"Academy?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Tian Chip's answer, he didn't expect Cui Gan to come to see Tian Chip, just to inquire about the school, which made people a little puzzled.

"Actually, I also feel a little strange about the arrival of Cui Gong, and in addition to the first few words of small talk, he has been asking me about the school, and what is even more strange is that he seems to be very interested in the operation of the school, and asked a lot of very specific things, such as how Mr. gives lectures to students, how to manage so many students in the school, and so on." Tian Chip continued at this time.

Li Xiu was stunned for a moment when he heard Tian Chip's words, and then like a lightning bolt flashed in his mind, he immediately understood what Cui Gan was going to do, and the whole person was stunned there, and there was no reaction for a long time, until finally he smiled bitterly and said: "I see, I didn't expect him to think of this method!" ”

"Horse, is there anything wrong with doing it down?" Tian Chip saw that Li Xiu's face was wrong, and he couldn't help but ask with some worry at the moment.

"It has nothing to do with Mr., it's just a worry in the court." Li Xiu smiled helplessly at this time, and then said to Tian Chip, in fact, he is sometimes quite envious of Tian Chip, usually only teaches, and ignores other things, he used to be so leisurely as Tian Chip before, but now he is getting deeper and deeper in the court, and it is too difficult to get out.

At that moment, Li Xiu said goodbye to Tian Chip, it was late at this time, Li Xiu returned home and had dinner, and then locked himself in the study to think about things, which is also a habit he has developed over the years.

Although there is no evidence yet, Li Xiu is almost certain that Cui Gan's previous resignation and various abnormal behaviors now show that he is doing one thing, and he couldn't guess what the other party is going to do, but through the conversation with Tian Chip today, he suddenly guessed that Cui Gan is probably preparing for an academy.

That's right, it's a academy, and it's also the highest level of learning like Guozijian, although in ancient Chinese history, there were Yingtian Academy, Yuelu Academy, Songyang Academy, and Bailudong Academy, which are known as the four major academies in ancient China, but these four academies all appeared after the Tang Dynasty.

For example, the predecessor of Yingtian Academy was Suiyang Academy, which was created by Yang Wei of the Jin Dynasty after five generations, but this Suiyang Academy survived for a very short time, and after the death of Yang Wei's students, the academy was closed, and it was not until the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty that Yingtian Academy was greatly developed. Songyang Academy and Yuelu Academy are still just a Taoist temple, and Bailudong Academy is a wasteland, it can be said that in the Tang Zhenguan period, there is no special institution of higher education in the Central Plains except for Guozijian.

The main reason for the above situation is that the family holds the right to education, and they establish a family school in their own family and monopolize the power of higher education, so that the scholars from the Shu clan cannot compete with the scholars from the family.

Of course, the reason why the family can monopolize education, expensive books are also the key, because the number of books is scarce, and it is extremely expensive, which makes the spread of knowledge extremely difficult, which also allows the family to control the right to education, even if there are some outstanding people in the Shu clan, it is not too much of a threat to them.

But now Li Xiu is breaking the family's monopoly on education, with the use of printing, books will only get cheaper and cheaper, the spread of knowledge will be easier and easier, and the family can no longer monopolize higher education as before, but this does not mean that the family will decline immediately, in fact, the family still occupies a great advantage, after all, learning is not just by reading books, the most important thing is to have a teacher's explanation, and now almost all the erudite Confucians are also from the family.

There are many books, but there are not many famous teachers who spread knowledge, and Cui Gan also saw this, so he thought of the method of opening a academy, with the profound cultural heritage of the family, he will definitely be able to recruit talents from all over the world.

"The academy's method can indeed renew the life of the family, and the reason why Cui Gan was able to think of this method is probably due to the inspiration he got from the newly built school!" Thinking of the above, Li Xiu suddenly whispered, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

When Cui Gan wanted to convince himself to stand on the side of the family, he once asked him if there was any way to reduce the impact of book printing on the family, and Li Xiu actually thought of opening a academy at that time, but he didn't tell the other party, after all, the positions of the two sides were different, and Li Xiu didn't plan to help the family continue their lives.

However, he didn't expect Cui Gan to go to the Xinzhu School twice, so he thought of a way to open a academy from the school, and even went to Tian Chip to ask for advice in person, which was also something Li Xiu never expected.

