I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 440 The big imperial examination stage, come if you can!

"You're right."

Li Shimin sighed softly,

"The state must be passed on, and the court must run, so talents cannot wither! There must be capable officials in the court!"

"In the first year of Zhenguan, I ordered Fang Xuanling to abolish officials. Unexpectedly, this abolishment actually abolished thousands of people! The number of officials in the court was reduced to 640!"

"From this, it can be seen that talents are rare."

Out of thousands of people, only [-]% can be used, and the remaining [-]% are mediocre!

If these [-]% of the people are allowed to control the government, will the Tang Dynasty still be able to do well?

"It's not rare, it's just that there is a problem with the screening mechanism."

Xu Fenglei shook his head and said,
"Who were the people in the previous court?"

"It's the old ministers of the former Sui Dynasty, the heroes of Conglong, the heroes of the founding of the country, the separatist forces, the nobles of Shandong, the nobles of Guanlong... I can arrange thousands of people in a random row!"

"But among them, most of them didn't rise to power by their own ability, but the emperor, out of consideration for the stability of the court, distributed benefits to each force, so that they could all become officials and participate in the rule together!"

"To put it bluntly, even a fool, as long as he is the son of a hero, how can he find a position in the court! Anyone with a little bit of ability will be pushed to power by the forces behind him."

"As a result, although there are plenty of people in the court, His Majesty has no competent ministers to use."

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"Yep."

He hummed softly,

"When the father was here, I was very dissatisfied with this, so I abolished it drastically!"

"The incompetent people must all get out of the court! It would be great to free up some space and save some money!"

There was still a lot of resistance when doing this at the beginning, and it was Li Er who took the clan and family members first, and then it was considered to be carried out.

I don't know if I don't touch it, I almost emptied the court with one touch!
"Your Majesty's move, the minister deeply agrees."

Xu Fenglei laughed,
"But here comes the problem again. Who should fill the vacancy?"

Li Shimin frowned.

"It's just a headache for me."

He muffled,
"It was better before, although I was a little busy, but I can still hold on."

"But as soon as Du Ruhui fell, the amount of government affairs I had to deal with doubled! You don't know, recently I don't go to bed until I'm close to the ugliness... Tired!"

"Now that Fang Xuanling is still there, the auxiliary machines are also diligent and conscientious, but what if they all fall down one day in the future? Who should I rely on? Who can I ask for assistance?"

"Talent... I really need talent!"

Li Er sighed for a while, then stared at Xu Fenglei suddenly.

"Listen, I want every minister to recommend talents, you don't seem to care much?"

He said displeased,

"With your ability to know people, if you put your heart into it, it shouldn't be difficult to find a few sages left behind?"

When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty, if you didn't say it, your thinking is wrong."

He spread his hands,

"Just relying on eyes to discover, relying on ears to listen, how many talents can be discovered? Do you want me to visit the people? To find?"

"That's unrealistic!"

Li Shimin pouted.

"I'm thinking wrong? Then tell me what's right!" He snorted softly, "I caught you dereliction of duty today, and you have to make up for it! Either find someone for me, or give me an idea!"

Today, he came prepared!

"What's so difficult about this?"

Xu Fenglei looked relaxed, and said casually,
"Establish a talent selection system so that talented people from all over the world can take the exam, and based on their exam results, they will be selected for admission."

Li Shimin frowned.

"The imperial examination system in the former Sui Dynasty?" He blurted out.

"Yes, it's the imperial examination."

Xu Fenglei nodded and said,

"I know you look down on Emperor Sui Yang, but what he did was not all wrong."

"For example, the imperial examination system is very good and should be vigorously developed!"

Li Shimin stroked his beard.

"Details." He nodded.

"Compared with the examination system, the imperial examination system has three advantages!"

Xu Fenglei stretched out three fingers, talking eloquently,

"First, you can recruit talents from all over the world! There is an old saying: in a city of ten steps, there must be herbs; talent."

"The imperial examination is to give the vast number of children from poor families and folk Qianshou a chance, a chance to show themselves!"

"And His Majesty can also use this to select the best from the best, and choose the real pillars of talents from among them!"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

"Go on!" He was a little moved.

"Secondly, imperial examinations can make the world more stable!"

Xu Fenglei said again,
"Dynasties and dynasties, why did they perish? Our common people are extremely simple. Unless it is a last resort and all thoughts are lost, it is impossible for them to rise up and rebel!"

