Kong Yingda's rebuttal seemed to sound the clarion call for the Changsun Party to oppose the imperial examination reform proposed by Li Kuan.

Soon, someone else jumped out to express his objection.

No matter what dynasty it is, there are always some people who oppose it for the sake of opposition.

You are not a person in my camp, so no matter whether the things you propose are good or bad, I will object.

This attribute was at its peak when the Donglin Party fought in the late Ming Dynasty.

"Your Highness, according to your statement, are those who sell themselves as slaves also qualified to participate in the imperial examination? Where is the majesty of the court?"

"The current imperial examination has completed the task of delivering talents to the court with scientific research. Weichen feels that there is nothing to reform.

Even if it is reform, it is not about sending all cats and dogs to the gate of the court."

"The imperial examination is a very important way to select officials for the imperial court. If the threshold for the imperial examination is too relaxed, then there will definitely be many malicious people involved in it, causing huge losses to the people of the Tang Dynasty."

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Various opinions were thrown out.

Of course, Li Kuan was not fighting alone.

The Chu King Party, headed by Xu Jingzong, the Minister of Education, also stood there to argue.

"The so-called 360 professions are the top scholars in every profession. As long as it can provide support for the development of our Tang Dynasty, it will be beneficial to the development of our Tang Dynasty.

We need to include such talents.

Only when the court incorporates all kinds of talents into management can all walks of life among the people develop under the command of the court.

To put it more than anything, even if there are ambitious people in some places who want to cause trouble, they don’t have many talented people who can come out.”

"Minister Xu, this is a bad statement! Most of the people who will stand up and cause trouble are not talented themselves, otherwise they would not have chosen to use the plan of hitting the stone to fight against the court.

Now the five imperial examinations in the imperial court can fully meet the needs, and everyone's satisfaction with the imperial examinations has reached an unprecedented level.

At this time, it is obvious that it is not worth the effort to make a major reform of the imperial examination system."

Gao Shilian, Minister of Personnel, is considered a representative figure of the Changsun Party today.

On the contrary, Changsun Wuji, the person involved, did not say much.

"The Tang Dynasty is undergoing earth-shaking changes every day, and the imperial court needs a variety of talents.

For example, the railway from Chang'an City to Luoyang that will be opened next year has never been before, right?

At that time, how the court manages these new things and how to plan these new things will require more professional talents.

Even the servants of some wealthy families have greatly increased their literacy rate.

Some of these talents can also give them the opportunity to serve the court.

As for the craftsmen in each workshop, there should be no restrictions on them."

Although Xu Jingzong did not communicate with Li Kuan in advance, with his intelligence, he naturally knew what to do today.

Anyway, Li Kuan came up with the plan for the imperial examination reform, so he just supported it.

Whoever stands up and opposes, he, the flag bearer, will refute.

Soon, the court was like a vegetable market, noisy.

Li Shimin was speechless when he watched the imperial throne.

To be honest, he could not fully understand the purpose behind Li Kuan's imperial examination reform.

It doesn't seem to be like it if it's for personal gain.

You said you would win people's hearts, it is suspected, but it seems that the impact is not much.

After all, since the reform of the imperial examination system has reached now, most people are already qualified to participate.

It’s just that you are qualified to be qualified, and whether you have the ability is another matter.

In the Tang Dynasty, it is not easy to pass the imperial examinations at all than to pass the college entrance examination in later generations.

No matter who you are, as long as you have not done anything that violates crimes, Li Kuan feels that they need to give them the opportunity to be qualified to participate in the exam.

"Your Majesty, the imperial examination reform is very important. I suggest that you discuss it in detail at the next court meeting. There is no need to make a conclusion immediately today."

As the Secretary of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, Fang Xuanling was a little speechless about the current chaos.

This noisy scene was obviously not what he wanted to see.

Today is the last tribute meeting in the 20th year of Zhenguan, and the next is the day of rest.

Everyone has a lot of time to communicate their opinions.

Let’s express our opinions until the tribute meeting in the 21st year of Zhenguan.

Maybe this discussion will be left to nothing.

Anyway, there was no such precedent before.

If every proposal thrown by the minister can be implemented in the end, it would not be a good thing.

What Fang Xuanling said is still very appealing. Whether it is the Changsun Party or the Chu King Party, they all want to sell his face.

Soon, the court meeting ended.

There was no disappointment on Li Kuan's face.

"Kuan'er, you suddenly threw out such a thing today. What do you want to do? I don't even understand how to help you?"

Cheng Yaojin did not avoid suspicion at all.

After going to court, he walked directly with Li Kuan.

They are father-in-law and son-in-law, so no matter how they avoid suspicion, they are actually useless.

Even if they quarrel in front of everyone, it would be useless.

"Now everyone is focusing on His Royal Highness, Changsun Wuji and me, and every move of the Chu Palace has attracted many attention.

I throw out a few things every now and then to divert everyone's attention so that everyone will not be confused about who is His Majesty's eldest son."

Li Kuan casually gave one of the reasons.

However, it is obvious that Cheng Yaojin does not think this is Li Kuan's sole purpose.

"What else? Do you really want the court to carry out a major reform of the imperial examination system? Those people from the Ministry of Rites may not agree?

Those people represented by Kong Yingda will be even more opposed."

Although Cheng Yaojin was just a military general, he knew exactly what the civil officials thought.

"Actually, I still have an idea that I haven't thrown out. Let everyone discuss it carefully when the court meeting next year.

Today I just want to warm up for everyone first to let everyone know that the imperial examination reform is possible."

"What's the idea?"

"The current imperial examinations are all literati students, so what about those military men?

If the Tang Dynasty wants long-term stability, it is the right way to promote both civil and military affairs."

As soon as Li Kuan said this, Cheng Yaojin's eyes immediately lit up.

Obviously, this topic must be related to warriors.

Although military generals have always been relatively united, the generals in the early years of Zhenguan have emerged from many powerful people in all dynasties.

Whether it is Li Jing, Li Ji, Li Xiaogong and Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, they have left a great reputation in history.

However, military generals are often at a disadvantage in fighting with literati.

Especially as the founding generals of the Tang Dynasty gradually grow old, this trend will become more obvious.

What should I do in this situation?
Chapter completed!