"He is just a cloth cloth, being selected as a colt is already a step to the sky, and he even wants to take a concubine, which is simply an insult to the dignity of the royal family!"

Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and said indignantly.

In the Tang Dynasty, influenced by the customs of the Hu and Dawan countries, women had a high status and were even very open, although according to the customs of the Tang Dynasty, concubines could be taken as concubines.

But the status of the princess is very high and strong, and the princess marries that is "married", unlike ordinary women who marry into the husband's family and live from the husband, but the status of the concubine is very low.

So much so that when everyone in the Tang Dynasty talks about the concubine, they feel that the relationship between master and servant is there, and the princess who steals people is normal, and the concubine is unheard of.

"Father, how can you allow him to behave like this?"

"Have you considered Gao Yang willing? What about Sister Gao Yang? ”

“......”

Li Chengqian was in a hurry, and after asking a few questions one after another, he suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at Li Shimin and asked with a surprised face: "No, this is the matter...... Father, you wouldn't have known about it a long time ago, would you? ”

"Presumptuous!" Li Shimin's face was iron-clad, and Huo Ran got up and reprimanded: "What do you know? Where is this so simple? ”

He didn't want to do this, but the matter has already happened, what else can he do?

Did you kill Qin Shou?

If you can kill it, you will have to kill it a long time ago, and you still have to wait until now?

After a long time, Li Shimin said faintly: "Cheng Qian, let's not talk about whether there is Qin Shou or not, such a disobedient person, it is impossible for me to agree to let her be the crown princess?" ”

"......"

Li Chengqian wanted to say something more, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Li Shimin: "Don't mention this matter again!" ”

“......”

When Li Chengqian left, his face was melancholy, and his whole expression was gloomy as if he was pressed under the water, making people unable to breathe.

Li Shimin looked at Cheng Qian's back and sat down again for a long time.

The affairs in the court are still busy, and there are so many broken things at home,

Now that the imperial examination is being reformed, the day of registration has passed, and the day of leaving the examination is getting closer and closer, and he is also busy and upset.

But after sitting down, it is difficult to calm down.

He looked at the case and couldn't help but hold his forehead, then wrote a few strokes on the paper with a pen, crumpled it up, wrote it again, and threw it away after a while.

After more than an hour, the ground was full of paper balls, and there was nowhere to stay.

The general direction is there, but there is no clue about the details of the imperial examination.

How to break the game?

How to solve the problem so that people in remote areas can get the opportunity to enter the imperial examination? And how can we increase the chances of poor students entering the profession?

None of this can be achieved with empty words.

Li Shimin threw the pen on the ground, got up and paced back and forth a few times, but found that his thoughts were becoming more and more chaotic, and he couldn't help shouting: "Someone!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Yun Rui pushed the door and walked in quickly.

"Go and put Fang Xuanling, eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng, and Cheng bite Jin...... And Li Daozong called me. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yun Rui quickly left.

.....

After a cup of tea, several carriages came to the gate of the palace.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Li Daozong, Cheng Yanjin...... When a few people appeared one after another, if they were familiar, they would find that they were all Li Shimin's close ministers.

Li Daozong is Li Shimin's younger brother, a son of the clan, and canonized as the Duke of Luoyang County.

He made outstanding achievements in his life, participated in many battles such as Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, Eastern Turkic, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, etc., and made great achievements for the unification of the Tang Dynasty and the expansion of territory.

"Does the prime minister know why His Majesty is looking for me and others?"

"I don't know!"

Fang Xuanling looked at the others and shook his head.

Eldest Sun Wuji and Wei Zheng only rolled their eyes and didn't speak, because they were also vague.

Therefore, there was almost no greeting when they met, and under the guidance of the eunuch, they came to Li Shimin's study.

"Your Majesty!"

"Minister......

"Everyone, sit down!" Li Shimin motioned for everyone to sit down.

Straight to the point, he said: "I called you here today because there are not many days left before the imperial examination, and I want to listen to your opinions and discuss how the imperial examination will be." ”

"How else can we pass the imperial examination to let more Shu people from poor families and remote people enter the ranks?"

Well?

Li Shimin's words couldn't help but make several people's eyes widen suddenly, and Li Daozong's face was even more stunned.

No......

Let more Shu people and remote people enter the office?

What does this mean?

Fang Xuanling's breath stagnated, and he said in a daze: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't understand what you meant!" ”

Even the eldest grandson Wuji was stunned, and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, do you mean that you want to lean towards the cold and remote areas of the Shu clan?" ”

Wei Zheng's eyes also flashed with light.

saw Li Shimin bowing his head silently.

