Datang Fenghua Road

Li Shimin burst out laughing, and the eldest grandson also burst out laughing.

The emperor and his wife looked at the son, and suddenly said in unison, "Child, build a country."

Han Yue looked a little hesitant, and said softly: "The grassland is gradually being unified. In fact, there is no need to establish a country. Although Liaodong is flattened, Wang Lingyun also helps me sit in the town. Tubo must be left to the Tang Dynasty. This is the exchange of hundreds of thousands of people in Jiannan Road. Yes. It is said that Hai’er has made great achievements, but in fact I only visited these three places, and the 36 countries in the Western Regions still exist and can only be developed as colonies.”

Li Shimin and the eldest grandson looked at each other and frowned at the same time: "Listen to what you mean, there is no place to build a country?"

"No!" Han Yue sighed and pondered: "It's just that Erchen has a dream in his heart to turn Datang into the first country in the world. After so many years of infrastructure construction and industry, the people still haven't become Rich. I'm going to make another move, and I can't feel at ease until I finish this."

The emperor and the eldest grandson stood up slowly, and said solemnly: "Good boy, good mind, you exist in the royal family, it can be passed down for thousands of years. What action do you want to do, and where do you aim to stare? Do you need it? You need to fight, and if you fight, you are not allowed to lead the army yourself..."

Han Yue laughed and reassured the two of them: "This time there is no war, just big development."

Saying that, he looked towards the south of the night sky with his hands behind his back, and said softly: "It happens that there is a Buddhist treasure that can be used as the operating capital for the child. Father, Queen, Mother, do you know that the wealth of the Tang Dynasty is not in the mainland, but in the haze shrouded in smoke. Lingnan. I want to build a special zone there, develop various economies comprehensively, open ports, go to oceans, plant three-season rice, and sell it all over the world!"

A grand blueprint was gradually described by him. The eyes of the emperor and his wife were shining, and they couldn't help clasping each other's hands together.

Han Yue waved his hand abruptly, looked at the night sky, and said loudly: "As long as Lingnan is developed, the entire Tang Dynasty can be enriched, and then the boy will go to a big island overseas, and then use that big island as the foundation to dominate the world..."

Li Shimin's blood was bursting, and he felt that he was back in the era of hegemony and expedition when he was young. He suddenly reached out and patted Han Yue on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "Say, what kind of talents and officials do you want, whether it is military power or political power, as long as you Father and Emperor will give you everything you need."

Han Yue turned around slowly, looked at Li Shimin with a serious face, and said solemnly: "There is only one thing, the boy will hold the imperial examination in his own name..."

Chapter 697 Han Yue doesn't know anything, but he will use it

"The imperial examination?" Li Shimin was slightly startled, his expression a little unusual.

"Yes, the imperial examinations..."

Han Yue nodded and said solemnly: "And the imperial examinations are held in my name."

It is impossible to hold the imperial examinations. There are too few talents under Han Yue's hands.

Whether it is to develop Lingnan and expand overseas, or to establish a country and dominate the world in the future, these major events cannot be accomplished by Han Yue alone. To achieve major events, he must win over countless talents of his own.

But Han Yue didn't know that this era was not suitable for the imperial examination, because Li Shimin had failed, not only Li Shimin but also Li Yuan.

Hearing that Han Yue was going to hold the imperial examination again, Li Shimin couldn't help but take a deep breath. The emperor stretched out his hand to grab his wife, with a bitter expression on his face.

The eldest grandson's eyes flashed slightly, and his expression was also somewhat strange.

The strange reaction of the couple suddenly made Han Yue a little bizarre, and couldn't help but say: "Why is the father and queen unwilling to support?"

"It's not that I don't support it, it's that the imperial examination is difficult to carry out!"

Li Shimin smiled wryly and said with an embarrassed expression: "The imperial examination system was established during the Sui Dynasty, and it was originally intended to use concise talents for the country's use. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, we have also set up imperial examinations to recruit talents, but this imperial examination is easier said than done. It completely failed to achieve its intended purpose.”

The emperor paused at this point, looked at Han Yue sadly and said, "As a father, I also know that there are many great talents in the poor family, but it is really difficult to recruit them through the imperial examination. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, scholars have been controlled by the aristocratic family. A word from the aristocratic family, Shizi Jingcong, your grandfather and I both held the imperial examinations, and I even expressed the feeling that all the best talents in the world have entered the network. Unfortunately, I expressed my emotion too early, and the finally selected talents won the exam. own face."

Han Yue was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said: "Why is this? Selecting talents in the imperial examinations and serving the country, this is the only way for a humble scholar to be promoted. Could it be that they can't turn their faces immediately after being elected?"

"Yue'er said it's good, but in fact, many people turned their faces without a hit..."

The eldest grandson suddenly inserted a sentence next to him, and said a little angrily: "In those days, your grandfather and father held several imperial examinations, and all the poor people who were elected joined the family. Not only did they fail to achieve the purpose of electing talents for the country, but they added more to the family. strength."

Han Yue was stunned, and it took a long time before he muttered: "The imperial court pulled them out of the poor family, and they can become officials to receive salary in the future. How can these people join the noble family? Don't you know which one is more important and which is less?"

