"Thank you, Your Highness, for your teachings." All the students said in unison.
The reason why they admired Li Hong so much and behaved respectfully to him was not only because he was the crown prince, but also because Li Hong had conquered these conceited students who thought they were smarter than others with his erudition.
The most important point is that Li Hong gave them room for unconstrained imagination, stripped them of the restraint and pedantry of literati, and gave each of them room to release the strengths they were proud of, without being bound by their understanding and exploration of the knowledge of the ancient sages.
"Practice is the only criterion for testing all truths. No matter what kind of grand theory you come up with, I respect it. If you want to experiment, I will provide you with funds and materials. As the saying goes, 'There are masters in every profession.' It is impossible for everyone to be knowledgeable and talented in many fields. I just hope that you can be proficient in the one you like, and walk out a path of bold exploration on this path. The predecessors provided us with a foundation and opened up a path for us, but what if we reach the end and there are thorns? Will we turn back? No! What I need is for you to keep going and create your own path for future generations to follow." Li Hong stared at everyone and said solemnly.
"We will follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The students said in unison again.
Li Hong divided the 500 people in Chongwenguan into ten classes. He did not divide them into subjects as he did in his previous life, but mixed them all together like a big pot. He wanted to see what the final result would be after such a mixture.
What's more, the current teaching staff does not allow him to make decisions on subject division. He can only follow the current immediate policy to liberate their thinking, let them dare to explore more, and not shrink from the achievements left by their predecessors.
There are fifty students in a class, and there are two classes with a hundred students in the same year. The ten classes are divided according to the ten heavenly stems of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, namely A, B, C, D, and E. Once the students are promoted to Class B, which is the class that Yuwen Rong is in now, they will have plenty of practical opportunities for them to show everything they have learned.
When they reach Class A, they are required to write an article about their own thoughts. Li Hong will select the talents he needs based on this. The rest can be placed in Taiyi City, or they can choose to take the imperial examinations themselves, or even be recommended to other people.
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They were the first group to have mastered pinyin, punctuation, simple mathematics, physics and other subjects. Led by Yuwen Rong and Liang Xiaoren, they showed a fanatical interest in physics and mathematics.
Yuwen Rong's grandfather, Yuwen Kai, was the planner of Chang'an City and the designer of the canal. The Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties used a large number of advanced mathematical methods of that era.
Therefore, these two people seemed to have inherited this talent and showed great interest and talent in these areas.
Wang Bo and Yang Jiong now follow Shangguan Yi and have also shown amazing talent in annotating Chinese characters. This is also due to the foundation they had read many books of sages in the past.
Unconsciously, Li Hong had been hanging around in Chongwenguan until noon. After having lunch with Shangguan Yi and other gentlemen, he returned to the East Palace.
Ren Laotian was already waiting at this time. Compared with their country bumpkin image in previous years, the two of them were completely different.
Two people with the same appearance look energetic, with rosy complexions and full of vitality.
At this moment, they have become the elites in the restricted area of Taiyi City and enjoy a high prestige in the restricted area.
As soon as I sat down, before I had time to ask questions, Hua Meng suddenly ran in in a hurry, with a panic-stricken look on his face.
Li Hong's face turned cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, Master Xu Yu (pronounced three times) has been detained by the Ministry of Justice." Hua Meng said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Li Hong frowned tightly. Xu Yushi was the Prince's Secretary in the Eastern Palace. According to the Three Provinces and Six Departments system of the Tang Dynasty, the position of Prince's Secretary was like a functional department of the Shangshu Province. However, he was now detained by the Ministry of Justice.
"Do you know why?" Li Hong asked.
"Your Highness, it is said that Xu Ziran, the son of Chancellor Xu, shot and killed someone while hunting, and Chancellor Xu knew about it but kept it secret and did not report it, as he did not want the Censor to know about it. Now he is detained by the Ministry of Justice for trial." Hua Meng did not dare to look up.
Since this morning, the Crown Prince has not had anything to be happy about. Before Princess Lanling had time to answer the questions she had given him, another question came up.
"Go down. I understand." Li Hong moved his neck and said in a nonchalant manner.
"Who is this person? Why does he keep giving me difficult problems? What's his purpose?" Li Hong kept muttering to himself.
If Li Hong had interrogated Li Yifu at this time, he would have naturally gotten the accurate answer he wanted. Unfortunately, Li Yifu was now in prison and had not yet been interrogated. So he had to guess from his father, mother, and several princes.
Li Hong pretended to be relaxed, which made Ren Lao Ren Yuan tremble in his heart. Even if the prince didn't look for them today, they would go to the palace to ask to see the prince, because something happened in Taiyi City.
"Is there anything unusual in the restricted area?" Li Hong put aside Master Xu Yu's worries and looked up and asked.
With a thud, Ren Lao Ren Complaint's knees went weak and they both knelt on the ground at the same time.
Li Hong sighed helplessly at this scene. The scene he least wanted to see appeared. It seemed that something had gone wrong in Taiyi City.
