The host is red and black, and the system can only chirp

The prince and the princess made a serious promise: "Master, Guanyin and I will be vigilant at all times."

Xi Mingming was pleased. She stroked the finely carved stone railings and looked into the distance. "No matter when, governing the world should always be based on the people."

Guanyin Bi seemed to be thinking about something, so Li Shimin asked directly, "Master, do you mean the aristocratic family?"

The court was influenced to put the people first, and only the aristocratic families were left. With Li Jing in the south, Lin Shihong was not a concern, and a complete solution was only a matter of time.

Xi Mingming nodded slightly.

Li Shimin said bluntly: "The aristocratic families are like a thorn in the side of the dynasty, just like..." He probably wanted to talk about the Shandong gentry, but the prince remembered that his master always asked him to be careful with his words and actions, so he changed his mind when the words came to his lips.

The prince only said: "...My home. I mean the Duke Tang's Mansion."

Xi Mingming stamped his feet and stared at the prince for a long time without being able to speak, you might as well say you are a Shandong gentry.

Li Shimin grinned, "Master, will the copper movable type printing and the new papermaking technology be announced to the world? Will the National Library be built? When will the imperial examination be implemented?"

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My master once taught the cabinet ministers about the imperial examinations. From circumventing academic monopoly to strictly preventing fraud, his thoughts were so comprehensive that no other minister in the court could match him.

A complete strategy that is so rigorous that there is no need to make additions or subtractions.

Xue Bobao could not help but complain in court that His Majesty was too far-sighted, making all the civil and military officials in the court look like waste.

Wei Zheng flew into a rage and retorted, "Since you consider yourself a waste, you should just do your job well and don't expect Your Majesty to clean up the mess for the other officials every day."

At that time, the crown prince was about to be assassinated, and the Xue family finally couldn't help but spread the word that the real royal family of Daxia was the "Hedong Xue".

His Majesty did not refute.

He privately summoned important officials, carefully explained his identity, and promised that he would formally pay homage to his parents only after he abdicated.

All the ministers burst into tears after hearing this.

Wei Zheng could not bear to see Xue Bobao get close to His Majesty. He believed that the Xue family was incompetent and had caused His Majesty to be captured in the Western Regions for more than ten years; he despised Xue Bobao for not being able to control his clansmen and was a waste.

For the people of today, forcing Your Majesty to not worship your parents for the sake of the stability of the court is both cruel and inhumane.

This led to Fu Gongju scolding the Emperor, and Xi Mingming did nothing, but the entire court of civil and military officials felt as if their ancestors were being cursed.

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"We must do a good job in promoting movable type printing and papermaking, and then collect books from all over the world and print them after careful consideration. It will take at least ten years before the court can rely on the imperial examination to recruit scholars."

Li Shimin frowned, "I'm afraid that the noble families will not only refuse to cooperate, but will interfere."

There is no shortage of smart people in the aristocratic families. It is not difficult to figure out what the imperial court is trying to do. In today's world, the power to interpret the scriptures lies with the aristocratic families.

Xi Mingming said casually: "No one asked them their wishes."

Li Shimin nodded. He decided that he, the crown prince, would take the lead at that time, otherwise no matter who did it, it would be bad.

Wait, Li Shimin reacted and asked in surprise, "Master, has Zhang Shu come to his senses and returned to the right path?"

Master has never been a bloodthirsty person. The Zhenguan Law was promulgated throughout the country, and the court could not kill people at will. If you want to take action against aristocratic families, you must have solid evidence.

Who in the Xin Dynasty knows the most about aristocratic families?

That could only be Zhang Shu, who had been doing business with the aristocratic families since the previous dynasty.

No wonder Wang Xin reported this person's misconduct early in the morning, but the master kept silent and showed the utmost tolerance and trust in Zhang Shu to the outside world.

Xi Mingming sighed: "Zi Ling is soft-hearted. He can't bear to see someone who has made great contributions to the Border Town Army destroyed by shady means."