"And the imperial examination system is to give them a hope - as long as ordinary people are talented and capable, you can pass the imperial examination to get rid of poverty, transform yourself into an official of the court, fly on the branches and become a phoenix!"

"The ascending channel has been opened, and although public grievances will continue to pile up, they will never be as intense as before. More capable people will choose to work silently and devote all their energy to studying and studying, and taking the imperial examination."

Li Shimin listened attentively and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, the common people should be given a chance."

He continued,
"Looking at the past dynasties, most of the officials are from the noble family and relatives of noble families. The government is controlled by them, and ordinary people have no hope of getting ahead all their lives."

"But among them, there are definitely wise people! And there are many! If they can't live on, they will naturally rise up!"

"If we can open up a path for them to rise, the situation will be very different!"

Xu Fenglei stretched out his third finger.

"The third advantage is just to solve the disadvantages that His Majesty just mentioned."

He said seriously,

"Weaken the power of powerful families and noble relatives!"

"Your Majesty, in good conscience, do you dislike those aristocratic families with five surnames and seven surnames? And those old nobles?"

Li Shimin was startled.

He didn't expect that Xu Fenglei was talking, and when he asked this question suddenly, his thoughts turned so fast that he couldn't keep up.

"Uh……"

Li Er hesitated for a while, and whispered,

"The gentry are arrogant and powerful, and the former Sui Dynasty died in the hands of the nobles, so I naturally hate it."

"Well... I can't describe it as disgusting, it should be said as jealous."

Their Li family also came from five surnames and Qiwang, so they naturally know how terrifying the background of these aristocratic families is!
Dynasties will change, but they will always be evergreen trees, and the emperor will not fall if he falls.

Change of dynasty?

It doesn't matter, then play music and dance.

For these existences that "jump out of the three realms and are not in the five elements", which emperor can not be afraid?
"That's right! Then, Your Majesty, you should hold the imperial examination!"

Xu Fenglei chopped with his left hand in the air and said,
"It can kill a family!"

Li Shimin was shocked.

Vaguely, he seemed to grasp something crucial, and his heart trembled.

"Officials are selected by the examination system, and they are all gentry and nobles. How many of the ministers in the court have friends with ordinary people? If you can make friends with them and be recommended by them, aren't they still people of the same class! A pure community of interests!"

Xu Feng said loudly,

"But with the imperial examination system for selecting officials, there is no status of honorable gentry. It doesn't matter whether you are a son or a mud-legged person. It all depends on a single test paper to determine who is good or bad!"

"The big stage of the imperial examination, come if you have the ability!"

"In this way, once the threshold is lowered, it will inevitably lead to involution, and the quality of the selected talents will become higher and higher! They will have nowhere to go for those stupid sons of honorable gentry families and mediocre waste!"

"Your Majesty, just think about it, those so-called aristocratic families, who have not been officials in the court for several generations and are far away from the center of power, can they not decline?"

Da da.

Li Shimin's fingers lightly tapped on the table, he pondered for a long time, and finally turned into a long sigh.

"This is cutting flesh with a blunt knife!"

He couldn't help giving a thumbs up,
"Listen, if it's vicious, it has to be you! A noble gentry who is so powerful that even I am afraid, you can crush it with just an imperial examination!"

"Amazing, really amazing!"

"It seems that this imperial examination system must be implemented! I'm afraid I'm going to be so excited that I won't be able to sleep tonight! Talents, talents...all the talents in the world are rushing towards me! I can stand it! "

Li Er stood up suddenly, opened his arms, and looked excited!
He has already begun to fantasize about a steady stream of top talent for his own use!
"What the hell..."

The eldest grandson Wugou spat, and threw a piece of pastry into his mouth.

Xu Fenglei was "praised" by the emperor, but he just smiled modestly and waved his hands.

"Your Majesty is absurd. Emperor Sui Yang thought of this level earlier than me, but his strides were too big, and he clicked, and it got to the point."

He joked, and then said,

"With the lessons learned from the past, we should take it slowly and not expose our intentions to arouse vigilance and opposition."

"Besides, the education system has not been established, and there are so many illiterate folks. If they are asked to take the exam, they will not be able to pass the exams of those gentry children with family background!"

Li Shimin nodded.

"Your thinking is very mature."

He agreed,

"The soft knife cuts the flesh, what you want is to subtly influence them so that they don't feel the pain."

