Chapter 267: Report on the Investigation of Young People From the Tang Dynasty’s Wealthy Families?

Li Shimin immediately looked at Liu Xuan excitedly: "Brother Xian, you really... said it very well."

Liu Xuan pretended not to know what happened, looked at Li Shimin and rolled his eyes: "Look at you, you are not as smart as my dog ​​Dan."

When they heard Goudan, several people reacted one after another. Suddenly, they remembered that Goudan was the strange puppy in Liu Xuan's family who always fought with the air.

Suddenly, the sound of laughter came.

No one thought that the reform of the imperial examination would be completed in this small room.

During the heavy snowfall in the seventh year of Zhenguan, people were walking through the city of Chang'an. People with thin clothes could survive the winter only because of stoves and coal, but if they walked out of their houses, they would still freeze to death.

Therefore, people are in a hurry.

A group of men in black stood in the snow, squatting at the end of Datang Hotel, hiding under the wall. Everyone was trembling, listening to the laughter coming from inside, trying to identify who the laughter came from, and then they Let go. ✱

After all, the fact that Your Majesty is fine is the best news.

In the room, Liu Xuan also joined the battlefield.

On the stove in front of him, there was a pot with water boiling on it. There was a teapot in front of him. Liu Xuan took a sip of tea and listened to everyone's words.

The questions Li Shimin asked always silenced everyone.

Just now, he raised a question: The imperial examination is also recommended. So many scholars are descendants of aristocratic families. How to avoid it?

At this time, Lao Cheng had already proposed several solutions. Of course, there were only three solutions: beheading, hair-raising, and twisting the head.

The method proposed by Li Jing is feasible, and is more consistent with what Fang Xuanling thought, which is to find irrelevant reviewers, such as Kong Yingda, who does not care about family status among today's great scholars.

Liu Xuan frowned and looked at them: "Can't you just hide your name?"

"The name can be confusing, but the words are always different..."

"Then just find someone to copy it!"

Liu Xuan spoke carelessly, as if scolding everyone, but after such casual words fell, the atmosphere became silent again.

Not long after, Li Shimin's next question came again: "What if those people are not willing? My relatives want face, and so do those people."

The room became silent again, and everyone knew the reason.

The old aristocratic family was complicated, and very few children from poor families took the imperial examination. The imperial examination last autumn was half recommendation and half examination. How many children from poor families could there be?

If they find someone who is not a child from a poor family, but a child from an aristocratic family or a scholar related to an aristocratic family, they will definitely refuse.

It seems that family is more important than the emperor's appreciation.

"That's simple. If anyone with connections doesn't want to come, just find someone to scare them."

Liu Xuan looked at Li Shimin and raised the corner of his mouth: "Think about it, you pay to find someone to assassinate the emperor, let's say he is from that family... Hehe, Lao Li, think about the consequences."

After Liu Xuan finished speaking, there was no sound of approval or disapproval, only the sound of someone taking a breath.

Suddenly, Li Jing seemed to have opened something: "Okay, this is a good method."

Cheng Yaojin didn't quite understand: "What's so good about it?"

"Think about it, assassinating the emperor is a way to kill the nine tribes!" Li Jing said excitedly, "Now the Holy Emperor, it is logical that he can kill those who influence the judgment of scholars."

"My family is gone, why are you still talking so hard!"

Li Shimin immediately gave Liu Xuan a high look, although this method was a bit sinister.

"Liu Xuan, you are really... very smart!"

"Lao Li, don't curse!"

…

For three consecutive days, Li Shimin came to Liu Xuan every day.

Although Liu Xuan spoke a little too much, he could always make Li Shimin think of ways to solve problems inadvertently.

For example, wealthy noble families would use their connections to discredit Li Shimin's image.

It doesn't matter, movable type printing can finally come in handy. There are few scholars in the world, but there are many people who like to eat melons.

Find someone who can read and read aloud in front of the posters posted everywhere. As soon as you find the dirty information about the wealthy noble family and publish it, the crowd will become excited and everyone will follow the trend.

Li Shimin thinks this method is very good, killing without a knife.

Before the wealthy nobles smeared Li Shimin, he had already successfully let the world know the dirty information about the wealthy nobles.

Anticipate their predictions, plan ahead, clever!

For another example, not everyone among the wealthy noble families will directly withdraw from the official system. They also have different situations.

Li Shimin used three treasures in exchange for Liu Xuan's article: An investigation report on the young people of the wealthy gentry.

This is an analytical strategy that classifies the different attributes of scholars, people of different classes, and children of wealthy families in the world, and generally divides them into several classes.

Each class has different ideas and different purposes.

Li Shimin is currently lying in the Manna Palace, still holding this policy.

Ma Zhou on the side was studying ink for Li Shimin.

"Ma Zhou, do you understand the content of this?"

Ma Zhou was very excited on the side, and his hands were shaking when he was grinding the ink.

"Your Majesty, there are many talents in the world. If there are ten battles, this man has eight of them."

Li Shimin smiled: "How talented is he? I think that this person has twenty dou, and the world still owes him ten dou."

"This policy paper is very similar to the one you wrote back then. I see different people and different ideas in it. If you are asked to implement it, what are you going to do?"

Ma Zhou's eyes flickered: "Your Majesty, the person who wrote this article should be Lantian Hou Liu Xuan, right?"

"I know all the people in the court. They don't have such insight. Only those who climbed up from the bottom step by step can have such insight into human nature."

"Your Majesty, if I am responsible for the implementation, I will definitely discuss it with Lantian Hou in person. Of course, iron-blooded means are indispensable, coercion and inducement are indispensable, and divide and rule is the most necessary."

"The most difficult thing should be that the wealthy families stick together. If so, some targets cannot be sown apart."

Ma Zhou subconsciously thought of sowing discord. Young people from wealthy families are not so easy to fool, but in places where family rules are strict, they will still abide by them.

It's just that people have different ideas about legitimate and illegitimate children, main houses, concubines, and even distant houses.

Some people are born with gold in their mouths, while others seem to be born in the same yard, but they work like cows and horses for others all their lives, and they are justified and cannot turn over.

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I think that if we give those who are ready to turn over a little hope, they will succeed!"

Li Shimin became more secretive and said, "This policy should not be seen by outsiders. You go and do this. I will give you a sword. When you see the sword, you will see me. This matter can only succeed, not fail."