Since the advent of the imperial examination system, no matter which emperor has always set this measure as a basic national policy, and the imperial examination has been held almost every year to select talents.

However, compared with the children of those families and scholars, the poor scholars selected by the imperial examination are tantamount to a drop in the bucket, and they can't make much waves at all.

The main reasons here are that there is no way to study only for poor students, the second is because the price of books is too high, and the third is because the cost of studying is too high. Although the old saying is that the poor are rich and martial, this poverty is also relative. Just imagine how much energy it takes for modern children to learn, and you can know that learning this thing is similar in ancient and modern times.

In modern times, students have to write exercises and essays, and in ancient times, they also had to write poetry articles, but the difference is that the form is different, but the real substance has not changed much.

Therefore, the pen is an indispensable thing for students to learn, because without a pen can not practice words, without practicing words will not be able to write, to consider how to answer questions?

In addition, there is paper, and if you have a pen, you must have a place to write, so paper is also essential.

Then there are books, learning this thing is inseparable from books no matter what, otherwise you will be tested for silent writing during the scientific examination, but you have never even seen it, and naturally it is impossible to write it.

To sum up, learning is also a matter that requires investment, which is why poor students do not strive to study.

The family is taking advantage of the fact that the students can't afford to learn, making some articles in it, picking some well-founded students to cultivate, for them to study, if they are successful in studying, and then the women in the family are allowed to match them, and slowly pull some top poor children into the family and become people of the family.

Of course, not every poor student will be rich, but even if they are not, these poor students will always remember the old feelings after being cultivated by the family. In the future, if you have an official and a half position in the court, you will naturally want to reciprocate, and this coming and going will naturally become a peripheral member of the family.

It is precisely because of this reason that the family is getting bigger and bigger, and because of some limitations, the strength of the family is constantly expanding, and it naturally begins to collide with the imperial power, and it has slowly become a thorn in the side of the authorities.

Of course, the Guan Long family also knew that they would not have good results if they continued like this now, but the development of the family was like a boat sailing against the current—if they didn't advance, they would retreat.

And for the family, retreat is equal to decay and decline, this is a matter of sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, no family head dares to assume such a responsibility, even Li Er does not dare.

However, Li Chengqian has now put forward a proposal for free education, which in Lao Li's opinion is a good way to compete with the family for talents.

A few years ago, because of the advent of movable type printing, the price of books is now very cheap, and the advent of pencils has made it no longer a problem for students to learn calligraphy, so the difference is time.

But is it really that simple? Li Chengqian erected a formidable enemy for himself before he reached adulthood, an opponent who would make him doomed at any moment.

"Father, do you want to do something?" After chatting about the family for a while, Li Chengqian suddenly remembered Cheng Lin, who was still locked up in Zongzheng Temple.

As a result, the old man said with a smile before he could speak: "Except for Cheng Lao's daughter, anything can be mentioned, if it is related to Cheng Lin, you should not mention it, when can you go back to the palace, and when can that girl be released." ”

"Huh? Why, why? Li Chengqian didn't expect the old man to refuse so absolutely, and he had already sealed his mouth before he could speak.

"The affairs of the harem are in charge of your mother, and I don't interfere." Li Er made a helpless gesture to his son, and then said: "Otherwise, when can you let your mother hold your eldest grandson, but according to your current situation, it is easier to wait until you return to the palace." ”

Li Chengqian looked at the old man dumbfounded. Why is it a baby again? I'm only seventeen years old, okay, I will give birth to a baby at seventeen, so when will I be born?

"Okay, don't think about the Cheng family's daughter, I went to Liaodong with you in private, but there was still no news after I came back, your mother was very angry about this matter, if you don't want to make her satisfied, I'm afraid ......"

The old man seemed to like to see Li Chengqian's stunned appearance, and teased like a stone, not caring at all how big his son's psychological shadow was.

In the face of such an old man, what can Li Chengqian say except a wry smile, it seems that the "Lanting Collection Preface" sent to his mother is only afraid that it will be given away in vain, and he will be beaten by the old man, and his mother will not be pleased, so it is better to keep it for himself if he knows such words.

At this time, Li Chengqian finally figured out why the old man went to Xianyang to beat him, but he understood it a little late, if he had figured it out earlier, it is estimated that Cheng Xiaosi would have been released a long time ago.

However, this secret conversation with the old man was not without gains, at least it made Li Chengqian understand what he was wrong, or let Li Chengqian find his position.

After returning to Xianyang from Chang'an, Comrade Xiao Li locked himself in a simple room and did not take a step out for seven days. During this period, no one knew what he was busy with, nor did he know what he was thinking, even Ye Mei, Yang Yuxin and others were driven out by him, and the others couldn't even rely on the courtyard.

In the room, Li Chengqian was sitting on the kang with his hair scattered, holding a stack of white paper and pencils in his hands, gritting his teeth and sketching things that no one could understand.

What he realized from the old man really stimulated Li Chengqian, he always thought that the Guan Long family was easy to deal with, and slowly fell into a misunderstanding, until he was reminded by the old man to wake up, it turned out that what he wanted to deal with was such a big behemoth.

Go all out, you must go all out, Li Chengqian, who came to his senses, took out all his strength, used all the knowledge brought by later generations, and analyzed the whole thing with all his might, including all the methods including extreme means.

The names of the families were marked with English letters on the white paper, and the lines represented their relationship with each other, and each family and branch were listed on the paper, and it was already two days after they were all finished.

The next time is the analysis, the analysis of each branch of the family, what are the contradictions between the branches of the family, how each branch operates the property, and the character of the head of each branch of the family.

(End of chapter)