It is not new for the emperor to go out to escape the summer, especially in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, this is mainly because the terrain of Chang'an Taiji Palace is relatively low-lying, every summer, Taiji Palace is wet and hot, from Yang Guangshi that year, every emperor in Taiji Palace will go out in summer to escape the heat, which has to be said to be a major defect in the design of Chang'an City.

Later, Wu Zetian was in power, because she may have a shadow on the Taiji Palace, coupled with the defects of the Taiji Palace itself, so she simply moved the capital to Luoyang, since then, Chang'an has lost the meaning of the capital, and the political center of the Tang Dynasty has also begun to move to the Central Plains, and Luoyang has also been from that time on, getting the title of a god capital.

However, it is not a trivial matter for the emperor to go out, someone needs to arrange it in all aspects, and the Ministry of Rites bears this heavy responsibility, it just so happens that Cui Fu'an is holding the position of Langzhong in the Ministry of Rites, although he is a few levels lower than Shangshu and Shilang, but he is also a high-ranking official on the fifth grade, so every time Li Shimin goes out for a summer vacation, he will also receive news in advance.

"Your Ministry of Rites didn't even know that His Majesty was coming to Nanshan for a summer vacation?" Cui Gan's eyes widened in shock when he heard Cui Fu'an's answer, and a little bad feeling flashed in his heart.

"Yes, I remember that Your Majesty decided to go to Jiucheng Palace this year to escape the summer, but the queen died last year, and His Majesty often went to Jiucheng Palace with the queen to escape the summer, but it was canceled this year, and it didn't say where to go for the summer this year, so we always thought that Your Majesty would not go out for the summer this year." Cui Fuan spoke again at the moment.

"If Your Majesty goes out to escape the summer, Brother Fu'an and their Ministry of Rites will definitely be the first to get the news, but now he doesn't know about it at all, so these people under the mountain are likely to use the banner of His Majesty's summer vacation to hide people's eyes!" Zheng Zhong opened his mouth at this time, and his brows furrowed when he spoke, Li Shimin was already the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, what did he need to use this method to hide people's eyes and ears?

"Xingmou is right, and I think Your Majesty's move should be aimed at us!" Cui Gan pondered for a moment at this time and spoke again, those people under the mountain under the banner of His Majesty's summer vacation have been active for a long time, at least he can't remember when he first saw these people, after all, he didn't pay attention to it before, but now that he thinks about it, these people are likely to be sent by Li Shimin.

"Since Gong Cui said that the academy was learned from Li Xiu, then with his intelligence, he can naturally guess our plans, and now that we have spread the news of the academy, Your Majesty will definitely make some moves, which is not surprising to us." Cui Fu'an also nodded at this time and said.

"No, although I can't remember the earliest time when these people appeared at the foot of the mountain, it must have been before we spread the news of the academy, or even shortly after we just started to prepare for the academy, if they really came for the academy, then it is very likely that our side has just started to prepare for the academy, and Your Majesty already knows about it!" Cui Gan analyzed with a gloomy face at this time, they also strictly forbade the leakage of news in advance about the affairs of the academy, because they were afraid that Li Shimin's side would take action, but they didn't expect to take precautions, and finally let Li Shimin's side know.

"This is unlikely, although there are many people who know about the academy, they are all core figures within our family, could it be said that some of these people have secretly taken refuge in Your Majesty?" Cui Fuan also frowned, and when he said the end, he couldn't help but show a little doubt on his face.

"Probably not, the people who know about the academy are trustworthy people, the news shouldn't have leaked from them, the only possibility is that someone has seen through our plan!" Cui Gan shook his head when he heard Cui Fu'an's words.

Zheng Zhong nodded approvingly when he heard Cui Gan's words, and then the two glanced at each other, and almost unanimously said a person's name: "Li Xiu!" ”

"Except for Li Xiu, I really can't think of anyone who can see through our plan!" Zheng Zhong smiled bitterly at this time, Li Xiu not only understood the significance of the academy to the family, but he was also the first person in Datang to put forward the idea of the academy, and he was also the one who single-handedly forced the family to this point, so he was also the most likely person to see through their plan.

"Yes, I suddenly remembered that when I founded the academy, I had been to Li Xiu's Xinzhu Academy, because the mountain chief Tian Chip of the Xinzhu Academy was my old subordinate, so I wanted to learn some experience from him, and it is estimated that it was from then that Li Xiu had already seen through our plan!" At this time, Cui Gan said a little depressed, thinking about it, this is also the thing he thinks is most likely to leak the news.

