Chapter 766: Talents Cant Be Selected in the Imperial Examination
Li Yuanji did not rush to answer, but asked instead: "Father, what kind of enemies does our Tang Dynasty have besides the Turks?"
Li Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, looking like he was about to curse.
Now that we have talked about it, what else is there besides the wealthy and aristocratic families?
However, Li Yuan did not curse out loud after all, but said angrily, "A wealthy family!"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Yes, they are from a wealthy family. So what does father think, how can we eliminate them when the wealthy family cannot be lured out?"
Li Yuan frowned again, and his face no longer looked like he wanted to curse. Instead, he looked solemn and thoughtful.
After a long time, Li Yuan said in a heavy and helpless voice: "There is no other way but to kill it bit by bit."
After all, aristocratic families are not just cats and dogs that can be wiped out if you want.
As long as they don't cause any harm to the Tang Dynasty, and keep their integrity and don't violate any laws of the Tang Dynasty, you really can't do anything to them.
In addition, most of the knowledge in the Tang Dynasty was in the hands of others, and most of the talents in the Tang Dynasty were also in the hands of others.
If Datang wants to develop and grow, it cannot do without others.
They had already spread their influence to all aspects of the Tang Dynasty through the knowledge and talents they controlled.
Therefore, without a reasonable reason and a reasonable excuse, Datang had no way to use violence against others.
Once it is moved, it will arouse public outrage and trigger backlash from all wealthy families.
Therefore, if the Tang Dynasty wanted to eliminate other people, it could only try to do it slowly and eat away at them bit by bit over time.
Other than that, there is no other way.
Li Yuanji stared at Li Yuan and asked, "Do you think my father, the Tang Dynasty, can kill them bit by bit?"
Li Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to say "Yes", but when the words came to his lips, he didn't have the courage to say them out.
While he is still alive, and his sons are still alive, they may be able to work together to eliminate and erode the control and influence of the powerful families over the Tang Dynasty.
But after he died and his sons died, he couldn't guarantee whether his grandchildren and even great-grandchildren would be able to implement this point.
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After all, he could not control his sons when he was alive, which made his sons fight endlessly and almost become brothers. After his death, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be even less able to be controlled by him.
At that time, even if he and his sons leave behind the best national policies, even if they write down the strategies for the wealthy families in a booklet, so that the grandchildren and great-grandchildren do not have to use their brains and just follow the book, the grandchildren and great-grandchildren will also
They may not listen, and there may even be counter-grandsons and counter-great-grandsons who will overthrow everything he and his sons have decided and support the wealthy family again.
So he didn’t have the confidence to say ‘yes’.
"If you have any ideas, just say it. There's no need to talk to me here!"
Li Yuan glared at Li Yuanji again and shouted impatiently.
He's not the kind of impatient person, he just doesn't like hearing his son tell him off.
In his opinion, we are all a family, and we should talk about what we have to say when we get together, instead of trying to show off and do things that go around.
Li Yuanji curled his lips secretly, and did not try to show off any more, "It seems that my father also knows that it is impossible for me to kill off all the wealthy families just by spending generations of the Tang Dynasty.
Because what we feel is right and what we are doing may not necessarily feel right to our successors, nor may they follow suit.
In addition, once a wealthy family has a solid foundation in our Tang Dynasty and turns into a behemoth, our successors may not have the courage to oppose them.
Therefore, we must eliminate the wealthy families in our two generations, leaving our descendants a clean country with no threats."
Li Yuan nodded in agreement, and even Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who were listening on the sidelines, nodded subconsciously in agreement.
But Li Yuan still urged impatiently: "Hurry up and tell me what you are going to do. Don't talk about such irrelevant nonsense!"
This doesn't matter yet?!
Li Yuanji didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Li Yuan is really too polite. If you really think this is all nonsense, then why are you nodding your head?
However, Li Yuanji did not argue with Li Yuan and continued: "A wise man once said that if we have opportunities, we will take advantage of them; if there are no opportunities, we will create opportunities.
We don’t want to see aristocratic families become powerful, nor do we want to see the cancer of aristocratic families affecting the country of Datang, nor do we want to leave the cancer of aristocratic families to future generations.
Then we have to create opportunities, lead them to make mistakes, and lead them to reveal their flaws.
Therefore, we can justifiably use tough measures to eradicate them.
I asked Uncle Shen Tong Wang and others to set up martial arts schools in various places, which is one of them.
