Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "What the fifth brother said is right, but now that the ministers are arguing endlessly and are holding back, I am really anxious." ”

Cheng Zhijie said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we can change the method." The power of the family is in the north, so let's start from the south and encroach on the family's territory little by little. By the time they found out, it was too late, and they had to accept the reality of the imperial examination. ”

Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "What the fifth brother said makes sense, this is a good way." We'll give it a try. ”

Cheng Zhijie said with a smile: "Your Majesty, how about handing over this errand to me to develop Jiangnan?" I guarantee that within ten years, the grain and taxes in Jiangnan will be another Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and said, "In this way, this errand is none other than the fifth brother." But now that the military academy is starting, it can't do without you. So be it! Let's make a gentleman's agreement: two years later, the military academy will be on the right track, and I will arrange for the fifth brother to be in charge of Jiangnan affairs. ”

Cheng Zhijie grinned and said, "Thank Your Majesty for your trust, I will definitely not let Your Majesty down." Then Cheng Zhijie said goodbye from Li Shimin.

The next day, Li Shimin once again proposed the establishment of libraries in various places in the court, and as soon as his words came out, a group of people below opposed it, and of course a bunch of people agreed. So everyone made a lot of noise like a vegetable market.

"Smack!" As soon as Li Shimin took a picture of the dragon book case, everyone immediately settled down, and then Li Shimin announced that he would take the lead in setting up libraries in Jiangnan, Shandong, Liaodong and other places, and arrange for people to popularize illiteracy.

And Li Shimin decided to fully implement the imperial examination for the selection of scholars; In the Sui Dynasty, the two disciplines of Zhixing and Cultivation, Qingping and Ji; The regular imperial examination is divided into more than 50 subjects, such as Xiucai, Jinshi, Ming Jing, Ming Law, Ming Characters, Ming Calculation, First History, Three History, Kaiyuan Ceremony, Tongzi, and Taoism. In addition, there is also a system of subjects, that is, the emperor holds exams from time to time, and the topics are completely decided by the emperor temporarily.

The family saw that His Majesty the Emperor had already made concessions and did not establish a library on his own territory and promote indoctrination; Of course, they didn't dare to press too hard. As for the imperial examination candidates, they unanimously believed that the elites of the world were all under their own hands, and no matter how they were chosen, they were all their own people who were selected, and they did not oppose it excessively.

Li Shimin saw that there was no objection from everyone, so he announced the official opening of the library. The printing industry of the Tang Dynasty had long stored a large number of books, and at the order of Li Shimin, the construction of various places was rapid, and libraries rose from the ground, and books such as the standard book of the imperial examination, "Five Classics of Justice", filled the library at once, and people came to read it every day, and there was an endless stream of people who borrowed it.

According to the previous methods in Shandong, literacy began to be eradicated quickly in these places, and a large number of Confucian students were sent to various towns and villages to teach them to read and write in their free time and at night.

After Cheng Zhijie went back, he left these behind and devoted himself to his military academy education. The next two years also went well, and the Tang Dynasty moved forward quickly and achieved good results. The number of poor families in the imperial examination has increased slightly, especially the scholars in Shandong, Liaodong and other places have had a great impact on the family.

Li Shimin looked at the list of admissions in front of him, and the people from major families still occupied more than seventy percent of the places, and he was very dissatisfied in his heart. If these people are sent to various places, they will only increase the power of the family and disobey their orders.

For this reason, Li Shimin made up his mind to increase efforts to develop Jiangnan and weaken the power of the family as soon as possible. Thinking of this, Li Shimin ordered Cheng Zhijie to be the supervisor of Jiangnan Province and Lingnan Province, and at the same time to control the military and political power of these two provinces, and have the right to cut first and then play.

The ministers were shocked when they heard this, this power is great, if this person wants to think of the rebellion, the world will be in chaos again. Therefore, Wei Zheng, the imperial historian, began to oppose this appointment with all his might.

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Cheng Aiqing originally occupied Shandong, Lingnan, and Liaodong. Jilin Prefecture and Yingzhou are all over the country, and there is half of the Tang Dynasty. Back then, for the sake of the world and the people's freedom from being bullied by foreigners, he still chose to put down the struggle for the throne and merge with the Tang Dynasty. Do you think he's going to rebel now? ”

The ministers were silent, and Cheng Zhijie stepped forward and said: "The ministers know that Your Majesty is not despicable to the ministers, but is gracious to the ministers; However, the court law should not be humiliated. Today's changes begin with the ministers, and the day after tomorrow there will be those who are like the ministers; Doing things that violate the law and discipline. Your Majesty, please think twice. ”

When they heard this, they all looked at him in amazement; Even Wei Zheng is the same; Although the two have different opinions from time to time in the court, their personal relationship is very good. And Cheng Zhijie also encouraged Wei Zheng to let go of his original identity, ignore the old feelings, and supervise every move of the original people in the Great Demon Kingdom.

In this way, it can effectively prevent these people from the Great Demon Kingdom from breaking the law without knowing it, and finally embark on the road of destruction.

Wei Zheng also did exactly this, treating all the officials of the Tang Dynasty equally, and he was even more strict with the officials of the Great Demon Kingdom, pointing out mercilessly whenever there was a mistake, without saving face at all.

