In the main hall, Li Xiu clearly understood what he meant, and told Ma Mingda and Zhao Xiong what he meant. I don't care if you are a jinshi or not, whether you are from a person or not, the gentry class must be suppressed!

The imperial examination system has been in place for many years, and now it has begun to spread.

The so-called "poor scholar, ten years of hard study" is a joke in Li Xiu's opinion.

In this era, most of the scholars were actually landlords. Otherwise, how can you afford to study and take exams?

It's not that there aren't poor people among those who read, it's just that there aren't really many of them. Since the implementation of the imperial examination system, it is impossible to do without cheating in the examination room, and it is very difficult for children from poor families to get ahead.

In this case, why is this imperial examination system still prevalent?

In this era, it is not that no one sees the disadvantages of the imperial examination system, but the power of this class is too huge, and no one is willing to touch their interests and provoke their resistance.

Or, these officials themselves are part of the gentry class, vested interests. Who would want to compromise their vested interests if they didn't have to?

The Yuan Dynasty oppressed scholars, and scholars could not be officials, so Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew it and established the Ming Dynasty.

By what?

It is the gentry class!

And what about today?

The alternation of each dynasty is a big explosion of class contradictions, so can you defeat the gentry class by supporting the warriors and people at the lowest level?

Li Xiu felt that there was still hope.

But he knew better in his heart that the reader controlled public opinion. Once you fail, you will be sent to the eighteenth layer of hell and be scolded by the world!

This person in the world is naturally the gentry class.

In this feudal era, how can ordinary people have the right to speak?

Ma Mingda and Zhao Xiong have been officials for many years, so they can naturally see these drawbacks. But they couldn't have imagined that Li Xiu actually planned to target the entire gentry class and carry out a big purge.

They find themselves thinking wrong, very wrong.

Li Xiu didn't plan to stop there, but wanted to continue to implicate and kill all the relatives of the nine clans who came to make trouble today!

They hesitated, if they agreed to Li Xiu's approach, wouldn't they be scolded by the world's soldiers?

Ma Mingda is the former prefect, Zhao Xiong is the current prefect, they both served as the chief examiners of the prefectural examination, and those students who were admitted to them were nominally considered their students.

Although the government examination is only an examination, the examiner is not the seat teacher of the admitted talents, but there is still the name of half a seat teacher.

It was difficult for them to accept cooperating with Li Xiu to kill people. If Li Xiu's rebellion can't succeed, I'm afraid he will be ruined.

The stakes were too big for them to make up their minds so easily.

Seeing that these two people were hesitant, Li Xiu continued to tempt: "If great things can be accomplished, you will all contribute to the society, and you will definitely be famous in history and immortal!" ”

"Hmph"

Ma Mingda snorted coldly and asked rhetorically, "What if it doesn't work?" ”

"Discredited!" Li Xiu replied truthfully.

"This can't be done!"

Zhao Xiong also expressed his attitude. The scholar attaches the most importance to the name behind him, and he does not want to gamble on it.

Li Xiu smiled, took a sip of the teacup, and said slowly: "Even if we don't act like this, do the two adults think that you still have a clear name for taking refuge in the thieves?" ”

Both of them were stunned when they heard this.

Yes, I have taken refuge in the anti-thief, openly rebelled against the court, and still want to clear my name?

It's the biggest joke in the world!

Now that he has boarded the thief ship, the only thing that can save his reputation is to turn this thief ship into an official ship. If Li Xiu can't succeed, he will always be a thief, and he will never think about turning over again!

Ma Mingda stroked his beard and said, "This official still thinks it's inappropriate, the law of the Nine Clans is too cruel."

"Troubled times don't talk about benevolent government!"

Li Xiu interrupted him and asked, "Master Ma thinks, what is the original intention of this method of connecting the nine clans?" ”

"This"

Maminda was speechless, and the answer was already self-evident.

The nine clans of Zhulian are to avoid the relatives of the offender from avenging him, since everyone has been killed, if he is soft-hearted, it will indeed cause a catastrophe.

After a heated discussion, these two adults completely convinced Li Xiu.

In fact, they simply don't have the right to choose. Li Xiu is now in power, and this general's mansion has controlled all things inside and outside Kaifeng Mansion and has become the real king of grass.

Just saw off Ma Mingda and Zhao Xiong, and another guest came to the general's mansion.

This guest is none other than Lin Hu, the current commander of Xuanwuwei.

Li Xiu relied on his own strength and strength, and he didn't pay attention to the officers and soldiers of the guard station at all. Xuan Wuwei was stationed outside Xicheng City, and he didn't pay attention to this army, which was different from what he thought two years ago.

Before, he had never entered the officialdom, nor had he ever come into contact with the barracks, so he didn't know what the combat power of the guard was. No matter how bad the combat strength of the officers and soldiers of the Daowei Station is, they can always deal with some peasant troops, right?

But what he saw and heard later made Li Xiu completely understand: the local guard of the Ming Dynasty was even worse than the peasant army!

What is the use of such an army?

How much can you get by throwing money on them?

After understanding this, Li Xiu no longer looked down on the guard.

The officers and men of the guard post have not been trained for a long time, and they are no different from the common people. If I really have that money, I might as well recruit troops myself, why bother to collect the army of the guard?

Of course, for generals with some skills, Li Xiu is still willing to recruit them. He has been waiting, waiting for Lin Hu to take refuge by himself, so that he doesn't need to bother to raise the other party's price.

There are always various games between people.

I have painstakingly tried to solicit you, and you may ask for this, demand that, and put forward many conditions. But if you take the initiative to surrender, it is impossible to make so many demands, and this is the difference.

"Lindosi came to the door today, what is the matter?" Li Xiu made an official tone.

"General Li Da Li"

Lin Hu paused, changed his title and continued: "The last general came to visit today to lead Xuanwuwei to you. ”

"Why is that?" Li Xiu wondered.

"Alas"

Lin Hu sighed and said, "The general should understand, the military salary of the imperial court cannot be paid in full, and the salary of the guard is not much. ”

After a pause, Lin Hu continued: "You asked me to report Du Dusi, and then the imperial court issued an order to let me clean up the armament, recruit soldiers, and train soldiers, but alas, it is difficult to say anything!" (To be continued.) )

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