The entire Taiji Palace fell silent and everyone was shocked.
Was Li Ke…crazy?
The officials of the aristocratic families accounted for 50% of the entire court, and the remaining 30% were more or less related to the aristocratic families.
How could the imperial court continue to operate if more than 500 aristocratic family officials were eliminated at once?
Wasn't this nonsense?
"King of Shu, this is inappropriate. I think…"
Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly stood out, wanting to express his objection.
But before he could finish, Li Ke interrupted him.
"Lord Zhangsun, there's no need to say anymore. This matter has been decided.”
Li Ke calmly decided everything. Zhangsun Wuji could no longer say anything. When the others saw this, they did not dare to say anything else.
"Where is the Shu King Wei? Hurry up and make your move!"
Li Ke berated.
Following which, several hundred guards of the King of Shu charged into Taiji Palace and took down the officials of the aristocratic families.
"Li Ke, you're digging your own grave! You're destroying the foundation of the Great Tang!”
"Li Ke, you can't arrest us. We're innocent!”
"We are from the aristocratic families. You have no right to punish us!”
The angry shouts and clamor did not have any effect at all. Li Ke directly pretended that he did not hear it.
Soon, only Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, Li Jing, Yuchi Gong, and the other dukes were left in Taiji Palace. There were also some officials who had nothing to do with the aristocratic families. Altogether, there were only about thirty people.
It instantly became very cold and cheerless.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere was very oppressive.
Even Zhangsun Wuji had been scolded to shut up, so whatever they said was the same.
However, just because they didn't say anything didn't mean that they didn't have any opinions.
"This king knows. Do you think that this king is going crazy for the last time and wants to mess up the Great Tang?”
Li Ke smiled disdainfully.
"You really think too highly of the aristocratic families.“
"Without them, our Great Tang can continue, or even better!”
Li Ke waved his hand, and a secretary of the King of Shu came up. He opened a list and began to read it.
"Wu Xinghan of the Wu family of Yizhou in Shu, filling the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of Works.”
"Yizhou Humble Class Student Chen Xiangui, filling in for the position of Liuzhou Zhizhou.”
"Zhao Min from the Humble Class of Yizhou, filling the vacancy of the county magistrate of Ling 'an County in Huizhou.”
Zhangsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin, and the other officials were all shocked.
The Shu King Wei's document read out the names of more than five hundred people, all of whom were from Yizhou in Shu.
Only 40 to 50 of them were from the aristocratic families of Shu, and the rest were all poor students.
A mere Yizhou actually had so many scholars. This was too shocking.
The Great Tang currently lacked paper and printing technology, and books were controlled by the aristocratic families. Those who could read were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
If they wanted to make a name for themselves, there were even fewer people who could be officials.
Although Yizhou was rich, there were so many scholars who could manage it.
How did Li Ke do it?
"You guys can rest assured now."
Li Ke said with a smile.
"The Imperial Court has transferred Humble Class students from Yizhou. They can directly enter the Imperial Court as officials to fill the vacant positions.”
"You don't have to worry. Just do your own job and mind your own business.”
"Let's call it a day. Retreat."
After saying that, Li Ke did not give them a chance to speak at all and left directly.
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others were left behind with worried faces.
Li Jing, Li Ji, and Yuchi Gong were also very curious. Li Ke didn't seem like someone who would make a stupid move. Could it be that there was a deeper meaning behind his actions?
As for Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and the others, they could only be anxious in their hearts. They did not say anything and took it one step at a time.
Anyway, they were the indispensable backbone of the court. No matter how the situation changed, it would not affect them much. Most importantly, they did not get involved in the battle between the King of Shu and the aristocratic families. It was safer.
……
Concubine Yang's bedroom.
" Ke 'er, you're the country's supervisor. Logically speaking, Mother shouldn't say anything, but…"
Concubine Yang asked worriedly.
"But you offended all the aristocratic families in one go. Is, is this really okay?”
"Most importantly, are those people in Yizhou reliable?”
"Do they really have the ability to be officials?”
Li Ke smiled and explained.
"Mother, don't worry. The aristocratic families are definitely not my match.”
"As for those people in Yizhou, you don't have to worry about them. In comparison, they are more suitable to be officials.”
"These people were not randomly chosen.”
"They were chosen by my son's envoy in Yizhou, Chen Ping. They were selected based on their management skills.”
"Everyone is proficient in government affairs, economics, and criminal law. There is no problem at all for them to manage the people in the local area.”
Hearing Li Ke's words, Concubine Yang felt a little more at ease. At least there was no problem on the surface.
"Li Yin, tomorrow morning, you will go to Wannian County to take up the post of county magistrate.”
After Li Ke settled Concubine Yang down, he looked at his younger brother and smiled.
"Didn't you always want to help me? Now's your chance.”
When Li Yin heard this, he was delighted, but then he seemed a little unconfident.
"Brother, can I?"
Li Yin asked uncertainly.
"With your knowledge and experience, as long as you do your job properly and try the case seriously, there won't be any problems.”
"You don't even know how outstanding you are.”
Li Ke said with a smile.
This wasn't to comfort his younger brother, it was the truth.
Li Yin's learning ability was very strong, and because he liked photography, his mind became more meticulous, and he learned many things very quickly.
His improvement was simply amazing.
"No, what if the aristocratic families find trouble with me?”
Li Yin was still a little afraid.
"What are you afraid of?"
Li Ke said with a smile.
"Not only you, I've assigned each of you local officials a five-hundred-man flintlock squad.”
"100,000 bullets!"
"As long as the aristocratic families dare to cause trouble and find evidence, we can act first and report later.”
"Disobedient?"
"I'll use my gun to beat them until they listen to me!”
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