Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 129 Li Shimin Makes Up His Mind

"Xianzhou?" Li Shimin frowned slightly, then shook his head and said, "No."

"Although most of the lower states live with relatives from aristocratic families, this relative should not be underestimated. Over the years, he has accumulated a lot of contacts in various places with the help of the main clan, and the people who manage Xiazhou are all fifth-rank governors. The local aristocrats may not be afraid of them."

"If those arrogant people are in a hurry and then do anything to them, they will really fall into a dilemma again."

After all, because a fifth-rank Zhima official punished a century-old family and pushed Datang into dire straits, it was not really worth it.

"Your Majesty is right, but Your Majesty has forgotten one exception." Changsun Wuji leaned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Exception?" Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows, then frowned as if thinking of something, "The auxiliary machine is talking about Junji?"

"Exactly." Changsun Wuji nodded, and then said: "I'm going to investigate, Bingzhou is inhabited by Qinghe Cui's relatives, and the person who manages Bingzhou is not a fifth-rank governor, but my great general of the Tang Dynasty! "

"No matter how arrogant the Cui family's relatives are, they would not dare to do anything to General Hou, so we can entrust General Hou to suppress the Cui family from the Cui family's relatives."

"Cui's relatives have lived in Bingzhou for many years, and I don't believe that they will have nothing to do during these years."

Li Shimin heard that the crease between his brows deepened a bit, with a little hesitation on his face, "But if Qinghe Cui knows, Junji will be in danger?"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have already inquired about it. The family in Bingzhou is just a small relative of Qinghe Cui's family, and they are not regarded by the Qinghe clan at all. They will definitely not do it for an almost irrelevant The foreign relatives came to take the risk of moving His Majesty's confidant ministers."

Changsun Wuji paused for a moment, and then continued: "Let me dare to say one more thing, this aristocratic family is so arrogant that it despises the imperial power, even if this action will be harmful to General Hou, for the sake of the century-old foundation of the Tang Dynasty Thinking about it, I think that General Hou is also willing to sacrifice."

After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin was silent for a while, with a bit of confusion on his face.

After all, Hou Junji was a minister of the Qin Palace back then, and he has been with him for many years, so it is impossible for him to have no feelings for him.

Seeing this, Changsun Wuji was silent for a moment, then took a step forward, and continued: "Your Majesty, you might as well imagine that if every time the scientific examinations were held, the aristocratic family used their people to replace the list and enter the palace as officials. In a few years, these court officials, big and small, may become Qing Yishui's family."

"And they are all ignorant people, and they may not be able to make half a contribution to my Tang Dynasty."

"If they make a mistake, Your Majesty will have to consider the power behind them when punishing them. If that happens, what's the point of what Your Majesty, the emperor, does?"

Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words. Although Changsun Wuji's words were exaggerated, they were indeed the words Li Shimin was most afraid of.

After thinking for a while, Li Shimin finally sighed softly, and then said: "I will send someone to send a secret letter to Junji soon."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Changsun Wuji was overjoyed, and immediately bowed to Li Shimin and said.

Li Shimin also waved his hand, looking at Changsun Wuji's eyes slightly changed, and then said in a deep voice: "If we have successfully weakened the power of the family this time, the auxiliary machine must have contributed a lot, and I will definitely reward you heavily."

"I don't want any reward, as long as I can share the worries of Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty."

Even though his heart was filled with joy, Changsun Wuji still had a calm expression on his face.

"By the way, Fang Yuan and Xu Chen that the auxiliary machine just mentioned, what are they doing now?" Li Shimin frowned slightly.

It can be seen from Li Shimin's pardon of Wei Zheng that he is a person who loves and cherishes talents, so he is also a little curious about these two tops.

Changsun Wuji also had a bit of grief on his face when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice: "Let me tell you, they are all students from a poor family. They spent their entire lives on scientific examinations, and now they are taken by the aristocratic family. Of course... ..."

At this point, Changsun Wuji sighed slightly, and then continued: "Fang Yuan is still a little better. His father is a pig butcher, and he can still sell pork with his father, so he can barely make a living."

"And this Xu Chen has seen with his own eyes. His whole body is covered in patches, and his shoes are full of holes. His life is extremely shabby."

"Even this poem was written in order to fight for ten taels of silver at the poetry conference held by the richest man in Chang'an, Mr. Chen, the day before yesterday."

Li Shimin also frowned when he heard the words, a little bit unbearable.

After all, ordinary literati are proud of themselves, and there are many literati who would rather starve to death than do vulgar work and listen to others.

Therefore, most literati who regard themselves as noble have a miserable life after failing the rankings.

"Forget it, if the auxiliary machine is free, send someone to take care of them."

Li Shimin sighed softly, with a bit of helplessness on his face.

After all, if he makes an exception and calls them into the palace now, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the aristocratic family, and I am afraid that it will cause some unnecessary troubles.

"Yes, I will do it now." Changsun Wuji nodded, then cupped his hands to Li Shimin and said, "Since His Majesty has already decided, I will not bother you any more."

"Well, let's go down."

Li Shimin waved his hand, and thought for a while after Changsun Wuji left.

Then he finally made a decision and wrote a secret letter to Hou Junji.

After Changsun Wuji left the palace, he immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to Marquis Wu, saying that he had completed the task.

After receiving the news from the eldest grandson Wuji, Luo Bin felt relieved, and said with a chuckle, "I didn't expect that the eldest grandson is quite efficient."

Dou Yinger who was at the side couldn't be happy when she heard the words, she propped her chin and said, "It's just that according to what you said yesterday, it will take a long time to really suppress the aristocratic family."

"And every time there is a scientific examination, there will be a large number of candidates from poor families who are replaced by aristocratic families. It would be fine if they were all as optimistic as Fang Yuan and Xu Chen, but if they meet those who are not optimistic, they will probably be depressed for the rest of their lives."

After hearing Dou Yinger's words, Luo Bin also sighed deeply, "There is no way, the current imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty has too many loopholes, and improving the imperial examination system cannot be accomplished overnight."

When the Sui Dynasty destroyed the country and Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty improved the imperial examination system, it was absolutely inseparable from the interests of the aristocratic family.

And now that they have already done something to the relatives of the family, it is inconvenient to do other things in a short time, so as not to startle the snake.

And if he wants to truly achieve fairness in the imperial examinations, there are too many things that need to be perfected. For him now, he really has the skills of splitting up, and he is unable to do what he wants.

(End of this chapter)