"You say it's hard to get a noble son from a poor family?"

On the last point, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, in the past, he had noticed that the difference between students in the north and the south was too big, and he didn't notice this.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was a person who was willing to ask for verification, and beckoned: "Come on, quickly go to the household department to check, the family of the candidate who passed the Jinshi in the last imperial examination, come and report quickly." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A eunuch walked in outside, and after receiving the order, he immediately retreated.

Ahh

If you wait for the next check, they are all children of a poor family, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?

Li Xiao muttered a little in his heart, his idea was summarized based on the last trip to Jiangnan, those students wearing green shirts can often enter and exit high-end restaurants and flower buildings, so Li Xiao concluded that there are no poor people who can study and become famous.

But it's all conjecture.

"Let's sit and wait."

Zhu Yuanzhang beckoned everyone to sit down, and said with a smile: "It's all a family, why are you so nervous, even if Li Xiao is wrong, it doesn't matter, he dares to say, we dare to listen." ”

"Yes, Father."

Zhu Di made a look, and Zhu Gaoxu immediately brought tea to Zhu Yuanzhang.

A few people sat down to drink tea,

We talked about some other things and soothed the atmosphere.

An hour later.

The eunuch walked over with the household department that he had consulted, and said:

"Your Majesty, of the nine hundred and thirty Jinshi recorded in the imperial examination in the twenty-second year of Hongwu, seven hundred and sixty are scholars with great surnames, and one hundred and thirty-two are scholars or eunuchs who have no officials for two generations. The remaining thirty-eight people are the poor scholars who have been in vain for several generations. ”

The voice fell.

The results whistled out.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little silent, and he didn't expect it to be as Li Xiao said.

Most of the officials are from the noble family, and it is difficult to produce noble sons from poor families.

But fortunately, thirty-eight people were also counted.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Xiao and said, "How did you notice it?"

Li Xiao replied truthfully: "It was the minister who traveled to Jiangnan with Yong'an County this time, and found that most of the students in the south were rich, so he speculated.

If you want to learn Bagu Wen well, you must enter the hall to get the guidance of a famous teacher, and you can't afford to read without money, and over time, your fame will be monopolized by the big family. Even when the examiner asks questions, well-informed families can guess the examiner's preferences and get a head start.

For example, in this exam, there must be entanglements of interests.

Even if there are some poor children, the cost of going to Beijing to take the exam is very high, and if you want to get the money by relying on fame, you can only accept the financial support of the local landlord class.

Over time, it is difficult for these poor children to get out of the mud without staining.

When these poor children are admitted to the fame, they can be exempted from taxes, and the fields of these landlords are often placed on the students, so as to evade taxes, in short, it is not good for the country.

The most terrifying thing is that even if these children of poor families enter the office, they will have to move closer to those powerful circles in the DPRK and China because of their poor families, and they are often used as guns, and they cannot give full play to their true talents and learning. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder the candidates from the north and the south are mostly students from the south who are on the list, and for this reason, Li Xiao, your observation ability is good." ”

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "But what you said later is a bit alarmist, can they hug each other?" How dare they?? ”

"Dare"

Li Xiao thought for a while and said, "The minister has a plan, and Your Majesty will know it when he tries it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let's hear it." ”

Li Xiao said: "Your Majesty, as long as you move the interests of the officials, they will come out to stop you, and they will form a group to stop you." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly.

And Li Xiao looked at Zhu Di and said, "Didn't Your Highness say before that you want to send troops to the Northern Yuan and need to raise military expenses?" ”

Zhu Di nodded: "That's right, Li Xiao, do you have a good idea?" ”

Li Xiao said: "The only way is to raise taxes." ”

Zhu Di said: "It's difficult to raise taxes, I haven't figured out where to start, the people's lives are not easy, so I can't reach out to them to ask for money." ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "That's naturally not good, the minister thinks it's time to collect taxes from the rich, iron mines, salt mines and other private kilns, those are big producers, why not raise taxes on these people?" ”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up and said, "This is a good idea, do you mean that the hundred officials will stop Lone?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood Li Xiao's intentions, and said: "Li Xiao, I understand what you mean, most of those private kilns are the property of the scholars, do you mean, if we raise taxes, these officials will come out to stop us??" ”

Li Xiao nodded: "In this way, it can be seen that there will still be groups in this court, they are clean on weekdays and do not do anything corrupt." That's because their family has good land and property, or a relative's family, or a friend's family, in short, it is not in their name, but the benefits eventually go into the hands of the family. ”

After speaking, Li Xiao said: "The minister still has a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Speak, I have to say it thoroughly today!" ”

Li Xiao smiled: "The minister just said, say something rebellious." Once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is true. But no matter how the court changes, the great family can always stand, they have become behemoths, difficult to shake, even if the dynasty changes, they can follow the rules to adapt, their industry has always been protected, and their family will always have someone in the court to be an official. ”

After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised, he had seen this a long time ago, but Li Xiao dared to say it.