Early the next morning, Li Xiu entered the palace to report his speculation to Li Shimin, but Li Shimin was also shocked when he heard it: "Do you mean that after Cui Gan resigns, he will build an academy like Guozijian to cultivate talents?" ”

"Yes, this academy is more like a military academy than a military academy, and all the students who graduated from the military academy are nominally students of His Majesty, and they are naturally more loyal to His Majesty than those generals who are not military schools, and now the family is going to build a building of their own." Military Academy', the students who graduated from it will also be branded by the family, especially those outstanding students, will be enveloped by the family by various means, such as marriage is an excellent means, so that in the future, the number of officials from the family in the court will only increase, not decrease! Li Xiu said with a serious face at this time.

Hearing Li Xiu compare himself with a military school, Li Shimin couldn't help but show a solemn expression, indeed, the family has a profound cultural heritage, such as the five surnames and seven wangs, the family studies in these big families, the students taught are even better than the prison students who graduated from the Guozijian, if they open a college to recruit students, they will definitely be able to absorb the world's talents, and then they will be enveloped, even if these people participate in the imperial examination in the future and become officials of the Tang Dynasty, their interests will be firmly tied to the family.

"I didn't expect the family to think of such a solution, Li Xiu, do you have any way to deal with it?" Li Shimin pondered for a moment before he raised his head and asked Li Xiu, the academy is too novel, it is completely different from the traditional private school, but it is very similar to the newly built school opened by Li Xiu, Li Shimin feels that Li Xiu should have a way to deal with it.

"There is one way, and that is to wait!" Li Xiu smiled at this time and said, he also thought about it until midnight last night before going to sleep, and after thinking about it, he finally thought of a feasible solution.

"Wait? What kind of solution is this? Li Shimin couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, don't worry, please listen to me slowly!" Li Xiu said unhurriedly, "In fact, for the family, opening the academy is a double-edged sword, that is, it is possible to hurt the enemy, and it is also possible to hurt oneself, because with the opening of the academy, it will only accelerate the spread of knowledge, so that the scholars from the Shu nationality can get better learning opportunities, if they can tightly envelop these outstanding talents in the Shu family, it will naturally increase the influence of the family, but if they do not seize these talents, they are cultivating talents for the imperial court!" ”

"It makes sense, but as you said just now, the family can use marriage and other methods to recruit those outstanding talents who are absorbed into the academy, so that their interests will also be firmly tied to the family, just like many officials who are not from the family, but have close ties with the family." Li Shimin nodded at first, but then said very worriedly.

"Hehe, that's why I said to wait, aren't they going to run the academy, then let them do it, but after the academy is completed, Your Majesty can mix sand into the academy!" Li Xiu said with a wicked smile on his face at this time, it is easier to destroy than to build, this is a simple truth, and the same is true of the academy.

"Sand-mixed mixes? What do you mean......" Li Shimin first frowned when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up and he said in surprise.

"Yes, that's what Your Majesty thinks, although the academy is run by a family, but under the whole world, it is not the king's land, as long as it is on your majesty's land, your majesty has the right to manage it, and it is not difficult to forcibly arrange some people to enter the academy at that time, and even take a step back, your majesty can also send the children of the royal family or relatives to the academy, on the one hand, you can use their strength to cultivate these people, on the other hand, you can also let them go to the academy to attract outstanding students, I don't believe that the family has the ability to attract the royal family and relatives!"

When Li Xiu said the end, he couldn't help laughing, when he thought that those families were going to study for the Pope and his relatives, he felt very funny, and Cui Gan's face must have been very exciting!

"Hahahaha~, I know you have a way!" Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Xiu's words, although this method of mixing sand is not very glorious, but it is very effective, and the academy that the family has spent countless energy to open at that time may only be able to make wedding dresses for themselves in the end.

"In fact, in addition to the method of mixing sand, there are some other methods, but most of them treat the symptoms but not the root cause, if you want to make the family's academy completely lose the threat, the best way is to solve this problem fundamentally!" Li Xiu spoke again at this time, in fact, it was a good thing for the family to open an academy, because it also forced the imperial court to make some changes.

"Fundamentally solved? How to fix it? Li Shimin asked puzzled when he heard this.