Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 242 A Little Change
Cao Pi of the Three Kingdoms Dynasty quoted an ancient proverb in "Dian Lun · Dissertation": "If there is a broom in the family, you can enjoy a thousand gold."

Later, he used the metaphor of "cherishing oneself with a broom" as a metaphor for cherishing things even if they are not good.

For the generals in the court, let's not talk about whether their military skills are good or bad, but they cherish it very much.

Just like Li Jing, even if Li Shimin ordered him to teach Hou Junji military skills in history, he was unwilling.

Of course, this does not mean that he is definitely not willing to teach things to others, it can only be that people want to teach them selectively.

So Li Shimin was a little hesitant when he thought that when a group of generals in the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty were teaching various combat skills, there would be a bunch of various students below.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the establishment of the Datang Royal Military Academy has another benefit that most people don't realize."

Seeing that Li Shimin was a little bit tangled, Qin Xiedao immediately increased his anger.

Sure enough, when Li Shimin heard that there were other benefits, he immediately became more interested.

"What's the benefit?"

"Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, although the influence of aristocratic families on the court cannot be said to be increasing day by day, they are definitely the most important force affecting the trend of the Tang Dynasty.

If our Great Tang wants to weaken this force as much as possible, then it becomes very important to allow more children from poor families and ordinary people to have a bright future.

Ordinary civilian children, even if they take part in the imperial examination, it is difficult to have a chance to win the exam. After all, they lack the opportunity to study since they were young.

But if you are attending a military academy, the requirements for cultural level are relatively low. As long as you are talented and have the opportunity, you can stand out.

At that time, the influence of noble family members on Datang will naturally be continuously weakened. "

When he said this, Qin Xiedao suddenly found that he had a new idea.

But this thought had such an impact that even he himself was a little hesitant to say it.

As soon as he hesitated, Li Shimin immediately saw something.

"Say what you have to say at once, don't hide it.

Although I have never officially announced the meaning of suppressing the noble family, many people have already felt it.

You don't have to worry about it.I can not trust others, but can I not trust you? "

When it comes to winning people's hearts, Li Shimin is definitely very good at it.

With such simple words, even Qin Xiedao was a little moved.

If it hadn't been for all kinds of tempering in later generations, it is estimated that he would have become Li Shimin's die-hard fan at this time.

"Your Majesty, it is not a matter of one day and one night to suppress aristocratic families. For a long time, the appointment of officials by the central imperial court has only been extended to the county magistrate level, and the imperial court is beyond the reach of the lower levels.

Even things at the county level, in fact, are more often controlled by the local wealthy families, even many things in the state capital are no exception.

When the Sui Dynasty launched the imperial examination system, the original intention was to give the children of poor families more opportunities to rise and suppress the influence of the ever-expanding aristocratic families.

However, judging from the current situation, although the imperial examination system has played a certain role, the imperial examination did not directly form the process of entering the officialdom, and the number of people who are recruited by the imperial court every year is very small.

The most important thing is that most of the people selected by the imperial examinations are the children of aristocratic families, even the children of poor families are rare, let alone the children of ordinary people's families. "

After Qin Xiedao considered it for a while, he felt that he should speak out if he had something to say.

Otherwise, it will be Chunwei in the second year of Zhenguan, and when I can't understand it and say strange things, it will not be beautiful.

"You're talking about a problem, but it's a huge change from what it used to be.

There is no better way to find it now, so I can only do this first. "

Li Shimin sighed, and felt a little regretful about the results of the imperial examination.

"Actually, as long as some reforms are made to the imperial examination system, immediate results can be achieved."

"Ok?"

"Blind names! Just add a process. After all the candidates' test papers are full of names, find a subordinate to copy them on another piece of paper, and then judge whether it is good or bad."

Qin Xiedao flirted with a proposal that shocked Li Shimin.

There was no need for him to explain anything, the smart Li Shimin immediately understood the benefits of this proposal.

The reason why the current imperial examination system is very ineffective is that both the people who take part in the imperial examination and the judges are related personnel from aristocratic families.

No matter how upright an official you are, there is no way to truly be fair and just.

After all, when you see a familiar name on a test paper, don't you want him to pass?
Not to mention the fraud under this system.

Even if there are no children in your family to participate, someone will always be able to find you.

Or your boss, or your friend, or a wealthy businessman who gives you a lot of money, anyway, they just want you to be lenient.

People who can stick to their hearts under such circumstances are very rare.

But after adding the vague names, and asking the subordinate staff to copy it again, it will be difficult for you to cheat even if you want to.

"Okay! Your suggestion is very good, and I will immediately ask people to add this request in this year's spring."

Li Shimin was very confident about this proposal, and no one dared to stand up against it.

As an emperor, what I like the most is this kind of conspiracy.

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing at the scene where a bunch of officials from aristocratic families obviously wanted to object, but they had nothing to say.

Although he has been on the throne for more than a year and has basically mastered the situation in the Tang Dynasty, many officials in the court are inevitably from aristocratic families.

This is impossible.

In this era, the main talents are inextricably linked with the aristocratic family.

Unless you don't want to use people to rule the country, you will inevitably have to deal with them.

"Your Majesty, isn't it better to hold the press conference later?
If those people know that this proposal was made by Wei Chen, then Wei Chen will probably be worried about being shot in the cold when walking on the road in the future. "

Qin Xiedao's words made Li Shimin speechless.

However, he also understood Qin Xiedao's concerns.

"Okay, then I will announce this decision on the first day of the Spring Festival.

It just happened to make those who made the so-called preparations in advance happy for nothing.

As for the matter of the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty, I will make a decision after discussing it with the ministers. "

In the end, Li Shimin didn't make things difficult for Qin Xie.

It's not easy to find a courtier who can often surprise him, but he can't get rid of it.

The most important thing is the reform of the imperial examination, which has indeed had a huge impact.

Even if it is only changed a little bit, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among many people.

(End of this chapter)