Blowing the tea soup in the teacup, he said, "Fourth, then give it a try." ”

"That's right."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Xiao, "You said so much, just say that there is something wrong with our eight shares, so what do you think?" ”

Li Xiao thought about it, and recalled this period of history, the reason for the abolition of the Eight Shares of Scholars was that it restrained the minds of talented people, which was not conducive to the cultivation of innovative talents, and from the content to the form of the binding of candidates, so that many talented people did not pay attention to practical knowledge, and the harm of modern China was also great.

However, the time of abolition was September 2, 1905, on this day, Zhang Zhidong and Yuan Shikai jointly petitioned for the suspension of the imperial examination, and in 1906, all the township examinations were stopped, and the Eight Shares of Scholars were officially abolished, and the Minister of Education quickly issued various textbooks.

If you want to abolish the eight shares, there must be a corresponding examination method to replace it, and it is necessary to educate and support this exam, not to say that it can be changed.

Li Xiao feels that although there are many harms, it is too difficult to change, and it is easy to pull eggs when the steps are big, this is not something that he can do successfully, this requires a group of literary elements to reform successfully.

In the end, Li Xiao still shook his head: "The minister doesn't have any good solutions at the moment, but he just saw the problem, and he didn't think of how to solve it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang: "."

Zhu Di: "."

Zhu Gaoxu: "."

Zhu Gaosui: "This is not taking off your pants and farting, this is an extra move??" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, got up and stood up, looked at Li Xiao and said, "Li Xiao, you get up." ”

"Huh?"

Li Xiao got up suspiciously.

"Oops~~~"

Li Xiao felt that he had been kicked in the buttocks, and it didn't hurt, but he still pretended to grin and flew out.

Zhu Yuanzhang kicked Li Xiao to relieve his hatred, and scolded and said: "You stinky boy, you have been talking to us for more than two hours, and our group has listened to you and analyzed for two hours, and in the end you have nothing to do??? You kid is talking nonsense! ”

Zhu Di was overjoyed, his father kicked Li Xiao's buttocks, and he looked angry, but in fact, he was just making a show, which was a kind performance.

If you are really angry, I don't beat you, I don't scold you, I don't say a word to you, I don't say what you are right or wrong, then you are really dead.

Zhu Di hurriedly coaxed Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Father, the emperor is angry, Li Xiao, this kid, is this virtue, he can talk to you for a long time, but isn't it a joke." ”

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiao again, showed a stern look, and scolded: "Li Xiao, don't pour tea for your imperial grandfather and dissipate his anger." ”

"Okay."

Li Xiao jumped up, patted the dust on his buttocks, smiled, poured tea and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, you are the lord, and if you point out the problem, you will definitely think of a solution. Don't bother with a small amount of work. ”

Li Xiao said this, thinking, I have already thrown the problem out to you, I want you to realize this problem, and you can solve it yourself.

After all, there is nothing I can do about this kind of big problem that moves the roots of the corporal clan in the world

Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea and said, "You kid, can't you let us take a good rest?" We're all planning to ignore the government, and you've thrown out such a big question again. Whatever you say, you have to say one or two. ”

Li Xiao thought for a while and said: "The minister thinks that it should not change too much, and the imperial examination is as usual, but the content can be changed a little and let go a little, not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics and the Eight Strands of Style." It is even possible to ask the officials of the six ministries to come up with some questions to test their pragmatic ability. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said, "Let Zhu Di consider going here." ”

After speaking, he looked at Zhu Di and said, "Fourth, you go and give it a try to see if these guys are like what Li Xiao said." Now release the news, the imperial army will go to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and the mining tax will be increased, and I will mention it to you tomorrow morning, and see how the hundred officials react. If it is really as Li Xiao said, faintly hugging together, then there are really some problems with this eight-strand taker. ”

If you raise your taxes, you'll be able to go out to war. Zhu Di was overjoyed and arched his hand: "Yes, father." ”

Li Xiao arched his hand, ready to retire.