What he thought in his heart was just as Qin Shou said, if he wanted to use the imperial examination reform to eliminate the shortcomings of the imperial examination of the gate lord clan and emphasize the study of talents and ignore the family, then it was inevitable to expand the way to recruit talents, not only to let the small and medium-sized landlords participate in the political power, but also to let the landlords of the Shu nationality participate, and even let the poor students enter the office, so that people in remote areas can also get the opportunity to enter the office.

In this way, the monopoly power of the gate lord clan is weakened, and the selection power of officials is taken over themselves and the court, so that more talents can be selected and the country of Datang will be more stable.

"Shhh

Li Shimin's attitude was like a thunderbolt exploding above everyone's heads, and now everyone's eyes changed suddenly, and their hearts were surging.

At this time, even Cheng Yanjin's face changed.

He said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work to do this, how can the family family be resigned?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, you can't do it overnight!"

"Once the scholar clan is forced to be urgent, the consequences will be unimaginable.....

"The time has not yet come, please think twice!"

“.......”

Directly support the Shu people's poor family, this ...... This is tantamount to digging directly into the roots of the family's high family, will they be willing? The Tang Dynasty has just stabilized, won't it be another disaster when the time comes?

How could they not know the terrible nature of the clan gate valve?

There is no cold door in the upper grade, and there is no clan in the lower grade.

Everyone also knows that the standing of the Shi clan gate lord is a great threat to the imperial power, but how difficult is it to clear it?

After Yang Jian usurped the throne, he wanted to replace the gate lord clan by selecting the Hanmen through the imperial examination system, but he was in a hurry, and the game collapsed, and the Sui Dynasty perished.

Even Gaozu also won the support of the gate lord clan to enter Chang'an.

Therefore, if you want to get rid of the door valve clan, it is definitely not something that can be changed overnight.

Once you rush it, it is very likely that the lessons of the former Sui will happen again.

This is also the reason why, when Li Shimin said this, everyone's faces changed drastically and their scalps were numb.

Wei Zheng also admonished with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Your Majesty is too tired during this time, and he is dizzy......."

"You Wei Heizi......" Li Shimin held his forehead and scolded with a blue face.

"What do you think? I have fought all the way, can I not know the roots of the family? Don't you know that you can't move the high gate of the warrior clan? ”

"Why did you think so hastily as I thought?"

Li Shimin was speechless.

"You Aiqing should understand that the family of gate lords, they have been officials for generations, and they are all scholars, and they use the Confucian scriptures in their collection as teaching materials and pass them on to their children and grandchildren, which is also the reason for the successive ministers."

"I'm worried that the children of the Shu clan are far from the disciples of the family who have been orthodox and strict since childhood, and such a 'meritocracy' will not promote the development of the clan of the sect?"

"This is the point I came to you to help come up with ideas, how not to anger the world, but also to increase the chances of the Shu clan and remote areas to enter the office,"

"Oh......"

Only then did everyone wipe the sweat from their foreheads and breathe a sigh of relief.

I can't help but sit back in my place wherever I go.

But then everyone was in trouble, not only did not anger the world, but also increased the Shu family's poor entry, which made everyone scratch their heads.

Everyone sat for two hours in a row, and it was dark, but they did not discuss what the results were.

This made Li Shimin's face a little ugly.

The eldest grandson Wuji held back for a long time, approached Li Shimin, and saluted in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you can ask Qin Shou about this matter, the minister remembers that when he talked about the imperial examination last time, he seemed to have reservations. ”

"Isn't he here, and who knows when he'll be back? What should I do if something goes wrong? ”

"No, I heard that Qin Shou also signed up for the imperial examination, and he also bought some books, you can ask him!"

"Really? He also signed up? Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and asked faintly: "How do you know about this?" ”

The expression on the eldest grandson Wuji's face suddenly froze, because Li Shimin said that he was not allowed to go to Qin Shou's house without a will, but he didn't admit himself.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty!"

......

Eguo Gong, Wei Chigong has returned to Beijing!

When Li Shimin divided the meritorious heroes, he gave Wei Chi Gong a hereditary assassin history, and the edict awarded Wei Chi Jingde Xuanzhou assassin history.

Now he's back in Beijing!

It was Hou Junji who greeted him, "Jingde, we brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, right?" ”

"yes, I haven't seen you in a long time!"

"Let's go, I'll pick you up and wash the dust!" Hou Junji said eagerly.

"I haven't seen Your Majesty when I come back this time......"

Wei Chigong said with a humble face.

"Let's go, can Your Majesty still let you eat and drink enough?"

Hou Junji couldn't help but say something, so he pulled Yu Chigong up to Yucui Tower.

