People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 512 Big Ups and Downs
There is a saying that reading is a springboard for poor people to stand up and enter the upper class.

This springboard is not in everyone's hands.

But in the hands of the family.

The aristocratic family almost monopolized the resources of scholars.

This is actually a very scary thing.

The children of the poor can only be poor.

But the children of aristocratic families can study and become officials.

Moreover, the intermarriage of aristocratic families is almost separated from the poor people.

This kind of monopoly is not that no one wants to break. Yang Guang wanted to do this before, so there was an imperial examination.

Li Shimin wanted to do the same.

Yang Guang's efforts seem to be in vain.

In front of Li Shimin's eyes, the mountain of the aristocratic family is right in front of him, and it is not so easy to shake it.

Ordinary people don't even dare to think about things like literacy. Their children have to do their best to survive from the moment they are born.

They have no spare time to read and write.

The rich can have more time to study, study, and make friends with all kinds of people to pave the way for their future careers.

In contrast, when the children of the rich begin to read and write at the age of five or six.

Children from poor families do not start school until they are ten years old.

This is a kind of despair from top to bottom. No matter how hard the poor family's children work hard, they can't compare with the knowledgeable and talented children of the aristocratic family.

Because it's not equal from the start line.

With the monopoly of this aristocratic family, instead of working hard, the poor family's children should give up early.

This is a kind of despair, and this despair is innate.

It is something that children from poor families cannot break.

Dahu was grilling mutton skewers, and Li Zheng smelled the aroma of mutton skewers.

Then I thought about it in my heart, only by breaking the barriers of the aristocratic family can Datang have more scholars.

Only then can Li Shimin get more scholar resources.

Better consolidate his own imperial power.

All have their own interests.

Looking at Duan Lun in front of him, Li Zheng said, "Do you eat lamb skewers?"

I haven't eaten anything since yesterday, and my stomach has long been hungry after smelling the smell of mutton skewers. However, after eating mutton for so long on the grassland, I feel that my stomach can't stand it.

Li Zheng handed the mutton skewers to Duan Lun and said, "Eat some."

After receiving the mutton skewers, Duan Lun bowed and said, "Thank you Chang'an Order."

After taking a bite, Duan Lun asked in surprise, "Why is this mutton skewer..."

"Why so weird?"

Duan Lun said: "The taste is quite good, much better than the mutton on the grassland."

Li Zheng asked Dahu to bring some drinks.

After eating wine and meat, Duan Lun felt that most of his wounds had healed.

I was beaten yesterday, but today I can drink and eat meat.

I feel that the big ups and downs in life are too fast.

Chang'an Ling's mind is too difficult to guess.

Li Zheng looked at Duan Lun's expression and said, "Why do you still have a sad expression while eating meat, isn't it delicious?"

Duan Lun took another sip of his drink and said, "The roast mutton here is delicious. I don't know anything about the Chang'an order. The mutton on the grassland is roasted with fire and eaten. It's still bloody when you eat it. It’s burnt and the inside is not cooked at all.”

"The slightly better ones are boiled with water, but they don't even add salt when boiled with water. Chang'an Ling doesn't know that the mutton smells bad. After eating, the whole stomach feels bad."

"Now that we have such delicious kebabs, the mutton on the grassland is really not for people to eat." Duan Lun took another bite of the kebabs and said, "This is for people to eat."

Li Zheng poured another glass of wine for Duan Lun.

Duan Lun took another sip, "Shu Tan, may I ask Chang'an Ling why this mutton skewer is so delicious."

Dahu brought another handful of mutton skewers that had already been grilled and said, "It's just sprinkled with some chili powder, nothing else was added."

Duan Lun ate the mutton and said, "It's really delicious."

Seeing that Duan Lun was eating deliciously, Li Zheng was enjoying the sunshine with his fan.

Duan Lun asked curiously: "Chang'an Order, I have something I don't understand."

"Say."

"Yesterday the Chang'an order beat me up, why did you invite me to drink and eat meat today?"

"Because the weather is fine today."

Duan Lun looked up at the sky, "Chang'an Ling's words are really profound."

Li Zheng waved his fan and said, "Eat as much as you eat, and drink as much as you want, you can talk about what needs to be said."

Duan Lun bowed and saluted a little, then said: "I would like to ask Chang'an Ling to save my life. I was born as the son of Duan Wenzhen, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. His grandfather is Duan Wei. He was the General of Hushi in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the third division of Kaifu Yitong. If there is no hope of official career , even if you save your life, it will bring shame to the family."

"The family background is really prominent. You want to save your life and don't want your family to be humiliated. You want a lot."

Duan Lun quickly said: "Chang'an Ling has great powers, and now only Chang'an Ling can help me."

Putting down the fan in his hand, Li Zheng said in a low voice: "Anyway, you are running short of the errands assigned by His Majesty. If you want to live an easy life, if you want to return to glory for your family, it is quite difficult." of."

Duan Lun fell silent.

"Although I can't promise to save you, the current His Majesty wants to accomplish one thing. If you can help His Majesty accomplish this matter, it will be easy to talk about in the future."

"What does His Majesty want to accomplish?"

Li Zheng nodded, "Do you know what His Majesty wants to accomplish?"

Duan Lun thought for a long time and said, "I'm definitely not needed for conquest of Tubo, and I'm not made to lead troops in war."

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Think about it again."

Duan Lun continued to think, thinking of what Wang Ding and Li Zheng said yesterday.

"Could it be five surnames?"

"correct."

Li Zheng nodded.

Duan Lun smiled bitterly: "The five surnames have taken root in the Central Plains for a long time, and now they are giants with bigger and deeper trees. How can I fight the five surnames?"

Li Zheng sighed and said, "Then you should go down and confess your guilt to His Majesty, maybe His Majesty will forgive you."

Duan Lun hurriedly said: "Wang Ding came to Chang'an Ling yesterday because of the matter of the printing workshop, and the family of the five surnames was desperate for the secret recipe of the printing workshop. I think coming to Chang'an Ling is part of His Majesty's plan."

Li Zheng nodded without retorting.

Duan Lun said again: "I just don't understand. If I really act according to the words of the Chang'an Order, should I do things for His Majesty or the Chang'an Order?"

Li Zheng sneered: "Are you negotiating terms with me?"

"Don't dare to go down."

"Is there any difference between doing things for me and doing things for Your Majesty? Do you think you are qualified to bargain with me in your current situation?"

Duan Lun fell silent again.

Li Zheng drank his tea and said: "I can also entrust others to do this matter. If you don't want to do it, it's fine. You Duan Lun's family is famous. With such a wide family network, there must be more solutions than me. Why bother to ask me?" What? You say yes."

Duan Lun said in a low voice: "I am willing to help Chang'an Ling do things."

(End of this chapter)