My servant in the Tang Dynasty is Li Shimin

Chapter 162 Resolute Action, Li Shimin's Decision!
The Palace of Ganlu fell into dead silence, Cui Qing, who was unconscious, was then dragged out like garbage.

Throughout the process, officials from other families.

For example, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Li, etc., all wanted to speak out to dissuade them, but they couldn't find any excuses for a while.

Your Majesty's words are really too full, completely occupying the righteousness, and it still looks like he is really thinking about Cui's reputation.

Most importantly, Cui Qing was still in a coma, and he didn't even give them the chance to fight and cooperate with each other.

Even if they speak out to stop, His Majesty can use countless reasons to shirk.

And Cui Qing is already the person with the highest official position in the Cui family in the imperial court.

Heaven's sins are forgivable, but self-inflicted sins cannot live!
This Cui Qing is really trash!

In other words, Cui Qing passed out, otherwise, if he knew what these people thought, he would definitely be so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.

When he was not unconscious before, everyone pretended to be dumb, hoping that he would come out in the first place, and did not want to be hated by His Majesty.

Now he waited until he passed out to stand up, and complained that he was too useless to be reused, did he really think that he was a spotless white lotus?

"Wei Zheng, I will leave this matter to you. You must return Cui's family and this northern No. [-] family clean!"

Seeing that many ministers had nothing to say for a while, Li Shimin also cut through the mess immediately, smiled and opened the matter completely, without giving them any time to react, and left it to Wei Zheng to handle it all.

And especially killed the "No. [-] Family in the North"!
"Your Majesty, I must do my best to complete this matter!"

Wei Zheng cupped his hands, with a serious face, very serious.

He doesn't understand these twists and turns, and if he says he will do his best, he will definitely do his best.

And this is what Li Shimin wants him to do.

Hearing these words, all the officials in the hall suddenly shivered!
Even Wei Zheng's iron brains have been dispatched. It is conceivable that His Majesty will definitely take it seriously this time.

Obviously, His Majesty is going to attack the family!
Cui Shi is completely finished!

"Your Majesty, I think it is urgent to thoroughly investigate Cui's matter, but finding the person who posted the notice is the most important thing. This person is absolutely ambitious and intends to harm the world!"

"That's right, Your Majesty! If we leave this person alone and let him act recklessly, chaos will definitely erupt in this world!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice, the thief must be severely punished!"

"This time it's the Cui family. Next time, you may decide which family the thief will smear. Your Majesty, I beg you to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

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Ministers from many aristocratic families rushed to speak first, since the Cui family is still hopeless, let it become a victim of His Majesty's anger.

Now that His Majesty's anger has dissipated and the fire has been extinguished, that's all for now.

But they must thoroughly investigate the matter of posting the notice, catch the person behind the scenes, and immediately execute him!

Otherwise, if he makes trouble like this again in the future, everyone will be unlucky.

Their family has been going all the way to the present, which hand is not full of blood?
No one has been checked!
hehe!Not one is clean!
Seeing these guys' hypocrisy, Li Shimin sneered in his heart, but he still gave these people face, after all, it's not time to tear them apart.

"Don't worry, this matter is so important, I will definitely investigate thoroughly and give you a satisfactory explanation."

Dealing with a Cui family is already the limit. If this continues, it is likely to cause these families to band together and rebel.

The reason why the former Sui Dynasty perished was because of this, many aristocratic families rebelled, and the Sui Dynasty at its peak evaporated immediately.

To deal with the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, the only way to completely weaken them is to slowly cut their flesh with a knife and unload all their bones little by little. This requires a lot of patience.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, what Li Shimin lacked most in his life was patience.

"That's all for now, I thought of another thing last night."

Li Shimin glanced at the crowd, and continued:
"I plan to reform the official election system of my Tang Dynasty in the near future."

reform?

The ministers were all taken aback when they heard the words, they breathed a sigh of relief because of Li Shimin's promise just now, and raised it again.

The previous bureaucratic reforms had already made them miserable and complained endlessly.

Many corrupt and extremely corrupt officials were forced to resign, and even turned themselves in, handing over all their corrupted assets and asking for forgiveness, fearing that they would hurt future generations.

It was only at this time that they, the officials of the aristocratic family, fully understood the intention of Li Shimin's move.

Although the death penalty was abolished and the scope of exile was shortened, all the aristocratic families were fundamentally cut off!

It's a pity that it's a done deal, and it's too late for them to object now.

And now, His Majesty wants to reform the official election system?
Although Li Shimin hasn't said how to reform in detail, everyone can still feel a bone-chilling chill.

Today's morning is too scary!
Everyone felt fear in their hearts, and they were even more in awe of Li Shimin, and felt more and more that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was unfathomable.

Li Shimin enjoyed this feeling very much, deliberately paused for a moment, and after getting enough of the limelight, he continued:
"Starting from this autumn, the number of officials who have been recruited from the family and those who have been recruited from abroad will be halved, and must not exceed a quarter of the total number of newly recruited officials."

"Abolish donations to become officials and letters of recommendation, and all remaining officials will be selected by the imperial examination system."

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, the scene suddenly exploded.

"Your Majesty, it is wrong to do this!"

"All are selected by imperial examinations. Our imperial court simply cannot recruit enough officials. How can we govern the world like this!"

"That's right, my Great Tang Imperial Examination has only a few thousand participants every year, and less than one out of ten passers."

