I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 113: The Tang Dynasty will not fall, and the aristocratic families cannot be eliminated?!

In fact, Song Shen can also understand it.

Zhu Gaochi was almost a replica of Zhu Biao. In fact, from the perspective of power, he had even more power than Zhu Biao.

Apart from the difference in actual power, Zhu Gaochi was inferior to Zhu Biao.

At the very least, Zhu Biao was able to ensure that no one in the harem or the court dared to disobey him, and no brother dared to compete with him, while Zhu Gaochi had another Han King Zhu Gaoxu who was eyeing him covetously.

Because from the very beginning, when Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor and directly appointed the crown prince, Zhu Biao's status was doomed. The most stable crown prince in history is not just talk. No crown prince in history can be more stable and capable than him.

And Judy's feelings towards her eldest brother are probably very complicated.

Zhu Biao was so outstanding and stable that he was favored by his father, and none of his younger brothers dared to disobey him. That was what he deserved.

But later, Zhu Di rebelled against his nephew and took the throne himself. The eldest son was a person very similar to his eldest brother, while the second son was very similar to himself. No matter how capable Zhu Gaochi was, the dark side of a person would always lead to some bias.

how to say……

"Student Zhu Di, I can understand why you are hesitant."

Song Shen saw through it but didn't say anything. He just commented calmly:

"But I can tell you that in history, in this battle for the crown prince, you finally chose Zhu Gaochi as the crown prince. Whether it was because he wanted to be a good grandson or something else, he was an extremely competent crown prince."

"Also, your second son eventually rebelled like you, but he also rebelled against your grandson. Unfortunately, he didn't have your luck and ability, and Zhu Zhanji was not Zhu Yunwen, so he failed. In summary, I would like to call Zhu Gaochi a replica of Zhu Biao."

"Everyone has ten minutes to rest now. Get ready. We will start the exam after you have rested."

After saying this, Song Shen slowly returned to his office to slack off.

…………

Since they didn't know what Song Shen would test on, and they hadn't been using textbooks to teach recently, the students had no idea what to prepare for.

Everyone stared at each other for a while.

Finally, Li Shimin suddenly spoke.

"Zhu Di, I'm very curious. You have such a good son who can handle all kinds of things for you when you are fighting in battle. Why are you still hesitating?"

"Sir, you rarely give people such high praise. If my Cheng Qian could have the ability of Zhu Biao or Zhu Gaochi, I would burn incense to thank our ancestors for their blessings!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He glared at Li Shimin, but because he himself felt that this matter was nonsense, he didn't know how to refute it for a moment, so he choked.

When it comes to reading facial expressions, Zhu Di was better than Zhu Biao in this regard - he had been beaten a lot since he was a child, so he naturally knew when his father was really angry with him and when he was taking his anger out on him.

From the current situation, it seems that my father is more angry with Emperor Taizong of Tang than with himself. If I behave better, maybe I won't get beaten?
"You are Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, right? Nice to meet you."

Zhu Di greeted him politely, and before His Majesty Li II responded, he continued:
"But I think that Li Chengqian might not be as good as Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi who came later."

"Even though the affair between Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu was criticized by later generations, at least during his reign, the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded to its maximum."

"Although this territory is large, it is because Emperor Taizong destroyed the difficult DTZ and Xueyantuo, and crippled the difficult Goguryeo. The Western Turks and Goguryeo destroyed by Li Zhi were both very useless..."

"Although the half-destroyed Goguryeo made the Tang Dynasty lose sight of the big picture and fattened up Tubo, which led to the Tang Dynasty being deeply mired in the Tubo quagmire..."

"Although the largest territory was lost only three years after I acquired it..."

"No matter what, it's good that he got it. After all, the Yonghui Reign covered such a large territory. Even if part of it was the legacy of the Zhenguan Reign, it was also due to his personal ability. Li Chengqian has never been an emperor in history. How do you know whether he is better or Li Zhi is better?"

"How about you consider changing the crown prince?"

Li Shimin's face became greener and greener, and the veins on his forehead became more and more prominent.

He now deeply felt what it meant that his mother's blood was thicker than water and that they were of the same bloodline.

Zhu Di’s mouth is exactly as irritating as Zhu Yuanzhang’s... No, he is even more irritating than Zhu Yuanzhang!
Even Zhu Yuanzhang would not poke someone in the lungs like this. If he did, Zhu Biao would come to smooth things over.

But now Zhu Di is obviously Zhu Yuanzhang's lackey. As long as his father looks unhappy, Zhu Di dares to rush forward and bark without even a wink, and Zhu Biao won't stop him!!!