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Looking at the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were no commoners in the upper class and no gentry in the lower class.

During the Sui Dynasty, which lasted less than forty years, Zhang Shu, a border villager, married Cui from Boling and took a girl from a branch of Zheng from Xingyang as his concubine.

No matter whether Zhang Shu’s wife was truly from the Cui family, with this reputation, her value would double and she could marry a prince.

The aristocratic families abandoned the marriage for the sake of face and began to covet rare items such as porcelain, colored glaze, sugar and refined salt from the border town.

According to the logic of the aristocratic families, these things should belong to them so that their value can be reflected.

After a long period of contact and trial, it was finally a bolt from the blue - Zhang Shu was only in charge of the caravan and knew nothing about manufacturing.

Even the simplest adjustment of goods is not his responsibility.

The manufacturing process is broken down into small pieces, the confidentiality procedures are complicated, and the level of secrecy exceeds that of a thousand-year-old family. All key locations are heavily guarded.

Before the noble families could turn against her, Xi Mingming's influence soared, and she occupied seven counties in one go. The subsequent developments were even more dazzling, and the little girl ascended the throne and became an emperor, seizing most of the country in one fell swoop.

Not only was Zhang Shu not betrayed by the noble families, but he became an honored guest in various places.

When Xu Ziling replaced Song Lu, Wang Xinyi had already found out everything.

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Li Shimin laughed: "Zi Ling is soft-hearted, isn't Master also soft-hearted?"

Zhang Shu was able to have the opportunity to make amends because his master was willing to let him go.

Xi Mingming said coldly: "He saved himself. If he had not surrendered himself before the Zhenguan Law was promulgated, he would have naturally lost the opportunity to atone for his sins."

If he accepted bribes again after surrendering himself, it would be investigated by imperial decree, and all that was needed was to be recorded. This was also the reason why Zhang Shu had the opportunity to reunite with Wang Xinyi and the two parties were active together in Yuzhang County.

Xi Mingming has always disdained killing chickens to scare monkeys. She always kills monkeys to warn chickens.

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Jiangling is not far from Yuzhang County.

After more than a year of getting along, all the elite soldiers and generals of Tiance Mansion were convinced by General Manager Li.

This leads to a special event.

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In the court of Daxia, most people could not treat Duke Tang lightly or seriously. They were afraid of offending the emperor by getting too close, and were even more afraid of being blamed by the crown prince by being too far away.

Li Xiaogong is different.

Duke Tang didn't like him very much before, but he had never done anything wrong to him.

As a junior, I naturally have to show my respect to His Majesty for the reward. But government affairs cannot wait, and digesting the territories of more than 40 prefectures in Xiaoliang requires Li Xiaogong's cooperation.

The New Year gifts were given out a little late.

The New Year of the second year of Zhenguan had passed, and the New Year gift that Li Xiaogong gave to his cousin had just arrived in Luoyang.

Li Xiaogong also wrote a letter to persuade the resigned emperor, and the words in it roughly translated to mean that Li Jing was extremely cruel. As long as the emperor of Daxia held Li Jing in his hands, the Li Tang Dynasty would not be able to unify the Central Plains.

What he meant was that our cousin is now the crown prince of Daxia, and you can also be the Duke of Tang. How powerful is our Longxi Li family.

Look at the Dugu family and the Yuwen family, they didn't end well when they went against the Emperor of Daxia. Uncle, please be content, but don't make trouble.

The nephew really thought he had good intentions.

Li Xiaogong was very perceptive. He noticed that the Emperor of Daxia was sharpening his knife, but he didn't know where the knife would be directed.

He was afraid that his uncle would cause trouble and implicate his cousin, the prince.

Where is Li Yuan?

Without Pei Ji, who used to play with women with him, Duke Tang could only bring a few women to Luoyang, strictly speaking, and it was even more impossible for anyone to send him women.

Li Yuan, who was already in a depressed mood, spat out a mouthful of blood when he saw the letter from his cousin and fell down.

Li Xiaogong: ...