Why Qin Shihuang's unification of the six kingdoms is called the first unified dynasty, because after the unification, the Great Qin was truly an empire with a central group system.
Strictly speaking, the previous Zhou, Shang, Xia, etc. could only be said to be alliances, or the kings at that time were just alliance leaders.
Throughout history, all of them know that scholars are the easiest to rebel. What if all the people in the world are scholars? Doesn’t it mean that the world will be in chaos?
At least that's what these wealthy families think.
But now they can no longer stop it, or in other words, the current Datang is no longer a Datang they can control. They feel that the current Datang is a truly centralized empire.
At least in the eyes of these aristocratic families who have read history, no dynasty in the past has had such a concentration of power in the hands of the emperor.
There are few outsiders who can exert influence and threat.
But what makes them weird is that the power is obviously highly concentrated, but it also gives people an unprecedented sense of openness, and the power of all courtiers is almost becoming the largest in history.
This is very strange. Although a lot of power has been delegated to ministers, why does it still give people a sense of high centralization?
But no matter what, they can't stop the progress of the Tang Dynasty now. In other words, I can't say that everyone in the world is a scholar, but at least everyone in the world has the right to study, the right to participate in examinations, and the right to have the opportunity to become a court official. A mutually beneficial situation will soon be formed.
Therefore, these aristocratic families had frequent exchanges during this period, and family meetings were being held continuously. As for what they were discussing specifically, Li Ke could actually guess it.
This is a common problem among human beings, they won’t shed tears until they see the coffin. In fact, Li Ke can no longer say that this kind of sign, or this kind of development sign, is just a hint. It should be said that it has been put on the bright side.
As long as you don't have an IQ problem, you can actually expect this kind of thing to happen.
But there are many people who still don't want to believe it, and still don't want to admit that this thing can be done by Li Ke.
In their view, it is too difficult to get everyone in the world to study.
But now His Highness is allowed to do it, and even... they took the initiative to help achieve this situation. The question is, did they have a choice in the first place?
No.
Regarding these family meetings, Huo Gang once thought about reporting, but Li Ke waved his hand, indicating that he did not need to report for the time being until the national statistics came out.
But the reaction of these families was actually known to everyone in the court, including Li Shimin and others, but everyone had a tacit understanding and did not take the initiative to mention it. They were all waiting for Li Ke to see how he would deal with it.
In other words, when this force gathered, was Li Ke ready?
Although Li Daozong once said that these aristocratic families are not monolithic, they also have many internal conflicts. There are also some conflicts of interest between various houses and branches within a family.
There is no need to think of them as too powerful, but in fact, if something starts to threaten their interests and puts a knife to their necks, and they start to be forced to protect themselves, they have actually been passively united. together.
Indeed, it is difficult for them to act in unison, and it is also difficult for them to connect with each other and act together.
But when they are all passive, this kind of action is almost equivalent to joining together.
And how should Li Ke deal with this power?
In Yeting Palace, Li Ke and Li Yan were strolling here. They had just visited the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was located at the southwest corner of Yeting Palace.
Yeting Palace is located in the northwest corner of Taiji Palace. This is where palace ladies and women from criminal bureaucrats' families work and live.
The palace maids mostly live in the central area of Yeting Palace, while the southwest is the office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is the headquarters of the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty Palace.
But the eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty were all well-educated, and they were all very capable and serious officials.
The main reason why I came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with Li Yan was to take a look at the dozen or so young eunuchs that were recently admitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
That's right, they were just admitted. Originally, the imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty no longer accepted eunuchs, at least the current ones are considered the last batch, and the source of these new batches is also very simple.
This is the latest case investigated by the Ministry of Public Security. A new dental shop was discovered, and the owner of the dental shop was also searched. The level of criminal law sentencing in this era was much higher than that in later generations.
Li Ke did not deal with this aspect. Times are different, and the standards of criminal law cannot be the same.
There were seventeen or eight young eunuchs in this Yahang who were about twelve or thirteen years old. This was also the first time that Li Ke knew that outside of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, or in other words, the ancient royal family, there were some big and powerful families. The purchased slaves actually also included eunuchs.
Or to be precise, not a eunuch, but better than a eunuch. They are given drugs that can permanently cause loss of male function.
Although the organs are not certain, what is the difference between them and eunuchs?
The important thing is that doing so can avoid the risks of Datang Law.
Li Ke once again felt the saying that there are policies above and countermeasures below, or once again felt the boldness of these powerful families in ancient times.
Eunuchs are strictly not allowed to be used by ordinary people. They can only be used by a certain number of eunuchs such as the royal family and princes and princesses. Other than that, they are not allowed to be used by the public.
However, there are still imitative behaviors among the people, which use drug castration. In fact, physical castration is estimated to be no longer a minority, but many have not been discovered.
Of course, as a vested interest, Li Ke probably should not be sentenced to any criminal law simply because of the eunuch incident. After all, revolution must first revolutionize oneself.
But why did the children in this dental shop come from improper sources? Datang has strictly prohibited the emergence of unregistered households, even voluntarily, which has made it difficult for many dental shops to do business.
After all, those who want to get new and easy-to-sell slaves have to go to Silla, Baekje and other places. How can it be so convenient for children from remote mountainous villages?
These children were kidnapped directly by others. The point is, even they themselves did not know where the hometown of these children was.
Although these children are already eleven or twelve years old, many of the names of mountains and rivers in this era have their own names given by local people, which are not related to the official names at all. Moreover, these children have little knowledge, and they have no idea where they are from.
These gangs did not kidnap these children themselves, but were traffickers. The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for combating crime, and these children were eventually sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
