Legendary star: Signed to the Palace at the beginning

Chapter 221
Yong Yulu hesitated for a moment, and said, "Everyone hasn't eaten for several days, so we should deal with being full first, and then think of countermeasures."

After finishing speaking, Yong Yulu stretched out his hand to pick up the wine glass in front of him, and drank it dry in one gulp. He didn't know if it was the sour glutinous rice, or he was in a bad mood. Yong Yulu only felt sad for a while.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Yang Guangdao: "Dear guests, the imperial decree of His Majesty the Sui Emperor will be read out."

The Turkic envoys stood up one after another and bowed to salute.

Yang Guang knew that the Turkic people were barbaric and unruly, so he didn't take it seriously, and gave Xiao Chuan a wink.

Xiao Chuan stood up, came to the Turkic envoys, opened a volume of imperial decree, and read aloud: "By God, the emperor said: The Turkic Apo Khan is brave, rewarding [-] bolts of silk and [-] bolts of silk... Datou Khan's prestige flourished, and he rewarded [-] bolts of silk and satin, and [-] bolts of silk...Khan Shabolue."

After reading this, Xiao Chuan paused for a moment, and continued: "Khan Sha Bolue usurped the throne and became self-reliant. He was unfilial and unrighteous. However, it was Turkic internal affairs, and the Sui Dynasty would not interfere. Now we reward Sha Bolue Khan with [-] bolts of silk and satin. [-] horses... I hope Khan Sabriel will treat other tribes well, the desert will be peaceful, and the Sui and Turkic eras will be friendly! This is it.”

Yong Yulu and dozens of his subordinates left Chang'an City disheartened amid the mocking laughter of Abo Khan and Datou Khan's delegation, and returned to the royal court.

"Snapped!"

After listening to Yong Yulu's narration, Sha Bolu Khan slammed his fist on the table angrily, and said fiercely: "Yang Jian, Da Luobian, and Datou bullied me too much."

Yong Yulu said, "Father Khan, what are we going to do?"

Sha Boluo Khan pondered for a while and said: "This is Yang Jian's plan to alienate people. We can't fall for it. We should contact Gao Baoning, the governor of Yingzhou, and send troops to the Northeast of the Sui Dynasty to attack Linyu Town and plunder Youzhou. At the same time, contact Tuyuhun. Let them invade the border of the Sui Dynasty in the northwest, making the Sui Dynasty difficult."

Yong Yulu said: "Yes, Father Khan, we can't fight among ourselves, as long as the Sui Dynasty is frightened, Daluobian and Datou will naturally be subdued."

Sha Boluo Khan said: "Yong Yulu, go to Tuyuhun as an envoy, and tell them to send troops into the Sui Dynasty soon, and I will lead the army to march to Youzhou."

Yong Yulu said: "Yes, Father Khan."

In the imperial palace of Chang'an City, Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo laughed after hearing Yang Guang and Xiao Chuan's narration.

Dugu Jialuo finished laughing, and said: "Chuan'er, you little cunning, you can't lead Ah Cheng down."

Xiao Chuan said: "Nephew dare not."

Yang Jian said: "Chuan'er, you have made great achievements in negotiating with Mohe and Turks continuously, but you are still young, and your high position and power can easily arouse jealousy. I won't promote you this time. Tell me what do you want? I reward you."

Xiao Chuan and Yang Guang looked at each other and said, "Your Majesty, then reward my nephew some gold, silver, treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings?"

Yang Jian's face darkened, and he said, "I have no money."

Xiao Chuan said: "Well, my nephew didn't say anything."

Yang Jian said: "Now the Guanlongmen clan Xungui and the five surnames Qiwang control the court, our royal family is weak, Duguchuan, what can you do?"

Xiao Chuan said: "Your Majesty, I have discussed this matter with Ah Chung, Ah Chung, please tell me."