"So, if we want to hold the imperial examination, we should also select young talents from among the honored gentry class, arrange for them to take the imperial examination, and by the way, do our best to publicize among the people to attract talents. This should not be too much, and [-]% is enough."

"[-]% to [-]%, let them compete! Admission is based on merit!"

"In this way, the gentry will not object, and the imperial examination system can be implemented smoothly. In the future, we will gradually increase the share of the poor and the head of Guizhou, and finally form an unbreakable imperial examination system, and then treat everyone equally and have a fair examination!"

Xu Fenglei gave a thumbs up.

"Your Majesty is wise and has far-reaching plans!"

He praised,

"In this way, the imperial examination system will be fully formed in less than 100 years, and the bottom-up channel will be opened up!"

"If this system can be perfected, the Tang Dynasty will surely extend the country!"

Xu Fenglei has never forgotten his long-cherished goal - to continue for Datang for another 100 years!

Historically, the Tang Dynasty also had an imperial examination system, but it was not perfect. The system would not be perfected until the Song Dynasty.

If the imperial examination can be perfected in advance, it will not be too much for Datang for decades, right?
"Hahaha, good, good!"

Li Shimin Longyan was very happy, clapping his hands and applauding,
"Grand Master is indeed a genius, every time I am confused, I can see the blue sky through the clouds and mists when I look for you!"

"I'll leave the matter of the imperial examination to you!"

Xu Fenglei: "???"

"Your Majesty, don't bring such a trick!"

He stared,

"I planned this for you, and I lost several hairs. Can't you feel sorry for me and let me rest?"

"Besides, you also know that I have always been talking on paper, and my strengths are based on ingenuity, while practice is my weakness!"

This Li Er, treats himself as the donkey of the production team!
We have to fight wars, we have to manage finances, and we have to take care of engineering construction... It's good now, and there is another imperial examination?
You could just cut me in four!
"Your practice is not short, it's just shorter than the conspiracy."

Li Shimin patted Xu Fenglei on the shoulder and said with a smile,

"Don't worry, I still don't know what kind of beating you are? I will arrange an assistant for you."

"Whichever you want, you can choose! I will let him work as a coolie for you immediately!"

"Changsun Wuji." Xu Fenglei said without hesitation.

After all, he had just accepted the love of the eldest grandson Wuji, and now that he has "fat meat", he must let him eat it!

"Ok?"

Changsun Wugou turned his head around, frowned and said,

"Listen, what do you want your brother to do?"

Xu Fenglei shook his head helplessly.

"Empress, don't be too sensitive, I just want the auxiliary machine to help me and organize the talent examination."

He explained,

"He will not control power, but he will spread his reputation."

"I know you don't want him to be in power, but you still have to let the auxiliary machine play some of its talents, right?"

The eldest grandson Wugou was stunned.

"that is!"

Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly,
"The auxiliary machine is such a good brother! He is also loyal and capable! He can be the prime minister!"

"If he had Du Ruhui's position to help manage the government, I wouldn't be as tired as I am now, Avalokitesvara, I think you... are too selfish!"

Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou were originally a loving couple and rarely quarreled, but they had quarreled several times over the matter of Changsun Wuji!
Every time, Changsun Wugou never backed down.

This time, too.

"Just now you talked about it, and I heard it too. The imperial examination is a good thing."

Grandson Wugou said calmly,
"Since it's for Ting Ming, let him go. I agree."

Li Shimin's face darkened.

"What? You need to approve? He can't go if you don't approve?"

Li Erda was displeased and questioned.

"Correct."

The eldest grandson Wugou raised his head and said confidently,

"I am the queen, and he is my elder brother. He belongs to a foreign relative, so naturally he belongs to me!"

"If I don't agree, I can't go!"

"Don't stare at me, it's all for the continuity of the Li family's community! Think about the troubles caused by foreign relatives taking power in the past dynasties, you don't know it!"

Li Shimin frowned, and a wave of anger rose up.

"Forget it, Your Majesty..."

Xu Fenglei saw that Li Er was about to run away, so he immediately stopped him, and said,
"The empress is also thinking about the country, don't be angry, don't be angry."

"The matter of the imperial examination is settled like this, let the auxiliary machine go to Zhang Luo, and I will be the leader..."

call!
Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly:

"Unreasonable! Hmph!"

"Come on, let's go outside to smoke a cigarette! I don't want to share a room with her!"

Xu Fenglei: "..."

(End of this chapter)