I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1016 Basic Education Must Be Emphasized
Liu Gang was stunned again. He looked at Li Tian's calm and calm expression, which seemed to be a smile but not a smile. The surprise in his heart became more vigorous, and he even stammered a bit,

"This... How is this possible? Emperor Jianwen has been hiding for so many years, how could he risk his life to stop a rebellion that may not be able to start!"

Indeed, with an ordinary person's mind, it is really difficult to understand Emperor Jianwen's act that is comparable to suicide.

No one would believe that a person who has been hiding for more than 20 years, and could even hide for a lifetime if he wanted to, would come forward at the cost of sacrificing himself in order to help his greatest enemy in his life quell the war.

This is so abnormal, so unbelievable.

In fact, even when Li Tian guessed this possibility just now, he hesitated for several days before reluctantly accepting this possibility.

At this time, Liu Gang did not believe that Emperor Jianwen would be such a selfless person, which is actually understandable.

After all, human beings are inherently selfish, no doubt about it.

But how could Emperor Jianwen be an ordinary person? He is not only an emperor, but also an eminent monk who has devoted himself to practicing for more than 20 years.

The former glory and status have broadened his horizons. After becoming a monk, in a short period of time, he may realize several times more Zen principles than an ordinary monk in his lifetime.

He can do such an irrational behavior that can even be said to be against common sense. In fact, it is understandable in some respects.

And Li Tian returned his son to him so that their father and son could be reunited, which is also a kind of gratitude for his self-sacrifice.

Li Tian did not explain the reason to Liu Gang in detail.

He knew that Liu Gang just couldn't turn around for a while, and when he really calmed down, he would figure it out.

After the task was explained, all the things that he wanted to spy on were also spyed out, and even some conversations made Li Tian clearer about Daming's future path.

He was completely relieved of Liu Gang.

After leaving Liu Gang with a big question mark, Li Tian slowly left the somewhat dark room.

Left alone, Liu Gang, the head of the intelligence department who was a little confused.

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So far, except for major government affairs, Li Tian's preparations for going to Nanjing have basically been completed.

In the next few days, Li Tian called Yang Shiqi and others over, and held meetings for three consecutive days and nights.

None of them left, not even a few of them attended the court meeting.

In the original plan, Li Tian originally planned to start the gradual implementation of the pilot selection of civil servants after the end of the examination, and then go to Nanjing.

But who would have thought that so many things would happen later.

Li Tian had to speed up his pace.

At this moment, despite the calm and calm here in the capital, there are still many things that need to be dealt with urgently.

Among other things, the triennial examination is the top priority of the imperial court.

Especially since Li Tian has just ascended the throne, it is the critical moment to gain the support of the scholars all over the world. If he leaves at this time, it is very likely that he will win the most scholars all over the world.

And if Li Tian is really gone, the candidates of this year are very likely to become the only one who has not been approved by the emperor.

No matter in reason or in name, it is the greatest harm to this year's candidates. Li Tian can even imagine how annoyed they will be.

But he still insisted on doing so.

The main wish is that this trip to Nanjing is really important.

Once successful, at least ten or twenty years of peace can be won for Daming, he has to do this.

Another point is that Li Tian himself doesn't pay much attention to this scientific examination.

Because in his opinion, the officials who passed the imperial examination were actually the least technical.

Confucian scholars who have no basis for being an official, directly assign them an important position. If they can do well, unless they are all geniuses.

But is this possible? Basically, it is impossible.

His ideal officials should be those who start from the grassroots, accumulate experience, and get promoted step by step. They are the ones who really have real talents and do their jobs.

And the civil servant system is about to start a trial, and he doesn't care even more about the Jinshi who have passed the scientific examination.

In addition, the imperial court now has more work exams, an additional channel for selecting talents.

The status of Jinshi was once again reduced.

If the imperial examination was not a channel for selecting talents since ancient times, Li Tian might not bother to pay attention to this matter.

But all of these were just his own thoughts, and he didn't dare to say that directly in front of Yang Shiqi and others.

In the past few days, he tried his best to persuade them to agree with the reason why he couldn't participate.

In addition to the imperial examination, there is another thing that Li Tian cannot ignore.

That's the problem with the Mongols in the north.

Years ago, there were rumors that the Tatars and Oirats had a joint plan. After the ice and snow melted in the next year, taking advantage of the first appointment of the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the instability of the world, they would send troops to the pass to seize more land and resources.

Although the Mongols were beaten up repeatedly by Zhu Di, their strength was not as good as before.

But it is very easy for the two of them to unite and gather an army of more than 20.

The generals on the nine sides have just undergone a major purge, and their strength has weakened.

Li Tian had to pay attention to this matter.

So he prepared to hand over 3000 people in the new army to the command of Cheng Guogong and British Duke, and stationed on the Nine Sides to prevent the Mongols from raiding.

Yang Shiqi and others had no objection to this decision.

They had seen the fighting power of the new army with their own eyes when the capital was on fire.

However, three thousand vs. 10,000+ still makes them a little worried.

In this regard, Li Tian also explained more. The middle-level generals of the Nine Sides army were cleaned, but the soldiers at the bottom were not affected much.

In the final analysis, the soldiers are the key. As long as they have enough money, they don't care who they fight with.

So Li Tian planned to ask the new army to bring along 100 million taels of silver as a reward this time.

Once the Mongols really plot something wrong, the money can at least help them support a team of 10 people.

[-] ordinary soldiers, plus [-] musketeers, and dozens of cannons, if this lineup can't stop the Mongolian army.

Then it's meaningless for Li Tian, ​​the emperor, to continue to be the emperor. It's better to pack up the bedding as soon as possible and run away with his wife and children.

The two major events of imperial examination and Mongolia are the top priorities of their discussions.

(End of this chapter)