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned over and whispered: "You kid is a chicken thief, just now we kicked you, it took a little force, can you fly so far?" ”

Li Xiao smiled: "Your Majesty, the sword is not old, and it is strong!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have a good breath and said, "Go and go, tomorrow morning, remember to come over." ”

Li Xiao arched his hand: "The minister's order." ”

On the way back.

The two rode horses and walked towards the mansion in the capital.

Li Xiao pondered about today's matter for a moment, looked at Zhu Gaoxu, and said, "I said this today, is it abrupt?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said: "I don't think it's abrupt, brother-in-law, to be honest, brother, I agree with your idea very much, the scholars are just a group of misguided people who point fingers all day long."

Li Xiao raised his forehead, feeling that asking was equivalent to not asking.

This Zhu Gaoxu is a military general, and he naturally does not deal with civilian officials.

As the saying goes, husbands and wives discuss more when they have something, but Li Xiao still plans to discuss it with Zhu Ningyun after returning to the mansion.

It was already evening after returning to the mansion.

The fiery clouds on the horizon stained the sky with an egg yellow.

Today, Zhu Ningyun went shopping with several young princesses, bought a few clothes for Li Xiao, and asked people to prepare meals to welcome the two.

"Xiaolang, it's been hard today, why did you stay for a day?"

Zhu Ningyun welcomed Li Xiao in with a smile and introduced: "Xiaolang, several princesses have come to the mansion as guests today, this is Princess Nankang, this is Princess Yongjia, this is Princess Hanshan, this is Princess Baoqing, and this is the county lord of Jiangdu. ”

There are several little girls standing in front of them, all of them are Zhu Yuanzhang's daughters, the same age as Zhu Ningyun, the youngest Princess Baoqing is only seven years old, and several of them are very good-looking, after all, they were all born to the concubines behind, and their appearance is not bad.

In fact, most of them came with a purpose, because other magnates could not make friends with Li Xiao, and after the title of the prince, countless magnates visited Li Xiao with generous gifts these days, but they were all rejected by Li Xiao.

Several people came to visit the house early in the morning, and then invited Zhu Ningyun to go shopping and play on the street together on the grounds of taking him to visit the city of Nanjing.

At this time, several princesses saluted one after another: "I've seen Yongle Gong." ”

Li Xiao arched his hand with a smile and quipped: "Then should Li Xiao call you aunts or princesses?" ”

"It's good to call my aunt old, just call me a princess."

Several princesses covered their mouths and laughed, looked at Ning Yun and said, "Ning Yun, Guogong is really as you said, humorous and dignified, I really envy you." ”

Zhu Ningyun smiled like a flower, and said modestly: "Where, where." ”

In fact, most women are vain, although Zhu Ningyun never pays attention to these, but she is also overjoyed to be praised like this.

"Oops."

Zhu Gaoxu came over: "A few little aunts, are you here to see this king?" ”

Several little girls gave him a blank look, which made Zhu Gaoxu bored himself.

Subsequently, Zhu Ningyun invited everyone in, everyone ate and drank, and several princesses were extremely enthusiastic, constantly lifting Zhu Ningyun, saying that she was naturally beautiful, and praised Ningyun's good vision, finding such a husband, let him have the opportunity to introduce them to them.

Li Xiao became interested and said: "This is okay, there is a general named Zhang Fu in Beiping, who has made meritorious service twice and has been named a marquis." ”

As soon as the words came out, the princess pestered Li Xiao and asked him to mention something to his father.

"Yongle Gong, I really envy you, you can see your father every day, how can you see our father every day, you can't see us once in a few years."

Speaking of which, several little girls all looked at Li Xiao with envy.

Ahh

Li Xiao didn't know how to answer, no wonder the ancients said that the poor Hongyan always had a thin life, and he was the most ruthless emperor.

I can't even see my father a few times a year, which is really pitiful.

Li Xiao feels that he can indeed meet Zhu Yuanzhang every day now, and he doesn't know whether it is good or bad.

"Companion is like a companion tiger, you don't have to envy me, today your father kicked me in the ass, and it still hurts." Li Xiao had no choice but to comfort him.

Hearing this,

Zhu Ningyun was shocked in her heart, and hurriedly asked, "Xiaolang, are you okay??" ”

Li Xiao smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's good that the kick is not heavy." I'll tell you about this in the evening. ”

Zhu Ningyun was relieved at this time, thinking that according to the temper of the emperor's grandfather, kicking his ass would treat him as his own person, and his father would be so fond of Li Xiao, so it should be fine.

The banquet was close to an hour and a half before slowly dispersing.

Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun sent everyone outside the house, after all, they were all aunts, and the etiquette should be thoughtful.

Sending several people to the carriage of their respective palaces, Li Xiao and the others were about to turn around and go back to the house, but in fact, one carriage did not leave at all.

After everyone left, Princess Nankang in the carriage suddenly walked down.

This Nankang princess is young and twenty-one, and Li Xiao found out just now that the clothes on her body are worse than others, and she doesn't have jewelry like a gold hairpin, which looks simple.

What Li Xiao didn't expect was that she suddenly knelt in front of Li Xiao.

Zhu Ningyun was shocked in her heart, hurriedly helped her up, and said, "Aunt Yuhua, what are you doing, get up quickly." ”

However, Princess Nankang did not get up, but looked at Li Xiao, choked and cried, and said: "Yongle Gong, please help my husband Hu Guan to intercede with His Majesty and spare his life, I know this is very abrupt, but I really have no other way, please."

Listening to the words, Li Xiao roughly understood that this Hu Guan was the son of the Marquis of Dongchuan, who was also the party of Lanyu, and this time he was all put in prison by the saint, and his family was implicated, and it is estimated that he will not survive.

"Princess Nankang, please get up, you have to ask for this matter yourself."

Li Xiao helped her up, but she knelt and refused to get up, so Li Xiao had to say, "I can't do anything about it." ”

Princess Nankang begged: "You are a celebrity in front of Your Majesty, you must have a way." ”

Li Xiao didn't answer, he thought about it, his intercession might be useful, but it would only consume his affection with Zhu Yuanzhang, so he still didn't do it, and besides, he had no affection with Princess Nankang.

Zhu Ningyun glanced at Li Xiao, knew what her husband was thinking, pulled Princess Nankang up hard, and said: "Aunt Yuhua, you also heard, today Yongle Gong himself was kicked and punished by His Majesty, this matter is not easy to help, you should think of another way, go and plead with the saint yourself." ”

"But I can't see my father at all," Nankang princess Zhu Yuhua cried.

After a few more words of persuasion, Princess Zhu Yuhua of Nankang looked at Li Xiao's indifferent look, so she had to touch her tears and leave by herself.

Looking at the lonely back, for a moment, Li Xiao suddenly felt that this woman was a little pitiful, but he was also helpless, there were too many helpless things in the world, and the affairs of the emperor's family, he still had less to mix.

After Princess Nankang left, another person came over from the shadows and knelt in front of Li Xiao.

"Yongle Gong, please intercede with the saint, spare my brother, my father demoted him to a concubine and exiled him to Yunnan, he has been pampered since he was a child, and I am afraid that he will not be able to live this time."

This crying little girl is the county lord of Jiangdu, the eldest daughter of the prince Zhu Biao, and the granddaughter of Zhu Yuanzhang, who is about the same age as Ning Yun, and is Ning Yun's cousin.

"You are. Joo Yoon-wen's sister? Li Xiao asked.

The little girl nodded and pleaded again.

Just now at the dinner table, this little girl always looked preoccupied, and it turned out that she also came to intercede.

"I can't do anything about it." Li Xiao shook his head helplessly.

Zhu Ningyun still persuaded the person just now before persuading the person to leave.

Looking at the lonely back, Zhu Ningyun couldn't help but sigh:

"Hey, although the emperor's family was born rich and noble, who can understand the pain in it?"

This sentence surprised Li Xiao again, damn, why do you feel more and more bold about what you did during the day today.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao asked, "By the way, Ning Yun, how are Ma and the shipyard doing?" ”

The boat still has to be done, in case the situation is not right one day, immediately slip away, find a place to be the king and hegemon, and then establish a country and enshrine Ning Yun as the empress.

Zhu Ningyun was slightly puzzled: "Why did you suddenly mention this. A few days ago, Ma He wrote to him, saying that he had gathered more people to start preparations. ”

Li Xiao nodded.

Zhu Ningyun pulled Li Xiao back to the house and said, "Xiaolang, do you have something to tell me?" ”

Li Xiao told what happened today.

"You say that the eight shares are not good for the country? Is the battle of national fortunes a great world? ”

Zhu Ningyun looked at Li Xiao in surprise.

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, and nodded truthfully, there can be no secrets between husband and wife.

"Xiaolang, I don't even know how to express what is in my heart."

After Zhu Ningyun listened, he threw himself in front of Li Xiao and hugged Li Xiao tightly.

In my heart, there is a sense of worship emerges, the meaning of that worship is indescribable, it is a kind of love that transcends the ordinary world, and the love between the two is sublimated at this moment.

