Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Li Shimin also had a panoramic view of the reactions of the two of them.

He quickly recalled the Chinese pinyin mentioned by Li You again, and then said: "Actually, if the pinyin method is used to teach literacy, wouldn't it be simpler and more direct?"

Pinyin?
A completely unfamiliar word.

The two Confucian scholars looked at each other in blank dismay. They were a little dazed.

They don't know whether this thing is real or Li Shimin just made it up.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Li Shimin smiled slightly, and continued talking proudly.

"The disadvantage of the anti-cutting method is that there are too many cutting methods, which are too difficult for children who are not able to concentrate. Moreover, children already know few characters, so it is even more difficult to learn."

"As for the pinyin method, I have seen a lot. There are only 26 letters, and 23 initial consonants and 24 final consonants combined with them."

"As long as you have learned the less than fifty notes, plus the tone, you can complete the spelling of any word!"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin ignored the two stunned Confucian scholars, but took a pen and paper from the desk, and wrote out the initials and finals with ease.

It wasn't until Li Shimin finished writing the final final that Kong Yingda realized it.

Li Shimin has found a new way on the road of literacy and found a completely different method.

As a great Confucian, Kong Yingda is also a man of great knowledge, not only proficient in Chinese, but also Sanskrit and Persian.

So after seeing the letters written by Li Shimin, Kong Yingda was able to confirm that this is a system of writing.

At the same time, he can also be sure that Li Shimin's words just now are not nonsense.

If it's really him talking nonsense, it is definitely impossible to reach such a complete point.

But now, since Li Shimin has written down everything he said, the pinyin method must exist.

Kong Yingda looked at Li Gang, and Li Gang's eyes were also full of shock at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how to use this pinyin method?"

As the saying goes, there is no priority in learning, and those who have mastered come first. It is also said in "The Analects" that if three people walk together, there must be my teacher.

As the orthodox successor of Confucianism, Kong Yingda still maintains a strong thirst for knowledge and respect for knowledge in the face of new knowledge.

He was able to become a great Confucianist in the world not because of his academic background, but because of his desire for knowledge.

The Confucius family has profound knowledge, but he never excludes other Confucian theories.

In order to learn more, he resolutely left home and studied under the great Confucian Liu Zhuo, who was a master of various schools of thought.

Although he is now over half a hundred years old, this thirst for knowledge has never subsided.

So after discovering that Li Shimin had a new spelling method, Kong Yingda instantly forgot the unhappiness just now, and instead looked at Li Shimin expectantly.

Like Kong Yingda, Li Gang's eyes were full of anticipation.

After receiving these two pairs of expectant eyes, Li Shimin stopped pretending, and continued pointing to the initials and finals he had just written.

"Look, this one is called t, and this one is pronounced ang. If you spell these two together, tang, plus the second Yangping tone, you get the pronunciation of Tang characters in Tang Dynasty."

After that, Li Shimin played a few words in succession.

Kong Yingda and Li Gang were deeply shocked to see that Li Shimin could spell out the pronunciation of a word so easily.

Li Gang took a deep breath in his heart: "Your Majesty, this method is too simple!"

Kong Yingda also muttered to himself: "It's too scary. Your Majesty's method is much more convenient than Fanqie."

"Moreover, the Fanqie method is taught with characters, from simple ones to complex characters, which is a kind of interlocking relationship."

"It is precisely because of this that the teacher is extremely important. If the master's knowledge is not enough, then what the students can learn is extremely limited."

"At the same time, because of the teacher's different cutting methods, it will also cause students to be uncomfortable after changing teachers. It's like the card slots of different sizes can only use their corresponding tenons."

"But the pinyin is different..."

Seeing the shocked expressions of the two great scholars, Li Shimin's heart blossomed with joy, which was an unprecedented refreshment.

"Dr. Kong is right, that's the reason! As long as this pinyin is used, people who can read can phonetize any word, and it will be much easier to teach."

"In this way, literacy will become extremely simple and convenient!"

Li Shimin said with a smile.

Hearing that Li Shimin was going to teach them this method and asked them to teach it again, both Kong Yingda and Li Gang couldn't sit still.

They stood up, their feet began to tremble unconsciously, as if only this could reduce the excitement in their hearts.

They never expected that Li Shimin would have such a high level of insight in literacy.

This pinyin method has never been mentioned in the previous ancient books, so it must be Li Shimin's original creation.

And once this pinyin method spreads, it will definitely overturn the methodology of learning literature and literacy for thousands of years.

From now on only, pinyin will become the only way to literacy.

And countless students will benefit from it.

Kong Yingda and Li Gang looked at each other, then knelt down in unison.

"Your Majesty, I thank you on behalf of all the students in the world!"

After thanking you, Li Gang added another sentence: "Your Majesty, I apologize to you for the presumptuous words just now. There is indeed a problem with the education method of the ministers."

Li Shimin hurriedly got the two of them up, which made the two great scholars thank him from the bottom of their hearts, and made him feel that today's trip was worthwhile.

These two great Confucians have always only had sages and sages in their eyes, and they often ignore him, the current sage.

But now, he kneels down to Li Shimin from the bottom of his heart.

Being able to convince the two people, Li Shimin felt that the Chinese pinyin was very good and powerful.

Thinking of this method of Chinese pinyin, Li Shimin thought of Li You.

It was the voice of this bastard that made him stand out again. For a while, he felt that he should not steal Li You's masterpiece.

Li You is now General Shence and Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although he produced high-yield crops such as potatoes and corn, and punished the evildoers of Dongying in the street, the outside world still has a lot of misunderstandings about him.

I think he is not worthy of virtue and is not suitable for such an important position.

In fact, Li Shimin knew that many of the recent great achievements were related to Li You, but Li Shimin couldn't tell the reason in public.

Therefore, in Li Shimin's heart, he felt somewhat indebted to Li You.

So this time, after finishing pretending, Li Shimin decided to tell the truth.

"You two loves, in fact, I did not create the Chinese pinyin. I just learned it by chance."

"what?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Kong Yingda and Li Gang were even more surprised.

"I don't know who is the great Confucian who created this Chinese pinyin?"

"There is such a god among scholars, we don't even know about it, what a shame!"