"Get up and tell me what's going on?" Li Hong asked, suppressing the depressed mood in his heart.
"Prince, please forgive me. A large amount of mercury was lost in the restricted area A."
"When was it lost?"
"It was lost last night. Miss Bai Chun found it early this morning and ordered us to rush back to report to you."
"He was able to evade the Sixth Rate's guards and carry away the mercury? He's got connections that go far. Is there anything else?" When Li Hong heard that the mercury was also lost, he suddenly calmed down.
"Your Highness, General Zuo... General Zuo Wei disappeared yesterday." Ren Lao said tremblingly with his head pressed to the ground.
Although they had never seen the Prince lose his temper since they had known him, for some reason, the Prince, who was becoming increasingly calm at this moment, made them feel fear and chill from the inside out.
"Liang Jianfang is missing?" Li Hong tried his best to keep himself clear and calm.
Liang Jianfang is a fierce general who is almost as famous as Xue Rengui. He was the first person assigned to me by my father after the emperor appointed me as the crown prince. I appointed him as the General of the Left Guard among the crown prince's six generals. How could he have mysteriously disappeared last night?
Xia Zhi obediently took out a wet towel that had just been soaked in cold water and helped Li Hong wipe his face.
"Where are Xiazhi, Jingzhe and Liebao now? Order them to search for Liang Jianfang immediately. If he's alive, he must be found alive; if he's dead, he must be found dead." Li Hong had a bad feeling. He was afraid that by the time he found Liang Jianfang, he would already be a cold corpse.
"Jingzhe is in Luoyang, and Liebao sent a letter early this morning. It is estimated that they will arrive in Chang'an in the evening." Xia Zhi said softly.
"The situation is not favorable. Jingzhe and Liebao are suddenly so far away from me at this time! Haha..."
Li Hong suddenly laughed. It seemed that this situation was not just about his mother or his father. It was obvious that both his mother and his father cared about him very much. It was as if the couple were taking action against him at the same time.
They are really a couple, just do it if you want to, and they actually choose to be together, making me feel like a trapped beast all of a sudden.
It is not difficult to understand Li Hong's guess. The difficult questions Princess Lanling gave him seemed to be instructed by the queen mother, and Xu Yushi's imprisonment was probably related to the queen mother.
It happened that Cheetah and Jingzhe were not by his side at this time. Only his father could command the two leaders of the transformed Li Jingmen, and they were only a hundred miles away from him at this time.
Liang Jianfang was a gift from his father. He disappeared last night for no reason and lost a large amount of mercury. It was obviously a planned situation.
What about Bai Chun? What role does Bai Chun play in Taiyi City? Li Hong frowned again. Bai Chun is not just pure. He knew this a long time ago. He found something strange when he brought her into the palace.
Why after a foreign woman was brought into the palace by him, his father the emperor and his mother the queen only asked about it symbolically? And then no matter how Wang Kang, Wang Jing, Liu Shuang and others were convicted, Bai Chun acted as if nothing had happened. He went to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple several times by himself. Everyone looked puzzled, as if they heard Bai Chun's name for the first time.
"Report..."
The eunuch's voice outside reported, and scared Li Hong so much that he almost fell off the chair. If Xia Zhi hadn't been quick to hold his arm, Li Hong, who was daydreaming, would probably have fallen to the ground.
"The highlight is here. Let's see what happened and where." Li Hong grabbed Xia Zhi's jade hand, sat firmly on the chair, and an unfathomable smile appeared on his face.
Hua Meng, who was on duty at the door, stopped the panting eunuch. The eunuch handed the secret letter in his hand to Hua Meng and said with a gasp, "The Taiyi City Chixin."
"Give it to me." Li Hong became anxious when he heard that. Chixin was the level he divided the secret letters into according to the system of red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue and purple. Unlike other systems, Chixin was the highest level.
Hua Meng hurriedly snatched the letter from the eunuch's hand, walked quickly into the room and handed the letter to Li Hong, then immediately stepped back five steps.
Xia Zhi did the same, let go of Li Hong's hand, and slowly stepped back five steps.
"The person who sent the secret letter is still outside the palace. Summon him into the palace. Is there anything else you want to convey?" Li Hong asked anxiously while tearing the envelope.
"To reply to His Royal Highness, the person at the door has left, leaving only a few words. The original words were: The medicinal recipe was caught fire and stolen this morning." The eunuch replied to Li Hong who was sending a private message.
Li Hong's hands froze at the first moment, and he stood still. The secret letter in his hand suddenly became less important.
After a while, Li Hong handed the red letter in his hand to Xia Zhi, and said slowly: "Burn it."
"Your Highness, please calm down." Xia Zhi knelt on the ground and said hurriedly.
"It is rumored that Lawless has entered the palace." Li Hong stood up from his chair and said lightly.
Xia Zhi trembled all over and the red letter in his hand almost fell to the ground. With trembling hands, he hurriedly took out a fire starter and burned the red letter in full view of everyone.
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