This made some people in the Great Demon Kingdom very incomprehensible, and many people went to Cheng Zhijie to complain. Lao Cheng listened to all of them and reprimanded them, and then spoke bitterly about them.

Today, Cheng Zhijie himself vetoed Li Shimin's appointment to himself, which made the ministers slightly stunned. Cheng Zhijie saluted and said: "The minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is 10 years old and can have his own fiefdom, and he can be appointed as the envoy of Jiangnan and Lingnan Province, and the minister is the observer envoy, and I will assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in developing Jiangnan." ”

Li Shimin thought of his son Li Chengqian nodded slightly, the history books said that Li Chengqian: "sensitive", "particularly sensitive and favorable", "abundant and handsome, benevolent and filial piety pure", so he was deeply loved by Li Shimin, and Li Shimin was made the crown prince a month after succeeding to the throne.

Over the years, I have studied with Cui Yu, and I have become more intelligent and stable; Sometimes I discussed things with my father, and I was already able to express some of my opinions. Li Shimin was very happy about this, and thought about sending his other children to Cheng Zhijie's name.

Now seeing that Cheng Zhijie proposed a curve method to save the country by attributing the right to Li Chengqian, he couldn't help but nod secretly, which can not only dispel everyone's suspicions, but also increase the prince's credit. It's a win-win-win-win-win

Therefore, Li Shimin agreed to this proposal without saying a word, and the ministers had no reason to oppose it, so Li Chengqian was appointed as the envoy of Jiangnan and Lingnan Province, and Cheng Zhijie was appointed as the observer envoy of the two provinces, so that they could shoulder the heavy responsibility of developing Jiangnan.

Li Shimin and his wife are a little reluctant to give up their son, but Li Chengqian, who is just ten years old, is a little excited, he has never been out of Chang'an since he was born, although this time he has to stay away from his parents; But following his teacher and his future little wife still made him a little excited.

Cheng Zhijie was a little excited in the past two days, and Cui Yu and the others felt very strange and said: "People are doing everything possible to be Beijing officials. You'd better try your best to send yourself out and go to such a far wilderness? ”

Cheng Zhijie said with a smile: "As the saying goes: a companion is like a tiger, and it is great to be able to leave." I've worked hard for you all these years, and I should take a good walk with you. ”

Cui Yu blushed and said, "Actually, you are a little doting on us, and we are all very grateful to you." I'm afraid that when you get to Jiangnan, you plunge headlong into work and forget everything. ”

"This time it's different! In the past, the world was not peaceful, and I trembled every step I took, for fear that these people who followed me would suffer from the pond fish. Now it's okay, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and His Majesty has given me the right to cut first and then play; I can finally make a difference. A small Jiangnan does not need to work hard, it is also a land of fish and rice. ”

Cui Yu looked at the high-spirited Lao Cheng and was a little intoxicated, this guy who didn't look amazing always had shocking behaviors, which made the world look sideways. She also believes that this time, her husband will definitely be able to shock Datang again.

Pei Cuiyun said: "Jiangnan is a barbarian land, so you are so confident that you can govern it well?" ”

Cheng Zhijie laughed and said: "Jiangnan is not a barbarian land, it is only because the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there are more barbarians that it is considered a barbarian land. In fact, the south of the Yangtze River is abundant, the people are diligent, and if they are one year old or Minoru, they will forget hunger in several counties. Silk cotton cloth is clothed in the world.

Moreover, the Three Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin Dynasty have carried out a lot of development there, but the emperors and families are mostly in the north, so the south is a little worse than the north.

There is also the southern waterway, which is not as convenient as the northern avenue, so people are reluctant to go anywhere.

The first thing I did when I got to the south was to build roads! I must let every county in the south of the Yangtze River have roads to connect, and each river can build bridges, and if I can't build bridges, organize a special transport fleet to be responsible for freight.

In addition, Emperor Yang of Sui has done a great thing for us, and this matter is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future! That is to dig the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal! We can rely on the water transportation capacity of the canal to transport the rice and silk abundant in the south of the Yangtze River to the north, and we can also transport the goods from the north to the south, so as to promote the integration of the north and the south and make the rapid development of the south of the Yangtze River. ”

The women nodded secretly when they heard this, and saw that their husband was not just talking, he had already had a plan, and Jiangnan might really be able to develop rapidly in his hands.

In this way, Cheng Zhijie did not stay in Beijing for a long time, so he said goodbye to everyone and protected the crown prince Li Chengqian to Jiankang. accompanied by Cui Jing and his research institute, which he liked the most; This will be the cash cow for him to base himself in Jiangnan and make a fortune.

At the same time, Gongsheng Yanshi of Yucheng County was appointed as the assassin of Danyang, and their husband and wife also followed Cheng Zhijie south to develop Jiangnan as Cheng Zhijie's deputy.

When Lao Cheng arrived in Jiankang, he was not in a hurry to meet the officials here, but disguised himself and led the prince Li Chengqian, and his children Cheng Huaimo, Cheng Chengmo and Cheng Zhuyun out of Jiankang City to investigate the people's situation in the countryside.