Among them, it includes the common ideals of the two people, including the most beautiful appearance of the righteousness of the family and the country, and the pursuit of common ideals.

Jun Mo Yan, there are few people who can speak, and the wonder of love cannot be conveyed in words, but can shake the mountains and rivers. Don't ask later, infinite things, unspoken.

Li Xiao was slightly surprised: "Ning Yun, you don't seem to blame me?" ”

He thought that if he made such a move during the day, it would make Ning Yun worried.

Zhu Ningyun: "Fool, why should I blame you." ”

And in her heart, Li Xiao has become a hero she admires in her heart.

Li Xiao: "So."

Zhu Ningyun: "Actually, I have long felt that the eight shares of the people will bring disaster to the country and the people, but I can't do anything, I'm just a woman, but Li Xiao, you are different, you are a man, you obviously have the power and wealth that ordinary people can breathe, you have everything, but you dare to do things that ordinary people can't do."

Li Xiao: "Where am I different, I feel like I'm just an ordinary person, some ordinary people who don't know the height of the sky"

Zhu Ningyun smiled: "You are just different, you keep saying that you are doing these things for me, so that I can see the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty." But I know that you have made this one of your goals before you know it, and maybe I have changed you, haven't I? ”

Li Xiao nodded: "Maybe." ”

Zhu Ningyun: "You have also changed me, I have never had such an idea before, I have read thousands of history books, until I stepped out of the Yanwang Mansion with you, walked into the world, and saw the world, I knew that if people can do something for this world, how great it should be, it is not in vain to go through the world, it is you who changed me." ”

Li Xiao sighed: "Maybe it's changing each other."

Zhu Ningyun: "I support you, let's work hard together, do you think, now the saint is our imperial grandfather, the crown prince is our father, the imperial grandson is my younger brother, and you are the prince of the country, in this world, apart from them, there is no more powerful person than us!" There are some things that no one has done, then no one has done them. And we have the ability, so why not do it."

Hearing these words, all the doubts in Li Xiao's heart were slowly being unraveled.

Yes, I always say that I want to leave something for this world and the long river of history, but in the end, I am afraid of it, and I haven't seen it through the clouds.

Li Xiao suddenly remembered a great man, a great man.

In this world, if that person did not stand up when tens of millions of people were in danger, would he really stand up for a second person like that?

Will China still stand on top of the world in the future?

Maybe it won't be at all, as Zhu Ningyun said, if no one does some things, then no one really does them!

I am fortunate that he was born in China.

There is also the first emperor of the ages, Qin Shi Huang.

The land of China, because of the existence of Qin Shi Huang, unified the land of China.

Because of him, the ambition of the emperors of the later dynasties will always be unified, so that there is a magnificent land of China, the southern region and the northern frontier, the replacement of the capital, after glory, thousands of years, the state of China!

And on the European continent, it is precisely because there is no such great person that it will be divided into countless small countries, if there is no appearance of the first emperor in the land of China, and there is no Qin State of Fen VI, then is it still the Seven Kingdoms, or even several countries are constantly strife?

Some people will definitely say that without his appearance, there will be another person who will appear, and the times will create heroes.

But such a historical trend, without the appearance of this person, there will be no second person!

For a moment, Li Xiao's thoughts were clear, and he looked at Ning Yun and said: "Ning Yun, I understand what you said, I understand your ambition, our ideals are the same, and we are working hard for a prosperous Ming Dynasty." ”

Why wouldn't the two of them, who have an infinite lifespan, dare to make such a big wish?

Zhu Ningyun smiled: "That's right, Xiaolang, you can do it with confidence, I will always support you silently, my father is the prince, what else do we have to worry about?" Grandfather also trusts you very much, what are you worried about? Take 10,000 steps back and say, with the ability of the two of us, the world is so big, where can we go? We are in control of our own destiny! ”

Li Xiao: "Yes, the world is so big, there is nowhere to go, I have realized. Thank you, Ningyun. ”

Zhu Ningyun: "Thank you, Xiaolang. ”

The two embraced each other, and the love at this moment transcended everything in the world.

At the same time, Li Xiao's ears heard a pleasant voice that had not been seen for a long time.

【Ding! You have given birth to higher ideals, souls intertwined, dreams resonate, and you have transcended the undying love of the world, which no one in the world can match. When Ning Yun has +0.1 opinion of you, the current opinion is 99.1. Please keep improving. When you reach 100 friendship, you will receive a final package. 】

(End of chapter)