"You're right."

Li Shimin sighed lightly,

"If the society is to be inherited, and the government is to operate, talents cannot wither! There must be capable people in charge of the DPRK and China! ”

"In the first year of Zhenguan, I ordered Fang Xuanling to lay off officials, but I didn't expect that thousands of people would be dismissed in this cut! Reduced the number of officials in the imperial court to six hundred and forty-four! ”

"From this, it can also be seen that talents are rare."

Among the thousands of people, only 20% can be used, and the remaining 80% are mediocre!

If these eight adults are allowed to control the government, can this Datang still be good?

"It's not rare, it's just that there's something wrong with the screening mechanism."

Xu Fenglei shook his head and said,

"Who were the people in the DPRK before?"

"It is the former Sui minister, the Conglong hero, the founding hero, the separatist force, the Shandong noble, and the Guan Long noble...... I can get out thousands of people in any row! ”

"But most of them did not rise to the throne by their own ability, but the emperor distributed benefits to each force out of consideration for the stability of the court, so that they could all become officials and participate in the rule together!"

"To put it mildly, even if he is a fool, as long as he is the son of a meritorious hero, then how can he get a position in the court! Those who have the slightest ability will be pushed to power by the forces behind them. ”

"In this way, although the DPRK and China are full of personnel, Your Majesty has no competent ministers."

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"Yes, yes."

He snorted softly,

"When my father was here, I was very dissatisfied with this, so I made a drastic cut!"

"Incompetent, all must get out of the court! Even if you free up some space, it would be good to save some money! ”

When I did this, there was still a lot of resistance, and it was Li Er who first took the clan to open the knife, and then it was carried out.

I don't know if I don't know, I will directly empty the court!

"Your Majesty's move, the minister deeply agrees."

Xu Fenglei said with a smile,

"But the question arises again, who should fill the vacant vacancy?"

Li Shimin frowned.

"That's what I'm worried about."

He said sullenly,

"It was better before, although it was a little busier, but it was still able to hold on."

"But as soon as Du Ruhui fell, the government affairs that I had to deal with suddenly doubled! Don't you know that lately I don't go to bed until I'm getting ugly...... Tired! ”

"Now Fang Xuanling is still there, and they are all diligent and conscientious in their auxiliary machines, but what if one day in the future, they all fall? Who should I rely on? Who's going to help? ”

"Talent...... I really need people! ”

Li Er sighed for a while, and suddenly stared at Xu Fenglei.

"Listen, I want every minister to recommend talents, you don't seem to pay much attention?"

He was displeased,

"With your ability to recognize people, if you are interested, it shouldn't be difficult to find a few sages in the wilderness, right?"

When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the minister said that your thinking is wrong."

He spread his hands and said,

"How many talents can be found by eyes and ears by hearing? Do you want me to visit the people? Looking for it? ”

"That's not realistic!"

Li Shimin pursed his lips.

"I'm thinking the wrong thing? Then you are right, listen to it! He snorted softly, "If you are caught derelict in your duties today, you will have to make up for it!" Either find someone for me to go to, or give me an idea! ”

Today, he's prepared!

"What's so hard about that?"

Xu Fenglei looked relaxed and said casually,

"Establish a talent selection system, so that talented people from all over the world take the exam, and according to their test scores, the best will be admitted."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"The imperial examination system of the former Sui?" He blurted out.

"Yes, it's the imperial examination."

Xu Fenglei nodded and said,

"I know that you look down on Emperor Yang of Sui, but what he did was not entirely wrong."

"For example, this imperial examination system is very good, and it should be vigorously developed!"

Li Shimin stroked his beard.

"Elaborate." He bowed his head.

"Compared with the probation system, the imperial examination system has three major advantages!"

Xu Fenglei stretched out three fingers and talked eloquently,

"First, we can recruit talents from all over the world! As the old saying goes: ten steps to the Ze, there must be vanilla; In the ten-room city, there will be loyal soldiers! In fact, talents are everywhere, just because there is no platform to show their ambitions and display their talents. ”

"The imperial examination is to give the majority of poor children and folk leaders a chance to show themselves!"

"And Your Majesty can also rely on this, choose the best of the best, and select the real pillars from among them!"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

"You go on!" He was a little moved.

"Second, the imperial examination can make the world more stable!"