"Alas!" Li Shimin and the eldest grandson sighed at the same time.

The emperor walked slowly to the edge of the palace wall, looked at the sky with his hands behind his back, and said bitterly, "Yue'er, Yue'er, have you heard of throwing scrolls..."

Han Yue groaned in his heart, and suddenly understood the drawbacks of the imperial examination.

The imperial examinations in the early Tang Dynasty did not have the same rules as later ones. The imperial examinations of several dynasties in later dynasties allowed folk students to take the rural exam, the government exam, and the palace exam.

In the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty, a list was published to announce to the world, and then officials organized an examination to select talents.It's not that the emperor doesn't want to intervene, but he really has no one to use.One imperial examination, the whole country came, and it required countless officials to organize the examination, mark it, and select talents.

These officials must be scholars, otherwise how can they mark the examination papers of Shizimen?However, what Li Yuan and Li Shimin lacked most at the time were civil officials, so even if the imperial examination was held, they could only rely on the family.

This is not the biggest problem, the biggest problem is the submission of papers.Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, every dynasty has practiced "hereditary lordship". It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, and the aristocratic family controls the court.

If you are accepted after the paper is submitted, you will be eligible to participate in the imperial examination.Although I have the qualifications to participate, it is also equivalent to selling myself to a noble family who voted for the paper.

The emperor glanced at Han Yue and said bitterly: "It is precisely because the imperial examination will strengthen the family, so the father has been closed in the past few years. Did you know that five years ago, you swept the three hundred aristocratic family, and five years later, it grew again. A new batch of students has been recruited. Alas, there are still too few students in the Northeast Research Institute. Even if they were brought in by their father to become an official, they would still be unable to resist the scholars of the Confucian sect. The thousand-year-old foundation cannot be shaken for a while.”

This is indeed the case in history. Although Li Shimin has a great talent, he has not been able to kill the family in his life. The one who really killed the family was Empress Wu Zetian. She also borrowed the accumulation of several generations of emperors in the Tang Dynasty to complete this great cause.

But Han Yue didn't have time to accumulate, and he had to do it now if he wanted talents.

"Father, the imperial examinations must be held..." Han Yue clenched his fists suddenly, his eyes showing determination.

Li Shimin was a little surprised and couldn't help saying: "My father has already said all the drawbacks, but you still insist on taking the imperial examination?"

"Go!" Han Yue took two steps forward, standing next to Li Shimin half a body behind.

He also looked at Starry Sky with his hands behind him, and said solemnly: "In the past, the imperial examination was unable to recruit talents because there were problems in the system, but we can't give up food because of choking, and we must do what we need to do."

"How do you do it? Do you take the imperial examination to strengthen the family again?"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and murmured: "Then the family will force the palace again, Yue'er, you will kill with a butcher knife again? For my father, I don't want to see you kill again. If you kill too much, you will lose your life..."

Han Yue's heart warmed, and he clenched his fist lightly.He suddenly laughed and said to Li Shimin with a mysterious face: "Father, have you ever thought that we can change the rules of the imperial examination. As long as the rules are changed, no one except the imperial court will be able to intervene in the imperial examination."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then came over subconsciously, the emperor's eyes clearly showed a hint of eagerness, and hurriedly said: "The plan will be released?"

Han Yue glanced at the emperor, then turned his head to look at the night sky again, his eyes suddenly flashed, and said coldly: "The Great Tang Imperial Examination, there are Xiucai, Mingjing, Jinshi, Mingzi, and Mingfa. Ming math subjects, these subjects are useless at all, and the imperial examinations for children will all be cancelled."

"All cancelled?"

Li Shimin was dumbfounded and murmured, "Then what kind of imperial examinations do you still hold, and how do you select talents?"

The eldest grandson next to him disliked his son for being too long-winded. He jumped over and shook his hand and slapped his hand. He scolded, "The wings are hard, right? Learn to sell your father and mother? What the hell is there? Hurry up and tell me, how did my mother give birth to you such a bad boy..."

Han Yue coughed and looked extremely embarrassed.

Fortunately, Li Shimin helped him and grabbed his eldest grandson: "Guanyin maid, don't be anxious, let the child think about what to say."

Han Yue glanced at the eldest grandson angrily, and carefully avoided the old lady. Tonight, the queen's aura was unprecedentedly strong, neither he nor Li Shimin dared to provoke him.

He didn't dare to pretend to be deep, and said directly: "This time I will open the imperial examination, and I will change the rules from the root. First, the township examination will be set up, and the town-level officials of Datang will be responsible. Does the emperor remember the purpose of our town? It is the use of veterans to fight against the grassroots officials of noble families and Confucian sects."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and then he frowned: "But the town officials are all retired veterans, and not one of the ten people may be literate. How do they mark the candidates' files, do you see who writes beautifully?"

However, Han Yue really let out a snort, and said with a beaming expression: "Father, you are really right, it's just to see who is good at writing? Brush writing can tell a person's attitude towards studying, and it can be regarded as part of the selection for the township examination."

This is not what Han Yue said indiscriminately, but it was true in the following dynasties.

For scholars to pass the rural exam, the questions are generally not difficult. Even if you haven't read a book for a few days, you may pass the test. The key is to see how well you write.