Li Er soon thought that he could actually use the war as an opportunity to rectify the internal affairs.
Before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, in order to maintain their own status, the crown brothers of the fourth generation and the third prince family of the Wei and Jin Dynasties decided to block all reforms and prevent all the low-level brats from climbing up and polluting their circle - this eventually led to the Eight Kings.
chaos, and hundreds of years of chaos that were even more chaotic than the Eight Kings Rebellion. Until later...
Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty established the imperial examination system, and fairness returned to the earth. However, the descendants of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty obviously had limited abilities, so Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was like Qin Shihuang. As soon as he left, big problems would immediately arise.
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But as time went on, the Tang Dynasty still appeared, and the imperial examination system was rebuilt and expanded - but...
This system has expanded, but people's hearts are obviously no different from the past...
Commerce and industry are a way for the people to make money, and for ministers they are a scene of governance. However... for Li Er, this is another kind of imperial examination system, and the imperial examination system itself is another... everything.
In the final analysis, the path to advancement is still based on military merit and nobility.
But just like the fall of Great Qin, on the one hand the reason was that it was not stable, on the other hand...could it not be because of the group of people who got together based on the military merit system?
At the beginning of Shang Yang's reform, this group of people supported Shang Yang and the King of Qin, eliminated the bastard nobles of the Qin State at that time, and gained fame and wealth by daring to fight and fight. However... as they got older, they started to learn from the past.
The group of people who killed Shang Yang... and with such a group of people controlling the political affairs of the Qin Dynasty, it is conceivable how much power the Qin Dynasty could have to protect itself.
Not only was Li Er's martial arts prowess, but he was also well-versed in classics and history, so he naturally knew what the brains of this group of people were like - if he didn't deal with these people today, tomorrow another new group of people with five surnames and seven hopes would appear.
but……
After Li Er's look, even though the people who had passed the imperial examination below all showed signs of panic, but then...the faces of these people quickly calmed down.
This kind of calmness is the calmness deep in the pupils, and even the person involved is often unable to detect it - but Li Er noticed it, and immediately frowned in displeasure, with a faint bad feeling in his heart. Sure enough...
Li Er waited for a moment, waiting for these people to express their stance.
But then, a minister came forward and said, "Your Majesty...this local state and county really can't find money and food. For the sake of the people's livelihood, please Your Majesty..."
"I sincerely request your Majesty to put people's livelihood first!"
"I sincerely request your Majesty not to resort to violence!"
"It is difficult for the people to make a living, please forgive me!"
Suddenly, everyone was unanimous!
This scene immediately shocked Li Er - what kind of situation, this group of people actually disobeyed orders like this... If it were before, Li Er would not be confused, because Pei Ji, Xiao Yu and his group would do this kind of thing.
But this time...
These are all bureaucrats who passed the imperial examination a few years ago. Looking at it... Li Er secretly knew something.
This imperial examination... Sure enough, after all, it is still prepared for the lower class scholars. If these people come up, they are no longer the lower class scholars... Anyway, these people don't think so themselves. But since the brothers think so
Yes, Li Er doesn't care.
He smiled and said, "The people's livelihood you are talking about...which people's livelihood are you talking about?"
"Are they your uncles and nephews, or the farmers planting seedlings in the fields?"
Li Erpi asked with a smile, and all the bureaucrats below were speechless. Then they saw Li Er's face gradually turned cold.
"I established the imperial examination academy system and promoted commerce, industry, and maritime trade for the sake of all the people. Do you really think that you have climbed up the imperial examination and are considered to be masters from now on?"
When these words were added again, the weight became even greater - the tone was not strong, the wording was not harsh, but the logic and nature of the words were extremely heavy, and the heavy accusation of guilt was suddenly inserted directly.
Hearing this, all the officials below immediately shut up as they didn't have any nonsense to say. However... Li Er was much satisfied when he saw this, and he didn't intend to do anything to these unruly people. After all, it has been a troubled time recently.
Well, Cheng Zhijie's troops were surrounded and lost contact, so that's probably... Datang still has a lot to do next, and layoffs are not at this moment.
But what Li Er didn't expect was that there would be bureaucrats coming out immediately. Although he was afraid of Li Er at first glance and his voice was trembling, he still said...
"Your Majesty, we must be held accountable for the failure of this northern war!"
"oh?"
Li Eryi was really stunned when he heard this first sentence. Someone actually thought of holding someone accountable... This is rare.
The bureaucrats in the DPRK are often either bastards, or they are waving the banner of people's livelihood to cover up the core issues, and they are just bugs who only want to make money. This... Li Er has seen a lot over the years, and he can recruit them.
When there are people like Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, who are very useful and upright, I already feel very lucky. As for the aspect of accountability... this group of people usually won't do it, unless it is to exclude people they hate.
but……
At present, because Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, and other high-ranking officials with the fifth surname and Qiwang have all been cleared out, so this group of bureaucrats has not yet formed a faction - it is also why I was able to calm this group of people with just one look. And this kind of
At this time, it is rare for someone to come out and speak out with justice, regardless of whether it is appropriate or not. Li Er couldn't help but smile and said, "Let's see!"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty have been operating in military towns in the northern border for a long time. They have a deep foundation and stable military morale. They have the right time, place and people under their control. According to common sense, even if troops are to be used, there should not be any surprises... However,
Now that the war is going unfavorably, Anbei Military Town and even the entire Western Region are in danger of being overrun. Why? Duke Lu is arrogant and domineering and refuses to obey the king's orders. This is one of them!"
As soon as the words fell...
Li Er took a deep breath immediately afterwards. This is really reasonable! It seems that this young man is good and will definitely be worthy of promotion in the future... But then, Li Erxiu was stunned by the following part.
"The imperial court originally planned to use a steam car to defeat the enemy. This car was also for Your Majesty and for the princes present, and had high hopes. As a result, in the current battle, the blunt force defeated the enemy, and the promised power of the steam car was not shown at all. This
It wastes money and wastes money, but it doesn’t accomplish much! Now the Tang Dynasty is in crisis, please..."
Speaking of this position, Li Er was immediately dumbfounded.
This guy... wants to stop the steam car project??
The young bureaucrat who spoke was also full of excitement, even though he looked at Li Er from the corner of his eye...