Three rounds of drinking

The two chatted thoroughly, Hou Junji pulled Yu Chigong and kept talking about the prince's length and prince's shortness, and praised Wei Chigong's past achievements.

In Hou Junji's view, Wei Chigong is the most simple and loyal, that is, he is a little silly, and he likes to be proud.

I remember the last time I returned to Beijing, because Li Daozong was sitting on his top position, Wei Chi Jingde was furious, and punched Li Daozong in the eye, almost blinding.

After that, he was severely admonished by His Majesty.

Wei Chigong laughed and said bluntly: "Drink!" ”

Taking advantage of the interval between drinking, he looked at Hou Junji faintly, his alcohol consumption was much larger than Hou Junji, and after a few times, Hou Junji couldn't stand it, but Wei Chigong was like a nobody.

"Brother Junji, I haven't been in Kyoto for the past few years, but what interesting things have happened?" Wei Chigong kept saying Hou Junji's words.

Hou Junji was stunned and said: "We have a character in the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty has visited him several times, the prince, the king of Wei, and the king of Wu all value it, and they will run to his mansion twice in three days......"

"Huh? And what's going on? The people in Princess Gaoyang's mansion? Wei Chigong looked surprised.

"So this person is really a talent!"

"That is, I heard that this person went to Wu Land, Li Ke, the king of Wu, accompanied him, and His Majesty even sent Wei Guogong out, how good do you say this person must be?"

"Send General Li Jing to protect him?" Wei Chigong asked again.

"Hoo ......"

Hou Junji was already asleep at this time.

Wei Chigong's eyes were gloomy, if there was an acquaintance by his side at this time, how could he dare to say that he was stupid?

This person is afraid of lessons, he may have been so honest before, but people will always change, he still remembers the last time he beat Li Daozong, His Majesty's words: "I read the Book of Han, and found that the heroes of Han Gaozu were able to protect themselves very few, and I often blamed Han Gaozu in my heart." Therefore, after ascending the throne, he has always wanted to protect the heroes and let their children and grandchildren be safe. ”

"But after you became a high-ranking official, you kept violating the law of the country, and you realized that the killing of Han Xin and Peng Yue was not the fault of Han Gaozu. The most important thing in governing a country is only rewards and punishments. Don't give too much extra favor, be strict with yourself, and don't do things that you regret. ”

Wei Chigong was horrified when he thought about it later, and he couldn't help but start to reflect on his behavior.

In particular, in the past few years, he has been placed in Xuanzhou by His Majesty for several years, and the awe in his heart is even greater.

When I returned to Beijing this time, I wanted to stay in Chang'an, but I was definitely not ready to participate in the seizure of the heir, but this person named Qin Shou was shocking.

......

At this time, above the Huai Shui

After Li Jing left, the thoughts in Li Ke's heart continued to rise and fall, and he couldn't help but set his eyes on Qin Shou.

So, wherever Qin Shou went, he followed him, and sometimes even took advantage of the fact that no one on the side offered to serve tea and pour water.

This couldn't help but make Qin Shou feel a little unnatural, "Third brother, what are you doing here?" ”

"Ahem...."Li Ke scratched his head and said a little embarrassed: "Brother-in-law, the third brother has been holding something in his heart during this time, I don't know what to do, I want to hear you give me an idea." ”

"Third brother, you're out there, just say what you have!" Qin Shou couldn't help but wave his hand when he heard this.

"That...... I want to ask my brother-in-law, as a concubine, is there no way to inherit the family business? Li Ke finally gritted his teeth and asked this question in his heart.

Well?

Qin Shou suddenly looked at Li Ke, "Third brother, are you a concubine?" ”

Li Ke nodded awkwardly.

it!

Qin Shou's eyes suddenly lit up, is there such a thing?

Qin Shou said with a strange expression: "I said why does the relationship between my father-in-law and my mother-in-law not seem so good, I can't imagine that there is such a thing behind it?" ”

"Uncle really didn't lie, my father-in-law played more flowers than my uncle!"

"How many concubines does my father-in-law have?"

Li Ke's face was hot, "It's okay, aren't there few?" ”

He didn't dare to tell the truth.

But Qin Shou said with a surprised face: "Not a few?" Oh, my God! ”

Qin Shou opened his eyes wide, shook his head meaningfully, and said, "What a good person is my mother-in-law, and my father-in-law actually has a woman outside?" No wonder my mother-in-law didn't look good when she came last time. ”

Li Ke: "......"

At this time, he looked at Qin Shou with an embarrassed face, he suddenly regretted asking this question a little, how could he feel that this guy was so excited after listening to it?

Nima!

The point is not whether there are concubines or not, but what I said about the issue of concubines, okay?