Qi Wangfu, Li You's study.

Xiao Qian, accompanied by Xiao Wanyu, entered the study, and the first thing he saw made him very dissatisfied.

On the shelves of other people's studies, whether they read or not, there will be a lot of books on the shelves. Li You's bookshelf has a bunch of snacks.

Li You gave up his seat, courteously invited the old man to take a seat, then took out some snacks and put them in front of him, and said:

"Lord Xiao, the people take food as the sky, this is the food I recently developed, you can try this."

Xiao Qian's face was serious, and he was just about to say some words about the elderly educating the younger generations, Xiao Wanyu picked up a piece of dim sum and sent it to the old man's mouth, and said affectionately:

"Grandpa, try it, this snack is soft and delicious, very delicious, you can try it."

Before the old man came, he had promised his granddaughter that he would speak well, and his granddaughter's actions were tantamount to reminding him.

Xiao Qian reluctantly took the dim sum, ate a few bites, felt good, and his face began to calm down.

Sharing together is the lubricant of interpersonal relationships. For example, cigarettes, snacks, etc., can enhance the intimacy between people. This is one of the keys to office culture.

Xiao Qian put down the dim sum in his hand and asked solemnly: "Your Highness, the businessmen you said voluntarily donated money to help students, is it true?" ”

Li You didn't answer, and said outside: "Call Zhao Jingshu in." ”

Zhao Jingshu, who had been waiting outside, came in. He saluted and said, "Xiaguan Zhao Jingshu has seen Lord Servant. ”

Xiao Qian had no impression of him, and asked, "Are you?" ”

Zhao Jingshu said: "Lord Hui Shot, the next official is the supervisor of the Agricultural Department of the Minsheng Research Institute, and the former county commander of Jingyang County. ”

"Well, that's a bit impressive. You've done a good job in Jingyang County, you've resettled a lot of displaced people, and the county's taxes have also increased greatly. The history of Shaanzhou Thorn has been specially recitaled, and it is recommended that you be commended. Xiao Qian nodded and said.

Zhao Jingshu hurriedly said: "The lower officials don't dare to take credit, these are all done under the guidance of His Royal Highness." ”

Xiao Qian glanced at Li You and said to Zhao Jingshu, "Tell me about the situation." ”

Zhao Jingshu said: "Yes, Lord Servant, the lower official received the invitation of the current Jingyang County Commander, made a special trip back to Jingyang County, and held a discussion with the businessmen, who are very supportive of the government's school-running plan......

He gave a detailed report on the results of the discussion with the businessmen. Then he said: "The Jingyang County Order has been approved by the Shaanzhou Assassin History, and a report has been submitted to Shangshu Province. Here's the copy. ”

As he spoke, he handed Xiao Qian a copy of the paperwork.

Xiao Qian didn't go to work these days and didn't see this report, so Li You prepared a copy for him.

After Xiao Qian finished reading it, he stared at Zhao Jingshu and said, "Are you sure you didn't put pressure on the merchants?" ”

Zhao Jingshu looked at Xiao Qian calmly and said affirmatively: "The businessmen are completely voluntary, and the lower officials have no persecution. ”

Xiao Qian's face became better and better.

Li You took out a document, handed it to Xiao Qian, and said, "Lord Xiao, please look at this document." ”

Xiao Qian took the paperwork, opened it and looked at it carefully for a while, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Where are these merchants, I want to ask in person." ”

Knowing that Xiao Qian was coming, Li You had already sent someone to inform the merchants on the list, and they were soon called in.

Xiao Qian said: "Your Highness, prepare a room for the old ministers, and the old ministers will ask them separately." ”

Li You smiled and said, "Lord Xiao, you can ask here, I'll wait outside." So saying, he walked out.

When they arrived at the nearby house, Zhang Guigui and Yin Guanghao, who were already waiting for news, asked nervously, "How is it, Brother You, have you made it through?" ”

Li You shook his head and said, "I don't know yet." This old man is not easy to deal with. ”

The three brothers passed the time nonsense, and finally waited for Baihu to come over and call someone, he said, "Lord Wang, Xiao Servant invites you to come over." ”

Li You returned to the study, Old Man Xiao stared at him for a while, got up and said, "Your Highness, the old minister has considered this matter, let's talk about it later, and I will leave." ”

After saying that, he stood up and left.

"Hey, this old man, can you give me a word!" Li You is so depressed, he said secretly in his heart.

Li You didn't dare to persecute the old man, so he had to say with a smiling face: "Okay, I'll send you the old man." ”

Xiao Qian said coldly: "No need. After speaking, he walked away accompanied by Xiao Wanyu.

Li You is a quick temper, and this result makes him very uncomfortable. He glared at Xiao Gan's back fiercely, and was about to hit him a few times with his gaze, but saw Xiao Wanyu turn around and smile at him.

"Wow, that's it!" Li You knew that the matter was done, and his heart was excited, and he couldn't help but make a kiss gesture towards Xiao Wanyu.

Xiao Wanyu didn't understand what he meant, and pondered as she walked, as she seemed to understand, so she blushed. I don't think so, it's because I'm thinking too much. So, she also began to think crankily.

Looking at Xiao Qian's disappearing back, Li You shouted: "White Tiger prepares horses, I want to enter the palace!"

Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin's study.

After listening to Li You's report, Li Shimin was excited in his heart and praised: "Good son, you have solved another major matter for the imperial court." Good, good. Well, tell me how you managed to get through the work of those two old guys. ”

Why did Li Shimin have to do the work of Kong Yingda and Xiao Qian?

It turned out that in order to help Li Shimin break the situation of the gate valve clan's monopoly on talents, Li You suggested a complete series of plans to him.

The first step is to go sideways.

In the early years of Zhenguan, since most of the educational resources were in the hands of the gate lord clans, the civil official system was also mainly in their hands. As soon as Li Shimin made a decision that did not meet their wishes, they resisted.

In the second year of Zhenguan, in order to improve the efficiency of the operation of the imperial court, Li Shimin decided to dismiss a number of useless officials, which caused a boycott from the civilian clique. In the end, it didn't work out.

In the 6th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin carried out institutional reform again, which caused the civil officials to strike the court, and the entire government was almost paralyzed.

Li Shimin made an excuse to execute an official and set an example for him, but to no avail. In the end, Li Shimin made major concessions and implemented the system of dispersing officials, which calmed down the situation.

Loose officials are officials who will be dismissed by the imperial court, as reserve officials, only pay basic salaries, and do not hold positions in the imperial court, which is equivalent to early retirement.

In this way, the institution was streamlined, but the imperial court was also burdened with the additional burden of supporting a large number of loose officials.

Moreover, after this incident, the civilian officials have become more vigilant against Li Shimin, and their control over talents has become tighter.

Li Shimin vigorously advocated the imperial examination, but the number of talents selected through the imperial examination was limited, and only about 20 jinshi were admitted once every three years, and only more than 100 people were admitted to the Ming Dynasty. For Yang Datang, it's not even a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, the enlightenment education in the early Tang Dynasty was basically private learning, and private learning was basically controlled in the hands of the gate valve clan, and ordinary people had no opportunity to receive education at all.

It can be said that without the talents provided by the Gate Valve Clan, there is almost no one available in Li Shimin's hands.

Li Shimin vigorously set up an official school in an attempt to break the monopoly of the gate lord clan, but limited by financial resources and the constraints of teachers, Li Shimin could only slowly find a way.

After research, Li You found a breakthrough.