"Two reasons," Wan He grunted and swallowed. He suddenly realized that these two reasons were definitely extraordinary. He immediately looked at Changsun Wuji with a serious face, while Changsun Heng'an and Zhu Muwu also stared at Changsun. Wuji saw that they were also very curious about these two reasons.
"The first reason," Changsun Wuji stretched out his index finger and said calmly, "is because of your identity, eldest young master."
"My identity," Wan He subconsciously tapped his nose with his finger and looked at Changsun Wuji with confusion, not understanding what Changsun Wuji meant at all.
"That's right, that's your identity." Changsun Wuji put his hand on the stone table, swung his fingers back and forth regularly on the stone table, and then said: "Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants have been the standard for dividing various classes since ancient times. Since ancient times, the four classes have not been able to interact with each other. Before the current Holy Emperor ascended the throne, the promotion of talents to official positions was all based on the children trained by various official families, and officials from various places recommended them to the imperial court before they could be appointed. However, it has always been After the current emperor ascended the throne, he changed the precedent and established the imperial examination system. Anyone with knowledge and no matter what class they are from can participate in the imperial examination."
Changsun Wuji said this, which surprised Wan He. Regarding the imperial examination, Wan He had the impression that people in ancient times had to pass the imperial examination to become officials, but he did not expect that it actually came from Yang Guang's creation. Turning around to look at Changsun Heng'an, he saw that Changsun Heng'an didn't show any expression, so it was obvious that Changsun Wuji was right.
Changsun Wuji continued: "Before this, the channels for civilians to enter the officialdom were controlled by various official families. This also made it easier for the children of official families to enter the court and become officials, and the official families became stronger and stronger. , On the contrary, it is difficult for those talents from the other three classes to get the chance to get ahead. This initiative of the Holy Emperor has indeed facilitated the selection of many talents among the people, but it has also greatly reduced the power of these official families."
Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji suddenly showed a wry smile and said: "Actually, our Changsun family is also a member of a family of officials. Back then, the emperor established the imperial examination system, but many officials and families prohibited their children from participating. I took the imperial examination to show my opposition to the Holy Spirit's move. My second brother got the military position of General Ying Yang due to his merits in his early years. However, because of my uncle's objection, I couldn't participate in the imperial examination, so I have achieved nothing until now."
Changsun Hengan's face showed guilt and embarrassment, and Wan He finally understood the reason. In the final analysis, it was just a matter of competition for interests. Before this, the official family had grasped the promotion channels for talents, so As a result, those who entered the court as officials were all people from official families. Over time, the emperor's power was weakened, and official families like the Yuwen family became stronger. Comrade Yang Guang obviously did not like to hand over power to He was the ruler of others, so as soon as he became emperor, he held an imperial examination and regained the power to select talents.
In fact, even if this is the case, if the children of the official family take part in the imperial examination together with the children of other classes, with a good education, the possibility of entering the imperial palace is much higher than that of the children of other classes. However, Yang Guang may have calculated the reaction of the official family. When I arrived, I knew that those official families would definitely refuse to participate in the imperial examinations to show their opposition. In this way, as the imperial examinations were held again and again, more and more civilian officials were adopted, the power of the official families was weakened, and the emperor's power was also weakened. Strengthening step by step, Comrade Yang is indeed a master of conspiracy.
After thinking about this, Wan He also understood the first reason mentioned by Changsun Wuji, and said helplessly: "So, whether it is Yu Shinan or Xu Shanxin, their reasons for targeting me are just that. Because I am not from their official family, and I only entered the court after taking the imperial examination,"
Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "Actually, Yu Shinan and Xu Shanxin have no problem with their loyalty to the Holy Lord, but they have an instinctive rejection of businessmen like the eldest young master. On the one hand, they cannot disobey the Holy Lord. The order of the government must accept batches of civilian officials like the eldest young master who passed the imperial examination. On the other hand, they cannot accept working in the same court with people who, in their view, are inferior to themselves. Therefore, they To behave like that to the eldest young master, of course, this is also a sign of their lack of government. People such as Yu Wenshu, Su Wei, and Yu Shiji will not show their emotions easily."
"Tsk," Changsun Wuji explained clearly. Wan He felt unhappy in his heart. After talking for a long time, he realized that Yu Shinan and Xu Shanxin had objections to Comrade Lao Yang, but they didn't dare to do anything to Comrade Lao Yang. The comrade was angry, so he took out his anger on this young master. Damn it, this young master will remember this. Sooner or later, he must teach these two old guys a lesson. He secretly made a decision in his heart. Wan He Recalling what Changsun Wuji said before, he quickly asked: "What about the second reason?"
