It turned out that before Xiao Dongchang got off work, the eldest grandson Wuji specially went to his office and asked him to go back and persuade Old Man Xiao to be considerate of His Majesty's difficulties and not to embarrass His Majesty in public.

Xiao Dongchang was also a little worried about his father, so he came to his father to talk about it.

Xiao Qian said: "Chang'er, have you noticed the difference between Your Majesty and before? ”

Xiao Dongchang said: "Your Majesty is getting tougher and tougher. ”

Xiao Qian nodded and said, "You are right, with the further consolidation of the regime, His Majesty's authority is growing. Especially after this prayer for rain, His Majesty thought that God favored him, and he became more and more energetic, and his temper was much bigger than before.

Your Majesty is also becoming more and more unable to listen to other people's opinions, and this matter may not be the blessing of the court.

It is understandable that His Royal Highness the King of Qi is honoring His Majesty, but the country is still not rich, and it is not the time for His Majesty to pursue pleasure.

My purpose in doing this is to remind Your Majesty that the common people in the world are of the utmost importance. ”

Xiao Dongchang said worriedly: "However, my father made His Majesty unable to step down in public in the court, which angered His Majesty, I am afraid that you have just been reinstated, will you be dismissed again?" ”

Xiao Qian smiled: "It's not the first time I've been dismissed, it's not a big deal."

Chang'er, being an official can't just consider personal gains and losses, doing things like that will only become timid and lose sharpness. As long as you are sincerely thinking about the court and being open-minded, you can not lose your original intention. ”

Xiao Dongchang said: "My father taught me a lesson. ”

The sleeping hall of the eldest grandson queen, the palace of the government.

Li Shimin said angrily: "Xiao Gan, this old guy, is really annoying, he has been dismissed five times, and this stinky temper still hasn't changed." I always can't get along with me, and I can't get off the stage in public.

I think it's better to let him go back to retire. ”

Empress Eldest Sun asked, "Your Majesty, you already knew that he had such a temper, why did you restore him to his position as a servant?" ”

Li Shimin said: "It's not because of his merits back then, I gave him opportunities again and again." ”

Xiao Qian was originally Li Yuan's prime minister, but after the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin forced Li Yuan to give way, but Li Yuan resolutely refused.

Li Shimin couldn't do anything to his father, so this matter made him very embarrassed.

At the critical moment, Xiao Qian persuaded Li Yuan many times, and finally made Li Yuan give up the throne and become the emperor, so that the power of the Tang Dynasty was smoothly transferred. Li Shimin is a nostalgic person, always thinking about the merits of the heroes.

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Your Majesty remembers the old feelings, and the officials are willing to serve Your Majesty, which is your blessing and the blessing of the officials."

Besides, you've repeatedly used Lord Xiao, I'm afraid it's not just because you think of old feelings, right? ”

Li Shimin said: "It's still Guanyin who understands me." Although Xiao Qian has a stubborn temper, he has a sense of the overall situation and outstanding talents, and he is a powerful helper for me. Especially in terms of checking and balancing the gate valve clan, it can play a good role in communication. ”

Empress Changsun praised: "Your Majesty's ability to tolerate people's shortcomings and use people's strengths is the difference between you and those mediocre emperors, and it is the greatness of a wise monarch. ”

Empress Changsun is a smart and wise woman, she never talks back to Li Shimin when he is angry, but is a good listener who is empathetic, and waits until Li Shimin's anger subsides, and then slowly persuades him.

Li Shimin's face was much better, he sighed, and said, "It's still Guanyin who understands me." Only you know what I'm struggling with. ”

Li Shimin, the emperor, was very difficult. At present, he faces several major problems.

First, the surrounding area of Datang is extremely unstable, and the war has hardly stopped over the years. Even now, the Western Turks, Tiele, Xue Yantuo, Goguryeo, and the newly rising Tibet, none of them are the masters of peace.

Second, the country is poor and the people are poor, and disasters are continuous. In just 10 years since the beginning of Zhenguan, there have been as many as 19 major losses caused by floods and droughts, plagues, earthquakes, locust plagues, typhoons, etc. The imperial court has always been plagued by poverty.

Third, the Tang Dynasty immediately decided the world, which caused the arrogance of the military generals. With the reduction of conquests, how to place a large number of military generals is also a headache.

Fourth, the bureaucratic system is ineffective.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of former Sui Dynasty officials were retained, and many of these officials still continue to serve in the imperial court.

In the civil bureaucratic system, the children of the gate lord clan account for the majority, and in order to protect their own interests, they hinder the smooth flow of the imperial decrees.

The quality of basic officials is even worse, and the decrees issued by the imperial court are often out of shape below.

Among all these troubles, the most troublesome is the lack of talent.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the educational resources were basically in the hands of the Zaimun clan, and the officials selected by the imperial court were all their children or the children of the families they married.

School education in the Tang Dynasty was divided into official and private schools, and private schools were run by wealthy families and prestigious literati themselves, or were related to the clan of the gate lords.

Li Shimin was able to compete with them only by setting up an official school, but due to the lack of financial and material resources and teacher resources, the scale of the official school at this time was very small, and there were only a small number of students in the Guozijian in Chang'an.

For example, there are only 300 students in Guozi School and 30 students in Arithmetic. This is too far from Li Shimin's expectations.

Li Shimin wants to create an unprecedented prosperous era and become the first emperor of the ages, and his greatest wish at present is to have a large number of talents.

Empress Changsun said: "Erlang, life in the palace is still good, you can donate this money." ”

Li Shimin was still a little unhappy, he said: "This old guy can't talk well, if he has a good attitude, I don't care about this money, but I can't be forced by him to do this, but it's too cowardly." ”

Empress Eldest Sun knew that Li Shimin had already figured it out, so she just sprayed a few times on her mouth to vent. She stopped talking about it and said:

"Qian'er came in and behaved well, from the matter of asking for rain, you can see that this kid is willing to use his brains. Of course, You'er helped him a lot, and he should let them get closer to him.

Erlang, the concubine is very curious, You'er, this kid is becoming more and more capable now. ”

Empress Eldest Sun's words immediately reminded Li Shimin, and he decided to talk to Li You.

Research institute.

On this morning, Li You was giving a lecture to the backbone and instilling advanced industrial and commercial concepts.

The white tiger ran in excitedly and said, "Lord Wang, someone is asking to see you." ”

Li You asked, "Who is it?" ”

The white tiger said mysteriously: "Lord Wang, you can just go and take a look." ”

Li You said to Yin Guanghao: "Third brother, you go out to have a look first, nothing important, just let the guests wait first, I'll talk about it after I'm done." ”

Yin Guanghao went out for a while, and came back immediately, also with an excited look on his face, he said: "Brother You, a guest is here, you better go and see it yourself." ”

Li You went out curiously, and suddenly felt that his eyes lit up.