What a character!
If it weren't for the fact that it was the soul that entered, Li Shimin would probably have been so angry that he would have a headache.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was just the opposite of him——

The breath that was stuck in Lao Zhu's chest finally subsided and he felt better.

Although he had a sharp tongue, his cultural literacy was enough to review memorials and handle government affairs, but when it came to quoting classics, he was definitely not as good as those who had studied since childhood. Zhu Biao was good at his studies, but he also had a good temper and generally would not curse at people. Now that Zhu Di had arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang finally had the power to command.

If you want to curse someone in the future, just close the door and let Lao Si go. How cool!

He felt very happy - raise a son for a thousand days and use him for a moment. Even though the fourth child did many things wrong, he still knew that they shared the same hatred and were willing to help him in the fight.

Good, not lived in vain.

"Okay, Fourth Brother, you step back. We are all classmates now, how can we behave like this? You are too outspoken!"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him in a pretentious manner.

Seeing Zhu Di sitting back in his seat, Zhu Di happily clasped his fists to Li Shimin:
"Oh, my fourth child is so ignorant of etiquette, please forgive me."

"By the way, do you have a rough idea of ​​what the gentleman wants to test this time?"

He was relieved, but Li Shimin was so angry that his temples were throbbing.

But now the topic has been brought to the upcoming exam, and it is not a good idea to argue anymore, because everyone attaches great importance to points. That thing is much more reliable than changing history. At least it will definitely give points and can be exchanged for mall items, rather than randomly giving points or lottery opportunities.

Ying Zheng, who had been watching from the sidelines, heard this topic and suddenly spoke up:

"I do have an idea."

Everyone looked towards him.

Ying Zheng ignored their gazes and said to himself:

"Previously, the classes were all based on the textbook, so everyone knew what would be tested. But recently, the teacher didn't use the textbook. Instead, he let go and explained the ideas in detail."

"Looking at the content he talked about in class recently, although it seems to be very specific, including astronomy and geography, high-yield crops, and also things like discussing Qin's national policy and Zhu Di's deeds, but in the final analysis, I think the teacher is still talking about governing the country."

"He talked about almost everything: scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. This is the foundation of the dynasty."

"The national policy determined by the emperor and his ministers is the direction in which the dynasty will develop in the future. This is the future of the dynasty."

"Today's exam may be closely related to the national policies of everyone present here."

The classroom fell into silence.

Except for Ying Zheng who was more relaxed, the faces of others were not particularly good. This is not nonsense, this is indeed a very likely thing.

Because he had taken a course on Qin before, and after Ying Zheng returned to the real world, he immediately persuaded Zhang Liang to draw up a charter for him. Now he already had a rough idea in his mind and was planning to take it out to let the teacher have a look at the charter. Encountering this exam was like a perfect opportunity.

But no one else has!
Liu Che was relatively better off because Song Shen had affirmed the correctness of the two policies, namely, the orthodoxy of Confucianism and the Enfeoffment Order, in his time. Even if he really wanted to talk about national policy, he could just write down the memorials he had read.

The same goes for Zhang Liang. As a strategist and a second-rate sage, he only needed to write down his ideas, and that would be a perfect answer.

The Li Tang Dynasty was in trouble.

Li Shimin's country was just beginning to settle down. The previous Sui Dynasty, except for the reckless behavior of Emperor Yang of Sui, was basically ruined by the aristocratic families. Li Shimin himself was also thinking about how to eliminate the power of the aristocratic families and the Five Surnames and Seven Families. Now there was no suitable countermeasure at all. Several of his ministers were either from the aristocratic families themselves, or their wives were from the aristocratic families. It was a bit inappropriate to ask them to write about how to eliminate the aristocratic families themselves, right?

Not to mention Li Longji, who was scolded and beaten as soon as he arrived at the last class. He knew nothing about it. After he went back, he just thought he had a nightmare and nothing changed. It was not until he entered the tutoring class again today that he confirmed that this was true.

Want him to talk about national policy? No kidding, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang has been indulging in wine and women for many years, and has lost his ambition. He doesn't even know how to avoid the so-called An Lushan Rebellion. If you insist, then just kill An Lushan with a stroke of the pen.

But what happens after you chop it off? You're left scratching your head.

As for Ming...

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao both had a general direction, although not very specific, but at least there was a framework to compile. But Zhu Di had just arrived today, Zhu Qizhen was a complete idiot, and the old Zhu family was also a mess.

Only the dynasties of Emperor Wu of Han and before were better.