Xu Fenglei said again,

"Dynasties and dynasties, why did they die? Our people are extremely simple, and it is impossible for them to rebel unless they have to do so and have no choice! ”

"And the imperial examination system is to give them a hope - as long as ordinary people are talented and capable, you will be able to get rid of poverty through the imperial examination, become a court official, and fly on the branches to become a phoenix!"

"The upward channel has opened, even though the people's grievances will still accumulate, but they will never be as fierce as before, and more capable people will choose to work silently and devote all their energy to studying and doing studies and taking the imperial examination."

Li Shimin listened intently and nodded incessantly.

"Yes, yes, the people should be given a chance."

He replied,

"Throughout the dynasties, most of the officials are family members of the gate lords and nobles, and the government is controlled by them, and ordinary people have no hope of getting ahead all their lives."

"But among them, there are definitely intelligent people! And a lot! They can't go on, so they will naturally rise up! ”

"If you could open a path for them to rise, it would be very different!"

Xu Fenglei stretched out his third finger.

"The third benefit is just to solve the disadvantages that Your Majesty just said."

He is right,

"Weaken the power of the gate lord clan and the noble relatives!"

"Your Majesty, in good conscience, don't you hate those big families with five surnames and seven hopes? And those old nobles? ”

Li Shimin was stunned.

He didn't expect Xu Fenglei to be talking and talking, and when he suddenly asked, his thoughts turned too fast, and he couldn't keep up.

"Uh......"

Li Er hesitated for a moment and whispered,

"The scholars are arrogant and powerful, and the former Sui died in the hands of the gate lord Xungui, and I naturally hate it."

"Hmm...... It can't be described as hateful, it should be said that it is jealous. ”

Their Li family is also from the five surnames and seven hopes, so they naturally know how terrifying the heritage of these families is!

Dynasties will change, but they will always be evergreen, and I won't fall if the emperor falls.

A change of dynasty?

It doesn't matter, then the music and the dance.

For these existences that "jump out of the Three Realms and are not in the Five Elements", which emperor can not be afraid?

"That's right! Then Your Majesty, you should open the imperial examination even more! ”

Xu Fenglei's left hand slashed in the air, and said,

"It's capable of killing the family!"

Li Shimin's heart was shocked.

Vaguely, he seemed to have grasped something crucial, and his heart trembled.

"The officials are elected by the inspection system, and they are all gentry and nobles, ministers in the court, and how many of them are friends with the ordinary people? Aren't the people who can make friends with them and be recommended by them still from the same class! Pure community of interests! ”

Xu Feng said loudly,

"But with the imperial examination system to elect officials, there is no identity of any noble gentry, whether you are a son or a mud leg, it is all based on a test paper to determine the merits!"

"The big stage of the imperial examination, if you have the ability, you will come!"

In this way, once the threshold is lowered, it will inevitably cause involution, and the quality of selected talents will become higher and higher! They will roll up the stupid sons and mediocre wastes of those noble and gentry families! ”

"Your Majesty, just imagine, those so-called families, who have not had clansmen in the court for several generations, and they are far away from the center of power, can they not decline?"

Da-da-da.

Li Shimin's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, pondered for a long time, and finally turned into a long sigh.

"This is a blunt knife cutting meat!"

He couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said,

"Listen, if it's vicious, it's you! The noble gentry who is so powerful that I am afraid of it, you can crush it if you take out a imperial examination at will! ”

"Awesome, awesome!"

"It seems that this imperial examination system must be implemented! I'm afraid I'm going to be so excited that I can't sleep tonight! Talent, talent...... The talents of the world are all rushing towards me! I can stand it! ”

Li Er got up abruptly and opened his arms, looking excited!

He's already starting to fantasize about the endless stream of top talent for his own use!

"What's ......?"

The eldest grandson spat and threw a piece of pastry into his mouth.

Xu Fenglei was "praised" by the emperor, but he just smiled modestly and waved his hand.

"Your Majesty praised it falsely, Emperor Yang of Sui thought of this layer earlier than me, but his steps were too big, clicked, and he hit the egg."

He quipped, and then said,

"With the lessons of the previous experience, we should take it slowly, and we should not expose our intentions and arouse vigilance and opposition."

"Besides, the education system has not been established, and there are so many illiterate people, if they are allowed to take the exam, they will not be able to pass the test for those gentry children with family education!"

Li Shimin bowed his head.

"Your idea is mature."

He agreed,

"Cutting meat with a soft knife is to make it subtle so that they don't feel pain."