Yang Guang glanced at Xiao Chuan gratefully, and said: "Father, if we want to deal with the nobles of Guanlongmen, we must first win over the nobles from Shandong, and secondly, recruit the children from poor families all over the world, so that they can fight against the nobles of Guanlong."

Yang Jian said: "Shandong's gentry are easy to say. The education conditions of the poor children are not as good as those of the nobles. How many talents can there be? How to recruit?"

Yang Guangdao: "I inherited the old dynasty in the Sui Dynasty, and implemented the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. Although the family conditions of poor families are relatively rich, they do not have much social status. They are often not recommended and cannot enter the court as officials. As a petty official, there is no hope of promotion, so I suggest that the emperor can carry out the imperial examination and select talents for the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Jian said: "Is the imperial examination?"

Yang Guangdao: "Yes, my father, my son and my cousin once discussed this matter. Originally, my son wished to implement the imperial examination now, but my cousin said that the implementation of the imperial examination should not be rushed. Now the children from poor families are not as good at learning as the noble ones. , Now that the imperial examinations are implemented, nine times out of ten, the children of honorable nobles will be admitted, and the result will be the same as the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, and the children of poor families will still not be able to make it to the top. In the future, the imperial examinations will have to be given up halfway.”

Yang Jian also looked solemn, and said: "Implementing the imperial examination is a good way, but it must be treated equally, and the children of noble families are allowed to take the exam. It is true that the children of poor families cannot pass the exam."

Yang Guangdao: "Er Chen and Cousin Chuan have discussed it. We are going to open a school first to train the children of the poor family. After a few years, the imperial examination will be implemented. The children of the poor family will definitely be able to make a big splash."

Xiao Chuan said: "Your Majesty, I have already gone to Lu County, Shandong Province to invite the Patriarch of the Confucian Mansion to be the head of the Royal Academy of Arts. In the future, there will be countless learned scholars from Confucianism and other schools to teach in the academy and schools. We will train them ourselves. Students, deal with the nobles."

The reason why Xiao Chuan prevented Yang Jian and his son from rushing to take the imperial examination is because Xiao Chuan knew that Yang Jian in history started the imperial examination, but most of the admitted students were honored children. The success of the examination admitted the children of honored nobles, but because he did not recruit many children from poor families, Yang Jian finally abolished the imperial examination in a fit of anger, and even rejected the schools in all states and counties.

After Yang Guang came to the throne, although the imperial examinations were resumed, he was very happy and eager for success. Before he could recruit talents from all over the world, he lost his great country and head.

Although the imperial examination has its drawbacks, it was implemented by the courts of all dynasties in the feudal society for thousands of years, and recognized by scholars. At that time, it was still the best mechanism for selecting officials and talents, but it was destroyed by stereotyped essays in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Since Xiao Chuan traveled to the Great Sui Dynasty, he naturally couldn't watch Yang Jian and his son repeat the same mistakes, so he wanted to gently fan the butterfly's wings and change the direction of history a little.

Yang Jian said excitedly: "Okay, Ah Sheng and Chuan'er have a good idea. You will pilot it in Longshouyuan first, and in the future you will open the school all over the states, counties, and even villages in the Sui Dynasty."

As a woman, Dugu Jialuo is very delicate and kind-hearted. She said: "Although children from poor families are relatively wealthy and can read books, those children from really poor families still cannot afford the high tuition fees and books."

Xiao Chuan said: "Don't worry, Auntie, Ah Cheng and I have considered it. We have divided the schools into three types. The first type is the aristocratic school for noble children, which can collect high fees and use it to subsidize other schools. The second type is It is an ordinary school, as long as you pay a small fee, you can enjoy the same education as the noble children. The third type is free school, where books, tuition and meals are all free, and it also provides opportunities for work-study programs. Children from poor families don’t want to change themselves The fate? They will definitely cherish the opportunity to study given by the court, and they will spend all the time spent by the noble children on studying."

(End of this chapter)