Everyone was brainstorming, and anyone who could discuss something with them lowered their voices and started the discussion.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

When the door leading to the lecture hall from the office was opened, a flat sheet of rice paper and a fine writing brush, inkstone and inkstone automatically appeared on everyone's desk.

This is a tool that is more in line with the writing habits of the ancients.

But why is there only a blank sheet of paper???
What about the topic?
Song Shen held the thermos cup and slowly spoke to everyone.

"For today's exam, you are not required to change seats, nor are you prohibited from discussing with each other."

"Because there is no specific content in today's test, you only need to write an answer to an essay question. I don't even need you to finish it in class today. You can hand it in tomorrow."

He paused and said:

"The topic of the essay is——"

"What national policies do my country need to improve today, and how can they be improved? Based on your views and positions, please set a five-year plan for the country's development in the next five years and look to the future."

"There is no limit on the number of words or length. If some students think that the current national policy is good, they don't need to change it and can just write the five-year plan."

"Does anyone have any questions?"

Everyone looked dull.

This topic...

It seemed to be no different from what the First Emperor had guessed just now. He seemed to have guessed the question, but not completely.

The title is indeed national policy, but no emperor or general has ever set a five-year plan or set a goal for himself.

Isn't it enough to just keep the goal in mind?

Just like Ying Zheng, if he wanted to unify the world, he only needed to shout a slogan saying "I will sweep across the world and unify the world", and his subjects would respond.

Or maybe it was Emperor Wu of Han who was so aggressive and determined to defeat the Huns. He didn't want to talk about it openly, and quietly shifted all the financial resources toward military affairs. Those who understand will naturally understand.

Li Shimin and his five followers knew that if the Li family wanted to secure their rule and change the end of the Sui Dynasty, the family background was a hurdle they had to cross. If His Majesty Li II had made a decision, they would not stop him too much, just a token of appreciation would be enough, but most of their families had noble ladies from the five surnames and seven noble families, so it was not very good for them to give advice, so the national policy could only be discussed in other directions.

As for the Zhu family...

Zhu Yuanzhang's goal was to ensure that Zhu Biao ascended the throne smoothly; Zhu Biao didn't have much to think about now, just to save the lives of his mother, wife, and son; Zhu Di just wanted to make achievements and catch up with his father, as he had already ascended to the throne illegitimately, and he couldn't let his achievements fall behind; and Zhu Qizhen -

Zhu Qizhen just wanted to quickly clear his name from the name of the Bao clan. No matter what, he had to make some effort to present himself so that his ancestors wouldn't be angry with him again!
After a long silence.

Li Shimin raised his hand and stood up.

His face was serious, and he bowed to Song Shen:
"Sir, I have a question."

"My biggest concern right now, apart from the barbarians who often harass the border, is the aristocratic families."

"Until now, I have not thought of any way to resolve this matter. However, if we leave aside the aristocratic families, even if the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, it will inevitably repeat the mistakes of the Sui Dynasty."

Song Shen frowned and thought for a long time before asking:
"After going through so much trouble, are you trying to ask me if I have any way to solve the family valve problem?"

Li Shimin nodded calmly:
"Yes."

Song Shen's smile was a little subtle:
"It's not just you. Your descendants have all tried to find ways to curb the power of the family. Even Wu Zetian, who is not a member of the Li family, tried it, but everyone failed."

"If you want to seek an answer from me, then I can only tell you that in the end, the aristocratic families died along with the decline of the Tang Dynasty."

"Zhu Biao——"

He pointed to Zhu Biao, who stood up subconsciously.

Song Shen asked:
"Your cultural literacy is considered good in the Ming Dynasty, so let me ask you, if I say that the Huang Chao Uprising completely destroyed the aristocratic families, do you think I am wrong?"

The time span was a bit long, so Zhu Biao thought about it seriously for a while.

After a while, he said:

"If we really want to know when the aristocratic families disappeared..."

"Yes, it was the Huang Chao Uprising."

"Uh... sir, can the aristocratic families only die out after the Tang Dynasty is destroyed?"

Li Shimin's face slowly turned green again.

What the hell? Does it mean that the problem of the aristocratic families cannot be solved unless the Tang Dynasty is destroyed?

He wanted to grab Zhu Biao by the collar and shake him and yell—

Zhu Biao, I really misjudged you. I used to think you were a good person, but I didn't expect that you, your father and your brother are the same kind of people, always poking people in the lungs!

But on the podium, Song Shen also nodded.

"Yes, if I must say, my view is the same as Zhu Biao's, that is: unless the Tang Dynasty is destroyed once and experiences a great war, the aristocratic families will never be eradicated."

(End of this chapter)