Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

As a second-generation emperor, it was his dream to be an idle prince. But Li Shen knew that he wanted to live the ideal life in his mind. There will definitely be some difficulties. The first is the five surnames, the seven Wangguan Long eight families. Throughout the ages, the foundation of a good life has been money. Li Shen thought that the luxurious life he wanted to live could not be supported by the fief's taxes and salary alone. So Li Shen wanted to go into business to make money.

One of the reasons why the family is so powerful is that it has always been in a monopoly position in business. A steady stream of money to support their children. Therefore, if Li Shen wants to make money, he must break the family's monopoly. Sooner or later, he will face the aristocratic family. Unless Li Shen goes to the fiefdom to hide. But that's not the life Li Shen wants. Since we have to face each other sooner or later. Then strike first to gain the upper hand.

Li Shen thought of this and said to Li Shimin, "Aye. Are you talking about whether the scholars you select are all descendants of aristocratic families?"

Li Shimin was stunned and didn't expect that Li Shen also knew, "Yes. In recent years, most of them are children from aristocratic families. Only a few are from poor families."

"Aye, many of the officials who graded the papers are from aristocratic families. There must be fraud." Li Shen said

"Of course I know. But there are many people participating in the imperial examination. It is impossible for me to mark the marks myself, nor can it be done by just a few officials. Dozens of people are required to mark each imperial examination. Most of these dozens of people are from distinguished families. Noble officials. They are like-minded and help each other. It is difficult for candidates from poor families to get ahead." Li Shimin sighed.

"Aye. What if the grader doesn't know whose paper it is?" Li Shen asked

"Easier said than done." Li Shimin asked

"It's very simple. Just put the candidate's name and place of origin on paper." Li Shen said

"That's right. This method is good. If the examiner can't see it, you can avoid malpractice for personal gain. Li Shen, your method is very good." Li Shimin suddenly said. Why didn't he think of such a simple method?

Li Shenben also wanted to explain the subsequent process of Yulu. But seeing Li Shimin so excited. Li Shen thought it would be better to talk slowly later. He only had so much ink on his stomach. They all fell down. What to do next. The water flows slowly.

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Li Shimin left before Li Shen finished speaking, with a smile on his face. He felt that what Li Shen said would definitely bring him more children from poor families. He planned to discuss the specific operations with Fang Xuanling and other important ministers in court tomorrow. After all, Li Shen only said one method.

Li Shen sent Li Shimin and Wei Guifei away and returned to the hall. I think this dad is too impatient. What's the use of just using names.

"Shen'er, you shouldn't say anything that obscures your name tonight. If the aristocratic family finds out that you are advising Aye like this, it will definitely make things difficult for you. Five surnames and seven hopes have been passed down for thousands of years, and their influence spreads all over the government and the public. You act like this Doing this will probably bring about revenge from the family. You, Aye, have to be patient. Not to mention that you are single and weak." Concubine Wei was very worried about Li Shen

"Mother and concubine. I am a prince. I will be prosperous and suffer losses. If my royal family is strong, I will also be prosperous and wealthy as a royal family. If my royal family is weak, few people will look up to me as a prince. This is why Aye The reason for wanting to deal with the aristocratic family." Li Shen explained. On TV, the aristocratic family was killed to pieces by Wu Zetian.

"Hey. Shen'er, how could I not know these things? But I am also from the Wei family. I really don't want the family to be ruined." Concubine Wei was very melancholy. One side is the family, the other side is the son.

"Mother, concubine. Don't think so much. No one can say for sure what will happen in the future. It's just a name. It's not a threat to the family." Li Shen was speechless when he saw Concubine Wei's tangled look. Just a name. Why does it look like the family is going to be destroyed? It's not painful or itchy at all. Mother and son chatted for a while and then took a rest.

After Li Shen returned to his residence. So I started to write down the process of clearing my name in the imperial examination that I told Li Shimin today. This process should be from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Often played in TV dramas.

