It is not new for the emperor to go out to escape the summer heat, especially in the early Tang Dynasty. This is mainly because the terrain of the Tai Chi Palace in Chang'an is relatively low-lying. Every summer, the Tai Chi Palace is wet and hot. Since the time of Yang Guang, every emperor in Tai Chi Palace would go out to escape the summer heat. This has to be said to be a major flaw in the design of Chang'an City.

Later, when Wu Zetian came to power, she might have a shadow on the Tai Chi Palace, and coupled with the shortcomings of the Tai Chi Palace itself, she simply moved the capital to Luoyang. Since then, Chang'an has lost its meaning, and the political center of the Tang Dynasty began to move to the Central Plains. From then on, Luoyang has also obtained the title of a divine capital.

However, it is not a trivial matter for the emperor to go out. There is someone to arrange everything, and the Ministry of Rites is responsible for this important task. Cui Fu'an happened to be the doctor in the Ministry of Rites. Although he was a few levels lower than the Shangshu and the Minister of the Secretariat, he was also a senior official of the fifth rank. Therefore, every time Li Shimin went out to escape the summer heat, he would receive news in advance.

"Your Ministry of Rites doesn't know that Your Majesty is coming to Nanshan to escape the summer heat?" Cui Gan couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock when he heard Cui Fu'an's answer, and a little bad feeling flashed in his heart.

"Yes, I remember that when His Majesty last year, he decided to go to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat this year, but the queen passed away last year. His Majesty often went to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat with the queen, but this year it was cancelled, and he did not say where to go to escape the summer heat this year, so we always thought that His Majesty would not go out to escape the summer heat this year." Cui Fu'an said again.

"If Your Majesty goes out to escape the summer heat, Brother Fu'an and his Ministry of Rites will definitely be the first to get the news, but now he doesn't know about this. In this way, these people at the foot of the mountain may be covering their eyes and ears under the banner of His Majesty's summer heat!" Zheng Zhong said at this time, and his brows frowned as he spoke. Li Shimin is already the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so what else does he need to use this method to cover people's eyes and ears?

"Xingmou, you are right, and I think Your Majesty's move should be for us!" Cui Gan pondered for a moment and said again. Those people at the foot of the mountain who were 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 before, but now he thinks that these people are probably sent by Li Shimin.

"Since Mr. Cui said that the academy was learned from Li Xiu, with his talent, he could naturally guess our plans. Now that we have spread the news about the academy, His Majesty will definitely make some moves, which is not beyond our expectations." Cui Fu'an also nodded and spoke.

"No, although I can't remember the earliest time when these people at the foot of the mountain appeared, it must have been before we spread the news about the academy, and even shortly after we started preparing for the academy, if they really came to target the academy, then it is very likely that our Majesty would know about the academy just now!" Cui Gan analyzed with a gloomy face at this time. They strictly prohibited the news from leaking the academy in advance, because they were afraid that Li Shimin would take action, but they did not expect that they would prevent Li Shimin from knowing it in the end.

"This is unlikely. Although there are many people who know about the academy, they are all core figures within our aristocratic family. Could it be that some of these people have secretly defected to His Majesty?" Cui Fu'an also frowned and said, and at the end of the story, a look of suspicion appeared on his face.

"It shouldn't be. People who know about the academy are trustworthy people. The news should not have been 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 in agreement when he heard Cui Gan's words, and then the two looked at each other and almost spoke out the name of a person: "Li Xiu!"

"Apart from Li Xiu, I really can't think of anyone who can see through our plan!" Zheng Zhong smiled bitterly at this time. Li Xiu understood the significance of the academy to the aristocratic family. He was the first person in the Tang Dynasty to propose the academy idea, and he was also the one who forced the aristocratic family to this level, so he was also the person who was most likely to see through their plan.

