Take "Li Xiu, I heard that after Cui Gan got the anthology he wanted to print yesterday, he immediately rode out of the city in a carriage and didn't go home until midnight, he should have gone to look for you, right?" In the Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin asked Li Xiu with a smile, the eldest grandson Wuji did not come today, because of such a major matter as the revision of the Analects, the eldest grandson Wuji did not want to miss it, after all, this is a good opportunity for celebrities through the ages, so the eldest grandson Wuji has often disappeared these days.

"Yes, Cui Gan was also frightened by the speed of the printing bureau, and I also told him that the speed of the printing bureau could be further improved, but his city government seemed a little flustered, and then he actually wanted to win me over." Li Xiu replied with a smile.

"Hehe, he reacted quite quickly, and immediately ran to woo you, but I'm curious, what kind of conditions can he offer you?" Li Shimin smiled lightly again at this time, and then asked Li Xiu that he had 100% trust in Li Xiu, so he didn't ask Cui Gan about the result of wooing Li Xiu at all, because he knew that no matter what kind of conditions, Li Xiu would not betray him.

"Cui Gan, these big families are extremely arrogant, and at the beginning, he proposed to marry my children, and he also wanted Jin'er to marry his granddaughter, looking at his appearance, it seems that it is a very glorious thing to marry their Cui family, but unfortunately it is useless to me!" When Li Xiu said this, he couldn't help but sneer, the reason why he refused Cui Gan was that he was unwilling to trade with his relatives, and secondly, he couldn't get used to Cui Gan's condescending attitude of charity.

"Hahahaha~, their Cui family daughter has always been expensive, and last time she chose a concubine for Chengqian, they were unwilling to apply, but they didn't expect to take the initiative to be your daughter-in-law this time!" Li Shimin couldn't help but let out a burst of hearty laughter when he heard this, he had suffered too much anger from the family during this time, and he had not felt this evil breath until now.

But just after Li Shimin laughed, he suddenly saw him speak again: "Cui Gan is not only an old fox, but also the city government is very deep, as long as it is something he believes, he will not give up easily, I guess if the marriage fails, he must have put forward other conditions, right?" ”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, I saw Li Xiu hesitate slightly, and finally said solemnly: "Your Majesty is wise, in addition to marriage, Cui Gan also told me that in fact, people like me, Brother Wuji, Cheng Zhijie and others are not much different from the family, even if their families fall, we will become new families in the future, so I have dug up the foundation of the family now, which is actually equivalent to digging up my own foundation." ”

Li Shimin's face couldn't help but change when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then he saw that he also showed a solemn expression, and after a while, he said, "Li Xiu, what do you think of Cui Gan's words?" ”

"Does Your Majesty want to hear the truth or do you want to hear lies?" Li Xiu smiled lightly at this time, originally he was still a little hesitant to say the above words, but now that he said it, he also decided not to hide it anymore, anyway, it is necessary to let Li Shimin know about this matter.

"How can you tell a lie, and how can you tell the truth?" Li Shimin asked curiously at this time.

"The lie is naturally loyal and courageous, and he is unmoved by Cui Gan's words!" Li Xiu smiled and said, "As for the truth, that is, the minister was really tempted at that time, because what Cui Gan said is very reasonable, there is no essential difference between us, the upstarts in the court and those families, if we can really control the situation in the court like the family, and the descendants of future generations can easily get official positions, isn't it a great thing?" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but show a contemplative look, and after a while, he raised his head and said slowly: "Yes, if I were you, I'm afraid it would be difficult to refuse such a temptation!" ”

"It's a pity that I don't agree with the concept of the family, in my opinion, this practice of the family is really unfair, so in the end I still rejected their proposal, but through the dialogue with Cui Gan, I found a big problem in the administration of His Majesty!" Li Xiu spoke again at this time.

"I know what you mean, and I'm afraid you're the only one who will say these things to me." I saw Li Shimin shaking his head with a wry smile and said, in his opinion, Li Xiu is not only his courtier, but also his most important friend, for example, there are some things that even Changsun Wuji dare not say, but Li Xiu dares.

"Your Majesty understands that it is good to support the new family against the old family, although it is Your Majesty's helpless move, but it will bring new hidden dangers to the Tang Dynasty, in addition, the minister heard that some time ago, His Majesty also planned to let more than a dozen important ministers hereditary assassin history, and finally was stopped by Brother Wuji and others, in fact, they are also for the sake of the country, although Your Majesty is to reward the courtiers, but it cannot be because of this to bury too many hidden dangers for the Tang Dynasty!" Li Xiu also said with a solemn face at this time.

When Li Xiu left Chang'an to go to the south, there was a major event in the court, that is, Li Shimin wanted to reward the ministers, so he wanted to let the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Xiu, Fang Xuanling and other fifteen important ministers hereditary assassin position, in essence, it was to divide the land, there were Zhou Tianzi and Emperor Han Jing, these lessons were there, and the eldest grandson Wuji and others were also resolutely unwilling to accept it, and finally Li Shimin had no choice but to dispel this idea, which was also known after Li Xiu came back.

"What happened last time was really confused!" When Li Shimin heard Li Xiu mention the matter of the last time he divided the history of the assassination, he also sighed at the moment, paused for a moment, and then said with a relaxed face, "But now it's okay, you have dug up the foundation of the old and new families, and I am afraid that no family will be able to monopolize the court in the future!" ”

"Your Majesty, don't be too careless, although printing technology can indeed make books widely circulated, but reading is not only dependent on books, but also with the guidance of famous teachers, which the family still occupies an absolute advantage." Li Xiu spoke again at this time.

I have to say that the imperial examination is a great initiative, because if a society wants to be stable, in addition to ensuring the most basic food, clothing, housing and transportation, the most important thing is to ensure the flow between classes, and the imperial examination is the flow channel from the lower class to the higher class, even if not everyone can participate in the imperial examination, but at least it can give the lower class people a hope, as long as there is hope, ordinary people will not risk their lives to rebel.

"That's a problem, I don't want to put up with the family anymore, so I think we should find a way to accelerate the decline of the family?" Li Shimin stroked his beard at this time and spoke again, and when he said the end, a bit of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.