked at Li Hong with the same disgust as if she saw a fly.
"Huh? Why are you here, aunt? I've been asking to see you for the past few days but was refused. Why are you here all of a sudden today... No, how come you are free today?" Li Hong jumped down from the chair to greet Wencheng, waving to Dai Zhide to go down first.
"You just need to tell me when you will leave this palace?" Wen Cheng was so angry that he trembled all over when he heard Li Hong's words.
I don’t know how Wu Mei survived all these years in the Daming Palace in Chang'an. Anyway, she didn’t want to see this guy anymore.
I have been avoiding it these days because I don’t want to see annoying things.
Unexpectedly, this happened. After asking for a meeting for two days, seeing that he did not respond, they directly occupied the palace where Mangsong Mangtsen handled government affairs. The Tibetan king could only discuss matters in a side hall with a group of Tibetan ministers.
"I don't plan to leave. I'm fine here. You don't have to worry about me." Li Hong laughed and said shamelessly.
"This is the Tubo royal family, not your Tang royal family. You are in the Daming Palace, and you dare to occupy your father's palace? When did the Tang Dynasty become so unruly?" Wen Cheng twisted the silk handkerchief in his hand hard. The wrinkles on it could probably not be ironed out.
"Oh, aunt, the rules are made by people. Rules are dead, but people are alive. Can't you just change the rules? Was it that Mangsong Mangzam who asked you to come over? He was the one who was willing to give the palace to me." Li Hong said as he pretended to go out to find Mangsong Mangzam.
"Come back here." Wen Cheng's forehead was full of black lines. She finally realized what it meant to be easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away. No, this demon god broke in on his own.
"Li Hong, as long as it's not too extreme, I can make the decision. Just tell me, what do you want in order to leave Tubo?" Wencheng walked to the seat where Dai Zhide had just sat, sat down slowly, and said calmly.
Li Hong shook his head helplessly. As expected, the Tibetans finally brought out Aunt Wencheng to negotiate with them.
"It's very simple, the conditions are still the same..." Li Hong just opened his mouth and was interrupted by Wen Cheng.
Wen Cheng was heard to say angrily: "Don't even think about it, it's impossible. If that's the case, you might as well merge Tubo into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, or wait for the Tubo people to riot. Don't you know these days? Ever since you allowed the Zamp to contact other officials, the shields and spears between the various Tubo tribes have been broken up. Don't you see? Do you think Tubo is easy? Isn't your heart made of flesh? Can you bear to watch the innocent people of Tubo continue to riot and stand by and watch?"
"Isn't it just some tribes fighting over pasture? It's not a big deal. Besides, they live near water. When they find good pasture, who wouldn't want to take it for themselves and use it for their own tribe? Let them fight. Won't the fighting stop after the winner is decided?" Li Hong said irresponsibly.
Anyway, it's his friend's death, not his own, and the more chaos there is in Tibet, the happier he is.
"You... lower your standards and don't make it difficult for me." Wen Cheng was too lazy to argue with him. If they started arguing, he would be the only one who would get angry in the end.
"Well, I can lower my conditions. Pei Xingjian will not serve as the Prime Minister of Tubo, but he must serve as the Vice Prime Minister of Tubo. You can choose the Prime Minister yourself. Dai Zhide will open an Imperial College in the Jokhang Temple of Tubo to teach the people of Tubo our Tang culture. All expenses will be paid by you. Military power, Pei Xingjian..."
"Don't even think about the military power. If I hand over the military power to your people, isn't it just like we, Tubo, are putting a knife to our own neck?" Princess Wencheng looked at Li Hong, feeling powerless.
This little devil is going to stay here and keep pestering you until you agree.
"Tibet cannot set up your Tang Dynasty's Protectorate. Pei Xingjian can only be appointed as my Vice Prime Minister of Tibet, not the Grand Protector of the Tibetan Protectorate and Vice Prime Minister of Tibet. The term is three years. As for Dai Zhide opening a school in Tibet, I, Wencheng, agree, but it cannot be in the Jokhang Temple..."
"Then let's go to Jokhang Temple." Li Hong blinked and replied quickly.
Both the Jokhang Temple and the Ramoche Temple were built because of her, and they enjoy a high reputation in Tubo.
Especially the Jokhang Temple, whose Tibetan name is: Zulakang and Jokhang.
The Jokhang Temple was originally built to enshrine the Buddha statue known as the Shakyamuni Buddha statue that Princess Wencheng brought with her when she married into Tubo.
The original name of the Buddhist temple was Resa, which later became another name for the city of Lhasa. With the passage of time, it gradually evolved into Lhasa in later generations.
The reason why Lhasa City is called a holy place is because of the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha brought by Princess Wencheng. Although the Jokhang Temple is not as grand as it was in the previous life, it is already a large-scale building.
The Jokhang Temple was truly built under the advocacy of Princess Wencheng. Its scale, fame, and status in the hearts of Tibetans are not as good as those of the Jokhang Temple, but in the heart of Princess Wencheng, it is the only holy place in her heart.
So when Li Hong quickly responded that the school would be built in the Jokhang Temple, the complicated expression on Princess Wencheng's face was easy to understand.
Princess Wencheng sighed again. She had sighed more during this period of time than in the entirety of her previous half life.
“Then let’s build it in the Jokhang Temple, but I need to move the Sakyamuni Buddha statue in the main hall to the Ramoche Temple before I can start the renovation.” Princess Wencheng said helplessly.
"Hehe, I knew that you, aunt, are the most reasonable. As for that position in your Tubo that is equivalent to the Minister of Rites, I will appoint Dai Zhide." Li Hong laughed and watched Princess Wencheng nod helplessly.
Princess Wencheng also heaved a sigh of relief, having finally gotten rid of this little devil. Although the position of deputy prime minister was very important, he was still suppressed by a senior prime minister above him.
In this way, Tubo still remained an autonomous country and did not form a subordinate relationship with the Tang Dynasty.
But just as Princess Wencheng had put her mind at ease, Li Hong's question made her stunned again.
"By the way, aunt, I want to ask you something. What does the word jie'er mean?" Li Hong asked awkwardly, pronouncing the Tibetan word jie'er.
When Princess Wencheng heard the word "Jie'er", her face turned pale and her whole body seemed to tremble. She looked at Li Hong in horror and replied in a trembling voice: "What Jie'er? Where did you hear this rumor? Tubo has never established such an official position, let alone appointing other outsiders to such an official position!"
Princess Wencheng's heart was in turmoil at this moment, and her expression was pale with fear. If this Jie'er was appointed, would Tubo still be Tubo?
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