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"Guo Ziyi can be said to have turned the tide many times. He has been through many dynasties. Whenever necessary, he will step forward. Even if the emperor took back his military power due to slander, he will still be loyal to the court."

"It can be said that Guo Ziyi relied on her own efforts to extend the life of the Tang Dynasty! Otherwise, the Anshi Rebellion would not have been put down so easily."

Li Shimin's focus was on Xiao Ran's previous sentence, "Because of slander? What's going on?"

Xiao Ran glanced at Li Heng, making him break into a cold sweat, and asked cautiously: "Is it me?"

Under Li Heng's uneasy mood, Xiao Ran nodded, "The emperor who made the decision at that time was indeed you."

At this time, Li Heng no longer had any hope. He only hoped that Li Shimin would not be so angry and take back the power he had just obtained to supervise the country. He had not experienced it yet.

Li Shimin snorted coldly, "I knew it!"

Xiao Ran said: "Actually, we can't blame Li Heng entirely. They lost the battle at that time. Rong Yu Chaoen, who was watching the army, had always been jealous of Guo Ziyi and took the opportunity to blame Guo Ziyi for the defeat of Xiangzhou. Li Heng was not on the battlefield at the time, so how could he know it was Guo Ziyi? What's going on?"

As soon as these words came out, the anger in Li Shimin's heart decreased a lot, and Li Heng also breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, Li Heng felt that he had relented too early, because Xiao Ran said: "Li Heng's biggest mistake is that both Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi have prestige in the military and are similar in all aspects, so there is nothing they can do about it." Let them obey each other, and appointed Yu Chaoen to observe the military appearance."

This military inspection, as the name suggests, is to supervise and observe the situation of the army.

Xiao Ran continued: "It is okay to set up this position, but Yu Chaoen is a villain."

Li Shimin suppressed his anger and asked: "Who is this Yu Chaoen, and what is his relationship with Li Heng, so that he can be trusted so much?"

When he said this, Li Shimin looked at Li Heng. Li Heng quickly shook his head and said, "I don't know this!"

Xiao Ran attracted Li Shimin's attention and said: "Indeed, Yu Chaoen has not entered the palace yet. As for why he gained Li Heng's trust, it is also very simple, because Yu Chaoen is a eunuch and serves Li Heng. In addition, during the Anshi Rebellion, Yu Chaoen also helped Li Heng when Li Heng was fleeing for his life, so Li Heng trusted him."

Li Shimin opened his mouth to scold these eunuchs for not having any good things, but when he opened his mouth, he thought of Gao Lishi.

So in the end he didn't say anything, he just said: "From now on, eunuchs, like the harem, are not allowed to interfere in politics!"

Li Heng quickly agreed and wiped the cold sweat from Li Shimin while Li Shimin wasn't paying attention.

Li Shimin said: "Fortunately, Guo Ziyi is loyal and has no bad intentions. Such a loyal minister is what our Tang Dynasty needs!"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Guo Ziyi was a truly loyal minister, and one of the few in history. He held a large number of troops, had outstanding military exploits, and was a good military minister. He was already eighty-five years old when he died. This was a rare longevity. After his death, "The emperor at that time was out of court for five days, and many ministers paid their condolences, and even went to Anfumen to pay his respects in person. He went beyond etiquette and issued an edict to raise the height of his tomb by one foot."

Li Shimin said with satisfaction: "This is the treatment he deserves!"

After saying that, he looked at Li Heng dissatisfied, "Humph! You actually let a eunuch stand on Guo Ziyi's head!"

Li Heng said quickly: "I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again!"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and murmured with unclear meaning: "These eunuchs."

Xiao Ran said: "The most important problem at this time is not the eunuch problem, but the problem of the Tang Dynasty system."

Li Shimin asked: "What's wrong with our Datang system?"

Li Heng also sat upright and listened very carefully, because he knew that if nothing else happened, after Xiao Ran finished speaking, he would be responsible for all policy implementation.

Xiao Ran said: "The two most important issues in the Tang Dynasty today are the selection of talents, and the other is the issue of military governors in feudal towns. Let's talk about talent selection first. This is simple. The imperial examination system is very good, but there is only one problem. , that means the test papers are not clear."

"The exam papers are not anonymous. Every examiner can know whose papers they have. So if you find out that this candidate is the child of your seventh aunt and eighth aunt, will you give a high score or not?"

Li Heng said: "As an examiner, I naturally have to be fair and impartial."

Xiao Ran said: "Theoretically, this is the case, but people are selfish, and what if someone bribes you with a large sum of money?"

Li Heng had nothing to say now.

The reason why the Tang Dynasty's imperial examination system adopted a non-anonymous method was because they believed that every examiner could know who the paper below belonged to, so that person's reputation was very important.

If the examiner finds out that the candidate is a notorious person, he will naturally be displeased. This can also brush off some people in terms of moral character. On the other hand, it can also be regarded as restraining the candidate's behavior.

But it was too easy to engage in fraud for personal gain, so Xiao Ran said: "It is better to use anonymity method, and the character can be inspected later. This is better than selecting some idiots."

What's more, even if the name is not concealed, others can still bribe the examiner if they have problems, which is useless.

Li Heng nodded and wrote down the matter.

Xiao Ran continued: "Also, the current imperial examination system does not have a standard, whether it is good or bad, it all depends on the personal preference of the examiner. This is too one-sided, and the examiner has to take into account the face of his colleagues, so if there is an examinee If one of the examiners doesn’t like what he writes, he will most likely fail.”

After saying that, Xiao Ran looked at Li Shimin and said, "And as I have told you before, it is too difficult for students from poor families to get ahead because most of the knowledge is in the hands of noble families."

Li Shimin nodded, "Indeed, but this matter is difficult to handle." Li Shimin frowned.

“We have to do something even if it’s difficult, and the most important thing is to interrupt their monopoly!”

This is a big deal for those aristocratic families. Normally, it would definitely be difficult to achieve, but who made the Tang Dynasty so powerful that it was not so constrained by those aristocratic families.

Xiao Ran said: "The reason why those aristocratic families have a monopoly is because the price of books is too expensive now, and children from poor families cannot afford it, and there are no good teachers to teach. The most important thing is that there are no teaching materials."

"For example, in the later imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, the Four Books and the Five Classics were used as the official books, and the eight-legged essay was used to select scholars."

Li Heng asked: "What is this eight-part essay?"

Xiao Ran said: "This kind of literary style pursues "conveying the truth" and has the formula of origin, inheritance, transfer, and integration. It uses the words of sages to discuss current affairs, so that the examiners have a unified standard to judge the good and the bad. In other words, it is Everyone writes in this way, so it’s clear who writes well and where.”

Li Shimin praised: "This is good! Let's do it like this!"

Li Heng agreed quickly.

Xiao Ran continued: "Also, the imperial examination is held once a year now. It is better to change it to three years. Each imperial examination costs a lot of money. Taking it every three years can save money and maintain a certain degree of liquidity. After all, the country It’s not set in stone.”