Changsun Wuji paused, looked outside the courtyard again, and then lowered his voice a little, and said: "As for the second reason, it is very important, related to the national destiny of the Sui Dynasty."
"Uh," Wan He was startled when he heard what Changsun Wuji said was serious. He looked at Changsun Wuji in shock and said, "Wuji, you, are you kidding me? Why does it matter to me?" The national destiny of the Sui Dynasty was over,"
"Young Master," Changsun Wuji didn't mean to be joking at all. He stared at Wan He closely and suddenly asked, "Do you know what Yu Shinan and Xu Shanxin have in common?"
Changsun Wuji suddenly asked such a question, which made Wan He confused. He didn't understand what Changsun Wuji meant at all. He stared at Changsun Wuji with wide eyes and shook his head subconsciously. At this time, before The eldest grandson Heng'an, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and said: "I once heard my father say that Yu Shinan, Xu Shanxin and the deceased Minister of Civil Affairs Wei Chong were close friends."
"Wei Chong," such a strange name suddenly popped up, and Wan He's head almost turned into mush. Seeing the two grandson brothers looking at each other as if they were playing charades, Wan He suddenly felt a headache, and his hands were busy. In one fell swoop, he said, "Who is this Wei Chong? Why have I never heard of him?"
Changsun Wuji chuckled and said: "Wei Chong, the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, once served as the general manager of Yingzhou. He quelled Tao Ziding and Luo Huifang's rebellion. He was also a famous general of the Sui Dynasty. The most important thing is that he has the only daughter on his knees. Already married to Yang Jian, the second prince who was still King of Yuzhang at that time,"
Yang Jian, uh, isn't he King Qi? Wan He finally heard a name he knew, and the King Qi he saw at the city gate that day appeared in his mind. Suddenly, Wan He's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood that Changsun Wu Ji realized what he meant, and stood up suddenly, looked at Changsun Wuji with wide eyes, and exclaimed: "You mean, Yu Shinan and Xu Shanxin support King Qi,"
"Yes," Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "Yu Shinan and Xu Shanxin are close friends with King Qi's father-in-law Wei Chong. They were entrusted by Wei Chong before his death and have always been staunch supporters of King Qi. Young Master, you relied on the King of Yue to make your fortune, so you were naturally regarded as a member of the King of Yue by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Now that the dispute between the King of Qi and the King of Yue is intensifying, Yu Shinan and Xu Shanxin are naturally very dissatisfied with you, Young Master."
After Changsun Wuji's explanation, some of Wan He's previous doubts were figured out. No wonder Yu Shinan saw himself with the King of Yue that day and ridiculed him. After doing so for a long time, he believed that he had suffered the consequences of Yuchi. Woe, what Changsun Wuji said just now makes sense. The fight for the throne of the Sui Dynasty prince is indeed related to the fate of the Sui Dynasty. This is not an exaggeration at all, but now Wan He is. Silent. When he first chose to rely on Yang Dong, Wan He was already mentally prepared that he might be regarded as a thorn in the side of Yang Dong's political opponents. Now that it has been explained clearly, he knows that Yu Shinan and Xu Shanxin targeted him because of Yang Dong. In fact, Wan He relaxed a lot.
Wan He had such a reaction, not because Wan He was confident that he could defeat Yang Jian, but because Wan He remembered clearly that when he watched TV movies in the past, the Sui Dynasty was the second generation of the Sui Dynasty. In other words, this kid Yang Jian has no ambition at all, so Wan He doesn't have to worry about what Yang Jian will do to him in the future. However, Wan He soon had another question, and immediately asked about his eldest grandson. Wuji asked: "Wuji, since everyone outside the court knows that Xu Shanxin belongs to King Qi, then Lao Yang, uh, no, it is impossible for the current Holy One not to know, why does the Holy One still want to I, the king of Yue, am placed under Xu Shanxin’s hands. Doesn’t this make me feel uncomfortable?”
After hearing Wan He's question, Changsun Wuji did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a moment, and finally said four words: "The Emperor's Mind Technique,"
Just four words, but Wan He immediately understood that Yang Guang was playing his balancing act again. Let his son and grandson fight to the death. At least his throne would become more and more stable. , although Wan He seems to have Yang Guang's favor, in the eyes of Yang Guang, the emperor, Wan He is just a chess piece that can be used.
Thinking of this, Wan He's heart felt like it was tied up by something, and he felt particularly depressed. Could it be that he was going to be at the mercy of others like this? Wan He's hands were clenched into fists, and a flash of light flashed across his eyes. After finishing his work, he took a deep breath, no, no one except me can interfere with my future, not even if you are the emperor.