Let cousin Xiaogong and Su Dingfang introduce them to water transportation and sea transportation is the second one."
When Li Yuan heard this, he fell into deep thought.
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin also pondered, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.
After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly asked: "Do you want to use martial arts to break the control of knowledge by a wealthy family?"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Not bad..."
Li Shimin frowned and said: "With just one martial arts school, it would be difficult to break the control of learning by wealthy families. If we set up elementary schools in various places, or expand official schools in various places to recruit poor students, it would be possible..."
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "What the second brother said is reasonable, but the second brother did not consider the influence of wealthy families in various places. With them here, even if Meng Xue is established, it will only become their private property. They will turn Meng Xue into
It is a academy that only accommodates children from their families and children from their own families. It is impossible for children from poor families to get started.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! More importantly, even if we force them to take in children from poor families, they will choose the best from the best, take them into their family, and then borrow them.
With the power behind them, they were promoted to official positions.
In this way, the elementary schools we set up are equivalent to making wedding clothes for them.
The same goes for official schools in various places."
Li Shimin's brows suddenly furrowed even more tightly, and he said in a deep voice: "What if on this basis, the previous imperial examinations were used to select scholars?"
Li Yuanji laughed and said: "It's useless to use any method of recruiting scholars on this basis..."
People have cut it off during the elementary school period. Let alone the imperial examinations to select scholars, even if you go to various places to select scholars in person, the people who win are still from other people's families.
Even if someone misses something in the process of pinching the top, they can still pinch it a few more times through the process of recommendation from Mongolian School to County School, and from County School to Taixue.
Moreover, when others control the place and influence the government and the opposition, those who are not pinched by others, or those who are unruly and unwilling to rely on others, no matter how talented they are, others will suppress them and prevent them from getting ahead.
What's more important is that even one or two who were unlucky broke through many obstacles, appeared in the Imperial College, and even passed the imperial examination.
People can also use money to corrupt them and beauty to lure them into their camp after they pass the exam.
Even if he resists the temptation, in a court full of his own people, he will be easily manipulated and played to death.
Is Wei Zheng talented enough?
In the former Sui Dynasty, there was no chance to stand out. In the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty, he followed several protagonists one after another, and then he showed his prominence.
In this way, he only got important use after marrying a wife from an aristocratic family.
Although Wei Zheng was a poor young man and worked as a Taoist priest to make a living, Wei Zheng's family background was not comparable to that of a child from a poor family.
His grandfather was the governor of Guangzhou during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his father was the magistrate of Shangdang Tunliu County during the Northern Qi Dynasty. If you look at it carefully, he came from a poor family, with different family backgrounds.
In this way, he was able to stand out after superimposing the double buffs of Troubled Times and Aristocratic Family.
This shows how difficult it is for children from truly poor families to get ahead when wealthy families control the world.
It can almost be said to be a hell level of difficulty.
Looking at the outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang were probably the only two who truly came from poor backgrounds.
Historically, the former was invested in Chang He's house, became Chang He's retainer, and became an official through Chang He's recommendation.
The latter followed Li Mi, Li Shiji, and Li Shimin and received several rounds of war dividends before he was able to take the lead.
One bowed to a wealthy family, and the other was a hero created by the times.
The former is the mainstream way for children from poor families to get ahead today, and it is also the only way.
The latter is almost impossible to copy, because the Tang Dynasty has been stabilized and it is impossible to return to troubled times.
Therefore, when a wealthy family controls knowledge and promotion channels, no matter what method you use to recruit people, you will not be able to get anyone who has nothing to do with the wealthy family.
"Then it will be useful if you set up martial arts schools in various places? You don't want to recruit soldiers in the army, do you? Do you think the army can cultivate herdsmen officers?"
Li Shimin was not angry when his idea was rejected. Instead, he asked seriously.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Of course I can't recruit soldiers in the army, and I don't think the army can cultivate any herdsmen officials. The reason why I set up martial arts schools in various places is to use the martial arts in various places to promote them in various places.
Meng Xue.”
The army is a violent institution. It can only cultivate killers, but it is impossible to cultivate herders.
Recruiting soldiers in the army or training soldiers into soldiers is definitely the most stupid behavior and the most harmful behavior to the country and the people.
Therefore, the army can only be a springboard to break the monopoly of knowledge by wealthy families.
"Appreciate further details!"
Li Shimin seemed to be very concerned about this matter and was waiting for the next step with a serious look on his face.