Seeing that even old Li Yuan didn't understand, Xiao Rui smiled and explained: "Since we can't rob people, we can only ask the Cui family to send people out. But now Qi Wang, the fifth surname, is arrogant and arrogant, so he won't Listen to us."
ah? Is there any way you can make them obey?
Li Junxian and Li Yuan both looked at Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui said confidently: "It's very simple, just beat them until they obey."
Poof... Li Junxian wanted to vomit blood.
Old Li Yuan was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, yelling: "Nonsense! What's the difference between this and you directly leading people to rob?"
Xiao Rui smiled and explained: "When I say fight, I don't mean leading troops to use force. I mean defeating them in the aspect they are most proud of and convincing them."
In what respect?
"One year from now, a major imperial examination will be held!"
Imperial examination?
"That's right! Our national literacy program has been launched for two years. One more year will be enough for three years. In three years, we can't let these students stay in the elementary education stage, right? Blindly building things behind closed doors is not the answer. Our goal is The purpose of opening up subjects to obtain scholars and selecting useful talents to serve the imperial court is not to cultivate a group of old scholars who only know how to study."
"Then the five surnames and Qiwang also imitated the government and opened private academies everywhere? Then hold an imperial examination to see who has more capable students."
this……
Old Li Yuan worriedly said: "Zangfeng, this is not right. The government is conducting universal education. How can a group of students who have just studied for three years be a match for the children of famous families who have been literate since they were young? Don't lift a stone to hit them." My own feet."
Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "No!"
"In the past, imperial examination questions were set by the imperial court, and more than half of the people in the Ministry of Rites were from the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, so their questions must be biased. Ordinary children from poor families could not answer them at all, but those from aristocratic families were familiar with them. It is undoubtedly a disguised omission of questions.”
"But next year, I will personally serve as the question maker. If we want our students to have a chance to win, we can only use the enemy's method to our own advantage. I will also miss the question in disguise."
ah? Is this okay?
Li Junxian said in confusion: "Sir, let alone whether you, a military general, can be the question maker. Even if you are, the books in the government-run schools and private academies are also available, and everyone has read them. Why did you miss the question?"
Xiao Rui smiled, "Those high-ranking aristocratic family members think that our government books are too simple, and they are all for popularizing literacy, so they rarely read them carefully."
"I don't really need to miss questions or be biased, I just need to bring all candidates to the same starting line."
How do you say this?
"It's very simple. The strengths of children from aristocratic families are their vision and the fact that they have read many and deep books. But this time we don't test the accumulation of knowledge, but the test of applying what we have learned to solve practical problems. Since then, almost most people have no use for it. I can only think hard in the examination room on how to solve the problem."
"Of course, except for those who are geniuses, those who have read many books by saints and can understand and apply what they have learned from them will still be used by the court regardless of their origins."
"But there are geniuses in poor families, and there are so many children from poor families. I don't believe it. There are ten times as many candidates as those from aristocratic families, but there can't be one talented person?"
Hearing this plan, Old Li Yuan nodded, "If so, it's not like there's no chance."
Then he seemed to remember something and joked: "Didn't you say you would never enter Chang'an City again? But if you want to be the one who asked the question, you have to go to the palace to beg your father-in-law. Tsk tsk..."
Xiao Rui:......
Was there any mistake? I am so active to help pave the way for his son, why should I beg him? What are you thinking about? If he doesn't come to me in person to apologize and then ask me to come out, do you think I won't care?
Thinking of this, Xiao Rui immediately stood up, played a little tune, and swaggered back home.
Li Junxian apologized and quickly chased after him.
Old Li Yuan laughed and scolded: "You two, father-in-law and son-in-law, are fighting openly and secretly. You are both full of evil and have no good things! You are just idle!"
Even his own son scolded him. But Old Li Yuan was happy in his heart. The two of them were just angry. In fact, they were two geniuses who refused to accept the other. With these two people in the Tang Dynasty, a prosperous age can be expected! As long as these two people can continue to work together, they will be worry-free for the next hundred years.
Thinking of this, Old Li Yuan's smile faded. He knew best the virtues of his son. Kings are always suspicious, especially in old age. Is there any way to make the relationship between the king and his minister always good?
In the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace, Li Er was making tea and chatting with several ministers. Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace, came in with a letter.
"Father, there is a letter from my brother-in-law."
Li Er's originally smiling expression immediately froze on his face, and he said with dissatisfaction: "He is only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an, so why does he need to write a letter? Even if it is a memorial, can't it be sent directly here? After seeing this bastard, I still feel Complain to me, could it be that he really doesn’t plan to come to Chang’an again?”
Fang Xuanling smiled and persuaded: "Your Majesty, calm down. The Marquis is not really angry. He is deliberately hiding away."
Hearing this, the frost on Li Er's face instantly melted, and he scolded with a smile: "This kid is lazy. He enjoys retirement all day long at a young age, leaving us old guys to work hard? Do you think it's time to get angry? Everyone, have some free time. At that time, I also helped to think about whether there is any way to get that kid out."
"I will make a promise in advance. Whoever can mobilize that boy to go out will be granted two months, no, one month's rest."
oh? The eyes of everyone present lit up.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Gao Shilian and others, especially Fang Xuanling, said directly: "Your Majesty is too stingy. If you want, give me two months' leave. One month? You want to go on a long trip?" One walk is not enough.”
oh?
Li Er stroked his beard and said with a smile: "So, Xuan Ling has a clever plan? Okay, then in two months, whoever succeeds first wins!"
With that said, Li Er casually opened the letter, and after a moment, he said with a complicated expression: "Everyone, it may not be necessary. This guy has already issued a challenge. He will hold the imperial examination in a year and challenge the five surnames and seven hopes."
What? ? ?
Everyone stood up in shock, was this too impulsive?
Everyone was not surprised that the champion was talking about the imperial examination. No one said that the champion was not qualified to take the imperial examination. They knew that the marquis never fought an unprepared battle. If he said he wanted to go to war with the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, then His Majesty would definitely do it. Cooperate. But the question is, how can we defeat the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes in the imperial examination?
After all, since the birth of the imperial examination, every exam has been won by others, and poor families have no chance at all.
Li Er did not circulate the letter to everyone, but said with a smile: "This guy is not joking. He seems to be very confident. But he made two requests. One is that he should be the examiner of the imperial examination."
Everyone laughed, "This is nothing. With the talent of the Marquis, he is more than qualified to serve as a question maker! He was the examiner before, but this time he is only a question maker. It seems that he is overqualified."
Changsun Wuji asked: "Your Majesty, two requests, what about the second one?"
Li Er smiled and scolded: "The second one is here for me. He wants me to invite him personally before he is willing to go out. Otherwise, he will continue fishing at home."
ah? Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment. But if you look closely, you can see that everyone is actually suppressing a smile, thinking that these two husbands and sons are really interesting, and they won't let anyone go.