"How can such people make up for my lack of official positions in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible to act like this!"

Countless voices of opposition suddenly sounded, and almost all the ministers of the aristocratic family were opposed, all of them with red necks and faces.

If such reforms are carried out, wouldn't these aristocratic families completely decline?
However, those ministers who were not from aristocratic families or from small families all fell silent at the same time, silently watching those who called out the most lovable people.

Since His Majesty has chosen to speak out, he must have made up his mind, and they still want to go against the grain.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Li Shimin didn't have much emotional fluctuations in response to these calls.

Seeing him raise his hands and press them down slightly, everyone immediately fell silent and all looked at him.

"You are right, so I have decided to abolish the system of exams and increase the time for regular exams. You can listen to elections at any time of the year, and the exams will not stop for a year."

"In addition, students who are not from supervisors can also apply for reference after passing the character assessment of the state and county. As long as the character is suitable, all conditions are basically open."

"At the same time, the Eastern Examination is also set up in Luoyang. Candidates can choose the nearest test location between Chang'an and Luoyang. They don't have to go to Chang'an as before."

"Everyone, do you have any opinions?"

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, everyone fell into deep thought, all thoughtful.

Your Majesty's actions seem very good and impeccable, but when you think about it from another angle, they are actually useless.

For the people of the world, what they lack is the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination?

Do not!
What they need are books!
It is an opportunity to learn knowledge!

It can be seen from the fact that thousands of people apply for the exam every year, and only 300 passers.

Many people in the Tang Dynasty had no books to read at all.

In other words, there are only a few cheap books that can be read.

To be admitted to the imperial court by relying on those few books is the real ghost.

Even if he is really talented and can enter the imperial court, most of the aristocratic families will marry him, let him marry, and tie these outsiders firmly to his side.

Even if the official status and official status are halved, and the donation and letter recommendation are abolished, their descendants can still participate in the imperial examination when His Majesty relaxes the conditions for participation.

And those children of ordinary people certainly do not have the strength to compete with them, their opponents will only be other families.

And it is also possible that they can take advantage of this opportunity to occupy more official positions, vigorously develop the family's strength, and become the new leader of the five surnames and seven kings after the Cui family!
For a moment, the hearts of all the ministers of the aristocratic family were moved, and they looked at each other, and they could see the intense heat in each other's eyes.

It seems that His Majesty's reform is not unacceptable.

It can even be said that it couldn't be better.

But Li Shimin looked at their heartbeat, and his heart was extremely cold.

He gestured to Fang Xuanling slightly with his eyes, and the latter immediately understood, quickly took out the pamphlet, and began to record all the ministers whose eyes were twinkling.

There is no doubt that he is helping Li Shimin determine the target of suppression.

At this time, Fang Xuanling, while recording, sighed inwardly, feeling sad when mentioning these aristocratic families.

These people, like Cui Qing, will not know the power of it until they die.

Indeed, if the imperial examination requirements are only opened up and the scope of the imperial examination is expanded, it will indeed be very beneficial to the aristocratic family.

But the problem is that His Majesty has learned the Hsinchu papermaking method from Prince Wang, and soon there will be a large number of cheap books appearing, completely breaking the knowledge monopoly of the aristocratic family.

At that time, everything they do now will be digging their own graves.

When they wait for the imperial examination, they will find that the ordinary people they looked down upon already have similar or even better knowledge than them!
You must know that the children of the aristocratic family are studying, that is just a task.

But ordinary people dare to hang their heads directly on the beams, stab their buttocks, and try their best. There is no comparison between the two.

Slow knives can kill people sometimes.

Fang Xuanling thought of these words again, and subconsciously shuddered.

His Majesty and Prince Wang have studied for so long, but it is true that they have learned nothing.

He is even more terrifying than when the Xuanwu Gate changed!

"Since you have no objections, let's retreat."

While Fang Xuanling sighed, Li Shimin had already walked back to the dragon chair, waved his hand, and indifferently announced his retreat.

Many ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, and could only retreat helplessly for the time being.

Mainly, they really have nothing to say about this reform.

The ministers left one by one, sighing in their hearts, complicated and difficult to understand.

What happened today is destined to be unforgettable for them all their lives.

His Majesty first made a quick move to subdue Qinghe Cui Shi, and before the latter could react, he directly beat him to death with a stick without giving him the slightest chance.

Then, taking advantage of the remaining prestige of suppressing the Cui family, taking advantage of the confusion of the ministers of the aristocratic family, he acted quickly, intending to implement his own reform measures.

This kind of thunderous method is like one ring after another, without giving anyone any time to breathe, and directly hitting everyone by surprise.

Although they generally accepted the results of the reform, they still felt aggrieved and uncomfortable when they thought that they would have to compete with other aristocratic families for the "fair" distribution of official positions in the past.

Your Majesty's method is really too powerful.

For a moment, all the ministers, regardless of their family background, were full of awe towards Li Shimin, and once again felt that the palace of the Holy Son of the Tang Dynasty was as deep as an abyss, and it was difficult to fathom.

Since ancient times, the emperor's heart is the most difficult to guess!

When many ministers all retreated, while Li Shimin stayed in the Ganlu Hall, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a strange smile.

He had waited too long for this day.

Fortunately, with the remote help of Wang Yuan, he managed to do it.

The show is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)