"Therefore, if you want to open the imperial examination, you should also select young talents from among the noble gentry class, arrange for them to participate in the imperial examination, and by the way, make every effort to publicize it among the people and attract talents.

"Eighty to two, let them compete! Merit-based admission! ”

"In this way, the gentry will not object, the imperial examination system can be implemented smoothly, and in the future, the share of the Hanmen and Qianshou will be slowly increased, and finally after the unbreakable imperial examination regulations are formed, they will be treated equally and the examination will be fair!"

Xu Fenglei gave a thumbs up.

"Your Majesty, plan far-reaching!"

He exclaimed,

"In this way, in less than a hundred years, the imperial examination system can be completely formed, and the upward channel at the bottom will also be opened!"

"If this system can be perfected, Datang will definitely extend the country!"

Xu Fenglei has never forgotten his long-cherished goal - to continue for Datang for another hundred years!

Historically, the Tang Dynasty also had a imperial examination system, but it was not perfect, and the system was really sound until the Song Dynasty.

If you can improve the imperial examination in advance and give Datang a few more decades, wouldn't it be too much?

"Hahaha, good, good!"

Li Shimin was happy, clapped his hands and said,

"Taishi is worthy of being a genius, every time I am confused, I can see the blue sky through the clouds and mist when I look for you!"

"The matter of the imperial examination will be left to you!"

Xu Fenglei: "??? ”

"Your Majesty, don't bring such a trick!"

He glared,

"I'm planning this for you, and I've lost several handfuls of hair, can't you feel sorry for me and let me rest?"

"Besides, you know, I've always been talking on paper, and my strategy is long, and practice is short!"

This Li Er treats himself as a donkey to the production team!

It is necessary to fight wars, manage finances, and take care of project construction...... It's good now, another one more to run the imperial examination?

You're going to split me in half!

"Your practice is not short, but it is short compared to the conspiracy."

Li Shimin patted Xu Fenglei on the shoulder and said with a smile,

"Don't worry, I don't know what kind of beating you are? I'll arrange an assistant for you. ”

"Whichever you want, take your pick! I'll let him be a coolie for you right away! “

"The eldest grandson is Mowgli." Xu Fenglei said without hesitation.

After all, I just accepted the love of the eldest grandson Wuji, and there is "fat meat" at this time, so he must be allowed to eat it!

"Huh?"

The eldest grandson turned his head and frowned,

"Listen, what do you want my brother to do?"

Xu Fenglei shook his head helplessly.

"Queen Mother, don't be too sensitive, I just want the auxiliary machine to give me a hand and organize a talent exam."

He explains,

"He will not control power, but he will spread his reputation."

"I know you don't want him to be in power, but you have to let the auxiliaries do their best, right?"

The eldest grandson was stunned.

"That's it!"

Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly,

"Auxiliary machine is such a good brother! Faithful and capable! You can be the prime minister! ”

"If he had taken Du Ruhui's position to help manage the government, I wouldn't be as tired as I am now, Guanyin, I said you...... It's so selfish! ”

Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji were originally in deep love and rarely quarreled, but for the matter of the eldest grandson Wuji, they both quarreled several times!

Every time, the eldest grandson will never back down.

This time, too.

"You just talked about it, and I listened to it, the imperial examination is a good thing."

The eldest grandson said indifferently,

"Since it's for Tingming, then let him go, I agreed."

Li Shimin's face darkened.

"What? Do you still have to approve it? You don't approve that he can't go yet? ”

Li Er was displeased and asked.

"Yes."

The eldest grandson raised his head and said confidently,

"I'm the queen, he's my brother, he belongs to a relative, so it's naturally under my control!"

"If I don't agree, I can't go!"

"Don't stare at me, it's all for the sake of the Li family's social development! Think about the past dynasties, how much chaos has been caused by relatives in power, don't you know! ”

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and a wave of fire rose up.

"Forget it, Your Majesty ......"

Xu Fenglei saw that Li Er was about to run away, so he immediately stopped him and said,

"The queen is also for the sake of the country, don't be angry, don't be angry."

"The matter of the imperial examination is so decided, let the auxiliary machine go to Zhang Luo, and I will be the leader......"

Call!

Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly:

"Unreasonable! Hum! ”

"Let's go outside and smoke a cigarette! I don't want to share a room with her! ”

Xu Fenglei: "......"

(End of chapter)