"Is he the current Yansheng Duke?"
"Duke Yansheng? What is this?" Li Shimin didn't understand.
"Uncle, you don't know what Yanshenggong is..." Xiao Ran reacted, "I made a mistake. This is a title that only existed during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song."
"What does this mean?" Li Shimin was a little curious.
"Subsequent emperors bestowed titles upon the direct descendants of Confucius. This hereditary title began in the Song Dynasty, and subsequent dynasties also acknowledged Confucius' immense influence. It remained so until the Qing Dynasty, and he was known as Duke Yansheng!"
"Duke Yansheng...Okay, okay, I will enthrone him as Duke Yansheng in a moment, and let him be the dean of the Academy of Arts!" Li Shimin intercepted the offer directly.
Xiao Ran felt that Li Shimin was a bit cunning...
"It's reasonable to give the descendants of a saint a hereditary title!" Li Shimin was very satisfied with this. "Why didn't I think of this before?"
Scholars in all dynasties have had high status and great influence, and the Kong family is a very special family among scholars. In this case, the Kong family must remember Li Shimin's favor.
"The only saint, this honor is no problem!" The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more appropriate it seemed.
"There will be another saint in the future, so we can say there are two of them! The one who is more recognized by future generations!" Xiao Ran said.
"Two?" Li Shimin stopped in front of the big G. "Xiao Ran, do you know what it takes to be called a saint?"
"A sage possesses three immortalities! The concept of 'three immortalities' was proposed by Shusun Bao, a high official of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He called 'establishing virtue, establishing merit, and establishing words' the three immortalities."
Xiao Ran just happened to know this, which could be useful in writing novels.
Li Shimin nodded. "Kong Yingda also explained it. He said that establishing virtue means creating laws and benefiting the people; establishing merit means rescuing people from adversity and disasters, and contributing to the times; establishing words means speaking the truth and having a philosophy that is worthy of transmission."
"Can people in later generations achieve the three immortalities?" Li Chengqian found it incredible.
"A perfect man appeared later, with basically no shortcomings. He attained enlightenment in Longchang and became a saint in one step!"
The plot of enlightenment in Longchang is also very explosive in fantasy novels.
"This is interesting. Talk to me about it when you have time. Now I have to go back and confer the title of Yansheng Duke on Kong Yingda! Hahaha!" After saying that, Li Shimin got on the G-Class and left the academy.
Xiao Ran didn't know what would happen if Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind appeared in the Tang Dynasty.
This thing is too profound and Xiao Ran cannot understand it, but he also understands that it is a very terrifying thing.
Xiao Ran had never thought about Neo-Confucianism and didn't like it. Although it was a doctrine recognized by the courts of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Xiao Ran didn't want it to appear in the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, there's nothing else. We'll go back first."
"Young Master, I have something to ask you."
Li Lizhi and her companions did not disturb them and took the two little princesses to look around. For the two little princesses, this was a new environment and they were full of curiosity.
"Your Highness, you say!"
"As for Xue Li, I believe what the young master said. He will definitely be extraordinary in the future, but I think it's too late. I want him to show his talents earlier. There are not many wars nowadays. Every time there is a war, the uncles always fight fiercely. Let alone Xue Li, Su Lie and others have no chance."
Having too many things to fight against is also a problem.
Now during the Zhenguan period, it feels like there are more wolves than meat. The wolves are the military generals, and the military merits are the meat, and there is simply not enough to go around!
"He's young and inexperienced, so he really can't do it right now. It won't be his turn anyway, but I have an idea."
"Young Master, you say it!" Li Chengqian was delighted.
"Become my disciple!"
Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea. This will make things much easier in the future."
Li Chengqian understood without Xiao Ran saying anything.
If Xue Rengui became Li Jing's disciple, he would be able to inherit some of Li Jing's relationships after Li Jing passed away.
Li Jing also needs to be promoted.
It is not difficult to get Li Jing to accept a disciple. As long as Li Chengqian comes forward, Li Jing will not refuse.
There is basically no doubt that Li Chengqian is the future crown prince. For the future development of his family, Li Jing will definitely agree to Li Chengqian.
Li Jing was a cautious person and would not agree directly. He would most likely ask Li Shimin's opinion first.
Li Shimin delegated power in other areas, but he obviously wanted to take control of the military affairs himself.
Li Chengqian's actions clearly showed that he wanted to gradually get involved in the military.
Xiao Ran was driving the mini, Li Lizhi was in the passenger seat, and several people were preparing to go back.
Li Chengqian took Li Ke with him and wanted to learn how to drive, and soon he had his own car.
"Start preparing!" Xiao Ran saw that Chang'an City was different. The emperor's birthday was a major event celebrated by the whole country.
Even though Li Shimin said to keep everything simple, many things still cannot be saved.
"Well, it's better to build a grand one in Chang'an. After all, this is the emperor's territory, so it can't be too shabby." Li Lizhi didn't know what was the appropriate gift for Li Shimin, and she felt a little headache.
"Brother, have you decided what to give to Grandpa?" Princess Yuzhang asked curiously.
Xiao Ran shook his head, "No!"
I looked at Li Lizhi and thought, if I gave Li Shimin a report, would he beat me to death?
Don’t think like that...it’s still too early!
"I'll give grandpa some money~" The little princess had made up her mind.
"Me too!" Princess Chengyang also said that she didn't know what other gifts to give.
"Then I'll give Grandpa some money too!" Princess Gaoyang also had quite a bit of savings.
"Although my grandfather loves money, it doesn't seem appropriate..." Princess Yuzhang was also troubled by this matter.
"Oh, I got it!" Li Lizhi became excited.
"Sister, what?" Princess Yuzhang and Princess Gaoyang asked together.
"Keep it a secret!" Li Lizhi didn't say anything.
"Young Master, go back and prepare a gift for me!" Li Lizhi needed Xiao Ran's help.
"Okay, no problem!" Xiao Ran was thinking in his mind whether to give Li Shimin an excavator. No man could refuse this thing.
Princess Yuzhang also had an idea in her mind. She must give something from the 21st century, and it must be relatively practical.
This is the time to show filial piety, and the princes and princesses also take great pains to do so. Disobedience to filial piety is a very serious problem in this era.
People in high positions are especially concerned about this issue.
Officials who are unfilial will be impeached. In the worst case, they will be demoted or directly stripped of their official position.
After returning to the villa, Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang also found Xiao Ran and told him about the gifts they had prepared.
Li Lizhi prepared a massage chair for Li Shimin's Empress Zhangsun, and also bought some for Li Yuan and Zhang Jieyushi.
Princess Yuzhang prepared a set of TV and stereo equipment so that Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun could watch TV in the Tang Dynasty.
When Xiao Ran returned to his room, he thought that Li Shimin would definitely like this gift.
[It's time for the free-prize guessing game again! Guess the gift and you're awesome! Hahaha!]
The doorbell rang in the evening and the little princess ran to answer it. It was not Li Shimin who came, but Empress Changsun and Hongxiu.
"Mother, didn't Grandpa come?" Li Lizhi pulled Empress Changsun's arm.
"Your grandfather didn't come because he had something to do. I came here because I need Xiao Ran's help with something."
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