Chapter 131 The Prince's Far-sightedness (1)

The maids came in one after another and placed the food on the table in front of everyone. The maids filled everyone's glasses with fine wine.

"Tonight, I am hosting a banquet here to entertain you gentlemen to thank you for your dedication to the Tang Dynasty. Now that my father has gone on an expedition to the east, he has ordered me to govern the country. In the future, I will rely on you to assist me with all your heart." Li Chengqian said.

"It is our duty to assist His Highness in governing the country!" Fang Xuanling said.

"Come on, gentlemen, raise your glasses and let us share the prosperity! I wish the Tang Dynasty prosperity!" Li Chengqian did not say any more polite words. He picked up the wine glasses on the table and toasted everyone. The banquet officially began.

In addition to delicious food and wine, how can a banquet be complete without singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere?

People toasted each other, musicians played music, and singers and dancers danced to help everyone get drunk.

At the banquet, all officials toasted the prince several times, and then they toasted each other, toasting colleagues beside them and colleagues opposite them.

Officials from wealthy families toasted and exchanged wine, and officials from poor families also huddled together to keep each other warm, expand their social circles, and seek greater benefits.

In short, everyone got along very well at this banquet, and it was a happy scene until the end of the banquet.

The banquet lasted for a long time, nearly two hours, before the banquet hosted by the prince ended.

After everyone had a good meal and a good drink, they left the hall happily and returned home. The slightly drunk Li Chengqian returned to his bedroom with the help of Wang Quan.

After all the officials left, the palace maids cleaned up the Guangtian Hall after the gathering, and cleaned it up to its original appearance.

The next day, when Li Chengqian woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Li

Chengqian, who had drunk a lot last night, got up half an hour later than usual. Fortunately, Li Er was not in Chang'an, so he didn't have to attend the morning court, otherwise he would have been scolded to death by Li Er.

"My dear! Prince Consort Du He is outside asking for an audience!" An eunuch walked in from outside the hall and reported to Li Chengqian, who had not yet recovered.

"What does he want to talk to me about at this time? Let him come in and talk." Li Chengqian half-reclined on the chair, resting his forearms on the armrests, interlacing his fingers.

"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and left.

Du He walked in from outside, saluted to Li Chengqian and said, "Your humble servant Du He is here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"No need to be polite! Give me a seat!" Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Du He said, sitting down.

"What's the important matter that brings you to see me so early in the morning?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Highness! The teaching plan you revised some time ago has been distributed to various experimental sites for experimentation. Although the effect is not very obvious, it can pass the experiment during this period."

"To make a rough judgment, I have made several reforms in the original plan, which is conducive to the development of teaching."

"This is the revised plan of yours, please take a look." Du He said, and then took out a plan from his sleeve. Du He made some modifications to the places marked on it.

Du He handed the revised plan to Wang Quan, who handed it to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian immediately sat up straight, took the plan handed over by Wang Quan and looked through it. Du He had annotated it so that Li Chengqian could see it clearly at a glance.

The revised plan is more conducive to promoting education, so that even the children of Zhuangjiahangjia can receive education.

In addition, the plan also proposes that different teaching methods can be used for different people, so that these people can learn and achieve success.

"This plan is well revised! Is it your idea, Du He, or is it someone else's idea?" Li Chengqian said. "

It is not the work of me alone, but the result of discussions between me and several colleagues. I wonder what your Highness thinks about this matter!" Du He said.

"It's not a brilliant opinion, but just some small suggestions, such as allowing children of wealthy families to go to school, but they must pay a certain amount of fees and must take exams." Li Chengqian said, handing the plan back to Du He.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for being frank! The gatekeepers have their own private schools, so how could they possibly go to school and study with a bunch of people of low status?" Du He said.

He felt that the prince's idea was too fanciful, and he wanted the gatekeepers of noble families to pay money, so it would be good if they didn't take the opportunity to save money! How could they still pay out money.

"What if, in the future, anyone who wants to enter the Imperial College or Chongwenguan must have a graduation certificate issued by the school?" "

In the future, the imperial examinations will give priority to students with graduation certificates. Do you think the gatekeepers of noble families will agree?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness! If you really do this, I am worried that it will cause dissatisfaction among the gatekeepers and thus cause unrest. Please think twice!" Du He said.

Du He's worry is not without reason. The influence of the clans is great. Although the efforts of several emperors have reduced many of their superior political and social status.

But these are nothing to the clans, but the prince's actions are obviously cutting the interests of the clans.

The clans will not give up easily!

"What are you worried about? I understand that as long as the operation is done properly, the clans will not go against the court even if they are dissatisfied."

"We want the tuition fee, as long as we don't ask for too much, it is a drop in the bucket for them. Can they give up the opportunity to enter the government for such a small profit?" Li Chengqian said. "

This is what I am worried about. If the clans really do this, how should Your Highness deal with it?" Du He asked.

"What are you afraid of? The imperial court has the army, so why should we be afraid of them being able to do something? If anyone dares to make trouble, I will definitely not be soft-hearted." Li Chengqian said.

Our great ancestor said that power comes from the barrel of a gun. As long as the Tang Dynasty has enough military power, it will be able to suppress these aristocratic families.

Relying on the huge mass base as a backing, slowly weaken the influence of the aristocratic families. If any of them dares to stand up and jump around.

Just suppress them directly, there is nothing to worry about.

The cancer must be eradicated, and only then can the Tang Dynasty be stable and long-term.

Du He was stunned!

He had never thought that Li Chengqian would actually say this, which made him at a loss for words.

"Okay! Just do as I say! See how the noble family reacts, and then you can make any plans!"

"If we do nothing, how can we come up with a solution? When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty abolished the Nine-Rank System and replaced the selection of talents with the imperial examination, wasn't it opposed by the aristocratic families? What was the final result?" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Du He replied.

He felt that the prince was right. To deal with the aristocratic families, we should boil the frog in warm water and take it slowly.

We will definitely be able to completely eliminate the aristocratic families.