Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 69 Family Dispute, Balance

In the courtyard, the winter sun was shining brightly, falling on the bodies of the old and the young, warming their bodies and minds.

Shu An enjoyed this warmth, but Li Shimin didn't feel this way at this time, instead he was troubled by the aristocratic family's affairs.

"Longxi nobles, Shandong gentry, and Jiangnan Chinese, in fact, the aristocratic families are not without disputes."

I don't know how much time has passed, Shu An's eyes flickered and said softly, counting it, now should be the peak time of the Shandong gentry.

As for the Longxi nobles, the peak period should be in the Sui Dynasty, because Yang Jian himself came from the Longxi Group.

Of course, if you count it seriously, the nobles of Longxi have come out of four emperors, the four dynasties of Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang.

It's just that the prosperity and decline, the Longxi nobles also can't escape this law, especially when Emperor Sui Yang suppressed the Longxi nobles and supported other gentry.

This is only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Although the nobles in Longxi are still ranked first in the world, they are clearly on the decline.

If you don't advance, you will retreat. Both the Shandong nobles and the Jiangnan Chinese have the strength to fight against the Longxi nobles, and even the Shandong nobles have further suppressed the Longxi nobles.

Otherwise, this time the clan annals would not be headed by the Shandong gentry Cui. Of course, family conflicts and disputes are also diverse.

After the words fell, Li Shimin's eyes shone slightly, and he understood what Shu An meant, which was to use the confrontation between the aristocratic families to balance the power of the court.

It's just that how to do it is a problem. You must know that the Cui family is only a sixth-rank official above the court.

These aristocratic families have no intention of contributing to the imperial court at all, and even restrict the imperial court everywhere in some places.

"If you want to limit the aristocratic family, then start with this clan history."

"Although Shimin's idea is good, it lacks some consideration after all."

"Based on Zhao Shimin's thinking, the Cui clan in Shandong may be ranked third."

"This will only make the aristocratic family even less willing to become an official. Now most of the books are still in the hands of the aristocratic family."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he continued to speak, although Li Shimin's method suppressed the family, the method was too sharp.

"If not, then what?"

Li Shimin fell into doubt and said out loud, not knowing what this Yafu wanted to say, of course he had to admit that his Yafu was telling the truth.

It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son mainly because of the limitation of knowledge, most of these are in the hands of the aristocratic family.

"Clan chronicles are not impossible according to the common people's thinking."

"It's just that one more thing can be added. The clan history can be changed according to the change of official position for a period of 20 years."

Shu An's voice continued to sound. In fact, the aristocratic family is the best in this era after all.

Even Shu An had to admit that it would take a lot of time for a kid from a poor family to compete with a kid from an aristocratic family.

Of course, in Shu An's view, these aristocratic families are also a good help. If Datang wants to create a prosperous world now, then it is inevitable that these aristocratic families cannot be avoided.

The reason is very simple, at least [-]% of the wealth in the whole world is in the hands of these aristocratic families, so you can imagine how much help it has.

Suppression is certain, but it can't be completely suppressed. Li Shimin figured out what his father thought in just a moment.

But then Li Shimin frowned again, because if the aristocratic family entered the court, wouldn't the influence increase again.

"Don't underestimate these family disputes."

"The other thing is to start with the imperial examination system."

"The current number of places recruited by the imperial examination system is too small."

"It's just one place in Chang'an, and only 30 people are recruited every year."

"The imperial examinations can be designed in ten courses, and those who pass can be selected as candidates. If there are vacancies for local officials, they can be selected from among the candidates."

"Those who pass the Juren examination can enter the Chang'an examination, and if they are a Jinshi, they can be the chief official of one party."

Shu An couldn't help expressing his own thoughts in one breath. You must know that this is what he summed up based on the situation of this era and the imperial examination system in later generations.

Now Datang is divided into ten departments, and each department is divided into several states, but it is obviously unrealistic to implement the imperial examination system to the states.

On the one hand, it costs too much manpower and material resources. Even Li Shimin dare not do this in the early years of Zhenguan, but the cost of implementing it to the tenth level is acceptable.

On the other hand, there is resistance from aristocratic families. If it is implemented to the tenth degree, it can be considered acceptable, so it can be regarded as further increasing the influence of the imperial examination system.

Sure enough, when Shu An was speaking, Li Shimin was also thinking. After Shu An finished speaking, his eyes were not very bright.

If this is the case, then the common people will indeed be given a chance, and there will be no people from the common people who are so big in the world that Li Shimin still doesn't believe.

"If you can, you can create martial arts."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he continued, if the imperial examination is to allow common people to have a chance to talk, then in his opinion, the martial arts examination is the way out for poor families.

The reason is simple. The imperial examination system is an extravagant expectation for many young people from poor families, because they have no chance to read and write.

Compared with martial arts, children from poor families have more opportunities. After all, some children from poor families have started to take on housework since they were young.

Li Shimin was slightly taken aback for a moment, but immediately reacted the same way. Although there is no precedent for this, it is not impossible.

Especially when Li Shimin was originally born on horseback, he naturally understood the promotion of a brave man to the army.

"This is the completion of the day's bet. As for whether you do it or not, it's up to you."

Seeing that Li Shimin was still thinking, Shu An's voice sounded, and then he began to drink the brewed tea. Drinking a cup of hot tea in the winter morning is undoubtedly a kind of enjoyment in this era.

He didn't believe that Li Shimin wouldn't be tempted, and the methods were already in front of him and waiting to be implemented.

Li Shimin was indeed moved by everything, but there were still many details for Li Shimin to consider.

After Li Shimin asked Shu An a few questions, he left in a hurry. Obviously, he couldn't help but move after getting the method.

Shu An didn't stop him. Originally, he wanted Li Shimin to take the blame. In his opinion, Li Shimin's movements were still a bit small.

Of course, perhaps because of the constraints of the times, Li Shimin can actually take a bigger step. You must know that because of the war, these children from aristocratic families are unwilling to become officials in the court.

Taking advantage of this period of time is enough to recruit a group of poor family children. Although these can't compete with the aristocratic family now, they are undoubtedly potential strength.

While letting Li Shimin take the blame, Shu An didn't mind making Li Shimin feel that it was worth the blame.

(End of this chapter)