Datang: Changle, I really don’t have any private money for my husband

Chapter 161
Not all scholars will take refuge in the family, after all, it is no different from living under the fence.

After all, they still love the imperial court. Now that the imperial court has given them this opportunity, no one can explain the excitement in the hearts of countless humble scholars.

In contrast, is the reaction of the clansmen.

People with five surnames and seven Wangs gathered together, and everyone was silent.

Until Master Cui Ren spoke and said:

"Have you all heard the notices on the street?"

"Tell me, what is going on here?"

"Why is there such a big change in the imperial examination system? We don't even have any news in advance. Where does Li Shimin have the confidence to reopen the imperial examination?"

"This matter is of great importance. Could it be that Li Shimin was dissatisfied with our behavior before, and hereby retaliates here?" A member of the Li family in Longxi said:

"I'm afraid it has something to do with the current entanglement between us and Liu Sheng, right?"

Hearing this, the scene fell into a dead silence again.

Of course they knew that this was Li Shimin's revenge, but this revenge seemed extremely vicious to them.

"Reopen the imperial examination, give chances to poor scholars, let them rise, then what are we?" Li Yanshou said angrily:
"Silent for a hundred years, it only takes a few decades at most, the advantages of our family will fade, and they will eventually die out. Do you know the pros and cons of it?"

"But so what, we all know that Li Shimin's reopening of the imperial examination is aimed at us, but we have no way to fight against it!"

"Now that the notices have come out, can we still stop it? Li Shimin moved so fast that we didn't even realize it."

Someone in the Cui family said angrily, before they had time to let their own people in the court obstruct this decision, this notice has already come out.

With the rise of the humble family, they will be suppressed. This is what Li Shimin and his Guanlong Group hope to see.

But not just for revenge on them.

Digging their foundations by the imperial examination system is equivalent to digging their ancestral graves, and it is merciless.

"Li Shimin is trying to force us to our death!" Cui Renshi's eyes sparkled and he clenched his hands tightly.

They completely forgot how they persecuted the imperial court at the beginning, and now it is time to taste the bitter fruit of the cause they planted at the beginning.

"It's not that you proposed to force Li Shimin with food, otherwise, we wouldn't be so passive now!"

"It's all my fault?" Cui Renshi became even more angry when he heard this, "You didn't object to this proposal at the beginning, but instead actively mobilized Chen Liang, even if I persuaded you, I couldn't persuade you!"

"It's all my fault now? Hehe, you probably forgot that we also lost hundreds of thousands of shi of grain, right?"

"What's more, it seems that you were the ones who increased the conditions at the beginning, right? Now that the responsibility has been shifted to me, do you really think that I, Cui Shi, are easy to bully?"

"Who knows if your Cui family has made some benefits from it? A little bit of profit will stop your losses a lot. As for the loss of food, whoever among us present has not lost hundreds of thousands of dollars? Shi Liang, is it possible that you lost it alone?" Li's people also retorted in a strange way.

The five surnames and Qiwangzhi have never been monolithic. Everyone knows that they cannot escape the responsibility of the failed transaction at the beginning, but they still try their best to shirk their responsibility.

As long as the loss of the family is reduced, what does the loss of other clans have to do with them?

"Okay, stop arguing!" Li Yanshou raised his hand, pressed it down, and said in a deep voice:

"Now is not the time to shirk responsibility, the most important thing is how to face the pressure from the imperial court!"

"With the rise of poor scholars, the talents in our hands will continue to be consumed. Why do you think we will bring talents into the court?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present also fell silent.

They just wanted to test whether Cui Renshi really had something to do with the imperial court. Even if they didn't, maybe they could get some benefits from the declining Cui Renshi.

But he never thought that Master Cui Ren clenched his teeth too tightly and did not reveal the slightest flaw.

Since they cannot shirk responsibility, they should bear the loss themselves.

Not only that, but also to deal with the next imperial court's act of digging ancestral graves.

"You don't have to be too pessimistic." Master Cui Ren's complexion recovered, full of confidence, without seeing the anger just now, he said:
"Have you ever forgotten that the Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, and there are not many books in local private schools. Where can the poor scholars get books for them to read and write?"

"As long as we vigorously buy books from the local area, then the local area will have no talent supply at all, and we will have to rely on us in the end?"

"So, it is a joke that Li Shimin reopened the imperial examination. We can still remedy the fatal loophole."

After hearing his words so confidently, the others were not in a hurry to speak.

Li Yanshou didn't conflict with him, he shook his head and said:

"you are wrong."

Cui Renshi looked at him in surprise, and the latter continued:
"Do you think Li Shimin can think of such a perfect imperial examination reform?"

"How do you say that?" Cui Renshi's eyes flickered, and he had a bad premonition in his heart. What the other party said next was definitely not a good thing.

"Don't forget who we are fighting against recently." Li Yanshou looked around and said in a slightly solemn tone:

"I got the news that Liu Sheng went to the palace to face the saint today, and he hasn't come back yet. Do you think Liu Sheng went to the palace to drink tea?"

Liu Sheng, it's Liu Sheng again!
Recently, Liu Sheng has caused them a lot of headaches, and even forced them to come up with those dirty methods, just to bring down Liu Sheng.

But he never thought that this time Liu Sheng directly came to the bottom of the pot.

Liu Sheng entered the palace, and this notice came out, and everyone present knew what it meant.

"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with him!" Li's staff gritted their teeth and said:

"This Liu Sheng is too deceitful, and he wants to force us to live with him forever?"

Cui Renshi sneered, even though there was anger towards Liu Sheng in his heart, it was more helpless and unwilling:
"Could it be that we and Liu Sheng are playing house now? We've already been with him forever!"

"Unless we can dispatch private soldiers, otherwise, we can't do anything to Liu Sheng at all!"

He was telling the truth and bullshit.

If they dispatched private soldiers, they could indeed eliminate Liu Sheng by force.

But the problem is, it is impossible for them to dispatch even a single soldier. After all, this is Chang'an City. If they dare to send troops, the [-] troops who have just returned from the front line will besiege their home in an instant.

It's good that they want to force the court, but they don't want to court death.

To kill a son-in-law in public in Chang'an City is bullshit.