Li Shimin announced in court that he would change the title of King Li Ke of Han to King of Shu.
At the same time, he personally proposed the marriage between Li Ke and Changsun Wuji's eldest daughter, Changsun Pinting...
Li Ke, who originally wanted to marry Concubine Yang's niece in his previous life, had his fate changed by Li Chengqian's words. .??.
Likewise, the butterfly effect this brings is also quite huge.
First of all, the ministers of the DPRK began to understand Li Shimin's plan.
Not long ago, Changsun Wuji was dismissed from office by Li Shimin.
Then Li Shimin asked the second prince to marry his daughter.
Li Shimin acted like this, and those people in the court were so smart that it was strange that they could no longer see which way the wind was blowing.
…
Inside the palace of King Qin.
Li Tingxue's personal maid, Pin'er, handed a thick stack of letters to Li Chengqian.
"Your Highness, my mother-in-law asked me to hand this over to you."
"She said, here is what you want."
Li Chengqian took out a small sling of copper coins from his sleeve and stuffed it into Pin'er's hand.
"This is my opinion. Sister Pin'er, please don't be polite to me."
Pin'er wanted to refuse, but after hearing what he said, she accepted the money.
Li Chengqian chuckled: "Sister Pin'er, please go back and say thank you to my sister."
"Your Highness, you are so polite."
"Considering the relationship between Your Highness and your Majesty, there is no way to express your gratitude."
The little Chuzi seemed to be, and immediately followed Pin'er out.
After everyone has left.
Li Chengqian was the only one left in the room.
Li Chengqian glanced at the letter in his hand.
In fact, I have already guessed what is in this letter.
"I didn't expect that my sister has learned how to use a soft knife."
Looking out the window, Li Chengqian's eyes were deep.
"I am kind-hearted, but God doesn't allow it."
"I am kind, but things in the world are dangerous."
"If you can do good, who can Are you willing to be a villain..."
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Morning this morning.
Li Shimin knelt and sat behind the desk in the Tai Chi Hall.
"When there is something going on, we will start, and when there is nothing going on, we will retreat."
Wei Zheng went out and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the noble families of Shandong have recently jointly submitted a memorial requesting Your Majesty to abolish the imperial examination system."
Abolish the imperial examination system?
Li Shimin frowned and looked at Wei Zheng: "What's the reason?"
Wei Zheng pursed his lips and said nothing.
Don't wait for Li Shimin to speak.
Su Shichang then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination system is a good policy for governing the country."
"But there are very few children from poor families who study. Even if they take part in the imperial examination, they are all children from aristocratic families."
"Instead of doing this, why bother adding the imperial examination?"
Do children from poor families study less?
Is the imperial examination unnecessary?
Li Shimin almost laughed out of anger.
"If these aristocratic families did not monopolize books, how could there be so few children from poor families studying?"
"What are you talking to me about again today? Do you want to slap yourself in the face about the children of poor families?"
He almost said this through gritted teeth.
He has not forgotten the faces of these people when they asked him to depose Changsun Wuji and close the paper mill and printing plant.
What I said at that time was a sign of great justice.
As a result, I come here now and tell myself that children from poor families rarely come to study.
Is it possible that they really think they are made of clay and paper?
Su Shichang seemed not to notice Li Shimin's livid face.
"Your Majesty, the Shandong noble families are currently resisting fiercely."
"He even said that if His Majesty does not cancel the scientific examination, the Shandong family will no longer serve as officials."
Hear this.
Li Shimin really laughed.
Who are these people?
Are you actually starting to threaten yourself?
"Scientific examination
The system is a good way to select pillars for the country. How can it be abolished just because some people are arbitrary?"
"Since you don't want to be an official, then forget it. There is no shortage of this kind of family in China."
Li Shimin worked hard to revitalize China.
Look at love and the current family run rampant, even to the point where it can influence the government.
If you want to end this situation, you must allow children from poor families to stand in the court.
If not, Li Shimin would not have continued the imperial examination system that was one of the reasons for the demise of the Sui Dynasty.
Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there are more than one family in Shandong."
"If Your Majesty neglects a noble family today for the sake of a poor family member, he will offend the public and shake the foundation of the country."
"Your Majesty, although scientific research is a good way to govern the country, it should not be done too hastily."
"Instead of having a stalemate with the aristocratic families, it is better to temporarily suspend the scientific examination, so as to appease many aristocratic families."
"It's not too late to wait until the day comes and slowly look for opportunities to implement this policy."
Wei Zheng is such a person who will not leave any room for Li Shimin.
When he spoke, he always spoke to the fullest extent of his words.
Just when Li Shimin was so angry that his beard stood straight.
Suddenly, I heard an angry voice coming from outside the palace: "That's complete nonsense!"
The voice was old and powerful, and there was even more anger in the words.
The ministers turned their heads to look around and saw two figures, one large and one small, entering the Tai Chi Hall.
The younger one is of course Li Chengqian.
And the big one is Li Yuan.
Many people looked in disbelief at Li Yuan's appearance in the court.
After all, after Li Shimin came to power, Li Yuan never came to the court.
Why did he come here suddenly today?
Seeing Li Yuan coming, Li Shimin stood up from his seat and stepped forward to greet him.
When he took over the task of supporting Li Yuan from Li Chengqian.
The surrounding ministers were dumbfounded.
Little did they know that Li Shimin had already reconciled with Li Yuan.
only feel myself This must be a dream.
Li Shimin supported Li Yuan and sat where he had been sitting just now, while he himself knelt down and sat aside.
Li Yuan kept a straight face and showed no anger.
There were all the ministers in the room, but no one dared to say a word.
Li Yuan raised his head and said: "I am the Supreme Emperor, so I shouldn't have come to attend the court meeting, but today, there are a few things that I have to clarify."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Chengqian: "Qian'er!"
"My grandson is here."
Li Yuan's eyes were cold: "Take out the things and read them to them."
"yes."
Li Chengqian rarely showed a submissive look and took out Li Tingxue's letters from his arms.
Then he took the letter out of its cover and slowly began to read it.
"The eldest wife of Wei Zheng, Pei, allowed her younger brother to commit crimes, oppressed the people, and even did bad things such as occupying people's properties and raping their daughters."
"Wei Zheng's second son, Wei Shuyu, colluded with his uncle and secretly loaned usury money. In October last year, one of the people was forced to death. In March of this year, two people were forced to death."
Li Chengqian raised his lips and threw the letter in front of Wei Zheng.
"This is the confession of your wife's brother. Mr. Wei, please read it yourself."
When he saw clearly what was written on the paper, Wei Zheng felt sweat on his forehead.
Just when Li Shimin was about to get angry, Li Yuan patted the back of his hand and told him to calm down.
At this time, Li Chengqian continued to read the second letter.
"Yu Zhining's eldest wife, the Wang family, was jealous and repeatedly forced his concubine to death..."
Li Chengqian's eyes became playful, and he looked at Yu Zhining with a smile on his face.
"Sir, you, the eldest wife, have a lot of murders on your hands."
"How much have you hidden?"
Facing Li Chengqian's questioning, Yu Zhining didn't even dare to raise his head.
Li Chengqian ignored him and just threw the paper in front of his eyes.
Then I started to read the third letter.
"Pei Ji, plotting to kill the founding hero Liu Wenjing..."
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and looked at Pei Ji: "Master Pei, you don't need me to read the following, right?"