"Yes, I suddenly remembered that when I first founded the academy, I had been to Li Xiu's New School. Because Shan Changtian Chou of Xin Zhuo was my old subordinate, I wanted to learn some experience from him. It was probably from that time that Li Xiu had seen through our plan!" At this time, Cui Gan said dejectedly. After thinking about it, this was also the thing that he felt most likely to leak the news.

"It's not necessarily because of you, Mr. Cui. After all, since Li Xiu was assassinated last time, he has regarded our aristocratic family as a life-and-death hatred. He probably has been sending people to stare at us all the time. Maybe he discovered our plan from some clues!" Zheng Zhong smiled bitterly at this time. As time went by, he slowly realized that his original decision was indeed a bit reckless.

"Mr. 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 and said guilt.

Cui Fu'an's words also made Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong wake up. They looked at each other at this time, and then Cui Gan said first: "If I were Li Xiu and knew in advance that we were going to build a college, then there are two choices. The first is to find a way to destroy the academy and completely fail our plan. The second is to not destroy the academy, but to make the academy we established fail to achieve the purpose we want. Which one do you think he would choose?"

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

"No, I guess Li Xiu will never destroy the academy!" Zheng Zhong made a judgment with great certainty at this time.

"Oh? Why are you so sure about it in Xingmou?" Cui Gan couldn't help but ask in surprise. 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 he can even be said to be conceited. People like him will never rudely destroy the academy, because he knows that although the academy can help us win over talents, it can also help the Tang Dynasty cultivate talents. If we cannot grasp the academy in the future, we will only make wedding dresses for the court. So I believe he will definitely choose the second one, which can prevent us from winning over talents, and let the academy train talents for the court!" Zheng Zhong also spoke without hesitation.

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

Although they knew that Li Xiu would not use rough means to destroy the academy, they could not guess what method Li Xiu would use to deal with the academy that was about to open. After all, they were not Zhuge Liang with clever ideas, nor were Li Xiu who predicted history, so they naturally did not have the ability to predict the future.

"This is a bit difficult. Although I really don't want to admit it, Li Xiu and the others are taking the initiative now, especially with His Majesty, they have many means to attack the academy." Zheng Zhong couldn't help but say a little depressed. He obviously guessed that Li Xiu was going to deal with the academy, but he didn't know the other party's means, which was a huge torture for them.

"The soldiers come and the generals come and the water comes and the soil comes and cover it! Although Your Majesty takes the initiative, it is not so easy for us to join forces with each other. Even Your Majesty cannot use too much means. As long as they don't have to force themselves, I believe no one can take the academy away from me!" Cui Gan said loudly at this time.

In order to build this academy, Cui Gan even didn't want to have an official position. It can be said that he planned to devote all his life to this academy. As long as he could live another ten years, he could build Nanshan Academy into the back garden of aristocratic families. At that time, the influence of the academy will be increased, and even the court would not want to extend his hands to the academy.

"Mr. Cui said it well. It was the first time that our aristocratic families were so united. Although some people inside opposed it, most of them supported the academy. I guess His Majesty would only use some means that they could not be on the table 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 echoed at this time, but as soon as he said his words, Zheng Zhong's face next to him was a little unnatural, because he had used the means that he did not go on the table to meet Li Xiu before.

It is definitely not possible to rely on guessing alone, but there is no way. For example, even if the people at the foot of the mountain don’t know, they might be able to find out some news from these. So after discussing, Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong and others immediately took action and used all their strength to start investigating the recent movements of the court, especially about Li Xiu. However, after checking for a long time, they did not find anything abnormal on Li Xiu, because Li Xiu was not responsible for the academy. If they went to investigate Xiao Yu, they might be able to find out something.

Li Xiu didn't have time to pay attention to Cui Gan's affairs now. In fact, in addition to his usual official duties, the biggest headache for him during this period was his own housework. What's even more unlucky is that he had not yet figured out how to tell Princess Pingyang about his son Li Jin and Wu Mingkong, but another headache happened suddenly at home!
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