People today do not see the moon in ancient times, but the moon once shines on the ancients. People today are like flowing water, and they all look at the bright moon. Kong Yingda looked at these four lines of poetry and became more angry the more he read. How could a person who could make such a good sentence be a yellow-mouthed child who speaks wildly?

When Tang Guan saw Kong Yingda's appearance, he felt relieved. He finally let this old-fashioned old man taste the taste of being defeated and causing trouble for Li Mu. It was a killing two birds with one stone.

"Teacher? If nothing big happens, I will leave first?" Tang Guan had already achieved his goal and wanted to escape. Kong Yingda looked up at him and said, "Your poem has not been handed over yet. Tomorrow is the deadline. If I can't hand it over, I still have to tell Shangshu Tang!"

"Uh...yes, Master."

Watching Tang Guan walk away, Kong Yingda folded the two poems, put them in his arms, and stood up and left Hongwenguan. Although he admired Li Mu's good poems, he was still worried about Li Mu's saying that poetry and prose are minor things. In his opinion, culture and education are the foundation of the country. Poetry and prose are an important criterion for evaluating students' academic performance. How can poetry and prose be minor things? How can it be compared with iron hammers and wooden saws!

Tang Guan was originally unstable in learning, and he was also a person who could not keep the secret. Li Mu's remarks would be told sooner or later. If he bewitched more people, it would be a great disadvantage to the prosperity of culture and education. As a county marquis, Kong Yingda was not qualified to order him to do things, but as the Imperial College Priest, Kong Yingda had other ways. He wanted to enter the palace to meet the saint, asked Li Shimin to make the decision, and forced Li Mu to apologize. He believed that the emperor would support him and would not support Li Mu.

Kong Yingda hurried into the palace, and Li Mu knew nothing about it. He was roasting lamb legs under a big tree next to the construction site. He listened to Yuwengui's report to go to Zhao's Duke's Mansion to collect money in the morning, then distribute it, and then send it to the money. Wang and the others went to Dingxiang for many things. Li Mu listened casually, not worried about what Yuwengui did. Because he believed that Yuwengui was a smart person, he should have some understanding from the several incidents that he would not disobey him.

Suddenly, an eunuch from the East Palace came to see him. Li Mu thought that Li Shimin wanted to ask about the progress of the project, so he stopped Yuwengui's words and asked him to supervise the work on his behalf. Then he followed the eunuch who was sent to the East Palace.

In the hall, Li Shimin was feeling helpless. He was discussing Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling about the rewards after the suppression of the Turks. Kong Yingda came. Li Shimin asked him to wait, but Kong Yingda refused to do it, and asked him three times in a row, and he had to meet him. Li Shimin also had a headache with this stubborn old man, not because of his fear, but because of his identity. He is the 31st generation grandson of Confucius and cannot be punished easily, otherwise it would be equivalent to slapping scholars all over the world in the face. This is not a trivial matter. Even if Li Shimin is the emperor, he cannot do it easily. Therefore, although Kong Yingda is not a big official, his status in the court seems a bit transcendent. Li Shimin always praised him and has few words of blame.

Three times in a row, it must be an urgent matter. Li Shimin had to stop the discussion and let Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling wait in the side hall to ask Kong Yingda to come in. Kong Yingda hurriedly broke into the hall, but he was still not relieved. He looked like he had just fought with someone. When Li Shimin saw it, he thought he had a conflict with someone, so he quickly asked about the situation.

When Kong Yingda talked about the past and the next thing, Li Shimin was amused and laughed and said, "Teacher, is this kind of thing worth coming to see me?"

Kong Yingda said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to culture and education, and is not a trivial matter. If Zhuluhou's remarks are heard by students, it will definitely cause riots, making students think that poetry and prose are the same as carpenters and blacksmiths. From then on, they do not focus on learning, so that culture and education are not prosperous and the people are ignorant..."

Li Shimin heard the pain in his head and quickly interrupted Kong Yingda's words and said, "What should I do in your opinion?"

"Please invite the Marquis of Zhulu, and I want to debate with him in person. The old minister believes that Marquis of Zhulu is just because he is young and has no one to give advice, and has misunderstandings about his studies. The old minister is willing to educate him. If he wants, the old minister can accept him as his disciple and guide him to learn."

When Li Shimin saw Kong Yingda's appearance, he knew that if he didn't follow what he said today, the old man would definitely be endless. Faced with such a person who could not be beaten or scolded, Li Shimin had no choice but to let the eunuch go to Chongrenfang to find Li Mu.

When Li Mu came to the palace, he saw an old man who didn't know him. He looked at him and seemed quite angry. He was a little confused. He saluted Li Shimin and said, "My minister, Li Mu, please see Your Majesty, I don't know what your Majesty calls me to come?"

"The old man standing next to you is Kong Yingda, the priest of the Imperial College. He wants to ask you something."

Li Mu turned his head and looked at Kong Yingda and said, "I wonder what you want to ask me about?"

"Marquis Zhulu, I ask you, "The Moon of Guanshan" and "Ask the Sky with Wine" are you writing?"

When Li Mu heard Kong Yingda's tone, his brows frowned. Why is the old guy so arrogant? Do you owe you money? But Li Shimin was present, and he couldn't show his dissatisfaction and answered truthfully: "It was me who did it. I just said casually between the banquet. How could you know, did that boy Tang Guan take it to hand in his homework?"

Kong Yingda did not answer and then asked, "Since that's the case, then what you said is that 'Poetry and prose are the paths, iron hammers and wooden saws are the paths'?"

Li Mu frowned even more. He heard that the old guy was looking for trouble. He immediately became colder and he didn't need to say respectfully, saying, "Although this is a little different, the meaning is right. It can be regarded as what I said. What do you have any opinions?"

"Opinions?!" Kong Yingda seemed to have been lit with a powder barrel, and exploded with a bang, saying angrily: "How can poetry and prose be compared with iron hammers and wooden saws? It is simply insulting. You must admit your mistakes and apologize for your remarks in front of the bachelor and student of Hongwenguan!"

"Ah?" Li Mu scratched his head, his head full of question marks. Isn't this old guy unwise? Li Mu ignored him, looked at Li Shimin, and said, "Your Majesty, did you ask me to apologize?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and felt a little unhappy. Kong Yingda's title was a man in Qufu County, while Li Mu was a marquis of Zhulu County, one was a baron and the other was a marquis, which were two levels apart. Although Kong Yingda was older, his attitude of speaking was really too much.

Seeing that Li Shimin was not supporting the old guy in front of him, Li Mu felt at ease and said, "Master, why do I apologize? Who are you? Why do I ask this lord to apologize to you? Why can't poetry and prose be compared with iron hammer and wooden saw? In my opinion, it is not only possible to compare, but also iron hammer and wooden saw are much more useful than poetry and prose!"

"It's nonsense, extremely ridiculous!"

"Where is ridiculous?" Kong Yingda stared at her eyes, Li Mu also stared at her eyes, saying, "I have an iron hammer, which can fight weapons against foreign enemies, I have wooden saws, which can build crossbows to attack the city and stole the land. You have poems and essays. The Turks are here, and you stand at the top of the city and recite a poem. Can the Turks retreat? "
Chapter completed!