"It's not necessarily because of you Cui Gong, after all, since Li Xiu was assassinated last time, he has regarded our family as a life-and-death enemy, and it is estimated that he has been sending people to keep an eye on us all the time, maybe he found out our plan from some clues!" Zheng Zhong said with a wry smile at this time, as time passed, he slowly found that his original decision was indeed a bit reckless.

"Gong Cui, it's useless to think about this now, the key is to look forward, do you think Li Xiu and His Majesty knew about the academy in advance, how will they deal with us?" Cui Fu'an interrupted Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong at this time.

Cui Fu'an's words also made Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong wake up, only to see them look at each other at this time, and then Cui Gan took the lead in speaking: "If I were Li Xiu and knew in advance that we were going to build a academy, then there were two choices, the first is to find a way to destroy the academy and make our plan completely fail, and the second is not to destroy the academy, but to make the academy we establish fail to achieve the goal we want, which one do you think he will choose?" ”

"Destroying the academy is definitely the most direct way, and Li Xiu has His Majesty's support behind him, and now that the academy has not been opened, there is almost no influence, if they really want to destroy the academy, I am afraid there will be countless ways." Cui Fu'an couldn't help but show a worried expression when he heard this.

"No, I guess Li Xiu will definitely not destroy the academy!" Zheng Zhong made a judgment with great certainty at this time.

"Oh? Why are you so sure? Cui Gan couldn't help but ask with some surprise at the moment, after all, he didn't dare to give such a positive answer now.

"It's very simple, because Li Xiu is a very proud person, and it can even be said that he is conceited, a person like him will never rudely destroy the academy, because he knows that although the academy can help us attract talents, but at the same time, it can also help Datang cultivate talents, and even if we can't grasp the academy in the future, we will only make a wedding dress for the imperial court, so I believe that he will definitely choose the second option, which can make us unable to attract talents, and can also let the academy cultivate talents for the imperial court!" Zheng Zhong also said without hesitation.

"It makes sense, this is indeed very much in line with Li Xiu's character, but what kind of means will he use to deal with us?" Cui Gan also nodded after hearing this, and then frowned again.

Although they knew that Li Xiu would not destroy the academy by brutal means, they couldn't guess what kind of method Li Xiu would use to deal with the academy that was about to open, after all, they were not the clever Zhuge Liang, let alone Li Xiu, who knew history, and naturally they did not have the ability to predict the future.

"This is a little difficult, although I don't want to admit it very much, but now it is indeed Li Xiu and their side that occupy the initiative, especially with His Majesty here, they have a lot of means to hit the academy." Zheng Zhong couldn't help but be a little frustrated at this time, he obviously guessed that Li Xiu was going to deal with the academy, but he didn't know the other party's methods, which was a huge torture for them.

"The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth! Although His Majesty occupies the initiative, it is not so easy for us great families to join forces, even if it is Your Majesty, it is impossible to use too many means, as long as they don't have to be strong, I believe that no one will be able to take the academy away from the old man's hands! Cui Gan said loudly with a blank face at this time.

In order to build this academy, Cui Gan didn't even want an official position, it can be said that he planned to pour all the efforts of the rest of his life into this academy, and as long as he could live for another ten years, he could make Nanshan Academy into the back garden of the family, and then the influence of the academy would also increase, even if it was the imperial court, don't want to put your hand into the academy.

"Cui Gong is right, it's the first time that our families are so united, although some people are against it, but after all, most of them support the academy, I estimate that Your Majesty's side will at most use some means that can't be used to deal with the academy, as long as we stabilize our position, we don't have to worry about these small means!" Cui Fu'an also opened his mouth to echo at this time, but as soon as his words came out, Zheng Zhong's face next to him was a little unnatural, because he had used those unpopular means against Li Xiu before.

It's definitely not enough to just guess, but it's not impossible, for example, these people under the mountain, even if they don't know, maybe they can get some news from these mouths, so Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong After they discussed, they also immediately took action, and used all their strength to start investigating the recent movements of the imperial court, especially about Li Xiu's side, but they checked for a long time, but they didn't find anything abnormal on Li Xiu's side, because Li Xiu was not in charge of the academy's affairs, if they went to check Xiao Yu, You might be able to find out.

Li Xiu doesn't have time to pay attention to Cui Gan's affairs now, in fact, in addition to his usual official duties during this time, his biggest headache is his own housework, and what is even more unfortunate is that he hasn't thought about what to do with his son Li Jin and Wu Mingkong, and Princess Pingyang has not yet thought about it, but another headache suddenly happened at home!