In his previous life, Li Shen was bored because he was looking after a shop. I spend all day watching TV series and watching short videos. Reading novels. I don’t know what other people are like. But Li Shen himself has a habit. Whenever I read a novel, I always like to follow the plot. Search for something. For example, the protagonist in the novel makes money by making wine. He would search for ways to make wine. I imagine how I would make wine if I traveled through time. So he has a lot of theoretical knowledge in his mind. Of course. None of it has been practiced. But Li Shen believes that with repeated practice and sufficient manpower and material resources, it will definitely succeed.

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Inside the Liangyi Hall. Li Shimin sat upright. Several people were kneeling below, including Zhao Guogong's eldest son Sun Wuji, Hejian Yuan Wang Li Xiaogong, Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng, Liang Guogong Fang Xuanling, Shen Guogong Gao Shilian, Hubu Shangshu Tang Jian, Yun Guogong Zhang Liang and others.

"There is something today that I would like to hear your opinions on." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on." Changsun Wuji answered.

"Imperial examinations have been used to select scholars for many years. However, there are only a few children from poor families. If the Tang Dynasty wants to last forever, we must cancel the grudges and allow all the people of the Tang Dynasty to participate. Only in this way can we select more talented people. , used by the imperial court. But now it is not very ideal. Folks have begun to spread that the imperial examination is just a cover. All the lists are determined internally. It is said that the imperial court engages in malpractice for personal gain and nepotism. Please tell me how to solve this matter." Li Shimin finished speaking and looked at to everyone

No one expected that Li Shimin would talk about cheating in the examination room. In fact, how could they not know. Just don’t say it. Who doesn't have a few relatives? Everyone wants to arrange for their relatives to be in the court to increase their voice.

In fact, everyone present can be regarded as aristocratic. Or maybe related to aristocratic families. Except that Li Xiaogong is from the royal family. For example, Changsun Wuji is from a big family. Fang Xuanling's first wife, Lu, was also the daughter of a wealthy family.

He didn't speak when he saw everyone. Li Shimin knew that these ministers also had selfish motives. How could they be truly loyal and patriotic? In their hearts, the interests of the family were higher than the interests of the country. So he said directly: "No need to worry, gentlemen. I have a plan, please see if it works."

"This policy is to cover up the name. It is to paste the candidate's name, place of origin and other information on paper. In this way, the marking officer will not know whose paper it is. This can avoid fraud for personal gain." After Li Shimin told Li Shen's name, he looked at it. everyone

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads. A good idea indeed.

"Your Majesty, this policy is indeed a good one. Not only can it avoid malpractice for personal gain to the greatest extent, but it can also make the people of the Tang Dynasty believe in the determination of the imperial court to recruit scholars." Fang Xuanling said first.

"What Fang Gong said is absolutely true. This can also increase the confidence of those poor scholars. Let more scholars take part in the imperial examination." Changsun Wuji followed.

"I don't know who came up with this idea. I guess it must be someone talented." At this time, Wei Zheng expressed everyone's doubts.

"I got the name from a casual chat with the Tenth Prince Li Shen after I went to Daji Palace for dinner yesterday. But the details still need to be completed by everyone." Li Shimin said in a rather proud tone. After all, the good advice everyone said came from his own son.

"His Royal Highness Shen?"

"King Shen Li Shen?"

"Oh, it turned out to be from His Highness King Shen. I heard that King Shen has been smart since he was a child. He has read hundreds of books. I guess His Majesty is a good teacher of his children." Fang Xuanling was the first to flatter. This dose of flattery was very useful to Li Shimin.

"No, it's just a child's talk. It's not worth mentioning. The specific regulations need to be discussed by the princes. This method will be used for the imperial examination in the future. It will be reported to the various states and counties." Li Shimin made a final decision.

Everyone looked at each other when they came out of Liangyi Hall. In fact, they all want to object. But there is no valid reason. To put it bluntly, the battle among literati depends on who can capture the great righteousness. Li Shimin's move was for the sake of the scholars in the world, if they objected. Don't let the world's literati scold you to death. At that time, future generations may not necessarily write about them.

"Hey. This is King Shen." Changsun Wuji sighed

"His Royal Highness Shen is indeed smart," Wei Zheng said

"Zhao Guogong, Zheng Guogong. Let's discuss the specific process first." Tang Jian said from the side. This matter involves some supplies that require payment from the Ministry of Accounts.