Valley Emperor

The separation of military and government is always a red line for Li Xuan, whoever dares to cross will die!

At present, there are only three armed forces in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Army, the Tang Navy, and the Guards. Other armed forces are not allowed to exist, no matter what Liu Bagou wanted to toss. The tax corps or the current armed patrol police must be strictly prohibited.

The reason why the above-named troops are banned is not to say that such troops are useless, but because of the separation of military and government, military generals fight wars, and civilians govern the country. Civil servants can command tens of thousands of troops.

So even if you want to set up anti-smuggling teams, tax corps, armed patrols and other units, it has to be done under the name of the army, and it can't be placed on the side of the cabinet.

Therefore, Li Xuan's handling of this kind of discount is straightforward and decisive!

After processing today's memorial, it was already past twelve o'clock noon. Li Xuan did not go back to the harem to eat, but ate directly in the front hall. He also called in a few ministers on duty to eat together. Its name: Give Meal!

That's right, even having lunch is a job for Li Xuan and has political implications.

Occasionally ask the courtiers to accompany him to eat a piece, although it is said that these courtiers can't eat so much in front of them, but they will be very restrained and will not be full, but it doesn't matter if they are not full, but in their hearts would be very happy.

Because for them, this represents their holy family, and they are not marginalized!

And when eating, Li Xuan will inevitably say a few words on government affairs, although it is only a few words, but for the courtiers, this is actually a kind of task, but there is no morning or imperial meeting and formal audience. So formal.

At noon today, Li Xuan said to the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, who was on duty in the palace today, "I heard that the students in the Imperial College started fighting this morning. What's going on?"

Li Xuan was talking and eating by himself, but Xu Li, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, immediately put down his chopsticks and said, "Go back to your majesty, this minister just found out about it!"

"As far as I know, the students who fought at the Guozijian belonged to the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science. The reason for the fight was because of academic disputes. The impact of this matter is extremely bad, and this minister will handle it with justice and seriousness!"

As Xu Li spoke, he secretly looked at Li Xuan's expression, and when he saw Li Xuan's expression as usual, he was slightly relieved.

He was angry when he talked about this. The Ministry of Rites was in charge of education, diplomacy, and rituals in the Tang Dynasty. Of course, education was the main work of the Ministry of Rites. This work was also performed by him, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Rites and the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. personally in charge.

The Guozijian is naturally also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. There was a group fight among dozens of students in this Guozijian. It was a shame for the Ministry of Rites, and even the Tang Dynasty. As soon as he knew about it, he took it very seriously. However, this has not been dealt with yet, even though he was recruited to provide meals, he also did not expect that this matter would reach His Majesty's ears so quickly.

Naturally, he did not dare to think that His Majesty would not know, and he was also prepared to report it today.

But I didn't expect His Majesty to know so quickly. The people from the Investigation and Statistics Department of the Hanlin Academy are really all-pervasive!

When he thought of the investigation and statistics department of the Hanlin Academy, he was a little worried, although the name of this institution was a bit nondescript, and it didn't sound harmful.

But someone with a little political consciousness can come to a conclusion after seeing the behavior of the investigation and statistics department of the Hanlin Academy and the strange and huge institutional setup. Isn't this the Jinyiwei version of the Tang Dynasty? Well, maybe it's the Jinyiwei. It is a complex of East Factory and West Factory.

Today, the eagle dogs who call themselves Hantong are all over the world, and there are eagle dogs of Hantong everywhere. It is easy to say that these spies exist on the bright side, and what is even more terrifying are those secret spies.

No matter the minister, he can't guarantee that there are no Han Tong spies among the people around him!

The matter in the Imperial College is a bit big today, and the people of Hantong will definitely report it to His Majesty as soon as possible.

Alas, it has not been long since the establishment of Hantong, and the news has already been so well-informed. Although we have not seen Hantong's people killing hundreds of officials, Xu Li firmly believes that this is just a disguise of Hantong. These ancestral people will surpass those of the military and become the confidants of the cabinet officials.

Xu Li was thinking about Hantong, but Li Xuan was thinking about education!

According to Han Tong's report, the fight between the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science in Guozijian this time is not just because of the dispute over academic concepts, but rather a complex one, including the competition between Philosophy and Jinshi. In the final analysis, it is the current Datang The dynasty treated science students and literature students differently.

