Chapter 83 The lethality of the emperor's disciples
Chapter 83 The lethality of the emperor's disciples
Hearing this, the others unconsciously slowed down their eating speed and listened attentively.
Li Chengqian took a piece of mutton and put it into his mouth, then picked up a bowl of mutton soup, stirred it with a small spoon, blew on it, and put it into his mouth. After putting it down, he wiped his mouth.
He slowly said, "I'm not too ambitious."
“It’s not that I don’t understand the difficulties faced by the people.”
"But if the government doesn't do anything, the people will never have a chance to rise."
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about this: if you don't do it and I don't do it, then who will do it?"
"Do you count on those aristocratic families?"
"They are not so kind-hearted. They will only cherish their own things and let go of the students who join their school."
"When these retainers and students enter the court as officials, will they be their own people, or will they be loyal to the court and your majesty?"
Li Chengqian also made no secret of it and pointed out the hidden dangers of the aristocratic families.
He must maintain a high degree of unity with Li Er on this issue.
Break the monopoly of education by aristocratic families.
Li Er wanted to eliminate the influence of aristocratic families on the government and maintain his authority as an emperor.
Li Chengqian also wanted to smash the upward path controlled by the aristocratic families, leaving a way for the common people to rise.
Without the supply of talents from below, the imperial court would be filled with people from aristocratic families and wealthy clans.
So, is the Tang Dynasty ruled by the Li family or by aristocratic families?
Li Er and his group of founding civil and military leaders are still alive, but they are unable to deal with the aristocratic families. What kind of court will be left for Li Chengqian after they all die?
Even if Li Chengqian is confident that he can deal with the aristocratic families,
But after he came to power, he had to win the hearts of the people and control power.
You wouldn't be so naive as to think that once you become an emperor, you will have all the power in your hands, right?
Not only that, we still need to cultivate confidants and win over the support of others.
Just for the military power, it would take time for Li Chengqian to control it.
By the time he has power in his hands and has time to deal with the aristocratic families, how much time will be wasted?
Therefore, he sees things very clearly and in the long term.
This problem must be solved by Li Er.
I will eventually become the emperor.
He is now the crown prince and Li Er is the emperor.
Li Er settled the education monopoly of the aristocratic families and the wealthy clans.
When Li Chengqian came to power, there was not so much pressure.
The crime was done by Li Er. Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. You should go find Li Er.
I, Li Chengqian, am merely carrying on the late emperor's legacy. Do you still want me to make a decision that goes against our ancestors?
Therefore, Li Chengqian was secretly instigating Li Er to do things.
As long as Li Er was still alive, the civil and military leaders who founded the country were still in place, and the military power was strong, there was nothing that Li Er could not accomplish if he was willing to do it.
The only criticism is that Li Er cares too much about his reputation after his death.
This is why he is again and again soft on the aristocratic families.
Li Er's chewing speed slowed down a lot.
How could he not know who those people belonged to?
Nowadays, there are fewer officials in the imperial court who have powerful families and wealthy clans standing behind them.
Even the ministers at the central government level tend to protect the aristocratic families.
He thought for a moment and said, "The court must do it, but how to do it?"
"The money of the imperial court does not come from the wind."
“It’s used here and there.”
"Kong Yingda also said that the court has money, but it cannot afford such a large expenditure."
There is no return on educational spending.
It is not possible to see results in a short period of time.
It takes years of persistence and investment to achieve results.
The huge additional expenditure on education by the imperial court would inevitably reduce investment in other areas.
If the problems are not obvious in one or two years, they will appear somewhere after many years.
The military cannot be reduced, the salaries of court officials cannot be reduced, and the expenditures of various government offices cannot be reduced.
Where can I reduce it?
to be honest.
The plate of the Tang Dynasty is only this big, and the taxes collected every year are only this much.
The remaining money and grain in the treasury were still needed to support Li Er's occasional military expeditions.
How much money can be spent elsewhere?
Li Chengqian said: "Eat your food one bite at a time, and walk your journey one step at a time."
"It's impossible to become fat in one bite."
"The imperial court cannot afford to educate the entire world, so it can promote it on a small scale."
"Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, so we must be the first in the world."
"It will be implemented in Chang'an first. All children of school age will be registered and enrolled for free. The court will provide schools, textbooks, writing materials, and meals."
Wei Zheng couldn't help but said, "Isn't this treatment a bit too..."
Li Chengqian interrupted Wei Zheng and said, "Master Wei, don't worry about these three melons and two dates."
"This group of students has the opportunity to study because of the grace of the court."
"Given time to grow up, even if they don't serve as officials in the court, they will still be loyal to Your Majesty and grateful for the emperor's kindness."
"The outstanding ones will be admitted into the government through the imperial examination."
"For mediocre people, it is more than enough to send them to other places as teachers of enlightenment."
He said quietly, "The court needs to cultivate talents, not wait for the aristocratic families to cultivate their talents and send them to the court."
"A student who has received free grace from the court."
"It's not an exaggeration for them to call themselves disciples of the Son of Heaven."