According to the official appointment and removal regulations of the Tang Dynasty, science students and literature students in Guozijian are directly conferred upon them after graduation. That is to say, they can participate in the imperial examinations after graduation, although it is fine if they fail to pass the imperial examinations. One can directly become an official after obtaining the title of Juren. However, for many students, going directly to the official position with the reputation of being a scholar or juren is not a journey after all, and the future is always limited.

Therefore, as long as there are some students who are pursuing, they are willing to continue to participate in the general examination, and then gain the title of Jinshi or Ph.D.

At the same time, because of the emergence of Ph.D. subjects, most of the students of the Faculty of Science are applying for Ph.D. subjects, and once they pass the post-doctoral examination, their starting point is higher than that of Jinshi subjects. The students are naturally very upset.

In their opinion, they are full of talent for poetry and calligraphy, and those students who study science are just a group of craftsmen. Not as good as the Doctor!

In the same way, in fact, those students who are preparing to apply for Ph.D. in theory also look down on those students in the Faculty of Letters, thinking that they can only adjust their minds and do it all day long. Except for writing one-handed essays, they can’t do shit.

The two sides looked down on each other, and in the end, the conflict naturally became deeper and deeper. This morning, only a few students from the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Letters taunted each other and then fought. The result was a group of dozens of people.

Li Xuan is naturally too lazy to pay attention to student fights, but this reflects some of the educational problems in the current Tang Dynasty.

That is, Li Xuan's goal of boosting science will still encounter great resistance.

However, Li Xuan will not compromise because of this. Now he just got a doctorate degree. In the future, he even plans to carry out reforms in the Jinshi department. Physics, chemistry, and arithmetic are all compulsory subjects. Increase importance.

The ultimate goal is to combine the Jinshi and Ph.D. departments into one, and finally form his ideal imperial examination model for selecting talents.

So he thought about it and then said: "Education is about the foundation of the empire, Xu Aiqing must strictly supervise the students' study, and don't let them try to cause trouble. In addition, the number of doctoral students you planned a while ago was still a little less. In this way, increase the number to eighty people!"

There were only 30 candidates for the doctoral program in the new round of imperial examinations proposed by the Ministry of Rites. Although it was twice as many as this year's Encore, Li Xuan thought it was not enough. It's not enough, he wants to enroll two or three hundred directly.

After Xu Li listened, naturally he could only say that he obeyed the order.

The words of the Son of Heaven are oral edicts. In today's Datang system, the imperial power is highly concentrated, and oral edicts are no different from official imperial decrees issued in plain text. The only difference is that oral edicts can be denied by Li Xuan at any time, but explicit imperial edicts cannot. .

However, after leaving the palace, Xu Li had some headaches. After the doctoral department has increased the number of admissions to 80, is it necessary to reduce the number of Jinshi departments? Otherwise, the total number of Jinshi and Ph.D. It is about to exceed 500 people.

This large number of people can effectively alleviate the current shortage of officials in the Tang Dynasty, but it will also greatly reduce the gold content of the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty. If anyone can be admitted to the Jinshi or Ph.D., this will make outsiders. , especially the jokes from the Ming Dynasty.

In the end, Xu Li also knew that His Majesty was pushing for the development of the doctoral department. He always maintained an attitude of neither supporting nor disapproving the Jinshi department. The number of people in the department is large~www.wuxiaspot.com~The number of people in the Jinshi department is small, so I have to do it myself.

So when he left the palace, Xu Li had already made up his mind. When he went back, he asked a few cabinet leaders to discuss and reduce the number of new scholars admitted in Xuanping's three-year spring examination to about 300 people. There are 80 doctors in Shangxinke, even if it is 380 people, according to the estimated number of students applying for the examination, it is about a standard of four out of one.

Although the standard is still a bit high, it is not as exaggerated as three to one or even two to one.

However, in this way, I am afraid that those who are enrolled in the disciplines will complain, and perhaps more students will be allowed to study for the doctoral degree!

Because the competition for the Jinshi department is fierce, the competition for the doctoral department is not so great, and the number of admissions is increasing year by year. Those students who study for the sake of being an official will definitely not see this trend.

Therefore, after the Guozijian group fight, the Ministry of Rites issued a new official document, claiming that it would greatly increase the number of new doctors admitted, and announced that the general examination would be held in February of the third year of Xuanping.

The palace examinations for the Jinshi and Ph.D. programs will be held in March, and the middle ones are the Xinke Jinshi and the Xinke Ph.D.!