The emperor's disciple.
Four words.
Critically attack Li Er.
He was completely stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. The thought kept circling in his mind, making him dizzy.
Even the others widened their eyes in disbelief.
The emperor's disciple.
Damn it.
The destructive power is extremely great.
Sweep away all worries.
They didn't even need to wait for Li Er to speak, they knew this would definitely succeed.
No one can resist such temptation.
Even the emperor couldn't bear it.
"Starting from Chang'an, one generation trains the next, and it only takes ten or twenty years."
"How many students from all over the world still consider themselves to be from aristocratic families?"
"Be more proud of being a disciple of the emperor."
Li Chengqian continued to increase the intensity of PUA. As long as he could find Li Er's weakness, he could actually control him.
Prescribe the right medicine.
He just doesn't believe that the four words "Emperor's disciple" will not burn out your CPU, Li Er, and still make you go crazy.
Changsun Wuji sat opposite Li Chengqian.
He looked at his nephew with complicated eyes.
Even after being beaten twice, he had never felt Li Chengqian's power so clearly as he did at this moment.
Just four words can completely determine the rules of an important event.
Li Ji was also examining the Crown Prince.
He felt that the previous rumors were a bit distorted.
When I saw him today, I realized that I was too conservative.
What kind of crown prince is this?
A future wise ruler indeed.
"His Majesty!"
Wei Zheng shouted excitedly: "I think it is feasible."
"Your Highness' words are for the benefit of the world and the benefit of all people."
"One day, everyone will call us the emperor's disciples, and our Tang Dynasty will be strong."
"I believe that a prosperous era is not far away and is within easy reach."
Changsun Wuji also hurriedly agreed, and Fang Xuanling could no longer sit still and followed closely.
What are you waiting for.
If Your Majesty can ignore the words "Son of Heaven's Disciple", then he is not the Son of Heaven.
A smile appeared on Li Er's lips. He had never felt this before. Just a few words could make all his pores relax and his whole body feel numb.
"The Emperor's disciple."
"A disciple of the emperor."
Li Er murmured softly, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter, and said: "What the prince said is very much in my heart."
"If the court doesn't do it, who will?"
"The people of the world are my subjects. If I don't try to educate them, I would be unworthy of being a king and father."
"Fang Xuanling."
He nodded.
Fang Xuanling immediately stood up and said, "I am here."
"Please take note of what the prince said. You and Fuji, Wei Zheng, draft a charter and send it to me."
"Let's focus on Chang'an first. We can also draw up a plan to expand it to the rest of the country in the future, but we won't implement it for now."
Li Er was ambitious and full of aspirations at this moment.
Compared to conquest, he felt for the first time that education was more important to him than anything else.
Li Chengqian drank the mutton soup in small sips.
There are only two words in my mind.
Take advantage!
Easy to handle.
I don't want to know too much about your character, Li Er.
"His Majesty."
Li Chengqian put down the mutton soup and said calmly, "I know nothing about this matter."
"Several dukes have offered advice to the country. There is no better minister for the country than these."
what?
What the prince meant by this is...
After a moment of hesitation, they reacted.
Good job, Prince.
You proposed it, but you want to hide behind us and push us to the front, right?
We have gained fame, but also pressure.
The prince is too cunning.
I thought so in my heart, but I also knew that the prince didn't care about such reputation.
Instead, they should be grateful to the prince for giving them this opportunity.
Li Er's expression was somewhat complicated. He said, "Thank you...Prince, you have improved a lot."
He originally wanted to call Cheng Qian affectionately.
But he was afraid that Li Chengqian would suddenly say to him, "Your Majesty, please call me Crown Prince."
That would be a real spoiler.
So it’s better to call him Prince to avoid embarrassing himself.
"Your Majesty, if you don't make progress, you will fall behind and others will bully you."
Li Chengqian smiled softly and said, "It is a pleasant surprise to hear Your Majesty say that I have made progress."
"I……."
Li Er was speechless, feeling inexplicably upset.
When did the relationship between father and son become so estranged?
Zhang Sun Wuji assessed the situation and said, "Your Highness."
"The court provides free schools and the like, so how should the teachers be selected?"
Wei Zheng continued, "Isn't this simple?"
"Now, the talents of the world are gathering in Chang'an because of the prince."
"Are you still afraid that there will be no one?"
Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "At worst, we can also offer them official positions and select some from the Imperial College, or from the scholars of the Hongwen Academy or Chongwen Academy."
"There is no delay in studying, cultivating talents, and editing books."
Li Chengqian stopped talking too.
As I said, there is nothing that the court cannot do.
There is only wanting and not wanting.
Sometimes, there just lacks a reason to touch people's hearts.
The emperor's disciple.
Obviously, it touched Li Er, Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others.
Even though the emperor's disciples had nothing to do with them.
But as one of the promoters, the emperor's disciples will also remember their contributions and kindness.
For this reason alone, they had no reason to shirk and could not refuse at all.
If they don't want such a reputation, they would be truly blind.
(End of this chapter)